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It's 7:15 on a weeknight, and the auditorium at Houston's First Baptist Church is rocking to high heaven; God's children are whipping up a polite frenzy. On stage, a band is laying down a perky, harmony-laden folk-rock groove. Most of its seven members are clad in oversized T-shirts and worn jeans, and the rail-thin, male lead singer is barefoot. The kids in the front row look possessed, their bodies swaying, eyeballs rolled back, lids half-closed, mouths reciting the lyrics to songs they'd know in their sleep:
Every breath I take / I breathe in you / Every move I make / I make in you.
As lips move, faces assume expressions of bliss that would seem at home at an Oasis concert. But during the music's loudest, most emotional moments, the audience erupts into ... spirituality. "I could feel the Holy Spirit in there," gushes 22-year-old Alison Ashworth. "It was so awesome."
Welcome to Metro Bible Study, a giddy, postmodern mix of sermonizing, prayer and pop music tucked neatly into a sleek, exceedingly safe package. Among a handful of alternative worship services in Houston geared toward the young and single set, Metro draws anywhere from 1,000 to 2,000 supplicants weekly, most of them white adolescents. And like-minded congregations are gaining momentum fast, attracting numbers well into the hundreds -- even the thousands. These, too, use live, rock-oriented music as both a catalyst for worship and the proverbial carrot on a stick to lure reluctant newcomers into the fold -- lost souls searching for a version of Christ who speaks to them.
Right now, Metro's Monday services consistently claim the largest turnouts. The quasi-hip singles ministry has hit on a winning combination of arresting, down-with-it leadership, session-quality musicianship and snazzy business cards, the last of which are scattered throughout the area on a regular basis by faithful attendees. At once watered-down and jazzed-up, Metro's philosophy stresses self-help as much as scripture.
"This is my thing," Ashworth says of her Metro experience. "People come here for different reasons. I come here to be with God."
She beams, her cheeks flushed, her dark brown eyes alight as she savors her surroundings. Dressed in dark slacks, a gray cardigan and a white blouse buttoned up to the neck, the Lee College student is one of a handful of early birds patiently watching and waiting inside the mostly empty auditorium. Just in front of her, the Metro Band is warming up with a punchy version of Counting Crows' "Omaha."
"If the first song they hear is a song they know, then they really get into it," Ashworth explains. Personally, she's partial to Phil Collins.
For many of the regulars at Metro, tattoos, body piercings and a streetwise fashion sense belie an intense religious faith. For others, Metro's well-choreographed mixers serve more as a well-scrubbed underage nightclub, a place to see live music, chill with friends or find a date -- and with no cover charge at the door. For still others, such as Ashworth's khaki-and-oxford-cloth contingent, this might be the only serious hanging out that they, or their parents, feel comfortable with.
Whatever the draw, it's proven itself over time. Metro, the granddaddy of Houston alt-worship, is celebrating its fourth anniversary this year. And though it's hardly the only service of its kind (thriving Gen-X-geared worship programs can also be found in Colorado, Washington state, Virginia, Florida and many other locales), in clerical circles, it's perhaps the best known.
The group's mission statement -- to "meet young, single adults wherever they are in life and bring them one step closer to knowing Jesus Christ" -- originated in Atlanta, where the first Metro was founded more than 15 years ago at the Mt. Paran Church of God. Since then, Metro's informal, youth-oriented format has spread throughout Texas to Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. A nonprofit entity subsisting totally on the weekly contributions of its attendees, Metro is not a franchise, though its name and general concept have been informally acquired by churches in Texas and elsewhere around the South.
"Certainly, most of the organizers of the various Metros know of each other," says Houston Metro co-founder Mark Palmer. "But they aren't linked in any real way." Though the First Baptist auditorium provides the forum, Metro takes pride in its pan-Christian inclusiveness. Organizers boast that some 200 congregations and 20 different denominations might be represented on any given night.
It's easy to spot newcomers at Metro. They're the clueless-looking souls with awkward grins, crimson-faced and struggling to take it all in. More often than not, though, they're singing, swaying and clapping along with everyone else by night's end; there's no denying the potency of the Metro high for those who partake.
Although loosely categorized as rock, the music that is pushed at Metro is best described as upbeat folk pop -- catchy and propulsive, yet oddly devoid of the rebellious undercurrent that usually fuels rock and roll. The lyrics, which flash conveniently on two screens high above the Metro Band, are even safer: Their simple rhyme schemes offer praise to the Lord and quote biblical doctrine.
Mosh pits are unheard of, and the event is substance-free, even in the parking lot outside. No clove cigarette smoke hangs heavy in the air, and well-worn Bibles are more common than pagers. Kids can return to devout households without a trace of sin lingering on their persons. Their pockets, though, may be a bit lighter: The movie-theater popcorn tubs passed around the audience fill up quickly with cash donations.
But none of that wholesomeness seems to deter the Metro crowd. Tonight, it's about 1,700 strong by the time David Edwards, Metro's traveling minister-cum-guru, takes the stage.
A fixture at Metro gatherings throughout Texas, the Oklahoma City-based Edwards was key to Metro's establishment and proliferation in Houston. The colorful, baby-faced Edwards (he's in his thirties but declines to give his exact age) works the crowd like a veteran standup comedian, mike clenched firmly in hand. A hefty wallet chain dangles from his back pocket as he smoothly negotiates the stage in blue jeans, a neatly pressed button-down shirt and black combat boots, his hair slicked back in an impermeable light-brown mass. A Billy Graham, if you will, for the next millennium.
"Jesus operated as a man relying on the Holy Spirit while he lived on this earth," Edwards calls out from his perch. "That means that the way he lived, you and I can live that way also. It's attainable; it's possible; it's not something that's way out in outer space. But we need to make sure that we're coming [to Metro] for the right reasons, and we're not just here to work the room, get phone numbers and scam on people -- that we're coming here with a feeling of anticipation that God's going to be here tonight."
With a boyish voice and a fondness for addressing acquaintances as "bro," Edwards is, without a doubt, a savvy communicator. Seamlessly and with very little proselytizing, he relates his struggles as a Christian to the enthralled Metro crowd, peppering the personal anecdotes with a bit of prayer, occasional biblical references and good, clean laughs. In Edwards, the audience sees a youthful, worldly Christian with a heart of gold and spirit to match -- an example of what they too could be, if God sees fit, a squeaky-clean role model who seems more like their friends than like their parents.
"There's no point in doing this if it's going to be out of touch with reality," Edwards says after the service, which always concludes with more music from the Metro Band. "This is not hype; this is real life."
It's unlikely that Reverend Ed Young, head pastor of Houston's Second Baptist Church, could've imagined his sons taking more opposite directions in life. Young's middle child, Ben, followed closely in his dad's footsteps, attending the seminary and coming to work at Young's Memorial-area mega-ministry. But Ben's younger brother, Cliff, has another agenda. Sure, Cliff loves Jesus, but he also loves music -- folk, pop, rock and roll -- and he's passionate enough about the latter to make it his occupation.
Cliff's group is Caedmon's Call, arguably Houston's most commercially viable Christian rock group. With a sound a bit like 10,000 Maniacs, the bouncy, sophisticated, mostly acoustic sextet started out as the house band for Metro Bible Study before going on to tackle the national college circuit with surprising success. Relying heavily on word of mouth, the group built a sizable following and eventually entered into a major-label recording deal with Warner Alliance, which early last year released the self-titled CD Caedmon's Call. The band's relationship with the label has since ended. But thanks to the crossover success of evangelical rockers like Jars of Clay (whose "Flood" can be heard on the Hard Rain soundtrack), Caedmon's hopes to make it really big.
Caedmon's Call still plays the occasional gig at First Baptist, but the band's new home is on stage at Logos, another extracurricular worship service aimed at a youngish demographic group. Held Sunday nights in the Second Baptist gymnasium, Logos was started by Cliff's brother Ben last September as a more scripture-intensive version of Metro. Ben Young gears his services to a slightly older, thirtysomething audience (Metro-goers are, on average, 23). And unlike nondenominational Metro, Logos is proudly church-affiliated.
Caedmon's Call acts as the house band, opening and closing the service with a tight, emotional display of guitars, bass, drums and a Hammond B-3 organ; the act is heavy on acoustic guitars and pretty harmonies.
Caedmon's performs none of its own tunes at Logos; the band doesn't want to be the main attraction at a party held in God's honor. By and large, the group adheres to pepped-up reinterpretations of the contemporary hymns that waft through Baptist churches all over the South. As is the norm, lyrics to all the tunes are superimposed on a large screen for easy reading, and, as at Metro, even the worst singers don't hesitate to put their hands together and holler along at the top of their lungs.
Sandwiched between the music is Ben Young's sermon/talk, in which verses from the New Testament are applied to everyday life; most folks break out their Bibles to follow along.
It's impossible to determine how many former Metro-goers have been lured to Logos by Caedmon's Call. But if raw numbers are any indication, that portion is significant: Attendance figures at one January meeting of Logos were only a few hundred less than those at Metro the same week. Then again, it's not only possible but probable that many young people attend both services, hitting Logos Sunday and Metro the following evening. Rest assured, if there were similar events lined up for the rest of the week, those same folks would probably show up at those as well.
"It's a great time to be alive," Young exults over coffee at a westside bakery/cafe. "This is happening all over the country. There's Gen-X churches doing this stuff in New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, Waco. People are wondering if there is any truth out there -- any stability, any hope?"
Just then, "One of Us" comes over the cafe's sound system; it's the multiplatinum song in which Joan Osborne wonders what if God the Almighty were "Just a slob like one of us? / Just a stranger on the bus."
Young pauses briefly to listen. "I love this song," he admits. "I haven't heard music like this since the '60s. There's a lot of searching going on in [rock] today. Ten years ago, I don't think this sort of music would have been embraced by mainstream culture."
Not everybody believes that using pop culture to lure young people into Christianity's clutches (and keep them there) is a holy pursuit. Many hard-line fundamentalists see today's burgeoning Christian Contemporary Music industry as nothing more than a poorly camouflaged pathway to sin. A web site for the Alabama-based Dial-the-Truth Ministries goes so far as to offer a lengthy list of testimonials supposedly written by teenagers improperly swayed by these sounds.
"When I got into 'Christian' and secular rock, I went out from under my father's protection," reads one such admission, supposedly written by a 17-year-old from Texas (no gender or name is given). "I lost sleep, was rebellious, had a rotten attitude and made life miserable for my parents. I also had major impure thoughts."
The testimony continues: "I no longer listen to that music, and life is so much more enjoyable, and I have much more spiritual victory. Whenever I hear this music, I get uptight and am tempted to get back into it. Thank God I am not in it anymore."
Caedmon's Call's Cliff Young and Derek Webb find such goofy fundamentalist fodder humorous, to say the least; for them, the question is not whether rock and faith can coexist, but how to foster both.
Despite the group's strong Christianity -- or actually, because of it -- Caedmon's is trying to make it in the secular world. Over the last year or so, the band has been trying to break loose of its CCM shackles, playing bars and clubs all over the country.
"I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there shouldn't be a Christian music industry," says Webb, the band's lead guitarist. "We've got bands like Live, who are Buddhists, but apparently their music is good enough to be respected by the masses. But what we don't have is a contemporary Buddhist industry. So the bottom line is: [Christians] are the only ones who separate themselves out. You can't run from a world you're trying to reach. I mean, Christ literally submerged himself in it."
Webb, 23, and Young, 25, both look thoroughly submerged in youth culture. They sport shaved domes and frumpy, earthy attire; they convey a polite, understated sense of cool. Young prefers to go barefoot as much as possible, and his slip-on Simple sandals lie nearby. His goateed artiness contrasts with Webb's keyed-up skate-rat persona. Among the guitarist's tattoos are an ornate Canterbury cross and a detailed illustration of Celtic knot-work. The Greek word for "grace" is etched in thin black lettering around a thumb, and his latest acquisition -- a list in Latin of the five principles that defined the Protestant Reformation (Sola Scriptura [scripture alone], Solus Christus [Christ alone] and so on...) -- covers one upper arm.
"Humanity is the great equalizer," says Webb. "I mean, I didn't really accomplish anything in my conversion anyway, so what do I have over anyone else? If anything, I'm probably a little more in touch with what a freakin' idiot I am. I'm more in touch with how completely depraved I am, not with how righteous I am."
But that does not mean that he and the others are any less Christian, Webb points out. In fact, they plan on continuing their relationship with Logos, when not on tour. They are also outspoken when it comes to the benefits and drawbacks of Metro, their former employer.
"We're different from Metro in that we are part of a church," says Young. "Just getting up and giving this self-help speech -- it's laughing, it's comedy, blah, blah, blah. Then, [kids] leave and they say, 'Man, that was a good message. What was it about?' "
"I mean, really, wouldn't that be the great deception?" asks Webb. "For them to spend years and years in these emotional worship services getting zero truth out of it? They might as well have been out there enjoying a rock concert."
"In history, this has happened over and over again," notes Jeff Smith, a 34-year-old pastoral associate at First Presbyterian Church. "When they first brought pipe organs into the church, they came out of the pub. Calvin called them the Devil's bagpipes. Now, the pipe organ is the staid instrument in the church. In a way, we're not doing anything that different from what they did."
Smith jokes that Quest -- his church's variation on Metro's theme -- embraces an "industrial cathedral" motif. White candles stand atop tall black pedestals in front of the stage, ripped plastic sheeting hangs from the rafters above, and a large, crude driftwood cross is lashed to the scaffolding on one side. The lights are kept low through most of the service, and the requisite screen flashes song lyrics.
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Smith assembled the eight-piece band 40 Days largely from First Presbyterian's congregation. The group shows a mishmash of musical influences: Smith follows a David Wilcox-like sensitive singer/songwriter muse; guitarist/singer Rick Walker shows a Nashville country fetish; and backup vocalist Laura Floyd leans toward modern rock. Exotic instrumentation -- recorder, mandolin and djembe drum -- lends the lightweight hodgepodge a comforting air of new agey-ness.
But however loosely defined the music, 40 Days' lyrics are unmistakably Christian. Consider this verse from "Psalm 5," on the band's CD: "Give ear to my words, oh Lord / Consider my sighing / Listen to my cry for help / In reverence I'll bow down / In your temple." Somehow, it's hard to imagine those words on the tongues of pop-music lovers everywhere.
But Tim Thompson, the latest addition to 40 Days, is one of those who love the music -- and Quest's modernized worship service. Smith, says Thompson, "is talking my kind of language. These other guys come across as either too old, or they're too clean or their hair's too straight...."
Just then, Christian charity gets the better of rock-and-roll attitude, and Thompson bites his lip. "The most difficult thing Christians have to overcome," he confides, "is being judgmental.


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|Dave Elkins back in 2009 with Katy Perry.
Back in 2009, when radio station U92 held a fundraising show for the Ondoy relief featuring Katy Perry and MAE, I was more nervous talking to latter than the former. I really dunno why. I guess it comes along with the territory where in I get all anxious interviewing artists I look up to. You see, I've openly declared MAE as one of the top 5 bands on my personal list. The minute I've discovered them on Purevolume, I felt in like.
But the minute I heard the whole "Destination:Beautiful" album, I fell in love.
So imagine the nerves going up to the band for an interview.
Yet something weird happened. The nerves totally disappeared as the 3 boys turned out to be warm and accommodating. There, I learned how their songwriting process go. How they get inspired. And how being to avoid getting your tour van stolen. (During that time, their tour van was carnapped, but recovered few days after their Manila show). In fact, that interview led to spending the whole day with the band serving as their tour guide, giving them their first sisig experience and their taste of San Miguel Beer and Rufo's tapa. Plus, asking if I had a request for them to play. (I replied "Anything". And they kept their promise.)
Man, was that fun.
In a few days, one of the charming boys from MAE is back in town. Vocalist Dave Elkins shall be serving up tunes from his newest project – Schematic – and of course tracks from MAE. So we caught up with the singer/songwriter a few days back for some little chit chat.
Ladies and gentlemen, Dave Elkins.
Hi Dave! Where are you right now and what are you currently busy with?
I'm currently on an airplane heading west over the midwestern United States and busy with this interview! Also, I'm living in Nashville, Tennessee, producing and writing music in my studio, and getting ready to promote my new project, Schematic and my new record, Color (n.) Inside The Lines.
I've always been a MAE fan and the new music from Schematic is really impressive as well. Why did it take so long for you to come back here in Manila? And why do a solo show?
Thank you! I'm not really sure why its taken so long for me to come back to Manila. Since I have written so many songs with Mae and hope to turn Filipino Mae fans into Schematic fans, I look forward to playing a solo acoustic show so I can play the Mae songs Filipino fans know well and want to sing along to and sprinkle in my new music so they can be eased into it. The Schematic music in some ways is vastly different from Mae. Everyone wins this way! Hopefully next time I come to Manila I can bring the Mae boys with me.
What's playing on your iPod now? What are you listening to and do you have any recommendations for us fans of what's cool out there?
New albums: Daft Punk, Dawes, Vampire Weekend, The National, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Local Natives, We Are The City, Bahamas. Slightly older stuff: Death Cab For Cutie Plans is coming through the headphones while I type this. I produced two projects in the studio a few months ago that I'm still really proud of: Asker The Escape Room and Coin 1992. Go check out both bands. They're wonderful!
Among your old MAE tunes, which ones can us fans expect that you'll be playing? What does your set list look like for the Manila show?
I'll play as many songs from Mae and Schematic as I possibly can. I have a few ways I'll be getting creative with the set list and I'll be taking requests for a donation. We are going to be raising funds to help bring relief to victims of the typhoon so if you have pesos and you want to hear a song, we're going to make sure that someone gets help as a result.
The Philippines, specifically the Visayas area, was recently struck by one of the most powerful typhoons in history. If you could dedicate/perform a song for them, what would it be? What music/songs cheer you up whenever you're going through some rough times?
I'll be dedicating my entire set and my entire trip to those affected by the typhoon. Amongst the tragedy I find myself blessed to be on my way to your country and do what I can with a guitar and some songs to bring joy and hope. The Filipino people are a beautiful, strong, and generous people. Together we will useSaturday night to shine a light of love.
Catch Dave Elkins live this Saturday, November 16, at the Hard Rock Café brought to you by Dig Radio, Pinoy Tuner and Jack Daniels.

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text: Saks Stock Spikes on Goldman Rumor Retailer's shares jumped 18.1 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday on speculation that it had hired a banker to explore strategic alternatives. By Vicki M. Young and David Moin and Evan Clark on May 21, 2013 Shares of Saks Inc. jumped 18.1 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday on speculation that it had hired a banker to explore strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company.The retailer's shares already had climbed 11.3 percent to close at $13.67 Tuesday after Saks, which also posted first-quarter results, said it is speeding up the launch of its outlet e-commerce site. They rose to $16.18 in after-market trading on the banker rumors.Nearly 7.5 million shares changed hands in Tuesday's regular trading session, compared with a three-month average trading volume of nearly 2.1 million shares. Saks currently has a market capitalization of $2 billion.This isn't the first time Saks has surfaced as an acquisition target. The last time was in 2005, when the retailer put up for sale its department store nameplates such as Proffitt's, McRae's and Carson Pirie Scott. Saks completed those sales and kept for itself what was then the SFA division, consisting of Saks Fifth Avenue stores and the Off 5th outlet business. Saks also owns the real estate on which its Manhattan flagship sits.Ironically, back then Saks' luxury competitor Neiman Marcus was also up for sale. The Dallas-based retailer was ultimately sold in 2005 for $5.1 billion to private equity firms TPG and Warburg Pincus.Fast-forward eight years and Neiman's owners are said to be exploring a possible initial public offering. Now there are the rumblings about a Saks sale. Stock market observers said there was speculation that Saks had hired Goldman Sachs as its investment banker. Goldman has traditionally been the banker for Saks.A spokeswoman for Saks declined comment, as did a spokesman for Goldman.As of last month, Saks' top three investors include Southeastern Asset Management at 29.6 million shares, or 19.3 percent of the outstanding shares; Mexican billionaire and telecom honcho Carlos Slim Helú at 23.1 million shares, or 15.4 percent, and Tod's SpA chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle at 22.7 million shares, or 15.1 percent. The three together control 49.8 percent of the outstanding shares of Saks' stock.Some have speculated that Saks can't operate very profitably as a stand-alone company and would do better by buying another retailer or getting bought by one. "The stock usually trades at about $11. It's been doing that for 10 years. It's got to do something," said one retail source. The stock did jump significantly Tuesday on the Goldman rumors, and if the stock continues to go up, the chances of a sale would diminish. "Everybody who bought the stock overpaid," said one source.Financial sources said Tuesday that Saks comes up periodically as an acquisition target whenever there are buyers in search for a acquisition. Saks, with its ties to the luxury market and its iconic Fifth Avenue flagship, which it owns, fits that "trophy" definition.One banker said, "Neiman is asking for about 11 times EBITDA, and Saks would be a more attractive target trading at seven times or eight times that."Potential buyers could range from equity funds to sovereign wealth funds. The Qatari royal family has been active in the fashion and retail space over the last 10 months. The family controls Mayhoola for Investments, which last year acquired Valentino Fashion Group SpA. It's making a big investment in the Valentino brand, with the largest flagship for the brand set to open in New York at 693 Fifth Avenue at the old Takashimaya Building next summer.It since has been on a major spending spree, with particular interest in real estate. The most prominent properties in its portfolio include Harrods, One Hyde Park and The Shard in London, as well as Place Vendôme and Printemps in Paris. It supposedly has also intensified its quest to make investments in the U.S. Saks, said one source, would be an intriguing possibility because of its real estate and the name factor, since luxury consumers in the Middle East are familiar with the brand here and in the United Arab Emirates, where Saks has stores under license in Dubai and in Bahrain in Manama. Stephen I. Sadove, chairman and ceo of Saks, said in the conference call following the earnings report that international tourism in "New York is a little bit weaker, primarily because the European tourism is down a bit. You're still seeing growth in the Chinese tourism, the Russian, and Middle Eastern business is actually growing right now."In addition to the Fifth Avenue real estate, Saks also owns 26 of its 43 department stores.The value of the company's real estate should help attract buyers, financial sources said."It's eminently sellable," said one banker. "And it's eminently financeable, so you could have a large number of [private equity firms] and strategics taking a hard look at this. I imagine you could put a pretty decent debt multiple on it."One private equity contact said the company has a great name and that the real estate market was booming. Even so, some would-be buyers have concerns about the sector. He said the question "Do you believe in department stores?" becomes very important to a sale process. While first-quarter profits at Saks were impacted by after-tax items, sales and comps both rose in the period, which bested Wall Street's expectations given the steeper promotions at the luxury retailer versus a year ago.For the three months ended May 4, net income dropped 37.8 percent to $20 million, or 13 cents a diluted share, from $32.1 million, or 18 cents, a year ago. Excluding $10.1 million in after-tax items for store closing costs and a noncash loss on the extinguishment of debt in connection to the retailer's redemption of its $230 million convertible senior notes, the company would have posted net income of $30.1 million. That translates to 19 cents in earnings per share for the quarter, which matched analysts' expectations. Net sales rose 5.3 percent to $793.2 million from $753.6 million, with comparable-store sales up 5.9 percent on top of the 4.8 percent increase in the year-ago quarter. Wall Street analysts were expecting $778.5 million in revenues. Sadove said on the call, "Trends improved throughout the quarter as the weather got better and it appeared the concerns over the fiscal cliff and increased tax rates subsided somewhat." He noted the company maintained a "44.4 percent gross margin rate, which was flat with last year, in an increasingly promotional environment."Merchandise categories that showed sales strength during the first quarter included women's contemporary and advanced designer apparel; dresses; women's shoes; handbags; children's apparel, and men's accessories, shoes and contemporary apparel.Sadove also said that the company's investments in infrastructure and technology, known as Project Evolution, to enhance its omnichannel capabilities will "put pressure on our near-term profitability," as the company is positioned for "future revenue and earnings growth."The company also will accelerate the launch of off5th.com, its e-commerce site for its Off 5th outlet business, to the fall of 2013 from the prior time frame of 2014, which will result in an additional $5 million to $6 million of start-up costs. The total capital expenditure for its technology initiatives remains at $85 million to $90 million."We expect that our dot-com business will continue to grow, especially as we further embrace omnichannel....During the first quarter, we launched our redesigned saks.com site to include a longer, more fluid layout that more prominently highlights seasonal trends and most-wanted designers," Sadove said.The ceo and chairman added that the Project Evolution initiatives are being phased in through 2016. The company is forecasting comps growth in the 4 to 6 percent range for the balance of the year, with comp-store inventory levels in the 4 percent to 5 percent range for the same period. Sadove said, "Based on current inventory levels and composition of our promotional calendar and permanent markdown cadence, we expected our year-over-year gross margin rate to be relatively flat for the balance of the year.Ron Frasch, president and chief merchandising officer, told analysts on the call, "I can assure you that omnichannel is top of mind for our team and has become integral in how we strategize, manage and execute the business. A prime example is how differently and collaboratively our Saks Fifth Avenue full line and online merchandise and marketing teams are working with each other and with our vendors and an omnichannel retailer."He also noted that the team is "staying the course with our overall merchandising strategies, focusing on differentiation and building our powerful signature businesses like shoes, handbags and women's and men's contemporary apparel, both online and in our stores." 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Sierra Wildlife Rescue is an extremely valuable asset to our county. We are a mostly rural area with many different types of animals and birds. Sierra Wildlife takes care of every animal they receive, no matter how large the numbers. I have brought several birds to Sierra Wildlife in the eleven years I have lived here and I am always confident that the birds will be well taken care of and that they will do their best to make sure these birds are returned to the wild. I brought a hummingbird in a few years ago that one of my cats had captured and the day after I brought the bird in to Sierra Wildlife Rescue, they called me and asked me to come back and get the bird as it was healthy and ready to go home. I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to bring that little fellow home and let my son release him back to the wild.
Michele C. Kreisl
Sierra Wildlife Rescue has expertly trained volunteers. We had a baby squirrel abandoned on our property and their squirrel team responded on a weekend. You can always count on this organization to come to your rescue.
They also have come to my Senior Center twice in the past year to do an educational session on their Birds of Prey. THey bring their birds about 30 miles to do this for us. The Seniors are very interested in nature and local nonprofit organizations.
While driving, we saw a fawn running/stumbling across the street to hide under some bushes. Waited to see if Mom was around. Fawn acted as though it was chased. Reported to Sierra Wildlife Rescue. Knowing that Mom Deer many times comes back for the fawn, and per SWR's advice, gave it a few hours. They asked us to check back; we did and since the fawn was still there, the lead fawn rescue volunteer responded; waited watched and ultimately decided he needed to take the fawn to SWR fawn rehab facility. It received water, food, and was able to have a safe environment until SWR was able to release this little rescued girl a few weeks later. We were happy to be a part of a happy ending. Would not have been possible with Sierra Wildlife Rescue.
Sierra Wildlife Rescue provides an invaluable service to the citizens and wildlife of El Dorado County. They work diligently every spring to make sure that hundreds of abandoned and injured baby birds survive, and they work the rest of the year contributing volunteer hours, veterinary expertise, and compassionate concern to the variety of wildlife that are injured, most often, as a result of human carelessness, commercial encroachment, and outright violence against Mother Nature's most precious creatures.
Our first experience with SWR was when, on a Saturday morning, an SWR volunteer drove over 20 miles to our home to pick up an injured bird that our own careless kitty had injured. We were mortified by the injury, and thrilled that a community organization cared enough to rescue the sparrow and nurse it back to health. Amazing. Continued kudos to Sierra Wildlife Rescue, and we hope it thrives for years to come.


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Long story short - my husband and I LOVE the name Emma. I know Emma is VERY popular so I am starting to think I need to be a little more creative to get the Emma name I love, but not have my kid (if it's a girl - we won't know until it's born) be among lots of other girls with her name. Just to add, Jo will be part of her name somewhere as it is my mothers middle name and my mom is very special to me.
What do you prefer or think flows better?
Original Name:Emma Jo - Jo for the middle name
Other Options:
Emma Jo Renae - Emma Jo is the first name Renae is the middle
EmmaJo Renae - same as above but now you can tell EmmaJo is the first name and she doesn't have two middle names
I don't think I want Emma-Jo because I don't like the -
ANother option would be to have the middle name Marie instead of Renae but thats a middle name problem and not a first name problem.
Just curious what others thoughts are. I know in the end we will choose what we like but I would love some input from others outside of DH and myself. I'd ask my mom, but she doesn't want to know the name until it's born...
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text: Hi guys, so I decided to write a Support guide because I think we need more guides on Supports. And today, it is a guide about Pelia Longhorn- The Iron Guard. This guide will talk about him as a Support-Bruiser. I Why and why not him: -Why him: +Balanced hero, capable of many roles. Can either play defensive or offensive, depend on the team. +Excel in helping Carrier kill with a lot of Slow and Stun. +Abilities won't take more Mana to use when Leveled Up. +The ability to Stun and give himself a Damage Boost for Auto Attacks. (Pounded) +Sticky Slow Passive- VERY HANDY in teamfights and chasing situations. +Annoying Ultimate- YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. -Why not him: +Horrible Laning. +Hard to grow. II Story: "A great race of Minotaur's will rise again!" Minotaurs were a common race in Sinskaald Rift until the demons came and destroyed their homeland, burning it to ashes. Peila was the only survivor from the Longhorn Tribe. With his home decimated and his family dead, he joined a group of traveling mercenaries. He relishes the wayfaring mercenary life, not just for the change of scenery, but for the chance to sharpen his combat skills so that he may one day avenge his race. III Stats and Skill Set: 1) Stats: -Range: Melee -Damage Type: Physical -HP: 549 -MP: 373 -Auto Attacks Damage: 50 -Auto Attacks Speed: 0.71 -Movement Speed: 4.40 -Physical Defense: 18 -Magical Defense: 16 -HP Regen: 1.24/s -MP Regen: 1.24/s 2) Skill Set: Pounded Bred for battle, the Minotaur can find strength beyond strength when threatened. Cost: 50 MP Damage: 20/30/40/50+ [45% Physical Attack] Cooldown: 12/10/8/6 seconds Effect: The next attack within the next 4 seconds will deal additional damage and stun the target for 1 second. Commentary: A strong skill for bruising. It Stuns the target and also let Pelia be able to hit the target more. It Scaling is nice. The MP cost is low and the CD is OK so you can use it frequently. Roar In times of trouble, the Minotaur can unleash a rallying roar to inspire allies. Cost: 80 MP Cooldown: 30/26/22/18 seconds Effect: Increases nearby allies' physical attack and attack speed by 10/15/10/25% for 6 seconds. Commentary: I don't have much to say about this skill. It increases all nearby allies Attack Speed and Physical Attack. Combine it with Zealot's Horn and imagine how powerful it will be. Bloodthirsty Effect: Reduces the movement speed of nearby enemies by 10/15/20/25%. Commentary: Your most important skill as Support. Remember that it only work with nearby enemies so invest your money in Mobility. Resurrection The Minotaur can use a mystic rune to protect an ally during battle. Cost: 100 MP Range: 8 meters Cooldown: 70 seconds Effect: If the ally protected by the skill is killed within 7 seconds, they will be resurrected with 33/66/100% HP and MP (the opponent will not receive coins or experience for killing an ally affected by this skill). Commentary: Blow at Level 1, better at Level 2 and "Sorry Roshan" at Level 3. At Level 1, it is not safe enough to use for aggressive playing so keep playing safe at Level 1~>9 and go super Offensive at Level 9 when you get it to Level 2. This is very good to save your Carrier from Ganks and Teamfights. It is very annoying to kill a dude twice. IV Skill Build: Level 1: Level 2: Level 3: Level 4: Level 5: Level 6: Level 7: Level 8: Level 9: Level 10: Level 11: Level 12: Level 13: Level 14: Level 15: In the start, a bit Stun and Damage Boost is OK so pick Pounded. Then max Bloodthirsty for Slow and Pounded later. Then max Resurrection and finally Roar. IV Combos and Strategy: 1) Combos: -Below Level 6: ~> The Slow will keep your target in one place for a while. Then immediately, Stun him and beat him with Pounded. This will work with a lot of Fighters in Early-Game. -Level 6 and above: ~>~>(ONLY IF YOU ABOUT TO DIE AND SO YOUR OPPONENT) Work well with Kagax and Debronee. -Teamfights and Level 11 above: ~>~>~>) (ON THE CARRIER IF HE IS ABOUT TO DIE, IT IS ALSO OK TO USE IT ON YOURSELF) OK? 2) Strategy: -Never be a pu$$y. Get in there and rock things up with your Carrier. -Pounded first to Stun target and deal damage to him. -Roar should be follow up after Pounded. -Use Roar on yourself and Soldiers to Push tower. -Get close to target so he will be affected by Bloodthirsty's Slow aura. -Get Mobility so Bloodthirsty will work better. -Try to Gank or Surprise your enemies. -Use Resurrection freely only when you reach Level 2 of the skill. V Prolife Skills, Talents, Tablets and Inscriptions: 1) Prolife Skills: -Heal II: Support Skill. Still good even when it had been nerfed. (ALL BECAUSE OF YOU, STUPID FOX) -Blink/Sneak: Use it to reach targets safely. -Teleport: Go around and help team. 2) Talents: -21 in Fighters: Spend on maxing all Physical Attacks Speed Talents. Then chose Piercing and extra damage on Creeps. -11 in Supports: Spend on 5 Increasing Movement Speed in tier 1. Then max HP Regen per Level and Extra Gold for Creeps Kills. -8 in Guardians: Spend 5 on maxing extra HP in tier 1. Then spend 3 on Physical/Magical Defense per Level. 3) Tablets and Inscriptions: -Inscriptions: ORDER: Destruction Inscription Increases Pierce through Physical Defense by (B) 0.71 / (S) 1.06 / (G) 1.42 I choose this cause it will help initiation with Pounded more effective, also great for Mid-Late. Wind Inscription Increases Attack Speed by (B) 0.64% / (S) 0.96% / (G) 1.28% Since you needed Mobility more than ever as a Support and also to active your Bloodthristy, this is a good choice. Barbarism Inscription Increases Max HP by (B) 7 / (S) 10 / (G) 13 So Bruiser, right? Divinity Inscription Increases magical Defense by (B) 0.77 / (S) 1.16 / (G) 1.54 Well Bruiser, again. Protection Inscription Increases Physical Defense by (B) 0.77 / (S) 1.16 / (G) 1.54 Just know you are a Bruiser… CHAOS: Regeneration Inscription Increases MP Regeneration by (B) 0.1 / (S) 0.14 / (G) 0.19 Wisdom Inscription Increases Max MP by(B) 8 / (S) 11 / (G) 15 I use these so I could use skills more. -Tablets: Protective Tablet Ascension Requirement: 8 Order, 8 Chaos Ascension Effect: When receiving damage that causes your HP to drop below 20%, grants a shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of max HP, lasts for 7 seconds. Cannot be triggered twice within 3 minutes. Purity Tablet Ascension Requirement: 8 Order, 8 Chaos Ascension Effect: Reduces all damage received by 10% when your HP is below or at 50% Jaguar Tablet Ascension Requirement: 5 Order, 11 Chaos Ascension Effect: Upon leaving a bush, your Movement Speed is increased by 15% for 3 seconds. This effect is removed if you receive any type of attack. Whispering Tablet Ascension Requirement: 10 Order, 6 Chaos Ascension Effect: Each time you use a skill, your Magical Attack and Physical Attack will be increased by 3% and MP cost of skills will be reduced by 3%. Effect can stack up to 5 times. If another skill is used when it reached its maximum capacity, then the effect resets to 0. Desire Tablet Ascension Requirement: 11 Order, 5 Chaos Ascension Effect: Increases your your Physical and Magical Attack by 12.5% of the damage you receive. Can't be higher than 50. Lasts 5 seconds. Commentary: Protective and Purity is for the defense. Whispering and Desire are great Tablets for playing offensive. And Jaguar for Mobility and Ganking. VI Items: Well, I mention That Pelia is a Support-Bruiser in this guide. So you will need: +Mobility: Go around and help people, also to initiate with Bloodthirsty. +Damage: To be a Bruiser. +Piercing and Defense Reduction: Well, you need to hit a lot as Bruiser. Also for initiate with Pounded. +HP and Defense: You are Bruiser, so this surely is important. +Supportive Items: Support, please. And here are the items: 1) Starters: +/ The Light Cavalry Hat is great for you HP in Early. It is also a component for Lost Hermetist's Cape-one of your most important Core-Items. And wards because you support. If you don't know where to wards, here is a map for you. Yellow points are place need to get warded. And if you don't like warding: +/ 2) Core Items: +)Boots: Well 2 choices for you: Boots of the Tempest Gold: 1,500 Greatly increase hero's move speed(does not stack with other boots). OR Chain Boots Gold: 1,500 Increase hero's move speed(does not stack with other boots). +150 HP Passive(Unique): Decrease all snare effects by 30%. I know it is your choice but personally, I prefer Tempest. As a Support, running around and helping is super important. This will give you the Mobility you need. Also, it will help you catch up with enemies who are affected by The Slow of Bloodthirsty. With Minotuar, everything is about slows, stuns and ults. +)Defensive: [img=62x63]http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2013/47/1384953353-image.jpg[/img]Lost Hermetist's Cape Gold: 3,000 +300 HP +320 MP +15 Physical Defense +15 Magical Defense Passive(Unique): Causes 60 magical damage per second to all enemies within 5 meters. Firstly, it solves Pelia's problems with Laning. You can clean tons of creeps with this. Second it is great with Bloodthirsty. You Slow enemies and they also take Magical Damage at the same time. Zealot's Horn Gold: 3,700 +500 HP +320 MP +50 Physical Defense Passive: Increase Attack Speed of all allies within 8 meters by 20%. Use it and you will see how effective it is. With Bloodthirsty, enemies is Slowed down. Now, you teamates will be able to get close to you and help. The active Roar and with this Item's effect, how fast you guys will hit? Spider Queen's Embrace Gold: 4,170 +300 HP +44 Magical Attack +60 Physical Defense +25 Magic Defense Passive(Unique): Reduce the Attack Speed of the unit that attacks you by 30% for 1.5 seconds. With this, you got even more slow. The Defensive advances are also great. You can replace it with Hades Armor. +)Offensive: Jade Axe Gold: 3,500 +64 Physical Attack Passive(Unique): Reduces Physical Defense of enemy by 10 + (Target Level X 2) for 3 seconds when hit. As I mention, initiation with Pounded is super important cause it is your only offensive skill. So after you bought a Jade Axe, this will happen: Activate Pounded~>First hit trigger Stun and the Physical Defense Reduction Effect~>Next hit deal more damage because of the Effect while enemy can not do anything to resist. Divinity Sword Gold: 3,250 +18 Physical Attack +20% Attack Speed +30 Physical Defense +10% Harvest HP Passive (Unique): 15% (10% for ranged) chance to stun enemy for 1 second when attacking. More Stun, more Bang. +)Other Great Stuff: Purifying Pendant Gold: 3,300 +160 HP +180 MP +4 HP Regeneration +6 MP Regeneration -15% Skill CD (doesn't stack with other -CD items) Active (Unique): Removes any debuffs from an allied hero and heals HP by 200 + ally level X 30 Cooldown Time: 90 seconds It is a great item for Support actually. You can Heal pretty high and remove Debuffs. But only use it if you go hardcore Sup. Cloak of Choking Words Gold: 3,200 +15 Physical Defense +65 Magical Defense Active (Unique): Silence one enemy hero for 3 seconds. Cooldown Time: 60 seconds Not only with Stun, Slow, you also got Silence. The deadly S-S-S is awesome. Valkyrian Robes Gold: 3,600 +200HP +400 MP +75 Magic Defense Active: Shield all allies within 8 meters. Absorbs 300 Magic Damage, lasts 10 seconds. Cooldown time: 1.5 minutes. AND Dull Vine Shield Gold: 3,650 +15 Physical Attack +150 HP +30 Physical Defense +60 Magic Defense Active: Restore 300 HP to all allies within 8 meters. CD: 1.5 minutes. They are great items for general stats and their abilities to Heal/Shield allies. But they are almost bullsh1t in Late-Game. Plate Mail of Damned Gold : 4,000 +20 Physical Attack +25 Physical Defense +50 Magical Defense +150 HP Active (Unique): Reduce your own Physical Defense and Magical Defense, and those of your target, by 35 for 6 seconds. Cooldown Time: 10 seconds. Use this with Pounded to get more bang. It got very low CD so you can use it very offen. Stirring Soul Of The Dragons Gold : 4,500 +500 HP +12 HP Regeneration -10% Cooldown time (Cannot be stacked with other -CD items) Passive(Unique): Increases Physical Attack and Magical Attack by 2% of maximum HP. A great items for Tanks and Bruisers. +)My Final Build: So try him out, give him some love and you will love him. Now bye. Peace.


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The New Mastersounds – Brooklyn Bowl – 2/22-25/13
UK soul-funk outfit The New Mastersounds graced Williamsburg's Brooklyn Bowl this past Friday and Saturday for three shows (one being an afternoon show for families with kids). After packing the house for all shows, it was announced that NMS would be returning on Monday for a bit of an impromptu performance that they announced during set break of Saturday's sold-out show. After a 2012 which saw a quiet touring year for the band despite the release of their lastest album Out On The Faultline in November, The New Mastersounds came out swinging in 2013. With a Winter tour that began with a run in Japan, and multi-night gigs in San Fran, New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Colorado, and New York, expect a big year from NMS.
It had been quite a while since the New Mastersounds had come to New York, so anticipation for the Brooklyn Bowl shows was through the roof. Friday nights show started out in fine fashion with "Take What You Need" from 2011′s Breaks From The Border which got the crowd going nice and early. Since the band began introducing their own vocals on Border, they have created even more interplay between themselves and the audience. Simple, but catchy lyrics like "Take what you need, it's yours and it's free, but save some for me, not that much to go around," lead to excellent opportunities for the crowd to sing-along and join in. It was clear early on that this was going to be a no nonsense funky time (well maybe just a little bit of nonsense, but all in good fun, right?); and was it ever!
One thing that was noticed immediately was the confidence that keyboardist/organist Joe Tatton came in with. He has truly found his place in this band since becoming a full-time member in 2008, and was seriously owning the organ. It's plain to see that while guitarist Eddie Roberts (who played L4LM's End of the Funking World Party at BB King's on Dec. 21st) is the leader of this band, he feeds off the energy of Tatton, Simon Allen (drums), and Pete Shand (bass). And with Tatton going off, Roberts would look over at Allen and Shand, smile, and just rip into his guitar. When NMS is hitting on all cylinders, it truly is a thing of beauty.
Since it was a four-show run, here are some of the highlights from each performance:
Friday Night – The aforementioned "Take What You Need" set the tone early on, while "Way Out West" saw Tatton take control and shine on his Rhodes. Early played songs "Each To Their Own" and "Summercamp" brought some space-disco funk to the table, with some heavy improvisation. Alecia Chakour, James Casey (Trey Anastasio Band), and Cochemea Gastelum (Dap Kings/20th Congress) made appearances during the second set, and brought their own unique talents to the evening's festivities. "Can You Get It" proved to the audience just why the New Mastersounds are "British Soul" while still being able to channel their idols The Meters and making a sounds that is very much their own. "Land of Nod" is so smooth, but has that space that lends this heaviness to it. It is one of the first songs that NMS came out with (2005′s This Is What We Do) that separated the band from the comparisons that have always followed them, as well as gave an indication of what would come in later years.
Saturday Afternoon – A special afternoon family set for parents that may have not been able to make the night sets due to having little ones saw a packed out Bowl. The venue was packed to the gills with tons of kids everywhere, wearing ear plugs and ear muffs, dancing at the front of the stage, and families enjoying food at the tables. It was a cool sight to see, that doesn't happen often enough. Simon Allen was very talkative with the kids and the crowd, mentioning the band's own children. The band seemed very excited at the opportunity to be playing for a new generation of New Mastersounds fans. Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band) made an appearance during the last song of the set. And as the band was leaving the stage, Simon said to his new miniature fans, "Remember kids, get a proper job."
Saturday Night – Given that both Friday and Saturday nights shows were sold out, the little pockets of dancing room that you could find on Friday were seemingly filled by more bodies on Saturday. Not that it was a problem, just worthy of some notation. "This Ain't Work" from 2006′s Be Yourself makes you feel like you are in an episode of the late-70′s shows What's Happening or Good Times. "All I Want" and "The Vandenburg Suite" were both had great placement in the first set, with their late-60′s soul and funk vibes. During set break, tour manager Bryan Dowling informed the crowd that a last-minute Monday night show had been added to the schedule, which had many fans jaws to the floor and phones come out of pockets and the texts to friends begin. The second set saw Chakour and Gastelum come out once again, but the real highlights from the second half of the show brought the energy of the band, the fans, and Brooklyn Bowl into an absolute fervor. Starting with "Hey Fela!" which just oozes funkiness, the band went into a well-placed "Each To Their Own" which played off "Fela" really well. This led to some serious ass shaking in the venue. Then a cover of The Sneaker Pimps "6 Underground" which appeared on Be Yourself saw smile upon smile from many faces in the crowd as they began to recognize the tune being played. Overall, Saturday night brought some serious heat to Brooklyn Bowl.
Monday Night – If there was a night for special guests, it was Monday night. One word to describe it? UNBELIEVABLE!!! Nigel Hall, Alecia Chakour, Cochemea Gastelum, James Casey, Natalie Cressman, Igmar Thomas, Bryan J (Pimps of Joytime), and Nickie Glaspie of Dumpstaphunk?!?!?! Are you serious? The place was half full, which meant dancing room for everyone, and there was a full horn section backing The New Mastersounds….absolutely ridiculous. Some of the songs that they were joined on stage for were "Gimme Some More", "Windjammer", with Chakour providing vocals on "All We Can Do" and "You", Bryan J lending his guitar skills on "Wrap It Up", and Glaspie taking over on drums for a few minutes. For those that were in attendance, it was a very special night and a great way to wrap up the tour and what has been a stellar start to 2013 for the New Mastersounds.
The New Mastersounds have just been announced as a headliner at this year's Purple Hatter Ball, which will take place from May 10-12 at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Expect some more big news from NMS in coming weeks.
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News headlines about Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Darden Restaurants earned a news sentiment score of 0.22 on Accern's scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the restaurant operator an impact score of 46.2410328096315 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.
These are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis's scoring:
- Darden Restaurants : To Host Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Conference Call On December 19 (4-traders.com)
- Darden Restaurants To Host Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter Conference Call On December 19 (finance.yahoo.com)
- Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) presents Dividend Yield at the rate of 3.08% – Voice Of Analysts (analystsbuzz.com)
- Reviewing Darden Restaurants (DRI) & Its Competitors (americanbankingnews.com)
- Stop Chasing High Dividends: Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI) generates Yield of 3.04% – Voice Of Analysts (analystsbuzz.com)
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $82.33. 1,062,000 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,604,100. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.38 and a quick ratio of 0.24. Darden Restaurants has a 52-week low of $70.97 and a 52-week high of $95.22. The stock has a market cap of $10,250.00, a P/E ratio of 19.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.22.
Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 26th. The restaurant operator reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.99. Darden Restaurants had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 26.06%. The firm had revenue of $1.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.93 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.88 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. sell-side analysts predict that Darden Restaurants will post 4.43 EPS for the current year.
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 1st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 10th were issued a dividend of $0.63 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 6th. This represents a $2.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.06%. Darden Restaurants's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 64.62%.
Several brokerages have recently commented on DRI. Raymond James Financial, Inc. restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Darden Restaurants in a report on Monday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird restated a "hold" rating and issued a $94.00 price objective on shares of Darden Restaurants in a report on Tuesday, September 19th. BidaskClub raised shares of Darden Restaurants from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 18th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Darden Restaurants from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, October 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Darden Restaurants in a research note on Wednesday, September 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. Darden Restaurants currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $87.59.
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About Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc is a full-service restaurant company. The Company owned and operated 1,536 restaurants through its subsidiaries in the United States and Canada, as of May 29, 2016. The Company's segments include Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Fine Dining (which includes The Capital Grille, and Eddie V's Prime Seafood and Wildfish Seafood Grille (Eddie V's)) and Other Business (which includes Yard House, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, consumer-packaged goods and franchise revenues).
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The NDIR analyser SIDOR is used for differential measurement of the CO2 and O2 concentrations. For adjustment only ambient air is required. That brings advantages: saving expensive test gases and increasing maintenance intervals by up to half a year and more. The DEFOR is used for measuring NO and NO2 concentrations.
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