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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Results
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Results16:50 EDT Wednesday, October 24, 2012-- Company Reports Revenue of $1.5 Billion and Net Income Attributable to Cliffs' Shareholders of $85.1 Million, or $0.59 Per Diluted Share -- Seaborne Pricing for Iron Ore Decreases 36% Year Over Year -- Year-to-Date Global Iron Ore Sales Volume Increases 7% to 31 Million TonsCLEVELAND, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) today reported third-quarter results for the period ended Sept. 30, 2012. Consolidated revenues decreased 26% for the third quarter to $1.5 billion, from $2.1 billion in the same quarter last year. This was primarily driven by a 36% decrease in year-over-year pricing for seaborne iron ore. Reduced revenues, along with increased labor, mining, and maintenance expenses resulted in a 76% decrease in consolidated sales margin to $198 million, compared with the third quarter of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101104/CLIFFSLOGO )Joseph A. Carrabba, Cliffs' chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "During this volatile pricing environment, management remains focused on executing the Phase II expansion at Bloom Lake and maintaining our cash dividend and investment-grade rating. Our U.S. Iron Ore business continues to deliver consistent performance, generating strong results quarter over quarter. With our diverse customer base in the U.S. and Asia, we believe the Company is well positioned to manage through this business cycle." Net income attributable to Cliffs' common shareholders was $85 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, down from $601 million, or $4.15 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to lower consolidated sales margin, as indicated above. Primarily driven by lower pricing, the Company has reduced its anticipated full-year income from continuing operations. As a result, Cliffs decreased its expected full-year effective tax rate. Also during the quarter, Sonoma Coal was reported as a discontinued operation and generated a $2.7 million loss, which was included within net income attributable to Cliffs' common shareholders.U.S. Iron OreThree Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2012201120122011Volumes - In Thousands of Long TonsTotal sales volume6,5767,89115,39916,481Cliffs' share of total production volume5,0756,27315,73917,595Sales Margin - In MillionsRevenues from product sales and services$796.0$1,106.7$1,942.7$2,502.0Cost of goods sold and operating expenses540.1625.41,233.81,218.3Sales margin$255.9$481.3$708.9$1,283.7Sales Margin - Per Long TonRevenues from product sales and services*$110.51$137.90$115.19$142.66Cash cost**67.8174.0064.4860.98Depreciation, depletion and amortization3.792.914.673.79Cost of goods sold and operating expenses*71.6076.9169.1564.77Sales margin$38.91$60.99$46.04$77.89* Excludes revenues and expenses related to freight, which are offsetting and have no impact on sales margin. Revenues also exclude venture partner cost reimbursements.** Cash cost per ton is defined as cost of goods sold and operating expenses per ton less depreciation, depletion and amortization per ton.Third-quarter 2012 U.S. Iron Ore pellet sales volume was 6.6 million tons, compared with 7.9 million tons in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was attributed to a lower demand for iron ore pellets and timing of vessel shipments. Cliffs indicated that sales volume recorded in third-quarter 2011 included 203,000 tons related to first-half shipments due to recording the full consolidation of Empire Mine. U.S. Iron Ore third-quarter 2012 revenues per ton were $110.51, down 20% from $137.90 in the year-ago quarter. The prior year's third-quarter revenue included a previously disclosed favorable adjustment of $9.39 per ton related to first-half 2011 revenue that was recorded in third-quarter 2011 due to the full consolidation of Empire Mine. Excluding this adjustment, 2012 third-quarter revenue per ton decreased 14% over the prior year and was primarily attributable to lower year-over-year pricing for seaborne iron ore and changes in customer mix.Cash cost per ton in U.S. Iron Ore was $67.81, down 8% from $74.00 in the prior year's third quarter. Third-quarter 2011 cash costs included a previously disclosed unfavorable adjustment of $11.07 per ton related to first-half 2011 cash costs that were recorded in third-quarter 2011 due to the full consolidation of Empire Mine. Excluding this, cash costs per ton increased 8%, primarily driven by higher stripping and maintenance costs, as well as idle costs attributed to the previously disclosed planned temporary production curtailment at Empire Mine, and lower fixed-cost leverage.Eastern Canadian Iron OreThree Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2012201120122011Volumes - In Thousands of Metric TonsTotal sales volume2,3753,1116,6385,499Total production volume2,2552,4776,1895,199Sales Margin - In MillionsRevenues from product sales and services$253.1$517.3$777.8$942.2Cost of goods sold and operating expenses293.6326.3820.8648.7Sales margin$(40.5)$191.0$(43.0)$293.5Sales Margin - Per Metric TonRevenues from product sales and services*$106.57$166.25$117.17$171.32Cash costs**106.0687.37105.8591.71Inventory step-up?3.60?10.87Depreciation, depletion and amortization17.5613.8917.8115.37Cost of goods sold and operating expenses*123.62104.85123.66117.95Sales margin$(17.05)$61.40$(6.48)$53.37*Excludes revenues and expenses related to freight, which are offsetting and have no impact on sales margin.** Cash cost per ton is defined as cost of goods sold and operating expenses per ton less depreciation, depletion and amortization per ton.Third-quarter 2012 Eastern Canadian Iron Ore sales volume was 2.4 million tons, a 24% decrease from the 3.1 million tons sold in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily driven by the timing of vessel shipments related to iron ore concentrate and a lack of iron ore pellet availability. The third-quarter 2012 sales volume mix included 1.4 million tons of iron ore concentrate and 1.0 million tons of iron ore pellets.Eastern Canadian Iron Ore third-quarter 2012 revenues per ton were $106.57, down 36% from $166.25 in the prior year's third quarter. The lower per-ton revenues were attributable to decreased year-over-year seaborne pricing for iron ore. Cliffs indicated the Platts Fe Index for a 62% fines product, CFR China, decreased 36% from the year-ago quarter. Cash cost per ton in Eastern Canadian Iron Ore was $106.06, up 21% from $87.37 in the year-ago quarter. The increase reflected higher cash costs at Wabush Mine of $132 per ton, up 25% from the prior year's comparable quarter, due to higher labor costs and increased spending related to maintenance and repairs. Additionally, third-quarter 2012 cash costs at Bloom Lake Mine were $88 per ton, up 18% from the year-ago quarter, primarily driven by higher fuel, contract labor, and maintenance and supply costs. Cliffs indicated Bloom Lake Mine's cash costs per ton have improved over second-quarter 2012 results primarily due to increased production throughput rates at the mine. Asia Pacific Iron Ore Three Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2012201120122011Volumes - In Thousands of Metric TonsTotal sales volume2,9982,3508,8406,772Total production volume2,9082,4228,0246,778Sales Margin - In MillionsRevenues from product sales and services$254.2$400.1$975.3$1,127.1Cost of goods sold and operating expenses270.0185.5719.2511.7Sales margin$(15.8)$214.6$256.1$615.4Sales Margin - Per Metric TonRevenues from product sales and services$84.79$170.26$110.33$166.44Cash cost*76.6568.1368.9164.59Depreciation, depletion and amortization13.4110.8112.4410.97Cost of goods sold and operating expenses90.0678.9481.3575.56Sales margin$(5.27)$91.32$28.97$90.87* Cash cost per metric ton is defined as cost of goods sold and operating expenses per metric ton less depreciation, depletion and amortization per metric ton.Third-quarter 2012 Asia Pacific Iron Ore sales volume increased 28% to 3.0 million tons from 2.4 million tons in 2011's third quarter. The increase is attributed to the completion of Cliffs' Koolyanobbing Complex expansion project to achieve an 11-million-ton annual run rate. The project included several logistical infrastructure investments including longer trains, new locomotives, and upgrades to the port.Revenues per ton for third-quarter 2012 decreased 50% to $84.79, from $170.26 in last year's third quarter. The decrease was primarily driven by lower year-over-year seaborne pricing for iron ore and customer mix. The current quarter's sales mix included nearly 900,000 tons of a low-grade iron ore product, which also contributed to the lower year-over-year revenues-per-ton results. The lower-quality product sells at a reduced rate. Cash cost per ton in Asia Pacific Iron Ore increased 13% to $76.65 from $68.13 in 2011's comparable quarter. The year-over-year increase was primarily attributable to higher mining costs, partially offset by lower royalty expenses versus the year-ago quarter. Due to geology and the development stage of the newer open-pit mines, Cliffs moved nearly 50% more material compared with the prior year's third quarter. North American CoalThree Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2012201120122011Volumes - In Thousands of Short TonsTotal sales volume1,6626464,6003,168Total production volume1,4349504,5393,411Sales Margin - In MillionsRevenues from product sales and services$241.8$64.0$640.9$388.7Cost of goods sold and operating expenses243.1106.7637.1449.1Sales margin$(1.3)$(42.7)$3.8$(60.4)Sales Margin - Per Short TonRevenues from product sales and services*$128.88$99.38$123.80$116.82Cash cost**114.56134.98107.87116.29Depreciation, depletion and amortization15.1030.5015.1119.60Cost of goods sold and operating expenses*129.66165.48122.98135.89Sales margin$(0.78)$(66.10)$0.83$(19.07)*Excludes revenues and expenses related to freight, which are offsetting and have no impact on sales margin.** Cash cost per ton is defined as cost of goods sold and operating expenses per ton less depreciation, depletion and amortization per ton.For the third quarter of 2012, North American Coal sales volume was 1.7 million tons, a 157% increase from the 646,000 tons sold in the prior year's comparable quarter. The increase was due to significantly higher sales volume from Cliffs' low-volatile metallurgical coal mines, which achieved meaningfully higher year-over-year production rates. The Company indicated that third-quarter 2011 production and sales volumes were unfavorably impacted by severe weather damage at Oak Grove Mine and the detection of high carbon monoxide at Pinnacle Mine. The year-over-year sales volume increase was partially offset by lower sales from Cliffs' Toney Fork thermal coal mine. As previously disclosed, Cliffs has curtailed production and reduced its labor force at Toney Fork Mine due to weak thermal coal market conditions.North American Coal's third-quarter 2012 revenues per ton were up 30% to $128.88, versus $99.38 in the third quarter of 2011. The increase was primarily driven by sales mix, as third-quarter 2012 included a higher proportion of premium low-volatile metallurgical coal sales. The increase was partially offset by lower year-over-year market pricing for all coal products.Cash cost per ton decreased 15% to $114.56, from $134.98 in the comparable quarter last year. Third-quarter 2012 cash costs per ton benefited from improved fixed-cost leverage, partially offset by a longwall machine move at Oak Grove Mine.Sonoma Coal and AmapaAs previously disclosed, Cliffs entered into a definitive share and asset sale agreement to sell its 45% economic interest in Sonoma Coal. The Company expects the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2012. Upon completion of the transaction, Cliffs anticipates collecting approximately AUD$141 million in cash proceeds. During the third quarter of 2012, Cliffs reported its 45% economic interest in Sonoma Coal as a loss of $2.7 million, net of tax, in income (loss) from discontinued operations.Cliffs has a 30% ownership interest in Amapa, an iron ore operation in Brazil. During the third quarter of 2012, Amapa produced approximately 1.6 million tons. Primarily driven by a settlement charge for the termination of a transportation contract and lower year-over-year pricing for seaborne iron ore, Cliffs recorded an equity loss of $14 million for its share of the operation. Capital Structure, Cash Flow and LiquidityAt quarter end, Cliffs had $36 million of cash and cash equivalents and $3.9 billion in total debt, including $250 million drawn on its $1.75 billion revolving credit facility. For the quarter, Cliffs generated $308 million in cash from operations versus $821 million in the 2011 comparable quarter. The Company indicated weaker year-over-year pricing and higher costs negatively impacted cash from operations results. Cliffs reported depreciation, depletion and amortization of $133 million during the third quarter of 2012.OutlookLooking forward, Cliffs expects the U.S. economy to remain stable for the remainder of the year. The Company anticipates moderate volatility in the pricing for seaborne iron ore and metallurgical coal products, driven by Asian and European end markets. Based on recent destocking activity within China's steel industry and the recent decline in its annualized crude steel production, Cliffs is lowering its full-year expectation for Chinese crude steel production to approximately 715 million tons, from its previous expectation of 730 million tons. Also, due to the year-to-date average spot price for 62% Fe seaborne iron ore of $133 per ton, Cliffs is decreasing its average full-year 2012 seaborne iron ore spot price expectation to approximately $128 per ton (C.F.R. China) from its previous expectation of $145 per ton. The revised pricing assumption serves as the basis for the iron ore business outlook below.U.S. Iron Ore Outlook (Long tons)For 2012, the Company is reducing its U.S. Iron Ore sales volume expectation to 22 million tons from its previous expectation of 23 million tons. The decrease reflects a lower expected average for seaborne iron ore pricing during the second half of 2012, which reduces Cliffs' ability to profitably place product in the seaborne market from the lower Great Lakes. Cliffs is maintaining its full-year production volume expectation of approximately 22 million tons.The Company is also maintaining its full-year 2012 U.S. Iron Ore revenues-per-ton expectation of approximately $115 - $120, based on the following assumptions:Average 2012 U.S. steelmaking utilization rate of approximately 75%; and Average 2012 hot-rolled steel pricing of approximately $650 - $675 per ton.In addition, the revenues-per-ton expectation considers various contract provisions, lag-year adjustments and pricing caps and floors contained in certain supply agreements. Actual realized revenues per ton for the full year will depend on iron ore price changes, customer mix, production input costs and/or steel prices (all factors contained in certain Cliffs' supply agreements).Cliffs is also maintaining its full-year 2012 U.S. Iron Ore cash-cost-per-ton expectation of approximately $60 - $65, and depreciation, depletion and amortization expectation of approximately $4 per ton.In 2013, Cliffs expects to sell approximately 19 million - 20 million tons from its U.S. Iron Ore business. This expectation assumes a slightly lower year-over-year North American blast furnace utilization rate for 2013.Eastern Canadian Iron Ore Outlook (Metric tons, F.O.B. Eastern Canada)Cliffs is decreasing its expected full-year production volume to approximately 8.9 million tons, from its previous expectation of 9.2 million tons. As a result, the Company is decreasing its full-year Eastern Canadian Iron Ore sales volume expectation to approximately 9.4 million tons from its previous expectation of 9.6 million tons.Cliffs is decreasing its full-year 2012 Eastern Canadian Iron Ore revenues-per-ton expectation to approximately $110 - $115 from its previous expectation of $130 - $135 per ton. The decrease is primarily driven by the previously indicated lower full-year assumption for seaborne iron ore pricing. The full-year product mix expectation is anticipated to be approximately 65% iron ore concentrate and 35% iron ore pellets.Despite the reduced sales and production volumes, the Company is maintaining its Eastern Canadian Iron Ore full-year 2012 cash-cost-per-ton expectation of approximately $100 - $105. Depreciation, depletion and amortization is anticipated to be approximately $18 per ton for full-year 2012.In 2013, Cliffs expects to sell approximately 13 million - 14 million tons from its Eastern Canadian Iron Ore business, comprised of approximately one-third iron ore pellets and two-thirds iron ore concentrate. Asia Pacific Iron Ore Outlook (Metric tons, F.O.B. the port) Cliffs is maintaining its full-year 2012 Asia Pacific Iron Ore expected sales and production volumes of approximately 11.6 million tons and 11.1 million tons, respectively.Due to the lower assumption for full-year iron ore pricing, Cliffs is reducing its full-year 2012 Asia Pacific Iron Ore revenues-per-ton expectation to approximately $100 - $105, from its previous expectation of $120 - $125. The anticipated product mix is approximately half lump and half fines iron ore.Cliffs is maintaining its Asia Pacific Iron Ore cash-cost-per-ton expectation of approximately $65 - $70. Cliffs anticipates depreciation, depletion and amortization to be approximately $13 per ton for full-year 2012.In 2013, Cliffs expects to sell approximately 10 million - 11 million tons from its Asia Pacific Iron Ore business, comprised of approximately 50% lump iron ore and 50% fines iron ore. North American Coal Outlook (Short tons, F.O.B. the mine)As the result of softer metallurgical coal market conditions, Cliffs is reducing its full-year sales volume expectation to approximately 6.4 million tons, from its previous expectation of approximately 6.9 million tons. The Company is maintaining its anticipated full-year production volume of 6.2 million tons. Sales volume mix is anticipated to be approximately 4.3 million tons of low-volatile metallurgical coal and 1.4 million tons of high-volatile metallurgical coal, with thermal coal making up the remainder of the expected sales volume.Cliffs is decreasing its North American Coal 2012 revenues-per-ton expectation to approximately $120 - $125, from its previous expectation of $130 - $135. The decrease is driven by lower pricing for metallurgical coal products.Due to continuing performance improvements at Cliffs' longwall operations, the Company is decreasing its cash-cost-per-ton expectation to $105 - $110 versus its previous expectation of $110 - $115. Full-year 2012 depreciation, depletion and amortization is expected to be approximately $15 per ton.In 2013, Cliffs expects to sell approximately 6 million - 7 million tons from its North American Coal business, comprised of approximately 65% low-volatile metallurgical coal, 25% high-volatile metallurgical coal and 10% thermal coal. The following table provides a summary of Cliffs' 2012 guidance for its four business segments:2012 Outlook SummaryU.S.Iron Ore (1)Eastern CanadianIron Ore (2)Asia PacificIron Ore (3)North AmericanCoal (4)CurrentOutlookPreviousOutlookCurrentOutlookPreviousOutlookCurrentOutlookPreviousOutlookCurrentOutlookPreviousOutlookSales volume(million tons)22239.49.611.6188.8.131.52Revenues per ton$115 - $120$115 - $120$110 - $115$130 - $135$100 - $105$120 - $125$120 - $125$130 - $135Cash cost per ton$60 - $65$60 - $65$100 - $105$100 - $105$65 - $70$65 - $70$105 - $110$110 - $115DD&A per ton$4$4$18$18$13$13$15$13(1) U.S. Iron Ore tons are reported in long tons.(2) Eastern Canadian lron Ore tons are reported in metric tons, F.O.B. Eastern Canada.(3) Asia Pacific Iron Ore tons are reported in metric tons, F.O.B. the port.(4) North American Coal tons are reported in short tons, F.O.B. the mine.Outlook for Amapa and Sonoma For the full year, Cliffs anticipates a $25 million equity loss for its interest in Amapa, primarily driven by the previously disclosed charge and lower expected pricing for seaborne iron ore. As previously disclosed, Cliffs' sale of its economic interest in Sonoma Coal is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.SG&A Expenses and Other ExpectationsCliffs is reducing its full-year 2012 SG&A expense expectation to approximately $275 million, from its previous expectation of $300 million. The decrease is primarily driven by a continued focus to reduce overhead costs.To support future growth projects, Cliffs' full-year cash outflows expectation is approximately $165 million. This is comprised of approximately $90 million related to exploration and drilling programs and approximately $75 million related to its chromite project in Ontario, Canada.For 2012, Cliffs anticipates a full-year effective tax rate benefit of approximately 35%. Excluding the previously disclosed enacted Minerals Resource Rent Tax and other discrete tax items, the Company anticipates its effective tax rate to be approximately 8%. In addition, Cliffs expects its full-year 2012 depreciation, depletion and amortization to be approximately $515 million.2012 Capital Budget Update and Other Uses of CashDue to the Company's revised outlook, Cliffs is decreasing its full-year 2012 cash flow from operations expectation to approximately $600 million, from its previous expectation of $1.3 billion.Cliffs is maintaining its previously disclosed 2012 capital expenditures budget of approximately $1 billion, comprised of approximately $300 million in sustaining capital and $700 million in growth and productivity-improvement capital.Cliffs will host a conference call to discuss its third-quarter 2012 results tomorrow, Oct. 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. ET. The call will be broadcast live and archived on Cliffs' website: www.cliffsnaturalresources.com. About Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is an international mining and natural resources company. A member of the S&P 500 Index, the Company is a major global iron ore producer and a significant producer of high- and low-volatile metallurgical coal. Cliffs' strategy is to continually achieve greater scale and diversification in the mining industry through a focus on serving the world's largest and fastest growing steel markets. Driven by the core values of social, environmental and capital stewardship, Cliffs associates across the globe endeavor to provide all stakeholders operating and financial transparency.The Company is organized through a global commercial group responsible for sales and delivery of Cliffs products and a global operations group responsible for the production of the minerals the Company markets. Cliffs operates iron ore and coal mines in North America and two iron ore mining complexes in Western Australia. In addition, Cliffs has a major chromite project, in the feasibility stage of development, located in Ontario, Canada.News releases and other information on the Company are available on the Internet at: http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com Forward-Looking StatementsThis release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that its forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties relating to Cliffs' operations and business environment that are difficult to predict and may be beyond Cliffs' control. Such uncertainties and factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons including without limitation: the uncertainty or weakness in global economic and/or market conditions, including downward pressure on prices and reduced market demand; trends affecting our financial condition, results of operations or future prospects, particularly any slowing of the economic growth rate in China for an extended period; our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies into our operations and achieve post-acquisition synergies, including without limitation, Cliffs Quebec Iron Mining Limited (formerly Consolidated Thompson); our ability to successfully complete planned divestitures; our ability to reach agreement with our iron ore customers regarding modifications to sales contract pricing escalation provisions to reflect a shorter-term or spot-based pricing mechanism; the outcome of any contractual disputes with our customers, joint venture partners or significant energy, materials or services providers, or any other litigation or arbitration; changes in sales volume or mix; the impact of price-adjustment factors on our sales contracts; the ability of our customers to meet their obligations to us on a timely basis or at all; our actual economic iron ore and coal reserves or reductions in current resource estimates; our ability to successfully identify and consummate any strategic investments; events or circumstances that could impair or adversely impact the viability of a mine and the carrying value of associated assets; the results of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies in relation to projects; impacts of increasing governmental regulation and related costs, including failure to receive or maintain required environmental permits, approvals, modifications or other authorization of, or from, any governmental or regulatory entity and costs related to implementing improvements to ensure compliance with regulatory changes; the ability to achieve planned production rates or levels; uncertainties associated with unanticipated geological conditions, natural disasters, weather conditions, supply or price of energy, equipment failures and other unexpected events; adverse changes in currency values, currency exchange rates, interest rates and tax laws; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and successfully implement our financing plans; our ability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees and renew expiring collective bargaining agreements on satisfactory terms; availability of capital equipment and component parts; the amount and timing of any insurance recovery proceeds with respect to Oak Grove mine; risks related to international operations; potential existence of significant deficiencies or material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; problems or uncertainties with productivity, tons mined, transportation, mine-closure obligations, employee benefit costs and other risks of the mining industry; and other factors and risks that are set forth in the Company's most recently filed reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information contained herein speaks as of the date of this release and may be superseded by subsequent events. Except as may be required by applicable securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements contained in this release.FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOWCLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONSThree Months EndedSeptember 30,Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,2012201120122011REVENUES FROM PRODUCT SALES AND SERVICESProduct$1,447.9$2,070.7$4,096.6$4,790.8Freight and venture partners' cost reimbursements97.018.4240.2169.41,544.92,089.14,336.84,960.2COST OF GOODS SOLD AND OPERATING EXPENSES(1,346.6)(1,246.0)(3,403.2)(2,829.4)SALES MARGIN198.3843.1933.62,130.8OTHER OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)Selling, general and administrative expenses(63.9)(61.3)(202.6)(164.4)Consolidated Thompson acquisition costs?(2.1)?(25.0)Exploration costs(45.6)(26.6)(95.2)(55.4)Miscellaneous - net(12.5)64.025.559.4(122.0)(26.0)(272.3)(185.4)OPERATING INCOME76.3817.1661.31,945.4OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)Changes in fair value of foreign currency contracts, net?(6.2)0.3100.5Interest expense(47.2)(49.4)(141.2)(168.2)Other non-operating income220.127.116.11.7(43.9)(54.7)(134.7)(61.0)INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURES32.4762.4526.61,884.4INCOME TAX (EXPENSE) BENEFIT64.0(3.7)235.2(287.2)EQUITY INCOME (LOSS) FROM VENTURES(15.3)11.1(22.7)2.8INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS81.1769.8739.11,600.0INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax (2.7)(16.8)5.13.7NET INCOME78.4753.0744.21,603.7LESS: INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTEREST(6.7)151.825.2170.1NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS$85.1$601.2$719.0$1,433.6EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS - BASICContinuing operations$0.62$4.29$5.02$10.24Discontinued operations(0.02)(0.12)0.040.03$0.60$4.17$5.06$10.27EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS - DILUTEDContinuing operations$0.61$4.27$5.00$10.19Discontinued operations(0.02)(0.12)0.040.03$0.59$4.15$5.04$10.22AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES (IN THOUSANDS)Basic142,396144,203142,332139,563Diluted142,895144,989142,780140,321CASH DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE$0.63$0.28$1.54$0.56 CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION(In Millions)September 30, 2012December 31, 2011ASSETSCURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents$36.3$519.3Accounts receivable285.9287.9Inventories526.7456.9Supplies and other inventories259.5216.9Derivative assets78.382.1Assets held for sale156.6159.9Other current assets322.1188.2TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS1,665.41,911.2PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET11,030.710,404.1OTHER ASSETSInvestments in ventures517.0526.6Goodwill1,167.21,152.1Intangible assets, net133.8147.0Deferred income taxes612.3209.5Other non-current assets170.4191.2TOTAL OTHER ASSETS2,600.72,226.4TOTAL ASSETS$15,296.8$14,541.7LIABILITIESCURRENT LIABILITIESAccounts payable$422.1$364.7Accrued expenses485.2384.8Taxes payable84.7324.5Current portion of debt369.774.8Deferred revenue125.1126.6Liabilities held for sale29.725.9Other current liabilities197.8200.8TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES1,714.31,502.1POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT LIABILITIES603.3665.8ENVIRONMENTAL AND MINE CLOSURE OBLIGATIONS226.3213.2DEFERRED INCOME TAXES1,147.01,062.4LONG-TERM DEBT3,514.33,608.7BELOW-MARKET SALES CONTRACTS, NET83.8111.8OTHER LIABILITIES318.6338.0TOTAL LIABILITIES7,607.67,502.0EQUITYCLIFFS SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY6,336.85,785.0NONCONTROLLING INTEREST1,352.41,254.7TOTAL EQUITY7,689.27,039.7TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$15,296.8$14,541.7 CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEMENTS OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS(In Millions)Nine Months Ended September 30,20122011OPERATING ACTIVITIESNet income$744.2$1,603.7Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:Depreciation, depletion and amortization382.3306.3Derivatives and currency hedges12.0(84.4)Equity income (loss) in ventures (net of tax)22.7(2.8)Pensions and other postretirement benefits(45.4)(43.3)Deferred income taxes(352.5)(29.7)Changes in deferred revenue and below-market sales contracts(36.2)(156.3)Other(10.3)3.7Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Receivables and other assets(118.6)(62.5)Product inventories(70.4)(128.5)Payables and accrued expenses(252.3)139.5Net cash provided by operating activities275.51,545.7INVESTING ACTIVITIESAcquisition of Consolidated Thompson, net of cash acquired?(4,423.5)Purchase of property, plant and equipment(793.6)(478.9)Settlements in Canadian dollar foreign exchange contracts?93.1Investment in Consolidated Thompson senior secured notes?(125.0)Other investing activities8.915.7Net cash used by investing activities(784.7)(4,918.6)FINANCING ACTIVITIESNet proceeds from issuance of common shares?853.7Net proceeds from issuance of senior notes?998.1Borrowings on term loan?1,250.0Borrowings on bridge credit facility?750.0Repayment of bridge credit facility?(750.0)Repayment of term loan(49.9)(265.4)Debt issuance costs?(54.8)Borrowings under revolving credit facility670.0250.0Repayment under revolving credit facility(420.0)?Repayment of Consolidated Thompson convertible debentures?(337.2)Payments under share buyback program?(221.9)Contributions by joint ventures, net68.8?Common stock dividends(217.8)(78.8)Other financing activities(23.9)(27.1)Net cash provided by financing activities27.22,366.6EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH(0.1)(15.3)DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(482.1)(1,021.6)CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD521.61,566.7CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD$39.5$545.1 SOURCE Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.For further information: INVESTOR RELATIONS AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS - Jessica Moran, Director, Investor Relations, +1-216-694-6532, or Patricia Persico, Director, Global Communications, +1-216-694-5316


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7,000 sq. ft. home with 6 bedrooms, 5.5 baths. Bedrooms include a first floor master suite (king). There are 4 bedrooms on the second level; two have private baths (one is a king, one is a queen), the other two bedrooms (one king and one queen) have private sink areas and share a bath and toilet. The finished walk out basement has one bedroom (king)with private access to the outdoors and views of the lake and fountain. A full bath is also on the lower level with a separate private toilet room. Main kitchen features SubZero, Thermador
6 burner gas cooktop, double Bosch ovens, deep dish sink, wine refrigerator, desk, seating for 10, adjoining hearth room with stone gas fireplace and access to back deck. Formal great room with gas fireplace and access to deck. Formal dining room seats eight. Laundry room has full size washer/dryer. Walk out basement also features stainless steel refrigerator, dishwasher, & microwave. 4 of the 6 bedrooms have king size mattress, 2 of the bedrooms have queen size mattress. One of the second floor bedrooms also features a queen sleeper sofa.
TV's include 110' home theatre, 3 50' tv's. Netflix and Hulu. Three car garage but only two can be used. Covered front porch with pond. View out back of the house is a lake with fountain, great to listen to at night!
Keywords: January/February/March monthly rental available, Luxury Home, Kentucky Horse Park, Breeders Cup, Equestrian, UK Basketball weekends, UK Family Visits, Multi-family vacation home, Lexington, Countryside, Equestrian, Private Country Club, minutes from I-75/I-64.
We are Lexington Kentucky realtors, homebuilders and developers of the community where the home is located. We want to offer visitors an opportunity to experience the Horse Capital of the World in our spectacular equestrian community, Walnut Grove Estates. This 7,000 square foot home offers all the ambiance one would expect while visiting our great city. We love Lexington.
We love it so much, we also LIVE here. We think you will want to also!
The Owner purchased this house in 2005
Walnut Grove Estates is located down a scenic country road bordering famous horse farms yet only 4 miles from nationwide I-75 and I-64 bringing approximately 75% of the U.S. population within a days drive. Also located only 4 miles from the bustling area of Hamburg, full of shopping, dining and nightlife. It's 9 miles from downtown Lexington and 12 miles from the Kentucky Horse Park via I-75. The home is in a community of 80% greenspace, backs up to a lake and fountain, and is adjacent to a first class golf and country club, with privileges available for a fee.
Wide open spaces are in and around this 80% green space equestrian community. Enjoy long walks on our safe, scenic roads or throughout any of the adjacent 100 acres owned by the developer, and your host. Located within 200 yards of a private Country Club, privleges available. Great pool in summer months, restaurant is excellent. Horse back riding and lessons are 500 yards away. A quick ride downtown (9 miles) to a University of Kentucky sporting event is always memorable. A short drive to Cave Run Lake (1/2 hour) satisfies our boating and lake desires. Hiking in Natural Bridge and the Red River Gorge is an hour away and worth the drive. Weekends watching a polo match at the Kentucky Horse Park. Enjoy minor league baseball, the Lexington Legends, at sweet Applebees Park. Attending Keeneland's spring and fall meet, and sales. Catching a play at the Opera House.
Our stay at your home was way beyond our expectations! The pictures do not do justice to the property and the home is wonderfully decorated. The amenities make this a very relazing place to stay. Every detail is provided for just just as if you were in your own home. The layout of the home allows not only for a large number of people but provides alot of privacy also. The best part of our visit was provided by the personal attention given to us by Kerry & Tina who not only made us feel at home but also provided us with much local info, They made us feel like part of their family just staying for a family visit! We also met some of the neighbors who extended great hospitality to us.
We highly recommend this location for everyone looking to for an exquisite location with special southern hospitality.
Do not pass this home or you will miss the true experience of the Bluegrass County. Thanks for the Balls for all their hard work to make our experience possible!
We rented this property for 10 days during a horse competition. It was an easy drive to horse park and felt like you were in a country getaway after long days at horse park! We had all the family (8) and everyone was comfortably independent in their own cozy rooms with bathrooms. The home was so spacious and fun to hang out in the evenings and watch tv in the theatre Room. We cooked most evenings in the fabulous kitchen which was well stocked. The owners couldn't have been more hospitable arranging dinner reservations the night we arrived and offering their advice on the local restaurants. We are hoping to get back to horse park this year and would definitely stay at this property again.
I rented this beautiful home for a golf stag with a group of 8 friends. The place worked out perfectly for us. Everyone basically had their own room, which was nice for everyone to crash in comfort after long days of golfing and watching the NCAA tournament games at night on the huge projection screen in the basement.
The kithen was also massive and worked out well for all of our breakfast, lunch and drink supplies to be laid out on the large island. We grilled out one night for dinner on a brand new grill and all the cooking supplies you could imagine can be found in the kitchen.
It was a little cold while we were there, but we did take advantage of the deck in the back that looks over a pond to have drinks and discuss our matches for the next day.
Everything worked out great, plus Tina and Kerry were very eager to help if we had questions. I was able to text them to get information about where to order dinner one night and they were quick to respond to any other questions we had while we were there. It was really like having a concierge for our trip. I couldn't be happier with our experience and hope to rent from them again in the future.
This home was a great venue for a quiet family weekend celebrating my parents' 50th anniversary. The kitchen was fabulous and there was plenty of room for us (17) to all gather at meal time. The house has several different sitting areas, so it was easy to find a quiet corner also. I would certainly recomend this property to a friend. It was clean and well maintained and the owner was helpful.
This was the perfect place for our family to gather in great comfort after the wedding celebrations each day. We had aunts, uncles, neices and nephews, grandparents and us. We never felt crowded, but we got that extra time together.The beds were excellent! It was so much fun to watch the Olympics together in the theater room downstairs. The owners were very gracious and easy to work with.
The house was perfect for the large group of golfers in town for a boys weekend away. The house was nicely a little off the beaten trail but was only minutes away from the highway and major retail stores. BBQ dinners out on the deck were a hit -- as was the massage chair in front of the big screen in the basement. We found everything we needed in the large kitchen and with enough bedrooms and bathrooms so that we weren't living on top of one another!
The home-owners were very friendly and accomodating to all of our needs.
Would love to come back for another stay!
We came to Lexington for the Rolex horse event. Family flew in from Mt, Ca, Ut, Penn, Md and NY. This house was perfect to accommodate so many people. Adults and teenagers. We never felt crowded. The bedrooms were beautiful and there were plenty of baths to all shower and get out the door early. Fantastic kitchen to come back and make big meals. The movie theater was a hit for the tired teens. We would love to rent it again, and highly recommend it to others.
Luxury Home in heart of Horse Capital of the World, Lexington, Kentucky. Golf privileges adjacent Greenbrier Golf & Country Club. 12 miles to Kentucky Horse Park. 4 miles off of
I-75/I-64. Minutes from bustling Hamburg Pavilion filled with restaurants, nightlife, shopping. 9 miles to downtown Lexington. Stay here on your next visit to Keeneland or Fasig Tipton for horse sales, University of Kentucky sports, Kentucky Horse Park events. Rent a houseboat or ski boat on nearby Cave Run Lake or Herrington Lake. 20 minutes to the famous Berea College Art Community. 1hour to Natural Bridge and Red River Gorge and 90 minutes to Lake Cumberland. 75 miles from both Louisville and Cincinnati.
Golf: Enjoy privileges at adjacent Greenbrier Golf & Country Club. 9 holes weekday with cart $50, 9 holes weekend
with cart $60, 18 holes weekday with cart $65 and 18 holes weekend with cart $85. Rates are per person.
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Apr 1 2015 - May 31 2015
3 night minimum stay
Jun 1 2015 - Aug 31 2015
3 night minimum stay
Breeder's Cup
Oct 29 2015 - Nov 2 2015
4 night minimum stay
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7 night minimum stay
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I am sure a lot of you have seen the little green lizard that advertises insurance on TV and screams, "I GOT A FLAT TIRE"! Well, people I woke up screaming I got the "HEADACHE FROM 'HECK!'" I thought my brain was going to "pop" right through the top of my head. Of course, I got a lot of sympathy from the Hubby. TEE HEE HA HA. He replied, "There is always something wrong with you." Don't you just love somebody that can say such soothing words!
The bad thing is it was Wednesday. You ask, what has Wednesday got to do with it. You see my doctor only works a half day on Wednesday. Who ever heard of such; a doctor only working a half day? When I called, the receptionist said she did not have an open appointment; you know the doctor only works a half day on Wednesday. She had no sympathy either. She reminded me that he had had a heart attack and had to cut his schedule in half. I wanted to say, "That is not my problem, I am the one who has the headache". She asked me if it was life threating and of course I had to reply that it was only a headache. I could hear her in the back ground sorta laughing but to me, I thought I would die! I told her I thought my head would blow off any minute. She assured me it would not. You got it, I didn't get an appointment and so I made an appointment for Thursday morning. She told me to take two aspirins and get back in bed. Does that sound familiar?
Well, the aspirins did work some. It was just a dull ache but I decided since I had to be in pain, I would just think up something to do to keep my mind off my "booming head"! So I tackled cleaning out the pantry. The Hubby said, "I thought you were dying with a headache"! Of course if he has a headache, he dies. He goes back to bed and doesn't move for the rest of the day. I wish I could do that! I did lay down for just about an hour and the pain was even greater so I thought if you are going to be miserable, you might as well be constructive…..like DO SOMETHING TO PASS THE TIME FASTER.
The daughter came by and took one look at me and said, "What on earth are you doing?" You got stuff pulled out of the cabinets everywhere. I told her I had a headache and I had to try and forget it was hurting. She said, "I hope you don't ever have anything more serious than an headache cause you will probably tear the house a part. I let her know I didn't think that was funny at all. She replied, "It's only a headache"! But I never get headaches. They just don't understand.
Once again, she told me to just take two aspirins and go to bed! Ask me if I blew a fuse! I told her to just go on about her business and let me have my headache in peace.
Of course the Hubby had to join the chorus and chime in that he did not understand why on earth I had to tear up the kitchen just because I had a headache. I told him, just look at all these spices that are out of date and Christmas is coming and I have cooking to do. Of course he let me know that they had been in that cabinet for the past year and it did not seem to bother me whether they were out of date or not. The last cake you baked tasted wonderful to me. Woman, why don't you just "SUFFER IN PEACE" and let us have a quiet Wednesday just like always. I will have to speak to that doctor and tell him he can't have Wednesday off anymore, especially when you have a headache. This problem will give me a heart attack before the day is over.
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Thank goodness, that ordeal is over and I won't mention how delighted the Hubby and the Daughter was when I told them I felt better.
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I would have to say that the BRP is a national treasure preserved for motorcyclists. They can't spend enough of my tax money maintaining that thing. Too bad you had fog on the lower section because that's the most spectacular scenery in the eastern US. If you have a day off and clear skies, do the Cherokee to Linville section again. The best time to really "Ride, or should I say Rail" the parkway is on a weekday in early May. Spring comes late to the ridge and without the leaves on the trees, the roadway is clean and the sight lines excellent. About ten years ago I had the opportunity to do the whole BRP in a day on my Kawasaki ZX7R. It was May 6th, clear skies, temp about 43 degrees when I started and never got to 60, Didn't care, as had as I was working. I saw three cars and no bikes the entire 570 mile day. I passed one park ranger who was parked at the side of the road chewing the fat with the guy that was suppossed to be cutting the grass. I went past at about 70, all he did was wave a finger at me and went back to talking. I guess he knew the parkway was empty and didn't want to spoil my day. The Kawasaki spent the day howling at redline and never missed a beat. I pulled into Waynesboro Va. well after dark, exhausted but "buzzin". It was hard to get to sleep. Best day ever!!
Take a day off work and try it again in the spring, it just gets better each time you ride it. Sid
+1, I did the whole thing the second week of May, saw less than 10 cars the whole way!!! Pinned the throttle and had a blast!!!
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His home city of Brasov now holds an annual tournament – the Brasov Cup – which involves 200 teams and this year included two junior Albion teams.
Tamas, who invited Albion and his former club Celta Vigo to the competition, admits it is a symbol of what he was denied as a youngster.
Tamas told the Sunday Mercury: "There were 200 teams in total. I was preparing for Chelsea so I missed it unfortunately but it was a great success.
"My father helped out and it was very successful.
"But the point is that I support it because it's important to give something back to the youngsters of Romania.
"When I was a youngster we didn't have tournaments like this. When I was growing up we were changing. We didn't have opportunities back then. The country was changing.
"These days it's better for kids. It was hard for me – as it was for all kids. You need support to become a footballer and it wasn't easy.
"I was inspired by the Golden Generation. That was the team of 1994. The country had come through the change and they were our inspiration. We were a good side.
"They were great players- Hagi, Petrescu, Popescu, Lacatus, Dimitrescu, Raducioiu, we had some amazing players.
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The Medford School District released its plan for school schedules if teachers strike Thursday morning.
The teachers' union set February 6th as its deadline several weeks ago: either a breakthrough in contract negotiations, or a strike.
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MANILA, Philippines—With the continued rise of liquidity in the economy, which had pushed the Philippine Stock Exchange Index above 7,000 points, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is considering imposing stricter underwriting standards and higher capital requirements to cover risky assets held by banks.
Although developments indicating that the capital markets will remain vibrant are welcome, the BSP said it was mindful of the need to temper asset price inflation to ensure that the country's favorable economic performance would not be disrupted.
BSP Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said the central bank wanted the banking system to help in channeling more funds to job-generating and long-term investments, rather than short-term income opportunities.
"Our objective is to create a lasting behavioral change in the market, encourage a longer-term perspective among market participants rather than short-term opportunistic punting. Such a long-term perspective can strengthen the base for solid economic growth," Tetangco told the Inquirer.
According to Tetangco, the BSP is reviewing the exposure of banks to various assets—both real estate and financial instruments that are deemed risky.
The results of the review, Tetangco said, would be used to determine necessary adjustments in the capital requirements for and changes in the limits in the exposure to certain assets. The BSP may also issue standards on underwriting to help ensure that banks and the public are properly guided in making investment decisions.
"The information we gather will (aid in undertaking) any adjustments to percentage exposures of banks to the real estate sector or changes in risk weights of specific exposures to asset markets, and in advising banks on better grounded and informed underwriting standards," Tetangco added.
At present, banks are required to limit their real estate exposure at not more than 20 percent of their loan portfolios. The term "real estate exposure" currently covers only loans extended to commercial real estate developers.
The BSP is considering adjusting the 20-percent limit and expanding the coverage of real estate exposure to also include housing loans to individuals, loans to developers of socialized houses and banks' holdings of securities issued by real estate firms.
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Hart Crane (Harold Hart Crane), 1899–1932, American poet, b. Garrettsville, Ohio. He published only two volumes of poetry during his lifetime, but those works established Crane as one of the most original and vital American poets of the 20th cent. His extraordinarily complex, visionary, and sonorous poetry, with its rich imagery, verbal ingenuity, frequent obscurity, and meticulous craftsmanship, combines ecstatic optimism with a sense of haunted alienation. White Buildings (1926), his first collection of poems, was inspired by his experience of New York City, where he had gone to live at the age of 17. His most ambitious work is The Bridge (1930), a series of closely related long poems on the United States in which the Brooklyn Bridge serves as a mystical unifying symbol of civilization's evolution.
Crane's personal life was anguished and turbulent. After an unhappy childhood during which he was torn between estranged parents, he held a variety of uninteresting jobs, always, however, returning to New York City and his writing. An alcoholic and a homosexual, he was constantly plagued by money problems and was often a severe trial to friends who tried to help him. In 1931 he won a Guggenheim Fellowship and went to Mexico to work on a long poem about Latin America; a year later, returning by ship to the United States, the poem not even started, he jumped overboard and drowned. His collected poems were published in 1933.
See Hart Crane: Complete Poems and Selected Letters (2006), ed. by L. Hammer; letters ed. by T. S. W. Lewis (1974); O My Land, My Friends (1997), selected letters, ed. by L. Hammer and B. Weber; The Correspondence between Hart Crane and Waldo Frank (1998), ed. by S. H. Cook; biographies by P. Horton (new ed. 1957), J. Unterecker (1969, repr. 1987), P. Mariani (1999), and C. Fisher (2002); studies by R. W. B. Lewis (1967), M. D. Uroff (1974), R. Combs (1978), D. R. Clark, ed. (1982), A. Trachtenberg, ed. (1982), H. Bloom, ed. (1986), M. F. Bennett (1987), W. Berthoff (1989), T. E. Yingling (1990), B. Reed (2006), G. A. Tapper (2006), and J. T. Irwin (2011).
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Scientists and engineers working on the world's largest ground-based astronomical project, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have achieved another milestone — the successful linking of two ALMA astronomical antennas, synchronized with a precision of one millionth of a millionth of a second — to observe the planet Mars.
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The first of two spectacular vehicles for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) Observatory rolled out of its hangar and passed successfully a series of tests.
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The family that drinks together..well, I guess gets drunk together.
It seems that you don't have to be a frat boy to drink like one. A shocking study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 6 Americans are binge drinkers. That means they are imbibing between five to eight drinks at a time on a weekly basis.
Some Starbucks stores will soon start serving beer and wine at select locations. The chain is trying to increase night traffic and hopes the beverages will help. They're even going to sell cured meats to pair with the alcohol
Authorities are warning parents about the dangers of a practice that is catching on with teens - soaking tampons in vodka, and putting them...there.
And it's not just teenage girls. As you'll see in this report from KPHO in Phoenix, boys are using a slight variation of this method to get an instant buzz.
Frightening new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reveals that in 2009, more than 14,000 people visited hospital emergency room for intentional drug poisoning.
Peter J. Delany, PhD, the director of SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality in Rockville, Maryland defines intentional poisoning as an attempt "to harm someone by deliberately getting them to take a potentially harmful substance without their knowledge."
In a new study published Thursday, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Dartmouth University found that American teens who listen to music hear about 34 name-brand references to alcohol every day — something that could contribute to teen substance abuse.


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Four days after he was back in the saddle as Haryana Chief Minister for the second straight term, Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday won the vote of confidence in the State Assembly.
Mr. Hooda, chosen by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi for the top job despite decline in party's strength in the Assembly, won the trust motion with 47 members voting in its favour in the 90-member House.
Soon after he took oath as Chief Minister on Sunday, the veteran Jat leader was asked by Governor Jagannath Pahadia to prove his majority on the floor of the House within a week.
The Congress emerged as the single largest party bagging 40 seats in the just-concluded assembly election, but managed to cobble a majority after securing unconditional support of seven independents.
Keywords: Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Sonia Gandhi, vote of confidence