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Erinn K.Regina, SK, CanadaHairLight BrownDry HairColor Treated HairFine or Thin HairLove My New Dryer!This hair dryer is great. My hair is quite fine but its long and I have a lot of it. With this dryer I can have my hair completely dry in 5 minutes. It doesn't make it frizzy and is nice and smooth. Well worth the money!1 out of 1 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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BethDenver, COHairMedium BrownNormal HairDry HairColor Treated HairFine or Thin HairA Little Awkward, But Awesome Smoothness!I bought this dryer after reading several reviews about my current dryer, a T3 featherweight. I read several reviews where the dryer arced and/or sparked in their hands!!!!! YIKES! That scared me! Anyway, when I received the Sedu Revolution, I was very impressed when I opened the cardboard box, the display box is lovely lol! The first thing I noticed when I picked up the dryer is that it is a lot heavier than the T3, but with that said, the T3 was bigger and I constantly found myself hitting myself in the head with the dryer and shutting off the buttons with my fingers. I really like the way the Sedu's buttons are laid out because my fingers don't seem to hit them. I'm finding the cool shot button on the Sedu a little awkward to get to, but I think once I get used to handling the dryer itself, all will be good on that end! As for the actual performance of the dryer: WOW, it's powerful windy, which I love! Even the low setting is pretty windy! The heat is warm but doesn't seem to smother my hair and head with heat. I love the cool shot too because it doesn't seem to just blow around room air, it seems to be colder than room temperature! It really works to lock in the shine! Plus my hair feels sooooooooooooooooo soft, even before using my flat iron! I love this dryer, glad I got it! I think I will get used to the weight and button layout, etc, in no time. I will say, however, that if you are a professional stylist and are planning on using this dryer all day, I think you might want to choose a lighter model. Not sure I could use this all day on clients (my arm would hurt I think), but that's just me. A keeper indeed for me!!!!!! :-)7 out of 7 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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ShannonBought For A Friend And She's Raving About It!I bought this dryer as a birthday present for a good friend of mine. She has chin length hair and she uses a dryer and round brush to straighten it. She said this is hands down the best dryer she has ever owned! With her old dryer, she was unable to completely get all of the curl out of her hair (especially with shorter front pieces), but using this dryer she says her hair looks perfect! She says it both gets her hair straight and makes it shiny. She lives in a humid area, and although eventually her hair will lose some of the straight quality she achieves with the dryer, she believes it takes longer for this effect to occur and that it isn't as severe as it was before.
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VickiSeattleHairDark BrownColor Treated HairThick or Coarse HairLove It, But.....I love how this dryer works. It dries my thick hair quickly, and smoothly if I actively smooth it during the blow drying. I really liked it. The problem was that after about 9 months, the cover to the vent on the back of the dryer lost it's ability to stay on tightly and would chronically fall off. It didn't appear to have any broken pieces on it, but at times, my hair got caught in the fan when this happened and I had to cut it out. Luckily, this product has a 2-year warranty, so I have returned it to Folica and am awaiting the arrival of a replacement, hoping the it doesn't have this same problem. Other than this flaw, I really like the performance of this hair dryer.1 out of 1 shoppers thought this review wasn't helpful.
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YvetteHairDark BrownCurly HairThick or Coarse HairWish I Loved It As Much As Everyone ElseWell I am a Hairstylist. So I am always doing hair and after one of my favorite Dryers died on me I came to this website. I have used sedu Flat iron before and I liked it . well after reading such great reviews on this product, I decided to Purchase it. Once it came in the mail I could not wait to use it. I did love how small the item was :) but also notice how heavy it is. I decided to try it out well my 1st client came in Very curly thick hair. I loved how fast it did blow dry her.What I did not like was how loud it was. I could not even hear my client talk. It made such a loud noise that even another hairstylist turned and said "wow". Then to top it off it was pretty heavy that my arm did start getting tired at the end of the day. I really wanted to love this product. I am sure it is great for at home doing your own hair.Unfortunately For me It was not I need something light and not so loud . I loved the Fhi,T3 and Solano.13 out of 14 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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BitaNJLove ItI've owned many professional expensive hairdryers but this one is a keeper! I love this hair dryer, my hair came out silky, no frizz, in less time.posted Dec 12, 2010Link to this post
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PamelaFloridaHairMedium BrownNormal HairColor Treated HairSuper Smooth Hair In 1/2 The Time W/out Flyaways/lightweight & Easier On Your Wrists!I'd actually researched many top of the line/professional quality hairdryers online before choosing the Sedu Revolution Pro hair dyer. Totally worth the 3 hours spent researching and higher price - 2 year warranty and a free flatbrush included! I live in super hot/almost always humid southern Florida and most days the weather flops any type of hairdo. My hair is mostly straight with a bit of natural wave on the ends. I've found that after using the Sedu hairdryer with the right hair styling products and a vented roundbrush or flatbrush, my hair looks almost as good as when I've left the salon. I've also noticed that if I comb thru conditioner, rinse, then dry my hair, the overall finished look apears more defined - smooth and shiny. Nick Chavez's volumizing hair conditioner for fine/thinning hair rocks. Lastly, I don't have half the splint ends I'd had previously before investing in this hairdryer. Hair seems healthier too - even though I color my hair every 2 months w/permanent color. I've been using the dryer for 4 months now without any problems. It's somewhat noisy, but the motor is definitely high quality, unlike the sound of cheaper models. The orange cool shot button is a real plus too - less damage to your beautiful locks! The dryer also comes with 2 differently sized vented attachments = more concentrated airflow to the hair. Lastly, this is an awesome hairdryer for those ladies out there that want to look good, but don't have all day to spend stying their hair!posted Dec 11, 2010Link to this post
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Sonya B.Washington, DCHairBlackDry HairThick or Coarse HairRelaxed HairSalon Results - Smooth, Straight, No Need To Use A Flat IronI have African American hair and I used to have to spend 1.5 hours washing, drying and straightening my hair to get the right texture. I was using a Conair ceramic dryer and Sedu flat iron. My hair would look good the first two days, but then it would start to go flat and greasy. I've had some stylists who were able to achieve great texture after only blow drying and so I was looking for a blow dryer that would do this. Stylists who used the Chi blow dryer still had to flat iron my hair, so I decided to try out the Sedu blow dryer since I love the texture of my hair after using the flat iron. This dryer is my new favorite styling tool. I can dry my hair in 15 minutes and it's perfectly straight and so smooth. Using a ceramic round brush gives my hair a good amount of volume and curl. My hair now retains the volume for up to 4 days.
Cons: dryer is a little loud and doesn't seal cuticle against humidity as well as Sedu flat iron.13 out of 13 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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Miriam B.Spruce Pine, NCHairMedium BrownIt's Love At First Use!I am in love already! I got it yesterday; this morning I washed my hair and dried with it for the first time. It took a total of EIGHT minutes to dry my hair. I was amazed. It reduced my drying time by half (at least - maybe more than half)! My medium length hair is fine, but I have a lot of it. The bottom curls and the top is wavy/frizzy. With my old dryer a blowout would take me I'd say 15 - 25mins, then 45mins to straighten it with my 1in. Sedu Pro Ionic Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron (which rocks by the way). This morning I was in a big hurry to get ready for work, and I was counting on the Sedu dryer to be as quick as it said. I sure wasn't disappointed! I used the same routine as I normally do so I would know how much difference the dryer made. I used one pump of Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Serum on my wet hair along with Chi 44 Iron Guard Heat Protection Spray. Began drying. EIGHT minutes later my hair was not only dry; it was shiny, soft, and frizz-free. :) I was about out of time so I used the flat iron on my ends for FOUR minutes. So, after TWELVE minutes total styling time my hair looked better than when I spent over an hour doing it! I'm in love. Having the right tools for the job is priceless. This is the missing piece of the puzzle for getting salon quality hair. I always thought my stylist had some magic technique for drying my hair. I didn't realize the quality of the hair dryer mattered. Boy do I know the difference now. I had looked at the Sedu dryer a couple months ago and didn't have the money. The other day when I got the Holiday Discount email from Folica I remembered the dryer. I decided to go for it since they were on sale. Best investment I've made since I bought my Sedu flat iron! For me, it is completely worth the money. I hope it doesn't tear up. I think I would cry. My hair is so happy today. It looks and feels so much better than when I would style it before. So soft, so shiny, so touchable. It's so light and full of life... I can't wait to get home and play with my hair! I've been at work all day (trying to write this rave review in between custoomers ():) I used to hate drying my hair. Now I'm looking forward to it. I'm so excited about the results and the TIME I'll save. It's a whole new world of hair. No more talking myself into making the time to spend over an hour doing my hair... Yes sir, hair days are looking up. :)2 out of 2 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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LindseyHairLight BrownCurly HairColor Treated HairThick or Coarse HairSeriously Worth The Money.I bought this dryer after really debating whether to spend that kind of money on a hairdryer when I already had a nice straightener. But, once the airport lost my luggage with my Sedu straightener in it, I figured now would be the perfect time to try it out. Simply put: its INCREDIBLE. I have medium length, THICK, wavy/curly, coarse hair. Out of the shower, my hair used to take 25 minutes to dry and then 45 minutes to straighten. Yep, over an hour total. Now, 15 minutes to dry with a round brush and my hair is STRAIGHT. Perfectly blown out straight, with a nice healthy finish at the ends. No longer does it look like I ironed my hair to death...it looks like I was born with that shiny, soft, manageable hair. This dryer has honest to goodness changed my morning routine and given me the ability to look presentable every day. It dries in a FRACTION of the time, totally eliminates frizz, and keeps hair healthy. It is worth its weight in gold and then some.7 out of 7 shoppers thought this review was helpful.
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In the FCS Huddle: Drake's African adventure in cleats
By Craig Haley, FCS Executive Director
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - No college football team will go to greater lengths to win a conference championship this year than Drake University.
The Bulldogs will chase the Pioneer Football League title far and wide. The non-scholarship FCS league is comprised of 10 schools in eight states spread coast-to-coast, from Florida and New York to California. Their five road games total over 4,600 miles from their campus in Des Moines, Iowa.
But that pales to where they will travel in May. The Bulldogs will become the first American football team to play on the continent of Africa when they face the Mexican All-Star team CONADEIP at the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl May 21 in Moshi, Tanzania.
So, what's another 8,385-mile road trip?
The game is part of a 15-day, once-in-a-lifetime experience in which Drake coaches and players will work alongside the Mexican squad in youth camps and community service projects, and make a climb up the 19,340-foot Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa.
"My vision for the program," fourth-year head coach Chris Creighton said, "has always been to make playing football at Drake one of the most incredible experiences of our players' lives."
In doing so, Creighton has thought way outside the box.
The 42-year-old began to pursue the Africa trip two years ago. By NCAA rule, Drake has to play a non-American opponent. Creighton eventually focused on Mexico, where the American version of football is more popular than you might think. The CONADEIP squad was selected from a league which played its inaugural season this past fall.
While Creighton has led his squad through spring practices the last three weeks, his players have been as busy getting immunization shots and buying the proper hiking gear as much as they have been catching footballs. Their practices conclude with a spring game on campus April 23.
"There's definitely something in the air with the knowledge that we're about to make the trip in really just over a month," Creighton said. "We don't normally get to play a game in May. So kind of everything we're doing just has a heightened sense of awareness that it's not going to be such a long wait as normal."
Drake's trip essentially is broken into three parts. It begins with the 16- to 17-hour flight (from Minneapolis, including a stop in Amsterdam, The Netherlands) on May 17 into May 18. The following two days, the Bulldogs and CONADEIP will have morning practices, followed by early afternoon youth clinics to teach American football and then late-afternoon tours to a local hospital and village.
The second part of the trip is the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl on Saturday, May 21 at the 20,000-capacity Sheik Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha. You might note that Drake has never lost a game in Africa.
The third part of the trip is the longest. On the first three days following the game, the teams will break into three groups. Each day, two of the three groups will help construct an addition to an orphanage in Moshi and work with a youth organization, while the other group will go on a safari.
On May 25, the teams will start a six-day climb of Mount Kilimanjaro - 4 1/2 days up and 1 1/2 days down. They will take different routes and meet at the summit, where they will hoist their respective university and national flags.
The Bulldogs will want to follow Creighton's lead up the mountain. He is an experienced climber, having ascended mountain ranges such as Mount Rainier in Washington, Mount Hood in Oregon and Kings Peak in Utah - all the high points in those states.
Lastly, Drake's contingent will depart Tanzania on May 31 and arrive back in Des Moines on June 1.
Not surprisingly, much of Creighton's excitement derives from the opportunity "to be with Tanzanians and for our guys, hopefully, to be doing some good work and really spending time with the people there."
Drake will take an experienced squad on its trip. The Bulldogs, who finished 7-4 overall and 6-2 in the PFL last year, return 10 starters on offense and seven on defense.
The starters include eight who earned a form of All-PFL honors last year: tackle Evan Lawrence and linebacker Tyler Moorehead on the first team; left guard Stephen Flynn on the second team; and quarterback Mike Piatkowski, wide receiver Drew Blackmon, defensive tackle John Sawhill, cornerback Michael Lahart and punter Billy Janssen on the honorable mention squad.
The trip is costing nearly $4,000 per person and the team raised much of the money last year. The fundraisers included a lift-a-thon and a "Points and Sacks for Africa" program in which people pledged a set amount for each point or sack registered by the team last season.
"I'm overwhelmed about the fact that this kind of a dream is becoming a reality," Creighton said. "It's taken a lot of people and a lot of work to make this happen. So I'm kind of in the state right now where it's like this has been one of my life dreams. We're not there yet, but all systems are go."


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Hiding is Roo Fanshaw's special skill. Living in a frighteningly unstable family, she often needs to disappear at a moment's notice. When her parents are murdered, it's her special hiding place under the trailer that saves her life.
As it turns out, Roo, much to her surprise, has a wealthy if eccentric uncle, who has agreed to take her into his home on Cough Rock Island. Once a tuberculosis sanitarium for children of the rich, the strange house is teeming with ghost stories and secrets. Roo doesn't believe in ghosts or fairy stories, but what are those eerie noises she keeps hearing? And who is that strange wild boy who lives on the river? People are lying to her, and Roo becomes determined to find the truth.
Despite the best efforts of her uncle's assistants, Roo discovers the house's hidden room—a garden with a tragic secret.
Inspired by The Secret Garden, this tale full of unusual characters and mysterious secrets is a story that only Ellen Potter could write.
Read the Q&A with Ellen Potter from Publisher's Weekly on writing a novel inspired by The Secret Garden
By Sally Lodge
Jan 12, 2011
In 2003, Ellen Potter made a lively splash onto the scene with her middle-grade novel Olivia Kidney. She went on to write three sequels about that enchantingly quirky heroine, as well as two other novels, Slob and The Kneebone Boy. Most recently, the author tapped into memories of her own childhood reading to pen The Humming Room, a novel inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden. Set in a mansion—a former children's tuberculosis sanitarium—on an island in the St. Lawrence River, the story centers on Roo, a prickly orphan who goes to live with her aloof uncle, and befriends Phillip, his troubled son, and Jack, a local boy. Potter talks about how this novel took shape.
Is it safe to assume that The Secret Garden was an important book to you as a child?
Obviously, I loved the novel as a kid. What really struck me was that when I went back to read it as an adult, the story not only held up, but I discovered elements in it I had never noticed before. It felt very fresh, and surprisingly layered in a way I hadn't realized as a child.
Was that an unusual reaction for you to have to a book you revisit from your childhood?
Yes, very unusual for me. A lot of times when I go back to books I loved when I was young I don't quite understand what it was that I loved about them. Rereading The Secret Garden, I felt a lot like Mary feels when she visits her garden. She's always finding something new popping up—something delightful or surprising. I've reread The Secret Garden every year as an adult. I have a battered copy on my bookshelf—it's really quite a mess! The experience of reading the novel keeps deepening for me.
How did you tackle the actual writing of The Humming Room?
The idea of writing a contemporary version of The Secret Garden was very exciting to me, yet at the same time it was very, very intimidating. I knew I needed to follow the original story line—or that I wanted to—but I knew I had to make it different enough that it would be worthwhile for people to read my novel. My editor, Jean Feiwel, was great and kept encouraging me to have at it, to go anywhere that I felt I had to go with it.
Did you set parameters for yourself, in terms of working within Burnett's original storyline?
I actually kept trying to swerve away from the original story, but it wasn't easy. There's something about The Secret Garden that kept me rooted in the original storyline, which was difficult for me. I don't plot my novels—I move along with my characters. For the first time I had a story already set out for me, which was very challenging.
Would you say that you heard Burnett's voice in your head as you wrote?
Yes. I feel I know The Secret Garden so well that I could kind of riff on it like a jazz musician. I know it in my core, and could take the essence and work with that. Still, I love the original novel so much that it was psychologically a very tough book to write. Though I think whenever I finish a book I always say it's the hardest thing I've ever written!
You obviously did branch out from the original, with the setting to begin with. Why choose an island on the St. Lawrence?
I went back and forth on the setting, actually. At first I thought of perhaps setting it in New York City, but that didn't work. At the time I began writing the novel I was living in the Thousand Islands, and was spending a lot of time on the St. Lawrence. The river is so very beautiful, and it struck me as similar in some ways to the moor in The Secret Garden.
Similar in what ways?
The St. Lawrence seems a vast expanse of gray, the way the moor is a vast expanse of purple. But if you stop and look closely at the river, it's incredibly changeable and moody—and sometimes violent. But it's always surprising. And it occurred to me that this would be a perfect setting for The Humming Room. On top of that, there are quite a few mansions in the Thousand Islands with ghost stories attached to them. It's quite incredible.
So that inspired your mansion setting, with mysterious humming noises and an abandoned garden hidden within it?
Yes, and I decided to make the mansion a defunct sanitarium, because I wanted there to be a ghostly presence, an eerie echo, in the house. One of the things I loved in The Secret Garden, and tried to put in my novel, was that there was a consciousness to everything—the house, the moor, and the garden. They are really characters themselves. In my novel, I wanted to give this same consciousness and self-awareness to the mansion, the river, and the garden, to give them personalities.
How did you set out to make Roo, Jack, and Phillip distinct from—and have a more modern sensibility than—Burnett's characters?
One thing I remember about Mary and Dickon is that there was a little squeak of romance in their relationship, but it was so understated. As a child, I remember wanting more romance in the book. So I brought out a bit more romance between Roo and Jack. It's a young romance and entirely innocent, but it's there. With Phillip, my Colin character, I tried at first to make his ailment physical, like Colin's, but that didn't work, so I decided to give Phillip a more mental affliction, which worked better for the story. And like Mary, Roo starts off as a not very likable character—she's a pretty tough customer. That's unusual for a heroine, and I loved that about The Secret Garden. But before long Mary begins to blossom, and that happens to Roo as well.
Have you tackled another writing project since finishing The Humming Room?
Yes. I'm working on a series for younger readers, for Feiwel and Friends. It's directed at boys—though I think girls will like it, too. I have a son who is seven, and I've been noticing for a while how few very engaging books there are for boys around that age. They somehow get the short shrift. Boys at that age who are big readers are reading books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, which deal with middle-school issues that seven-year-olds are not yet concerned about. So I'm trying to write something along those lines, but more appropriate for younger kids. As I write, I've been trying out scenes on my son. I wait for his giggle, and if it comes, I keep that part in the book. Luckily, it's a method that seems to be working quite well!
—Publisher's Weekly, January 2012
"Fans of the classic [The Secret Garden] will delight in the similarities and differences." —School Library Journal
"Ms. Potter revives the story [of The Secret Garden] with such grace and sensitivity." —The Wall Street Journal
"Potter excels in creating quirky yet sympathetic characters with richly allusive connections to classic children's literature." —BCCB
* "Inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, this noteworthy novel stands wholly on its own, as Potter, with classic and contemporary storytelling flair, deftly interweaves fantasy, mystery, suspense, and realism. Beautifully wrought, eloquent prose combines with vivid setting details and diversely-drawn characters to affectingly portray themes of loneliness and grief. Roo is a memorable character—her experiences prove transformative in unexpected ways and, ultimately, her complexities and growth ring true. Poignant without sentimentality, this is a compelling read that is certain to resonate—and linger—with young readers." —Booklist, starred review
"Potter intentionally evokes the [Secret Garden], capturing its bittersweet emotions and fey qualities. But it is not a clone in modern dress. The author has created a fresh tale with a strong-willed heroine. . . . An homage to a cherished classic that can work as a companion piece or stand alone as a solid, modern tale for young readers in the 21st century." —Kirkus Reviews
* "Potter lavishes attention on the gothic island setting and Roo's uncle's estate; it's a thrilling ghost story, but one that, like the story it's drawn from, has love and rebirth at its heart." —Publisher's Weekly, starred review
Praise for THE KNEEBONE BOY:
* "The story is fresh, funny and surprising. A quirky charmer." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"With a dark, witty absurdity suggestive of Lemony Snicket, Potter draws readers into this compelling mystery-adventure about a missing mother. . . . Often laugh-out-loud funny, this tale quietly solves a deeper mystery: how to heal the hearts of this immensely likable trio." —Publishers Weekly
"Hilarious and heartbreaking, wild and down-to-earth. . . . The combination of fantasy and realism makes a compelling story, and young people will relate easily to the characters' struggles. As the author tells the reader, 'All great adventures have moments that are really crap.' " —Booklist
Praise for Ellen Potter:
"Potter has written a pitch-perfect novel. . . . Filled with sarcasm and lots of humor, the story is filled with intriguing characters, believable and unique. A must-have for middle school libraries everywhere." —Kids Lit on Slob
"Dashes of Dahl, snippets of Snicket, and heaps of Horvath humor abound, and like its prequel, this can be read on many levels. . . . Sparkling writing, madcap characters, and serious themes contribute to a read-aloud that adults will enjoy as much as the children." —Booklist on Olivia Kidney Stops for No One
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Markets are witnessing some selling pressure leading to a correction, owing to fears regarding the early phase out of quantitative easing. While this will likely set a cat among pigeons, investors can use the opportunity to get into solid plays at discounted prices. Texas Pacific Land Trust (NYSE: TPL), EMC (NYSE: EMC), and NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) are some such companies whose shares have come down a bit in recent days. Here is a closer look:
Texas Pacific business model simplified
Investors may find the business model of Texas Pacific overly simplified and they are not wrong in assessing this. Texas Pacific is primarily engaged in the sale and lease of land owned by it which runs into approximately 920,000 acres in 18 counties in west Texas. In addition, the company also owns acreage across the Permian Basin region which forms the basis of any investor's investment thesis in this company. Texas Pacific Land Trust earns oil and gas royalties from about 50% of its acreage which allows the company to continue with its regular stock buyback program.
While royalty revenue stream is very solid, the company keeps selling some of its land holdings as a strategic step which brings some degree of variance in overall revenue. Nevertheless, the company is a hugely profitable entity with operating and net profit margins of 87% and 61.5%, respectively, in the first quarter. This was despite the fact that revenue dropped 29.8% to $6.7 million, reflecting lower land sales partially offset by higher royalties. For obvious reasons, the trust is a debt free entity and even though its valuations are very high in traditional sense, earnings per share are likely to continue growing for a long period.
Beyond royalties
Massachusetts-based EMC offers information technology infrastructure solutions and services to companies. Its products include enterprise storage systems and software deployed in storage area networks. The stock has hardly moved over the last quarter as the gains were pared after the company's first-quarter earnings disappointed investors.
EMC reported a 5.7% growth in revenue to $5.4 billion during the three months but profit dropped slightly to $580 million, sending the shares down. However, a spate of encouraging development has again revived the stock. Initiation of quarterly dividend is among these developments and so is the expansion of its share repurchase program.
The company increased the size of its buyback program to $6 billion, which will be carried out through 2015. EMC also intends to change its capital structure to include more debt without affecting its strong investment grade profile. This will be beneficial in taking advantage of lower interest rates as its debt equity ratio currently stands at a mere 0.07. Forward price earnings multiple of 11.8 indicates the stock is not expensive.
NetApp's attractive valuation
Similarly, NetApp is a solid play available at an attractive valuation of 12.2 times its future earnings. The company's latest quarterly results were ahead of Street expectations, following which analysts raised their target prices on the stock. NetApp had a net profit margin of 10.1% in the most recent quarter and a forward price earnings ratio of 12.2. NetApp's price target was raised to $45 from $39 by analysts at Piper Jaffray.
Another important factor in boosting the price target for the stock by analysts is the company's bigger and aggressive share buyback plan. The company now plans to repurchase shares worth $3 billion over the next 12 months. On the profitability front, the decision to eliminate 900 jobs in coming months would help. This has been complemented with the newly implemented quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. This flurry of shareholder friendly decisions, coming under pressure from activist shareholder Elliott Management, has the potential to take the stock higher.
Foolish bottom line
Overall, the companies represent a healthy variety of robust business models but given its simplicity and future earnings visibility, Texas Pacific Land Trust appears to be a good pick. EMC and NetApp, while attractive, may witness a correction with wider markets.
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How many of you learned in school that the living world is divided into two kingdoms, the plants and animals? Or three, plants, animals, and protists? I did.
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Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
Or how about basic tastes? Four? (Salty, sour, bitter, sweet.) That's what I was taught in the sixties and seventies. Well the fifth basic taste has been known since 1908.
Why does it take a century or so for these things to get into textbooks?
"Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right." -- Igor Stravinsky
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Christian Hanson and Justin Florek Score in Regulation
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins fell to the Worcester Sharks 3-2 in a shootout at the Dunkin' Donuts Center this afternoon despite registering a season-high 53 shots on net. Christian Hanson and Justin Florek scored in regulation for the Bruins. James Sheppard netted the game-winner for the Sharks in the shootout.
Worcester's Harri Sateri edged Niklas Svedberg in a head-to-head battle between Scandinavian goaltenders facing their opponents for the first time this season. Sateri turned aside 51 shots in the contest and denied all five Bruins attempts in the shootout. Svedberg made 30 saves in regulation and stopped three of four Worcester attempts in the shootout.
The Bruins, who did not trail at any point during regulation, saw their two-game win streak come to an end, falling to 9-8-0-2 overall on the season with the shootout loss, while Worcester improved to 11-8-1-1 with the victory. The Sharks have won all three meetings between the two teams this season.
Providence set the tempo early, outshooting the Sharks 9-2 in the first five minutes of the contest and would go on to outshoot Worcester 25-8 in the first period. The Bruins went on the man advantage for the first time after Sharks defenseman Mikael Tam was sent to the penalty box at the 6:24 mark for slashing, but were unable to beat Sateri despite several quality scoring chances. Both teams had power play opportunities early in the period but were unable to capitalize. The Bruins best chance to jump out to the early lead came just over 10 minutes into the period when left winger Lane MacDermid's wrist shot made it through a crowd in front of the Sharks net and rang off the post.
The game remained scoreless until center Hanson scored on wrist shot from the corner that deflected in off the post to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead at the 14:23 mark in the first period. Hanson's third goal of the season was set up by a heads up pass from defenseman Matt Bartkowski after a shot by right winger Bobby Robins was sent around the back of the net by Sateri.
Despite outshooting their opponent by a sizeable margin, Providence was unable to hold onto the early lead as Worcester responded with a late goal by left winger Yanni Gourde, his sixth of the season, to tie the game at 1-1 in the final minute of the first period. Gourde's wrist shot beat Svedberg high on the glove hand side and ricocheted off the crossbar and was not called a goal initially. The officials on the ice took a look at the replay and determined that Gourde's shot had in fact went in and awarded him the game-tying goal.
The contest remained tied until left winger Florek gave the Bruins a 2-1 lead when scored his first goal of the season at the 3:59 mark in the second period after he corralled a loose puck behind the Sharks net and fired it off the netminder Sateri's pads and into the back of the net.
The fast-paced, back and forth affair continued when the Sharks knotted the game at 2-2 on a power play goal by center Tim Kennedy with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second period. Kennedy's team-leading 11th goal of the season, a top-shelf wrist shot from the slot that beat Svedberg glove hand, was set up by a nice give-and-go passing play by right winger Brodie Reid and defenseman Sena Acolatse, who picked up the assists on the goal.
The two teams battled back and forth at even strength with neither team generating a quality scoring change in the third period until the Bruins went on the power play with 4:46 remaining after Sharks center Sheppard was sent to the box for boarding. Despite several quality looks from the point, Sateri was equal to the task, and the game remained tied. Worcester's best scoring chance came in the final minute of the stanza, but defenseman Mike Brennan's wrist shot from the slot was turned aside by Svedberg.
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The Word: Watch Miley Cyrus party in a subway tunnel
I object to this. I realize that music has to have some danger to be fun and cool, but in the new promo for the MTV Video Music Awards, Miley Cyrus leads a band of those party monsters she likes to hang out with these days to a rave in a subway tunnel. Not to sound like an uptight old fogey about this, but is there actually anything cool or edgy about partying on the subway tracks? Some of us have places to be, is all. We don't have time for train delays caused by squished hipsters all over the tracks.
On the other hand, despite Miley's writhing and belly-baring and tongue-out-sticking, her own music is nowhere to be heard in the promo. Instead they went with the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn." That's pretty funny.
Miley is taking heat for comments she made about transvestites (or possibly she meant drag queens) recently. While in Germany, she asked a photographer, "Are there any good German trannies? Any good German tranny bars?"
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She later asked a different German guy, "You look like you may know more of the cool spots than anyone I've asked. We want to go somewhere weird. We want to go to a weird-ass club."
As many people are now pointing out to Miley, "tranny" is considered an insulting term, and those who do hang out at drag bars don't do so in order to titillate former Disney stars with their "weirdness."
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Paul Kariya scored two goals to help the St Louis Blues rally from 3-1 down to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in their season-opening game in the Globe arena on Friday.
The 35-year-old Canadian winger, who was injured for most of last season, made it 3-2 with a superb slap shot and later grabbed the winner with a wrist shot.
"It was a good win and it's a good start to get two points against a great team like Detroit," Kariya told the TV6 television channel.
Detroit pushed for the equalizer but the last period was goalless, despite the Wings taking out their goalie in the final minute in a desperate attempt to score.
The Wings, Stanley Cup runners-up last season, made the better start in front of a crowd of 13,850 but fell behind to a goal from Jay McClement at 7:54.
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Kirk Maltby put the Wings in front with a counter-attack goal at 14:01 before Ville Leino made it 3-1, assisted by Niklas Kronwall and Daniel Cleary.
St Louis then rallied with three straight second-period goals, Kariya scoring either side of BJ Crombeen's equalizer at 34:40.
"We didn't play well in the first period but we got better in the second and third," said Kariya, who has won the world championship and the Olympics with Canada but has yet to lift the Stanley Cup.
"We were nervous (early) and we had a lot of respect for Detroit. They're a tough team in defense.
"Hopefully we'll get a better start tomorrow," he added, referring to Game Two.
Mason produced some spectacular saves, stopping 31 of Detroit's 34 shots.
He said: "The first period wasn't our best, that's for sure, but the guys stuck with it."
Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom, one of eight Swedes in the team, failed to shine.
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Lord give me strength to do nothing more than hide my ignorant, conservative friends' statuses about how much they need their assault weapons and hate Obama.
I think people have the right to own guns as long as they're mentally stable and have been trained (ie permit that requires testing, military, police officers, etc). I do think it's important to have guns, but it should be rather limited. The issue, to me, is that people blame Obama for these issues when in reality it's a whole system of votes yay or nay, not one man. And a lot of people don't realize that even though he's the president, he's not making every decision on his own.
Some people that have guns really scare me. But on the other hand, not having guns means only the criminals will have them, especially since many of our guns come from other countries like Mexico. Making sure no American has them really doesn't do that - it means people who are trying to own/carry guns legally won't be able to get them, not that guns won't be an issue. I've been doing some research and I found this book on google books called "More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws, Third Edition" by John R. Lott. There's a lot more research saying exactly what he says, but I'm not gonna list it all since I have class soon!
Needless to say, I myself am afraid of guns and don't want to own one. I'll go to the shooting range, sure, but using one myself, in my home? That terrifies me. That being said - I don't think other people shouldn't be allowed to have guns as long as they're deemed fit.
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What kind of content marketing metrics should you be measuring, to determine whether you have the right strategy in place? Which metrics are the best indicators of success?
Back in 2012 we published some research on attitudes to measuring content marketing. After surveying 1,300 marketers we found that unique visitors was the main metric used to determine whether content was successful, followed by views, and then time spent on site.
These are perfectly reasonable things to track, and they are meaningful to a point, but most businesses will only invest in things that affect profits and sales. With that in mind, views and visits might not be best thing to focus on.
So what are the best content marketing metrics to track? After all, there's more to life than visitors and page impressions, right?
Indeed there is. I thought I'd compile a bunch of the best metrics in a chart, split across four areas.
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Not relationships, merely encounters
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City and neighborhood leaders on Monday kicked off a community garden program. The city has identified more than 450 publicly owned vacant lots that could serve as community gardens, according to the city.
The event officially granted permission to the Wilshire Estates Neighborhood Association to turn a vacant city-owned lot on Largo Drive into a raised-bed garden filled with blueberries, mushrooms, squash, okra, corn and other vegetables.
"Creating a community garden both beautifies the neighborhood and contributes to the health of the residents," said Alderman Tony Thomas, who represents the Wilshire neighborhood, in a statement. "Our hope is that other associations across the City will step up and take similar action across the community."
In 2012, the Savannah City Council adopted a new policy that allows residents or nonprofit organizations to enter into an agreement with the City to develop raised-bed gardens on lots deemed appropriate for use.
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Students from Windsor Forest High School, which has its own garden, will help residents build and maintain the garden. Leaders with the Savannah Urban Garden Alliance will provide technical guidance.
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