OnTheRedCarpet.com | 'The Lone Ranger' trailer hits the web - See video OnTheRedCarpet.com 'The Lone Ranger' trailer hits the web - See video. Get more: Movies, Johnny Depp · Tweet · Email story; Print story. 10/03/2012 by Kristina Lopez. The trailer for the highly anticipated film "The Lone Ranger" debuted on the web on Wednesday, Oct ober 3 ... |
Friday, October 19, 2012
'The Lone Ranger' trailer hits the web - See video - OnTheRedCarpet.com
Thursday, October 18, 2012
TEXT-Fitch rates Honolulu, Hawaii GOs 'AA+' - Reuters
TEXT-Fitch rates Honolulu, Hawaii GOs 'AA+' Reuters Oct 17 - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA+' rating to the following City and County of Honolulu (the city), Hawaii's general obligation (GO) bonds: --Approximately $890.4 million series 2012A, 2012B, 2012C, 2012D, 2012E, 2012F, and 2012G. The bonds are ... Upcoming Honolulu bond issue rated 'AA+' by Fitch |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Keeneland Barn Notes - October 16, 2012 - LEX18 Lexington KY News
Daily Racing Form | Keeneland Barn Notes - October 16, 2012 LEX18 Lexington KY News Team Block's Leading Astray, a winner of five of six turf starts that includes a victory in the Pucker Up (G3) at Arlington in her most recent start, is trained by Chris Block. E.E. Perez, who has been aboard for » |
Monday, October 15, 2012
Shareholder proposal aimed at making TECO board more accountable - Houston Business Journal:
Gerald R. Armstrong of Denver contendz more accountability by directorsis needed, especially in such tryin economic times. “The election of directors is the strongest way that shareholderz influence the directors ofany corporation,” Armstrongy said in TECO’s (NYSE: TE) Armstrong cites a study by and the ’s that foundx a positive link betweemn governance practices favoring shareholders, including the annual electiobn of all board members, and firm value. who owns 501 shares of TECO, is urging the holdinhg company to follow the lead of othetr companies suchas (NYSE: XEL), DVN) and (NYSE: HES), which adopte d the practice last year at his behest.
The proposa l asks the board to eliminate classified termsof TECO’s 10 TECO’s board recommends against approval. The existinf three-year terms allow board members to takea long-term view and aid in the retentiojn of qualified directors, it said. In addition, staggerec terms protect against hostiletakeover attempts. But Sonal a junior analyst atRobert W. Baircd & Co., said Armstrong’s proposal would benefirt shareholders, if adopted, but she’s not sure how it woulsd affect TECO, parent company of and Peoplexs Gas.
In theory, it would allow an outsidert to gain control of the board more Withstaggered elections, it takez at least two years to stock a boarfd in one’s favor. But in today’s economic there’s little likelihood of a hostile takeover, Wagh said. “There aren’t any companies I coulrd think of that would want to takethem over, at leastr not in the near term,” she said. The shareholder proposak is part of a trend by suchas Armstrong, in challenging Corporated America to be more accountable, said John Laides of FactSet’s Sharkwatch. Armstrong has been nicknamed “Johnnyu Activist” and “Buzz Lightyear” by executives.
He was responsiblew for more than 50 proxy proposalslast Two-thirds of 80 proposals to elect a board’z directors annually passed in 2008, Laide Boards didn’t adopt all proposals, They can choose not to act on shareholder “These days, though, they’re more apt to take Laide said. The matter is slated to be one of severa discussedat TECO’s 10 a.m. April 29 annual meetinhg at TECO Plaza, 702 N. Franklin St.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Lee 'Scratch' Perry Gives An Amazing Interview - Village Voice (blog)
Village Voice (blog) | Lee 'Scratch' Perry Gives An Amazing Interview Village Voice (blog) Him a doctor and him make it cosmologic. What did you think of Snoop's visit to Jamaica, discovery of Rastafari & reincarnation as Snoop Lion? The Americans don't have any music anymore. If one was a dog and it comes to Jamaica and turns into a lion ... |
Friday, October 12, 2012
North Shore theater likely to liquidate - Austin Business Journal:
Theater executives announced Tuesdayy that the financially distressed theate has failed to raisethe $2 millionn it needed to put on 2009 although more than $500,000 in pledges have been made sincr the theater announced a turn-around strategy in mid “The thing we know is that we’re not puttingt on a 2009 season. I think the very likelh consequence of that is that we will very quicklyg go outof business,” said David Fellows, chairman of the North Shorde Music Theatre board. “Whether it’s Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 it’s completely up in the air at the moment.
” Without a productionm season this year, the theater is unable to address the substantiall debts of its creditors and restorethe theater’sw economic health, said Fellows. The theater is approximatelg $10 million in including large mortgages on its propertt and buildings and debtsxto vendors, the State of and subscribers who paid in advance for the 2009 season. Fellow said most of the theater’s 4,400 subscribers are unlikely to get theirmoney returned.
Subscriptions cost upwards of $350 per Theater executives are in discussions with seniodr creditors and are reviewing a liquidation to maximize the value ofthe theater’e assets for its stakeholders as well as identif y potential “friendly” buyers of the property who mighft consider a lease back of the Fellows said.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Ferrellgas profit dips, sales drop - San Francisco Business Times:
In a filing with the Securities and Exchangre Commission after the market closed on theOverland Park-based propane retailetr (NYSE: FGP) reported earnings availables to common shareholders of $32.5 million, or 48 centsw a share, for the quarter. This compares with earningsd of $34.8 million, or 55 cents a for the same period last Revenue for the quarterwas $561.1 million, down from $712.1 million last year. Ferrellgasx said in the SEC filingy that lower propane prices contribute tothe quarter’s lower revenue. The company said it sold 239.2 millionj gallons of propane duringthe quarter, down 5 percenf from 252.1 million gallons in the same quartefr last year.
Retail sales volumes decreasedf mainly because of temperatures that were 5 perceny warmer than last year and customed conservation related to theweak economy, the company Ferrellgas ranks No. 10 on the Kansas City BusineszsJournal ’s list of area publicx companies.


