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MEG Energy announces 2023 Capital Investment Plan and Operational Guidance
November 28, 2022, 5:55 p.m. ·14 min read
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars ($ or C$) and all references to barrels are per barrel of bitumen sales unless otherwise noted
CALGARY, AB, Nov. 28, 2022 /CNW/ - MEG Energy Corp. (TSX: MEG) ("MEG" or the "Corporation") today announced its 2023 capital investment plan and operational guidance. Highlights include:
2023 Budget Press Release MEG Energy (CNW Group/MEG Energy Corp.)
Annual production guidance of 100,000 to 105,000 bbls/d including a planned Q2 turnaround which will impact full year production by approximately 6,000 bbls/d;
Capital investments of $450 million;
Non-energy operating costs and general & administrative ("G&A") expense guidance of $4.75 to $5.05/bbl and $1.70 to $1.90/bbl, respectively;
Effective Crown Royalty payments increasing to 20-25% of realized plant gate bitumen revenue as our Christina Lake project achieves royalty payout;
Free cash flow to be split equally between debt reduction and share buybacks as MEG executes its financial strategy and advances toward its US$600 million net debt target; and
Continued emphasis on operations excellence and safety leadership development
2023 Guidance
MEG's production estimate represents an 8% increase from the top end of our revised 2022 production guidance. Record production of 102,000 bbls/d in the third quarter of 2022 and greater than 110,000 bbls/d in October were achieved, and the 2023 estimate reflects sustained field and plant reliability throughout the year. The annual production estimate also incorporates a second quarter turnaround in our Phase 1 & 2 facilities, which will impact the full year by approximately 6,000 bbls/d, as well as other maintenance activities.
MEG has capacity to ship 100,000 bbls/d of AWB blend sales, on a pre-apportionment basis, to the U.S. Gulf Coast market via its committed capacity on the Flanagan South and Seaway Pipeline systems ("FSP"). In addition, 20,000 bbls/d of capacity is contracted on the TMX pipeline system to the Canadian west coast. TMX is scheduled to come into service in the fourth quarter of 2023, which will further broaden MEG's market access and position the company to optimize realized prices.
MEG's improved balance sheet and strong operating performance, together with the current oil price environment, provide a solid foundation to fund the 2023 capital program. As a result, no WTI or WTI:WCS differential hedges have been entered for 2023.
2023 Guidance (1)
Production (average)
100,000 – 105,000 bbls/d
Non-energy operating costs
$4.75 - $5.05 per bbl
G&A expense
2023 guidance includes the impact of the scheduled second quarter turnaround which is expected to impact annual production by approximately 6,000 bbls/d.
2023 Capital Investment Summary
Well Pads & Redevelopment
Facility & Field Infrastructure
Corporate, Other
MEG is focused on the delivery of safe and reliable operations from our Christina Lake asset. We will continue to invest in our safety development program, for both employees and contractors, and to advance operational excellence.
The corporation's continued focus on operational excellence is driving increased production at industry leading steam oil ratios ("SOR") with reduced green-house gas ("GHG") intensity. This is being accomplished with enhanced completion designs, optimized inter-well spacing, short-cycle high return redevelopment projects and steam allocation techniques that are lowering field SOR ratios and associated GHG intensity.
Approximately 52%, or $235 million, of the program is allocated towards new well pads, gathering systems, and redevelopment drilling which will generate short-cycle production, improve resource recovery and reduce capital intensity.
An additional $140 million is directed toward facility and field infrastructure. Investments in areas, such as high-pressure steam deployment, gas and water processing, reliability improvements, well work, and sulphur recovery will enhance facility utilization.
Turnaround activities, planned for the second quarter of 2023, comprise $55 million.
Budgeted 2023 capital costs reflect an estimated 7% year-over-year impact from inflationary and supply chain pressures.
Adjusted Funds Flow ("AFF") Sensitivity
MEG's production is entirely comprised of crude oil and AFF is highly correlated with crude oil benchmark prices. The following table provides an annual sensitivity estimate to the most significant market variables.
2023 AFF Sensitivity1, 2 (C$mm)
WCS Differential (US$/bbl)
+/- US$1.00/bbl
+/- C$45mm
WTI (US$/bbl)
Condensate (US$/bbl)
Bitumen Production (bbls/d)
+/- 1,000 bbls/d
Exchange Rate (C$/US$)
+/- $0.01
+/- C$9mm
Non-energy Opex (C$/bbl)
+/- C$0.25/bbl
AECO Gas3 (C$/GJ)
+/- C$0.50/GJ
1. Each sensitivity is independent of changes to other variables.
2. Assumes mid point of 2023 production guidance, US$80/bbl WTI, US$23/bbl WTI:AWB Edmonton discount, C$1.32/US$ F/X rate, condensate purchased at 100% of WTI and one bbl of bitumen per 1.44 bbls of blend sales (1.44 blend ratio).
3. Assumes 1.3 GJ/bbl of bitumen, 70% of 150 MW of power generation sold externally and a 30.0 heat rate (every $0.50/GJ change in AECO natural gas price changes the power price by C$15.00/MWh).
Capital Allocation Strategy
MEG is applying free cash flow to ongoing debt reduction and share buybacks. Year-to-date the corporation has returned $304 million to shareholders by buying 16.3 million shares and has repurchased US$ 966 million (approximately $1,257 million) of debt.
The Corporation reached US$1.2 billion of net debt as at September 30, 2022 and has increased the percentage of free cash flow allocated to share buybacks to 50% with the remainder applied to further debt reduction. This allocation will remain in place until net debt reaches US$600 million, which is expected to occur beyond 2023 at current oil prices. Once the net debt floor of US$ 600 million is reached 100% of free cash flow will be returned to shareholders.
Pathways Alliance
MEG and its Pathways Alliance ("Alliance") partners are making significant progress in advancing the early work required to build one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage ("CCS") facilities. The goals of this unique alliance and project are to support Canada in meeting its climate commitments, position Canada as the preferred global supplier of crude oil and to achieve net zero GHG emissions from oil sands operations by 2050.
Stakeholder engagement and engineering work to develop the project is already underway. The Alliance has progressed engagement with more than 20 Indigenous communities along the proposed CO2 storage corridor, completed pre-engineering for the CO2 pipeline and is conducting field programs to support regulatory applications and engineering studies related to the CO2 capture facilities. On October 4, 2022 the Alliance was one of 19 CCS proposals chosen to proceed to the next stage of evaluation by the Alberta government. The Alliance partners have identified $24.1 billion of investments in CCS and other emissions projects as part of the first phase of its goal to reduce emissions by 22 million tonnes per year by 2030 and reach net zero emissions from the oil sands by 2050.
Alliance work also continues with the Federal and Alberta governments on the appropriate co-investment mechanisms, in addition to the planned Federal Investment Tax Credit, required to get major CCS projects off the drawing board and into the field.
Non-GAAP Measures
Certain financial measures in this news release including free cash flow are non-GAAP measures. These terms are not defined by IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure presented to assist management and investors in analyzing performance by the Corporation as a measure of financial liquidity and the capacity of the business to repay debt, fund capital expenditures and return capital to shareholders. Free cash flow is calculated as adjusted funds flow less capital expenditures. Adjusted funds flow is defined in Note 19 of the third quarter 2021 Financial Statements.
Certain statements contained in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. These statements relate to future events or MEG's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words "anticipate", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "should", "believe", "dependent", "ability", "plan", "intend", target, potential and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by such words. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. In particular, and without limiting the foregoing, this news release contains forward looking statements with respect to: the Corporation's 2023 capital investment plan and operational guidance, including its 2023 capital budget, production guidance and non-energy operating costs, general and administrative expense and effective Crown Royalty guidance; the Corporation's expectation that sustained field and plant reliability will continue in 2023; the Corporation's expectations that the planned turnaround in the second quarter of 2023 will impact full year production by approximately 6,000 bbls/d; the Corporation's statement that TMX is scheduled to come into service in the fourth quarter of 2023; the Corporation's expectation that its improved balance sheet, strong operating performance and current oil prices will fund its 2023 capital program; the Corporation's ability to delivery safe and reliable operations and to advance operational excellence; the Corporation's statements relating to its capital investment plans, including its expectation that continued focus on operation excellence will drive increased production at leading steam oil ratios with reduced green-house gas intensity; the Corporation's expectations regarding inflationary and supply chain pressures; the Corporation's adjusted funds flow sensitivities; the Corporation's statements regarding 2022 and 2023 free cash flow; the Corporation's statements regarding its net debt level and continued debt reduction plans, including its intention to increase the percentage of free cash flow allocated to share buybacks to 50% with the balance applied to further debt reduction until it reaches its net debt target of US$600 million; and the Corporation's emission reduction goals and ambitions for the Corporation and through the Pathways Alliance.
Forward-looking information contained in this press release is based on management's expectations and assumptions regarding, among other things: future crude oil, bitumen blend, natural gas, electricity, condensate and other diluent prices, differentials, the level of apportionment on the Enbridge mainline system, foreign exchange rates and interest rates; the recoverability of MEG's reserves and contingent resources; MEG's ability to produce and market production of bitumen blend successfully to customers; future growth, results of operations and production levels; future capital and other expenditures; revenues, expenses and cash flow; operating costs; reliability; continued liquidity and runway to sustain operations through a prolonged market downturn; MEG's ability to reduce or increase production to desired levels, including without negative impacts to its assets; anticipated reductions in operating costs as a result of optimization and scalability of certain operations; anticipated sources of funding for operations and capital investments; plans for and results of drilling activity; the regulatory framework governing royalties, land use, taxes and environmental matters, including federal and provincial climate change policies, in which MEG conducts and will conduct its business; the availability of government support to industry to assist in the achievement of net zero GHG emissions by 2050; the impact of MEG's response to the COVID-19 global pandemic; and business prospects and opportunities. By its nature, such forward-looking information involves significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to: the oil and gas industry, for example, the securing of adequate access to markets and transportation infrastructure and the commitments therein; the availability of capacity on the electricity transmission grid; the uncertainty of reserve and resource estimates; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production, costs and revenues; health, safety and environmental risks, including public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and any related actions taken by governments and businesses; legislative and regulatory changes to, amongst other things, tax, land use, royalty and environmental laws and production curtailment; the cost of compliance with current and future environmental laws, including climate change laws; risks relating to increased activism and public opposition to fossil fuels and oil sands; assumptions regarding and the volatility of commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates; commodity price, interest rate and foreign exchange rate swap contracts and/or derivative financial instruments that MEG may enter into from time to time to manage its risk related to such prices and rates; timing of completion, commissioning, and start-up, of MEG's turnarounds; the operational risks and delays in the development, exploration, production, and the capacities and performance associated with MEG's projects; MEG's ability to reduce or increase production to desired levels, including without negative impacts to its assets; MEG's ability to finance sustaining capital expenditures; MEG's ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to sustain operations through a prolonged market downturn; changes in credit ratings applicable to MEG or any of its securities; MEG's response to the COVID-19 global pandemic; the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine rollouts; the potential for a temporary suspension of operations impacted by an outbreak of COVID-19; actions taken by OPEC+ in relation to supply management; the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and associated sanctions on commodity prices; the availability and cost of labour and goods and services required in the Corporation's operations, including inflationary pressures; supply chain issues including transportation delays; and changes in general economic, market and business conditions.
Although MEG believes that the assumptions used in such forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such assumptions will be correct. Accordingly, readers are cautioned that the actual results achieved may vary from the forward-looking information provided herein and that the variations may be material. Readers are also cautioned that the foregoing list of assumptions, risks and factors is not exhaustive.
Further information regarding the assumptions and risks inherent in the making of forward-looking statements can be found in MEG's most recently filed Annual Information Form ("AIF"), along with MEG's other public disclosure documents. Copies of the AIF and MEG's other public disclosure documents are available through the Company's website at www.megenergy.com/investors and through the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
The forward-looking information included in this news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Unless otherwise stated, the forward-looking information included in this news release is made as of the date of this news release and MEG assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
This news release contains future-oriented financial information and financial outlook information (collectively, "FOFI") about MEG's prospective results of operations including, without limitation, the Corporation's capital expenditures, production, operating costs, general and administrative costs and hedging program, all of which are subject to the same assumptions, risk factors, limitations, and qualifications as set forth above. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on FOFI. MEG's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these FOFI, or if any of them do so, what benefits MEG will derive therefrom. MEG has included the FOFI in order to provide readers with a more complete perspective on MEG's future operations and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. MEG disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any FOFI statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
MEG is an energy company focused on sustainable in situ thermal oil production in the southern Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada. MEG is actively developing innovative enhanced oil recovery projects that utilize steam‐assisted gravity drainage ("SAGD") extraction methods to improve the responsible economic recovery of oil as well as lower carbon emissions. MEG transports and sells its thermal oil production to refiners throughout North America and internationally. MEG's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MEG".
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06.28.2019 Culture
A Weekly Roundup of Politics: The Supreme Court Rulings and Marshae Jones
The 2020 Census Ruling
The Supreme Court had a busy day on Thursday announcing its rulings on several cases during the term's last day. After much debate regarding whether or not a citizenship question should be added to the 2020 census, the High Court has chosen to block the subject from the decennial questionnaire that will arrive in every mailbox around the country in 2020. This ruling is a defeat for both the Trump administration and the Republican party.
The case has been riddled with controversy after recovered documents from a deceased Republican political strategist revealed that adding a citizenship question would likely benefit white Americans and Republicans.
His recently revealed contact with the census bureau in 2017 raised eyebrows and placed the legitimacy of the Trump administration's argument into question.
Chief Justice Roberts wrote that there must be "Genuine justifications for important decisions," before continuing, "Accepting contrived reasons would defeat the purpose of the enterprise. If judicial review is to be more than an empty ritual, it must demand something better than the explanation offered for the action taken in this case."
The census helps national and state governments decide where money should be spent based on population figures. If people are not counted, their area receives less funding and fewer representatives in Congress. It is expected if there was a citizenship question that many undocumented people would not fill out the form, and thus the regions in which they live which are predominately Democratic would be put at financial and legislative disadvantages. The Trump administration argued that including the question would somehow protect minorities, but Chief Justice Roberts who sided with the liberal judges in a 5 to 4 ruling stated that "Reasoned decision making under the Administrative Procedure Act calls for an explanation for agency action," before calling it a distraction (one of Trump's most often played cards).
Political Gerrymandering
In a separate decision, the Supreme Court held the door open for states to decide their own fates regarding partisan gerrymandering. The 5 to 4 ruling leaned conservative and basically kicks the responsibility back down to the states. While unlikely, a law can still be passed by Congress and the President that would make partisan gerrymandering illegal.
Earlier this month the Court upheld a ruling that required Virginia to redraw its map after it was deemed racially gerrymandered. On Thursday, the Court's majority defended itself by stating that the federal courts have no place in the discussion. Oddly, the Court believes that racial gerrymandering should be determined by the Court, but as for partisan, Justice Roberts in his majority opinion stated, "We conclude that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts. Federal judges have no license to reallocate political power between the two major political parties, with no plausible grant of authority in the Constitution, and no legal standards to limit and direct their decisions."
Justice Elena Kagan dissented with these words, "Of all times to abandon the Court's duty to declare the law, this was not the one. The practices challenged in these cases imperil our system of government. Part of the Court's role in that system is to defend its foundations. None is more important than free and fair elections. With respect but deep sadness, I dissent."
The decision kills various different state rulings across the country that required states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio to redraw their maps after it was deemed that they, too, were drawn to favor Republicans.
Pregnant Woman Charged with Manslaughter After Being Shot
In a tragic and problematic indictment, a victim of gun violence in Pleasant Grove, Alabama is currently detained while awaiting trial for the death of her fetus. Marshae Jones, 27, was shot five times in the stomach late last year during an altercation with another woman regarding the man responsible for her pregnancy. The perpetrator Ebony Jemison, 23, had manslaughter charges dismissed after a grand jury decided she acted in self-defense and then turned their eyes to the victim. They chose to charge her with manslaughter because they felt she took the fight too far and should've deescalated the situation because she was pregnant. Pleasant Grove Police Lieutenant Danny Reid stated in December, "Let's not lose sight that the unborn baby is the victim here. She had no choice in being brought unnecessarily into a fight where she was relying on her mother for protection."
A fetus likely does not understand the concept of relying on someone, but this statement coming out of Alabama shouldn't surprise people. Alabama recently passed a full ban on abortion attempting to overturn the 1973 landmark case Roe v Wade, which made abortion legal across the nation.
The Jones case is a tragic example of victim-blaming. A woman gets shot five times and then she is charged with manslaughter? While Trayvon Martin was blamed for his own death because he was wearing a hoodie, Marshae Jones is being blamed for the death of her fetus because she was involved in a fight, somehow making her responsible for the other woman's actions — it defies logic.
Jones was five months pregnant at the time of the shooting and had a miscarriage at a nearby hospital but survived the attack herself. Currently in the US, 38 states have feticide laws on the books. Many claim these laws are intended to protect pregnant people and fetuses from domestic violence and other acts of brutality. However, more and more often they are being used to criminally prosecute women when they lose a pregnancy. The criminalization of pregnant people who lose a fetus whether intentionally or not is far from a new phenomenon, but it has gone under-reported. Most of the people who have been criminally charged with feticide or other related charges are poor, women of color.
The grand jury's choice in Jones' case to charge her with manslaughter seems to be foreshadowing a perilous future for women, trans, and non-binary folx who become pregnant. If she is indicted and the ruling is allowed to stand, then it opens the door for more and more circumstances of the death of a fetus to be blamed on pregnant people. These charges can include feticide and manslaughter which can parallel a murder charge in regards to the amount of time served.
Ann Lewis is an artist, activist, and writer based in Detroit. Her artwork reflects upon social and environmental justice issues.
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Stealing the Scen(ery) from Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton knits a fashionable sweater while riding through the Canadian Rockies. Image: shelleysdavies.com
Buster Keaton may have been one of the most coordinated people on earth.
His early film career is testament to his athleticism and physical sense of humour. The brilliant 1926 film, The General, for example, has you holding your breath as Keaton performs stunts on moving trains. Sometimes you can hardly watch because of the danger, but he's so nimble and funny you can't not watch.
One of Keaton's last film roles was also performed on a moving train – or, more accurately, a railway speeder.
In the 1965 silent short, The Railrodder, Keaton is a Londoner who sees a newspaper ad promoting Canadian tourism, and immediately decides to travel to the Great White North. When he arrives on Canada's Atlantic shore, he discovers two things: (1) it's 3,900 miles to the Pacific Ocean; and (2) there's an abandoned railway speeder which he uses to get across that 3900-mile stretch.
The Railrodder is a rather strange, but delightful homage to Keaton's silent film prowess and to the importance of the railroad in Canadian history. Keaton, who turned 69(!) during filming, busies himself while riding the speeder across Canada. He cooks scrambled eggs, does a bit of "housework", tries to hunt geese. All of these are done while the speeder is in motion.
There are quieter moments, too. In one scene, Keaton stops the speeder in the middle of the Prairies while he prissily sets out a formal tea service and sips, unhurriedly, from a china cup.
All of these activities are made possible by the presence of a mysterious orange box on the speeder. This box seems to house an entire props department including, but not limited to, a rifle, the aforementioned tea service, and a large buffalo-skin coat to wear whilst riding through the mountains.
The Railrodder is determined to show us how progressive Canada was in the mid 1960s. Scenes unfailingly include power lines, manufacturing plants, and bridges – lots of bridges. To someone who hasn't been to Canada, it might look as though you couldn't spit without hitting a bridge.
Despite these unsightly signs of progress, Canada looks beautiful and majestic and interesting. Which creates an unusual dilemma.
The well-dressed Keaton surveys the Prairies. Image: Will Has a Blog
Keaton is billed as the star of the show, and rightfully so. He's funny, engaging and utterly entertaining. (Click here for an outtake prank.) But he has to work to steal the scene from the main character: Canada.
In our opinion (not that we're biased), some of the most impressive Canadian scenery is left out of the film. Yet, the varied landscapes – from ocean to prairie to mountain – make you appreciate how big this place is. (Canada is the second largest nation, area-wise, in the world.)
There's absolutely no one else besides Buster Keaton you'd want riding a speeder across Canada. But when he's in the Rockies, for instance, you hardly notice him. The mountains look so crisp and inviting it's easy to get lost in the scenery.
The Railrodder was produced by the National Film Board of Canada, and every Canadian Of A Certain Age has seen it at least once. We adore this film because it embraces two things we admire: Buster Keaton's talent and our magnificent country.
The Railrodder: starring Buster Keaton. Directed by Gerald Potterton (and the uncredited Buster Keaton & John Spotton). Written by Gerald Potterton (and the uncredited Buster Keaton). The National Film Board of Canada, 1965, Colour, 25 mins.
This post is part of the O Canada Blogathon hosted by yours truly and the über-Canadian Speakeasy. Click HERE for a list of participants.
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22 Comment on "Stealing the Scen(ery) from Buster Keaton"
sistercelluloid October 6, 2014 at 7:10 am
My one-quarter-Canadian heart is loving this blogathon! And thank you for this lovely piece on Buster. I also enjoyed the clip you linked to — I love the looks on people's faces when they remember Buster. Just total awe and love. Thank you again!!
Silver Screenings October 6, 2014 at 8:30 am
You're 1/4 Canadian? Excellent!
That's a great clip of Buster, isn't it? What an incredible experience it would be to work with him, no?
mikestakeonthemovies October 6, 2014 at 10:39 am
Buster and Canada! Can't beat it.
Silver Screenings October 6, 2014 at 11:04 am
They are a good pairing!
kristina October 6, 2014 at 5:09 pm
This was a very big deal for "us of a certain age," you're right. I remember loving this look at an older Buster when his face was a landscape in itself, but mainly for the scenery and the cool feeling of it being done here! Great work co hostess!
Silver Screenings October 6, 2014 at 7:58 pm
His face really was a landscape itself. That's a good way to put it. I can't believe how poker-faced he was. I wouldn't make it halfway through any of his scenes without bursting into laughter.
carygrantwonteatyou October 6, 2014 at 7:31 pm
"He cooks scrambled eggs, does a bit of 'housework', tries to hunt geese. All of these are done while the speeder is in motion." –That line alone would have been enough to get me to watch it! I've only seen his early work–how fun this would be to see after The General. Thank you for a great review and such a fun blogathon! Leah
That's a great idea – to watch "The General", then see him in "The Railrodder". He's older and slower, obviously, but still so darned clever and funny.
Patricia Nolan-Hall (Caftan Woman) October 7, 2014 at 9:05 am
Buster Keaton – the face of Canada! Who'd-a-thunk-it?
Silver Screenings October 7, 2014 at 12:30 pm
I know! And he's perfect.
Andrew October 8, 2014 at 12:24 am
I had the good fortune to see The General followed by the Railrodder at a screening in Montreal the previous summer, and both were brilliant, although I probably enjoyed the Railrodder more, due to Keaton's crazy imagination and unshakeable straight face. Plus the gorgeous scenery. Great review on a very deserving film.
Get out! Both in one night? AND on the big screen? Nice going!
While working on this post I wondered how the two might compare if a person saw them together, and I'm glad to see The Railrodder stood up well.
Shari October 9, 2014 at 8:38 pm
I would love to see this just to see the scenery of Canada! What a fun, creative way the national film board took to show appreciation and national pride in your country as well as all it has to offer. The part where you said Buster cooks eggs, and does a bit of housework must have been so funny as well as when he has tea. It is really nice that Canadians share the viewing of this film and have such a fondness for it and pride in your country.
This is a crazy film, but it's really interesting. Buster Keaton is a gem and he doesn't seem to let his age get in the way. Yes, a lot of Canadians have a soft spot for this film – I'm one of them! 🙂
girlsdofilm October 11, 2014 at 2:54 am
I too have only seen Keaton's early work but this looks like a gem! The images you included really capture the essence of Keaton, although I know he's Canadian there's a little bit of British eccentricity in there too (promise I'm not trying to steal him!) and for that reason I've always felt a really strong affinity with him.
Thank you for co-hosting such a great event, I have learnt so much from it!
Silver Screenings October 11, 2014 at 12:51 pm
He does have British eccentricity, doesn't he? It's a good easy of putting it, and it's part of his charm. He really is quite adorable in this film.
Le October 12, 2014 at 6:23 pm
I'd LOVE to ride across Canada with Buster Keaton!
I wasn't aware of this film until I read your post, but now I found it online. I can't wait to see Buster once again with trains – and with the incredible Canadian landscape.
Thanks for this amazing blogathon!
Silver Screenings October 12, 2014 at 9:36 pm
I'd love to ride across Canada with him too! I hope you get the chance to see this film and catch glimpses of our beautuful country.
Adrian February 2, 2016 at 3:53 am
I recall seeing a travelogue in the early 1980s. It used the same theme but the film, being more recent, was much higher quality. The scenery was the best and showed Canada at its best. I'd love to see it again.
Silver Screenings February 2, 2016 at 5:53 am
I'd like to see it too. I didn't know about this travelogue – I'll do some searching on YouTube. Thanks for dropping by!
tref February 26, 2019 at 9:21 pm
Another great piece. RE-posted on twitter @trefology.
Silver Screenings February 27, 2019 at 4:40 am
Thanks so much! 🙂


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'The Voice' Is Making A Change To Its Blind Auditions
This is exciting news!
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Fans of "The Voice" know the show's routines. In the blind auditions, the show's four coaches choose vocalists — usually individuals, but the occasional duo appears on stage for the blinds — to compete on their teams. During the blinds, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton engage in mock (?) arguments that are funny but sometimes turn awkward. (It's all part of their love-hate bromance. But that's another story.)
The show then moves into the battle rounds, which pair singers for a song as a duo but pits them against one another. If there's a duo in the battle rounds, the coaches usually turn the song into a trio of sorts, and the results can be amazing.
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Perhaps this is why fans of the show will start seeing trios in the blind auditions when "The Voice" returns for its next season on Feb. 25.
Country Living reports that "The Voice UK" also just began allowing trios to audition for the show's next season. In other countries that have the show, however — such as Germany and the Netherlands — trios are nothing new.
In this past season, which wrapped up in December and saw teen singer Chevel Shepherd win, duo OneUp turned three chairs in the blind auditions and chose Kelly Clarkson as their coach. Here's their audition:
Country duo the Swon Brothers came in third under the mentorship of Shelton in season four, but most duos don't make it nearly as far on the show, and a duo has never won.
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However, the novelty of a trio might have an appeal to the coaches. Jennifer Hudson, who will be a coach on "The Voice UK" season beginning this January, told the Express of the change, "It keeps it suspenseful for us. What are we listening to?" (J. Hud superfans: Sorry, but John Legend will be taking her seat on the show in the U.S. for the next season.)
We'll see how many trios make it through the blind auditions when season 16 begins on Feb. 25.
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Controversial investigative reporter James O'Keefe appeared on The Steve Malzberg Show on Newsmax TV Thursday to discuss his new undercover investigation of Al Sharpton.
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By Bob Dillon
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As the US presidential horserace rounds the final turn, President Obama remains where he has been for most of the year: ahead by a nose. The RealClearPolitics survey of the Electoral College - with no tossups - has the White House at just over 300 electoral votes (with 270 being the finishing line). However, there are now 10 states where the polling is consistently within the margin of error, where the slightest of jolts either way could determine the outcome. Heavyweights Florida, Ohio and Virginia all sit on a knife's edge.
This amounts to worse news for the President than for GOP challenger Mitt Romney, because assuming that nothing of significance will happen on the international or domestic stage until November is to believe in the tooth fairy. And almost anything that seems likely to change things hurts the President. For example, it is far too late in the day for the economy to turn around, in terms of unemployment, GDP growth, or the projected yearly deficit of over $1 trillion for the fourth straight year. With the President holding on by his fingernails, any further economic erosion of any kind could well spell his doom.
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Q: android username in action bar not displayed when page is loaded the first time Hi I am very new to Android and I am having some issues with putting the username (retrieved by using the web services) into the Action bar.
The problem is that the username is not displayed and is shown as 'null' when I first enter the page that I want to show the username in. It is only displayed when the page is loaded the second time (i.e. it is only displayed when I go to another page and then come back to the page that I want to display the username in).
I would like the username to be displayed in the action bar even when the page is loaded the first time, but I have no idea what the problem is.
Can someone please help me to solve this issue?
Thank you very much in advance.
Here is my code:
In the 'menu', I have added in an item with android:actionViewClass="android.widget.TextView":
<item
    android:id="@+id/viewusername"
    android:orderInCategory="1"
    android:title="@+id/viewusername"
    android:showAsAction="always"
    android:actionViewClass="android.widget.TextView"/>

To put the username inside the actionbar, I have used the onPrepareOptionsMenu method:
@Override
    public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
    {

        MenuItem menuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.viewusername);
        TextView showusername1 = (TextView) menuItem.getActionView();
        showusername1.setText(String.valueOf(username) );

        return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);
    }

This is the method that I used to retrieve the username from the web services (I have used an EventHandler):
@Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.fragment_dashboard);
        Button incident = (Button) findViewById(R.id.CreateNewIncidentButton);
        SharedPreferences pref = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("MyPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
        Editor editor = pref.edit();
        Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
        if (extras != null) {
            name = extras.getString("ID");
        }

        incident.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         public void onClick(View v) {

        // Switching to Register screen
         Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), CreateIncident.class);
         startActivity(i);
         }
         });
         Button request = (Button) findViewById(R.id.CreateNewRequestButton);
         request.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         public void onClick(View v) {

         // Switching to Create new request screen
         Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), CreateRequest.class);
         startActivity(i);
         }
         });
         Button queue = (Button) findViewById(R.id.ViewMyTicketsButton);
         queue.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
         public void onClick(View v) {

         // Switching to Register screen
         Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ViewMyTickets.class);
         startActivity(i);
         }
         });

         getUsersName();
        }

        public void getUsersName() {
                    methodName ="getUsersCombo";
             VectorString getUsersCombo = new VectorString(); //creates a new instance of VectorString
             String[] usersCom = { "combo_name"}; //array of values

                 for (String s : usersCom) { //adds strings to getTicketInfo
                 getUsersCombo.add(s);

                 }

        EventHandlerDashboard handler2 = new EventHandlerDashboard(this);
        USD_WebService usdw2 = new USD_WebService(handler2,"http://dsl-116040f.datacom.co.nz:8080/axis/services/USD_R11_WebService?WSDL",60);

        SharedPreferences pref = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("MyPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
        Editor editor = pref.edit();
        int usersSid = pref.getInt("sid",0);
        String username = pref.getString("username","");

        try {

         //adds all the values to the web service call
         usdw2.doSelectAsync(usersSid, "cnt", "userid="+"'"+username+"'", -1, getUsersCombo);

        } catch (Exception e) {

         e.printStackTrace();
        }
        }

        public void receiveResults(String result7){
            try {
                DocumentBuilderFactory dbf =
                    DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
                DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
                InputSource is = new InputSource();
                is.setCharacterStream(new StringReader(result7));

                Document doc = db.parse(is);
                NodeList nodes = doc.getElementsByTagName("UDSObject");

                // iterate the employees
                for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
                   Element element = (Element) nodes.item(i);

                   NodeList name = element.getElementsByTagName("AttrName");
                   Element line = (Element) name.item(0);
                   System.out.println("ID: " + getCharacterDataFromElement(line));

                   NodeList title = element.getElementsByTagName("AttrValue");
                   line = (Element) title.item(0);
                   System.out.println("ID Value: " + getCharacterDataFromElement(line));
                   userID = getCharacterDataFromElement(line);
             username= "Welcome, "+userID;

                }
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

        System.out.println("users comboname"+result7);

        }
        public static String getCharacterDataFromElement(Element e) {
            Node child = e.getFirstChild();
            if (child instanceof CharacterData) {
               CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) child;
               return cd.getData();
            }
            return "?";
        }

Note: this method works perfectly fine when it is used in the TextView of the layout but it has issues when I try to use it in the action bar.
Update:
It works now:
@Override
    public boolean onPrepareOptionsMenu(Menu menu)
    {

        MenuItem menuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.viewusername);
        TextView showusername1 = (TextView) menuItem.getActionView();
        showusername1.setText(usersname==null?"":String.valueOf(usersname) );

        return super.onPrepareOptionsMenu(menu);

    }

And
         getUsersName();
        }

        public void getUsersName() {
                    methodName ="getUsersCombo";
             VectorString getUsersCombo = new VectorString(); //creates a new instance of VectorString
             String[] usersCom = { "combo_name"}; //array of values

                 for (String s : usersCom) { //adds strings to getTicketInfo
                 getUsersCombo.add(s);

                 }

        EventHandlerDashboard handler2 = new EventHandlerDashboard(this);
        USD_WebService usdw2 = new USD_WebService(handler2,"http://dsl-116040f.datacom.co.nz:8080/axis/services/USD_R11_WebService?WSDL",60);

        SharedPreferences pref = getApplicationContext().getSharedPreferences("MyPref", 0); // 0 - for private mode
        Editor editor = pref.edit();
        int usersSid = pref.getInt("sid",0);
         username = pref.getString("username","");

        try {

         //adds all the values to the web service call
         usdw2.doSelectAsync(usersSid, "cnt", "userid="+"'"+username+"'", -1, getUsersCombo);

        } catch (Exception e) {

         e.printStackTrace();
        }

        }

        public void receiveResults(String result7){
            try {
                DocumentBuilderFactory dbf =
                    DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
                DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
                InputSource is = new InputSource();
                is.setCharacterStream(new StringReader(result7));

                Document doc = db.parse(is);
                NodeList nodes = doc.getElementsByTagName("UDSObject");

                // iterate the employees
                for (int i = 0; i < nodes.getLength(); i++) {
                   Element element = (Element) nodes.item(i);

                   NodeList name = element.getElementsByTagName("AttrName");
                   Element line = (Element) name.item(0);
                   System.out.println("ID: " + getCharacterDataFromElement(line));

                   NodeList title = element.getElementsByTagName("AttrValue");
                   line = (Element) title.item(0);
                   System.out.println("ID Value: " + getCharacterDataFromElement(line));
                   userID = getCharacterDataFromElement(line);
                   usersname = "Welcome, "+userID;

                }
            }
            catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }

        System.out.println("users comboname"+result7);

        invalidateOptionsMenu(); // This works on Android 3.x devices only

        }
        public static String getCharacterDataFromElement(Element e) {
            Node child = e.getFirstChild();
            if (child instanceof CharacterData) {
               CharacterData cd = (CharacterData) child;
               return cd.getData();
            }
            return "?";
        }

A: Call invalidateOptionsMenu() once you retrieve your username to force calling onPrepareOptionsMenu()
Also when you're calling String username = pref.getString("username",""); you are creating a local variable. And on your onPrepareOptionsMenu you seem to be using a field instead. Remove "String" from your declaration so you use your field instead of your variable.
From what I've seen your username is loaded at getUsersName();. So it's safe to say that after this line the field username is populated with the real username. Call invalidateOptionsMenu(); to force the activity to create the optionsMenu again. This will call onPrepareOptionsMenu() again and will populate the TextView with the username.

A: I think it could be because you are making an async call the webserver to retrieve the data. This means that while that call gets handled in the async thread, the lifecycle of the app continues and onPrepareOptionsMenu gets called before the username variable gets populated. So, when onPrepareOptionsMenu is called, username is still "".
You could try making the async thread through a AsyncTask instead. AsyncTask will allow you to perform some operation on the UI thread after the data is returned from the web server on its onPostExecute method.
You can use onPostExecute to modify the action bar. You could be showing some sort of loader on the action bar for as long as the data is not returned from the webserver. When it is, then the 'onPostExecute' will update the acrion bar. This also allows you to catch any failure that you might encounter in fetching data from the webserver (low/no internet connection, disconnected server and what not) and advise your user that "you couldn't retrieve his username at the moment". You could do this by catching network exception or/and by putting a timer on the request.
Here are some links to guide you through this:
AsyncTask explained
AsyncTask example (Vogella)

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Prime Minister Barrow also announced that three point eight million dollars will be spent on phase two of the Belize City infrastructure project.


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Q: How to create many divs without actually creating them individually I'm working on a project with html, css and js and I want to create many divs (let's say, 200) so, how can i create them without actually writing code for 200 different divs... I know I can do it with js but could I do it only with html and css..?

A: As I already said in my comment, you can't do it without JavaScript.
A JavaScript solution would be the following:

const container = document.getElementById("container");

for (let i = 0; i < 200; i++) {
  const item = document.createElement("div");

  item.classList.add("item", "item-" + i);

  container.appendChild(item);
}
#container {
  border: 1px solid red;
  padding: .5rem;
}

.item {
  border: 1px solid black;
  height: 3rem;
  margin-bottom: .3rem;
}

A: One way with js:
you can create one HTML Span Element and with js you change the content of it. I bet with that knowledge you find something

A: how it's going? Html or css is not a programming language. So you can't do some kind of automation or repeating code or something like that. The only way to do that sort of things is using Javascript. Here is how:

And here's script:
function addMultiple (where, what, count, callBack) {
  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
    // creating elements with document.createElement() method
    let item = document.createElement(what)
    // and then adding them into "where" element.
    where.appendChild(item)

   /*
    and finally we'll have a function called Callback.
    This is just gonna take our item as an argument and
    do some stuff on it according to what we want.
    (I'll show a simple usage down below)
    */
   callBack(item)
  }
}

// let's say we want to add 200 divs into "container" element
// and then we want to add class name to those divs.

const container = document.querySelector('.container')
addMultiple(container, 'div', 200, item => {
  // this code will be repeated for all divs.
  item.classList.add('what_ever_you_want')
})


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On Dec. 8, the MD of Bonnyville council approved a $110 million operating budget, with a capital budget of $50 million. Based on anticipated revenue and grants, both municipal budgets are considered balanced.
Dangerous driving in Bonnyville leads to several charges
During a proactive patrol in the Town of Bonnyville, the Lakeland Crime Reduction Unit arrested a driver for dangerous operations of a motor vehicle and attempting to flee from police.
Suspicious activity leads to multiple arrests and seizure of sawed off shotgun
Members of the Lakeland Crime Reduction Unit arrest an individual on a Canada-wide arrest warrant and find Kevlar body armour and a 20-gauge sawed off shotgun.
4,200 lbs collected for local food banks
In just three hours, community members helped to fill up two police cruisers with food weighing over 4,200 lbs and donated hundreds of dollars work of cash for the annual Pack the Police Cruiser organized by the Bonnyville RCMP detachment.


The digital economy relies on more technologically equipped students. It's a certainty – the Australian and global economies need more digital natives who are fluent in the language of digital business. We need more emphasis in STEM-related programs, especially with news recently showing high school IT enrolments are dropping.
A key to this revolution lies in coding. Tools such as Code Academy have done a good job of introducing people with no coding experience to the idea of using programming languages, while there have already been some efforts in teaching kids how to program using colourful robots.
New businesses are taking up this challenge consistently. A new effort from Code.org is targeted squarely at young children, and teaches them how to become familiar with tools like Python and Java – except not in the way you might think.
The site's new tool, Code Studio, is designed for kids in Kindergarten through high school interested in coding – but it teaches them underlying principles of coding rather than the nuts and bolts of the procedure.
Through lesson plans, students are taught by using logic sequences, which when placed in a particular order, move characters on the screen – they might move in a certain way, for instance. The idea is to not necessarily communicate the nuts and bolts of coding but rather the logic needed in order to make things happen.
Whether or not the method works, the crux of the move is crucial – to have young people from an early stage start thinking about how the innards of technological innovation works – and to start recognising the importance of how this type of programming works.
The goal is not to have every child fluent in the language of making things work in tech – but to make them understand the importance of programming, coding and the building blocks of the future. Recognising the importance of those languages will in turn lead to businesses, organisations and governments which have a greater understanding and appreciation of the building blocks of a digital economy.


The next aspect of the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path we'll explore is Wise Action. We can all easily come up with examples in our lives of unwise action: Maybe the time we tripped and hurt ourselves, the time we left the burner on in the kitchen and forgot about it, or the time we ended up with indigestion from over-indulging.
Unwise action is often frustrating, sometimes painful and can be dangerous. So how do we develop more Wise Action in our lives?
First we check in with our intention. This is always the first place to go whenever we feel out of sorts. Is our intention wise? Is it a wise loving intention that promotes taking care of this gift of a physical body to the best of our ability? Or are our actions seated in some sense of self-hatred that assures that they are likely to be unskillful?
We can also look at our effort. We might see that we are trying so hard to accomplish something that we are not taking good care of ourselves. Or, we are under-efforting, and not meeting our body's needs. Wise Effort arises from Wise Intention and the two work together to bring balance and effectiveness. It's an area to explore.
What about Wise Mindfulness? If we hurt ourselves or others it's often because we weren't being mindful. We were thinking about other things and we had an accident of some kind. Is there any accident that we caused that didn't arise out of not being fully present in the moment? If everyone on the road were being mindful as they drive, would there be any accidents? This is why self-driving vehicles are safer. A computer-driver is not making grocery store lists, talking on the phone or texting, daydreaming or caught up in an emotional storm. Instead it is constantly noting all causes and conditions. Theoretically we could drive as well as computers, but instead we let our minds wander and boom. This is no small problem! In the US alone, there are over 30,000 traffic deaths per year, and many more serious injuries.
What about Wise View? Our actions become unskillful in relationship to other people when we believe them to be separate, alien and threatening. It's a scientific fact that we are not just made of the same stuff, but are seamlessly interconnected with all being, but coming home that reality is sometimes difficult because we are caught up in destructive patterns of emotion and thought. And the result is violence. When we are able to come to Wise View, our actions are more skillful.
Beyond violence, other unskillful actions arise from unwise view: All manor of addictive behavior that is destructive to ourselves and those around us.
Last post we looked at Wise Speech. Now we can recognize how unwise action can be activated by unwise speech. Words that are hurtful can lead to bodily harm.
See how all the aspects of the Buddha's Eightfold Path work together? When we recognize that something in our life is off kilter, that we aren't being skillful or wise in our actions, we can explore more fully where exactly is the lack of wisdom in this particular case.
Often our actions are reactions. This makes them intrinsically unskillful and likely to cause trouble for ourselves and those around us. As we cultivate wisdom, our actions rise out of that wisdom. They are not reactive. They are, instead, responsive. What's the difference? Reactivity is mindless, on auto-pilot and rooted in fear. Responsiveness rises out of a sense of being interconnected to all life. The action is rooted in Wise Intention, a loving intention that has no expectation.
In general we are uncomfortable with change, even change we had hoped for. It takes us time to adapt, to mourn the loss of what was and come into some comfortable relationship with what is new. In part this is due to our habitual nature. We are used to doing things a certain way and suddenly we have to pay more attention. For example, moving into a new home can be exciting but stressful, not just because of all the boxes to unload and phone calls to make and things to arrange, but also because we were operating on autopilot in our old situation. We didn't have to think about it. We knew where everything was. We knew the route by heart to the old home, and our body just naturally goes there. This new route takes some purposeful thinking.
This is true with a new job, a new relationship, a new physical challenge or a new leader. It all takes some getting used to. And that's not easy.
If the change was something we chose, then we are buoyed by the excitement of an opportunity or challenge. We can still find it stressful, but overall we feel good about it. But if the change was not of our choosing then there is no excitement to buoy us up. We find ourselves floating and sometimes drowning in a sea of difficult emotions.
If that sounds at all familiar, then let's explore skillful means to survive and even thrive in that sea of change.
First, we need to recognize that change is the only constant. From the day we were born, we and everything around us has been in flux, growing up, altering circumstances, changing course. Walking in nature we recognize the cycles of seasons. Nothing stays the same.
Second, we can see that we have always somehow dealt with change and have survived. But is survival enough? Most of us want a little more from life than mere survival.
We can look at the way we have dealt with change to see if it was skillful. Or are we reacting to what comes up in our lives with emotions and actions that seemed skillful when we were eight years old? As adults, if we take the time to pay attention, we have the capacity to see that these are not skillful. But because we are not taking the time to explore, evaluate and reassess, we may still be handling things in childish ways: sulking, lashing out, acting up, hiding out, unwilling to look at all sides of an issue. We may still see from a child's eye view: That the world or someone in our lives is the cause of all our problems and we totally helpless to do anything about it.
Is this true? For most of us this may be true in some areas and not in others, because we have paid attention and grown in some areas, but are still on autopilot in regard to others.
Insight meditation is developing a strong healthy habit of meditation, mindfulness and compassion. AND doing self-inquiry. Especially after a period of meditation, when the mind is quieted down enough so that our innate inner wisdom can be heard, we can begin to question some of our assumptions about things.
So when we feel adrift in a sea of change, meditation and inquiry can allow us to become like dolphins, able to inhabit the experience more fully and more joyfully. Coming into the moment, we can recognize our reactivity, and how we are causing ourselves misery. We can see how we get stuck in nostalgia, stuck in anger, or lost in despair. We don't get unstuck by pushing any of these emotions away. We get unstuck by cultivating spaciousness, compassion for ourselves and others, allowing whatever is present to be there, but also noticing what else is also present in this moment.
At any moment, in our body and in the world, there are both pleasant and unpleasant things going on. Noticing both allows us to expand our view, to hold all that is going on in a skillful way. And from this noticing we find we are able to be fully present and rooted in a more peaceful and loving intention, so that we make wiser choices and wiser actions.
This entry was posted in accomplishment, change, Eightfold Path, healthy living, self-destructive behavior, Spacious Action, Wise Action on February 18, 2017 by Stephanie Noble.