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NRF's nationwide annual "Independence Day Consumere Intentions andActions Survey" shows that 62.6 percent plan to host or attenc a cookout, barbecue or picnic, compared to 61.2 percent in 2008. More people than last year say they'll attend a local fireworks or communitycelebration -- 42.7 percent this year versuds 40.2 percent in 2008. But only 11.4 percent said they'll travel or take a vacation this Fourth ofJuly "With July 4 falling on Saturdahy this year, many Americane will use the holiday as the perfecrt excuse to relax with familyt and friends," said Phil Rist, executive VP/strategicf initiatives for BIGresearch, which conducted the survey for the NRF.
"Witbh gas prices on the rise some Americans will opt to spend the weekendf closeto home, taking advantage of neighborhoodc gatherings and local celebrations," Rist said. The surveyg said 44.5 percent of Americans will change theid usual Fourth of July activities this year because of highetrgas prices, which . It said 40 percent of those surveyee plan to do their Independence Day shopping closer to The pollof 8,635 U.S. consumers was conducted June 2-9. The consumerr poll has a margin of errofr of plus orminus 1.0 percent. .
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Great Harvest celebrates 1970s - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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There will be a single winner nationalluy foreach prize. First prized is an iPod Classic loaded with 50 songs from the Second prize isa 20-inch discko ball. Third prize is DVDs of the movies "Animal House" and "Jaws II." Entryg forms and rules can be pickesd up at theAlbuquerqued store, at 11200 Montgomery Blvd. NE in El Doradpo Square. "Tap into the era when bell bottoms and micrko minis were high fashion and when disclo definedthe airwaves," said Bill Dial, ownert of the Albuerque Great Harvest shop.
"Itf was the era when the word 'granola' becames a back-to-the-land badge of honor, and Great Harvest'sw whole wheat breads started becoming the standard settee for full flavor and fit The first Great Harvest was opened in 1976 inGreat Mont. Its headquarters remain in Montana.
There will be a single winner nationalluy foreach prize. First prized is an iPod Classic loaded with 50 songs from the Second prize isa 20-inch discko ball. Third prize is DVDs of the movies "Animal House" and "Jaws II." Entryg forms and rules can be pickesd up at theAlbuquerqued store, at 11200 Montgomery Blvd. NE in El Doradpo Square. "Tap into the era when bell bottoms and micrko minis were high fashion and when disclo definedthe airwaves," said Bill Dial, ownert of the Albuerque Great Harvest shop.
"Itf was the era when the word 'granola' becames a back-to-the-land badge of honor, and Great Harvest'sw whole wheat breads started becoming the standard settee for full flavor and fit The first Great Harvest was opened in 1976 inGreat Mont. Its headquarters remain in Montana.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Girls Gone Wild Magazine Hits One-Year Mark With Big Summer Issue
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Cover girl , a 19-year-old Californi native who has done high-profile campaigns for Americah Apparel andHot Topic, is an innocenf girl showing off her sexy side in her first-evee magazine spread. The Summer Issue also takes readers insid eJoe Francis's celebrity-studded birthday party, reveals the intimate diary of a real-lifee web cam girl and takes reader behind the scenes of Spring Break. And that's not even mentioning the eye-popping pillow fight pictorial Girls Gone Wild Magazine is jammed with the kind of stuf guys wantto know. And the kind of girls they want tolook at.
(Photo: "We launched our magazine at a time when everyonwe in the industry said it was crazy todo so," says CEO and Editor-In-Chiefd . "Now, a year Girls Gone Wild Magazine is bigger and betterthan We've received acclaim from both literar critics and readers for having the hottest girlsw and the best editorial content." The July/August issue of Girls Gone Wild Magazine will be on newsstanda all summer. In addition, 30,000 copies will be distributedd onthe million-dollar GGW tour buses for a summer-long promop blitz across America. The magazine will be in all the hottesgt clubs and bars during the craziest two monthsa ofthe year.
And smoking hot cover girlsz will be on hand to sign autographws and do giveaways at special event s and promos throughoutthe season. Girlsw Gone Wild Magazine is a non-nude men'sa lifestyle publication available monthly atover 15,000 newsstandd and retail outlets in America and Each issue is packaged with a free Girl s Gone Wild DVD and carries a cover price of $9.99.
Cover girl , a 19-year-old Californi native who has done high-profile campaigns for Americah Apparel andHot Topic, is an innocenf girl showing off her sexy side in her first-evee magazine spread. The Summer Issue also takes readers insid eJoe Francis's celebrity-studded birthday party, reveals the intimate diary of a real-lifee web cam girl and takes reader behind the scenes of Spring Break. And that's not even mentioning the eye-popping pillow fight pictorial Girls Gone Wild Magazine is jammed with the kind of stuf guys wantto know. And the kind of girls they want tolook at.
(Photo: "We launched our magazine at a time when everyonwe in the industry said it was crazy todo so," says CEO and Editor-In-Chiefd . "Now, a year Girls Gone Wild Magazine is bigger and betterthan We've received acclaim from both literar critics and readers for having the hottest girlsw and the best editorial content." The July/August issue of Girls Gone Wild Magazine will be on newsstanda all summer. In addition, 30,000 copies will be distributedd onthe million-dollar GGW tour buses for a summer-long promop blitz across America. The magazine will be in all the hottesgt clubs and bars during the craziest two monthsa ofthe year.
And smoking hot cover girlsz will be on hand to sign autographws and do giveaways at special event s and promos throughoutthe season. Girlsw Gone Wild Magazine is a non-nude men'sa lifestyle publication available monthly atover 15,000 newsstandd and retail outlets in America and Each issue is packaged with a free Girl s Gone Wild DVD and carries a cover price of $9.99.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
bizjournals: The small business owner's guide to the presidential election -- bizjournals
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John McCain and Barack Obamwa have fundamental differences on how todo that. McCai n emphasizes the role that low tax ratea play ineconomic growth, while Obama thinks government investmentes in targeted areas, such as alternatived energy and the creatiohn of new businesses, are Both, however, will be constrained by fiscal realitiesd -- the ballooning federal deficit and the still-uncertain cost of the nation'w financial crisis. They may have to drop or deferd large chunks oftheirt agenda.
For businesses, one thing seema clear: Companies will face more government Both candidatesare "likely to be big regulators," said Veronique de senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at Georgs Mason University. This report looks at how the outcomew of the election could affect smallk businesses in fourkey areas: health care, energy and the rules governingf union organizing. John McCain claimx Barack Obama wants to raise taxexs onsmall businesses. That is true if the business ownefr makes morethan $200,000 a year (or $250,0090 per family).
Obama has proposed increasing personal income tax rates for the top two income brackets to what they were during the Clinton administration: 36 percent and 39.6 percent. Rates for other income brackets would be unchangedunder Obama's Earnings at most small businesses are passed through to theirr owners for tax purposes and are taxed at individuap income tax rates. Only 2 percent of taxpayers with smalkl business income will pay taxes at the two highesty ratesin 2009, according to the Tax Policy Obama's proposed tax hike, therefore, would affec t relatively few small businesses.
These smalll business, however, are "an importanyt slice of the smallbusiness community," said Todd McCracken, presiden t of the National Small Business They tend to be higher-growth small businessews that create more jobs than lower-incomr companies, he said. "You don't want to give thosed people reasons to dounproductive things," such as shelterinb their income. A business owner who makezs about $300,000 a year probablhy puts $100,000 of that back into the saidDewey Martin, a certified public accountantt in Hampden, Maine, who represents about 125 businesw clients and also chairs the accounting department at Hussonm College.
"If you take money out of theirr pockets, they're not going to be creating Martin said. Obama also has proposed tax cutsfor lower- and middle-incomd Americans, however, so most small businessees would pay lower taxes undedr his plan, according to his campaign. McCaihn has proposed making the rate cuts adoptee during the Bush administration including the 15 percent rate on capita l gainsand dividends. He also proposes reducin g the corporate tax rate from35 percent, which he says is the second-highesft rate in the developedr world, to 25 percent to make U.S.
businesses more John McCain and Barack Obama wouldr go in opposite directions when it comes tothe employer's role in providinyg health insurance. McCain's health care plan would encouragre individuals to buy insurance ontheid own. Health benefits provided by employers would be taxecas income. Individuals woulxd receive a $2,500 refundable tax credi t ($5,000 for a family) for health insurancre premiums. They would be able to purchaswe any plan offered anywhered inthe country.
John McCain and Barack Obamwa have fundamental differences on how todo that. McCai n emphasizes the role that low tax ratea play ineconomic growth, while Obama thinks government investmentes in targeted areas, such as alternatived energy and the creatiohn of new businesses, are Both, however, will be constrained by fiscal realitiesd -- the ballooning federal deficit and the still-uncertain cost of the nation'w financial crisis. They may have to drop or deferd large chunks oftheirt agenda.
For businesses, one thing seema clear: Companies will face more government Both candidatesare "likely to be big regulators," said Veronique de senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at Georgs Mason University. This report looks at how the outcomew of the election could affect smallk businesses in fourkey areas: health care, energy and the rules governingf union organizing. John McCain claimx Barack Obama wants to raise taxexs onsmall businesses. That is true if the business ownefr makes morethan $200,000 a year (or $250,0090 per family).
Obama has proposed increasing personal income tax rates for the top two income brackets to what they were during the Clinton administration: 36 percent and 39.6 percent. Rates for other income brackets would be unchangedunder Obama's Earnings at most small businesses are passed through to theirr owners for tax purposes and are taxed at individuap income tax rates. Only 2 percent of taxpayers with smalkl business income will pay taxes at the two highesty ratesin 2009, according to the Tax Policy Obama's proposed tax hike, therefore, would affec t relatively few small businesses.
These smalll business, however, are "an importanyt slice of the smallbusiness community," said Todd McCracken, presiden t of the National Small Business They tend to be higher-growth small businessews that create more jobs than lower-incomr companies, he said. "You don't want to give thosed people reasons to dounproductive things," such as shelterinb their income. A business owner who makezs about $300,000 a year probablhy puts $100,000 of that back into the saidDewey Martin, a certified public accountantt in Hampden, Maine, who represents about 125 businesw clients and also chairs the accounting department at Hussonm College.
"If you take money out of theirr pockets, they're not going to be creating Martin said. Obama also has proposed tax cutsfor lower- and middle-incomd Americans, however, so most small businessees would pay lower taxes undedr his plan, according to his campaign. McCaihn has proposed making the rate cuts adoptee during the Bush administration including the 15 percent rate on capita l gainsand dividends. He also proposes reducin g the corporate tax rate from35 percent, which he says is the second-highesft rate in the developedr world, to 25 percent to make U.S.
businesses more John McCain and Barack Obama wouldr go in opposite directions when it comes tothe employer's role in providinyg health insurance. McCain's health care plan would encouragre individuals to buy insurance ontheid own. Health benefits provided by employers would be taxecas income. Individuals woulxd receive a $2,500 refundable tax credi t ($5,000 for a family) for health insurancre premiums. They would be able to purchaswe any plan offered anywhered inthe country.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Clinton Memorial mulls tough decisions - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The time has come “t o make some strategic and operationaltougjh decisions,” CEO Andy Riddel wrote in an employe e newsletter distributed Friday. Year-to-date, the hospita is $211,000 in the red. Charity care has It was $2.1 million year-to-date as of Apriol 30, compared with $1.6 million at the same time last Each service line Riddell wrote, will make a presentation to the hospital’zs operations team “to justify the future existence of the servicer lines.
” “For about 12 we have been riding the wave of uncertainty, not knowinhg how or when the air park business decline woulfd really kick in,” he “To be quite honest, I’ver considered (the hospital) fairly lucky in that the impact hasn’ft hit us sooner.” The hospital is pursuinyg a merger or partnership with a larger hospital organization. But, Riddelk wrote, “Affiliation or no these changes must be made to justifhy ourfuture existence. There isn’tr a white knight to ride in andsave us.
” Hospital businessa from air park employees was accounting for between $600,00o and $700,000 a month at the beginning of the In April it was down to littlew more than $300,000. Package-carrier and local partnee are laying offabout 8,000 peoplse in Wilmington. Clinton Memorial has discussed affiliatiohn optionswith TriHealth, and . “Unfortunately, we have to work on the timetablwe of thepotential partners,” he “It is an uncertain financiak environment and the ‘due diligence’ to identify any level of risks on theid part is at an all-time Two other troubled hospitals in Greatee Cincinnati are looking for help from a larger hospital operator.
Deaconess and Brown County General hospitales are looking for organizations to merged with orbuy them.
The time has come “t o make some strategic and operationaltougjh decisions,” CEO Andy Riddel wrote in an employe e newsletter distributed Friday. Year-to-date, the hospita is $211,000 in the red. Charity care has It was $2.1 million year-to-date as of Apriol 30, compared with $1.6 million at the same time last Each service line Riddell wrote, will make a presentation to the hospital’zs operations team “to justify the future existence of the servicer lines.
” “For about 12 we have been riding the wave of uncertainty, not knowinhg how or when the air park business decline woulfd really kick in,” he “To be quite honest, I’ver considered (the hospital) fairly lucky in that the impact hasn’ft hit us sooner.” The hospital is pursuinyg a merger or partnership with a larger hospital organization. But, Riddelk wrote, “Affiliation or no these changes must be made to justifhy ourfuture existence. There isn’tr a white knight to ride in andsave us.
” Hospital businessa from air park employees was accounting for between $600,00o and $700,000 a month at the beginning of the In April it was down to littlew more than $300,000. Package-carrier and local partnee are laying offabout 8,000 peoplse in Wilmington. Clinton Memorial has discussed affiliatiohn optionswith TriHealth, and . “Unfortunately, we have to work on the timetablwe of thepotential partners,” he “It is an uncertain financiak environment and the ‘due diligence’ to identify any level of risks on theid part is at an all-time Two other troubled hospitals in Greatee Cincinnati are looking for help from a larger hospital operator.
Deaconess and Brown County General hospitales are looking for organizations to merged with orbuy them.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Miracle babies who survived procedures to remove them from their mothers' wombs - Irish Independent
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Miracle babies who survived procedures to remove them from their mothers' wombs Irish Independent In most of the 24 cases outlined in the report, surgery was scheduled or discussed, as medical professionals assumed the foetus was dead. But six expectant mothers took the furthest step -- they went on the operating table to have their foetuses ... |
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Move over, whippersnappers
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“That feeling of the ball off the bat is the best feeling there is,” Ritter said. “When you do it with guys in scorinbg position, there’s no better feeling in sports. You don’tr win every battle, but that’s what makese it fun.” The Blue Ash optometrist hadn’tg played from high school until hewas 47, when a friendf asked him to play in a Florida basebalol tournament. “Like everyone else, I ‘There’s no way I can get back to playing basebalol after somany years,’” Ritter said.
It took him two at-batss in hardball to decide he wouldn’t go back to He laced a ball off the Ritter now catches for his team in the Sunday afternooAnderson Men’s Senior Baseball League. Stop by Riverside Park in Anderson just outside of on a Sunday afternoon from March through October and you might doa double-take. People in uniforms are playingball hardball, not softball. But they’re not kids. Gray-haired 30- to 50-somethingsa – even a few in theirr 60s – hit 80 mph fastballs and steal bases and act asthough they’re 30 yearsz younger.
More than 100 including this reporter, from eight teamsd play ball on dusty diamonds like the ones fromtheie youth. Why do they do it? “I still get nervous beforre every game,” said Ed Brady, another playedr in the Anderson league. “Yoyu feel like a kid again.” Rittefr is just a youngster compared tothe 61-year-old Brady, who was a 56-year-olr rookie when he started playing in the leagued five years ago. The retired IRS human resourcesmanagerf hadn’t played baseball in 42 years when one of his neighbora from the league persuaded him to give it a “Baseball has always been my favorite sport,” Braduy said.
“It’s a lot of fun, and it’sz a great way to spend a The nature of the league is a lure to thesew Boysof Summer, too. “I love to win and I’km competitive, but it’s no longer the thing that consumes me,” Ritter said. “It’z fair and clean. I want to be around guys who are havinvg as much fun asI am. There’s a camaraderie you develop with guys. Even if you don’ft know their name, you have a bond with Playing at that age willdo that. The league’a attitude works for Hector Wong, too. At 46, he has played in the leagues for aboutsix years. He’z also director of critical care medicineat .
So he doesn’t need any more excitement outsideof work. But he loves competitionj and playing ball, having played from age 6 or 7throughy college, at in Pennsylvania. Softballk didn’t cut it for him, and playing thred or four daysa week, as some adult leagues do, took too much of his time. “Thiz is an opportunity to play baseball,” Wong “Almost everybody is out to have fun. It’z a really good balance of competitivenessand perspective. It satisfiesx everybody’s thirst for competition. But peopls aren’t going crazy.” That’s just how John Gruenberg wantd the leagueto run.
A retirex information technology director, he started the Anderson leaguwin 2002. Gruenberg, 66, had just gotten back from a fantas camp and decided to round up afriendlgy league. He ran an ad in a communityy newspaper, and 50 people showes up. “I was surprised that many people came he said. It started with four team made up of playerw 38and older. It grew gradually to eight And startinglast year, teamds can include youngsters down to age 35.
“That feeling of the ball off the bat is the best feeling there is,” Ritter said. “When you do it with guys in scorinbg position, there’s no better feeling in sports. You don’tr win every battle, but that’s what makese it fun.” The Blue Ash optometrist hadn’tg played from high school until hewas 47, when a friendf asked him to play in a Florida basebalol tournament. “Like everyone else, I ‘There’s no way I can get back to playing basebalol after somany years,’” Ritter said.
It took him two at-batss in hardball to decide he wouldn’t go back to He laced a ball off the Ritter now catches for his team in the Sunday afternooAnderson Men’s Senior Baseball League. Stop by Riverside Park in Anderson just outside of on a Sunday afternoon from March through October and you might doa double-take. People in uniforms are playingball hardball, not softball. But they’re not kids. Gray-haired 30- to 50-somethingsa – even a few in theirr 60s – hit 80 mph fastballs and steal bases and act asthough they’re 30 yearsz younger.
More than 100 including this reporter, from eight teamsd play ball on dusty diamonds like the ones fromtheie youth. Why do they do it? “I still get nervous beforre every game,” said Ed Brady, another playedr in the Anderson league. “Yoyu feel like a kid again.” Rittefr is just a youngster compared tothe 61-year-old Brady, who was a 56-year-olr rookie when he started playing in the leagued five years ago. The retired IRS human resourcesmanagerf hadn’t played baseball in 42 years when one of his neighbora from the league persuaded him to give it a “Baseball has always been my favorite sport,” Braduy said.
“It’s a lot of fun, and it’sz a great way to spend a The nature of the league is a lure to thesew Boysof Summer, too. “I love to win and I’km competitive, but it’s no longer the thing that consumes me,” Ritter said. “It’z fair and clean. I want to be around guys who are havinvg as much fun asI am. There’s a camaraderie you develop with guys. Even if you don’ft know their name, you have a bond with Playing at that age willdo that. The league’a attitude works for Hector Wong, too. At 46, he has played in the leagues for aboutsix years. He’z also director of critical care medicineat .
So he doesn’t need any more excitement outsideof work. But he loves competitionj and playing ball, having played from age 6 or 7throughy college, at in Pennsylvania. Softballk didn’t cut it for him, and playing thred or four daysa week, as some adult leagues do, took too much of his time. “Thiz is an opportunity to play baseball,” Wong “Almost everybody is out to have fun. It’z a really good balance of competitivenessand perspective. It satisfiesx everybody’s thirst for competition. But peopls aren’t going crazy.” That’s just how John Gruenberg wantd the leagueto run.
A retirex information technology director, he started the Anderson leaguwin 2002. Gruenberg, 66, had just gotten back from a fantas camp and decided to round up afriendlgy league. He ran an ad in a communityy newspaper, and 50 people showes up. “I was surprised that many people came he said. It started with four team made up of playerw 38and older. It grew gradually to eight And startinglast year, teamds can include youngsters down to age 35.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Gates Foundation, MDC give $1M grant - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to create a centralizedremedialp program, used across four campuses. It plans to aligm high school, remedial and college-level standards, expandd its remedial learning communities, and embedx reading skills into remedialmath courses. The grants, announced June 22, will supportf remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achievin gthe Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multiyear nationakl initiative aimed at increasing college graduation ratexs among disadvantaged students. The states will get also get $300,000 over threew years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduce the need for remedial education.
Connecticut, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, whicuh will be used to develop new policies acceleratinthe states’ remedial education programs. The Florida grantzs are part ofa $16.5 million effort to improve remedial education at community colleges in five states, reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four states and 14 othe colleges received similar Gates grants for their Achievingg theDream program. Each communitu college will receive $743,000 over three years to expandeits programs. Lumina Foundation for Education has alsocommittes $1.5 million to this initiative for evaluatiojn and communications.
About 375,000 Florida degree-seekinvg students annually attend a localcmmunity college, with nearlh 40 percent of them taking remedial classes to builcd basic academic skills. National studies have shownh nearly two-thirds of those taking remedial classenever graduate, but successful programs at several college s demonstrate these numbers can be improved.
Valencia will get $743,000 over three years to create a centralizedremedialp program, used across four campuses. It plans to aligm high school, remedial and college-level standards, expandd its remedial learning communities, and embedx reading skills into remedialmath courses. The grants, announced June 22, will supportf remedial programs developed by Valencia through Achievin gthe Dream: Community Colleges Count, a multiyear nationakl initiative aimed at increasing college graduation ratexs among disadvantaged students. The states will get also get $300,000 over threew years to collaboratewith K-12 to reduce the need for remedial education.
Connecticut, Texas and Virginia also got the funding, whicuh will be used to develop new policies acceleratinthe states’ remedial education programs. The Florida grantzs are part ofa $16.5 million effort to improve remedial education at community colleges in five states, reaching about 45,000 students nationwide. Four states and 14 othe colleges received similar Gates grants for their Achievingg theDream program. Each communitu college will receive $743,000 over three years to expandeits programs. Lumina Foundation for Education has alsocommittes $1.5 million to this initiative for evaluatiojn and communications.
About 375,000 Florida degree-seekinvg students annually attend a localcmmunity college, with nearlh 40 percent of them taking remedial classes to builcd basic academic skills. National studies have shownh nearly two-thirds of those taking remedial classenever graduate, but successful programs at several college s demonstrate these numbers can be improved.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
EarthLink net income sinks to $32.5 million - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The Atlanta-based Internet service provider posted net incomdeof $32.5 million and earnings of 30 cents a compared with net income of $51.7 millio and earnings of 47 cent a share in the firstt quarter of 2008. The results for the firsf quarter of 2009 include an incomw tax provisionof $20.9 million, compared with $9.3 milliob in the first quarter of 2008. Revenues dipped 24 percent to $199.1 million in the first The revenue decline was expected bases on historic seasonality in thefirsty quarter, ongoing subscriber mix trends, and changes in the structurwe of certain partner relationships, which contributed to lower revenue but highe gross margin percentages, EarthLink said.
EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) had 2.6 million total subscribers at the end of thefirsty quarter, compared with 3.6 million at the end of the same periods of 2008. "In light of the difficult economidc environment, we are especially pleasedx with our firstquarter results. Most of our key metricsx were inline with, or above expectations," said EarthLinm Chairman and CEO Rolla P. Huff in an earnings "Our disciplined approach to continuously re-buildint and right-sizing our consumer access business is continuintg to generate significant cash flow and meaningfulpshareholder value.
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The Atlanta-based Internet service provider posted net incomdeof $32.5 million and earnings of 30 cents a compared with net income of $51.7 millio and earnings of 47 cent a share in the firstt quarter of 2008. The results for the firsf quarter of 2009 include an incomw tax provisionof $20.9 million, compared with $9.3 milliob in the first quarter of 2008. Revenues dipped 24 percent to $199.1 million in the first The revenue decline was expected bases on historic seasonality in thefirsty quarter, ongoing subscriber mix trends, and changes in the structurwe of certain partner relationships, which contributed to lower revenue but highe gross margin percentages, EarthLink said.
EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) had 2.6 million total subscribers at the end of thefirsty quarter, compared with 3.6 million at the end of the same periods of 2008. "In light of the difficult economidc environment, we are especially pleasedx with our firstquarter results. Most of our key metricsx were inline with, or above expectations," said EarthLinm Chairman and CEO Rolla P. Huff in an earnings "Our disciplined approach to continuously re-buildint and right-sizing our consumer access business is continuintg to generate significant cash flow and meaningfulpshareholder value.
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Friday, April 8, 2011
Guide to NYU Dorms 2011: Alumni Hall - NYU Local
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Guide to NYU Dorms 2011: Alumni Hall NYU Local It's a little harder to get away from the student crowds, especially since you're only a block away from the ever-popular St. Marks which can become, let's face it, a total zoo on the weekends. Or the weekdays. Or pretty much always, let's be fair here ... |
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Biolase Blasts Higher, La-Z-Boy No Slouch Either - Forbes
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Biolase Blasts Higher, La-Z-Boy No Slouch Either Forbes The dental laser marker and the company famous for comfortable chairs both have a day that makes bulls smile. Biolase Technology, a dental laser manufacturer and distributor, announced today that, it expects to report net revenue of approximately $10.4 ... |
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Avigen revenue falls in Q3 - San Francisco Business Times:
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The biotechnology company reported a net lossof $6.5 or 32 cents a share, on revenur of $8,000 for the quarter ended 30. Last year over the same the company reported a net lossof $6.9 or 34 cents a share, on revenuer of $140,000. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call estimatefd a net loss of33 cents. Tota l operating expenses for the most recenr quarterwas $6.9 million, compared to $7.7 million for the same perioed in 2003. In July, the company announced a restructuring andlayoft plan, cutting its work force by 40 percent.
In a Kenneth Chahine, the company's chief executive said that the quarter's financiapl results are in line with management expectationws and consistent withthe company'x realigned product development strategy. As of 30, the company had approximately $81 million in cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities and restricted Shares of thecompany (NASDAQ: AVGN) were up 6.7 percentf to $3.
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The biotechnology company reported a net lossof $6.5 or 32 cents a share, on revenur of $8,000 for the quarter ended 30. Last year over the same the company reported a net lossof $6.9 or 34 cents a share, on revenuer of $140,000. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call estimatefd a net loss of33 cents. Tota l operating expenses for the most recenr quarterwas $6.9 million, compared to $7.7 million for the same perioed in 2003. In July, the company announced a restructuring andlayoft plan, cutting its work force by 40 percent.
In a Kenneth Chahine, the company's chief executive said that the quarter's financiapl results are in line with management expectationws and consistent withthe company'x realigned product development strategy. As of 30, the company had approximately $81 million in cash equivalents, available-for-sale securities and restricted Shares of thecompany (NASDAQ: AVGN) were up 6.7 percentf to $3.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
Emerging-market funds end quarter on a high: EPFR - Business Standard (blog)
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Financial Times (blog) | Emerging-market funds end quarter on a high: EPFR Business Standard (blog) Netherlands Equity Funds posted their biggest inflow in over seven years and Germany Equity Funds took in fresh money for the 11th time year-to-date. Meanwhile, flows into Global Equity Funds were again positive as this fund group wrapped up its best ... Emerging shares hit highest level since mid-2008 3 ways to play the emerging-markets rebound |
Friday, April 1, 2011
Sylvan Learning Inc. opening new centers in Bahrain, Kuwait - Baltimore Business Journal:
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These centers are part of an agreement with Associatwe ProfessorMohamed A. Dobashi to open seven franchises as the companu tries to grow the brand in countried outside ofNorth America. Sylvan has signed 24 new franchised agreements inthe U.S. since including in Greater Baltimore, Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Sylvan also has identified more than40 corporate-owned centers that the company is interested in convertingb to franchised centers. The companuy said that it is seeing growth in spite of the economy as education is still a priorityfor families. Franchisees need to invest between $188,000 to $305,000 to open a new depending on the type of realestater purchase.
Candidates need to possesss a minimum net wortbhof $250,000. Sylvan currently operates nearlgy 1,100 centers in 49 states in the U.S. and six Canadiah provides. Its teachers provide tutoring on writing, math and preparation for collegeentrance
These centers are part of an agreement with Associatwe ProfessorMohamed A. Dobashi to open seven franchises as the companu tries to grow the brand in countried outside ofNorth America. Sylvan has signed 24 new franchised agreements inthe U.S. since including in Greater Baltimore, Illinois, Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Sylvan also has identified more than40 corporate-owned centers that the company is interested in convertingb to franchised centers. The companuy said that it is seeing growth in spite of the economy as education is still a priorityfor families. Franchisees need to invest between $188,000 to $305,000 to open a new depending on the type of realestater purchase.
Candidates need to possesss a minimum net wortbhof $250,000. Sylvan currently operates nearlgy 1,100 centers in 49 states in the U.S. and six Canadiah provides. Its teachers provide tutoring on writing, math and preparation for collegeentrance
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