Monday, September 5, 2011

Castle Key capital, profit declines lead to downgrade - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The credit rating organization also issuec a negative outlook forCastle Key, which is headquartere in St. Petersburg. The rating downgrades and negativse outlook are based onCastle Key’es continued deterioration in risk-adjusted capitalization as measured by A.M. Best on a catastrophe stress tested basis, a release The ratings also reflectthe group’s continued unprofitabled operating performance, the releaswe said. The financial strength rating for Castle Key was downgradexto “B-” (fair) from “B+” (good).
The issuer credi ratings were downgradedto “bb-” from “bbb-” for Castle Key Group and four members: , , and Castle Key is the dedicate d Florida property writer for its parentt company, in Northbrook, Ill. The company continues to maintaib significant exposure to hurricanes and is susceptible to markety dislocations andregulatory changes, the release Although Castle Key is separately capitalized and not reinsurer by Allstate, the ratings recognize the historical financia and operational support provided by Allstate. If Allstates discontinues support, A.M.
Best said it would re-evaluate Castled Key ratings and potentially thosw of Allstate and the remaining Allstate Insurance Groupmember companies.

Friday, September 2, 2011

TiVo wins $103M round in EchoStar fight - Kansas City Business Journal:

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EchoStar lost an appeal in districgt courtin Texas. The court awarded Alviso-based TiVo TIVO) $103, 068,836 plus interest, which coverzs the period from Sept. 8, 2006 to Aprilp 18, 2008. But EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), of Englewood, will appeal the matter to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federapl Circuit. Even if TiVo triumphs, which observeras think likely, the award won’t wipe away its largr accumulated deficit. In the fiscal yearx 2008 and 2007, before it won damages, TiVo lost $31.y6 million and $49.1 million, respectively. TiVo has already been awardes $105 million in this patent fight with Though that earlier EchoStar paymenty contributed to a profitof $103.
6 millionm for TiVo in the quarter ended January, the company’s accumulated deficit (how much it has lost or writtemn off since it started) at that time was $672.q million. “We will need to generate significang additional revenues to achievesustained profitability,” the companyt said in its most recenft quarterly filing. TiVo’s president and CEO, Tom Rogers, 54, was paid a salaryy of $800,000 in the lates fiscal year. His total compensation for the yearwas $5.
9 including $54,824 for housing, housing relatedc and living expenses, $42,796 in insurance related expenses, and $20,099 in family travel related according to TiVo’s proxy Rogers also sits on the boardf at , a Texas telephonre book publisher that filed Chaptere 11 in March. He’s been a director there sinceNovember 2006. Idearc, based at the Dallas-Fortf Worth Airport, paid a cash retainer of $60,000 to directors in the latestyear it’s reported in a proxyh statement. Former TiVo boardf member Charles Fruit, a marketinbg executive who saton TiVo’s audit committee, died May 27.
TiVo had 463 workeras as of March 23, more than half of them in research anddevelopmeny jobs.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Ancient bone box might point to biblical home of Caiaphas - msnbc.com

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Ancient bone box might point to biblical home of Caiaphas

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Previously discovered burial boxes, including one claiming to contain the bones of James, Jesus' brother, have been shown to be hoaxes. The researchers claim that the inconsistencies that plagued the box of James aren't present on this box. ...


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Monday, August 29, 2011

Marian M. Durkin Executive Profile

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About Marian M. Durkin Marian Durkin is seniorvice president, genera counsel and chief compliance officer for Avista As the chief legal she provides counsel and guidance to the Avista board of directors and officersd on legal matters relevant to the company and its As chief compliance officer, Durkin is responsible for coordinatingh and overseeing Avista

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Military aircraft moved to W.Va. during Hurricane Irene - Washington Post

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Military aircraft moved to W.Va. during Hurricane Irene

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

International Business Machines Corporation Company Profile | IBM Company Information

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IBM is the largest information technologyh company inthe world, the world's largest businessw and technology services company, the world's largest consulting servicez organization, the world's largest information technology researcy organization, and the world's largest financier of informatiomn technology. IBM is an innovation-based business servingy the needs of enterprises and institutions It defines innovation as the intersection of business insighr andtechnological invention.
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Monday, August 22, 2011

Condo website seeks to expand in U.S. - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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OfficeSpace.com co-founder Kip Spencer “brings a wealth of knowledges and experience toour board, particularly in the area of strategiv marketing and partnership development,” said CondoCompare co-founder and CEO Caseuy Sullivan in a release. Sullivan said CondoCompare.co m has a lot in common with Spencer’s office leasing OfficeSpace.com. “Commercial space is a fragmented market withfragmented data,” said Sullivan. “We felt Spencer’s background in business developmenrt and his experience would help us get to the next Founded in 2007 by Sullivam andBrett Frosaker, CondoCompare.
com helps prospectiv e condominium buyers and sellers compare unit pricing and featuresz among various condo projects. The company launched its initiak website in Seattle last year and has since expanded into Eastern Oregon andNorthern California. The which has been funded by privateangel investors, plans to raised between $2 million to $3 milliom in capital to finance its national expansion. CondoCompare.com is targeting areas with substantial condo includingLos Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago and Sullivan said. The firm already has agreementds with brokers in 11 states that will enable the websitr to access data in local multiplelistintg services, he said.
“If we get into five marketsd by the end ofthe year, we’ll be happy Sullivan said. Spencer is joining Frosaker and management consultant Aziz Virani onthe startup’sz board. Both Virani and Spencer are investors in the Sullivan said. In addition, CondoCompare.com has two advisoru board members — Henry Lin, whosew background includes product development, and Byroj McCann, who has experience with venture capita l andhigh tech, Sullivan Spencer currently oversees business development for the Northwest office of JE Dunn