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The Capital Grille - Chicago- Rosemont
- Address:
5340 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
SteakPrice: $50 and over
The Capital Grille - Chicago- Rosemont
- Dining Style: Fine Dining
- Website: http://www.capitalgrille.com/
- Phone: 8476718125x
- Hours of Operation:
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 3:00pm
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Carte Blanche,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Steak, Seafood
- Executive Chef: Natasha Vitti
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
A word from The Capital Grille - Chicago- Rosemont
You are cordially invited to join us for an evening or afternoon of relaxed elegance and exceptional cuisine. Our impressive menu of nationally renowned dry aged steaks and the freshest of seafood will ignite your culinary imagination as our award-winning wine list of more than 5,000 bottles awakens your inner sommelier. And as our gracious, knowledgeable servers delight you with their uncanny ability to anticipate your every need, you'll experience firsthand why the American Culinary Federation recently bestowed upon us their "Achievement of Excellence Award." Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or hosting a business luncheon or dinner, we can help you flawlessly pull off any private dining event. Our event planning staff has extensive experience and the ideal materials to work with—a capital setting, distinctive food and unmatched service.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Overall
- Diners' Choice WinnerBest Ambiance
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The Capital Grille - Chicago- Rosemont reviews from OpenTable diners
108 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.6
- Ambiance4.4Noise LevelModerate
special occasion (75)notable wine list (66)good for groups (46)romantic (38)fit for foodies (33)vibrant bar scene (23)great for lunch (20)hot spot (19)neighborhood gem (12)late-night find (9)great for outdoor dining (8)great for brunch (4)kid-friendly (2)scenic view (1)Show More
- Just okYumyumDined on 9/20/2014Resturant seemed small and congested compared to downtown chicago and oakbrook locations.
- AwesomenessSusanVIPDined on 9/20/2014Dinner was great and they added extra special touch for our anniversary. Calamari was delicious, steak was cooked perfectly and lobster mac n cheese was to die for. Waiter was great and pace of the meal was perfect!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best dining experience ever!LovegreatFoodDined on 9/20/2014The service was great and the food, amazing. We look forward to visiting the milwaukee location and hopefully have another great dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dining out is only getting better.asdf1234VIPDined on 9/17/2014Here it is more about eating. To us it is like renting space in a comfortable well appointed environment being waited on hand and foot with elegantly uniformed staff in a super clean environment and oh yeah there is food and I am telling you tastefully delicious. All the top notch restaurants are within a block of each other but golly is Capital Grille a nice place.Special Features:
- Steak loverSteakloverDined on 9/15/2014My favorite steakhouse!! Dry aged porterhouse is best in Chicagoland Great service. PolishedSpecial Features:
- Our special occasion placeGULODined on 9/12/2014The first time we dined here, my girlfriend turned into my fiancé. It was a perfect night on September 6, 2013!! Since then we've celebrated New Year's, my now wife's birthday, and this past Friday celebrating my parent's anniversary, my mother-in-law's birthday, and my wife being 10 weeks pregnant!! We absolutely love it at Capital Grille, and look forward to celebrating many more special occasions there!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great food!JudyHHIVIPDined on 9/10/2014Lived in Chicago all my life until recently. Best steak in town and that us saying a lot with all the steak restaurants. I will go back whenever I am in Chicago.Special Features:
- Delicious Food, Perfect ServiceCAtravelerDined on 9/9/2014Great menu, and a very nice variety. Everyone in our party of six thoroughly enjoyed our food, and we appreciated the very professional, friendly service. This was the perfect lunch environment for this meeting with an important client. We will be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Host team of the yearOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/8/2014We had several last minute adjustments to our reservation and the host team handled them perfectly. I can't compliment them enough for their professionalism and service. Thank you!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great as alwaysCBrownDined on 9/6/2014We had a great dining experience - as always at this steak house. There are some great steak restaurants in Chicago and this definitely needs to be on the list. Great, attentive service and wonderful food.Special Features:
- Quality but pricyEdwardHDined on 9/5/2014Service was great. Arrived Friday night prime time with extra people. They found a table within 5 minutes. Wiater knowledgeable and provided guidance on sides as main course lacks them. It is quite pricy so for soecial occasions. Meat was perfectly done, rare or medium as requested and crispy on outside.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Lunch thumbs upFoodieDined on 9/5/2014Excellent for lunch, great menu options. Sirloin burger and halibut were both excellent. Along with perfect veggies and great service made for a perfect place to have lunch!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- So much more than a steak house!RosieDDined on 9/3/2014Service - food - ambiance all 5 Star! Not many restaurants near the airport make you feel special. Ask for Sakuna - you will enjoy the very best service!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OutstandingLunchingladiesDined on 9/2/2014A group of retired teachers meet annually on the first day of school to toast to a good new year. The restaurant treated us like royalty. I can't say enough about the service. Food was good as usual. We'll be back again next year and for other events throughout the year.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Poor serviceluv2dineDined on 8/30/2014Was really looking forward to stellar service but everything was rushed and then we had to ask for water several times, ashes got lines a few times and never got them, and finally when it came time for our bill, we had to wait once again. It was not a busy night. We are usually pleased with the food but my sea bass was over cooked. First time at this location. We usually get much better service abs quality of food at other locations.
- ExcellentjuliekVIPDined on 8/29/2014Never disappointed. Food is fresh. Service is superior. Desserts are to die for. We come a few times a month at leastSpecial Features:
- Excellent!OpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 8/29/2014We have been going to another famous restaurant in the Rosemont area every Friday for the last 4 years. We decided to go to Capital Grille one day, absolutely loved everything about it and will continue to go there on Fridays now.The food is outstanding, the service (especially Javier) is consistently wonderful! Javier should be commended for his excellent customer service skills and his professionalism. We have brought several friends and family members there and they have shared the same dynamic experience we have had. Thank you Capital Grille and staff!Special Features:
- Wonderful Dining ExperienceLincolnshireGirlDined on 8/29/2014The food, service, and atmosphere was wonderful. We both had the tenderloin and lobster, which was cooked to perfection. It was our 38th wedding anniversary, and you know after 38 years together not much surprises you, but we were surprised at how good this restaurant is ! The staff and waiter were fantastic, and service was impeccable !Special Features:
- 1st Anniversary DinnerSundtsationDined on 8/24/2014My wife and I chose this restaurant for our first wedding anniversary and we truly enjoyed the experience. We were served a complimentary champagne toast as well as a complimentary dessert. Our server was knowledgeable and professional. The food was great (we split a dry aged New York Strip and a pound of crab legs). Ambiance was very relaxing and enjoyable. I recommend this restaurant for a variety of occasions when an upscale steakhouse experience is what you are looking for.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent serviceOpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 8/22/2014Javier provided flawless service. Made it a memorable experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Impeccable ServiceOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/21/2014Had a 7pm reservation for Saturday, showed up at 630 to a busy restaurant! We sat at the bar for a cocktail, and am almost sure the host stand forgot about us, even after checking in TWICE with two separate hosts. We decided to dine at the bar because it was now 730, and were still waiting for a table. We were celebrating our anniversary, and really did not want to sit there, but we were just so hungry! Alex and Brad took care of us. It was like an orchestrated symphony those two displayed!! Upon learning about our table and anniversary, Alex and Brad gave us free champagne and dessert! Even a picture! Better than a table, couldn't have asked for a better evening. Thank you Brad and Alex.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful LunchSusanDined on 8/21/2014We had a wonderful lunch at the Capital Grill. The Lunch menu specials for $18 are a real treat. Nice selection of wines by the glass to compliment. Very professional hostess and wait staff makes for a completely enjoyable experience...Then you can shop at the outlet mall right behind the restaurant. What could be better! Oh yes, parking is free at the restaurant too! Valet if you need it.Special Features:
- Service good food not so muchOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/16/2014The service was very professional and fast. We had a seafood platter that was very good. French Onion soup was horrible in a small cup flavor was not good and presentation was sad. $10 should be a crock pot. Sent Back Salad very salty and average Steak over seasoned and very salty Asperagus salty and not very good Mushrooms not good at all. This was a disappointment and very expensive I will not go back again.Special Features:
- Outstanding FoodluveatingoutVIPDined on 8/16/2014We very much enjoyed our dinners. I especially enjoyed the crab legs. They were delectable!Special Features:
- anniversary perfectfoodDined on 8/15/2014Went here for our anniversary and John Lehman, our waiter, as well as the rest of the staff took excellent care of us. The scallops were outstanding and the beef tenderloin with lobster was out of this world. Wouldn't change a thing.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great all aroundOpenTable Diner Since 2008VIPDined on 8/15/2014From theoment the valet escorted From the moment the valet escorted my 91 year old mother to the front desk to the end of the evening it was fantasticSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best. Lunch. EverFoodieTonyDined on 8/15/2014Great bone - in Kona Rubbed Sirlion, excellent Seared Tuna. Phenomenal service. Highly recommended.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ate in the bar and enjoyed itfoodieVIPDined on 8/14/2014We couldn't get a table at the time we wanted so they seated us in the bar. It was really great.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Swanky4everVIPDined on 8/9/2014Everything about Capital Grille is great, Outstanding!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent for entertaining clients!tfmcaVIPDined on 8/6/2014I always enjoy taking my clients to dinner or lunch at The Capital Grille. They are always impressed by the terrific service, atmosphere, and let's not forget the excellent food. Everything is top notch, I've never had a bad experience, and my clients (and friends!) always ask to return here. Very enjoyable experience at The Capital Grille, I highly recommend it!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- YUMOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/2/2014The entire night was great. The food and service were awesome. The Birthday and Anniversary treats were the icing on the cake.Special Features:
- Good betDDGIDined on 7/28/2014The food was quite good, but the best part was the service. Bonnie is a real pro and made the evening enjoyable even though there was a noisy group seated right next to us. Why people feel they have to laugh loudly in a restaurant defeats me, but it is hard on the neighbors.
- Super Waitress to the rescue!MrplnkDined on 7/23/2014Amazing service. Our waitress made our night. Would go back again next time I am in town.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- FantasticOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/22/2014Our anniversary dinner was great! Our waiter was tremendous, and even took our picture and printed a copy before we left! Excellent experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2007VIPDined on 7/19/2014Typical Cap Grille and menu-all the good stuff. Steak was very good (actually is better in Philly). Wait staff had to be reminded to bring out Bernaise sauce that was ordered. Otherwise a very good meal.
- Consistently Best Steakhhouse63BearsVIPDined on 7/18/2014I am exceedingly impressed with the service every time. My husband and I are steakhouse people and in Chicago, you have fantastic options. The Capital Grille distinguishes itself through personalized attention and wonderful food. Try the kona rub with shallot butter on a filet. Not on the menu (this finish along with this protein), but they are delighted to accommodate. It is perhaps my favorite steak of all time. The delmonico is also a steak to be celebrated--our large table had much praise for it, as the balsamic gives a flavorful take on a reliable cut. The cheesecake, with what I can only call a "creme brulee treatment," is worth the calories several times over. Have it. You will not be disappointed!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Professions conference attendees.SeafoodcriticsDined on 7/13/2014Outstanding food selections and service, as always. First class dining experience. Our party of eight were all very satisfied with our experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Wonderful anniversary dinner!szl3depDined on 7/12/2014My husband and I had a great time at The Capital Grille in Rosemont. We went there for the 1st time to celebrate our 12th anniversary. I mentioned that it was our anniversary in the reservation. When we were seated, there was a card & rose petals on the table. They also treated us to champagne, dessert and a photo of us at the end of the evening. Our waitress was very friendly & attentive. We ordered calamari for our appetizer, which was excellent. It was a bit spicy, but we loved it. Our waitress was kind enough to give us a card for a free order of calamari the next time we dine at The Capital Grill. We will definitely be back because the food, ambiance and service were stellar! Thank you, Capital Grille for a wonderful evening!Special Features:
- Excellent!OpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 7/10/2014This was my first time at a Capital Grille restaurant and I am wondering why I've never eaten at this chain until now.....It was excellent! The service was unbelievably amazing, the food was divine, and the wine list was like a novel and encompassed everything you could have wanted. I was eating with clients here and it couldnt have been a better experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Capital GrillKMcKeeDined on 7/5/2014The food was excellent. I ordered the special Bone in filet with shrimp on top. The only draw back, the waiter should have advised the shrimp was an additional cost, also would have been nice to have the price provided when the special was read to us, it was extremely pricey. Ordered a side of Truffle fries which were outstanding and big enough for 2. I would definitely recommend this restaurant but if the waiter does not provide the cost of the special be sure to ask.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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5 hard facts on retirement
These sobering truths about the cost of retirement make it clear that when it comes to saving for your golden years, sooner is better than later.
Saving for retirement is a monumental task. Unfortunately, today's chronically low savings rates suggest that too many Americans don't take it seriously enough.
The better people understand the challenge of saving for retirement today, the more likely they are to focus on it. Below are five hard facts on retirement that illustrate the challenge.
No. 1: Americans live for an average of 18.7 years after age 65
In other words, retirement is not just a few years tacked on at the end of your career. Likely, it will represent 20% to 25% of your entire life, which is a long time to live off of savings. What's more, roughly half the population lives longer than the average life expectancy. So you may need replacement income for more than just that 18.7-year average.
No. 2: Inflation cuts the value of your money in half every 22 years
Over nearly the past 100 years, U.S. inflation (as measured by the Consumer Price Index) has gone up at an average rate of 3.21% a year. At that rate, prices double every 22 years. Therefore, if you are 21 years old, you are likely to see prices double twice by the time you reach the retirement age of 65. Because of the compounding effect, this means things will be roughly four times as expensive at that point (i.e., a $1 item would double to $2 in the first 22 years, then that $2 would double to $4 in the second 22 years).
So, if you are 21 now and think that $25,000 would be a reasonable amount of income in today's dollars, you had better plan to save enough to provide $100,000 a year. Of course, given the average life span discussed above, you can also expect to see prices nearly double yet again during your retirement years.
No. 3: Bank accounts produce a fraction of the income they used to generate
Prices may be rising inexorably, but interest rates on certificates of deposit and savings accounts have been heading in the opposite direction. According to figures from the Federal Reserve, a $100,000 short-term CD would have generated $4,780 in annual income five years ago. By late 2012, that same CD would generate only $190 in annual income. With rates so low, you have to save more to produce sufficient retirement income.
No. 4: The average Social Security retirement payment is just $1,220 a month
If you think Social Security will provide for you in retirement, you had better plan on a very low standard of living. The average retirement benefit comes to less than $15,000 a year. That money can be an important piece of your overall retirement puzzle, but if you don't supplement it with some retirement savings of your own, you'll find Social Security is a pretty meager means of support.
No. 5: The average cost of an assisted living facility is close to $40,000 a year
You can just about double that for a nursing home. The mismatch between these figures and the typical retirement benefit from Social Security underscores why personal retirement savings are so essential.
Coping with these challenges takes an early start and a consistent and meaningful effort. The above realities won't just go away if you ignore them -- they'll simply wait to blindside you when you retire.
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Miage Pant (Spring 2013) Millet
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Three colorful race cars zoom by on this this sweet baby one-piece outfit! Perfect for your little hot rod! Personalize with his name or message. Made of 100% cotton, this fine 1x1 rib knit one piece outfit snaps at the bottom and can be personalized with your own text! . Our baby outfits will shrink an average of one size when put in the dryer. Please choose your sizes accordingly, using our SIZING CHART.
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Michael Phelps brought a familiar face as his date for the ESPYs. For those who are unfamiliar, the stunning blonde by his side at the awards show was Golf Channel reporter Win McMurry. The two were sitting next to each other for the show, and McMurry had her arm tucked inside the Olympic swimmer's.
This is not the first time the two have gone out in public together. Phelps actually caddied for McMurry at the PGA Tour Wives Golf Classic at the Players in May:


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Nine Inch Nails live, July/August 2014. Photos by Rob Sheridan.
Tickets and tour dates at tour.nin.com.
Nine Inch Nails live at Jones Beach Theater in New York, August 1st, 2014. Photos by Will O'Hare.
Tour dates and tickets at tour.nin.com
New and old friends joining us this summer
Nine Inch Nails live, May/June 2014. We've just finished the Europe/UK leg of the NIN 2014 tour. Next up: North America with Soundgarden and Death Grips, starting in July.
Photos by robsheridan, from Zurich, Bologna, Paris, Rock Am Ring, Toulouse, Amsterdam, and London.
nineinchnails in the UK, May 2014. Photos by robsheridan from Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, London, Nottingham, and Manchester.
The NIN 2014 tour continues in Europe through mid-June, then hits North America this summer with Soundgarden. Tour dates and tickets at tour.nin.com
Nine Inch Nails live in Europe, May 2014. Tour dates and tickets at tour.nin.com.
Photos by Rob Sheridan from Riga, Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen.
Three additional dates have been added to our tour with Soundgarden. NIN.com member presales begin Monday, May 5 at 10am PT. NIN.com membership is free. Presales include early entry and have a 4 ticket limit. Signup at http://www.nin.comTickets go on sale to the public Friday, May 9 at 10am PTMore details and tour dates - http://tour.nin.com
Nine Inch Nails performing "March of the Pigs" live in Melbourne on March 14th, 2014. Filmed on stage by robsheridan with a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K. Viewable in full 4K resolution.
NIN is on tour this year in Europe, UK, and North America. Tour dates and tickets at http://tour.nin.com
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Nine Inch Nails live, February/March 2014 in Tokyo, Sydney, and Melbourne.
On tour this spring in Europe and this summer in the US and Canada.
Photos by Rob Sheridan.
Tickets are on sale now for our North American tour with Soundgarden and Death Grips. Get tickets at http://tour.nin.com.
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Las Vegas Market Opens With Expanded Exhibitors, Registered Attendees
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The Las Vegas Market opened its summer show with added resources, expanded showrooms and a beefed up Temporaries exhibition space today, July 29. The show which runs through Friday, August 2, will be held at the World Market Center. For this summer's show, the Market has added numerous exhibitors in an effort to expand its pull in the gift and home décor and home resource categories.
Vegas Market has added three new floors this year and has moved and expanded its temporary exhibitors, with nearly 120 new resources among the Market's 390+ temporary exhibitors for this week's show.
"Retailers who haven't been to the Las Vegas Market in the past year, will be amazed at the change in size, scope and depth of gift and home décor resources. During the last market alone, we added 70 new showrooms, 170 new temporary exhibitors and 230,000 square feet of resources." said Dorothy Belshaw, president of Gift & Home Décor, International Market Centers. "Las Vegas Market is the only cross-category market that presents the "total home" concept from home furnishings to decorative accessories to gift, and is the only market that is in a constant state of growth and evolution."
According to the Market, its intensive Retail Relations outreach efforts and accelerated resource growth had fueled large gains in home décor and gift registration for the Summer 2013 Market, with an estimated 3,500+ new-to-market buyers from these categories representing all 50 states expected to attend this summer's market for the first time. Concurrent with the surge in registration activity, traffic on the Gift + Home web site was up 539% for the Summer Market compared to a year ago.
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3 Reasons to Buy Sally Beauty Holdings
Robert is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Consistent. Boring. Stodgy. While most of the investment chatter concerns smartphones and clouds, sometimes the best growth stories look dull by comparison -- which brings me to Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH).
The company operates a chain of cosmetics retailers catering to women, stylists, and salons. Sally Beauty has been in business for over 50 years with 4,500 locations in over 11 different countries. In my opinion, the stock is a great buy because of the company's growth story, expanding margins and reasonable valuation.
Growth story
Over the past five years, management has delivered excellent top- and bottom-line growth. Last year, Sally Beauty grew its sales and EPS by 8% and 33% respectively.
Going forward, analysts expect EPS to grow at a 15% clip over the next five years, driven by three key factors:
- Domestic Expansion: Sally Beauty plans to grow its domestic store count by 4%-5% annually. Management believes there's room for 3,000 locations versus 2,650 in the U.S. today. In addition, the company is also expanding its Beauty Systems Group division and taking advantage of the fragmented nature of the industry by acquiring independent businesses.
- Same Store Sales Growth: The company is projected to deliver 4%-6% same store sales growth through new customer loyalty programs and implementing new CRM tools.
- International Expansion: Sally Beauty is also leveraged to growth internationally. The company has 671 locations internationally in Canada, Mexico, Europe and Chile with room to open 1,500 new locations over the next five years.
Margin expansion
Sally Beauty Holdings aims to improve profitability through a variety of initiatives. The company is changing its sales mix to emphasize higher-margin products. Management is also focusing on higher-margin retail customers and professional stylists, rather than bulk sales to salon operators.
These efforts have proved effective: Gross margins increased from 47.1% in 2009 to 49.5% in 2012.
Cheap Valuation
Sally Beauty Holdings trades at 13.5 times forward earnings, making it the cheapest stock in the mid-cap cosmetics space.
Ultra Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (NASDAQ: ULTA) takes most of the limelight in the industry, thanks to its spectacular 20% growth rate. However, investors are paying a big premium for growth. The stock is priced for perfection at 28.5 times forward earnings.
Sally Beauty is also attractive compared to salon operator Regis (NYSE: RGS). Regis has struggled in recent years with declining revenues and profitability. Yet despite poor operating performance, the stock commands a premium 18 times forward earnings multiple.
Sally Beauty Holdings looks even better when measured against its peers on a PEG basis. The stock trades a significant discount to comparables, with a 0.9 PEG ratio.
Foolish Bottom Line
The biggest concern with Sally Beauty is the stock's financial leverage. The company recently re-levered its balance sheet by announcing a $300 million stock buyback, funded in part by a $180 million debt issue. I prefer businesses with pristine balance sheets, and I've publicly called for companies to ignore these types of shenanigans.
However, this is less of a concern for Sally Beauty. The company generates ample profits to fund its liabilities, with an interest coverage ratio north of 4.5. Unlike the technology industry, the cosmetics business is sufficiently stable to cover this debt.
Yet despite this debt issue, Sally Beauty Holdings is a great buy due to the company's impressive growth story, margin expansion potential, and relatively cheap valuation.
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Before Wikipedia took the crown as the Internet's top user-editable encyclopaedia, there was Everything2. E2 was flush with community features, was open to a broader variety of content than Wikipedia, and had support of then-popular site Slashdot. What was E2, and why did Wikipedia win?
I first encountered Everything2 some time in 2000 or 2001, before most Internet users had ever heard of Wikipedia. Websites that other people could edit were still a relatively new concept, and aside from appointed senior editors, users could not edit each others' writing.
This restriction may sound harsh, but it gave Everything2 a property that Wikipedia has never had. Since users are given full responsibility for their own writing, there's no enforced neutrality. You can find personal anecdotes, opinion pieces, and humour, as the author wrote it, immune to the meddling of nitpicking users. Quality control is enforced by a communal voting system rewarding interesting, not factual content.
Everything2's solution to quality control was a roleplaying-game style experience system. Users are rewarded with "experience points" for creating content and receiving positive votes. Users received promotions based on the number of experience points earned and writeups created, with each level offering increasing power and responsibility.
At level 2, you gain the privilege of voting on other users, up to ten articles per day, for which action you too are awarded experience. Level 4 grants the ability to hand out "Cools", an award that briefly promotes the article to the front page. It's much the same model that keeps World of Warcraft running at ten million players, and it worked to create an average of around 45,000 writeups per year.
Ultimately, the drawback to Everything2 was that it was naturally subtractive. Because users couldn't edit poor quality work, a bad writeup could only be left bad or deleted. On Wikipedia, the same content would be gradually improved by successive users. It doesn't matter if a user gives up and leaves, because on Wikipedia anyone else can edit his material.
Senior E2 editors tried to combat this problem with a mass-deletion of poor quality content, a process titled "Raising the Bar". Unfortunately, this only discouraged users, who could return to the site after a hiatus to discover their material removed and hard-earned experience points deducted.
Raising the Bar improved quality overall, but did it so by oligarchy of senior editors, rather than the democratic system already in place. The real problem was that users weren't collaborating on content to improve quality of the existing material, and that's something Wikipedia had solved much better than Everything2.
That said, Everything2 today is still home to some great content. Here's a list of some nodes that I enjoyed; your list can and should vary.
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Ever since I was little I was a slave... All of my kind are. But im special. I am a lycan , half wolf , half human. The rest of my kind are concidered werewolves. They are yes half wolf and half human too. But they are shifters. I am orginally half and half. So im diffrent. I was born a wolf but at age two I was shot with some darts that were full of poison to keep me in human form. They were broken into my back, into my skin and my bones. But eventually I healed and they fell out. So the vampires came up with a new plan , they made a collar. This collar was designed to keep us human as long as we wore it and we were forced to wear it at all times. But since I was special ,the only one of my kind, they gave me a gold collar and everyone else got silver. They made me work as a slave to the royal family, and everyone else was stuck in the fields. The only one in the royal family that was nice to me was Legion. He wasn't from here but he stayed here because he was being forced into an arranged marrage with princess Emily. Legion took care of me. He promised to free me someday. I loved him but he was Emilia's and if she found out I would be put to death. Legion acted like he loved me too but I wasn't sure. Me and Legion met when I was crying in my room. I was crying because Emily had slapped me and used her vampire strength with it and I was forced to remain human because of my stupid collar. Legion found me because he said he couldn't stand Emily and he had "went to the bathroom" or at least that's what he told her. He found me and comforted me , he even managed to make me laugh. Since then me and Legion were bestfriends in secrecy. This is basically my life and how I thought it would stay... until Zodiac came along. He was a new werewolf or so the vampires thought. But Zodiac was actually a Lycan...
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Friday, the VSU campus will pause for an official memorial for the two freshmen. The 45-minute tribute begins at noon inside VSU's Daniel Gymnasium.
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Dr. Michelle Clater joined the Maranatha Fine Arts faculty in 2009 after completing work for her PhD in Music Theory from Indiana University. She earlier earned a BA in Humanities at Clearwater Christian College (graduating summa cum laude in 2002) and an MA in Music Theory and Music History from Penn State (also graduating summa cum laude in 2004). She has extensive teaching experience as well. Dr. Clater worked as a teaching assistant at Penn State and an associate instructor and coordinating associate instructor at Indiana. She also supervised graduate assistants and taught private lessons to intermediate and advanced piano students. Dr. Clater has been a presenter and workshop leader at the Alpha Chi National Honor Society Regional Conference, the Indiana Theory Colloquium, and the Keystone Christian Education Association Teacher Education Conference.
The Harrisburg, Pa., native accepted Christ at age 5 during an evangelistic meeting at her church. She was baptized at age 10 and has been active in music ministries from a young age. She loves accompanying and reading, as well as outdoor activities such as gardening and hiking.
What Dr. Clater loves about teaching at Maranatha
"My favorite part of teaching at Maranatha is the opportunities I have to teach and live out my faith, both in and out of the classroom. I have been blessed by the many mentoring opportunities to guide and encourage my students academically and spiritually."
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ATLANTA -- The top-ranked Gators winners of a school-record 23 consecutive games are assured a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but for a prideful group of seniors, this weekends Southeastern Conference tournament wont be taken lightly.
Its really important for us to focus on the moment and getting better every single day as weve been doing all year, senior center Patric Young said. We cant let the moment be bigger than what were trying to accomplish.
The Gators, winners of three of the last four regular season SEC titles, have lost two consecutive tournament championships but hope a third times a charm. Floridas quest begins Friday, as a motivated team opens the quarterfinals round at 1 p.m. (ESPNU) against Missouri (22-10), who beat Texas A&M 91-83 in double overtime on Thursday.
The Gators topped the Tigers 68-58 in Gainesville on Feb. 4.
After becoming the first team in SEC history to go 18-0 in league play, coach Billy Donovan gave his players a well-deserved two days off (Sunday, Monday) before the team resumed practice Tuesday and traveled to Atlanta on Thursday.
Florida partied hard following its throttling of then-No. 25 Kentucky last Saturday, celebrating Senior Day and UFs historic victory with a raucous postgame net-cutting ceremony.
The biggest area for us is to get emotionally, mentally and psychologically past what happened on Saturday, said Donovan, who explained his team focused solely on themselves this week and not any what-if opponents.
The Gators (29-2) are the prohibitive favorites to win the final SEC tournament played in the Georgia Dome, as the tournament moves to its near-permanent fixture at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee for nine of the next 11 years.
Floridas path to its first tournament title since 2007 wont be easy though, as the Gators could face as many as three hungry bubble teams (Missouri, Tennessee or Arkansas, Georgia) desperate for an at-large bid.
Donovan, who candidly discussed a major issue with the events annual setup, scoffed at the notion his team should pack it in and prepare for next weekends more important tournament.
According to multiple news outlets, the last team to win the NCAA Championship with a winning streak longer than 13 games heading into the tournament was undefeated Indiana in 1975-76.
Florida, a lock for a No. 1 seed in Orlando, faces a short turnaround should it reach Sundays SEC Championship (3:15 p.m., ABC), as the games in Orlando are slated for Thursday and Saturday.
The one thing the NCAA has to look at is any conference thats playing their conference tournament and it goes into Sunday, those teams, in my opinion, should not play in the NCAA tournament until Friday, Donovan said bluntly.
And I think our league should look at it, too. Are we better off backing up our conference tournament and ending it on Saturday? Just end it on Saturday and give everybody Sunday off and figure out whos in the tournament and whos not and move from there.
But dont confuse Donovans frustration with a lack of desire to win another league title.
Our goal right now would be to try to put three games together and play in a championship game on Sunday, he said.
Theres not going to be anything from our perspective where you sit there and say, OK, because its Sunday, lets bail on this tournament early. Were not going to do that. Were going to try to do the very, very best we can if were fortunate enough to play three days.


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Your spacious new home may be deadly
Cheaper building materials and synthetic furniture mean many large houses burn much more quickly than older, more modest homes.
This post is by Jennifer Nelson from partner site Insure.com.
Experts call it a fire crisis. New, lightweight residential construction methods, green building materials, open floor plans and larger square footage are making it harder and more dangerous for firefighters to safely extinguish house blazes and for occupants to safely escape them.
"It's estimated that most homes built within the past 20 years contain these dangerous lightweight materials, which are designed to carry a greater load with less material by using prefabricated components," says Russell Fleming, president of the National Fire Sprinkler Association.
The lightweight construction materials are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly, but they allow fires to spread much more rapidly, reducing the time homeowners have to escape a fire -- and the time firefighters have to safely extinguish it.
Traditionally, floor joists that held up the floor would be a 2x6 piece of lumber every 12 inches, explains Peter Struble, practitioner in residence in the Fire Science Program at Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven and the fire chief in Wallingford, Conn.
"Now they're using what's called an engineered wood i-joist, which is much lighter weight and is not as substantial, and a lot of times it's thin pieces of wood glued together. It's extremely strong as long as it's not being attacked by fire," says Struble.
"When it's attacked by fire, it fails abruptly," he says.
The National Institute of Safety tested traditional wood floor joists and the engineered i-joist's burning rates. It took 19 minutes for the traditional wood to burn versus six minutes for the engineered wood i-joist, says Struble.
That spells danger for firefighters, especially with basement fires. When a firefighter enters a burning residence, the floor may already be gone or the outside might just be a facade with everything inside burned away already. With a little bit of weight, the entire floor collapses and firefighters go down with it.
"Certainly we don't have as much time in the building now; that's going to impact anyone still left in the home and our ability to get to them, and certainly it's going to cause more damage to the home," says Struble.
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Aside from the building materials used in today's homes, other factors contribute to quicker burn rates including larger square footage.
"Back in the 1960s the average single family home was about 1,200 square feet. It's not unusual to have a home that's now 3,000 to 4,000 square feet," says Struble.
What's more, with open floor plans, all the rage in new home builds, a blaze spreads more quickly. Couple that with lightweight building materials and large square footage and firefighters see early collapses, rapid fire spread and more intense fires than they've seen in the past 30 years, explains Struble.
What's burning?
Contributing to today's home-fire crisis is the contents of our homes.
"We know that today's contents burn hotter with more BTUs," says Struble. Many items have a plastic or hydrocarbon base so they burn more intensely and create more energy.
"Newer plastic fillings in sofas, chairs, and mattresses burn much faster than older fillings like cotton, reducing the time it takes for a room to heat to 1,100 degrees and reach flashover -- the temperature point at which the heat in an area is high enough to ignite all flammable materials," says Fleming.
One re-enactment by Underwriters Laboratories built two homes and set a room full of legacy furniture from the '50s to '70s on fire along with a room with modern furniture. The legacy furniture reached flashover in 29.25 minutes; the room with modern furnishings took 3.25 minutes.
One of the reasons furniture is cheaper today than 30 years ago is because manufacturing techniques have improved. Furniture also contains materials that are economical and durable that are typically made of plastics and synthetics, which give off a tremendous amount of heat when they burn.
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Now that firefighters understand how newer-home fires burn, fire services are working with building officials to strengthen building and fire codes and to introduce enhancements that will help people get out of their homes quickly during a fire and help keep fires from spreading.
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Superb Chateauneuf, even better than the sought after 1999 vintage! This wine is a fine, deep, dark-red color in the glass. On the nose it is spicy, with soft, ripe fruit aromas. On the palate there are is round tannins, complexity and power. A rich, full-bodied, smooth wine, with touches of ripe plums, stone fruit and soft fruit. This is a rich wine, with all in harmony and balance.
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"Even better than the 1999, is the 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape. It reveals a deeper ruby/purple color along with sumptuous scents of creme de cassis, kirsch liqueur, licorice, and Provencal herbs. Boasting abundant glycerin, fuller body, additional black fruit characteristics, low acidity, ripe tannin, and a longer finish, it should be silky and accessible upon release. Anticipated maturity: now-2015.
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The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Cote-Rotie. In these vineyards that are over 2400 years old, you can still see the small terraced walls characteristic of the Roman period. Etienne Guigal arrived in this region in 1923 at the age of 14. He made wine for over 67 vintages and, at the beginning of his...Read More About Guigal
(shah-too-NUHF due Pahp) Southern Rhone's landmark region, Chateauneuf du Pape, was the first region to gain AC status in France. That was the 1920s - it's history goes much further back than that. As the name suggests, the wine region was named after the new papal home, referring to the period of time in the 1300's when the pope resided in Avignon instead of Rome. Notable Facts...Read More About Chateauneuf-du-Pape
The Rhone region of France has a delightful selection of red varieties. There are 22 grapes allowed in the Rhone AOC, about half of them red. Most of these varieties are used as secondary blending partners, often comprising less than 10% of the blend. The primary red players of Rhone blends are Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Most wines from the Southern Rhone use Grenache as their...Read More About Rhone Red Blends
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This year's Signature Chefs Auction to benefit March of Dimes is set for September 6 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Twenty-five top restaurant chefs will showcase their signature dishes at the gala. In addition to fabulous food, the auction promises to be better than ever with dozens of high end items and amazing "experiences" up for bid including one-of-a-kind trips, jewels – even a lease for a brand new Mercedes. FOX2 News Reporter, Bonita Cornute, will serve as emcee.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the auction, 20 Heroes for Babies will be honored at the event. These outstanding heroes in the St. Louis community have been instrumental in making Signature Chefs Auction a success for two decades.
More than 600 guests are expected to attend the annual event that raises more than $250,000 for the Missouri Chapter of March of Dimes. Funds raised by Signature Chefs Auction support lifesaving research and educational programs right here in St. Louis.
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Vegan Diplomat: Comeback Kids »
By now you've made the decision, come out of the crisper, and are living a full, vegified existence. Whoo! The payback for telling the world your hot little garbanzo-bean secret? It's like posting something on the internet—every one gets a crack at commenting.
Now, I'm a vegan from the non-Facebook Farmville. You better believe I've heard the best of the Guide to Meaty Proclamations. The one that actually makes me chuckle? "SALAD IS WHAT FOOD EATS." Because ew, and yes—and re-eats, and re-eats, and re-eats, and re-eats. (Four times, four stomachs, though I will have to run that through Dad's Department of Ruminants fact-checking.)
Last weekend an amazing quote contradicting that notion made the internet rounds. It was Michael Pollan saying, "A vegan in a Hummer has a lighter carbon footprint than a meat-eater in a Prius."
That's a hell of a T. Boone Pickens—the ultimate comeback to "just eat a pork chop," and sure to make a meat-eater test drive that math. Then one did. And decided that by comparing a "heavy meat-eating diet" to a vegan one, the carpool doesn't add up. But the virality of the original statement vs. the contradiction proves one thing: snappy ain't just for peas.
Every time a cold cut is thrown, there's an opportunity to convert. But it's what you say, as much as how you say it. Are you ready with your killer (METAPHORICALLY) vegan comebacks to these classics?
"When you eat meat, it leaves you satiated," (courtesy of some of Bravo's Toppest Chefs.)
Actually, a combination of fiber from vegetables, fats—that also are readily available from vegetable sources like avocados and nuts—plus protein (hello tofu and beans) makes you feel amazingly full. Here, let me make you my famous vegan burrito—if you want seconds, it's on me.
"But Meat is All-American! 'Dogs! Burgs'! Doooood steaks! WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?"
I love America, it allows me to make the best choices I can to live a life that will provide liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all living creatures. I think there was something about being "created equal" and "inalienable rights?" That seemed like such a good idea, I just extrapolated it to all living creatures. Got a light for my sparkler?
"PETA is a bunch of nutjobs. Do you throw paint on people in your spare time?"
You like sports, right? But even being a baseball fan, you pick a team to root for. Well, PETA is just one team in Sport Vegan, and just because we eat tofu, it doesn't make us all Yankee fans. PETA plays in a pretty Yankee, high-profile way, but there are tons of other teams to root for too, like the Humane Society of the United States or Farm Sanctuary. And whether or not you agree with PETA's style, they do have some great resources like, "I Can't Believe It's Vegan." (Hey, did you know Glenn Beck respects PETA?)
"Giving kids a chance to see that meat isn't all that is indoctrination."
This last one is courtesy of the aforementioned Glenn Beck who, well… likes consistency, personal choice, PETA, and making Al Gore eat things, namely, his words. In a response to the UK climate chief's assertion that meat is wrecking the planet, he got some attention by saying that giving kids a Meatless Monday was indoctrination. It played pretty badly . But, and this goes back to words mattering, if you read his whole original statement, he's not necessarily against giving up meat [for others]—he's against giving up choice.
Oof. Well, we might not have that "choice" for much longer, and it's not great thinking…but it's a little harder to argue with? Ask Al Gore.
Have you been hit with a particularly un-Tofutti Cutie meat attack? What do you hear most often? What's your favorite ultimate comeback?
This is an article in a recurring series, The Vegan Diplomat; The Art and Politics of Being Vegan in any Situation Society Throws on Your Plate, brought to us by the lovely Zoë Stagg. Zoë writes about politics, pop culture, and social media. She went cold-tofurkey—total omnivore to vegan on April 26, 2006 and never looked back. Despite her rural upbringing and the fact that her dad may have wanted her to enter the Dairy Princess pageant in high school, she firmly believes in the conservative nature of veganism. Her last non-vegan meal was a Turkey Lean Pocket. Ew.
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From above, Skyfox gives us a pretty clear view of what has the potential to cause a real traffic nightmare just inside the West Loop along Westheimer.
All that heavy machinery, the holes along the railroad here are part of a Harris County flood control project - known as W129-00-00.
It's a 13.2 million dollar effort to improve drainage, strengthen infrastructure, and replace 50 year old bridges that allow drivers to cross the tracks at Westheimer and San Felipe, two of some of the heaviest traveled roads connecting the Galleria area, Uptown and Highland Village.
Starting Monday, Westheimer will temporarily become a two lane road.
Business owners are already bracing for impact.
"We already have two lanes on each side, and it's bad traffic," said Chef Kiran Verma, of Kiran's. "Can you imagine just having one lane? Being close to the Galleria and Highland Village, there's a concern of shoppers who are trying to use the same street as diners who are coming to the restaurant."
Kiran's, is located right next to the heart of the construction project.
The fear of a 30 day traffic jam is real. People shop and work here. Some live in nearby neighborhoods. And others drive though here to avoid an often packed Southwest Freeway and 610 West Loop.
They will all tell you the train already halts their commute.
The lane closure is an added slow down.
Chef Kiran is now reconsidering her daily impromptu grocery store runs, asking employees to head to work sooner, and bracing for a slew of late arrivals for customer reservations.
"Of course, you know it's a big concern, but in every business there is a challenge," she said. "I'm preparing myself by telling our guests, by sending out emails, and by being on Facebook and Twitter."
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Put Up Your Feet! Vein Health and Pregnancy
If you're expecting, you know that pregnancy is a time of physical turmoil. While you may be ecstatic about the pending arrival of your bundle of joy, for nine months, your body is in overdrive as it goes through incredible changes to accommodate the growing life you carry. For the duration, you comply with every bodily need by guzzling water, taking naps, and rubbing creams on your tummy. But you might need to add one more item of concern to the list: veins.
What do veins have to do with a healthy pregnancy? A lot! From nose to toes, your veins play a part in maintaining good circulation in the process that ultimately provides oxygen to your extremities and your unborn child. If something were to obstruct your blood flow, serious complications could arise for you and your baby.
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Women in general are more susceptible to vein problems than men, but a pregnant woman's risk is increased dramatically. According to Dr. Jose Almeida, MD, diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, this risk can be attributed to several theories regarding the appearance of varicose veins in pregnant women.
- More Blood: An increase in the amount of blood circulating in a woman's body makes varicose veins more prone to happen.
- More Hormones: "Increases in progesterone production during pregnancy are thought to contribute to weakening the vein wall and subsequent bulging varicose veins," says Dr. Almeida. Veins become more elastic when hormones increase, causing the walls to dilate.
- More Pressure: With a growing baby pressing onto the pelvis, a large vein called the vena cava is compressed and can cause blood to pool in the legs. The more your baby grows, the more the problem of restricted blood flow out of the legs becomes an issue.
Hereditary factors also play a role in a woman's risk of developing varicose veins, says Dr. Robert Min, MD, interventional radiologist at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. If you're genetically predisposed, pregnancy "is probably the most common cause leading to worsening of veins," he explains.
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