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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Netflix (NFLX) shares rose after the online entertainment company posted first-quarter results that were mixed, and ittopped 35 million streaming subscribers.The company also announced a price increase for new members.

Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix earned 86 cents a share on $1.27 billion in revenue for the quarter, as the company surpassed 35 million streaming subscribers, of which 34.38 million are paying. Streaming margins hit 25.2% in the first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting the company to earn 83 cents a share on $1.266 billion in revenue for the first quarter.

When the company announced its fourth-quarter results, Netflix said it expected to earn 78 cents a share for the first quarter, above the consensus estimate of 76 cents a share. WATCH: More market update videos on TheStreet TV The company ended the quarter with $8 million in free cash flow, up from $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. In the first quarter, Hastings noted that House of Cards, Season 2, which debuted in February, "attracted a huge audience that would make any cable or broadcast network happy," though he declined to give specific numbers. "During the quarter, we also announced our first original live-action comedy series, Grace and Frankie, featuring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Already this quarter, we've brought members additional episodes of Turbo F.A.S.T. On May 30, we will launch Season 2 of the Ricky Gervais series, Derek, in most territories and on June 6th, we'll debut Season 2 of Orange is the New Black, giving our members around the globe the opportunity to immerse themselves in this rich and engaging world. The trailer will give you a sense of what's in store for this tremendously popular show." In the letter, Hastings also talked about the upcoming summer line-up, which includes Hemlock Grove Season 2, the animated comedy series BoJack Horseman and the final six episodes of The Killing. Recent set-top boxes have been kind to Netflix, including the introduction of the Amazon (AMZN) Fire TV, announced earlier this month. "We continue to see more capable Internet television devices launched. Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick, and Amazon Fire TV (on which we expect to support voice search later this year) push the quality of experience and price points for adapter products," Hastings wrote in the letter. On the call, Hastings was complimentary of the Fire TV and Amazon Prime Instant Video, noting he is a Prime member, and he sees Prime as a complimentary service to Netflix. "It's a great relationship all around," Hastings said on the call. It appears as if consumers are taking to Netflix's content offerings, as Hastings cited a Morgan Stanley survey from March, which had 17% of respondentsciting Netflix as offering the best original programming, "second only to HBO, and ahead of Showtime and Starz. To have achieved this recognition in our second year of original content creation is exciting and we are optimistic about building on our initial success." Turning to the price increase, Hastings said there will be an increase for new members of $1 or $2, depending on the country. "Existing members would stay at current pricing (e.g. $7.99 in the U.S.) for a generous time period," Hastings noted. "These changes will enable us to acquire more content and deliver an even better streaming experience." On the call, Netflix said that most of the increase in revenue from the price increases would go towards spending on original content. The revenue increase in the short-term would be "modest." Hastings also took a shot at AT&T in the letter, noting the company's DSL service, U-Verse, is exceptionally slow: "Our long-term ISP performance index shows some positive data, and some surprising data, particularly in the U.S. The positive is that Comcast is providing a much improved Netflix experience to their broadband subscribers, and now nearly all cable Internet households receive great quality Internet video. The surprising news is that AT&T fiber-based U-verse has lower performance than many DSL ISPs, such as Frontier, CenturyLink & Windstream. This reinforces our view that connectivity to the broader Internet is critical to the quality of experience consumers receive. The 249 customer comments on AT&T's anti-Netflix blog post indicate that AT&T customers expect a good quality Netflix experience given how much they pay AT&T for their Internet service. It is free and easy for AT&T to interconnect directly with Netflix and quickly improve their customers' experience, should AT&T so desire." Shares of Netflix closed the regular session higher, gaining 0.80% to close at $349.49. --Written by Chris Ciaccia in New York >Contact by Email.

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Second Battle of Fallujah (Operation Phantom Fury) Part of the Iraq War U.S. Marines from Mike Battery, 4th Battalion, 14th Marines, operate the 155mm M198 howitzer at Camp Fallujah, November 2004 Date 7 November 23 December 2004[1] Location Fallujah, Iraq Result Coalition victory Belligerents United States of America Iraq United Kingdom Iraqi insurgency al-Qaeda in Iraq Commanders and leaders Richard F. Natonski James Mattis James Cowan Abdullah al-Janabi Omar Hussein Hadid Strength 10,500 troops[2] 2,000 troops[2] 850 troops[3]

Total: 13,350 troops

Iraqi: 8 killed, 43 wounded[7] British: 4 killed, 10 wounded[8][9][10] Total: 107 killed, 613 wounded

The Second Battle of Fallujah code-named Operation Al-Fajr (Arabic, "the dawn") and Operation Phantom Fury was a joint American, Iraqi, and British offensive in November and December 2004, considered the highest point of conflict in Fallujah during the Iraq War. It was led by the U.S. Marine Corps against the Iraqi insurgency stronghold in the city of Fallujah and was authorized by the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Interim Government. The U.S. military called it "some of the heaviest urban combat U.S. Marines have been involved in since the Battle of Hu City in Vietnam in 1968."[14][15]

This operation was the second major operation in Fallujah. Earlier, in April 2004, coalition forces fought the First Battle of Fallujah in order to capture or kill insurgent elements considered responsible for the deaths of a Blackwater Security team. When coalition forces (mostly U.S. Marines) fought into the center of the city, the Iraqi government requested that the city's control be transferred to an Iraqi-run local security force, which then began stockpiling weapons and building complex defenses across the city through mid-2004.[16] The second battle was the bloodiest battle of the entire Iraq War, and is notable for being the first major engagement of the Iraq War fought solely against insurgents rather than the forces of the former Ba'athist Iraqi government, which was deposed in 2003.

In February 2004, control of Fallujah and the surrounding area in the Al-Anbar province was transferred from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division to the 1st Marine Division. Shortly afterward, on 31 March 2004, four American private military contractors from Blackwater USA were ambushed and killed in the city. Images of their mutilated bodies were broadcast around the world.[17]

Within days, U.S. Marine Corps forces launched Operation Vigilant Resolve (4 April 2004) to take back control of the city from insurgent forces. On 28 April 2004, Operation Vigilant Resolve ended with an agreement where the local population was ordered to keep the insurgents out of the city.[16] The Fallujah Brigade, composed of local Iraqis under the command of Muhammed Latif, a former Ba'athist general, was allowed to pass through coalition lines and take over the city.

Insurgent strength and control began to grow to such an extent that by 24 September 2004, a senior U.S. official told ABC News that catching Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, said to be in Fallujah, was now "the highest priority," and estimated his troops at 5,000 men, mostly non-Iraqis.[18]

Before beginning their attack, U.S. and Iraqi forces had established checkpoints around the city to prevent anyone from entering the city, and to intercept insurgents attempting to flee.

In addition, overhead imagery was used to prepare maps of the city for use by the attackers. American units were augmented by Iraqi interpreters to assist them in the planned fight. After weeks of withstanding air strikes and artillery bombardment, the militants holed up in the city appeared to be vulnerable to direct attack.

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Books For kids' book author Mo Willems, childhood is an awful time

The prize-winning creator of such favorites as "Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" found success by posing the hard questions a five-year-old asks

She's country music royalty - the granddaughter of Hank Williams and daughter of Hank Jr. She joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" for a performance of "Drinkin," from her new album, "The Highway"

"Modern Family" star spoke to CBS News about her provocative love scene with Sharon Stone and John Turturro in "Fading Gigolo"

Hollywood studios are getting an early jump on its most profitable season. Matt Singer, editor of The Dissolve, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" for the scoop

The star of Broadway's "Of Mice and Men" opens up about Broadway debut, plus Meryl Streep to receive the Monte Cristo Award. Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today's Eye on Entertainment

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began the final week in their visit to Australia, but as Sky News' Paul Harrison reports, all eyes were on the young future king, Prince George.

The actor/writer tells CBS News about the season finale, his favorite Dean Pelton outfits and talking with the teams behind hit TV shows

The actor tells CBS News about the upcoming series from Vince Gilligan and why he's lending a hand for National Volunteer Week

The California music and arts festival brings together dozens of acts for two spirited weekends

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April 20, 2014 - International League (IL) Indianapolis Indians The Indianapolis Indians are seeking the franchise's first back-to-back-to-back International League (IL) West Division championships and just the second three-peat title in team history. A tall order at first glance, but with 11 wins in their first 16 games, claiming a spot in the record books may not be such a pipe dream.

Indians broadcaster Will Flemming, who has helped call each of the Tribe's IL West titles from 2012-13, said this year's Tribe squad is one of the best he's ever seen.

And there's already a track record to prove it.

"It's always impressive to get off to a good start on the road," Flemming said after the Indians swept Columbus at Huntington Park and won two of three in Toledo. "Just look at the roster, the talent level is higher than that of the other teams in our division."

From an up-and-coming power-hitting prospect Andrew Lambo, to long-time team veterans Matt Hague and Chase d'Arnaud, Indianapolis never faces the issue of fielding a strong lineup. Rather, the challenge is finding a way to get everyone on the field.

"That doesn't happen by accident," Flemming said.

The Indians broadcaster attributed this continuous influx of talent to the front office personnel of the team's parent club, the Pittsburgh Pirates. While the Major League Bucs have enjoyed a high level of success in the National League's Central Division, the Pirates franchise has also maintained competitive rosters throughout the levels of their minor league system.

And the Indians are a prime example.

During the 2013-14 offseason, Pittsburgh made key acquisitions that have helped bolster their Triple-A affiliate's lineup, including outfielder Chris Dickerson and infielders Chris McGuiness and Brent Morel. Each of the three veterans boast major league experience and remain on-call for a return to the Bigs, but in the meantime have combined to score 26 runs with 20 RBI.

"You can't say enough about those three players," Flemming said. "Day in and day out they just keep coming up with big hits and driving in important runs for this first-place [Indians] team."

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OutKast will headline the 2014 BET Experience, the three-day music festival scheduled for June in downtown Los Angeles.

Black Entertainment Television is expected to make an official announcement Monday that the Atlanta duo will topline the festivals rap-heavy showcase, which includes Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky and DJ Khaled.

When BET announced in March the first set of performers for the festival, which will be in its second year, the network teased a very special hip-hop reunion you wont want to miss.

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That reunion is OutKast, which recently ended a seven-year hiatus with a headlining slot at the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival this month.

Coachella launched an extensive festival run for OutKast, which is marking the 20th anniversary of its 1994 debut, "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Gigs at more than 40 festivals include Governors Ball in New York, Sasquatch in Washington state, Drakes OVO Fest in Toronto, Wireless Festival in London and now the BET Experience at L.A. Live.

This year's festival, scheduled for June 27-29, will again include concerts, wellness seminars, celebrity panels, exhibits and a fan expo at multiple venues at L.A. Live. It's anchored by BETs annual award spectacle.

R&B crooner Maxwell and songstresses Jill Scott, Marsha Ambrosius and American Idol winner Candice Glover will kick off the festival June 27 at Staples Center.

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OutKast will close the following nights hip-hop-focused bill with Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, K. Michelle, Ty Dolla Sign and August Alsina. DJ Khaled will host.

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This year's Leominster girls' lacrosse squad is poised for a strong season after returning plenty of talented players. SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE / BRETT CRAWFORD

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The girls' lacrosse season is in full swing, complete with plenty of new story lines among local teams.

The area boasts one new varsity squad, a developing second-year team, a coaching change and a lot of new additions to the familiar local powers.

Nashoba

The Chieftains will likely have another strong year. Graduation dealt a little hit, but athletes choosing other sports might have hurt a little bit more.

"We have two of three starters from last year that can't play this year," Nashoba co-head coach Tammy Fortune said. "We have a smaller team, with only 16 girls. A lot of them are starters and the others are getting a lot of playing time, so every player has the chance to make an impact in nearly every game.

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Brittany Joseph returns after leading the team in scoring last year. Abbie McCaffrey and Sam O'Connor round out the remaining senior captains. Kaitlyn Thorogood and Karleigh Elkins are key contributors, while Cori Gillen is a first-year senior who finds herself in a starting role.

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A Miami City Ballet season is about challenging and satisfying the dancers. And, of course, the audience.

Thats what Lourdes Lopez says about programming the 2014-15 season her third as artistic director and the second she has selected for the company.

I keep saying that its about works the dancers should be doing, she said. You must always keep in mind they have a limited time to do what they do. You want them to be able to leave their careers saying Wow, I did a lot.

Audience members, too, deserve a diverse and boundary-stretching season, she said. Theyre not going to love every work, Lopez said, but she aims to show them how fantastic dance is. There are no limits. It can be anything.

She must be doing something right. The number of tickets sold in 2013-14 jumped 17 percent over 2012-13.

The upcoming season features four company premieres, including a new work choreographed for the dancers by Justin Peck. Hes the 26-year-old choreographer and New York City Ballet dancer whose pas de deux Chutes and Ladders was performed this season.

Season opener

Opening the season in November at the Kravis Center is John Crankos full-evening story ballet Romeo and Juliet. It has been programmed only once before, in 2011.

As with most story ballets, the success of Romeo and Juliet will depend on the skills of the lead couple, said Steven Caras, a former New York City Ballet dancer who conducts pre-performance talks for the Kravis Centers dance shows.

A huge responsibility is placed on the principals, he said. The audience needs to fall in love with them immediately, or it becomes tedious. Miami City Ballet has the talent to fill the bill, if the casting is right, he said.

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Cupertino, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2014

Global Delight is proud to announce Camera Plus v3.5, the popular camera app for the iPhone, with the incredible new AirSnap A unique way of capturing on an Apple iOS device using another iOS device. Camera Plus has also gone universal with compatibility across Apples range of iOS devices like iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display. Other additions include app localization into 10 international languages on all devices while Camera Plus on the iPad comes with an additional Soft Flash for instantly brighter photos post-capture.

AirSnap* is an innovative new feature that allows users to capture photos and videos using two devices running Camera Plus via Bluetooth, infrastructure Wi-Fi networks or peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. Once paired within Camera Plus, iOS devices like the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad can be used to easily capture remotely by attributing one as the capture device and the other as the remote trigger. AirSnap can be used for effortless group photos, candid video captures, fun spy videos and a lot more that users will love and find incredibly helpful. Camera Plus with AirSnap can capture photos and videos along with instant previews, rear flash usage and choice of both front and rear cameras. The possibilities with AirSnap are only limited by creativity.

Camera Plus on the iPad carries over the same gorgeous interface and brings a nifty Soft Flash option to make photos brighter! It also makes good use of the iPads beautiful screen to offer a customizable layout wherein users can change the position of the capture controls according to comfort. Camera Plus also does video recording in 720p on the iPad for those who need it.

Camera Plus is now going international with localization into 10 different languages like French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Korean for a more personal camera experience. We wanted to offer a unique experience for our users and hence our team went into overdrive creating what eventually became AirSnap. Also, their commitment towards offering a seamless experience across iOS culminated in Camera Plus for the iPad. Were thrilled because we know that users will continuously find multiple ingenious ways to use AirSnap. By bringing over the same Camera Plus experience, users are in for fully featured photography on larger screens, said Mr. Guruprasad Kamath, Director of Marketing.

With device compatibility spanning across the spectrum of iOS devices, seamless and breathtaking captures are just a click away.

Pricing and Availability: Camera Plus is priced at $0.99 and can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store. Existing Camera Plus users on iOS 7 can update for free.

Requirements: Camera Plus is now universal and supports iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5, iPhone 4s, iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad mini, iPad mini with Retina display and iPod touch (5th Gen). Camera Plus is designed and created for iOS 7 and above so as to provide the most optimal experience.

About Global Delight Global Delight is the perfect blend of Mac and iPhone aficionados, tech geeks and right-brained technologists and we aspire to create something exceptionally extraordinary. We want to build an appetite for all those people who have spent their moneys worth on buying a Macintosh or an iPod/iPhone.

Some of our most popular apps apart from Game Your Video include Voila Screen Capture Tool and Boom Volume Booster for Mac; photography apps used by more than millions of people - Camera Plus Pro andCamera Plus for iPhone/iPod touch; and the gorgeous selective colorizing app Photo Delight for the iPad.

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April 14, 2014 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) New York Liberty NEW YORK, NY - April 14, 2014 - The New York Liberty selected guards Tyaunna Marshall (14th overall) in the second round and Meighan Simmons (26th overall) in the third round of the 2014 WNBA Draft tonight.

"We went into the draft looking for perimeter help and were able to secure solid additions to our roster with Tyaunna and Meighan," said Liberty Head Coach and General Manager Bill Laimbeer. "Tyaunna fits the profile of the Liberty's big guards, and Simmons was a great value pick and can push the ball in the style we want to play."

Marshall, a 5-9 guard, finished her career at Georgia Tech as the team's all-time leading scorer with over 2,000 career points. She was also one of five Georgia Tech players of all-time with more than 1,500 career points and 600 career boards. A three-time All-ACC selection, Marshall was named to the All-Defensive Team in each of her final two seasons. For her collegiate career, she averaged 16.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

Simmons, a 5-9 guard, was an All-American selection at the University of Tennessee and finalist for the National Player of the Year Award as a senior. She became the fifth Lady Vol in school history with over 2,000 career points. Simmons was named the Southeast Conference Co-Player of the Year as a junior after averaging a career-best 16.8 points per game. She was also named the conference's Freshman of the Year in XX. Simmons posted collegiate career averages of 14.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

New York opens regular season action against the Connecticut Sun on Saturday, May 16 at 7 p.m. at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Liberty will then make their long awaited return to the transformed Madison Square Garden to host the Chicago Sky on Opening Night on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Prior to the game, the team will host a free fan fest outside of The Garden starting at 3 p.m., highlighted by music, prizes, guest appearances, a talent competition and basketball contests on the Liberty sport court.

Liberty season ticket packages and individual tickets are available at NYLiberty.com.

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hide captionDeath will release the archival collection Death III on April 22.

Death will release the archival collection Death III on April 22.

The Detroit band Death spent a chunk of the '70s making vital music that went almost entirely unheard for decades. Inspired in part by Alice Cooper, brothers Bobby, David and Dannis Hackney made furious, hooky proto-punk music that existed alongside bands like the MC5, yet never reached an audience. When it finally saw national release back in 2009, Death's music seemed to emerge from an alternate-universe canon.

Five years ago, ...For the Whole World to See surfaced as a frequently masterful lost album from the mid-'70s, and the years since have spawned a second collection of recordings (Spiritual, Mental, Physical) in 2011, a documentary (A Band Called Death) in 2012, and now a decades-spanning compilation titled Death III. Taken together, they paint a picture of a group that deserves its new-found place in rock history.

Given that its nine songs span nearly two decades these recordings were made in 1975, 1976, 1980 and 1992 Death III can't help but project an odds-and-ends vibe. Two tracks, "Introduction by David" and "First Snowfall in Detroit," are instrumental, while others convey the raw feel of home demos. But the recordings still capture the creativity of the minds that made them: From 1980, the skittishly paranoid "North Street" chronicles the perils that await the have-nots in Detroit, while "We Are Only People" spends nearly nine minutes transforming from a trippy, meandering seether to a boldly rocking epic.

Until recently, Death's story was one of obscurity and disappointment: an aborted major-label record deal, ill-fated attempts to regroup as The 4th Movement in the late '70s and, most sadly, the death of guitarist David Hackney from lung cancer in 2000. It took bassist Bobby Hackney's sons stumbling across some tapes in the family attic for Death's story to even begin to be told, but now there's a true archive to complement its amazing resurrection. As anyone who's seen the reconstituted Death on the live stage can tell you, it may well be time for some new recordings welcome additions to an unlikely story that almost went untold.

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