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We expect the broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots Inc. ( BIG ) to beat expectations when it reports third-quarter fiscal 2014 results on Dec 5, 2014.

Why a Likely Positive Surprise?

Our proven model shows that Big Lots may beat earnings because it has the right combination of 2 key components.

Zacks ESP: Big Lots currently has an Earnings ESP of +60.00%. This is because the Most Accurate estimate stands at a loss of 2 cents per share, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at a loss of 5 cents.

Zacks Rank: Big Lots carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Note that stocks with a Zacks Rank #1, 2 and 3 have a higher chance of beating earnings. The Sell-rated stocks (#4 and 5) should never be considered going into an earnings announcement.

The combination of Big Lots' Zacks Rank #3 and Earnings ESP of +60.00% makes us confident of a positive earnings beat.

What's Driving Better-than-Expected Earnings?

Big Lots continues to focus on furniture financing program as well as the food and consumables categories, as these continue to gain traction. Roll out of furniture financing to 1,300 stores was completed way back in June. Also, management has been expanding assortment in this category by including lawn and garden items, such as patio furniture, gazebos and gas grills.

Moreover, to tap the opportunities presented by food and consumables categories, management has been adding more brands and has revamped its food department by giving it a fresh look to make shopping convenient for customers. Also, the company has actively been rolling out cooler/freezer facility to expand merchandise of food-related items to target food stamp recipients. All these initiatives make us upbeat about the upcoming results.

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Lauritzen Gardens Shares Railroad Heritage With The White House

- December 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Earlier this week, three staff members from Lauritzen Gardens delivered a bit of Nebraskas railroad heritage and a touch of holiday magic to the White House for this years display.

A Children's Winter Wonderland" is the theme of Christmas at the White House, which on Wednesday unveiled room after room of festive decor showcasing the spirit of the season

Executive Director Spencer Crews, Director of Buildings and Grounds Andy Leick and Maintenance Specialist Neal Gloede were included in the more than 100 volunteers who helped to deck the White House for the holidays.

They shared the gardens expertise with g-scale model railroad trains in both its model railroad garden and in its annual holiday poinsettia show,

Crews was contacted in May by Coleen Christian Burke, author of Christmas With The First Ladies, and a speaker at the 2012 Lauritzen Gardens Antique & Garden Show. Coleen Christian Burke has remained in close contact with 2012 show general chairman Brenda Christensen and Susie Zindel.

The garden and its train exhibits came up in their discussions regarding holiday decorating, and upon Christensen and Zindels suggestion, Christian Burke consulted with garden staff regarding the use of trains in the State Dining Room and, in October, received an invitation from Christian Burke to help design and install the two holiday-themed train displays at the White House.

The nostalgic train displays in the State Dining Room are nestled around two 14-foot-tall Christmas trees (decorated with whimsical and child-like elements in red, white and frosty blue) that flank a mantelpiece, above which hangs a famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

One display features a modern freight line with a diesel locomotive and the other features an old wood-sided boxcar line with a steam locomotive.

Nearly all of the cars, engines and cabooses used are representative of Union Pacific, transporting our regions rich railroad heritage to the nations capitol.

Unlike the gardens train exhibits, which feature buildings made of natural materials, the trains at the White House wind through a winter wonderland of realistic farmhouses, barns, churches, gazebos, and watertowers, reflective of our national landscape.

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How to Use Feng Shui Money Crystals – Video

- December 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

How to Use Feng Shui Money Crystals
Green Cut Glass Crystals, sometimes called Feng Shui Money Crystals, can be used to attract wealth and prosperity energy if placed in certain areas of the ho...

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Feng Shui is Scary: Overhead Hit-Confirms Part 1 – Video

- December 5, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

Feng Shui is Scary: Overhead Hit-Confirms Part 1
Song: Spor "Knock You Down" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnDRv29C36Y.

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