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Does This Retailer Need to Grow Up?
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In business, there's a distinction between a company that is quirky and one that is utterly foolish. These days, yoga apparel retailer Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) is increasingly looking like the latter. The company's quality control issues, the abrupt departures of its chief product officer and CEO, and its unclear vision for the future all indicate that Lululemon is a company that's not ready to grow up yet.
Day turns into night
Former CEO Christine Day, who joined Lululemon in 2008, abruptly resigned on June 11. Prior to joining Lululemon, Day was the head of Starbucks' Asia division. During her tenure, Lululemon's annual revenue quadrupled to $1.37 billion, as it grew from a niche brand into a nationally recognized one.
However, that rapid growth came at a price. In 2010, Lululemon recalled its reusable shopping bags after tests revealed that they contained lead. Last September, it experienced problems with color bleeding in its swimwear and pants. Then in March, its black luon (a proprietary Lululemon fabric) yoga pants were recalled for being too sheer. These quality control issues led to the resignation of its chief product officer, Sheree Waterson, in April. However, many of the company's fans blamed Day for expanding the company too quickly, which led to the loss of control over its outsourced supply chain.
Although Day's departure was celebrated by some of Lululemon's fans, who considered her aggressive expansion to have decreased the overall quality of its clothes, investors completely disagreed. Shares of Lululemon plunged 15% after Day's resignation. For many investors and analysts, Day was the guiding force behind Lululemon's impressive growth, and the rapid expansion was necessary to justify Lululemon's premium valuation. Even after its precipitous decline, the stock still trades with a P/E of 36.
Why so serious?
Lululemon, which now lacks a permanent CEO, should be reassuring its investors with a clearer plan for its future. Instead, Lululemon has addressed Day's resignation with a joke, launching a fake job posting on its website, reading, "CEO Wanted." The tongue-in-cheek ad asks for potential applicants to be able to speak Sanskrit, do headstands for at least ten minutes, and to have Ellen DeGeneres on speed dial.
While that goofy ad is obviously a way for Lululemon to garner free publicity from the media and make fun of itself over its current troubles, it comes off as disrespectful to the outgoing CEO as well as investors, who just had to endure a punishing week of losses. It's a symptom of Lululemon's big problem - it's a company that doesn't want to grow up, despite being aggressively challenged by two of the biggest names in retail - Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS).
It's time to grow up
Although Lululemon has a relatively small footprint of 201 brick-and-mortar stores, its solid reputation has put it on the same page as these retail giants. Lululemon's original strength was its unique store model - it offered free yoga classes to customers through an attached studio, and used word of mouth advertising, rather than heavy marketing expenses, to grow its presence from its first store in Vancouver to the rest of Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Prior to Lululemon's rise, no retailer considered yoga apparel to be a growth market - it was a niche one at best. However, Lululemon's success has shown other retailers that yoga apparel might be the magic formula to sell athletic apparel to women.
Nike has increased its yoga apparel offerings significantly over the past year, and generally sells its products at 20% to 30% less than comparable Lululemon products. Nike has also created a line of yoga footwear, Nike Studio Wrap, aimed at women who do yoga and pilates. The Studio Wrap isn't cheap at $110, and seems like a superfluous product for exercises that women usually do barefoot, but it has been met with positive reviews.
Gap, on the other hand, is an even bigger threat to Lululemon. Its Athleta yoga apparel brand, which was originally launched as an online retailer in 2009, has since expanded into a brick-and-mortar one. Gap intends to open 50 new Athleta brick-and-mortar stores by the end of the year. Through Athleta, Gap has cloned Lululemon's business model of offering free yoga classes at an attached studio, and has even reportedly poached Lululemon's yoga instructors with higher product discounts.
The problem is Lululemon's lack of a defensive moat against these threats. Its margins will be squeezed hard if it has to compete with Nike and Gap on an even price basis, which may lead to more quality control issues. Lululemon's products and services are also looking less unique by the day, as its customers start to see competing combination shops and studios pop up across the country.
Source: Yahoo Finance, 6/17/2013
On a fundamental basis, Lululemon is still a strong contender, with a clean balance sheet, double-digit revenue growth and a much wider profit margin than either Nike or Gap. Its earnings have been dragged down to single-digit growth by the aforementioned pants recall, but its long-term bottom line growth is still intact.
The Foolish bottom line
At current prices, Lululemon is a hard investment to make. Even though the company has great growth fundamentals, its past quality control issues, the loss of two key leaders, and mounting pressure from larger retailers like Nike or Gap all present major challenges. Investors should wait to see if the company can find a worthy successor to Christine Day, who can continue to expand its footprint while maintaining the product's quality and innovation, before they make a bullish or bearish call.
Lululemon has the potential to grow its sales by 10 times if it can penetrate its other markets like it has in Canada, but the competitive landscape is starting to increase. Can Lululemon fight off larger retailers and ultimately deliver huge profits for savvy investors? The Motley Fool answers these questions and more in its most in-depth Lululemon research available. Thousands have already claimed their own premium ticker coverage; gain instant access to your own by clicking here now.
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The diet that worked for Rieske: Eating red meat, fish, fowl, natural cheeses, raw nuts and non-starchy vegetables, in moderate quantities. He ate little sugar, grains, breads, fruits or starchy vegetables. He also avoided both partially hydrogenated oils and polyunsaturated vegetable fats like corn oil and soybean oil.
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NOTTINGHAM, England, Nov. 30 (UPI) — British researchers say a colony of worms that survived a trip into space is providing insight into the biological effects of deep space missions.
In December 2006, a team of scientists led by Nathaniel Szewczyk of the University of Nottingham in England sent 4,000 microscopic worms, known as C. elegans, into space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. They successfully monitored the effect of low Earth orbit on 12 generations of the worms during the first three months of their six month voyage on board the International Space Station.
"We have been able to show that worms can grow and reproduce in space for long enough to reach another planet and that we can remotely monitor their health," Szewczyk said in a university release. "Ultimately, we are now in a position to be able to remotely grow and study an animal on another planet."
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Mikey's rescue0 Reviews
Will they get Mikey out?
Bryony, Daisy, Sarah, Amy, Flic and Joy are walking through big dungeon
(music starts)
We will rescue Mikey
We will bring them both together
We will stop the wedding
And this unholy marriage will sever
Then we shall be happy
And but 1000 cats
Because its fun and random
Then we shall buy assorted hats
Dude in cell: SHUT THE HELL UP!
All: Sorry!
Joy: Why do none of these songs make sense, that long or have Dr Who references.
Bryony: Don't know, cant be arsed to write out proper ones and cos then it would make even less sense.
Joy: fair enough.
Daisy: I think he is in here
(Look in cell, Mikey in corner playing harmonica)
Bryony: What happened to the bass or tambourine?
Mikey: confiscated, they are very strict
Sarah: but they let you keep the harmonica
Mikey: Okay they aren't that strict, plus it's mood music
Sarah: Okay
Amy: We are here to bust you out, person who I do not know the name of
Mikey: Mikey
Amy: Yeah whatever, emo.
Mikey: hey cut me some slack I'm in a dungeon here!
Daisy: You have a wide screen TV and rollerblades.
Mikey: Like I said they aren't that strict
Bryony: Okay lets stick to the point, we gotta get you out of here so you can go rescue Lauren.
Mikey: (daydreaming) Oh Lauren…
(Music starts)
Lauren my love!
My one and only ---
Daisy: Really don't have time for this right now!
Mikey: Aww, everyone else gets to sing!
Joy: This is hardly the time to complain, so shut the hell up and come with us!
Amy: Anyone else find it surprising how easy it always is to break people out of these places
Bryony: WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK! THIS IS A MUSICAL FOR CHRIST'S SAKE! NOW GO!


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We are looking for a Senior Usability Researcher specialized in our mobile channels. Your user insights about our apps and mobile websites will help the business understand opportunities and challenges for growing Booking.com on all mobile devices. Your area of expertise should spread across all mobile phones and tablets on which our website can be accessed. Most of your concrete advises will be centered on the optimization of user experience for visitors. You will need to have strong (mobile) usability experience and e-commerce background.
You will be responsible for deciding what method to use, which data to capture, and how to interpret and communicate the results to your colleagues. Your personal toolkit is composed of a variety of methods, including traditional one-one usability interviews, surveys, and data analysis. You will focus on short-term conversion, commission and long-term customer loyalty.
This role will require occasional travel across the world to conduct research. Day-to-day you will be working with usability and analytics specialists, product owners, designers and developers. This position is located in our global headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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If everything goes right for Hollywood over the next four months, you'll be running from multiplex to multiplex thinking, "Ah, finally, an overload of great movies!"
Such a scenario has yet to play out, ever, yet you may find yourself scrambling just the same: With the Academy Awards show moved from March to February of next year, the studios are starting their Oscar campaigns earlier than ever, and many of the possible contenders are opening earlier as well.
Yet the compressed Oscar time frame also means that the distributors have a narrower window to get their movies seen by the public, as well as Academy members, so the competition may be more intense, after all.
"If you want to qualify for the Oscars, you have to be released in this calendar year," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office tracking company Exhibitor Relations. "The trick is when are you going to expand [to more theaters] and get that groundswell going, because you're not going to have a lot of time."
The good stuff
The fall and Oscars are not synonymous - nor are Oscars and artistic merit - but the season is the time when Hollywood at least tries to release good movies. As you may have noticed, the studios spend their summers pushing franchises and sequels to squeeze every last dollar from out-of-school kids.
This summer, with its glut of such lowest-common-denominator product, has been considered a financial and artistic disappointment; only "Finding Nemo," "The Italian Job," "Freaky Friday" and blatant Oscar bait "Seabiscuit" matched critical and popular appeal. In most cases you were better off skipping the studio output in favor of indie films such as "Whale Rider," "American Splendor," "Capturing the Friedmans," "Spellbound," "Buffalo Soldiers" and "The Secret Lives of Dentists."
Now the studios are suddenly interested in adults again, so we'll be getting movies that can't be summed up with a brand name or snappy sentence, such as Sofia Coppola's moody "Lost in Translation" (Sept. 12), which has Bill Murray playing a jaded actor feeling isolated while on a commercial shoot in Tokyo until he befriends a photographer's similarly alienated wife, played by Scarlett Johansson. Nothing snappy about that description.
Dark movies
Other more serious fare on the horizon includes Robert Benton's adaptation of Philip Roth's novel "The Human Stain" (Sept. 26 ), featuring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in a messy affair; Clint Eastwood's dark "Mystic River" (Oct. 10), in which three friends reunite after the daughter of one is killed; Joel Schumacher's "Veronica Guerin" (Oct. 17), starring Cate Blanchett as a murdered Irish journalist; and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "21 Grams" (Nov. 14), intertwining Benicio del Toro, Sean Penn and Naomi Watts in a reportedly grim tale of fate and death.
"There's a [boatload] of very dark movies," said Tony Angellotti, who is running the Oscar campaigns for Universal's movies (including "Seabiscuit") and Disney's animated fare (including "Finding Nemo").
Focus Features is opening "21 Grams" in November even though the company conducted a successful Oscar campaign for "The Pianist" by releasing it in New York and Los Angeles at the tail end of last year and then rolling it out to other markets at the beginning of 2003. (It opened here Jan. 3.) Several 2002 films boasted similar release patterns, but the only end-of-the-year 2003 releases scheduled to go wide in early 2004 are Nigel Cole's "Calendar Girls," with Helen Mirren and Julie Walters already generating buzz as middle-aged women who strip for a fundraiser (it spreads nationwide on Jan. 1), and Ron Howard's Old West father-daughter drama "The Missing," starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett (Jan. 9).
No room for smaller films
The smaller films generally are steering clear of the year's end thanks to the earlier Oscar deadlines and competition from the big boys. Oscar nomination ballots are being mailed out Jan. 2 and are due back Jan. 17, two weeks earlier than usual. Nominations will be announced Jan. 27 (they were Feb. 11 this year), and the awards show is scheduled for Feb. 29 (it was March 23 this year).
"That means you have to use December to see the films, whereas in the past people used all of December and all of January because ballots weren't due till the beginning of February," Angellotti said. "The real problem is going to be how's everyone going to see these movies? There's just no way."
The problem applies to regular moviegoers as well Oscar voters. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences moved up the show so it would take place closer to the calendar year in which the honored films were released. "The board's hope at the time they did that was by having it be a shorter period, it would increase people's interest in watching the show," Academy communications director John Pavlik said.
Big movies, big Oscar ratings
Yet the show's ratings are generally related to the nominated movies' popularity, so potential viewers need time to catch up with them. "The tricky part is there's two weeks less time after the nominations for people to see movies that have been nominated," Pavlik said. "I am a little dubious because I don't think most of the people in the rest of the country have seen those pictures anyway, whether it's February or March."
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Set in the year 2032, Oni is the story of Konoko, an elite agent of the Tech Crimes Task Force, on a quest to infiltrate and destroy a ruthless crime syndicate. The game puts the player in a world that can be imagined as a blend of action thrillers, such as La Femme Nikita, and classic anime, such as Ghost in the Shell. As the game progresses, Konoko wrestles with the terrible secrets of the underworld, confronts the frailty of her own identity and discovers that she can trust no one.
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- Blend of action thrillers, like La Femme Nikita, and classic anime, like Ghost in the Shell
- Story of Konoko, an agent on a quest to infiltrate and destroy a crime syndicate
- Konoko is proficient in both hand-to-hand combat and shooting
- Weapons include: Autopistol, Mercury Bow, Vandergraph Pistol, and Screaming Cannon
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P.S. I'm Crying
As we told you yesterday, the BBC's official Doctor Who website has released a special short film, P.S., in which Brian Williams receives a letter from Rory, a little after he last saw his son and daughter in law head into the TARDIS.
Written by Chris Chibnall and featuring the voice of Arthur Darvill as Rory, the film makes use of storyboard images and captions to great effect.
And it's right here:
Anyone else crying? Damn you, Chibnall.
11 Responses to P.S. I'm Crying
I got more teary-eyed for that than I did for the episode!
I agree with this – that had an emotional resonance that was dearly lacking from the episode itself. Well done to Chris Chibnall – but why didn't the Moff manage it? Most odd!
I always feel that in any real Doctor-world our hero would be deeply affected by the loss of his companions that should echo in the episodes following. The Eleventh should be seen dealing with the absence of his friends and so be distracting himself in new adventures. What of their belongings? Remember Ten glancing in sorrow at Rose's denim jacket, left where she'd thrown it over over the handrail by the TARDIS door.
This is the truth of the lonely god, outliving his companions but feeling their loss in such a human way.
Moffat tends to be happy to leave these things unsaid. I can live with that.
I'm actually surprised they didn't film this scene, but I suppose they didn't want to produce both of them. If they had, however, it would've been a nice addition to the DVD/Blu-Ray as an Easter Egg.
Yeah, that got me more than the episode. Hell, they should still film it. Maybe to end the season.
What has made this series better than it ever was,with occasional small Hartnell exceptions is the depth of human relationships in the writing. Forget C.G.I. or expensive sets, this extra deleted part makes me look forward to the 50th with great excitement…."I'm sorry it took me so long to return Susan….."
Blimey, that was moving…
Chris Chibnall's writing has seriously impressed me this year and I thought I would never say that!
I was drying my eyes by the time the video ended. I think if they had included this scene in the actual episode, it would have helped.
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It has been almost exactly two years since Timmothy Pitzen, a six year old aurora boy, disappeared. No one has seen or heard from him. Timmothy's mom, investigators found, dead in a Rockford motel.
Aurora police still treat this as a missing persons case. They say Timmothy is out there, and they think somebody knows where.
"There's not one shred of evidence that indicates that Timmothy was harmed in any way," says Aurora Police Detective Lee Catavu.
On May 11th, 2011, Timmothy's mother Amy Fry-Pitzen took him out of school for an impromptu vacation. The two stayed at the Key Lime Cove resort in Gurnee, Then the Kalahari resort in the Wisconsin Dells the following night. Hotel surveillance video shows them checking out May 13th.
"And then they drove south back into Illinois, and then west on 88," says Catavu. "And when they were near the Sterling/Rock Falls area of west Illinois, Amy powered her phone back on and made a series of calls."
Timmothy was heard in the background of some of those calls. Some people on the other end of the phone even spoke directly with him. That was around 1 in the afternoon. Six hours later, Amy stopped at a Winnebago grocery store. She was alone.
Two days later, police discovered Amy's body at the Rockford Motel on 11th street. She had slit her own wrists. In a note, she said she left Timmothy with someone, and he was fine. She didn't say who or where.
Catavu says, "We're still missing Amy's cell phone, her iPass, Timmothy's backpack, various clothing and toys so I mean if someone were to find that or discover that or if they had done so in the past couple of year, it would be really helpful if they called us and let us know."
The case may seem cold, but tips continue to come in. "There was actually two tips that I needed to follow up on at my desk when I came in," says Catavu.
Aurora police have a special page dedicated to the case on their website with more information.
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Qualified Health Plan Glossary
Annual Open Enrollment Period
The period each year during which qualified individuals must choose to keep their existing healthcare plan or enroll in a new healthcare plan in the Exchange. If they do not select a plan during this period, they will not have coverage for the following calendar year.
Open Enrollment for 2015 begins November 15, 2014 and runs through February 15, 2015.
Your share of the cost of a covered health care service. After you pay your copay, your plan pays a percentage of the remaining cost of medical care. You also pay a percentage of the cost of medical care. An example of a common coinsurance is 20%. In this case, after you pay your copay, Healthfirst will pay 80% of the remaining cost. You will pay 20% of the remaining cost.
Copayment (or copay)
A fixed dollar amount, or a flat fee, that you pay each time you go to the doctor, get a prescription filled, or get other services.
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The general term for your expenses (deductibles, coinsurance and copayments). For example, let's say you have a Healthfirst plan with a deductible of $200, a copay of $15, and a coinsurance amount of 30%. Your copay is $15 every time you visit your doctor. The first time you go to the doctor, the bill (not including the copay) is $200. This means you will pay your deductible of $200 for that first visit. On the second visit, your bill is again $200. This time, since you've already paid your deductible, you will pay 30%, or $60, and Healthfirst will pay 70%, or $140.
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The amount you must pay each year before Healthfirst pays anything for certain covered services. For example, if your deductible is $500, you need to spend $500 for covered health care services before Healthfirst pays its share. The deductible may not apply to all services. Not all Healthfirst Plans have a deductible. If your plan has a deductible, it will be listed in your Subscriber Contract.
An individual who is legally eligible for health plan benefits because of his or her association with a subscriber. Typically, this is a member of the subscriber's family.
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A form that you will receive after a claim has been filed. It explains the treatments that took place, the portion of the cost that is covered under your plan, and the amount left that you may have to pay or may have already paid directly to your provider.
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The list of prescription drugs covered by your plan. This may also be called a Preferred Drug List.
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Until 5 pm local time, car service app Uber has partnered with ice cream trucks in every city it serves to offer bundles of five or six ice creams per order. That's 33 cities in 10 countries.
"Our supply of ice cream trucks will be limited and many people will want ice cream," according to a post on the company's site. "If your request doesn't go through at first, don't give up! It will take a few tries until a truck is free and you're able to get one for you and your friends."
The San Francisco based company that has raised $57.1 million to bring users black car pick-up services (and sometimes yellow cabs), has swapped out their town cars for ice-cream trucks, for a day. The service isn't free, for example, in New York, where we're based, the company's partners are offering Mister Softee and Van Leeuwen for $30 for 6 people. No cash is required, and the ice cream will be billed to your Uber account.
If the ice cream itself isn't enough to make this newsworthy, take a moment to think about the publicity this thing will generate. We've reached out to Uber for comment, and an update on the results of the campaign.
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For those that did buy their snow blower already, the store recommends making sure it starts before the snow does.
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Nice article regarding streeter. I picked him up off of waivers about a month ago in a dynasty leauge. I hope with the physcial tools that he has will translate to success if given the chance to preform
Tommy Streeter is a 220 Pound 6'5″ Sleeper
Tommy Streeter is an intriguing sleeper prospect for the upcoming 2013 season, but how many of you are familiar with him?
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My guess here is there isn't a ton of you who actually know who this kid is, or even why he is being considered "sleeper" material, but it's ok, that's what we're here for!
Tommy Streeter was a sixth round selection by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL Draft, and to be honest, he was mainly viewed as a possible "project" receiver.
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Thank, Ray! I believe Streeter will be a worthy fantasy producer, but it may take time to get some quality news on him.
I have a few guys in Baltimore that have privy to what the team has been doing in camp, one of which I worked with a few years back, so we'll do our best to keep you posted on a "news before it's news" basis!
I have high hopes for Streeter and hope he can produce this year, but Deonte Thompson is the sleeper WR you want to keep your eye on for the Ravens. Hes been impressive in OTAs, has good hands, route running, and great speed and quickness.
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Hyperion's Record of the Month for November 2012 presents that most perfect of chamber works the Schubert String Quintet in a richly rewarding new performance by the Takács Quartet and Ralph Kirshbaum; it is complemented by the D703 Quartettsatz. A 58th volume in our Romantic Piano Concerto series welcomes to the catalogue works by Sigismond Thalberg (200 this year!) and Johann Peter Pixis, Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra doing the not-inconsiderable honours.
Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore make a welcome return with sublimely understated Gabrieli Sacred Symphonies, for which they are joined by His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts and Concerto Palatino, while a second volume of CPE Bach Keyboard Sonatas finds Danny Driver on characteristically immaculate form.
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Great sauce, super-easy. We rested the cooked steaks for 15min then added the accumulated juices to the saucepan. Otherwise made all to recipe. Gorgeous presentation, great flavors. Served with CL's sauteed brussels sprouts & bacon.
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London1 Posted: 10/17/10
This was excellent! I seeded a pomegranate & don't know it was worth the effort of having the seeds in the dish but it did add to the presentation. Think you can use any red wine you have on hand. Served with spaghetti squash mixed with Parmesan instead of potatoes.
food4kelley Posted: 12/14/10
This was a great simple recipe. The sauce was nice company to the rich, tender steak. I will definitely be making this again only I will grill the steaks... adding a little flavor kick to the recipe :)
wendylynn Posted: 10/14/10
very tasty and easy to make.
LynnieM Posted: 10/23/10
This was delicious and so easy! I wouldn't change anything other than maybe add a bit more of the shallots.
itsgigi Posted: 09/22/10
I made this tonight for my husband and me and it was not only fast but fabulous! The sauce was a perfect balance for the beef; the only difference in ingredients is that I had pomegranate/cherry juice on hand and used that; don't know that it made any difference. I served with it a simple salad and baked sweet potatoes and we loved it!! Can't wait to make it for friends. Good job CL!!
KET2394 Posted: 11/19/10
Ditto to all rave reviews. I used a jar of pomegranate juice (not wanting the hassle of working with the real fruit, though I agree that the presentation would be better with the seeds). I used a malbec instead of pinot noir - and agree that many varieties of red wine will work well. Served with gnocchi and green beans. Simple yet elegant!
gcapen Posted: 10/13/10
I fixed this for my wife as a special dinner - though I used the Burgundy Wine in place of the Pinot Noir (I had it on hand) and it is absolutely fabulous. If any man who would like to impress his wife or girlfriend with a terrific meal that is simple and quick to make THIS IS IT!!
lleverich Posted: 09/21/10
Super easy, very tasty and my kids loved it too!
LTMOSU Posted: 10/13/10
Delicious and unique. Super easy to make also.
Gibsey Posted: 09/23/11
Best steaks ever. This is now one of my husband's absolute favorite meals. We tried it first last year, and this is our go-to date night, special occasion choice for dinner. I use POM juice, serve it with fresh green beans and baked sweet potatoes. You'd never guess this is a "cooking light" recipe. Perfect.
tonymain3 Posted: 10/11/11
even if you're not hungry your hunger will increase intensely once you see and savor the delicate flavor of the savory perfume of this magnificent dish.
ESmith6 Posted: 10/23/11
Wow, these steaks were amazing. The sauce is a perfect enhancement to the beef. I made the recipe as written except I grilled the steaks. I served it with CL brussels sprouts with prosciutto.
KellyDiff Posted: 04/20/12Philadelphia, PA
This is an amazing sauce - going into my "favorites" folder. I used bison steaks b/c we had them on hand, and the only change I had was to add a handful (1/4c?) of fresh pomegranate seeds to the sauce once cooked (Trader Joe's sells them already peeled), which added a nice texture. LOVE!
daneanp Posted: 07/13/14
Quick, easy, and delicious. I seared the steaks for 3 minutes each side, then finished them on our Traeger grill. Will definitely make again.


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The christmas activites will be in preity zinta mania club,preity zinta-srk club and in karan johar-yash chopra fc ..ayesha...if u want dem in any of ur club..do drop a pm!
The activites are as follows!
they will start by 15th of dec-till the 26th!
15th-19th.Decorate ur fan club wid christmas things..u can post ur quotes or comments in green colour,post santa pics or xmas tree pic.but plz post a pic wid a comment.
use the christmas siggy which will cum up soon!
wid that we will have a contest called find the santa gifts!this contest is very easy..All u have to do is..that I will put a secret santa gift in any of the fc..on a random page.the person who finds it first and post it in the the same fc will get the prize!is'nt this so fun!the gift will reveal the club's protogonist!
20th-launch of the preity zinta newsletter wid huge fan fare!plz post ur comments there!
21st-make a christmas siggy contest.In this contest u shud make a siggy which should have christmas photos and the fc's actor..u can put either pz,srk,yash,kjo..but only these ppl....the siggy shud be in green and red colour.it can be either animated or non animated.but u can post ur entries only on this date!suppose ur making a siggy of pz-srk..den it shud only be in that club.don't put it in kjo-yash fc!i hope i am not too hasrh!
22nd-santa arrives at the fc's!our santa will arrive at the fc.ofcourse I won't reveal who the member is..the santa..will give me the gifts to who it shud be given to!the santa will judge all the 3 clubs and decide which club is the best decorated club and how r the menbers enjoying the christmas season.This person is very mysterious!I must say!and will be only revealed at 26th..if u want u cna make a guess..thatz not a problem!
23th-only 2 days left for the christmas and it will be very much fun.u shud post how was ur earlier christmas parties and how did u enjoy..and incidents that came across u!u can make ur wish list here!and u will see a surprise!the top 3 wishlist will win a fantastic gift for santa!
24th-christmas eve.the best day b4 the xmas!here u r supposed to tell...which actors u wish there were wid u on the christmas...and wht wud u do!have fun...and yes..when the clock strikes at 12.00...santa will make his presence at all these clubs!so be sure.....u gte ur gift at 12.00 IST.
25th-the D-DAY!Christmas arrives and u will be showered wid gifts.there's a xmas party here..so be sure...u all r here!at all the 3 clubs!there's a veryyyyyyyyyyy big surprise to cum here!Santa will reveal one of its surprise!
26th...xmas has not gone..don't wry!we will still enjoy the party and the santa will be revealed.this person will be a huge surprise for all of u and don't wry..this won't be a predicted ekta serial kind of person!
I hope u will all cum in these fc!enjoy ur stay here!and be sure.....to put ur thinking caps on to predict on the santa!
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Any news on how Vin did today? I know he was doing Zane and Sandi's meet if I'm not mistaken.
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Any news on how Vin did today? I know he was doing Zane and Sandi's meet if I'm not mistaken.
I hit my opener of 760. The way it flew up I was planning on something big for a third. Yeah, I should have been more worried about the 825 on my second. I blew it up but could not lock it. Took it again and the same thing happened. I was really hard on myself. I called my wife to tell her the news and she quickly reminded me that I have been training for the Olympia rep competition not for a max single. I did this meet for fun and I should treat it as such.
I really know what I need to work on now. Lot's of guys have been telling me how they overload the weight on the boards when wearing the shirt. I am a little stubborn and old school and have been reluctant to change my ways. Looks like it's time for this old dog to learn some new tricks. I also saw my future a bit. I will soon be forty and there will come a time when I may not be able to pr's anymore, but I can still compete on a good level. I won my class and best bencher overall and I am happy with that.
The McCaslin's put on a great meet. The judging was on the tight side and very consistent. I like that. If you ever get a chance to compete in one do so. They really love powerlifting and are very appreciative of every lifter that shows up.
It was good to see Tee Tee at the meet. Thanks for coming big guy. Looking massive. It was good to see E-bol as well. A big thanks to the crew. Matt, Kenny, and Josh who were there to help me. Having great training partners to help you is a must to lift to your full potential. Great job by Drew hitting a big 69 lb pr. That's quite an interesting pr number.
I'll get some vid up of my lifting today or tomorrow.
great job Vin. do what you need to do, and i'm sure you will have 825 easy in the near future.
Nice work, sounds like once you get that lockout back up to par 825 will be there.
Great job Vin!
The fact that you moved 825 that quick and that close to lockout is great news. I'm sure you'll hit it in no time at all
i was glad to see you cats as well :hello:
Nice job Vin!
All Vincent's benches FLEW off his chest. Crazy speed and explosion. He'll get the lockout squared away. The old man has a few more good years in him, despite his cries of 'his future". He's such a drama queen sometimes.
Awesome job Cenzo. Those numbers will fall. Talk to ya this week.
I'd never thought I would use Vincents name and fast in the same sentence, but in all my years I have never seen any bench over or close to 800 move sooo fast. Dude your a freak. :eek:
I'm sad I missed it. I'm sure my facial hair would have propelled you to glory. Still 760 two weeks after the Olympia is sick.
I was able to see guys that I haven't seen in like forever, John B (thank you for the quick prayers for my bench), Chase, Sandi,Zane and the girls, Big Tone, Shawn, Brooke...
ps: I was able to bench 10lb more (355)than @ last weekends meet. I think it was all from John B's prayers and Joel helping me get set on the bench and lift off! It made a world of difference. 355 felt very easy (even with being sick w/ sinus issues). This season ended with a good note and giving me a starting spot for what I need to do for next yr.
Great job Vincent!
Question: Have you ever used band work for your ME training? In other words, a ****load of band tension to really work the lockout?
Great job Vin. This was probably the most fun I've ever had a meet.
solid work vin as always.. like your wife said you weren't training for this one you were trianing for the olympia..825 and MORE will fall in no time for you buddy..start slammign those triceps!
Having been there to see it, Fast is definitely a good choice of words. Great job Vin. Definitely a good time had by all.
Your bench was flawless Vin, and strong as balls. Thanks for coming to the meet. It was great seeing you again. I hope you enjoy your AtLarge shopping spree :-)
Your bench was awesome Vin. I was amazed at how fast that 760 moved. Thanks for all your encouragement. I owe you what? $250 or so for the use of your RhodesMaster5000 Handoff machine?


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Why the bond angle of water is 105 instead of 109?
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Why when there are in the bond pair also 2 electrons and the lone pair 2 electrons. What is the problem? Also the sp3 hybrid orbitals are on same energy level so, they are all similar by size.
When unshared electron (electrons in lone pairs) are present, VSEPR does "predict" slight distortion of ideal bond angels. It is assumed that an outer atom "pulls out" in bonding electron pairs and makes them require less space about the central atom than the unshared electrons.
(1) The bond angle tends to distort to give more room ("space") to unshared electron pairs.
(2) in geometry with positions that are not equivalent, the unshared electron pairs will occupy the more spacious positions.
In other words, if there is one only one unshared pair electrons, that pair electron will not affect the geometry of the compound. For example, SnCl2 and BF3 have the same geometry, the angle between the atoms are 120 degree.
However, if there is more than 1 unshared pair of electrons, these pairs will try to locate as fas as possible from each others. That explained why H2O and CF4 are different from geometry.
I agree that H2O and CF4, for example, are sp3 hybridization. But the difference in shape (geometry) has nothing to do with the energy level when you comparing these 2 compounds. But if you compare the geometry of H2O when the bond angles are all 109.5 degree with the one that has less than 109.5 degree, then we will say that the one that has the bond angle less than 109.5 is more stable which means it's in the lower energy.
Also, VSEPR is a theory, so at least, we should not try to prove that it wrong! Some days, when you become a chemist, you can work on that and give another theory which shows that unshared pair electrons take less space than bonding pair electrons. But up until now, we agree with this theory and it helped us explain not only the stuff about geometry of compound, but also some mechanism in organic chemistry.
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Intervention by the Women's Major Group on the Zero Draft meeting, 26 January 2012
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The zero-draft fails to raise our enthusiasm, it lacks ambition, concrete proposals for global instruments necessary to address the shortcomings of the last 20 years, concrete targets and time lines and funding mechanisms. The emerging crisis of climate change increases the urgency for an outcome document that reflects the urgent need for environmental justice.
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