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Thursday, May 12, 2011 – Daily News 5B NEW YORK (AP) — Tum- bling demand for commodities and a drop in the euro led to a broad stock sell-off Wednesday that pulled the Dow Jones indus- trial average down 130 points. Demand for gasoline in the U.S. fell by the largest amount in seven weeks, the Energy Infor- mation Administration said, a signal that consumers are con- serving money as gas prices near a national average of $4 a gallon. Gas futures fell almost 8 percent. Crude oil fell back below $100 a barrel, a loss of more than 4 per- cent. Fewer fill-ups may be an early sign of a broader drop in con- sumer and business spending as customers forgo trips to malls and restaurants and companies Slumping oil, commodity prices halt stock rally Wall Street ship fewer products. That, in turn, could lead to lower corporate earnings and halt a stock rally that has sent the stock market up 7 percent this year. ‘‘People are becoming more conservative in their outlook and their spending as oil prices have risen, and that’s making the mar- ket become more concerned about growth,’’ said Quincy Krosby, the chief strategist at Pru- dential Financial. The fall in demand for gas means that traders will take a close look at Thursday’s weekly report on first-time applications for unemployment benefits. If they rise, that could indicate com- panies are cutting back in other areas as well, Krosby said. Stocks rose broadly on Friday after a report that companies added more than 200,000 jobs in April. Stocks fell broadly, with ener- gy and materials companies suf- fering the worst declines. The Dow lost 1 percent to close at 12,630.03. The S&P 500 fell 15.08, or 1.1 percent, to 1,342.08. The Nasdaq composite lost 26.83, or 0.9 percent, to 2,845.06. The market’s broad sell off, which sent all 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 index lower, is a sign that the economic recovery still seems uncertain at times. Strong earnings have been carry- ing the market higher since the beginning of 2011. On Tuesday the S&P 500 climbed for the third straight day to within 0.5 percent of its highest close for the year. ‘‘Every time that stocks start to go down a little bit, you’re see- ing more selling pile on because people have made so much profit over the past 9 months,’’ said Uri Landesman, president of Plat- inum Partners, a New York-based hedge fund. The market’s losses accelerat- ed shortly before noon Wednes- day. The dollar and government bond prices rose as traders moved money into safer assets. The dol- lar rose 0.8 percent against a group of other major currencies. The euro dropped 1.5 percent against the dollar. The yield on the 10-year Trea- For smartphones, what’s too big or small? SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With scores of smartphones available, one obvious way for them to stand out is with size. Two new phones take that to extremes: HP’s tiny Veer 4G and Sam- sung’s massive Infuse 4G. Both have the foundations of good smartphones, including great operating software and the ability to run on AT&T’s high-speed “4G” network. But their sizes present some major weak- nesses, too. Spending some time testing these phones made it clear that size does mat- ter. Picking a phone that’s too large or too small can make the experience dis- mal. I started on the smaller end of the spectrum with the pint-sized Veer, which comes in black or white and is cuter than a cache of cat videos on YouTube. Styled like a mini version of its big- ger sibling, the Pre, the Veer is about the size of a stack of credit cards with a bright 2.6-inch screen on top. The screen slides up to reveal a small key- board. Its battery is rated for a not-so- generous maximum of five hours of talk time, and it includes 8 gigabytes of storage. It costs $99 with a two-year service contract with AT&T. The Veer is so tiny that it doesn’t even have a built-in headphone jack, a standard smartphone feature that must have seemed too big to cram into its lit- tle package. Instead, its magnetic charging port doubles as a connector for a headphone adapter, which is included. I kept wor- rying that I’d lose the adapter — until I realized I could just stick it on the fridge. The Veer uses the webOS operating software, which was developed by Palm before Hewlett-Packard Co. bought it last year. The webOS is clean, intuitive and smartly designed. You can see open applications as little “cards” that you can slide across the screen, tap to enlarge or flick to dismiss. There’s also a search feature for quickly searching data stored on the phone and on the Internet. The Veer’s tiny screen, however, made my hands feel enormous, which they aren’t for someone who is barely 5’3’’. I also felt clumsy holding the phone, especially with the keyboard closed, as it felt too small for my hand. Like a slippery bar of soap, it almost flew out of my hands several times as I tried to slide open the keyboard. Calls sounded OK, but it was weird holding wide and tall. Typing on its large virtual keyboard was often error-free, though sometimes uncomfortable because the phone felt so large in my hands. It’s not big all over: The phone is a bit thicker than an iPhone, which seems pretty thin given its enormous display. And it’s fairly light, too, at 4.9 ounces, which is just a fraction of an ounce big- ger than Apple’s device. The phone is fast. It opened apps quickly and responded well to my taps on the screen. Over AT&T’s 4G net- work, it was fine at streaming videos and loading webpages. The Infuse is rated for up to eight hours of talk time, so there should be plenty of juice for checking emails, updating Facebook and making calls (which sounded decent). It’s probably best at playing videos, which I really enjoyed doing on the Infuse because its screen is so sharp and big. such a tiny nugget of a phone up to my ear. The phone includes access to HP’s App Catalog, which has Foursquare, Facebook and some other popular apps you’d find on the iPhone or a phone running Google Inc.’s Android soft- ware. There are only about 6,000 apps in all, though, so the selection is much slimmer than iPhone’s or Android’s. You won’t find an app for eBay or the “Words With Friends” game here. The Veer seems most well-suited for ‘‘snacking.“ You’ll be fine looking up a restaurant, checking email, updating Twitter or any other simple task. But trying to use it extensively for a single task is difficult and not worth the trouble. Although Web pages looked sharp on the screen and videos streamed well over AT&T’s “4G” net- work, I didn’t really want to read full news articles or watch clips on such an itty-bitty screen. My fingers felt cramped on the tiny keyboard, so I did- n’t have the patience to send extensive messages. While the Veer is too small, in some ways the Infuse is too big. This Frankenphone has a brilliant 4.5-inch display, more massive than nearly every other smartphone on the market. It made a great media player, but it felt awkward to make calls on since it is so More so than many smartphones, the display seems appropriate for watching TV episodes or even full-length films (which you can rent or buy from the built-in Samsung Media Hub). One cool perk: It includes an HDMI adapter, which fits into its charging port so you can connect the phone to your high-definition TV with an HDMI cable and watch videos on the larger screen. The adapter also has a charging port on it, so you can charge your phone simul- taneously. The Infuse’s 8-megapixel camera is good, though I sometimes had trouble focusing it. It had a bright flash and a number of adjustable settings. You can always add a camera app from the Android Market if you want more options such as color filters. There’s also a much lower-resolution camera on the front for taking photos or videos. The Infuse has 16 GB of internal memory and 2 GB more on a microSD card. It costs $200 with a two-year AT&T contract. The phone runs version 2.2 of Google Inc.’s Android software, which is available on plenty of other devices but isn’t the latest version for smartphones. I’m a fan of compact electronics, and I’m a sucker for a big, bright touch screen. But these phones both felt too extreme for me. When it comes to smartphone sizes, I’ll stick with a medium for now, though. sury note fell to 3.16 percent from 3.22 percent late Tuesday. Bond yields fall when their prices rise. Energy stocks fell 3 percent, the most of any of the 10 indus- tries in the S&P 500 index. Den- bury Resources Inc. and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. both fell more than 4 percent. Materials producers also struggled after metals prices sank. Freeport McMoRan Cop- per & Gold Inc., a miner, fell 5.6 percent. Copper fell 3.2 percent, and silver lost 7.7 percent. Silver fell sharply last week as part of a sell-off in commodities. Three stocks fell for every one that rose on the New York Stock Exchange. Consolidated volume came to 3.8 billion shares. Legal Notices Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE Trustee Sale No. 805D-060035 Loan No. 501882416 Title Order No. 100784294 NOTICE OF TRUST- EE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02-28-2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 05-26-2011 at 02:00 PM, PLM LENDER SERVICES, INC. as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 03-06-2008, Book , Page , Instrument 2008003141 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of TEHAMA County, California, executed by: CRAIG G EGAN AND CHRISTINA L EGAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, ’’MERS’’ MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS- TRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Ben- eficiary, HUNTER FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, A ARIZONA LLC, as Lender, will sell at public auc- tion the trustor’s interest in the property described below, to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a cash- ier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cash- ier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan associ- ation, savings association, or savings bank specified in sec- tion 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. The sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warran- ty, expressed or implied, regard- ing title, possession, or encum- brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) se- cured by the Deed of Trust, in- terest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: AT THE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE TEHAMA COUNTY COURT- HOUSE, 633 WASHINGTON STREET, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA Amount of unpaid balance and other $250,470.78(estimated) Street address and other common des- ignation of the real property purported as: 20340 AL FRESCO AVE , RED BLUFF, CA 96080-9708 APN Number: 024-111-121 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrect- ness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold "as is". DATE: 04-27-2011 FOR TRUSTEE’S SALES INFORMA- TION, PLEASE CALL (714) 573- 1965, OR VISIT WEBSITE: www.priorityposting.com PLM LENDER SERVICES, INC., AS TRUSTEE (408)-370-4030 PLM Lender Services, Inc. 46 N. Sec- ond Street Campbell, CA 95008 JOHN LOWRIE, FORECLOSURE TECHNICIAN PLM LENDER SERV- ICES, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB- TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 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