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The Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master Collection packages 6 of the most beloved classic RPG video games of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise and their expansions into a single edition – the ultimate RPG package for the ultimate D&D fan.
1. The Richest Collection Ever: Some of the greatest D&D titles ever published in a single package.
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The Dungeons & Dragons Anthology: The Master Collection packages 6 of the most beloved classic RPG video games of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise and their expansions into a single edition – the ultimate RPG package for the ultimate D&D fan.
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Fried Chicken Is the Exception
Michael is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
The average person might not realize it, but fried chicken actually has some legit health benefits. These include regulating cholesterol (vitamin B3 niacin), maintaining an optimal immune system (high quality protein), reducing arthritis (high selenium content), reducing heart disease (vitamin B6), keeping bones healthy (calcium and phosphorus), regulating blood pressure (potassium), and maintaining body tissues (riboflavin). Personally, I think a stock involved in producing and selling fried chicken is even healthier for your portfolio.
AFC Enterprises (Popeyes)
Popeyes has been slowly growing under the radar while more popular mainstream fast food restaurants occupy the financial news spotlight. However, AFC Enterprises (NASDAQ: AFCE) has been taking Popeyes to new heights since acquiring the 40 year old company in 1993. In the past 5 years, the price has gone up over 140% and the company has steadily increased their franchised restaurants from 1324 in 2003 to over 1600 today in the United States alone. Additionally, the stock has beaten estimates 3 straight quarters and the company enjoys 9.89% revenue quarterly year-over-year growth.
In an economy where commodity prices and raw food costs are rising, Popeyes has actually been able to increase profit margins year-over-year from 15.73% to 17.74%. Popeyes has been able to increase menu prices and still grow as a company. In fact, according to their latest earnings release, average profits are 20% higher for franchisees despite commodity inflation of 1.5%. As for recession proof stocks, this is one of them. The last quarter Popeyes saw an EPS loss was the last quarter of 2005!
Unlike other forms of fast food, fried chicken is fried chicken. There are no unknown sauces or ingredients and no pink slime to worry about. Recently, Popeyes has expanded their menu to include a more diverse seafood offering to complement their chicken as well as beginning to re-image the restaurants domestically. Their goal is to have approximately one-third of the restaurants completed by the end of 2012.
Making wise decisions are what makes Popeyes worthy of a spot on your watch list. In their earnings report, they discuss the 180 second standard. In a world where time is money, I find this detail and acknowledgment of its importance to the company overall in the report itself impressive. Popeyes is also proactive in their approach to maintain locations that are profitable and to close those that are not. This real-time adjusting of stores explains how Popeyes has been growing, slowly but steadily, in recent memory.
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Burger King
Is it BKC, BKW, or just BK? Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW) went public again in June of this year and has gone up over 14% already. After following the BKC version of this company before it was bought by 3G Capital in 2010 and taken private for $24/share or a 46% premium, I wonder if it is just SSDD (same 'sandwich' different day). The BKC version as a stock was stagnant for much of the time it was public and missed the appreciation of their rival McDonald's. So, when 3G Capital sold 29% for $1.4 billion in cash to Justice Holdings LTD (UK based company) on April 3 after supposedly restructuring the company's menu and products, I was a little suspicious that any change had even occurred.
The entire Burger King story the past few years made little sense to me. The delisting of its stock (BKC) originally was to restructure the business and try to close the gap to its competitors without having to service the needs of shareholders – like profits and positive news. Now they are public again and the financial results are worse. Revenues in the US dropped from $364 million to $246 million in the three months ended September 30 year-over-year. Total revenue in the same period overall dropped from $608 million to $451 million. Additionally, net income declined from $38.8 million to $6.6 million.
Unlike Popeyes, Burger King's net profit margins have declined greatly year-over- year from 4.08% in 2011 to 1.46% now. I don't think it is a difference in commodity prices or the logistics. I believe it is the fact that you can buy a hamburger – and a good one at that – pretty much anywhere these days. Burger King is stuck living in the past and haven't realized that there are way too many options for consumers to choose from. Thus, customers are not willing to pay up for Burger King like that are with Popeyes.
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Yum! Brands
I've always said you can't spell 'yummy' without 'yum'. Actually, I never said that but you can't deny what Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) has been able to do as a stock the past 10 years - the share price has gone up over 545% with dividends reinvested. Featuring KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, YUM has something for all taste buds.
YUM is truly a global powerhouse in the fast food industry. Like Popeyes, they have seen their net profit margin go up year-over-year from 10.57% to 13.39%. They have four distinct operating segments that include a China Division that covers China and an India Division that includes India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The third YRI Division covers all other international operations. The fourth is a dedicated US Division. Having these separate entities is why I think YUM has been so successful the past decade. Instead of just expanding and trying to scatter stores everywhere without any knowledge of the culture or without making concessions to the local tastes, having separate divisions allows each to produce products that 'fit'.
The segment that is growing the most and is the largest (over double that of the US Division) is the China Division with year-over-year revenues going from $1.6 billion to $1.988 billion as of quarter ended September 8, 2012. This growth in China is one of the major reasons why YUM increased their ownership of Little Sheep to 93%. Little Sheep is a China based company specializing in operating hot pot restaurants, condiment processing, and meat processing. With over 300 locations in China, this increase in ownership should further increase YUM's bottom lines for years to come.
It should be no surprise that David C. Novak, the CEO of YUM won CEO of the Year in 2012. He is credited for the growth of the company and its share price, the expansion globally, and for maintaining double-digit annual EPS growth. As YUM expands further into India, I wouldn't be surprised if they pick up a local powerhouse food chain or supplier there in the near future.
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Check Please!
Fast food menus really come down to what customers can cook at home relatively quickly and easy versus what they cannot. I dare you to try to find any tasty fried chicken in the frozen section of your grocery store - or any section not within the 'hot foods' takeout area. It doesn't take a genius to figure out how to turn frozen or cold burger patties into a tasty sandwich. Furthermore, healthy fried chicken is not an oxymoron. Chicken in itself is a very high protein, low fat, very low carb source of food. When fried correctly, the moisture inside the chicken boils and pushes to the surface and into the surrounding oil. The barrier that is created minimizes oil absorption which leaves the crispy, tasty, outer crust. This allows you to take off the skin and keep the rest of the tasty goodness of the chicken if you desire to do so. Lastly, if your doctor still doubts the healthiness of fried chicken overall, just remind him or her of the info presented at the top of this article.
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Volatility as an Asset
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Volatility used to land you in jail.
But that's what happens in the street, rather than on The Street. There, the largest options exchange, CBOE, says it "continues to define volatility as an asset class.''
The CBOE, of course, is the home of the VIX, the Volatility Index that gained great fame in fall 2008, in the midst of the great credit crunch. It became known as the "fear index,'' capturing at any moment just how worried investors were about the state of capital markets and economic conditions.
The VIX is a weighted blend of prices for a range of options on Standard & Poors 500 Index. the S&P 500 index. In math terms, it is a kernel-smoothed estimator that takes as inputs the current market prices for all out-of-the-money calls and puts for the front month and second month expirations on such S&P options. Or you could say it is the square root of the par variance swap rate for a 30 day term initiated today.
More easily, you could just say it's an attempt to provide a benchmark for just how wide the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index might swing up and down in the next 30 days.
Is being able to bottle such volatility in a benchmark something that can be considered an asset class?
"I don't know if I would call volatility an asset class, in that it is tangible like a stock or a bond,'' said CBOE chairman and chief executive William Brodsky. "Itt doesn't fit neatly into the stock, bond or cash category, when you think of the different components of investment choices.''
But it is a factor to be reckoned with, in making those choices. " Volatility is a component, in the same way that interest rates are and other things,'' he said. "It's distinct from the alpha of a stock portfolio, for example,'' which is the term for achieving an above-average return.
The success of the VIX, though, may make it hard to financially argue that volatility is not an asset.
An asset, by the Dictionary.com interpretation, is an item of ownership convertible into cash. Merriam-Webster calls it an item of value owned.
For the CBOE, volatility is clearly a growing source of revenue. The average daily volume of futures contracts based on the VIX have grown from 1,000 in 2005 to 17,000 in 2010. In 2009, the average daily volume was less than 5,000. And this was a less volatile year on stock markets.
The average daily volume of options trading on the VIX has gon from 23,000 contracts in 2006 to 247,000 in 2010.
So successful has its suite of "volatility products" been that it now is going to apply the VIX methodology to individual stocks. Starting today, it will publish volatility values on Apple, Google, IBM, Amazon and Godlman Sachs shares.
CBOE, of course, makes money on the trading of options based on the VIX, so it is an asset. And other outfits are considering the VIX a very tangible asset, as well. The prime example, cited by CBOE vice chairman Edward Tilly, is the VXX.
This is an Exchange Traded Note launched by Barclays, and aimed at retail investors who want to capitalize on movements of the VIX.
The VXX is, in effect, an exchange traded fund. It tracks the performance of the VIX. Barclays purchases futures contracts based on the VIX, on behalf of its investors, and rolls them over monthly. The rollover goes down in periods of low or falling volatility, and goes up in periods of high or increasing volatility.
And the value of giving investors liquidity in volatility -- the ability to turn it into cash -- is demonstrable and quantifiable, by the VXX. More than $1 billion has been taken in by Barclays, into its VIX tracking device.
"Who would have known two years ago that Barclays would come out with an Exchange-Traded Note and, now,'' Tilly said, "because of Barclays' success, how would you like to be at Merrill Lynch or Citicorp or Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley and watch Barclays gather all these assets under management for BXX. $1.5 billion.''
Brodsky figures there's a lot of room for the VIX to grow, in individual stocks. And products based on it probably will continue to proliferate. There are now more than a dozen ETFs tied to the VIX, with Profunds Group launching two this week under its Proshares brand.
What the VIX family of products really shows is you have to keep on the hunt for new, creative indices can become assets for investors -- and let them figure out their value.
In December, for instance, the CBOE began applying volatility to that most tangible of stores of value: gold. It got regulatory approval for options that will trade on its Gold Volatility Index. Futures will follow.
This month, the CBOE plans to begin to move beyond volatility to "the Skew,'' which is shaping up like a bet on Black Swans. These are the extreme events, like the implosion of mortgage-backed securities of the Flash Crash, that are rare and hard to foresee, but have huge impact when they occur. The CBOE S&P Skew Index will be a benchmark of the perceived risk of extreme moves, particularly negative moves in U.S. equity markets.
So even negativity could become an asset class. Let's see if it lives up to the value of the VIX.
"It is amazing to watch when we come up with a really good idea how investors will find ways to use the product that you would never figure out,'' Tilly said.
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Senate Blocks Hagel Nomination - For NowBy Susan Davis and David Jackson, USA Today
Republicans delayed Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel's confirmation Thursday for at least one week, citing concerns that senators have not had enough time to review his nomination.Read more
Obama Holds Forth in Google Chat, Rips CongressBy Alexis Simendinger, Real Clear Politics
President Obama blasted senators Thursday for orchestrating a filibuster to block the confirmation of his embattled Pentagon nominee, former Sen. Chuck Hagel. He accused lawmakers of being overtly political in continuing to demand documents about the attacks in Benghazi. And he said some members of Congress are motivated by re-election and won't tackle climate change.Read more
Can Marco Rubio Live Up to the Hype?By Beth Reinhard, National Journal
The freshman senator from Florida had joined four veteran colleagues to unveil a proposal for the first major overhaul of immigration law in a quarter-century. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced "my friend, Senator [Marco] Rubio, who obviously is a new but incredibly important voice in this whole issue of immigration reform."Read more
Senate Democrats Propose Cuts, Tax Hikes on Rich to Avoid SequesterBy Lori Montgomery, The Washington Post
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Thanks to the Supreme Court and Barack Obama's re-election, the Affordable Care Act—"Obamacare" to foes and a few of its friends—isn't going away. The issue now is how it will work.
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What Mitt Romney Can Teach Marco RubioBy John Dickerson, Slate Magazine
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President Barack Obama first spoke before a joint session of Congress during the depths of a recession. Four years later, much of the mission he laid out remains unaccomplished.Read more
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A hundred stolen bases? That's so 2011. Today, Vince Coleman's minor-league record of 145 stolen is the goal for Cincinnati minor-leaguer Billy Hamilton.
La Russa Returns to Role of Villain
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0 Comments · Tuesday, July 3, 2012
It took all the way until the first day of July, nearly a week from the All-Star break, to figure out just what was off about this baseball season. We've had plenty of exciting games still there was something missing, and I couldn't put my finger on it until the National League All-Star rosters were announced. Tony La Russa, we missed you.
The Class Act of Sean Casey
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0 Comments · Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Quite honestly, a team Hall of Fame never seemed like a big deal to me — a nice honor, sure, but nothing like Cooperstown. It's something, I always thought, to which those being inducted paid lip service. That was until I threw out the softball icebreaker to Sean Casey on Saturday before his induction into the Reds Hall of Fame.
Votto's Monster Season Going Under the Radar
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0 Comments · Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Joey Votto should be the face of baseball right now. He should be the biggest name in the game, there should be cameras following his every move, national TV commercials and the talking heads on TV saying "Votto" so much that you'd think it was a verb.
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0 Comments · Wednesday, May 30, 2012
From a fan's standpoint, what Aroldis Chapman is doing seems amazing. Through May 27, Chapman hadn't allowed an earned run in 21 appearances and 26 innings. He'd only allowed seven hits, walked eight and struck out 44. But it's not just those in the stands that are impressed — so are his teammates.
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Mitt Romney's campaign has reportedly entered an "audition phase" in its search for a vice presidential candidate, and local boy Rob Portman is on the AP's speculative list. With three months to go before the Republican National Convention, Romney's people will soon be asking intensely personal questions of potential VPs, such as whether they've ever had marital problems, affairs or mental health counseling. In preparation, many Republicans are already speaking out against President Obama with hopes of sounding like a guy that can help Romney win in November. The AP included in its rundown of the more high-profile candidates the strengths and potential weaknesses of each: "The Republicans who are informally auditioning would each bring different strengths — and drawbacks — to the presidential ticket. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman supported Romney early, has a solid rapport with the candidate and hails from Ohio, a critical battleground state that could decide the election. But he wouldn't necessarily appeal directly to Hispanic or women voters. (Louisiana Gov. Bobby) Jindal, the Louisiana governor, could help Romney turn out the religious right and would add diversity to the ticket as an Indian-American, but he struggled during a national debut rebutting the 2010 State of the Union address. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell appeals to social conservatives but signed a controversial state law that requires Virginia women to have ultrasounds before having an abortion. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who's campaigned frequently with Romney, could help with female voters and in her swing state of New Hampshire. But she's from New England, the same region of the country as Romney, while (New Jersey Gov. Chris) Christie, a conservative favorite who can work a crowd, is from New Jersey. (Florida Sen. Marco) Rubio could bring Florida, always a deciding factor in a general election, and appeal to Hispanics, a fast-growing voting bloc, but he's run into some trouble over a foreclosed home and possible misuse of an official credit card. And Ryan is a serious, leading policy mind with a bright future — and a brand name that's directly tied to a controversial budget that would make major changes to Medicare." Meanwhile, Romney says Obama doesn't even understand free enterprise. A Columbus tavern owner has lost his freedom isn't free battle in the Ohio Supreme Court, which yesterday unanimously ruled that the state's smoking ban is constitutional. The owner of Zeno's Victorian Village had racked up thousands of dollars in fines after 10 citations for violating the ban from July 2007 and September 2009. The state has reportedly threatened to seize the bar if the fines are not paid. Meteorologists say after this weekend's heat wave this spring could be the hottest on record.The Reds defeated the Atlanta Braves last night on a Todd Frazier walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was the Reds' fifth straight win, and they're currently a half game behind St. Louis for first place in the division. The Pakistan conviction of the Osama bin Laden doctor who helped the CIA find him is not going over well with the U.S. government. Pakistani authorities sentenced Shakeel Afridi to 33 years in prison for treason, and Afridi was not entitled to representation, though he has a right to appeal. The U.S. has threatened to cut aid to the country, arguing that informants work against al-Qaeda and not Pakistan. Britain's recession is worse than expected, as the country's economy shrunk by .3 percent during the first quarter. The SpaceX shuttle passed some tests necessary to move forward with its landing on the International Space Station Friday morning. President Obama called the company's CEO to congratulate him and he answered despite thinking it might be a telemarketer. John Malkovich is in the latest Apple advertisement for Siri, during which Malkovich gets some life advice. The ads follow those released starring Hollywood actors Zooey Deschanel and Samuel Jackson last month.
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Reds Lead League in Fan Web Gems
Two Reds supporters make three spectacular plays in the stands over four-day span
When Reds pitcher Mike Leake hit his first career home run Monday night off Braves starter Mike Minor at Great American Ballpark, it landed directly in the lap of 20-year-old casual-turned-hardcore fan Caleb Lloyd, who was sitting at the edge of the left field bleachers. It was also Lloyd's first home run catch, he said later.When Zach Cozart hit a homer to mark the occasion of the Reds first back-to-back jacks since last season, the ball headed toward the same general vicinity of the first homer, bounced a couple seats away from where Lloyd was sitting and landed directly into his free hand (the other was occupied by his previous homer catch).The last time that happened was never. I think dude should call Guinness.(Drew Stubbs followed Cozart's jack with a home run of his own, making it a rare back-to-back-to-back homer hat trick. Sadly, it went to right center field, not directly in Lloyd's pocket.)The Reds' TV crew invited Lloyd up to the broadcast booth to hang out for a bit. He spoke to the media before last night's game, where he was also named the team's honorary captain and delivered the game card to the ump before the first pitch. To make the story even more perfect, Lloyd reportedly returned to Leake his first home run ball to keep as a memento and he gave the friend who he said "dragged" him to the game the other ball. What a guy!That wasn't the first Reds fan's fancy fielding move this year to trump any made on the field (at least for the day). At Yankee Stadium just four days before Monday's miraculous catches, a young Reds fan amongst the savage Yankee masses gracefully swooped a Joey Votto foul ball out of mid air with his glove while his father (also decked out in Reds gear) hoisted him up a good four feet into the air. The father/son combo was up for ESPN's Web Gem that night, put up against a play at home by Elvis Andrus of the Texas Rangers. The Reds fans won the vote 63 percent to Andrus' 37 percent. (He's probably pissed. I mean, he had to perform his play all by himself!)The cool surprise ending to this story — according to Jim Day's postgame report on Fox Sports Ohio, the man from the two-person foul-ball catching team was Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan's brother-in-the-law; the kid was the catcher's nephew.
by Jac Kern
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Your Wednesday To Do List
The Reds take on the Atlanta Braves tonight in the third of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park. If the boys bring home another W, that will make five consecutive Reds wins. The game begins at 7:10; get tickets here. May 23 is National Lucky Penny Day, so keep an eye out for face-up coins today. Author Emily St. John Mandel makes a stop at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Rookwood Pavilion tonight at 7 p.m. She will discuss and sign her latest novel, The Lola Quartet. In what is being touted as her most ambitious work, Mandel "combines her most fully realized characters with perhaps her most fully developed story that examines the difficulty of being the person you'd like to be, loss, the way a small and innocent action can have disastrous consequences."Check out our To Do page for more art exhibits, theater shows and other events happening tonight and follow our music blog for a daily live show lineup. Looking Ahead Cincinnati Parks Foundation's Women's Committee presents its annual benefit, the Hats Off Luncheon, Thursday. Don your best hat and gather at the newly opened John G. and Phyllis W. Smale Riverfront Park on the Jacob G. Schmidlapp Stage and Event Lawn at 11 a.m. for a champagne reception followed by lunch at 12:15 p.m. Support the organization that works to endow, maintain and preserve Cincinnati greenspace and help kick off a fundraiser for a carousel at Smale Riverfront Park. Denise Driehaus and the Southwest Ohio No Frack Forum host a free screening of Gasland tomorrow, presented by the Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. The documentary exposes the negative side effects of the controversial Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing, known as fracking. Some call the recent Ohio fracking boom a "gold rush," but filmmaker Josh Fox points out the environmental and public health consequences that may result from the drilling. The screening begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, followed by a discussion.
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Last night's Reds opener against the Cubs was postponed due to that nasty storm, so Bronson Arroyo and Chicago's Jeff Samardzija will face off tonight at 7:10 p.m. A makeup game for last night has not been announced yet. If you're downtown for the game or just hanging out, stop by the Moerlein Lager House at The Banks for their first seasonal Keg tapping. Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld will tap the Christian Moerlein Dubél Double IPA, available only at the Lager House, at 6 p.m. Even if you're far from a modern dance buff, you're probably familiar with contemporary dance company Pilobolus. Besides touring across more than 64 countries, Pilobus performed a tribute to the nominated movies at the 2007 Oscars, collaborated with OK GO for the group's "All Is Not Lost" music video and were featured on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2008. Pretty cool, right? Pilobolus is in town tonight and Thursday, performing at the Aronoff Center as part of Contemporary Dance Theater's Guest Artist Series. Go here for tickets. Joseph-Beth hosts staff favorite author Veronica Roth and their Rookwood location tonight. The New York Times bestselling author will discuss and sign the second book in her popular Divergent series tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. Insurgent is "another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature." May is Bike Month so be sure to check our our new issue, out today, for tips on traversing city streets, options for trail lovers and a lots of pedal-rific events all month long. Check out our To Do page for more arts and theater happenings and follow our music blog for nightly club shows and concerts.
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Reds On the Upswing
Clubs sits in second place at 11-11 after slow start
Maybe what Joey Votto said after the Reds' latest victory rings true: "I think a losing record early in the year can be a good thing."The Reds have reeled off three straight series wins and a fourth is not out of the question as the last-place Cubs come to the Queen City. Votto ended a homerless streak in game three versus the Astros and drove in four runs as the Reds came from behind to clinch a 6-5 win. The Reds have won seven of their last 10 games and face three division foes in their next three series'.After the Cubs, the Reds travel to Pittsburgh and Milwaukee, the two teams nipping at the Redlegs (pun absolutely intended). Series victories can put some distance between the Reds and their division rivals and with some outside help could even see the Reds jump over the Cardinals for first. Jay Bruce has been paramount in the Reds' recent run, as he has hit a home run in four straight games and leads the Reds in nearly every offensive category.The hot bat of Bruce along with continued solid performances from Votto, Zack Cozart and a recently more effective Drew Stubbs are a must. Now the tail end of the Reds' starting rotation has to bust out of their slump — Homer Bailey and Mike Leake have a combined record of 1-5. The two can start a positive trend against an inept Cubs offense sans shortstop Starlin Castro (.333).Look for the Reds to win six out of their next nine and keep in touch with St. Louis before a huge series with a surprisingly good Washington team.
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Thanks Amanda! I wish to learn a lot here. :)
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I make contemporary jewelry (mainly Kumihimo) and without really trying, I've gained a high "pinfluence" according to PinPuff. When things calm down I'd like to see if there's anything useful I can do with that score :) I also pin often for conservation causes such as Save the Oceans!. We've got nearly all the zoos, aquariums & conservation orgs lined up to share information, fundraising etc. to raise awareness of our planetary crisis.
I'm a newbie tweeter, still figuring out how to manage 2 accounts (I prefer to keep biz & greenie causes separate). Working up the courage to face up to FB which I quit in disgust several years ago due to excessive zombie bites, virtual cocktails and 5 star restaurant reviews (that I could never visit :). But, sigh, the FB is on my list. Anybody have a current "facebook biz pages for dummies" guide? I gather they've changed recently.
Finally, I wonder if anyone has advice on designing a logo? I have a basic idea but my graphics skills are out-of-date.
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Busted: Recent Real Madrid signee Isco has a dog named Messi
In the words of Ricky Ricardo, Real Madrid's Isco "has some splainin' to do."
Unless you have been living under a rock, it's pretty clear that Real Madrid fans and Barcelona fans do not get along and do not like each other one bit. Just imagine if one of your star players actually liked the opposing team.
It has been revealed by Barcelona newspaper El Mundo Deportivo that not only is Isco a lifelong Barcelona fan, he also has a dog named Messi.
Moreover, he revealed his dislike for his new club back in 2009:
"I've always been a bit antimadridista and I still am. I have the feeling it's an arrogant club, and without humility you don't get anywhere.''
Isco's Real Madrid unveiling just turned into must-watch TV.


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Do you like vampires, fast-paced action, fascinatingly creepy parasite science, and a possible end-of-the-world scenario? If so, you'll love Scott Westerfeld's two-book series, Peeps and The Last Days. In Peeps, Cal is a young man who, although only partially affected, is a carrier of the parasite that causes the illness we think of as vampirism. He works for a secret society that tracks down these parasite-positives ("peeps" for short) and catches them for safekeeping and treatment. But Cal has noticed that those affected by the parasite are starting to act differently, and he has been getting a whiff of something huge stirring under the earth... but how these observations are connected makes for a really original story. And I haven't even mentioned his inevitable girl troubles (this is a YA novel, after all)!


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The Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P) Graduate Program held its first annual ES&P Research Symposium on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the Marsh Institute. During this event, ES&P graduate students presented their research. Posters were on display all afternoon and students introduced their research in brief oral presentations to those in attendance that wanted to learn about student research in the ES&P graduate program.
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Laurie Kennison
National Environmental Performance Track: Five Years of Environmental Progress
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of evaluating the results from the fifth reporting season for their National Environmental Performance Track program. Performance Track was established in 2000 to create a voluntary partnership between government and industry to promote environmental innovation. This thesis looks at the progress that the program has made to reduce the environmental impact of industry while also comparing the cost and benefits of membership.
Aaron Bouchane
Rural Electrification through Renewable Energy Technologies in India: A comparative analysis of public and private approaches
Providing electricity to India's rural population is essential to achieving national development goals. While the Government of India has implemented a multitude of electrification programs, 56% of the rural population stills lives without electricity. In the southern state of Karnataka, a private rural energy service company, SELCO, has distributed over 55,000 solar household systems by providing third-party financing options to its customers. If the Government of India hopes to achieve complete electrification by 2012, integrating these two approaches may be the key to their success.
Jia Liu
Linkages Between Climate Practices and Performance in U.S. Corporations
Based on responses to the "Carbon Disclosure Project," a climate change survey among global corporations, this paper examines the linkages between corporate climate practice and performance in S&P 500 companies. The paper also analyzes different climate responsivenesses across sectors.
Devon Winkler
Sea Sprawl - Assessment of shoreline construction on shellfish resource areas in Three Bays, Barnstable, MA
Using GIS analytical techniques, a map will be produced for use by Barnstable Natural Resources that will identify sites for future shellfish relay areas. This map will account for the physical needs of the resource, access for its users, limitations on space based on shoreline development, and historical management decisions. Development of the map will be grounded in community based science and adaptive management.
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Promoting self sufficiency through carbon credits - an example of Van Panchayats at Uttaranchal, India
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Amy Stout
Collaboration between environmental non-profit organizations in the James River Watershed in Virginia
This research investigates whether nonprofits that share similar organizational characteristics (such as mission, budget, and geographic coverage) are more or less likely to collaborate with each other. It also looks at whether the degree of similarity between two collaborating organizations plays a role in the perceived effectiveness of the collaboration. I am exploring these questions by conducting telephone interviews with the executive directors of 30 environmental nonprofits located within the study area.
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Estimating Population of a State Endangered Rattlesnake: A Key Component of Successful Habitat Management
Passive open-space preservation is generally insufficient to protect early- or mid- successional species. As vegetation shift to climax communities, cutting and burning regimes are often employed to restore habitat. This approach is under consideration for the eastern massasauga in Cicero Swamp Wildlife Management Area in Cicero, NY. A population estimate for the target species is essential to any management plan in order to (1) assess the urgency for action and (2) serve as a baseline for post-management monitoring. Massasauga abundance at CSWMA was estimated using Program Distance, mark/recapture methods, and life history/demography parameters from the existing literature.
Stephanie Parent
Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education: Stakeholder Perceptions and Reported Behavior at Clark University
This research examines perceptions of a culture of environmental sustainability in higher education using a case study of Clark University. It focuses on the areas of dialogue, sense of community and engagement, and reflection and how these elements might be needed to create a culture of environmental sustainability. This study includes interviews with members of the Clark University Environmental Sustainability (CUES) Task Force and a survey of students, faculty, staff and administrators to assess interests, values, and reported behavior. These findings provide insight as to how stakeholders perceive progress toward environmental sustainability in the Clark community.
Dani Stehlik
Transportation costs associated with shipping agricultural products across the United States
This project focuses on the central role of transportation in the distribution system of agriculture products in the United States. Through analysis of data on transportation costs, distances, and fuel prices, this research highlights the energy intensity involved in produce transportation with a particular emphasis on food being transported to New England from the west coast of the U.S.
Melanie Sands
From Cows to Coal Mines: The Formation of Risk Perceptions in Greene County, Pennsylvania
Risk perceptions and risk attenuation regarding environmental and health related risks are currently understudied. Utilizing the coal mining area of Greene County, Pennsylvania as a case study, this project establishes current day risk perceptions of residents as well as the context out of which risk perceptions emerge. An interdisciplinary approach, combining the fields of risk analysis, political ecology, and feminist geography, is used to look at how coal has shaped the people, places, and networks of Greene County throughout space-time, thereby shaping the risk perceptions of local residents.
Kelly Meiler
Invasive Phalaris aquatica (Harding grass) in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
The study reported here investigates the ecological properties of the invasive species Harding grass (Phalaris aquatica) in the Mediterranean-type ecosystem of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) of Southern California. Although Harding grass is prevalent throughout the State of California, the objective of this study is to observe, measure and record its properties in its immediate habitat in a much smaller localized area, California's SMMNRA Federally protected land. Patches and communities of Harding grass were located for observation each within three separate corridors of increasing distance from but parallel to the Pacific Coast. The goal of this study is to understand populations of Harding Grass in the Coastal, Mixed and Inland habitats of the SMMNRA. Gaining an understanding of the population of the grass will ultimately assist in better planning and management practices for the control of the spread or eradication of the plant.
Ainiwaer Alimasi
Potential of Charcoal Carbon Sequestration
This paper will conduct an assessment to a new, innovative approach of carbon sequestration in soils, which is to add charcoal to soils to increase soils carbon content and to stimulate plant growth by increasing soil fertility. The application of charcoal (or biochar) to soils is proposed as a novel approach to provide a long term sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide in terrestrial ecosystems. The charcoal added soil can store much more carbon than unimproved soil. Growth of plants, in addition, increases plant biomass and carbon dioxide (CO2) removal through photosynthesis. In addition, charcoal application on soils will deliver immediate benefits through increasing crop yields and improving soil fertility while reducing greenhouse emissions. Conversion biomasss carbon to charcoal carbon leads to sequester large amounts initial carbon and will produce more stable soil carbon. Charcoal soil management system can be seen as a long term sink for carbon due to its recalcitrant character, and carbon sequestered is easily accountable and verifiable.
Meghan Moda
Current Environmental Justice Research: Where do we go from here?
This paper reviews a sample of current environmental justice research and recommends ways that current research could be improved upon to better represent the influences and outcomes that are associated with environmental justice neighborhoods. Geographic Information Systems are recommended as a tool for compiling a holistic environmental justice index.
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Where do socks go? Really? I have around 1,000,000 socks. None of which match.
Is the washing machine and/or dryer eating them? Is some 13yo sneaking in my house at night and stealing them to dispose of evidence?
It's annoying.
Having matching socks is so overrated.
Say no to matching socks, down with the fashion industry! Who says argyle and solid can't make a great couple?
I'm guessing a large portion of them end up in the possession of my dog, who has a sock fetish. Other than that, half the time I kick my socks off as I'm falling asleep, so they end up getting mixed in with other junk/under my bed and then forgotten. I find it's much easier to just buy a new pack of socks each month. In a pinch, all the extra socks around my house can come in handy, too. Maybe I can use them as weapons, trade goods, or clothing in the Apocalypse?
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I can't believe I take you guys for-granted. Such amusement. I personally believe that after being worn for a while socks transcend their existence on the physical plane and are transmuted into a higher plane. Because God said "I am tired of these **** socks on this **** plane!"
... That moment when you realized that your bath towel is covered in sawdust.
I didn't wear socks until this year. It was my new years resolution.
Why buy socks that dont match?


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October 25th, 2013
Federer Denies Dimitrov In Basel; Serena Leads Semis At WTA Championships
Roger Federer mastered Grigor Dimitrov today in Basel.
Posted by Staff @ 11:56 pm in WTA Championships | 94 Comments »
October 24th, 2013
Roger Federer: Losing To Tommy Robredo At The US Open Was "Complete Horror" [Video]
Roger Federer admits he was in "complete horror" after losing to Tommy Robredo at the US Open.
Posted by Tom Gainey @ 11:29 am in Videos | 41 Comments »
October 22nd, 2013
Berdych, Wawrinka Bomb Out Of Basel, Federer In Action Wednesday; Gulbis v Isner In Valencia
Tomas Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka were both upset Tuesday in Basel. Roger Federer returns on Wednesday.
Posted by Staff @ 11:57 pm in 2014 Season | 28 Comments »
October 18th, 2013
Exhausted Rafael Nadal Withdraws From Basel
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from Basel.
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May 6th, 2013
Roger Federer Tries To Clear Up Basel Commotion, For Now He'll Play For Free
Roger Federer is playing Basel, but he doesn't sound happy about it, and it's not just the money.
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April 29th, 2013
Rafael Nadal Signs Up To Play Federer's Hometown Basel Event
Rafael Nadal invades Roger Federer's turf by agreeing to play Basel this October.
Posted by Staff @ 9:59 am in 2013 Season | 90 Comments »
October 27th, 2012
Federer Seeks Sixth Basel Title Sunday Against Del Potro; Ferrer In Valencia Final
Top two seeds Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro meet for the title in Basel.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:13 pm in 2012 Season | 69 Comments »
October 26th, 2012
Federer, Del Potro Advance to Basel Semifinals; Ferrer Dominates In Valencia
Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro are a win from a final clash at Basel, while top seed David Ferrer continues to dominate in Valencia.
Posted by Staff @ 11:08 pm in ATP Finals | 14 Comments »
October 24th, 2012
Watch Grigor Dimitrov Hit The Tennis Shot Of The Year! [Video]
Watch Grigor Dimitrov hit this unbelievable trick shot.
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October 22nd, 2012
Federer Says It's "Possible" That He Can Finish No. 1; Mathematically Yes, Realistically No
Roger Federer says he's still got a shot at the No. 1 ranking, does he?
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Bountiful • Rebecca Goeckeritz won't be limited by her disability.
Paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 15 months when she was run over by a car, the 31-year-old Bountiful native is training for a Jan. 29 marathon. She will compete in the 26.2-mile handcycle race at the ING Miami Marathon in Florida.
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Goeckeritz knows the race will be a difficult test. She's been working out at the gym and takes long rides with her husband, Isaac, on a handcycle designed for competition. A fitness coach and a nutrition coach help guide her training.
But the outgoing motivational speaker and accomplished violinist is no stranger to such trials.
"We all come in different packages and have different challenges," she said. "But we can all use those challenges to make it a better world."
Even though she was unable to use her legs from a very early age, Goeckeritz, whose maiden name is Bierwolf, grew up much like her four siblings. Along with her brother and three sisters, she did chores around the house and attended public schools in Bountiful.
In 2003, she graduated from Weber State University with a degree in music.
"I give a lot of credit to my parents. They allowed me to be creative with my life," she said. "They never told me I couldn't do something, only that they'd help me find a way."
One thing her mother strongly pushed was that she learn the violin because, Goeckeritz said, it only requires hands and arms. She now plays for the Orchestra on Temple Square which, among other things, accompanies the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. That is where she met her husband, whose mother also plays for the orchestra.
Isaac Goeckeritz said he was immediately taken by Rebecca's demeanor and smile.
"I was just surprised by how happy she is," he recalled about their meeting. "She's just an inspiration."
The pair married on July 10, 2009.
In 2010, Isaac gave Rebecca a handcycle for Christmas, which she immediately embraced as a fun challenge.
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Her urge to compete doesn't surprise her mother, Paulette Bierwolf, who said Rebecca was born with a positive outlook and a vibrant personality.
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Once the rod is full (which won't take long) especially if you fan out the newspaper as shown in the picture--you'll have to toss the excess to make room for the current issue(s). We like the rod idea for storing and displaying your magazines for a few reasons. First, you'll always know what you own because the magazines are fanned out (instead of being stacked in a pile in a tray). Secondly, you can easily turn this idea into an easy DIY. A decorative rod and ends are all you'll need for a simple and stylish magazine/newspaper display area. And last (but definitely not least) this display idea reminds us of something we'd see in a store. Often times in organizing, it's important to make your storage/display area a place you'll want to maintain and sometimes it's easier done if the space feels like a store.
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Mags tend to accumulate in teetering messy piles all over the living room. And newspapers (we get 2) pile up in a constantly overflowing basket. I need better solutions!
I like the hanging idea a lot. Door Sixteen did a post a few days ago about a shelving system to display books, but it would also work well for mags.
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Scientists working to make exact chemical copies of fossil fuels from living microbes say they have scored a major victory in the lab. Merging genes from the camphor tree, soil- and gut-dwelling bacteria, and a microorganism that is lethal to insects, researchers have produced molecular replicas of petroleum-based fuels.
The team, composed of researchers from Exeter University in the United Kingdom and Shell, engineered the DNA of E. coli, a bacterium commonly found in the gut of mammals, to alter how it metabolizes its food so that it excretes the fossil-fuel replicas.
The new fuel doesn't need to be heavily processed after it's produced to work in combustion engines, says study coauthor John Love. It could be a solution that bypasses a major hurdle for conventional biofuels, which are not fully compatible with vehicles already out on the road.
"Modern engines are not suited to using these biofuels without major modifications and/or loss of performance," Love, an associate professor of plant and industrial biotechnology at the University of Exeter, tells Txchnologist. "Ideally, you'd want to replace the fossil fuel with a biofuel that matches it exactly in chemical structure. We have engineered bacteria to produce such a fuel: biological gasoline or bio-alkanes. These hydrocarbons can be added directly to any engine, including a jet engine."
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Current retail biofuels are either alcohols or biodiesels that are structurally different from petroleum-derived energy sources, so they must be blended with fossil fuels to keep machines operating correctly. These biofuels can only comprise a maximum of 20 percent of the total fuel fed into engines without redesigning the machinery. "Without a dramatic change in vehicle technology and fuel supply infrastructure, 80–90 percent of transport fuel demand cannot be met through replacing petroleum-derived fuels with the biofuels currently available," the team wrote in a paper published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The genes they have engineered into E. coli allow the microbe to convert free fatty acids into hydrocarbons. One set of instructions came from Photorhabdus luminescens, the bacterial insect pathogen that normally lives in the gut of a nematode. Another set came Nostoc punctiforme, a cyanobacteria that grows on rocks, in lakes and in the soil.
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In the paper, the researchers say they haven't rebuilt the metabolic routes the E. coli would have used to make alcohols. Instead, they completely redesigned the molecular pathway to produce retail-ready fuel. Their innovation could also create a new use for waste that society has long struggled with: While the engineered bacteria are currently being fed glucose to make the biofuel, Love says there's no reason they couldn't feast on waste plant biomass, animal waste or even human sewage.
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- Bug 480986: The Bitmap (BMP)-to-PNG conversion tool which was based on Image::Magick is no longer in the core code of Bugzilla. It has been moved into an extension which will be shipped with Bugzilla 3.6 (this extension is accessible using CVS, in the extensions/bmp_convert/ directory). To enable this extension, delete the extensions/bmp_convert/disabled file.
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- Bug 509497: GROUP_CONCAT(), natively implemented in MySQL, will soon be available for PostgreSQL and Oracle as a custom sql_group_concat() function. The function is ready for checkin for PostgreSQL, but we are still waiting for an updated patch for Oracle. It should land on time for Bugzilla 3.5.1.
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12:38 GMT: The security fix is checked in and the bug marked as FIXED.
12:48 GMT: Automated QA tests (running Selenium) report several errors.
13:04 GMT: I confirm that the security fix (which I wrote; oops) is bogus and is responsible for the bustage.
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14:01 GMT: The fix is checked in.
15:00 GMT: mkanat is done with the website update.
15:41 GMT: Bug 507800 is marked as FIXED. Bugzilla 3.4.1 is officially available for download.
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