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Pre-race routine: Up early, breakfast...drive to Richmond. Love the shuttle from the Diamond to the race site. Worth the money to not have to find a parking lot and deal with the road closures in the city when I don't know my way around it. Event warmup: Waited for Jen, just hung out by the costume judging area. Porta potty stop--she laughed because when I set my cow bells down they fell to the floor and all you could hear was clanging bells. On our walk over to the start area we overheard a man giving his daughter instructions for the kids 1 mile run. "Remember, go easy the first quarter mile" DUDE, the kid is maybe 5 or 6 at the most. To her a quarter mile has no relevance, it might mean first few seconds....We had a good laugh Run
Comments: My wave went off at 8:47, I quickly realized that my cow bell costume was a total pain in the keester. I had to hold it up the entire course or it would go lopsided. Made it challenging to keep loose and have fun with the crowd/ volunteers. Given that my ankle and leg were bothering me most of the week I was trying to let the body parts dictate my effort. Did pretty well keeping my effort in check. Loved the Spirit group that had all the glitter. They made for a fun group. There were a fair number of other spirit groups out there but the glitter girls seemed most enthusiastic. The bands were pretty good. Most of them made comments about needing more cowbell as I ran by which was always amusing since that's what I say all the time. Really tried to pick up my effort at the 5 mile mark, but somehow missed that mile marker and the next thing I knew I was at 6 miles so I turned on the "after burners" as best as I could. What would you do differently?: NOT try and make a costume with a hula hoop in it again. Less to get messed up in. Post race
Warm down: Walked around Monroe Park, grabbed 3 bottles of water and a banana..... What limited your ability to perform faster: my costume irritation from the leg and ankle all week had made my running even questionable for the day Event comments: My favorite race, I don't try to do it for PR because it is capped at 40,000 participants and you have to be in the first few waves to really have a clear course. The overall winners did it in 28 minutes, local runners top field were around 31 minutes. Freaking FAST! Not sure how many women in my AF (50-54) but I was 432 of that group. 5801 of all women 9310 of 40,000 Not a bad day at all. Last updated: 2013-01-11 12:00 AM
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If anyone has been craving a dose of "Conan the Barbarian" then you might be interested in the new film adaptation of the video game "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (opening May 28, 2010) and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Okay remember Arnold in the "Conan" movie? Lots of exposed flesh, ripe dialogue, and swordplay. Well this "Prince of Persia" makes me think it could be the "Conan" for the new millennium. Having Jerry Bruckheimer as the producer doesn't exactly inspire confidence. But the film has a real director in Mike Newell, who did "Dance with a Stranger" and "Donnie Brasco" among others. And Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley are actors who have displayed considerable talent. So what the heck are they doing adapting this video game to the big screen? Hopefully it's to raise the bar on these video game film adaptations but I fear it's more likely to be that they are all taking a big paycheck. The film could be a fun adventure fantasy if it's done in the right spirit but we'll have to wait till next year to find out. Trailer is courtesy of Walt Disney.
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The innings of Moeen Ali at Headingley was one of the best efforts in the face of crisis. Essayed with unbelievable temperament for someone playing his second Test, it was a fascinating mix of poise and panache. Arunabha Sengupta writes that he is a gift to England, as their cricket enters one of the most embarrassing phases.
There was the unmistakable signature of destiny over everything that took place on the final day. Sri Lankans, long neglected by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), treated as one of the minor cricketing nations good for just a short tour before the actual summer set in, clinched a fascinating series win at the very last moment of the game. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, two greats who will perhaps never play Test cricket in England again, finished their cricketing days in the country savouring the long awaited taste of sweetest success.
And in the English ranks, amidst all the disappointment, emerged a new hero — a magnificent man for the gravest of crisis situations. A personification of England's need of the hour.
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Moeen Ali had been obnoxiously harangued by the media during his debut for admitting that he sported a beard to represent his religion. Just a few days later, he stood alone — defiant, classy and sublime over six hours in one of the greatest back to the wall efforts ever witnessed. He kept defending the very England that one particular journalist had uncharitably pointed out should be the limits of representation. He came off the field unconquered after one of the most valiant centuries — while ten other men, mostly clean shaven and a few sporting dapper shorter growths of facial hair, variously succumbed to the Sri Lankan attack.
One cannot help but wonder about the reaction of that journalist from The Telegraph who had himself represented sensationalism rather than the trade of honest journalism with that infamous column.
The innings was the platonic perfection of ideal Test match batting, scripted in the cricketing heaven. Not only did Moeen show exceptional poise and patience in leaving almost every delivery he was not required to play, when he struck the ball it was with caress and timing that soothed the eye and gladdened the heart. Even when he lofted the ball or came down the wicket, there was elegance and élan and minimum of effort and risk.
What stood out even more was his approach. Playing just his second Test, he farmed the strike with the calm and command of a veteran. Even when Stuart Broad joined him at the wicket, a man with a Test highest of 169, he chose to take singles and refuse them as he read the situation. Broad accepted it. So, did everyone else. His stature as a batsman was established, as was his place in the dressing room as a man of merit. Yes, Mr Henderson, irrespective of the length and purpose of his beard.
The way he guided James Anderson during the last wicket partnership was a revelation. The overs ticked by, the nails were bitten down to the quick, the tension approached breaking point. Moeen himself approached his maiden century. And even at 96 he turned down singles. As the hearts throbbed unbearably loud at every delivery, nerves became frayed, fear and frustration showed in all faces, it was Moeen who remained an island of calm.
Anderson faced 55 balls, without scoring a run. It will also go down in history as one of the greatest ducks ever scored. Two more balls and England would be home, just about dry. And then Shaminda Eranga's ball kicked up and all the trauma of Australia perhaps raced back to the surface of the tailender's subconscience. The bat was wafted in an awkward fend, and Ranagana Herath, one of the posse of fielders on the leg side close enough to pick the batsman's pocket, calmly got under the ball.
The moments after the end were poignant as well. Moeen, whose monumental innings had come to nothing, was the man who walked up to console Anderson, the veteran of 93 Tests. All around the waves of Sri Lankan jubilance lapped across the ground. Anderson remained hunched, leaning on the treacherous bat for support. And Moeen walked towards him, the serene calm with which he had crafted the innings and the near-rescue act, was intact even as the final act of defiance had been stopped heart-breakingly short of a fairytale finish.
England have already lost their best batsman, Kevin Pietersen, for eminently non-cricketing reasons. Moeen is an exceptional gift that has come their way as the nation's course of cricketing journey has stepped into embarrassing quarters. It would be far more prudent for the nation's media to focus on the superb cricket that the man has brought with him rather than picking on his religious leanings and facial hair.
Take a bow Moeen Ali, you have constructed a priceless gem in the eye of storm.
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(Arunabha Sengupta is a cricket historian and Chief Cricket Writer at CricketCountry.He writes about the history and the romance of the game, punctuated often by opinions about modern day cricket, while his post-graduate degree in statistics peeps through in occasional analytical pieces. The author of three novels, he can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/senantix)


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Simitian easily prevails in three-way county race
Original post made on Jun 6, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 8:59 AM
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jun 6, 2012 at 9:10 am
I knew I was hoping against hope, but I really wanted to see this guy leave government office.
It's just musical chairs with our elected officials. Once they get a taste of power they don't want to give it up. No matter how many times they hit term limits.
What next? Dog catcher?
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on Jun 6, 2012 at 7:53 pm
Simitian has been a great representative. I disagree with term limits. When representatives can't make a career of public service, they end up even more beholding to special interests. And individuals move from elected office, to corporate boards, to lobbying. They may gain public office with good intentions, but get corrupted. Or they may just get elected to further special interests. Our government is becoming very corrupt and term limits have had the opposite effect than intended.
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I will agree that term limits are bad. I've never agreed with them.
Besides being beholden to special interests (as Mr. Simitian is a perfect example thereof) we end up with representatives who feel they need to make a big move as quickly as possible before they have to move on to a new job.
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Location | Tempe Maricopa County, Arizona, U.S. |
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Tempe Butte (O'odham: 'Oidbaḍ Do'ag) is the official name of an andesite butte of volcanic origin, located partially on Arizona State University's Tempe campus in Tempe, Arizona. It is often referred to by locals as A Mountain, after the 60-foot-tall (18 m) gold-painted letter 'A' near the top. Another name for the area, used by the City of Tempe, is Hayden Butte.
The highest point of Tempe Butte stands at 1,398 feet (426 m) in elevation, while its base is at approximately 1,150 feet (350 m) in elevation.
Tempe Butte is most often seen as the backdrop to games held in Sun Devil Stadium, including until recently the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, as well as Super Bowl XXX.
Originally, Tempe Butte was part of a series of horizontal layers, but the strata has been tilted associated with the formation of South Mountain, and millennia of erosion has created the distinctive hogback of resistant andesite, over sedimentary deposits and rhyolite beds.
Despite intensive development, the butte and its immediate surroundings continue to support a variety of native vegetation, including saguaro, Buckhorn Cholla, barrel cactus, creosote bush, palo verde, and mesquite. Native wildlife include jackrabbits, and small desert-adapted species such as pack rats.
Signs of early habitation by the Hohokam people have been found on Tempe Butte, including petroglyphs, pot shards, scrapers, and metate. The area just west of the butte would be settled by the 1870s in an area first known as Hayden's Ferry, then a major crossing for the Salt River which flows just north of the butte. The proximity of the community to the butte prompted Darrell Duppa to fancifully compare the area to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece; therefore, the town was given its present name. The remains of the Hayden Flour Mill (which lends its name to main thoroughfare Mill Avenue) still stand near the western edge of the butte.
More recent alterations include two water tanks on the south flank of the butte, and several trails, at least one paved, to provide access to man-made structures. The east side of the butte was partially excavated in order to accommodate the construction of Sun Devil Stadium in 1958. A 50-foot-tall (15 m) radio tower was built on the top of the mountain in 1962 for the Salt River Project.[1]
Recent development along the adjacent stretch of the Salt River (which has been dammed to form Tempe Town Lake) has prompted several grassroots movements to preserve the butte from further environmental damage.[3]
The "A"[edit]
Originally, the letter on Tempe Butte was an 'N', built by Tempe Normal School's class of 1918. The school changed its name to Tempe State Teacher's College in 1925, and the 'N' was adapted into a 'T'. Subsequently, three years later, the school would change its name again to Arizona State Teacher's College. It wasn't until 1938 that an "A" first appeared. It was formed from loose rocks and soon after, the fall ritual of whitewashing the "A" began. In 1952, the "A" was dynamited into tiny bits[4] and completely annihilated by vandals. In 1955, when the college was named Arizona State University, a new "A" was built. It remains today. The reinforced steel and poured concrete "A" measures 60 feet from base to top.
Due to the existence of an "A Mountain" for the University of Arizona (Sentinel Peak) which predates the "A" on Tempe Butte, students from these rival schools often attempt to paint the other's 'A' in their school colors. Guarding the A is an annual ritual in the week leading up to the annual ASU-UA football game, the Territorial Cup. The A has been painted in other colors for various causes, and is painted white at the beginning of each school year, but is usually painted Gold, one of ASU's school colors. Most recently, UA students painted the A blue and white following Arizona's victory in the 2011 Duel in the Desert.[5] The A has also been painted colors by other schools, such as green by Oregon Ducks fans and purple by Grand Canyon University fans.[6][7] A tradition called "Guarding of the 'A"" started in order to prevent the "A" from being painted the color of the rival schools. The "A" is annually guarded the two nights leading up to the UofA v. ASU football game.
- ^ a b c "Tempe Butte". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Tempe Butte, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "What a : Developers and anti-growth activists want a piece of Tempe's mythical mountain". Phoenix New Times. May 11, 2000. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ "HAYDEN BUTTE PRESERVE PARK". City of Tempe. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
- ^ "Students restore 'A' Mountain after UA fans paint it blue". The State Press. November 21, 2011.
- ^ Marissa Scott (October 18, 2012). "Giant A on ASU campus painted green". AZCentral.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ "'A' Mountain painted purple". AZCentral.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
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- ASU Campus Tour: A Mountain
- Overview of Tempe Butte physical geography
- Description of Tempe Butte by Tempe Historic Property Register
- Tempe Butte on LoJ Lists of Peak
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- Buttes of Arizona
- Geography of Tempe, Arizona
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President Ronald Reagan
President Reagan served from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. His impact is hard to cover in a concise way, but his policies linger both in the current U.S. economic framework and in the minds of millions. "Reaganomics" is a term that is still used in economic and political conversations.
When President Reagan took office, the headline unemployment rate was 7.5 percent. Unemployment crept as high as 10.8 percent in December and January of his second year as president, but fell to 5.4 percent by the time he left. This second year — 1982 — was the only year the economy really got worse under his watch. Gross domestic product contracted 1.22 percent as unemployment peaked and inflation remained high at 8.4 percent.
However, the rest of Reagan's presidency was characterized by tremendous economic success. Inflation declined to 3.71 percent in 1983 and averaged 4.4 percent for the eight-year period. GDP growth turned positive and averaged about 3.8 percent per year. Much of this success was attributed to Reagan's position on taxes and the Job Training Partnership Act of 1982.
Black Monday (October 18, 1987) may have been the most significant stock market disruption to occur during Reagan's presidency. Equities climbed 54 percent during his terms in office.


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Since the summer, we've advocated transitioning out of overvalued defensive sectors such as consumer staples in favor of cyclical groups such as industrials and consumer-discretionary names that stand to benefit from a strengthening U.S. economy.
Although the length of the government shutdown will affect U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter, recent data points reinforce our confidence in this weighting and macro outlook.
Consider, for example, the recent strength exhibited by the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), and indicator has a long track record of signaling major inflection points in the domestic economy.
Source: Bloomberg
This index is based on a survey of managers at manufacturing companies. Readings greater than 50 indicate an expansion in manufacturing activity; PMI values less than 50 correspond with a contraction. As a rule of thumb, investors should be wary of a recession when the manufacturing PMI drops to 45 or 46.
Although PMI often spikes to between 55 and 60 when the economy springs to life after a recession, readings in this range are rare this far into a recovery. In this light, the September PMI value of 56.2 suggests that the U.S. economy has finally accelerated after muddling through period of subpar growth in 2011 and 2012.
Revving Up for Growth
After suffering through one of the most trying periods in its history, U.S. automakers have emerged financially stronger and stand to benefit from a number of tailwinds in the domestic market.
At the end of 2012, the median age of passenger vehicles still on the road in the U.S. touched a record high of 11.4 years, compared to about 9 years a decade earlier. This trend stems from the 2007-09 financial crisis and Great Recession, when sales of new cars and trucks collapsed from a pre-crisis range of between 15 and 18 million vehicles to less than 10 million at the height of the downturn.
Source: Bloomberg
Faced with the worst economic downturn since the 1930s, Americans put off purchasing new cars for a few extra years. Although total miles driven by passenger vehicles has declined by about 15 percent from pre-crisis levels, the average U.S. driver still puts between 12,000 and 14,000 miles on his or her car each year. Most vehicles have a useful life of 150,000 miles to 200,000 miles; the rising age of the U.S. automobile fleet implies that many of these cars will need to be replaced in coming years.
Not only should a strengthening U.S. economy and declining unemployment rate support the ongoing recovery in sales of new cars and trucks, but the rising price of used cars-up more than 20 percent since their 2008 low-should also encourage this trend.
Source: Bloomberg
The uptick in the price of used cars makes new vehicles more attractive to prospective buyers and limits the extent to which automakers need to discount the latest models to drive sales.
At the same time, a secular shift is under way in the types of vehicles that consumers prefer. Concerns about rising gasoline prices have boosted demand for fuel-efficient compact and midsized cars such as the Ford (NYSE:F) Fusion, the Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) Altima and the Honda (NYSE:HMC) Accord. All three models have sold well this year.
Source: Bloomberg
And although U.S. automobile inventories have ticked up from their 2008-09 low, the supply of new cars on dealers' lots is modest relative to pre-crisis norms. A glut of new cars usually forces dealers to discount aggressively, a trend that crimps automakers' profit margins. This headwind has yet to emerge in the current cycle.
Source: Bloomberg
Credit availability and affordability have also improved dramatically, which should continue to fuel sales of new cars. Although interest rates have ticked up slightly this year, the cost of financing the purchase of a new vehicle remains near a record low. Favorable lease terms have also attracted buyers; leasing agreements now account for more than one-quarter of all new-automobile sales.
Source: Bloomberg
Whereas the U.S. media tends to focus exclusively on the domestic automobile market, growing demand for new passenger vehicles in China and other emerging markets represent an important upside driver for carmakers.
Despite slowing economic growth in China, sales of new cars and trucks have remained robust in the world's largest automobile market, growing about 12 percent from a year ago through the first seven months of 2013.
This powerful, secular growth trend appears to have legs. China, for example, averaged 58 passenger vehicles per 1,000 people at the end of 2010, compared to almost 800 cars per 1,000 people in the US.
Source: Bloomberg
Pole Position
The only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy during the Great Recession, Ford Motor Company boasts the best-positioned product lineup to take advantage of improving automobile sales in the U.S. and long-term demand growth in China and other emerging markets.
Up until a few years ago, the carmaker had faced unwieldy (and increasingly underfunded) pension obligations as the legion of retired workers grew. These other post-employment benefits (OPEB) included generous health care packages for retirees and their spouses that lasted for the remainder of their lives.
The Big Three U.S. automakers-General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company and Chrysler-in 2007 inked a new collective bargaining agreement with United Automobile Workers (UAW), the union that represents industry workers. This contract enabled the carmakers to shift their long-term health care liabilities into Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBA), trusts managed by a board of independent and UAW-appointed members.
Not only did this deal protect retirees' benefits against potential bankruptcy among the Big Three, but the agreement also effectively shifted these unfunded OPEB costs from the automakers' balance sheets.
Subsequent negotiations paved the way for a series of deals that established a two-tiered compensation structure whereby Ford Motor Company's new hires are paid on a lower scale than veteran workers. Second-tier employees start at $15.00 per hour and could earn up to about $20.00 per hour, while the hourly wage of longer-tenured autoworkers tops out at about $28.00 per hour.
Many of the new workers that the carmaker has hired this year to ramp up production of the popular Ford Fusion model are entry-level, second-tier workers that earn a lower hourly wage. In aggregate, tier-two employees account for as much as 20 percent of Ford Motor Company's workforce-a significant cost saver that enables the firm to better compete with foreign carmakers.
Ford Motor Company won't need to worry about renegotiating this advantageous contract until the current deal with the UAW expires in 2015.
Although playing hardball with the union has enabled Ford Motor Company to lower its cost structure, our bullish investment thesis reflects a number of other company-specific developments.
For one, the restructuring plan designed and implemented under CEO Alan Mulally has simplified the firm's operations dramatically by reducing excess manufacturing capacity and paring its extensive portfolio of brands.
This so-called One Ford initiative involved the US$2.3 billion sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors (TTM) and the US$1.6 billion divestment of Volvo to Geely Automobile Holdings (OTCPK:GELYF). After selling the majority of its stake in Mazda Motor Corp (OTCPK:MZDAY) and discontinuing Mercury, Ford Motor Company's portfolio consists of its eponymous mass-market brand and the higher-end Lincoln.
Under Mulally's leadership, Ford Motor Company has rationalized the number of production platforms-each of which included unique parts or were specific to individual countries-to five core platforms that account for 80 percent of the firm's models. Management plans to transition the company to nine shared platforms that represent about 99 percent of the carmakers' automobiles.
This strategic move should improve the auto company's economies of scale by enabling the firm to negotiate quantity discounts on parts and minimizing costly factory retooling. Equally important, Ford Motor Company will be able to adjust production to meet changes in consumer taste and demand.
The use of common platforms has also allowed the carmaker to accelerate the introduction of new models. Over the next three years, Ford Motor Company will update each of its major models, keeping the average age of the car designs in its showroom at about 2.3 years-well under the industry average of about 2.7 years. As newer designs usually sell better and command higher prices than legacy models, the carmaker's commitment to maintaining a fresh product lineup should also bolster the firm's profit margins.
And Ford Motor Company's new lines of fuel-efficient cars, especially the Fiesta and Fusion, have proved popular with consumers. In July 2013, the average Ford Fusion sat on a lot for only 31 days before selling, an impressive sales rate that prompted the automaker to add 1,400 workers to the production plant in Flat Rock, Mich., that builds the car.
Outside the US, the carmaker has a number of initiatives under way to grow its sales in China, where the company plans to double its product lineup by year-end and continues to remodel and refresh its showrooms. Management expects its dealer network in China to expand to more than 900 locations by 2015 from 600 by the end of 2013. Robust demand for Ford Motor Company's new models in the second quarter bolstered the U.S. automaker's share of this key growth market by 150 basis points from a year ago, to 4.3 percent.
Ford Motor Company has also put its financial house in order, using the free cash flow generated by its increasingly popular lineup of cars and light trucks to reduce debt and return capital to shareholders. The carmaker has amassed a about $25 million in gross cash and has access a $10 billion unsecured revolving line of credit-in line with management's goal of maintaining $20 billion to $30 billion in excess liquidity as a safeguard against another downturn.
This company's strong balance sheet and improving growth prospects prompted the firm to double its dividend in the first quarter to $0.10 per share, equivalent to an indicated yield of 2.4 percent at the stock's current quote.
Ford Motor Company has also deployed some of its excess cash is to pay down its unfunded pension liability. Management addressed these obligations in a July 24 conference call to discuss second-quarter results, noting that the company has completed about 60 percent of the lump-sum program and indicating the this funding shortfall could be eliminated as soon as next year.
The company continues to reduce the risk of its pension portfolio, reducing its exposure to equities in favor of steadier, fixed-income securities. Although Ford Motor Company doesn't update its pension liability each quarter, the firm contributed $2.8 billion in the first half of 2013 and plans to allocate $5 billion this year. The carmaker should also benefit from the recent uptick in the benchmark U.S. interest rates; the company can assume a higher return when calculating its liabilities, effectively reducing its need to contribute capital to the plan.
Unfunded pension liabilities have weighed on Ford Motor Company and have been the subject of considerable discussion during quarterly conference calls. Resolving the firm's unfunded liability would be a significant upside catalyst for the stock.
With a price-to-forward-sales ratio of 0.46, Ford Motor Company has one of the lowest multiples in the S&P 500; however, the stock's current price-to-sales ratio is in line with the 0.44 times sales that the shares fetched in the 1990s.
Fortunately, several factors suggest that the company should command a higher valuation in coming years.
First and foremost, the complete transformation of the U.S. auto industry should find favor among investors. The unfunded liabilities, inefficient manufacturing practices, excessive debt and bloated cost structures no longer plague the Big Three.
From 1997 to 2000, U.S. automobile sales stood at similar level to today. At the time, shares of Ford Motor Company traded at roughly 11 times to 12 times earnings, compared to the stock's current price to earnings level of less than 10. At a valuation of 12 times next year's estimated earnings, Ford Motor Company would be worth $21.00 per share. Given the company's improving profitability and the recovery in U.S. car sales, the carmaker's shares could be due for a major rerating.
U.S. automakers aren't the only way to gain exposure to the secular trends that are driving car sales. Roger Conrad and I will host a free webinar on Oct. 15, 2013, to discuss our favorite stocks and investment themes for 2014, including an industrial name that stands to benefit from the resurgence in global automobile sales and the ongoing push for improved fuel efficiency.
Disclosure: I am long F. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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text: Bloomberg: Ford Will Name Mark Fields Next CEOMatt Hardigree4/21/14 2:07pmFiled to: FordMark Fields262EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Surprising absolutely no one, Ford will name executive Mark Fields the CEO of Ford Motor Company, replacing Alan Mulally according to Bloomberg, who says the announcement could be made officially as soon as next month. Advertisement Here's what we have from Bloomberg thus far, we'll link when we have it:Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, will soon name Mark Fields its next chief executive officer and reveal when current CEO Alan Mulally will retire from the company he is credited with saving, according to two people familiar with the pending announcement.Mulally, 68, will step down before the end of the year and be succeeded by Fields, 53, now chief operating officer, according to the people, who asked not to be identified revealing internal plans. The Dearborn, Michigan-based company may announce the moves as soon as May 1, the people said.Fields has long been groomed by Ford as the replacement for Mulally, and has overseen much of the company's international operations as COO. Advertisement Also, speaking of grooming, we made a lot of jokes about his hair.Reply26 repliesLeave a reply


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Icy winter kills hundreds of Himalayan Pashmina goats
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of goats that provide wool for Kashmir's famous Pashmina shawls have died and thousands more face starvation because of heavy snow in India's Ladakh region where they live, officials said.
About 150,000 goats graze on pastures near the border with China where temperatures plunge to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 29 degrees Fahrenheit).
Pashmina goats, which grow a thick warm fleece, survive on grass but fodder becomes scarce in the harsh winter.
A Ladakh government official saw "heaps" of carcasses after visiting some of the frozen winter pastures.
"The death toll could increase as the pregnant goats have been having miscarriages," Tsering Dorjay told Reuters late on Wednesday, adding the goats faced death from starvation.
"The young ones have been dying because of the cold."
After a ban on shahtoosh, the world's finest wool derived from the hair of an endangered Tibetan antelope, shawls made from Pashmina wool are considered some of the world's finest and they are exported worldwide.
Ladakh authorities said they are trying to get emergency supplies to Pashmina grazing grounds as winter stocks of fodder had run out.
"The fodder has reached to some areas but 30,000 to 40,000 goats still face starvation in snow-bound areas," said Dorjay.
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