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Feb 17, 2012

WIKILEAKS News, Feb 17, 2012

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange wins right to challenge extradition
Greatest <cite>Simpsons</cite> Cameos From First 500 Episodes
Wired News
By Scott Thill Julian Assange will pop up on The Simpsons this Sunday, landing the embattled WikiLeaks leader in the historic 500th episode of an animated show known for its quirky cameos. "We specialize in finding people who can't be found,...
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Wired News
Wikileaks supporters urged to 'occupy Unesco'
Telegraph.co.uk
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has called on followers to "occupy Unesco" after his organisation was excluded from a conference. Unesco, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation, is holding a conference in Paris entitled ...
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Sizing up China's next leader no easy task, WikiLeaks cables show
Kansas City Star
But State Department cables that WikiLeaks published last year underscore how difficult it can be to glean meaningful information about China's political elite. The State Department documents provide insight into how Xi managed to rise to the top of ...
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WikiLeaks takes aim at an unlikely new victim: Unesco
The Independent
Now Julian Assange is encouraging his WikiLeaks army to gang up on an unlikely new target: Unesco, the UN agency tasked with promoting human rights and protecting world heritage sites. In what Unesco suggested was further evidence of founder Mr ...
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PLP senator denies she published Mitchel Wikileaks document
Bahamas Tribune
PLP SENATOR Allyson Maynard-Gibson rejected claims she is responsible for the publication of a Wikileaks document in which her colleague Fred Mitchell is accused of attempting to engage in visa fraud. Yesterday, the governing FNM accused Mrs ...
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'Global Square' the Wikileaks backed activist platform sends out call for coders
Examiner.com
I' ma child of the '60s, a generation that took pride in challenging the power elites of the day. Whether protesting the Vietnam War, racism in America, the oppression of women or poverty, protesters of the 60s marched under the common slogan of “power ...
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Julian Assange joins outcast Simpsons for 500th episode
Edmonton Journal
Wikileaks comes to Springfield as controversial figure Julian Assange joins the cast of “The Simpsons” for their milestone 500th episode on Sunday, which will see America's famous animated family being banished from their hometown.
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The Simpsons turn 500
Stuff.co.nz
With the 500th episode of The Simpsons due to air in the US this weekend, the first images of the newest addition to the member of the cast have leaked, and yes, it is controversial WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange. Assange, who is under house arrest in ...
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WikiLeaks denounces its exclusion from UNESCO conference
Infosecurity Magazine
Companies are providing software to governments, including dictators, to conduct surveillance of criminal suspects as well as political dissidents, according to a WikiLeaks report based on a review of confidential documents. The White House issued an ...
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The 10 Best Simpsons Episodes of All Time... So Far
TV.com
There have been many guest stars over the last 23 seasons and the 500th episode, "At Long Last Leave," will be no exception: The show will welcomeWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Springfield. In true Assange fashion, his lines were recorded over a ...
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'THE SIMPSONS' HITS 500th EPISODE: The Top-15 Episodes Ever (*And Top-5 Moments)
Washington Post (blog)
This week alone, Groening got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the animated show has drawn media attention for its voice-actor “get” for this Sunday: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. To mark the occasion, Comic Riffs asked Gammill to share his ...
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'Global Square': Wikileaks-Backed Activist Platform Launching in March
Infoshop News
WikiLeaks Central announced a "Call to Coders" Tuesday as they prepare for the March launch of the "first massive decentralized social network in the history of the Internet." WikiLeaks Central announced a "Call to Coders" Tuesday as they prepare for ...
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"The Simpsons": 500 episodes, still going strong
CBS News
Its guest star on Sunday's 500th episode is WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Over the years, it seems almost everybody famous has been on at least one episode of "The Simpsons." Groening says. "We've had Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, ...
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TV Weekend: The Simpsons At 500
TIME
The episode, true to form, makes room for guest voices–notably Wikileaks' Julian Assange–but the real stars are the central characters, and their history, with gags referencing how Homer's voice has changed since the first episodes and how disturbing ...
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The Simpsons Get Exiled From Springfield in Their 500th Episode
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Guest stars include controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who presumably shares a top-secret dossier on the Simpson family's exploits. The show also tapped performer Alison Krauss to record a special bluegrass version of The Simpsons theme ...
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Preview of The Simpsons' 500th episode
Telegraph.co.uk
Julian Assange, founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, will also do a cameo in the episode. More than 100 celebrities have featured in The Simpsons, including Sir Paul McCartney, Rupert Murdoch, JK Rowling and Elton John.
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Simpsons reach 500th episode
The Sudbury Star
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a brief cameo appearance, voicing his own character. He recorded his bit by phone, according to Jean. "There are a lot of little touches marking the milestone, the way we like to at the same time celebrate and ...
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D'oh! Newsmakers who've created a stir on 'The Simpsons'
msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
“The Simpsons” hits the big 500 th episode Sunday, and what better way to mark the occasion than by casting controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for the milestone show? Sure, he's currently under house arrest, is facing sex crimes allegations ...
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'PH bank secrecy laws strictest in the world'
Inquirer.net
The criticisms made by two US envoys are contained in a series of cables from 2005 and 2008, and have been made public by the whistle-blower website, Wikileaks. Former US ambassadors to Manila Francis Ricciardone and Kristie Kenney, in separate cable ...
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Homer Simpson and the gang hit 5oo
The Independent
The new series features cameos from Lady Gaga and Jeremy Irons while the 500th episode itself has a voiceover from the (increasingly rather less) secretive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. "The Simpsons go off the grid to this very rugged place where ...
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Couch potatoes triumph with Simpsons marathon
CBC.ca (blog)
The 500th episode, titled "At Long Last Leave," will show the Simpsons family getting evicted from Springfield and moving next door to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The marathon is just one of the celebrations leading up to the milestone episode: ...
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CBC.ca (blog)
A big hacking misfire
Technology Spectator
In recent times, the world has witnessed the impact of the release of about 250000 US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks. But despite the potential and the perception, does the release of this sort of communication really do that much damage?
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500th episode of 'The Simpsons' set for February 19
FamilyVideo.com
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will voice himself for the show and executive producer Al Jean says there will be a few other things to look out for. "There are a lot of little touches marking the milestone, the way we like to at the same time ...
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FamilyVideo.com
'The Simpsons' reach a milestone at 500 episodes
Yahoo! Philippines News
The show marks the occasion with an appearance by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as himself and a special theme song by Grammy-winner Alison Krauss. "The Simpsons is still with us," explained one of the writers who worked on the show in the early ...
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Secrets, lies and perils of a whistleblower
The Age
While not of the same scale as WikiLeaks' recent publication of US diplomatic cables, the 1999 East Timor leaks involved numerous highly sensitive documents, many classified "Top Secret Codeword", a much higher security classification than any of the ...
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The Age
FNM: Maynard-Gibson 'threw Mitchell under the bus'
Nassau Guardian
Leader of Government Business in the Senate Dion Foulkes tabled a US Embassy cable on Wednesday, which was written on April 24, 2007, and published on the Internet by the whistleblower organization, WikiLeaks. According to the cable, Bahamian Consular ...
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Nassau Guardian
Senator Allyson Gibson responds to Nassau Guardian questions on cable matter ...
thebahamasweekly.com
The timing of the release and the suspension of the Senate debate was clearly calculated to maximize press coverage of the Wikileaks report and to divert attention from the abysmal record of the FNM. Dion Foulkes and all members of the Cabinet knew or ...
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thebahamasweekly.com
Domino's Pizza finishes last piece of cloud computing move
ComputerworldUK
Wikileaks - fearless whistleblowers or irresponsible nuisances? Keep up to date with the latest developments. Read more Domino's, the world's largest pizza delivery firm, announced the completion of the switchover as it reported that online sales had ...
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Video: Sneak Peek at Episode 500 of 'The Simpsons'
Television Week (blog)
The UK publication The Telegraph reports that the episode, which features a cameo by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, focuses on an effort to kick the Simpson family out of Springfield. The report notes that the show holds the Guinness World Record ...
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The daily irrelevant » Wikileaks Denied A Speaking Opportunity At ...
By Paul Jay
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, is hosting a conference about The Media World afterWikileaks and News of the World. Sounds like it could be an interesting event, but one organization not happy ...
The daily irrelevant
Debate on the future of news journalism at UNESCO | United ...
By r.amelan@unesco.org
The “Media World After WikiLeaks and News of the World” conference at UNESCO on 16 – 17 February explored how new media institutions are responding to the deepening digital era. Although there has not been a flood of leaks since ...
UNESCO
Book Review: WikiLeaks: News in the Networked Era by Charlie ...
The release of over 700000 U.S. diplomatic cables in 2010 by WikiLeaksmarked the dawn of a new unstable era for journalism, argue Charlie Beckett and ...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/.../book-review-wikileaks-news-in-the-network...
Wikileaks suspect faces U.S. court martial - World - CBC News
An Army officer has ordered a court martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/.../wikileaks-court-martial-army.html
News cuts … WikiLeaks snub … Amasian Linsanity … | Crikey
News Limited CEO Kim Williams is poised to eliminate 100 middle managers and back-office staff from the ailing media giant as Rupert Murdoch puts the ...
www.crikey.com.au/.../media-briefs-news-cuts-wikileaks-snub...
BBC News - Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning to face court martial
Alleged Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, charged with leaking thousands of classified documents, will face a court martial, says the US Army.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16883409
Arraignment date set for WikiLeaks suspect - CBS News
Bradley Manning, accused of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks, will be back in a military courtroom Feb. 23.
www.cbsnews.com/.../arraignment-date-set-for-wikileaks-susp...
Army Officer Orders Court-martial For WikiLeaks Suspect | Fox News
An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history.
www.foxnews.com/.../army-officer-orders-court-martial-for-w...
U.S. News - Manning ordered to face court martial in WikiLeaks case
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused in the WikiLeaks scandal, was ordered Friday to face a general court martial on charges he released thousands of ...
usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_.../10313199-manning-ordered-to-fa...
BBC News - Wikileaks suspect faces court martial
Alleged Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning is to face a court martial, the US Army has confirmed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16884082
Journalistic standards and media regulation after Wikileaks and the ...
What do phone-hacking at the News of the World and Wikileaks have in common ... UNESCO's conference "The media world after Wikileaks andNews of the ...
www.editorsweblog.org/.../journalistic_standards_and_media_...
Wikileaks-backed Global Square P2P activist platform due in March ...
The Global Square, an online global collaboration platform for activists backed by WikiLeaks among others, plans to have a functional prototype by March, ...
www.computerworlduk.com/.../wikileaks-backed-global-squar...
Bradley Manning Faces WikiLeaks Court Martial - Sky News
The US Army has confirmed that Bradley Manning, the US soldier charged with passing thousands of secret documents to WikiLeaks, will face court martial and ...
news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16162898
News journalism in a digital world | United Nations Educational ...
News of the World / The New York Times - Have the release of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks and the News of the World phone-hacking scandal ...
www.unesco.org/new/.../new_journalism_in_a_digital_world/
Exploring The Simpsons in WikiLeaks Era with Al Jean
The Simpsons returns to Fox on February 19 to mark the animated show's 500th episode in which WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a guest appearance.
www.thedeadbolt.com/1003025148-exploring-the-simpsons-i...
UN Agency's Conference on Media World After WikiLeaks (Live Blog ...
[UPDATE - 9:58 AM ET] Stopping to cover another important issue – the US Homeland Security Department's monitoring of social media.
dissenter.firedoglake.com/.../unescos-the-media-world-after-wi...
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FRANCHISE News, Feb 17, 2012


Franchise


The great franchise giveaway
StartupSmart
By Michelle Hammond The problem franchisors face in recruiting quality franchiseesisn'ta new one, but only recently have industry players begun to offer bold incentives, such as the reduction or elimination of fees. In December, pool and spa franchise ...
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Franchises: Don't go in half-baked
NEWS.com.au
Buying into a franchise begins at $5000 for start-ups and stretches beyond $1 million for established brands. New franchisees also have to pay brand royalty fees and a contribution to advertising and marketing - that can easily amount to 15 per cent or ...
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Famous Dave's Reports Full Year Results of $0.68 Per Share
MarketWatch (press release)
Comparable sales for franchise-operated restaurants increased 2.1% for the fourth quarter, and were flat for the full year period. Franchise royalty revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011 totaled $4.0 million, compared to $3.7 million for the ...
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Denny's Corporation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
Franchise operating margin increased $0.2 million to $20.9 million primarily due to the increases in franchise royalties and occupancy margin and decrease in directfranchise costs, which were partially offset by the decrease in initial and other fee ...
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The BCCI-Sahara patch-up in 10 points
NDTV
It had asked the BCCI to reduce their franchise fee because only 74 matches were played in the 2011 season as opposed to 94 as originally proposed by BCCI. 2). Sahara had requested that it be allowed to pay bank guarantee against the franchisee fee in ...
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Old enemy David Mooney's behind another franchise flop
Mirror.co.uk (blog)
By Andrew Penman on February 15, 2012 11:00 PM in Franchises Advanced Media Information Limited offered an opportunity to sell advertising space on touch-screen kiosks in hotel foyers, enabling guests to access local information. Franchises cost ...
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Domino's Pizza: great business, shame about the price
MoneyWeek
You only have to look at franchised businesses such as McDonald's and Holiday Inn to see the attraction of franchising. Franchisees pay royalty streams based on their sales back to the parent company, but they also have to deal with most of the costs ...
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MassageLuXe: Blending the Top Two Franchises Together!
Staugnews
When what is sold through a franchise system becomes available through other distribution channels that do not pay franchise fees, or over the Internet, franchiseeslose investment value. But MassageLuXe offers a service that will never be sold on the...
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Burger 21 Feasts on South Florida for Franchise Growth
Sacramento Bee
The initial franchise fee is $40000. However, a 20 percent discount is applied to allfranchises sold by June 21, 2012. Reduced franchise fees also apply for Area Development Agreements of four or more units. "As the economy continues to show signs of ...
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Standoff ends, Warriors retreat
Expressindia.com
While the board has directed Sahara to seek consensus among all other franchises on several issues, the Pune Warrior's appeal for an open auction next year wasn't considered as of now. The denouement to this fracas — which erupted after Sahara's ...
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Can I protect my business in divorce case?
Financial Times
Can I claim this back against the franchisee, assuming he neglects to take up these contracts? Will this be enough to terminate the contract and recover all initial costs? Unlike the US, England has no discrete franchise legislation.
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Ontario Court Allows Country Style Franchisee to Rescind Letter Agreement ...
JD Supra (press release)
A Country Style franchisee was granted judgment in the amount of $187730.05 plus pre-judgment interest for rescission damages udner s. 6(6) of the Arthur Wishart (Franchise Disclosure) Act, 2000 for the franchisor's failure to provide a disclosure ...
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Sahara and BCCI reach agreement; Pune to play in IPL
NDTV
The right to host the play-off matches is awarded to the finalists from previous edition, in this case Royal Challengers Bangalore. Sahara has also requested to furnish the Bank Guarantee against the Franchisee fee in two installments and the BCCI has ...
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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Reports Results for the Fiscal Fourth Quarter and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The targeted reduction in restaurant costs we announced in early 2011 with Project Red are being realized more quickly than we anticipated." Total Company revenues, which include company-owned restaurant sales and franchise royalties, increased 7.0% to ...
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Earnings Scorecard: Buffalo Wild
Zacks.com
Sales at the company-operated restaurants rose 36.4% to $202.9 million and franchise royalties and fees grew 15.3% year over year to $17.5 million. Same-store sales spiked 8.9% and 5.9% at the company-operated restaurants and franchisedrestaurants, ...
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Full Metro Business calendar for Feb. 13
Richmond Times Dispatch
Cost: free for members; $30 for pre-registered guests; $40 for walk-ins. To register: www.henricobusinessleaders.com. Details: Diane Munn, (804) 675-7502. "Retirement Planning and 401(k) Rollover Options," Merrill Lynch and William Kavanagh, noon, ...
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10-Q/A: GOOD TIMES RESTAURANTS INC
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
In September 2011 the company terminated a franchise agreement with a franchiseeoperating a Good Times restaurant in Longmont, Colorado. Restaurant operating costsas a percent of restaurant sales were 96.6% during the three months ended December 31, ...
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Phizzle Launches PhizzleBiz - Self-Service Mobile Marketing Platform for SMB's ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The PhizzleBiz platform, developed using the most sought after features from Phizzle's larger mobile platform utilized by Fortune 500 companies and national sportsfranchises, has been streamlined to meet the marketing and budgetary requirements of...
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What to Expect at The Franchise Show in Toronto
BeTheBoss.ca (press release)
Freshslice is a pizza franchise that produces an award winning multigrain dough. With a 0% royalty fee & a 0% marketing fee, you keep 100% of the profits of your business. FranNet's no-cost franchise matchmaking service helps would-be entrepreneurs to ...
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BeTheBoss.ca (press release)
Jollibee profit flat on input price surge
BusinessWorld Online Edition
... P3.21 billion last year amid a spike in input costs in the first semester, a figure only 0.5% higher than the P3.20 billion recorded in 2010, Jollibee said in a disclosure. Revenues, including net sales, royalties, and franchise fees, among others, ...
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Ruth's Hospitality Beats by a Penny
Zacks.com
During the quarter, restaurant operating expense as a percentage of restaurant sales, increased 10 basis points (bps) year over year to 50.9%, attributable to increased health insurance costs. Food and beverage costs expanded 110 bps to 31.6% owing to ...
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Revlon's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
We achieved our fourth consecutive year of positive free cash flow and we improved our capital structure by refinancing our credit agreements, which lowered our cost of borrowing and extended maturities. Additionally, in April 2011, our credit rating ...
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Looking to Europe for news-industry innovation, Part 3: The Swiss ...
Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
Their model: low costs, high margins — a model that Gossweiler is nowfranchising. I spoke with him at last fall's WAN-IFRA World Newspaper Congress in Vienna. He spoke on an “Opportunities” panel there, one of his many speaking engagement spreading ...
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Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard
Comcast's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
We invested in our own stations. We extended the NHL and PGA rights, Purchased 100% of the Orlando theme parks, have some exciting film franchises launching in 2012. We invested to extend the Harry Potter franchise in several of our Theme Parks.
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Where there's a will there's a way to con
Portsmouth News
It's on a par with blocked drains and smelly toilets – a known fact of life, but a subject to avoid at all costs. Research shows that a staggering 60 per cent of people die without making a will, leaving it open season for the government to cash in on ...
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AFFILORAMA - How to Improve Your Affiliate Site’s Search Engine Visibility in 2012, Feb 17, 2012

How to Improve Your Affiliate Site’s Search Engine Visibility in 2012
"There have been a lot of changes on how Google ranks pages over time. Judging from the algorithmic updates that they have continuously implemented the past several months (from Panda, Freshness, Parton and to the recent Search plus your World), it is clear that the task of being more visible in this area of marketing is getting more challenging than ever, particularly for smaller websites, like affiliate sites"
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