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A key to the remake of "Footloose," which opens Friday, is that the dance-loving rebel kid character and the dance-forbidding preacher aren't so much antagonists as wary, unintentional allies, trying to do what's best for the girl they love.
They almost could be past and future versions of the same person, engaged in a dialogue with each other across generations. And in a way they are: They're both aspects of writer-director Craig Brewer, 39, who channeled his teenage love for the original movie and his relatively new responsibilities as a parent into a "Footloose" that would be sympathetic to both cautious, responsible adults and fun-loving, reckless kids.
That theme was acted out every day on the Georgia set of "Footloose," where Brewer for the first time in his professional feature-film career found himself playing mentor to a cadre of young actors without the experience or authority of such past Brewer stars as Terrence Howard, 42, of "Hustle & Flow," and Samuel L. Jackson, 62, and former child star Christina Ricci, 31, of "Black Snake Moan."
None of the actors who portray the new movie's key high school characters -- Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Miles Teller and Ziah Colón -- had been born when the first "Footloose" was released on Feb. 17, 1984, although baby Wormald arrived only five months later. So it was up to the director to not only help the cast channel its energies into purposeful performances, but also to convey to the actors why "Footloose" was more than an attempt to cash in on the youth market and exploit an available remake property.
Listening to Brewer describe his "passion" for "Footloose," "I just got the chills," said the Boston-born Wormald, 27, who takes the lead Kevin Bacon role of Ren McCormack, the newcomer shocked to discover that tiny Bomont, Ga., has outlawed public dancing and loud music in response to the tragic postdance car-crash death three years earlier of five teenagers.
A lifelong "theater rat" with a lot of experience as a stage actor and director, Brewer grew up mainly in California but spent a lot of time with family in Covington and Fisherville, where some of his relatives, he said, prayed for him when they discovered he listened to the Prince song "Darling Nikki," famously condemned by Tipper Gore and the Parents Music Resource Center.
So when Brewer first saw "Footloose," the story of a relatively sophisticated and artsy young man in a strict and traditionalist rural small town, "I felt like somebody had crawled into my head and made a movie for me," he said.
Brewer says the original "Footloose" is "probably one of the most important movies of my life," and the remake is "my first big-time Hollywood movie" -- a film with a chance to be a major box-office hit.
"What I love about Craig is that he knows what he wants and he can explain it in a way actors understand," said relative newcomer Ziah Colón, an Atlanta native who auditioned and won the role of sidekick "Rusty," the high school girl portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker in the first film. "He kind of sat with the core cast at the very beginning, and we were there for a couple of hours, and as we read through the script, he would paint it for us, and his excitement was contagious."
Arriving on set without a lot of dramatic acting experience "can be very intimidating," Wormald said. "But from day one, Craig sets the mood. He wants everyone to be loose but focused. He makes me want to do great work."
"I've been dancing, singing, whatever, since I came out of the womb," said Hough, 23, who may be the most famous member of the "Footloose" cast, thanks to her stint on "Dancing with the Stars" and her romantic relationship with "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest. "Craig wants the dancing to look more natural, organic, less practiced. He really makes us feel comfortable and allows us to take a chance, and then he pulls us back if he needs to."
Patrick John Flueger, 27, who portrays Hough's bad-boy boyfriend, is more colorful in his appreciation of Brewer: "I'd cut off my pinky to work with the guy again."
"Footloose" was shot last fall on about 25 locations in Georgia, according to line producer Tim Bourne, who said the film employed close to 3,000 people total, including extras.
Home base for the production was Flintwood Farms, a private 342-acre ex-dairy farm south of Atlanta that was pretty well populated even without the movie's 150 cast and crew members, thanks to its cattle, goats, chickens, dogs, kittens and a one-eyed steed that the film crew referred to as the "zombie horse."
The opening dance scene was shot one late night in October on a large outdoor wooden platform, illuminated by a huge box light, hoisted by a crane above the dance floor. Nearby, the young actors portraying the ill-fated "Bomont Five" had filmed their death scene in what Brewer described as "the poor man's process shot": a mock-up of the car's interior, illuminated by flashes representing deadly approaching headlights.
The fateful car is a Chevrolet Caprice Classic -- the same model car stolen from Brewer's sister-in-law, Erin Hagee, when Brewer was a Midtown struggling artist. That crime inspired Brewer's debut feature, the micro-budgeted and essentially homemade "The Poor & Hungry" (2000), which led to the director's professional movie career and a good run for the car itself: DJay, the pimp-turned-rapper in "Hustle & Flow," drives a Caprice, as do Ricci and Justin Timberlake at the end of "Black Snake Moan."
Brewer said he loved the Georgia experience, but it remains a touchy subject. He had wanted to shoot "Footloose" in his home state, like his previous projects, but tax incentives lured the $24 million production to Georgia.
The backlash over the loss of such a high-profile Paramount/MTV Films production led to charges that the state film board was favorable to Nashville and East Tennessee but lax in promoting Memphis. Partly in response, last month Gov. Bill Haslam appointed Brewer and Stax songwriter David Porter to Tennessee's Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, to ensure a powerful Memphis presence on the nine-member board.
The decision to shoot in Georgia was "governed solely by the budget and the tax incentives," said executive producer Craig Zadan, 62, who produced the first "Footloose," written by Dean Pitchford (who also composed most of the movie's hit songs). "Everybody was on board for shooting in Memphis."
Zadan -- also producer of the 2002 Best Picture-winner "Chicago" -- said a "Footloose" remake had been talked about for years, but he said he never was enthusiastic about the idea until Brewer was persuaded to become involved, crafting a script that was "grittier, darker, more emotional -- very authentic."
Since "Footloose" began, Brewer has been the target of detractors, motivated by loyalty to the original film or a disdain for Hollywood remakes. As a result, Brewer has become a tireless and good-humored defender of his project on Twitter, re-tweeting or responding to almost every reference to "Footloose" in the "twitterverse," no matter how insulting.
"When I read the hate that's out there toward my movies, it can sting, but I have the perspective now of being a grown-up, of being a parent," Brewer said.
In "Footloose," Brewer -- whose father, Walter Brewer, died unexpectedly in 1998, at the age of 49, when a blood clot traveled to his heart -- said he's grappling with the idea that people must move forward even against the pull of unexpected loss.
"How can you go to a prom and celebrate when there's just been a death? When you've lost a brother, how do you get to have these moments that are rites of passage and celebratory functions of youth? I look at the town of Bomont as a platform to explore that. To me, that is an explicitly American theme."
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Director Craig Brewer will be at the Studio on the Square to sign posters and give away T-shirts at the 3:45, 4:45, 7, 7:30, 9:35 and 10:05 p.m. screenings Friday and Saturday.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. More than four weeks since receiver Percy Harvin badly sprained his left ankle, Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said Wednesday it was "hard to say" whether Harvin will return this season and wouldn't get into specifics about the injury or Harvin's return. Frazier was cryptic after being more forthright in earlier weeks. "There's some things we just got to see what happens with," Frazier said when asked whether Harvin's situation is the same as last week. Harvin last played in a Week 9 loss to Seattle. He had the ankle re-taped and returned to the game but has been held out since then, returning on a limited basis for one practice last week before being scratched from Sunday's game. Harvin leads the team with 62 catches and 677 receiving yards and is the NFL's leading kickoff returner with a 35.9-yard average. Initially Frazier and Harvin were hopeful the receiver would return following the team's Week 11 bye, but he's been unable to apply much pressure to...
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SHEPHERDSVILLE - Here we go again!
Another basketball season is upon and I can only assure you of one thing - the only thing you can count on is the unexpected. That is why we all love high school sports.
That's not to say that the obvious won't remain that way. The Bullitt East Lady Chargers are the team to beat, not only in the county, but also in the 24th District as well as the Sixth Region.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Sometimes you just need a ray of hope.
On Christmas Day, the St. Aloysius Bounty of Hope looks to bring a bit of cheer to over 500 people with a special holiday meal.
Tom Chamberlain, organizer of the Bounty of Hope program, said the first year had 300 people participate. This year, that number could double.
Thanks to donations from entities such JOM Pharmaceutical, Apex Wireless and a lot of individual helpers, Chamberlain said a Christmas meal will be prepared and presents will be given to over 250 children.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 5 reports the following roadwork scheduled in Bullitt County for the week of Dec. 21:
No lane closures will be allowed December 24-27 for the Christmas holiday.
KY 61: Construction delays are possible between John Harper Highway and Cardinal Avenue (mile points 19.4 and 20.1) for roadway widening.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - While most high school seniors are still ankle deep in college paperwork and well short of making a final decision, Bullitt Central senior Laura Satterley knew exactly what she wanted and where to get it.
With that in mind, Satterley signed last week to continue her soccer career at Midway College near Lexington.
"I did some research and found them," Satterley said after making it all official in the Bullitt Central library. "I knew the assistant coach from my club team and it went from there.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - The Bullitt County Fiscal Court might move one of its two monthly meetings to an evening time if it heeds the advice of some local citizens - but it could prove tricky to find a night suitable for everyone.
Shepherdsville resident Bernie Brown raised the issue at the Court's Dec. 1 meeting when he asked if any court members had considered holding some sessions at night.
"I know there are some working people who would come or who would like to come," Brown told the Court.
FRANKFORT – Bullitt County District Court Judge Rebecca S. Ward has been elected to a third term as secretary of the Kentucky District Judges Association.
Ward was elected by her fellow judges at the 2009 District Judges Fall College held Oct. 18-21 at Lake Barkley State Resort Park in Cadiz.
SHEPHERDSVILLE — Sugar plums are always dancing in amateur baker Robin Mann's head.
The Shepherdsville homemaker loves to spend her spare time dreaming up new, sweet concoctions to share with friends and family — but doesn't seek fame or profit for her culinary delights.
Mann does, however, enjoy a little friendly baking competition every once and a while. That slightly competitive spirit coupled with her accomplished baking skills landed her a first place award at the Kentucky State Fair this August.
LOUISVILLE - Through the first three games of the regular season, there has been no 'down' time for the Bullitt East Chargers.
That is good news. The youngest and least experienced team in head coach Troy Barr's eight seasons at the helm is on an upward learning curve. Over three games, each has been within at least five points in the final two minutes.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - A vehicle was pulled from the Salt River at Shepherdsville City Park Wednesday afternoon.
No one was in the car when it rolled into the river, according to Shepherdsville Police.
The driver, Nathaniel Hardy of Hillview, said he and his friends were at the park searching for a cemetery. Hardy parked the car in a small lot near the pedestrian walkway entrance.
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Whew. We're still here. The Mayan doomsday prophecy for Dec. 21 was wrong, something the stock market seemed to anticipate by rising more than 1% on the week. That was an especially decent result in view of the doomsday scenario playing out in Washington, where politicians remain firmly at odds over how to manage the country's finances.
Stocks fell about 1% Friday, halving their intraweek gain, after the House of Representatives failed to pass the so-called Plan B tax bill promised by House Speaker John Boehner. That head-fake refueled worries that Washington won't come to an agreement on the—dare we say it—coming tax hikes and government cuts. Some call it the fiscal cliff.
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"I'm still constructive on the market and cautiously optimistic," says Seth Setrakian, a partner at First New York Securities. "Somewhere there is competence in Washington. There's a middle ground and they have to find it." The market will tolerate extending the deadline into January if there is strong evidence that a deal is coalescing, he adds.
Since plenty of cash remains on the sidelines, market observers generally think indexes will leap in the event of a deal, perhaps to 1500 or more on the S&P 500 in a relatively short period of time. That could be followed by a kneejerk profit-taking round once the details of the tax hikes and government spending cuts are digested. "We could have a deal, but it's what's in the deal that matters," says Kim Forrest, a senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
WHILE THERE MIGHT BE a fiscal cliff, "it doesn't look like we are about to fall off an economic cliff," Forrest says. On the whole, last week's important economic data continued an upswing seen in recent weeks. U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product was revised upward, for example, to 3.1% from 2.7%. Small-business merger and acquisition activity seems lively, she adds, and that's a good sign for equities.
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THE ICE MAN CAMETH. Following a proposal last week from the upstart IntercontinentalExchange ice 0.5758837600779658% Intercontinental Exchange Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD227.04 1.3 0.5758837600779658% /Date(1435870963493-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 521472 AFTER HOURS USD227.04 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5322 P/E Ratio 24.899651246956637 Market Cap 25271821098.3826 Dividend Yield 1.3213530655391121% Rev. per Employee 1484840 More quote details and news » (ticker: ICE) to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYX) for more than $8 billion, NYSE shareholders face some crucial decisions, potentially right away, even though the deal won't close until the second half of 2013.
NYSE holders can take cash now by selling into the market, or wait for the cash or ICE stock or some combination thereof in 2013. ICE is offering NYSE holders about $33.12 a share, or 0.258 of an ICE share, or a mix of $11.27 in cash plus 0.17 of an ICE share for each NYSE share. ICE is paying a 38% premium to the last NYSE closing price before the deal was announced Thursday. NYSE closed at $32.25, and ICE at $126.25.
There should be plenty of time to cogitate. However, any investor contemplating cash must consider that tax rates on capital gains are likely to go up in 2013 from the current 15%. Selling NYSE shares into the market before year end 2012 could bring a lower tax bill.
And, given the premium being paid, gains there will be if you bought the NYSE stock in 2012, potentially big ones if you purchased after March.
The way things look now, for a long-term-oriented investor, waiting to take all ICE stock might be the soundest way forward. For one thing, it will obviate the capital-gains liability, now or next year. And NYSE holders will get their 3.7% dividend yield while waiting. ICE doesn't have a dividend.
Second, and more important, this looks like a good deal for ICE, a big player in commodities exchanges and a leader in derivatives, particularly on energy. For investors who take its shares, it will be a good way to participate in ICE's future growth and the profits it can wring out of the NYSE acquisition.
"ICE got a great deal," says Martin Leclerc, the chief financial officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, which holds NYSE shares. Given the relatively slower growth prospects for equities trading compared with derivatives, "the combined company is much better positioned to take advantage of the future than NYSE alone."
ICE is mainly interested in NYSE's Liffe, the London-based derivatives market, which is a leader in commodities and interest-rate derivatives products. Growth there is likely to be higher than that of the cash equities trading of the NYSE and the four Euronext exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon.
In the past five years or so, the NYSE trading floor's market share in equities trading has fallen to less than 25% from about 80%. Volume has gone to faster and cheaper nontraditional venues such as the interbank-operated dark pools and BATS Global Markets, among others. Greater regulation, less of an issue for derivatives exchanges, has cost the stock exchanges, as well.
That has fueled consolidation. Following the deal, there will remain in addition to ICE just a handful of major exchanges around the world—the CME Group CME 0.5975883043431864% CME Group Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD94.27 0.56 0.5975883043431864% /Date(1435870800117-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1344858 AFTER HOURS USD94.27 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12077 P/E Ratio 26.629943502824858 Market Cap 31821603845.6457 Dividend Yield 2.1215657154980376% Rev. per Employee 1185750 More quote details and news » (CME), Deutsche Boerse db1.xe 2.4038461538461537% Deutsche Boerse AG U.S.: OTC USD85.2 2 2.4038461538461537% /Date(1435875599000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 175 P/E Ratio 16.334042675562202 Market Cap 16616426177.0597 Dividend Yield 2.761919014084507% Rev. per Employee 690095 More quote details and news » (DB1.Germany), Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing 0388.hk -3.276247207743857% Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Hong Kong HKD259.8 -8.8 -3.276247207743857% /Date(1435957264000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20255226 P/E Ratio 54.92600422832981 Market Cap 320713678562.717 Dividend Yield 1.655119322555812% Rev. per Employee 7260560 More quote details and news » (0388.Hong Kong), and the Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ 0.8622459453910901% NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD49.13 0.42 0.8622459453910901% /Date(1435870800240-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1101361 AFTER HOURS USD49.13 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20284 P/E Ratio 26.556756756756755 Market Cap 8312206794.6344 Dividend Yield 2.0354162426216162% Rev. per Employee 938432 More quote details and news » (NDAQ).
Leclerc attributes about $6 billion of the acquisition value to Liffe and $2 billion to the rest. Moreover, ICE is going to hive off Euronext one way or another. It probably is worth about $1 billion, according to a report from Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
"But [the NYSE's] equity-trading business conditions are probably at a bottom," says Leclerc, and ICE can improve the NYSE's cost structure. "ICE's chief executive, Jeffrey Sprecher, has a phenomenal track record," and the $450 million in cost synergies are "pretty credible….Liffe is a big opportunity for ICE."
Additionally, there's a strong case for the long-term growth of derivatives trading. Regulators are trying to inject more transparency into the relatively opaque world of derivatives trading, notes Leclerc, by pushing such activity onto exchanges and away from over-the-counter markets.
It's going to be a long wait, and that adds to the decision risk. It's hard to predict the regulatory landscape one year out. And there's always the possibility that regulators will object, or that the deal could fall apart somehow, but those are relatively low risks.
Says Leclerc: "If I had to do decide today, I'd take the stock." Waiting for the ICE man seems worth it.
WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US, it's the season when everyone, including Barron's columnists, examines the year that's about to close. The U.S. stock market is up 14% year to date, so in purely financial terms, we'd like to look back with fondness.
Alas, we cannot, at least not when it comes to the 80 or so stock and sector calls that this column typically publishes annually. The average price return of the column's stock picks during the course of the past 12 months was 4% as of Dec. 18, significantly below the S&P 500. (This reckoning doesn't include guest-columnist picks. Stocks are measured from the Friday before the item is published, and we've left out group and sector picks, some of which had five names and more listed.)
This performance puts us in a slow, but big boat: Some 75% of domestic long-only mutual fund managers were underperforming their benchmarks as of Dec. 18, according to Lipper. But it's cold comfort.
On the plus side go our positive assessments of the following companies, which were born out by subsequent double-digit-percentage stock outperformance: regional bank BB&T BBT -1.608187134502924% BB&T Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD40.38 -0.66 -1.608187134502924% /Date(1435870810906-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3277099 AFTER HOURS USD40.38 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 47129 P/E Ratio 14.845588235294118 Market Cap 29517820214.387 Dividend Yield 2.674591381872214% Rev. per Employee 293653 More quote details and news » (BBT); CVS Caremark CVS -0.15135748746570807% CVS Health Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD105.55 -0.16 -0.15135748746570807% /Date(1435870860393-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2471756 AFTER HOURS USD105.553 0.003 0.0028422548555187117% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 37909 P/E Ratio 25.844127225092432 Market Cap 119095346265.659 Dividend Yield 1.3263855992420654% Rev. per Employee 656612 More quote details and news » (CVS); the contingent-value rights (GCVRZ) of Sanofi (SNY); Southwest Airlines LUV -0.3372164316370325% Southwest Airlines Co. U.S.: NYSE USD32.51 -0.11 -0.3372164316370325% /Date(1435870871560-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9317326 AFTER HOURS USD32.55 0.04 0.12303906490310673% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 129723 P/E Ratio 15.512716514768336 Market Cap 21726334253.0415 Dividend Yield 0.9227929867733006% Rev. per Employee 407386 More quote details and news » (LUV); railroad Union Pacific UNP 0.5199667221297837% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD96.66 0.5 0.5199667221297837% /Date(1435871138112-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3271747 AFTER HOURS USD96.66 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19104 P/E Ratio 16.466780238500853 Market Cap 84942975244.5594 Dividend Yield 2.276019035795572% Rev. per Employee 507701 More quote details and news » (UNP); GameStop GME -1.2692656391659112% GameStop Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD43.56 -0.56 -1.2692656391659112% /Date(1435870899884-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1190662 AFTER HOURS USD43.4 -0.16 -0.3673094582185491% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13965 P/E Ratio 12.305084745762711 Market Cap 4648723399.73145 Dividend Yield 3.3057851239669422% Rev. per Employee 520017 More quote details and news » (GME); and JC Penney JCP -1.1560693641618498% J.C. Penney Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD8.55 -0.1 -1.1560693641618498% /Date(1435871093987-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6621488 AFTER HOURS USD8.5 -0.05 -0.5847953216374269% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 67093 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2611417885.09922 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 108009 More quote details and news » (JCP), among others.
In particular, we pointed out how undervalued the initial bid for Great Wolf was during the buyout battle for its shares waged last spring. The stock subsequently rose 41%. We also noted that a split-up of Ralcorp (RAH) into separate branded and private-label food companies would attract buyers, and it did. Con Agra CAG -0.08968609865470852% ConAgra Foods Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD44.56 -0.04 -0.08968609865470852% /Date(1435871063460-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4161686 AFTER HOURS USD44.56 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 24384 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 19029437793.4979 Dividend Yield 2.244165170556553% Rev. per Employee 482695 More quote details and news » (CAG) recently agreed to buy Ralcorp. The return for the two companies has been 36%.
However, these must be weighed against lousy bullish calls on Staples (SPLS), down 25%; NetApp ntap -0.3007280785058563% NetApp Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD31.495 -0.095 -0.3007280785058563% /Date(1435870800143-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2755766 AFTER HOURS USD31.495 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 47384 P/E Ratio 17.997142857142858 Market Cap 9605313983.97591 Dividend Yield 2.286077155103985% Rev. per Employee 476838 More quote details and news » (NTAP), off 28%; Joy Global JOY 0.7555943039814007% Joy Global Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD34.67 0.26 0.7555943039814007% /Date(1435870970333-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1630610 AFTER HOURS USD34.7015 0.0315 0.09085664839919239% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15263 P/E Ratio 12.699633699633699 Market Cap 3378730084.08386 Dividend Yield 2.307470435535045% Rev. per Employee 228807 More quote details and news » (JOY), a maker of mining equipment, down 22%; and coal stocks such as Arch Coal ACI 6.897590361445783% Arch Coal Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD0.3549 0.0229 6.897590361445783% /Date(1435870830263-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10601965 AFTER HOURS USD0.356 0.0011 0.30994646379261764% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 29106 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 75473745.2370846 Dividend Yield 2.817695125387433% Rev. per Employee 574903 More quote details and news » (ACI), down 26%, and Alpha Natural Resources ANR 2.5179856115107913% Alpha Natural Resources Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD0.285 0.007 2.5179856115107913% /Date(1435870921317-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7083041 AFTER HOURS USD0.28 -0.005 -1.7543859649122806% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1500 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 63349229.1702819 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 451430 More quote details and news » (ANR), down 33%.
Regarding Alpha, we checked back with David Steinberg, a deep-value portfolio manager with DLS Capital Management. He's continued to load up on coal stocks. Global coal demand is going to surprise folks, and natural-gas prices—an alternative—have begun to rise, he says. We think in the long run he'll be right about coal, but it's been a tough year.
The worst pick was small-cap Poseidon Concepts (PSN.Canada), which makes water-holding tanks for energy-exploration firms. Day rental rates have fallen sharply and drilling activity has dropped, leading to a big unexpected decline in third-quarter earnings. The stock is down 75%. That's just one call out of many, but it's a painful loss. Without our coal and Poseidon picks, we'd be up 6%, a little better but still not great.
This column also includes the occasional bearish items. Here, too, performance is nothing to write home about, though the average rise of 9.5% for our skeptical calls is mainly the result of one spectacularly bad pick: Schiff Nutrition International (SHF), recently bought by Reckitt Benckiser Group (RBGPY).
Without that, our skeptical calls would be down a more respectable average 1.4%. Our pessimistic views of truck maker Navistar NAV -1.0994263862332696% Navistar International Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD20.69 -0.23 -1.0994263862332696% /Date(1435871095848-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2010797 AFTER HOURS USD20.69 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9434 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1686255722.16087 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 712078 More quote details and news » (NAV), Argentine oil company YPF ypf 0.8088235294117647% YPF S.A. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD27.42 0.22 0.8088235294117647% /Date(1435870984766-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 861317 AFTER HOURS USD27.42 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 520 P/E Ratio 10.993945711880038 Market Cap 15605938483.0547 Dividend Yield 1.0569584245076586% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (YPF), McDonald's MCD 0.42815371762740184% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD96.17 0.41 0.42815371762740184% /Date(1435870805563-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3204576 AFTER HOURS USD96.17 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 46321 P/E Ratio 21.562780269058297 Market Cap 92180387203.6468 Dividend Yield 3.5354060517833004% Rev. per Employee 63571.2 More quote details and news » (MCD), Mattress Firm Holding mfrm -1.9420671494404214% Mattress Firm Holding Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD59.58 -1.18 -1.9420671494404214% /Date(1435870800010-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 231714 AFTER HOURS USD59.6879 0.1079 0.18110104061765694% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 850 P/E Ratio 49.65 Market Cap 2096441540.79346 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 295094 More quote details and news » (MFRM), and the popular Internet real estate site Zillow z -0.9415768576290414% Zillow Group Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD87.32 -0.83 -0.9415768576290414% /Date(1435870800291-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1473464 AFTER HOURS USD87.15 -0.17 -0.19468621163536418% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12737 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 5126072251.48811 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 318455 More quote details and news » (Z), all turned out to be well founded.
Nevertheless, with a 4% rise, a lump of coal is in order and we'll have to try harder next year. We'll consider 2012 a nonrecurring loss and get right back on our horse for 2013.
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The welfare state plays a key role in people's everyday lives in developed societies. At the same time, the welfare state is contested and there are constant discussions on how and to what degree the state should intervene, influence and have an impact on the development of society. Recent years...
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False Justice
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Compelling and engagingly written, this book by former Attorney General of Ohio Jim Petro and his wife, writer Nancy Petro, takes the reader inside actual cases, summarizes extensive research on the causes and consequences of wrongful conviction, and exposes eight common myths that inspire false...
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Racial Formation in the United States
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Twenty years since the publication of the Second Edition and more than thirty years since the publication of the original book, Racial Formation in the United States now arrives with each chapter radically revised and rewritten by authors Michael Omi and Howard Winant, but the overall purpose and...
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Housing Policy in the United States
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The classic primer for its subject, Housing Policy in the United States, has been substantially revised in the wake of the 2007 near-collapse of the housing market and the nation's recent signs of recovery. Like its previous editions, this standard volume offers a broad overview of the field, but...
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Information is regarded as a distinguishing feature of our world. Where once economies were built on industry and conquest, we are now part of a global information economy. Pervasive media, expanding information occupations and the development of the internet convince many that living in an...
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Introduction to Contemporary Social Theory
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Understanding Deviance
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Posted by: Marita on: March 20, 2012
Hands up who watched A Current Affairs Autism Forum?
I watched it online this morning and was pleased to see that the challenges of raising a child with special needs and the lack of support were discussed.
But I was equally unhappy that adults on the spectrum were not part of the forum. Surely when we are discussing Autism, there should be representatives not only from parents, educators and researchers in the Autism field … but also people on the spectrum themselves?
Anyways, here again is my amazing Aspie girl, speaking her truth, the same truth that the parents, educators and researchers were talking about on ACA last night. Autism never ends, it is forever.
For those who would like to do something to help.
You can email Jenny Macklin the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform at firstname.lastname@example.com
Help the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre because the more knowledge we have about ASD the more we can help both those on the spectrum and their families.
Brilliant girl you have there!
Amen Marita.
As the mum of 2 diagnosed boys… and another possible aspie son and daughter, I know I have traits… any number of them.
It's been a long journey for me to "learn" what I needed to know. I really don't want my children to have to go through that.
There is no cure for Autism. And we don't want one. We just want to be understood and properly supported!
Much love to you!
I still have to watch this forum – it's on my to do list. But thank you for the post and the links on how we can further support. And as always – thanks for the insights from your gorgeous girl.
How funny, I saw/commented on your awesome video on Youtube a week ago – and ripped it up some doofus who had no clue hehe! So cool to see this blog post linked on my FB page, go you good thing!
I also think they didn't explain what Autism is? Definately needs more than 18 minutes of tv time, but it's a start
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Chris Adams blasted a grand slam to lead the No. 3 Class 3A Madison Academy Mustangs to a dominating victory over New Hope, 9-1.
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The new company, which has yet to be named, is expected to be based at the offices of Play, the post-production and visual effects facility that is run jointly by Hollis and the effects artist Tom Sparks.
Douglas has directed a number of commercials for blue-chip clients. These include "monsoon" for Waitrose, the Nike "metro" spot starring the Arsenal striker Freddie Ljungberg and the new "efforts" McDonald's ad, which features a series of pregnant women and forms part of the company's marketing campaign around this summer's Olympic Games.
Hollis is best known for his visual effects on ads such as "hold up" for Orange. He was a senior Flame operator at The Mill before going on to co-found the Smoke & Mirrors and Play facilities.
His @radical.media reel includes the PlayStation 2 spot "chasing rabbits", which features a dreaming dog, the Magic FM ad "welcome to magicland" and "watering hole" for Schweppes .
Martin, who declined to comment on the launch, has worked extensively as a freelance producer in the UK.
He has worked with Douglas on a number of commercials at @radical.media.
Hollis and Douglas still have a number of contractual obligations to fulfil at @radical.media before they can begin directing ads through their new company.
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now, next step. find a my self a faster video card other then my geforce3ti200. i found a gf4ti4600 made by HP oddly enough. its $96 shipped. i beleive its 128mb also. as far as speed is conserned. i think that is a winner. next, about my cpu. its a Celeron 2.0Ghz. what i want to do is get a p4. but my motherboard only supports a 533fsb for the p4. does anyone know if you can pick up a p4 533fsb that also has HT with it? my bios has a un-selectible option for HT support. so im halfway confused. because i've never seen a p4 with HT other then the 800mhz fsb's. only reason im asking this is because i've been dealing with AMD cpu's for the better half of 3 years. i never really payed much attention to intel.
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is seeking to raise city service fees by $53 a year to stave off drastic cuts that would close four neighborhood libraries and slice into police, fire and public works services.
But even with the fee increases, the city still must raise property taxes, lay off 15 to 25 workers, close a firefighting company and slice library hours to balance its 2009 budget, said Barrett and budget director Mark Nicolini.
"This is a budget that will make no one happy," Barrett said. "This is not a pretty picture."
Friday's comments offered the most detailed look yet at Barrett's 2009 budget plans. Between skyrocketing costs for fuel and snow removal, a sluggish economy and stagnant state aid, the mayor has called next year's budget the toughest one he has faced since he took office in 2004.
Action starts next week on fee increases, but Barrett won't unveil all his tax and spending recommendations until Sept. 24, leading up to a Common Council vote on Nov. 7.
That means any aldermen who want to vote down the fee increases Friday - just 10 days after overriding Barrett's veto of a $20-a-car local vehicle registration fee - must be prepared to vote for major service cuts two months later, said Ald. Michael Murphy, chairman of the council's Finance & Personnel Committee.
"It's not going to be well received" by taxpayers who are struggling with falling home values and worrying about the future of their jobs, Murphy said. But many of those same people would oppose reducing services, he added.
Barrett will ask the council next week to approve an immediate $8 boost in the snow and ice fee, from $21 to $29 a year for the average homeowner, to help cover the budget-busting costs of last winter's repeated major snowstorms and to position the city for whatever the coming winter brings, Nicolini said.
Because that fee is collected once a year, in the fourth quarter, the increase would bring in $1.6 million right away.
This year's snow-removal costs are already nearly $9 million, or about $4 million over an appropriation that was supposed to last through December, and cleaning up after a single major snowstorm can cost $1 million, Nicolini said.
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For 2009, the mayor wants to raise the solid-waste fee by 28%, or $37, from $132 to $169; the local sewer fee by $6, from $73 to $79; and the storm water charge by $2, from $32 to $34, all per year for the average homeowner.
If the proposed fee increases are added to the $20 wheel tax, the combined impact on a two-car household would be another $93 a year, plus any property tax increase that is approved in the 2009 budget.
But as aldermen are quick to point out, the wheel tax would replace special property tax assessments that can cost a homeowner several thousand dollars for major street projects.
The fee increases would eliminate most if not all property tax support for snow and ice removal and garbage collection, allowing the city to shift tax dollars to the Milwaukee Public Library, the Fire Department, the Health Department and other high-profile programs, Barrett and Nicolini said.
As a result, Nicolini said, the city could avoid the most dramatic cuts suggested to agencies' budget requests. All neighborhood libraries would stay open; the Central Library would keep its Sunday winter hours; public health clinics would maintain nursing services; and the Fire Department could add a summer-only paramedic unit, he said.
Without the fee increases, Nicolini said, the city would need to close up to four libraries, slice police and firefighter staffing and cut back on forestry services and brush collection.
But even with the fee increases, Barrett said, he will recommend a property tax increase more than this year's 3.4% boost. The exact amount is still being calculated, along with debt service costs that would allow a tax increase beyond the state's 2% levy cap, Nicolini said.
Also ahead are recommendations to trim ladder truck crews from five firefighters to four in the last nine fire companies that haven't been cut already; to close a fire company; and to lay off workers in the library and the Public Works, City Development and Health departments, Barrett and Nicolini said.
No police officers, firefighters or public health nurses would be laid off, but some firefighter and nurse vacancies wouldn't be filled, Nicolini said.
Barrett and Nicolini laid much of the blame for the city's budget plight on the state's shared revenue freeze. Nicolini said the cost of maintaining current services is $41 million more than current revenue, while inflation has sucked $61 million in buying power out of the city's shared revenue allocation since 2003.
Murphy's panel will consider the fee increases Thursday. The full council is set to act the next day.


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- Updated: October 23, 2009
NFL Football Betting Preview
Atlanta Falcons (4-1) at Dallas Cowboys (3-2)
Sunday October 25th, 4:15PM Eastern
Betus.com betting line – Dallas -4, 48 O/U
The Dallas Cowboys will enter week 7 well rested after a bye week as they will host the Atlanta Falcons in an NFC showdown. The Cowboys have struggled through the soft sport of their schedule at 3-2 on the year and will be trying to avoid dropping to the .500 mark on the year. A lot of media have criticized the Cowboys star power this year, but they could silence the critics by topping Matt Ryan and the Falcons this weekend. Atlanta captured a big win last week at home over the Bears 21-14 and are 4-1 on the season. The Falcons single loss of the season fell in the hands of the Patriots, but they have won their last 6 straight regular season NFC matches dating back to last season. The Falcons offense has played well over the past few weeks and now they face the Dallas offense in what could turn out to be a high scoring affair.
QB Matt Ryan is off to another solid start in his sophomore campaign. The Falcons quarterback is completing 65% on the season with 9 scores and 4 picks. There has definitely been more pressure on Ryan to perform early this year because Michael Turner has been held to just 353 yards in 5 games. Turner has had just 1 100 yard performance this season through 5 games after having 8 last year. The running game has not been the same, but with the addition of tight end Tony Gonzalez the passing game has been able to pick up the slack. Gonzalez may not put up huge numbers, but he catches a lot of critical passes and draws a lot of attention. WR Roddy White should be on the verge of a big game against a weak Dallas secondary. White shredded the 49ers secondary two weeks ago for 210 yards and look for him to be the primary target again this Sunday.
The Dallas pass defense has allowed 251 yards per game on the year which ranks towards the very bottom of the league. The Cowboys defense has also seen less action from the defensive front which dominated the league a year ago. The Cowboys had just less than 60 sacks last season averaging nearly 4 per game. However, Dallas ranks 24th in the NFL in sacks with just 10 on the season and 2.0 per game through their first 5 games. The defensive line is not getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks and as a result the secondary has reflected poorly.
The Dallas offense carries the perception of one of the premier offenses in the NFL, but in reality they have been fairly average. The Cowboys were at one time one of the best passing teams in the league, but Dallas has transitioned into more of a rushing threat on offense. QB Tony Romo is completing just 58% with 6 touchdowns and 4 picks. Romo sports a poor QB rating of 86.5 and the Cowboys are averaging 259 yards per game through the air. However, the running back stable out of Dallas is a dangerous 3 headed monster. Tailbacks Marion Barber, Tashard Choice, and Felix Jones all have different types of effective running styles. Barber is a late game runner who wears defenses down. Choice is a 2nd year youngster who shows that he could develop into a big time player and Jones is perhaps the best of them all. Jones will actually be back this week after missing some time with a knee injury. These 3 backs have helped Dallas average 161 yards per game on the ground this season good enough for 3rd best in the running game. Luckily for Dallas they will get the best runner back this week and hopefully that will play huge dividends for getting the entire offense back to dominate form.
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In this three-part series, Cal DeWitt offers insights and examples of why science and ethics must work together to help us make informed, practical decisions within our society. DeWitt's science-ethics-praxis model provides a framework by which we can live more effectively as God's stewards.
Series: To Serve and Preserve—Genesis 2 and the Human Calling (4 entries)
In this series, David Buller pays careful attention to the original language and cultural context of Genesis 2, revealing that our responsibility to care for creation is a sacred task given to us by God, not merely a modern secular activity. By taking Scripture seriously, we learn that we have a God-given mandate to be diligent stewards of His creation.
Series: Science and the Bible (22 entries)
This ongoing series written by historian Ted Davis begins with a brief synopsis of his personal background, and then goes on to reveal his passion for debunking "the now-common view that the history of science and Christianity is one of ongoing, inevitable conflict."
Katharine Hayhoe: Evangelical Christian, Climate Scientist
As an Evangelical and a scientist, Katharine Hayhoe is already a member of a rare breed. As a climate change researcher who is also married to an evangelical Christian pastor, she is nearly one of a kind.
Series: Asa Gray and Charles Darwin Discuss Evolution and Design (5 entries)
Many Christians believe that they face a painful choice-- either life was designed by God or it is an evolutionary product of natural selection. Charles Darwin himself believed in this dichotomy, and people ever since have felt the need to "choose sides". However, looking back at history, we find that one of Darwin's chief scientific colleagues, Asa Gray, did not share this perspective. In this three-part essay, part 1 charts the relationship of Asa Gray and Charles Darwin. Part 2 describes Darwin's struggle with the problem of natural evil and design in nature, and part 3 explores how Asa Gray was able to embrace evolution without rejecting the idea of design.
What Does It Mean to Be Human? A Response to Bruce Little, Part 2
Trinitarian theology and the image of God are important, non-essentialist resources to help us think about the distinct place of humanity in creation.
The Questions Update: The Image of God
Over the last two weeks, the Forum has explored the imago Dei from various perspectives. Today's post features a preview of the updated Question, "How could humans have evolved and still be created in the ' Image of God'? written by Senior Web Consultant and Writer Deborah Haarsma.