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The founding fathers wrote about a system of community schools that would safeguard the principles of democracy and ensure a shot at the American dream for every child in our nation. In the many decades since the founding of our republic, more and more of society's woes have been laid at the schoolhouse door. Because we love our children and our community, the people working in our schools gladly accept this responsibility – but we can't do it alone. The Education Foundation of Eagle County has been an essential partner and absolute lifesaver in supporting our schools in meeting these noble goals.
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The European Central Bank held a steady course at its first policy meeting of the year but flagged up the twin threats of rising short-term money market rates and the possibility of a "worsening" outlook for inflation – i.e. deflation.
The former presumably could warrant a further splurge of cheap liquidity for the bank, the latter a rate cut. But only if deflation really takes hold could QE even be considered.
Sabine Lautenschlaeger, the Bundesbank number two poised to take Joerg Asmussen's seat on the executive board, breaks cover today, testifying to a European Parliament committee. A regulation specialist, little is known about her monetary policy stance though one presumes she tends to the hawkish.
Iran and the EU announced on Sunday that a deal between Tehran and six major powers intended to pave the way to a solution to a long standoff over its nuclear ambitions will come into force on Jan. 20. Thereafter, negotiations will begin on a final settlement. Brent crude has fallen in response. It's early days but if oil falls significantly this year, that will factor into fears about deflation taking hold in Europe.
Francois Hollande is due to spell out tomorrow his New Year announcement that French companies who agree to hire more workers could pay lower labour taxes in return. Unemployment is running near to 12 percent and Hollande's vow to get it falling by the end of 2013 fell short.
Unfortunately, his plan has been eclipsed by his threat of legal action after French magazine Closer alleged he was having an affair with an actress. France tends to overlook its politicians' peccadilloes but with the economy in a hole, Hollande risks facing the charge that he should be focusing squarely on that. To complicate matters his partner, Valerie Trierweiler, has been admitted to hospital following the reports of his affair.


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— Travis TouchdownNo More Heroes is the story of Travis Touchdown, a perennially-broke Occidental Otaku who wins a beam katana off of "an Internet auction site" and becomes a part-time assassin to pay for his otaku lifestyle. After taking a job from the mysterious Sylvia Christel, Travis unwittingly becomes the 11th-best assassin in the United States and decides to climb the ranks of the United Assassin's Association the hard way: challenging the ten assassins ranked higher than him, and taking them out one-by-one.From Suda51, the mastermind behind the divisive Killer7, No More Heroes is simultaneously a celebration, parody and deconstruction of sandbox games, American geek culture, and the concept of an Anti-Hero. It juxtaposes the glamorous and high-octane battles of an assassin's lifestyle with the grim reality of a main character who lives in a motel room, roots through dumpsters for collectibles and needs to do menial labour to pay his U.A.A. fees. It gives you a Wide Open Sandbox and a kickass motorcycle, but also the stark realization that the world Travis lives in is mostly empty and devoid of things he can actually affect; even running down pedestrians is completely ineffective. All that Travis has going for him is his delusional grandeur and self-image as a cool protagonist, and even that is slowly stripped away as the game presents him with the harsh truths of a professional killer, and the fact that his murderous rampage is fueled by nothing more than a shallow need for self-gratification.That said, no game lets you rain down on Mooks like some sort of angry nerd god quite like No More Heroes.One of the most niche types of games, it still managed to be a modest hit, and Suda's biggest selling game. This especially stands out when it's on the Wii, a system supposedly unfriendly to those kinds of games. While initially deemed a massive bomb after its disastrous launch in Japan, the game became a Sleeper Hit as it rolled out overseas.It was given a remake (No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition/Heroes' Paradise) for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, based on the belief that its poor sales were due to the Wii being unreceptive to this kind of game. This belief got a dose of reality when the game opened only a little better than the first game (on both systems), and sales legs dropped off even more quickly. Nevertheless, the game is an incremental step up from the original, featuring oodles of bonus content (including Bonus Bosses from No More Heroes 2) and gameplay tweaks (like allowing you to "stock" your special moves, which addressed the primary criticism of the original's semi-randomized Super Mode feature).No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is the sequel, also for the Wii. It was released outside of Japan first, and was released in Japan in October 2010.An Android OS (and soon to be iOS) social-game entry in the series, titled No More Heroes: World Ranker, was released in Japan at the end of August 2012. This entry allows players to create their own beam-katana-wielding assassin and rise through the UAA ranks via missions, including fights with some of the notable bosses of both the main games. Depending on how well it does, World Ranker may also get a worldwide release.
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If you're stuck in a job you hate, you're (unfortunately) not alone. In fact, an astonishing more than 80% of Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs.
I, too, was unhappy in the corporate job I took right after college. Like many people, I'd put more thought and effort into getting the job than into figuring out if it was something I actually wanted. There's plenty of research and advice out there on how to write the perfect resume and ace that interview. But when it comes to figuring out what you want to do with your life, the strategies aren't so clear. More
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A few Mondays back, we were supposed to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; next Monday we should pay tribute to our dead presidents (today's Lincoln's b-day, by the way). And while these people all definitely deserve our recognition, many other great minds have bettered our lives in significant ways and these individuals don't even get special days. So in honor of Black History Month, the St. Louis County Libraries are helping us learn about and show our appreciation for some of these influential people by hosting a variety of educational activities for all ages. African-American Inventors You Should Know is one of these programs, and it happens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Indian Trails branch (8400 Delport Drive, Vinita Park). Now, this isn't some boring lecture/slideshow presentation you'll learn about some inventions you use all the time through songs and play! Call the library at 314-428-5424 to register for this free fun, and visit www.slcl.org for more information.
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Featuring an exclusive concert by Barry Gibb, and celebrating its 40th anniversary, this glamorous, black-tie gala will also include a grand cocktail reception, spectacular décor, dinner, dancing and surprises. $600. Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa, 3555 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood. 954-964-4040 or http://www.DiabetesResearch.org/Love-and-Hope-Ball.
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The event highlights the girls served by PACE Broward, and honors the 2014 PACEsetters (PACE's key donors). Free. Global Grill, 301 E. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 954-561-6939.
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Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.
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It's the Pride Center's largest party and fundraiser. During the evening guests will be entertained and delighted by a little of the spirit of Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval to Wilton Manors. $150. 1937 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. 954-463-9005.
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The 2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves were a bad team. They went 15-67, which was the second-worst record in the league. New coach Kurt Rambis installed the triangle offense, a bad fit for his team, who struggled to defend, rebound, or shoot from the outside. GM David Kahn turned over half the roster after the season, dumping his best player, Al Jefferson, finding some athletic wings to play the triangle, and taking a flyer on the much-maligned Michael Beasley and Darko Milicic. He also signed a European center, dumped both of last summer's free agents, and sent Ricky Rubio approximately three hundred text messages saying "I MISS U."
The results? The small forwards look better. Martell Webster, Wesley Johnson, and occasionally Michael Beasley will take minutes that were going to Sasha Pavlovic and Damien Wilkins last year. Luke Ridnour replaces Ramon Sessions, who was a bad fit for the triangle (unfortunately, so is Jonny Flynn). The new bigs should get rebounds, if nothing else. Kevin Love is still the team's best outside shooter, and there's still no one in the rotation who especially plays defense. The team should be significantly more watchable than last year's abomination, and they've got three first-round picks next year. Unfortunately, David Kahn will still be making those picks.
Minnesota is a much more acceptable basketball team, but have they really built a foundation for a future playoff team? They're waiting for Ricky Rubio to come over from Spain, but besides Rubio, who on this roster projects to be a star? Love could make an All-Star game down the road. They got rid of Jefferson to clear space for Love, then traded for Beasley, a top pick who plays Love's position. Regarding Jonny Flynn's rookie season, John Hollinger said, "As disappointing as he was offensively, he was worse on defense." Wesley Johnson was a lottery pick, but he's 23 years old.
Are You Older Than A Wesley Johnson?
Wesley Johnson was born on July 11, 1987, making him almost 23 at the time of the draft, fairly old for such a high pick. He's eight months younger than teammate Martell Webster. He's 14 months older than Kevin Love, and 18 months older than Michael Beasley. He's three months older than Wayne Ellington. Darko Milicic is a seven-year veteran, and he's only two years older than Johnson. Mike Conley, Jr. was the #4 pick in the 2007 draft. Conley is already considered a bust, and he's three months younger than Johnson.
My friend and I like to play a game where we name a basketball player or celebrity, and have to guess if that person is still younger than Wesley Johnson. John Wall is more than three years younger. So is DeMarcus Cousins. So is Ricky Rubio. Xavier Henry, picked eight slots behind Johnson, is nearly four years younger. Haley Joel Osment is eight months younger than Johnson. Hilary Duff is three months younger. The Olsen twins are only a year older than Johnson. Rihanna is seven months younger.
All this doesn't mean that Wesley Johnson can't be a good player. But it does mean that what you see from Johnson this year is pretty close to what you're ever going to get from him.
What Did the T-Wolves Get For Kevin Garnett?
Originally, Minnesota sent Kevin Garnett to the Celtics for Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Sebastian Telfair, a 2009 first round draft pick and a return of their own 2009 first round draft pick.
Effectively, the Wolves got three years of Al Jefferson, plus Jonny Flynn, Kousta Koufos, and two draft picks for Garnett. Also of note: the Wolves are manning the center position with Koufos, Darko, and Nikola Peckovic, which represents the biggest whitewash since Tom Sawyer's days doing chores. It seems like the plan is to blind opposing big men with the glare coming off of their skin.
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Kosta Koufos was born in America!
David Kahn Loves Point Guards
Even though David Kahn has only been on the job for a year and a half, he has acquired seven different point guards in that time. The list:
David Kahn: point guards :: Billy Knight: swingmen :: Imelda Marcos: shoes
The Wolves would have a better chance in a less-competitive division, but they wouldn't make the playoffs no matter where they were. I predict that Minnesota returns to the high lottery, where David Kahn will select another point guard.
After being the blog fave last season for winning the title (how we failed you, internet!) the Magic have still got their eyes on the prize this season, especially with their potential new state rivals and possible division champs in the Miami Heat looking to take it away from them. Not to mention the Boston Celtics, who defeated the Magic last season to advance to the finals, picked up some dudes as well. Needless to say, the Orlando Magic have some (good) competition this year in the East.
When they made their way to the finals in 2009, the world was exposed to their formula for pick-and-rolls and perimeter shooters, as well as Dwight Howard's dominance in the paint both offensively and defensively. In the 2009-2010 off-season, they made improvements in substituting Hedo "Pizza Party" Turkoglu for Vince "Half Man, Half Retired" Carter, as well as the addition of Matt Barnes, Brandon Bass, Jason Williams, and Ryan Anderson. On paper, the Magic were stacked. But due to Vince Carter, Rashard Lewis, and at-times Jameer Nelson failing to step up, the Magic never really managed to find that same dynamic which worked for them in '09 with this new lineup.
This season with Matt Barnes going to the Lakers and joining Ron Artest to form the NBA's version of the Bash Brothers, Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith made a few additions to make sure their team would not lose the intensity Barnes provided. In addition to drafting rookie Daniel Orton, they acquired Quentin Richardson, Malik Allen, and moved Rashard Lewis to Small Forward while playing Marcin Gortat or Brandon Bass as Power Forward for an extra swoll lineup. Oh and yeah, Chris Duhon is also in the team now.
In a word, the 2010-2011 Orlando Magic can be described as: LEAN.
As if Dwight could get any leaner. During the off-season, Howard worked out with The Dream, Hakeem Olajuwon and picked up a few post moves. Most notable was *gasp* a jump shot which Dwight has been incorporating each game and to his credit, they have been going in. Dwight is also in no-nonsene mode this season as he is keeping his goofy grins and on-court antics to a minimum. Expect the same defensive domination, only with an improved offensive game, and less smiles.
Vince Carter also went through some improvements, shooting just over 60% from the field and averaging close to 18 pts a game in the pre-season. This is also Vince's contract year so maybe he'll play the career of his life. Or maybe he'll get hurt. Or maybe he's Vince Carter and he already peaked when he dunked over that Euro dude 10 years ago.
Rashard Lewis's game is also leaner. Now that he's switched positions he's camping out at the three less, and driving to the hoop more. For being the highest (over)paid player on the team ($63 mil!), he should have been doing this all along. Simply put: Rashard Lewis needs to step up.
JJ Redick is also leaner and has time to flex while driving because he's sitting on a nice $20m contract. The Magic signed him and without hesitation JJ's already buying $40 coffees in Portland during the off-season.
Quentin Richardson also got leaner. Since GM Otis Smith is not a fan of headbands, QRich got a lot more leaner in the forehead area. QRich's three-point shooting fits in nicely with the Magic's system and now that Rashard Lewis will be more of a slasher, Q can camp out at the three as much as he wants. (head bump)
Rookie Daniel Orton is also eating apples to get leaner this season. It's hard to tell if he will be getting any minutes but at least he's entertaining off the court.
Even coach Stan Van Gundy got leaner this off-season.
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Wizards' fans be hopeful. I know you endured a tumultuous year, but things are changing…
John Wall has arrived, and lived up to all the hype. 'Dray appears to be healthy and MOTIVATED to improve. JaVale McGee is the wildcard; we all know he can block shots and dunk on everyone in sight, but can he be consistent? Yi is poised after dominating the FIBA tournament, but its questionable how much will carry over come October 26th. I'm a fan of the addition of Kirk Hinrich. He brings veteran leadership and a defensive presence that the team was lacking last year. Josh Howard hasn't said a word this whole off-season and the owner deemed him one of the team's leaders. Al Thornton avoided a possible career-ending car collision, and rookie Trevor Booker will NOT be punked.
Then there's Gilbert Arenas. I'm sure you've heard about his little fib, the beard fiasco and the awkward interview. Without question his mind seems to be elsewhere. If depressed Gil continues on in Debbie Downer-mode, Washington has to seriously consider trading him and his apathetic brain. I'm hopeful that he'll at least give 2/5 of a shit once the season commences. I guess we just have to wait and see.
We all know the Wizards' success hinges on the team's continuity; especially the chemistry between Arenas and Wall. Thus far in the preseason we've been witness to the quickness, intelligence and tenacity of Wall's game. He can flat out ball. Yet with Gilbert out nursing an injured hammy (karma kills), it's difficult to gauge how well the tandem will perform. Luckily, they have a patient coach. Flip Saunders has proved he can nurture a young team into a playoff contender (1999-2004 Minnesota Timberwolves). I know they'll improve greatly from last year's debacle, filled with (real) injuries, miscues (Gil, I'm looking at you) and very little consistency. The team is in good hands, as new owner Ted Leonsis has a knack for rebuilding lost franchises (he did so with the Capitals). All I know is there will be a lot of ebb and flow in Washington this season. The ride is going to be a bumpy one.
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Any team coupling the spirit of Stephen Jackson with the coaching methods of Larry Brown has to be intriguing to watch. You have to admit, it's sort of impressive how they limped into the playoffs last year on their defensive ability alone (DRtg- 102.8, 1st).
This upcoming 2010-11 season seems to hold the same amount of mystery as last year. There wasn't too much shuffling of the roster this summer. The one glaring loss has to be at point guard, with Felton (Win Shares- 6.5) leaving for New Yawk. Other than that, the core of the franchise remains in tact.
CRASH will be CRASH. Jax is going to put up the usual 19, 5, 4. Boris Diaw will flummox fantasy owners worldwide. Coach Brown will shout defensive schemes until his diaphragm slowly deteriorates (I hope that doesn't happen). Tyrus Thomas is going to finally become the Stromile Swift-like player we all KNOW he was meant to be. Derrick Brown could turn into David West 2.0. The rest is up to the basketball gods.
Sounds fun, doesn't it?
However, with an owner like Michael Jeffrey Jordan, mediocrity cannot be tolerated. He knows better; the greatest expects greatness. Thus, I expect them to barely miss out on nabbing that coveted 8th seed in the East. The Knicks, Heat, Pacers, and Bucks all improved greatly in the off-season, while Charlotte stood pat. Maybe it's because I hate D.J. Augustin.
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Kwame Brown (?), Sherron Collins, Darius Miles (head bump).
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Raymond Felton, Raja Bell's defensive presence & Tyson Chandler's innate ability to finish alley-oops.
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The Sacramento Kings are gritty.
With Reke Havoc (Tyreke Evans) leading the pack, Paul Westphal guiding, and the Maloof's making moves, the franchise is headed in the right direction. Last year they teased NBA fans everywhere, showing random glimpses into what the future holds. This season, the Kings' have a revamped front-court (Samuel Dalembert, DeMarcus Cousins, Hassan Whiteside), solid nucleus of talent (Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, Omri Casspi, Donte Green), and they've added depth via free-agency (Luther Head, Antoine Wright).
Defensively, they MUST improve. The Kings ranked 22nd (105.3) in offensive efficiency and 20th (109.9) in defensive efficiency. Newly acquired Samuel Dalembert should help out in that sector. His arrival means Carl Landry can slide over to his natural position as a power forward and destroy in the post. Yet, in order to rise above the mediocrity, they must find an equilibrium. Cousins has to control his inner diva and play basketball. Next up is the backcourt. Beno Udrih needs to understand his role as the main distributor and defend his ass off. Tyreke Evans will continue to dominate as the team's scoring guard and maybe even improve his jumper (he worked on it this summer). Then there's the wing; a serious glut of untapped potential.
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Showing no discernible limit to their insensitivity, and seemingly eager to puff out their chests in the wake of their recent Supreme Court victory, the Westboro Baptist Church issued a press release stating they plan to protest at the funeral of the seven Clouse children killed in a tragic fire in Perry County this week. The release is full of bluster over their Supreme Court victory and claims the fire was a result of God's wrath for Pennsylvania. After all, isn't that where the man who sued them for protesting his son's funeral and inititiated a landmark free speech case resides? The release is replete with misinformation about the circumstances of the fire, claiming Mr.Clouse was asleep in his truck during the fire.
Perry County District Attorney Charles Chenot has notified the State Police of Westboro's announcement and says there will be a police presence at the funerals. He also says he cannot fathom why the Westboro Baptists would want to protest. "This is a family that's Christian in their beliefs and certainly shouldn't conflict with the beliefs of the Westboro Baptist Church," said Chenot.
The Clouse family is making funeral arrangements today for the seven children lost in the fire Tuesday night.
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It was once regarded as the 'magic mineral' but the deadly legacy of asbestos continues to mount. Australia now has the highest rates of the fatal asbestos cancer mesothelioma in the world.
Despite well-documented knowledge about its dangers, asbestos use wasn't banned in Australia until the end of 2003. By then, the human toll from asbestos-related diseases had grown rapidly. Asbestos exposure can lead to asbestosis, lung cancer and the deadly cancer mesothelioma. Medical researchers predict the total number of mesothelioma cases will reach 18,000 by 2020. By then, 50 000 Australians will have either died or contracted asbestos-related diseases as a result of their asbestos exposure at home or at work.
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On the 28th of April 2008, ACTU president Sharon Barlow released a press statement in which she stated
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This paper describes a survey of contemporary approaches towards the use of spatial design in electroacoustic music, focusing on the type of spatial systems used by a sample of composers and the way they conceive the use of space in their music. Comparing the results with information gathered from seventeen articles by composers written on the topic in 1997, it is shown that composers nowadays are more used to working with different types of spatialisation systems than before. There is also a considerable increase in the use of surround 5.1 as well as four- and eight-channel systems and a decrease in the use of stereo. The compared results also show that, in general, composers nowadays seem to be less concerned with performance and interpretation issues as well as technical aspects of spatialisation. Further studies could consider a more detailed investigation of how the new spatialisation tools have shaped the aesthetical character of the music composed in recent years.
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(English)Otondo, Felipe (2003). Using the convolution to blend brass timbres
Otondo, Felipe (2005). Some Considerations for Spatial Design and Concert Projection with Surround 5.1
Otondo, Felipe (2006). Shaping sounds in York Minster
Otondo, Felipe (2007). Creating Sonic Spaces: An Interview with Natasha Barrett


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Well kids, looks like I'm moving to Montreal.
Et, bien tôt, c'est commence- la belle vie.
This is not a conventional FYH post, but I can't think of a better place to find good people willing to help other good people do good things.
My amazing, talented, and big-hearted friend Daniel is participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer benefitting the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto. He will be cycling +200km, which is a hell of a lot more than my little over-caffeinated hipster mind can even fathom.
If you are feeling like doing a little good in the world, I encourage you to click the link below and pledge a donation to his ride.
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Exploring the city of Berlin, Germany, three students (one of them being my freshman-year roommate, now housemate, Lina N.) set out to understand dead but living spaces, art, and the self. Living a life apart from that of their parents, they have come to call themselves the Third Culture Kids. This term explains "the consequences of growing up with an international mentality." These students, having spent a large portion of their lives abroad in foreign countries, have come to embrace their "third-cultureness" and this Summer have set out on a project, documenting old, abandoned spaces and their graffiti and adding some of their own influence to the withdrawn walls, as well. Including history, art, social theory, adventure, and personal insight, this blog is an important addition to archives of antiquated architecture and street art in Berlin that would otherwise exist in silence and abandonment.
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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Former Washington State University President Glenn Terrell has died.
Terrell was WSU's seventh president, serving from 1967 to 1985.
Known as the 'student's president,' Terrell frequently walked to work, taking time to stop and visit with students, faculty, and staff along the way. Today, the area in the center of campus where Terrell often strolled to work is known as the Glenn Terrell Friendship Mall.
Terrell was 93 years old.


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Israel to get its own MTV
While cable viewers here have had easy access to MTV Europe and VH1 Europe for many years, the days of a full-fledged MTV Israel are imminent, according to MTV Europe's Managing Director and Executive Vice President Bhavneet Singh, who was in recently town for talks with the company's partner in Israel – Ananey Communications, one of the country's leading cable channel developers.
Singh is a big fan of Israel and it's tech ingenuity and sophistication. In fact, two years ago, Israel became the first country to launch an online MTV – MTV.co.il - without having a TV channel to go along with it.
"Technology-wise, you guys are like the South Korea of this part of the world, in terms of your broadband penetration and your consumption of media," Singh told me in a meeting in Tel Aviv. "You're known as a people and culture of being ahead of the game – whether it's ICQ or any number of new tech companies coming out of here. That was one of the reasons giving us the confidence to say, hey, an online introduction to MTV is a nice way to do this."
The MTV Israel free-on-demand web site features many of the staples located on the MTV Europe TV channel that cable subscribers can view, like The Hills, Cribs and Pimp My Ride, as well as local programming like celebrity news show Mehadura.
According to Ananey's Udi Meron, an Israeli TV pioneer who founded the Kids Channel back in the early days of cable TV, the popularity of the site has convinced Singh and his colleagues that the time is ripe for a Sabra MTV music channel to go along with the more than 50 distinct MTV channels around the world.
"Everyone finds their own balance – we want to add of course the element of Israeli music and Israeli lifestyle. For Israel it's very important, internally and externally, because one of the things we want to do is make MTV Israel a window to the world, and to the MTV network," said Meron.
While Israelis like Becky Griffin, Eden Harel and Jason Danino-Holt have served as MTV Europe VJs, and on November 5th in Berlin, Ninet Tayeb will represent Israel at the MTV television network's Europe Music Awards, Meron sees a unique opportunity in MTV Israel for the country's virtues to be exported to youth around the world, through original programming that Singh said was of sufficient quality to be dubbed and sent to MTV affiliates everywhere.
While neither Singh or Meron would commit to a target date for the channel's launch, Singh said that it would "be sooner than later."
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"Nostalgia for the good old days of disconnection would not just be pointless, it would be hypocritical and ungrateful. But the very magic of the new machines, the efficiency and elegance with which they serve us, obscures what isn't being served: everything that matters. What Facebook has revealed about human nature—and this is not a minor revelation—is that a connection is not the same thing as a bond, and that instant and total connection is no salvation, no ticket to a happier, better world or a more liberated version of humanity. Solitude used to be good for self-reflection and self-reinvention. But now we are left thinking about who we are all the time, without ever really thinking about who we are. Facebook denies us a pleasure whose profundity we had underestimated: the chance to forget about ourselves for a while, the chance to disconnect."
What we do on social media platforms is often analyzed as a performance or construction of the self. On this view, what we are doing is giving shape to our identity. What we "Like" is the projected identity, or better yet, the perception and affirmation of that identity by others. This, of course, does not exhaust what is done with social media, but it is an important and pervasive element.
When we think about social media as a field for the construction and enactment of identities, we tend to think of it as the projection, authentic or inauthentic, of a fixed reality. But perhaps we would do well to consider the possibility that identity on social networks is not so much being performed as it is being sought, that behind the identity-work on social media platforms there is an inchoate and fluid reality seeking to take shape by expending itself."
It's not hard to imagine how the less confident students, despite moving in a forum that promised connections galore, might grow more isolated, revving the cycle all over again.
I find these results oddly heartbreaking. It seems an irony typical of the Internet that the people who feel safest expressing themselves online actually damage their social standing when they do so. Not because they're somehow opting out of the real world, as Facebook critics like to insist, but because they are lulled into relaxing their facades. Cheery icons and a shiny, sanitized format make it easy to project the friendliness of a diary onto the Facebook community. Yet the site doesn't "change" your audience so much as disguise it. Those with low self-esteem may treasure Facebook because it eliminates situations in which social feedback is inevitable (whereas you can't help seeing your friend's aggrieved expression when you slip up in person). But you need live feedback to teach you to navigate relationships with grace.
We've heard how Internet anonymity—or the illusion of it—can give people license to act like boors. Yet it seems we're less attuned to the dangers of seeing other Internet users as anonymous or unreal. Social networking sites, with their endlessly personalized apps, can sometimes feel less like meeting places than giant mirrors (Facebook for me has always had the echoey effect of a mansion that a crowd of partiers has just vacated.) Amanda Forest's study should remind us that when we're online, for better or for worse, we're not alone."
"In our phone survey, we asked SNS users a variety of questions about their close friends on and offline, the kind of support they received from their friends, the level of diversity of their social circles, and their civic and political activity. We matched the answers to those survey questions to data in these users' Facebook logs and then analyzed the relationship between certain activities on Facebook and the social lives of these users. One key finding is that Facebook users who received more friend requests and those that accepted more of those friend requests tended to report that they received more social support/assistance from friends (on and offline). There was also a weak, but positive relationship between receiving and approving friendship requests, as well as posting status updates, and higher levels of emotional support, such as help with a personal problem."
Imagine arriving home to find a package on your doorstep. Is it a surprise gift? Chocolates or something similar? Instead, you find a wad of documents, covered in single-spaced small type. As the thrill of surprise rapidly disappears, you realize that these pages are all about you. More particularly, all about your life as it exists on Facebook. Every friend you've made—and every friend you've deleted—is there. So is every event you've been invited to and invitations you've accepted. There are the log-in details of the many locations where you've accessed your Facebook account, as well as a list of who you've "poked" and everyone who's ever poked you. All this information is covered in the first 50 pages. This is not some random, futuristic scenario. Sadly, it is a present-day reality.
The United Kingdom is one of the first countries to introduce a law enabling social media-users to access their historical data captured by sites like Facebook. All information is required to be supplied to the user on a CD within 40 days. Needless to say, within hours of the law being passed, Facebook was inundated with thousands of requests. It is hard to see how they will be able to comply with the "40 days" requirement."
The first time I laid eyes on the forthcoming Facebook Timeline feature, I immediately thought of Gawker. And then of TV. And then of how Gawker was trying to become TV and how apparently now Facebook was, too. I think going mass, and — better — becoming a mass of infinitely individualized niches is probably good business, but I don't enjoy it. That's about the time I start looking for the door. I might just be an early-product-life-cycle consumer, if there is such a thing. (In the early days of alt rock, I think we used to call these people pretentious assholes.)
Why might that be? Where do they lose me? I think part of it might be that what I'm really interested in is writing. I say that in the lowest-brow way possible. I like snarky writing. I like informal writing. I like long writing. I like short writing. I really don't care, but my expertise — and thus my fandom — lies in the written word. And there's a point in the life of every website where it makes business sense to go beyond writing, to other, more expensive, supposedly more compelling media. This is the idea behind enhanced ebooks — that books really contain platform agnostic stories that can be elaborated in a dizzying variety of other media"
Dave Winer wrote a timely piece this morning about how Facebook is scaring him since the new API allows applications to post status items to your Facebook timeline without a users intervention. It is an extension of Facebook Instant and they call it frictionless sharing. The privacy concern here is that because you no longer have to explicitly opt-in to share an item, you may accidentally share a page or an event that you did not intend others to see.
The advice is to log out of Facebook. But logging out of Facebook only de-authorizes your browser from the web application, a number of cookies (including your account number) are still sent along to all requests to facebook.com. Even if you are logged out, Facebook still knows and can track every page you visit. The only solution is to delete every Facebook cookie in your browser, or to use a separate browser for Facebook interactions."
"The branding of the self existed long before the Internet and continues to exist offline as well. Performance is something we all do, not a pathology (as Baraniuk's post hints towards). Facebook only makes clear what these thinkers have known that we all do all the time. Thus, those narcissists Baraniuk describes become reconceptualized as those who are not clever/savvy enough in hiding of their own performativity. What has been pathologized as a disorder is the failure to convincingly pass off one's fiction as fact. And this pathologization implicitly assumes that there is some fact; some "true" self, an authentic being (a notion that has in its history the Christian concept of the soul)."


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This location is in Bethlehem. Nearby parks include Westgate Park, Delta Manor Park and Manocacy Park Complex.
Nearby schools include James Buchanan Elementary School, Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School and Chesterbrook Academy.
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Norwich – A 27-year-old Norwich man remains behind bars following his arrest this week on charges he bought alcohol for and had sex with a 14-year-old-girl.
Manno Joseph, with a last known address of 22 Peck St., was charged Monday with first-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and two counts of delivering alcohol to a minor.
Police say Joseph purchased alcohol for two teens and attended a party with others at a home on the west side of Norwich. Police said the alleged assault took place on July 21, after Joseph and others left the party to go to another home.
Norwich Police Juvenile Division Detective Damon Wallace had investigated the case and obtained a warrant for Joseph's arrest. Joseph remains held on a $100,000 bond and is due to appear in Norwich Superior Court on Feb. 10.
Police said more arrests are anticipated in connection with the sexual assault of the teen.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Norwich Police at (860) 886-5561.
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Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection.
"Come on, girl," said the first monk. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud.
The second monk did not speak again until that night when they reached a lodging temple. Then he no longer could restrain himself. "We monks don't go near females," he said. "It is dangerous. Why did you do that?"
"I left the girl there," the first monk said. "Are you still carrying her?"
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Jet Aviation has signed another BBJ2 cabin completion contract with an unidentified customer, even as the Basel, Switzerland-based center gears up to meet growing demand for single-aisle and twin-aisle airliner reconfigurations.
Jet Aviation has completed more than 30 such interior outfitting projects over the past 15 years and this year expects to deliver several executive aircraft, including a Boeing 747-300, a Boeing 757-200, two Airbus A340s and an Airbus A319.
"Interest in customized completions of both widebody and narrowbody aircraft continues to be high," said Eugen Hartl, v-p of sales, market development and customer services for Jet Aviation's completions business unit.
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Bernard Lewis' Stubborn Hope
In Notes on a Century, the historian is still optimistic about a 'great civilization' in the Muslim world
In Notes on a Century, the historian is still optimistic about a 'great civilization' in the Muslim world
Gertrude Stein's ties to Nazis, revisited at the museum, shouldn't eclipse her nurturing of young artists
The medieval Aleppo Codex was safeguarded for centuries in Syria. The problems started when it arrived in Israel.
The French quasi-novel HHhH, by Laurent Binet, tells the tale of assassinated Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich while wondering whether it need be retold
Nissim Ezekiel, born in Bombay and schooled in London, wrote in English from India about familiar but foreign cultures
With a rediscovered 1930s novel, Viennese Romance, Austrian writer David Vogel becomes a key figure in the creation of Modern Hebrew literature
Hebrew University professor Bernard Avishai's playful new critical look at Philip Roth's 1969 classic digs deep into the novel's neurotic passion
The Auschwitz survivor known as Ka-Tzetnik 135633 wrote lurid novels derided as pornography when they were published. Now he's Israel's Elie Wiesel.
In stories written in Poland and the U.S., the modernist master Isaac Bashevis Singer mined folk tales to convey the 20th century's essential cruelty
Thane Rosenbaum's young-adult novel The Stranger Within Sarah Stein, takes on the Holocaust and Sept. 11 but can't reconcile Jewish past and future
The U.S. poet laureate on growing up Jewish in Detroit, playing tennis in verse, and hanging on to his memories, which are the source of his art
Allan Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind remains as important as ever, and as misunderstood, 25 years after the 1980s culture wars
The charming, 85-year-old Istanbul poet and painter Habib Gerez buries his Turkish-Jewish heritage in a country where Jewish artists are not accepted
The Israeli novelist and liberal icon regularly disparages Diaspora Jews. So, why do Americans still give him an ear, and a platform?
In a new English translation of Second Person Singular, Israeli novelist Sayed Kashua gives voice to the Arab minority in the Jewish state


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Las Vegas CityCenter Comes Up Snake Eyes Again
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When construction began on the enormous CityCenter project in Las Vegas several years ago, there were many naysayers (yes you can include yours truly in that group) who wondered if the city could absorb the added supply of some four hotels and approximately 4,800 hotel rooms and ultimately see a return on this more than $9 billion investment.
Here we are closing in on two years since its opening in December of 2009 and the only real conclusion that can be drawn is that this entire project was a colossal mistake. The most recent development, or lack thereof to be more accurate, is project owner MGM Resorts International's recommendation to Clark County that CityCenter's planned quarter of a billion dollar Harmon Hotel and Spa be demolished because it is structurally unsound.
The non-gaming boutique hotel was originally slated to be 49 stories before being cut down to 25 after construction defects were discovered. However, even if MGM gets approval from the Country to demolish the hotel, it still has a fight on its hands in the courts as the lead contractor The Perini Building Company—which contends the building actually is safe at its scaled back size—is claiming design errors were at the root of the problem with the original plan.
Regardless of who is responsible for what and how seriously compromised the building may or may not be, it certainly appears on the surface that MGM is just trying to cut its losses and pull the plug on this costly project and it's hard to argue. In fact, the company has already publicly stated it is willing to forget about the some $279 million already invested in the Harmon.
To be candid, this project seems to have been doomed since the day the shovels hit the dirt in February of 2007. To start with, six workers were killed during the early construction phases of the project. Then, in response, in June of 2008 workers walked off the site in protest of the poor safety conditions. That was followed in early 2009 by Dubai World's decision to sue MGM for breach of contract and halt its financing of the project. The two joint partners ultimately ironed out an eleventh-hour deal to "save" the project and while many in Vegas were relieved you have to wonder now if they feel the same way.
Of the existing hotel properties, Aria, Mandarin Oriental and Vdara, the 4,000-room Aria seems to have garnered the most attention for its luxury appeal and cutting-edge technology. However, while occupancy at the hotel has steadily climbed from roughly 63 percent in early 2010 to close to 90 percent in the second quarter of 2011, rate is still hovering around the $200 mark, not nearly where ownership projected it to be when plans were drawn up.
But it is well documented that Las Vegas has been one of the hardest hit markets during the recession. Whether it's the so-called Obama effect or just part of the natural hotel cycle, demand in Vegas hasn't come back as quickly as some of the other top hotel markets and that's the unfortunate reality in 2011.
Over the years, Las Vegas has rolled the dice on some pretty big projects and usually come up a winner but when it comes to CityCenter it's looking more and more like the city is coming up snake eyes this time.
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Rochester is the home of the Blue Gene supercomputer, and is also the birthplace of the AS400. The man who developed both, IBM chief scientist Frank Soltis, believes that the weather in chilly Rochester helps to develop better engineers and scientists. "There is not much else to do here," he says.
IBM claims that it supplies more than half the supercomputing capacity in the world, with 219 systems currently installed. The most prominent is Blue Gene, a much more powerful version of Deep Blue, the computer that beat chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov back in 1997.
What makes Blue Gene so unusual in supercomputing circles is that it is wholly based on the Power PC architecture, instead of a proprietary processor. That's the Power 4 processor, too, not the faster, later Power 5.
Power 4 is most suitable, IBM says, because it is not as highly clocked as other processors, so it produces less heat. The result is that Power 4 chips can be packed very closely together which helps in performance (cutting the distance travelled increases the speed of operations) and also lowers cost, as there is no need for expensive water-cooling.
This is the Blue Gene assembly area. The components are brought together here and assembled. The blue boxes to the left are a single unit under assembly. The racks will be assembled from left to right. The white boxes above the rack and then to the right are the air conditioning that will cool the system. A stack of boards is shown to the right of the picture.
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MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child will compete in this year's lightweight TT race aboard a Kawasaki ER-6 with help from road racing expertRyan Farquar. Child - or Chad as he's known at MCN - has been professionally testing bikes for over 10 years, seven of which at MCN, and has alreadyhad a taste of road racing at the North ...
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It's a sad fact for speed freaks that superbike sales have slipped in recent years, while things like naked and adventure bikes are on the up. So can one of the most exciting, talked-about motorcycles this year - the Ducati Panigale - reignite our passion for all things very fast? Ducati certainly hope so and have thrown the kitchen sink at the ...
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If you're fortunate enough to be able to stump up the £23,495 for the Tricolore version of the Ducati 1199 Panigale, you're in for a treat. Not only do you get this sexy colour scheme included in the price, racing ABS and the latest-generation 'Ducati Data Analyser' (DDA+) datalogger, you get a pair of titanium Termignoni slip-on cans, which boosts ...
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Senior Road Tester Michael Neeves has just taken delivery of the Ducati Streetfighter 848 he'll be running this year. After his time spent with the 1098 version in 2009, the Streetfighter is one of his favourite bikes. He will be producing regular 'blog-style' videos on what this smaller-engined version is like to live with and how it compares to its ...
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22 March 2012 12:08
Today, machines such as the Triumph Daytona 675R and the MV Agusta F3 have brought a new dimension to middleweight supersports machines. And with this new 848 Evo Corse Ducati is both following in the footsteps of the previous 748 and 749 and promising to move things up a notch further still. In short, the limited edition Evo comes with all ...
17 February 2012 16:53
The all-new 195bhp Ducati 1199 Panigale takes superbikes to a new level of sophistication with an abundance of electronic aids, including ABS, traction control, customisable riding modes and electronic engine braking. MCN rode the bike at the Yas Marina circuit to see if it lives up to the hype. To read the full test, pick up a copy of the ...
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2003 World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson was at the Ducati 1199 Panigale launch in Abu Dhabi and was kind enough to let MCN bolt-on some onboard cameras during one of his sessions. The Panigale is an all-new bike from Ducati, making a claimed 195bhp from the 'Superquadro' V-twin engine. The new bike features a wealth of electronic rider aids, including ABS, traction ...
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10 February 2012 17:45
UPDATE, 11 Feb, 15:10"We're midway through our day riding the new Panigale and it continues to impress. The 195bhp Superquadro engine is hugely impressive with just the right amount of usable torque to fly out of the corners and monster power for devouring the straights. "Everything from the suspension, engine braking, traction control, ABS and god knows what else is ...
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Grocery Price Book Spreadsheet
Click here to download the Grocery Price Book Spreadsheet
The easiest and biggest grocery savings begin with a grocery pricebook.
What's a pricebook? In its simplest form, a pricebook is a record of the best prices you've paid for grocery items. With this record in hand, you can tell instantly whether you're buying grocery items at the lowest prices, and not just what the grocery store wants you to think are the best prices.
Have you ever wondered if grocery stores inflate prices on groceries so they can later mark them down just a little and pass them off as being "ON SALE"? It's true…they do this on a regular basis. They're still selling these items at inflated prices, but if they tell you that they normally sell for even more, you're more likely to buy them anyway. For example, if bananas are on sale for $0.89/pound, and you see that they're marked down from $1.09/pound, is that a good deal? Maybe, but compared to what? The inflated price of $1.09/pound?
How can you tell what's a good price, and what isn't? Is the price low enough to stock up? How can you tell, unless you know the lowest the price has been in the past? That's where the pricebook will help you.
By comparing the current sale price to your pricebook, you would be able to tell that $0.89/pound is still about 25 cents higher than the best price of $0.64/pound, and that bananas usually go on sale in the summer. You would have been ripped off, while thinking you were getting a bargain, if you didn't have your pricebook!
I didn't originate the idea of the pricebook – it's been around for years, and it's been saving people money during that entire time. If you haven't used a pricebook before, it's a little overwhelming.
A pricebook is not at all hard to create, and it requires even less effort as time goes on. The method for using a pricebook consists of three simple steps:
1. Record
2. Compare
3. Update
A pricebook can be as simple as a three-ring binder with lined paper, or as fancy as a spreadsheet that calculates everything for you. If you're just starting out, I recommend the spreadsheet – it can simplify things greatly. For at least one month, you'll Record the name, price, and size of everything you buy at the grocery store. You'll want to continue Recording for as long as it takes to get a baseline price for everything you buy on a regular basis.
Once you've Recorded a price for an item, you'll just Compare the current price of that item to your pricebook's listed price, any time you shop for that item. If the current price is higher, pass on that item for now. If the current price is lower, it's a good time to stock up on that item! Make sure to get plenty to tide you over until the next time it goes on sale.
The final step is to Update your grocery pricebook anytime you find items for less than the price you recorded in the pricebook. This becomes your new baseline price for future shopping.
One thing that will make this process even easier is a good spreadsheet that takes care of the calculations for you.
Get your free copy of the Grocery Pricebook Spreadsheet.
- May 16, 2007 at 9:33 am
I just wanted to thank you for creating this spreadsheet. It is very helpful and I like the setup. I actually have two price-books that I use. One that I made to track lowest sale prices in conjunction with coupons. Then I use this one to track everyday prices for need items that either don't go on sale or I don't have stockpiled. I did however have one suggestion for improvement on the spreadsheet- is it possible to add a column after the product name for Brands? That is the only thing I wished this spreadsheet had. Thanks for creating such a helpful tool!
- August 9, 2008 at 9:14 am
I would love to be able to use your Excel SS but even after sorting on the drop down page the SS does not access the drop down data
- August 15, 2008 at 9:02 pm
I've just started using the Grocery Price Book Spreadsheet. It is awesome and thank you. However, I am having trouble with sort feature. As I understand it, I should be able allowed "to select any product so you display only the price information for that product. For instance, I don't want to skim 287 price entries to try compare the best prices for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Instead, I simply click the arrow next to "Product Name" and select "Chicken-Boneless Skinless Breasts" from the menu. The spreadsheet then shows only the five entries for boneless skinless chicken breasts, and I can easily see that this week's price." I came across this information on Moneydummy blog, however, I am unable to reduce my list down to the five entries for example.
Any suggestions?
Thank you, Becky
- August 27, 2008 at 2:27 pm
oh! i'm so happy you posted 8/24 you're coming out with something updated. i wanted to start a yahoo group for my area only for me and my friends to help each other with our price books! please let me know when you've updated! thanks! is it soon?
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Don't Mess With Texas
Chad is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Some of my favorite investments are companies that offer both growth and income. The great thing about these types of investments is investors get the best of both worlds. Generally speaking, these are companies that are already established enough to feel confident in returning some of their profits to shareholders. However, once in a while I'll find a company that is still growing at a respectable rate, and yet pays a good dividend as well. This is the type of opportunity available to investors in Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH). The company is growing at a good pace, but is also committed to returning profits through dividends as well.
In the restaurant industry there are no shortage of competitors. However, just like Peter Lynch I tend to follow a lot of restaurants because they are easy to track, and easy to understand. To be a good investment, a restaurant needs to establish a successful formula and then replicate it over and over again in different locations. In general, you want to see positive same-store sales, and a slow but steady approach to opening new locations. Since a big problem with restaurants that expand too fast is too much debt, investors should also look for companies that aren't too leveraged. When it comes to well established restaurant companies, most investors are quite aware of Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI). Between the two companies, they have some of the most well-known chains in Chili's, Red Lobster, and Olive Garden. Each company also offers strong competition to the likes of Texas Roadhouse as they have better name recognition and similar growth and income profiles. That being said, Texas Roadhouse also has to compete against other fast growing concepts like Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD), which offers a casual dining experience along with television coverage of major sporting events. Since customers can theoretically choose any of these restaurants, Texas Roadhouse has to offer something compelling to keep customers coming back.
If the company's recent quarter is any indication, diners keep coming back and as Texas Roadhouse expands, more diners will become aware of the chain. The company prides itself in hand-cut steaks and fresh baked bread. In the recent quarter, the company grew revenue and diluted EPS by 15%. Same-store sales were also strong at both company-owned and franchised restaurants showing increases of 3.6% and 4.9% respectively. This strong performance also translated into strong cash flow growth as operating cash flow increased by nearly 14%. Texas Roadhouse also improved its balance sheet by increasing cash and cash equivalents by over 14%, and paying down long-term debt by over 16%. Since this all sounds like positive news, what can the company do to improve?
There are two areas I noticed the company can improve on. First, the company has room to expand its operating margin. Looking at its competition, Texas Roadhouse is already outperforming several by this measure. For instance, Buffalo Wild Wings is still trying to improve its own operations and shows an operating margin of 7.39%. Darden Restaurants is far more established, but has struggled to make the Red Lobster chain more relevant and this has weighed on its operating margin of 8.56%. The class leader is Brinker, which reported a margin of 9.38% in their most recent quarter, versus Texas Roadhouse at 8.99%. While this doesn't seem like much of a difference, Texas Roadhouse needs to always work toward being more efficient. The second area the company can improve on is that of managing the desire to return profits to shareholders and making sure this doesn't become a detriment to future growth.
Texas Roadhouse pays a yield of about 2.1%, but in the recent quarter this equated to a 62.28% free cash flow payout ratio. While this payout ratio isn't dangerous yet, compared to its dividend paying competition this is a bit high. For instance though Darden pays the highest yield, in the company's most recent quarter they used just under 17% of their free cash flow on dividend payments. Brinker pays a just slightly higher yield than Texas Roadhouse at 2.58%, but their free cash flow payout ratio is lower at 41.35%. What is interesting is Brinker, Darden, and Texas Roadhouse are all expected to grow earnings by 11% to 13.5%. All three companies pay dividends, and all three pay a yield of at least 2%. However, faster growing competition like Buffalo Wild Wings has chosen to keep its cash towards faster expansion. Since analysts expect the company to grow earnings by 20% going forward, one might make the argument that Texas Roadhouse should be careful to not trade dividends for faster growth.
Overall, Texas Roadhouse looks like a good combination of growth and income. As long as the company can appropriately manage their dividend payments versus funding for future growth, investors should seriously consider the shares. The company expects to open a total of 25 new restaurants in 2012, which represents roughly 7% new store growth. The company expects to expand its store growth to 28 new stores in 2013, which would indicate about 7.27% new store growth next year. With new store openings speeding up, and positive comparable store sales expected, 2013 should be another great year for this Texas sized value.
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