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Paranormal Activity
|Paranormal Activity
Theatrical release poster
|Directed by
|Oren Peli
|Produced by
|Written by
|Oren Peli
|Oren Peli
|Edited by
|Oren Peli
|Distributed by
|Paramount Pictures
Release dates
Running time
|86 minutes[1]
|United States
|Box office
|$193.4 million[2]
Paranormal Activity is a 2007 American found footage supernatural horror film written, co-produced, photographed, edited, and directed by Oren Peli. It is the first entry into the Paranormal Activity film series. The film centers on a young couple, Katie and Micah, who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home. It is presented in the style of "found footage", from cameras set up by the couple in an attempt to document what is haunting them.
Originally developed as an independent feature and given film festival screenings in 2007, the film was acquired by Paramount Pictures and modified, particularly with a new ending. It was given a limited U.S. release on September 25, 2009, and then a nationwide release on October 16, 2009. The film earned nearly $108 million at the U.S. box office and a further $85 million internationally for a worldwide total of $193 million.[3] Paramount/DreamWorks acquired the U.S. rights for $350,000.[4] It is the most profitable film ever made, based on return on investment,[5][6] although such figures are difficult to verify independently[7] as this is likely to exclude marketing costs.[8]
A parallel sequel, Paranormal Activity 2, was released on October 22, 2010. The success of the first two films would spawn additional films in the series: the prequel Paranormal Activity 3, released on October 21, 2011, and sequel to the second installment, Paranormal Activity 4, released on October 19, 2012, a spin-off titled Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones released on January 3, 2014 and Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension released on October 23, 2015.
Young couple Katie and Micah move to a new house in San Diego. Katie claims an evil presence has been haunting her since she was a child, so Micah sets up a camera in their bedroom to record any paranormal activity that occurs while they sleep. Katie hires psychic Dr. Fredrichs, who reveals that Katie is being haunted by a demon that feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting Katie. He advises them not to communicate with the demon and to contact demonologist Dr. Johann Averies if needed. Katie seems interested, but Micah does not take this seriously.
The camera manages to capture many strange occurrences, which are minor at first, such as noises, flickering lights and doors moving on their own. On the thirteenth night they awaken to the sound of the demon screeching. During the fifteenth night, Katie, in an apparent trance, stands beside the bed and stares at Micah for two hours before going outside. Micah tries to convince Katie to go back inside, but she refuses and appears to remember none of it the next day.
One day Micah brings home a Ouija board, which infuriates Katie. When they leave the house, the camera records an unseen force moving the planchette to form an unknown message on the Ouija board, which then spontaneously catches fire. Katie sees the video and pleads with Micah to contact the demonologist, but again he refuses. During the seventeenth night, Micah sprinkles talcum powder in the hallway and bedroom. The couple are awakened by creaks, and find non-human footprints leading to the attic, where Micah finds a burnt photograph of a young Katie, previously thought to have been destroyed in an unexplained house fire. Katie finally calls the demonologist, Dr. Averies, but he is unavailable.
They eventually call Dr. Fredrichs back to the house, but he is overwhelmed by the demonic energy upon entering. He apologetically leaves despite their pleas, stating that his presence only makes the demon angrier. During the twentieth night, Katie is pulled out of the bedroom by an unseen force. When Micah rushes to help her, the demon slams the door on him. Micah eventually rescues her but feels the demon's presence still lurking upstairs, so they head downstairs to sleep on the couch. The following morning Micah discovers bite marks on Katie's back. Later, Micah finds a catatonic Katie sitting in the hallway, gripping a cross so tightly that it bloodies her palm. He angrily burns the cross and photograph in the fireplace, and packs to head for a motel. Just as they are set to leave, Katie, seemingly out of touch with reality, insists they will be okay now.
The following night, Katie gets out of bed and stares at Micah for two hours before going downstairs. After a moment of silence, Katie screams Micah's name, and he abruptly rushes to help her. Katie's screaming stops and heavy footsteps are heard coming up the stairs. Micah's body is violently hurled at the camera, which is knocked off the tripod, revealing Katie standing in the doorway. She slowly walks into the room, stained with blood. She crawls to Micah's body and then looks up at the camera with a grin. As she lunges toward the camera, her face takes on a demonic appearance, and the scene cuts to black. An epilogue text states that Micah's body was discovered by the police on October 11, 2006, and Katie's whereabouts remain unknown.
Alternative Endings[edit]
After going downstairs on the final night and waking Micah with a scream, only Katie is shown returning to the bedroom, covered in blood and holding a large bloody kitchen knife. She sits beside the bed, holding the knife and rocking herself for hours. The next day, her friend Amber calls and leaves a message, expressing concern. That night, Katie is still sitting and rocking by the bed, and Amber can be heard entering the house. During this short period, Katie stops rocking, but when Amber screams (presumably after finding Micah's body) and runs out of the house, she resumes her motion.
Half an hour later, police enter the home and discover Micah's body as well. They find Katie and call to her. She wakes from her catatonic state and seems confused. As she approaches them with the knife in hand, they ask her to drop the weapon, but then a nearby door slams shut, startling one of the policemen who shoots and kills Katie. As she collapses to the floor, the police discover the camera, still running.
The original ending for the film was available for a time for viewing on the Internet before Paramount exerted a claim of copyright on the material.[9]
Paramount alternate ending[edit]
Once Paramount acquired the film, the original ending was scrapped, and two new endings were developed for the film, one of them being the one seen in theaters (the scrapped ending was shown at only one public viewing).[9][10] In this ending, available as alternate ending on the home releases of the film, Katie gets out of bed and stands staring at Micah, as she did in the theatrical ending, except she does not move to Micah's side of the bed. After three hours, she goes downstairs and screams, waking Micah, who runs downstairs. The same screams and heavy footsteps are heard. After a moment of silence, Katie re-enters the room covered in blood with a kitchen knife. She approaches the camera and promptly slits her own throat, before collapsing dead. The scene then fades to black.
- Katie Featherston as Katie
- Micah Sloat as Micah
- Mark Fredrichs as Dr. Fredrichs
- Amber Armstrong as Amber
- Ashley Palmer as Diane
Attempting to focus on believability rather than action and gore, Peli chose to shoot the picture with a home video camera. In deciding on a more raw and stationary format (the camera was almost always sitting on a tripod or something else) and eliminating the need for a camera crew, a "higher degree of plausibility" was created for the audience as they were "more invested in the story and the characters".[11] Peli says that the dialogue was "natural" because there was no real script. Instead, the actors were given outlines of the story and situations to improvise, a technique known as "retroscripting" also used in the making of The Blair Witch Project.[11] In casting the movie, Peli auditioned "a few hundred people" before finally meeting Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat. He originally auditioned them individually and later called them back to audition together. Peli was impressed with the chemistry between the actors, saying, "If you saw the [audition] footage, you would've thought they had known each other for years."[11] During a guest appearance on The Jay Leno Show on November 3, 2009, Sloat and Featherston explained they each saw the casting call on LACasting. Featherston noted they were originally paid $500 for their work.
The film was shot out of sequence due to Peli's self-imposed seven day shooting schedule,[12] though Peli would have preferred the story unfold for the actors as he had envisioned it. Sloat, who controlled the camera for a good deal of the film, was a former cameraman at his university's TV station. "It was a very intense week", Peli said, stating that the film would be shot day and night, edited at the same time, and would have the visual effects applied to it as the acting footage was being finalized.[11] Multiple endings were conceived, but not all of them were shot.[13]
The film was screened at 2007's Screamfest Horror Film Festival, where it impressed an assistant at the Creative Artists Agency, Kirill Baru, so much that CAA signed on to represent Peli. Attempting to find a distributor for the film and/or directing work for Peli, the agency sent out DVDs of the movie to as many people in the industry as they could, and it was eventually seen by Miramax Films Senior Executive Jason Blum, who thought it had potential. He worked with Peli to re-edit the film and submitted it to the Sundance Film Festival, but it was rejected. The DVD also impressed DreamWorks executives Adam Goodman, Stacey Snider, and finally Steven Spielberg, who cut a deal with Blum and Peli.[12]
DreamWorks' plan was to remake the film with a bigger budget and with Peli directing, and only to include the original version as an extra when the DVD was eventually released. "They didn't know what to do with [the original]", said Blum; they just wanted to be "in business" with Peli.[12] Blum and Peli agreed, but stipulated a test screening of the original film before going ahead with the remake, believing it would be well received by a theatrical audience.[12]
During the screening, people began walking out; Goodman thought the film was bombing, until he learned that the viewers were actually leaving because they were so frightened. He then realized a remake was unwise.[12] Paramount Pictures, which acquired DreamWorks in 2005, bought the domestic rights to the film, and worldwide rights to any sequels, for USD$350,000.[14] When the film was taken in by Paramount, several changes were made. Some scenes were cut, others added, and the original ending was scrapped, with two new endings being shot.[15] The ending shown in theaters during the film's worldwide release is the only one of the three to feature visual effects, and it differs from the endings previously seen at the Screamfest and Burbank screenings.[16] The theatrical release was delayed indefinitely because Paramount had put all DreamWorks productions on hold. Meanwhile, a screening for international buyers resulted in the sale of international rights in 52 countries.[12] Only after Goodman became production chief at Paramount in June 2009 did the film finally get slated for a fall release.[12]
Paranormal Activity premiered at Screamfest Horror Film Festival in North America on October 14, 2007, was shown at the Slamdance Film Festival on January 18, 2008, and screened at the 36th Annual Telluride Film Festival on September 6, 2009.[17]
The version with the new ending, made after Paramount acquired the film, had screenings on September 25, 2009, in thirteen college towns across the United States. On his website, director Oren Peli invited internet users to "demand" where the film went next by voting on Eventful.[18] This was the first time a major motion picture studio used the service to virally market a film.[19] Twelve of the thirteen venues sold out.[20] On September 28, Paramount issued a press release on Peli's website, announcing openings in 20 other markets on October 2, including larger market cities such as New York and Chicago.[21]
On October 3, it was reported that a total of 33 screenings in all 20 markets had sold out and that the film had earned $500,000 domestically. A day later, Paramount announced that the film would have a full limited release in 40 markets, playing at all hours (including after-midnight showings). On October 6, Paramount announced that the movie would be released nationwide if the film received one million "demands" on Eventful. The full limited release of the film started on October 9.[22][23][24] On October 10, the Eventful.com counter hit over one million requests.[25][26] Paramount announced soon after that the film would get a wide domestic release on October 16 and expand to more theaters on the October 23.[27] By November, it was showing in locales worldwide.
Home release[edit]
Paranormal Activity was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 29, 2009. The home release includes an alternate ending to the theatrical version.[28] It was released in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2010, on DVD and Blu-ray with some specials.[29] In the Netherlands the movie received a release on VHS in 2010.[30]
Additionally, at the end of the film, 15 minutes' worth of names were added to the DVD release, as part of a special promotion: the fans who "demanded" the film were asked by email if they wanted to have their name appear as a thank you for the film's success.
Critical reaction[edit]
The film received generally positive reviews upon release. Based on 190 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an overall approval rating from critics of 83%.[31] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on 24 critics.[32]
Film critics James Berardinelli and Roger Ebert each awarded it 3.5 stars out of a maximum of 4 stars.[33][34] Ebert stated in his review, "It illustrates one of my favorite points, that silence and waiting can be more entertaining than frantic fast-cutting and berserk f/x. For extended periods here, nothing at all is happening, and believe me, you won't be bored."[34] Entertainment Weekly critic Owen Gleiberman gave Paranormal Activity an A− rating and called it "frightening...freaky and terrifying" and said that "Paranormal Activity scrapes away 30 years of encrusted nightmare clichés."[35] Bloody Disgusting ranked the film 16th in their list of the "Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade", with the article saying, "Peli deserves props for milking the maximum amount of tension out of the spare, modern setting—an ordinary, cookie-cutter tract home in San Diego. It doesn't sound very scary, but Peli manages to make it terrifying. If you aren't white-knuckling your armrest at least once or twice while watching it, you probably don't have a pulse.."[36] However, David Stratton of the Australian version of At the Movies said that "it was extremely unthrilling, very obvious, very cliched. We've seen it all before."[37] Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle called it "an excruciatingly tedious YouTube gag cleverly marketed to go viral".[38]
Box office[edit]
The film opened on September 25, 2009 to twelve theaters and took $36,146 on its opening day and $77,873 on its first weekend for an average of $6,489 per venue. It had more success when it opened to 33 theaters on October 1, 2009, doubling the box office reception, grossing $532,242 for an average of $16,129 per venue, bringing the 10-day total to $776,763.[39]
As it expanded to 160 theaters on the October 9–11 weekend, the film grossed $2,659,296 on that Friday, having a per-theater average of $16,621. It went on to gross $7,900,695. Over the weekend, the film reached the week's highest per-theater average of $49,379, coming in at fourth for the weekend, behind Couples Retreat, Zombieland, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Over the weekend of October 16, 2009, Paranormal Activity expanded to 600 more theaters, grossing $19,617,650 with $25,813 per theater average gross, and bringing the total gross to $33,171,743. On the weekend of October 23, 2009, Paranormal Activity rose to first, beating out Saw VI, earning $21,104,070, expanding to 1,945 theaters for an average of $10,850 per theater, compared with the $14,118,444 gross from 3,036 theaters, and $4,650 average for Saw VI. The film has grossed $107,918,810 domestically and $85,436,990 in foreign markets, with a total gross of $193,355,800.[39][40]
The film was nominated for "best first feature" in the Independent Spirit Awards 2009.[41]
In media[edit]
In Japan, a remake entitled Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night was released in 2010.
Mockbuster group The Asylum created a remake which spawned a series of its own, titled Paranormal Entity in 2010.
Digital comics[edit]
In December 2009, a short digital comic entitled Paranormal Activity: The Search for Katie was released for the iPhone.[42] It was written by Scott Lobdell[43] and features art from Mark Badger.[44]
On March 7, 2010, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin performed a spoof of the film[45] as part of the 82nd Academy Awards.[46]
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- ^ "More than 230,000 fans "demand" 'Paranormal Activity'; fans spur the film's opening in twenty additional cities across the country". ParanormalActivity-Movie.com. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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- ^ Miska, Brad. "Full Limited Release for 'Paranormal Activity' on October 9th". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ^ Rosenberg, Adam. "'Paranormal Activity' To Open Nationwide After 1,000,000 Demands Are Received". MTV. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ Miska, Brad (2009-10-10). "Horror Victory! 'Paranormal Activity' Hits One Million Demands, Opens Wide!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
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- ^ Jones, Gareth (2010-02-20). "Paranormal Activity to Haunt UK Homes This March with Some Exclusives". Dread Central. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "Videoband maakt comeback". ParanormalActivity.nl. 2010. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ "Paranormal Activity". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "Paranormal Activity". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
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- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (2009-10-23). "Paranormal Activity". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "00's Retrospect: Bloody Disgusting's Top 20 Films of the Decade...Part 2". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Stratton, David. "At The Movies Review of Paranormal Activity". At the Movies. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ Savlov, Marc (2009-10-09). "Paranormal Activity". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
- ^ a b "Movie Paranormal Activity Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ "Box Office Mojo: Weekend Box Office - November 27-November 29, 2009". 2009-11-30. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ King, Susan (2009-12-01). "'Precious' and 'The Last Station' lead Independent Spirit Award nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "First 5 Pages 'Paranormal Activity: The Search For KAtie'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ BK (2009-12-19). "Get the Free Paranormal Activity App from iTunes". Dread Central. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Barton, Steve (2009-12-09). "IDW Launches Paranormal Activity:The Search for Katie". Dread Central. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Miska, Brad (2010-03-08). "Horror Invades the 2010 Academy Awards". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Barton, Steve (2010-03-08). "Oscars 2010: Paranormal Activity Spoof and Salute to Horror Intro'd by the Twilight Kids". Dread Central. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
External links[edit]
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So I just picked up my wife's new iPhone 5S, and helped her set it up. A few impressions:
- Very nice design and construction
- iOS 7 very pretty, easily best looking interface
- Very fast
However, there were a few hiccups along the way that I didn't expect from Apple while setting up the phone.
Need an App Store account to download free apps. Why? Makes no sense. Furthermore, why does it want payment infomation (address, name, phone number, etc...) when we opted out of setting up a credit card? Makes no sense.
Siri didn't work out of the box. My wife was very disappointed by this. Just to make sure the phone was OK, I tried a voice search using Google's Search app. That worked perfectly. So why on earth did Siri not work? After a quick Google search (ironic eh?) I found out this is an issue with iOS 7, which can be fixed by resetting the settings, and turning Siri off then back on. Did this, Siri works now.
Wife enjoys the phone, it is a very nice phone, but a very bad first impression between the absurd App Store signup procedure and broken fundamental feature (Siri) out of the box...


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Our First Director: Bob Ericson
Bob Ericson was the first director of the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, serving from 1996 to 1998.
Bob is remembered primarily for rescuing New Mexico's public assistance program. Then Governor Johnson attempted to establish the state's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program without benefit of legislation. He vetoed reasonable legislation and pulled a substitute out of his pocket that would have been far less supportive of poor New Mexicans needing assistance. Bob sued Governor Johnson for constitutional violations and won dramatically in the New Mexico Supreme Court. Chief Justice Franchini issued the decision from the bench and the gallery erupted in cheers and applause. The Chief Justice did not have a gavel so he slammed his hand down on the bench to restore order to the court room.
Bob Ericson was a legal services lawyer through and through. Immediately after graduating from law school (UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law in 1971) he got a job with DNA People's Legal Services where he immediately dove into complex litigation (a cert. petition to the US Supreme Court), a multitude of breach of contract and repossessions cases, credit repair scams and pawn loan issues. He worked in state, federal and tribal courts.
Several years later, Bob went to East Texas Legal Services where, as Director of Litigation, he developed a case review and training system that became a model in legal services programs nationwide. He then did another stint in Navajo country challenging Arizona's school finance formula, which diverted money designated to benefit Indian School Districts to other purposes.
Bob returned to Albuquerque in the late 1980's to be the director of the New Mexico Legal Services Support Project, which provided training and litigation support to the legal services programs throughout the state. The Support Project was the forerunner of the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and when the Center was formed to provide impact and systemic advocacy and litigation for people living in poverty, Bob was chosen to lead the organization.
Bob was known as a meticulous, skilled and compassionate attorney. His work and his leadership helped formulate the culture here at the Center on Law and Poverty, of excellent work, integrity, and service to poor New Mexicans.


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Fort Ligonier offers hands-on history
When you ask Mary Manges why learning about 18th-century Ligonier is so important, she is quick to quote author David McCullough, "History is who we are and why we are the way we are."
"As education director, I believe it is crucial for students to know who we are and why we are the way we are, not just locally, but nationally and globally," Manges said. "At Fort Ligonier, our local history has strong national and global implications and we want students to make that connection and understand the significance of Fort Ligonier."
This season, the fort's education department plans an interactive approach to history with the many programs in the line-up.
"We have added some new "hands-on history" activities to our tours, such as candle dipping, quill pen writing, and museum quests," Manges said. "For regular visitors, we'll offer hands-on activities through the use of our activity cart on select days and times."
Led by Manges, the education department continues to introduce new programs to meet the needs of school groups, homeschoolers and Scout groups.
"We have a team of outstanding people in our education department," said Annie Urban executive director at the fort. "We all enjoy bouncing new ideas off of one another and, as a result, have come up with creative, high energy, new programs."
The fort officially opened Saturday. More than 120 area Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and leaders participated in the opening day activities at the first of three Scout Days planned this season. An "Indian Lore Merit Badge Day for Boy Scouts" is planned for May 24 and Sept. 13 is a Scout Day for both Boy and Girl Scouts.
"Why America Is Free," a pilot program for homeschool students, was completed during the winter. Manges said she is already planning the next session.
"We schedule these programs so that we can provide more specific programming and a format that meets the needs and interests of scouts and homeschool families," said Manges. "We can also provide tours for individual scout or homeschool groups as requested, but these special programs allow us to offer special and unique activities for these groups."
Spring Homeschool Days are planned for April 22 and 30 and Fall Homeschool Days are Sept. 15 and 23.
Every year, the fort plays host to more than 55 school tours, reaching more than 3,300 students.
They cater to the educational needs of these school groups by offering a variety of programs.
This year, STEAM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) will demonstrate how these components were used to build and maintain Fort Ligonier from 1758 to present day.
Several professional development programs are lined up for teachers this year as well.
Manges said the most important thing to do with school groups is to teach the fort's history in a way that makes every student want to learn more.
"We hope that something we share, discuss or show them will pique their curiosity and that they will want to learn more — and hopefully visit us again," Manges said.
The new Fort Ligonier brochure lists nearly 20 different events including several new events.
"French forces will present various living history activities including drills and military tactics June 7 and 8," Urban said. "The internationally renowned Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps, from Michigan, featuring students age 12 to 18, will perform on the fort grounds on Aug. 3. And, noted artist Chas Fagan will be the guest presenter for the "Commemoration of Washington's Friendly Fire Incident on Nov. 7."
Fagan is a Ligonier native. He has gained national prominence and recognition as an accomplished and gifted portraitist, sculptor and painter, Urban said.
Fort Kids Camp will return for two weeks this summer — June 16 to 20 and July 14-18.
"We will keep the same basic format of camp again this year, but we always add new activities, games and information to keep it fresh for those who like to come back each year," Manges said. "We'll continue to play the wildly popular game of "Cannonball" and also have balloon grenade battles (while wearing 18th-century Grenadier caps made during craft time) like last year. We always have a few new activities up our sleeves, so campers will have to come to camp to find out."
During camp, children have the opportunity to dig deep and learn about Fort Ligonier through special tours, participation in 18th-century games — as well as modern games with an 18th-century twist, hands-on activities and the mini-reenactment.
"By being here every day for a week they are immersed in our history in so many ways, and we believe that is how deep learning occurs," said Manges.
A new level of membership will be offered to students who join the Cannonball Club.
"Members of the Cannonball Club will be able to participate in special events and activities offered throughout the season," Manges said.
Manges invites anyone who has not been to the fort in many years to visit and take advantage of the educational opportunities.
"Fort Ligonier is a treasure with a rich global history that should not be overlooked," she said.
For more information about the calendar of events, go to www.fortligonoier.org or call 724-238-9701 for a brochure. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors (age 62 and older) and students (age 17-21), $6 for youth (ages 6-16) and free for children 5 and under, active military and members of the Fort Ligonier Association.
Deborah A. Brehun is a staff editor for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 724-238-2111 or email@example.com.
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The take from Virgil Smith was simple:
You couldve heard a pin drop.
Smith, former publisher of the Citizen-Times, was discussing how a crowd of more than 30 concerned citizens who gathered in a meeting coordinated by Ashevilles Rick Bagley in late October at J&S Cafeteria reacted to an assessment of the federal budget situation.
The presenter was John Boyle. No, not the cantankerous AC-T columnist, but the John Boyle who gained fame working for one of Ford Motor Co.s Whiz Kids, the John Boyle who has gained prestige and fame by establishing himself in public and private realms as a person with an encyclopedic knowledge of government economics from the local to federal levels.
And thats why you couldve heard a pin drop during Boyles presentation. Its a tale fitting for a late October evening, scary stuff worthy of being told by Washington Irving in front of the dying embers of a flickering hearth.
We all know the nations fiscal house is in bad shape.
Boyle masterfully illustrated just how bad. Bad enough to where if you put it on a human level, most of us might compare it to having a hangnail; imagine our surprise when we look down to see we are, in fact, missing an arm.
Boyle hit on many important points in his presentation, which will be linked to this column at CITIZEN-TIMES.com. (A version should soon be available soon on YouTube). Boyle outlined the unique situation the U.S. found itself in after the end of World War II, when our economy stood astride the world and the wrongheadedness of designing public policies built on the assumption that situation would last forever. He detailed the true level of taxation many of us face (throwing in a base rate of 32 or 33 percent of gross pay, employer matches, sales tax, property tax, gas tax etc., he arrives at more than 50 percent of gross wages).
He details the dire fiscal situation facing many local governments and states; he tallies up the actual unfunded liabilities facing the nation, a dollar amount I feel compelled not to share, as this is a family newspaper.
Solutions out of this mess will involve finesse, a point reflected by a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the fiscal cliff situation. If we do nothing and push the economy off the cliff, the CBO says unemployment will rise and growth will contract 0.5 percent. Fully removing the cliff (holding off on defense cuts, keeping tax cuts in place) will bring growth of 2.4 percent and add an extra half-trillion to the national debt next year.
Rock, meet hard place.
Were on an unsustainable path that was completely predictable and predicted by many. But here we are; how do we dig ourselves out?
Boyle offers some intriguing answers. I particularly enjoyed his sharing some measures floated by Warren Buffett last year, such as passing a federal law mandating that whenever the deficit is more than 3 percent of GDP, no sitting member of Congress will be eligible for election; that members of Congress participate in Social Security and Medicare, and if they want to provide for additional retirement they can go out and get a 401(k) like the rest of us.
Public service at the federal level has become too much like being a pampered member of royalty, and the bursting of that bubble is long overdue.
Theres nothing more powerful than an idea, and Boyle offered many good ones. Smith said he gave an excellent presentation that will gain traction as the report is given the light of day via social media and media outlets.
The October gathering will serve as a template for a gathering in Atlanta in January.
Perhaps the embers fanned there will spark the national conversation we need.


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O2 Media Productions is looking to fill 15 positions, including associate producers, salespeople, graphic designers, and staff accountants.
Job seekers are asked to bring several copies of their resumes and a portfolio if one is needed.
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Dr B has treated me like more of a human being in need of GOOD, PROPER, PAIN MGMT FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. I AM only sorry for all the bull he has had to pUT UP WITH IN RECENT YEARS BY THE EXTREMELY EVIL OREGON MEDICAL BOARD!!! What this means for us patients that would do almost ANYTHING to contine to see him is that we now are being treated like PARIAHS BY other drs in same industry. Honestly i can be QUITE SURE that it is NOT BCA OF PATIENT COMPLAINTS that hes being investigated but oTHRR DRS AND PHARMACISIS THAT CHOSE TO DESTROY HIS CAREER HERE IN OREGON. I can guarantee that there was not a single patient of his, or partner of hi patientsthat would have done this to him...since his leaving i have been called a junkie by at least 3 drs and between 6 drs total i STILL CANNT GET AN APPT TO GET HELP OF any kind.. so i have ABSOLUTE FUNCTIONAL DECLINE AND WILL HAVE TO BE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR COMPLETELY BEDRIDDEN BEFORE MID FEB...
RESPONSE TO JEFFREY S. Dear Mr. S. I just happened to stumble upon your post. I find it intriguing. First, I searched the records and there is no record of a Jeffrey S. at Oregon TLC so, if that is your real name, then you have not been a patient at Oregon TLC. Furthermore, the process regarding mailing of prescriptions needs a comment. Patients are advised and it is posted to please check their prescriptions prior to leaving the office. Unfortunately, these types of prescriptions have of necessity much data in order to address the multiple regulatory concerns surrounding the use of narcotic pain meds. In addition, Oregon TLC has a strict policy that requires a hard copy for all narcotic prescriptions. If perchance, a patient needs a refill prior to next appointment and it is indicated and/or there is a requested valid change in the prescription, etc. then the patient has the option of coming by the office to pick up the prescription or to have it mailed out. The Oregon TLC charges for mailing are not 15$ but are simply the amount to cover shipping and handling fees of the mailing in order to make that a budget neutral process that does not cause any negative financial impact to Oregon TLC overhead....and neither does Oregon TLC benefit financially from the shipping and handling cost. In addition, there is a minimum charge of 15$ if the patient chooses to pay said fee with a card as the charge card machine transactions cost Oregon TLC additional fees below a certain limit. So, if your shipping and handling fee for mailing a requested prescription, again if indicated, is $2.41 and you use a charge card to pay for it then you would have a $12.59 credit. Now with regards to hidden agenda concerns of pharmacists it is unfortunate that there are some pharmacist who capriciously and arbitrarily refuse to fill a valid, verified prescription based on vague, subjective criteria. It is not too dissimilar in the past when certain pharmacists refuse to fill birth control pills based on their religious beliefs. This arbitrary, non objective, criteria .....which is not posted anywhere in the pharmacy or their website..a.k.a. hidden agenda......can be very disruptive for especially established patient's whose prescriptions are often restricted to being picked up the afternoon before the day of scheduled use. Furthermore, with regards to my lack of response to any emails you are most likely unaware that the system at Oregon TLC is designed to keep out unknowns....so, if a patient suddenly changes their email without properly notifying Oregon TLC in advance then that email will be automatically deleted. Likewise, if someone is not a patient and tries to send an email then their email address is from an unknown and it is automatically deleted. It is called security. Also, these emails are not reviewed except during business hours so even if an established patient emails on a late Friday afternoon it is not uncommon that the response will not be forthcoming until the following Tuesday. And it is posted and made quite clear that Oregon TLC is not an emergency room or urgent care. In addition, in order to keep the rift raft crowd out of this clinic and withstand the due diligence of up to four regulatory agencies it is of necessity that we confirm who we are dealing with and to exclude those who have known behavior that can interfere with the chronic pain management provider-patient relationship. For instance, if someone is convicted of perjury that in and of itself means that anything that individual says must be verified and should not be acted upon in non emergent situations unless so verified. This goes straight to the heart of the matter of the social responsibility and due diligence of Oregon TLC to keep these potent tools for pain management - i.e. narcotics- out of the wrong hands of those individuals who are untruthful to their providers and divert their narcotic pain meds, which is a violation of state and federal law and behavior for which Oregon TLC has zero tolerance for....especially since those types of individuals often cause misery to legitimate pain patients as well as legitimate pain managers secondarily due to reflexive political backlash...which though may be well intended....is at times poorly focused on the root of the problem. Now in terms of your comments of my mental health...I do not recall being analyzed by health care provider named Jeffrey S. so I question your ability to make such a statement with any diagnostic accuracy; rather you have simply misused a word to be derogatory. I do have a fairly high maximus feces saturation point which is seemingly more and more required of an endeavor such as pain management which when targeted by backlash political hysteria.... leading to dragnet tactics of certain agencies..... causes much additional use of many a pain management's ever increasing non reimbursable time to address those concerns.....which further detracts away from a doc just trying to be a doc who views the doctor patient relationship as sacred. Basically, Oregon TLC ain't B**ger King...so, not anyone can just have it their way here. Nor would I want to work at a pain clinic that applies the model of "the customer is always right" as those clinics will almost always find themselves in difficulty. Since, you may not have even been a patient at Oregon TLC I will tell you that the posted, prioritized mission statement is simply #1) Promote more benefits than risks and #2) Optimize independence. So, the ideal goal, if achievable in the chronic pain patient, is to get that patient to a level whereby they can manage their own pain to decrease it to a level where it does not significantly interfere with their ability to function and therefore they do not have to go see the doctor regularly for it since they no longer require the intervention of that provider. That is the hope....the intent....the goal....but unfortunately it is not often achieved in chronic pain patients but it is nice to see it happen when it does. In closing I would like to leave you with a little fable to ponder upon.... A man spread rumors about another person and caused that person much grief. Eventually, the man was trying to atone for his sins and approached the man whose life he had caused much grief to by falsely spreading rumors about him. When the man bearing false witness rumor asked the other man for forgiveness, he responded by taking a pillow case full of feathers and tearing it open. The feathers quickly spread throughout as the winds carried them away. The man then turned to the one who caused him so much grief and told him...that when he gathered all of the feathers and put them back in the pillow case that he would then forgive him. Be well Jeffrey. Whoever you really are.
This man has mental health issues! I've been seeing him for years and have put up with his strange requests from asking patients to spy on pharmacists and report any "hidden agents" to signing affidavits that I've never been convicted of purgery. I have my pills counted by pharmacy each month, taken blood AND urine tests which cost me $250. It is IMPOSSIBLE to speak him between appointments - he doesn't return calls, his staff doesn't return calls & no way to email him. I've called for a refill of my migraine meds (non-narc) with no reply, ended up in ER. I've suffered because of him. He made a mistake on 2 scripts & charged me $15 to mail it. When I recvd it in the mail there was only 1 rx when I called his office they charged me another $15 - both were HIS error yet I ended up paying for it 2x. I agree with prev posts that he NEVER looks up from pc. He charges by the minute yet can spend a good part of it talking about his family. He is VERY WEIRD & paranoid! Find another doctor!
Worst doctor I have ever seen. The man shouldn't be a doctor, totally unethical.
Dr. Blackburn is an awesome pain Dr. I have known him for about 5 yrs. and he knows exactly what to do. It is as if he can feel your pain. He treats me with respect and makes sure that he can get rid of my pain or make me as comfortable as possible. He greets you by name and includes you in the decisions of the meds he thinks may help. He is very careful with the amount of medication he prescribes and explains it in detail before you leave so you have no questions about the doses when you leave his office. There is so much I could go on and on about but basically Dr. Blackburn is the Greatest and I would highly reccomend him. His nurse is also a highlite of the office, she has made me feel comfortable and welcomed when I enter the office. In their office it is more like family than just Dr./patient. That is what makes the difference....C.R.eugene or.
Well There are a lot of places we can begin but the main thing is he is a very smart man. Treats you like you should be treated when you go to the Doctor for pain. He does not treat you like you are just another junking out to get pain pills like I had 3 others treat me before I found Dr. Blackburn. But don't get me wrong if you go to him and you are lieing about you pain just to get meds he will know. Remember he is a SMART Man. He found things wrong with me that 3 other Doctors could of found just as well if they cared to do there job and not look at me like I was just tring to get pills. The best care is at Oregon TLC
I've been seeing Dr. Blackburn for a couple years now. He's never been anything but kind and helpful to me. He is not a doctor who is coddling and fuzzy if that is what you're looking for. He does the best he can with my situation and has kept me pain-free ever since I started seeing him. I'd highly recommend him for a pain-management physician.
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Missing Hollister girl may be in company of family friend
A 14-year-old Hollister girl reported missing after taking out the trash Thursday morning may be in the company of a 35- to 38-year-old man, according to Hollister police.
Family members reported Magarita Chaparro missing to the San Benito County Sheriff's Office at noon Thursday. She was last seen at 8 a.m. outside her residence.
New information indicates Chaparro may be in the company of Jose Arrellano, a family friend believed to be between the ages of 35 and 38. Arrellano has been listed as a person of interest in the missing persons investigation and all attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful.
The Hollister Police Department has contacted U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the California Highway Patrol in regards to the investigation. An endangered missing persons advisory has been sent out to all agencies throughout the state.
Chaparro is described as about 5'2" and 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a light blue blouse and light blue, ripped jeans with black and white low-top Converse shoes.
Police describe Arrellano as 5'10" with a medium build. He was last seen driving a late model Chevy four-door truck, light in color and described as a Texas Edition model.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Hollister police Detective Erik Morris at 831-636-4330. To remain anonymous, please call 1-800-78-CRIME.
Greenfield boy arrested on marijuana, firearms charges
Greenfield police arrested a juvenile probationer on Tuesday when they discovered him in possession of marijuana, firearms and cash, according to a report.
At about 2 p.m., Greenfield police and a U.S. Marshal's Service agent conducted a probation compliance check on Fifth Street. During the search officers found the boy in possession of a large amount of marijuana for sale.
Further investigation led officers to a shotgun, a loaded 45-caliber handgun, ammunition for both and $1,000 in cash.
The boy was arrested and booked into the Monterey County Juvenile Hall on charges of possession of marijuana for sale, firearms possession while in the commission of a felony and ammunition possession with gang enhancements.
Anyone with information in the ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact Greenfield police Detective Rey Medeles at 831-674-5111, ext. 2212. To remain anonymous, call 1-800-78-CRIME.
Man exposes himself to Castroville students
An unidentified man exposed himself to a group of female students waiting to board a school bus Friday morning in Castroville, according to the Monterey County Sheriff's Office.
About 7:50 a.m., the man was driving in the area of Vielo Azul and Agua Dulce when he drove by the students, exposing his genitals, deputies said. The man, who is described as in his 50s with short blonde hair and green eyes, was last seen driving on Castroville Boulevard.
His vehicle is described as a white 1990s Chevrolet Suburban with over-sized wheels and small, black-and-white skull stickers on the back window.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sheriff's Office at 831-755-3700.
Avoid the 20 arrests tick upward
With four scheduled days that include the Labor Day weekend still on the docket, the Avoid the 20 DUI crackdown has already seen a 9 percent increase in arrests over last year.
As of today, 85 motorists have been arrested as compared to 78 at this time last year in Monterey and San Benito counties, according to a release.
The 18-day effort began Aug. 16 and ends at midnight Monday.
The California Highway Patrol in Hollister-Gilroy, Monterey and King City, and the Salinas Police Department are prepared to deploy extra patrols this weekend.
CHP's Monterey squad will host a sobriety checkpoint at a yet-undisclosed location in unincorporated Monterey County.
Avoid the 20 is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


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May 2, 2012
Trevor Schongalla '12 was immediately drawn to the exercise science program at Pacific. Four years later, he's bidding a fond farewell and looking forward to getting his personal trainer certification and starting a doctoral program in physical therapy.
The Pacific University exercise science program was a quick-sell for Trevor Schongalla '12.
The central Oregon-native had long been interested in pursuing a career in the health professions, and specifically in physical therapy.
"I happened to read about exercise science as a field, and it appealed to me on a very basic level," he said. "It appealed to me at such a high level that I declared my major in my first semester."
At Pacific, Schongalla has appreciated a high-quality program with excellent faculty support.
"I came in knowing it was a great program and knowing I'd have a powerhouse education," he said. "I didn't know I'd have such a good experience."
He lauds a supportive faculty who run an educational program that forms bonds between students. He noted the intense depth of the final two years of the program, including the opportunity to act as a trainer in the Boxer Boot Camp program and to conduct fitness testing for firefighters in three local departments (a project that also led to his senior project).
He also says he had the opportunity to get out of the classroom both in his field and elsewhere. He is president of the Ultimate Frisbee Club and senior rep for the Exercise Science Club. He also said he's "dabbled" in other organizations on campus, including the Spanish and international clubs.
"With such a diverse liberal arts school, you get to be friends with people in all shorts of clubs, so you have the chance to participate in a little of everything," he said.
Schongalla said he hopes to take his personal trainer exams this summer. Then, he's off to Creighton University in Nebraska this fall, where he was just accepted to the physical therapy doctoral program.
"Pacific has been a great chapter," he said. "It's hard to let a chapter like this go."
Read the final story in the Boxer Bootcamp series, "Play Hard."
Read the previous story in the Boxer Bootcamp series, "Motivation and Payoff."


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HERSHEY — Jake Mascaro booked some time at Hershey Racquet Club on Thursday so he could get a feel for playing at the indoor facility before his PIAA Class AA first-round singles match against Lewisburg senior Ben Koch.
What the Thomas Jefferson senior didn't expect during his two-hour workout with Bentworth's Matt Lynch was that Koch would be working out in the court next to his.
Even though Mascaro got a long, hard look at the competition, it didn't help as Koch walked off with a relatively easy 6-2, 6-2 victory Friday that eliminated the WPIAL runner-up.
"I dropped a few service games, which really hurts because I pride myself on my first serves," Mascaro said. "When those weren't going in, it forced me to play defense when I was serving, and that's hard to play through."
Mascaro, who also had a problem with his service game in the WPIAL finals against Vincentian sophomore Derek Chen, held serve only twice in eight tries in the match.
"His first serve was not on. It was not working. He was hitting his first serves long, and his second serve was so short it was putting him on the defensive all the time," Thomas Jefferson coach Chuck Correll said. "(Koch) wasn't rushing the net on that second serve, but he would put Jake in a corner and then run him and, when you're supposed to be on the offense on your serve, Jake was on defense."
Even though Mascaro had problems with his service game, he led early in the first set as both players went through a feeling-out process. Mascaro shrugged off two double faults in his first service game — he finished with six in the match — and a break point to hold serve, then he broke Koch to take a 2-1 lead.
It was the only time Mascaro held the lead, however, as Koch broke serve as part of a five-game run to finish the first set.
He extended his streak to six games in a row when he held serve to start the second set, 1-0.
"Starting off, everyone's going to be nervous and that's exactly how I was," Koch said. "He played a great match as well, but it just took me a while to get into my game and, in time, I found it."
Mascaro wasn't the only WPIAL Class AA singles representative who failed to advance as, for the fourth time in five years, none of them won a match in the state tournament.
Chen fell to David Rodenhizer of Towanda, 7-5, 6-4, and Lynch lost to District 6 champion Isaac Eck of Juniata, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).
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Moving on to directing in recent years, Frakes directed and also starred in Star Trek: First Contact as well as Star Trek: Insurrection. He is also the author of a book called The Abductors: Conspiracy.
For a time in the 1970s, Frakes worked for Marvel Comics, appearing at conventions in costume as Captain America.
Frakes moved to New York City and became a member of The Impossible Ragtime Theater. In that company, Frakes did his first off-Broadway acting in Eugene ONeills The Hairy Ape directed by George Ferencz. His first Broadway appearance was in Shenandoah. At the same time, he landed a role in the NBC soap opera The Doctors. When his character was dismissed from the soap, Frakes moved to Los Angeles, California and played guest spots in many of the top television shows of the 1970s and 1980s, including The Waltons, The Dukes of Hazzard, Matlock, and Steven Bochcos Hill Street Blues. He played the part of Charles Lindbergh in a 1983 episode of Voyagers! titled An Arrow Pointing East. In 1983, he had a role in the short-lived NBC prime time soap opera Bare Essence (which also starred his future wife Genie Francis), and a supporting role in the equally short-lived primetime soap Paper Dolls in 1984. He also had recurring roles in Falcon Crest and the miniseries North and South before signing for the role of First Officer William T. Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Jason Witten: Dez Bryant's breach of protocol a matter to address
Dallas Cowboys veteran tight end Jason Witten had a short and pointed observation on rookie receiver Dez Bryant's breach of long-standing protocol.
On Sunday, Bryant refused the traditional rookie duty of carrying a veteran's pads after practice. In this instance, Bryant spurned fellow receiver Roy Williams. Witten, who toted tight end Dan Campbell's pads as a rookie, did not dismiss the issue.
"We'll take care of that in house, that's for sure," Witten said after the afternoon practice in the Alamodome. "It'll be taken care of. We addressed it this morning, and that's all I've got to say about it. It's been taken care of, rest assured."


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Wall Street mounted an impressive comeback on Monday, erasing the majority of a triple-digit selloff that had been fueled by another slide for the euro and reports of a massive insider-trading.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24.97 points, or 0.22%, to 11178.58, the Standard & Poor's 500 dropped 1.89 points, 0.16%, to 1197.84 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 13.90 points, or 0.55%, to 2532.02. The FOX declined 0.91 points, or 0.11%, to 859.58.
The blue chips had been down nearly 150 points as reports of hedge funds being raided piled onto earlier worries about more trouble for the euro despite Ireland accepting a bailout were
"We don't like to see our own kind investigated by the government," Ben Willis, a trader at Sunrise Securities, told FOX Business. However, Willis acknowledged, "We've had a pretty nice recovery" from the day's trading lows.
Anticipating earnings from tech heavyweight Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ), the Nasdaq Composite climbed out of the red and ended solidly higher.
Still, the choppy day reflects Wall Street's continued focus on the relationship between the U.S. dollar and the euro and concerns that the Irish rescue won't solve all of Europe's sovereign debt issues.
"It seems that the honeymoon for the periphery may end up even shorter than it was after the Greece package back in May, as markets are already turning their focus elsewhere, especially Portugal and Spain," Win Thin, global head of emerging markets strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman, wrote in a note.
Only a handful of Dow stocks ended the day in positive territory, led by H-P and Boeing (NYSE:BA). The index's weakest members were financial giants Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM).
Tech stocks helped spark the comeback on Wall Street. The group was buoyed by stronger-than-expected results from Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD) and optimism before H-P's highly-anticipated quarterly results. H-P rallied around an upgrade from Wedbush Securities to "outperform" from "neutral."
Retailers like Macy's (NYSE:M) also advanced in response to signs holiday sales may exceed the markets' expectations. MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse indicated most categories showed mild to sharp sales gains during the first half of November, led by strength in apparel and luxury sales.
Wall Street managed to mostly shrug off fears caused by a report in The Wall Street Journal saying the U.S. is in the midst of a widespread insider-trading probe that could be the biggest ever and is likely to rock the industry. Shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) fell sharply as the paper said investigators are looking into whether or not Goldman bankers leaked info on deals that could benefit certain investors.
Sources told FOX Business's Charles Gasparino that the Justice Department's probe is likely to take down as many as a dozen hedge funds and is part of an effort to fundamentally alter the massive hedge fund business.
"It's painting a very negative picture on the financial sector," said Nick Kalivas, vice president of financial research at MF Global.
At the same time, Wall Street was held back by another selloff for the euro, which lost ground even after Ireland finally agreed to be rescued by its European Union partners. While the terms weren't disclosed, reports indicate debt-ridden Ireland will receive a loan package of about $110 billion, following in the footsteps of Greece earlier this year.
The markets seem to be coming to the realization that the Irish bailout may not fix the similar debt problems in larger economies like Portugal and Spain. Underscoring those worries, the euro slid 0.66% to $1.3624. A stronger dollar is seen as bearish because it can make it tougher for companies to sell their products overseas.
Dollar-traded commodities were also under pressure from the currency fluctuations. Crude oil fell 24 cents a barrel, or 0.29%, to $81.74. Economically-sensitive copper slid 2.18% to $3.7495 a pound. Gold gained $5.50 a troy ounce, or 0.41%, to $1,357.70.
Trading is expected to be light this week as U.S. markets are scheduled to be closed on Thursday in honor of Thanksgiving and then trade only half a day on Black Friday.
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Novell (NASDAQ:NOVL) inked a $2.2 billion deal to be acquired by a consortium called Attachmate Corp. The $6.10-a-share purchase price places a 9.3% premium on the Friday share price of the enterprise software maker. It also represents a 28% premium on a rejected takeover bid from Elliott Associates in March.
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) solidly beat the Street with a non-GAAP profit of 64 cents a share. Analysts had called for EPS of just 56 cents. However, the largest American meat producer said its revenue increased by just 3.2% to $7.44 billion, trailing calls for $7.75 billion.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) soared almost 9% to 52-week highs after the movie rental service unveiled a U.S. streaming only-plan and raised the price of its DVD/unlimited streaming plan by $1. The move should allow Netflix to continue shifting away from its DVD mail business.
Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ:GMCR) surged nearly 18% after the company said its financial reporting probe will result in a loss of just 4-5-cents a share cumulatively. Green Mountain also said the investigation did not implicate misconduct, raising hopes a separate Securities Exchange Commission probe will end favorably. Bank of America upped the stock to "buy" from "underperform" in response.
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) inked a deal to unload nine of its Gulf of Mexico fields to Energy XXI (NASDAQ:EXXI) for $1.1 billion. The purchase of the shallow-water oil and natural gas fields will make Energy XXI the third-largest oil producer in the Gulf's shallow waters.
Global Markets
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 slumped 0.91% to 5680.83, France's CAC 40 fell 1.07% to 3818.89 and Germany's DAX slipped 0.31% to 6822.05.
In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rallied 0.9% to 10115.20, Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.35% to 23524.00 and China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.15% to 2884.37.


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