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Movers: Oracle, Bear Stearns, MBIA, SLM, FedEx, Activision
Oracle (ORCL) reported earnings of 25 cents per share, vs. 18 cents a year ago, as revenues rose 28%. Next quarter, Oracle expects software sales to rise 15% to 25%.
NetSuite (N) jumped nearly 37% to $35.50 on its first day of trading. The IPO was priced late Wednesday at $26 per share following a Dutch auction that originally was pushing the deal at a price range of $13 to $16 before NetSuite twice raised the price range in the days before the offering.
Bear Stearns (BSC) reported a $6.90 per share loss in the fourth quarter, vs. earnings of $4 a year ago, as the investment bank continued to be hurt by losses on bad debt. Bear Stearns took writedowns of $1.9 billion in the quarter. It's net revenue was a negative $379 million.
MBIA (MBI) falls again after the company discloses that its $30.6 billion insured portfolio of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) contains $8.1 billion of CDOs backed by CDOs. S&P downgrades to sell from hold; says CDO's backed by CDOs usually considered a riskier asset class.
SLM (SLM) says it cannot present forward-looking information on earnings on a GAAP basis due to the inability to forecast the effect of certain items that are excluded from its core earnings presentations that could result in significant variability in reported results.
Fedex (FDX) posted better-than-expected earnings of $1.54 per share, vs. $1.64 a year ago. High fuel prices and a weaker economy hurt profits even as revenues rose 5.9%. The delivery company expects EPS of $1.15 to $1.30 next quarter.
Activision (ATVI), citing strong demand for its video games this holiday season, raised its third quarter quidance by 10 cents per share and its revenue expectations by 12% to $1.23 billion.
Rite Aid (RAD) posts $0.12 third quarter loss per share, vs. $0.01 loss a year ago, despite 0.7% same-store sales rise and 51% total sales rise. The drug store chain notes negative impact from slow start to the cough, cold and flu season and a more cautious consumer. It cuts $24.5-$25.1 billion fiscal year 2008 sales guidance to $24.3-$24.6 billion, 1.1%-3.3% same store sales guidance to 1.0%-2.0%, and widens $0.15-$0.27 loss guidance to $0.27-$0.31 loss. S&P cuts target, keeps buy.
Array Biopharma (ARRY) falls after it says initial results from a Phase 2 study comparing AZD6244 (ARRY-886) monotherapy with temozolomide (Temodar, an alkylating agent) in the first-line treatment of advanced melanoma, show no apparent difference in efficacy between AZD6244 and temozolomide for the primary endpoint (Progression Free Survival). ASTRAZENECA, which licensed AZD6244 from ARRY in 2003, does not plan to progress AZD6244 as a monotherapy into a Phase 3 trial in patients with advanced melanoma at this time.
Electronic Clearing House (ECHO) agrees to be acquired by Intuit (INTU) for about $131 million. Terms: $17 per share in cash for each ECHO share.
Nike (NKE) reported earnings of 71 cents, vs. 64 cents a year ago. Sales jumped 14%, and Nike says future orders worldwide are 13% higher than a year ago.
Accenture (ACN) reported earnings of 60 cents, vs. 46 cents a year ago. Revenue rose 18%. The firm raised earnings guidance for 2008 by 15 cents per share.
Leggett & Platt (LEG) sees fourth quarter EPS, before impairments, of $0.09-$0.13, vs. previous guidance of $0.18-$0.26. The company said that many of its domestic markets remain challenging, and that it sees no major catalysts to appreciably alter demand trends in the near-term. S&P maintains hold.
Ruth's Chris Steak House (RUTH) cuts +0.5% to +1.5% 2007 same-store sales forecast to flat due to continued pressures from overall macro environment. To incur about $0.02 per share in costs related to proposed Mitchell's Fish Market acquisition, charge. it cuts $0.92-$0.95 2007 GAAP EPS guidance to $0.79-$0.81 (including the impact of SFAS No. 123R). It sees 2008 profitability, including a benefit from proposed acquisition of Mitchell's Fish Market, below its long-term EPS growth target of 17.5%.
American Greetings (AM) posts $0.53 second quarter EPS from continuing operations, vs. $0.79 a year ago, on 12% revenue decline. The company affirms fiscal year 2008 EPS forecast of $1.35-$1.55.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR) posts $0.11 third quarter loss per share, vs. $0.83 loss a year ago, despite 1.7% same-store sales drop (excluding Pier 1 Kids), 7.1% total sales drop. It notes it achieved positive EBITDA for the first time in seven quarters.
Washington Post (WPO) will be added to the S&P 500 index after the close of trading on Dec. 28, replacing Temple-Inland, which is breaking up into three separate companies. The new Temple-Inland (TINwi) will replace WPO in the S&P MidCap 400.


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11 Cyber Monday Travel Deals at Beach Hotels
Here are 11 reasons to sit at your computer on Cyber Monday and click away in pursuit of your next beach vacation, with hotel specials from Del Mar, California, to the Dominican Republic, and beyond.
4 Perfect British Virgin Island Itineraries
The British Virgin Islands offer an unspoiled paradise for all types of traveler, from yachties (who are BVI vets) to families and foodies. Here's how to discover the best of each unique island.
Splurge vs. Save: Private Islands
Looking to get away? Private islands offer the kind of seclusion for those who mean business. But they vary wildly in how hard they hit the wallet. Read on for budget-friendly options...and a few indulgences.
Undiscovered Caribbean: 8 Beaches You Haven't Been To
You've island-hopped in the Bahamas and hob-nobbed on St. Bart's, but you've probably never laid out on one of these stunning, secluded Caribbean beaches. Read on to discover the best of 'em.
Find your perfect British Virgin Island match.
Tortola gives you a wide choice of restaurants, shops, and resorts. Virgin Gorda has fewer off-resort places to eat or shop, but its resorts are often better than those on the other islands, and its beaches are exquisite.
British Virgin Islands: Pick your island carefully
Tortola gives you a wide choice of restaurants, shops, and resorts. Virgin Gorda has fewer off-resort places to eat or shop, but its resorts are often better than those on the other islands, and its beaches are exquisite. Diving and snorkeling don't get any easier than around remote Anegada, where vibrant reefs are often just feet from the shore. Jost Van Dyke has classic Caribbean beach bars and basic accommodations.
The Caribbean's 10 Best Luxury All-Inclusive Resorts
If you're going to a Caribbean Island, the chances are good that you're looking for a way to take a break from daily life. To unplug, as it were, and reset. Fortunately, there's an easy way to achieve this most worthy goal: an all-inclusive resort, where you won't need to think about a thing once you arrive. And if you're looking for a touch of luxury? Well, the Caribbean's got that too. From James Bond hideouts to family-friendly retreats, these luxury properties are worth every penny.

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Now that America is "at war," it seems the citizens of this country no longer deserve the right to either ask questions or receive accurate information about what's going on with our own government. In a broad-spectrum effort, federal and even state government officials are now simply refusing to answer questions on a growing variety of issues. Sadly, we are letting them get away with it. Instead of real news and real answers, we get a lukewarm pablum of propaganda, intended to make us feel secure and calm, assuring us that everything is under control. Our president encourages us to be "patriotic" by dumping our concerns and going to Disneyland where, ostensibly, we will spend money like mad and indulge ourselves in fantasyland creations. But thanks to the increasing spin cycle of the media, we don't have to go to Disneyland to get fantasy—it comes over the tube and on the front pages of the paper every morning. Disneyland fantasies may have their place in the world, but not as a substitute for a free press.
Two recent examples of blatant manipulation come to mind. In bold headlines, the lead story of a local paper declared, "Montana ready for biological threats" while a couple of pages later, another headline declared, "Nation ready for biological threats." If you only read the headlines, you might just go off feeling that things were going to be OK. But if you took the time to read the story, what the experts quoted in the articles really said was that the state and the nation were NOT well prepared, but doing the best they could with the situation at hand. Only days later, and making a mockery of the headlines, the U.S. House of Representatives shut down for the first time in the history of our country because of widespread anthrax contamination. This kind of misrepresentation is being repeated hundreds, if not thousands, of times daily as elected officials, government bureaucrats, reporters, editors, and publishers avoid telling the often-frightening truth. The cumulative impact of such practices leaves the citizens of this nation with unrealistic expectations and a dangerous inability to weigh the pros and cons of our state and nation's course.
Even those who receive their input from broader sources of information, such as the Internet, are now faced with endless examples of radically conflicting reportage. As an example, U.S. sources proclaimed "China backs U.S. actions," but stories from other nations said, "China wary of continued bombing." The perhaps unsolvable dilemma for citizens then becomes, "Who is telling the truth?" Our nation, founded in a bloody revolution against a ruling monarchy, has always and with good reason defended the freedoms of speech, press, religion, and association. But now, our press seems less "free" with every passing day, replaced by a scripted morality play that focuses on what the president calls "the great evil" of a single man living in the caves of one of the poorest nations on earth.
Closer to home, Governor Martz seems to have found "the war" a handy excuse for prevarication, too. The citizens of Libby and their city and county commissioners recently pleaded with Martz to use the state's "silver bullet" option to fast-track a Superfund cleanup of the deadly asbestos plaguing their community. Martz, who has long resisted Superfund designation for Libby, weaseled out by telling them that, because of the potential for terrorist attacks in Montana, she would be reserving the "silver bullet" option for some unknown future catastrophe. Simply put, Governor Judy's lame excuse to the people of Libby was pure malarkey. First, it makes no sense to ignore an already deadly threat to Montana's citizens in favor of a threat that may or may not happen. Second, although the EPA has just been called upon to clean up the anthrax contamination of the Florida newspaper offices, there has been no indication from anyone that such use would negate the state's "silver bullet" cleanup option for existing sites. Governor Martz is simply using "the war" as an excuse for her version of the EPA—Environmental Procrastination Attempts. Tragically, especially for those in Libby, instead of asking the Governor to provide some source of her "silver bullet" contentions, the mainstream press let her slide.
As "the war" goes forward, plans for how much Americans will get to know about what's happening are headed in the wrong direction—at least as far as an informed citizenry is concerned. Throughout most of this country's history, men and women of the press went into combat and reported to our citizens from the front lines. They risked, and often lost, their lives to bring us news of foreign engagements in their own words, their own pictures—and we owe those brave combat reporters and photographers a great debt of gratitude for that knowledge. But then came the Gulf War, when Pentagon decision-makers herded journalists around like sheep, feeding them compressed pellets of carefully sanitized "news," which then got recycled to us with the same phrases and images bleated across the nation.
In the end, true patriots are not simply those that fly the flag and parade mindlessly after their so-called "leaders." True patriots take hard measure of what is good for their country, its people, and the future and then, popular or not, stand by their informed convictions. But how can any of us take hard measure, or make hard decisions, or weigh the pros and cons of our nation's state of being if we only have Pentagon sound bites and sanitized reportage on which to base our decisions? Obviously, we can't. Now, in this time of great danger and uncertainty, Americans need and deserve the fully informed and free press guaranteed in our Constitution. Without it, as the drafters of the Constitution knew so well, the principles on which this great nation was founded will disappear and freedom will surely vanish—not conquered by a foreign power, but eroded from within.
When not lobbying the Montana Legislature, George Ochenski is rattling the cage of the political establishment as a political analyst for the Missoula Independent.


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Communities Confront Another Round of Flooding
"At the rate the creek is dropping, I imagine this road is going to be closed overnight yet," said Kenneth Morse, the South Beloit Fire Chief in reference to the closure on
Morse said there hasn't been any flooding on this stretch of roadway in 40 years, the last time it flooded, Morse had been a firefighter for just a month.
"That flooding was much more substantial than this," Morse said of the 1973 flood. "From this entire area over to Highway 2 and (then) south about six blocks was all under about four feet of water."
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"They're handling (very minor flooding) with sump pumps and nobody has had to leave their home at this time," said Morse.
In Roscoe, water was up to the foundations on homes. While Martin Park was half full, Loves Park Fire Chief Phil Foley says his community was spared the worst of it.
"We kept going around to the places that normally flood from the river and everybody's looking pretty good right now...provided no rain."
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Said hot scorer can not only put away or set up chances, which are often at a premium in playoff games, but by drawing extra attention, shall we say, from tacklers and markers can free up space for teammates.
At Home Depot Center this Saturday, Landon Donovan (19 goals) and Kenny Cooper (18) will provide a Golden Boot sidebar to an otherwise irrelevant Galaxy-FC Dallas match that will also feature Edson Buddle (14 goals). Two goalscorers ranked right behind that trio are preparing for critical matches and team rewards, not individual honors.
BRIAN'S TIME. Bad news abounds for teams hoping that they, or somebody else, can knock off two-time defending champion Houston. In the past month, midfielders Brian Mullan and Brad Davis have sharpened up their flank play, Stuart Holden has emerged as a dangerous option either as a starter or off the bench, and Ricardo Clark is purring along as one of the league's best two-way players. Dwayne DeRosario is, well, DeRo.
Worst of all, or best of all if you're a Dynamo fan, is that Brian Ching is nearing peak form if he hasn't hit it already.
Ching went scoreless in his first six games; in his last 18 games, he's scored 13 goals, a career high, including five goals in his last five games. His goal midway through the first half last Saturday at HDC killed off the Galaxy, and its playoff hopes, in a 3-0 thumping of the team that gave up on him after the 2001 season.
"The past couple games we have been able to score early and often and then hold on," said Ching "We have a lot of games coming up here. Give credit to the guys. Give credit to the offense. We want to continue playing well and carry it on into the playoffs."
Since rejoining MLS with the first MLS version of the San Jose Earthquakes in 2003, Ching has scored 63 goals in 142 league and playoff games, and helped his teams win three MLS Cups.
NO BULL. New York still has to get into the playoffs, but if it fails, little blame can be aimed at Juan Pablo Angel, who as the games have gotten tougher has sharpened his finishing.
Like Ching, Angel has scored 13 goals and also like Ching, has been connecting consistently in the latter portion of the season. He banged in a pair last weekend as New York beat Columbus, 3-1, to preserve its playoff hopes heading into the final game of the season Thursday night in Chicago (9 p.m., ESPN2, ESPN Deportes).
"I think sometimes we sacrifice him because we play him by himself," said Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio of Angel. "I think with the right service he is the top striker in this league."
That he is. In his last 13 games, Angel has hit 11 goals, and since coming to MLS last season has scored at one of the highest rates in league history. With 32 goals in 46 regular season games (69.6 percent), Angel is not far off the remarkable 80 percent attained when Stern John scored 44 goals in 55 games (1998-1999).
Neither Ching nor Angel will win the Golden Boot, nor the MVP Award. Both might also miss out on Best XI honors, since Donovan and Cooper could well be the two forwards so rewarded.
Yet to their coaches and teammates and fans, they are most valuable, especially at the most intense time of the season.


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T-Pain May Never Release Another Album
It's no secret that albums aren't selling like they used to, and Auto-Tune king T-Pain isn't happy about it. The rapper, who originally intended to release his fourth album 'RevolveR' later this year, says that he might not even put the album out if he doesn't see consumer habits change.
"I got the mastered version of my album in my car right now," he told MTV. "But I'm not bringing my album out until these artists start selling records again, 'cause ain't nobody selling records unless you Susan Boyle. … I'm not doing nothing. I'm not bringing out no album, not dropping no more new singles until people start selling records again, and that's the approach I think everybody should take unless you Susan Boyle or Miley Cyrus."
The hip-hop cyborg released 'Reverse Cowgirl,' the first single off the album, earlier this year, peaking at 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track originally featured a verse from Young Jeezy, with T-Pain later swapping out the Atlanta rapper's vocals to make room for an additional bridge.
But this isn't the last that the world will hear from Teddy Penderazz. The Florida native teamed up with Atlanta-based emcee Roscoe Dash to record 'My Own Step,' a track that's set to be included on the soundtrack to the upcoming film 'Step Up 3-D.' T-Pain can also currently be heard all over the radio singing the hook on DJ Khaled's 'All I Do is Win,' a star-studded track that was recently certified gold for selling more than 500,000 copies.
The Grammy-winning artist released his gold-certified debut 'Rappa Ternt Sanga' in 2005, followed by his follow-up 'Epiphany' two years later. His last album, 'Thr33 Ringz', debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 in 2008 and has sold upwards of 500,000 units.


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algae, sponges and coral now cover nuns, small children, and the elderly upper class.
Newt Gingrich has been scoring points ridiculing the idea of algae as a fuel of the future.
We would have considered an algae bloom to be a welcome sign of ecological renewal.
"We resemble a successful lichen, a ravaging bloom of algae, a mold enveloping a fruit," reads the text.
Glowing bacteria might live in our ceilings and light our homes, while algae bioreactors could supply food and fuel.
The color is chiefly due to a species of algae which seems common in springs of this sort.
The simplest form of vegetation is algae which grows on the sides of the tank.
He was author of several botanical works, principally on algae.
He regarded a bowl of algae as if about to make it disappear.
The colour fades in captivity owing to the disappearance of the algae.
(plural), 1794, from alga (singular), 1550s, from Latin alga "seaweed," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a PIE root meaning "to putrefy, rot."
algae al·gae (āl'jē)
Any of various chiefly aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms, ranging in size from single-celled forms to the giant kelp.
Plural algae (āl'jē)
Any of various green, red, or brown organisms that grow mostly in water, ranging in size from single cells to large spreading seaweeds. Like plants, algae manufacture their own food through photosynthesis and release large amounts of oxygen into the atmosphere. They also fix large amounts of carbon, which would otherwise exist in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Algae form a major component of marine plankton and are often visible as pond scum and blooms in tidal pools. Land species mostly live in moist soil and on tree trunks or rocks. Some species live in extreme environments, such as deserts, hot springs, and glaciers. Although they were once classified as plants, the algae are now considered to be protists, with the exception of the cyanobacteria, formerly called blue-green algae. The algae do not form a distinct phylogenetic group, but the word alga serves as a convenient catch-all term for various photosynthetic protist phyla, including the green algae, brown algae, and red algae.
Primitive organisms that contain chlorophyll but do not have structures, such as xylem and phloem, to transport fluids. Algae sometimes contain only a single cell, and nowadays they are not considered members of the plant kingdom.
Note: The most familiar algae are the greenish scum that collects in still water.
Note: Algae supply a considerable part of the world's oxygen.


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Be it real estate or a piece of electronics on Craigslist, everyone wants to get as much cash as possible for items being sold. It can feel like your ad might get lost in a sea of online ads. A few simple things, however, can help ensure you get more cash whenever you sell. Don't take out a personal unsecured loan to sell an item, just follow these tips.
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This is a discussion on Range Report -- Walther PPS 40S&W & 9mm / DPMS Carbine within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Took my 11 yr. old grandson shooting yesterday and got my first chance to try out the Walther PPS in 40 S&W. Also had my ...
Took my 11 yr. old grandson shooting yesterday and got my first chance to try out the Walther PPS in 40 S&W. Also had my wife meet us at the range so she could put some more rounds out of her PPS 9mm.
PPS 40 S&W: Preformed flawlessly. No failures at all. Shot a little more than a 100 rounds total consisting of Winchester Ranger 155 gr. HP, Federal Classic 155 gr. HP, CCI Blazer Aluminum 165 gr. FMJ, CCI Blazer Brass 165 gr. FMJ & Magtech 165 gr. FMJ. Even though I set it out to take, I went off and forgot my pistol rest so couldn't do any precise accuracy testing but freehand at 10 yards, I had no problem holding all rounds into the 10 ring of an 8" target. Gun was a little snappier than my Sig 239, but that can be expected with the almost 1/2 pound (7 ozs.) difference in weight. The trigger is identical to the one on my wife's 9mm PPS. Not exactly smooth but short pull, not heavy, short reset. These are actually very nice triggers but do not readily compare to any other type of trigger I've shot. The closest I would say would be the single action trigger of the SA-XDs but with a shorter reset. Next time, I'll try and not let my CRS disease creep up and remember to take the pistol rest so I can get some true accuracy testing done, but given my limited experience to this point, these pistols are a winner. Makes for a very thin carry package and compares in size to some of the Kahrs.
9mm PPS: Wife went through about another 100 rounds through her 9mm PPS and again, no failures of any kind. This makes about 400 rounds through this pistol with zero malfunctions of any type. Ammunition shot today was CCI Blazer Aluminum 115 gr. FMJ, CCI Blazer Brass 115 gr. FMJ, Federal American Eagle 115gr. FMJ, and Winchester Ranger 115 gr. HP.
DPMS Carbine: Didn't spend a lot of time with this one as I didn't want to take shooting time away from my grandson, but I wanted to get the TruGlo sight zeroed and test the gun for function with Hornady TAP and Silver Bear ammunition. Only malfunction of any kind was that on the first mag of ammo, the mag didn't hold back the bolt on the last round (Silver Bear ammo) but the same mag worked perfectly after that with both brands of ammo. Other than that, The gun managed to shoot 20 rounds into a ragged hole about 3/4" in diameter at 25 yards. I put this gun together as a close quarters battle rifle so zeroed it at 25 yards which should make me good to any range that my eyes will let me see with non-magnifying optics. I was pretty surprised at the decent accuracy of the Silver Bear ammo and I have six of the empty cases sitting out on my front porch now to see if they corrode. If the zinc plating holds up decently, the cost of them for 62 gr. HP ammo would make it attractive for "stockpile" ammo.
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CVHOSS thanks for all the range reports. They are informative and helpful. Now if I can just make myself part with the cash and buy myself yet more CCW's.
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Kate made this fantastic fairy costume and writes,
I've always loved looking at the 'Show and Tell' section of your website, so I thought I might share these pictures of my somewhat unusual (and non-historical) use of your Regency gown pattern! I was recently invited to a hen night (I think the US equivalent is something between a bridal shower and a bachelorette party), which was to have a fairy theme. Fairy costumes were encouraged… I didn't have a lot of time and knew that your pattern gives great results and is easy to use, so I set to work, and here is the result. I used a green silk dupion shot with purple for the main dress, using the lining pattern for the skirt. For the sleeves and overskirt (using the main skirt pattern) I used a purple organza –sadly a horrible synthetic fibre, but the idea behind making the main dress silk was that I could one day remove the sleeves and overskirt and convert it back into something a little more authentic. I didn't use your sleeve pattern, because I wanted a wider cuff I actually used the sleeve pattern from the Retro Simplicity Titanic 'Flying' Dress pattern, because it was kind of the right shape. I trimmed the cuff and hem with a ready-made purple and rhinestone trim, and glued tiny purple and green stars onto the overskirt. At the back I attached purple satin buttons and a pair of glittery purple wings that I bought locally (fairies are very big with little girls in England at the moment, I don't know if it's the same over there!). Anyway, my apologies for defiling your pattern in this way, but everyone at the party was very impressed with my outfit and I was the runner-up in the 'best fairy' contest. With best wishes, Kate C.
Who says you have to follow the "rules?" What a fun use of my pattern!


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Just bored...lookin' around. Nice pic. That's not how I imagined you. I was thinking you'd look more like Lysander Spooner for some reason.
Your mailbox is full. In response to your pm...
LOL, maybe because she's not drinking wine.
hahaha! I just logged on for the first time in weeks and saw your comment in my rep status. funny.
That would completely throw the Calvies into a tailspin. hehe
I don't exactly remember. But it wasn't scientific, it was an opinion.
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text: NEW YORK, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Exide Technologies Lifshitz Law Firm announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Exide Technologies (XIDE). On March 22, 2013 the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) announced it had reviewed and approved a health risk assessment from Exide Technologies showing that the Vernon facility is causing a potential health impact to residents in a large geographical area that includes portions of Vernon, Maywood, Huntington Park, Commerce, Boyle Heights and unincorporated areas of east Los Angeles. Under a California law commonly known as the Toxic Hot Spots program, facilities that emit toxic air pollutants must develop health risk assessments using scientific tools to estimate the risk of cancer as well as non-cancer health effects to residents. If the risk is higher than 25 in 1 million, the facility must develop and implement a plan to reduce it below that threshold within three years. The AQMD stated that Exide's health risk assessment shows a maximum cancer risk of 156 in 1 million, mostly due to arsenic emissions, to workers at a facility in Vernon next to Exide. For more information, please contact Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at (212) 213-6222 Ext. 18 or by sending an e-mail including your contact information to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Star Scientific, Inc. Lifshitz Law Firm announces that that a class action suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of purchasers of Star Scientific, Inc. ("Star Scientific") (STSI) between October 31, 2011 and March 18, 2013 ("Class Period"). The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose certain private placements and related party transactions since 2006 involving Star Scientific securities. The firm is investigating legal claims against the officers and Board of Directors of Star Scientific during the Class Period. For more information, please contact Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at (212) 213-6222 Ext. 18 or by sending an e-mail including your contact information to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Sterling Bancorp Lifshitz Law Firm announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed sale of Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) ("Sterling") to Provident New York Bancorp ("Provident") in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at $344 million, based on the closing price of Provident common stock on April 3, 2013. Sterling shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 1.2625 shares of Provident common stock for each share of Sterling common stock. Upon closing, Provident shareholders will own approximately 53% of stock in the combined company; Sterling shareholders will own approximately 47%. Lifshitz Law Firm's investigation is focused on whether the proposed deal provides adequate value to the Company's shareholders.


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Located where the Canal du Midi meets the Mediterranean, Sète occupies part of a narrow spit of land that separates the Étang de Thau, a natural saltwater lake, from the Mediterranean sea. This is a working port, with a large percentage of the inhabitants involved in the fishing industry. Although Sète doesn't try to be a top tourist destination, this very fact makes it a refreshing place to visit and wonderful opportunity to surround yourself with the unspoiled local culture.
Although archeologists have found evidence that humans have occupied the area around Sète since the Bronze Age or earlier, the town was not founded until the mid-17th Century. King Louis XIV issued the order to build a port and provide an outlet to the sea for the Canal du Midi, and the town grew around this project. Originally known as Cette (or Seta in Occitan), the spelling was changed to Sète in 1928.
Sète is built on and around an extinct volcano, Mont St Clair, at the end point of the Canal du Rhône à Sète, and the eastern end of the Canal du Midi. A network of smaller canals crisis-cross the town, linking the Étang de Thau and the sea, the reason some call Sète 'Venice of the Languedoc'.
The sport of water jousting (les joutes languedociennes) is an important element of local culture. Tournaments are held from April to September on the Canal Royal in the center of town, and are the highlight of the summer festivals. The competition involves two wooden row boats, one blue and one red, manned by a team of rowers. The jousters, wielding wooden lances and shields, are positioned on a raised platform (la tintaine) at the stern of the boats. The boats are rowed toward each other, and as one would expect, the jousters attempt to dislodge each other from their platform, sending the loser for a swim in the canal. All the while a band plays from onshore and crowds cheer the jousters on. Every year at the end of August the Grand Prix de la Saint-Louis à Sète, the unofficial world championship of water jousting, is held in conjunction with the festival of Saint Louis. Competitors must be invited by the city to participate. Sétois jousting king Aurelien Evangelisti, 'The Centurion', has won the title seven times, but was defeated in 2014 by Benjamin Arnau. A water jousting school (École de joutes de la Marine) and a museum dedicated to the sport are located in Sète.
Sète hosts several colorful festivals each year. In late June or early July, on the feast day of St. Peter, patron saint of fisherman, the town residents come together to honor those who have been lost at sea, and ask for protection for those who make their livelihood on the water. A parade carries a statue of St. Peter through the streets, then aboard a boat which is joined by a procession of fishing trawlers festooned with flags and flowers. After the procession there is a water jousting tournament. Mix this in with the delicious local seafood, and an ample supply of rosé to wash it down, and it is impossible not to have a fabulous time. A festival held annually on August 25 celebrates the patron of Sète, Saint Louis, with more water jousting, feasting, music, and fireworks.
With over 90 varieties of fish harvested from the Mediterranean, and cultivated mussels and oysters from the Étang de Thau, it is no wonder that Sète has many excellent restaurants serving up the fruits of the sea.There are several local and regional specialties featured, including la tielle, a dish brought from the Gulf of Gaèta in Italy by the many immigrants that arrived in Sète from this area in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is a seafood mixture - usually either octopus or squid - combined with tomato sauce and spices, then encased in a pastry crust and baked. Other specialties include stuffed squid a la Sétoise served in a wine, tomato and garlic sauce, and a local variation of bourride which, unlike other regional recipes for this dish, is not finished with garlic-laden aioli.
Another wonderful attraction here are the 12 kilometers of sea shore with beautiful sandy beaches. Free car parks and turn-offs from National Route 112 provide convenient access to the beach, perfect for a day of sunbathing and picnicking by the seaside.
Learn more about cruises aboard Barge Tango on Canal du Midi that include a visit to Sète at Canals of France.


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Hi, I am a new mama to Gretchen, a 12-week-old GSD. At first she nipped and bit at everyone for attention. We stopped her from going after myself, my husband, and my 2 daughters (7 and 9) with the yelping and ignoring. It took less than a week. The problem is with my 5-year-old son. When he yelps and tries to ignore her, it feeds her frenzy. She gets worse and recently she drew blood from my son's ear. I know she's a pup and doesn't know better. How can I stop her from going after my son? He was so happy to be getting a puppy as he's not really a cat person, but now he's afraid of her. He says she wants to eat him up. She's trying to play, but she's playing very inappropriately.
She gets 3 long walks a day (we have 6 acres and walk the perimeter twice which ends in tired puppy begging to go in the house), 2 play sessions with me (usually fetching a tennis ball and playing tug of war), 2 to 3 hours outside with the kids in the yard (we're homeschoolers), and several short training sessions (just your basic sit, stay, come, etc right now as she hasn't mastered them yet). She walks on the leash very well, rides in the van with us for short errands, and hangs out with me in the church's park while the kids have Bible study. We tire her out regularly. She hangs out with me on the bed for about an hour before bedtime. By the time I am sending her to her crate for sleep, she is grateful for it and drags her favorite stuffy in with her for the night.
I don't know how to handle the situation with my son, though. She has ripped 2 of his shirts and a pair of jeans and in general treats him more like another puppy than anything else. She feeds off of his panic, and it's making me sad that he's getting such a rough time from a pup he was so excited about, kwim?
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Few producers are able to claim the rap sheet that Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis has in such a short amount of time. After finding success with Chase N. Cashe as a founding member of the production collective, The Surf Club, Hit-Boy has struck out on his own and has become a household name behind the boards.
Anthems like the Grammy Award-winning "Niggas In Paris (Jay Z and Kanye West)," "Bow Down (Beyoncé)," and "Goldie (A$AP Rocky)," have came from the musical mind of Hit-Boy. Far from a one-dimensional beatsmith, Hit has crafted lyrical aerobics such as "Somewhere In America (Jay-Z)," "Backseat Freestyle (Kendrick Lamar)," "Clique (G.O.O.D. Music)," and "1 Train (A$AP Rocky & more)."
Once more, the Fontana, California native branched out to mainstream artists and have crafted jams for M.I.A., Britney Spears and Justin Bieber. In short, it's hard to put one of music's most in-demand producers in a box. Further proving that point is the acclaimed producer's expansion into rapping. After his debut project, HitSTORY, he unveiled his HS87 collective of Audio Push and K. Roosevelt for their group album, All I Ever Dreamed Of.
In this sit down with STASHED, Hit-Boy opens up about expanding his production resume as well as touring with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and T.I. on the America's Most Wanted tour. Furthermore, Hit explains some of the untold stories behind some of his sessions with Kanye West and Jay-Z as well as the untold story behind the making of "Backseat Freestyle" and how Ciara almost prevented the beat from getting to Kendrick Lamar.
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Now that you've have a chance to see a selection of my photos from Beijing (days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7), I thought I'd give you a break from photos and share a couple of lessons I learned from my first real experience of shooting with a DSLR camera. Next week I'll bring you a selection of photographs from Yangshuo.
I've always liked photography, but never felt that I was any good. For many years I had a pretty decent compact camera but started to get frustrated with the inability to capture some of the shots I wanted. With the purchase of my first DSLR I very quickly realised how much I didn't know. I was amazed at how easy it had become to take a bad picture.
After shooting my way through two weeks in China, I feel as if I have started to learn my first real photography lessons. The web is full of lessons on how to use photoshop to touch up your pictures. But, even before I get that far, things that I regard as the basics such as being able to instinctively select the correct aperture or shutter speed still seem a long way off for me.
These lessons may seem glaringly obvious, but after picking up a DSLR for the first time, I really did have to start with the basics.


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BARC received a Closing the Circle Award for its use of biobased products from the White House Task Force on Waste Prevention and Recycling. The award ceremony will be held on June 10, 2003 in the White House Presidential Hall of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, when 26 Federal military and civilian award winners (individuals and teams) in several categories of environmental stewardship will be recognized. This is the third straight year that BARC has received a Closing the Circle Award. Two years ago, the award was for biodiesel fuel leadership, and last year it was for the Environmental Management System, which created an alliance between the ongoing research and the management of day-to-day operations. The Closing the Circle Awards program is administered by the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, whose mission is to promote sustainable environmental stewardship throughout the Federal Government.
The Biobased Products Program is integral with BARC's Affirmative Procurement Program. The authority for these programs is promulgated in BA Policy #03-04, Environmentally Preferable Products and Affirmative Procurement. The following is a summary of what BA has been doing in environmentally preferable purchasing and biobased products use. BARC has long practiced pollution prevention, and years ago incorporated waste prevention and recycling in its daily operations. We have also been increasing use of Environmentally Preferable Products, especially biobased products. Environmentally preferable products are chosen after considering price and performance, pollution prevention, life cycle environmental attributes, comparison of environmental impacts, and evaluation of the actual performance of the products.
First, a summary on biodiesel. Since August 1, 1999, BARC has been a leader in the use of biodiesel fuel and biobased products. On that date, BARC received its first delivery of biodiesel fuel. The storage tanks were filled with 80% diesel and then splashed-blended with 20% biodiesel to make a B-20 blend. At that moment BARC began using biodiesel in approximately 150 vehicles and equipment. In October 2000, BARC expanded the use of biodiesel to its heating plants. In lieu of Number 2 heating oil, BARC began and continues to use biodiesel. At the same time BARC implemented a policy that all back-up generators would be fueled with biodiesel. It is noted that during a major emergency (F-4 tornado) the generators operated without any disruptions.
BARC expanded its leadership position by holding seminars for Federal, State and local officials on the benefits of biodiesel. This resulted in many public agencies switching to the use of biodiesel in all their vehicles and equipment. BARC staff also conducted workshops at Federal Fleet Conferences and Clean Air Conferences. This again resulted in more agencies using biodiesel. Staff also spoke at environmentally sponsored functions where Congressional staff were invited and did radio interviews on the benefits of biodiesel and biobased products. BARC also had the ARS National Visitor Center bus wrapped in a decal that promotes the fact that the bus is soybean powered and running on biodiesel fuel. This bus has been used in Washington, D.C. for special events, at Clean Air Conferences and other functions where vast numbers of the general public can see the wrap and learn about biodiesel.
At the same time BARC began working closely with the Department of Defense, Defense Energy Supply Center (DESC) to purchase biodiesel pre-blended and in large quantities so that the cost would be reduced and it would be easy for Defense and Civilian Agencies to purchase the fuel. This would be a means to increase the use of the product. In July 2002, DESC awarded a contract in excess of $1M and began purchasing biodiesel.
The Utilities Services Section uses biodegradable cleaning products; citrus-based industrial degreaser, hand soap, and hand-scrubber cleaner; and CFC-free electrical cleaner. In addition, the boiler water treatment is food-service quality.
Within the Operations and Maintenance Section, which includes carpentry, paint, pipe & metal, and refrigeration shops, the hand cleaners, metal and parts cleaners, and condenser and evaporator coil cleaners are all biobased. An environmentally safe antifreeze, REM-1, is used in all chillers. Other products used include latex paints with low odor and low volatility; water-based wood finishes; solvent-free adhesive for vinyl tiles; and flourescent tubes that are both longer-life and less hazardous for disposal. Chlorine-free HFC refrigerant is purchased on a regular basis and utilized in lieu of products that are harmful to the environment and contribute to ozone depletion.
The Farm Operations Branch uses biobased 2-cycle oil, gear lubricant, hydraulic fluid for tractors, lithium grease for high-pressure applications, anti-wear hydraulic oil, chainsaw bar & chain lubricant, and oil cutter. They are currently phasing in the use of biobased products for penetrating fluid, power steering fluid, and engine oil.
On occasion, spills of petroleum products occur, despite our spill prevention plans. When this happens, spill kits that are made of environmentally friendly products are used for cleanup. If a larger spill occurs, environmentally friendly containment and absorbent materials are used. One of the absorbent products used is derived from recycled corn cobs. After use on a spill, the cleanup material is picked up by a recycling plant for use as a higher BTU fuel instead of being disposed of as hazardous waste. This is a prime example of how products are chosen for life cycle environmental attributes.
Even the Radiation Safety Unit uses a biobased product, for surface contamination cleanups. This underscores how environmental preferability is part of the culture at BARC.
The combined participation of BARC's maintenance shops, utilities services, and farm operations in selecting environmentally preferable products results in using greater than 250 gallons and 200 pounds per year of green products.
Environmentally preferable services are similarly evaluated before implementation. The hazardous waste contract specifies recycling chemicals instead of treatment or disposal whenever possible. In the past year, this amounted to greater than 2,875 pounds. The paper recycling program was expanded by modifying the housekeeping contract to include pickup of mixed paper, including the ubiquitous catalogs the large research center receives, and providing larger wheeled recycling containers to encourage liberal use. Additional vendors have been found to expand recycling in other areas. The Utilities Service Section recycles any oil-based product it has to use. The Carpentry Shop recycles sawdust and wood scraps. All used oil is picked up at no cost to the government. The vendor then takes the product and recycles it for reuse.
Included in the specifications for a new janitorial contract was the requirement to use environmentally preferable products. Currently used are biobased/biodegradable cleaners for various surfaces, disinfectants, carpet spotters, and handsoap. The hand towels and bathroom tissue are of recycled content.
Slate roof replacements and roofs in new construction are being done with recycled-content roofing tiles that have the appearance of slate, meet historical preservation standards, and are less expensive than slate. This became policy after replacing roofs on four buildings after the tornado in 2001. We have also been specifying carpet with soybean-based backing.
We have eliminated the use of ozone-depleting fire suppression systems, fire extinguishers, and refrigerants at BARC.
Several processes have been implemented that are significantly less expensive, or of greater benefit to the environment. In the Utilities Services Section, the amount of chemicals at the two wastewater treatment plants is minimized through tight monitoring and use of flow-paced feed metering. The wastewater treatment plants utilize biological treatment processes, called Biological Nutrient Removal, minimizing chemicals; and timers are used to lower costs of running equipment. A plan was developed and implemented to repair leaks in the condensate returns to the boilers. This significantly reduced water/effluent consumption in the boiler plants, especially during the heating season. Also, this reduced the amount of chemicals needed to treat the water because the condensate water was previously treated, thereby reducing the purchase of treatment chemicals. Whenever possible, chemical containers are recycled or reused.
Scientists use aqueous-based scintillation fluid (used for counting isotope activity) to the greatest extent practical, replacing volatile solvent-based fluid.
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Guilty Pleasure
Oooh, what a seductive title.
But this is about cable television.
Probably the best statement I've heard about cable TV is a line from a John Mellencamp song, "57 channels and nothing's on."
You can tell the song is a bit dated as a famous musician had 57 channels, while today, Joe Sixpack has at least 157 channels.
But the point is still the same. You can pay (more or less) $11 for basic cable, which consists of two or three of your major networks and upwards of 10 channels you wouldn't force your enemy to watch. Suddenly, I am having visions of "A Clockwork Orange."
If however, you may be seduced into watching programs on "premium" channels, like History, Discovery, or ION, prepare to pay about $100 per month. Then, you discover that you 157 channels and almost nothing's on.
I just can't bring myself to pay a hundred bucks per month to watch TV. In the 60s and 70s, everyone had the three big networks, a PBS station, two or three local stations, and heaven knows what you may stumble across while clicking through the 99 frequencies on the UHF dial. Before you get excited, 99 frequencies would likely pull in three or four fuzzy channels from heaven knows where.
Back then, mothers would shoo us outdoor to play. It may have been 115-degrees and 115 percent humidity, but it didn't matter. Kids were supposed to play outdoors until the street lights came on.
Besides, if you did stay home to watch Cowboy Bob or Janie, when the mom next door started her vacuum cleaner, the TV would fuzz out.
The same happened with the blender and the garbage disposal. All you could do was hope she was just doing a quick "redding up" rather than a thorough cleaning.
Occasionally, a CB radio would come over the TV. Back then, I didn't understand why sometimes when the TV was broadcasting a CB conversation, the TV would suddenly be shut off and we were rushed outside.
As a highly non-technological person, the primary use of my computer is substitute typewriter. A year or so ago, I started using my computer to stream my favorite radio programs from around the country. Like a fungus, the possibilities started to grow on me.
Then, I hit pay dirt.
I learned there is more to Youtube than 20-somethings expanding their egos on video. It actually has good TV programs.
I am pretty sure that in the past several months, I have watched everything Youtube has on the evolution of man and the Roman Empire. I have also watched various historical documentaries from the BBC, History Channel, Discovery, and Learning Channel. Now I am exploring science. Everything from the discoveries of Leonardo Da Vinci to the latest theories of quantum physics and string field theory.
Recently, one of my sons, who just tried to "face time" me, taught me the mysteries of Hulu. In the 70s, an attempted "face time" would have ended in a fist fight.
So far, I have watched the entire first season of "WKRP in Cincinnati," all of "Hogan's Heroes," and a handful of episodes of various cartoons. The only disappointment is that I can't find "The Twilight Zone."
Hopefully, they have "All in the Family," and "Barney Miller."
I, the technotard who actually owns a working 1917 Underwood typewriter, have found myself in video heaven. For the first time in my life, anytime that I want to watch TV, there is always something on and I didn't even miss the beginning.
With this discovery, I am not sure how long it will be before I tell the cable company to go visit the Devil and die.
My man-cave has now unofficially moved from the garage and basement to the home office.
While I have never been much of a couch potato, I find myself happily ignoring my former evening activities and turning into an office-chair rutabaga.
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Procter & Gamble, a Worldwide Olympic Partner, kicked off the company's Thank You Mom campaign with its Raising an Olympian series featuring Olay athlete Lindsey Vonn (United States), Gillette athletes Felix Neureuther (Germany) and Sven Kramer (Netherlands) and Pantene athlete Elena Ilinykh (Russia).
The launch of the Thank You Mom campaign marks 100 days to go until the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games and is supported by more than 15 P&G brands around the globe such as Pampers, Head & Shoulders and Covergirl.
"P&G brands look at Olympic sponsorship through a special lens," said Marc Pritchard P&G global brand building officer. "Our brands don't just live at the finish line; they're about the everyday journey athletes take to get to the Games, a journey they started in childhood with their moms. That's why if a P&G brand sponsors an athlete, we also celebrate the mom who helped get them there."
"I would never be the athlete I am today without my mom," said Dutch speed skating Gold Medalist Sven Kramer. "So I'm proud to be a Gillette athlete not just because Gillette stands for the highest standard of performance, but because of the way they've treated my mom."
"I am so excited to be part of P&G's Thank You Mom program and be in the company of some of the greatest athletes in the world, sponsored by P&G and some of the greatest brands in the world," added U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Vonn. "In our training and competitions, we combat all the elements. As a skier, my skin undergoes the most extreme winter conditions. That's why I trust Olay to keep my skin as healthy as possible."
Through the Raising an Olympian series P&G is paying homage to moms of athletes from across the globe. From their kid's first steps to their first failures, the series highlights the unconditional love moms give their kids no matter what. Additional athletes featured in the Raising an Olympian series include Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (Canadian Olympic Gold Medalists, Figure Skating) sponsored by P&G Beauty products like Pantene and Olay, USA's Julie Chu who is sponsored by Bounty and Ekaterina Bobrova (Russian Ice Dancer) sponsored by Venus.
The first half of the Raising an Olympian films can be viewed at P&G Raising an Olympian.
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How to: Clean a Zetec IAC
This thread is to help everyone with that nasty idle problem with higher mileage Zetecs.
Tools needed:
2 Jack stands
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flat head screw driver
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(1/4 inch is recommended, 1/2 inch is hard to use in tight spaces)
Carb/Choke Cleaner (semi large can depends on how much buildup there is)
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raise and support focus with jack stands
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get your flat head screw driver and take off the intake tube on the throttle body so you can gain access to the IAC when you take it off from underneath
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get under the car with your 8mm socket ratchet and start feeling up in behind the starter on the intake manifold there should be two bolts loosen them up and then take them out with your hand, they are easy to take out. The IAC Looks like this on the intake manifold, the silver cylinder looking thing.
here is a pic of the IAC location from under the car you can tell its really hidden away
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once the IAC bolts are out it should be sitting in there because of the tight space, it wont fall out because there is a wire connected to it. get back on topside of the car and grab this wire that my index finger is pointing/laying on and that is the wire you can use to pull the IAC out..
dont jerk manuver the IAC around from atop so that it can easily be pulled out.
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grab your carb cleaner and go to town on inside of the IAC valve
Step 6: let the IAC valve dry in the sun or just air dry until no cleaner comes out of it. then reinstall!
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If the market is efficient, what happens to the intrinsic value (proper price) and the price at which the market is pricing the stock out at?
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Won't pricing adjust immediately because the information moves so fast to the analysts?
There are a whole host of reasons why the daily market price of a stock will fluctuate around a stock's "proper" or "intrinsic" price.
First, is the definition or determination of a stock's "proper" price. A stock's price is not based on the company's current performance or current earnings per share, but on the company's expected FUTURE performance. Since nobody (that i am aware of at least) has perfect foresight, expected performance is a weighted average of all relevant investor's expectations and assumptions about the future. And views about the future are different. Further, these collective expectations will change as new information is received. So, bottom line, the intrinsic value of a share of stock is an amorphous number.
Which brings me to the market price or the price of a share of stock right now. Markets are efficient, but they are not perfectly efficient. Buying and selling of stock has transaction costs. In addition, just researching or monitoring a stock or a set of stocks has huge transaction costs. (Reading one prospectus or an analysts report is as dry as sand. Reading a 100+ would be a nightmare) So, many investors, knowingly enter the market with imperfect information.
New information takes time to digest. Markets are constantly receiving information of all types from jillions of sources. Even the best analyst needs time to separate the wheat from the chaff, the relevant information from the spurious,
Every day, the market has some people who are forced or required to sell; e.g., for personal reasons, they need to raise cash and will sell stock to do so. Similarly, the market has some people who are required to buy (e.g., a retirement fund manager who has just received new funds to invest in the market.)
Risk and risk aversion is another reason why the market price may fluctuate away from the "intrinsic" price. Risk-neutral people tend to be Bulls, risk-adverse people tend to be Bears.
With more time, I could think up even more reasons why markets prices fluctuate. But the key is that they fluctuate around your "intrinsic" price.
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That's the reality for Sara-Bucsis Gunn and her family. Gunn's seven-year-old daughter Leandra was born with congenital Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a virus passed to an infant before birth that can result in a variety of developmental disabilities, both mental and physical, while having the possibility of serious disease for those with weakened immune systems.
Gunn questioned why the government of Saskatchewan doesn't have a program in place to help ease the financial burdens of using the ambulance for her daughter so often.
"She's had at least five trips for 2012. It's one of those things where the nurses and main doctors know who we are, the ambulance attendants know who we are, they recognize us, they recognize the address," said Gunn.
An ambulance ride in Regina costs $325 per trip, plus the possibility of an extra $2.30 per kilometre. Gunn said it adds up, estimating since 2009 they've spent close to $5000 in ambulance fees.
"It's scary to think, would I put my child in a circumstance where we maybe need an ambulance but I can't afford it? How many other families are out there that have kids with medical issues that just, you know, the bills add up," Gunn said.
Gunn said there are a variety of other expenses to worry about on top of the ambulance fees. They need several machines in their home to help Leandra's health from declining, and they run the family a couple thousand dollars a year. She's on a special diet, so that, along with other food, gas, babysitters and hotel rooms are needed if they have to travel to Saskatoon.
"A lot of extra expenses and then on top of that you get a bill for over $300. It's kind a kick to the teeth."
She would like to see the government introduce some sort of program for middle-class families who frequently need to rely on ambulance trips for their kids. She said she's not looking for a free ride, just some sort of discount or reimbursement.
Saskatchewan's health minister, Dustin Duncan, said there are a couple of programs designed to cover part of the costs for certain ambulance users, such as seniors and low income earners. But he admitted he hasn't looked at offering any new programs.
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He added it would be difficult to implement a uniform program since everyone's circumstances differ.
Duncan outlined how provincial funding for ambulance services has actually increased by 30 per cent in the last five years and patients only pay for a very small fraction of an ambulance ride.
Still, that's of little consolation to Gunn's family who don't qualify for any of the aid programs, and whose extra health insurance only goes a short way in paying for the overall costs.
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Defining micro-habitat relationships for juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes melanops
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The functioning of marine habitats needs to be understood in the context of the ecological relationships and associations between organisms and the physical and biogenic environment they inhabit. Thus, it becomes important to explore and define habitat features which contribute to these relationships and which are important in the life history of a species. Juvenile habitat needs and associations have rarely been studied, but Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) guidelines require description of habitat for all life stages of managed stocks. Given observational data in the natural environment, there is a strong need to determine if structural or biogenic habitat matters to fish. To explore direct relationships with habitat features, based on cause and effect, requires controlled laboratory studies. In this work, the extent and nature of habitat relationships for juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes melanops, were systematically investigated in four consecutive controlled experiments. I examined habitat choices of juvenile rockfish with respect to (1) a diurnal light cycle, (2) the nature of structure use with respect to the importance of crevices, (3) the effect of additional complexity in structure, and (4) the role of biotic components of structure independent of their physical attributes. In the first experiment (1), juvenile rockfish behavior was video taped during day, crepuscular and night conditions. To observe fish behavior at night an infrared tank set-up was used, with lights projecting through the bottom of the tanks. The sand layer was required to be very thin, such that the light could penetrate through both tank wall and sand and get picked up by an overhead camera. This exposed many crevices and ledges at the base of the boulders which were extensively used by all groups of fish. In the second experiment (2), burying the boulders in deep sand reduced this crevice availability and took away those types of refuge opportunities. Complexity was then examined by attaching white plumed anemones, Metridium spp. to half of the boulders in the tanks (experiment 3). White plumed anemones occur as two species on the west coast of North America, Metridium farcimen and M. senile fimbriatum, which are visually indistinguishable and have overlapping distributions. For the purposes of our experiments, it was not necessary to identify them to species level, and all the experimental animals were collected by scuba in Yaquina Bay. Artificial replicates of Metridium spp. in comparison with live animals were used to test for biogenic contributions to habitat preference (experiment 4). To see if associations and behaviors observed in the laboratory also occur in the field, habitat use by unidentified reef-associated juvenile rockfish in their natural environment was examined using video data collected by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with a remotely operated vehicle. The results of the experiments indicate that (1) the odds of juvenile black rockfish being present in boulders during daylight were 7.2 times greater than at nighttime. It is likely that refuge needs for juveniles of this species are greatest during daylight given the diversity of visual predators. (2) Crevice availability plays an important role in providing refuge, but juvenile black rockfish in my trials did not change boulder use based on crevice availability. (3) Juvenile black rockfish also clearly preferred habitat complexity (added anemones) and preferred boulders with attached Metridium spp. over plain boulders. (4) Preference was given not only to higher structural complexity, but also to habitat that offered a biotic component to the boulder/anemone arrangement. Juvenile black rockfish showed a significant association with boulder habitat containing attached live Metridium spp. over boulder habitat with the same structural construct using plastic replicas. The specific nature of this biogenic contribution to habitat choice is unknown and could be the result of an important symbiotic relationship. In their natural environment, unidentified juvenile rockfish also occurred in greater numbers in micro-habitats highly populated by Metridium spp. This work demonstrates that reef associated juvenile black rockfish engage in complex micro-habitat relationships that are not only based on structural complexity but also on biogenic influences. Biogenic habitats frequently involve invertebrate species that are fragile and long lived, and thus vulnerable to disturbance (e.g. from global warming, fishing activities and other extraction processes). Although survival and growth of juvenile black rockfish was not investigated in this work, the loss of biogenic habitat is likely to impact post settlement survival of reef-associated fishes, thus ultimately affecting population recruitment. Habitat limitations in the juvenile stage are particularly important to understand because density-dependent factors can dampen high stochasticity in recruitment to adult populations.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Some of the most senior members of the Georgia Democratic delegation say it's important for President Barack Obama to connect with voters struggling in a down economy when he speaks Thursday night.
Obama is set to accept his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., before a crowd of more than 20,000.
"I think it's important for this president tonight to literally open up his heart, open up his soul. He must speak from his gut the way Bill Clinton did and the way his wife did," Rep. John Lewis told Channel 2's Lori Geary.
The Georgia delegation honored Lewis and the Rev. Joseph Lowery on Thursday for their dedication to the party and the civil rights movement.
"I'm in Congress because of the great work of John Lewis and Joe Lowery," Rep. David Scott said.
Geary asked Scott about the controversy surrounding the use of the words God and Jerusalem in the Democratic platform.
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Obama; he said, 'Nope, we're putting God back in there and we're putting Jerusalem back in there,'" Scott said.
It took three voice votes to approve the amendment, which was received by some boos when it passed.
Geary asked Lowery if the split hurt Democrats.
"I think we're getting off the subject. I don't think we have to apologize for God. I think we're not going to give in to those who want us to erase God from our consideration," Lowery said.
"I don't think there was a great divide over those two issues. The Democratic party is a big tent," Lewis told Geary.
Lewis said he's looking forward to the president's speech and continuing to help him through Election Day.
"More than anything else, I think the future of our democracy is at stake. There are people on the other side that want to deny people the right to participate in the democratic process," Lewis said.
Scott said Obama's message will determine the path of the rest of the election.
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed told Geary the nation is better off than four years go.
"I don't believe that has reached people in their living rooms or around the kitchen table, so they really got to know that real help is on the way, and he's got to be very specific about what he wants to do," Reed said.
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The rapid and wide-ranging changes occurring in financial markets around the world and in the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate has created a demand for peo...


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