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North Carolina Theatre & BROADWAY SERIES SOUTH 2013/14 BROADWAY SEASON BLENDS TIMELESS CLASSICS AND NEW FAVORITES

RALEIGH, N.C. ? North Carolina Theatre and Broadway Series South are excited to announce their 2013/14 season at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts. This blockbuster season features four in-house productions, including the timeless, classic show CATS and the musical phenomenon Les Mis?rables as well as two first-time National Tours, never before seen on the Triangle stage. The 13/14 season, with such a strong mix of the old and the new, offers something for everyone.

2013-2014 Broadway Season At a Glance

CATS (October 8-13, 2013 NC Theatre Production): Since CATS first opened on the West End stage in 1981, it has become one of the world?s best-known and best-loved musicals. With a plot based on T.S. Eliot?s Old Possum?s Book of Practical Cats and award-winning music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS has since been presented in over 20 countries. A timeless musical classic, NC Theatre is thrilled to be producing this show for the first time in their history.

Elf, The Musical (November 12-17, 2013, National Tour): Based on the hit holiday movie, ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa?s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy?s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa?s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern day Christmas classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.

We Will Rock You (December 3-8, 2013, National Tour): From London?s West End, the worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton comes to Raleigh for a limited engagement! We Will Rock You features the greatest hits of the legendary British rock group, Queen. Now in its 11th year in London and seen by a staggering 15 million people worldwide, this hilarious, multi-award-winning and record-breaking phenomenon boasts a fantastic score of killer Queen tunes that you just can?t resist singing along to, such as Another One Bites The Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, We Are The Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody and of course, We Will Rock You.

Les Mis?rables (February 11-23, 2014, NC Theatre & Broadway Series South Co-Production): The Dream Lives! North Carolina Theatre is honored to be doing their first-ever full production of this powerful musical phenomenon. Fresh off its recent film adaptation that won multiple academy awards, the show currently has an award-winning 25th anniversary staging in the West End and will be returning to the Broadway stage in 2014. It?s truly one of the most popular musicals of all time, with sensational music and a heart-wrenching love story.

Driving Miss Daisy (May 2-11, 2014, NC Theatre Production): The charming, heart-warming tale of an unlikely life-changing friendship between elderly southern Jewish Matriarch, Daisy, and her chauffer. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Award and an Academy Award-winning film, the plot explores race relations amid a backdrop of prejudice, inequality, and civil unrest within the American south in the late 1940?s. NC Theatre is proud to bring this poignantly told, sparklingly funny story to the Fletcher stage.

Disney?s Little Mermaid (July 29-August 30, 2014, NC Theatre Production): Disney?s under-the-sea spectacular hits the stage! Based on the classic Disney animated feature, The Little Mermaid is a splashy extravaganza. Prepare to be swept away by the classic songs you remember, and delighted by new ones written by Oscar-winning Disney tunesmith Alan Menken. The show is spectacular fun for the whole family!

?As theatre professionals and theatre lovers, we are so excited about next season?s line-up.? To create our very own productions of LES MISERABLES and CATS is a true mission moment for us? and to complement these titles with two first-national tours as well as DRIVING MISS DAISY and Disney?s THE LITTLE MERMAID has created a perfectly well-rounded season that we?re proud to bring to the Triangle theatre community,? said Lisa Grele Barrie, President and CEO of North Carolina Theatre.

Season Ticket Information

Season tickets start as low as $154.60 for all six shows. To purchase, call the North Carolina Theatre Box Office at 919-831-6941 x6944. For more information, please visit www.nctheatre.com or www.broadwayseriessouth.com.

Source: http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2013/04/nc-theatre-2013-14-broadway-season/

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Fisker fires 75% of workforce; bankruptcy next?

Paul A. Eisenstein , The Detroit Bureau ? ? ? 13 hrs.

About 75 percent of the workforce at troubled battery-car start-up Fisker Automotive has been laid off, a move forced by the firm?s increasing weak financial situation and the mounting fears that without new investors or partners Fisker could be forced into bankruptcy, numerous sources have confirmed.

The move comes only days after U.S. employees reported back after a week-long, unpaid furlough, and less than a month after founder and former Chairman Henrik Fisker resigned over ?several major disagreements? with members of the small carmaker?s senior management team over its ongoing business strategy.

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"Unfortunately we have reached a point where a significant reduction in our workforce has become necessary," the company said, adding that it was still searching for a strategic partner.

According to sources, the firm is effectively being run by the big gun among its investors, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, which has been pressing Fisker to ?conserve cash? and try to line up new investors, partners or buyers.

But efforts to do so have collapsed, according to sources. Several Chinese partners were talking to Fisker as recently as last month, including Dongfeng Motor Corp., based in Wuhan, China, which reportedly had considered purchasing 85% of the U.S. company. Also reportedly in talks was Zheijangg Geely, the Chinese firm that owns Swedish automaker Volvo.

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Both Chinese firms have pulled out of the discussions ? though one insider cautioned, ?The Chinese play hardball and may be taking advantage of the situation to get their best deal.?

At this point it is not clear what position is being taken by law firm Kirkland & Ellis, which has been brought in to advise on a possible bankruptcy filing.

Calling the layoffs ?a necessary strategic step in our efforts to maximize the value of Fisker's core assets," just 53 managers were asked to remain with the company following the mass firing of 160 employees on Friday morning at its headquarters in Anaheim, California. The company reportedly will provide no severance payments.

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Focusing on the plug-in hybrid niche in the nascent electric vehicle market, the company was founded by two industry veterans, Bernard Koehler and the eponymous Henrik Fisker, a Danish designer who was perhaps best known for his work at Aston Martin. Fisker himself tendered his resignation just last month. He had been increasingly isolated from a management team headed by CEO Tony Posawatz who joined the firm last year after leading the development of General Motors? own plug-in, the Chevrolet Volt.

Even before the official launch of the Fisker Karma in early 2012 the company was running into problems that led the U.S. Department of Energy to freeze most of a $529 million loan intended to help Fisker develop its second, more mass-market model, the Atlantic.

The situation contined to worse as the Karma became subject to several recalls for a variety of problems including a defective fan system that caused one vehicle to burn up. Meanwhile, production of the battery-car at a plant in Finland has been on hold since last autumn.

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Despite having raised an estimated $1.2 billion from private investors ? and having tapped $193 million before the DoE loan was frozen, Fisker reportedly has just $30 million in available cash at this point. It also is expected to get a settlement of $15 million from its bankrupt battery supplier, the former A123, which was recently sold to a Chinese bidder.

Fisker also faces a $10 payment to the DoE on the outstanding portion of its loan that would be due on April 22.

The Energy Department has come under heat for problems with that program which has seen several other loan recipients, including A123, run into trouble as sales of electric vehicles have lagged well behind early, optimistic forecasts.

In a statement, however, DoE spokeswoman Aoife McCarthy contended that, "Despite Fisker's difficulties, our overall loan portfolio of more than 30 projects continues to perform very well, and more than 90 percent of the $10 billion loan loss reserve that Congress set aside for these programs remains intact.?

Barely a week after U.S. employees were put on a 5-day unpaid furlough, troubled Fisker Automotive has apparently given termination notices to as much as half or more of its staff ? including its entire communications department, several well-placed sources have told TheDetroitBureau.com.

While the latest move appears to be part of a desperate move to conserve dwindling cash resources while searching for new investors or a complete outside acquisition, the situation could be even more dire.

?I would not be surprised to see this leading up to the possibility of a bankruptcy filing,? cautioned a well-connected source with long connections to the battery-car maker. Other Fisker sources said such a move would come as no surprise to them, either.

The mass job cuts are just the latest setback to a once-promising company that had hoped to become a major player in the nascent electric vehicle market. It was founded by two industry veterans, Bernard Koehler and the eponymous Henrik Fisker, a Danish designer who was perhaps best known for his work at Aston Martin.

Copyright ? 2009-2013, The Detroit Bureau

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Israel Bombarded with Rockets after Two Palestinian Teens Shot Dead

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Source: www.ibtimes.com --- Friday, April 05, 2013
Amer Nassar, 17, and Nagi Biblisi, 18 were killed during protests over the death of Palestinian prisoner Maissara Abu Hamdiyeh ...

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WazobiaBlog: Blogging definition and Tips to be a Successful Blogger

?This was a guest post by Zahid Ali Raja of Allbloggingtricks.blogspot.com and reviewed by Wazobiablog.??

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Generally, blogs were initial presented as weblogs that relate to a ?server?s log file.? It was built when web logging click the virtual market. Since its beginning in the mid-1990s, web logging slowly but surely saturated the virtual community making the World wide web a worthwhile resource of more significant information and facts.

On the other hand, with web logging, you will still need to have a website and and professionally chosen domain names, however with blogging, you don't require anything at all just an account with blog providers. In many cases, these types of? blogs are absolutely free.

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Wall Street climbs with health insurers, S&P nears high

By Caroline Valetkevitch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by the health care sector after a government decision on payment rates, while factory orders data confirmed the economy is steadily improving.

The S&P 500 closed at another record high, though it fell short of breaking above its all-time intraday high of 1,576.09. The Dow also ended at another record high.

The government dropped plans to cut payments for private Medicare Advantage insurers and instead said it would allow a 3.3 percent raise.

The news boosted shares of some health insurers, including Humana, which derives about two-thirds of its revenue from Medicare Advantage business. The stock jumped 5.5 percent to $79.11 and was among the biggest percentage gainers on the S&P 500. UnitedHealth Group gained 4.7 percent to $61.74.

"They didn't expect the result that they got. That will help with their bottom line," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial in Newark, New Jersey.

Strengthening U.S. data has helped stocks rally since the start of the year. On Tuesday, U.S. data showed February factory orders rose 3 percent, slightly above expectations. That follows a weak reading on manufacturing on Monday that sparked a pullback in stocks.

The S&P 500 is now up 10.1 percent since the start of the year.

For the day, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 89.16 points, or 0.61 percent, at 14,662.01. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 8.08 points, or 0.52 percent, at 1,570.25. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 15.69 points, or 0.48 percent, at 3,254.86.

The S&P 500 surpassed its 2007 closing high last Thursday, while the Dow first broke above its 2007 record on March 5.

Stocks pared gains late in the session, giving investors another reason to question the strength of the recent rally.

"The recent legs of this rally have lacked a bit of conviction," said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia. "What's been leading equity markets has been more defensive sectors."

Healthcare sector stocks are still seen as cheap relative to the overall market. Humana, which has a market cap of about $11.9 billion, has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 9.4, below the S&P 500 P/E average ratio of about 16.5. UnitedHealth has a P/E ratio of 10.6 and Cigna has a P/E ratio of 9.7.

"We do think that healthcare stocks are a nice combination of dividend yields, growth and low valuations and we are very constructive on the sector," said Jim Russell, senior equity strategist for U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Cincinnati.

Other big gainers in the healthcare sector included shares of Cigna, up 2.9 percent at $64.75.

Most investors expect moves to be limited this week before Friday's U.S. monthly payrolls report.

The March jobs report could give clues on how successful the Federal Reserve has been in lowering unemployment, one of the primary headwinds for the economy.

About 200,000 jobs were created last month, according to a Reuters poll, down from 236,000 in February. The unemployment rate is expected to come in at 7.7 percent, unchanged from the previous period, the poll showed.

In an effort to bring down the unemployment rate, the Fed has maintained an accommodative monetary policy, which has also benefited stocks.

Other gainers included Hertz Global Holdings shares, up 6.8 percent to $23.41, after the company forecast strong earnings and revenue through 2015 due to increasing global demand for car rentals and benefits from its recently completed acquisition of Dollar Thrifty.

Among decliners, Delta Airlines Inc shares were off 8.1 percent at $14.94. Delta's unit revenue for March rose at a slower pace than in the prior two months.

Shares of Nasdaq OMX Group Inc plunged 12.8 percent to $27.91 after agreeing to buy a BGC Partners Inc. trading platform. BGC shares were up 48.6 percent at $5.72.

Shares of Hewlett-Packard fell 5.2 percent to $22.10 after Goldman Sachs downgraded them to "sell."

Volume was roughly 5.9 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and the NYSE MKT, below the 2012 average daily closing volume of about 6.45 billion.

Decliners outpaced advancers on the NYSE by about 15 to 14 and on the Nasdaq by about 13 to 10.

(Additional reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Kenneth Barry and Nick Zieminski)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/stock-futures-rise-ps-time-intraday-high-view-111045562--sector.html

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LIVE CHAT: 'Kind Hearted Woman' Exposes Sex Abuse on Reservation

Apr 3, 2013 12:47pm

Talk to the ?Kind Hearted Woman?? in a PBS online Live Chat at 2 p.m. ET.

Can a family heal from the wounds of sexual and domestic abuse? How do you go on?

David Sutherland?s latest film, Kind Hearted Woman, tells the unforgettable story of Robin Poor Bear (formerly Charboneau), an Oglala Sioux woman determined to heal herself and her family after years of abuse.

Robin Poor Bear and her children Anthony (left) and Darian.

Drawing on his trademark filmmaking style, Sutherland spent three years following Robin on her quest to raise her two children, further her education, and heal herself from the wounds of sexual abuse she suffered as a child.

How is she doing today? How are her children, Darien and Anthony? Why did she agree to be in the film, and how did she adjust to having a camera crew follow her for three years? And just how prevalent is abuse on Native American reservations ? and at Spirit Lake in particular? What?s being done to stop it?

We asked Robin Poor Bear, filmmaker David Sutherland and FRONTLINE reporter Sarah Childress to join us for a live chat to discuss these questions and take yours.

They?ll be joined by ABCnews.com digital reporter Susan Donaldson James, who recently wrote an in-depth review of the film.

You can leave a question in the chat window above, and come by on Wednesday at 2pm. ET to join the live discussion.

Read ?Kind Hearted Woman, Raped by Dad at 3, Helps Others Heal.?

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Source: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/04/03/talk-to-the-kind-hearted-woman/

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