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This Company is Still a Good Short Opportunity
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In a recent report on Pandora (NYSE: P), I discussed the short potential of the company. In the last few months, the stock had climbed approximately 40% despite any fundamental improvement. Pandora has been facing problems of increasing content acquisition costs and declining margins. The company had pinned its hopes on the Internet Radio Fairness Act to turnaround its fortunes, but the bill has failed to get the required momentum.
Quarterly Results
Pandora reported its quarterly earnings report the other Friday. The market was expecting Pandora to report an EPS of $-0.05 and revenues of $122.8 million. In stead, it managed to report earnings of $-0.04 on revenues of $125.1 million. The results beat analyst estimates by a small margin, but show a revenue improvement year over year. The revenue has shown a significant improvement y/y, but despite this increase the company reported a lower EPS compared to $-0.03 in the same period last year. This again shows that the growth in revenues is not effectively translating into bottom line improvement.
According to company disclosures, the market share of Pandora has significantly improved over the last few years. The company currently has an 8% share of total radio listening in the United States. The management tone was pretty bullish on its ability to target the $14 billion mobile advertisement market. A primary reason behind the growth of Pandora has been the company's ability to monetize mobile. A major problem with internet advertisement companies has been their ability to monetize mobile. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is facing serious problems in driving revenues from its mobile traffic. A large component of Google's advertisement revenues is basically display advertisement, which is relatively harder to integrate onto a mobile platform. On the other hand, the advertisement model of Pandora is less affected by mobile because its advertisement is in audio format.
Apple Radio
A major portion of Pandora's traffic comes from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices; therefore, the threat that Apple might start its own radio service was catastrophic for Pandora's stock price. According to recent reports, Apple has delayed the start of an online radio service that would have been a competitor to Pandora. The decision was taken after talks between Apple and record labels ended in a stalemate. The issues that led to the stall are still unknown because neither party has released an official update on the matter. This should not be considered an end of Apple's radio ambitions, as the company still plans to start a advertisement-based radio service.
Bottom line
Pandora has reported better than expected revenues and beaten the Street's EPS estimates. In other news, the Chairman and CEO of Pandora has resigned after spending almost 9 years with the company. Mr. Joseph has been in charge of the Pandora since 2004, and will continue to do his duty until his successor takes charge.
Pandora has just avoided a bullet with Apple halting its radio service for now. If the tech giant creates such a service in the future it could very well mean the end of Pandora. The company is already facing troubles from low margins and a competitive market. As a large portion of Pandora's traffic comes from Apple devices, which makes it is highly likely that listeners will prefer to stay in the Apple ecosystem, if the tech giant starts a rival service. Google is another serious contender when it comes to branching a radio service, but there is still no official news on the matter. The company already has pretty solid internet advertisement machinery in place and can generate revenues from both display and audio commercials. I believe Pandora is still an attractive short target due to small margins and its inability to reduce its content acquisition costs.
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Hasbro Trivial Pursuit Family Edition
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Trivial Pursuit Board Game - Family Edition
This fantastic family edition of the popular Trivial Pursuit board game features fresh questions to test kids and adults, so everyone in your household can have a fair chance at winning those elusive wedges!
Solving the problem of kids finding the adult version too difficult, this Family Edition of Trivial Pursuit offers 1, 200 questions for the grown ups and 1, 200 posers for kids. This means you can all gather around the table away from the TV and see who can secure the six wedges first.
You can play individually or in teams, and this version of the classic board game also has a faster pace, so you won't need to worry about games stretching beyond your children's attention spans!
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- Age from 8 years
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Turtles Air Hockey
Who will see victory and who will be defeated? This terrific version of air hockey looks, feels, sounds and plays just like the real thing. Pucks glide across the playing rink on a cushion of air for fast, exciting table hockey action. Lightweight and portable, just place on a table and play away! When its not in use, simply put away and slip under the bed. This is a great way to introduce children to the fun of air hockey. Age from 3 years.
This Disney Frozen Mini Memory Picture Cards set can be used to play a huge host of games to suit any age.
It comes with 24 different pairs of cards, with characters and scenes from the hit movie to delight any Frozen fan. The memory cards are made from sturdy high quality card, laminated on both sides with a colour print for hours of fun and games.
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Test your wits and memory skills with Simon Swipe, an awesome new update on a truly classic game.
The iconic 80s game Simon has been completely redesigned by replacing the traditional coloured buttons with sleek new touch screen technology.
Test your memory skills by trying to reproduce the coloured lighting sequences in the correct order.
If you want to turn the clock back you can also play in classic touch mode, or try one of the 3 other modes for even more variety. Its easy grip steering wheel design means you can play anywhere and it's perfect for solo or multiplayer action too.
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The Doggie Doo game is guaranteed to cause plenty of hilarity – after all you don't play many games where you're competing to collect poop!
Players throw the dice to decide how often they must squeeze the toy dachshund's lead and whoever is on the spot when the plasticine poop hits the deck must clean it up with a little spade!
Expect plenty of laughs as the greedy Doggie Doo dachshund devours all the treats and poops on the lawn.
The first player to scoop three poos wins! Doggie Doo is a roll the dice game. The game will appeal to anyone with a cheeky sense of humour aged four and up.
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Mattel Parrot Pile Up Game
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Parrot Pile-Up is a pile of fun! Balance, nerve and a steady hand are required in this tropical-themed game of skill.
Players carefully stack fruit and crates on the clumsy parrot's raft using a steady hand and give it a patient push to the next player. If the stack falls, the player doing the pushing picks up the pieces and must claim one. The first player to get rid of all his or her cargo wins!
Difficulty can be modified by tilting the raft or leaving it level to accommodate multiple levels of skill. Includes 1 parrot, 1 raft, 20 stacking pieces and 4 cards. Age from 5 years.
Bop It! XT - the most Xtreme Bop It! ever is now in now in super cool black
Bop It! XT is the ultimate test of timing, pushing your reactions to the limit as you follow the commands to the beat of the bop.
These commands will be 'Flick-it', 'Spin-it', 'Twist-it', 'Pull-it' or 'Bop-it'. They come in completely random order so you never know which one will be next, and if you're too slow or get your timings tangled and end up spinning it instead of flicking it... game over! The longer you survive, the faster the commands come and the more difficult it gets.
Now in a cool black finish, Bop It! XT lets you play solo, head-to-head or with groups of friends with the Pass-it and Party modes. The better you get, the more levels you can unlock.
Requires 3x AAA batteries (included).
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- 1+ players
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This magical Disney Frozen Jigsaw set comes with 4 puzzles, meaning hours of fun piecing together the characters from the hit movie.
Each one has a different piece count, ranging from an easy 12 piece jigsaw to a tricker 24 piece puzzle. Each one also features a different character from the magical kingdom of Arendelle, including Elsa, Anna, Sven and the lovable Olaf.
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- 12, 16, 20 or 24 piece puzzles
- Finished puzzles measure 19 x 14 cm
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The classic guessing game meets the world of Disney Princesses! Can you guess which Princess your opponent has picked? Narrow down your guesses with yes or no questions like 'does your Princess have blue eyes?' or 'is your Princess wearing a hat?' - once you have the answer, make your guess! This game includes all your favourite Disney Princesses, from Jasmine to Cinderella - start guessing! Age 3 years+.
Hasbro Bop It! Smash - can you time it right and smash the light?
The latest addictive addition to the Bop it! range, this fast-paced test of timing and reactions is perhaps the only game that's ever encouraged players to smash it.
Follow the lights until they meet in the middle, then 'smash' the sides together. Sound easy? Think again - this game is all about getting your timing right, and when you do it speeds up to push your reactions to their limits.
This Bop It! Smash now features a cool all-black design, and you can play it 'solo' to beat your best score, 'passit' to get your friends involved, or try 'multiplayer' mode with up to 6 friends.
Requires 3 x AAA batteries (included).
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Disney Frozen 3 x 49-Piece Jigsaw Puzzles
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Piece together the magical world of Arendelle with these three wonderful Disney Frozen Jigsaw Puzzles.
Each puzzle has 49 pieces to ensure your little Frozen fan can have hours of fun putting them together. Each one depicts a character from the hit movie, including Elsa and her magical powers, her sister Anna and the lovable snowman, Olaf.
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Uintah County sheriff's deputies are looking for suspects in acts of vandalism on a memorial cross honoring one of their own.
As of Wednesday, no one had been arrested in connection with the latest defacing of the privately funded cross. The memorial is within a fenced-off parcel where eastern Utah's Highway 40 crosses the Green River, near the Green River Bridge in Jensen.
Detective Kevin Orr, 34, died of injuries suffered in the November 2006 crash of a helicopter attempting to locate a missing woman along the river. Last Friday, his widow, Holley, and one of his children went to visit the cross only to find someone had scrawled the words "Dead pig" and "Illegal Cross" next to the memorial's portrait of Orr, said Sheriff's Cpl. Brian Fletcher.
The words, in green marker ink, were eventually scrubbed away, but the pain remains. In the six years the cross has been up it has been vandalized — shot, painted and driven into — four times.
The Orr family is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Uintah County Sheriff's Office at at 435-789-2511 or dispatchers at 435-789-4222.
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Country: United States
Decade: 1960-1969
Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
Date: 1965
Creator: Norell, Norman
Description: Dress of navy blue wool knit. The mid-length dress has a contrasting red wool knit mandarin collar and long sleeves with red wool knit cuffs. There are two large patch pockets at front, and a center front closure with twelve circular mother-of-pearl buttons mounted with gold-colored metal rims and shanks. The buttonholes are bound with the contrasting red wool knit. The dress has an attached wide red wool knit belt/sash which ties at waist in front. The dress is fully lined in dark navy blue silk. Designer's label inside lining of skirt at side seam: "Norman Norell / New York"
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Patchwork Dress
Date: 1969
Creator: Di Sant'Angelo, Giorgio
Description: Dress made of multiple fabrics including velvet, cotton, and silk in red, green, brown, blue, and orange multi-colored floral and Indian prints, in a patchwork of vertical strips with metallic thread trim. Applied throughout are decorative metallic ovals. The dress is full length, with a flared skirt, long bell sleeves, and a low square neckline. Unlined. Zipper at center back extending from neckline to just below waist, with a single hook-and-loop at neckline. Label sewn to inside back to left of zipper: "Sant'Angelo". Worn by singer Lena Horne (1917-2010).
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Ensemble - Bodystocking, Mini-Skirt and Belt
Date: 1969/1970
Creator: Cardin, Pierre
Description: Ensemble consisting of three pieces. Full-length bodystocking is of heavy ivory wool knit, in a ribbed pattern running vertically throughout body and legs, and horizontally around arms. The garment has a turtle-neck and wide flaring cuffs at legs. Center back zipper opening from top of turtle-neck to mid-back. The black double knit wool micro-mini-skirt has four over-sized belt loops with pointed ends, and center back zipper closure. The ensemble includes a wide black patent-leather belt which secures with concealed snaps. Bodystocking has two labels. Designer's label inside at back near zipper: "Pierre Cardin / Paris New York"; Material/size label on opposite side: "100% / Wool / L" The skirt has no labels. The belt is stamped on reverse: "12 1851" From the Fall 1969/1970 season. Records indicate that the ensemble was originally offered in the Maisonette Room of Neiman-Marcus.
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Date: 1963
Creator: La Flaque de Paris
Description: ( At left) Raincoat of black vinyl. The modified A-line coat is of short length, extending to just at or below the knee, and has long sleeves. Center-front opening is secured with 3 silver/chrome clip closures, one at the rounded neckline and two at waist. There is one patch pocket at the right hip. The coat is fully lined in synthetic with vertical stripes of pink, green, blue, violet, and red on a black ground. Manufacturer's label inside at center back just below neckline: "La Flaque / de Paris". At right inside side-seam is a Union Label.
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Date: 1960
Creator: Millers, Raymond
Description: Dress. Floor-length dress of ivory knit, overlaid with a gold netting. Sleeveless and with a boat-neckline, the sheath-style dress has ornate heavy gold cording around neckline, armholes, along side-seams, and hem. The skirt has small side slits, and a center lapped zipper closure located along center-back of garment with hook-and-eye closure at top of zipper. Lined with a light polyester.
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Date: 1969/1970
Creator: DHJ Industries
Description: Maxi paper bridesmaid dress of Reemay spun polyester "paper". The long dress is printed with a pattern of impressionistic flowers in greens, pink, blues and purples on a yellow ground. It has a high, rounded neckline with no collar, and opens with a zipper at center back from collar to just above waist. The long, fitted sleeves have a thin band at cuff which extends to be tied into a bow. Empire waistline, from which extend box pleats. The dress appears to have a full, floor-length skirt, but the skirt is actually divided, forming pant legs. No designer labels in garment, but original tag is preserved with it: Obverse: "'Wear-a-while'* / Fashions / with / Reemay [trademark symbol] / Du Pont's Fabulous / New 100% Spun Bonded Polyester / DuPont Reemay brings an entirely new quality to 'conven- / ience fashions'. It has an unusual surface appearance, it / is strong and it is colorfast. Garments of Reemay may be / washed a few times and need no ironing if you use / normal wash-and-wear procedures / DHJ Industries Inc. / [trademark symbol] Registered Du Pont Trademark / * Trademark of / DHJ Industries, Inc." Reverse: "Du Pont / Reemay ...
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Date: 1966/1967
Creator: unknown
Description: Jumpsuit of pink, yellow, green and blue horizontal striped paper. The full-length rayon fiber remay paper pantsuit has olive green, pink, blue and tan stripes. Bodice is sleeveless, empire style, with with high rounded neckline and narrow spread collar, with stripes going horizontally. There is a center back zipper closure from the neck to hip-level. Pants are full-length, wide legged palazzo pants with vertical stripes. The pant legs are slit from the hem to mid-calf, and are unhemmed. The piece is lined in a white rayon fiber paper cloth. Retailer's label at inside left beneath the collar: "Change-In-Time / Boutique / Dallas, Texas".
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Ensemble - Coat and Dress
Date: 1960/1970
Creator: unknown
Description: Ensemble consisting of a coat and dress. The mid-length coat is of knit with a printed pattern of blue geometric shapes on a bright red ground, and has long sleeves and moderate collar with rounded points. Center-front opening with 4 square dark blue plastic buttons. Across back of coat is an attached belt of the same fabric, with buttons at each side, but does not extend around to the front. Fully lined in dark blue fabric. The mid-length dress is of the same fabric, and has short sleeves, a rounded neckline, and flares slightly to hem. The dress has a center-back zipper closure and is lined in the same fabric as the coat. Coat has a single retailer's label: "Lou Lattimore / Dallas" inside back at collar. Dress has slightly smaller version of same label, sewn inside at left of zipper near neckline.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Ensemble - Dress and Bolero Jacket
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Norell, Norman
Description: Ensemble. The dress is of ivory wool, full-length, and sleeveless with a scoop-neck. Slightly A-line, with a slit at left side from hem up 18". Neckline is lower in back than front, and there is a center back zipper closure with hook-and-eye at top. The dress is fully lined in cream fabric. Designer's label in dress at side seam: "Norman Norell / New York". The accompanying bolero jacket is of red-orange with long sleeves. The cuffs, mandarin collar, hem, and center-front opening are edged with a wide band of off-white fur (fox or mink?). The jacket is decorated with closely-sewn rhinestones. The jacket is fully lined in cream fabric, and has a single hook-and-eye closure near throat. The jacket has no labels.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Dinner Gown
Date: 1966
Creator: Maxwell, Vera
Description: Dinner gown of red velvet. The full-length dress is of deep red velvet, embroidered in black to form an all-over pattern of "fish scales". Neckline is rounded, higher in front than back, and has full-length sleeves with a modified leg-of-mutton effect at the shoulders and zipper closures at wrists. The bodice is seamed, and has a natural waistline. The neckline, waistline, and upper part of sleeves/shoulders are edged in black cording/braid. Skirt is slightly gathered into the waistline braid. Center back zipper closure with hook-and-eye closure at neck. Small panel lining front of bodice at bust, the rest of the gown unlined. No label sewn in garment, but retains original paper tag: obverse: "Vera Maxwell / Original"; reverse: "Vera Maxwell / Original / Fibre Content / 100% Wool / Style 121 / Size [blank] / Mat. [blank] / Account No. [blank]". This gown is one of the "Dance Hall Girl" dresses from Ms. Maxwell's Southwest American Collection.
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Galapagos on the Cheap
As the basis of Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galapagos has a bit of a reputation. And boy does it live up to it. Y'know, if you're into massive tortoises, swimming lizards, more birds than you can shake your binoculars at, and volcanoes. Let's be honest – who isn't into all of that?
Day 1 - Quito
Explore Quito, the capital of Ecuador and the highest capital city in the world with a judicial building (bear with us). La Paz, in Bolivia, is the actual highest capital city in the world, but it doesn't have a judicial building. We think someone, somewhere was extremely bored when they gave Quito that title.
- Take a walk down the famous Calle La Ronda, Quito's oldest street
- Welcome meeting at 6pm.
Day 2-4 - Isla Isabela
Visit Las Bachas beach and see loads of eggs. The eggs belong to the sea turtles, so don't touch them. Sea turtles may be slow, but they're hard as nails. Literally.
- Fly from Quito to the Galapagos Islands.
- Once in Baltra we transfer to Puerto Ayora and board a speed boat ride to Isabela Island
- Upon arrival to Isabela Island you are required to pay the Isabela Island port fee of USD20
- Visit the Tortoise Breeding Center for a chance to get a close encounter with these placid giants
- Those in a walking mood, you can opt to go hiking up to Sierra Negra Volcano, one of the largest active caldera in the world which enjoys views spanning to the equator and northern tip of Isabella
Day 5 - Santa Cruz
- Today is an early morning departure to Isla Santa Cruz. Later on we head to Tortuga Bay, a stunning beach with fine white sand to see marine iguanas.
- If you are feeling energetic you can try your hand at body boarding or surfing.
Day 6-7 - San Cristobal
This place was home to Lonesome George, the Galapagos' most famous giant tortoise. He's dead now, but you'll visit the Charles Darwin Research Station anyway. You're probably sick of giant tortoise by this point, so hike up to Frigate Bird Hill and soak in the views of the Pacific, the islands, and the animals.
- Visit the Charles Darwin Research Station and observe many species of tortoises and land iguanas in captivity brought back form the brink of extinction
- Travel to Isla San Cristobal to meet the local families that will host you here
- Go on a walking tour of San Cristobal and a visit to the Interpretation Center
- Enjoy free time, explore the island at your leisure
- Opt to hike Mann Beach for a swim, where we can observe playful sea lions and frigates or tackle the hills and reach the top of Frigate Bird Hill
- Stop at Isla de Lobos for a swim with playful sea lions before continuing onto Kicker Rock, the remains of an underwater volcano rising vertically 150m out of the sea - perhaps go diving or snorkelling and keep an eye out for sea turtles, eagle rays and maybe the odd harmless Galapagos shark
Day 8-9 - Quito
Bid farewell to the Galapagos and all of its inhabitants. Hit the tiles in Quito to talk about all those giant tortoise you saw whilst knocking back a couple of pisco sours. Heavenly.
Day 8
- Head to Quito for the final night of this trip
- Enjoy the city's nightlife and get a last taste of South American cuisine and culture
Day 9
- The trip ends after breakfast
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Boiron - Bryonia Alba 6 C - 80 Pellets
Boiron Bryonia alba is a homeopathic medicine ideal for soothing muscle and joint pains improved by rest. Homeopathic medicines are diluted dosages of highly concentrated medicines that are believed to help you and your illnesses in a healthier manor. Instead of taking highly concentrated meds that have harmful side effects, homeopathic medicines are a healthy alternative to deal with pain.Bryonia is a remedy of great value in the treatment of all acute inflammations of the thoracic viscera or of the pleura. In pleuritis its indications are usually all present. Uncomplicated cases will yield to this agent alone. Occasionally, though, more rapid results will be accomplished by alternating it with aconite or with asclepias tuberosa. It must be continued if effusion be present.
One physician, in two cases of pleurisy where there was at least a pint of serum in the pleural sac of each, gave bryonia alone, and persistently using it for a reasonable time, the entire quantity in both cases was absorbed, and the patient made an excellent recovery.In large doses bryonia is an active hydragogue cathartic and sometimes causes inflammation of the stomach and bowels. In poisonous doses it causes a fall of temperature, dizziness, delirium, weak pulse, cold perspiration, dilated pupils and other evidences of a depressing action on the nervous system. The recent root is highly irritant when locally applied, and capable of producing, vesication. The results from laboratory observations of this agent do not to any degree suggest its clinical adaptions. These have been deter-mined by the closest of clinical observation.
Decimal designation is X. Centesimal designation is C. Millesimal designation is M.
DECIMAL - potency based on the ratio of 1 part substance to 10 parts dilution. Designated with a X (in Europe designated with a D) after the remedy name. X potencies are considered low potencies. X potency is often used for children, sudden illness and first aid treatment.CENTESIMAL - potency based on the ratio of 1 part substance to 99 parts dilution. Designated with a C (or left blank in Europe) after the remedy name. C potencies are considered medium potencies. C potency is often used for seasonal problems and chronic conditions.MILLESIMAL - potency based on the ratio of 1 part substance to 1000 parts dilution. Designated with a M after the remedy name. M potencies are considered high potencies. M potency is used by practitioners for constitutional treatment. MOTHER TINCTURE- the original standardized preparation of a substance from which homeopathic potencies are made.
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DETROIT (WJBK) -- A nine-year-old cancer patient is stepping into a very big role.Detroit police on Friday named Jayvon Felton 'Detroit Police Chief for the Day,' according to Sgt. Michael Woody.Woody says Felton was recently diagnosed with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is a big fan of the Detroit Police Department.
As "Chief for the Day," Chief Felton was dropped off at headquarters by helicopter where he took the oath of office and held a news conference. That was just the beginning of a day he'll never forget.
FOX 2's Amy Lange followed Jayvon, documenting his trip throughout the day. Follow her on Twitter @langeamyFOX2 to see photos from the day. VIDEO: Click on the video player above to see highlights from Jayvon's day as chief in Lange's reportJayvon even met with emergency manager Kevyn Orr and deputy mayor Ike McKinnon.


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GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - An unknown number of riders on the Zippin Pippin roller coaster got stuck on the incline Monday after a minor malfunction.
Some of the riders were a group of kids with developmental disabilities.
The ride stopped almost near the top around 1:30 p.m. Monday.
Green Bay Metro Fire Department assisted in getting riders out of cars and down the stairs.
Bay Beach Park Manager Tina Westergard says the computer didn't like something, so it went into safety mode and stopped the ride. Talking further with park staff, some sort of sensor went off.
It's the first time this year that the ride stopped because of an issue.
Westergard says they inspect all of the park's 19 rides twice a day; once in the morning and once in the later afternoon.
Westergard points out the state law only requires amusement park rides be checked once a day.


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The 2011 Bigpond Adelaide Film Festival (BAFF) draws to a close this weekend, with a suitably gripping, confronting finale. Here, its key official judge, Sundance's Trevor Groth, shares his thoughts on what he's seen...
HE MAY NOT BE allowed to reveal the films that will get his nod in tomorrow's vote, but Trevor Groth – official judge at this year's Adelaide Film Festival, and Director of Programming at the Sundance Film Festival – does admit to being blown away by the Australian contingent.
HE MAY NOT BE allowed to reveal the films that will get his nod in tomorrow's vote, but Trevor Groth – official judge at this year's Adelaide Film Festival, and Director of Programming at the Sundance Film Festival – does admit to being blown away by the Australian contingent.
Two films, in particular, have caught his eye. And while they're both, ultimately, quite different, they boast a similarly powerful effect that goes far beyond the shock factor and the gut-wrenching nature of their subjects.
"Snowtown and Hail: these are two of the most powerful films I've seen in recent years," he says, catching his breath between sessions. "Both gut-wrenching, both very well done. They will stir a lot of audiences in very interesting ways.
"Snowtown, being based on such a horrific, true incident – and fairly recent, too – it's one thing from an outsider's perspective, from someone from outside the country, but it's quite another who remembers it, who lived through it," he says. "The performances – from mostly non-professional actors – were remarkable.
The film (pictured, above), directed by Justin Kurzel, relives the so-called 'Bodies in the Barrels' murders from the 1990s, that shocked and rocked the nation. The film focuses on the infamous ringleader John Bunting (Daniel Henshall) and the 16-year-old boy he befriends, Jamie (newcomer Lucas Pittaway). Hail, while similarly gruesome in places, features a perpetrator and victim as one and the same.
"With Hail," Groth adds, "it's a tour-de-force, of this man [Daniel P Jones] who's lived a pretty incredible life, a challenging life, and he's able to infuse all these experiences into art – and Amiel [Courtin-Wilson], the director, was that perfect collaborator to work with him, to help channel that. It's a very powerful film – and again, both lead performances are very, very good. It's gripping."
Groth is used to seeing the best of the world's films, having worked for Sundance for 20 years. Despite this – this year's event in Utah saw a record 10,000 film submissions for him and his staff to sift through – his enthusiasm for the job is more evident than ever, following January's most successful Sundance yet. Part of the key to the event's revived fortunes: a refocused emphasis on looking forward, as the models of filmmaking change at an ever-increasing rate.
Two films premiering at 'BAFF' (BigPond has sponsored this year's Adelaide Film Festival) – Life in Movement, Shut Up Little Man! – highlight the fact well. While the former (pictured, above) utilises private and public footage of the late dancing star Tanja Liedtke in a unique way, the latter documents a pre-YouTube viral phenomenon (the latter first screening, coincidentally, at Sundance, in January.) Both are from Closer Productions – a South Australia-based outfit currently on a creative roll.
Groth expands: "We world-premiered Shut Up Little Man! at Sundance in our International Documentary Competition – it's a US subject made by international filmmakers, with universal qualities to it. It couldn't be more relevant, given its subject matter.
"The producers of that had another film that world-premiered here last night – Life in Movement. Which was beautiful and inspirational and incredibly sad, at times. I think they found the life and the hope in that tragic story [Leidtke's life was cut tragically short back in 2007, as her star was rising]. It's remarkable.
"We live in an age where people are going to have more and more access to documented lives – everyone has cameras in their phone, and everyone's taking pictures and documenting their lives. And this woman was an artist and used that tool to create art. And it also serves as a way of capturing her life.
"To see her process, of creating art through these videos and the interviews they had with her – it's a unique documentary. I've rarely seen an artistic process captured in film like this – it's so enlightening, so inspirational. You see the commitment that goes into it. I was left asking myself: 'Man, am I doing everything I possibly can – am I giving my all in everything I do?' It was one of the great strengths of the film. I was very moved by it all."
Shut Up Little Man! has its Australian premiere tonight, Friday, at 7pm, with a repeat screening on Sunday.
Life in Movement screens again Saturday, at 3pm. Snowtown screens again Sunday, at 3pm.
Life in Movement screens again Saturday, at 3pm. Snowtown screens again Sunday, at 3pm.


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Even though, the women are said to involve less in the physical works, it is extremely important for women, to maintain fitness. Fitness does not mean a slim or a thin body. It does not mean developing a zero figure and maintaining it. It is purely understanding the body and implementing simple techniques, to increase the functioning ability of the body.
Meaning of functionality ability
The body performs its respective tasks, throughout the day. It is extremely important, to provide proper nourishment to the body, in order to increase the working ability of the body. Once we implement fitness routines, we will be able to perform the respective tasks, in a better way.
Understanding the importance of fitness, for women, is really essential. People don't follow the routines or regimes, until and unless, they interpret their benefits.
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The women are restricted with a lot of physical limitations. However, they need to handle various physical items, in the day to day tasks that, they perform. It is literally compulsory to maintain fitness for women. The stages in women's life, like the youth, pregnancy and the old age, need good fitness, in order to pass through them, without any difficulties.
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Obesity is a health issue but, it has covered all the individuals of earth like a blanket. The need for discussing, this topic separately, is the popularity of the disease. It is important to use and implement the various afterburn fuel programs. The basic meaning of the afterburn fuel program is the programs initiated, with respect to burning of the fat molecules in the body.
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Almost all the women are quite particular, about their appearances and looks. The fitness directly reflects on the face and body of an individual. If you are looking for a hot and sexy body, fitness is the stage of health; you would want to attain it, at any cost.
When, you are fit and stress free automatically, your face is extremely refreshing, which allows a beautiful appearance to the face. Your face and your body look younger, than your age. This enhances the overall appearance of women. Considering the importance of looks and appearance, it can be considered as must, for such individuals.
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The fitness programs not only help in maintaining the body, externally. But, it is also important to help overcome the mental stress and similar mental problems. Today, the stress is becoming an extremely big problem, due to the modern lifestyle. Thus, implementing good fitness routines helps in facilitating calm and peaceful mind, for handling daily chores of life comfortably.


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The new flood forecast from the National Weather Services has the City of Moorhead stepping up flood flight preparations including getting the city's sandbag making equipment ready.
Yesterday, the National Weather Service released a "hybrid" flood forecast for the Red River, blending elements of the probabilistic and deterministic forecasts. The expected crest range is 39 – 41 feet for Fargo-Moorhead, with a midrange projection of 40.3 feet. The unprecedented late spring thaw and significant March and April snowfalls are conditions that may affect the predictability of the river levels.
The City of Moorhead has 400,000 sandbags on hand, which is sufficient to construct sandbag levees to a top elevation of 43 feet. The bags are thawed and ready to deploy when needed.
The City of Moorhead is holding neighborhood meetings to continue preparations for this late spring flood event:
o Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
o Zones 5, 6, 7, and 8: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
A Flood Zone map is available at http://www.cityofmoorhead.com/flood/. Zone boundaries established in 2010 have not changed. Technical staff will share information on the City's overall flood preparations and answer questions from affected residents regarding elevations and other property-specific concerns. Zone leaders will be available to discuss preparations within individual neighborhood zones.
The City's Spider sandbagging equipment will be set up and in stand-by mode in the event river projections are raised due to additional precipitation. Sandbag production can begin immediately should it become necessary.
The City of Moorhead continues to monitor flood projections and will communicate more detailed information based on future National Weather Service forecasts in the coming days. New information will be posted to www.cityofmoorhead.com/flood. Please check this website for updates. The City's Floodline 218.299.5300 is answered during regular business hours. These hours may be extended during sandbag deployment. Of course, for any emergency matters, please call 911.
"h All residents (riverfront or not) should direct sump pump discharge to the outside of homes and businesses.
"h Riverfront properties that may need to sandbag should clear snow from their backyards to help the ground to thaw in advance of survey and sandbag placement.
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If you're a mountain shredder that loves to spend all day at the winter parks enjoying your time in the snow, then you're going to want a good pair of boots to spend that day in—the Burton Tribute Snowboard Boots – Womens are a great choice. Perfect for all-mountain and freestyle riders, these boots also come with a 2-part outsole with EVA cushioning for lasting comfort so you can spend more time doing what you love without your attire holding you back. It'll be hard to find anything wrong with your Burton Tribute Boots, as it should be.
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just wondering if the chair will work with a small prolite mattress?
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The Trekker Chair Kit is designed to fit both NeoAir and self-inflating mattresses (including prolite). You would want to go with the 20 inch as that is the same width as the small ProLite.
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dont know how it compares to this model: http://www.backcountry.com/therm-a-rest-trekker-chair-cas0307 but people seem to have better luck with the other trekker not this trekker
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Protests turn to street clashes across EgyptBy MAGGIE MICHAEL
THE Associated Press | February 09,2013AP PHOTO
Egyptian protesters shout anti-government slogans and display bread to symbolize the high number of people living in poverty during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday.CAIRO Egyptian security forces fired salvos of tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in several northern cities on Friday, as thousands marched in protest against the rule of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and his fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood group.
The street protests came in defiance to hardline Muslim clerics who issued religious edicts this week calling for the killing of opposition leaders.
Carrying Egyptian flags and pictures of slain protesters, demonstrators took to the streets in Cairo, Alexandria, the restive Suez Canal city of Port Said and several Nile Delta cities where the Brotherhoods popularity has been sharply eroding.
Down with the rule of the Guide, the crowds chanted, referring not to Morsi but to the top leader of the Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, who critics say is calling the shots for the president from behind the scenes.
In Cairo, protesters gathered at the central Tahrir Square and outside the presidential palace, where clashes turned violent last week and cameras filmed a protester stripped naked and beaten by security forces.
In Kafr el-Sheik, some 110 miles north of Cairo, riot police fired tear gas at protesters rallying in front of the office of governor Saad el-Husseini, who is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
In Alexandria, protesters tore down a Brotherhood sign and burned it in front of the groups office while security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters in front of the governors office. Similarly, in Tanta, also north of Cairo, security forces fired tear gas canisters in clashes with rock-throwing protesters.
Egypt has witnessed a fresh cycle of violence over the past two weeks since the second anniversary of the 2011 uprising that deposed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Clashes across the country have left scores dead and hundreds injured. Incidents of abduction, torture and the killings of activists have raised concerns of excessive use of force by police, which was one of the main drivers of the 2011 revolt.
Egypts opposition is demanding Morsi form a new coalition government, open an investigation into the killings of protesters over the past months and give guarantees that upcoming parliamentary elections will be fair and free. They also want him to form a commission to amend the countrys newly adopted constitution, which was drafted by an Islamist-led panel and approved last December in a rushed referendum in which only 32 percent of eligible voters took part.
Morsi and his allies accuse the opposition of trying to incite street violence to seize power after failing at the ballot box.
In a statement on Friday, Murad Ali, a spokesman for the Freedom and Justice party the Muslim Brotherhoods political arm warned the opposition that it would be responsible for any acts of violence that occur during protests. He also called them losers.
The Friday protests come amid substantial public anxiety after hardline Muslim clerics issued religious edicts, known as fatwas, calling for the killing of Morsis political opponents, and while Tunisia is witnessing a new wave of unrest after an anti-Islamist opposition leader was gunned down.
Tunisia is the birthplace of the regions so-called Arab Spring uprisings in 2011 that brought an end to three decades of rule by Egypts Mubarak, eventually leading to Morsis election last summer.
The opposition says it will continue protests despite the fatwas, which the presidency and the government condemned as terrorism.
Hamdeen Sabahi, a leader of the opposition National Salvation Front, said in a message posted on his Twitter account: We will continue our peaceful struggle with the Egyptian people and revolutionary youth to continue our revolution.MORE IN Wire NewsBILLINGS, Mont. Full StoryDONETSK, Ukraine Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine advanced Wednesday on the government-... Full StoryWASHINGTON Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday in the face of multiple... Full Story
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Red Hat has released version 3.2 of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV). The biggest new feature of this version is storage live migration, which allows a virtual machine to move online to another storage domain without interrupting the operation. RHEV also now supports the latest CPUs, including Intel's Haswell series, AMD Opteron, and PowerPC G5 processors. Another key element of the newest version is a new plugin framework that lets you add new third-party features to the user interface. Other features include improvements in logging and monitoring, storage, network management, and power management.
FreeBSD 8.4 Released
The FreeBSD project has announced FreeBSD 8.4, the latest release in the FreeBSD 8 series. The FreeBSD developers maintain two branches, which means FreeBSD 8.4 shares attention with the FreeBSD 9.1 production release. (The legacy FreeBSD 8 series is kept in service for users who want to maintain a more conservative update strategy.) Version 8.4 includes the new Gnome version 2.32.1 and KDE version 4.10.1. All currently available LSI controllers are supported for the first time. The latest release also fixes bugs, adds several new applications and components, and tackles a number of security issues, especially in Bind.
Cisco Introduces New Backbone Routers
Cisco announces a new series of Carrier Routing System-X (CRS-X) backbone routers. The CRS-X offers four times more bandwidth than the previous CRS-3 System – up to 400Gbps per slot. The chassis can hold up to 16 slots. Interfaces of 100GB, 40GB, and 10GB are also included with CMOS-based optical data transmission under the Cisco brand name CPAK. The IOS XR router operating system is based on the QNX real-time kernel.
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Anticipating the Size of the 2012 Corn, Soybean Crops
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Will Kim Be Boss In Den Bosch?
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'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - This week sees former champion Kim Clijsters return to the Unicef Open for the first time since she won the title in 2003. As top seed at the $220,000 International, she'll be looking to hone her grass court form after a disappointing showing at the French Open.
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The world No.2, who missed most of the clay season due to injury, has bounced back before. But she'll have her work cut out in a field that includes another former Grand Slam champion, Svetlana Kuznetsova, who is making her event debut as the No.2 seed. First up for Clijsters though is crafty Romanian Monica Niculescu; Kuznetsova has drawn a qualifier.
Yanina Wickmayer, the Belgian No.2 and runner-up at this Wimbledon warm-up two years ago, has what it takes to stop both of those stars, and could present as a dangerous semifinal opponent for Kuznetsova. Italy's Flavia Pennetta, more at home of clay and hardcourts, is seeded fourth; like Clijsters, she hasn't had much to cheer about in recent months, but is a classy competitor on any surface.
The second tier of seeds features Dominika Cibulkova at No.5; Maria Kirilenko at No.6; Roberta Vinci at No.7 and Klara Zakopalova at No.8. Zakopalova was champion here in 2005, and runner-up the year before that.
With last year's winner, Justine Henin, in retirement, the only other former champion in the field is Anna Chakvetadze, who triumphed in 2007. Dutch fans also have a chance to admire the style of Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm, who is playing this event for the first time, at the age of 40.
Wildcards have been awarded to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands, Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium, and 17-year-old Laura Robson of Great Britain. Bertens plays Sara Errani in the first round, while Flipkens faces Zakopalova and Robson bumps into Arantxa Parra Santonja.
Kirilenko and Niculescu are the doubles top seeds.


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How important is the Clintons' past to their political future? Consider: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has caused an eruption on Planet Hillary after refusing to back down from his claim that former President Bill Clinton is a "sexual predator" because of his assignations with a 22-year-old intern in the Oval Office. Subsequent to Paul's doubling and then tripling down on the claim, the former president announced that he would head to Paul's home state later this month to campaign for a Democratic Senate candidate – a sure sign that the former president doesn't want anyone thinking that Paul has him cowed. The husband of the 2016 Democratic frontrunner is on a collision course with a leading contender for the 2016 GOP nomination, and it's all over Bubba's mid-1990s sexcapades.
Time bomb - A timely moment, then, for the Washington Free Beacon to share details of previously unpublished memos and archive material from Diane Blair, a longtime friend of 2016 Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. The document cache is a trove of goodies for opposition researchers, with insights on many of the Clintons' most famous scandals. Why do such things exist? The Beacon explains: "Diane Blair's husband, Jim Blair, a former chief counsel at Tyson Foods Inc. who was at the center of "Cattlegate," a 1994 controversy involving the unusually large returns Hillary Clinton made while trading cattle futures contracts in the 1970s, donated his wife's papers to the University of Arkansas Special Collections library in Fayetteville after her death [in 2000]." The files have only recently been opened to the public and never explored by any media outlets.
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Partners for Livable Communities recognize Abramson's visionary leadership
Mayor Jerry Abramson will be honored Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C. by the Partners for Livable Communities for what the non-profit organization calls "his 21 years of visionary leadership and devotion to the social and economic well-being of Louisville."
Abramson will be presented with the Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award during the group's Celebration of Vision and Community Spirit formal dinner and awards ceremony, at The Willard Hotel in Washington. Along with Abramson, eight individuals, organizations and communities will be honored for their stewardship and innovation in the improvement of communities worldwide.
"It is a privilege to receive this award from a group that values cultivating the same I ideals I do, the ones that contribute to our community's quality of life," Abramson said. "From our City of Parks, the Healthy Hometown Movement and projects like our new downtown arena, I'm proud to be honored for my role in developing Louisville into a great place to call home."
"Jerry Abramson represents the best of leadership of great cities today," Bob McNulty, President, Partners for Livable Communities said. "He has had a continuity of public service; intrepid leadership style, a vision of regional cooperation, and a full commitment to quality of life for all citizens. Louisville has become one of America's most livable cities under his watch."
About the Celebration of Vision and Community Spirit awards
The "Celebration of Vision and Community Spirit" awards honor both innovative projects in communities and lifetimes of achievement for individuals that have made a true difference in their respective fields of activity. The honorees represent lifetimes of cultivating the arts, historic preservation, regionalism, smart planning practices and neighborhood development that bring life to struggling communities. All of the honorees have sought to build on their assets and improve the communities around them.
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Georgia interior minister quits over prisoner abuse videos
By the CNN Wire Staff
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(CNN) -- Georgia's interior minster resigned Thursday, two days after videos surfaced purportedly showing guards abusing prisoners.
Bacho Akhalaia released a statement on the ministry's website announcing the move.
"I am deeply horrified with the crime that has been revealed in Gldani N8 prison," he said, referring to the facility in Tbilisi, the capital.
Akhalaia said that even though he's no longer in charge of the prison system, some people who were tasked to prevent such acts began their careers under his leadership.
"Because of that, I feel a moral and political obligation that we were not able to prevent this horrible practice (the abuse)."
Georgia television stations, including TV9, broadcast the videos Tuesday night. The faces of those being filmed were obscured. One man cries out while he is being raped with a broom handle. Another video shows an inmate being punched.
The videos led to arrests inside and outside the Eurasian country, a former Soviet republic. It also stoked outrage.
President Mikheil Saakashvili called the abuse "a horrific affront to human rights and human dignity." The U.S. Embassy said it was revolted by the images.
The country's interior ministry on Tuesday blamed certain prison employees for the degrading treatment. It said a prisoner at the facility offered "substantial reimbursement" to employees for their actions and the video recordings. Its statement did not elaborate on the prisoner's motivation.
The interior ministry identified that prisoner as Tamaz Tamazashvili, father-in-law of Irlakli Garibashvili, a member of the opposition Georgian Dream party.
Garibashvili said Tamazashvili's life was in danger and that he was being held "hostage" by the president. Tamazashvili had nothing to do with the taped incidents, Garibashvili said.
Khatuna Kalmakhelidze, Georgia's minister of corrections and legal assistance, tendered her resignation Wednesday.
-- CNN's Nunu Japaridze contributed to this report
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The reward for information that could lead to an arrest and conviction of the suspect/s who killed a gas station clerk in Pike County over the weekend is climbing.
Authorities are now offering $10,000 in reward money in connection to the case.
The money is coming from three places: The Pike County Sheriff's office ($2,500); the City of Troy ($2,500) and Governor Bentley's office ($5,000).
The Pike County Sheriff's Department is investigating the robbery and homicide at the Hill Mart in Springhill on Highway 167. Authorities have identified the victim as 51-year-old Mike Mills of Troy.
Pike Co. Sheriff Russell Thomas is pleading with the community to state engaged and informed and to pass along any information they have regardless of how little they believe it may be. He says the department is continuing to follow tips that come in.
Some of Mills' coworkers told WSFA 12 News that Mills worked at the gas station part-time and worked full-time as a bus driver for the Pike Area Transit System.
Sheriff Thomas says it appears the killer came into the gas station, shot Mills and then took off with the cash register.
Authorities believe the shooting took place between 7:40 and 8 p.m. Saturday. They are asking any customers or drivers who passed by the area between 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday to come forward.
If you have any information, contact the Pike County Sheriff's Office at (334)566-4347.
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Alcoa shares slip despite earnings beat
Revenue falls short of analyst estimates as the first-quarter earnings season starts up. Pricing pressures are a concern, despite buoyant aerospace & automotive markets.
The company reported better-than-expected earnings per shares in the quarter, but revenue fell more than expected. The company's shares were down 11 cents, or 1.3%, to $8.28 after hours.
Alcoa is the first component in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) to report first-quarter results, and its results are traditionally labeled as the beginning of each quarter's earnings season. The problem for Alcoa continues to be that prices for alumina, the raw materials that's refined into aluminum -- and aluminum itself continued to be plagued by a global supply glut. But Alcoa said that massive cost-cutting pushed its alumina and primary metals operations into the black.
At the same time, its end markets -- for product used by aerospace companies, automotive manufacturers and construction -- are decently profitable and showing decent growth. Aerospace demand fueled demand for engineered and flat-rolled products. But there are still intense price pressures.
Alcoa's results are closely watched as a barometer for the economy. By that measure, it suggests a weak economy. At the same time, the stock market's reaction to the results rarely much effect to how the market performs as earnings season progresses.
The best barometer, as Paul Hickey of Bespoke Investment Group told CNBC late Monday, is IBM (IBM). If IBM results beat Street estimates, the market will move higher 80% of the time.
IBM will report first-quarter results on April 18. Analysts expect the company to report $3.05 a share in earnings, up from $2.78 a year ago. Revenue is expected to rise slightly to $24.69 billion.
Alcoa's results came on a day when stocks were mostly lower until 1:30 p.m., when new buying started.
The Dow closed up 48 points to 14,613. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) added 10 points to 1,563, and the Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) rose 18 points to 3,222.
The gains put the Dow within 50 points of its all-time closing high of 14,662, set on April 2. The S&P 500 is about 7 points below its all-time closing high of 1,570.25, also set on April 2.
After the close, J.C. Penney (JCP) said embattled CEO Ron Johnson was leaving the company, replaced by the man he succeeded, Myron Ullman. Johnson's ambitious program to revamp the chain and add new merchandise new lines and didn't work. Sales in the fiscal year ended Feb. 2 fell 25%. The shares are off more than 20% this year alone.
Investors weren't thrilled with Ullman's return. Shares were down 5.4% after hours at $15.87 in wildly volatile trading. After rising to as high as $17.88, they fell to as low as $14.10.
This is a modest week for earnings. The biggest report of the week will come Friday when JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is expected to show $1.39 a share in earnings per share, up from $1.19 a year ago. Revenue should hit $25.94 billion, but that will be down 5.4% from a year ago.
The banking giant has been struggling after the London operation of its chief investment office managed to lose more than $6 billion in trading in 2012. Post-mortems of how the loss built up indicated no one wanted to take responsibility.
JPMorgan Chase shares were up 67 cents to $48.58 on Monday. Shares are up 10.5% this year, compared with 11.5% for the Dow and 9.6% for the S&P 500.
A key earnings report comes on April 23 when Apple (AAPL) releases its fiscal-second-quarter results. The stock is off 19.9% this year and 39.6% since peaking in mid-September. The argument is that Apple has run out of ideas or is losing ground to Samsung.
Apple was up $3.01 to $426.21.
Also reporting this week are a number of bellwether retailers, including: Pep Boys – Manny Moe and Jack (PBY) on Tuesday, and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Family Dollar Stores (FDO) and Ruby Tuesday (RT) on Wednesday.
The volume of reports pick up after this week. In the week of April 15, Citigroup (C), Goldman Sachs (GS), IBM (IBM), Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT) release results (Microsoft owns and publishes Top Stocks, an MSN Money site).
The week following brings reports from Apple, Alaska Air (ALK), Halliburton (HAL), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and 3M (MMM).
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48th verse, same as the first. Revenues are down, profits are up. Can't penny-pinch your way to profits forever. Sooner or later, demand has to take over. Increase sales and grow, or die. Unfortunately, nothing has been done to actually create sustainable demand - QE1 didn't do it, the stimulus didn't do it, QE2 didn't do it, mortgage mod programs didn't do it, QE3 didn't do it, cash for clunkers didn't do it, student loan takeover didn't do it, TARP didn't do it, Obamacare didn't do it, and QE4 isn't doing it.......... No soup for you! NEXT!!!!
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Mathletes from all over hit town
By Soren Velice
More than 1,600 students from 175 schools around the state swarmed the school campus to add it all up at Blaines 17th annual Washington State Math Championship Saturday, March 31.
When you go out to an athletic event and you feel the excitement thats here, said Gary Goodman, Tosco Refinery plant manager, before the awards ceremony. Theres a lot of enthusiasm in the air. As if to punctuate his remarks, the entire gym erupted each time an award was given out.
We emphasize competition with the knowledge bowl and sports, but there isnt much for math, middle school vice principal and m.c. Jeff Coulter said. This event highlights the school districts emphasis on academics.
To make it to the awards ceremony, each of the more than 400 teams of fifth- through eighth-graders went through a rigorous test schedule that included algebra, geometry, probability and mental math. Blaine fielded three teams in each grade. Geometry was pretty fun; probability was pretty fun, fifth-grader Zeenat Ali said.
One of the worst was algebra, responded teammate Eric Kodama. But at least Im not at home playing Nintendo.
If we learn just one thing, its still a success, Kodamas brother and teammate Michael said. Were in the high math class in school, sixth-grader Belinda Crowson said. Were trying to get better at this.
Our industry has a lot of engineering, Goodman said. Everything we can do in the community to stimulate that in people helps; we use that kind of math and it helps get high paying jobs.
Ian Sitko, a member of one of the fifth-grade teams, recognized the value of that approach. Most jobs, you need to know math, Ian Sitko said. My dad uses math all the time.
John Dougan, who coached the fifth-graders with high school student Bryan Chang, said he hopes the experience will give them a taste of the adult world. I hope they get a sense of working hard, he said. I think theyll get a lot of work ethic out of it, a sense of working under pressure.
He said although Blaines highest finish was the fifth-grade team of Danny Dougan, Patrick Mulholland, Garrett Swearinger and Mike Broyans 12th place, they should be proud. I think they should be really happy, he said. These kids should all be commended for the extra work they did to compete at such a high level.
The refinery sponsored this years competition with a monetary contribution of $5,000, while more than 40 Tosco employees gave their time to oversee testing, correct the answers and compile results. If youre going to contribute to the community, Goodman said, education is a strong way to do it.
Coulter was thankful for all the events supporters, such as coaches Dougan, Heather Jones, Nancy Fulcher and Anne Abrams; Tosco, Pemco Financial Services, who sponsored a laser show presented while results were compiled and all the volunteers.
It takes 170 volunteers to put this on, Coulter said. We couldnt do it without the support of the community.


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OAKLAND, Calif. -- With another mercurial performance in what has already been an outstanding season, Stephen Curry helped Golden State inch closer to the post-season.
Now it's just a matter of holding court in the Western Conference for the upstart Warriors.
Curry scored 39 points and Golden State moved one step closer to ending its five-year playoff drought with a 125-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.
It's the 12th time this season Curry has had 30 points or more, and his seven 3-pointers extended his single-season franchise record to 236.
"It's amazing the clinic he's putting on," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "We are witnessing one of the greatest shooters that's ever played this game. He's been great for us all season, but he's on the floor like he's the baddest dude in the building."
Curry was definitely that on a night he was paired against Portland's standout rookie, Damian Lillard.
Lillard, who scorched the Warriors for a season-high 37 points in January, scored 16 points and tied Curry's' NBA's single-season rookie record for 3-pointers, but was nowhere as effective as he was in his first trip back home. The Oakland native shot just 4 of 11 from the floor and committed three turnovers.
Carl Landry had a season-high 25 points and 10 rebounds coming off the bench, while David Lee scored 13 points for the Warriors, who maintained their 1 1/2-game lead over Houston for sixth place in the Western Conference. Golden State lowered its magic number for clinching a playoff berth to five.
"Our goal is to be playing our best basketball these next eight games to put ourselves in position to make the playoffs and to not just be that team that goes to the playoffs and gets swept," Curry said. "We have that bigger picture in mind. We're not looking in the rearview mirror."
Curry showed why he's one of the elite perimeter shooters in the league.
He went 14 of 22 from the floor and had six assists and five rebounds in his most impressive outing since scoring an NBA season-high 54 points against the New York Knicks on Feb. 27.
"We have confidence he can have nights like that, but it's still unbelievable to be out there when he gets in a groove like that," Lee said. "The level of difficulty on a lot of the shots he's hitting is unbelievable."
That helped the Warriors to their third win in four games. Golden State hasn't made the playoffs since stunning top-seeded Dallas in the first round of the 2007 post-season.
Curry also moved past Tim Hardaway into second place on the Warriors' career list for 3-pointers. Jason Richardson (700) holds the franchise record.
Meyers Leonard led Portland with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Playing their second straight game without leading scorer LaMarcus Aldridge (right ankle), the Blazers trailed by six late in the second quarter, but gave up 60 points in the second half.
"They made a lot of tough shots, but they also got a lot of easy baskets," Lillard said. "I thought we defended well about half the time. With a guy who can shoot like (Curry), you can't let him get so many open looks."
Lillard had a career night in his first trip back to Oakland as a pro earlier this season and got off to another quick start in his return. He scored seven points, had four assists and made two 3-pointers in the first quarter to tie Curry's NBA rookie single-season record of 166.
That wasn't enough to slow down the Warriors, who shot 72.7 per cent in the first quarter and closed on a 12-3 run to take a 36-31 lead.
Landry scored Golden State's final four points in the period, then scored the team's first seven in the second quarter to put the Warriors up 43-34.
Portland cut the gap to 61-55 with 1:07 left before Andrew Bogut scored on a short hook shot and Harrison Barnes added a dunk that gave Golden State a 65-55 halftime lead.
Curry didn't slow down after the break. He made two lob passes for assists on dunks by Barnes and Bogut, then later scored on a driving layup and 3-pointer to make it 90-70.
Curry hit more two more 3s in the fourth quarter, the second of which extended the Warriors' lead to 110-85.
NOTES: Portland has won only twice in the past 15 games at Oracle Arena. ... The Blazers have had five losing streaks of four games or longer this season. ... Actor Matthew Perry sat courtside for the game near Golden State owner Joe Lacob.
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