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The Selection This Month for Families: High School Musicals

This working mom with two small children could not even imagine living in a world that didn’t have Netflix as a part of it. That was actually the case prior to my beginning working here. Now, to showcase precisely how Netflix positively affects lives we’ve put together, “This Month’s Picks For Families”. Each month we will offer ideas and recommendations that might fit well in the routine of your family that month. In addition, we will also include some recipe and craft ideas, but don’t fret, they will be kept practical and realistic.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
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It was very early in the journey of parenting that it became apparent the awesome power music holds to alter the mood not only in the house, but especially in the car. My kids got to meet Michael Buble and Stevie Wonder at an early age, so I am able to listen to Superstition almost as often as I am Let It Go. And even though I classify myself as 100% tone deaf, it doesn’t prevent me from breaking into a song at the same time I am attempting to get my kids to follow my instructions and get something done.

To get both older and younger kids into the spirit of the musical feeling as we prepare for those spring musicals seemingly popping up everywhere, we’ve put together a list of some movies to aid the cause.

For the older kids:

1. Camp Rock
2. The Phantom of the Opera
3. Footloose
4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
5. Grease
6. High School Musical
7. Shrek the Musical

For the younger kids:

1. Rock-A-Doodle
2. Leap Frog: Numberland
3. The Prince of Egypt
4. Pochahontas
5. Mulan

I am fairly certain my children inherited my two left feet and tone deaf ears, so we’ll have our fun at home watching musicals. You can see how simple it is to put together your personal No Sew Stage Curtain by clicking here.

You might also want to click here to find out just how to put together your personal Shrek-inspired parfait.

Perhaps with these title suggestions, you will be able to simply Let It Go out of your mind and thoughts.

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Netflix Shares Jump Close To 30% After Hours

Netflix Shares Jump

Netflix closed the fourth quarter in excellent fashion. They posted revenues and subscriber numbers significantly higher than estimates by analysts. Investors responded in after hours trading by driving the stock price up by 25 percent.

In its fourth-quarter 2012 Netflix earnings report, the company noticed a large revnue increase. One year ago,revenue was $876 milllion. This year, it was $945 million for the quarter. It also reported Netflix earnings of 13 cents share. That was well above analyst expectations for a loss of $0.12 a share.

As in previous quarters, much of Wall Street’s focus is on Netflix’s subscriber growth domestically. The fourth quarter is typically the biggest for adding new users. New subscribers sign up during the holidays because they receive new, Netflix-compatible gifts. Netflix added 2 million U.S. new subscribers for the quarter, compared to 220,000 in the prior year’s fourth quarter. Its own forecast was 1.3 million new adds during the period.

Netflix said its improved domestic subscriber numbers were considerable because of new users and connected devices in the quarter, as well as improved retention. Netflix continues to keep subscribers through continued growth in the content amount viewed by each member. It expects to carry this subscriber momentum into the first quarter.

Overseas, Netflix added 1.8 million new subscribers, bringing its total customer count overseas to 6.1 million. International revenue increased to over $100 million for the quarter. Netflix expects losses to decline as new subscribers grow beyond content costs.

All of that good news shows that Netflix is once again in the good graces of investors. The company often sees volatile trading over an earnings report similar to what we are seeing today.

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Netflix And Free DVD Trials

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Netflix may have trouble reaching its target for the year for new subscribers. This outlook has disappointed Wall Street and sent Netflix’s shares down nearly 16 percent.

The company thinks that the Olympic games will compete for their customers time and hurt its ability to bring in new customers. If they do not make the amount that they thought they would for the quarter, it may be hard for them to reach their goal of 7 million new subscribers for 2012. About a year ago, Netfix had earnings of $1.29 a share for the quarter and watched its shares plunge in 2011.

The company believes that they have challenges ahead and will have ups and downs as they pioneer Internet television. They do believe though that they are making progress in everything that they do. Netflix needs to keep growing to pay what they owe to Walt Disney Co, CBS Corp, Warner Bros, and others to stream their TV shows and movies.

The company is moving away from mailing DVDs in its red envelopes. It may be because DVD customers declined in the second quarter. You might be able to find free dvd trials from Netflix though. You can find out if they are doing the free trials on their website.

So if you are interested in buying Netflix stock or getting a membership, look them up today.