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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
TSX negative despite positive Chinese data
TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was lower Monday despite positive earnings from the American financial sector and economic data from China and the U.S. that beat expectations.
The S&P/TSX composite index fell 28.69 points to 12,173.35 led by losses in the gold sector, while the TSX Venture Exchange slipped 6.67 points to 1,286.15.
The Canadian dollar lost early momentum, dropping 0.12 of a cent to 101.99 cents US as commodities retreated and traders took in the Bank of Canada?s latest business outlook survey. The quarterly survey of top executives at 100 firms across the country shows a corporate sector that is far more concerned about the future than it was only three months ago, and planning accordingly.
U.S. markets advanced as Citigroup turned in earnings per share for the third quarter, excluding extraordinary items, of $1.06, a dime better than analyst estimates. Revenue, after special charges, was $19.4 billion, beating expectations of $18 billion and its shares ran up 3.57 per cent to US$35.99.
The earnings season kicks into high gear this week with 40 per cent of the Dow components reporting.
The Dow Jones industrials was up 25.93 points to 13,354.78, the Nasdaq composite index added 0.97 of a point to 3,045.08 and the S&P 500 index was up 2.14 points to 1,430.73.
Buyers were also encouraged by data showing that U.S. retail sales rose sharply in September, up 1.1 per cent after a 1.2 per cent gain in August, which was revised higher. Both increases were the largest since October 2010.
Other data released Sunday showed that China?s consumer price index for September rose 1.9 per cent from a year earlier, down from a two per cent advance in August.
A report released late Friday after North American markets closed showed that China?s international trade surplus widened to $27.7 billion in September. Exports unexpectedly jumped 9.9 per cent year over year, which was the best pace in three months.
China?s third-quarter economic growth data will be released Friday. GDP growth is expected to ease to 7.4 per cent year over year, which would be the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2009. China has taken a series of steps over the last couple of years to slow its red-hot economy in order to get a grip on unacceptably high inflation levels.
The gold sector led decliners, down 1.33 per cent as the December bullion contract declined $23.70 to US$1,736 an ounce. Barrick Gold Corp. (TSX:ABX) faded 60 cents to C$37.71.
Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) shares fell 60 cents to $9.88 as the company announced plans to acquire Prodigy Gold Inc. (TSXV:PDG) for shares and cash in a friendly deal valued at $341 million. Prodigy shares surged 31 cents to $1.
The energy sector was down 0.76 per cent while oil prices moved lower with the November contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange down $1.80 to US$90.06 a barrel. Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) lost 59 cents to C$29.66.
Copper prices failed to find lift from the Chinese data with the December contact off four cents at US$3.67 a pound and the base metals sector dropped 1.18 per cent. Capstone Mining (TSX:CS) dipped five cents to C$2.32.
The company formerly known as Ivanhoe Mines says it has rejected the Mongolian government?s request to renegotiate an investment agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi mine, one of the world?s biggest new copper developments. Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX:TRQ) said the deal is a binding agreement. Its shares declined 46 cents to $8.10.
Financials led advancers with Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) ahead 25 cents to $53.47.
The tepid performance on the TSX follows a 1.74 per cent slide last week as buyers were discouraged by another downward revision to global economic growth by the International Monetary Fund.
But markets have been driven higher since the lows of early June on expectations that central banks would step up to keep the global recovery on the rails.
European Central Bank Mario Draghi said in early August that the ECB would do whatever was necessary to preserve the monetary union. And U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke followed up with another round of quantitative easing.
"We had a big run-up in front of it because Bernanke had pretty much telegraphed his intentions, the market rose in anticipation and now with that having been taken care of, it just kind of goes from sideways to down," said Robert Gorman, chief portfolio strategist at TD Waterhouse.
Markets have also failed to find lift from the third-quarter earnings season, which got under way last week. Expectations are muted with analysts expecting a 2.1 per cent year over year decline in S&P operating earnings, which would be the first year over year drop since the recession that followed the 2008 financial collapse.
"When there have been questions about the economy and so on that have caused the economy to slump, quarterly earnings have come along to change that sentiment," added Gorman,
"And whether or not that will happen this time around is debatable."
Traders also took in major acquisition activity in the telecom sector. Japan?s Softbank Corp. has reached a deal to buy 70 per cent of U.S. mobile carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. for US$20.1 billion. The agreement will combine the third biggest mobile carriers of both Japan and the U.S.
London's FTSE 100 index gained 0.17 per cent, Frankfurt's DAX was up 0.23 per cent while the Paris CAC 40 climbed 0.94 per cent.
Source: http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/tsx-negative-despite-positive-chinese-data
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Taliban attack teenage Pakistani girl activist
A wounded Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, is moved to a helicopter to be taken to Peshawar for treatment in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan?s volatile Swat Valley Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
A wounded Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, is moved to a helicopter to be taken to Peshawar for treatment in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan?s volatile Swat Valley Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
A wounded Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, is moved to a helicopter to be taken to Peshawar for treatment in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan?s volatile Swat Valley Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said.(AP Photo/Sherin Zada)
MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) ? A Taliban gunman walked up to a bus taking children home from school in Pakistan's volatile Swat Valley Tuesday and shot and wounded a 14-year-old activist known for championing the education of girls and publicizing atrocities committed by the Taliban, officials said.
The attack in the city of Mingora targeted 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who is widely respected for her work to promote the schooling of girls ? something that the Taliban strongly opposes. She was nominated last year for the International Children's Peace Prize.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, calling Malala's work "obscenity."
"This was a new chapter of obscenity, and we have to finish this chapter," said Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan . "We have carried out this attack."
Malala and her family had been threatened by the Taliban before for her activism.
The school bus was about to leave the school grounds in Mingora when a bearded man approached it and asked which one of the girls was Malala, said Rasool Shah, the police chief in the town. Another girl pointed to Malala, but the activist denied it was her and the gunmen then shot both of the girls, the police chief said.
Malala was shot twice ? once in the head and once in the neck ? but her wounds were not life-threatening, said Tariq Mohammad, a doctor at the main hospital in Mingora. The second girl shot was in stable condition, the doctor said.
The attack displayed the viciousness of Islamic militants in Swat Valley, where the military conducted a major operation in 2009 to clear out insurgents. It was a reminder of the challenges of keeping the area free of militant influence.
The problems of young women in Pakistan were also the focus of a separate case before the high court, which ordered a probe into an alleged barter of seven girls to settle a blood feud in a remote southwestern district.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry began proceedings into the allegations, which were first reported in the local media. The alleged trade happened in the Dera Bugti district of Baluchistan province between two groups within the Bugti tribe, one of the more prominent tribes in the province.
A tribal council ordered the barter in early September, the district deputy commissioner, Saeed Faisal, told the court. He did not know the girls' ages but local media reported they were between 4 and 13 years old.
However, the Advocate General for the province could not confirm the incident.
Chaudhry, the chief justice, ordered Faisal to make sure that all members of the tribal council appear in court on Wednesday, as well as a local lawmaker who belongs to one of the two sub-tribes believed involved in the incident.
The tradition of families exchanging unmarried girls to settle feuds is banned under Pakistani law but still practiced in the country's more conservative, tribal areas.
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Associated Press writer Abdul Sattar in Quetta contributed to this report.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Vonne Monai's Beauty, Health & Fitness Guide: MY OPINION ...
I am an American Mulatto.
My Mother is Cherokee & Seminole (tall, yellow, black kinky hair, (Bette Davis) brown eyes, pretty.
My Father is Italian American (tall, rock star skinny, curly blond hair, gorgeous blue eyes, incredibly handsome.
My Mother is Cherokee & Seminole (tall, yellow, black kinky hair, (Bette Davis) brown eyes, pretty.
My Father is Italian American (tall, rock star skinny, curly blond hair, gorgeous blue eyes, incredibly handsome.
I am 5'7", 100 lbs., Size Zero, Brown Eyes, Curly Black Hair
Professional Actress, Model,?Composer, Artist & Poetess
My name is pronounced vonnie monay
I have created hundreds of original musical compositions, but due to the excessiveness of the Organized Criminal Gang Stalking I have to endured on a constant basis; I have only 60 songs?and only 60 poems?copywritten.
I also have not had the time to even present my work in a professional manner.
I figured I would present it raw since these creatures think they can erase me and my life. ?They are lowlives who think they can make their outrageous "frame ups" stick.
I have been a vegetarian all of my life.
I know it is not for everyone and have never and will never try to force anyone to eat the way I do. I was forced by my mother to eat meat because of my blood disorder, Thalassemia Minor. She tried to frighten me into eating it by telling me that I would die if I didn't. I am still alive!
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I am a True Gemini a Syzygy and a Grand Cross!
Syzygy?in?Astronomy? is an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet.
In a Grand Cross, there is one planet in each astrological element (fire, earth, air and water) but all the planets are in signs of the same modality or quality.
I am a victim of child pornographers, sadistic, homosexual, pedophile, rapists, kidnapping, forced breeding & sex slavery. I am still stalked by these slanderers. I will tell anyone who will listen until I have justice. I am so fed up with them that I have begun to names names.
These brute beasts twice dead (A New Teatament description of these creatures) ought to thank me for sharing their actual "Accomplishments" Crimes.
I think it is all about the land that was stolen from my family.
Tropicana Orange Juice is on it in Bradenton, Florida, USA.
These posts are designed to disrupt the MuslimTerrorist, Zionists/Jewish, Papist/Catholic Inquisitors/Mafia & Willie Lynch Slaves/Blacks , Third World/Illegal Aliens attempts to commit The Genocide of True Americans!Source: http://vonnemonai.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-opinion-about-black-women_8.html
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'Digits' device tracks hand gestures exactly
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Wearing out your wrist using a mouse or trackpad to interact with your computer? This device from Microsoft Research straps right onto your arm and tracks every tiny finger movement. Think of it as an air mouse.
The device, called Digits, is essentially a camera sensitive to infrared light that sits on your wrist and watches your hand. A tiny laser projects a grid onto it (invisible to our eyes), allowing the camera to track movement very precisely. It's actually a lot like having a tiny Kinect mounted on your arm, and in fact the team was inspired by the Kinect hardware.
There's also?an accelerometer inside, so it can also track your arm and body?movements ? though without the same level of precision.
The demonstration video below shows off a few interesting ideas for gestures, from a pinch-and-zoom in the air to a grabbing gesture to move around a virtual room. But perhaps the most obvious application is in sign language: the camera, or a pair of them, can see the hand gestures very clearly and easily translates them into letters or words.
"Digits"?was shown by Microsoft Research at the UIST conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More information can be found at Microsoft's article describing the Digits project.
Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for NBC?News Digital. His personal website is?coldewey.cc.
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Finding Value in a Westchester Criminal Attorney ? Reference and ...
Hefty fines and penalties will surely come your way if you decide to drive while intoxicated. You better avoid this kind of offense if you do not have the money to pay for court costs, bond fees, insurance premiums, and other fines. Here, the rules are different when it comes to various states.
Getting professional assistance is something that you can benefit from especially since this offense can set you back thousands of dollars. You have to work with a DWI lawyer when it comes to this so that he can plan a suitable defense. There are times when charges are dropped but only if the lawyer is able to communicate the defense well enough.
Just in case that you are faced with DWI charges, make it a point to look for lawyers in your area that specialize in such cases. Spend time looking online as well. People requiring the services of DUI lawyers should make use of all potential sources.
You need to find an attorney that suits the kind of services that you are in need of. Ask what offenses the lawyer specializes in. Also check the school from which the lawyer graduated.
Do not forget that your fate lies in the hands of the attorney so be mindful of your choices. Winnings when it comes to DWI cases is something that you should find out as well. As much as possible, work with a Westchester DWI attorney when it comes to this and try not to settle for an inexperienced legal practitioner.
The thing about lawyers is that they come in numbers but you want to work with the ones with reputable backgrounds. You should check with the Bar Association to see if the attorney?s license is good to go. This is actually something that can help you establish trust with your lawyer.
If you want to land the perfect lawyer, talk to 4 or 5 of them. As you spend time in finding the right DUI lawyer, you need to take other things into account. Here is where the offender has to know the ins and outs of his case.
See to it that you sign a contract stating the costs and services that the lawyer agreed to. Depending on the lawyer, you might have to pay them by the hour. So that you are not caught off guard with the expenses, work on this prior to the case hearings.
If you are lucky, you might find an attorney that provides free initial consults. On top of that, there are lawyers who expect to be paid through check, while others are willing to take credit card. If you are asked for a big amount of money immediately, credit cards can make the situation a little more convenient for you.
There are times when these lawyers ask for higher payments by claiming that they know the prosecutor. You should know that this is not an ethical move. Hence, make sure you hire a Westchester criminal attorney with solid legal defense and considerable experience who can win your case.
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'Textual' harassment? OMG! - Business Management Daily
by Kristin A. LaRosa, Esq., Pepper Hamilton, LLP
A good smartphone policy makes sense for many reasons. Smartphone functions encompass making phone calls, sending email, browsing the web, playing music, taking pictures and video and playing games?all activities fraught with peril and potential liability for employers.
But one of the most dangerous smartphone functions (from the employer perspective) is also one of the simplest: sending text messages.
Those brief, misspelled, dashed-off messages have spawned a rash of ?textual harassment? claims?claims by employees alleging they have received harassing text messages from co-workers or managers.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Fabrics manufacturer to create 55 jobs in Rockingham County
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. ? Gov. Bev Perdue announced Monday that the Global Textile Alliance Inc. fabrics manufacturer plans to create 55 jobs and invest $7.4 million over the next three years in Reidsville.
Officials said the project was made possible in part by a $150,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund.
?North Carolina has a long and celebrated history in the textile industry,? said Gov. Perdue, in a prepared statement. ?Manufacturers are expanding here because of our state?s investments in education and job training programs.?
State officials said Global Textile Alliance is headquartered in Reidsville and manufactures bedding and upholstery fabrics which are sold to several major U.S. furniture brands.
The Reidsville plant is home to the company?s corporate headquarters, distribution, design, sales and marketing, finance and quality control divisions. There are currently more than 130 people working at the facility.
Officials said salaries will vary by job, but the average annual payroll for the new jobs will be more than $1.5 million.
?Global Textile Alliance, Inc. is extremely pleased to have the continued support of North Carolina to help us broaden the foundation of our company,? said Steven Graven, President of Global Textile Alliance, in a press release.
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