Fandango's previous records for daily, hourly and
weekend ticket sales were beaten to a pulp by "The
Dark Knight" this weekend. As mobs of fans scooped
up advance tickets at a breakneck pace, Fandango
sold 13% of the film's projected domestic weekend
box office.*
The Freedom of Information Acts (FOI) allowing
public access to government records is described
as a "haphazard construction" among the states
according to a recent study undertaken by the
Better Government Association (BGA) and the
National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC).
Angostura Limited announced today the beta release
of Myspeedrail.com, an online community and
resource for bartenders around the globe. The
announcement was made at Tales of the Cocktail, a
culinary and cocktail festival.
The Stanley Works announced today that it has
completed its previously announced purchase of
Sonitrol Corporation from an ownership group
comprised of Carlyle Venture Partners, Wachovia
Capital Partners and Spire Capital Partners as
well as selected members of Sonitrol management
for $276 million cash. Sonitrol, headquartered in
Berwyn, PA, provides security monitoring services,
access control and fire detection systems to
commercial customers in North America via two
monitoring centers and a national multi-channel
distribution network.
IAC/InterActiveCorp and an Ad Hoc Committee of
Certain Bondholders of the IAC 7% Senior Notes due
2013 (the "IAC Notes") jointly announced that IAC
and holders holding over a majority in principal
amount of the outstanding IAC Notes have entered
into an agreement, pursuant to which, among other
things, IAC will amend IAC's Offer to Purchase and
Consent Solicitation dated June 11, 2008 (the
"Offer") by next week. Under the terms of the
Agreement, IAC will amend the terms of its cash
tender offer pursuant to which it has offered to
purchase all the outstanding IAC Notes to increase
the price being offered by reducing the fixed
spread over the yield on the reference treasury
security on which the tender offer price is based
from 215 basis points to 100 basis points.
PSi Technologies Holdings, Inc., , a leading
independent provider of assembly and test services
for the power semiconductor market, today
announced that its financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2007, contained in its
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2007, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2008, included
an audit report containing a going concern
statement from its independent public accounting
firm.
IAC announced today that it has entered into a
series of agreements that collectively provide for
the placing of $840 million in bonds and $1.15
billion in senior credit facilities for Interval
Leisure Group, Inc., Ticketmaster and HSN, Inc.; a
significant milestone in IAC's spin-off plans,
expected to close in Q3 2008. The HSN and
Ticketmaster financings, which in the case of the
credit facilities remain subject to finalizing
documentation, are expected to close within the
next two weeks.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. , a pure-play independent
specialty foundry, announced today that it
received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter on July
15, 2008 indicating that the Company fails to
comply with the minimum bid price requirement for
continued listing set forth in Marketplace Rule
4450(a)(5). Nasdaq provided Tower with a 180
calendar days period, or until January 12, 2009,
to regain compliance with the minimum bid price
requirement of $1.00 per share. During the coming
180 days period, the Company's ordinary shares
will continue to be listed and traded on the
Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol TSEM, as
well as will continue to be listed and traded on
the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the same symbol.
Further, if the Company's ordinary shares close at
$1.00 per share or more for 10 consecutive
business days during that 180 day period, the
Nasdaq will provide a written notification that
the Company has achieved compliance with the
minimum bid price requirement and the Company's
ordinary shares will continue to be listed and
traded on the Nasdaq Global Market.
The board of directors of Lennox International
Inc. declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14
per share of common stock, payable on September
12, 2008 to stockholders of record as of August
22, 2008.
The 2008 Kansas Day of Innovation featuring the
fifth annual Great Plains Capital Conference will
be held in Wichita, Kansas, Thursday, September
4th, 2008 at the Wichita Marriott, 9100 Corporate
Hills Drive. The conference sponsors are focused
on providing early stage, high-growth companies in
Kansas with an opportunity to attract seed and
early stage financing. "This has grown to be a
dynamic event that brings emerging technology
entrepreneurs and investors together," says Trish
Brasted, President & CEO of Wichita Technology
Corporation. Applications are currently being
accepted from companies who would like to present.
Less than 24 hours after "The Dark Knight" opened
to record-breaking crowds, MovieTickets.com
reports that more than 1,300 performances
nationwide are still sold out. This includes more
than 220 in New York City and Los Angeles alone.
All this, combined with a move into the
MovieTickets.com Top 5 Pre-Sale List of All-Time,
and sky-high approval ratings from
MovieTickets.com users, combines to pack a
powerful punch.
Moog Inc. will release its third quarter fiscal
2008 earnings for the period ended June 28, 2008
on Friday July 25, 2008. In conjunction with this
release, Moog will host a conference call
beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT, which will be
simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet.
Bob Brady, Chairman and CEO, and John Scannell,
CFO, will host the call.
Marlabs announced today that CEO Siby Vadakekkara
will be presenting at UBS' first Annual Global
Technology Forum. During this conference, senior
executives from leading private and public
companies at the forefront of innovation will
share their insights. The forum will also offer
perspectives on issues facing companies across the
technology spectrum.
Future Now Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: FUTR)
("Future Now"), a recognized leader in online
marketing optimization, announced the successful
launch of its webinar series with Google. The
monthly webinar series is designed specifically
for marketers and users of Google Website
Optimizer.
As gas and food prices continue to rise, more and
more families are struggling just to make ends
meet. To address these concerns, Uniroyal(R) Tire
has partnered with consumer advocate and
family-savings expert Kimberly Danger to help
educate Americans on easy ways to keep more money
in their wallets. Working together, the pair will
offer a year-long series of advice, eBooks and
instructional videos; all are available for free
on Uniroyal.com.
University of Phoenix will honor 3,650 graduating
online students on Friday, July 18, and Saturday,
July 19, in commencement ceremonies at University
of Phoenix Stadium. Degrees to be conferred
include 753 associate's degrees, 1,266 bachelor's
degrees, 1,451 master's degrees and 180 doctoral
degrees.
search, email, on-site, etc. Thus, Clickbooth once
again proves to be unlike any other company in
their field, working at the very cusp of Internet
marketing technology.
comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital
world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch
analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In June
2008, Americans conducted 11.5 billion core
searches, representing a 7-percent gain versus
May.
A state investment of $1.7 million will help a
leading regional provider of
information-technology hosting and data center
services develop a new facility at a technology
park in the Lehigh Valley, creating at least 30
jobs within three years, Governor Edward G.
Rendell said today.
Despite a promise to remove attacks on other
faiths from the public school curriculum, Saudi
Arabia's state-produced textbooks still attack
other religions, according to a new study by the
Washington-based Hudson Institute.
The California Employee Confidence Index dropped
5.8 points to 40.4 in June, reaching a new survey
low, according to the latest Spherion(R)
Employment Report. The monthly survey of
California workers, conducted by Harris
Interactive(R) on behalf of Spherion Corporation,
shows that although more workers feel uncertain
about their personal employment situation,
one-third (33 percent) of workers are likely to
look for a new job in the next year.
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA)
held its seventh educational forum on Brand Abuses
and Internet Governance on Thursday, July 17.
Representatives from a wide range of industries
traveled to New York City from across the country
and around the world to hear expert advice on
particular proactive, preventative and reactive
strategies available to brand owners concerned
with online brand infringement.
DISH Network Corporation , the nation's third
largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition
leader, today announced the addition of high
definition local channels in Beaumont - Port
Arthur, Texas. DISH Network(R) now offers local
channels in 66 markets reaching more than 69
percent of U.S. TV households, continuing its
commitment to reach its year-end goal of 100 local
HD markets.
The Information Technology Restructuring Group
(ITRG) of ICOR Partners, LLC, is pleased to
announce the launch of RestructureIT.com, the
website dedicated to sharing best practices and
innovations in IT Turnaround and Restructuring to
unlock corporate value.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics (AIAA) will hold the SPACE 2008
Conference and Exposition September 9-11 at the
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, Calif. The
conference is co-chaired by NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force Space and
Missile Systems Center. Sponsors of the conference
are: ATK; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Orbital Science
Corp.; Raytheon Company; Stellar Solutions, Inc.;
The Aerospace Corporation; and United Space
Alliance.
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WallSt.net's News Magazine is a half-hour
television program that is scheduled to air on
Sundays at 5:30 p.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. PDT) on the
Fox Business Network.
Performance Technologies , a leading developer of
communication platforms and systems, will announce
its financial results for the second quarter 2008
after the market closes on Thursday, July 24,
2008.
Stephen Ashe, middle school teacher at Bear Creek
Middle School in Fairburn, Ga., spent a week of
challenge and discovery at the NASA Goddard Space
Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.