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Eriel Eaglin

After wild week, stocks sell down, Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all down - BloggingStocks - 0 views

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  • Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) moved down nearly 4%, probably based on the Nokia news. Since both PC and handset sales are weak, Apple has some real exposure.
  • Research from the music video game industry showed slow sales and Electronic Arts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) took big tumbles.
  • Eriel Eaglin on 03 Dec 08
     
    stocks down
Eriel Eaglin

If Stocks Are So Cheap, Why Are They Still Going Down?: Tech Ticker, Yahoo! Finance - 0 views

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  • Eriel Eaglin on 08 Dec 08
     
    cheep stocks down
Jilliane Velazco

As CD sales tank, the music industry changes its tune - US News and World Report - 0 views

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cds sales down music download online

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  • Sales of CDs fell almost 9 percent in 2002 and are expected to be down this year an additional 6 percent.
  • Instead of buying music, fans are flocking to online services like Kazaa that allow users to digitally swap songs free.
  • Jilliane Velazco on 05 Dec 08
     
    people have been downloading music for free (ex: on Kazaa) instead of buying cd's cd sales fell 9% in 2002 and were expected to go down 6% more
Ann Thomas

Alley Cat Rescue � The National Cat Protection Association - 0 views

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  • Feral cats can minimize rodent problems. While cats cannot hunt rats and mice into extinction, they can keep their populations in check and discourage new rodents from moving into the area. Often feral cats fill in a gap in the current ecosystem. For example bob cats or lynx used to live up and down the East Coast but were hunted ruthlessly and driven away by development. Feral cats are similar in size and behavior to these native feline predators and help to control the same species of small prey animals. Many people enjoy watching feral cats and observing animals has been shown to lower blood pressure in medical studies. People who help to care for feral cats by feeding them and taking them to the vet enjoy many benefits. Often cat caretakers are elderly and live alone, a population at risk for depression, loneliness, and isolation. Cats relieve these conditions and often bring a sense of happiness and purpose to people who help them. Just as companion animals have been shown extend life expectancies, lower blood pressure, and relieve stress, caring for feral cats improves the health of their caretakers. Individuals who cannot take on the full time commitment of adopting a companion animal can participate in programs to help feral cats. This provides a viable alternative to irresponsibly purchasing an animal one is not prepared to care for. An established, stable, vaccinated, and sterilized colony of feral cats will deter other stray and feral cats from moving into the area. This actually decreases the risk that residents will encounter an unvaccinated cat, and will virtually eliminate problem behaviors like fighting and spraying.
  • Ann Thomas on 10 Dec 08
     
    1. Feral cats can minimize rodent problems. While cats cannot hunt rats and mice into extinction, they can keep their populations in check and discourage new rodents from moving into the area. Often feral cats fill in a gap in the current ecosystem. For example bob cats or lynx used to live up and down the East Coast but were hunted ruthlessly and driven away by development. Feral cats are similar in size and behavior to these native feline predators and help to control the same species of small prey animals. 2. Many people enjoy watching feral cats and observing animals has been shown to lower blood pressure in medical studies. 3. People who help to care for feral cats by feeding them and taking them to the vet enjoy many benefits. Often cat caretakers are elderly and live alone, a population at risk for depression, loneliness, and isolation. Cats relieve these conditions and often bring a sense of happiness and purpose to people who help them. Just as companion animals have been shown extend life expectancies, lower blood pressure, and relieve stress, caring for feral cats improves the health of their caretakers. 4. Individuals who cannot take on the full time commitment of adopting a companion animal can participate in programs to help feral cats. This provides a viable alternative to irresponsibly purchasing an animal one is not prepared to care for. 5. An established, stable, vaccinated, and sterilized colony of feral cats will deter other stray and feral cats from moving into the area. This actually decreases the risk that residents will encounter an unvaccinated cat, and will virtually eliminate problem behaviors like fighting and spraying.
Sylvia A

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  • One unique feature of bats is their modified forelimbs, which support a wing membrane (patagium). The basic elements of the mammalian limb are present in bats, although the relative sizes of most bones and muscles differ from those of nonflying mammals. The most elongated parts of the limb are those of the hand (metacarpal bones) and fingers (phalanges). The primary functions of these bones in bats is to provide support for the patagium and control its movements.
  • Numerous blood vessels and nerves are present throughout the wing membrane. Bats also have five unique muscles present in the patagium, and use additional muscles in the chest and back to move the wings up and down.
  • The most obvious difference between bird wings and those of bats is that bird wings are made of feathers, not a skin membrane. Birds have an elongated arm, but do not have elongated fingers like bats. Additionally, the muscles used in both the upstroke and downstroke are found in the chest of birds, while the upstroke muscles are on the back in bats (Fenton, 1983).
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  • The orientation of the hindlimb is also unique to bats. The hip joint is rotated 90° so that the legs project sideways and the knee faces almost backwards. Due in part to the rotation of the hindlimb, the walking motion of bats differs from other tetrapods, often appearing awkward. The hindlimb is designed to support the patagium in flight and allow the bat to roost hanging from its hindlimbs. Most bats have a tendon system in the toes that locks the claws in place so the bat can hang upside down even when asleep.
  • The body of a bat is ventrally compressed with a short neck region. The bones tend to be slender and light-weight. The majority of the body weight is concentrated in the chest region due to the large flight muscles.
  • The overall shape of the head varies more in bats than within most other groups of mammals. Some bats have very elongated muzzles while others have broad, short faces. There is a correlation between the shape of the head and the type of food eaten. For example, most nectar feeders have long, narrow muzzles that are good for reaching into flowers, while many fruit eaters have short, broad faces good for biting rounded fruits (Hill and Smith, 1984).
  • The ears range from small and round to large and pointed, and often have a cartilaginous fold (tragus) present at the notch of the ear. There is additional variation in the nasal and lip regions of bats. Some bats have complex noseleafs, folds, or wrinkles on their muzzles.
  • A major misconception about bats is that they are blind. This idea originated from the fact that bats are able to successfully maneuver in the dark and often have small eyes. While some bats do have very small eyes (most Microchiroptera) many have large and complex eyes (Megachiroptera).
  • Bats usually have black or brown fur, although the fur can also be gray, white, red, or orange. In some species there are stripes on the face or down the back, or patches of white on the face or above the shoulder. The length of the fur also varies among species from short and dense to long and fluffy. The wing membrane is usually dark in color, although it may have white on the tips or be a lighter color around the bones in the membrane. A few bats have white or pale yellow wings. There are also little hairs on the membrane itself. These hairs can be the color of the wing or the same color as the body.
  • The bat monophyly hypothesis states the Megachiroptera and Microchiroptera are each others closest relatives in an evolutionary sense (i.e., they form a clade).
Eriel Eaglin

Suddenly, Going Down On Wall Street - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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  • Eriel Eaglin on 08 Dec 08
     
    suddenly down
Eriel Eaglin

Closing Bell: Stocks down as recession concerns deepen; CHK, FMCN, LVS, SBUX, TYC all d... - 0 views

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    closing bell
Jilliane Velazco

Despite Drop in CD Sales, Music Industry Is Upbeat - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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cd piracy music industry online apple sales

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      Jilliane Velazco on 03 Dec 08
       
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  • rising revenue from songs and albums bought on the Internet failed to offset the consumer flight from CDs.
  • CD sales was down 13 percent last year compared with 2005
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  • online sales of singles from services such as Apple's iTunes were up 60 percent last year.
  • Apple reported the sale of its 100 millionth iPod.
  • The music industry has blamed piracy for the dive in CD sales and began suing downloaders and the file-sharing services in retaliation in 2003
  • the RIAA is about to sue students for illegal downloading.
  • CD sales peaked in 2000, with the major labels shipping $13 billion worth of discs to stores.
  • Sales dropped about 8 percent each following year, until a 2 percent uptick from 2003 to 2004.
  • resumed in 2005 and hit its lowest point in more than a decade last year, when music companies shipped $9.2 billion in CDs.
  • Last year, sales of albums bought on the Internet shot up 103 percent compared with 2005
  • Jilliane Velazco on 03 Dec 08
     
    cd sales have gone down because of online piracy, etc.
Jilliane Velazco

Album sales down 11% halfway through 2008 - BloggingStocks - 0 views

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single track downloads download sales music music industry

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  • 11% decline in album sales during the first half of 2008
  • Consumers purchased 204.6 million albums between January and June
  • single track downloads growing 30% to 532.7 million units in the first half of the year over first half sales in 2007 of 417.3 million units
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  • Sony BMG dropping .5% to 24.8% and EMI dropping 1% to 9.4%.
  • single track downloads would make an obvious market to rely on
  • Jilliane Velazco on 08 Dec 08
     
    music industries are saying that they might have to rely on single track sales; "single track downloads growing 30% to 532.7 million units in the first half of the year over first half sales in 2007 of 417.3 million units
Jilliane Velazco

Digital Music Sales Grow, but at Slower Rate - New York Times - 0 views

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grow slower music recorded music shortfall sales compact discs cds cd

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  • worldwide digital music sales rose to $2.9 billion last year, from $2.1 billion a year earlier. That was about 15 percent of overall sales, up from 11 percent a year earlier and less than 1 percent in 2003.
  • yet to make up for the shortfall in sales of compact discs
  • sales of recorded music fell about 10 percent last year, to $17.6 billion
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  • In China, where piracy is rampant, the music industry is considering a lawsuit against Baidu.com, the largest Internet provider
  • Jilliane Velazco on 08 Dec 08
     
    music sales are going down; china is considering a lawsuit against Baidu.com
Jilliane Velazco

Music Industry Decline Accelerates - 0 views

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cd album music decline

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  • Jilliane Velazco on 10 Dec 08
     
    they say this is "the worst decline in the history of the cd"; physical album sales have gone down 27% as of December 1, 2008
Sylvia A

Bats In The Desert Southwest - 0 views

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bat desert

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  • Bats are often thought of as flying mice,but they are more closely related to primates, including humans, than they are to mice.
  • the bat's body is covered by hair, with the exception of its wings.
  • Vampire bats don't suck blood. They make a small incision and lap up the blood of their hosts.
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  • A bat will eat half its weight in insects in a single night.
  • Fewer people have died from bat rabies during the past 40 years than have died from dog bites or bee stings in a single year.
  • Although the bat is not blind, its eyes are best adapted to seeing in the dark, and see in only black-and-white.
  • The thumbs of the forefoot are small, equipped with sharp claws and not connected to the membrane.
  • Bats are very shy creatures and like most wild animals, avoid contact with humans while going about their business of eating, reproducing and avoiding predators.
  • When a bat returns to its roost for its upside-down sleep, it will spend as much as 30 minutes cleaning itself before settling down to sleep.
  • Some species of bats prefer to live alone in trees.
  • Nearly all bats that live in the United States feed on insects.
  • Mating may occur two or even three times a year
  • Bats have many natural enemies and large numbers of them die while still young.
  • The most significant causes of premature bat death, however, are the activities of people.
  • Bat droppings (guano) support entire ecosystems of unique organisms, including bacteria useful in detoxifying wastes, improving detergents and producing gasohol and antibiotics.
~ * josie * ~

Does Music Affect Your Heartbeat? - 0 views

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  • There are a lot of different kinds of music. Some of the most popular kinds of music today are rock, techno, hip-hop, and rap. All of those kinds of music affect you in different ways. Other kinds of music are instrumental music, opera, etc. Those kinds of music also affect you. The music that affects you the most is calm music like instrumental or fast music like rock or techno. Rock and techno make you speed up, and instrumental or calm music makes you slow down and feel more calm.
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      ~ * josie * ~ on 10 Dec 08
       
      oooooooooooooooooohhh i didnt know this its kind of off topic but i like it it does have music involved
  • Music can also slow down and equalize brain waves. A brain has 4 kinds of waves. It has beta waves, alpha waves, theta waves, and delta waves. When we do daily activities and experience emotions that’s when we use beta waves. Calmness is when we use alpha waves ,when your sleeping you use theta waves , and lastly when you are in deep sleep or in meditation that is when delta waves are used. When your brain waves are slow that is when you are very calm. Different types of music cause different waves. If you listen to calm music then the waves will drop to delta and theta. If you listen to fast or loud music your brain waves will most likely be alpha or beta.
Eriel Eaglin

Abstracts: Going down - the trouble with defensive stocks. The art of managing luck. Th... - 0 views

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    good stocks
Eriel Eaglin

Healthcare Stock Opportunities In a Down Market - Seeking Alpha - 0 views

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    health care
Eriel Eaglin

Why does this darn stock keep going down? Part II | Daily Markets - 0 views

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    part 2
Eriel Eaglin

SaaS Stocks Down 50% in 2008: Why I Remain Upbeat - Seeking Alpha - 0 views

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    remaing up beat
Eriel Eaglin

LA Biz Observed: Why stocks are really going down - 0 views

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  • They have seized upon a fairly bad situation: a stunning number of defaults and foreclosures in the subprime arena, although just a small part of the total financial picture of the United States. They have then tried — with the collaboration of their advance guards in the press — to make it seem like a total catastrophe so they could make money on their short sales. They sense an opportunity to trick other traders and poor retail slobs like you and me, and they generate data and rumor to support their positions, and to make money. More than that, they trade to support the way they want the market to go. If they are huge traders like some of the major hedge funds, they can sell massively and move the market downward, then suck in other traders who go short, and create a vacuum of fear that sucks down whatever they are selling. [CUT]
  • Eriel Eaglin on 08 Dec 08
     
    truth
Eriel Eaglin

Four Reasons Stock Market Hope Will Overcome Despair - Seeking Alpha - 0 views

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4 reasons

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  • Interestingly enough, stock prices suggest the opposite. We haven't sold off like this since the Depression. Even during the inflation crisis of the 1970's, the most we ever sold off was 17%. Being down 40% on the year must be very scary for market bears. Everyone wants to tell you that valuations don't matter but I have a secret for you - they do. It's hard to find a stock with a p/e over 20 anymore. Apple's market cap is down to $79 billion and yet it will have $30 billion in cash on its balance sheet by year end.Apple's not the only one either. Corporate America has never been more fiscally responsible. Record amounts of cash sit on balance sheets across many different sectors. Leverage has been limited to consumers and banks.
  • Outstanding credit card debt sits at $971 billion for the United States. This amounts to approximately $3,000 per person. This problem is nowhere near the problems that we were faced with earlier in the year in the financial sector. Government stimulus can easily fix the problem of consumer leverage. With a shot of confidence, the consumer will prove resilient once again.
    • Eriel Eaglin
      Eriel Eaglin on 03 Dec 08
       
      America is in debt
  • Eriel Eaglin on 01 Dec 08
     
    4 reasons
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