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Since my wife hasn't spent much time on the boat and it has been over a year since she was out sailing, we decided to again get the aid of a captain for the first leg of the trip. This would allow her to remember things forgotten as well as learn the differences with our larger boat.
Before we left the marina, we stopped by the free pump-out station. We haven't been using the on-board heads in the boat because of the month-long engine issue and the fact I would like to replace the hoses. But I have been running some fresh water through them to hopefully clean out the system a bit and it seemed like a good time to learn how to use a pump out. I maneuvered the boat from the slip to the pump out and my wife, who didn't see my docking practice sessions, said she was impressed with my maneuvering abilities. Yea!
A couple things I've heard or learned about the pump out I figure I'll share here since I can't be the only one that has never done it. First, I was told when opening the pump out access on the boat, do so slowly and don't stand directly over it. Apparently if a tank is very full the vent can become blocked and further use pressurizes the system. You don't want to be standing over that geyser when it goes off. Fortunately we didn't have this issue. The second tip is that some of the pumps, including the one we were trying to use, need to be primed. To prime the pump you turn on the pump, open the valve at the end, and dunk it in the water until it seems to start sucking up seawater and then you can put the hose over the open access and pump out the tank. Oh my...I just realized...many bloggers say you are not a real cruising blog until you post about waste systems...so I guess this makes me legit now. ;-) Anyway, enough of that subject.
|Our track from Palm Coast to Jacksonville
We departed the Hammock Beach Yacht Harbor marina around 8 am under cold grey skies. This was to be the theme of the morning. Motoring up the ICW was just as it has been in the past...kinda like driving down a highway...only you are averaging 8 miles an hour. This reminds me of what our bareboat/catamaran instructor once said about scheduling a sailing trip:
"To figure out how long a trip will take by sailboat, calculate how long it would take to walk there and then add a day."
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In St Augustine we stopped to pick up some fuel at Camachee Cove Marina. It was interesting getting into the marina as there was a moderate current crossing the fairly narrow entrance. Just like a plane, we crabbed the boat into the current until we broke through to the calm water. We stopped there for fuel since my recently acquired SeaTow membership gave us a $0.10 discount on fuel and we never have figured out exactly how much was in the metal tank (apparently, also like airplanes, boat gas gauges are notoriously inaccurate). The clouds started breaking up about this time and we found blue sky, but it was still rather cold...at least for Florida. After refueling, we continued our trek up the ICW towards our destination of Palm Cove Marina in Jacksonville Beach.
You can see the current at the base of the marker pole...naturally we are heading into the current. I think we averaged about 7.5 knots on this trip with values anywhere from 4 to almost 10.
A few hours later we arrived in Jacksonville Beach. As reported by other cruisers on ActiveCaptain, the channel into Palm Cove is not terribly deep or wide. I think we saw just under 6 feet of depth. They had a small dredge out working on it when we arrived, so I suspect it will be deeper soon...at least for a little while. Fuel was pretty cheap here, so we topped off our tanks and filled a couple jerry jugs and tied up at the end dock for the evening. The next day we will make our way from Jacksonville to Brunswick Georgia.
Later that evening, we were presented with one of the most spectacular sunsets we've seen, so we will leave you with more pictures from that.


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This Spring season we actually have not one, but two ball players in the house! Our league added a K-Ball division for 3/4 year olds and Emery is following right in Chase's footsteps! Both kids are playing on the Astros which made it super easy for family to get shirts (heck, we even gave them the same number, so we could have one shirt cover both kids). Jeff is assistant coaching Chase's team again and this year we were blessed enough to get Chase's former school coach, Coach Blake, to head coach. It's going to be a great season! While they don't keep score in K-Ball, they were so cute (I mean, really, really cute) and Chase's team won 16-6. I think we are off to a fantastic start! Man how time has flown!
1) a wonderful day full of great memories
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Upcoming gardening bees, AGM and renting a plot…
It was a very busy 2011 for CRCG committee, which was focused upon getting key documents and policies in place for the garden, and writing lots of grant applications. But we also managed to get our hands dirty too – installing structures and implementing projects such as the central mandala, the all important fence, initial restoration work upon of the creek line, hosting practical workshops, and giving many talks to other interested community groups.
The exciting news for 2012 is that it is the year for getting our plots established. Along with putting in a shed and tanks to secure an alternative water source, the plots are the number one priority for the committee. There will be 50-60 plots available to paid CRCG members, available for rent at $60 per annum (1 Jul thru 30 Jun financial year). We plan to 'release' plots in lots of about 10 at a time, on a first-in best-dressed basis. We know that some of you have already expressed an interest in a renting a plot, but now is the time to put your hand up officially, declare your active interest, and make a payment. Committee members and the garden co-ordinator are happy to give you advice and some assistance with building your plot, but we expect plot holders to be actively involved in the construction and maintenance of their plot.
To that end, the CRCG committee invites you to attend our upcoming 2012 AGM at Cavanbah Hall, on Sat 25th Feb, between 12pm and 1.30pm. You will be able to register your interest and make payments for a plot after the meeting concludes. If you have friends who are interested in having their own plot, we encourage you to bring them to the meeting and become members of CRCG.
One of the other main purposes of the AGM is to elect new committee members – we would love to have new committee members with fresh new ideas come on board. Be assured it is possible to be involved as a committee member without holding a formal office position (ie President, Treasurer, Secretary), though anyone amongst the paid membership is most welcome to nominate for these three positions. If anyone is interested in finding out more about the ins and outs of committee, the 2011 committee members will be available to talk to you before the official meeting commences, from about 11.30am onwards.
Our meetings will be much more practically focused in 2012, with ideas and issues being discussed during weekly hands-on gardening bees. Gardening bees will take place every Saturdays, from 9am to 1pm. All are welcome for as much time as you are able to comfortably contribute. Please note that our Garden Co-ordinator, Steve McGrane is also on-site during the week, from Mon-Wed 9-1pm. So if you have a spare hour or two during the week, and feel like some healthy outdoor activity, come on down to the garden and get involved in any way you can.
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Two trains are about to arrive at the platform, the low fat train and the full fat train. Which train do you choose?
Up until a 40 years ago there was no such thing as the low fat train and everybody travelled full fat. But since the 70's and 80's there has been a shift towards the low fat bandwagon. The full fat that we eat naturally in animal foods (that humans have been eating for millions of years) suddenly became the culprit for heart disease and obesity. Some studies including 'The seven Countries Study' which have since been disproven seemed to suggest that it was the fat and the cholesterol in our food that was causing these problems. In 1977 the 'McGovern Committee' in America gave the first clear guidelines to the American government that the 'low fat, high carb' was the way to go despite protests from others who stated that sugar was the problem not the fat. The governments of the world and many food companies soon realised that there was a lot of money to be made from this 'low fat movement' and within a few years fat was enemy number one and grain food were the golden child. But did everyone get healthier and leaner following the new food pyramid which promoted grains and demonised fats?
Check out this short video on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8WA5wcaHp4 which explains how fat is not a problem.
Take a look at the chart below and see for yourself, although correlation does not prove causation it does make a good argument.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics (US). Health, United States, 2008: With Special Feature on the Health of Young Adults. Hyattsville (MD): National Center for Health Statistics (US); 2009 Mar. Chartbook.
Nowadays we have a situation where we are being told from an early age to eat according to the government issued food pyramid. Children are being indoctrinated with the notion that fat is bad and that eating loads of bread/pasta/cereals are good. Doctors who do not get very much nutrition coaching in medical school advise patients to eat 'healthy'- to follow the food pyramid. Unfortunately we as a nation are seeing a continued rise in obesity, cancer, diabetes and other diseases.
When I talk about fat, I am referring to naturally occurring fats that are in all animal products. In butter, meats, eggs, dairy, fish, nuts, seeds, olive, coconut and palm oil. Processed oils and trans fats are very dangerous to the body and should not be eaten.
If you are not convinced, here are some reasons why you should full fat foods.
1. Low fat foods are full of sugar and other chemicals
When the low fat movement came out and the manufacturers decided to remove the fat from the various products, they discovered that they tasted crap. They replaced the fat with lots of sugar and flavourings and other crap to make them palatable. These made the product taste good but now the original food has became a processed piece of garbage. Low fat foods are basically foods with the goodness removed and extra rubbish put in.
2. Low fat can raise chances of getting heart disease and other autoimmune disease
Heart disease is the most common form of death in the western world. Traditional population who ate diets high in fat had near minimum levels of heart disease. Once these people were exposed to western low fat type diets, their levels of disease soared. They got obese, became diabetic and levels of heart disease rose. Read more about the work of Weston Price in my article here.
3. Low fat foods make us fat
A low fat diet is pretty much a high carb diet. Many people in this modern world live sedentary lives and have jobs and lifestyles which have a low energy output. These carbs that are consumed by the body are turned into glucose. Glucose is stored as glycogen in the muscle and liver cells and becomes available for energy whenever required. If this glycogen store does not get used up then the cells , then the additional glucose consumed cannot fit into the cells and gets put into fat storage. Alternatively consuming a diet with a higher percentage of fats can make us less likely to overeat as fat and protein consumption regulate hormones which make us feel full and reduce hunger.
4. Low fat can mean higher cholesterol
For years consumption of dietary fat and cholesterol were considered the number one cause of high cholesterol in our body. We were told to lower our intake of saturated fats in eggs, red meat and butter. We were also told to eat lots of whole grains, and eat heart healthy vegetable spreads. Again the information was wrong!
In actual fact eating more fat will lead to an increase in 'HDL' cholesterol which is the good cholesterol and shows an decreased risk of heart disease. Also a higher fat diet can change the particle size of 'LDL' cholesterol from small dense particles (which are dangerous) to dense fluffy ones (which are nice and friendly)!
5. Low fat can lead to brain disfunction
Low levels of DHA, a fat found in omega 3 fatty acids has been associated with memory loss, difficulty concentrating, Alzheimer's disease and other mood problems.
To wrap up, we need to get back to basics regarding our fat intake. Food should be there to enjoy as nature intended. Fat is not meant to be removed from milk or yogurt, real butter is not going to make you fat, eggs will not give you high cholesterol. Stay away from anything marketed as 'low fat' as it is more than likely a Frankenstein food with a multitude of other crap thrown in. Eat real, unprocessed, locally produced, real, whole foods as much as possible and you will not go wrong.
You are back standing on the platform at the train station. The man on the loudspeaker shouts out: "the low fat train will be departing Platform 2 in 5 minutes and Is stopping at Low energy, Obesity, High Triglycerides, High Cholesterol, Sickness, and Heart Disease"
"The full fat train is departing Platform 1 and is going express to Optimal Health"
…I know where I want to go!


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Featuring full-color map guidance and built-in heart rate sensors, advanced technology and stylish innovation define Garmin's fēnix 5X Multisport GPS Watch.
The fēnix 5X unites elite performance with exciting fitness features for a multisport training companion you can take anywhere. The 5X is the first fēnix series watch to offer full-color, U.S. topographic mapping for at-a-glance navigation, location referencing, and routable map options.
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- Battery life: up to 12 days in smart watch mode (depending on settings), up to 20 hours in GPS mode or up to 50 hours in UltraTrac™ battery saver mode Stainless-steel bezel, buttons and rear case for added durability
- Built-in navigation sensors include GPS and GLONASS capability to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone
- 3-axis compass, gyroscope and barometric altimeter for superior tracking capabilities
- Performance widget that shows your training status, training load, etc. puts key stats at your fingertips
- Advanced training and performance metrics to keep you pushing yourself to your next goal
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Wrist-based Heart Rate Technology
Garmin's Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology uses optical, LED light sensors strategically placed on the bottom of the watch face to monitor your blood flow, thus tracking your heart rate without the need for a chest strap. The optical, LED light sensors have a larger sampling area for higher rates of accuracy. The fēnix 5X uses your heart rate to count your steps, monitor your sleep cycle, provide calories burned information, and quantify the intensity of your fitness activities.
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Rights of Passage: Immigrant Fiction, Religious Ritual, and the Politics of Liminality, 1899-1939
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The novels written by immigrants to the United States during the great wave of immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries reveal a preoccupation with religious ritual as a major means through which they depict the tensions and dynamics at work in the immigration experience and the confrontation with American culture. This dissertation establishes the significance of religious ritual in novels written by immigrants to the United States between 1899 and 1939, and delineates the important spiritual, social, and political functions such ritual served by way of its special properties. I argue that immigrant writers used ritual as a powerful hieroglyph by which to comment upon the complex connection between the religious, the ethnic, and the political in the life of the immigrant.
The challenges that immigrants faced in their daily lives were ripe to be worked out within the special mechanism of religious ritual. Immigrant life was one of physical hardship, in which the body was debased by racial prejudice, inhumane working conditions, and a squalid living environment, while the voice of the immigrant was often silenced by an inability to speak the dominant language. In addition, the religious immigrant, no matter what religion he or she practiced, confronted a society that challenged preconceived notions of the order of the cosmos and of the ultimate vertical and horizontal obligations of human beings in the world. Thus immigrants faced competing visions of redemption posed by other religions, Americanization, and the pursuit of material success. Immigrant writers continually compress the foregoing concerns into ritual moments in their novels. Ritual, which employs the body as a medium for the expression of religious truth and aesthetically orchestrates physical movements and expressive use of the Word, conferred dignity on the immigrant body, gave voice to the immigrant soul, provided a context in which the immigrant could experience beauty within a poor and often ugly environment, and challenged the immigrant to choose between conflicting visions of redemption within American society.
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Samal, Laura Patton, "Rights of Passage: Immigrant Fiction, Religious Ritual, and the Politics of Liminality, 1899-1939. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2008.


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If you have an idea for a new metallic item, regardless of the number of items that need to be produced, it's important to note that it is often possible to have your idea turned into a reality through custom metal fabrication. In order to do so, you must first provide information about the features the item should have, its basic appearance and your budget for the project. Those facts will allow for the metal experts to create an approximate plan as to what the item will look like and the materials that it should be made of. At that time, computer-aided design experts can help you to create an appropriate plan for your item. Therefore, when you have an idea for a metal-based item and need help turning it into an actual product, it is a good idea to be aware of the following information.
Brainstorming For The Beginnings Of A Design
If you are new to designing new metallic items, you may be surprised to discover that the use of current technology permits the creation of many items with just a modicum of information. For instance, inputting what you need the item to do and the weight and temperatures associated with those tasks can allow computer programs to determine the necessary size of the item and the type or strength of metals it should be made of.
Since that information can make it easier for you to determine if the cost of manufacturing your idea is within your budget and if your idea is viable, this step is crucial to the creation process. It also results in the ability to process computer-aided design, which results in a 3D image of your idea, as explained below. Whether your idea is for new jewelry or a tiny item that could make a complicated aspect of the medical field easier, the brain-storming step is crucial.
Understanding Computer-aided Design
A computer-aided design expert can essentially combine the information that you started out with and the material and size specifications that were recently determined to create one or more images of your idea. While the first step of the design process required research and data to make a rough estimate of what the item would look like the computer-aided design provides 3-D images so that you can envision your idea prior to its actual manufacture.
In addition, those 3-D images can often be turned, rotated and re-sized in a variety of ways, with features altered to better meet your expectations. It is also possible in some instances to change the order in which the metals are used, assuming that the structural integrity of your item is not impaired by doing so. When you are satisfied with the cost, functionality, appearance and expected use of your idea, it can then be given a physical form.
In conclusion, custom metal fabrication can allow for the production of a few new items or thousands of them. As a result, when you have an idea for an item and you are unsure as to how you can transform it into a physical form, you are likely to find the above information to be useful.Share
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CANTON The nightmare that is navigating the Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 62 exits at Fulton Road NW is going to get a little better.
A $3.8 million Ohio Department of Transportation improvement project is expected to break ground next year as the result of a nearly two-year study of traffic in the area surrounding the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The study showed that by 2019, traffic conditions for drivers traveling the freeways near the Hall are not expected to be great during the morning rush and will be about as bad as traffic conditions can be during peak evening hours. Any increased traffic from a potential Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village development only would make those problems worse.
"I think anybody who's ever driven that knows that that's not the optimum situation in how that functions," said Dan Moeglin, city engineer.
The highway isn't getting rebuilt, but at least one of the planned fixes should improve the merging situation.
"That's not even necessary because of the Hall of Fame," ODOT spokesman Justin Chesnic said. "It's just necessary because of how traffic flows."
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For the I-77 southbound and U.S. Route 62 westbound exits to Fulton Road NW and Blake Avenue:
• Make the exit a four-lane ramp with two right-turn lanes, one through lane and one left-turn lane
• Change the traffic signals so more cars can turn from multiple locations at the intersection at the same time
• Extend the storage for the left-hand turn from Fulton to Blake Avenue so it accommodates more cars
• Eliminate access to Fulton from the section of Blake north of Fulton by making the intersection a cul-de-sac
• Restrict turns from the southern portion of Blake onto Fulton to right-turn only to help traffic flow better
For the "weave" area of I-77 southbound and U.S. Route 62 westbound exits to Fulton Road NW
• Continue two lanes of U.S. Route 62 traffic into the weave area and then physically separate them with a barrier and designate which continues onto the interstate and which exits to Fulton
• Widen the I-77 exit ramp to two lanes so there's separation between the interstate and U.S. Route 62 exits to Fulton
For the I-77 northbound exit to Fulton Road NW
• Widen the exit by adding an extra left-turn lane onto Fulton
Chesnic, with ODOT, said much of the property needed for the improvements already is within ODOT's right-of-way. Final decisions about what's needed won't be made until summer, but right-of-way acquisition is expected to be minimal.
Future ideas
There's no new highway configuration planned at this point. If the Village grows beyond what the study anticipated, then that could be explored. But those improvements would be "costly and unnecessary" to meet the level of service required for what's expected, the study concluded.
Pete Fierle, chief of staff and spokesman for the Hall, said the changes ODOT has planned will help meet an immediate need and will assist with the build-out of the Village. The hope for the Village, he said, is for the project to be so successful that other traffic fixes are needed in the future.
Village developers have the option of making changes to streets not within the scope of ODOT's project. Moeglin, the city engineer, said developers largely are responsible for dealing with roads inside the Village. The typical process likely will be that developers design the road, bring the plans to the city for approval, award the contracts, and possibly use funding from the tax-increment-financing property tax abatement or Tourism Development District to improve public infrastructure.
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Kids today are bombarded with ads for junk food and tempted by sugary cereals and snacks in cartoon-covered boxes—no wonder encouraging them to eat healthy, nutritious foods can be a challenge. The struggle can be even tougher if a child is under severe stress. At any age, stress can break down good intentions and self-control, sending a person down a path of unhealthy choices. Over time, stress eating can lead to obesity, mood and sleep problems, and other health issues.
The good news is that there are a few simple things you can do to help young bodies and brains get the right nutrition to operate at their best. Here are some ways to encourage healthy eating habits:
Eat together as a family
Consistent, healthy routines can help children feel safe and trusting of the world around them—and mealtime is one of the most important daily routines for a family. Set aside a specific time for meals and eat together as often as possible. Age doesn't matter—even babies can bang their spoon and enjoy the family table! Mealtimes are a great opportunity to create strong family bonds by talking about what's going on in everyone's lives. Remember, mealtime conversations should be an arena for positive conversations and family bonding.
Ditch the distractions
Avoid screens (such as the television and cell phone screens) during mealtimes. No matter how tempting, don't answer the phone if it rings — use the time to talk, share, and connect.
Eat breakfast every day
Enjoying a healthy and complete breakfast helps your child start the day with a store of good energy. Try matching up a protein (such as milk, eggs, yogurt, cheese, soy, or peanut butter) with whole grains (oatmeal, whole grain cereal, or whole-wheat bread). Top that off with a favorite fruit for more minerals and vitamins. Children and adults who eat breakfast daily are less likely to be overweight.
Serve lots of colorful vegetables and fruits
Aim for at least 5 servings a day. Choose fresh, frozen, or canned options and add them to what kids already eat. Try sprinkling berries or slices of banana into kids' cereal or slipping greens like spinach into fruit smoothies. And show kids how to make some "secret" family recipes for collard greens, borsch, nopales, bok choy, or other favorite veggies—however your family rolls.
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Serve healthy protein
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Put a lid on soda
Help your child develop the habit of reaching for water first. Limit juices, soda, and sugary drinks. Eliminating one large soda a day and replacing it with water could result in a weight loss of 14 pounds a year.
Get your children involved.
Why should you do all the meal planning, shopping, and cooking by yourself? You probably have some small budding chefs in the family just itching to get in on the action. Encourage them to make some choices ("Would you rather make a sandwich today or a smoothie?" or "Would you rather snack on an apple or an orange?"). Use the kitchen as a place to enjoy each other's company and conversation. There's another plus, according to some researchers: Boys are more likely to talk and open up while cooking (or watching you cook) than in a sit-down talk.
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After cavorting at Wilderness, I drove straight to my mother's cottage on last Monday morning to help celebrate her birthday: wholly serendipitously Cornbury Park where the festival was held is only twenty-five miles away from where I grew up so there was no excuse for missing her birthday. Billy, as you can see, was on top form. He's resting after the very exuberant effort of greeting me, under the David Austin Eglantyne rose that I bought for my mother.
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text: NYSE:DGDollar General Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Dollar General Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $196.83 +5.74 (+3.00 %) (As of 08/14/2020 10:38 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$191.59Now: $196.83▼$197.3850-Day Range$186.46MA: $190.75▼$195.4352-Week Range$125.00Now: $196.83▼$197.92Volume1.76 million shsAverage Volume2.35 million shsMarket Capitalization$49.55 billionP/E Ratio25.46Dividend Yield0.73%Beta0.52 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Dollar General Corporation, a discount retailer, provides various merchandise products in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. The company offers consumable products, including paper and cleaning products, such as paper towels, bath tissues, paper dinnerware, trash and storage bags, and laundry and other home cleaning supplies; packaged food comprising cereals, canned soups and vegetables, condiments, spices, sugar, and flour; and perishables that include milk, eggs, bread, refrigerated and frozen food, beer, and wine. Its consumable products also comprise snacks, which include candies, cookies, crackers, salty snacks, and carbonated beverages; health and beauty products, including over-the-counter medicines and personal care products, such as soaps, body washes, shampoos, cosmetics, and dental hygiene and foot care products; pet supplies and pet food; and tobacco products. In addition, the company offers seasonal products comprising decorations, toys, batteries, small electronics, greeting cards, stationery, prepaid phones and accessories, gardening supplies, hardware, and automotive and home office supplies; and home products that include kitchen supplies, cookware, small appliances, light bulbs, storage containers, frames, candles, craft supplies and kitchen, and bed and bath soft goods. Further, it provides apparel, which comprises casual everyday apparel for infants, toddlers, girls, boys, women, and men, as well as socks, underwear, disposable diapers, shoes, and accessories. As of March 1, 2019, Dollar General Corporation operated 15,472 stores in 44 states. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. and changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingDollar General has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.92, and is based on 19 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $197.57, Dollar General has a potential upside of 0.4% from its current price of $196.83.Amount of Analyst CoverageDollar General has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.8 Community Rank Outperform VotesDollar General has received 1,073 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesDollar General has received 828 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentDollar General has received 56.44% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Dollar General and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe DG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe DG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldDollar General has a dividend yield of 0.73%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthDollar General has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Dollar General is 21.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Dollar General will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.22% next year. This indicates that Dollar General will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Dollar General insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,414,046.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.72% of the stock of Dollar General is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.66% of the stock of Dollar General is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Dollar General are expected to grow by 0.11% in the coming year, from $8.87 to $8.88 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Dollar General is 25.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Dollar General is 25.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 36.09.Price to Earnings Growth RatioDollar General has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioDollar General has a P/B Ratio of 7.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.5Community Rank: 2.8Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.84 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Variety stores Sub-IndustryGeneral Merchandise Stores SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNYSE:DG Previous Symbol CUSIP25667710 CIK29534 Webwww.dollargeneral.com Phone615-855-4000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.65 Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio0.60Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio25.46 Forward P/E Ratio22.19 P/E Growth1.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$27.75 billion Price / Sales1.79 Cash Flow$8.97 per share Price / Cash Flow21.95 Book Value$26.60 per share Price / Book7.40Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$6.73 Net Income$1.71 billion Net Margins6.69% Return on Equity29.33% Return on Assets8.70%Miscellaneous Employees143,000 Outstanding Shares251,722,000Market Cap$49.55 billion Next Earnings Date8/27/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable $196.83 +5.74 (+3.00 %) (As of 08/14/2020 10:38 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive DG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for DG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Dollar General (NYSE:DG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Dollar General's stock been impacted by Coronavirus? Dollar General's stock was trading at $157.63 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, DG shares have increased by 24.9% and is now trading at $196.83. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Dollar General? 25 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Dollar General in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 19 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Dollar General. When is Dollar General's next earnings date? Dollar General is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Dollar General. How can I listen to Dollar General's earnings call? Dollar General will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, August 27th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were Dollar General's earnings last quarter? Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 28th. The company reported $2.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.86. The firm had revenue of $8.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.66 billion. Dollar General had a return on equity of 29.33% and a net margin of 6.69%. Dollar General's revenue for the quarter was up 27.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.48 EPS. View Dollar General's earnings history. How often does Dollar General pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Dollar General? Dollar General announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Tuesday, July 21st. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 6th. View Dollar General's dividend history. What guidance has Dollar General issued on next quarter's earnings? Dollar General updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 28th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 7.40 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $7.54. The company issued revenue guidance of $29.974 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $30.3 billion. What price target have analysts set for DG? 25 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Dollar General's stock. Their forecasts range from $145.00 to $230.00. On average, they anticipate Dollar General's share price to reach $197.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Dollar General. Has Dollar General been receiving favorable news coverage? Media coverage about DG stock has been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Dollar General earned a media sentiment score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about Dollar General. Are investors shorting Dollar General? Dollar General saw a decrease in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,220,000 shares, a decrease of 20.7% from the June 15th total of 2,800,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,450,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's stock are sold short. View Dollar General's Short Interest. Who are some of Dollar General's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Dollar General include Target (TGT), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Big Lots (BIG), Tuesday Morning (TUES) and Fred's (FREDQ). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Dollar General own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Dollar General investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Walmart (WMT), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Visa (V), Intel (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and AT&T (T). Who are Dollar General's key executives? Dollar General's management team includes the following people: Mr. Todd J. Vasos, CEO & Director (Age 57)Mr. John W. Garratt, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)Mr. Robert D. Ravener Jr., Exec. VP & Chief People Officer (Age 60)Mr. Jeffery Carl Owen, Exec. VP of Store Operations (Age 49)Mr. Jason S. Reiser, Exec. VP & Chief Merchandising Officer (Age 51) What is Dollar General's stock symbol? Dollar General trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "DG." Who are Dollar General's major shareholders? Dollar General's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (3.89%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.32%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.85%), Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.76%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.48%) and Swiss National Bank (0.47%). Company insiders that own Dollar General stock include Anita C Elliott, Carman R Wenkoff, Patricia Filikrushel, Rhonda Taylor and Robert D Ravener. View institutional ownership trends for Dollar General. Which institutional investors are selling Dollar General stock? DG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Coho Partners Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Hexavest Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., and PNC Financial Services Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Dollar General company stock in the last year include Anita C Elliott, Carman R Wenkoff, and Rhonda Taylor. 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The Minnesota Wind Chill and the Madison Radicals of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL), which has 21 teams across the United States, played a scrimmage during Sunday's halftime.
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
New Issue: Questions of International Law
Questions of International Law / Questioni di Diritto Internazionale (no. 27, 2016) is out. Contents include:
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New Orleans is a special place for many reasons. It's a hotbed for music and culture, but clearly one of its shining features is its delicious Cajun and Creole cuisine. New Orleans has countless native dishes, but I'd be hard-pressed to think of one more closely linked with this city or more celebrated than gumbo. I know vegetarian gumbo may sound like an oxymoron, but with the right organic herbs and spices, you won't even miss those traditional proteins. Feel free to call it vegetable stew if that suits you more!
Vegetarian Gumbo Recipe
Roux Ingredients
- 1 cup organic white flour
- 1 cup vegetable oil (or coconut oil or butter for an untraditional twist)
Gumbo Ingredients
- 3 organic bell peppers, diced
- 2 organic onions, diced
- 3 ribs organic celery, sliced
- Sea salt, to taste
- A few cloves of organic garlic, chopped
- 5 quarts organic vegetable stock (homemade is best!)
- 1 lb. organic or wild mushrooms or protein of choice
- 1/2 lb. organic okra (if you can find it, optional)
- 16 oz. can organic diced tomatoes (optional)
- 4 organic bay leaves
- 1 tsp. organic thyme
- Pinch of smoked sea salt
- 1 Tbsp. organic garlic powder
- 1 Tbsp. organic smoked paprika
- Organic freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 Tbsp. organic Cajun seasoning
- 1/2 oz. of organic marshmallow root (optional)
- Vegetarian Worcestershire sauce, to taste (optional)
- Your favorite hot sauce, to taste
- Organic green onions as a garnish
- Sprinkle of filé (powdered organic sassafras leaves, optional but traditional)
- 1 cup organic white rice, cooked
What is Roux?
A roux (pronounced "roo") is equal parts fat and flour. I prefer to use butter as the fat, but you can use coconut oil too. Traditionally, roux is made with vegetable or canola oil, however. Roux is primarily used to thicken sauces and soups. You'll need to make this first before you add everything else on the ingredient list.
Note that it can take up to 30 minutes of whisking to make a nice, dark roux, so why not make it enjoyable? Prepare a nice cup of tea or a cold beverage to enjoy while stirring. Listen to what Chef Isaac Toups says… "If this is your first roux, don't walk away. If this is your second roux, don't walk away!"
First You Make a Roux:
- Over medium heat, melt oil (or fat of choice) in a stock pot.
- Slowly whisk in flour. Whisk without stopping for 20-30 minutes to prevent burning.
- Once the roux is a dark brown (like caramel), it's good to go!
How to Make Vegetarian Gumbo:
- Make a roux.
- Add chopped bell peppers, celery, and onion (they call this the "Holy Trinity" in Cajun and Creole cooking) to the hot roux.
- Add a pinch of sea salt to sweat the veggies a bit. Cook until onions start to turn translucent, then add chopped garlic.
- Slowly pour in the vegetable stock and stir to prevent lumps. In a separate pan, sauté mushrooms for a few minutes to develop some color then add to gumbo.
- Add okra, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, smoked sea salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, black pepper, cajun seasoning, vegetarian Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce to gumbo.
- Hint: If you can't find okra, try a marshmallow infusion! Marshmallow and okra are both in the Malvaceae plant family and can both be used to thicken the soup. Strange I know, but it works! Learn how to make an herbal infusion.
- Turn heat to about medium high until the mixture starts to boil.
- Then, reduce heat to keep your gumbo at a low simmer.
- Cover pot and let cook for a couple of hours. Stir every so often.
- Serve with green onions, sprinkle with filé (organic sassafras leaf, powdered), and atop cooked rice.
- Laissez les bons temps rouler!


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I love Rube Goldberg machines. We've seen some very clever ones in recent year, but how many have come with their own narrative theme song and an action adventure story? Enter Biisuke Ball's Big Adventure Part 2 [via Sploid]. It's a Rube Goldberg machine where three balls go on a well-timed adventure, complete with the afore-mentioned narrative theme song. It's in Japanese, but there are subtitles, and the real magic is in the ingenious machine. Enjoy!
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Saturday, 22 August 2015
Gothic Art in Spotlight: Giant Toys and a Giant's Church
This post is another combination of Gothic Art in Spotlight and Road Trip 2015. Before Finnish nature I feature art that examines products of pop culture and among them are the characters of Sin City and Edward the Scissor hands and they do appeal goths.
Please click photos for larger view, otherwise it can be hard to recognize all the characters, especially in "Family portraits" as the artists refer to the group displays. :)
On the left is a photo were you can see the largest toy giant. It was about 4 meters long but the others were mostly 1 - 2 meters long.
Gigantic Toys
Exhibition Toygiants in the Pori Art Museum is composed of photographs of toy figures in enormous scale. The individual photographs have no name nor are there labels telling at what year the photo was taken. It is a collection, not separate works, just like the toys in the photos. However, the photos are taken between 2004 and 2008 and instead of "an exhibition" I could also call this art project, because it kind of is that too.
Lastly, a photo of the wall of fame with action figures of famous characters from the movies.
Giant's Church
To continue the theme of Giants, I am now going to write about the Giant's Church. There are approximately 30 giant's churches in Finland, mostly on the West area. They are massive formations of stones and are very likely man made. They are from about 2 000 BCE so, that means they are from the middle of Neolithic Age.
When driving from Oulu down towards Vaasa we noticed a sign on the side of the road telling that there is a Giant's Church 8 kilometers away from our route, so we decided to make a little detour.
I had never visited a giant's church before so I was really excited. Must say though, that the route from the main road to the castle was curvy and at some point I was slightly worried we had taken a wrong turn. There were signs, but often bushes and tree branches had grown in front of them.
When we arrived to a small parking lot (for about 5 cars) we noticed the Neolithic tourist attraction called "Vanha kastelli" was not the only thing to see.
We walked the Vodka Trail and after that took another road and headed to the Giant's Church.
Nobody knows for sure what these huge stonewall circles were for. There is evidence that people had homes around it. This particular Giant's Church has six holes or gates in its walls. Naturally, if there were structures of wood, they have long gone and disintegrated.
I took a photo of the information board's map so that you can really see what shape this ancient church is.
"Jätinkirkko" means the Giant's Church and "kivikautinen asuinpaikka" is where they've found ruins of habitation from the Stone Age.
The name Giant's Church was invented by the humans who later inhabited the area. They were farmers and other not so highly educated people so they sthought the odd and enormous ruins were made by giants. Giants are actually in bigger role in Norwegian and Swedish folklore than in Finnish. Probably partly because Norway and Sweden have more mountains than Finland. Mountains call for bigger beasts, don't you think?
In the old Finnish folklore the deity of woods and hunting, Tapio, could change his size and be taller than pine trees but if he was to interact with humans, he would often be their size and come to rest at their campfire. The goblin creatures and other evil forces of forests in Finnish folklore are no bigger than human, usually. Some are as tiny as ants, when they roam around woods but that is not a good thing. The legend says that if you cross a path of the goblin creatures you might accidentally get "caught" and are forced to walk in the woods for all eternity with no way out. The tiny ant size creatures walk so tiny roads it is hard to be aware of them!
I must write another post about old folklore, because the Baltic-Finnic tales (Finland and Estonia) do differ from the tales in Norway and Sweden.
Notice also that the stone walls are partly soil. Probably because of the 4 000 years that have passed since they were build but I am not sure if soil really was used to tie the rocks together. I am in noway an expert on Stone Age.
The stones were a bit loose here and there, especially on the top parts of the walls. I was really happy I had good boots on when we went there, not summery ballerinas!
I just have to say it was really hard to try to take a decent photo of this huge stone wall square and I can honestly admit I did not succeed. The area is roughly the shape of a small football field and about the same size (62 X 36 meters). The walls are 2 meters high and 7 meters wide.
Next up: Personal life changes because I am moving to a new apartment next week!
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The giants churches are fascinating, thanks for telling us about them. I loved the story about the Vodka Trail and the two old men's friendship. The photos of toys are cool, it is interesting to think how much toys still play a part of our lives as adults with collections, fandoms or just something to hug when you are sad.ReplyDelete
Good luck with the move!
I love seeing the old church here! When I was young and stupid, I thought taht people lived in cages 2000 years ago - which is really stupid considering I knew greek mythology and the bible at that time. But seeing the marvelous buildings in Ireland or Scotland that were built with stones carried more than 100 kms and with intricate designs to have sun light shine in during specific dates... I was really overwhelmed by my own naivity and stupidity!ReplyDelete
Plus that path seems really cool, we have some of those in Germany as well. Although most of them have been turned to "real streets", I think.
//Re: Vi får krysse alt av fingre og tær for mer Lynch-awesomeweirdness! :-DReplyDelete
Ja, enig, though jeg elsker at Sundfør legger til elektroniske innslag. :)
"Vodka stigen" låter väldigt trevlig - och skylten ser ut att vara skriven i blod :)ReplyDelete
Det är kul att läsa om hur norra Norden/Skandinavien tar till vara på sitt mytologiska arv. Det gör vi ingenstans i södra Sverige.
Love this kind of post, nature, things to learn and entertainment, hope you indeed will share some more folklore things with us! (and also hoping that moving houses was successful!)ReplyDelete
BTW, thst sign looks like it was written in blood O____O°