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App2SD - Save phone storage - App2SD helps to save internal storage of phone.
App2SD helps to save the internal storage of phone, very easy to use!
* List all installed apps
* App to sd - Move app to SD card if it could be moved
* Move apps back to phone internal storage from SD card
* Clear Apps Cache
* Sort app by name, install date, app size
* Show total internal storage and available internal storage
* Show total storage of SD card and available storage
* Uninstall app
* Open/Switch to app
* Search app in google market
* Notification when there is new app installed which can be moved to SD card
* Support Android 2.2/2.3
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The following devices do not support the "App 2 SD" function:
* tablets that runs Android 3.0/3.1
Users report the following devices do not support the "Clear all cache" function:
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App2SD is a tool to help move app to SD card to save internal storage of phone. It's very easy to use, and when you open the app, you will find 3 tabs: "On Phone", "On SD Card", "On Phone Only".
"On Phone" - apps are installed in internal memory of phone and they can be moved to SD card.
"On SD Card" - apps are installed on SD card.
"On Phone Only" - apps are installed in internal memory, but they are not supported to be moved to SD card or they are not allowed to be moved to SD card by the system limitation.
In the "On Phone" app list, click on the app that you want to move app to SD card, and you will get a application details interface, then click the "Move to SD card" button and wait for it's done.
It's same to move apps back to internal memory, just go to the "On SD Card" tab, click the apps that want to move.
By long click on the app, there will be a poped up context menu for more options, you can click "Uninstall" to uninstall the app.
Notification will be send if there is new app installed and it can be moved to SD card.
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"App 2 SD" is short for app to SD card, and it is also called app to sd.
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Only the app is configured to supported to be installed on SD card by the developer that can it App2SD. So you will see many apps are "On Phone Only".
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The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing and Burlington City Arts (BCA) are pleased to announce Of Land & Local, a state-wide exhibition opening at seven locations this September. Of Land & Local is a multidisciplinary exhibition designed to initiate a dialogue about the Vermont landscape. Vermonters' shared history in land and pride for the local lay the groundwork for this exhibition, featuring works from over 40 international and Vermont-based artists. Each of the seven locations will host events throughout the fall; the Of Land & Local website will feature all events, artists and components of this state-wide exhibition.
"Artists and farmers are key components of our state's social and cultural fabric," BCA Curator DJ Hellerman said. "Artists search for new ways to question the world we live in to nourish our minds while farmers search for new ways to enrich the world we live in to nourish our bodies."
Of Land & Local begins with the known connections between culture and place. The projects explore the notion that culture helps defines place, but also that place plays a significant role in establishing culture.
"Land is intrinsically tied to history and memories," Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing Commissioner Megan Smith said. "Of Land and Local asks Vermonters and visitors to explore these connections, what formed our perception as well as use of Vermont's land and landscape, and how that shapes us as individuals and as a community."
Of Land and Local features over 40 artists in seven locations statewide, creating and exhibiting work in a variety of mediums. Below is a sample of projects that are part of the exhibition, with information about all artists available online at www.burlingtoncityarts.org/oflandandlocal/ in the coming weeks.
Brian Collier: Brian Collier's projects, installations, and public interventions range across a wide variety of media, including websites, video, sculpture, photography, drawing, artist's books, and performance. Through this diverse practice he focuses on ways in which elements of the non-human natural world exist, or have reinserted themselves, in severely human-altered habitats. Through his projects, he disseminates information about these sites, often proposing strategies to re-evaluate the weedy margins of the human-dominated landscape. Collier is founder and president of The Society for a Re-Natural Environment. For Of Land & Local, Collier will introduce an Eat Local Invasives, a project focused on finding ways to eat Vermont's edible invasive plant species.
Meara McGinniss: Meara McGinniss' interests in history and narrative have recently converged with her interest in cloth making. Currently, she's exploring the intersection of cloth, landscape, memory, and home. The places we live and the bodies we live in are vessels that hold both our memories and our hopes for the future. By making houses of all sizes and forms McGinniss explores the idea of "home," an ideal space that may never materialize in reality but can be a driving force in how we live and interact with the world around us. There is a connection between material and subject, form and content. McGinniss' current work uses cloth as structure and metaphor to explore intimacy, work, and identity, especially in the context of industrialization and the American quest for utopia.
Jean Luc Dushime: Jean Luc Dushime is an adventurous and worldly storyteller. His personal work focuses on capturing the resiliency of the human soul, documenting social and cultural issues, the effects of migration and integration on small communities and Vice versa. When Jean Luc is not traveling making photographs or shooting videos, he is inspiring communities through his public speaking engagements, mentoring the youth and spending time with family. For Of Land & Local, Dushime will produce a series of photographs capturing the stories of New American's farming in Vermont.
The BCA Center, Burlington, Vt. (September 27 – December 7, 2013): In 1995, BCA won permission from the City of Burlington to convert the ground floor of the former firehouse building (now The BCA Center) into an art gallery on a trial basis. Since then, the Center has blossomed into Vermont's premiere location for contemporary art. Securing and exhibiting national-level artists from Vermont and elsewhere, the Center's mission is to bring a unique arts experience to the public that will challenge, teach and engage. The BCA Center features two floors of contemporary art exhibition, a Vermont-centric gallery on the fourth floor, and numerous events throughout the year including music, film and performance. www.bcacentervt.org
Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, Shelburne, Vt. (October 4 – October 20, 2013): Shelburne Farms' campus for learning is a 1,400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. Completed in 1902, the Coach Barn was the last major Shelburne Farms building designed by Robert H. Robertson, and the last major building constructed on the property. As its name implies, the Coach Barn stabled carriage and riding horses for the Webb family; stored carriages, sleighs, and tack; and housed groomsmen. After the carriage collection was donated to the newly-formed Shelburne Museum in 1947, the barn began housing sheep, wintering heifers and hosting cattle auctions. www.shelburnefarms.org/about/our-campus/coach-barn
Vermont Carving & Sculpture Center, Rutland, Vt. (September 14 – October 27, 2013): The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is a non-profit arts education organization occupying the former company store and other buildings of the Vermont Marble Company in West Rutland. In over 25 years, programming has expanded to include year-round exploration in most sculptural media. Workshop participants work side-by-side with people of all ages and experience. Their Artist in Residence program encourages exchange of technical skills and aesthetic viewpoints with sculptors from around the world. A sculpture park greets visitors; SculptFest began at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in 1998 to showcase both permanent and temporary work. This year, nine selected artists will respond to the theme "Historical Markers," working with guest curator Phil Whitman of Barre. www.carvingstudio.org
Fair Haven Welcome Center, Fair Haven, Vt. (September 14 – November 8, 2013): Vermont's Information and Welcome Centers serve an estimated 9,000 people each day, and are an important planning resource utilized by Vermont tourists. In a state absent of billboards, Welcome Centers serve the purpose of providing helpful, courteous and knowledgeable information to visitors. bgs.vermont.gov/information_centers/fairhaven
Gallery 2: Vermont Artisan Designs Gallery, Brattleboro, Vt. (September 6 – October 31, 2013): Gallery 2 at Vermont Artisan Designs is a fine art and contemporary American craft gallery celebrating a wide variety of artists and artisans -- primarily from Vermont and other parts of New England -- for the past 40 years. The gallery exhibits both functional and decorative work from well-established and emerging artisans: paintings, ranging from landscapes to still life to abstract, sculpture in bronze, wood, paper, wire, mixed media, stone, steel, colorful and clear blown glass, a great selection of pottery and much more. www.vtart.com/
Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Vt. (September 9 – 28, 2013): The first library established in the town of Newport was originated by Dr. John M. Currier in the spring of 1862. In 2003, Goodrich Memorial Library received a substantial grant and the building has been restored to its original beauty and elegance. The Goodrich Memorial Library continues to be a gem in Newport and is a hub for public engagement and dialogue. www.goodrichlibrary.org/
MAC Center for the Arts, Newport, Vt. (September 9 – October 3, 2013): MAC Center for the Arts is a collaboration of more than 50 artists, photographers, craftsman, writers, musicians and performers. Founded in 2007 with a grant from Vermont Community Foundation, MAC is owned and operated by Memphremagog Arts Collaborative (MAC) a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Within its 4,000 square foot space, the center hosts art exhibitions and performances, offers classes for members and the community at large and runs free art workshops for young people. MAC's gift shop and gallery are open daily, 10 a.m to 5 p.m. www.MemphremagogArtsCollaborative.com.
Of Land and Local is a partnership between Burlington City Arts and Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, and is sponsored by Seven Days Newspaper. Burlington City Arts, celebrating over 30 years of supporting the arts, is dedicated to the promotion of excellence, experimentation, and education in all forms of contemporary art. For more information about gallery exhibitions, special events, classes and workshops, please call 802.865.7166 or visit BURLINGTONCITYARTS.ORG.
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Metric Shower Grate/Channel
This Aguzzo Metric shower/channel grate provides a minimalist look and is one of our most popular designs. Its cover is removable allowing for easy cleaning. We offer a variety of widths and lengths across all styles, and can even custom manufacture a grate to your requirements. This is very helpful option if you wish to design the grate to align with an existing drainhole. See our custom shower grates for more information.
Shower/Channel grates are in
The modern recessed shower/channel grate provides high quality styling to a contemporary bathroom. The benefits of a shower grate go beyond their superior looks - the installation of a shower grate is generally far simpler than a centre waste. Grading floor tiles to the grate's linear edge is far easier than the labour involved in grading, bedding, grouting and tiling around a centre waste. Taking labour into account, the shower grate is usually the more economical (and far more impressive looking) option.
Peace of mind
Our highest quality 100% thick 316 marine grade stainless steel shower grates have no plastic components and are manufactured in Australia to Australian Watermark standards. 316 grade stainless steel has an increased ability to resist pitting and crevice corrosion in warm chloride environments when compared to the 304 grade. The laser welders used are aviation standard and are the benchmark of the industry, and all the products and manufacturing processes have been rigorously tested by NATA (National Australian Testing Authority) for both load and flow requirements. Do not settle for thinner products, lower grades of steel or poor welded seals - these grates are unbeatable! They are so well constructed that the manufacturer offers a lifetime guarantee.
Aguzzo Designer Bathware
Aguzzo designer bathware combines the latest contemporary Italian designs with the best tapware technology available. Aguzzo Bathware exudes boldness with its defined lines, geometric styling, and precise forging. Durability and quality is maximised by the solid DR Brass tapware and polished stainless steel bathroom fittings of the exclusive Aguzzo ranges. Perfect your bathroom with Aguzzo Beautiful Bathware.
How to Install Aguzzo Shower/Channel Grates
Drainage is governed by Australian Standards, and the drainage in a bathroom situation is a function of the bathroom drainage plumbing, the water-proofing, the drain apparatus, and the fall to the drain opening (usually tiles). Each of these contributors to the drainage in your bathroom may have a different tradesperson responsible so it is sometimes important that they are all aware of the planned installation technique.
Importantly, your bathroom should be properly water-proofed with a water-proof membrane in accordance to Australian Standard AS3740 before installing the shower grate channel. This essentially means any water/moisture under your tiles will find its way to the drainage plumbing installed by the plumber. Innovative drainage flanges are now best practice to ensure this sub-floor moisture can exit the drain. They also protect the pipework from debris entering during construction (see the video).
Aguzzo stainless steel shower grates are designed to sit above the water proofing of your bathroom and simply provide a surface channel for surface water to the drainage plumbing, and they should not be allowed to interupt the flow and escape of any sub-tile moisture which your water-proofing and drainage system has allowed for.
The diagram below provides an illustration of the typical installation in a bathroom with a concrete sub-floor - it shows the situation where the water-proof membrane (green) has been laid on top of the screed (left hand side) and where the membrane has been laid under the screed (right hand side). This shower grate is suitable for both types of water-proof membrane application. Download the installation guide below for installation steps and further installation illustrations for timber floors and various grate positions (against walls, hobs, shower screens, etc).
It is recommended that the steel tray and outlet do not contact the water-proof membrane, seal the drainage plumbing, or be sealed to the drainage plumbing, so any moisture in the tile bedding/screed can escape. A build up of moisture in the screed can ultimately cause damp/mildew and tiles can dislodge. See diagram above.
It is also recommended that the membrane is completed before installing the Aguzzo shower grate. If the membrane is integrated with the stainless steel shower grate, differences in the expansion and contraction rates of hardened stainless steel vs surrounding building materials can result in the membrane weakening or splitting where it joins the steel. Your licensed water-proofer can advise you on the best methods for water-proofing your bathroom.
Click on the book to download the instruction manual (PDF) for this product.
Watch the installation video for more information
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Guest shipping rates
For those that prefer to shop as guests shipping will be charged at the flat rate of $9.50, or 5% of the cart total (whichever is greater).
Bulky items
Some bulky items incur special freight charges. See product page/cart for details.
For Baths, please see their respective product pages for details as standard shipping rates do not apply. Detailed Bath Shipping Information can be found here.
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Unless otherwise stated, orders are typically despatched within one business day. If an order is made after hours or on non-business days it is deemed to be made on the next business day - so, for example, an order made on the weekend will be queued for despatch on the Monday, and is typically despatched that day or the following business day. Items that are ordered before 12noon (10am for New Zealand) on a business day, are usually despatched that same day.
Delivery Timeframes
Delivery timeframes are dependent on your location, which distribution centre we are sending from, the size and number of parcels, and the schedules of the carrier. Australia Post and Toll Ipec are our preferred carriers, although sometimes other carriers are utilised. In most cases the average delivery times we observe are:
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|VIC Regional
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|NSW Metro
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|NSW Regional
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|QLD Metro
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|QLD Regional
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|TAS, SA, WA and NT
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These are average delivery times and we often observe shorter and longer timeframes. Renovator Store cannot control delivery timeframes and processes, and your first point of communication on a delivery is the carrier.
To see more detailed estimated delivery timeframes visit our Estimated Shipping Times page.
Your order might arrive in separate deliveries
An order might come in multiple parcels. Sometimes we might send your order in more than one package or from different distribution centres, and they may arrive at different times.
How can I track my order delivery?
In most cases you will be sent instructions by email on how to track your delivery once your order has been completed. In some cases tracking information is not available. If you are concerned about the progress of your delivery the fastest way to get information is to contact the carrier and quote the tracking number. We can only see the same tracking information available to you.
What if I am not at home to accept delivery?
Australia Post and Toll typically require a signature upon delivery and our nominated couriers typically deliver only during business hours. So it is best to provide a shipping address that will be attended during business hours. If someone is not available to accept the goods the standard practice is to leave a card informing you how to collect at your local Post Office or for re-delivery.
You can put a short note on your order on the order checkout screen to provide delivery instructions, however Renovator Store cannot guarantee the carrier will observe these requests.
We can deliver to an Australia Post Parcel Locker
For a single item purchase you can easily arrange for delivery to an Australia Post parcel locker. There are 200 locations across Australia (also at 7-Eleven Stores and BP Service Stations) that are accessible 24/7 and free to arrange. They will email and SMS you when its ready to collect! See the details here.
Money Back Guarantee
We want you to be completely satisfied! We offer a 30 day money back guarantee for members (14 day for guest purchasers) across all products except flooring products, custom-made products, fire-extinguishers, and gift cards. If you wish to return your delivered product, simply email us and we'll arrange the product to be returned and to refund you (less Delivery Costs). Terms and conditions apply. See our Money Back Guarantee Terms and Conditions for more information.
Returns Policy
Please see our returns policy here.
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Save time and money. RenovatorMate has heard time and again that shower grates are a time saver when it comes to installation. The installation of a shower grate is generally far simpler than a centre waste. Grading floor tiles to the grate's linear edge is far easier than the labour involved in grading, bedding, grouting and tiling around a centre waste. Taking labour into account, the shower grate is usually the more economical (and far more impressive looking) option.
Shower bases are out! Modern bathroom designs often avoid a shower base and simply use the tiled floor as the base of the shower. Grates are great looking drainage solutions in these designs - consider a shower grate across the entrance to your shower, or even around the perimeter for more exposed shower designs.
Cleaning. If you need to clean your shower grate simply wipe it with a clean cloth. The top cover is removable to access the drain. Being marine grade stainless steel, a heavier buildup can even be removed with a light grade kitchen scourer - just gently rub in the direction of the hole pattern or brushed pattern on the stainless steel.
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The Chocolate Bear Burglary
Signet, Nov 2002, 5.99, 240 ISBN 0451207475 After divorcing her husband and leaving her Texas hometown, Lee McKinney moves to Warner Pier, Michigan where she begins to make a new life for herself. She moves into her Aunt Nettie's home because the prices for real estate in Michigan are sky high and serves as the business manager for her aunt's TenHuis Chocolade store. The merchants in the business district are doing a teddy bear winter promoti...
The Chocolate Cat Caper
Lee McKinney has given up her career as a Texas trophy wife and moved back to the small town of Warner Pier, Wisconsin, where she spent the summers cashiering in her aunt's TenHuis Chocolade shop. Lee is helping out her Aunt Nettie by working at the store and balancing the company books while studying for her CPA exam. She knows that the store, while doing well, needs all of the extra summer business it can get to stay profitable so when a large order co...


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Illinois will soon be using recycled shingles to help repair damaged roads throughout the state. This will help to reduce the environmental impact of road repairs while helping the state save money. Governor Quinn estimates the state will save around 8 million dollars annually.
For more information visit the Illinois General Assembly Bill Status for HB1326 or Earth911.com


text: If you are in the market for a used Porsche in Cathedral City, you are likely to find some great values. The price of a used Porsche car drops quickly from the time it drives off of the car dealer's lot. However, the phrase "cheap cars" refers only to the price. Porsche makes great cars and you can bet a used Porsche for Sale in Cathedral City is likely to be a quality car.


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Ewan McGregor: Belstaff Boy!
Ewan McGregor smoulders in the recently released fall/winter campaign shot for Belstaff.
The 41-year-old Scottish actor was joined in the campaign shots by models Karmen Pedaru, Ymre, and Maud Welzin.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ewan McGregor
Here's what Trey Laird, the campaign's art director, had to say: "What we were trying to achieve with this first campaign for the newly energized Belstaff was to strike the right balance between respecting the heritage and style of an authentically English brand- while conveying a sexy modern sophistication at the same time. As a true lifelong motorbike rider, Ewan gave us that realness of character and authenticity that we needed."
For more photos, check out BelstaffGroup.com!


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Super Street Fighter IV features the full roster of 25 characters from Street Fighter IV such as Ryu, Ken, Crimson Viper, Abel, El Fuerte and Rufus, while adding about eight characters new to the world of Street Fighter IV. The impressive new roster includes classic combatants from previous Street Fighter games like T. Hawk as well as all-new characters such as the mysterious and deadly female fighter, Juri.
Super Street Fighter IV has "IV" New Modes:
- Team Battle. Team up with your friends (or strangers) to take on all-comers in 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 formats, and more!
- Replay Channel. Record, watch, and save matches, or watch how everyone else is playing on one of a variety of streaming match "channels"
- Endless Battle. Play in arcade-style "winner stays, loser to the back of the line" lobbies.
- Bonus Stages. Crush the car and smash the downpour of barrels in a test of skill against the clock.
Super Street Fighter IV adds new Ultra Combos and advancements to the state of the art online matchmaking and online gameplay introduced in Street Fighter IV with numerous additional features. Super Street Fighter IV takes many of the groundbreaking features introduced in Street Fighter IV and refines everything to deliver the ultimate vision of Street Fighter to fans the world over.
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A former Guatemalan soldier is on trial in California after he allegedly helped command a massacre in the 80s back home and then lied about it on his application to become a U.S. citizen.
If convicted, Jorge Sosa could face up to 15 years in prison and lose his citizenship.
A former colleague of his testified in a U.S. courtroom Wednesday that he saw Sosa fire a rifle and throw a grenade inside a well to silence the screams of dying victims.
The witness, Gilberto Jordan, said he saw then-2nd Lt. Jorge Sosa standing near a well in the village of Dos Erres after they had been given an order to kill everyone there while on a mission for a special forces unit of the army in 1982.
Federal prosecutors contend that Sosa helped command the massacre and lied about it on his application to become a U.S. citizen. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in prison and lose his citizenship.
Speaking in Spanish through a translator, Jordan sobbed as he told the courtroom that as he took a small boy to the well to be killed, Sosa told him it was "a job for a man."
Sosa, who was superior in rank to Jordan but not the most senior officer there, later shot into the well and threw in a grenade as people were screaming from within, according to the witness.
"The people that were there half dead were all screaming," said Jordan, adding the killing went on all day. "When he threw the grenade the people that were there were quiet because they were killed."
The killing of 160 men, women and children in the midst of the Central American nation's bloody 36-year-old civil war is now central to the case being heard in Riverside County, 60 miles east of Los Angeles. About 200,000 people were killed during the war, mostly by state forces and paramilitary groups.
In opening statements Tuesday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeannie Joseph told jurors that Sosa was part of a patrol that descended upon Dos Erres searching for stolen weapons and decided to kill all of its residents after some of the soldiers began raping the women and children.
The villagers were taken to a well and hit over the head with a sledgehammer before being thrown inside. When one of the villagers cried out, Sosa fired his rifle and threw a grenade inside, Joseph said.
Sosa sought U.S. asylum in 1985, claiming that Guatemalan guerrillas were after him. The asylum was denied and he ended up moving to Canada. He later returned to the U.S, married an American, got a green card and eventually citizenship after filing an application in 2007.
Prosecutors claim that the former Riverside County resident concealed his involvement with the Guatemalan military and the massacre when he was asked, during the citizenship application process, about his previous affiliations and whether he'd ever committed a crime. He's charged with making a false statement and obtaining naturalization unlawfully.
"The government will present an overwhelming amount of evidence establishing the crimes the defendant committed at Dos Erres while a member of the Guatemalan military," Joseph told the court. "The government will show the defendant obtained citizenship by lying on his application and during his naturalization interview."
But defense attorney Shashi Kewalramani said Sosa told U.S. officials about his role in the Guatemalan army when he applied for asylum in 1985.
And while some of the evidence presented in the case will be horrible, so is war, Kewalramani said — and that's not what the case is about.
"It's not a war crimes tribunal. We're not here to decide that," he told jurors. "It's 'Did he lie?'"
Sosa is one of four former members of the Guatemalan army arrested by U.S. officials in connection with the Dos Erres massacre.
Jordan, the witness in the government's case against Sosa, is currently serving time in federal prison for lying on his U.S. naturalization application about his role in Dos Erres.
Pedro Pimentel was deported from the U.S. and sentenced in Guatemala to 6,060 years in prison for the massacre. The fourth, Santos Lopez, is detained as a material witness in the government's case against Sosa, according to court documents.
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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(WMC-TV) - Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State University in the Egg Bowl over the weekend, but the real story coming out of the game is a video about star player Donte Moncrief.
The video is called "Feed Moncrief" and it is now going viral.
Ole Miss students Patrick Haadsma and Blake Pruett are local celebrities on campus after making the rap video centered around wide receiver Donte Moncrief.
The phrase "Feed Moncrief" was coined to encourage more passes to be thrown in his direction, but now there are t-shirts and even a hashtag on Twitter.
"Our friends did the shirts and that took off so we had this idea to do the video," said Patrick Haadsma.
More than 40,000 have watched video since it was posted to YouTube five days ago.
The video also caught the attention of the football team and athletic department because it was played several times during Saturday's Egg Bowl where Moncrief was "fed" often.
"People loved it, he was on there chewing up, and I was just like, 'This is it,' and people loved it so it's been an awesome experience," said Blake Pruett, who helped create the song.
Moncrief is even seen engaging the audience with his moves. And after scoring three touchdowns in the game, he was named SEC Co-Offensive player of the week. It is even more reason for this group to hope the feeding frenzy continues into the postseason.
Ole Miss will play in a bowl game, but it remains unclear which game the team will be invited to.
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Vries, Cornelis de (1755-1811)
Cornelis de Vries (1755-1811), a deacon of the Zaandam-Oost Mennonite congregation, who was the center of the preparation for the founding of the Algemeene Doopsgezinde Sociëteit (ADS) in 1811, not only serving as secretary of the preparatory committee, but also as the projector of its regulations and rules. He died just after the first meeting of the ADS.
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1850): 144.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Vries, Cornelis de (1755-1811)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 21 Sep 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vries,_Cornelis_de_(1755-1811)&oldid=69017.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Vries, Cornelis de (1755-1811). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 September 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Vries,_Cornelis_de_(1755-1811)&oldid=69017.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 863. All rights reserved.
©1996-2018 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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LeAnn Rimes: Jake's Baseball Game with Mason!
LeAnn Rimes lends her support to her stepson Jake, 5, at his baseball game on Thursday afternoon (April 4) in Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old singer was seen sitting in the stands with her older stepson Mason, 9, and her dad Wilbur at the game.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of LeAnn Rimes
"Good t-ball game!!" LeAnn tweeted after the game.
"Supporting other step moms is not putting down bio moms. Some people seriously need to grow up," LeAnn also tweeted that day.
20+ pictures inside of LeAnn Rimes at the game with her stepsons…


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Cliffhanger (UK - BD RB)
Our Scott McKenzie takes a look at this 1993 action movie on high definition BD
After the death of his best friend's partner high up in the Rockies, park ranger Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) disappears and returns a year later a shadow of the man he used to be. At the same time, a mid-air heist goes wrong and three cases fall into the mountains, containing a total of $100 million. Led by Eric Qualen (John Lithgow), the team of thieves trick Walker and his old best friend (Michael Rooker) into helping them find the money. Knowing they will be killed as soon as the bad guys get the money, the rangers are faced with a race to get there first and stop them before they can make their escape.
After Rocky V, Oscar and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Sylvester Stallone needed to get a hit movie under his belt at some point in the 90s. Going back to the action movies that he did (and still does) best, Cliffhanger was a hit at the box office and is still a very enjoyable movie fifteen years later. Filmed in Italy, the landscapes are more impressive than you might expect from an action movie and from a visual perspective, I'm sure you won't find many people who don't agree that this is Renny Harlin's best-looking movie, even with his use of some rather unnecessary slow motion at times.
Sylvester Stallone does what we expect of him—a little brooding, a few wisecracks but most of all lots of running, jumping and beating up bad guys. The only problem here is that other than John Lithgow, the bad guys are no more than your typical caricatures that Eric Qualen may well have ordered from a mail-order henchmen catalogue. Lithgow, on the other hand, hams it up with great abandon, no doubt over-compensating for the fact that Sly could wipe the floor with him with both hands tied behind his back. Only at the end do they square up to one another but the scene is over quickly enough so as to not expect the audience to believe that he has a chance of coming out on top.
One thing that has always bothered me is the fact that, while the external shots of the actors in the mountains look amazing, some supposedly external scenes are so obviously shot in a studio that it takes me out of the movie. I'll go into more detail about the video quality of this release further down, but the added detail allowed by Blu-ray does nothing to stop these scenes looking fake. That said, the great work that went into the external shots was worth it because some of the practical stunts are impressive and had this movie been made now, it would have been too easy to replace the effects with CGI.
Upon its initial release, the BBFC cut Cliffhanger by just over a minute to achieve a 15 certificate, but according to their website all cuts were waived when this version was re-submitted this year. I noticed that two of the fights were longer and more brutal so this is definitely worth looking at for completists in the UK who haven't sampled the uncut version. Overall, it may not make as much sense as it should, especially if you keep asking yourself how certain characters could get from one point to another in the mountains so quickly, but Cliffhanger has stood the test of time surprisingly well and is still worthy of your time after all these years.
Cliffhanger was released during an odd period now that we're revisiting movies from the 90s. We expect movies from the last few years to look amazing in high definition and we're a little more forgiving of movies made from the 80s and further into the past. However, movies from the 90s are still relatively fresh in the mind and it's always a shame when they don't look as perfect as we might expect. Cliffhanger is a good example of this. The picture is relatively clean but is not quite as bright as I'd hoped.
Also, the detail offered by a 1080p picture drew my attention to certain things that had gone unnoticed to me in the past. The blood used by the filmmakers looks incredibly fake, even orange at times, and some of the back-projection effects have a lost a little of the 'magic of cinema'. I noticed slight edge enhancement during a few scenes and the opening studio logos are a little wobbly but overall the detail in the picture is good and there is a distinct lack of damage to this fifteen-year-old picture.
There are two audio options available—Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS-HD MA 5.1, which I chose for this review. Even as the movie opens there is good use of the surround channels, with helicopter effects moving from speaker to speaker and events like this impress throughout the movie. Something that sets Cliffhanger apart from other action movies of the time is Trevor Jones' grand score, which sounds very good on this track. Gunshots, explosions and other effects are suitably powerful without drowning out the dialogue, which is clear and free from any obvious interference. This is generally quite a loud track so for that full action movie experience, sit back, crank up the volume and annoy the hell out of your neighbours.
This Blu-ray disc comes with a good selection of extras, but unfortunately it's the same selection of extras that appears on a number of previous DVD releases, so while there may not be any exclusives or new features, what's here is worth a look. First up we've got a commentary with (an edited together) Renny Harlin and Sylvester Stallone. The making of Cliffhanger was an arduous process and Renny Harlin has a lot to say about the problems they faced and the stunts the actors did themselves, like how Michael Rooker and Michelle Joyner got to the top of the peak in the opening sequence. Stallone is always a pleasure to listen to on audio commentaries and here he doesn't disappoint, offering anecdotes to lighten the mood of Harlin's more technical discussions.
There is an introduction to the movie, where Renny Harlin discusses the premise and the basics of making the film. It's five minutes long and is a good teaser, so it amazes me that the disc producers rarely ever set up these introductions to play before the movie itself. At twenty minutes long, the first 'Making of' featurette is the longest of the rest of the extras, showing behind the scenes footage of Stallone and Harlin preparing themselves for action scenes by checking the storyboards. There are also interviews with the cast, including some moments with Stallone in his Demolition Man gear. There is an additional 'Making of' featurette, but it's pretty much an edited version of the longer one so it's only worth watching if you've just got seven minutes in your life spare rather than twenty. An additional set of interviews offers the main actors and the director a chance to talk more about their characters and the stunts.
The deleted scenes come with an introduction by Renny Harlin, where he discusses the reasons for leaving them out of the final cut, which is mainly due to the fact that they make Stallone's character out to be more like a superhero than a regular guy. Another featurette shows us how certain effects shots were completed, including a behind the scenes look at the scale models used for the helicopter stunts. The storyboard comparisons show us three scenes from the film and the storyboards used to prepare for them at the same time. I found it interesting to see where the changes were made and how accurate certain shots are. The theatrical trailer is actually worth a watch because it contains shots from the deleted scenes, which shows that they weren't cut until late in the editing process. Finally we have a compilation of eight TV spots.
Cliffhanger is an exciting movie and most of the stunts still look good in this digital age. This release is well-timed, coming when Stallone is enjoying another career renaissance and there is talk of a follow-up to this movie. The quality of the presentation is slightly better than I was expecting and while the extras might not offer anything new, those of you with high definition capabilities who don't own the movie on DVD should think about picking up this release.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Scott McKenzie
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Got my Blu-ray today from Amazon. A damn fine disc, that opening scene is STILL nail-biting 15 years on.
This has one of the greatest lines in cinema;
"Walker, you resilient b*****d!"
"Walker, you resilient b*****d!"
Still is, and always will be, one of the all-time great action movies. I love this movie and the uncut version being released makes me really happy. Its so much better. Its too bad they couldnt make an extended unrated DVD, as the workprint DVD I have contains a load more dialogue, exposition, additional scenes and above all violence that was cut for an R rating. But still, a cracking movie.
Judge Dredd vs Dr. Emilio Lizardo? INSTANT CLASSIC.
Chris Johnson wrote: One of Stallone's worst...
Ummm, no. Not even close. See: D-Tox, Get Carter, Tango & Cash,(don't let happy memories of that one fool ya), Avenging Angelo, Driven,(OUCH!!), The Specialist, etc, etc. Judge Dredd SHOULD in all honesty be on that list, but having seen that lately, I'll re-watch it over most 21st century excuses for action movies. Court's adjourned!
Ummm, no. Not even close. See: D-Tox, Get Carter, Tango & Cash,(don't let happy memories of that one fool ya), Avenging Angelo, Driven,(OUCH!!), The Specialist, etc, etc. Judge Dredd SHOULD in all honesty be on that list, but having seen that lately, I'll re-watch it over most 21st century excuses for action movies. Court's adjourned!
I've asked Scott to check as I didn't have time before I sent the disc off.
Chris Gould wrote: The audio and subtitle specs are listed in the review.
Oki, sorry, i didn't see ^^
So, no subtitles ?
Thank you
Oki, sorry, i didn't see ^^
So, no subtitles ?
Thank you
The audio and subtitle specs are listed in the review.
Is there some french (subtitles, or language) on this Stallone's blu-ray ?
Is there some french (subtitles, or language) on this Stallone's blu-ray ?
leigh1975 wrote: Really glad to see this uncut at last, this is an instant buy. Funny to think this movie is coming close to being classed as 'old school', it makes me feel REALLY old.
i know what you mean....so many 90's movies are still fresh in my mind, even if i havent seen them in years or even since theaters but then i check up and see the release date and realize its 10-15yrs ago or more..lol
i know what you mean....so many 90's movies are still fresh in my mind, even if i havent seen them in years or even since theaters but then i check up and see the release date and realize its 10-15yrs ago or more..lol
One of Stallone's worst. It was a chore for me to sit through this one, and I am a fan of Stallone and Lithgow but even they seemed bored.
Really glad to see this uncut at last, this is an instant buy. Funny to think this movie is coming close to being classed as 'old school', it makes me feel REALLY old.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 4th August 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: Audio Commentary, Introduction by Renny Harlin, 'Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger', Additional Making Of Featurette, Interviews with the Cast and Crew, Deleted Scenes, Special Effects, Storyboard Comparisons, Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner
Genre: Action
Length: 108 minutes
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MEXICO CITY (June 30, 2013) – "THE ONE: Mayweather vs. Canelo" press tour continued on a beautiful summer Sunday in Mexico's capital city where local police estimated that 32,000 excitable fans turned out at Monumento de los Niños Heroes to greet pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather and national hero Canelo Alvarez.
Mexican television network Televisa covered the proceedings, which, like the previous six stops on this unprecedented press tour, was part press conference and part fan rally. A complete replay of Televisa's presentation is available for viewing at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/35179179 Quotes from Mayweather and Canelo on Sunday in Mexico City: Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Eight-Time and Five Division World Champion "It's great to be in Mexico. The turnout here and all throughout this tour has been amazing. Canelo has a lot of fans here in Mexico. We expected that, but I don't fight for one country. I fight for the whole world. "I have faced a lot of great champions in my career and I can honestly say that my toughest opponents have been Mexican. "One thing I know is that Mexicans know boxing. "I got into this sport to be the best and I'm pretty sure Canelo got into the sport to be the best, but the difference is that I was born to win and I will die to win. I don't know how this fight is going to play out. That's what makes this match-up so interesting. We'll all find out on September 14. "I'm the pound-for-pound best. I'm 'The One,' and on September 14, you'll see. "I commend Canelo. He's a young, strong champion. I congratulate his team, but when you face Floyd Mayweather you face the best. "Right now I just can't be beat. Maybe in 20 years he'll be the king, but not right now. September 14 is just another day for me." Canelo Alvarez, Super Welterweight World Champion "I want to thank everyone for coming out here…all of you. I've always said that we had to come to Mexico (on this tour). There's no other place like Mexico. I'm so happy. "There are a lot of people who don't think I'm going to win, but on September 14, you'll see that I will win. "I've always wanted to be the best in the sport and I'm on my way. I couldn't let this opportunity go by and I will take advantage of it on September 14. "I'm always training. I never stop. To win we have to prepare well and not ignore the little things. "I feel the size of this event. I feel the emotion, but I am calm and on September 14, I'll be okay. "I began fighting when I was 15 years old and at that time I wasn't ready to fight him. Now I'm ready. I always go in with a winning mentality. I'll prepare to win." # # # "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO," a 12-round fight for Canelo's WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine Super Welterweight World Championships and Mayweather's WBA Super Welterweight Super World Championship taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions and sponsored by Corona, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Valvoline. The mega-event will be produced and distributed live by SHOWTIME PPV® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The event can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Less than 24 hours after going on sale on June 25, the event was sold out, but six MGM Resorts properties will host live closed circuit telecasts of "THE ONE." Properties showcasing the event include ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo and New York-New York. General admission tickets for the closed circuit telecasts are priced at $100, not including handling fees, and are available for purchase at each individual property's box office outlets and also are available for purchase by phone with a major credit card at 866-799-7711. Closed circuit ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster by calling (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for closed circuit viewing at ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and Monte Carlo are now on sale. Tickets for the closed circuit telecast at New York-New York will go on sale on Monday, July 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET/Noon PT.
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Benjamin Bratt will star in "24: Live Another Day," debuting May 5 on Fox.
Kiefer Sutherland reprises his role as super spy Jack Bauer in the 12-episode event series. The original show ended in May 2010 after eight seasons.
Bratt will portray Steve Harris, the head of the CIA operation tracking Bauer in London. Bauer is now a fugitive and exile. CIA agent Kate Morgan (Yvonne Strahovski), computer tech Jordan Reed (Giles Matthey) and field operative Erick Ritter (Gbenga Akinnagbe) work for Harris.
Other former "24" stars are returning to their roles along with Sutherland. Mary Lynn Rajskub will reprise her role as Chloe O'Brian, the tech whiz who used to work with Bauer but is now a radical in the free information movement. As the new series begins, she's pitted against Bauer.
Michael Wincott will play an infamous hacker called Adrian who presumably will be working with Chloe. Judy Davis reportedly will play the British widow of a notorious terrorist.
Former cast member Kim Raver returns as Audrey Raines and William Devane as James Heller.
Fox will air the two-hour premiere of "24: Live Another Day" at 7 p.m. May 5 before moving it into its regular time period at 8 p.m. May 12.
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Graduate Students Look Forward and Remember Back
The Winter Semester has begun at the Kelly Campus. With the seasonal shift, it's logical for our graduate students to begin thinking of steps beyond the Graduate Program. August, after all, is not too far away. So this month's entry is a check in with the graduate class of 2005-2006, who are approaching their fifth year beyond the Kelly Campus. What are our graduates up to now? And what might our current graduate students expect in five years?
The following class notes were compiled by Elizabeth Reed, Graduate Class of 2005-2006.
"I saw Katie Hill Renga when I was in Boulder this summer, and she's doing really well. She just started teaching at what sounds like a pretty sweet center right in Boulder (Thorne Ecological Institute), definitely putting her skills to use. Philip Brownsey is engaged to Rachel, and still living in Northern California. Jenn O'Connor has moved back to Burlington, Vermont, and started her own company bringing yoga to schools (Yoga Farm). That was her major research at Teton Science Schools, so it's great to watch that come full circle.
Jimmy and Mel are doing well in Salt Lake City. Morgan is farming and skiing near Park City, Utah. West is teaching and climbing away with Walt in Asheville. Jaimie McEvoy is working on her Ph. D and heading down to Mexico for a few months for a research project. Merr teaches in southern Utah. Melissa Mueller got married and had a baby, and I think she's still in NY. As I'm sure you know Sam and Buth are together, at UW.
Michelle is working on her Ph. D up in Madison and I believe she took some time to travel to Africa this summer.
Every year on January 8 I send out a note to our class, remembering Lauren's passing. It was such a turning point in my life and I know it's what brought our class so close together. Maybe you can find it in your heart to flop in a snow bank, swish your arms back and forth, and make a little snow angel on campus this afternoon."
A Merit Scholarship has been created to honor her classmate Lauren Burns, who passed away during their academic year. The scholarship helps to annually fund a current graduate at Teton Science Schools.
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Major U.S. indexes on Thursday began recovering from steep declines the day before. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 72 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,811 five minutes after the market opened. The Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 14 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,789. The Nasdaq jumped 50 points, or 0.6 percent, to 4,102.
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Buzz on the Street: Oh, What a Feeling, We're Dancing on the Debt Ceiling
A look back at the happenings on Wall Street this week, as seen by Minyanville's Buzz & Banter.
Here is a small sampling of this week's activity in the Buzz.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Trade Update
Brandon Perry
I am ejecting my index buys from last week for about a 1.2% loss on the position. It's never fun, but I keep reminding myself that I am held to the "prudent man rule" when what we are dealing with at present is anything but prudent. This takes the portfolio back to just under 50% long. Stops are to be honored, even when insanity is ruling the markets. As a good friend of mine says, "You can always buy them back." I hate taking losses, but I gotta do what I gotta do.
Observations From the Front
Todd Harrison
The specter of a government shutdown is the only thing being discussed right now. It sounds pretty serious, but is it?
Considering 1) any shutdown would be short-lived (politicians want to get paid and ultimately re-elected) and 2) the numbers being bandied about (1.4% drag on Q4 GDP) are de minimis in the grand scheme of QE-finity, one has to wonder if this is truly the catalyst or a convenient excuse for a long-overdue 10% correction.
The one caveat I would offer on the historical perspective being trotted out on TV is that the S&P (INDEXSP:.INX) is up 150% since the March 2009 low and trading near an all-time high. Further, given the (cough) assistance from the Federal Reserve, one could argue there is a sizable disconnect between stock prices and the level of economic activity. I'm in that camp (did you know that?) but I respect the potential for performance anxiety into year-end.
Thus far, the retreat from the no-taper euphoria has been extremely orderly if not outright begrudging. That's either very bullish (in a self-fulfilling way) or massively bearish (from a denial standpoint); I'll tell you in 10%. In the meantime, S&P 1680 is the technical toggle into today's close, for those looking to take our journey one stair-step at a time; and yes, KBW Bank Index (INDEXDJX:BKX) 62 (August lows) is holding as well, at least for the time being.
I can't help but wonder what Kim Kardashian is doing...
Fare ye well into the bell and have a mindful night.
Senate Rejects House Spending Plan
David Miller
To nobody's surprise, the Senate rejected the House's latest continuing resolution (CR) legislation.
CNBC's Washington DC reporter made a good point: The Senate's CR is already "compromise" legislation. Both the Senate and the House passed budgets months ago, but they haven't negotiated the differences. The CR is necessary because the negotiation hasn't happened.
The Senate compromised to write the CR to the sequester budget levels instead of the higher levels implied by the House/Senate budgets. House Speaker Boehner's minority coalition partner (the Tea Party) is asking for more, obviously. This isn't particularly actionable from an investment standpoint, but interesting to political geeks nonetheless.
I'm guessing the Tea Party believes a weekend's worth of media stories about the launch of PPACA ("Obamacare") exchanges will only strengthen their negotiating position. I'd put odds the shutdown will last into next week at about 50-50 -- higher odds than I would have given late last week.
The Death Star Is Fired, and Wonky Technicals
Michael Sedacca
The Fed has been conducting fixed-rate reverse repo operations since last Monday. The operations are eligible to 139 tri-party reverse repo counterparties which include money market mutual funds, GSEs, banks, and the primary dealers. Last Friday, the maximum bid allowed was raised to $1b, theoretically meaning that $139b in overnight money could be sucked out per day at 1bps. On Friday, the day's total jumped to $16.6b and today it skyrocketed to $58.2b. Coincidentally, the Fed Funds rate dropped to 1bps from the 9bps average over the last 5 months. It's very possible the large takedown and big drop in the FF rate is due to quarter end, as that is very atypical activity.
Conspiracy theorists might say that this would directly effect other markets because the largest market makers -- primary dealers -- would have a lot less cash available. My honest answer? General collateral rates were up this morning to 10bps from 6bps, so I think the excess collateral is having the desired effect.
CRT Capital is said to be negotiating a merger with Pierpont Securities due to the large drop in fixed-income trading volumes, according to Bloomberg. The merger is very concerning because CRT has been voted #1 by institutional investors for interest-rate strategy for the last 7 years straight. This activity follows up on Jefferies' big miss due to falling fixed income volumes and warnings from Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB), Citi (NYSE:C), and UBS (NYSE:UBS) that fixed-income revenue would be much lighter.
This morning, the SPX stopped exactly at the 40 dma, which is acting as support. Usually, when the slope of the 40 dma is horizontal like this, when price breaks through like it did on July 7, it is usually a very strong move and lasting move. On September 10, we broke through the 40 dma from underneath.
I went back through the last 14 instances in the last 8 years when a break has occurred to determine how strong it is on a time basis. Of the 14 instances, the shortest time it remained below that price (on breaking it from above for example) was 2 weeks. The longest time (other than never) was 6 months. The average duration was 2.85 months. I removed the 3 instances from 2008 because prices didn't recover for years and distorted the set.
I offer the above info with the caveat that I'm still avoiding equities and have a "not bullish" view on the market.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Putting the Apple Pieces Together
Jeffrey Cooper
Yesterday, we showed a Square of 9 and bar chart of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) tying two concepts together: a potential square-out combined with a Plus-One/Minus-Two setup.
See the Square of 9 Wheel and the AAPL bar chart below.
Specifically, 90 degrees in price down from the last pivot high at 496, which itself was a time/price square-out as 496 aligns with September 23.
In addition, a pullback to 474 put AAPL in the Plus-One/Minus-Two buy position.
Why? Because the 3-Day Chart is pointing up and yesterday AAPL satisfied the Minus-Two part of the strategy by carving out two consecutive lower daily lows.
This all played out as AAPL tested its 50 dma.
Putting the pieces together, a nice risk-to-reward buy setup.
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An Interesting Possible Sell Signal based Upon S&P Momentum
Michael Comeau
I just performed an analysis of S&P 500 total returns, looking at rolling averages of total returns over five and ten-year periods.
I discovered an interesting result.
Since 1934, In years when the five-year rolling average of S&P returns is below the ten-year rolling average, the market tends to do better the following year. .
In these 41 instances, the market averaged a return of 15.1% the next year.
In the 37 instances the 5-year average was above the 10-year average, the market returned just 8.7% on average.
Interestingly enough, with the S&P up 20.2% year-to-date, the 5-year is up to 16.0% (as calculated as the average of the year-to-date performance with the last four full years), while the 10-year has dropped to 8%.
That spread of 8% of in the range of recent market tops. In 2007, there was a 5.7% spread. In 1999, it was 9.7%.
However, this can't really be considered a rule as there have been instances where the 5-year was above the 10-year for extended periods of time (like late 70s to early 80s).
Mathematically, when a shorter-range moving average moves above a longer-term one, it's because the most recent numbers are large enough to skew the average high. And that makes sense with the S&P up 20.2% year-to-date after being up 16% last year, and as 2003's +26.7% moves out of the 10-year average.
NQ Update
Marc Eckelberry
NQ (NDX futures) leads the pack today, breaking above the 9/20 VAH of 3234 and now trading above the year's high of 3241.50. In a little over 24 hours, the index made an impressive trip from weekly S2 (to the tick) at 3178.25 to weekly R1 at 3243. The high so far is 3244; machines are truly in control throughout this entire process, setting the boundaries. Quite a run given the relatively modest internals of the broader market after yesterday's opening trashing. A close above 3241.50 would most likely cement a run for NASDAQ-100 (INDEXNASDAQ:NDX) to 3280, 61.8% of the 2000/2002 bear market.
Trouble would only start on a run back below 3234. The volume pattern is suggesting some exhaustion. Once we get past this noon bloom, we will get a better idea how the close shapes up. Yesterday's equity put-to-call climbed above 0.76, so a short squeeze was not very hard to trigger.
There are a few negative divergences, namely the Yen bid, oil and gold continued weakness and the fact that ZN has not cracked below the 126 level.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Clear & Present Markets
Tom Clancy
1. I'm not dead, yet! The celebrated author with whom I share a name has passed away. My Fantasy Football Team, the Patriot Gamers, will honor his passing this weekend. I enjoyed his work but have no connection to the man.
2. Health care stocks have been solid performers, but partial readouts of hospital and physician office traffic imply weak utilization rates. This could be a "Red October" for more utilization focused names, and I am taking profits in Lab Corp (NYSE:LH).
3. Does Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) have room to grow? Yes. However, the next leg will be much more turbulent than the previous one. More competition and greater segmentation of the product line (away from the core yoga wear) means less differentiation and more pricing pressure. Whomever the company hires to give the "Executive Orders" for its merchandising effort faces a tremendous challenge migrating a loyal customer base into new categories without compromising the brand.
4. I am kicking the tires today on a swap of my Ford (NYSE:F) for General Motors (NYSE:GM). The argument is that GM is just beginning to refresh its product line, is a better capital deployment story because of lower leverage, and has room for margin expansion. The sales figures released this week were unimpressive, but it is early in the product refresh. In the short term, I am most interested in capital deployment. GM could borrow some money to buy a chunk of the stock that remains with governments and labor unions and effectively convert the liquidity event hanging over the stock into a reduced share count and higher EPS. From an operational standpoint, margins are 400 bp below Ford, and while I will not be "Without Remorse" selling a company that has executed so well, I just don't see much upside in Ford. I see the catalyst in pace at GM; I just don't know that I trust its ability to execute.
Fill Me Up
Fil Zucchi
Interesting note just out from Morgan Stanley on WTI crude: They now think that the Transcanada XL pipeline (not the Keystone) will be complete and filled by the end of November. Even at fill rates of 1/2 of capacity, it will likely drain Cushing for several months and cause WTI to rise sharply relative to Brent, perhaps even to a premium. Could be yet another tailwind for US based E&P producers.
Meanwhile, a trading contact in Houston reports hearing more and more chatter about a coming wave of M&A activity for small and mid-cap assets beginning next year. I've been seriously thinking about a Jan '15 butterfly spread (70/85/95's ?) on the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explor. & Prod. (NYSEARCA:XOP) ETF, which is a great proxy for those names.
Acutely Weak Dollar Providing Support & Tailwind for Gold?
Michael Paulenoff
One fascinating aspect to the Gold/US Dollar relationship is that since early July, when the US Dollar peaked at 84.75, it has declined to 79.85, or nearly 6%.
That's a big move for the greenback, yet Gold remains very subdued, and in fact totally unresponsive to the Septemberdecline in the Dollar.
Add to the "broken inverse relationship" the fact that on Sept 18, the Fed recoiled from its intention to taper and reiterated the need for continued QE.
We really get the sense that Gold is a lost market amidst historically strong tailwinds.
That said, unless and until SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) breaks its Aug and June lows, we can't rule out a potentially strong latent positive response amidst a vertically diving US Dollar (NYSEARCA:DXY).
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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Tesla Media Storm
Michael Comeau
I wanted to follow up on the Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model S fire story from yesterday.
The company has said that the fire was caused by a large metallic object directly hitting one of the battery pack modules, which then went on fire. According to public records, the flames actually reignited after the initial extinguishing.
Thankfully no one was injured -- but we're about to see how strong Tesla's PR chops are.
Remember, not long ago, the Model S was named the safest car ever tested, and was Consumer Reports' highest-rated car of all-time. Plus, along with the ascent of Tesla's stock price, CEO Elon Musk turned into a media darling, complete with comparisons to Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man).
So even if this was indeed a freak accident unlikely to happen again, the media could jump at the chance to start hurling innuendo and accusations.
It's entirely possible that the Model S is still the safest car on Earth -- but perception is reality.
Do you remember Toyota's (NYSE:TM) "sudden acceleration" crisis?
The company took a massive beating in the press, and the stock got smashed.
Yet, after the NHTSA and NASA performed an extensive analysis, they found that in 74 of 75 cases, human error was the problem.
But during the controversy, people assumed the worst.
And think about the timing of this event -- October 2 -- the second day of the fourth quarter. Could forward estimates be at risk?
We're about to find out.
Treasury and Buffett Comments Slightly Lowers Debt Deal Odds
David Miller
In the soap opera that is Congress, word leaked out that an unidentified House Republican said Speaker Boehner would not allow the US to default. This has lifted stocks off their lows. I'd point readers to the 5th paragraph in that story where it quotes Speaker Boehner's staff spokesman Michael Steel:
"The speaker has always been clear that a default would be disastrous for our economy," Mr. Steel said. "He's also been clear that a 'clean' debt hike cannot pass the House. That's why the president and Senate Democrats should drop their 'no negotiations' stance, and work with us on a plan to raise the debt limit in a responsible way, with spending cuts and reforms to get our economy moving again and create jobs."
I'll let you judge for yourself whether that represents Speaker Boehner moderating his position, noting only that Mr. Steel said nothing about "Obamacare" in his statement. The NYT article is actually a pretty good one, providing some background on the "Hastert Rule" that may illuminate some things for those who spend more time with their heads in company fundamentals than the sausage-grinder in Washington DC.
The "new thing" in today's drama is the idea -- put forward by Warren Buffett and implied during a press briefing for a Treasury Department report -- that going a few days over the debt ceiling cliff might not be catastrophic. The concept here is there are not really any critical checks that need to be written until early November when Treasury has to send out Social Security benefit checks. Warren Buffett implied a day or two beyond October 17 might not cause economic collapse. When pressed, Treasury officials wouldn't completely disagree.
I had folks call and email me that this was a good thing, and I cannot disagree from a rational perspective. If we get to October 17 without a deal, not having the world fall apart on the 18th is a good thing. From a DC perspective, though, it means the Tea Party might be emboldened to let the default happen on the 17th and see what shakes out over the next week or two. Maybe they get "lucky" and can force some movement on the Affordable Care Act or one of their other pet projects. If not, they can demonstrate the world didn't end (assuming Mr. Buffett is right) when the government really shuts down for a couple of days and still get everything solved the following weekend without preventing seniors from getting their Social Security checks.
I think odds are that if we get to October 18 with no deal (or maybe even on the 17th with no deal imminent), the market takes a huge dive. This spurs Speaker Boehner to do the reasonable thing and allow a vote on the clean Senate bill -- avoiding a default. I think those odds are not 100%, but they are very high. They're just a little bit lower today after Mr. Buffett's comments and what we heard from Treasury.
U.S. Treasury Debt WILL Be PAID
Peter Tchir
There will NOT be a default on U.S. Treasury debt. It won't happen because it has the potential to spin out of control. Even something that is "technical" and "temporary" could have ramifications for the market that no one will be willing to risk.
U.S. Treasury default is an interesting story for the media because it is different. It is interesting for some pundits who know nothing about bonds because it is a great time to do some government bashing and pretend to know something about the bond market. Finally, it is apparently a good subject for politicians and even Treasury Secretaries because it has such a good "doom" element that it catches people's attention and attracts some fame.
In the end, it won't happen, and betting that it will, or even might, is not the right strategy.
Ability to Pay versus Willingness to Pay
Before I run through our analysis on why there won't be a default, I want to talk about "willingness to pay". As a trainee at Bankers Trust, one of the first things we were talk about credit analysis by Joe Manganello was that investors too often overlooked "willingness" to pay. That was harder to analyze than ability to pay. You could scour balance sheets, crunch some numbers, run some scenario analysis and fairly easily determine how easy it would be for someone to pay you back, assuming they were willing to. "Willingness" is subjective. You have to go with your gut to some extent. That is what makes it difficult to analyze. At the time he was primarily talking about Bankers Trust's experience with Texaco with a little bit of Donald Trump thrown into the mix.
That is now one big question investors and NRSRO's (Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations) have to ask themselves. If the debt ceiling is real, and not something that Congress will move easily to ensure we pay what we have promised to pay, then the U.S. Treasury bond is mis-rated and mis-priced. How can you be a reserve currency if you are willing to suspend payments? I don't think we are willing to do that, but I do think the NRSRO's should downgrade us to AA or even A on the back of the rhetoric coming out of D.C. When even the Treasury Secretary seems happy to hint at being unable to pay we don't deserve to be AAA or the reserve currency. We still have the ability to pay (which has also declined) but it is becoming increasingly unclear that we have the willingness to pay.
Delaying the Date
The Treasury department is already taking steps to delay the day of reckoning. October 17th is the "current" date given when the Treasury will run out of room to maneuver. I suspect that date will be extended.
The Treasury is already engaged in their primary method to extend the deadline. They have the ability to give certain funds (the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund for example) IOU's of treasuries rather than treasuries. Yes, a treasury bond is already an IOU, so this is a bit circular, but it is actually part of the law. It strikes me as almost amazing that it is part of the law, but it is. The Treasury can give some Federal funds the promise to give them treasuries in the future and the fund doesn't care but it doesn't count against the debt. That is the primary step that the Treasury Department takes.
So we are in the delaying tactic mode.
We are also typically able to "roll" the debt since no new debt is created. As debt comes due they can issue "new" debt on that day or after and it would not increase the total debt on a net basis. While up against the debt ceiling limit, it is difficult to match debt issuance with debt maturities, but it can be done. In any case, it isn't rolling the existing debt that is the problem, it is the fact that we continue to run a deficit that causes us to create new NET debt.
The government employee furlough's actually have a small potential to delay the date. Government expenditures should decrease. It isn't much, but might buy another day or two on the schedule.
So those are the tools that they have at their disposal to easily defer the date.
I also wonder whether the Federal Reserve could make a payment to treasury. The Fed paid the Treasury about $100 billion last year in profits. I have to admit I do not know whether they pay it quarterly or annually (I think annually) and whether it is calendar or fiscal year (I think fiscal) but there might be some ability for the Fed to pay out some of their profits on a more timely basis to further delay the deadline. The Fed's interest income has never been higher after almost a year of relentless treasury and mortgage purchases. We are looking into this option in more detail, but it seems that the Fed could be a wildcard that helps drag this process on.
Why the Debt WILL Be Paid
What the exact date will be, we don't know. It shouldn't be tied to the maturity of a particular bond or T-Bill as the Treasury department should be able to manage around that.
Based on data as of early September, the Treasury has to make interest payments of about $2.2 billion on October 15th and $11.8 billion on October 31st. Since Lew has already said he thinks it will be the 17th, it seems to me that the 31st is a harder target to beat. The Fed receives very little in the way of interest on its holdings on the 15th, but it does $2.6 billion of the interest due on the 31st (it seems like that is quirk of how the Treasury issues debt. Most of the high coupon bonds that the Fed owns, have a different cycle). On November 15th the Treasury owes $62 billion of interest, and in spite of the fact that $25 billion of that payment goes to the Fed, that would seem to be a difficult hurdle to get past no matter what.
So at some point we will get to the point that the Treasury cannot repay debt as it matures (because they created a schedule that doesn't work, or they need the money for other payments) or they won't be able to pay interest on debt already issued.
In other words, they would have a "Failure to Pay" situation. Without a debt ceiling increase or some ability to override the debt ceiling we would have a Failure to Pay. For now let's ignore the possibility that someone would determine that existing obligations need to be paid, somewhat negating the debt ceiling. I believe that is a real possibility, but let's ignore it and look at how the scenario would play out if Congress doesn't act, and there is no way around that.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate
Even Cool Hand Luke couldn't win the situation that plays out once we go into a "Failure to Pay".
There are a few things that should happen virtually simultaneously if we fail to pay a maturing bond or miss an interest payment.
· The first thing will be a mad scramble to determine whether a CDS Credit Event has occurred. With just under $3.4 billion of NET CDS and $23 billion of GROSS CDS, it is a serious question. Given the hype surrounding CDS, it will gather even more headlines than it deserves. I haven't yet determined whether coupon payments have any standard Grace Period (I haven't been able to determine that yet). Similarly there may be a mandatory 3 day Grace Period on the maturing debt for ISDA CDS purposes, which I need to confirm. In any case, there will be a lot of talk about CDS but it is relatively unimportant.
· The next thing will be comments and actions from the NRSRO's. I think they will be obligated to downgrade the U.S. debt. Any bond that has its maturity payment missed would have to be given a Default rating or Selective Default Rating (something I think they made up for Greece). For bonds that had the coupon payment missed, they might be more lenient but think they would have to shift to Selective Default. What would they do for other bonds that remain "current"? Maybe they could create some new rating category. It can be AAA ICGIAT (if Congress Gets Its Act Together). I am only partially joking. The rating here can be crucial. Many investors, structured vehicles, collateral agreements, ISDA Master Agreements, etc., have ratings based rules. If the treasury loses its AAA in a meaningful way, that could trigger forced selling. If it is rated as default (which would not seem unreasonable, once they stop paying) it could cause even more forced selling.
· But what is most important will be what constitutes an "Event of Default". This is what can cascade through the market. Regardless of what rating agencies say or do, all treasuries might be deemed to have experienced an Event of Default. That would typically allow for acceleration of payment claims. So far we haven't been able to find that language either. But that would only impact the Treasury. The far bigger risk is that in bilateral trades the counterparties have more flexibility to trigger "Event of Default" clauses. Can repo agreements be closed out? Can additional collateral be required for any collateral arrangement? If counterparties are able to demand more collateral or break trades because the Treasury fails to pay, then we get the real systemic risk.
· Would the Fed or some other large public entity be forced to change its accounting post default in such a way that they trigger their own "insolvency" requiring action? I don't know, but I'm not sure anyone knows.
Systemic Risk
Just like with Lehman, I suspect the real risk will be in the relatively simple, but incredibly intertwined and crucial repo market. So much secured lending and collateral is based on the premise that treasuries (particularly t-bills) are risk free that the system would not be prepared for a chain reaction of margin calls or broken trades based on an Event of Default on Treasuries. The Fed and Treasury could call every big bank and beg them not to execute what they think are their rights for the "best interests of the system". They could do the same for insurance companies and the largest hedge funds. Maybe they could coerce the NRSRO's into keeping ratings unchanged.
Maybe, but you would be sitting on a powder keg hoping that no one else exercises their rights. All it takes is one entity to exercise their rights and the potential daisy chain is started. What is worse, is that there is likely to be a first mover advantage.
I don't see how any rational politician can risk setting off this sequence of events.
The potential to throw the entire system into upheaval by not paying what you owe is a real risk. The system is not designed to handle it. Whether you believe ratings should be a part of any investment manager's mandate is a question that is irrelevant here, because it is a feature that is incorporated into many rules. It cannot be helped. Should a "technical default" trigger CDS or Event of Default actions throughout the system? Why not, who is to tell what is "technical"? Why take the risk that it will be normalized quickly when taking the proper actions under your legal contracts mitigates that risk?
Too Risky to Happen
No matter what, we will pay our debts. Whether Congress rolls it weekly for a period of time, or we get a bigger solution, or the Treasury finds a way to pay people what is owed, the debt will be paid.
The potential consequences of not paying it are too great. It isn't simple and at some point the majority of politicians will listen to people like Bill Gross and understand that the dangers of not paying are just too stupid to take. The system is too complex and at its heart is the understanding that treasuries are highly rated and always pay. Breaking that taboo opens too many possible scenarios for no good reason. This is after all debt and payment obligations that we have encumbered ourselves with through law, and should be paid.
I would never bet against the incompetence of Congress, but I am willing to bet against them being completely idiotic and acting with gross negligence, which is what it would take to trigger default on Treasury bonds.
After this is all said and done, we should all take a close look at the fear-mongers inside and outside of Washington as their actions seem to constitute a public nuisance at the very least, if not worse.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Down the Rabbit Hole
Jeff Saut
And things are getting curiouser and curiouser here in the D.C. beltway as more and more political types are feeling like they have fallen down the "rabbit hole." The hole in question is the governmental shutdown quickly to be followed by the debt ceiling "hole." Accordingly, the stock market fell down the rabbit-hole early yesterday, on the no budgetary compromise news, as the S&P 500 (SPX/1678.66) declined to 1670.36 into the noon hour. In the process, the SPX traveled below it 50-day moving average (DMA) at 1679.82. From there, stocks stabilized and attempted to rally as Speaker John Boehner stated the Republicans would not let the government default on October 17 when the debt ceiling is reached. That rally attempt, however, was snuffed out by the White House gate ramming and subsequent shootings at the Capital. Nevertheless, Boehner's statement likely means the Republicans will "cave in" on many of their demands while the Continuing Resolution, and the Debt Ceiling, issues are tied together with a great big bow. In talking to one D.C. insider, it was suggested there could be a delay in the individual mandate to buy insurance, much like the president's delay in the business mandate. I doubt this idea gets much traction. Another way out of the rabbit-hole would be to repeal the medical device tax that levies a 2.3% tax on medical device makers' revenues. This idea has decent non-partisan support, as does not exempting Congress, unions, and 1100 other companies/organizations from Obamacare. Whatever the solution, "Alice" WILL find her way out of the rabbit-hole.
Clearly, the stock market is trying to find its way out of the rabbit-hole by clawing its way back from yesterday's intraday "print low" (1670.36) and managed to close back above its 50-DMA. Once again, it is amazing to me how powerful the "attractor level" of 1684 is/has been this week as the SPX has unsuccessfully attempted to pull away from the 1684 attractor/repeller level both on the upside and the downside. The result is that ALL of the indicators I monitor are in an indecisive mode; which leaves me neutrally configured on a short-term trading basis. This morning, however, the preopening futures are higher given the President has canceled his Asian trip as hopes rise about a compromise on a budget. While I believe a deal will be worked out, I still remain cautious into late next week's October 10-11 timing point, which is where the stock market's downside energy should be sated.
Hitting the Track with Eddie Mush
Todd Harrison
It's a Freaky Friday, if only for the message that came across my economic screen this morning:
Of course, there's a difference between a "non-essential" government shutdown and the big bad wolf that is blowing in the distance--all the way out on October 17. That is the line in the sand on a debt default, although smart money is saying to pay it no mind. Just yesterday, Bill Gross and Larry Fink assigned a "zero percent probability" that the US will default on it's debt.
As a 23-year veteran of the derivatives market, I've been schooled to believe that there is no such thing as a guarantee. Still, the fallout from a US debt default would be unfathomable; to borrow a passage from Michael Sedacca:
While the ramifications would be unprecedented and thus unknown, the fallout would indeed be catastrophic and one would have to think--or at the very least hope--that Mr. Gross and Mr. Fink have the types of golden Rolodexes that would steer the unthinkable outcome toward calmer heads, if in fact such heads are capable of rational thought.
That's the sliver of doubt that is currently being priced into the marketplace. To use a crude example, if there is a 1% chance at default and the result would be, say, a 50% loss in the market, it stands to reason that the market would discount the event by falling 5% (we're currently 3% off all-time highs in the S&P). Those numbers are pure guesswork but you get the gist; the market is navigating a period of price discovery.
I will note that the three percent correction the last two weeks has been decidedly orderly, almost as if some players are trying to front the reflex rally that would presumably occur upon bipartisan resolution. Given the short covering we saw after the decision not to taper--and the posturing into this pullback--we're left to wonder if that optimism will again reward the bulls or if it is paving the path of denial.
Time--and price--will tell the tale; S&P 1680, 1665 and 1595 are support below, while 1700, 1710 and 1730 (rough justice) are levels of lore if the tide should turn.
Good luck today.
The Twitter IPO
Michael Comeau
I have an in-depth article coming up on the Twitter (TWTR) IPO, but I wanted to post some excerpts for Buzz readers:
Twitter Learned a Lot From the Facebook Mess
Twitter's IPO will be lead-managed by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), presumably at least partially as a result of criticism of Morgan Stanley's (NYSE:MS) handling of the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) deal, though many are also giving credit to star Goldman banker Anthony Noto for this victory.
Twitter Will Benefit From Facebook's Phoenix-Like Rise in Mobile Advertising
Courtesy of lousy earnings results and post-IPO bitterness, Facebook eventually sank from its $38 IPO price to $17.55 on September 4, 2012.
However, Facebook's mobile presence quickly went from being an earnings hindrance to a catalyst for outperformance, and following a monster Q2 that saw mobile ad revenues skykrocket, Facebook is hovering around $50.
Twitter is growing revenues at a huge rate, and while it isn't profitable, I doubt it's going to matter to anyone.
Mobile advertising is hot, and Twitter's S-1 effectively markets the company as a mobile powerhouse, which is the truth!
Remember what happened with Facebook last quarter -- investors went absolutely gaga as mobile advertising hits 41% of revenues. Twitter's at 65%.
You can see charts showing revenue and user growth trends below.
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LANCASTER, PA – The York College women's soccer team remains in search of their first non-conference victory of the year as the Spartans fell to Franklin & Marshall, 1-0, on Wednesday in Lancaster, PA. The Spartans, who are 4-1 in the Capital Athletic Conference, fall to 4-7-1 overall while the Diplomats improve to 6-3 for 2010.
After a scoreless first half, the second 45 minutes was much of the same. The Spartans began clicking on offense midway through the stanza as they had a ten-minute stretch where they fired off five of their seven shots of the half. Diplomat goalie Hannah Barry was forced to make three saves in that stretch as she kept the Spartans off the board.
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Barry earned the win as she recorded the clean sheet with six saves. Spanarkel played well but absorbed the loss as she recorded three saves.
The Spartans outshot their hosts 10-9 while the Green and White also held a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.
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