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“stargate”

Sounds about right to me. Oh no! More illegal aliens coming to Earth.

I thank you all for the comebacks. Much appreciated.

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Splunk Inc, Avago Technologies, 3D Systems

Aug 29 (Reuters) – Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets
on several U.S. companies, including Avago Technologies and Splunk Inc, on Friday.

HIGHLIGHTS
* Splunk Inc : Canaccord Genuity, FBR cut price target on the stock
* Avago Technologies : Canaccord Genuity, Deutsche Bank, Oppenheimer raise target
* AGCO Corp : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight
* Omnivision Technologies : Raymond James raises to market perform from underperform
* 3D Systems, Stratasys : Stifel starts with buy rating
* Casella Waste Systems Inc : Wedbush cuts to neutral from outperform

Following is a summary of research actions on U.S. companies reported by Reuters on Friday.
Stock entries are in alphabetical order.

* 3D Systems Corp : Stifel starts with buy; target price $65
* Abercrombie & Fitch Co : Mizuho raises price target to $43 from $37; rating neutral
* Abercrombie & Fitch Co : Topeka Capital raises target price to $42 from $37; hold
* AGCO Corp : JP Morgan raises to neutral from underweight; target to $51 from $50
* American Software : B.Riley raises price target to $12.50 from $11.75; rating buy
* Analog Devices Inc : Jefferies cuts target price to $58 from $61; rating buy
* Arc Group Worldwide Inc : Brean raises price target to $30 from $23; rating buy
* Athlon Energy Inc : Barclays starts with overweight; price target $58
* Avago Technologies : Canaccord Genuity raises target to $95 from $83; rating buy
* Avago Technologies : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $90 from $80; rating buy
* Avago Technologies : Oppenheimer raises target to $100 from $85; rating outperform
* Avago Technologies : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $90 from $80; rating buy
* Avago Technologies : Credit Suisse raises target to $105 from $75; outperform
* Avago Technologies : Jefferies raises target price to $84 from $76; rating hold
* Avago Technologies : Pacific Crest raises price target to $90 from $85; outperform
* Avago Technologies : RBC raises target price to $99 from $87; rating outperform
* Avago Technologies : Morgan Stanley raises target price to $97; rating overweight
* Avago Technologies : MKM Partners raises target price to $88 from $84; rating buy
* Avago Technologies : D. A. Davidson raises price target to $84 from $75; neutral

perform
* Brunswick Corp : B.Riley raises price target to $56; rating buy
* Casella Waste Systems Inc : Wedbush cuts to neutral from outperform
* Casella Waste Systems Inc : Wedbush cuts price target to $5 from $6
* Casella Waste Systems Inc : Macquarie cuts target to $4.75 from $5.50; neutral
* Cavium Inc : Jefferies raises target price to $64 from $56; rating buy
* Coty Inc : B.Riley cuts price target to $14 from $16; rating neutral
* CNH Industrial : JP Morgan cuts target price to $9 from $10.50; rating underweight
* Dana Holding : Stephens starts with equal-weight rating – Theflyonthewall.com
* Dollar General Corp : BMO raises price target to $78 from $65; rating outperform
* Exone Co : Stifel starts with hold
* Express Inc : JP Morgan raises price target to $18 from $16; rating overweight
* Federated National Holding : William Blair starts with outperform rating
* Fred’s Inc : Wedbush raises target price to $13 from $12; rating neutral
* Frontline Ltd : Clarkson Capital cuts price target to $2.50; rating market perform
* Golar LNG Partners : RBC raises price target to $39 from $34; sector perform
* Iao Kun Group Holding : Stifel cuts target price to $4 from $5; rating buy
* InterMune : RBC raises target price to $74 from $44; rating sector perform
* Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings : FBR starts with outperform; $43 price target
* M/A-Com Technology Solutions Holdings : Jefferies ups target to $27 from $23; buy
* Medifast Inc : Wedbush raises price target to $36 from $32; rating outperform
* Micron Technology Inc : Jefferies raises target price to $40 from $38; rating buy
* MTS : Deutsche Bank cuts to hold from buy
* Omnivision Technologies : Raymond James raises to market perform from underperform
* Omnivision Technologies : Wedbush raises price target to $28 from $27; neutral
* Pacific Sunwear : B.Riley cuts price target to $2 from $2.10; rating neutral
* Pacific Sunwear : Mizuho cuts price target to $3 from $3.50; rating buy
* Pacific Sunwear : Roth Capital cuts target price to $2.25 from $3; rating neutral
* Pall Corp : Jefferies raises target price to $84 from $80; rating hold
* Rambus Inc : Jefferies cuts target price to $13.50 from $15; rating hold
* RF Micro Devices Inc : D. A. Davidson raises price target to $15 from $13
* SeaDrill Ltd : RBC raises price target to $42 from $40; rating outperform
* Signet Jewelers Ltd : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $125 from $115; buy
* Skyworks Solutions Inc : D. A. Davidson raises price target to $70 from $65
* Splunk Inc : Canaccord Genuity cuts price target to $60 from $70; rating buy
* Splunk Inc : Barclays raises price target to $52 from $51; rating equal weight
* Splunk Inc : FBR cuts price target to $67 from $80; rating outperform
* Splunk Inc : Cowen and Company raises target to $60 from $55; rating outperform
* Splunk Inc : Deutsche Bank raises target price to $56 from $55; rating buy
* Splunk Inc : Susquehanna cuts price target to $71 from $74; rating positive
* Splunk Inc : Janney raises fair value to $52 from $46; rating neutral
* Stratasys Ltd : Stifel starts with buy rating; target price $150
* Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc : Wedbush cuts to neutral from outperform
* Tetra Technologies Inc : Howard Weil raises target to $15 from $14; sector perform
* Triquint Semiconductor Inc : D. A. Davidson raises price target to $25 from $20
* Veeva Systems : Canaccord Genuity raises price target to $33 from $30; rating buy
* Veeva Systems : JP Morgan raises price target to $32 from $27; rating overweight
* Veeva Systems : Deutsche Bank raises price target to $32 from $30; rating buy
* Zoe’s Kitchen : Jefferies raises price target to $28 from $25; rating hold

(Compiled by Eileen Anupa Soreng and Geetha Panchaksharam in Bangalore)

Thanks for the coffee Floridagold. Ok, no Gator jokes today. Fair enough? (grin)

Ororeef, glad to hear you don’t need Viagra. Apparently neither do I according to MM’s assessment of my appendages.

Geesh, a man goes to watch a football game, do a few chores, and things just fall from together to apart around here last night. (Yes Im talking to you Ms ‘Send me a painting’. ) Did think you did a fine rendering. Liked the hat. 🙂

Going over to the Silver Dollar Café and when I get back will deal with a few folks around here.

Farmboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJnfTAs4BtM

Fissure Eruption Begins In Iceland As Bardarbunga Magma Breaches The Surface

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-08-28/fissure-eruption-begins-iceland-bardarbunga-magma-breaches-surface

They raise the threat level but have no intel that an attack is imminent. Say what?

They depend too much on blood tests .Two months ago Doc said my Potassium was too high come back next month for another blood test.I normally have a very low Salt diet..After some research I realized thats the problem.Its a very delicate balance between salt and Potassium.I started adding a little more salt to my diet and next visit Potassium was normal.!I went back to my usuall low salt intake and the same thing happened.

I have never had a Doctor tell me to increase my Salt intake ! Clearly its a problem for me.! I eat no processed foods ,no chips,etc.Blood pressure is 120/80 and lower  age 76 ! I could have had a Heart attack from NOT enough salt ! Its all back in balance now that I know what the problem was .Doc was NO help at all…He never said one word about increase Salt intake a little! I had a problem 40 years ago that I recently remembered.I was working in a very hot enviornment and was getting dizzy spells.Drs.ccouldent find the problem until one of my employees who worked in the Pressing Dept told Me ..I know what your problem is !Really what is it? She said here take one of these..Whats that I said ..She said its a Salt Pill..I took one and didn’t have the problem again.I recently remembered the incident and said to my self “You did it again !…Try the Salt ! and sure enough Potassium went back to normal ,no light headed ness.Strange enough I also got an increase in hair growth on my legs ! I suspect my testosterone increased .Never needed Viagra and sure don’t need it now ! Amazing what a little salt can do !

Aurcana Reports Q2, 2014 Financial Results

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/aurcana-reports-q2-2014-financial-130000286.html

I just went through a list of indexes and its hard to find one thats NOT Topping and some have made a double top where the second one is below the FIRST one …THats a classic signal to Short !It fails to make a NEW high ..Thats a safe short !  Look out below  !

Summer of 1973 Parris Island SC Platoon 144. After herding us across the parade deck the real fun of the Marine Corps begins. Drill Instructors all over the place yelling spitting acting crazy. We are standing at attention in front of our bunks when this guy out of no where cries out. “Sir I don’t belong in the Marine Corps Sir I am a homosexual Sir.”

They marched him out never to be seen again.

Keep up the great posts.

I love the nurses.

Winedoc

Well,  I see the Canadian system which is still universally free for all bumping up against  the ceiling of  non sustainability.  The last 10-15 yrs there has been an explosion of all inclusive services and a ramp up of accessibility to any test, specialist, mri etc.  Sure, we still have wait lists,  but the waiting rooms and hospitals are packed full.  Sure,  since its “free” some people over utilize and the Govy is working on expensive workarounds.  I think over that 10-15 yr period our system has been somewhat Americanized in style of practice,  with increased patient expectations and litigation creeping in.  We are already taxed very heavily to support our health care system as it is.

I hear horror stories from my patients that travel to the US with inadequate or no insurance.

On contraction,  its coming ……  This path is not sustainable for Canadians and I don’t think Govy will raise the taxes, I think cuts are coming.  Canadian doctors went through a clawback in the early 1990’s and had to give money back and endure  a pay cut,  there was an exodus to the US then and I nearly went to Upstate NY.  The grass wasn’t greener however.   Doctors Nova Scotia are negotiating our next 5 yr contract.  We are being told  to expect a poor outcome on negotiations.  I make $31  dollars a visit and see 30-35 patients a day and pay all my own overhead.  Do the math and you will see that extra cash for car parts is getting harder and harder to come by with rent, secretarial wages, heat and insurances all going up.  I will be expecting flat to 1% a year  on our next contract with some slashing of other benefits outside of the office visit such as insurance, computer and medical education support.  Of course it could be worse.  A two tier system with private pay will not be seen in my career.  I have at least 10 yrs left to practice and I wish I was closer to the exit door as some of my best friends and colleages are.  Unfortunately,  for the most part they are having to work into their mid to late 60’s to support any kind of decent retirement.  Besides work, they have positioned themselves heavily in equities, desperately  trying to chase yield and build back their Portfolios to pre crash levels.  Non of my colleagues own gold except one.  Its working retirement baby and its all happened in a very short period of time.  Government and some greedy doctors has let this thing get out of control,  the horse is out of the barn.  The new doctors coming in are mostly female, mostly salary and working part to full time,  so there are too many doing less work.  The old fee for service model guys like me are going to pasture soon.  Still, I love medicine and with no regrets.   I care deeply for my all my patients  and work really hard to meet their needs.  Is been a most rewarding career choice for me.

So Mr Copper,  on contraction,  I’m in the camp that says tears and gnashing of teeth is on the way,  and I’m trying to prepare and protect myself.  If it gets ugly, will just pack up Mrs Winedoc and live with what I’ve saved out on the seaside.

I’m still here almost everyday, friends

Winedoc