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Thread: DB Normalization, help please.
05-20-06, 21:30 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: DB Normalization, help please.
Hello all,
I'm working on a bus schedule database project that involves entering a lot of data and quite a bit of it is redundant, but I seem to be having some trouble trying to figure out how to "Normalize" the DB in the best way possible.
Right now, the DB is actually in an Excel spreadsheet with all the "Required" fields.
For instance, the fields are:
Bus Number
The Bus Number and Route Name are directly related, like "15 Sargent"
Each bus/route can have up to 4 different directions of travel (North, South, East, West)
Each bus/route has any number of stops, identified by Stop Number & Intersection/Location
Each Stop has a list of scheduled times of when a bus should arrive at that location.
The way that the spreadsheet is right now, all of the following are repeated for each "time" that a bus is scheduled to arrive at that particular location:
Bus Number
Please see the attached file for more info!
So, as you can imagine, for a table that has 20 or more scheduled times, the data gets repeated pretty often.
Also, the scheduled times change for Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays.
If anyone is willing to take a look at the data that I have collected thus far and help me out with making it a more efficient and "Normalized" DB, it would be greatly appreciated.
Ultimately, I want to be able to query the DB to get the next available times for a particular bus/route.
For instance, if it's currently 4:36pm in the evening on a Monday, I want to be able to select/enter a stop number and the result will only display a list of the next 3 available scheduled times for the bus to arrive at that location.
Did I forget to mention that I'm new to DB design?
Thanx for now,
05-22-06, 15:26 #2Registered User
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The first thing you want to do is identify your objects. In your case, you have routes, stops, buses, days, and possibly intersections. You are on the right track as far as removing the duplicate data. Each record in each table should be unique. You also have to determine how each objects relates to other objects. Ask yourself can one bus be assigned to more than one route? Can one route have more than one stop? Can one stop be included in more than one route? The answers to those questions will help you determine if the relationship is one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-many.
Without knowing all the details of the data, I would begin with a table for Routes and a table for stops (I personally use a naming convention for my tables, tblRoute and tblStop).
Then I would add a third table. The reason is I believe you have a many-to-many relationship here. It is obvious that a route can have multiple stops, but it also seems likely that a stop can be on several routes. If I am correct then you will need tblRouteDetail (or somehting like it)
You can also break out Day and Direction into separate tables. You can create a DayID which is just and AutoNumber field as well as DirectionID.
That data would look like:
Sample data might be:
Then I would create a table for Buses and a table for Bus Routes.
BusName (?)
The last bit depends on how Buses are assigned routes. If they never change then I would include the BusID in the RouteDetails.
Hope that helps.
05-22-06, 20:43 #3Registered User
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Hi DCKunkle,
I took some of your advice and created a new Database and added some of my own changes as well as some data that will NOT change (ie. Bus # & Route). However, I do think that you're right about the "many-to-many relationship", but I'm not sure how to implement it.
I've attached the current database with some data, to get a better idea of what's going on.
Also, here are some of the questions that I would ask (Query) the database:
What are all the Routes available?
What are all the Stops available?
What Direction does this Route travel?
What are all the Stops on this Route?
What are all the Routes at this Stop?
When is the next bus leaving at this Stop?
If I miss the next available Time, when is the next scheduled Time after that?
What connections/intersecting buses are available at the destination Stop?
Could you, or anyone else who's interested, take a look at this DB to see if I'm on the right track to achieve what I want?
Anyway, Thanx for the quick reply, it's greatly appreciated,
05-22-06, 21:04 #4Registered User
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Your DB is looking better than the first one you posted, personally i wouldn't have known where to start, but i may be able to help with the rest of the problems you have.
When setting up a query, add in ALL neccessary tables, i have noticed you have a table WeekDays where the day is an ID number in other tables, but in here it lists the day. If you in any query related to the day wanted it to display day rather than number add the WeekDay table too, drop the field from WeekDay table rather than from any other table. This will ensure "Monday" is shown istead of 1. ;-)
Then to set up the queries, using access is more or less straigh forward.
Add in all relevent tables (as mentioned above), where there are relationships, access will show these, if not create a link yourself by dragging a related field from one table to the field on the other it is related to.
To be able to show selective information (eg just stops/routes) drag in the field form the table it relates to and click the sigma symbol (a backwards E) then click group by in the new row. This will show just unique rows of information.
Also, You can perform searches too, i posted on here with a sample. I'll post back with a link.
Hope this helps
Dansometimes simple is best.... and i'm just a simple fellow.
05-22-06, 21:19 #5Registered User
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Hi again;
I have added 2x new queries to your DB to show you what i meant in my previous post.
The Query (General_Data) you'll be able to copy and paste and then set criteria for some other queries you wish to run.
Take a look at the search eaxmaple i mentioned (link coming next post, i forgot to copy and paste the link!) and see how i have structured the search to be able to answer some of the questions below.
With the search you'll be able to do:
A) what busses go past this stop;
and B) My next bus(ses).
To do a my next bus, use the search example (have one text field) for Bus stop Number. Use this is the query and add in the time field you'll drag in the criteria >Now() which should work!
Again hope helps!
Dansometimes simple is best.... and i'm just a simple fellow.
05-22-06, 21:20 #6Registered User
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The link...sometimes simple is best.... and i'm just a simple fellow.
05-22-06, 22:22 #7Registered User
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Hello all,
Thanx to danlindley for your advice and examples. However, I have no idea as to what you meant by the following:
When setting up a query, add in ALL neccessary tables, i have noticed you have a table WeekDays where the day is an ID number in other tables, but in here it lists the day. If you in any query related to the day wanted it to display day rather than number add the WeekDay table too, drop the field from WeekDay table rather than from any other table. This will ensure "Monday" is shown istead of 1.
I also have another question, "How" can I add a lot of data to the DB, I mean like a few thousand records, to the DB without having to type each one in separately. That question may be beyond the scope of this website, as it will probably involve some programming of some kind, but I just thought I'd mention it because there are probably programmers that visit this site that could help out with that.
The example that I attached in the initial post, the spreadsheet, only has the data for 1 Bus/Route at 1 Stop location for 1 Weekday period (Mon-Fri). The data for that same Bus/Route at the same Stop location for Saturday, Sunday, & Holidays is different. So, as you can see, there is a lot of data to be entered.
The data is, however, available on the internet, but the format that it is in, quite frankly, stinks.
At this point you might be asking, "Why would I want to create a database on something that already exists?" Well the answer is quite simple really. When you're standing outside waiting for a bus and it's -30 degrees Celcius outside, you really don't have the resources to look it up on the internet.
In the end, this database will be converted to an application for the Palm OS environment so that I'll always have access to the schedules and know the quickest way of getting to where I want.
By the way, just how many records can an Access Database store?
Thanx again,
05-23-06, 07:54 #8Registered User
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With reference to your first question it is more for ease of use (especially if other people are using this db) that you display "monday" and other text like st name instead of ID numbers. I mean an exmaple timetable could look like...
[Bus stop] [Day] [Time] [Street] [Direction]
3 2 15:21 8 4
This could be hard to understand.
Also you can "mass" add data into access. There are a few ways (i'd do this column at a time), personally, i would open the original format, Highlight the column you want, and use old fashioned copy and paste, column by column. You can also import data using the import function in access from any other office program. You'll just need to tell it where to go.
My preferred method is copy and paste, it would be of benefit to you where you have mutlipe tables and you can keep an eye on what is being pasted etc. Some of the items will need find and replace to change them to the numeric field where it corresponds to the ID assigned to it in your database, other than that you should be fine.
As for how many fields access holds.......no idea!!!!!
Dansometimes simple is best.... and i'm just a simple fellow.


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If you really got into David Finch's covers to X-Men: Legacy, you might also be interested in this super-sized 55″x20″ poster of the joined covers.
Click the thumbnail for the bigger view.
The poster arrives June 18, 2008, and will sell for $15.99.
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I like 'em. Reminds me lot of Jim Lee circa '90 through '92, when the The Uncanny X-Men split into the blue and gold teams (Uncanny and just X-Men).


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Panaji, Feb 29 (UNI) The National Commission for Economically Backward Classes claims majority of the people were favouring 10 to 20 per cent reservations for the EBC classes.
talking to newspersons here today after concluding its 3-day visit to Goa, the Commission chairman Maj Gen S R Sinho said he was likely to submit its recommendations to the Centre by the next year.
The Commission, which had already visited Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra, would visit some other states to elicit opinion of various sections of society, besides the bureaucrats and the politicians, on the criteria to be adopted for deciding the EBC.
Most of the people were of the opinion that the EBC should have income levels above the BPL but below the creamy layers. The Supreme Court had fixed Rs 2.5 lakh income for the creamy layers.
One of the efforts of the Commission was to look into the ''constiotutional, legal and administrative modalities coming in the way of reservation over and above 50 per cent of existing reservation and suggest modalities to overcome this problem,'' Mr Sinho said.
Member secretary Mahendra Singh and member Narendra Kumar said that the Goa had a peculiarity in that it had recruited only one third of the 15 lakh eligible people under the job reservation category. The rest could be filled by the EBCs and others.
It had another peculiarity in that the migrants who settled in Goa after 1968 cut off date were not given the benefit of existing reservations in jobs and eductional institutions, they added.
They were keen that the status of the EBC's could be improved through various other measures like providing them with better education and health facilities and alternative employment opportunities, both in rural and urban areas, through various schemes.
The Commission members had interacted with the general public besides bureaucrats before going back to New Delhi today.


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Spied – IAB readers snap Punto facelift, Avventura ahead of their festive season launch
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Indian Autos Blog readers, Shree Kale, Ambar Kale and Aditya Vaidya, spotted the 2014 Fiat Punto facelift and the Punto-based Avventura crossover near Pune recently, where Fiat India has its manufacturing facility.
Indian Autos Blog has been told by company sources that both cars will launch before the festive season (September-October period) this year. While the Avventura was previewed at the Auto Expo in February this year, the refreshed Punto was revealed in Fiat's product document.
Both, the refreshed Punto and Avventura, sport new design elements such as redesigned headlights and re-profiled taillights, compared to the current Punto. The Avventura adds to this package a bootlid-mounted spare wheel, roof rails, skid plates and plastic mouldings for a more rugged look. While the specifications of the Avventura have not been made official, Fiat could increase the ride height of the car.
Inside, both cars sport new interiors similar to the refreshed Linea. While the refreshed Punto gets a dual-tone black and beige interior, the Avventura gets orange inserts for the AC vents, music system, gearlever and handbrake. The Avventura also features roll-and-tilt gauges along with a compass.
In terms of engine options, the Punto facelift is expected to soldier on with existing powertrains – 1.2- and 1.4-liter petrol and 1.3-liter diesel in two power states. The engine choices for the Avventura are unknown. Interestingly the Avventura concept had a six-speed manual transmission at the Auto Expo revealing.


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A Gallery of Cats in Refrigerators
1 of 34 Pics
I totally understand why cats like refrigerators so much. It's been pretty warm recently, and if I had a giant, super-cold room full of food (and I wasn't smart enough to understand that I would inevitably suffocate in that room), I would be hanging out in there all the time. Here's a gallery of cats in refrigerators!Comments
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Cute cats! I'm not sure if the last one is a cat as well, but he's also cute 🙂 If I were a cat, I would also hang out in a fridge and stay there as long as there's food in it 🙂


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The Department of Labor now wants pension fund managers to put more consideration into socially conscious factors, such as climate change, when selecting investments for their clients. This will compromise the fiduciary responsibility of fund managers and potentially ruin the retirement plans of long-term savers.
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- 64 years old
- Date of birth: Dec 9, 1948
- Date of passing: Dec 21, 2012
|Let the memory of Susan be with us forever
"My hear is still so heavy. Life is just not the same..I miss you so much.
I miss your laughter, your encouragement and our heart to hearts..
I miss you my kindred spirit..I know you're watching out for me and I appreciate it..As you know I need all the help I can get.! Hugs"
"I miss you so much....So often I still want to call and talk something over with you..You were always so wise and fair.
To stay upbeat I must always remember it was a blessing to have you in my life..And for that I will forever be thankful.
I love you so much Nanie Sue!"
"Happy Birthday Susan! Acknowledging the day the gift of you was given to all of us. The boys and I miss you, this is a tough time of year for them. With fond love and memories, Marj"
"I cannot believe it has already been a year since you have left us. I think of you often. Always in my heart."
"forever missed says it all...I miss you so my heart aches. I'm soothed by looking at all the beautiful things you created for me.. I love your."
"Happy Happy Birthday my sweet Sue. I miss you so much . Instead of focusing on my sadness I celebrate my blessings in having you in my life. I love you so Nanie Sue...my angel ."
"We will always remember all the miracles that seem to happen when you were near. For example, When St, Anthony's asked us to knit scarves for the homeless, I said we couldn't do it because we didn't have the yarn or the money to buy the yarn. That afternoon you received a call from a friend. She had heard about a yarn donation. Needless to say we made 2500 scarves for the homeless that yr."
"Although I hadn't seen Sue recently, she was a part of my extended family. She was an integral part of my life for sixteen years, more like a sister than a mother-in-law and always made our holidays, family gatherings, outings etc. cheerful and special. She was a wonderful "Grandma Susan" to the boys and will be missed forever. What a sweet and giving soul. We love you Susan,"
"I have held off from writing a tribute because I did not want to say good bye. So many memories of you over the years that I will always cherish. My sweet Susan you will be forever missed. I love you and I will never forget you."
"you will be missed. You brought love, friendship and joy to our relationship. I will miss my beloved quilting buddy. Neither the 9 patch girls or the retreats will be the same. It was a privilege to be your friend. I will treasure the things I learned from you. You are in my blessing bowl. Hope you save me a place in heaven. Love you."
"Oh, what a wonderful lady and funny. I will sure miss seeing her quilt tops arrive with a note from her telling me what she would like on it, and always a "I Love You" at the end of every note. You have many friends and family that will miss you deeply. I will never forget you."
"Oh Sue we have just connect again after so many years. Was looking forward to you joining us for quilting. Thought of you New Year Eve when a Temptation song came on and you dancing the tempatation step. Good memories, thank you for being a part of my life. You will be missed!"
"I want to share something profound and thoughtful, but the only thing I can think of is "I can't believe you're not here". You will always live on in the hearts of those you've helped and mentored. We will carry on your legacy forever. I miss you."
"I will forever miss your "love and hugs". Our angel has just transitioned to another plane."
"I speak to you every day from my heart sweet Sister Sue. You were my quilting guru, my friend, my partner-in-crime, my go-to person for questions. Many laughs on our rides to Ronald McDonald House. Your circle of friends and loved ones is huge. Thank you for the privilege to be part of that circle and share in your joy of your family, friends and quilting."
"Can believe you are gone. I was so looking forward
to more quilt weekends together but will
treasure the time we had together. You gave
so much and I'm so grateful you touched my
life. Love you"
"Loving, caring, giving, always willing to help others, always with a smile.
There isn't enough space here to describe all the good things about Sue. She will be dearly missed."
"I was so orry to hear about your passing. You were a great person. Everytime I would see you, no matter how much time had passed, you would always give me a smile and a hug.
I will keep you your family in my prayers."
"You are missed. We will never forget your laugh and kindness. You were an Angel on earth and now in heaven."
"Sue- you are the light in our lives. We are so shocked and miss you
So much. We will never forget your laugh and kindness, You are an
Angel in heaven now."
"Sue, you will be missed,I did not see you person for awhile, But the memories with the family won't be forgotten, Love you, Sue !"
"As tears stream down my face I still can't believe you're gone. You were an angel on earth and I know you'll continue to do whatever work you can to keep us safe from your very special place in heaven.
As we said so many times..we were not only sisters but kindred spirits as well.I will miss you and your "I love You's""
"I will be talking to you all the time. We are such believers in angels and help from those who are in heaven that I know you will be listening. I will miss our annual birthday luncheon and e-mails that I always looked forward to receiving. You and I are truly sisters and I have so many wonderful memories and shared events. Miss you already."
"Sue, you will be missed. While I did not see you recently, I am so glad our lives crossed with our daughters. You were a big help to me then when we were raising them. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. You positively touched so many."
"OK- this site ought to let us post more :) So, that was my low when Sue brought me up! There are so many other stories-another favorite is a Clearlake classic when I was questioned about my first hickey (that's all I will say about that, but Dena knows what I mean by a "double feature"). Sue did not say a word to embarrass me:) Typical Sue fashion-so kind and forgiving! I will miss you!"
"Sue - I have spent all day trying to figure out what is appropriate to post! I already miss you so much. You were such an inspiration to me, especially after we returned from Clearlake on June 7, 1981 and I learned my dad had passed away the day before. You were immediately there for me and brought me back to Clearlake only 2 weeks later to help me get over such an awful event. TB Cont"
"You are missed by so many people and have touched so many with your amazing way, generosity & love. Thanks for being the most amazing mom and person that anyone could ask for. I hope that I can be 1/10th of what you were. You will live on in our hearts forever. You truly are an angel!!!"
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I have been struggling to set the domain on my plotter. I load many different datasets, and they have different values so I cannot use a fixed Domain.
Ideally, since with FitToView the Visible rect size is already calculated it would be wonderful to have a 'LockAtMax' property- which basically sets the Domain to the fitted to view rect. This would prevent scrolling out and panning out to where there
is no data.
But short of this, if I have to calculate my own Domain rect based on my data, can Domain be made a dependency property so I can bind it? As it stands, it is only useful if you hardcode the values in.
Or, if there is another way to lock the scrolling and zoom out please let me know!
you can inherit MouseNavigation class and override ShouldStartPanning and ShouldStartZoom to check your conditions. You must remove default MouseNavigation and Add your implementation of this class.
Jefferson Soares
I would like to make Viewport2D.Domain a dependency property so I can bind my DataRect to it in Xaml with something like this:
<d3:ChartPlotter x:Name="chartPlotterCandela" Margin="5,15,5,5" MinWidth="600" MinHeight="600" Domain="{Binding MyViewportDomain, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}">
How can I make this happen?
Domain property of ChartPlotter.Viewport is now a dependency property.
Code is uploaded here: http://cid-eaf0a921258b5980.office.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/D3/DynamicDataDisplay%20for%20Brian%20Bauer.zip
This works great, however you can only set the binding in the code behind. I have yet to find a way to set the binding in xaml. How can you access the Domain in xaml? Here is my xaml snippet. I would like to say this somewhere: Domain="{Binding MyCustomDomain}",
however I cannot figure out where to do so.
<!-- CandelaColorChart -->
<d3:ChartPlotter x:Name="chartPlotterCandela" Margin="5,15,5,5" MinWidth="600" MaxWidth="750" MinHeight="600">
<d3:Header TextBlock.FontSize="18" Content="{Binding ChartHeader}" VerticalAlignment="Top" Margin="5" FontFamily="Arial" FontSize="16"/>
<d3:HorizontalAxisTitle x:Name="horizontalAxisTitleCandela" Content="Horizontal Angle" FontSize="11" Margin="5"/>
<d3:VerticalAxisTitle x:Name="verticalAxisTitleCandela" Content="Vertical Angle" FontSize="11" Margin="5"/>
<Image x:Name="imageCandela" Stretch="Fill" Source="{Binding CandelaBitmapSource}"/>
<d3:DraggablePoint x:Name="draggablePointCandela" Position="0.5,0.5" PositionChanged="draggablePointCandela_PositionChanged"/>
<d3:VerticalLine x:Name="verticalLineCandela" Value="{Binding DraggablePointX}" Stroke="Red"/>
<d3:HorizontalLine x:Name="horizontalLineCandela" Value="{Binding DraggablePointY}" Stroke="Red"/>
<d3:CursorCoordinateGraph />
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Add a new DependencyProperty of "Domain" to Plotter2D to facilitate the binding:
/// Gets or sets the domain - rectangle in viewport coordinates that limits maximal size of rectangle.
/// The domain.
public DataRect Domain
get { return (DataRect)GetValue(DomainProperty); }
set { SetValue(DomainProperty, value); }
/// The Domain dependency property
public static readonly DependencyProperty DomainProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(DataRect.Empty, OnDomainReplaced));
private static void OnDomainReplaced(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
Plotter2D owner = (Plotter2D)d;
if (owner != null)
private void OnDomainChanged(DataRect rect)
viewport.Domain = rect;
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Top Single Season NFL Rushers
Eric Dickerson
Jamal Lewis
Barry Sanders
Research for most NFL statistics is easy to find these days, but even the source I used for this only went back to 1960. Still, it's unlikely that there were many performances better than this top ten of the last 47 seasons:
Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams - 2105 Yards - 1984
Eric Dickerson had a great career, ranking sixth all-time in rushing yardage with 13,259. But Dickerson rushed for 2105 of those yards in 1984 while with the Rams, setting an NFL record that has not been broken in almost 25 years. That season, Dickerson carried the ball 379 times for a 5.6 yards per carry average, and scored 14 rushing touchdowns.
Jamal Lewis, Baltimore Ravens - 2066 Yards - 2003
He's only been playing since 2000 and has battled injuries and off the field trouble, but former Raven and current Cleveland Brown Jamal Lewis rushed his way to second in the record books with 2066 yards in 2003. Almost mirroring Dickerson's record-breaking year, Lewis rushed 387 times for a 5.3 yards per carry average and 14 TDs that season. He also rushed for 500 of those yards against his current team, the Cleveland Browns, including an NFL record 295 yards in week 2 (which was just broken by the Vikings' Adrian Peterson).
Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions - 2053 Yards - 1997
Barry Sanders played for a Lions team that only reached the playoffs a handful of times during his career, all with Detroit, from 1989 to 1998. And in 1997, Sanders rushed 335 times for 2053 yards with 11 touchdowns. But what's most astonishing is the 6.1 yards per carry average for the season.
Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos - 2008 Yards - 1998
Unfortunately, Terrell Davis' career was cut short by injury (1995 to 2001), but he did manage to help the Broncos to two Super Bowl titles. In one of those seasons, 1998, Davis rushed 392 times for 2008 yards and 21 touchdowns, a season that made his fantasy football owners as happy as Denver fans.
OJ Simpson, Buffalo Bills - 2003 Yards - 1973
At this point in history, many people forget what a great football player OJ Simpson was. In a career that spanned 11 seasons with Buffalo and San Francisco, Simpson rushed for 11,236 yards. And he racked up 2003 of those yards in one season, 1973 with Buffalo. That year, OJ rushed 332 times for the 2003 yards and 12 TDs, averaging 6.0 yards per carry.
Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers - 1934 Yards - 1980
Earl Campbell was a powerful running back who had a relatively short but great career with the Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints from 1978 to 1985. In 1980, Campbell rushed 373 times for 1934 yards, ranking him sixth in single season totals in NFL history. Campbell also scored 13 rushing touchdowns that year.
Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions - 1883 Yards - 1994
You have to be great to be on this list twice, but calling Barry Sanders great might seem redundant if you saw him play. In fact, Sanders never had less than 1115 yards rushing in a single season. His second best, 1883 yards in 1994, ranks seventh in NFL history. That year, Sanders carried the ball 331 times for a 5.7 yards per carry average and 7 rushing TDs.
Ahman Green, Green Bay Packers - 1883 Yards - 2003
Ahman Green has had a pretty good, if not injury plagued, career that began in 1998 with Seattle. Since then he's played for the Packers and now the Texans, and Green's best year was in 2003 with Green Bay, when he rushed 355 times for 1883 yards and a career best 15 TDs.
Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks - 1880 Yards - 2005
Shaun Alexander began his pro career in 2000 and has played for the Seahawks ever since. It's not likely he'll ever match his great year of 2005, when Alexander rushed 370 times for 1880 yards and a then record of 27 touchdown runs. That season, Alexander had 11 games with over 100 yards rushing.
Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns - 1863 Yards - 1963
If Jim Brown played today, he would probably go down as the greatest running back in history. That's subjective, but I feel like it's a pretty accurate statement. Ranking 10th all-time with 1863 yards in the 1963 season (when they only played 14 games) with the Browns (his only team), Jim Brown rushed 291 times for those yards, for an unbelievable 6.4 yards per rush average. He also scored 12 touchdowns that season, and added another 3 TDs as a receiver.
Just think if Barry Sanders played on a good team. He would have averaged 2000 yards a season. You also should have mentioned that OJ Simpson was the only player to rush for 2000 yards in 14 games.
Sorry--my mistake--they HAD switched to a 14 game season by 1963.
Though I still think, yards per carry puts Sanders and Brown as the greatest backs ever.
But I was wrong about Brown's 12 game season--sorry about that. Only his first few years were 12 games--by '63, the league had gone to 14 games, as the article accurately states. Sorry about that.
While Simpson DID rush for his 2,003 in 14 games,and all the other 2,000 yard players had 16, you neglect Jim Brown and his 12 game season.
Look it up. Jim Brown gained 1,863 yards in a 12 (TWELVE!) game season--that's how long an NFL season was in 1963. If you go by yards per game, he would have easily passed OJ's (admittedly great--I saw him live 2X that year, including the game he passed 2000 against the Jets) 2,003.
So, while OJ's season was AMAZING, I'd argue Brown's 1,863 in a 12 game season (with 6.4 yards per carry) is the greatest single season of any running back in history.
Terrell davis rushed for over 2000 yards while also missing 8 full quarters of play.
Barry Sanders played for the Lions...enough said he was and is the best RB to play the game...
Chris Johnson! i think 2,006 yards? maybe 2,008?
Forgetting for a moment all of his other problems, O.J. Simpsom belongs in a class all by himself. When he gainged over 2,000 yards in a single season, there were only 14 games in a season. The others gained the milestone in a 16 game season.
Maybe u should do QB rushing yards next that if u like scrammbling qbs like i do.
Mick vick and randall cunningham
Interesting thing about this Green, Alexander and Davis duded out shortly after.
Too bad rushers don't get enough attempts anymore to beat these records. 20+ carries a game is very rare in the NFL these days.
Jim Brown WAS the best. Heck, even Otto Graham can hang with a lot of those rushers lol.
Eric Dickerson, Terrell Davis, Barry Sanders, and Earl Campbell are the shiz. and OJ
good hub!
Great Page!
I'd like to see you recognize Tyrell Davis for ALL the yards he ran in 1998....Meaning, include the yards from the post season and Super Bowl too....No running back has ever put up more than TD. Thanks :-)


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PREHISTORIC SHARKS. PART 1. THE MEGALODON. IMAGES FOR THE PRESENTED SHARK. MEGALODON. CONTENTS. 1. Megalodon's bite 2. Megalodon's teeth. 3. Megalodon's length. 4. Megalodon was much bigger than prehistoric reptiles like Liopleurodon. 5. Megalodon lunched on giant whales.
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Not only was Megalodon the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived; it was the biggest predatory marine creature in the history of the planet, outweighing both modern Great white sharks and ancient reptiles like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus. Here are facts you may or may not have known about this lethal predator:
1. Megalodon's bite
In 2008, a joint research team from Australia and the U.S. used computer simulations to calculate Megalodon's biting power. The results can only be described as terrifying: whereas a modern Great white shark chomps with about 1.8 tons of force (and a lion with a wimpy 600 pounds or so), Megalodon chewed down on its prey with a force of between 10.8 and 18.2 tons enough to crush the skull of a prehistoric whale as easily as a grape.
2. Megalodon's teeth.
Megalodon didn't earn its name "giant tooth" for nothing. The teeth of this prehistoric shark were over half a foot long, serrated, and heart-shaped (by comparison, the biggest teeth of a Great white shark are only about three inches long). You have to go back 65 million years to none other than Tyrannosaurus-Rex to find a creature with consistently bigger choppers, though the canines of some saber-tooth cats also measured up.
3.Megalodon's length.
Since Megalodon is known for thousands of teeth but only a few scattered bones, its exact size has been a matter of debate. Over the past century, paleontologists have come up with estimates (based mainly on tooth size and analogy with modern Great White Sharks) ranging from 40 to 100 feet, but the consensus today is that adults were 55 to 60 feet long and weighed as much as 100 tons and some superannuated individuals may have been even bigger.
4. Megalodon was much bigger than prehistoric reptiles like Liopleurodon.
The ocean's natural buoyancy allows "top predators" to grow to massive sizes, but none were more massive than Megalodon. The giant aquatic reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, like Liopleurodon and Kronosaurus, only attained weights of 30 or 40 tons, and a modern Great white shark can only aspire to a relatively puny 3 tons. The only marine animal to outclass Megalodon is the blue whale, individuals of which have been known to weigh well over 100 tons.
5. Megalodon lunched on giant whales.
Although the bigger-than-Megalodon blue whale is technically a carnivore, it feeds mostly on tiny krill. Megalodon had a diet more befitting an apex predator, feasting on the prehistoric whales that swam the earth's oceans during the Pliocene and Miocene times, but also chewing down on dolphins, squids, fish, and even giant turtles (whose shells, as tough as they were, couldn't hold up against 10 tons of biting force).
6. Megalodon may have disabled their prey by biting off their preys' fins.
According to at least one analysis, Megalodon's hunting style differed from that of modern Great white sharks. Whereas Great whites dive straight toward their prey's soft tissue (say, a carelessly exposed underbelly), Megalodon's teeth were suited to biting through tough cartilage, and there's some evidence that it may have first sheared off its victim's fins (rendering it unable to swim away) before lunging in for the final kill.
7. Megalodon's closest living relative is the Great White Shark.
Technically, Megalodon is known as Carcharadon megalodon meaning it's a species (Megalodon) of a larger genus (Carcharodon). Also technically, the modern Great white shark is known as Carcharodoncarcharias, meaning it belongs to the same genus as Megalodon. However, not all paleontologists agree with this identification, claiming that Megalodon and the Great White arrived at their striking similarities via the process of convergent evolution.
8. Megalodon fossils have been found all over the world.
Unlike some marine predators of prehistoric times, which were restricted to the coastlines or inland rivers and lakes of certain continents,Megalodon had a truly global distribution, terrorizing whales in warm-water oceans all over the world. Apparently, the only thing keeping adult Megalodon's from venturing too far toward solid land was their enormous size, which would have beached them as helplessly as 16th-century Spanish galleons.
9. No one knows why Megalodon went extinct.
Megalodon was huge, relentless, and the apex predator of the Pliocene and Miocene times. What went wrong? Well, there's no lack of theories: Megalodon may have been doomed by global cooling (which culminated in the last Ice Age), or by the gradual disappearance of the giant whales that constituted the bulk of its diet. (Some people think Megalodon still lurk in the ocean's depths, but there's absolutely no evidence to support this.)
10. Megalodon's teeth were once described as "tongue stones."
Because sharks are constantly shedding their teeth, thousands and thousands over the course of a lifetime. Megalodon teeth have been found all over the world, from antiquity to modern times. It was only in the 17th century that a court physician named Nicholas Steno identified peasants' prized "tongue stones" as shark teeth; for this reason, some experts describe Steno as the world's first paleontologist!
1. Stethacanthus' history
Little is known about Stethacanthus. Most researchers say it is a weird-looking shark with its first dorsal fin flat and with spikes on it. More spikes were on its head.Stethacanthus is an extinct genus of shark which lived in the earlyCarboniferous epoch, around 360 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Europe and North America. Stethacanthus was around 70 centimeters (2.3 ft) long, and in many respects, had a typical shark-like appearance.
2. Stethacanthus' body parts
Stethacanthus was relatively small, but a dangerous, hydrodynamic predator that posed a constant menace to small fish as well as other, smaller sharks. What really set this genus apart was the strange protrusion, often described as an "ironing board" that jutted out from the backs of the males. Because the top of this structure was rough, rather than smooth, experts have speculated that it may have served as a docking mechanism that attached males securely to females during the act of mating.
1. Properties
Dunkleosteus looked like the violent brute it was: powerfully built and armor-plated round its head. It was streamlined and shark-like. Dunkleosteus lacked true teeth, instead it had two long bony blades that could snap and crush almost anything. Pigment cells suggest Dunkleosteus had dark colors on its back and was silvery on its belly.
2. Dunkleosteus' diets and mating
This fish was anything but picky with its food. It ate fish, sharks and even its own kind. And it seems that Dunkleosteus suffered from indigestion as a result: its fossils are often associated with regurgitated, semi-digested remains of fish. It included Stethacanthus in its diet. Dunkleosteus may have been one of the earliest animals to exist as male or female, meaning that pairs of fish had to mate physically.
3. Imagine…
Picture yourself submerged in an ancient sea, 400 million years ago. Above, a large shape appears, gliding powerfully through the water. Its head and trunk are covered with bony plates of armor, and the great, jagged jaws are like a primitive slicing machine, roughly made but clearly effective. This is Dunkleosteus, one of the first jawed vertebrates, and one of the largest of the armored fishes called placoderms. The fossil record indicates that this fish was an aggressive predator.
3. Imagine… (continued)
Some placoderm fossils contain evidence of gouges and scrapes and cuts in the surface of the large bones, matching fairly well to the serrated edges of Dunkleosteus jaw bones; others show that puncture wounds go right through the bones. The serrated, razor-sharp edges of bones in Dunkleosteus' jaws served as cutting edges. As they rubbed against each other, the opposing jaw blades were like self-sharpening shears. These bones grew continually, regenerating as they were worn down by usage.
3. Imagine… (continued)
Dunkleosteus was undoubtedly a powerful swimmer, much like today's large sharks. Its twenty-foot-long, muscular body ended in a shark-like tail. Its features are clearly those of a predator, and there were plenty of fish to feed on in the Devonian seas. Its prey may well have included primitive sharks, which did not achieve great size and diversity until Dunkleosteus and the other placoderms had disappeared from the oceans.


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1Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg and lemon peel. Stir in 1 3/4 cups flour, the cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepper and anise seed.
2Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On lined cookie sheet, place balls about 1 inch apart. Dip bottom of drinking glass in 2 tablespoons flour; press each ball until about 1/4 inch thick.
3Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 15 minutes.
4In a small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips and oil on High 10 seconds; stir. Microwave in 10-second intervals until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in anise extract. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle glaze over cookies. Immediately sprinkle with almonds. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.


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In conjunction with modern engine design and long term reliability needs, the resistance of engine coolants to oxidative stress has become an increasingly important feature. This paper describes the results of a study that evaluated the influence of parameters such as temperature, aeration and catalytic metal interaction on the oxidation stability of engine coolants. Three different test set-ups were used in which the selected conditions put variable weights to the contribution of each parameter. A comparison was made of the oxidation resistance of multiple high quality OEM approved coolant products with different additive technologies. This work is different from previous investigations focusing mainly on the behavior of coolants in single test conditions. The glycol oxidation level was evaluated by measuring the pH together with the determination of glycolate, formate and oxalate content of the samples by means of anion exchange chromatography and the repeatability of the test conditions was examined. The amount of ethylene glycol oxidation products found in these new test methods correlates with the amount of oxidation products that have been observed in the field. The results reveal that oxidative resistance is highly dependent on the test conditions, both quantitative when comparing the amount of oxidation products, as well as qualitatively when comparing different coolants. The data illustrates that a good understanding of the mechanisms that cause glycol oxidation in cooling systems is crucial for the selection of relevant laboratory test conditions.


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THE State Government was warned last year it would be unable to control an outbreak of fire ants because of severe cuts to the funding of its biosecurity unit.
In documents obtained under Right to Information, Biosecurity Queensland managing director Kareena Arthy told Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry director-general Jack Noye that funding would not cover treatment of fire ants in a restricted area from Rochedale to west of Ipswich.
"This means that if there is an infestation found in these areas there would be no money to treat the infestation which would lead to a public outcry in urban Brisbane when fire ant nests are not removed, particularly if they are found in a public area," she said.
"Land developers and industry found to be infested would not be able to trade as the infestation would not be treated and the continuing trade would pose a significant risk of spreading the fire ants."
Ms Arthy also warned 69 staff in her agency would have to be retrenched and 104 redeployed, leaving the fire ant program with its lowest ever numbers.
Ms Arthy left the Government last year to head up the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
March 2012: Campbell Newman promises an LNP government will employ additional 15 biosecurity officers, saying "Labor's innefective response" to fire ants "has put primary industries and communities at risk".
The documents show taxpayers have spent almost $257 million in 10 years in an as yet unsuccessful attempt to eradicate the ants from Australia. Queensland's share of this has been more than $33 million.
The Government's chief biosecurity officer, Dr Jim Thompson, said the eradication program had significantly reduced the level of fire ant infestation in the greater Brisbane region.
Two other incursions at Gladstone and the Port of Brisbane had also been prevented.
Fire ants have been a huge problem since 2001 and have spread over about 61,000ha, mostly in southeast Queensland.
The bite from the ants is not only painful but deadly to some people who are sensitive to the venom. They have also been known to kill small animals.
In 2011-12, a total of 456 hectares of infestation was detected and destroyed.
The focus of the eradication program is on reducing the extent of infestation while continuing to contain and destroy all known fire ant infestation.
Dr Thompson said about 15,000ha of Queensland had been removed from infested zones known as Restricted Areas and declared completely free of any restrictions.
May 2011: Scientists demand independent review of 'badly mismanaged' $250m fire ant eradication program before national disaster develops, with widespread cynicism about Queensland's claims to have the problem under control.
"The successful containment of the pest to small areas has been achieved through bait treatment and movement controls, and the program is continuing to develop sophisticated tools such as aerial remote sensing and strategies to ultimately eradicate fire ants," he said.
DAFF director general Jack Noye said the agency in charge of protecting Queensland from pests like fire ants, Biosecurity Queensland, was adequately funded and the issue was a critical element of the Government's focus on agriculture.
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Colt Walker pulled on his new Otero Junior College baseball cap.
And it fit perfectly.
Walker, a multisport athlete at Bayfield High School, signed his national letter of intent to play baseball next season at Otero Junior College in La Junta.
And the BHS senior couldnt be happier.
Im excited. Itll be fun, Walker said at his signing ceremony in the Bayfield High School auditorium.
He said he first was contacted by Otero and coach Chris Carrillo last spring.
My junior year, I went out there for a tryout, Walker said.
A number of complications slowed the recruiting process until this spring, he said.
They contacted me again. And I went up there, Walker said.
The Rattlers coaching staff responded with an opportunity to play baseball.
Mainly, what we are looking at right now is middle infield, said Walker, who plays shortstop and pitches for the current Wolverines.
I might be behind the plate some, too, said Walker, who was Bayfields starting catcher when he was a freshman.
In fact, Walker started all four years for the BHS baseball team.
And he was a four-year starter on the Bayfield football team a squad that went 12-1 last year and reeled off 12 consecutive wins led by its option-quarterback, Walker.
He suffered an ankle injury in the state championship game against Florence, but hes recovered to lead the BHS baseball team to the top of the Intermountain League standings.
He hit .418. And he posted a 2.10 earned-run average for his 40 innings of work on the mound.
I went in as a utility player (at Otero), said Walker, son of Brian Walker and Christy and Shawn Tucker.
A daunting schedule that could reach 60 regular-season games and 40 more fall games is appealing to Walker, who said hell have to get used to baseball, baseball, baseball every day.
Itll be a busy schedule, he said.
The competition in the regional junior college circuit will be challenging.
There is going to be tons of competition. Its going to be good to be in that atmosphere, Walker said.
It will definitely make me a better player to be surrounded by those guys ... and the competitiveness of it, said Walker, an all-state honorable mention quarterback (21 touchdowns, 1,100 rushing yards).
I really believe his strength at that (college) level will be his hustle, his work ethic, BHS head baseball coach Tom Horton said.
Hes always had an incredible work ethic. He was a team leader even when he was younger, Horton said.
He gets it done. He prides himself on doing a good job and working hard.
Hes a heady ballplayer; hes smart, Horton said. Hes got a lot of heart ... a lot of dedication to the game.


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Second vigil for Karen
A SECOND vigil was held last night to remember Irish student Karen Buckley as details of her final moments emerged.
Karen had been living in Glasgow since January
Dozens of people attended the poignant memorial in the Garnethill area of Glasgow, where the 24-year-old, who was originally from County Cork, had been living since starting her occupational health studies in the city in January.
The silent vigil was organised by the community with the words "In memory of our neighbour who didn't get to come home" printed on posters carrying her picture.
It came after tearful scenes at George Square on Friday when about a 300-strong crowd joined her heartbroken parents John and Marian plus brother Kieran to pay tribute to the pretty brunette.
They paid their respects as a 21-year-old man appeared in court charged with her murder.
Official documents show that prosecutors allege Alexander Pacteau struck her on the head with a spanner and strangled her before dousing her body with a "corrosive substance" and hiding it inside a plastic barrel in a farm shed.
Following the private hearing, a Crown Office spokesman said: "Alexander Pacteau appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court today charged with the murder of Karen Buckley, and with attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
"He made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
"It is anticipated he will appear again next week for a further hearing."
Miss Buckley vanished on a night out with friends in the early hours of last Sunday. She told her pals she was going to the toilet at The Sanctuary nightclub in west end but when there was no sign of her the next morning they raised the alarm.
A massive police operation was launched to find her while her emotional parents flew into Glasgow to make an emotional appeal for her safe return.
Officers searched a property in Dorchester Avenue and moved on to nearby Dawsholm Park, where her handbag was discovered on Tuesday.
They then moved on to High Craigton Farm, in Milngavie, north of the city, where her remains were found on Wednesday evening.
Mr Buckley said they had been shattered by the death of their much-loved daughter and added: "Marian and I, with our sons Brenda, Kieran and Damian, are absolutely heartbroken.
"Karen was our only daughter, cherished by our family and loved by her friends. We will miss her terribly."
A fundraising page set up to support the family by her former nursing classmates at University of Limerick raised £50,000 and is now closed.
A statement on their Facebook site said: "Karen was a smart, beautiful, loving, kind hearted and gentle girl who lived life to the max and whose life was cut short way too young. It's a tragedy and an incredible loss to the world.
"She was so misfortunate to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She's definitely up there in heaven now and being her usual happy chatty smiley self.
"She's looking down on all of us and wanting her family and friends to be strong.
"The Buckley family will never be the same again.
Dozens in the community came out to show their support
"We will always love Karen. She will always be in our thoughts and dreams and know she's up there looking down on us. We want to thank everyone for their support through these tough times."
Last night chairwoman of Garnethill Community Council, Jane Sutherland said that although she hadn't known Miss Buckley personally she knew many who had.
She added: "I am appalled, it's terrible, terrible news. I'm sending my heartfelt condolences to Karen's mum, dad and brothers. It's been profoundly shocking for the community and I can only imagine how desperately hard it is for her family and friends.
"There was just a feeling amongst the community that we wanted to pull together a small, silent tribute to our neighbour who went out and never came home again.
"We have lost neighbours here before but it has been down to old age or sickness, but this is just so shocking.
"A beautiful young soul, snatched at the beginning of her adult life - it's just so tragic. It has touched our heart."


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A certified pool and pesticide operator works at the high school. While maintaining the cleanliness of the pool and surrounding areas, this custodian ensures that proper chemicals are at state approved levels in the swimming pool each day.
Our second and third shift custodians are responsible for cleaning the classrooms, restrooms, library, gymnasium and all other areas each night. This crew will help in the set-up and tear-down of events such as band and music concerts, athletic events, etc. They also help in keeping the sidewalks clear during bad weather and cutting the grass when needed.
Not only do our custodians work during the school year, many are in the buildings working year-round. There is a five week clean-up period over the summer when the entire crew works together to perform heavy-duty cleaning, such as stripping and waxing the floors, cleaning out uni-vents, scrubbing desks, chairs, windows, etc.
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Anne Garcia is the founder of OpHeart and the mother of Hugo, Rafael and Ariana, her own heart warrior. After an emergency diagnosis of Transposition of the Great Arteries of 6-week-old Ari, Anne and husband Sergio Garcia spent over eight weeks in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, as their baby girl fought for her life.
The experience and rescue of their daughter left the Garcias with a profound sense of gratitude and obligation to pay their blessings forward. Anne worked in product development and, having utilized 3D printing for prototyping purposes, approached their surgeon, Dr. Enrique Garcia, to ask whether he thought the technology had any utility in pre-operative preparation. His enthusiasm and the conversation that followed spawned Anne to research the current application of 3D printing in pediatric cardiology worldwide, leading her to Leuven, Belgium, to the headquarters of Materialise, the leader in segmentation software and 3D printing, to the doorstep of Michael Ruhlman, New York Times bestselling author of Walk on Water: The Miracle of Saving Children's Lives, to Phoenix, Arizona, for the annual Children's Hospital of Philadelphia pediatric cardiology conference, and all around the globe via Skype, interviewing pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, intensivists, neurologists, pediatricians, radiologists and nutritionists, to ask them for their input.
OpHeart is the culmination of this journey.
Anne graduated from Rice University, summa cum laude, and the University of Texas School of Law, with honors. She practiced banking and finance law in Houston, Texas, at Mayer Brown for several years before moving to Madrid, Spain, where she began a product development company.
Prior attending law school, Anne served as Lead Advance for a presidential candidate and worked in marketing and press relations in Washington, D.C.


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Dad and the Pickles at Einsteins
When my Dad was here in Delaware visiting a couple of months ago, we went out to lunch. I asked where he'd like to go with the world of food at his disposal (not the case when he's in Hampton, New York). He couldn't remember the name of the place but to my surprise he knew exactly where he wanted to go: Einstein Bros. Bagels, which he requested this way: "The place with the bagel dogs."
Four quick points to use in your business:
1. All the way from Hampton, all the way from six-plus months before, Dad remembered he wanted to eat there because of the bagel dogs. He couldn't remember their name but he had no hesitation about where to go, and as we drove he raved all the way there, wishing they had something similar near him. I reminded him of Bruegger's, my personal fave, near Glens Falls, NY, but it is (a) too far from Hampton for a casual lunch; (b) too risky in his mind—turns out he doesn't really wish there were something similar, he actually wants an Einstein's; (c) unlucky enough to be located in the same parking lot as something he'd rather eat, if he has gone all the way to Glens Falls for an errand. Do you have something so remarkable going on in your firm?
2. When we arrived, Einstein's was (gasp!) out of bagel dogs. We turned to leave. They stopped us by volunteering to make him a fresh bagel dog, which made Dad a very happy customer. I told him this made me a very surprised customer, since I have been in many times with my daughter who is also a bagel dog fanatic, been told they were out, and never had anyone offer to make one fresh. I wasn't even aware that they could do that! I was a bit miffed, in fact, wondering if it was Dad's authoritative air that got them to make the offer, or general disrespect for little people (whose mothers may be among their most devoted customers, and who are after all paying the same 5 bucks for their meal as Dad) that caused me never to have heard the offer before, or whether they were just bored on this particular day and would never make the offer again to anyone, or whether the level of Einstein's service is dependent on the particular human being behind the counter that day. Can you go out of the way for your customers? Make it the standard—don't let it be dependent on the staff's mood, the traffic you have that day, or any prejudice about an individual customer.
3. The custom dog turned out badly, overtoasted and dry. Still, did their extra efforts and my Dad's eager anticipation of the meal cancel out the poor result? Don't miss the touchdown because of a fumble.
In addition to a poor dog, my Dad ordered a seafood soup which turned out to be Manhattan-style (a devoted New Englander who forgot he was nowhere near New England, he didn't even think to ask, and really doesn't like red chowders). He gave it a try since it was paid for, and he described it as "a few lonely bits of seafood tossed into a vegetable soup." This was a serious disappointment, as seafood soup conjures up all sorts of lovely upscale luncheon images for Dad. The promise was there, but the soup failed him, too. Always overdeliver.
4. "The best part is the pickle," said Dad, who ate his and then grabbed mine, very happy that I forgot to tell them my usual "no pickles" near my sandwich. (My sandwich? I loved it as usual. I am biased.) "It's the best pickle I've had in a long time, and it was free." When all else fails, make the extras really special. What small, memorable value can you add to your product or service?
What will my father remember about this meal, the next time he's in Delaware? Friendly people who went out of their way with a smile? Bad dog, bad chowder? Good pickles?
Will he ask me to take him there again?
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