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453 reviews | 4.8 out of 5
Nice and large and sturdy, I couldn't ask for a better price. The lowest I found before Walmart was like $109. Easy to pop up, no tools needed and it has a divider for when you know your pup will grow to be a larger dog.
This crate seems to be sturdy & was easy to put assemble. Price was competitive. I purchased the small size and its perfect for out teacup yorkie.
We use this for our puppy to spend her time when we are sleeping or not at home. She loves it because it is so open and she can see everything. We put old carpet on the bottom and she is very comfortable in it.
Easy to put together. Can't find a better price!
This is a great price on a product that is handy (for such a large kennel) and easy to use. My only gripe is that I put a 36 lb Shepherd puppy in it and he's bent two of the bars (wires?) to such an extent that instead of vertical they're now parallel to the floor and extending well into and across his cage! If a big dog wanted to I'm sure he could eat through this in no time. My puppy could've chewed his way to freedom eventually. Nice kennel, but needs better welds on the bar ends to keep it intact. Looking for more room for a dog already accustomed to a kennel? Look no further, this one's great.
I have a 14 pound Dachshund and this Crate was the perfect size for him.... He is quite happy in it and can see thru it since it is all metal and no plastic walls.
I bought this crate for my 15 pound puppy. It comes with a divider if you have 2 small pets, but I think it's great just for my one small dog. It gives him enough room so he doesn't have to feel closed in. They delivered it before the estimated delivery date and it was in great condition. I think it's a great product for a great price. You have to buy a soft bed for your pet because it comes with a hard plastic pan, that's easy to clean and replace in the crate, but it doesn't come with a bed. I bought it from Walmart because although there are other companies online to choose from, I feel more comfortable with Walmart just in case I had a problem and needed to return it. Luckily I didn't. Oh and by the way, it's easy to set up. It's foldable too, in the event that you have to travel with it. I would definitely recommend this product.
I brought this crate because I put my dog in it when we are at work since she's been having a lot of accidents in the house I have a 5 pound dog and I ordered the small crate it's a little to big for her she needs the extra small I put a bed in the crate to take up most of the room so it leaves very little space for her to relieve herself and she's been in it for 2 weeks and she haven't relieved herself in it yet she waits on us to get home to let her out so that's a good thing.
I had bought a crate very similar to this one and paid twice the cost. When I got this one home, it was exactly as they mentioned. The only downside to this one is the handle does not stay on when transporting. Because of that, you should never use the handle and carry it when your pet is in it. Other than that, great value and quality.
I ordered this in the a.m. & it was at my door the next day! I chose std ship so I was suprised to get it so fast. I have a 4lb Morkie & its perfect for him. It comes with a divider attachment if you need it to be a little smaller. I didnt even know until I opened the box that it just unfolds & is so easy to put together. I've had ones before that have poles & this is the easiest. I recommend!!!
I got the small crate for my 10lb jack russell terrier. And it still is a little two big for her, but the divider comes in handy for it! Great Crate! just wish i would have bought the XS :( Oh well!
I have a large adult dog and this was perfect for her. It is light enough that I could carry it with me if I needed a portable kennel, and large enough that she has room to move around. I am very pleased.
I was first nervous as to what quality it would be. But after I received it I was very pleased with the quality as well as the ease of putting it together at a great price. I did some window shopping at the big name pet stores and seen comparable crates for more than twice the price I paid. Thank Midwest and Walmart.
Love it! Excellent price and free shipping to home! Easy assemble. I use this for my 2 doggies when we aren't home. Great buy!
My 13lb coka-poo has pushed his way through the side by bending the very flimsy wire.
I bought this crate before I brought my 8wk old Shih Tzu puppy home in May 2010. *note- size was 24" L x 18" W x 19" H*. I like to read reviews before I make a purchase and was a bit skeptical of this one at first. Well I brought it home and the set up was incredibly simple. I love the divider that is included, gave my pup a smaller space so it didn't feel so uncomfortable. The tray is super easy to clean as well. My pup is now 15 pounds and still sleeps in the crate every night comfortable. I decided to buy this again when I brought another pup home last month. Great purchase
I expected much flimsier quality for such a low price compared to competitors. I was surprised and happy to recieve a very sturdy well made and easier than other houses I have owned to put together! Great brand!
This crate arrived quickly and was very easy to put up. My issue is that the sliding lock bars are very short - my shephard puppy pushed the door open with the locks on. I was able to put clips on the door to keep her in. She then pushed the sides out -tonight I will press the side clips back together.
Really nice crate and my 10 pound Jack Russell loves it - even goes in on her own to just "hang out". The size and ease of putting up and taking down will be perfect for travel,
This crate works perfectly. It was easy to assemble. The floor of the crate pulls out for cleaning purposes. And it has two latches to insure the dog stays in.


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On April 2, 2011, local alt-rock band Decibully played Cactus Club with some new material.
Then, in the middle of the set, frontman BJ Seidel revealed the band was coming to an end. The difficult news was even harder to take when the band posthumously dropped an excellent farewell album, "Ta Daa Boo-Ya Chainsaw Us" (also referred to as simply "Decibully") a couple days later.
Three years later, Decibully is back, playing Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St., at 8 p.m. Monday ($10) as part of a special Milwaukee Day celebration, along with resurrected Milwaukee band Juniper Tar and Whips.
When Decibully disbanded, it wasn't out of animosity. The guys were "being dragged reluctantly into adulthood," bassist and guitarist Justin Klug, 39, half-joked. Also, co-founder Ryan Weber, who lives in Washington and was unable to make the reunion, was joining the Peace Corps.
"We had kind of gotten to the point where we weren't touring as much and things were changing in everyone's lives, and we lost steam," Seidel, 37, said at a recent Decibully practice. "And when the price of gas went up, we canceled some tours. Our guarantee didn't offset the 15-hour drive and what we were making at shows, which at some was $200 a night."
Consequently, Decibully was dropped by Polyvinyl Record Co., which released the band's first two albums, "City of Festivals" and "Sing Out America," in 2003 and 2005. (Chris Rosenau, of Volcano Choir and Collections of Colonies of Bees, was in Polyvinyl act Pele at the time and made the introduction.)
But it had a fun run, including a five-week European trek in 2005, which explains why the band made two more albums for local label the Listening Party, run by the band's Andrew Menchal and Nicholas Sanborn.
"We got along so well for a band that toured as much as we did," said guitarist Kenny Siebert, 31. "We'd get home, and the next day we'd be texting each other."
The reunion gig was an opportunity for the old friends to hang out at practices again. North Carolina-based Sanborn, busy with the new, buzzed-about electronic duo Sylvan Esso, is even flying in for the show.
"We haven't really talked about anything in the future," Klug said. "But speaking for myself, I don't want to lose the chemistry that exists between all these people. I certainly don't want to neglect it any more."
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Human waste and filth ► AcknowledgedWood Street Emeryville, California
I cannot be quite anymore. I am a home owner, and want to see my neighborhood clean, and free from waste. What I drive by every day is disgusting, and should be burned.
From about 32nd Street and Wood/Beach it is a human waste land. There are shanty shacks everywhere, which gives legitimate homeless folks a place to stay warm; but, where is their human waste going? The "lost boys" who are littering the same area, all the way around the Target store is even worse. Honestly, I do not mind the homeless as much as I do the "lost boys". They are young, homeless by choice, train hopping kids living on the streets. They bathe in the Target store, cruise the parking lot looking for unlocked cars (I caught them trying to get into mine) and sit outside the entrance begging.
I can bet if the heath department was to come through this area it would be blocked off. Can you imagine the waste we cannot even see from the road.
SOMEONE needs to do something about this. Who's responsibility is it? Emeryville? Oakland? Targe?· Reported by d wood · Share · Flag Flagged
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Went by yesterday and there were about 3 or 4 city trucks cleaning up the area next to Target as well as along Wood Street. Now let's see what happens - usually a week later it is all back!
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Soon as you see them again call public works tell them they just cleaned them up and they came back. Call and call and call, have your neighbors call. Hopefully they get tired of being moved.
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I have not drove down this way in a couple weeks - went to Target this morning. From 14th and Wood, all the way to Target it is a wasteland of trash. The "lost boys" have set up camps all over the area in tents as well they have cut through a fence beyond the tracks and are moving in that way. I would have taken a photo but don't want to be harassed. The city really needs to get involved in cleaning up this issue!!
simplyblu (Registered User)
Why hasn't this issue been addressed? Within 24hrs issue a 72 hour notice to leave and issue a stay away order. Just because they are out by Target doesn't mean that the neighborhood should have to put up with it 24/7. Have u written the mayor? If u can try and take a picture. SHAMEFUL


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What would be the best way to display & program simple game board (say chess, checkers and such) in C#? In terms of controls and underlying game logic.
An idea that came to my mind was to use Picture Box (or class inheriting from it) with Board & Field classes.
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Googling some also brought me to solutions using button/label for each game field. But back to Board, Field and PictureBox.
Extendability - designing it properly would easily allow to implement any other board game (or even card game) as it's all about board with modifiable fields after all.


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The Altria Group (NYSE: MO) is the leading cigarette manufacturer in the United States, Despite a weak economy and stiff competition, the company has been doing fairly well with a 22 percent increase in revenue this past year. This is a significant number given that cigarette sales are down in the United States. In fact, consumption of tobacco in the American market has fallen to less than half that of Japan and Europe. But Altria has other tricks up its sleeve that more than compensate for tobacco products. Altria's holdings also include wine and beer, financial services, cigars and smokeless products. Analysts attribute the company's ability to maintain a steady growth and solid dividend production to its diverse holdings. In short, Altria has been able to compensate for lost tobacco revenue through diversification, something that nearest competitors Reynolds American (NYSE: RAI), and Lorillard (NYSE: LO) have been unable to do.
In March of 2007 Altria spun off its remaining stake in Kraft Foods to its shareholders. The spinoff strengthened the company by reducing debt and allowing Altria purchase as much as $40 billion worth of its shares. Then in March of 2008 Altria spun off Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) giving PM shareholders shares of the now separate company as compensation for their lost revenues in Altria. The motive behind the spin offs was sound. Combined, the moves made Altria a smaller, more manageable and profitable company.
In addition, and shareholders love this, the company has increased its annual dividend 44 times in the last 46 years. In fact the company announced that the 2012 dividend ratio payout was 80 percent of adjusted earnings per share. 80 percent is a mighty nice reward to loyal investors and it still left Altria a nice chunk of cash to devote investments and projects, which should please Altria shareholders. In a market that has become known in the past few years for its inconsistency, investors find the solid performance of Altria a comfortable choice. The assurance of a return on their investments in the form very nice dividends has shareholders keeping their money right where it is for the long haul.
The company has a proven track record with investors and a sound business plan in place. So in spite of all of the issues confronting cigarette companies today, including tax hikes, health concerns, negative advertising, Altria has managed to maintain and even enhance a strong earnings platform by utilizing various business strategies in order to compensate for what might have been lost revenue. Analysts and investors like this stock and with good reason continue to stand behind it. Altria may not have the financial clout of a Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) or Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) but it is a sound, reliable investment and is likely to stay so for the long-term.Back To Emerging Growth's Instablog HomePage »
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A serial-robbery suspect was arrested Monday night, following a wild police chase through Reno that ended in a crash.
Reno Police arrested 23-year-old Jesse Hedrick at Interstate-80 near Robb Drive. Detectives say he tried to rob a woman at gunpoint Monday morning, as she was walking into the Wells Fargo on Neil Road near Meadowood Mall.
When she refused to cooperate, the man drove off. The suspect was spotted by police a short time later...and began chasing him.
The pursuit ended when the man crashed into another car on I-80.
Hedrick is now facing charges of attempted armed robbery, felony eluding police and possession of a stolen car.
He is also being questioned for two additional robberies that happened since Sunday.
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Slip away to a private world of restoration in the peaceful atmosphere of any of our oversized guest rooms and suites, many of which feature one of three possible vistas. Standard Views offer north-facing perspectives of surrounding non-skiing mountains and the town of Avon. Valley Views—from floors 7, 8, and 9—also look north to surrounding mountains and Avon. Mountain Views consist of partial or complete views of Beaver Creek Ski Mountain and Eagle River.
A special workstation desk with wired and wireless High Speed Internet Access facilitates business, while a customized kitchen offers all the conveniences you need for nourishment.
Our signature 10-layer Heavenly® Bed envelops you with its pure white, triple-sheeted bedding topped with a down blanket and duvet-enclosed comforter. A custom mattress will lull you to sleep as you rest your head on a king-size, plump goose down or thick feather pillow.
The Heavenly® Bath offers a custom-designed shower with a dual showerhead offering a choice of spray options, plus a specially designed, curved shower rod to eliminate shower curtain cling. A plush bathrobe, oversized cotton towels, and refreshing bath amenities help you soak away the day's stress.
Our eco-friendly emphasis in all guest rooms and throughout the hotel is seen in recycling bins, low-emitting VOC paints and carpets, energy-saving appliances, timers on fireplaces, energy-efficient lighting, and the use of natural cleaning products and microfiber cloths to reduce chemicals.
Housekeeping services are offered twice daily, including daily cleaning from 8am to 5pm and evening service and turndown from 6pm to 9pm.
Furry friends receive a Heavenly® Dog Bed and water bowls upon arrival, along with a doggie welcome kit.
A Westin não inventou o ar fresco, mas temos o orgulho de oferecer quartos sem vestígios de fumaça de cigarros neste hotel.
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- In-Room Movies
- Cable Channels
- Free Newspaper
- Flat Screen TV
- Voicemail Service
- Bose CD Wave Radio
- Data Port
- Dual-Line Speaker Telephone
- The Westin Heavenly Dog Bed Available
Room Amenities & Services
- Personalized Wake-Up Service
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Maid Service
- Smoke Detectors
- Sprinklers in Room
- Turndown Service
- Valet Service
- Express Check-Out
- Air-Conditioned Room
- Humidifier
Room Features
- Individual Climate Control
- In-Room Safe
- 100% Non-Smoking Guestrooms
- Windows that Open
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Republican Governor Mitt Romney signs the Massachusetts health-care overhaul into law, April 12, 2006. Among those flanking him are US Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Senate President Robert Travaglini, all Democrats.
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2 months after purchasing the Gunnar Intercept Onyx Black Gaming Glasses I have not had 1 headache to date and can endure hours of FPS games in comfort. The frame and build of the Gunnar Intercept's are light and sit well over my nose. At first I found it rather strange wearing them noticing they were there and giving my games a very light tint/contrast increase – but this became very enjoyable, very quickly and I soon forgot that I even had them on! The style is very swag pro gamer but hey we like that right? Ha, not the kind of thing you would wear going out for a drink with friends but in a computer environment they are a win. All for around £50 I am very satisfied I have these in my life!


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Taken this afternoon trying out the back cloth which I have made to use in our back room. I also used the lights Ian very kindly bought me for my birthday last year. Luckily Ian also managed to get my flash gun to work with the radio trigger.
Not a lot done to this, ' so I see' I hear to say.
Got rid of the creases in the back cloth and altered tones with the curves tool.
Just a bit of fun on a Sunday afternoon while the dinner is cooking.
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Jeez Robbie, you could have asked him to hold the crime card higher
OK, seriously now, the red marks on his neck where you tried to strangle him are a bit distracting...
He looks thoroughly fed up (probably 'cos you never asked him to take his clothes off)
When do we get to see the side view?
Joking aside, I think this is a good first go. There is a little burn out above his right (left to us) ear, but the lighting gives good modelling on Ian's face.
Looking forward to seeing some good portraits as you progress
Cheers, Goggz
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Ha, ha - you should know he always has a serious face on when he has his photo taken. The side image really does look like a mug shot though. I will load that one tomorrow evening.
Talking about taking his clothes off ... we talked about that over dinner and said we should have done some of his chest before his operation!!
I agree with you both about the born out on his right ear - don't think I paid enough attention to that. Will keep an eye out.
Thanks for you both for your comments and your mods Willie.
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Last seen behind a monopod at the tall ships, good shot, Tony
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If you put up the side view I may never talk to you again (or perhaps that should say I will never stop talking to you again )
For a first go with the new set up this is pretty good, considering your model is less than willing. I agree about the slight burn out over my left ear, probably reflection off my scalp. Maybe next time we should turn the lights down a bit further.
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Yes he does smile for me Roy - but not to the camera
Thanks for the mod.
Pete, The more we moved the lights away the greater the creases appeared in the backcloth!!
Thanks for you comments.
See you tomorrow at Dunham Massey Pete
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Yes he does smile for me Roy - but not to the camera
Thanks for the mod.
Pete, The more we moved the lights away the greater the creases appeared in the backcloth!!
Thanks for you comments.
See you tomorrow at Dunham Massey Pete
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Just like the previous years, I'd do a summary of my year. 2014 has been a relatively quiet year for me, but definitely a significant one as our first born arrived.
Here goes..
We first found out we're pregnant on 20 January 2014 :)
Nothing much happened other than it was Chinese New Year and my tyre got deliberately punctured in my work place's carpark. Hmm..
Luckily my saviour came about 15 minutes later and I didn't have to wait two hours for Gareth to endure peak traffic to come from the other side of the world to get me.
It's my husband's birthday and also the month we formally announced our pregnancy.
I attempted to make Seremban beef noodles (great) and also salt beef (not worth the effort).
Cel got married to the love of her life and I was honoured to be her maid of honour and helped out! What a beautiful day :)
It was the month of water rationing, and of course I ranted about people washing their precious cars during the water shortage.
We found out the gender of our baby! Am not going to bluff, I really wanted a boy so my wish came true. Now that Liam's born, I really want a girl next.
I also posted picture of my bump for the first time at 5 months pregnant. Looked like a food baby.
We watched Jersey Boys and it was fabulous!
Happy days as this was the month that Lance and Mel got married. They're possibly one of my favourite couples in the world :)
I ate a live octopus.
We also went to Bali for a babymoon cum birthday trip. Thank you husband! :)
The month I turned 30 and also the month I started a small business. The latter is still in its infancy and growth has been slow due to the baby but my plans and dreams for it are still burning passionately.
In the middle of July, I exhibited a classic symptom for pre-labour called "show". I was only 29 weeks pregnant then and it wasn't a good idea to give birth. My doctor immediately ordered bed rest and also steroid jabs to hasten my baby's lung development.
I was a little shaken by the episode but I wasn't stressed up because I knew that worrying was not going to help me. I went on with life as normally as possible and continued to enjoy my pregnancy, albeit with caution and more awareness of my body. I kept telling my body to hang on till 35 weeks at the least.
Husband took me to Ten for a Japanese degustation/omakase for my 30th birthday. It was really delicious.
A week later, on the second last day of July, my water broke and I went into labour. I was 32 week 4 days pregnant.
Liam was born on 31 July 2014 at 1.52pm.
While I discharged a day after labour, Liam stayed on for 23 days more in hospital, 11 of them spent in NICU. It was a blur of visiting hospital twice a day to give Liam kangaroo care, pumping milk every 3 hours and dealing with changes to my body.
This was the time I realised that I had married the right man. I don't know how I could survive this month if it wasn't for Gareth.
It was also very rewarding to see Liam improve every day. He's my strong boy :)
It's a great month as we finally brought Liam home. While it was tiring to care for a baby, I am just so glad that our baby's finally home and that he is healthy.
I also wrote a blog post about what expectant parents should buy. Very relevant if you're planning on breastfeeding.
Liam turned 2 months old and we did an impromptu photoshoot.
I wrote a tribute for our 2nd wedding anniversary on the 27th.
I cooked for the husband and he bought me flowers, donuts and a packet of salt beef. He really knows how to make his wife happy :)
I wrote about why dogs are better for babies than humans.
My favourite month as it's Xmas. We weren't planning on throwing our annual Xmas dinner party but alas, we couldn't resist the festivity, so we hosted a smaller do.
It's extra special for me this year because we have both my mother-in-law and Liam together with us.
Gareth blogged about it here.
It's also the month that my brother got married! I was bawling as he and his wife entered the banquet hall, I guess I was happily overwhelmed by the fact that my brother is now a grown-up. I am so happy for him as I know my sister-in-law is a great girl and I wish them all the happiness in their marriage.
I also got myself a new phone, after giving the same phone to Gareth for Xmas lol.
So there, a summary of my 2014. I hope 2015 will be a better year for everyone. Less natural and man-made disasters please, and hopefully no haze >_<
I'd love to travel more too and get the business up and running by itself. And also to enjoy watching my baby grow up healthily. So much to do, so little time.
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Greif Inc. (GEF)
F4Q09 Earnings Call
December 10, 2009 10:00 am ET
Mike Gasser - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Don Huml - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Deb Strohmaier - APR, Vice President, Communications
Christopher Manuel - Keybanc Capital markets
James Lucas - Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
Christopher Chun - Deutsche Bank
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Greetings and welcome to the Greif Inc. fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 earnings conference call. (Operator Instructions).
It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Deb Strohmaier of Greif, Inc., thank you, you may begin.
Deb Strohmaier
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We are on slide two. The information provided during this morning's call contains forward-looking statements. Actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied. Some factors that could cause the results or outcomes to differ are on slide 2 of this presentation, in the company's 2008 Form 10-K and in other company SEC filings as well as company earnings news releases.
As noted on slide three, this presentation uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including those that excludes special items such as, restructuring charges and timberland disposals. Management believes the non-GAAP measures provide a better indication of operational performance and a more stable platform in which to compare the historical performance of the company than the most nearly equivalent GAAP data.
All non-GAAP data in the presentation are indicated by footnotes. Tables showing the reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP measures are available at the end of this presentation and in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 earnings release.
I will now turn the call over to Chairman and CEO, Mike Gasser.
Mike Gasser
Thank you, Deb. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our conference call today. For those who are following this presentation on the web, we are on slide 4.
I am very happy to report that our fiscal 2009 has ended. I believe our solid defensive measures mitigated much of the unprecedented challenges while at the same time, our reinforced offense allowed us to take advantage of some unparalleled opportunities. At the beginning of 2009 and throughout, I have said that our goal was to end this year better than when we started it. Today, I can confidently say we did that, as difficult as 2009 was, Greif is a better and stronger company forward.
On defense, during fiscal 2009 we adapted to a difficult global market conditions and volatile raw material prices. Through the Greif business system initiatives and other contingency actions, we achieved over $150 million in cost saving, exceeding our target. From these actions, we expect to fully realize permanent benefits of at least a $120 million in fiscal 2010. To fortify our offense, we closed our new senior credit facilities and issued senior notes in 2009, improving our financial position meaningfully.
Our strong cash flow and balance sheet give us a financial flexibility to pursue profitable growth. Speaking of growth, we completed six tuck-in acquisitions and continued to pursue our robust pipeline of consolidation and product line extension opportunities in 2010. Looking at the fourth quarter, we were encouraged by our operating results, which were above the same period last year and significantly higher sequentially. Volumes continued to gradually improve and further cost savings were realized.
slide five outlined some of our key sustainability efforts. Each of these actions is intended to benefit the greater good, while also yielding the return on investment to our business. Two years ago, we challenged all Greif locations to reduce their energy usage by 10% by January 2010. We achieved this goal and will soon announce our new mid-term energy and carbon reduction goals to be realized by the end of 2015 and our aspirational long term goals set for the end of 2020.
We changed the name of our timber segment to land management which reflects the focus of this business now, where before we had been primarily concerned with responsible timber management and harvesting. We have involved to consciously take advantage of the full range of opportunities our forest lands present, including wild life stewardship recreation and development, taking advantage of our product line extension and rainwater management system in two cities, which we hope to eventually scale to other regions of the world. We are also partnering with various organizations to create complementary water purification processes for communities with the lack of access to safe water.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Don Huml will now provide you with an update of our financial results.
Don Huml
Thank you Mike. Good morning everyone. Please go to slide Six. Our net sales for the year decreased 26% due to lowered sales volumes, up 16%. Foreign currency translation of 6% and lower selling prices of 4%. The lower sales volumes resulted from a dramatic decline in the global economy, and lower selling prices were primarily due to the pass through of the lower raw material costs.
Importantly, following a sharp drop in sales volumes in the first quarter, we achieved sequential growth for the reminder of the year, and exited 2009 with positive volume comparisons.
Operating profit before special items was $313 million for 2009, compared to $413 million last year. The decrease was primarily due to lower net sales. The cost reductions achieved under client business system initiatives and specific contingency actions significantly offset these reductions. As these savings are annualized they will provide further contributions in 2010. Interest expense was $54 million for 2009, compared to $50 million in the prior year.
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What is your intention in reading this article? No, I mean specifically, what was the intent that you planned to achieve as a result of reading it? Testing me as a writer? Dipping your toe into some management advice? Checking to see if I'm going to offer something you don't already know? Or to satisfy your curiosity as a learning professional?
The thing is, I'm not so worried about what your intent was, just that you had one before you started reading. A clear goal to achieve; something that means you can make a decision about whether the few minutes it's going to take you to read this article was worth your investment. It's a benchmark against which you can make a judgment. Developing the "intent-forming" habit in itself, can help you to be a more discerning leader.
Intent and Concentration
I don't see it as my job to tell you what your intent should be, but the reason I think having one is so important, in anything you do but perhaps especially in the area of communication, is that it does wonderful things to your focus and levels of concentration.
Let's have a look specifically at two areas in relation to how your heightened focus would benefit your performance, in the area of effective communication with your most valuable asset: your people.
"Other focus"
I have a very clear and simple intent when working with coaching clients: I want to listen to understand. I enter each conversation with the same intent at the fore-front of my mind. I can't possibly achieve this if my thinking is scattered and not absolutely focused on the person sitting across from me, or on the other end of the telephone call.
In order to understand the person and the situation fully, I need to listen to what is being said and what isn't being said; what the body language, tone and pace of the person I'm working with might mean. It requires a lot of mental energy and you'll know when you are doing it properly:
"Me focus"
This is a trickier one to balance in great communication because it is very easy to move your concentration away from the person you are talking with, and bring your attention back to your world, rather than staying with the conversation. Your mind wanders to the next meeting you need to attend in 10 minutes; the report you need to finish writing; the customer you need to call back.
The thing is, as soon as your mind is elsewhere, most people can spot it and it negatively affects communication. If you are the manager of the person you are talking with, you might as well just put up a big sign saying "OK junior, I've stopped listening now!". The senses of the person you are talking with often seem to be heightened simply because of the difference in status, so take care. If your intention is clear, and it is to understand something about thesituation of the person you are talking with, then as soon as you get the sense you have mentally gone 'walkabout', you can re-assert some control over your thoughts.
There is an exception to this rule however and in coaching circles we refer to it as counter-transference. Let me share an example to explain this: if you are talking with someone and you get a sense of frustration, for example, it may well be that the sense you are feeling is a mirror of the feelings/state of the person you are talking with. They may be frustrated too.
Whilst you may be wrong about the 'sense' that you had, if you are truly intent on understanding, then you may choose to reflect the feelings that you had with the other person. Offer it as an observation, don't be clumsy (or arrogant) and assume just because you sense it, it must be true. Give the person the opportunity to disagree with you too – this is especially important if you are their boss! I tend to position it like this: "I am experiencing a sense of frustration. What might the reasons for that be, do you think?" Sometimes this is when you really find out what the person is thinking, concerned about etc.
In summary, have a clear and simple intention for all your communication. If you don't have one, try just entering your next conversation fully intent on listening to understand what is happening, both at the level you can see and hear, and at deeper levels of communication too. Bring all your focus and concentration to it but don't exclude using yourself as a source of potentially powerful data, that may help develop understanding even further.
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Anthony Pignataro is a terrific journalist. In fact, he's clearly Orange County's hardest-working and best reporter covering the epic struggle over the future of El Toro. But his article ("No Guarantees," Aug. 10) demonstrates that even the best reporters can miss the mark when it comes to planning and then actually creating a Great Park.
Pignataro wants a bulletproof initiative that will lock out the airport—and any other undesirable development at El Toro. The Orange County Great Park Initiative will do that. Pignataro also wants what two-thirds of Orange County voters want: he wants to lock in the Great Park, a vast metropolitan park that can truly become America's greatest park. The Great Park Initiative will do that, too. But in an excess of caution, Pignataro finds fault with the initiative because it doesn't have, in his words, "an iron-clad guarantee that the word 'park' means just that: no commercial development can ever take place within its boundaries."
No commercial development? Of any kind? Ever? Pignataro can't possibly mean that. The abandoned military base at El Toro is 4,700 acres—seven square miles. That's enough land to hold New York's Central Park and San Francisco's Golden Gate Park and San Diego's Balboa Park, and still have more than 1,000 acres left over. No commercial development of any kind at Orange County's Great Park? No privately funded Smithsonian West with commercial gift shops? No veterans' memorial and cemetery that could include private plots for sale? No commercial boat rentals at the planned 100-acre central lake? No facilities for weddings and other gatherings at the Great Park's botanical gardens? No modestly priced but "commercial" campgrounds with family cabins, small grocery and supply stores, and even a few non-multiplex old-fashioned movie theaters? No possibility of a for-profit clubhouse and restaurant as part of a public golf course? No caf�s or eateries as part of a sprawling complex of art, history and science museums? No privately operated performing-arts facilities as part of a public-private partnership to bring reasonably priced live entertainment to millions? No vendors or for-profit lakeside caf�s where people can enjoy a cup of coffee while reading the latest OC Weekly ads? No commercial recreation facilities—no ice rink? No tennis courts or other athletic facilities suitable for tournaments and related commercial activities? No stables for horses and horseback riding? No farmers' market next to 500 acres or even 1,000 acres of land-banked "commercial" agriculture as part of the Great Park?
Rest assured, thousands of acres of wildlife habitat and trail systems and traditional parklands and picnic areas will become a reality if the Great Park Initiative is adopted. But these wonderful open-space uses are made all the more enjoyable if some carefully planned and carefully controlled human-scale commercial development is permitted.
I understand Pignataro's concern about special interests teaming up with craven politicians to dismember or privatize large chunks of the Great Park. Is that a possibility? Yes, of course it's possible. But it's not likely to happen. I'm very confident that after working for years—successfully—to stop an unwanted airport and then to create the greatest park in America, hundreds of thousands of Orange Countians will never surrender their stake in planning the Great Park.
Decades in public life have taught me that once empowered, the people jealously defend their power. The Orange County Great Park is more than an idea embodied in a citizens' initiative. It's a grassroots people's movement now. Have faith in the people. Great Park, yes!Larry Agran
Thanks to Anthony Pignataro for pointing out the flaws in the so-called Great Park Initiative. I have refused to sign the petition because of these exact loopholes that allow for massive development. The only thing "green" about this measure is the money that would enrich developers and the city of Irvine. As it stands now, there is the dilemma of picking the lesser of two evils: a commercial airport at El Toro or developers raping what's left of the open space in OC. Unfortunately, there are some people out there who don't care what happens to the whole county just so long as the airport is killed. This is akin to using a sledgehammer on a wall just to swat a fly.
For those concerned about killing an airport and preserving the "quality of life" in OC, they should just put Measure S on the ballot again. It would be sue-proof and would overturn Measure A, which zoned the base for use as a commercial airport. And if Irvine wants the voters to trust them with custody of the 4,700-acre base for a "park" and "open space," they really need to improve their current record of land stewardship. Preserving Laguna Canyon would be a great start!Rex Ricks
Anthony Pignataro's story on El Toro's potentially ambiguous Central Park initiative illustrates nicely that the airport backers can't have it both ways. First they say that vast new taxes will be needed to finance the park. Then they say that the initiative allows economic development of at least some of it. I see a let-out clause allowing some of this valuable land to be developed by the highest bidder as a strength, not a weakness of the initiative. If grant funding and other land-rent sources for the park prove to be inadequate, such a clause would act as a safety valve, allowing the remaining land to be developed over time as a park on a fully self-sustaining basis. And the taxes would stay in my pocket, where they belong. It's a good initiative, and it should be put to the vote.Simon Turner
I read with interest your article about Dr. G. Steven Kooshian, who is accused of administering worthless injections to his patients and billing them (and presumably their insurance companies and Medicare/Medicaid) for the drugs and his services (R. Scott Moxley's "Say, 'Ah,'" Aug. 10). It is unfortunate that at this stage, much of the attention has been focused on Virgil Opinion's credibility and motivation for going public and Kooshian's claim that Opinion is blackmailing him. Although the allegations made in the article have yet to be proved publicly, if one steps back for a moment and contemplates the legal risk Opinion is taking by speaking out, it is hard to imagine what monetary gain he could possibly hope to achieve that would outweigh such a risk. On its face, this truly does appear to be a case of someone speaking the truth in order to clear his conscience.Edward Pope
It was expected that Dr. G. Steven Kooshian's supporters would come forward with positive comments regarding their friend and physician (Letters, Aug. 10). As a former patient of the doctor's [who has now brought a suit against Kooshian], what disturbed me most about their comments were the one-sided testimonials regarding everything Kooshian has done for the gay and HIV/AIDS community. These testimonials failed to earmark the following items:
1) Virgil Opinion was merely an employee under the direction of Kooshian. As in most cases, if an employee is asked/ordered to perform a certain function or service by his superior, then he/she is obliged to do so or face insubordination and/or termination. As a front-line employee, one has only two choices when it comes to the performance of irregular business practices: quit or stay. It is unthinkable to ponder what Opinion must have endured being placed in that position.
2) OC Weekly's R. Scott Moxley reported the facts as they unraveled. As a responsible journalist, he attempted to gather facts and comments from all angles. Including Kooshian's. But the doctor's legal counsel, Eric E. Davis, advised him not to comment. However, this did not prevent Kooshian from making a damaging comment regarding his office practices in the Sept. 9 Orange County Register: "Kooshian denied ever injecting saline solutions, saying he gave his patients beneficial solutions of multivitamins only when he couldn't procure the drugs."
3) No one is questioning that Kooshian has financially supported the gay and HIV/AIDS community. The fact that he makes personal nonprofit contributions is not an issue. His "extensive" charity work should not cloud his "work ethics"; these are two separate issues.
As a supporter of the gay and HIV/AIDS community, I have a responsibility to address the issues. What happened to me should never have taken place. I am thankful that I was not harmed to the extent that I would be unable to write this letter. Unfortunately, the allegations against Kooshian are on par with being raped; a violation of a different nature. I would have understood if Kooshian did not have the facilities or personnel to implement the treatments or have the product available at the time of my appointments, but such circumstances cannot justify injecting me with salt water when I believed I was receiving critical treatment.
I have no doubt that Kooshian will have his day in court. Perhaps without making excuses, he will actually have something meaningful to say.Bryan K. Noble
For starters, I like Rebecca Schoenkopf's stuff: clever, cynical and mostly humorous. One question though, re: her comment "aren't those good stats" about the nirvana-experiencing medical data coming out of Cuba ("It Wasn't the Cheese!" Aug. 3). My bet: $1 million that Commie Girl will never move to Cuba. Don't you and your utopian friends ever get it? You hate America, and you love the socialist paradises, yet . . . YOU WILL LIVE & DIE ON AMERICAN SOIL! How conveeeenient! But I still like your column.Richard Bacon
Rebecca Schoenkopf responds: Richard, I have never, ever once hated America. It's typical Limbaugh logic to accuse of America-hating everyone who doesn't agree with party-line politics. But thanks for liking my column.
Re: Alison M. Rosen's article about restroom graffiti ("For a Good Time, Call," Aug. 3). Did she know that Benjie's Cafe in Santa Ana keeps a pad of paper on the wall above the toilet in the men's room for the convenience of its customers who write graffiti? Unfortunately, it is behind the toilet, so one cannot write while sitting down. But it's a nice gesture on the part of the management.Jeff Foster
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I know many of you are probably sick of hearing about the holidays by now, but Christmas is my birthday so you're just going to have to deal with another topic because I say so.
This topic is for you to post your favorite Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, or other winter holiday songs. You can also post quirky holiday songs or holiday songs you hate (but you have to post ones you like too, so it doesn't become all negative).
If you happen to think 'Wonderful Christmas Time' is a worthy addition to the Paul McCartney canon, don't worry, we won't judge you. Only God can judge you for your sins. If you're an atheist who likes it, you will be bludgeoned about the head with lobsters by your peers, in the time-honored tradition of our people.
So, here's some of my favorites:
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War is Over)
Not even the sound of the cat being strangled in the background (AKA Yoko) could ruin this song.
David Bowie & Bing Crosby - Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson - Winter Song
Mavis Staples - Christmas Vacation - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Soundtrack
Olivia Olson - All I Want for Christmas - Love Actually Soundtrack
A great song off a fantastic soundtrack from one of my favorite Christmas movies ever.
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Run-D.M.C. - Christmas in Hollis
"This is Christmas music."
On the weirder side of things:
Neil Diamond - The Chanukah Song
It's not weird that Neil Diamond would do a Hanukkah-themed song obviously, just that he would do the Adam Sandler Hanukkah song.
Billy Idol - Jingle Bell Rock
I know the first thing that pops into my head when I want to hear the Christmas standards sung normally is Billy Idol. He looks like the living embodiment of Splodenode's year-round Christmas avatar, which is nightmare fuel:
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My nomination goes to Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey
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This one should become a new holiday standard:
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:lol: That's great.
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I know I'm super lame, but "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" by *N Sync is my all-time favorite Christmas song.
Followed by "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey.
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"Thankful Heart," from A Muppet Christmas Carol. :) Ever since it first hit home video, my family has watched that every single Christmas Eve. It was my Dad's favorite movie.
This is the first Christmas without him. God, that's going to suck. :(
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Hugs, Timby.
I think Locutus knows my favorite Christmas song but I'll post it anyway. ;)
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Hey Kestra! If this thread serves no other purpose, it's great that it's got you posting :)
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You have my sympathies, man.
Good to see you back in the neighborhood, Kes. :)
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