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Use ALT text on images
This is perhaps the easiest best practice to do, but one of the more difficult to do well. Essentially, anytime you have an image, it must have an ALT value. This text should replace the image, not describe it.
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In the case of decorative images, there still has to be an ALT attribute, but it should be null.
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An image must always have an alt value, even if it is null. If you're working with Dreamweaver, you can ensure this by going to the application preferences, going to the Accessibility tab, and checking "Images". If this box is checked, anytime an image is added to a page, the author will be reminded to supply ALT text or set it to empty (using a toggle to the right of the text box).
Writing good alt text is sometimes challenging, so here are a few guidelines. First, keep the alt text short but descriptive.
Use Headings to Structure the Page
One of the best ways to make a page more accessible (and usable) is to use headings to organize the page. The Sacramento State template uses them to section different parts of the page and divide menus on the left. Information providers are strongly encouraged to use headings to section their pages instead of large/bolded text. Headings should never be used for presentation, but to give an "outline" of the content on the page.
Some rules for using headings:
- Keep them short
- There should be only one Heading 1 on the page, and it should function as the title of the page
- Properly nest headings. Just as an outline doesn't skip from the top level to fourth level without intervening second and third levels, don't go from a Heading 1 directly to a Heading 4.
- Don't use headings to get a particular visual effect
Use Lists Where Appropriate
This page uses a lot of lists. On the left, the menus are lists. At the top, the global navigation beginning with "sac state home" is a list. The table of contents that jumps to a different part of the page is a list. Lists are frequently used, but rarely marked up correctly. Instead, many writers will use an image as a bullet, then hit enter to create a new paragraph. Instead, use one of the list types to make sure the content is represented correctly.
The two types of lists are ordered and unordered. Unordered lists are great for menus (after all, a menu is just a list of choices) and tips, while ordered lists can be used for outlines or instructions. One of the benefits of using the ordered list for instructions is that authors don't need to type numbers for steps - the page will automatically number each item.
Correctly using lists will make your site more accessible, but will also make it much easier for all users to scan the page and get the strong points, just like using headings. And if you do use a list, consider using a heading immediately before it.
Make Links Unambiguous
Everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous "click here" links all over the web. What many people don't know is that these types of links are inaccessible because they don't tell people where they will go. Sometimes fixing this requires some sentence reconstruction, but it is almost always doable. All it requires from information providers is a careful placement of the link tags, and linking the right stretch of text to the page.
Give Extra Information to tables
Table accessibility can be very difficult or very simple, but here are a few tips for making sure data tables are accessible.
These techniques should be avoided for layout tables
Provide a caption
Every table should have a caption that describes, in broad terms, what the table is presenting. It doesn't have to list all of the headers, but does act as a "title" of the table.
In HTML, the
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Population of U.S. states

If you're using Dreamweaver, you might have to add the caption using Code View if the table already exists. However, if you're adding a new table, Dreamweaver will ask you to provide a caption (and summary) if you've set it to in the Preferences Accessibility tab. Once a table has a caption, it can be edited directly in Design View.
Provide a summary
If the caption is the title of a table, the summary is an in-depth description of it. Summaries are used to explain any trends in the table data and explain what the table means. The summary is not as important as the caption, but is still useful for accessibility.
Use table headers
In the table below, headers are used for the columns and names (in each row). The table has a class of "csustable", which can be applied to any table in a page that uses the Sacramento State template.
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In Dreamweaver Design View, any cell can be turned into a header by clicking in the cell and checking the "Header" box in the cell properties pane.


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I'm leaving on a whim right now. Anyone want to meet around 8 for pizza?
I planned to eat there and went up to the third floor only to find out they were only open for dinner. Oops. I ended up eating at the chinese/mexican place a floor below instead. I was sad I did't get to try it. But $22 for a margherita is pretty crazy.
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Over 50 Cozumel tours and excursions with guaranteed lowest prices.
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Usually $90 per adult!
Feel the cool Caribbean breeze in your hair as you drive your very own dune buggy.
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February 1, 2011
United States House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Member of Congress:
On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of members of People For the American Way, we urge you to oppose H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, which Speaker Boehner introduced last week. This bill would reauthorize the DC private school voucher program, the "temporary five-year pilot" program that has existed since 2003.
Despite its proponents' claims, the program has simply not provided any significant improvement in the educational attainment of the enrolled students. Even worse, it has undermined our nation's core constitutional principles.
The program weakens the separation of church and state. An overwhelming majority of participating students – more than three quarters – have used the voucher to attend religious schools. In other words, the program funnels taxpayer money into religious organizations. This is not simply a minor byproduct of an otherwise sound idea, but is instead the core of the program. It is contrary to basic American values for the government to use taxpayer funds to empower churches to expand their religious outreach. Indeed, one of the cornerstones of religious liberty and historic innovations of the nation's founders is that government may not compel citizens to support religion.
The DC voucher program permits participating private institutions to discriminate on the basis of religion in hiring, a key difference from an Ohio voucher plan that was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2002. The use of federal dollars to subsidize religious discrimination raises significant constitutional concerns. As the Supreme Court has noted, "the Constitution does not permit the state to aid discrimination."
The DC voucher scheme also fails to adequately protect the rights of students, especially those most likely to need protection from discrimination or neglect. Children in public schools are protected by an array of federal laws put into place to remedy serious problems. These include Title IX, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and No Child Left Behind. Private schools are not subject to the same requirements under these laws as public schools. As a result, the DC vouchers program deprives students of many of the important legal protections that parents, teachers, and legislators have worked so hard over the years to attain.
As if these problems were not enough, neutral analyses of the DC Voucher program demonstrate clearly that it simply has not significantly improved the educational attainment of the enrolled students. The United States Department of Education has conducted a rigorous evaluation of the program every year since 2007. Its final report(1) was issued in June 2010 and looked at the program in detail over the years, concluding that the use of a voucher had no statistically significant impact on overall student achievement in math or reading.
Even worse, the program failed to serve even those students that Congress designated as the highest priority for the program: those who applied from schools in need of improvement. The Final Report concluded that use of a voucher resulted in no statistically significant improvement in math or reading for this priority group.
DC public school students and their parents deserve better. Notably, their elected representatives, including the new mayor, a majority of the DC Council, and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, oppose resurrecting the DC vouchers scheme. On a fundamentally local issue such as this, with no impact on anyone other than DC residents, their voice carries particular weight.
This pilot program was supposed to last only five years. Nevertheless, Congress continued to appropriate funds after that time so that students currently in the program could continue to graduation. FY 2011 is the last year with any students remaining in the program. No effort should be now made to resurrect a program that has failed. The evidence shows that the DC vouchers scheme has simply not proven to be an effective educational tool, nor is it faithful to our nation's most important constitutional principles.
People For the American Way urges you to support DC students and oppose H.R. 471, so that we can better educate the children of our nation's capital while protecting the Constitution that generations of Americans have fought to protect.
Michael B. Keegan
Marge Baker
Executive Vice President for Policy and Program
(1) "Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Final Report," Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, June 2010, http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20104018/pdf/20104018.pdf [1].
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Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
You hide the 'heart' with a 'sword' and read it as ninja. It is a little different than how you write 'serious' and read it as 'for real'.
Episode 9 | TV-MA
Out in the woods for Magic Training Camp, Negi attempts to teach his partners the basics of wizardry, but haunting dreams of his father leave him fatigued and vulnerable.
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Conservatives line up against sperm donors, but lack the power to ban them
WASHINGTON (RNS) Social conservatives say its unfair to allow children conceived through egg or sperm donors not to know their parents. They also know they're unlikely to be able to ban the practice. Like opposition to divorce or gay adoption, it leaves them with a dilemma: opposing something without the ability to ban it. By Chris Lisee.


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Toshiba Corp. has introduced its new family of consumer-class solid-state drives that offer high performance, power efficiency, and is suitable for a wide range of applications from ultra-thin notebooks to data center servers. The drives are claimed to be the first SSDs to use Toshiba 19nm MLC NAND flash memory with toggle 2.0 interface.
Toshiba HG6 family of solid state drives relies on Toshiba's own controller and firmware and are based on Toshiba's most advanced NAND flash memory produced using 19nm process technology that boasts low manufacturing cost amid high performance and reliability. The SSDs utilize Serial ATA-6Gb/s interface, are available in various form-factors (including 2.5" (7mm/9.5mm heights), mSATA and M.2 (single-sided, dual-sided)), and in capacities up to 512GB. Performance of the HG6 series SSDs is similar to other mainstream SATA-6Gb/s drives: up to 534MB/s sequential read speed as well as up to 482MB/s sequential write speed (see full specs below).
Engineered with enterprise class technology for data integrity, the HG6 series incorporates Toshiba's proprietary QSBC (Quadruple Swing-By Code) error-correction technology, a highly efficient error correction code (ECC), which helps protect customer data from corruption caused by NAND wear, thus improving the reliability of and extending the usable life of the SSD. The series also includes end-to-end data path protection and a self-encrypting feature option that is compliant with Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal 2.0, the TCG specification for self-encrypting drive function.
"With the HG6 series, customers can trust they are using a storage solution with high performance and power efficiency that is ideal for a wide range of applications. As inventors of NAND technology, we leverage our NAND expertise to optimize the performance and data integrity of this series, and truly give customers the power of choice with a broad selection of capacities and form factors," said Don Jeanette, senior director of marketing at Toshiba storage products business unit.
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'Dancing With the Stars' 13: Cast Revealed
Going into the 13th season, fans of Dancing With the Stars know the casting formula like its Grandma's recipe for Thanksgiving stuffing: take a sports star, mix with a model (or two), add a couple pinches of reality TV, stir in the once-upon-a-time big-name celebrity, fold in a pinch of pop music and don't forget the secret sauce of some crazy novelty name. Whip it all together and you've got another season's worth of dancing stars.
The widely reported "leak" from the show's twitter feed proved correct – mostly as the cast was announced during the last 30 minutes of Monday night's Bachelor Pad. Dancing for the mirror-ball trophy, starting on the Sept 19 premiere, will be:
Nancy Grace — former prosecutor and CNN scandal queen
Kristin Cavallari — reality TV star of MTV's The Hills and recently dumped NFL girlfriend (formerly with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.
Ricki Lake — former talk-show host and movie star, (John Waters' Hairspray,)
Chynna Phillips — Starred in some movie (a long time ago) but if you've heard of her it's as one-third of the long-gone pop trio Wilson-Phillips.
Hope Solis — introduced Monday night by the oxymoron "soccer superstar.
David Arquette — the wacky actor (Scream) best known for being married to and separated from Courtney Cox.
Elizabetta Canalis — if Americans know the Italian model and actress, it's as the most recent ex-girlfriend of George Clooney.
Rob Kardashian — did you know the Kardashian sisters had a brother? Yeah, me neither.
J.R. Martinez – this season's soap opera star (All My Children) is an Army veteran who suffered burns to 40 percent of his body while serving in Iraq in 2003.
Ron Artest – controversial NBA veteran best known for charging into the stands while with the Indiana Pacers during a brawl with home team, the Detroit Pistons.
Chaz Bono – the former daughter of Sonny Bono and Cher is now one of pop culture's most famous transsexuals – the hot pre-trophy action is on which of the female professionals he will be teamed with.


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Skip to comments.Why concerts/performances did you attend in 2012?
Posted on 12/14/2012 12:24:39 PM PST by GSWarrior
2012 was a great year for live music. I got to see a lot of shows this year.
Paul Thorn
Dwight Yoakam
Ruthie Foster
Justin Townes Earle
Michael Nesmith
Lawrence Arabia
Purity Ring
Dirty Projectors
Wye Oak
Dirty Three
Giant Sand
Walter Salas Humara (The Silos)
Beachwood Sparks
Buddy Miller
Jon Langford and the Sadies
Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch, Fats Kaplan
Sweet Talk Radio
BTW, I enjoyed Lambchop, Lucero and Dirty Three the most from my list.
What do you ask?
A suggestion...carefully read your posts before pushing the little button.
Too many loud concerts have addled my brain!
I'm showing my age lol, I only recognize Dwight Yoakam and Mike Nesmith from your list. In 2012 saw the Beach Boys in Irvine, CA and Columbia, MD.
I listen to a lot of obscure music.
Very nice!
There was a fat guy playing a guitar at a cafe I ate at back in June if that counts.
I attended a few concerts of classical music at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston on Memorial Day weekend. Last Sunday I saw the Ehnes String Quartet play in Macon. Long drive, but worth the trip.
Didn't hit as many this year. Still had plenty of fun seeing:
Social Distortion
Young Dubliners
Zappa Plays Zappa
Iron Maiden
Joe Walsh
plus a few purely local Tucson bands, including some tomorrow.
I took my teenage daughter and her friends to the Pink Floyd Experience (a tribute band) and was impressed. The played the whole Wish You Were Here album in the first half of the show.
Saw the Moody Blues last week.....only three of the original group left. The drummer is 71. They were good, but I felt like I was watching what may be one of their last shows.
It says 2012, not 1982...
Doobie Brothers at the "intimate" Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix.
The Moody Blues Setlist at Family Arena, Saint Charles, MO
First part
1. Gemini Dream
2. The Voice
3. Steppin' in a Slide Zone
4. You and Me
5. Tuesday Afternoon
6. Gypsy
7. Nervous
8. Say It With Love
9. Peak Hour
10. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
11. The Story in Your Eyes
Second part
12. Your Wildest Dreams
13. Isn't Life Strange
14. Higher and Higher
15. Driftwood
16. I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
17. Late Lament
18. Nights in White Satin
19. Question
20. Ride My See-Saw
To brag.
1) Old 97's
2) The Mavericks
3) The Jayhawks
4) Cheap Trick
5) Neil Young
See my post 18. If you're in Indiana, then you saw them just before I did here in Missouri.
only three of the original group left.
Lead guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Justin Hayward, bass guitarist/vocalist/songwriter John Lodge, and drummer Graeme Edge. Then they have four other musicians that travel with them.
The drummer is 71. They were good, but I felt like I was watching what may be one of their last shows.
Graeme Edge is 71, but he is the least essential of the group. The two key, irreplaceable guys are Justin Hayward, 66, and John Lodge, 67, and I think they still have some years left in them.
First of all, I've lost more than 60 pounds.
Secondly, I haven't been able to play the guitar since 12/28/2011, so . . . never mind.
Now we're talking......I love Old 97s and Raul Malo.
Allman Bros.
BB King
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Natalie Merchant
Duran Duran
Steve Winwood
Bonnie Raitt
Caroline Aiken
Probably 3-4 others I can't remember right now.
Buddy Miller is great. Saw him with Patty Griffin. Saw Bob Schneider a few times. Many local DFW acts to numerous to list. Also, Maren Morris about 20 times. :)
Been a rough year. All of the bands I wanted to see, I wasn't able to, and I may not ever have the chance to see them again. Rush, Primus, Iron Maiden, and Anthrax, missed em all, among many others, Im sure. Iron Maiden is the only one I have never seen live. Hopefully they all have some more touring left in them and Ill get another chance...
Geez...I saw half the bands on your list in 1972!
Maiden in Chicago.
I've heard of exactly two on your list. Man, am I ever out of touch.
I am out of touch with mainstream music.
Let me add The Who to my list; we can make it more than half!
Most of those guys are still putting out great music.
I couldn't get into Head and the Heart, however. Bought the CD, listened to it once.
I am going to Aida at Cinemagic tomorrow.
Iron Maiden
I saw Pat Benatar in 1984. Good show, great vocals.
Wow - did a super double header just last weekend - Rachmaninoff in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Denis Metsuev and Gianandrea Noseda playing the Third Concerto and Second Symphony - superb - and just the next day the Holiday Concert with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops - a great musical weekend......
Saw Brian Setzer last nite at the Hard Rock in Tulsa.
I have seen Radiohead, Sons of Bill, The Villains, Brian Setzer, and Jason Isbell, Some great shows.
Going tomorrow (Saturday) night to see and hear Trans-Siberian Orchestra!
Saw him last Saturday night. Fantastic show!
Have you seen them before? Great show musically but a little hokey/Spinal Tap'ish on th stage production. Really good though. Enjoy!
We saw them on the 1st in Baltimore!
Elton John, Moody Blues 2x.
Our sons took us to see them as a Christmas present a few years ago.
Beach Boys
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A Holiday House in Aegina Island
Maximální počet hostů5
Počet místností2
Velikost80 m²
Floor No.0
- Vhodné pro rodiny s dětmi
- Kuchyně
- Klimatizace
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Accommodation summary
|Aiginis, 18010 Aigina, Řecko
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Our elegant house is situated in the area of Kypseli in Aigina island. The house was fully renovated in 2013. It is modern, very comfortable and fully equipped. The area is quietly located and is ideal for those,who are looking for relaxing vacation and for families with children as well.
The house consists of a large living room with a bed sofa, a well-equipped open plan kitchen and dining area, one double bedroom, one bedroom with single beds and one bathroom with shower. Both bedrooms, the living room and the kitchen have direct access to the outdoor garden.
The house is completely equipped. You don't need to bring anything with you.
The best thing about spending your holidays here is that the place itself allows you to do so many things and perform a number of activities. Swimming, enjoying the beaches, sightseeing, discovering the island, sailing, walking, cycling, wining & dining are just a few of the attractions that make your holidays on Aegina worthwhile.
English , french, Italian spoken.
Floor area :70 sq.m.
Washing machine/laundry soap
Iron and board
Dishwasher-Refrigerator-Freezer-Oven-Microwave-Coffemaker-4-ring stove
Toaster-Pantry items-Cooking Utensils-Blender
Bedroom 1-1 king
Bedroom 2-2 singles
Living room -2 sofas
Bathroom 1-toilet , shower
Televisions - Stereo
Children welcome
Pets not allowed
Linens and Towels provided
Shampoo-soaps basic-toilet paper
Cleaning services once in a week is included.
Aigina port at 3 km
Aegina is close to the port of Pireaus on the mainland. Visitors must arrive by boat but the journey is short (between 40 and 80 minutes depending on which boat) and an enjoyable part of your holiday experience. Enter into the bustling port of Aegina town and drink in the view: a moon crescent harbour with fishing boats, fruit filled caiques, and glamorous yachts jostling for position.
Those visitors who are excited by learning about history will not be disappointed by what Aegina has to offer. Indeed there are many excellent books available and a separate section on this website. The island has a special place in Greek mythology and history. The myth has it that the island tookits name from the most beautiful of the twenty daughters of Asopos, the river god, who eloped with Zeus to the then deserted island. In historical terms, there is evidence that the island was inhabited from as early as 3500 B.C. The island enjoyed strong economic and social growth between around 900 B.C. and 480 B.C., including minting the first coins anywhere in Greece during the 7th. Century B.C. In more modern times, Aegina was briefly the first "capital" of modern Greece from 1827 – 1829.
Domovní řádThe guests in general must respect the property. Smoking is not allowed. Pets are welcomed upon prior arrangement. For everything you might need, I am 24 hours a day on call. The keys will be deliverd upon arrival and I will personally explain you everything you need to know for the apartment.
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George is a great host, his apartment is very pleasant and robust. If you are looking to stay in that area, then it is the best place to stay. George was very attentive to my needs and made everything possible to accommodate my desires.
Lovely apartment - couple of broken items which I am sure will have been dealt with by George's efficient team by the next stay. The location is too far from the metro for a comfortable walk in 37+ heat! Easy walk beside the block through a wee park to the main road and immediate access to taxis. We paid around €6 to the centre of Athens and with 3 of us that was fine. The bus stops there too. Shame the satellite dish blocks the view of the Acropolis from the balcony - lovely view from the bedroom window! We sat out a couple of times but it was so hot we were thankful for the air conditioning inside. All in all a good flat in a quiet location. Transfers were easy to arrange with George's drivers and I would recommend the apartment as a good choice for anyone who doesn't want to stay in the city centre which can be noisy and very busy.
I would definately recommed the Apartment to everyone. It is fully renovated and modern decorated. George was a perfect Host and always very helpful.
The location is unbeatable for sure. Great Areas like Plaka, Acropolis, Monastiraki, Kolonaki are all within walking distance, from 1 minute away to a maximum of 15 minutes.
Athens in general is allways worth it to go there.
Thanks George. See you next time in Athens.
The apartment Georges offers is excellent. The interior is very nice and the 3 bethrooms are specious. The balcony gives you a great view over Athens and the harbour and so is a nice spot to relaxe after a long day of sight seeing.
The metro station Ag. Dimitrios is only a 15 minutes walk, and from there it is an easy ride to Athens centre. Supermarkets are just a 5 minutes walk away to do some shopping.
George gave a very good support on questions / demands from our side.
Best regards Paul de Jonge
The location is unbeatable - a quiet side street, but seconds from the Acropolis site, museum and the adjoining metro, Easy walks to all the major sites. The flat is nice - a decent size, good bathroom, clean, well appointed. Its a raised ground floor flat, so the views either way aren't much, but you only have to turn the corner for views of Hadrian's Temple or the Acropolis.
Although this property is not the most convenient to the center of Athens, if you have business in the northern suburbs, as we did, it is the perfect spot. The neighborhood is clean, with many restaurants and shops within walking distance, including a big A/B. There is a big park with a well maintained fenced playground nearby as well, which my daughter enjoyed. The apartment itself is very large and thoughtfully stocked, with a comfortable, well-equipped kitchen. While we had trouble with one of the toilets, everything else was fine. Beds were extremely comfortable, and it was quiet at night. The building felt secure and the neighborhood felt safe. We asked for cleaning and a friendly woman called Ellie came and did a thorough job for not much money. Management was responsive to requests. The metro is a 15 minute walk away, though it is down some steep streets and they are harder to walk on the way back! Once there it is very quick into the center.
The apartments are really excellent. We stayed (3 adults and 1 infant) for 5 days. Good location-3 stops by underground to the historical centre in a good and calm district, very quite in the night, air condition works perfect, good equipment, washing machine, balcony, grill. Very helpful owner of the apartments, enough space for 2 families. Near is supermarket and farmacy. Excellent for people with small children. Internet works a little bit slowly (low speed): it's enough for searching but impossible to watch movie. We definitely would stay there next time there.
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Very well equiped, with everything you need to cook and spend a few days. Very nice place!
In July 2015 we - 6 happy Danes - spent a wonderful week in this luxury Apartment beautiful placed on top of a steep Road providing us with the most fantastic view over all of Athens - including Acropolis! The Apartment contents everything you need for a nice stay abroad - well equipped kitchen with refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, microwaven and washingmachine - all new and in a good condition. The Apartment was light and spacy and very clean and - most important - very well airconditioned! We were treated most kindly by the elderly woman living in the ground flat and the very sweet woman living on first floor. The area is very cosy with a lot of small - but all very steep roads. During the day there's some traffic in the area, but things settle down during the evening and night - and nobody was kept awake due to noisy traffic. The nearest metro stations is Dimitrios and Dafni both 1.2km from the flat - about 20 minutes walk. It is convinient and easy to go by metro - even all the way to the AirPort. From Dafni station its easy to get a taxi to the flat for the most fair Price of around 3 Euros. We will highly recommend the Apartment .... And wonderful Athens!
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Do managers alter the tone of their earnings announcements around stock option grants and exercises?Tama-Sweet, Isho, 1973- (University of Oregon, June , 2009)[more][less]Tama-Sweet, Isho, 1973- 2010-03-05T00:32:47Z 2010-03-05T00:32:47Z 2009-06 http://hdl.handle.net/1794/10242 ix, 69 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. In this dissertation I investigate whether managers alter the linguistic tone of their earnings announcements to increase the value of their stock options. Empirical research finds evidence that managers use optimistic tone to signal future firm performance. However, prior literature also finds a positive relation between optimistic tone in earnings announcements and short-window abnormal returns. The market reaction to optimistic tone suggests that managers can profit from using pessimistic tone to lower the firm's stock price prior to option grants and optimistic tone to increase the stock price prior to option exercises. I hypothesize that managers adjust the tone of their earnings announcements to increase the value of their stock options. In addition, I hypothesize that managers will alter the tone to increase option payouts when the costs of doing so (proxied by litigation risk) are low and when the financial reporting incentives to do so (proxied by earnings management) are high. I test these predictions using 17,211 firm-quarter observations from 1998-2006. In my tests I regress the tone of the earnings announcement on its known determinants and indicators for a stock option grant or exercise shortly following the announcement. I do not find evidence that managers, on average, alter the tone of earnings announcements prior to option grants or exercises. However, I find that managers decrease optimistic tone prior to option grants when they also record low discretionary accruals, which suggests that altering tone and managing earnings are complementary strategies to move stock price. I also find that managers increase optimistic tone prior to option exercises when litigation risk is low, but decrease optimistic tone prior to option exercises when litigation risk is high. Further analysis indicates the litigation risk results hold only after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Overall, my evidence suggests that managers increase optimistic tone prior to option exercises except when a high threat of litigation constrains such opportunism. When managers do alter tone, the average financial gain is small relative to their total compensation. Committee in charge: Steven Matsunaga, Chairperson, Accounting; Angela Davis, Member, Accounting; David Guenther, Member, Accounting; Jeremy Piger, Outside Member, Economics en_US University of Oregon University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Accounting, Ph. D., 2009; Disclosure Stock options Tone Press release Earnings announcements Optimism Managers Accounting Management Finance Do managers alter the tone of their earnings announcements around stock option grants and exercises? Thesis
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There are some experiences in life that leave a lasting impression and open your mind to a new world of possibilities. When I was a young boy I lived in Prattville, Alabama, and my 5th grade class took a field trip to visit the U.S. Space and Rocket Center facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. I still remember the wonder of exploring space and the science involved with doing so. The sense of mission and the team exercises brought me closer to my 5th grade friends and taught me the importance of teamwork. Never in my life would I have imagined that my work in the State Department would allow me to see Pakistani and Indian students experiencing the same thing I did as a young boy.
That is exactly what happened in July when the U.S. embassies in Islamabad and New Delhi recently sent 10 students and two teachers to the Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. During the 10-day camp, the students and teachers learned about the mental, emotional, and physical demands astronauts face during their voyages. They also experienced hands-on training, including underwater exercises and centrifuge simulator sessions. The students visited an Apollo 16 capsule and a Saturn V rocket, and even experienced the sensation of weightlessness. Exposure to the inspiring world of space travel promotes a thirst for science and technology among youth. Eventually this can lead to the strengthening and expansion of the education system.
You can watch their experience here.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Joseph Witters,
This program seems to work so well that State should seriously think about holding space camp for the world's leadership.
Heads of State only need apply.
Sound's crazy perhaps but if folks feel confident in this program, I don't see what harm could come in at least sending invitations out.
Now I understand there may be those that doubt my gut instinct that something quite positive may come of it, but I'd say they probably suffer from a failure of imagination.
Oh heck, while we at it, let's simply get the President to issue an executive order that all members of Congress be required to attend between sessions if physically up to it, or he'll veto anything that reaches his desk until he recieves unanimous consent in reply to his RSVP.
Of course the President should probably lead the way in teaching folks how to fly in zero-G, unless he believes giving folks a gentle nudge in the apex of parabolic simulation down the length of the airplane would be percieved as "leading from behind".
@ Dipnote bloggers,
Ok, on a scale of 1-10 in comparison with the idea of "rolling out the sod" instead of the red carpet treatment for foreign dignitaries- being a "5" on the scale of "we like this idea :)" - how does this one rate?
Be bold folks! You never know till you try something completely different as adaptive strategy for creating priceless moments of epiphany, can you prove to me whether it will have a lasting effect on his diplomatic efforts or not, foreign and domestic.
This my friends is what I think folks refer to as "thinking outside the box",
Brought to you from well outside the beltway...of course.
Not a think tank in town would have dreamed this one up that's just a "given"...(chuckle).
But that's beside the point.
This may be the ticket to inspire change we can live with.
My feeling is you gotta have a sense of humor to be successful in your experimentation with the methodology of the creative approach needed to instil teamwork.
I'm sure there's enough survivors of the camp who will probably attest to this.
W.W. writes:
first muslim in space finally ... we make history
Roy in the U.S.A. writes:
What is the Art like there?
Rizwan in Pakistan writes:
Humanity can go in space but muslims have honour of reaching in space about so many light years on burraq. i want to say that muslims are the one which can travel in space because holy prophrt of muslims went in space travelled so many light years proved by holy QURRAN THINK ABOUT IT
Ashim C. in India writes:
How lucky are those who got this opportunity? US should try to bring citizens of India and Pakistan together through programs like this and then they should visit the two countries together and share their experiences together.


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Calories 187
Total Fat 8.5 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Sodium 458 mg
Total Carbohydrate 3 g
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Marinating Time 4 hours to overnight
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Garlic cloves, minced 3
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Excellent race, hot, hard, hilly, but beautiful! Make sure you do enough training...In full: Wonderful race, first time for me. Terrific marshals, regular water stations - including beer at half way that was rather warm! Not been able to train over distance, and the hills are something else, but once I realised that, I relaxed and enjoyed the day out. Very well done Istead and Ifield - I'll have another go when I'm in better shape!Date of review: June 28, 2014
In short: Top notch eventIn full: Really well organised, very friendly crowd. I too wondered about the multi lap venue, but it means you're never alone, which really helps. It also meant that I went further than I planned - made it to 20-miles, but would definitely consider this again if I can stay clear of injuries next year - I want a nice chunky medal! There's enough variation in each lap to keep it interesting, up and down and twists and turns. Well done the organisers!Date of review: June 1, 2013
In short: Boy that was tough!In full: Said before, but very hard going today. A tough course, truly undulating course with only one major hill early on, but with very little on the flat. Most marshals were very encouraging, with excellent traffic control at some potentially scary junctions. Great race HQ at the school. Nice to get a technical top. The only downer is the organisers seemed caught out by the unseasonably warm weather - which had been expected all week - and should really have had more water stops. I hope that the two runners I saw in real trouble turned out ok.On the whole, well done Striders.Date of review: October 2, 2011
In short: Cracking event - onother superb race from Thanet RoadrunnersIn full: Another superb race from Thanet Roadrunners - there can't be much like this elsewhere. 15-odd miles of sand, dunes, stones (boy, were they tough!), seaweed, water, chalk, steps and a bit of tarmac. Weather was glorious, marshalls were great as always. Even good cheer from the locals on a Sunday stroll along the beach. A real shame is the number of entrants - this really deserves a bigger field. I'd love another run, if it stays on the calendar......Date of review: September 18, 2011
In short: Cracking day in the Essex Countryside!In full: Thoroughly enjoyed my run today. Going great guns until around 21, but the heat and hills (which I hadn't noticed on the first lap!) took their toll, but kept going (unlike my previous marathon…) and I came in a few minutes behind target. Tough course for a pb, but came in only a minute behind. Glorious weather, for supporters, wonderful countryside, no hills too bad, except on tired legs, excellent marshalls, great goody bag. Thanks to Halstead for a very well organised event! Date of review: May 9, 2011
In short: Hills, mud, clay and stilesIn full: I had planned a 20 mile training run this weekend, before I heard a few others were heading up for this. I've never run this kind of event before, and after the first few miles, I wondered what the heck I'd let myself in for! Hilly, muddy for the first third or so, more conventional for the next third, and then sticky clay fields with loads of stiles for the final third. Very glad to have finished, but kept on and would never had had this much fun on a local 20 mile LSR! Date of review: March 6, 2011
In short: hilly and windy, but very enjoyable!In full: I enjoyed this, despite a very tough first half, don't recall much on the flat, and into the wind with few hedges to break shelter behind - all that kept me going was the thought that surely it must be behind me eventually!Very well organised, plenty of water stations and marshalls. Not a big fan of mugs myself, but each to his own - at least this had a mars bar in!And 2 mins off my pb so can't argue with that!Well done Deal Tri!Date of review: February 13, 2011
In short: Great course, but a few things could be betterIn full: Not done this for a couple of years, but great course. Ran better than expected following a brief lay off, but couldn't make all of the hill at 4! Very fast last two miles or so. Not good that there was no water at finish already mentioned, and having a few people in front down the approach to the finish, I just couldn't see the line until I was past it! Mug and voucher not good value. If they re-worked the end, I'd consider coming back.Date of review: February 13, 2011
In short: Tough race of two tough halvesIn full: No problems with parking - we took heed and arrived nice and early for the school car park. Checked out the route to the start in our warm up, so that was ok, but glad we didn't leave that too late. First half on very narrow pavements with lots of verges and fast cars not ideal – very well done to the marshals there! Second half much better though the countryside. Very challenging with all that up and down - I was expecting, or maybe hoping for, a bit more downhill in the last 3 miles! I ran a fairly even pace all told, and not far outside my pb, set at Folkestone, which is a very different beast, so pretty happy with that all told. As mentioned, the goody bag, sorry bag, was a big disappointment.Date of review: October 18, 2010
In short: Tough race, but I'd love another go next year!In full: As mentioned, a race of two halves, hilly first half, with which I was familiar, and a flat second. Much warmer than expected (and hoped!) it would be, with a stiff sea breeze so familar around here. Carried my own fluid for the first half, but (ample) bottles and gels very much appreciated for the second. Very encourgaing marshalls, often decked out with jelly babies. Lovely course - yes it may have been a bit residential coming into the final quarter, but the way I was feeling it was better to see a friendly marshall's face! I was so concerned about overdoing the first half that I ran well within myself and was feeling very good going into the second, but completely underestimated the mental effect of running much more alone after halfway. The heat took its toll, and then turning back for the last quarter into the wind (which I'm sure wasn't that strong when it was behind...) was the final straw, and the legs fell off at 23, and I then struggled ovr the last 2-3 miles. Never mind, eh - my first marathon in over 10 years, second fastest of my five, and I'll be better prepared mentally and physically next year.Date of review: September 12, 2010
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Gabe Newell will take Portal 2 over Half-Life, says he looks at the latter as "a series of things I regret"
Compromises made during the development of the Half-Life games mean Gabe Newell will never remember them as fondly as we do.
PC gaming is the real winner of E3
If you mainly play games on PC, E3 had no shortage of love.
Microsoft to reveal new Xbox One hardware and controller at E3 2016 - report
Microsoft will reportedly have a few different bits of new hardware to show off at E3 2016.
Kojima and PS4 architect Mark Cerny are travelling the world checking out game tech
Hideo Kojima and Mark Cerny are on a world tour to check out all the latest motion-capture tech.
Today's Ubisoft announcement likely for Far Cry Primal - rumour
According to a new report, Ubisoft's YouTube teaser is for an Ice Age Far Cry game.
The Witcher 3 and Destiny: two different case studies in post-launch support
The Witcher 3 and Destiny have both continued evolving after launch. How have the two projects differed in their approach?
The Order: 1886 developer doesn't own the IP, is now a platform agnostic studio
Ready at Dawn has opened up about a number of topics amid announcing Blizzard's Paul Sams as its new CEO.
Uncharted 4 character faces animated with up to 500 "bones"
Uncharted 4 is going to push Naughty Dog's near-legendary motion capture and animation systems even further than before.
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GTA 5 PC development started alongside the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.
Kojima quits? Konami responds, strips KojiPro brand from Metal Gear Solid 5 marketing
More information has come to light regarding rumors of Hideo Kojima departing Konami. The rumor started this morning after the firm released a new executive appointment form which no longer listed Kojima as Executive Content Officer.
From DLC to free-to-play: a brief history of everything you love to hate
Ports. Platform exclusives. Microtransactions. Horse armour. Refresh yourself on the ins-and-outs of all the things you love to hate.
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Sony's The Last Guardian trademark may not have been much of surprise considering the game has been in development for ages, but two other trademarks which have also popped up are rather interesting.
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How do the PS4 and Xbox One really stack up?
The PS4 has required a reputation for being more powerful than the Xbox One, but how much of that is true, and how much is over-simplification?
Ancel et al: "indie" is a defunct term and we should stop using it
The message from gamescom's was clear: the term "indie" needs to go the way of the dodo.
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Agent was announced in July 2007 for PlayStation 3 and we haven't really heard much on it since then. Other than popping up on resumes and trademark filings, news on the game runs from being scarce to nothing whatsoever.
The Last of Us: Remastered visuals almost don't fit on a Blu-ray
The Last of Us: Remastered improves on the PlayStation 3 version's already stunning visuals, but despite the PS4's greater power Naughty Dog has run into limitations.
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Ok I know it's impossible but if John and George were still with us and they had reformed and toured today, what songs would be in set list?
Structure it like a McCartney concert with 35-40 songs including an acoustic section and a couple of encores etc.
Would they each sing a solo song? Eg Imagine, Maybe I'm Amazed or Band on the Run and All things Must Pass or My Sweet Lord?
I will give it a crack soon but too tired now and about to enter my golden slumbers however thought I would post while I remembered.
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Howard H. Ylinen
MARQUETTE, MI. – Howard H. Ylinen, age 91, of 2163 Montgomery Street, Marquette, entered eternal life Saturday evening, August 31, 2013, at the Norlite Nursing Center.
Born February 6, 1922 in Chatham, a son of John H. and Ellen (Ihamaki) Ylinen, Howard was raised in Chatham. He attended school up to the 8th grade when he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), working in the camps near Munising and Seney. It was during this time he met his future wife, Eleanor Nesberg.
He enlisted in the US Navy, serving in the North Atlantic during World War II as cook aboard an oil tanker that, at one point, was torpedoed.
Following his honorable discharge, Howard moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where he married Eleanor in 1945, and where his only child, Howard, was born. He later spent time in Detroit working in the auto industry. However, this was short lived and he moved back to Chatham, working as a baker with Our Own Bakeries (Bunny Bread) in Marquette.
The family eventually moved to Marquette so that son, Howard, could attend high school and college. Four years after his son graduated from high school, Howard decided to return to the classroom and earn his high school diploma. He studied hard, and at age 46, graduated, even giving the commencement address at his graduation ceremony.
In 1985, another milestone was reached as he retired from the bakery, following 33 years of service to the company. In his leisure, Howard enjoyed woodworking and fishing on Lake Superior. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marquette.
Howard is survived by his son, Howard and wife, Wendy, Ylinen and granddaughter, Angela Ylinen of Mount Morris; his friend and companion, Donna Berryman of Marquette; a sister, Evelyn Keskimaki of Gwinn.
In addition to his parents, Howard was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor; sisters, Lillian Fosmoe, Ruth Maki, and Shirley Gustafson; brothers, Leslie and Floyd Ylinen.
Honoring Howard's request, no services will be scheduled. Interment will be made at Northland Chapel Gardens in Negaunee Township.
The Swanson-Lundquist Funeral Home is serving the family, where condolences may be expressed online at swansonlundquistfuneralhome.com.


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High-performance accelerators for HPC environments – such as AMD FireStream or Nvidia Tesla – can eventually find themselves inside mainstream servers, but it will not happen shortly.
Graphics processing units (GPUs) are making inroads into high-performance computing (HPC) markets these days and their performance promises rather bright future for general purpose processing on GPUs (GPGPU) in general. But if their horsepower is that high and the benefits are visible, why not install them into mainstream servers? Not until the appropriate software is ready, claims AMD; in fact adoption of GPGPU technologies by mainstream cloud or data-center servers may take longer than the adoption of 64-bit microprocessors.
"The most initial interest right now from the server perspective has been on HPC. Those people have specialized code that can leverage a specific way that GPUs are designed to provide compute capabilities. There is tremendous excitement about stream computing in the high-performance computing segment. As it traditionally happens, HPC adopts a technology first and takes advantage of it and then it will slowly make its way into the mainstream," said Brent Kirby, senior product manager at AMD.
The most important thing for mass adoption of GPU stream processing is software that can take advantage of graphics chips. There are not a lot of such programs even for client computers and there are virtually none non-proprietary solutions for servers. As a result, companies like AMD or Nvidia Corp. have to work hard on creation of tools that can leverage the power of GPUs in non-graphics applications and then encourage developers to design GPGPU-based software.
"When it comes to GPGPU, a lot depends on software, which is why we are really focused on OpenCL and Open64. Getting the software ecosystem in place so people can develop code that can take advantage of all these different compute units that might be together someday is crucial," added Mr. Kirby.
In fact, pushing GPGPU into the mainstream server space will not be the first time for AMD to promote something brand-new there. When AMD released its x86-64 Opteron and Athlon 64 processors back in 2003 there merely were operating systems along with a handful of programs to support 64-bit chips. Eventually, the transition to x86-64 from 32-bit happened pretty quickly on the mainstream server market. Only time will tell whether stream computing will also take off quickly.
"When we launched the 64-bit Opteron processor for servers, we had some Linux [versions] and we also coincided with Windows Server 2003 64-bit OS. It took a while for that ecosystem to get put in place, but it happened pretty rapidly. People could take instant advantage of 64-bit systems: memory addressability capabilities mean a lot for servers. I do not think that stream computing will take off as quickly as 64-bit technology, but I think it is going to start off in HPC and work its way to more traditional workloads," noted the senior product manager at AMD.
In fact, there is interest towards stream processing from cloud computing segment, but it does not come from a lot of customers.
"I think GPGPU will be a part of cloud/hyper-scale datacenters, but it will not be in the majority of them initially. I know there is interest from the cloud computing with regards to CPU and GPU together, but it does not come from a large portion of end-customers yet," said Brent Kirby.


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ROGERS CITY – Presque Isle County commissioners approved two contracts Wednesday that will bring the county another step closer to getting a renovated courthouse.
The county will spend $160,000 for architectural drawings made by U.P. Engineers & Architects for a renovated courthouse. County officials are considering tearing down the original courthouse, which dates to 1883, and adding on to a much newer addition to replace it. Jake Guter, a project manager with the architectural firm, told commissioners the time to start the design phase for the project is now.
"Without going into all the details, the basics are it takes a certain period of time to do all the documents, and then we have to bid the project," he said. "And we're starting to push into the time frame of where it's going to be more difficult to get the addition enclosed before winter weather gets in and we can work inside, so it's obviously our recommendation to proceed as soon as we can with the design portion and get that going."
Board Chairman Carl Altman said the architectural firm gave county officials a timeline of how the project could proceed if commissioners elect to go forward.
"The important thing we have to consider is, once we get these architectural drawings done and … got it bid, we still are not under any obligation to continue the project until we investigate how it's going to be financed," he said.
In the meantime, county officials will look at financing capabilities to determine how, and if, the county can proceed with the project, Altman said.
"We have made the commitment that we are not going to raise a millage to do this, and we think we can do it and still stay in the budget that we have as far as revenue that we generate from taxes," he said.
Commissioner Kris Sorgenfrei made the motion to approve the contract, and Commissioner Steve Lang seconded, adding the county needs a better understanding of what the project will cost before it can decide whether to move ahead. They currently have an estimate, and the drawings, estimates and bids will give them the information they need.
Commissioners also approved entering into a contract with Meridian Contracting for estimating the cost of the project. The cost of making these estimations is not to exceed $15,000. The county will enter into both contracts pending review from the county prosecuting attorney's office, Altman said.
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* county surveyor Norm Quaine gave commissioners an update on remonumentation, or re-establishing survey points, within the county. So far, 1,217 government corners are set, with 1,246 to go, he said. Commissioners approved signing three contracts for three different surveying firms to complete work this year. Surveyors will focus on Metz Township this year, Quaine said.
* commissioners bought a plaque for Frank Glentz, thanking him for his 35 years of service to the county. Glentz maintained the courthouse and grounds, and Commissioner Mike Darga said he went "beyond and beyond and beyond" his duties for the job. Commissioners also voted to offer a job as the head of maintenance to Matthew Schalk after going through 60 applications for the position.
* County Clerk Ann Marie Main recommended, and commissioners approved, a bid for $2,366.42 from Eagle Flag of America for flags for the graves of veterans.
* commissioners approved spending $404.78 for a battery backup system for the county offices' phone system.
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The Untouchable Dividend Payers
The methodology that gets me to the Eight Untouchables rests with an analysis of the dividend payout ratio, which has the twin characteristics of being one of the simplest and most useful ratios in fundamental equity analysis.
Simply put, the dividend payout ratio is: Dividends Per Share ÷ Earnings Per Share. For you purists out there the DPR is: Cash Common Dividends/(Income Before Extraordinary Items-Minority Interest - Cash Preferred Dividend) x 100.
The DPR is useful because it tells investors what percentage of profits are allocated to shareholders in the form of dividends, and conversely what percentage is ploughed back into the business. From this, all sorts of useful inferences can be made. Equally useful is the DPR over time, because it tells investors whether or not the company is sporting an unsustainable dividend or whether it is the company hording cash.
Before delving into the Untouchable dividend payers, one other interesting side note. For perspective, it's useful to look at the dividend payout ratio of the S&P 500 Index, as a whole, over the last 10 years.
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I think this demonstrates two important points. First, note 2008, where the dividend payout ratio climbed to 107%, indicating when the bubble burst, just how much earnings fell, and just how much danger there was to future dividends.
Second, note that over time -- for these 10 years at least -- the DPR was fairly level, growing at just 0.91%. To me this suggests that as an overall benchmark, DRP's below 50% might considered on the and low side, and those above 50%, might be considered on the high side, as a first brush before any other fundamental factors are considered on any specific equity.
Now then, the Untouchables, in my mind, would be those stocks that have been able to consistently increase the dividend payment to shareholders over time, while decreasing the dividend payout ratio over time. Given the slow- to no-growth economy over the last several years, this isn't easy, and reserved for only the most talented of management teams.
In all there's 18 companies that have been able to do this over the long haul. Actually, there's more, but there's only 18 that have been able to reduce their DPR at a 5% compound annual growth rate. Here they are in all their glory.
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The night before Western (as it's known to the ultra crowd), the Salomon running team was gathered in a room shoveling down pasta. Having never paced anyone before and this being a race that prohibits muling (the carrying of water or food for a racer), I asked Kilian what, exactly, he expected of me.
"Nada," he said. "Compania, no más."
Three weeks ago he crossed the Pyrenees, coast to coast, in eight days. I asked how it was and he says, "So beautiful." He was otherwise quiet. Something told me he didn't even need the company.
Glen Redpath, Kilian's antithesis, was also sitting at the table talking about just about everything so as to not waste an exhale on silence. He gave me the history of Western— something about a man without a horse. He told me the same thing I had heard over and over again for the past couple days. "Western isn't an ultra, it is the ultra." I asked why and he immediately responded, "Because it's the oldest. It has tradition."
He told me more stories. Legends of the Trail. Some old hippy named Cowman A-Moo-Ha who won the race in 1976, beating an entire field of … actually he was the only competitor that year. Glen told me that there would be 1500 volunteers for fewer than 500 runners, a third of whom, statistically, would not finish.
"When are you going to stop running those short races, anyway?" he asked me.
He was taunting me. Since when was 10 miles, 15 miles, heck, a marathon! considered short? I thought to myself. "You're crazy," I said.
Martin was practicing restraint, refraining from interjecting his opinion between bites of pasta. He has defended mountain running against the artillery of the ultrarunner before—this ultra-ego that compels one to tuck the front of a casual t-shirt into a pair of shorts to blatantly display an oversized, 24-hour belt buckle. After his final bite of pasta Martin couldn't hold back any longer.
"Get off your horse and drink your milk!" he blurted out at Glen. Everybody stared at him in confusion. Despite his biases, Martin has agreed to pace a runner whom he's never met through the same 18-mile section. He returns for another plate of pasta.
By mile 64, Tony Krupicka and his pacer Joe Grant caught back up with Kilian and me. Tony looks like he's running on a fresh pair of legs, which, over the years, I've learned to be the by-product of impeccable running form and not necessarily an indication of feeling great this far into a race. Kilian let them pass for the lead but didn't let them pull too far ahead. I heard Joe and Tony talking and wondered if we should be talking. Was that part of my job as a pacer? I hadn't come prepared with any dialogue.
"Como estás, Killian?" I said.
"Calor," he replied.
Awkward silence.
I told him a joke about the Englishman, the Frenchman and bubble gum.
"Ha," he said.
Power hiking the uphills. Cranking the downhills. No water bottle. At every aid station spectators, course officials and medics asked about his lack of water bottle. An old woman at the Foresthill aid station where I began pacing Kilian begged me to convince him to take water. But he would have nothing to do with it. He was accustomed to going light. Very light. At the first stream we passed he kneeled and drank deeply. I immediately thought of cows. Maybe he has a tougher stomach than I. Tony wet his hair and maintained the lead.
We had descended to a consistent contour 300 feet up from the American River where the temperature was above 90 and the shrubs offered little shade. Joe noticed at about the same time I did that these two guys were fueling off of each other and we were better off out of their way. Dropping back, we let the two of them lead and watched them go after each other like 13th-round welterweight boxers. Kilian led then Tony led and despite the heat of the canyon the pace increased ever so slightly every mile.
Around the bends I began to notice Kilian peering ahead at the river. He's looking for the Rucky Chucky water crossing, I thought. The point from which everything changes. I wondered if Tony had picked up on Kilian's slight glances of desperation. If he was in the same need for nutrients and a cold dip in the river as Kilian, he was not showing it. Joe turned to me around mile 76 with marvel in his eyes, saying, "These guys are sick!" For these last few miles to the river crossing I felt that my role as a pacer was replaced with that of a witness.
When we arrived at Rucky Chucky, Kilian weighed in at 135 pounds: 10 pounds less than yesterday's weigh-in. Due to high waters the four of us were rowed across the river in a raft rather than wading through the water as per tradition. Having run together for 80 miles, the two of them were forced to sit side by side as the raft moved gently across the river. I thought of two welterweights sharing a stool in the same corner. The situation was subtly tense as I imagine the two of them wanting the boat to simultaneously hurry up and slow down.
When we reached the opposite side Kilian collapsed in a chair next to the food station and it became obvious that he was nearly done for. "You're looking good," I said. I ran with him for the next mile, then Jorge Pacheco took over as his pacer. I felt bad for Kilian, but equally bad for Jorge, because if Kilian crashed, there would be nothing he could do.
By the time I arrived at the finish line in Auburn, Kilian and Tony were lying on cots in the medical tent and Geoff Roes was at the center of a large group of people, breaking the race down mile by mile, aid station to aid station. While Kilian and Tony were duking it out, Geoff was shadowboxing in a separate corner, out of sight and out of mind. He caught Killian shortly after Rucky Chucky, and at mile 88 passed Tony. He put six minutes on Tony and nearly an hour on Kilian by the finish. With a time of 15:07, Geoff broke Scott Jurek's record by nearly half an hour.
Martin arrived in Auburn several hours later, wearing nothing but a singlet and running shorts. His distaste for the sport had only increased as he waited for his runner at Forest Hill for several hours before learning he had dropped out 30 miles earlier.
Five days passed since Martin and I steered a puttering and dying Orange into a mechanic's junkyard garage filled with melancholy in Stockton, California. Since then, all of our running miles (80 for Martin, 60 for me) had been along the mile-long promenade lining the canal cutting into Stockton from the San Francisco harbor. At night, the mechanic lowered Orange off the lift and helped us wheel her out into the yard where the skeletons of old bugs and busses rested on deflated tires. "Project" was written on the windshields of many of them and others simply didn't have windshields. Martin and I made up our beds and tried to sleep through the industrial howl of the Stockton night.
An undeniable tension was mounting between us caused primarily by a closer-than-marriage proximity. We had been thrashing each other silently on our runs, which is not a sustainable form of therapy. When we weren't running, we were drinking coffee at different Starbucks. Conversation had all but seized.
As we were jogging back into the shop from the downtown canal, the mechanic shuffled over to us and showed us a Dixie cup with exhausted oil flecked with flakes of gold.
"Brass actually," the mechanic said. "Not a good thing to have in your engine. Then like a true thespian, he folded his hands together and closed his eyes: "It's gonna be a couple more days."
Martin boarded the next train to Colorado. For the next few days I sat and listened to stories while the mechanic pulled bits and pieces off of different engines throughout the lot and fastened them to Orange's engine. At a certain point, I began to suspect that he was not fixing the engine at all but rather taking advantage of a captive audience. Towards the evening of the seventh day he started telling me about cannonballing, "Like in the movie, you know, Cannonball Run. Point to point as fast as you can."
He told me about when he cannonballed his 1964 VW Bus from Santa Cruz to Las Vegas —just over 500 miles in 9 hours 27 minutes, which is about 55 miles per hour.
"At one point I was going as fast as the engine could handle when I spotted a cop up ahead at a speed trap. As I was about to slam on the brakes I noticed that I was actually driving four miles per hour below the speed limit." He laughed heartily.
"Most people don't understand the appeal of driving such a slow car for so long," he started to explain. "But, when you think about it, it's not that different from pushing the human body." He started comparing the two. We're both air-cooled. We're both pretty slow on the grand scheme of things. We both have an engine that, simple as it may be, needs constant attention and a good understanding of its workings. But lastly," he added, "it's a tangible endeavor. At the end of one of those long days, you can look at a map and know that a small portion of the world has passed beneath you and that you earned it."
That's when I started to understand ultrarunning.
Rickey and Orange made the 937-mile trip from Stockton to Woody Creek, Colorado, in 23 hours 47 minutes. He is still awaiting his belt buckle.