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Sends letters to Clearwire Board and stockholders urging them to reject Sprint's new offer and pursue a direct, competitive bidding process for Clearwire HOUSTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crest Financial Limited, the largest of the independent minority stockholders of Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR), protested today's decision of the Clearwire Board of Directors to adjourn the Clearwire special meeting to consider Sprint's increased offer price of $3.40 per share....
Seamlessly integrated payment solution supports any payment type including Smartphone Near Field Communication (NFC) MONTREAL, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Worthware Systems International (CellSell Systems International) the developer of CellSell® (http://www.cellsell.com) the leading Retail ERP platform for the North American Wireless Industry announces that it has integrated with the Genius Customer Engagement Platform(TM) from Merchant Warehouse(®) and has become a certified...
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dycom Industries, Inc. (NYSE: DY) announced today its results for the third quarter ended April 27, 2013. The Company reported: Contract revenues of $437.4 million for the quarter ended April 27, 2013, compared to contract revenues of $296.1 million for the quarter ended April 28, 2012. Contract revenues for the quarter ended April 27, 2013 grew 6.2% on an organic basis after excluding $122.9 million of revenue from...
RICHMOND, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HIGHLIGHTS Fiscal Year 2013Diluted earnings per share of $4.66.Segment operating income up 4%, to $232.8 million. Revenues flat at $2.5 billion. Fourth QuarterDiluted earnings per share of $0.92.Segment operating income down $2.1 million.Revenues down 1%, to $645.1 million. George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), announced that net income for the fiscal year ended...
LAVAL, Quebec, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) (TSX: VRX) today announced the election of ten directors nominated at its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders today. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below: Name For Withheld ---- --- -------- Ronald H. Farmer 235,731,934 1,964,748 Robert A. Ingram...
QUEBEC CITY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Aeterna Zentaris Inc. (NASDAQ: AEZS; TSX: AEZ) (the "Company"), announced today that it has entered into an "At Market" Issuance ("ATM") Sales Agreement, dated May 21, 2013, with MLV & Co. LLC ("MLV"), under which the Company may, at its discretion, from time to time during the term of the sales agreement, sell up to a maximum of 2.5 million of its common shares through ATM issuances on the NASDAQ Stock Market up to an aggregate...
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE), a leading global manufacturer of industrial protective clothing for industry, municipalities, healthcare and first responders on the federal, state and local levels, today announced that the Company accepted a commitment letter from a bank for a Senior Credit Facility subject to certain terms and conditions and is currently working towards closing this financing. However, no assurances can be...
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RenovoRx (www.renovorx.com) has been named Winner of the prestigious 2013 TiE50 "Top Startup" Award at TiEcon 2013, the world's largest annual convention for entrepreneurs, for its innovation, strong management team and quality of entrepreneurial ideas. RenovoRx was honored on Saturday, May 18(th) at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The TiE50 Awards is a highly influential list of the most enterprising startup companies across five...
BEIJING, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), the leading provider of conditional access ("CA") systems to China's expanding digital television market, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. Highlights for the First Quarter 2013 Net revenues in the first quarter of 2013 were US$19.9 million, representing an 8.4% decrease from the same period in...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ogilvy PR will pursue an innovative global health and development research project, titled "Cause Generation: A Platform to Define a Generation's Cause." Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) funds individuals and organizations worldwide to explore ideas that can break the mold in how we...
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The flip or clamshell is a form factor found mainly in cellphones in the electronics market. There are typically two distinct sections of the device that fold together via a hinge. When the device is open, it is up and ready to be used, and provides more surface area then when closed. When the unit is closed, the interface components such as keys and display are protected and the device is shorter, making for easier to be carried and stored. A disadvantage of the flip unit is the connecting...
A paper clip is a thin wire in a looped shape that uses elasticity and strength of its construction materials to compress and hold pieces of paper together. Other types of clips use a two piece clamping system. Recent innovations are multi-colored plastic-coated paper clips. The first patent for a bent wire paper clip was awarded to Samuel B. Fay in 1867. He wanted it to be used for attaching tickets to fabric originally. His design, however, is not really reminiscent to the modern...
Liquid Paper, a brand of the Newell Rubbermaid Company, is a type of correction fluid used to fix typewriting in the past and now handwriting mistakes. Bette Nesmith Graham created the first correction fluid in 1951. Since she worked as a typist she made many mistakes and wanted to correct them, so she started with tempera paint and created what she called Mistake Out. She even provided her co-workers with bottles that had the brand name on it. Soon Graham was fired from her typist job...
A cash register is a device for calculating and recording sales transactions. A cash drawer for storing cash is attached and the register usually prints a receipt. Cash registers were first invented in order to deter employee theft and embezzlement. It is theorized that odd prices such as 49 and 99 cents came about so that it was almost guaranteed the cashier would have to provide a penny in change and therefore announce the sale. Most of the time the drawer could only be opened after a sale,...
