Gazprom signs agreement with Belarus on 2007 gas supplies!

Russian gas giant Gazprom and Belarus signed an agreement on gas supplies to the country in 2007 in last-minute talks, averting a threatened gas cutoff to Belarus.

Gazprom chairman Alexei Miller was quoted as saying Belarus would buy gas at 100 U.S. dollars per 1,000 cubic meters next year, more than doubling what Belarus paid in 2006 -- 46.7 dollars per 1,000 cubic meters -- for Russian gas.

All this means that the prices of gas might go down, or as some fear, even go up. Whatever the result, one things for sure, people have got to start investing in Oil shares and in the Oil Market asap, as this boom isn't going to last for long.

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Walmart Sales increased in December!

Wal-Mart said yesterday that sales at its United States stores rose about 1.6 percent in December. Wal-Mart had forecast that sales at stores open at least a year would show no gain or rise by as much as 1 percent for the five-week period starting Nov. 25. The retailer, which is based in Bentonville, Ark., provided the December preliminary figure in a recorded call.

Sales at Wal-Mart have slackened in recent months, hurt by store renovations and a push to add fashionable clothing at the expense of basics. Starting in October, Wal-Mart cut prices on toys, electronics, home goods and groceries, and it promoted itself as the low-cost destination for holiday gifts.

Wal-Mart's shares have increased over the past couple of hours, not by much, but they have risen nonetheless. The fact remains that a slight increase in share prices doesn't indicate a boom, but it might be a trend. Therefore if people are interested in investing in a 'chain' store, Walmart might just be the one right now.

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FCC approves AT&T-BellSouth merger.

The commission, which had been split between Democrats and Republicans for months on what, if any, conditions should be imposed on the merger, accepted conditions that AT&T had proposed in a formal letter sent to the commission on Thursday. The merger was approved by 4-0 vote.

First announced in March, the merger will create a super-size AT&T that will become the nation's dominant phone company, controlling more than half the telephone and Internet access lines in the U.S.

The merger follows two other major telecommunications mergers. In 2005, Verizon Communications announced the acquisition of MCI, and SBC Communications said it would acquire AT&T. Even though regulators approved these mergers only on the basis of certain conditions, the deal between AT&T and BellSouth easily won unconditional approval earlier this year from the antitrust division of the Department of Justice. This infuriated the two FCC Democratic commissioners, Jonathan Adelstein and Michael Copps, who had expected some conditions to be placed on the merger.

Now, is it just me, or does it seem that AT&T is back in the market? A few years back it seemed that they were doomed, but not I'm not too sure. While speaking to some of my Business friends and the University of Alberta, they told me that telecommunication stocks are the place to invest as no matter what happens, people will have to communicate with each other. Smart thinking my friend. Smart thinking.

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US stocks enjoy best perfomance since 2003

Investors in US stocks enjoyed the best equity market performance since 2003 this year, but the road was not easy. Fortune favoured the brave when stocks plumbed their lows during the summer and equity volatility jumped to its highest level in three years. As oil nudged $80 a barrel and the Fed was seemingly set for further rate hikes, the S&P 500 index was down 2 per cent from the start of the year, while the Nasdaq Composite was 8 per cent lower.

“The year really came down to how you reacted once the market made its lows in July,” said William Strazzullo, chief market strategist at BellCurve Trading. “If you thought the Federal Reserve still had room to tighten policy you lost. Investors who bet the Fed was done, were winners.”

I guess this does mean that no matter what happens, stocks will always close higher than they have the year before. I mean this is crazy. For the longest time it seemed that there was no chance of the US Stock Market coming back, but all of a sudden it boomed up, just in time for the end of the year. Well I guess it will be a happy new year after all!

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Statement by Mrs. Ronald Reagan on the Death of President Gerald R. Ford

"I was deeply saddened this evening when I heard of Jerry Ford's death. Ronnie and I always considered him a dear friend and close political ally.

His accomplishments and devotion to our country are vast, and even long after he left the Presidency he made it a point to speak out on issues important to us all. I know that his early support of stem cell research has been important in getting the U.S. Congress to debate the potential lifesaving cures and treatments that may result.

I know the days ahead will be very difficult for Betty and my love and deepest sympathy go out to her and the entire Ford family."

A great man, he will be missed.

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MIB Life Index Reports US Life Insurance Activity Declines 6.6% in November

Application activity for individually underwritten life insurance sold by U.S. insurance companies declined -6.6% in November year-over-year, the ninth consecutive month of decreases in 2006, according to the MIB Life Index(SM). Year-to-date (YTD), U.S. application activity is off -3.6%, compared to the same eleven months in 2005.

U.S. application volume was off across all three age groups - ages 0-44 down -8.4% (the lowest value for November seen since the Index's inception), ages 45-59 off -4.7% and ages 60+ off slightly -0.6% versus November 2005. November's -2.1% decline compared to this past October was chiefly driven by changes in the 0-44 age group down -3.2%, and the 60+ age group off -1.5%, with 45-59 remaining flat.

Yeah, knew that was going to happen. Its the general feeling of the market at this time of year. Everyone is scared about the next!

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SnoCountry Reports Latest Skiing Conditions Information

Following are the latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Monday, Dec 25 2006, 6:01:31 AM EST

SNOW CONDITION DEFINITIONS & TERMS

This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR. The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language.
NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers).
New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to base is reported.
Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined.
Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers.
Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions, covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers.
Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not been compacted.
Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard.
Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder.
Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP. Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP.

It goes on and on, if you really care!

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Santa Hits the Hot Spots as He Starts His Night in the Eastern Hemisphere

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - News), is happy to present its first of three Satellite-based Aviation Navigation Tracking Apparatus (S.A.N.T.A) reports. The following information regarding Santa Claus' international one-night flight is based on data invented at AirTran Airways' System Operations Control (SOC) center in Orlando:

* It's a bird, it's a plane ... it's a jolly old elf and eight tiny
reindeer, initially pinpointed as they cruised through the arid
Australian Outback to thaw out after spending the past 364 days in the
frigid North Pole.

* Santa next stopped in New Zealand to meet with fitness experts, who gave
the red-suited gift-giver a few diet and exercise tips. Santa is
reportedly experimenting with a new health regime to eliminate the nasty
rumors about his stomach shaking like a "bowl full of jelly."

* With the sleigh's XM Satellite Radio tuned to "Dance Hits," Santa and
his team circled around to club-hop their way through Asia en route to
the original Club China. Eyewitnesses claim that reindeer Dancer and
Prancer caused the biggest splash on dance floors across the continent.

* Milliseconds later, tourists in fog-covered Shanghai reported seeing a
faint red light streaking through the gloom. Satellite analysis
confirmed that lead reindeer Rudolph's shiny nose helped the team avoid
a collision with Shanghai's tallest building, the Jin Mao Tower.

Please keep an eye out for the next S.A.N.T.A. update, scheduled to cross the national wire at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Like the one before, this one amuses me.

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Radiation Therapy Services Responds to Forbes Article

Radiation Therapy Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: RTSX - News), a leading operator of radiation therapy centers, announced today that the Company has issued a response to issues raised in the January 8, 2007 issue of Forbes Magazine. The information being provided was given to Forbes prior to publication but the Company feels it did not receive appropriate consideration.

For the Company's full and comprehensive response to the Forbes article, please visit the Radiation Therapy Services Investor Relations Web site at http://www.rtsx.com.

Radiation Therapy Services Inc. is a leader in its field -- working with physicians to bring the most up-to-date radiation services to their patients. The Company has always placed patient welfare at the top of its list of priorities, while seeking to conduct its business in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. We are proud of our record.

Yeah, the usual 'no, you're wrong' game has started.

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Better Than a Tanning Bed - And Just as Cost-Effective

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI - News), announced that it has added to its popular vacation roster of Florida flights and resumed seasonal service across the Midwest and Northeast. Exchanging the slushy post-holiday doldrums for a hammock on the beach has never been so appealing - or so easy and inexpensive.

New nonstop flights between Boston and Orlando, Chicago and Ft. Myers, Detroit and Ft. Myers, White Plains and Ft. Lauderdale, and White Plains and Tampa are now available. AirTran Airways has also resumed nonstop, seasonal routes between Akron-Canton and Ft. Myers, Detroit and Sarasota/Bradenton, Flint and Ft. Myers, and Rochester and Ft. Lauderdale.

"By stepping up our flight options to various destinations in Florida, we are offering a more flexible travel schedule to passengers from Michigan to Massachusetts without compromising our everyday low fares," said John Kirby, AirTran Airways' director of strategic planning and scheduling. "With our convenient online booking system, snowbirds and others who are tired of bundling up to go outside can pack their sunscreen and plan their vacations to one of our 10 destinations in Florida from the comfort of their own homes."

Haha! Just wrote about this as I found the title so witty and in a way, misleading!

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MGIC Investment Corporation to Release 4th Quarter Results

MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG - News) will hold a conference call, on Thursday, January 11, 2007, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time to allow securities analysts and shareholders the opportunity to hear Management discuss the Company's results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006. Financial results for the quarter will be released before the market opens on January 11, 2006.

To attend the webcast, go to http://www.mgic.com , click on the "Investor" button, then click the "News Releases" button, proceed to "Presentations/Webcasts," and select "Audio Archives." The call will be broadcast live over the internet, and replays will be available on the web following the call.

Now I do not know about you, but this company is one of the many that excites me at times like these. Saying the least, expect a reaction from the market.

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FCC Grants 154 AWS Licenses to NextWave

AWS Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextWave Wireless Inc., announced today that on December 18, 2006 the FCC granted the Company all 154 AWS licenses it won in the AWS auction conducted by the Federal Communications

The licenses, located in the 1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz frequency bands, cover 63 million people and include markets such as Pittsburgh, Puerto Rico, Indianapolis, Sacramento, New Orleans, Tulsa, Little Rock, El Paso, Albany, Louisville, Sarasota, Anchorage, and Fort Myers. During the auction NextWave bid a total of $115.5 million for the 154 AWS licenses at an average price of $0.12 per MHz-POP.

As always, telecommunication and wireless companies are always going to profit as the world cannot exist without communication. Thus head over the brokers right now and make yourself some money!

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New Year's Resolutions for Vehicle Shoppers: Be Diligent in Your Vehicle Financing Decisions

Consumers are resolving to conduct more research surrounding their auto financing decisions than they have in the past, according to a public opinion survey conducted earlier this year by AWARE (Americans Well-informed on Automobile Retailing Economics), a nonprofit organization specializing in auto financing education.
According to the survey, 64 percent of Americans plan to compare auto financing rates from multiple sources -- compared to only 20 percent of consumers who, during their last vehicle purchase, compared financing rates from more than one source. Notably, African American and Hispanic adults are most likely to resolve to shop around for their next auto financing package (73 and 71 percent, respectively).

Is it just me, or does this article seem a tad bit racial in a way? Anyways, this is a good read nonetheless, and the whole 'warning' if you will, can be read at the link below.

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New CEO for Oberthur Card Systems

The Board of Directors of Oberthur Card Systems, has named today Philippe Geyres as Chief Executive Officer of the company, as of January 2 2007.

Jean-Pierre Savare, Chairman, is delighted to announce the strengthening of Oberthur Card Systems' senior management team: "The transition between the executives has been smooth. Oberthur Card Systems will continue to optimize its operations with a view to improving its efficiency and profitability. Philippe Geyres is recognized by the industry for his expertise in telecoms and semiconductors. He brings to the Group a strong track record in management acquired internationally with large companies. I am delighted that he has agreed to put his energy and competence at the service of our Group. I have every confidence that by pursuing the efforts of industrial rationalisation and geographical expansion already initiated by Oberthur Card Systems, he will boost our operations in emerging regions, consolidate our strengths in our chosen markets and enhance our position in the highly competitive area of innovation, over the long term."

Always knew that this was going to happen. Lets see how this changed the day to day running of the company. Hopefully it will be for the good.

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Britney Is World's Worst Dog Owner, Oprah is Best - Poll

Her parenting skills have been scrutinized for months. Now Britney Spears has been voted the World's Worst Celebrity Dog Owner for 2006.

The singer beat Paris Hilton, last year's pick, and Serena Williams in a three-month online poll by readers of The New York Dog and The Hollywood Dog magazines.

"Britney was the overwhelming choice," said editor Hilary O'Hagan. "She once had three Chihuahuas (Lacy, Lucky and Bit-Bit) and never left home without at least one of them on her arm. As soon as she met K-Fed and had kids they disappeared." One of the dogs, Lucky, reportedly took an instant dislike to K-Fed. "It was either Mr. Federline or Lucky," added Ms. O'Hagan. "Unfortunately Britney chose the wrong dog and the rest is history."

Spears had once expressed a wish to be buried with one of her pets "Like the Pharaohs used to get buried with things they loved," she told reporters.

Yeah, I know. Its completely random, but hilarious!

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Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Christmas is fast approaching, and I know many of you are busy trying to finish up your holiday shopping. This week, we received good news about the economy that should brighten the season and keep us optimistic about the year ahead.
First, the Commerce Department released figures showing that sales for America's retailers were up in November and that the increase is much larger than expected. These figures are important because for many American businesses November and December are their highest sales months for the year. So the healthy increase in retail sales is a good sign for American employers and workers.

Read the full Radio broadcast here.

Executive Moves at Sigma Group: Shannon Morris Named President and Vladimir Chronis Becomes Chief Executive Officer

Sigma Group, a full-service advertising agency, has named Shannon Morris as its president. She was formerly vice president and managing director. Vladimir Chronis, founder and former president of Sigma Group, is now chief executive officer.
According to Chronis, Morris now has total responsibility for all aspects of the agency, from client services and strategic planning, to creative execution to day-to-day operations. Chronis, who founded Sigma Group in 1986 (formerly known as Sigma Advertising), will assume a new role as chief executive officer, with emphasis on the financial and administrative end of the business.
Shannon Morris has been one of my idols as well. The way he handles companies has never failed to amaze me. Congrats! You deserve it!

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MacHeist Raises $50,000 for Charity; $100,000 in Sight

Touting this week as "The Week of the Independent Mac Developer," MacHeist (www.macheist.com) began selling a software bundle of some of the hottest apps for OS X on Monday in the hopes of increasing the profile of the Mac shareware development community as well as raising $100,000 for charity before the holiday season.

Now, only halfway through the week, MacHeist is on pace to meet its fundraising goal.

"We're absolutely thrilled we've helped raise this much for charity. An opportunity like this is extremely rare, and we're glad MacHeist gave us an opportunity to take part in such a great cause," said Mac developer Dan Counsell, whose website creation application RapidWeaver is packaged in the bundle.

The bundle retails for $49 USD and includes such award-winning applications as Delicious Library and FotoMagico.

It always nice when companies do something extra to give to charities. Sure, its a publicity stunt, but as long as something good is being done, who cares!

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc: Buyback of Own Shares

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.A - News; NYSE:RDS.B - News) plc announces that on 13 December, 2006 it purchased for cancellation 700,000 "A" Shares at a price of 26.68 euros per share. It further announces that on the same date it purchased for cancellation 150,000 "A" Shares at a price of 1792.30 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of "A" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc will be 3,697,430,000.

As of 13 December, 2006 2,759,360,000 "B" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc were in issue. Holders of A Shares and B Shares are entitled to one vote per share.

Nothing much to say I guess. I've always said that oil and gas stocks are always a safe bet, thus for those who listened to me, congrats!

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XM Radio Adds 12 More College Football Bowl Games

College football fans can tune into the biggest bowl games of the season on XM Satellite Radio, including the exclusive satellite radio broadcasts of the 2007 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game, the Sugar Bowl, the Orange Bowl, and the Fiesta Bowl.

XM today announced the addition of 12 more bowl games to its line-up, including the Rose Bowl, the Gator Bowl, and the Capital One Bowl, for a total of 16 bowl games on XM.

"For college football fans, the biggest bowl games are on XM Radio," said Eric Logan, executive vice president, programming, XM Satellite Radio. "The only place to get all of the BCS games on satellite radio is XM. You can tune into the XM Sports Nation channel and hear the games, whether you're on the road, at home, or at the stadium."

I know, this really related much to the financial market, but in a way it is as share prices may rise following thin announcement as sport has always had a big impact on this continent. Thus we will just have to wait and see.

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Continental Airlines Chosen as Best Airline for North American Travel By Business Traveler Magazine Readers

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL - News) outranked all other U.S. carriers to be chosen as the Best Airline for North American Travel in Business Traveler magazine's 2006 Readers' Choice Best in Business Travel Survey.

Continental also placed highest among U.S. airlines for Best Flight Attendants in the U.S. and Best In-flight Services in the U.S. The awards will be presented to the airline in New York on Jan. 11, 2007.

"Unlike our competitors, Continental Airlines has maintained cabin comforts and continues to provide meals at mealtimes," said Jim Compton, Continental's executive vice president of marketing. "Our BusinessFirst service is recognized to be among the best in the business and we continue to upgrade our international fleet with in-seat power and video on demand."

Yup. As I reported a few days back, it seems that airlines are back again on the green side and will shortly be making as much as they were pre 9/11. Thus that might be the way for investors to go.

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Professor Warns of High Lead Content in Jewelry

A professor of chemistry at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, is warning retailers and consumers that many inexpensive jewelry items such as charm bracelets, key chains and necklaces have the potential for high lead content.

Recent research completed by Dr. Jeffrey Weidenhamer, professor of chemistry, and Mike Clement, laboratory manager, and their chemistry students at Ashland University has shown that many jewelry items pose a potential danger because of high lead content.

Jewelry stocks: A big no-no right now then!

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AGL Resources CEO Applauds Passage of OCS Legislation

The United States Congress today approved final passage of legislation that will open new areas of the outer continental shelf within the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling and exploration. Following the vote, AGL Resources, an Atlanta-based energy services holding company with utility subsidiaries in six states, expressed its appreciation for the effort.
"We commend the United States Congress for passing the outer continental shelf legislation," said John Somerhalder, president and chief executive officer of AGL Resources. "While we are disappointed that more comprehensive legislation -- which would have given states more discretion over resources off their respective coasts -- did not pass this term, we are pleased with the results of this measure. Any action which allows Americans greater access to domestic natural gas supply basins is a move in the right direction."

Glad to see he finally did!

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Birnbach Communications Marks 5th Anniversary

Birnbach Communications, Inc., an independent PR agency providing clients with a portfolio of strategic business communication services, announced it is celebrating the firm's fifth anniversary. The firm will close the year with record revenue, up 35 percent over the prior year. Founded with the commitment to combine the best aspects of large-agency experience with small-agency culture and dedication, the agency's goal is to become its clients' strategic communications partner by generating results to achieve their business objectives. Birnbach's tried- and-tested team of business, journalism and PR professionals work with clients based in Boston, New York, Denver, Atlanta, Russia, Israel, and Canada across a range of industries, including financial software and services, security, technology, healthcare and life sciences, consumer, nonprofit and education.

Its companies like these that always inspire me to set up my own company. Sure it might take some time and a lot of effor, but if these companies can make the news, so can mine!

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7-Eleven to Purchase 10 McKee Oil Company Convenience Stores

7-Eleven, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase 10 McKee Oil Company convenience stores in the greater Salt Lake City area. This brings to 112 the number of convenience stores that 7-Eleven will operate in northern Utah.

The company said the purchase is part of its strategic growth plan to expand in areas where the company currently operates 7-Eleven® stores.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but 7-Eleven expects to close the deal before the end of 2006.

This is finally a new move by 7-Eleven. I always thought that a bigger chain would buy them out, but I guess I was wrong and they decided to buy other chains out instead. Unfortunately I dont have any stocks of 7-Eleven, but if you do, better take out the champagne bottle as I'm pretty sure you are going to make some money.

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International Speedway To Host 2007 Financial Guidance Conference Call

International Speedway Corporation (Nasdaq: ISCA - News; OTC Bulletin Board: ISCB - News; "ISC") will host a conference call to discuss the Company's financial guidance for the fiscal year 2007 on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Susan Schandel, Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and Wes Harris, Senior Director, Corporate and Investor Communications, will host the call.
To participate, dial (888) 693-3477 five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time and request to be connected to the ISC guidance call. A live Webcast will also be available at that time on the Company's Web site, www.iscmotorsports.com, under the "Investor Relations" section. A replay will be available one hour after the end of the call through midnight Thursday, December 28, 2005. To access, dial (877) 519-4471 and enter the code 8196333, or visit the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's Web site.
I'm not going to be calling, but am instead going to be watching the webcast. In this way my online phone line can be free for incoming calls. Yay!

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Kia Motors America Announces Organizational Change

Kia Motors America (KMA) announced today that BongGou (B.G.) Lee has been appointed President and CEO, replacing Jong Hoon (James) Lee. Previously B.G. Lee was Chief Operating Officer for the Management & Administration Division of Hyundai Motor Company (HMC).
A veteran of international business for Hyundai, Mr. B.G. Lee has lived and worked in nine countries on four continents since 1978. Mr. Lee has been with Hyundai for the past 25 years, joining the organization in 1981. Prior to his most recent position, he served as Executive Vice President for HMC's International Business Division, and from 2003 to 2006 he headed HMC's subsidiary in Australia.
Not sure, but this might start some activity in KIA stocks and maybe even in general automobile stocks. If I were you, I wouldn't be reading this post, but would rather be checking the stock market for any reactions of any sort. Of course, I doubt there will be any related to this, maybe just a few spurts.

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Veteran Marketers Hoover and Waldeck Form My Creative Team

Veteran marketers Harry Hoover and Brant Waldeck have launched a new marketing communications agency -- My Creative Team -- that brings together a network of talented and experienced creatives from all marketing disciplines to deliver top quality work.
Prior to forming My Creative Team, Waldeck had been president of Waldeck Communications for nine years and Hoover served for five years as managing principal of Hoover ink PR.

Brant has always been someone I look upto and followed, thus according to me, this is a big move for him and thus it inspired me even more!

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'Gorgeous' Australian Skincare Line Launches in U.S.

Americans can be as "gorgeous" as their Aussie counterparts now that an elite Australian skincare line, which uses only the rarest 100% Pure and Natural essential oils, has hit American soil.
Gorgeous, a high-end, hand-made skincare product company in Australia, launched its products, which include Over One Hundred Bunches of Real Roses in a Bottle Double Blended Serum, in the U.S. on Nov. 15. Since all Gorgeous products are hand-made and the ingredient oils are limited in supply, the line is available through only one U.S. retailer. Alchemist's Apprentice, www.alchemistsapprentice.com , an online apothecary selling 100% synthetic and chemical-free personal care products, carries the products, which range in price from $59-$350 and include a variety of creams, oils and cleansers.

I would usually suggest against something like this, but invest in Alchemist's Apprentice right away. Believe me, with the hight price of that, only the rich are going to buy it to brag about, and they will buy a lot!

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One Mega Millions Ticket Wins Estimated $40 Million Jackpot

One ticket matched all six Mega Millions numbers in the Friday, December 1, 2006 drawing, and now players are checking their tickets to see who won the estimated $40 million jackpot. The jackpot-winning ticket, which was purchased in Whitehall, Ohio, matched the numbers 16-22-23-37-53 and the Mega Ball number 35.

Here I am blogging my way to glory, while someone somewhere in the world just won 40 million dollars doing nothing. Now how does that make me feel? Take a wild guess...

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ExpressJet Reports November 2006 Performance

During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totaled 819 million, up 7.9 percent over November 2005, and available seat miles (ASMs) increased by 6.5 percent compared with November 2005. ExpressJet's November load factor was 77.4 percent, a 1.0 point increase over November 2005. The company flew 74,103 block hours, compared with 68,705 block hours in November 2005, and operated 40,025 departures, versus 37,262 departures in November 2005.

I guess that means that the slump in airtravel has finally gone away and that airline shares should be the ones to invest in for the time being, assuming there isnt a terrorist scare in the future!

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