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Both should prove important developments forthe Matthews-based gaminf table manufacturer. But the company is not sitting on a pat Atthis week’s Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, PokerTe k is previewing an extensionh of its non-gambling games. It is introducing Bocce which will be played on the bar and amusement version ofits PokerTek’s basic product is the 10-persobn PokerPro electronic gaming table for the poke game Texas Hold ’Em. The cardw are displayed on a video scree nwith betting, dealing and all other functionsa handled by PokerTek’s software.
Last year, the company introduce a two-person, non-gambling version of the game that is marketedc to bars andgame rooms. PokerTek, foundedd four years ago, has yet to make a But its numbers are movinhg in theright direction. Revenue for the firstg nine months of the yeartotaledr $11.3 million. That’s up from $2.6 million for the firstf nine monthsof 2007. The company’s $1.8 million net loss in the thir d quarter is downfrom $4.1 million a year ago. Chief Executivew Chris Halligan told investors at an investment forum duriny the expo that the company now has 272 tables in casinoz aroundthe world.
That’s twice as many as a year ago, but less than 3% of the estimates 9,000 poker tables in gambling establishments The most important of those recentg installations could be the two dozen tablesw installed this summer in Las Vegase andAtlantic City. Those are fieled trials required by the gaming commissions of Nevada and New Jersey to determine if the tables can be used in Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City installes 12 tables in a specialpoker room. Although ther e is no set time for such field they routinely take three to six Frank Fantini, author of Fantini’s Gamingg Report , says the trialse appear to be nearing completion.
“Thed field trials are the last step in the approval he says. “There’s no question that unless some glitchex arefound — and there are no indicationa of glitches that I know of there is no doubt that they will be able to markety these tables in Las Vegads and Atlantic City startiny early next year.” The Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegae started a similar 12-tablr trial in late PokerTek hopes that trial will be completedr early next year. Though Halligajn is pleased withthe company’w performance, the stock has not done particularluy well. It was trading this week just above $2.
That is well off the 12-month high of $9 per share late last But it is above the lowof $1.489 hit last month.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
'Dog' Chapman hit with $1.8M IRS tax lien - The Business Review (Albany):
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The Honolulu-based TV bounty hunter and his wife Alice E. Smith, known as Beth Chapman, owe $1.8 millionj to the on 2006 and 2007 income, according to a federal tax lien recorded May 19 by the Hawaii Bureahof Conveyances. The liens come five months aftefr were filed in Hawaii against the Chapmand for unpaid taxes from 2002througy 2005. The Chapmans’ Los Angeles-based accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in Februaryy that some of the federa tax bills had already been paid and blamed a lag between the time of paymengt and the release ofthe liens.
But accordinfg to records on file with the Bureauof Conveyances, none of the lienz filed in January have been Duban was out of the offics this week and was not available for Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bondsa on Queen Emma Street and lives in Hawaiki Kai, stars in the A&rE program “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In the IRS filed liens against Chapman for almost $200,000 in 2004 income but in earl y 2007 Duban said those tax billds had been paid.
The IRS had previously filedr liens against him for unpaid 1993 and1994
The Honolulu-based TV bounty hunter and his wife Alice E. Smith, known as Beth Chapman, owe $1.8 millionj to the on 2006 and 2007 income, according to a federal tax lien recorded May 19 by the Hawaii Bureahof Conveyances. The liens come five months aftefr were filed in Hawaii against the Chapmand for unpaid taxes from 2002througy 2005. The Chapmans’ Los Angeles-based accountant, Dennis Duban, told PBN in Februaryy that some of the federa tax bills had already been paid and blamed a lag between the time of paymengt and the release ofthe liens.
But accordinfg to records on file with the Bureauof Conveyances, none of the lienz filed in January have been Duban was out of the offics this week and was not available for Chapman, who owns Da Kine Bail Bondsa on Queen Emma Street and lives in Hawaiki Kai, stars in the A&rE program “Dog the Bounty Hunter.” In the IRS filed liens against Chapman for almost $200,000 in 2004 income but in earl y 2007 Duban said those tax billds had been paid.
The IRS had previously filedr liens against him for unpaid 1993 and1994
Sunday, July 10, 2011
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/16000-lives-saved-by-colon-cancer-screenings.html - Care2.com
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Care2.com | http://www.care2.com/greenliving/16000-lives-saved-by-colon-cancer-screenings.html Care2.com The Centers for Disease Control says one in three US adults are not being screened for colon cancer, yet colorectal cancer is one of the top cancer killers. They say 66000 colorectal cancer cases were prevented and 32000 lives saved compared with the ... |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Kannapolis honored for economic strategy - Orlando Business Journal:
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The city received the awared in the category of Excellence in EconomiccDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responsess to plant closures and other economicf dislocations, that promote economic diversification. The competition is open to local, state and regional governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrusa and Rowan counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilermanufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearas later, California billionaire David Murdockk announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acre former Pillowted headquarters andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciences hub includes the participation of Duke theUNC System, the N.C. Community College System, other educational institutions andbusiness partners. The total investment is expectefd toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developments are risint around the campus with hopees ofturning Kannapolis, a formert textile town, into a biotech center.
The city received the awared in the category of Excellence in EconomiccDiversification Strategies, which recognizes responsess to plant closures and other economicf dislocations, that promote economic diversification. The competition is open to local, state and regional governments; and universities and colleges. Cabarrusa and Rowan counties lost 4,300 manufacturing jobs when textilermanufacturer Kannapolis-basedPillowtex Corp. closed in July 2003. Two yearas later, California billionaire David Murdockk announced plans forthe N.C. Research Campus at the 350-acre former Pillowted headquarters andmanufacturing site.
The life-sciences hub includes the participation of Duke theUNC System, the N.C. Community College System, other educational institutions andbusiness partners. The total investment is expectefd toreach $1.8 billion. Residential and commercial developments are risint around the campus with hopees ofturning Kannapolis, a formert textile town, into a biotech center.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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From July to September, 6 percentr of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducstheir payrolls, according to the surveyu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintaim their current staff levela and 5 percent remain uncertain abou thiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlse lighter than in the second quarter, when 10 percenty of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expectedf to cut payrolls, said Manpowe spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the coming quarter, job prospectsw in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesale and retai trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and businesxs services, education and health services and governmenyt intend to cut staffing. Hiring in construction, transportation and financial activities and other services is expectesd toremain unchanged. National survey results showee little change from theseconr quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyef across the country, 15 percengt expect to increase their staff levels during the third while 13 percent expect to reducetheitr payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expect no changew in hiring and 5 percen t are undecided abouttheir third-quarter hirinbg plans.
“The data shows continued hesitancyamonhg employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for Manpower. “The are treading slowly and watching with guarded hoping a few quartersx of stability will be the precursorf tothe recovery.”
From July to September, 6 percentr of the companies interviewed in the Honolulu metro area plan to hire more while 11 percent expect to reducstheir payrolls, according to the surveyu from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percent expect to maintaim their current staff levela and 5 percent remain uncertain abou thiring plans. Hiring is expected to be a littlse lighter than in the second quarter, when 10 percenty of companies surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expectedf to cut payrolls, said Manpowe spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the coming quarter, job prospectsw in the Honolulu area appear best in wholesale and retai trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durable goods nondurablegoods manufacturing, information, professional and businesxs services, education and health services and governmenyt intend to cut staffing. Hiring in construction, transportation and financial activities and other services is expectesd toremain unchanged. National survey results showee little change from theseconr quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employers surveyef across the country, 15 percengt expect to increase their staff levels during the third while 13 percent expect to reducetheitr payrolls. Sixty-seven percent expect no changew in hiring and 5 percen t are undecided abouttheir third-quarter hirinbg plans.
“The data shows continued hesitancyamonhg employers,” said Jonas president of the Americas for Manpower. “The are treading slowly and watching with guarded hoping a few quartersx of stability will be the precursorf tothe recovery.”
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Warming ocean layers will undermine polar ice sheets: study - Xinhua
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msnbc.com | Warming ocean layers will undermine polar ice sheets: study Xinhua LOS ANGELES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Warming of the ocean's subsurface layers will melt underwater portions of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets faster than previously thought, increasing the sea level more than already projected, a new study suggests. ... Warming ocean layers will undermine polar ice sheets |
Friday, July 1, 2011
ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - Denver Business Journal:
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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesdayu that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimated 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisexd higher its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,000 from the previouws estimate of 491,000. The ADP report notes losses across all sizes and categories of businesses with larged business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses shedding 223,000 jobs and smal businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sectofr lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sector declineds by 265,000 positions. The Labor Department is due to release its jobs reporton Friday.
The average analys estimate for that report of government as well as privated payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positions and an increased in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’ds rate of 8.9 percent. On The Institute for Supply Management announced that its factor index rose to the highest level sincwe last September as new orders posted theit first gain since the recession On Tuesday the National Association of Realtors reported that pendingh sales ofexisting homes, or contractx signed but not closed, rose 6.
7 percent in the largest increase in six
Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesdayu that companies inthe U.S. cut an estimated 532,000 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also revisexd higher its estimate of cuts in Aprilto 545,000 from the previouws estimate of 491,000. The ADP report notes losses across all sizes and categories of businesses with larged business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses shedding 223,000 jobs and smal businesses cutting 209,000 employees. The goods-producing sectofr lost 267,000 jobs while the service-producing sector declineds by 265,000 positions. The Labor Department is due to release its jobs reporton Friday.
The average analys estimate for that report of government as well as privated payrolls is a lossof 520,000 payroll positions and an increased in the unemployment rate to 9.2 percent from April’ds rate of 8.9 percent. On The Institute for Supply Management announced that its factor index rose to the highest level sincwe last September as new orders posted theit first gain since the recession On Tuesday the National Association of Realtors reported that pendingh sales ofexisting homes, or contractx signed but not closed, rose 6.
7 percent in the largest increase in six
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