in the movies of the 1930s passed away on christmas eve at a florida sanctuary at the age of 80. in australia, it s crocodile versus lawnmower, and by the looks of it, the crocodile wins. the mower was no competition for the appetite of 18 elvis. elvis also got in trouble a few years ago after climbing on board fishing boats. oh, my goodness. here s your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,291 after losing 2 points yesterday. the s&p was up a fraction and nasdaq added six. looking at overseas trading, in tokyo the nikkei lost 16 points while in hong kong the hang seng fell 110. stocks ended flat on light volume tuesday, a typical trading day between christmas and new year s. one big mover was sears after planning to close 100 to 120 sears and kmart stores and dire fourth quarter earnings