23rd Annual Women of Color Day at Penn to Feature Conference on Generational Poverty, Awards Luncheon
Michael Nutter, Philadelphia mayor
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CAI International to Present at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference
CAI International, Inc. (NYSE:CAP) ("CAI"), a leading lessor of
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Penn Outreach to Benefit From Statewide Broadband Network Funded With Federal Stimulus Dollars
The $99.6 million National Telecommunications and Information Administration Grant was awarded to the Keystone Initiative for Network-Based Education and Research, a coalition of colleges and universities, research and health-care organizations and economic-development entities in the state, of which Penn is a founding member. The grant, awarded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be supplemented with an additional $29 million in private investment.
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“This Is Not an Invitation to Rape Me” Art Exhibit Attacks False Perceptions
The multimedia exhibit explores female body types, intimacy, relationships, fashion, attitudes, psychology, behavior, vulnerability, alternative lifestyles and more through art. Featuring photographs, illustrations, paintings, film, sound and music, the exhibit will be at the Fox Art Gallery in Cohen Hall and The Forum at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Penn Marks First Anniversary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act With $171 Million in Research Funding
Approximately 700 different positions at Penn are funded by ARRA, allowing Penn researchers to continue studies in nearly every aspect of basic science and public health.
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ICA Receives AICA/USA Award for Best Show in a University Gallery
The artists included in Dirt on Delight: Impulses that Form Clay included: Ann Agee, Robert Arneson, Kathy Butterly, Nicole Cherubini, Lucio Fontana, Viola Frey, Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Jane Irish, Jeffry Mitchell, Ron Nagle, George Ohr, Ken Price, Sterling Ruby, Adrian Saxe, Beverly Semmes , Arlene Shechet, Rudolf Staffel, Paul Swenbeck, Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, Peter Voulkos , Beatrice Wood and Betty Woodman.
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Penn Nursing Presents: A Tuskegee Airman’s Story
WHAT: Lecture, open to the public, about the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of 994 African-American pilots who gained fame during World War II for their heroism, escorting American bombers in raids over Europe and North Africa. Their distinguished service is credited with influencing President Truman to desegregate the U. S. military.
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Reliance Globalcom’s Hybrid VNO Heritage Delivers Customer Growth
With an increasing requirement in the multi-national Enterprise
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EnerNOC Executives Speaking at Upcoming Investor Events in March
- Tim Healy, Chairman < CEO, will participate in the Canaccord Adams Sustainability Forum on March 4 in Park City, Utah.¡
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Sudan: ICRC will not rest until abducted staff member Gauthier Lefèvre is freed
The ICRC is renewing its appeal for the release of staff member Gauthier Lefvre, taken hostage in West Darfur, Sudan, on 22 October 2009. Daniel Duvillard, ICRC head of operations for East Africa, explains the efforts under way to resolve the crisis.
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Students tackle campus parking problem with green solutions
At Washington University in St. Louis, teams of business school students have tackled the parking dilemma with an eye on the environment as part of the first Olin Sustainability Case Competition (OSCC).
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Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 Index
Georg Fischer AG Reg (Switzerland, Industrial Goods and Services, FI-N.EB) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 Index and replaced by Baloise Holding AG (Switzerland, Insurance, BALN.VX ). Georg Fischer AG Reg is being removed due to the cancellation of its dividend payment. The changes in the Dow Jones Switzerland Select Dividend 20 Index will be effective as of the open of trading on Monday, March 8, 2010.
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Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory: life remains hard for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
The vast majority of Palestinians continued to endure restrictions on their movements. Farmers faced difficulties every day as they tried to reach their land isolated behind the West Bank Barrier and around Israeli settlements, while Palestinians separated from the rest of the West Bank by the Barrier found it particularly hard to obtain essential services, such as medical treatment. This is an update on the humanitarian situation and ICRC activities in the occupied West Bank during 2009.
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Bell Microproducts Announces Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2009
Net sales in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 were $837.0 million, an increase of 9% compared to both the third quarter of 2009 and the fourth quarter of 2008.¡Net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 was $12.9 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to net income of $1.7 million, or $0.05 per diluted share in the prior quarter, and a net loss of $(33.5) million, or $(1.04) per share in the fourth quarter of 2008.¡On a non-GAAP basis, the Company generated net income of $9.1 million, or $0.28 per diluted share in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, as compared to non-GAAP net income of $4.2 million, or $0.13 per diluted share in the prior quarter and a non-GAAP net loss of $(16.4) million, or $(0.51) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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WCA Waste Corporation Announces Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2009
Revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 was $46.2 million compared to $53.6 million for the same period in 2008.¡Operating income was $3.8 million, or 8.2% of revenue, for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 as compared to a loss of $33.9 million for the comparable quarter in the prior year. ¡For the quarter ended December 31, 2009, net loss available to common stockholders was $2.3 million, or $0.14 per share.¡Excluding the non-operational impact of the interest rate swap, the non-cash tax impact of vested restricted shares and the merger and acquisition related expenses, net loss available to common stockholders would have been $1.6 million, or $0.10 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2009.¡For the same period in 2008, the Company reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $30.0 million, or $1.91 per share.¡Excluding the impairment of goodwill, the non-operational impact of the interest rate swap, the non-cash tax impact of vested restricted shares, the merger and acquisition related expenses and a gain on early disposition of a note payable, net income available to common shareholders would have been $0.6 million, or $0.04 per share, for the three months ended December 31, 2008. ¡Please refer to the attached tables below for a reconciliation of net loss available to common stockholders to adjusted net income (loss) available to common stockholders and for adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.
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