Sunday, December 30, 2012

Global turmoil boosts Smith & Wesson sales - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The Springfield, Massachusetts gun makee (Nasdaq: SWHC) recently secured a rare order from the India Police Force aftedr terrorists stormedMumbai hotels. With support from the U.S. Embassuy in New Delhi and the , Smith & Wesson secured an export license and began shipping weaponsin June. In its fiscal fourtuh quarter, the company secured order from several law enforcement agenciesin Mexico, whose drug-related violence is on the rise. The company on Mondaty said net sales for the fourtjh quarter that ended April 30 surged 20 percentto $99.5 million compared with the year-agl period. Net income during the quarter was $7.4 million, comparedd with $3.
3 million in the year-earlier Smith & Wesson President and CEO Michael F. Goldenb said in a statement the results reflectt a number of records for the including for cash levelws and unfilled customer ordersfor

Saturday, December 29, 2012

White Pages will no longer be delivered automatically - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The PSC’s decision is a compromise to AT&T’s request that it no longe deliver the phone booksto customers. AT&T Floridza told the PSC that eliminating the automatic distribution of the residentialo white pagesis “an environmentally gree n endeavor and a cost saving measure” and that providinf a paper copy of the directory is “an inefficient use of resourcez in these touch economic times.” But commissioners also were worriesd about how it might impact customers’ abilityt to access information, said PSC Spokeswoman Kirste n Olsen.
Instead of doing away with therule altogether, commissionera agreed to give it a trial run, durinv which time it will gathee customer feedback. “Today’s decision allows the PSC to assess the practicalith of discontinuing printed residentialdirectoryh delivery, while continuing to provider directories to customers who want a PSC Chairman Matthew M. Carterd II said in a news release. As part of the AT&T must put a toll-free number on the coverd of the Yellow Pages that directs people to call if they want aWhite Pages. The directory will still be provided for free to thosre whorequest it.
AT&T Florida woulcd not disclose just how much money the waiver will citing confidentiality, according to its request to the PSC. AT&fT Florida already has begun a program to provide its Yelloww Pages and residential listingson CD-ROMj in certain areas of

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Clayton Bryant - Hazard Herald

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He is survived by his wife, Norma Bryant; daughters Teresa Combs, Linda Keith, Lisa Griess, and Heather Neace; brothers James and Lloyd Bryant; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends.



Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Soccer / English preview/ Red Devils eye tighter defense as league reaches ... - Haaretz

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Soccer / English preview/ Red Devils eye tighter defense as league reaches ...

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Soccer / English preview/ Red Devils eye tighter defense as league reaches halfway point. Going into the 19th match of the campaign Tuesday against Newcastle, United has already conceded 25 times, just eight short of the total in 38 games last year ...



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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Report: Zell might lose reins of Tribune - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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According to the report, the company mighy fall into the hands of a groulp of banks and investor thatholds $8.6 billion in senior The report says that "the plan centerse on a debt-for-equity swap that probably wouls give the senior lenders a large majority ownership stake in the reorganizec company." The plan would also likelhy wipe out a $90 million warrant that Zell holda that would give him the righyt to buy 40 percenft of Tribune for about $500 The report says that Zell's future in the compant would likely be determined by the group, as it is unclea r if the group would want to bringb in a new management, or if Zell himself would want to remain with the The report says that "sources closes to both the creditors and the company said it is too earlu to make such decisions and Tribunde management continues to control the process becausre it currently has the exclusive right to propose whatever reor ganization plan it wishes.
" Tribune through a buyout led by The deal left the company with nearlu $12 billion in debt. Tribune has sold off assetes and cut jobs since the close of the deal to help with the debt Thecompany .

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Two women-owned law firms merge - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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area have merged. The PLLC, a 20-year-old firm in has merged with Latimer/Strourd LLP, a 17-year-old firm in Latham. The new LLP, is located at 951 Albany Shaker Roadin Latimer/Stroud’s office was expanded from 2,500 square feet to 5,000o square feet. The new firm has 11 people. LaFave’xs focus was personal injury andmedical malpractice. Latimer/Stroud’ss general practice included matrimonial law, estates and Both firms had about $850,000 in revenue last Cynthia LaFave, founder of the LaFave said she andSue Latimer, foundetr of Latimer/Stroud, worked together in the mid-1990s. “Wew enjoyed working together,” LaFave said.
Latimer left to becomee a physician’s assistant. But surgery replacing both her knees cut short her medical career and she returnedto law. Latimer and LaFave discussed a possible merger eight months ago whiler eating at Athosin Guilderland. “We were talking abouf the two practices andhow they’d fit together,” LaFave said. “At the end of dinner, we ‘We need to explore Latimer added: “We did. And that’s why we’re here.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Reddit Donation Scandal Prompts Caution on 'Anonymous' Giving - U.S. News & World Report

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