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Starting a business is never easy. There are a million headaches in writing a business plan, getting financing, hiring employees, and finally getting the business underway. But being realistic about these difficulties is part of overcoming them. Entrepreneurs just make it harder on themselves when they go into a start-up with a too sunny outlook.
That's why U.S. News has put together a list of five Most Overrated Small Businesses. These are not necessarily bad business ideas. You might even be able to make your business dreams come true with one of them. But the popular perception of what it's like to run these businesses or how likely they are to succeed simply does not match reality.
We interviewed dozens of experts in the small-business community, including entrepreneurs and academics, about start-up ideas that have become clichés and don't hold the promise they perhaps once did. A few types of businesses stood out as the most overrated and form our list of start-ups to approach only with caution.
It might seem counterintuitive to call choices like restaurants and contracting overrated. After all, probably millions have found success in small businesses like these. True enough. But when it comes to today's entrepreneurs' chances of succeeding, the more established an industry is, the harder it can be to break through in it. "As industries get older, growth rates tend to slow. People build up economies of scale, so when you enter, you're at a competitive disadvantage," says Scott Shane, professor of entrepreneurial studies at Case Western Reserve University.
Keep in mind when reading this list that what is overrated tends to fluctuate over time and with the ups and downs of the economy. Certain types of businesses are going to have an uphill battle in a recession, especially those that cannot find innovative ways to cut costs. "The pitch that works best in tough economic times is 'I can do that for less,' " says Greg Gianforte, author of Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money. Some businesses, such as those trying to market "green" products, may have trouble making that pitch.
Fads can consign some business ideas to the overrated pile. More and more Americans care about energy efficiency—no argument there. But it's not clear how much those consumers will pay for "green" products that don't actually save them money on energy costs. Entrepreneurs shouldn't think that simply sticking the label "green" on a product or service will instantly stamp it as a success. On the contrary, if the "green" label means higher prices, customers may turn to your competition. "The evidence seems to be that a lot of consumers talk the talk but don't walk the walk" when it comes to green consumerism, says Michael Morris, a professor of entrepreneurship at Syracuse University.
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On today's show, we'll sit down with U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber and talk about his second half performance against Slovenia and playing in front of such a pro-U.S. crowd at Ellis Park. We'll also have another edition of the popular Studio 90 segment "Roomies 4 Life" as Jonathan Bornstein joins his childhood friend and teammate in-studio. But first, we'll take a look at the making of the #1 accessory for South African football fans: The Makarapa.
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Efforts to investigate the environmental impact have been thwarted, with some professors saying the Japanese government won't back them.
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New material from the late German philosopher reportedly shows clear connections between his thinking and anti-Semitism, but some scholars disagree.
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In Canada, scholars ask what will be sacrificed to improve links between universities and business.
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Part film noir, and part Public Service Announcement, The Killer That Stalked New York tells the story of Sheila Bennet (Evelyn Keyes), a singer who, with her husband (Charles Korvin), runs a jewel smuggling operation. She has just been to Cuba, and has acquired $50,000 worth of diamonds, and the main tailing her through Grand Central is with U.S. Customs, who knows she is up to no good. Sheila's husband is the mastermind, and it is clear, from the one or two times we see him that he is also carrying on an affair with Sheila's younger sister, so from the getgo we know that he is not to be trusted. Sheila, struggling with a bad headache, face bathed in sweat, rushes to the Hotel America, trying to dodge the man following her. The bellboy notices that she does not look well, and gives her the address of a nearby doctor (William Bishop).
Here is where the film reveals its true nature. The voiceover has fooled us into thinking Sheila is going to set out to kill her husband, her sister, anyone who gets in her way. But we soon realize that Sheila Bennet has not just carried diamonds into the United States. She has also carried smallpox. The doctor misdiagnoses her with the flu and sends her on her way. It is 1947, after all, as the voiceover informs us. Smallpox was eradicated, right? There's a little sick girl in the clinic, and Sheila has a conversation with her before seeing the doctor. The little girl admires Sheila's pin and Sheila gives it to her, pinning it to the little girl's sweater.
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Based on true events (there was a smallpox outbreak in 1946), The Killer That Stalked New York has a tangible sense of anxiety in every frame. It captures the panic from knowing that with all of our modern technology, we are still vulnerable to viruses, and an outbreak could be catastrophic. The Department of Health has a giant map of New York City in its office, and people put pins on the map indicating smallpox diagnoses, and over the course of the film the map becomes clogged with pins. They run an enormous vaccination drive, and when they run out of vaccines, panic erupts. Director Earl McEvoy gives the film a newsreel look and feel, with montage sequences of clogged health clinics and lines for vaccines that stretch around the block. Filmed on location in New York, McEvoy and his cinematographer, Joseph Biroc, follow through on the voiceover's promise in the beginning and film New York City as though it is a living, breathing organism. The anxiety about human vulnerability is made manifest here in anxiety about foreign influences: Sheila brought the virus back from Cuba, and she has a Cuban husband. There are no quarantine restrictions between the United States and Cuba. The Cold War was heating up (or going into a deep freeze), and America must protect itself. Smallpox, in that sense, is a metaphor for all that America feared from outside lands.
Evelyn Keyes is terrific in her role as a wronged woman, being slowly felled by an unknown plague. By the end of the film, her face is bright red, bathed in sweat, and you can sense she is burning up from within. William Bishop, as the doctor who organizes the smallpox investigation, is great, and I loved to see Dorothy Malone in a small role as the nurse who works with him. She has a way of adding import and significance to every scene she is in. You never catch her sleeping on the job. She has a thankless role, but watch how she fills it up, watch how she makes moments out of thin air (a significant glance to the doctor when Sheila first enters the office; it suggests an entire history and backstory).
With a standoff between Sheila and her husband at the end straight out of the film noir playbook (a blonde holding a gleaming gun with the shadows of the Venetian blinds on the walls), the movie really wants to be a warning against viruses, and a celebration of the hard work of public health officials to keep us all safe. It's a strange combination, making for an odd cocktail of story elements, yet much of the panic about epidemics rang very true in today's world. How would we stand up, a modern society, against a plague? How would we mobilize? How would we eradicate the Middle Ages once again? And could we? How vulnerable are we, exactly?


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GDANSK, Poland -- Croatia coach Slaven Bilic urged UEFA on Sunday to come down hard on racist soccer fans.
Bilic's comments came a day after UEFA charged Croatia with "improper conduct" of supporters, including "racist chants, racist symbols" during its European Championship game against Italy on Thursday in Poznan.
"It's a big problem all around Europe and all around the world, and in the name of the whole Croatian nation, and not just our team, we're all really disappointed with this," Bilic said Sunday before the team's final Group C match against Spain. "We are not a racist country and that's why we are so angry with these couple of crazy supporters."
Bilic said that "as a Croatian, as a parent, as a sportsman and as a person who comes from a modern, open-minded and tolerant state," he wanted authorities to do all they can to "stop this kind of supporter forever."
UEFA is also looking into reports that Croatian fans threw a banana toward the field during Thursday's match at Poznan's Municipal Stadium and racially abused Italy striker Mario Balotelli, who is black.
An anti-discrimination group appointed by UEFA to work at Euro 2012 said it had "categorical" accounts from two monitors that around 300 Croatia fans directed monkey chants at Balotelli.
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SINGAPORE--The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico held this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said.
The talks helped put the troubled U.N. negotiations back on track but failed to agree on a broader pact meant to avert every more extreme droughts, floods, heat waves, and rising sea levels.
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CONCORD – House Speaker William O'Brien won reelection to the House, but he will not be reelected as speaker as Democrats appear to have a majority in the lower chamber.
Former House Speaker Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, said Democrats currently won 217 seats, Republican 177 with six races still not decided.
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Norelli and Nashua Rep. David Campbell are expected to seek the Democratic nomination to be speaker in their caucus which is scheduled for Nov. 17.
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O'Brien finished second in the race for two seats representing the towns of Mont Vernon and New Boston.
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According to unofficial counts, between 210 and 220 Democrats were elected to the House Tuesday. Official results will not be available until late today or early tomorrow.
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A 7-year-old boy drowned on a beach in Nantucket, Mass., on Monday, The Cape Cod Times reported on Tuesday. He could have been any of our children. He could certainly have been Amber Hinds's little one, which she realized Monday night as she tucked her 2-year-old daughter, Nora, into bed on the same island, having just learned the reason for the sirens she had heard that afternoon.
Last week we talked about the ratio of "light to dark" subjects on Motherlode, and one facet we did not get to is how becoming a parent magnifies the dangers everywhere in the world. There is a magnetic field to bad news. It draws us and repels us as it hadn't before.
After she put her children to bed, Ms. Hinds sat down and wrote about what felt like a close call, though it happened miles away to a little boy whose name she doesn't even know. She wrote:
A little boy drowned today.
For his family, the morning must have been much like our afternoon: running through sand and surf, laughing and enjoying the day. Until all of a sudden they weren't. Who knows: maybe he went too far out, maybe someone wasn't paying attention, maybe it just took a second. But at a beach with no lifeguards, no facilities and many steep steps that must be descended to reach the sand, a family's life was forever changed. When I read the short post on the newspaper's Web page, it took my breath away. Read more…


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I've been perusing the internet looking for interesting problems to solve. I found the following problem and have been going at it for the past 30 minutes with no success:
Find a function $f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ satisfying $f(f(x)) = -x$ for all $x \in \mathbb{R}$.
I was thinking of letting f be a periodic function, and adding half the period to x each time. I had no success with this, though think it is a reasonable approach.
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Enterprise is located in Coffee County in the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama. It is a center of the peanut industry in the state. Enterprise has a mayor/council form of government.
Enterprise was founded by entrepreneur John Henry Carmichael, who moved to the area in 1881 and opened a store. The following year, more settlers came to the area, and a nearby post office was relocated to the town. It was officially incorporated as Enterprise in 1896, the population having expanded to 250. In 1898, the Alabama Midland Railroad company established its headquarters in the town, bringing new industry and growth. By this time, the town was a center of Alabama's cotton economy, as reflected in a population of more than 3,700 by 1906. This success was threatened in 1915 with the arrival of the boll weevil, a devastating cotton pest from Mexico. After suffering significant losses to their crops, farmers in the region shifted to other crops, including corn and peanuts, in part owing to the efforts of agricultural pioneer George Washington Carver. On December 11, 1919, the town dedicated the Boll Weevil Monument to acknowledge the role played by the pest in saving the region's economy.
In the 1940s, the U.S. Army established what is now Fort Rucker outside of Enterprise, and as the facility has expanded, it has brought many economic benefits to the area. During the 1960s, Enterprise-Ozark Community College (now Enterprise State Community College) developed a training program, now known as the Aviation Campus, to train local residents for jobs at Fort Rucker. The military base continues to play an important role in the city's economy. In 1981, Enterprise Electronics Corporation contributed to the development of Doppler radar.
Enterprise is bisected by U.S. Highway 84, which runs north-southeast through the city, and State Highway 27, which runs northeast-southeast through the city. State Highway 134 runs east-west through the city, and State Highway 248 runs east from the city. Enterprise Municipal Airport, with one runway, lies to the southwest of the city.
Enterprise's population at the time of the 2010 Census was 26,562. Of that number, 69.4 percent identified themselves as white, 20.7 percent as African American, 8.8 percent as Hispanic, 2.9 percent as two or more races, 2.0 percent as Asian, 0.5 percent as Native American, and 0.3 percent as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. The city's median household income was $48,648, and per capita income was $23,997.
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· Other services, except public administration (3.4 percent)
· Wholesale trade (2.1 percent)
· Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (1.8 percent)
· Information (1.1 percent)
Fort Rucker is the leading employer in the region, with many other residents being employed in the peanut industry. Sessions Peanut Company, founded in 1917, is the oldest company in the city.
The Enterprise City School system enrolls approximately 5,254 students and employs approximately 340 teachers in one early education center, six elementary schools, three junior high schools, and one high school. There are also two private schools. Enterprise State Community College serves post-secondary students in the area.
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The Boll Weevil Monument, erected in 1919, is located in the historic town square and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Also listed are the Rawls Hotel, constructed in 1903, and the privately held Seaboard Coastline Depot building, constructed in 1900. Visitors may view exhibits on the city's history at the Enterprise Depot Museum, which is also home to the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society. Enterprise has three parks and four sports complexes that offer visitors various recreational and athletic opportunities.
Enterprise hosts numerous events throughout the year. In spring, residents and visitors can enjoy the World's Smallest St. Patrick's Day Parade in March, which features a single person dressed as a leprechaun; Thunder on the Tholocco, an annual powerboat race held each April; and the Children's Festival and Downtown SummerFest in May. Each June, the city hosts its annual BamaJam Music and Arts Festival, which features live entertainment from various musical acts, and in July, it hosts the Fourth of July FreedomFest. In September, the city celebrates its connection with Fort Rucker during the Aviation Expo, and in October, it hosts a Halloween Dance and the Boll Weevil Festival. In December, the city holds an annual Christmas Parade.
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Hello Ref, On Wednesday, the Habs got scored on in the first period when the puck was on top of the net for more than three seconds. As a rule, the whistle should have stopped the play! On top of that, the Carolina player touched the puck with a high stick which should have stopped play when the next player touched the puck. His stick took the puck from the top of the net; his stick was high by the rules, no? Explain away Kerry! Jim McColl,Orillia ----- Salut Kerry, What's up with the Hurricanes' second goal against Montreal tonight? The refs never saw the puck on top of the net? Merci.Jean Francois Desrochers ----- Hey Kerry, I'm sure you'll get a lot of emails about this one - why was Carolina's second goal against the Habs tonight allowed to count? The puck was knocked on top of the net by the Carolina player, and then another Carolina player plucked the puck off the top of the net. At the very least shouldn't this have been a high stick? Was watching the Carolina feed of the game and even the Canes announcers thought it should have been high sticking. Thanks!Ian Durant
Jim, Jean Francois and Ian:
The goal was scored legally and the explanation on this one is very simple.
High-sticking would occur when a player strikes the puck above the height of his shoulders. Rule 60.5 - Goals, states 'An apparent goal scored by an attacking player who strikes the puck with his stick carried above the height of the crossbar of the goal frame shall not be allowed. The determining factor is where the puck makes contact with the stick. If the puck makes contact with stick below the level of the crossbar and enter the goal, this goal shall be allowed.'
So we have two separate height references on this play. The first is when the puck rested on the top of the Montreal net. Brett Sutter picked the puck cleanly off the top of the netting which was well below the height of his shoulders therefore no high-sticking of the puck resulted. The puck became eligible for Sutter or any of his teammates to play at this point.
Sutter gained possession of the puck, passed to Tim Brent who dished to Anthony Stewart in the slot and his shot found the back of the net - GOAL! At no time was the puck contacted above the height of the crossbar off Stewart's shot.
If Sutter had picked the puck off the net and fired a lacrosse style fling of the puck with his stick above the crossbar only then would the potential goal be disallowed.
It is conceivable however that a player could pick the puck up off the top of the net with a "saucer" lift on the blade of his stick and drop his blade below the crossbar before depositing the puck into the net. The puck would not be contacted above the height of the shoulders so high-sticking would not result and since contact with the puck was below the crossbar prior to entry into the net a good goal would result.
An excellent call was made by the referee on this play. He waived immediately that no high-sticking of the puck occurred when Sutter picked the puck off the top of the Habs goal with his stick. Tres bien mes amis.
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Mike Glennon,
Logan Winkles,
Asa Watson,
Michael Campanaro,
Tanner Price,
Shadrach Thornton,
Terence Davis
TEAMS: North Carolina State Wolfpack, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Florida State Seminoles, Boston College Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
TEAMS: North Carolina State Wolfpack, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Florida State Seminoles, Boston College Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Mike Glennon threw two touchdown passes while Tobais Palmer returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score to help North Carolina State beat Wake Forest 37-6 on Saturday and secure bowl eligibility. Logan Winkles and Asa Watson each had TD catches for the Wolfpack (6-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Tony Creecy also ran for a 1-yard touchdown for the game's first score as N.C. State jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the opening quarter. Palmer then opened the second half with his end-zone-to-end-zone return, tied for longest in school history, to blow the game open and ensure the Wolfpack would remain in firm control. Michael Campanaro threw a touchdown pass on a miserable afternoon for the Demon Deacons (5-5, 3-5), who also needed a win to become bowl eligible. But the Wolfpack dominated up front, sacking Tanner Price five times and holding the Demon Deacons to 185 total yards. That included allowing just 16 yards rushing on 23 attempts. While both teams were chasing that sixth win, this was about more than just a bowl trip for the Wolfpack. After an upset of then-No. 3 Florida State and a win at Maryland, N.C. State controlled its own destiny in the Atlantic Division race to earn a spot in the league championship game in Charlotte. But rival North Carolina snapped a five-year losing streak to the Wolfpack with a final-seconds punt return for a touchdown, then N.C. State returned home with a lifeless performance in a 33-6 loss to Virginia last weekend. Coach Tom O'Brien said the team had to relocate its pre-UNC form. The Wolfpack responded. Glennon threw for 258 yards on 25-for-41 passing, while Shadrach Thornton ran for 110 yards on 27 carries in only the third 100-yard rushing game for N.C. State all season. Wake Forest was coming off a 28-14 win against Boston College in which Campanaro tied the ACC single-game record with 16 receptions. He didn't get open often Saturday, with his only highlight coming when he took a quick lateral from Price, then found Terence Davis alone downfield for an easy 39-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. But the Demon Deacons didn't score again, while Campanaro finished with five catches for just 14 yards. Price threw for 113 yards on 18-for-33 passing with an interception. This game might've been the best chance for the Demon Deacons to reach bowl eligibility. Next week, they travel to No. 4 Notre Dame, then return home for Thanksgiving weekend to face Vanderbilt, which won last year's meeting 41-7 in Winston-Salem.
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Awesome New Oceanfront 3rd fl studio condo w/balcony in Hampton Beach
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Hampton Beach Studio deals
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Stay at the best Ocean front condo for a month!
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- $1,100 $1,000/month ($100 off)
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vacation rental description
Take your next vacation at Hampton beaches' nicest accomodation. You won't be disappointed when you see the beautiful scenery with 180 degree views of miles of ocean splendor.
Large comfortable living area the entire family will enjoy at a very reasonable price far less
than other establishments that can't compare.
Newest built building in the area with cleanliness the top priority and quiet so you can get the rest you deserve.
Recently updated with 32" LCD/HDTV also has plenty of storage for clothing etc.
Weeks book fast so please contact me as soon as possible to hold your vacation week.
Serious inquiries only. Please respond back even if you aren't going to book the condo. Thank you.
property availability
Last modified on 03-7-2014 at 2:53 PM.
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- granite kitchenette with double burners
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Serious inquiries only. Weekly rentals during summer run Saturday to Saturday. Rates are posted and most info is listed, please read everything before emailing questions you can find on my site. Thank you.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Looming budget cuts affecting defense spending could pack quite a local punch. Congress must decide on a budget plan, or those cuts automatically begin after the first of the year.
Rockwell-Collins in Cedar Rapids has already warned about the potential impact. Last week, company leaders disclosed that up to 1,000 more layoffs may be needed sometime next year to balance business levels with employment. And 300 jobs out of that total would be directly related to defense spending cuts, if it indeed does happen. Rockwell-Collins is certainly the largest, but not the only company, with an economic stake in the defense spending battle. And there are much, much smaller companies with a lot to close if Congress can't agree on a budget plan. One example in Cedar Rapids is J-TEC. That company has one big product it's sold to the Army for decades. That's a crosswind sensor used on the Army's Abrams main battle tank and some older tanks as well. The company employs only 13 people now. But half of those jobs depend on the defense work that comes into the shop. Owner Gary Roling said J-TEC is a small company with a big stake in the budget battle. "We could see the volume of the crosswind sensors go down to almost nothing—maybe for some period of time," Roling said. J-TEC has ridden the roller coaster of defense spending cuts before. In 2007 and 2008, more than 30 people worked at the company. But significant defense cuts after the recession started hit hard and layoffs were the result. Roling said that's likely to happen again if Congress can't end the budget battle although he's not exactly sure yet how many. Roling said he tries to keep production workers up on all the budget ins and outs so they know where they stand. One worker, Susan Thomas, admits it's sometimes hard to keep your mind on work when you wonder if you'll have a job in a few months. "It all effects the economy and if you don't have a job, you can't pay your bills or buy groceries and so on," Thomas said. J-TEC has its own contract with the military independent of the defense business done by Rockwell-Collins. But many smaller companies subcontract or supply the Cedar Rapids-based avionics company. And Rockwell-Collins does business with an estimated 800 companies throughout Iowa. So if there are massive defense cuts next year, a lot of Iowa companies may feel the pain. Conversation GuidelinesBe KindDon't use abusive, offensive, threatening, racist, vulgar or sexually-oriented language. Share KnowledgeBe truthful. Share what you know and what you are passionate about. Stay focusedPromote lively and healthy debate. Stay on topic. Ask questions and give feedback on the story's topic. Report TroubleHelp us maintain a quality comment section by reporting comments that are offensive. If you see a comment that is offensive, or you feel violates our guidelines, simply click on the "x" to the far right of the comment to report it. read the full guidelines here » Commenting will be disabled on stories dealing with the following subject matter: Crime, sexual abuse, property fires, automobile accidents, Amber Alerts, Operation Quickfinds and suicides. |
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171 of 185 people found the following review helpful
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material too thin,
This review is from: Levi's Men's 501 Jean (Apparel)
This is not the same material that Levis have used in the past. way too thin! I returned and will not buy online pants again.
371 of 408 people found the following review helpful
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NOT 501's!,
This review is from: Levi's Men's 501 Jean (Apparel)
Real 501's are made of 14 oz canvas-like material. These "Iconic Rigid" jeans are made of some sleazy, much lighter material that takes on a carefully contrived set of wrinkles to make them look like they'd been worn to bed soaking wet and dried out overnight. If you want real 501's stay away from these. I sent mine back right away.
344 of 378 people found the following review helpful
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Destroyed an American classic,
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Can't believe it, but I guess times change and as a CPA I understand cost and profit issues in business, but it is still sad that I tried 3 times to order my favorite Levis jeans only to find they changed styles and cuts amounting to using less material since the waists are shorter and of course the thin, light weight denim. I would much rather have paid a higher price and have them left things the way they were, but I guess they would not get the volume of sales to support such a concept. I dread having to find another brand, but have no choice.
Good bye levi's, after more than 4 decades. I will miss you.
518 of 577 people found the following review helpful
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Are these really 501's ???,
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My husband has other Levis 501's and these new ones are different in the weight of fabric ( light), fit(tighter in the leg and crotch) and color of stiching(white). Also the rivits and buttons are white instead of metal color. They also shrank when washed in cold water and line dried. Are these real Levis 501's or knock off's ?They are made in Mexico, his older ones are made in Colombia and are regular heavy fabric Levi 501 work pants. We are not happy with these pants but have already washed and used them. We would never order them again.
162 of 177 people found the following review helpful
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I wouldn't.....,
By Mr. Bill (Los Altos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Levi's Men's 501 Jean (Apparel)
I have been wearing Levi 501 shrink-to-fit for at least 20 years. My advice re. buying online is don't. Here's why.
I hate to shop and normally just ask my wife to pick up some jeans when she's at the store. I know my size, and this has always worked. So, when internet shopping came into vogue, things were even easier. Until a couple of years ago. Starting then, my good old size started showing up too big, or too small, or wouldn't shrink right. Bottom line is that I wound up with several unusable pairs of jeans. So, I finally bit the bullet and made the trek to Macy's. Tried on 4-5 pairs of identically marked jeans and they were all over the map. Found a pair that fit. Washed them once and they turned into floods. Returned them and got another pair. Washed them and they're ok. So, I'm done with buying jeans online. And I'm probably done with Levi's. I say "probably" because this assumes I can find anything any better. The market provides what the consumer demands, and apparently what the American consumer demands is cheap, useless junk. As other reviewers have observed, the current version of Levi's denim is shameful. Not only is it thin and non-wearing, but since it shrinks along one bias more than the other, it is important to orient the fabric in the machine correctly. Apparently, this is too much to ask. Ditto for getting either the waist or the leg to match the label. Bottom line: My advice is, if you're going to buy Levi's, don't do it online. It just doesn't work.
143 of 160 people found the following review helpful
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Label says the same size, the fit says otherwise; ever thinning denim,
By Bo Guss (Va.) - See all my reviews
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Levi's Men's 501 Jean
Until this week, I had been wearing levis all my life and in recent years was only wearing 501's for all occasions. I buy many different colors for my various activites. Currently I have over 10 pairs that have never been worn because there is no quality control at Levi Strauss. Living out in the country it is too difficult and costs too much to send the items back in to Amazon. The 501's I have were made in Egypt, Mexico, Haiti and other various places. The labels all match in size however some of the jeans are at least a full size smaller at the waist and some of the pairs have the correct waist but very narrow legs. One last issue I have is that the material does not hold up. some of the 501's I bought in recent months rip after wearing them just a few times, some of the buttons come apart.
55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
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Just not as good as they used to be,
By Deborah "Retired high school teacher
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This review is from: Levi's Men's 501 Jean (Apparel)
I have been buying the sized 501's (not the Shrink-to=Fits) for my husband for nearly 15 years. Starting almost a year ago it is an absolute fact that these jeans no longer hold up for years the way they used to. In the past (at least up until 2 or 3 years ago) my husband would have about 4 pairs of jeans, so he might be washing them farily frequently. It was not unusual for a pair to last at least a couple of years. But since a year and a half ago or so, his jeans have been wearing through in about 4 to 6 months. He has many more pairs, so they do not get washed as often and are not subject to stress from the washer and dryer. The seams split at the crotch and down the legs and the seat wears. He does not give them rough wear. He is a college professor who is on his feet a lot, but not in a physically stressful job. Levi's just are not as good as they used to be and any one who says differently hasn't been buying them or wearing them as much as we have.
123 of 139 people found the following review helpful
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Not department store jeans.,
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I normally buy my husband's 501's at the mall but went this route because I was short on time. HUGE mistake. The material is totally different than any pair he owns and there are a lot of little differences that make me think these are knock offs. These jeans went straight to the work jeans pile because they are just weird in fit, color everything. They were also not much cheaper than I would have paid from a real retailer. I will not buy 501's again unless they are from trusted chain retail store.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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Would give negative stars if able...,
By Skipper McFearson "quickcuda6" (Colorado Springs, CO) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Levi's Men's 501 Jean (Apparel)
Paper thin fabric will not last anywhere near the 501s of yesteryear. Fit is unreliable. Feel is very disappointing. Will not buy again until Levis goes back to the old denim material. Absolutely disgusted!
185 of 219 people found the following review helpful
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501 easier to buy online,
By While much of the negative commentary concerned Levi Strauss's move away from domestic manufacturing has focused on the button-fly 501s, the bigger problem I have seen is with the old 1970's standby, the 505, which has a zipper as opposed to button fly. The variability on sizing and sew quality with the 505s is an issue if you are going to buy them online or mail order. You really have to try them on to see how they fit. The 501 are much easier to buy online or by mail order because the sizing is much less critical on the waist, which is the so-called "anti-fit" waist, meaning there is no curve to the rise (the distance between the crotch and the top of the waist), because the original 501s were merely cut down bib overalls which were made to hang, rather than be fitted to the waist. The biggest problem I have noted on the 505's is the variability in size in the thigh area, meaning that some fit baggy and some seem rather tight, even though they are theoretically the same size of a label. Since the 501s are more forgiving as far as sizing, if you are buying online you might consider them instead of 505s, unless you don't want the button fly.
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Thousands of Broncos fans who entered Sports Authority Field at Mile High several hours prior to Saturday's Summer Scrimmage were treated to a sneak peek at the approximately $30 million in stadium renovations that were undertaken in the offseason.
Fans were greeted by the dazzling, high-definition display of the upgraded scoreboard – which now fully measures 220 feet long by 40 feet high – and grooved to pre-scrimmage music pumped out of the stadium's new sound system.
"Aside from winning games, (Broncos Owner and Chief Executive Officer) Pat Bowlen's top priority is improving the fan experience," Broncos Senior Vice President of Business Development Mac Freeman said to the media during a tour of the stadium.
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The scoreboard upgrades – as well as the two new HD video displays above the stadium's north end zone – will provide fans with more stats, more red zone coverage, more highlights, improved instant replay coverage and more interactive content that will enhance the fan experience.
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (February 8, 2003) The Wilmington College Quakers were defeated 85-57 in OAC action on Saturday afternoon. 10 of the 12 Quaker players that saw action scored in the game while John Carroll put four players in double figure scoring.
Wilmington (4-17, 2-12 OAC) led in the game at 3-2 3:30 into the game before the visiting Blue Streaks rattled off a 12-0 run over the next three and a half minutes, taking an 11-point lead. The Quakers clawed their way back, and trailed by just seven with four minutes to go in the half before JCU opened a 10-0 run that gave the visitors from University Heights a double digit advantage that they held going into the locker room up by 15 at 43-28.
John Carroll (14-6, 11-3 OAC) scored first in the second stanza and never looked back, outscoring the Quakers 42-29 and led by as many as 32 in the period, ending the game up by 28 at 85-57.
Leading the way for the Quakers was David Guy (Webb City, MO/Webb City) who scored a team-high 11 points. Mike Umpleby (Columbus/Centenniel) scored nine for the hosts as 10 of the 12 players that got into the game reached the scoring column. Deon Short (Cincinnati/Mt. Healthy) pulled down a team-leading seven rebounds while also dishing out three assists to lead the squad.
John Carroll put four players in double figures in the scoring column, led by Michael Grogan¹s 16 points. Matthew Moran scored 14 while Andrew Salata scored 11 and David Gibbons chipped in 10. Gibbons pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds while Ryan Dolatowski and Salata each grabbed nine while Jim Rosol dished out a game-high five assists.
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