Nevada's Ruby Mountains - "Terminal Cancer" Chute

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Terminal Cancer's not always bad, at least according to Gary Begley, who shares this first-person look at one of Nevada's Ruby Mountains' classic chutes. Be on the look out for more intel from the Ruby Mountains in an upcoming issue of?frequency?TSJ.

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Universal's "Fast Five" sped to first Friday night with $33.2 million from 3,643 locations.Pic's numbers were jumpstarted by $3.8 million from midnight screenings in 1,132 theaters Thursday night, marking U's highest ever midnight take. B.O. pundits say the film should open to $60 million-$70 million this weekend, though the studio is now saying it could be closer to $80 million, which would make it U's biggest opening in history.Second went to Fox's "Rio" with $3.6 million at 3,708 plexes, down 67% from last Friday. The holdover should continue to play well with families, counterprogramming "Fast Five," which tracked especially well with male and ethnic auds."Madea's Big Happy Family" from Lionsgate took third with $3.1 million from 2,288 locations. The Tyler Perry pic was followed by Fox's "Water for Elephants" with $2.9 million at 2,820 playdates, and Disney's "Prom" with $1.85 million from 2,730 playdates.The Mouse House expects "Prom" to pull down $7 million-$9 million in its opening frame. Weinstein Co. is hoping for similar figures this weekend with "Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil," which came in sixth with $1.07 million from 2,505 locations, but the toon may face tough competition from holdovers like "Rio.""Prom" is Disney's first opener greenlit by topper Rich Ross. Pic falls under the Mouse's mandate for films with modest budgets and cross-promotional potential.The summer box office sesh, which usually kicks off the first frame in May, has been starting earlier and earlier in recent years. Likewise, "Fast Five" could be the year's first major blockbuster, besting "Rio's" bow earlier this month to $39.2 million. Previous installment "Fast and Furious" opened in early April 2009 to $71 million."Fast Five" opened overseas last weekend in four territories and grossed $23.5 million. Similarly, Paramount's "Thor" will bow in almost every international market this weekend before its Stateside release next week. "Thor" has already debuted to $5.7 million in Australia.

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Weekend Box Office: Fox's 'Rio' Grosses $286 Million Worldwide to Become Top 2011 Release

Twentieth Century Fox?s 3D toon Rio has become the top grossing 2011 release, ending Easter weekend with a new worldwide cume of $286 million. That easily bests Paramount?s Rango, which has earned just under $240 million globally.

Rio topped the box office chart both domestically and internationally for the weekend in a big win for Fox. In North America, the 3D toon grossed an estimated $26.8 million from 3,842 theaters in its second weekend for a cume of $81.3 million.

Overseas, Rio -- voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway -- grossed an estimated $44 million for a new international cume of $204.7 million. Rio opened two weeks ago internationally, a week ahead of its domestic bow on April 15.

Rio?s performance is helping to restore confidence in the domestic box office, which has been suffering the worst slump in years. Easter weekend was up a whopping 38% from a year ago (a non-holiday weekend), helping to narrow the year-over-year decline in box office revenues from 20% to 18%.

Coming in No. 2 domestically over Easter weekend was the latest offering from Tyler Perry, Madea?s Big Happy Family. The Lionsgate movie scored a solid $25.8 million from 2,288 locations in its debut, and?drew a pleasing A CinemaScore.

Big Happy Family posted a per screen average of $11,255, the best of any wide release, and pointing to Perry's core fanbase among African-Americans, who made up 81% of the audience. The film played great in urban markets including New York, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, as well as in the South, such as Atlanta.

"Tyler Perry has such a loyal following," Lionsgate president of theatrical distribution David Spitz said.?

Overperforming in its opening was Fox 2000?s period circus romance Water for Elephants, which debuted to $17.5 million from 2,817 locations. Based on Sara Gruen?s bestselling book and directed by Francis Lawrence, the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson and Christoph Waltz.

Water for Elephants drew an A- CinemaScore, and played heavily to adult women. Females made up 70% of the audience, while 70% were over the age of 25. The film?s successful opening is a win for Fox?s marketing team, which targeted fans of the book, as well as playing up the love story.

"It is a great number for an adult film. When a movie shows emotion, that's what draws you in," Fox senior ?vice president of domestic distribution Bert Livingston said. "This really overperformed, and will have great legs."

Placing No. 4 was Universal?s Easter bunny hit Hop. The CGI/live-action pic jumped the $100 million mark at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated $12.5 million for a new cume of $100.5 million. Overseas, Hop hasn?t had the same appeal, but has still grossed a solid $47.2 million for a worldwide total of $147.7 million.

Dimension Films? Scream 4 came in No. 5 at the domestic box office, grossing an estimated $7.2 million in its second weekend for a cume of $31.2 million. The movie fell 62%, an acceptable decline for a horror pic.


Disneynature?s latest Earth Day documentary African Cats came in No. 6, grossing an estimated $6.4 million from 1,220 locations. African Cats also played well, drawing an A- CinemaScore.

A trio of strong holdovers took the next three spots on the box office chart. TriStar and FilmDistrict?s Bethany Hamilton biopic Soul Surfer, playing to young women and faith-based audiences, grossed an estimated $5.6 million for a cume of $28.7 million in its third weekend.

FilmDistrict?s micro-budgeted Insidious followed with an estimated gross of $5.4 million. The sleeper hit finished its fourth weekend with a cume of $44.2 million.

Smart thriller Hanna, from Focus Features and directed by Joe Wright, grossed an estimated $5.3 million in its third weekend for a cume of $31.7 million.

Among more limited offerings, Roadside Attractions' The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford, fell 35% in its second weekend to come in No. 13, grossing an estimated $2.3 million from 849 theaters for a cume of $6.9 million.

The Metropolitan Opera's The Met: Live in HD continued to score top results, with Saturday's live broadcast of Richard Strauss' Capriccio grossing $2.1 million from 759 screens in North America. Overseas, 45,000 people watched the broadcast, which played on 300 screens in Europe and Latin America.

In the U.S., Morgan Spurlock?s new documentary Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold got off to a soft startt, grossing an estimated $135,135 million from 18 theaters in a handful of top markets for Sony Pictures Classics. The pic?s per theater average was $7,506.?

Sony Classics scored the best theater average of the weekend with foreign film Incendies, which grossed an estimated $54,582 from three theaters in New York and Los Angeles for a location average of $18,195.

Focus Features? Jane Eyre approached $8 million over the weekend, ending the frame with a new cume of $7.7 million.

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Can we invest in Green? | GreenHealthExpert.com

The Green movement is expanding like a wildfire across America and the world, and many companies are scrambling to jump into the bandwagon. I find it fascinating: the ?greens?, (or ?tree-huggers? or ?environmentalists?) have been out there for decades, warning us about the catastrophic damage our way of life was causing to the planet. Most people would see them as a small group of na?ve idealists (or radicals, in some cases) that made some good points, but that for the most part, grossly exaggerated the severity of the situation. As such, they were mocked and not taken very seriously. Now, they are not alone. Now, more and more people are becoming conscious about the environment and actively doing something about it. Green is quickly becoming mainstream.

What has changed? What made everyone suddenly pay attention? Most importantly perhaps, is this for real? Or is it just another fad like the carbs craze that will just fade away when consumers find another cause to embrace?

Believe it or not, the carbs craze and the green movement are related. They are expressions of the same set of values that are shaping society today. Paul Ray, in his book ?The Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People Are Changing the World ?, coined the concept that has now been adopted to explain this set of values: LOHAS or Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability. LOHAS is described as ??a market segment focused on health and fitness, the environment, personal development, sustainable living, and social justice.? (http://www.lohas.com/). It sounds like a pretty hefty segment, doesn?t it? How is health and fitness related to social justice?? It all boils down to the pursuit of transcendental satisfaction. Inwardly driven consumers who look for holistic well-being: mind, body and soul. Consumers today demand more than the satisfaction of mere functional needs. A cup of coffee is not just a cup of coffee anymore: it must be an indulging, deeply satisfying sensorial experience that also makes them feel good because is healthy (cue in organic), allows them to help fellow human beings (enter Fair Trade) and fosters a pleasant, safe and clean environment they can enjoy (mix in sustainable and ecologically sound). Yeap, all that in a cup of coffee? or a shirt? or a car.

OK, but is this for real? There are a number of factors that tell me the underlying values behind this trend are not a short-term fad, but a new set of core principles and beliefs that are taking hold and truly dictating the way we run our lives. These principles are becoming the frame of reference in the decisions of what we buy. Some of the expressions may be temporary (like the carbs madness), but the values are here to stay. Some of those determining factors I referred to are:

Inward-driven mindset: Today?s world is exciting for the consumers. In a society of abundance, high living standards and instant connections, consumers can go beyond the satisfaction of immediate needs. The basic problems are taken care of, and consumers increasingly focus their attention and energy in satisfying what Maslow defined as higher-level needs, or, in their terms, higher pleasures. A high pleasure is one that transcends the mere functional and/or sensorial satisfaction, and involves emotional, intellectual or spiritual fulfillment. This pursuit of transcendental satisfaction means that the consumers nowadays are inwardly driven, that is, they are focused on fulfilling their inner motivations and aspirations, and are comfortable with putting their needs first rather than meeting others? expectations. By contrast -and as a way to complete the illustration of the concept-, a consumer in a situation where the main focus is addressing primary needs ?i.e. the post-war era mentioned in my previous posting- would be outwardly driven, because their satisfaction is heavily reliant on external factors ?i.e. peers, economy and environment-.

Connected globalization: Globalization is not just an economic phenomenon, but a social and cultural one. We just can?t escape the world anymore. Technology and instant communications make us witnesses of the limitations and struggles of people around the world to survive and prosper. We can?t ignore it any more than we would ignore our next-door neighbor going through hard times. A good book on this topic is Tom Friedman?s ?The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century?

Scarcity: We are finally realizing that natural resources are truly limited, and that the competition for them is increasing. This is affecting us all through increased cost of living and eroded quality of life.

Global warming: ?- So, you were not kidding! It is for real, then??!!? Thank you, Mr. Gore.

Accessibility: I would dare to bet this is perhaps the most important factor in the change of attitude. People are doing something because now they can. Information, availability and cost make taking the right decisions easier and affordable.

Now that we?ve discussed the Green trend with some detail, let?s try to answer the pivotal question of this article: can we invest in Green? The answer is a categorical yes? but we have to be cautious: not everything that is green shines.

Everyone is jumping into the Green trend. Not everyone is doing it right though. Adopting ecologically friendly initiatives cannot be just a marketing plot. This is what is called ?green-washing? and consumers see right through it. A company needs to be sincere in its approach. It is a fundamental component of the authenticity consumers are looking for in their dealings with a company.

For a Green initiative to be successful -and therefore interesting as an investment opportunity-, we need to look for three key components: a) integrity; b) performance; and c) affordability. Let?s discuss these requirements:

Integrity: There are different levels of features a company can incorporate in a product in order to make it more eco-friendly. Some measures can be limited and represent just a small step in the right direction: for example, a change in packaging, using a little less plastic or incorporating recycled cardboard. Others can represent a radical and thorough re-design of a product or type of products, ensuring that everything in it significantly reduces its impact to the environment. All these steps are good: they all represent progress in the right direction. What is not right, though, is making just a small change and then try to hype it as major breakthrough in ecological responsibility. As indicated, consumers see right through these hypes and judge them as insincere attempts to prey on their genuine concerns. If as a company all you are doing is including 30% recycled post-consumer content in your cardboard boxes, just say it that way, and devote a little corner in you packaging to let consumers know; they will notice it and appreciate it. But don?t suddenly launch a full campaign touting that small change as the new ?eco-friendly pack? for your product and thump your chest about how concerned you are about the environment and how seriously you are taking your ecological responsibility. Nah? that does not cut it. It?s not authentic. On the other side of the spectrum, the more comprehensive is the change or the innovation, the more evidence consumers can see of a thought-through, purposefully designed product that comprehensively addresses their environmental concerns, then the stronger will be the manufacturer?s grounds to genuinely support the innovation in force and the higher the potential for consumers to pay attention and ultimately adopt the product. This thoroughness in the offer is what we need to look for in considering a potential investment opportunity.

Performance: There is one absolute truth with respect to Green. Consumers are willing to adopt products that are ecologically sound as long as those products perform as well or even better than conventional products. Period. As much as consumers want to do the right thing, they are not willing to wear soiled clothes, or eat tasteless food, or sacrifice aesthetics for the sake of the environment. The brands and products that promise to be environmentally friendly must also provide convincing arguments to make consumers believe they will perform well, and finally, they have to deliver on that promise.

Affordability: Consumers are willing to pay a little more for a more responsible product. But not a whole lot more. The closer the price of the eco-friendly product is to what the consumers are used to pay for that type of product, the higher it is the likelihood that consumers will switch to it. This is no surprise, though. Ultimately, we are playing with the good old value equation. Consumers are willing to pay more for products that have a greater value for them, that is, the ones that solve for a wider range of needs. What is the value of feeling good for fulfilling your responsibility with the planet? Hard to tell, but not that high in the big scheme of things. Yet, at a competitive price, it is a very relevant differentiator, and may tip the market share balance dramatically in favor of the eco-friendly contender. Therefore, look for competitive pricing when gauging a potential investment. The real volume and profit potential will be there.

A Company or product that meets this criteria will have a high likelihood to be successful, therefore profiling a sound investment opportunity.

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iPad 2 Delays Down to ?Just? 1-2 Weeks

The wait for the iPad 2 is now as little as a week

It looks like Apple is finally getting on top of runaway iPad 2 sales. Head to any online Apple Store today and you?ll be presented with a 1-2 week wait. This is down from the 3-4 weeks that buyers have had to kill since the launch of the iPad 2.

In fact, up until now, the only reliable way to get an iPad 2 in a reasonable amount of time was to head to an actual Apple Store first thing in the morning and join the queue. I have even heard stories via the Twitter that people were still camping out overnight as recently as last week.

I ordered an iPad 2 the moment it was available here in Spain, but cancelled a week or so later after convincing myself I didn?t need it. Now, with the possibility of getting one soon, I?m tempted again. That old iPad 1 of mine sure is looking fat and ugly today.

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Demi Moore Wears $35 H&M Pants on the Red Carpet

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Bright pants are one of spring's hottest fashion trends, and from the looks of her casual-chic red carpet ensemble at Wednesday's A&E Upfront in NYC, Demi Moore has definitely received the memo.

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The 48-year-old actress styled her red satin trousers with a crisp white top along with a gold metallic belt for some added flair. But the best part is -- wait for it -- the pants are by H&M and cost a mere $34.95!

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It's always refreshing to see celebs rock affordable fashion finds. Other budget fashionistas include Emmy Rossum (who was spotted in a $60 Express frock earlier this year) and Duchess Catherine, who wore a $90 Zara dress on April 30, the day after her royal wedding.

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iOS 4.3.3 and Location Bug Fix Coming Soon

Apple is readying iOS 4.3.3 to fix the iOS location tracking "bug," where an unencrypted consolidated.db file continues to grow, and grow, and grow on the device.

Apple will release the update within the next two weeks, or possibly sooner. This isn't a major release, so Apple can spring it on end users at any time. According to the sources, the iOS 4.3.3 update will include the following fixes:

  • The location database will no longer be backed up by iTunes.
  • The size of the location database will be reduced.
  • The location database will be deleted if Location Services are turned off.
  • Battery life improvements.
  • iPod bug fixes.
There was no mention made of the continuing Verizon iPad 2 connectivity issues. It was thought that iOS 4.3.2 would fix the problems, but end users continue to discuss the issue on Apple's support forums.

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Get a Better Grip of Your Point and Shoot with Stick-On Camera Grips [Cameras]

Every point and shoots I've ever owned has been dropped, dropped and dropped to its death. Just look at their shape! They're asking for it. Sleek, metal, rectangle and slippery, come on, it's impossible to get a perfect grip on. These attachable camera grips, made by Flipbac, try to give you some more girth to grip. Stick them to your point and shoot with through its 3M adhesive and there's your handle. They come in a 3-pack for $9.99. [Flipbac via The Gadgeteer] More »


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