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Mark S. Starosciak is founder and managing partner of Infinium Investment Advisors, an RIA based in Denver. He spent more than a decade advising clients at Merrill Lynch. Tyler Thalken is a financial analyst at the firm.
Welcome, Mark and Tyler. If you could only hold one stock position in your portfolio (long or short), what would it be?
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) is our selection if we could only own one stock position.
Tell us more about the company behind the stock.
Overall, McDonald's stock will continue to reward investors given its global reach, ability to innovate and keep product offerings fresh, exceptional operating performance, and ample international growth opportunities.
McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant chain as measured by systemwide sales, and operates more than 32,800 locations in 119 countries serving 58 million customers a day. MCD plans to grow their global footprint by adding nearly 750 restaurants in 2011, a 30% increase, vs. an average of 575 new openings in 2009 and 2010. Beyond their status as the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the fast food industry, McDonald's recently ranked No. 4 on WPP's BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands 2011 study, behind Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), and IBM respectively.
If you've been inside of a McDonald's lately, you most certainly have noticed their growing emphasis on the beverage portion of the menu with coffee taking center stage. In fact, management called the McCafé specialty drink offering their most significant push since launching breakfast in the 1970s. McDonald's ability to successfully innovate in this space has paid off handsomely as those sales stood at 6% of total revenues in 2010 compared to only 2% of revenues in 2009. Recently, McCafe's gains were up 29% YOY in 2Q of 2011.
Starbucks' (NASDAQ:SBUX) CEO Howard Schultz viewed the move as a direct assault on their home turf (and rightfully so) and recently countered with the launch of their premium Artisan Breakfast Sandwiches. There is little doubt rivals will continue to battle it out for a greater share of consumers' stretched wallets and we believe tough economic times plays into McDonald's superior quality/value proposition.
Digging deeper into the financial outlook for McDonald's, their dividend of approximately 3.0% and history of stock buybacks shows the company's willingness and ability to return cash to its shareholders. Between 2008 and 2010, McDonald's gave back $16.2 billion to its shareholders through stock repurchases and dividends, almost doubling the previous cash return over a three-year period of $8.7 billion.
Over the past five years, operating margins have expanded by 10%. In 2010, the company posted revenue of $24 billion with an operating profit of $7.5 billion. McDonald's is very healthy financially, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79 at year-end 2010. Return on equity has grown substantially over the past decade, doubling its 17.51% return in 2001 to 35.46% (trailing twelve months), and reflects the company's future ability to grow earnings.
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McDonald's generates steady cash flow, even in challenging economic times, through their long-term franchisee royalty and rent payments under its subsidiary the Franchise Realty Corporation. With McDonald's owning 45% of the land and about 70% of its restaurant buildings at year-end 2010, it is one of the largest land owners in the world.
Many investors may not realize McDonald's generates more than two-thirds of its operating revenue outside of the U.S., giving shareholders significant exposure to fast-growing international markets. Geographic areas like Asia/Pacific, Middle East, and Africa consistently show greater same-store sales growth than more developed markets like the U.S. and Europe. Management sees Asia, in particular, as a prime target for growth and already operates 1,300 restaurants in China with plans to reach 2,000 units by 2013. Rival Yum Brands' (NYSE:YUM) Kentucky Fried Chicken, by contrast, is the largest restaurant operator on mainland China with more than 3,200 outlets in 700 cities.
Regional Chief Executive Kenneth Chan commented at the end of 2010: "China has been the fastest-growing market for McDonald's worldwide with regard to new restaurant opening. It took us almost 19 years to reach 1,000 restaurants. We will get our next 1,000 restaurants within three years," he said. We believe McDonald's focus on emerging economies will be the engine that continues to drive revenue, profits, and dividend growth for the foreseeable future.
How does your choice of McDonald's reflect your fund's investment approach?
Infinium Investment Advisors provides financial planning and investment management to affluent individuals and families. When a client seeks to outperform inflation, we may utilize one of our three individual stock portfolios to accomplish this goal. Currently we own MCD in two of our three strategies for its proven track record of growing earnings and dividends, and the stock's history as a superior defensive play in rocky markets. As evidenced by its performance during the financial crisis of late 2007 through early 2009: MCD was down approximately 7.5% while the S&P 500 cratered an astounding 56%.
How much is your selection based on the company's industry, as opposed to a pure bottom-up pick?
McDonald's operates in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. The top five publicly traded competitors in the industry - Yum Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grille (NYSE:CMG), Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN), Jack-in-the-Box (NASDAQ:JACK) - along with McDonald's, have a combined market capitalization of approximately $115 billion.
Our selection is based more on a bottom-up analysis and the dominance of McDonald's vs. its competitors than with the QSR industry overall, which is subject to changing consumer tastes, volatility in commodity costs, and currency fluctuations especially for globally focused companies.
How is McDonald's positioned with regard to competitors?
McDonald's has always faced broad competition from a number of global quick-service restaurant chains, yet it has outperformed its nearest rivals by a large margin in large part due to the sheer size and scale of the company. Several data points lead us to believe McDonald's will continue to dominate the QSR industry: With a market capitalization of more than $80 billion, McDonald's trumps its nearest competitor, Yum Brands (YUM), by $66.3 billion. McDonald's generates a net profit margin far superior to its peers, at about 21% vs. an industry average of just 10%, which indicates that the company is very efficiently run. If an investor believes that higher profits translates into higher stock prices (as we do), then McDonald's bellwether status and long history of efficient execution of its strategy should warrant consideration.
How does MCD's valuation compare to its competitors?
Present analysis suggests that the stock is priced very close to, if not slightly under, its fair value estimate. The stock is currently trading around the mid-80s, while 20 brokers project a mean target price of $88.65 according to Thomson/First Call. MCD also trades at less than half the volatility of the market with a beta of 0.48. Valuation is in-line with JACK on a forward earnings basis, but MCD trades at a discount to YUM and CMG, making MCD even more attractive to us.
Unless and until McDonald's management fails to deliver on its proven track record of expanding into growth markets worldwide, product innovation, and operational expertise, we believe investors can comfortably view the stock as a core holding.
Does your view differ from the consensus sentiment on MCD?
Current sentiment on MCD is in-line with our position to hold and accumulate the shares. The stock is trading well notwithstanding the current market sell-off from late April, as it is above both the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Twenty-five analysts surveyed by Thomson/First Call project an average EPS estimate of $5.12 year-end 2011, and $5.60 year-end 2012, suggesting that the investment community believes McDonald's can continue to grow despite a soft economy.
Does MCD's management play a role in your selection?
The management of McDonald's plays a tremendous role in our selection. Through his efficient operations, innovation of menu items, and the implementation of the Plan-to-Win strategy, CEO Jim Skinner has generated extraordinary results for the company. Since taking the helm as CEO in November 2004, Skinner has nearly doubled return on invested capital from 10.10% at year-end 2004 to 19.49% at year-end 2010.
Overall, McDonald's has a deep, experienced roster of seasoned company veterans including:
Don Thompson, Chief Operating Officer (21 years with McDonald's)
Mike Andres, Central Division President - USA (27 years)
Steve Easterbrook, President - Europe (18 years)
Tim Fenton, President - Asia, Pacific, Middle East and Africa (38 years)
Jan Fields, President - USA (33 years)
Jeff Stratton, Executive Vice President & Chief Restaurant Officer (38 years)
We believe these and other examples of tenured senior managers is a testament to the strong culture which is so prevalent in companies that excel over the long term like McDonald's, and is yet another reason why we view the stock favorably.
What could go wrong with your pick?
Many investors see cost of inputs, or commodity inflation, as one of the biggest concerns for McDonald's, as with all competitors in the fast-food restaurant industry. The company has a proven track record of running a tight ship and keeping costs under control. Given their buying power and global reach, we believe MCD is better positioned than most other QSR operators to use their size to attain more favorable pricing on cost of goods sold. Several inputs, such as wheat and livestock, are well off of their 2011 highs, which should translate into less pressure on McDonald's bottom line and may provide a tailwind for earnings as the company enters the back half of the year.
Thanks, Mark and Tyler, for sharing your thesis with us today.
Disclosure: Infinium Investment Advisors holds MCD in client portfolios and one or more employees maintain long positions in their personal accounts.


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Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington - Super middleweight contender J'Leon Love (16-0, 9KOs) debuted at his new weight and dominated veteran Lajuan Simon (23-5-2, 12KOs), who was coming off a two-year layoff. Love was outboxing Simon in every round, and then in the sixth he caught Simon with a serious of punches that sent Simon crashing to the mat. The referee quickly stopped the fight after Simon's head blasted the mat and he laid there motionless.
After a lackluster start in the first three rounds, super middleweight contender Badou Jack (16-0-1, 11KOs) came back in the sixth to drop Rogelio Medina (31-5, 25KOs) three times for a TKO. Jack was having some trouble with Medina's style, but then the Mexican fighter started fading by the fifth round and was blasted out in the sixth, with three knockdowns to force the referee's intervention to stop the fight.
In his first ring outing since the upset knockout loss to John Molina in July, Mickey Bey (19-1-1, 10KOs) returned with a devastating third round knockout of Carlos Cardenas (20-7).
Rising junior middleweight prospect Chris Pearson (13-0, 10 KOs) demolished Asacio Ferreira (14-1-1, 12 KOs) in the first round.
British welterweight Ashley Theophane (34-6-1, 10 KOs) returned after his September decision loss to Pablo Cesar Cano, and picked up an eight round split decision over Robert Osiobe (14-8-4, 6 KOs).
Super middleweight prospect Luis "Cuba" Arias (8-0, 4KOs) scored a second round TKO over Cameron Allen (5-14).
Yupp and even against a cob J'Leon Love looked very unimpressive. He looks very lethargic and mentally slow in the ring. Doesn't have that instinct or boxing acumen to sustain a successful career. He is going to be a bust.…Comment by mshap on 12-07-2013
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I doubt that dual ported VRAM is commonly used any longer. Nowadays the bandwidth required to read out the frame buffer is miniscule compared to the bandwidth required to render 3D scenes on it, so there is no real benefit from a special port that is used for framebuffer readout. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.104.22.168 (talk) 12:42, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
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So I said ok, and scheduled the appt for today with their Peoria, Arizona location. The technician asked for the car key to take my car inside their shop. I said, first I want to see the windhshield. So he took me back to see it sitting on a rack. Right there on it, the mfr. label said "Made in China."
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you know, it's a conundrum. I love the chapter - I wasn't sure if I'd be down w/ him fucking Leah, but eh... -, until I think about how it's going to play out in future chapters and then I'm kinda icked by it. still good either way.
| victoria chapter 3 . 12/28/2012
Sorry didnt feel like signing in but this is amazballs mephy.I dig it. Cant wait to see what happens next.
| gfghjkhdfgh chapter 3 . 12/23/2012
/i'm fully erect/
I can't stop sighing over your stupid, funny, regular, teenage boy conversationally perverted Tate.
| jandjsalmon chapter 3 . 12/22/2012
So you pretty much blew my mind here. A Leah!labotomy is the best thing I ever heard. And him being all up in Violet's space and just imagining his dark eyes when he speaks brokering no argument. HAWT!
| Pandora Imperatrix chapter 3 . 12/22/2012
Ok, I'm in a very bad mood today and this story makes me feel a lot better.
I really had a good laugh because of that scene of Leah receiving a lobotomy, I love this dark humor, brings me up.
Thank you for writing it.
Hope you get a better christmas than me.
| Sarah v chapter 3 . 12/21/2012
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The kids have made some executive decisions recently, looking for a bit more of a predictable dinner routine. They decided every Tuesday going forward shall be Taco Tuesday, followed by Waffle Wednesday (which may or may not include waffles, but must be a breakfast for dinner night). So we are in a bit of a lifestyle change at the moment. It will be interesting to see how this develops!
19. crockpot pot roast
20. Nana's chicken soup
21. FFY – we have a family celebration today, so we'll be eating there.
22. vacation – Boo's Salisbury steak meatballs
23. vacation – Taco Tuesday!
24. vacation – irish step – "waffle" Wednesday – aka BFD
25. vacation – spaghetti and meatballs
26. vacation – pizza night! Cheese.
27. chicken with brussels sprouts and butternut squash
28. orecchiete with mini chicken meatballs and garlic bread
29 suitntie's half-birthday, once every four years, so the kiddos want to celebrate. TBD!
March 1 – Taco Tuesday!
omg. 2016. Sh*t just got real.
1. winter veggie soup & grilled cheeses (uses the leftover veggies from Christmas dinner)
2. chicken and black bean enchilada casserole
3. crockpot chicken & wild rice
4. BFD: ham egg and cheese biscuits
5. orecchiette with mini turkey meatballs (or meatballs with hats, as my kids refer to it)
6. FFY Buffet
7. cleopatra chicken
8. spaghetti squash caprese casserole
9. BFD: eggs benedict (all that lemon juice leftover from the cleopatra chicken ! I have to use it, right?)
10. dinner by Boo: salisbury steak meatballs and mashed potatoes
11. kielbasa & potato skillet
12. crockpot bbq beer pulled chicken with cornbread
13. FFY Buffet
14. Beth's Baked Drumsticks
15. cuban sandwiches
i'm trying, i'm trying. 🙂 Time is a premium.
14. BFD: multigrain waffles and sausage.
15. chicken patty sammies
16. shredded beef quesadillas
17. smothered pork cutlets
18. maui marinated london broil
19. Beth's baked drumsticks
20. FFY Buffet – we have an ugly sweater party in the afternoon and I doubt anyone will be hungry for dinner.
21. gnocchi with chicken sausage and tomatoes
22. pizza night: cookie sheet pizza <3
23. suitNtie is taking the kids out to Star Wars in the afternoon. They will be stuffed right up with movie food. *insert lightsaber noise here*
24. Christmas Eve! Feast of Seven Fishes… I bring my baked haddock, this year i'm also going to make a baked ravioli dish, and my usual strawberry cheesecakes and some chocolate cream mini-pies for the kiddos.
25. Merry Christmas! our usual dinner…individual beef wellingtons, three cheese mashed potatoes, roasted winter veggies, dinner rolls, shrimp cocktail, caprese salad. Dessert apple crisp a la mode, a buche de noel, and figgy pudding made by Moo and Boo.
26. pulled pork sammies
27. FFY Buffet
28. BFD: omelettes & toast
29. crockpot chicken & wild rice
30. hot dogs and oven fries
31. New Year's Eve! We take the kiddos out to a kid friendly celebration at a local restaurant that has a balloon drop at a very early hour. 🙂
This post has been years in the making. Which makes it all the more annoying since it has three ingredients.
My friend Sam made this for me once (after a baby? when we had a loss in the family? I can't quite remember) and I begged her for the recipe. Totally shocked when she told me. The beef broth really gives it a smokier flavor. I was super impressed.
SO. Here you are. You may want to double this. We use it in sammies. We use it in quesadillas. We use it in burritos. WE LIKE IT ON SALAD. I like it with eggs. YES. I love it long time.
1 box high quality, low sodium or unsalted beef stock/broth (I like Kitchen Basics)
2 regular size packages of boneless, country style pork ribs
1 bottle Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce of choice, or shoot… make your own and be more impressive than me.
I throw the stock/broth and the pork ribs in, hit that crockpot to low, and go do something for about 7-8 hours while I dream about the sandwiches I'm gonna eat.
When it's ready, I take out about 1/3 c of the cooking liquid and set it aside, before I drain the pork in a colander. It will already be falling apart, but you'll want to help it along in a mixing bowl, where you mix in as much BBQ sauce as you like.
If you're feeling sassy, pick up a can of chipotle in adobo. puree a chipotle or two and mix it in your bbq sauce (or spread it on your roll of choice for your sammie). It's REALLY good if you take a little bit (leave it dry without bbq), and use it instead of canadian bacon on eggs benedict. Drizzle a little chipotle bbq over the pork before you put the egg on top. You're welcome.
I personally like this with some shredded Mexican cheese on a big, bakery bulkie roll. YES.
Go forth and make this. And then you can come back and thank me. Me… I'm going to make two and hit the couch for the Patriots game. Nom nom nom.
Never posted the first half… oops.
Anyway, moving on…
14. BFD: cheese omelettes, sausage and homefries with toast.
15. Sunday Family Dinner : Patriots are playing over dinner. Game food in front of the TV… chicken nuggets, pulled pork sammies, veggies & dip.
16. FFY Buffet
17. maple dijon pork tenderloin, rice, green beans
18. pizza night: english muffin!
19. happy 2nd birthday, Lucy! Lucy, our youngest puppy, is having a hamburger cake with mashed potato frosting. We are having hamburgers, salad, and oven fries.
20. BFD: waffles & bacon
21. Happy Birthday, Moo! After her spa birthday party here at the house, dinner is Moo's choice: this year, it's roasted chicken, with Auntie Jo's mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and broccoli, with dinner rolls and a sparkly BIRTHDAY CAKE. 🙂
22. kielbasa and potato skillet
23. shredded beef enchiladas
24. FFY Buffet
25. hot dogs, baked beans, tots. Nom.
26. Happy Thanksgiving! I'm contributing dinner rolls, green beans, roasted pearl onions, cinnamon buns and Moo is making yummy cupcakes that look like turkeys. Pinterest is my downfall.
27. Black Friday. The best FFY day of the entire year.
28. BBQ meatballs
29. Friendsgiving celebration! 🙂 Still deciding on what I'm making, so TBD.
30. chicken croquettes – someday I really need to make my own post on this, because they are so.damn.good. It's only been like 8 years. Same thing with the pulled pork from the 15th. Oy.
Yes, it's been over a year since the last post. How horrifying. But so many things have happened in a year…too much to type here (baby steps! ah, the pun), but this is the first step.
I'm so very happy to be getting back to a semi-normal routine. Meal planning keeps me sane… feel very out of control when I'm not aware of what's going on in my kitchen.
17. PTA event at school… so pizza and hot dogs while there.
18. Beth's baked drumsticks
19. asian stuffed cabbage rolls (NEW!)
20. FFY Buffet
21. chicken sausage with tomatoes and gnocchi
22. pulled pork sammies
23. chicken lo mein
24. BFD: BEC on english muffin
25. Patriots @ 1pm – so it's a GFG (Game Food Graze) night
26. honey garlic chicken
27. Oktoberfest: pork schnitzel and German apple cake for dessert
28. FFY Buffet
29. BFD: ham and spinach hash
30. rigatoni and meatballs
31. Happy Halloween! Mummy dogs
18. Crockpot Pot Roast
19. chicken fricassee
20. BFD. Buttermilk pancakes, maple bacon and eggs.
21. Sunday Dinner: rigatoni & meatballs
22. baked chicken parmesan
23. chicken souvlaki (NEW!)
24. philly cheesesteak puffs (NEW!)
25. turkey fried rice (NEW!)
26. steak and potatoes
27. FFY Buffet… we have two birthday parties and a soccer game AND a swim lesson. Oy.
28. Sunday Dinner: TBD, at a renaissance fair! 🙂
29. crockpot chicken teriyaki (NEW!)
30. pizza night!
Late! I feel like the Mad Hatter. Back to school is complete, though!
6. BFD: buttermilk pancakes, bacon, eggs and homefries!
7. Sunday Dinner: baked chicken caprese, green beans from the garden, rice pilaf.
8. turkey club sammies with oven fries.
9. 1st After-School Activity (ASA) night of the year (and our parental career, really): marinated london broil, broccoli, rice (I'm making the rice the day before, because rice, annoyingly, always takes 12 hours to cook)
10. 2nd ASA night: hot dogs on the grill, baked beans, salad.
11. Mexican night! tacos or quesadillas. Yellow rice & black beans.
12. family movie night: Matilda! grilled cheeses, apple sauce & popcorn.
13. TBD: we are celebrating a new home purchase for friends at an open house party.
14. have friends coming over for the Patriots game. So game food of some sort… chicken tenders, baked potato skins.. still working that one out.
15. FFY buffet
So, SO happy to be writing this. It's been a hectic few months (as you can tell from the last MPM post!) but many good things are on the way.
First and foremost, the meal plan:
18. lemony baked cod fillets with brown rice and green beans
19. maple thyme thick-cut pork chops and roasted veggies (potato, butternut & zucchini from the garden)
20. hot dogs and hamburgers on the grill with sweet potato tots, and a lettuce/cucumber/tomato salad from our garden
21. FFY Buffet
22. BFD & family movie night: whole grain berry pancakes & bacon
23. pizza night: individual pizzas TBD, Boo will have his folded in half as an "italian grilled cheese" (shh… he will actually eat pizza this way only)
24. Sunday dinner: roast beef with slow cooked tomatoes and garlic
25. sneaky chicken quesadillas (aka Mexican grilled cheese as far as Boo is concerned) with fresh local corn, YUM!
26. Beth's roasted chicken drums, mashed potatoes and broccoli
27. Boo and Moo are back to school today! Kiddos' choice.
28. Maui-marinated london broil with pineapple jasmine rice
29. Happy Birthday, suitntie! 🙂 TBD, but dinner out at his place of choice.
30. FFY Buffet
31. Sunday Dinner and movie night: cheese and cracker chicken, wild rice & garlic green beans
I am also making a batch of the Pioneer Woman's beans and cornbread for suitntie's lunches because he loves it so much (but the kids won't touch it) and some blueberry oat bran muffins. nom nom nom.
Oops. I missed May entirely. Forgive me. Finals and a big trip to Disney… it was chaos, made worse by lack of a meal plan. oy.
In any case, i'm making up for it with a vengeance this month. Tons of new recipes! So much fun. Have you found a new, fun recipe lately? What is your favorite go to in the summer?
Moving on!
MGCK started as a New Year's resolution for 2009. I wanted to start trying menu planning, a concept that I had stumbled across while looking for dinner ideas online. I dove into it with energy and saw success immediately. The success only made me more interested in how I could improve, what new recipes I could find, etc. I started using my family blog for menu planning posts and it kind of started to take over. So, I decided to give my culinary fumblings their own home- and MGCK was born.
Why "my grand central kitchen?" Well, I have three young children (a third grader, a first grader and an infant). I am a Girl Scout troop leader, a nursing student at night. Cooking is a hobby for me. So you could say that aside from the playroom, the kitchen is the busiest room in my house and usually looks it, especially with the way my home is designed...you have to go through it to get anywhere! It feels a bit like Grand Central, especially between 4 and 7 pm.
There's four of us eating in the Kitchen at the moment (although our third child will eventually join us), and we all have different tastes and preferences. My oldest has some sensory food issues that we're working through, which throws a bigger wrench into an already challenging menu plan preparation. But every week, we're making progress. And some nights, we are on the run with activities and I'm not on duty. Leftovers are always worked in! And PB&Js or grilled cheeses DO happen. I'm not trying to be Martha Stewart, here. I can't be. However, menu planning saves all kinds of time and sanity for me.
I hope that this blog gives me even more inspiration for my own home and the ability to inspire others in the kitchen, as well. I'll be posting not just menu planning and recipe links, but also interesting things I find online, things on my wishlist and recommendations, when I have the time. I try to post the bimonthly meal plans on time, but it rarely happens although I have the best of intentions. ;)
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The Departments of Defense (DOD) and State (State) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have relied extensively on contractors to support troops and civilian personnel and carry out reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. While recognizing the benefits of using contactors, GAO and others have noted the risks and challenges associated with relying on contractors. To help increase contractor oversight, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 directed DOD, State, and USAID to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan that identified a database to track information on contractor personnel and contracts performed in the two countries. In their July 2008 MOU, the agencies designated the Synchronized Pre-Deployment and Operational Tracker database (SPOT) as their system for tracking the required information. GAO's testimony addresses how contractor personnel and contract information can aid agencies in managing contracts and the status of SPOT's implementation. It is drawn from GAO's ongoing and prior contingency contracting work. This work involved meeting with agency officials, including those in Iraq, and reviewing agency documents. GAO obtained agency views on previously unreported information, which the agencies generally agreed with.
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Sister-fronted pop-rock act Vic & Gab a local favorite
WYMS-FM (88.9), a.k.a. RadioMilwaukee, regularly plays Milwaukee music. But practically no other local band gets as much air time as the pop band Vic and Gab, featuring sisters Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos, and Jesus Nanez on drums. »Read Full Article
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We've about narrowed our names down to Alison Kayleigh. Our baby girl will be here in less than 3 weeks! I do have some reservations about the name. With Alison, I'm worried that it would be spelled incorrectly (especially with 2 "l"s), but we want to spell it with 1 "l" because that is the Scottish spelling. The other drawback I have with Alison is that I have a cousin with that same name, only spelled Allyson. She is about 20 years old, lives about 2 hours away, and we only see her about once, or sometimes, twice, a year. The reservations I have with Kayleigh are that it sounds too trendy and that it would be difficult to spell. We love the meaning (Americanization of the Scottish word "ceilidh" which means party) and don't think the spelling would be a major issue especially since it will be the middle name. Thanks for any input!
Comments about the name Alison Kayleigh
As for kayleigh, it is more trendy...but if you love it, I think the mn is a perfect spot for it.
Oh, and as for your cousin being named the same, I don't think that matters.
Alison strikes me as very 80's/90's and yes there are 10 spellings so she will have that to deal with.
2ndly, Kayliegh is made up, trendy and without substance. But. middle names are more forgiving.
I like Alison. I also don't think it matters if your cousin also has the name. I have more than one first cousin named Leah, for example.
I don't like Kayliegh.
I like it a lot. Alison is not a favorite of mine necessarily (mainly because it melds in with all the -son names (Madison, Addison, etc.) that tend to annoy me. I'm warming up to it again though.
I'm one of the (apparently) weird ones that really likes Kayleigh. I grew up with a Kayleigh (though not sure how she spelled it) who would be near 30 now, so I don't see it as as trendy as most ppl do. She was a very sweet, kind person and I've always loved her name. I think mn is a good spot for it just because so many ppl seem to have such a strong adverse reaction to it these days.
I wouldn't name my kid the same thing as a cousin, especially one you see that frequently. I almost used Josephine, which is a cousin's name, but I've only met her once in my life. My SO wanted Maya but I have a cousin I see every year with it so I wouldn't use it. Just seems like you're naming the kid after them when you're really not.
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The trendiness of Kayleigh would bother me, but the bigger issue for me is that it makes me think of Caylee Anthony. It's a horrible association, and I'm always surprised that nobody else seems to make that connection.
Alison is fine. Yes, it's slightly '80s and can be spelled multiple ways. But it's still a nice name.
Wow, that last post made me dislike Kayleigh much more than I already did. I guess I will be thinking about a different middle name. I think we will stick with Alison as the first name though. Thanks for the input!


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Set 50 Years after the original Red Faction, this third person shooter puts the player as an insurgent battling for liberation from the Earth Defense Force. Red Faction Guerrilla is developed by Volition and published by THQ.
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Today in Gaming - 4/15/11: Wii 2 Rumors and 4 Million LittleBigPlanet Levels
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A Yahoo! User May 16, 2007 18:14 Flag
You will have the last laugh with Big Sam
I see you are all getting quite a bit of abuse over bringing in Allardyce, but I suspect you will be laughing last as he's a fantastic manager who's record speaks for itself. I have long thought that if he managed a big club with large enough resources to compete with the best, he could take a club to the top 5. Maybe not immediately next season, but I doubt you will be underachieving anymore.
Congratulations on signing what should be the England manager, and what is to me the most underrated and unappreciated manager in the league. I think you are gonna go places now. :)This topic is deleted.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Any chance Sam's son is the agent representing the club's transfer? Potato head quit Bolton because the board did not trust him anymore with transfer. His interest in Newcastle is because there is a bigger transfer kitty, which means he can wet his pocket deeper!
Nah!! I dont think that would happen! everyone seems so upbeat about the changes being made at the club so far! Its seen as a new beginning by most and I dont think the way your going is down!
Jabberwocky Jabberwocky May 28, 2007 04:41 Flag
It could end up worse...
...they could end up relegated!!!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! DONT TEMPT FATE!!! ;o)
its good to see sams getting rid of the deadwood so quick
he does seem to have an i for relatively unknown players but what exites me more is he will looking into our ongoing injury problems which should have been done a long time ago
roll on next season cant be any worse
Too right Jabber lad, all that we can do now is to wait and see just what possible new gems with decent talents, and what new kind of backbone he can put back into some of the players at the club now!
At least he's already started showing his hand to the players there, by getting rid of some of them. But as always, it's who he will bring in, and what they can offer towards the team itself, which will show us just what he may be capable of in the season(s) to come . . .
Although, there may still be more of them to leave yet - going off N'zogbia's texting and refusal to be a sub on bench. And Martins deciding just not to turn up for the match at all . . .? Perhaps he had a Bookies to visit with a tip from someone????
But, all we can do is to see what he can unearth from now on, and get going from now until new season begins.
Nuff Said . . . For now anyway!
Jabberwocky Jabberwocky May 17, 2007 20:03 Flag
Hey G.G
It doesnt matter what facts and information you post in here, the anti-Geordie brigade will still pop up and post their rubbish views about stuff they dont know!
Using words like 'endeth' to try and sound 'Ye olde England official' but making themselves look stupider than they normally do in the long run.
Long live NUFC!!! Howay the Toon!!! ;o)
In what circumstances would SJP be uninhabitable? The 6 months will never ever apply.And, NUFC still have to stop paying the peppercorn ground rent for the council to have a case to take to court - even if they would, which is so unlikely as to be comical, for reasons I've already explained - & no court order , no move. As for the compensation value - the development costs of SJP are in the tens of millions already (published stuff, check your history, & with more on the way) so that would be one way of deriving a valuation of the "bricks and mortar". Failing that the cost of a "suitable replacement" could be used - in other words we do a smoggie - buy some old industrial site (Newburn Riverside for example) - for peanuts - and use the compo to put up the new stadium (the cost of the suitable replacement, duh).In any event, unlike the poor sods whose grounds are mortgaged to the hilt and are no more than two poor season away from the bailifs, it'll never happen. The City Council would never sell.
A Yahoo! User May 17, 2007 15:20 Flag
that is the biggest pile of twaddle i have ever read
under the leasehold law 1985, the land owner may remove/demolish any building that is not habitable (being lived in), this process in the worse case scenario should take no more than 6 months, a bit longer if the building is habitable, the land owner will be obliged to compensate the leaseholder, but only to the amount of what the bricks and mortar are worth, NOT how much revenue will be lost, so newcastle football club would probably be compensated no more than 1 mill from the city council, it is up to the leaseholder to find the costs for a new stadium and land for themselves,
here endet the lesson mcn
Oh dear it's come back. A little lesson for you in property law. The freehold is assigned under a lease which dates back A number of years (pre-Keegan) ago when the council did think about selling, but didn't & renewed the lease instead. Now it has a great many years to run (90 odd I think which is far from ideal with a club that's been around and winning stuff for nearly 120 years, but there's a lot as could happen in the next 90+). The council (freeholder) cannot sell up without the agreement of (& paying compensation to, worth probably the cost of a new ground, to the leaseholder - NUFC)The buildings etc are owned by the club and they would have to be compensated for as well. The council aren't allowed to "build flats" anymore anyway - Thatch put paid to all that council house stuff, a bit before your time I guess, and B-Liar hasn't changed it. As for FF buying the Town Moor - wrong again - the Moor is owned by the Freemen of Newcastle in perpetuity and cannot be bought and sold, see details of a cracking April Fool some years ago when someone put up a sign next to the Blue House Roundabout claiming they were going to build on it - muppets like you were taken in all over the shop. As for the freehold, do you suppose that should the mortgage holder (that would be the bank that the cash is borrowed from) of say, Old Trafford needed to foreclose - due to none or late payment of the massive interest for example - that they would hesitate, even for a moment? on the other hand, the City of Newcastle councillors - most of whom live in Newcastle, have very good reasons for leaving well alone. These being (1) several tens of thousands of votes & their jobs, (2) their homes (3) possibly their health.... oh and by the way NUFC is a major employer (& benefit to the City) both directly and indirectly as well, and is likely to be getting bigger with the new Conference Centre, Casino etc etc on their way. Here endeth the lesson.GG.
I think you're dead right mate. For far too long now we've had managers with big ideas, but no real plans on how to achieve them. I think big Sam will go back to basics, and build from the bottom up. It's not just about buying expensive "big name" players, it's about the right players for the club and the way the manager wants to use them. I think he's the best thing to happen to my team in a long time. I'm 45 years old and cannot remember any glory days as a supporter, which is disgracful for a so called big club.
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Elena, you are a fraud. Tell the truth about your designs. It is perfectly appropriate to have others design under your direction, just PAY THEM WITH REAL CHECKS and STOP STEALING ORIGINAL WORKS THAT HAVE BEEN TRADEMARKED OR YOU WILL CONTINUE TO GET SUED. [continued below]....
Hire Elena Humphreys and YOU WILL GET SUED by the artist that actually DID THE WORK.
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Skip to comments.GLENN BECK TV THREAD! Friday, December 11, 2009
Posted on 12/11/2009 1:29:08 PM PST by rockabyebaby
What happens when China decides to stop funding our loans? We are soooooooooooooooooooo screwed. STAND UP AMERICA, GET OUT OF THE FETAL POSITION AND MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD. Welcome to the GLENN BECK television thread...Shake the cobwebs out of your brain...We are another day closer to the REVOLUTION that will change the 2010 elections. All comrades, infidels, sick twisted freaks, ilks and lurkers are welcome and are encouraged to participate in the thread! Join us won't you!
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You say you want a revolution
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Don't you know it's gonna be alright
Alright Alright
You say you got a real solution
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You say you'll change the constitution
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You better free your mind instead
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Greetings Comrade!
Prodigal Sunny reporting - any online links for viewing since Blinko & Tiki are gone?
Checking in! Yesterdays show was great!
See post #3
TVPC is great.
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See post #3 for other links for live streams!
COMRADE, reporting for another MUST SEE SHOW!
COMRADE! Every BECK show rocks! Nice to see you!
COMRADE! Happy Friday!
COMRADE! Glad you could make it! BECK IS MUST SEE TV!
Hey! I'm here...maybe...yesterday, I forgot there was a Christmas party, so I missed the show...today, I need a nap...
Afternoon Everybody!
COMRADE! Glad you made it today! Nice to see you!
COMRADE! Pull up a chair, have some M&M's!
COMRADE! Nice to see you!
COMRADE! Happy Friday!
WOO HOO it's Friday!
COMRADE! Merry Christmas to you and yours! It's a chilly 26 degrees here today, no snow, no rain, dark and chilly!
Hey there.
31F in Eugene, supposedly headed for 35 again, but that never happened yesterday. Clouding up, might get some SNOOOW this afternoon, freezing rain tonight, tomorrow morning.
Laundry pipes still frozen, still wearing dirty clothes. Tomorrow a high well above freezing is almost a certainty and I will either have a working laundry or a room full of water - laws of physics.
I can't wait to find out which one it will be!
In the last 5 minutes it's dropped another degree,,,,not 25 degrees..........and..........falling..........brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
COMRADE! You lead an exicity life! Glad you could join us!
s/b NOW 25 degrees!
COMRADE! Long time no see! Excellent graphics!!
Gov't won't cut up it's credit cards. Number of federal employees taking home six figures has mushroomed.
...grabbing another roll of DUCT TAPE!
...grabbing another roll of DUCT TAPE!
YES! I heard about the fed salaries earlier, head was exploding all over the place, un freakin believable.......
Glenn Beck prayer ping.
How much did they give for the study of Facebook?
I could have done that one.
head was exploding when he mentioned money for facebook, 200 grand? 200 million, hell it's only money, not too worry.........
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All hotels in Lolo, Montana, United States of America
1 room, 2 adults
11225 Us Highway 93 S, Lolo, MT, 59847, United States of America
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
Lowest priceZAR 1,095
Best Price Guarantee
No-frills hotel in Lolo
- Free continental breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 40 guestrooms
What's around
- Travelers' Rest State Park (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Traveler's Rest State Park (1 mi / 1.5 km)
- Blue Mountain Recreation Area (5.6 mi / 9 km)
- Fort Fizzle (6 mi / 9.7 km)
- Larchmont Golf Course (7.7 mi / 12.3 km)
For families
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Premium TV channels
- Television
- Hair dryer
- Cable TV service
See all 40 Hotels.com reviews
Value for money
Best value for money
Great location
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3
From 149 reviews
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Roomsfrom ZAR 1,095
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Smoking, Mountain View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking, Mountain View
- Efficiency, Suite, 1 Queen Bed
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Mountain View
- Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking
- Room, Two King beds Non Smoking
- Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible
- Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Efficiency, Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Smoking
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
- Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking
- Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mountain View
- Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 40 rooms
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed
Extra people
- Rollaway beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- RV/bus/truck parking
Nearby Two Star Lolo hotels
In the hotel
Food and drink
- Free continental breakfast daily
In the room
Freshen up
- Hair dryer
Be entertained
- Premium TV channels
Stay connected
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Access via exterior corridors
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Recent reviews
Good 3.5 /5 from 40 reviews
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
Just a quick over night stay and then on the road again!
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
Learning as we go.
Got in pretty late 11:00 p.m. All the hotels were booked in Missoula because of concerts and a festival. We were hauling a car and driving a 26' Budget truck with our two cats as passengers. We were moving to CO. We thought because it said "Pet Friendly" the cats could stay in our room with us. The hotel only allowed dogs. Our cats ended up sleeping in the truck cab. In addition, we could not drive around the hotel which led to further work of unloading, backing up reloading and more. The hotel was farther out of town than we would have liked. All in all it was an OK stay and feel the hotel was a nice place to stay. What I did appreciate was the large room, the outside door to a small balcony for fresh air, and the shower separated from the sink and mirror area by a hall which made getting ready in the morning easier. The coffee in the room was pretty bad. I should have known since the pod bag only said, "coffee".
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
No security lock on the door! Mold starting to grow in the shower! They used so much air freshener like Febreeze that my allergies were effected! Don't know what they were trying to cover up with all that scent!
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
Days Inn, Lolo, MT
Old, Not the cleanest place.
Days Inn Lolo Mt Accommodation & Rooms
We needed a clean comfortable room for the night. This place fit the bill with all the basics plus a refrigerator and microwave. We did not take advantage of the free breakfast offered near the lobby.
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