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"This whole experience has been very helpful. I believe I know my customers and their specific needs and wants much better. I now have a feeling for what people seek and how I can best serve them. I have also learned the high value of using social media with my customers. They gather the news, updates from friends, make purchases, enjoy entertainment and discover what's new in the world via various Internet portals. It's clear to me that I can readily reach out online to current and new customers at any time and on any subject through social media.
"As I ponder what I learned, I recognize that I can keep and add new customers by listening and responding appropriately and by inviting my current customers to tell their friends about us. Everyone I spoke to said they were willing to talk to their associates about Bountiful Eatery. How easy was that? I am so excited about having a profitable business as I engage with many new customers. Based on what I now know, I am confident I can open a second restaurant in the next year. When I do, it will have booths, in addition to tables, in fact."
Ed is like you and me; constantly looking for more business. I am thrilled O'Brien walked away from my speech with a new growth strategy that will work for him.
And now I am pleased to share with you my own list of the 10 steps to building a strong future customer base. They are as follows:
1. Start by knowing your current customers and everything about them. I suggest that you develop a precise profile of shoppers; age, education, gender, marital status, employment, hobbies and the places they visit, online and off. Once this is complete, it will be very clear to you who your true clients are.
2. Know their needs and wants. Take time to visit with them. Ask pertinent questions. Listen and learn.
3. Know what they think about your solution and what they think about the competition. Look for problems and opportunities.
4. Know what they watch, listen to and read.
5. Recognize that your customers have friends who are like them.
6. Ask your customers to invite their friends to engage with you. Entice them to connect with these friends via the Internet on your behalf.
7. Invite these prospective buyers to try your offerings.
8. Provide a special introductory offer to them and likewise reward your current clients who helped.
9. Ensure a splendid buying and user experience. Go out of your way to take care of these new shoppers.
10. Ask your new customers to also make referrals. Don't be shy. It's how business grows.
What are your own best strategies for finding more customers? I welcome your ideas. You can reach me at @AskAlanEHall or via my personal website at www.AlanEHall.com.
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Your argument seems to be that people shouldn't live where they know that they could be the victims of a natural disaster. So please tell me which part of the world meets this criteria. I don't need to define "natural disaster" as I'm sure that you know what a natural disaster is.
I emphasized regularity in my post quite a bit. I know, living in California, that there could be an Earthquake. However, the probability of that earthquake being powerful enough to do any significant damage is extremely low.
Also, I would probably point out that Arizona or Idaho are not prone to natural disasters. Could one happen? Sure, could the moon fall on our heads? Sure. Whats the chance of it actually happening? Pretty darn low. The Chance of half of Florida getting demolished at least once in the next decade? Pretty good.
All in all, I think your post makes several poorly thought-out assumptions and displays a general lack of empathy. Why do people live in tornado alley (et al)? Better yet, why do people live in trailer parks in tornado alley (et al)? Your post seems to suggest that it's because they are lazy thrill-seekers looking to make a dime off the tax payers (I guess they themselves don't pay taxes?)? I guess you've never seen footage of a home owner crying over the loss of life and property. I guess you can't imagine what it's like to be so poor that the only place you can afford to live is where property prices are low due to the increased chance of natural disasters.
Technically, personal attacks are against Kavars Rules. My presumed lack of empathy, regardless of it is true, has very little bearing on reality. And I have lived in places in California where the property vales are soo law because of...well, just because they were low. Income was pretty low and jobs were scarce so we didn't need natural disasters to make things "cheap".
As mimartin pointed out, some people have to go to where the jobs are and sometimes that means having to live somewhere potentially dangerous. Regardless, despite all the things that I find to be generally offensive in your post, I do sincerely hope that you never have to find yourself in a position where you require the charity of others.
Yet, unlike your ad hominem attack on my character as a basis for refusing my post, I did take much of that into account in my OP.
If that's the only place for jobs, why don't we, as a society, give them incentives for find work elsewhere, or to get new jobs? If that's the only place jobs are located in their line of work, then shouldn't we as a society have the burden of pressing those companies to move their operations elsewhere, or, since those companies know their workers will have to deal with these things, shouldn't we pressure companies to take better care of their workers?
Much of that was addressed in my post though apparently you decided to think I was a jerk instead of actually reading any of it.
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INDEPENDENCE — Arguably the most anticipated championship match Saturday at the Independence Division III Sectional was the first one.
Black River senior Sebastian Vidika, ranked third in his weight class by Intermatwrestling.com's Josh Lowe and trying for his third straight sectional crown, took on fifth-ranked Manchester sophomore Joey Bowen for the 106-pound championship.
Vidika easily handled Bowen 8-3 to advance to the Garfield Heights District and give Black River its only individual championship.
Neither Vidika nor coach Corey Kline were happy.
"I'm disappointed in myself, honestly," Vidika said. "I know I won, which was my goal, but I'm really disappointed in my performance in that match. My cardio was really bad. I didn't have any pressure on my tilts and I was slow on my feet. It's things like this I've got to fix going into next week."
Vidika had byes straight to the semifinals and did not wrestle during opening-round action Friday. He began his tournament with a seven-second pin of Wellington's Abe Downs before taking on Bowen, but he didn't feel the layoff was a factor.
"My cardio should still be up there, and I should still have the same mindset going," Vidika said. "I just wasn't on my game as I should have been, even though I won.
"I guess it's good to win and beat a former state placer, but rankings don't really matter. It wouldn't have made a difference if he was ranked first, fifth or 12th and I beat him wrestling the same way that I did. My goal is to come in and dominate, and I didn't do that."
Vidika was one of four district qualifiers that helped the Pirates finish seventh out 13 schools with 85 points. Only Lutheran West (fifth, 103) and Wellington (sixth, 102) finished higher out of Patriot Athletic Conference schools.
Vidika was joined by freshman Ian Maund (126) in the sectional championship round. Maund lost 2-0 to defending sectional champ Tim Mecklenburg of Lutheran West.
Mecklenburg gained a measure of revenge on Maund in the process after Maund took the their the 126-pound PAC Tournament semifinal match three weeks ago. Maund wound up finishing PAC runner-up.
This time, Mecklenburg got a second-period takedown and was able to keep from getting turned over from the down position in the third period.
"It feels a little bit better because you're coming as the defending champion and you know everyone's gunning for you," Mecklenburg said. "To keep a hold of that when everyone's gunning for you feels pretty good.
"In the regular season, I beat him 14-2, but he brought it to me at the tournament and I wasn't ready for him. I was also a little under the weather at the time. I knew he was coming at me today and I knew what to expect, so I definitely wrestled him better this time."
Black River junior Ryan Slone (220) and sophomore Duncan Ramsey (195) also qualified for districts Slone lost to eventual runner-up Bryan Jones of Cuyahoga Heights 11-6 in the semifinals, but he came back to pin Mogadore's Daniel Whetstone in 1:32 to punch his ticket to districts.
He took third by default when Warrensville Heights' Donald Wade forfeited.
Ramsey overcame a Friday pin to Oberlin's Morality Anderson with two win Saturday. He edged Mogadore's Kyle Carowick 6-4 then pinned Villa Angela-St. Joseph's Tyler Watson in 2:36 to clinch his first district berth.
Ramsey was pin by Akron Manchester's John Beavers in 2:56 to finish fourth.
"We'll definitely have a lot to work on this week," Vidika said. "It's nice having Ian and Ryan make it through, and it was even cooler that Duncan was able to get out as well. That's great to have some friends and teammates join you at districts. Hopefully, we can all do well next weekend."
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We'll soon launch an entirely new version of DMagazine.com.
There are a number of reasons we're making this change, but foremost among those is that the means through which readers are accessing our online content have changed substantially during the last few years. Visits on smartphones and tablet computers now account for almost 30 percent of our traffic, and we expect that share to continue to increase.
It's a problem because too much of our current website can't be read — except via a series of ritualistic pinches and zooms — on the smaller screens of mobile devices. So we haven't been delivering most of our content in the preferred format of a substantial number of our readers. That'll change with our new site, built with what's called a "responsive design." Essentially that means we've tailored the presentation of each page of the site according to which type of device a user is viewing it on. The illustration above should give you a general sense.
But that's far from all the fabulous new DMagazine.com will do for you. Readers will be able to comment on our articles and our restaurant, bar, and shopping directory listings for the first time. Our new galleries will allow us to run the beautiful photography of our articles and posts in a much more engaging and attractive context. Our navigation bar will snap into place as you scroll down the page, ensuring that it's easier to stay oriented on the site. And our brand-new news page, which we're calling The Daily, will pull together content from across all of our blogs in one addictively readable place.
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Medtronic launches MRI-safe pacemaker in Japan
|Medtronic's Advisa is the first MRI-friendly pacemaker available in Japan--courtesy of Medtronic
Medtronic ($MDT) is launching its MRI-safe Advisa pacemaker in Japan, the first such device available in the country.
Japan's 400,000 pacemaker users are contraindicated for MRI scans, Medtronic says, and the company estimates that between 50% and 75% of pacemaker users eventually need the procedure. That means a huge unmet need in the world's second-largest medical device market, the company figures.
Advisa is still in the midst of an IDE study for FDA approval in the states, but Medtronic got 510(k) clearance last year for Revo, an earlier-generation pacer deemed MRI-safe. St. Jude Medical ($STJ) and Boston Scientific ($BSX) have scan-ready pacemakers on the market around the world, and St. Jude is running trials to get FDA approval for its Accent MRI pacer.
Of course, all the angling to get MRI-safe devices into the hands and hearts of patients assumes pacemakers really are incompatible with scans. A recent study in the American Journal of Cardiology examined the records of 109 patients with pacers and ICDs who received MRIs, finding that all of them came out with devices intact and no heart rhythm disruption.
Then again, it's just one study, but if further research motivates regulators and physicians to pivot on the issue, that sizable unmet need cited by Medtronic and its competitors might just disappear.
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There is no secret recipe to mixing together a successful relationship. Often, couples begin dating without truly understanding each others expectations. Sure, spontaneity can lead to fun and adventure, but it's equally important to communicate and make sure that the relationship is going in a healthy direction.
There's always the question of "where are we going from here?" A simple question to some; however, it can provoke anxiety and doubt for others. Many couples struggle with knowing the right time to seek answers from a partner regarding the next phase. In fact, 48 percent of women agreed that it was extremely important to have a conversation about exclusivity within one month of the relationship (Harris poll on behalf of Merck).
Although men and women might seek the same type of commitment in a relationship, they tend to have different ideas regarding what makes it ideal. Through a Merck survey, it was learned that most women ponder the question: how does one know when a relationship goes from "like to love?"
Shockingly, nearly a third of women, about 28 percent say that exchanging house keys helped them to better determine they were officially in a relationship. Merck recently survey 452 women ages 18 to 44 to uncover what they really think about the early stages of their relationships. The survey found that, 78 percent of women agreed that it is extremely or very important to have a conversation about using hormonal birth control in place of, or in addition to condoms, by the nine month mark in a relationship.
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Today's guest blogger is Australian fabric designer, Aunty Cookie. Shannon is going to be talking to us about her design process.
The way I tackle designing fabric is exactly the same I tackle any work I do. Fast, slap dash and often rushed between kids sleeps. Some ideas come pretty quick and its just a matter of me sitting at the computer and whipping it out – other ideas may fester for months before I actual get a chance to sit down and let it out. But honestly, most of the time I take the idea straight to the computer rather than sketching, doodling, whatever designers are meant to do to develop a pattern to the point they are satisfied it is ready.
My 'Cheater' fabric was a festering idea. I knew I wanted to make a cheater panel, I knew I wanted to include elements of multiple crafts – embroidery, crochet, knitting, patchwork. And maybe chuck in bit of typography to spice it up & connect it to my other fabrics. I use flickr as my main site of sourcing visuals these days. By typing on a few keywords I can fill my inspiration boards with tonnes of pictures – and it was this that that really pushed this cheater print to completion. Looking back it seems fitting that this design for crafters is inspired by the crafters themselves, by the awesome stuff they whip up.
I always design in black and white. Its only once its finished that I play around with print colours. But obviously I'm a one colour print girl. All my fabrics are hand printed by local screen printers – each screen they make costs money, hence the sticking to one screen. And to just justifying my tightass'edness for printing one colour, I shall say that I don't see that printing this way is a disadvantage at all- I mean Id be lying to say I wouldn't like to work in full colour – but one colour prints match in nicely with other ranges, mine or others. People can add it into their stashes and blend it with other ranges. With one colour there is no pressure to buy a whole range of fabrics just to make it co-ordinate, because really – what matches in my eyes in terms of colour & print ain't always what matches in yours, right?
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...stop worrying about your friend's game and focus on your own.
This week's Q&A resolves problems with picking up girls with an embarrassing friend. David DeAngelo, author of Double Your Dating: What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women, has your answers.
reader's questionHey D.,
A friend of mine is hitting on every girl in the bar when we go out, instantly giving them compliments. That is exactly what you say not to do!
I think hanging out with him can actually work against me, as he is pretty much throwing himself at the girls. The girls just squirm at this, and then think I must be the same as my friend. What can I say to this friend of mine to help him to get it?
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david d. respondsKnow what, RAH? I used to have a friend just like you, who would always get upset every time one of his buddies or some other guy would talk to any of the women he had talked to.
Of course, this guy was so busy getting upset instead of taking action to get results for himself that he never had any success with any women in the end.
On the other hand, I have other friends who are just like me. We couldn't care less if some other guy talks to every woman we're talking to. We don't get thrown off our game. We don't get jealous.
Know why?
Because every loser, wussy and dork out there creates a huge opportunity for us. Those are guys like your friend: guys who have no idea how to approach and talk to women. In the end, they just make us look that much better. So stop worrying about your friend's game and focus on your own.
Do you have things totally handled when it comes to meeting and getting dates with these women? If so, you can try to give your friend some pointers. But take it from me, some guys just won't listen up and do what it really takes to be successful with women. Learn from the guys who really know how to do it.
So, I'll ask again. Do you have this part of your life handled?
If not, get to it.
If so, tell your friend to watch and learn, or keep failing miserably.
It's just that simple.
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It smell like plastic to me. Doesn't taste so good to me.
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Great snack
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text: BEFORE THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF THE STATE OF OREGON HEARINGS DIVISION Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division ) Docket No: SH92093 Plaintiff ) Citation No: M730500592 ) NORDIC ENTERPRISES LTD. Defendant ) OPINION AND ORDER Hearing convened and closed on September 11, 1992, in Salem, Oregon. Plaintiff, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OR OSHA), was represented by Assistant Attorney General Kevin Shuba. The employer, Nordic Enterprises Ltd., was represented by its CEO, Norman O. Dversdal. Business Support Services recorded the proceedings. ISSUES The employer contests OR OSHA's citation number M730500592 issued on December 11, 1992. The employer contests items 1-3 and 1-4. It contends that it did not commit the alleged violations and, in the alternative, that if it did commit the violations, the penalties are excessive. FINDINGS OF FACT OR OSHA issued a citation to the employer on April 4, 1992 for numerous violations. Among those violations were items 13 and 14. Item 13 cited the employer for violation of 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i), failure to guard shafts on two snap machines with shaft ends which were not smooth. Item 14 cited the employer for violation of 29 CFR 1910.212(b), failure to securely anchor the two snap machines to prevent walking or moving. That citation is final as a matter of law. On October 22, 1992, Safety Compliance Officers (SCOs) Linda Matthias and Jerry Mothersbaugh conducted a routine follow-up inspection of the employer's premises. Matthias had performed the inspection which resulted in the April citation. Follow-up inspections are performed in approximately 10 percent of all cases. One reason this employer was chosen for a follow-up inspection is that the employer had not returned a card indicating that it had corrected the violations in the April citation. When the two SCOs conducted the follow-up inspection, they found that the employer had corrected all violations listed in the April citation with the exception of items 1-3 and 1-4. When the follow-up inspection took place, both snap machines were in operable condition and plugged in. The shaft end on neither was covered. Neither machine was anchored. At the time of the original inspection the plugs had been removed from both snap machines, thus rendering them inoperable and correcting the violations at that time. Shortly thereafter, the employer packed the two machines into crates and prepared to return them to the company from which they are leased. However, the employer had a one year lease on both machines and was not in a hurry to return them. On September 19, 1992, the employer received a purchase order for 1,800 down vests. These vests required the use of the two snap machines. The employer's mechanic uncrated the machines at the direction of a supervisor, reconnected the plugs and plugged in the machines. The machines were rendered operable approximately five days before the October 22, 1992 inspection. Mr. Dversdal was unaware of the status of the two machines. He told the SCOs at the time of the inspection that they had been uncrated for some time and had been used to snap about 1,000 vests. He learned later that the machines had only recently been rendered operable and had not been used since the uncrating. Mr. Dversdal's office is in the same large room as the two machines. He knew or should have known that they were operable and that the two violations had not been corrected. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND OPINION There is no real question whether the employer failed to correct the two violations alleged in the follow-up citation. It did. The real question is the appropriate penalty. OAR 437-01-155 states: "(1) A citation shall be issued for an employer's nonabatement of a violation. "(2) Penalties of not more than $2,500 per day for failure to correct a violation: "(a) May be assessed for each working day, or part of a day, that the violation results in continued exposure after the ordered correction date; "(b) Shall be determined by considering the probability and severity of the original violation, the efforts of the employer to correct the violation, and factors which delayed the employer in correcting the violation; and "(c) If failure to correct the violation results from the employer's lack of diligence, the penalty shall not be less than $50 for each day during which the violation remains uncorrected." SCO Matthias testified that the penalty listed in the citation is incorrect. She testified that OR OSHA calculates penalties for nonabatement by counting the number of days from the date of the required correction date to the date of the follow-up inspection. The original penalty for each violation is then multiplied by the number of days during which the penalty is nonabated, up to a maximum of ten days. Under this formula the $210 for each unabated violation should have been multiplied by a maximum of ten to arrive at a penalty of $2,100 for each violation and a total penalty of $4,200. I am unable to find the formula testified to by Matthias in the administrative rules. It is apparently an internal agency practice used to implement OAR 437-01-155(2). Inasmuch as it is not contained in a rule, I conclude that I am bound by the rule, rather than this practice, in assessing a penalty. I have made my findings of fact based on the testimony of all witnesses. Based on their demeanor, I find all three of them credible. I have no written information in this record concerning the probability or severity of the two original violations. However, the SCO testified to a low probability of a serious accident. The employer did immediately correct the violations by removing the plugs from both machines and storing them in packing crates. It was only five days before the inspection that the machines were returned to operable condition and therefore exposed workers to the same hazards. The machines were not actually used by workers after being returned to service. I find that the employer made some effort to correct the hazards, but allowing the machines to return to service showed a lack of diligence. Based on all the factors listed in OAR 437-01-155, I conclude that a proper penalty is S50 for each of the five days in which the employer was out of compliance for each violation on each machine. In other words, the two hazards on each machine ($100) are multiplied by the number of machines (2) which are then multiplied by the number of days in which employees were exposed to the hazards (5) for a total of $1,000. ORDER Citation number M730500592 dated December 11, 1991 is modified. The employer is assessed a penalty of $500 for item 13 and $500 for item 14. The citation is affirmed in all other respects . NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES: You are entitled to judicial review of this Order. Proceedings for review are to be instituted by filing a petition in the Court of Appeals, Supreme Court Building, Salem, Oregon 97310, within 60 days following the date this Order is entered and served as shown hereon. The procedure for such judicial review is prescribed by ORS 183.480 and ORS 183.482. Entered at Salem, Oregon SEPT. 1 6 1992 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD Raymond W. Myers Referee


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Quite the Dilemma to have...
Monday, June 04, 2012
I've been doing great with my workouts working out at least 5 times a week. I'm totally off on Saturday and then doing an "active" rest day on Sunday. I world 12 hour shifts on Sat and Sun so my active rest is me going into the bathroom every hour and doing 100 squats lol! I love it though because I don't feel like I'm just sitting on my bum for 12 hours straight!
Anyway right now I'm kind of in love with just working out in general and I'm having a hard time deciding what workouts to do! Since it is summer now I LOVE running outside either in the evening or early morning. I went on my first run for the season this past week with my precious puppy and I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was! By the time I was done with my run I still felt great (last time I did it it kicked my butt!) So that encouraging knowing that my fitness level has improved.
After my runs I've been doing the Tracy Anderson Mat workout
So right now my loves are running, barre, ZWOW, and bodyrockin! lol like I said quite the dilemma to have...
Today I did ZWOW 20 in 11:38 which I'm pretty stoked about since that was the exact same time Zuzanna did! And then I did the P57 arm and ab booster ouch! I forgot how hard that one is!
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I love it! Way to go killing your workouts! =]=] And puppyyy!! PICTURES! =D What kind is it?
You know, i was kind of having the same dillema.. lots of options are out there! Between ZWOWS and BODYROCK and MYOMYTV and LOVINGFIT and BODYRIPPED hahaha... so so many! That's why I'm so excited about this JUNE challenge that I'm doing! A sparkfriend, 2BFIT7 started it. I believe she started a thread about it on the bodyrock team group also, if you'd like to check it out and join in on the fun! It's bodyweight workouts, mostly older bodyrocks with a zwow once a week =] I'm taking the monday slot to do a workout of choice, but following the rest along with everyone! It should make June BLAST by! =]
How have things been going with your lower back? Is it starting to feel better?
Hope you're having a great week!
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It's awesome to hear you're having fun with your workouts. And I hear ya about figuring what types of workouts to try and figuring out what works best. It just takes some experimentation to find that out. But yes I've been running outside too and it feels amazing afterwards. Plus, soaking up the sun totally makes me happy.
Keep up the consistency - rock on girl!
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Fantastic going! I've had the same dilemma - I know what I enjoy now and what I want from my workouts, but it gets hard to CHOOSE lol!! I've found the past week, what has helped me has to draw up a plan for the week and incorporate a little bit of everything, such as Bodyrock, ZWOW, other types of workouts.
Good for you, sounds like you're in a really great place. :)
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Sweetie, nice to hear someone likes to workout
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My new favorite map is Larimer County's map of its Natural Areas. It's a great way to find lots of hiking trails and great places to explore. While the online map is hard to read, you can pick up copies of the map at several trailheads.
After a morning hiking at Lory State Park, I decided to stop at the western trailhead for Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. While most hikers and bikers start at one of the eastern trailheads (on Overland Trail or at Penrose), the western trailhead is quiet without the crowds.
The map shows two trailheads on the western side of Reservoir Ridge. However, the southernmost trailhead is actually a parking area for the Foothills Trail. While that's a good spot to stop for a bathroom, I recommend starting your hike at the signed trailhead, just 0.2 miles north of the 48C/dam road turn (directions below). This trailhead has a sign board, maps and a trash can, but no bathrooms.
With a name like Reservoir Ridge, it will probably not surprise you that the hike starts with a hike to the top of a ridge. The single-track, dirt trail starts next to the signboard and winds through a meadow on the side of the ridge. As you go up the ridge, see that rocky outcropping above you, you're going to hike around the north side of that formation.
About a quarter-mile from the trailhead, I spotted another trail (Trail #1) coming in from the right. It appeared to continue to the left, but was blocked off. It appears that the northern section of that trail is closed and has been replaced by the trail I was on because it continued up the hill a little further, turning north at a second unmarked trail split (Trail #2).
*Note, while unmarked, you'll be returning via Trail #1 or Trail #2 after you loop around the ridge. Also, I HIGHLY recommend having a map with you for this trek. Very few trail splits are marked and the map will help you decide which way to go.
For now, stay on the main trail (called the North Loop Trail on a map at the trailhead) as it turns north and continues climbing to a saddle on the north side of the ridge. At the saddle, you'll come to a spot where that closed trail and the new trail meet. There's a sign here (about 0.6 miles from the trailhead) that explains how beaches become ridges. Essentially, over time, beach sand gets buried under rock and dirt. That weight, along with water, cements the sand into sandstone. A major geologic uplift brought those layers to the surface, bending and tilting them.
After reading the sign and enjoying the view, I continued on the trail at the top of the ridge's saddle, marveling at how far the ridge continued on. For now, I crossed the ridge and started heading down the other side with views of the Front Range. On this side, you'll spot Claymore Lake below. That's one of the trailheads for this open space natural area.
As I came around to finish the loop, at about 1.2 miles, I came to yet another unmarked trail split. It appears that turning left will take you to the Michaud Spur, Foothills Trail and that lake. So, I turned right to stay on my loop.
About 1.4 miles from the trailhead, I came to my first trail sign! A sign here said Foothills Trail. Now, it was decision time. Turning right here takes you back over the ridge to that second unmarked trail split we saw earlier. That creates a loop of about 1.9 miles.
However, I noticed there was another turn around spot about a half mile away on the Foothills Trail. I decided to stay on the Foothills Trail. This next section of trail was quite nice. There were trees. But only one tree was next to the trail, so there really wasn't any shade. I was also hiking in a "valley" of sorts, an "indent," between the high points on the ridge to my left and right.
About 4/10th of a mile from the split, I came to a sign for Reservoir Ridge. Another tenth of a mile and there was a gate and a trail going back over the ridge. At this point, I decided to turn off and head up and over, then back north to my parking lot. However, it appears you can hike the Foothills Trail for several miles, making the hike as long as you want.
On the other side of the ridge, I was surprised to be almost next to the highway. Close enough that I could the heavy breathing of a cyclist trying to get up one of the hills.
The trail on the west side of the ridge also enters one of those "valleys" or "indents" in the ridge. Here I found a seasonal pond and the very loud chorus of crickets. The valley trail ended back at that first trail split I saw when I started this hike. Then it was less than a quarter mile downhill, back to the parking lot.
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Details: The hike up and over the ridge and around part of the Foothills Trail was 2.7 miles with 450 feet of elevation gain.
Directions: Reservoir Ridge is about 14 miles from I-25 and Harmony Road. Take Harmony Road about 6.8 miles to where Harmony become CR 38E. Go about 1.9 miles and turn right onto CR23. Proceed north until t-intersection. Turn left at stop sign onto CR23. Proceed north about 4 miles to the signed parking lot on your right. It's about 0.2 miles past the turnoff for 48C (a road that goes across a dam).


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Men's Lacrosse Defeats Fairfield, 17-4, In NCAA First Round
May 11, 2002
PROVIDENCE - The eighth-seeded University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse team defeated Fairfield University, 17-4, this afternoon in first round play of the NCAA Tournament at Brown Stadium. With the win, the Minutemen advance into the tournament's quarterfinals, where they will face top-seeded Johns Hopkins on Sunday, May 19, at noon in Baltimore. It was the fourth NCAA tournament victory in the history of the program and second for head coach Greg Cannella.
Senior Dusty Smith (West Chester, Pa.) opened the scoring at the 8:18 mark of the first quarter off a feed from senior Dan Paccione (Amityville, N.Y.). Sophomore Neil Lundberg (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) put the Minutemen up two goals at the 2:58 mark, but less than a minute later, Justin Geluso put Fairfield on the board with a tally. He then tied the game with 51 second remaining in the quarter, but Paccione put the Minutemen up for good with a score just six seconds later off the faceoff.
Massachusetts scored the only three goals of the second quarter to take a 6-2 lead into halftime. Sophomore Jeff Zywicki (Nepean, Ontario) scored at the 5:05 mark, and then junior Kevin Leveille (Delmar, N.Y.) put the Minutemen up 5-2 off a feed from junior Chris Fiore (Freeport, N.Y.). Massachusetts added another goal just before the break as Paccione scored his second of the game with 10 second remaining off a pass from Smith.
Massachusetts continued to dominate in the second half as they outscored the Stags, 11-2 in the half. Senior Don Little (Clifton Park, N.Y.) recorded a hat trick in the third quarter and also assisted on one of senior Marc Morley's (Canton, N.Y.) two goals. Also scoring in the quarter for the Minutemen were Fiore and Smith.
The Minutemen kept up the offensive onslaught in the final quarter. Paccione completed his hat trick just 20 seconds in off a feed from senior defenseman Matt McFarland (Garden City, N.Y.). Little then added his season-best fourth goal of the game less than a minute later. Other Minuteman scorers in the quarter were Leveille and sophomore Kevin Glenz (Merrick, N.Y.).
Fairfield's Matt Buecker scored a goal at the 6:59 mark of the fourth quarter ending a 15-0 Massachusetts run. Scott Raasch added an extra-man goal less than a minute later to complete the scoring in the game.
Freshman Gene Tundo (Orchard Park, N.Y.) and Lundberg each added two assists for Massachusetts.
Freshman Bill Schell (Mahopac, N.Y.) made eight saves in the cage for Massachusetts, while C.J. Kemp and Cory Gibbons combined to make 13 saves for the Stags. Junior Derek Kunkel (Centereach, N.Y.) relieved Schell in the fourth quarter and did not make a save in 3:40 of action. The Minutemen out-shot Fairfield, 48-24, and scooped up a season-high 60 ground balls. The Minutemen also won 14 of 25 faceoffs.
The 17 goals scored by the Minutemen this afternoon are the most in an NCAA Tournament game in school history. Fairfield's four goals this afternoon are tied for the fewest that a Massachusetts opponent has recorded in a tournament game. Hofstra scored four goals en route to a 6-4 defeat on May 10, 1997. That game also marked the last UMass postseason victory. UMass also shattered the old record for margin of victory with the 13-point spread this afternoon.
Massachusetts will take on No. 1 Johns Hopkins in game one of a quarterfinal doubleheader at Homewood Field on Sunday, May 19. Virginia and Cornell will meet in the second game at approximately 3:00 p.m.
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CHICAGO – UCLA senior Anthony Barr was named one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, the Butkus Foundation announced Monday. The award honors the top linebacker in the country.
In seven games played this season Barr has recorded 38 tackles, including 13 for a loss of 76 yards. The senior has added six sacks, three fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. Barr has totaled 34.5 tackles for loss over the last season and a half, including 19.5 sacks.
The Butkus Award honors outstanding linebackers at three levels of play, while spreading the word about the I Play Clean™ initiative, which encourages teens to eat well, train hard, and play smart, instead of resorting to performance-enhancing drugs.
Collegiate 2013 Butkus Award Semi-Finalists:
Anthony Barr UCLA
Lamin Barrow Louisiana State University
Chris Borland University of Wisconsin
Khairi Fortt University of California
Khalil Mack University at Buffalo
C.J. Mosley* University of Alabama
Denzel Perryman University of Miami (Fla.)
Trevor Reilly University of Utah
Ryan Shazier The Ohio State University
Shayne Skov Stanford University
Yawin Smallwood University of Connecticut
Kyle Van Noy Brigham Young University
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Release Date: 2013-12-13 (Limited)
Genre: Drama,
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Duration: 2hrs 09min
The film tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld, who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down.
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- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureThe owners of a private vineyard in Sonoma Valley had a grand vision for a music room and extra work space, so they asked Michael Hennessay Architecture to transform an existing, prefabricated metal barn into their dream escape. The San Francisco-based firm reworked the barn to include a music room, exercise room, restrooms, and storage space while taking advantage of the outside landscape. Large floor-to-ceiling windows on the north take in daylighting and views of the vineyard, while passive strategies like the living shade screens on the south and west sides protect the building from overheating.1
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureThe large metal barn structure was renovated and brought back to life as a multi-purpose building for use by the vineyard's owners.2
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureThe first level includes a large storage space, a workshop, a bathroom and a music room.3
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureTwo sets of stairs access the upper level where there is a mezzanine, bathroom, exercise room and more storage.4
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureA thin, long window was cut into the south side so that the home could take advantage of the high sun angle. A large floor-to-ceiling window on the north provides lots of daylighting and views of the vineyard.5
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureTwo operable skylights encourage natural ventilation via the stack effect, which draws warm air up and out of the building.6
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureWhite walls create contrast with the dark metal structural system, and daylight bounces off the white corrugated ceiling into the center of the space.7
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureOn the southwest corner a large metal screen offset from the building is impregnated with green vines, which will eventually overtake the structure.8
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureThis shade screen protects the building from the hot afternoon sun and adds an important natural element to the otherwise industrial looking building.9
- Sonoma Barn-Michael Hennessey ArchitectureGround floor plan.10
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- 15 oz. can Great Northern Beans, drained well
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sea salt (or, to taste)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (not from concentrate)
- 3 teaspoons Garlic Valley Farms Garlic Juice Spray
- 2 Tablespoons fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
- Pinch of white pepper
Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. How's that for easy?
Serve with a variety of crackers.
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Look, we love it here too, but even Dallas' biggest fans have to admit that the city could do with a little shaping up, even if it's just a few nips and tucks. We put the question "what one thing would you change about Dallas if you could?" to eight members of the Dallas 40 who appear on the cover of our September issue as part of D Magazine's 40th anniversary celebration.
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Day three. This old guy here was grasping for energy to make it through the last day of the festival, but there was no way that I was gonna let fatigue keep me from missing Kid Rock. Not happening.
We arrived to Crew Stadium a little later than anticipated. At that time I still hadn't decided if I wanted to see Gemini Syndrome for a second time or if I wanted to catch Monster Truck for the first time. As we were walking to the stadium we actually had a very good vantage point of the second stage where Gemini Syndrome was playing. They sounded great and we saw them play my favorite song of theirs; "Pleasure and Pain". Since they played that, we decided to go check out the rest of Monster Truck's set. They are a really cool band that I've been exposed to through the game Rocksmith. Our local radio stations really ought to get their shit together and play some of these really talented up and comers and slow down a little bit on the same ten songs an hour. Anyway, they sounded great. They've go a real throwback, classic rock sound and it translated really well live. "Sweet Mountain River" was my favorite, especially because I'm ferociously trying to learn it on the guitar!
We went to the main stage next to catch the opening band, Trivium. I saw them once before and knew that I would be checking them out again. If you like pure heavy metal, these are someone that I highly recommend checking out. They aren't only heavy just for the sake of being heavy, they play some talented music. There is just something about thundering drums and a Steve Harris-esque galloping bass beneath heavy guitar that just works. They do it and they do it well.
Trivium Set List
1. Brave This Storm
2. Built to Fall
3. Strife
4. Black
5. Dying in Your Arms
6. Capsizing the Sea
7. In Waves
Heaven's Basement was next on the Ernie Ball stage and we went and checked out most of their set. I'm not too familiar with them but they are definitely a band that I will be digging more deeply into. They're an English band that also had a nice 70's vibe to their sound. Their lead singer also had a great stage presence and interacted well with the crowd.
It was back to the main stage for awhile from there. First we caught Adelitas Way. They are another one of those bands that has been getting ridiculous radio time, so I was naturally skeptical. Much like Pop Evil the day before, they are a band that I think that our local rock station has completely over played. Also like Pop Evil the day before, they were way better live and earned their place. They owned the stage and the crowd. Their lead vocalist came into our side of the pit and they surfed him all the way to the back of the pit and back to the stage. On the way back to the stage he passed right over top of us; so that was pretty cool. When artists trust their fans enough to not only let them put their hands all over you but also to trust that they aren't going to drop you and seriously hurt you, that's pretty cool. Great live band.
Wolfmother was next. A lot of the metal heads don't appreciate what that band does, but I can see the Deep Purple influence and the musical abilities of that band. I like them last time they were there and thought they sounded even better this time. Of course "Woman" was very well received but their whole set was good. A lot of bands get so caught up in presentation, that they forget the whole concept of jamming. These guys haven't forgotten.
After that I took a pretty long break. Three straight days of this was starting to take its toll, so I needed to sit down for a bit, re-hydrate, and grab a bite to eat from the outrageously priced concessions. Once I was ready to get back up, I wandered for awhile, making my way into the F.Y.E. tent so that I could pick up the new Black Stone Cherry record; Magic Mountain.
Once I got my CD, I headed over to the Ernie Ball stage and caught Of Mice and Men. They were really heavy, but worked the crowd well. Their lead singer also announced that he spent some time living a few miles north of Columbus in Delaware, which got a good response from the crowd. For that they were treated with a nice "O-H" and "I-O"back and forth with him.
Of Mice and Men Set List
1. Public Service Announcement
2. Feels Like Forever
3. O.G. Loko
4. Bone Exposed
5. The Depths
6. Would You Still Be There
7. You're Not Alone
Next was the main event of the second stage for the whole weekend. I knew that I was sacrificing my chance of being up close for Five Finger Death Punch and Kid Rock afterwards but there was no way in Hell that I was missing Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. It made me so happy to see that I wasn't alone. There were about 10,000 others that took in the phenomenal set. Seeing the music of the one and only Led Zeppelin being brought back to life properly was a fantastic addition to the festival. I can only hope that the festival continues to include a few classic rock and classic metal bands every year. I know a lot of the kids might not get it, so let me explain this to you. If there were no Led Zeppelin, there'd have been no Gun N' Roses. If there were no Guns N' Roses, there'd be no Avenged Sevenfold. Does that make sense now? They sounded great and deserved so much more time to play. There was no "Stairway to Heaven" or "Rock & Roll" and it still kicked ass. If you dig Zeppelin (which should be all rock fans), you owe it to yourself to check them out. How many other performers this week had a bunch of other bands in the photo pit checking them out? It was that good.
Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience
1. Immigrant Song
2. Black Dog
3. The Ocean
4. When the Levee Breaks
5. Over the Hills and Far Away
6. Kashmir
7. Whole Lotta Love
Even though they were the only band during the whole weekend that had the crowd chanting "One more song! One More Song!", they band was on a time restraint and couldn't encore for us. So, we headed back inside the stadium for the final two acts of the evening.
Five Finger Death Punch came out and absolutely killed it. From the opening seconds to the final seconds of their set, they had the crowd by the balls. I would be willing to bet that they had the largest crowd of any other band that played for the entire weekend. The crowd on the floor reached well beyond the sound boards and I saw multiple pits open up behind there. Literally, they were so involved with the crowd that there were pits opening up from people so far back that they couldn't even see the stage. Most importantly, it wasn't a phony appreciation that the band exhibited to the crowd. You could tell that they were genuinely appreciative of the position that their fans have put them in.
Five Finger Death Punch Set List
1. Under and Over It
2. Burn it Down
3. Hard to See
4. Lift Me Up
5. Burn MF
6. Bad Company (Bad Company cover)
7. Remember Everything
8. Coming Down
9. Never Enough
10. Mama Said Knock You Out (LL Cool J cover)
11. The Bleeding
About 15% of the crowd left after 5FDP, but who needs those music posers anyway? Kid Rock came out and put his standard, ass kicking performance all out there for those who remained. He played music from all over his catalog. If you haven't seen The Real McCoy, you ought to. You will be hard pressed to find a better pure performer and entertainer than the Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp. I always tell the people that hate on him to see him live and he will change their minds. You don't even have to be a fan of his music to enjoy his performance. Yeah, yeah, he's cocky. Maybe, but he is also one of the most humble and gracious performers that you will see and he makes sure that everyone from the floor to the top of stadium bleachers gets their hard earned money's worth. If you can't enjoy a Kid Rock concert, you can't appreciate musical and lyrical talent. That's the bottom line. This was by far the most fun show of the weekend!
Kid Rock Set List
1. Devil Without a Cause
2. Celebrate
3. You Never Met a Mother****er Quite Like Me
4. American Bad Ass
5. Wasting Time
6. Tom Sawyer (Rush cover)/Forever
7. Cocky
8. All Summer Long
9. Cowboy
10. Lay It On Me
11. So Hott
12. 3 Sheets to the Wind (What's My Name)/Cat Scratch Fever (Ted Nugent cover)
13. Rock N Roll Jesus
14. Only God Knows Why
15. Born Free
16. Picture
17. Bawitdaba
The folks at Rock on the Range out did themselves again when it came to their headliners. All three were fantastic and those three bands are who sells the tickets. This was by far the best group of headliners that they've had. They'll have to work even harder to top it next year. Here's to hoping that they find a way to do that. Until next year Rangers; horns up!


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It took some extra golf--six holes' worth, to be exact--but Arkansan and Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Bryce Molder captured his first PGA Tour victory at the 2011 Frys.com Open at CordeValle Resort in San Martin, California. Molder outlasted Briny Baird as the sun rapidly set over Northern California.
Baird had begun the final round with a two-stroke lead and shot a final-round four-under par 67 to post 17-under par 267. But Molder, in the penultimate group, shot a final-round 64 that included a birdie on his final hole to ultimately tie Baird and force a playoff.
Both players alternated birdies and pars the first five holes of the playoff (which alternated between the drivable par four 17th hole and the medium-length par four 18th), before Molder put Baird away with a birdie on the sixth hole.
The win was Molder's first in 132 PGA Tour starts. Baird, considered one of the best players on Tour without a win, continues to hold that dubious title. The runner-up finish was his fifth in his 348 career starts.
Also making headlines over the weekend was 14-time major champion Tiger Woods, who has slid all the way to 52nd in the Official World Golf Ranking after a season hampered by injury. The former longtime world number one player regained some form in northern California, though, following an opening round of 73 with three straight 68s to finish in a tie for 30th place. Woods will not play either of the remaining Fall Series events but will likely be seen again in competition before he competes alongside 11 of his fellow elite American professional golfers at next month's Presidents Cup at Australia's Royal Melbourne Country Club.
For now, the PGA Tour heads cross-country to Sea Island Resort's Seaside Course and the McGladrey Classic. Play begins there this Thursday morning.


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The History of GZK
On October 9, 1959, the first Burger Chef® unit opened in Fairborn, Ohio. It was the beginning of what was to become the largest fast food chain in the greater Dayton area.
GZK, Inc., taking its name from its founding partners, was one of the pioneers in the then rapidly expanding fast food industry.
Following the opening of the initial unit, expansion was steady and continuous. More and more units were added in and around Dayton. By 1976, there were 25 Burger Chefs in operation.
In 1964, GZK opened their first Arby's restaurant. Arby's, at that time, was literally, the only entrant in the roast beef field. The first unit was opened on Salem Avenue with additional units opening in rapid succession.
Four years after starting the Arby's division, GZK acquired the master franchise rights for a five-county area for Famous Recipe Fried Chicken (now Lee's Famous Recipe), and at the same time purchased three units already existing in Dayton and Fairborn. A year later there were five, and constant expansion followed.
In 1983, the national Burger Chef chain was acquired by Hardee's® and the decision was made to convert some of the locations into a new hamburger concept called Chuck's Burgers 'n Stuff and the remainder into Arby's restaurants.
In 1997, GZK purchased the franchise rights to T.J. Cinnamons®. The brand represented an opportunity for the company to dual brand a second concept with its current Arby's restaurants. The first T.J. Cinnamons location was opened in May of 1997 in the Greenville Arby's.
Another outstanding brand was added to the GZK family in 2006, with the opening of Skyline Chili® in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
From a single unit in 1959, the company has grown to over 50 restaurants and 1,200 employees, becoming one of Dayton's largest private employers, and the dominant force in the fast food industry in the greater Dayton area. GZK now owns and operates 32 Arby's, 15 Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, 12 T.J. Cinnamons and 1 Skyline Chili.


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Mary Berner Out as Reader's Digest Association President/CEO
Monday, April 25, 2011
Successor in both roles is RDA senior VP/chief financial officer (since Nov. 2008) Tom Williams (pictured). In addition, Randall Curran, who joined the RDA Holding Co. board of directors in an April 18 restructuring, was named chairman. Curran is stepping down as CEO (since 2005) of IDC^DeltaCom, which was acquired by Earthlink Inc. in Dec. 2010.
Berner is a past publisher of TV Guide (1990-1995) and Glamour (1995-1999), and she was president of Fairchild Publications from 1999-2006 when it was a separate unit under Condé Nast chairman S.I. Newhouse, Jr. She assumed her RDA roles in March 2007 as the point person in the $2.6 billion purchase by Ripplewood Holdings that took the company private. The bankruptcy led to new investors.
Pre-RDA, Williams was Affinion Group Executive VP/CFO from 2006-2008 and spent 21 years at AT&T where he rose to CFO of AT&T Networks, AT&T Customer Service, AT&T Global Networking Technology Service and AT&T Laboratories. He also replaces Berner on the RDA board.
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Manila, Philippines - An inaccurate map that mislocated a marine sanctuary may have caused a U.S. Navy minesweeper to run aground on a coral reef in the Philippines last week, the Navy said Saturday
All 79 officers and crew of the USS Guardian were taken off the ship for safety reasons after it struck the reef with its bow at 2 a.m. Thursday. The Navy's Pacific Fleet, based in Hawaii, said Saturday that its ships along with several support vessels continued to conduct salvage operations that minimize environmental effects to the reef.
The Navy said in a statement that a review of Digital Nautical Charts, which are used for safe navigation by all U.S. Navy ships, found they contained inaccurate data and may have been a factor in the Guardian's grounding. As a result, Navigator of the Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan White released precautionary guidance to all Pacific Fleet ships, saying that "initial review of navigation data indicates an error in the location of Tubbataha Reef" in the Philippines.
"While the erroneous navigation chart data is important information, no one should jump to conclusions," said Pacific Fleet spokesman Capt. Darryn James. "It is critical that the U.S. Navy conduct a comprehensive investigation that assesses all the facts surrounding the Guardian grounding."
The Avenger-class ship had just completed a port call in Subic Bay, a former American naval base west of the capital, Manila, and was en route to Indonesia and then on to East Timor to participate in a training exercise when it hit the reef, about 80 miles southeast of Palawan Island.
The World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines said that according to an initial visual inspection, the 224-foot-long, 1,300-ton Guardian damaged at least 10 yards of the reef, which UNESCO designated as a World Heritage Site. It is part of Southeast Asia's Coral Triangle, a huge stretch of ocean that contains most of the world's coral species, reefs, and more than 3,000 species of fish.
Angelique Songco, head of the government's Protected Area Management Board, said the government imposes a fine of about $300 per square yard of damaged coral, plus other fees.
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Value investing involves buying stocks that have been beaten down to well below what they're worth. However, there are times when stocks look cheap for a good reason. Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO) appears cheap, but is there a good reason for investors to stay away?
The worst investment in the dollar store sector
Earlier this month, Family Dollar missed earnings expectations for the second straight quarter. This time, earnings were off by 11%. All sixteen analysts following Family Dollar have lowered their expectations for the current quarter (ending in May). With the weakness that Family Dollar is seeing, it still trades relatively in-line with Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) from a valuation standpoint.
The potential for a buyout of Family Dollar has been buoying the stock's price. However, that talk has faded over the past couple months. Management is in flux as its COO recently left, and the company just appointed a new CMO.
All the dollar stores face certain macro pressures, including consumers' inclination to trade up to Target and Wal-Mart. One potential opportunity for the dollar stores to gain market share in is tobacco products. With CVS Caremark deciding to stop selling tobacco products, these companies should manage to capture some of that new business. Convincing shoppers to buy tobacco products at their stores versus convenience stores will likely lead to sales of other products such as consumables and personal-care products.
What about the other dollar stores?
With the potential issue of consumers trading up from dollar stores, is it wise to avoid the industry altogether? Dollar General remains the dominant leader in the space, with over 10,000 stores. That gives Dollar General an impressive advantage. However, the other aspect is that the company plans to continue expanding. It opened some 650 stores in 2013, and plans to open another 700 this year. Its large and growing store base should help it better fend off the competition.
But it's not just store expansion that's driving growth. Even its current store base is generating impressive sales. Fiscal 2013 marked the twenty-fourth consecutive year of comparable-store-sales growth for Dollar General.
Dollar Tree has the lowest store count of the three. It too missed earnings earlier this year, by just 3%, but its stock price has actually held up the best over the last month. It's also trying to catch Family Dollar when it comes to store count. Last year, it opened nearly 350 stores. The big potential disadvantage for Dollar Tree is that it has yet to offer tobacco products.
How shares stack up
As mentioned, shares of Family Dollar are holding up nicely, despite the fact that it might be the worst investment of the three. Family Dollar trades at a P/E of 17, which is the same P/E as Dollar General. Meanwhile, Dollar Tree trades at a P/E of 19.
Worth noting is that Family Dollar offers a dividend with a current yield of 2.2%. The other two don't offer a dividend. However, as we dig deeper, we find that Family Dollar has a profit margin that's 3.8%. That's well below Dollar General's 5.9% and Dollar Tree's 7.6%.
Bottom line
Dollar General remains the best bet of all the dollar stores. It has a strong, and growing, store base. With its 10,000 stores, it remains positioned the best to compete with other retailers fighting for consumers. If you're searching for the top investment in the dollar store industry, Dollar General is worth a closer look.
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No. 15 Alabama vs. UABApril 8, 2014 - 6:05 p.m. CTSewell-Thomas Stadium
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Freshman left fielder Hunter Webb delivered a go-ahead ninth-inning RBI double to lift the No. 15 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team to a 6-4 win over the Texas A&M Aggies in the second game of a Southeastern Conference doubleheader from Blue Bell Park on Saturday.
With the game tied at 4-4, Chance Vincent had a single to left field off Texas A&M (19-14, 5-7 SEC) closer and losing pitcher Jason Jester (2-2) to start the two-run ninth-inning rally for the Tide (22-9, 8-4 SEC) and Taylor Poe, who was making his first collegiate start, followed with an infield single. After a meeting on the mound, Webb smacked the first pitch he saw from Jester to the left center field gap to plate the game-winning run, as Vincent scored from second. After Georgie Salem was intentionally walked, Mikey White followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Tide in front 6-4.
Thomas Burrows took over for Ray Castillo in the bottom of the ninth and retired the three batters he faced, with one strikeout, to record his fourth save and secure the road SEC series win for Alabama. Castillo (1-0) earned the win after taking over for UA starter Jon Keller with one out in the sixth inning. Castillo threw 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with a walk. Keller did not factor into the decision, but went 5.1 innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits with four strikeouts and two walks.
For the fourth straight game, Alabama put together 10 hits, as seven players had at least one hit while four recorded multiple hits. The seven through nine hitters in the Tide order were 5-for-12 with three RBI and three runs scored, including the two runs in the ninth inning.
Vincent, who started the ninth inning rally, was 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI. Webb, who delivered the game-winning RBI, was 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored and Taylor Poe was 1-for-4 with a run scored. Georgie Salem had two hits for his team-leading 12th multiple hit game of the season, White was 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored and Kyle Overstreet was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Alabama took a 1-0 lead when Webb scored from third on a ground out by White in the third inning. The Tide extended its lead to 4-1 with a three-run sixth inning, that included an RBI single by Overstreet and a two-run single by Vincent.
With the three-run cushion, the Tide defense committed four errors in the home half of the sixth inning, allowing the Aggies to score three unearned runs and tie the game at 4-4.
After getting the final two outs of the sixth inning, Castillo blanked the Aggies over the next two innings to keep the game even, before handing the ball over to Burrows for the ninth inning. Burrows is 4-for-4 in save opportunities this season.
Alabama returns to action on Tuesday night when it hosts the UAB Blazers. First pitch at Sewell-Thomas Stadium is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT.
Get all the latest information on the team by following AlabamaBSB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.
Alabama Postgame Notes*In eight all-time meetings between the two schools, Alabama is now 4-4 all-time versus the Aggies.*After losing the first game of the doubleheader 13-8, and winning the second game 6-4, Alabama is now 22-1 when it scores three or more runs this season.*Alabama is now 4-6 in road games and 6-6 in games away from Sewell-Thomas Stadium.*With 11 hits in the game one and 10 hits in game two, Alabama has 16 double-digit hits game of the season and has had at least 10 hits in its last four games.*Taylor Poe made his first collegiate start in game two of the doubleheader.*Poe's ninth inning single was his first hit in SEC play and just his second hit of the season.*Georgie Salem had two hits in game two of the doubleheader to recorded his 12th multiple-hit game of the year (30th career), to move into the team lead in multi-hit games this season.*With two hits in game one of the doubleheader, Kyle Overstreet notched his 11th multiple hit game of the season.*Austen Smith notched his ninth multi-hit game of the season and the 48th of his career, going 2-for-5 in game one of the doubleheader.*Hunter Webb delivered two doubles in game two of the doubleheader for his fourth multi-hit game of the season.*Webb hit .444 (4-for-9) in the series, with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI.*Chance Vincent was 2-for-4 to record his fifth multi-hit game of the season. Vincent finished the Texas A&M series with a team-high .556 (5-for-9) average, with a double, two walks, four RBI and three runs scored.*Mikey White hit .455 (5-for-11) in the series, with a double, three RBI and two runs scored.*White was also hit by a pitch twice in the series and now leads the team with 10 HBP this season.


text: Scout Day at the National Aquarium, Baltimore Saturday, November 15, 2014 10 am - 3 pm Animal Encounters Get up close and personal with some of our animals throughout the day. Conservation Station Find out what you can do to help conserve the Chesapeake Bay and your local environment. Animal Rescue Program Discover how the Animal Rescue team rescues and rehabilitates stranded or sick marine animals. Gallery Explorations Explore aquatic habitats from around the world in the Aquarium's exhibit galleries. Search for special Scout Day "points of interest." Giveaway Each scout will receive a special Scout Day gift. Groups of 15 or more will receive a special discount when booking ahead by calling 410-576-3833. Smaller troops should join forces with other troops in order to receive the discount or invite friends and family members. Please call Jill Logsdon with any questions regarding Scout Day or other scout programs at 410-576-1067. Immersion Tours The National Aquarium's Immersion Tours take you behind the scenes of our fascinating exhibits. Sleepovers at the Aquarium Boy and Girl Scouts are invited to have an unforgettable overnight aquatic adventure! Work on Scout badge activities, take a behind-the-scenes tour, and spend time in your favorite Aquarium exhibits after hours. Choose from two exciting themes: Sleepover With the Sharks or Dolphin Sleepover. Commemorative patch included. Scouts may have separate sleeping areas from other participants upon request. Chaperone requirement: one adult per 10 Scouts (one per six recommended). Group Discounts Discounts on Aquarium admission and Immersion Tours are available for groups of 15 or more. Back to the Top