Intel Reports Record Revenue and Profit

$3.1 Billion Year-Over-Year Revenue Increase Fueled by Double-Digit PC Unit Growth and Data Center Strength

Buyback Authorization Increased by $10 Billion



Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC) reported third-quarter results, setting new records for microprocessor units shipped, EPS, earnings and revenue, which was up 28 percent year-over-year.

“Intel delivered record-setting results again in Q3, surpassing $14 billion in revenue for the first time, driven largely by double-digit unit growth in notebook PCs,” said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. “We also saw continued strength in the data center fueled by the ongoing growth of mobile and cloud computing.”

On a Non-GAAP basis, revenue was $14.3 billion, operating income was $5.1 billion, net income was $3.7 billion and EPS was 69 cents. On a GAAP basis, the company reported third-quarter revenue of $14.2 billion, operating income of $4.8 billion, net income of $3.5 billion and EPS of 65 cents.

The company generated approximately $6.3 billion in cash from operations, paid cash dividends of $1.1 billion, and used $4.0 billion to repurchase 186 million shares of common stock. Intel’s board of directors also voted to increase the company’s buyback authorization by $10.0 billion, raising the total unused balance to $14.2 billion at the end of the third quarter. The company also completed a senior notes offering of $5.0 billion primarily for the purpose of repurchasing stock.

Non-GAAP Results

Revenue: A record $14.3 billion, up $3.2 billion, 29 percent year-over-year
Gross margin: 64.4 percent, down 1.7 percentage points year-over-year
Operating income: A record $5.1 billion, up $895 million, 22 percent year-over-year
Net income: A record $3.7 billion, up $705 million, 24 percent year-over-year
EPS: A record 69 cents, up 17 cents, 33 percent year-over-year

GAAP Results

Revenue: A record $14.2 billion, up $3.1 billion, 28 percent year-over-year
Gross margin: 63.4 percent, down 2.6 percentage points year-over-year
Operating income: A record $4.8 billion, up $649 million, 16 percent year-over-year
Net income: A record $3.5 billion, up $513 million, 17 percent year-over-year
EPS: A record 65 cents, up 13 cents, 25 percent year-over-year

The company used $4.0 billion to repurchase 186 million shares of common stock

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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZN) announced that Mr. Victor G. Carrillo has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, replacing Mr. William L. Ottaviani who, by mutual agreement with the Company, left to pursue other opportunities on October 14, 2011. Mr. Ottaviani resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, as provided for in his employment agreement with the Company. Mr. Carrillo, age 46, has been serving as the Company's Executive Vice President since January 2011 and as a director since September 2010. Mr. Carrillo will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. operates as a development stage oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds 2 exploration licenses, the Joseph License and Asher-Menashe License, covering approximately 162,100 acres onshore in the state of Israel .

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Severn Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:SVBI) parent company of Severn Savings Bank, FSB, announced results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Net income for the third quarter of 2011 was $551,000 (unaudited), or $.01 per share, compared to net income of $485,000, or $.01 per share for the third quarter of 2010. Net income was $152,000, or ($.12) per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to net income of $550,000, or ($.07) per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Earnings per share is calculated using net income available for common shareholders, which is net income less preferred stock dividends.

Founded in 1946, Severn is a full-service community bank offering a wide array of personal and commercial banking products as well as residential and commercial mortgage lending. It has assets of approximately $930 million and four branches located in Annapolis, Edgewater and Glen Burnie, Maryland.

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Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced that it has discovered a shipwreck that was torpedoed during the World War I while carrying a shipment of silver. The SS Mantola sank on February 9, 1917, after being torpedoed by German submarine U-81. Odyssey discovered the shipwreck approximately 2,500 meters beneath the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 100 miles from the SS Gairsoppa shipwreck.

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (Nasdaq:OMEX) is engaged in deep-ocean exploration using innovative methods and state-of-the-art technology. The Company is a world leader in shipwreck exploration, conducting extensive search and archaeological recovery operations on deep-ocean shipwrecks around the world.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc., together with its digital network, currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers internet media-driven advertising services, which covers and connects a range of marketing specialties, as well as search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.

Voice over Internet Protocol, especially residential VoIP has changed the way we communicate. VoIP is an invention that makes it possible to communicate over the internet by transmitting voice in the form of data between two computing endpoints. VoIP has many benefits apart from the convenience it offers. Initially, when broadband was not common at homes, VoIP was not able to attract its home based users. Now as the number of residential broadband users has increased this is the best possible way for the users to talk to their family and friends located far away.

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ORBCOMM, Inc. (Nasdaq:ORBC) a global satellite data communications company focused on two-way Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, and business analytics expert, Locus Traxx, announced that they will utilize the GSM communications service provided by global telecommunications provider, Vodafone, and ORBCOMM's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network to support Locus Traxx's dual-mode SmartTraxxTM shipment monitoring, reporting and alerts solution.

ORBCOMM is a leading global satellite data communications company, focused on Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications. Its customers include Caterpillar Inc., Doosan Infracore America, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Asset Intelligence a division of I.D. Systems, Inc., Komatsu Ltd., Manitowoc Crane Companies, Inc., and Volvo Construction Equipment among other industry leaders.

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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:BCRX) announced the election of George B. Abercrombie to the Company's board of directors, effective October 10, 2011. The Company also announced today that Stephen R. Biggar, M.D., Ph.D., has stepped down from the board, effective October 10, 2011.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals designs, optimizes and develops novel small-molecule pharmaceuticals that block key enzymes involved in infectious diseases, inflammatory diseases and cancer.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc., (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture to deploy VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology delivering voice, video and data services to residential and commercial customers. The joint venture company is Crown Tele Services Inc. which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. will own fifty percent (50%) interest in the joint venture.

Commenting on the joint venture, Kenneth Bosket, President of Crown Equity Holdings Inc., said: "We are excited to deliver VoIP communications solutions specifically designed to meet the business and residential market needs in this fast-growing global market."

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PLX Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:PLXT) announced it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter 2011 financial results and the Company's business outlook, on Monday, October 24, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. (PDT), following the release of the Company's financial results. Ralph Schmitt, PLX® chief executive officer, and Arthur Whipple, PLX chief financial officer, will host the conference call. A live webcast of the conference call will be available through the Investor Relations section of the PLX Website at www.plxtech.com/investors, which also can be heard live via telephone at (800) 798-2796, using access code 36936895. International callers may dial +1 (617) 614-6204.

PLX Technology, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif., USA, is an industry-leading global provider of semiconductor-based connectivity solutions primarily targeting the enterprise and consumer markets.

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Argan, Inc. (AMEX:AGX) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gemma Power Systems (GPS), has signed an engineer-procure-construct (EPC) contract with East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ETEC) for an approximately $165 million contract to design and build a 49.9 MW, biomass-fired power plant near Woodville, Texas. The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) must issue its approval of the contract and issue its Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the project prior to full effectiveness of the contract.



GPS has received a limited release to start critical planning and early engineering activities with a full release expected no later than Spring 2012. The project is estimated to be completed in December 2014. Rainer Bosselmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Argan, stated, “We are pleased to assist in meeting the electricity demands of the citizens of East Texas and ETEC’s member cooperatives. We look forward to working with ETEC toward the successful, on-time completion of this important project.”

Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides development, consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, and maintenance services to the power generation and renewable energy markets for public utilities, independent power project owners, municipalities, public institutions, and private industry. Argan was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

The telecommunications infrastructure services of Argan include structuring, cabling, terminations, and connectivity that provide the physical transport for high speed data, voice, video, and security networks, as well as inside plant and premises wiring services comprising AutoCAD design; cable installation; equipment room, and telecom closet design and build-out; data rack and cabinet installation; raceway design and installation; and cable identification, testing, labeling, and documentation services.

Argan, Inc. provides its telecommunications infrastructure services to federal government, and telecommunications and broadband service providers, as well as electric utilities. The telecommunications infrastructure services of Argan also consist of trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks; aerial cabling services; and the installation of buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems.

For more information about Argan, please visit http://www.arganinc.com

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Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. (Nasdaq:PEET) the premier specialty coffee and tea company, announced that it will begin accepting payments made with cards loaded into Google Wallet and MasterCard® PayPass™ contactless cards at all of its company-owned locations by the end of October 2011.

Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. is the premier specialty coffee and tea company in the United States. The company was founded in 1966 in Berkeley, Calif. by Alfred Peet. Peet was an early tea authority who later became widely recognized as the grandfather of specialty coffee in the U.S.

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Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq:CELG) senior management will host a conference call and live audio webcast on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9 a.m. ET to discuss the Company's third quarter 2011 financial and operational results. The webcast will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's Web site at www.celgene.com.

Celgene Corporation, an integrated biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes various therapies to treat cancer and immune-inflammatory related diseases.

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Sears Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:SHLD) announced the staged rollout of Apple iPads and Apple iPod Touch devices starting with nearly 450 stores nationwide as part of a strategic plan to enhance the relationship between customers and associates while improving the overall in-store shopping experience.

Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with over 4,000 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, consumer electronics and automotive repair and maintenance.

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Diamond Foods, Inc. (NasdaqMND) recently launched a new marketing campaign to expand national awareness for Kettle Brand, a pioneer in the batch-cooked, all natural potato chip category. The campaign marks the first national television campaign in the history of the nearly 30 year old Kettle Brand.

Diamond Foods is an innovative packaged food company focused on building, acquiring and energizing brands including Kettle Brand(R) chips, Emerald(R) snack nuts, Pop Secret(R) popcorn, and Diamond of California(R) nuts.

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Cleantech Transit Inc. (CLNO)

Cleantech Transit, Inc. (CLNO) is pleased to announce it has met its funding requirement to secure the Company's ability to earn in 25% of the 500KW Merced Project.

The Company is in the final stages of closing its initial interest in the Merced Project and is currently working on completing the necessary documentation and expects closing the transaction soon. As previously announced Cleantech has the option to earn up to 40% of the Merced Project and the Company plans to continue to work towards increasing its interest in the Merced Project as they move ahead.

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Perrigo Co. (Nasdaq:PRGO) announced that it will release financial results for its first quarter fiscal 2012 on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at approximately 8:00 a.m. (ET). The Company will conduct a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (ET) hosted by Joseph C. Papa, Perrigo's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The conference call will be available live via webcast to interested parties on the Perrigo website http://www.perrigo.com or by phone 877-248-9413, International 973-582-2737, and reference ID# 16311573. A taped replay of the call will be available beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. (ET) Thursday, October 27, 2011, until midnight Friday, November 4, 2011. To listen to the replay, call 855-859-2056, International 404-537-3406, access code 16311573.

Perrigo Company, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and distributes over-the-counter (OTC) and generic prescription (Rx) pharmaceuticals, infant formulas, nutritional products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) worldwide.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc., (CRWE)

The term VoIP stands for voice over Internet Protocol. VoIP is related to the terms IP telephony and Internet telephony, which you'll be hearing more and more about during the next several years.
At the most basic level, VoIP technologies enable analog telephone communications to be digitally transferred and routed over data networks-whether it's a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN) or the Internet.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture to deploy VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology delivering voice, video and data services to residential and commercial customers. The joint venture company is Crown Tele Services Inc. which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. will own fifty percent (50%) interest in the joint venture.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc., (CRWE)

The term VoIP stands for voice over Internet Protocol. VoIP is related to the terms IP telephony and Internet telephony, which you'll be hearing more and more about during the next several years.
At the most basic level, VoIP technologies enable analog telephone communications to be digitally transferred and routed over data networks-whether it's a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN) or the Internet.

Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE) recently announced that it has entered into a joint venture to deploy VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology delivering voice, video and data services to residential and commercial customers. The joint venture company is Crown Tele Services Inc. which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Crown Equity Holdings Inc. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. will own fifty percent (50%) interest in the joint venture.

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 57 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems for various surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, general, and head and neck surgeries.

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 57 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems for various surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, general, and head and neck surgeries.

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Astrotech is one of the first space commerce companies and remains a strong entrepreneurial force in the aerospace industry. We are leaders in identifying, developing and marketing space technology for commercial use. Our ASO business unit serves our government and commercial satellite and spacecraft customers with pre-launch services on the eastern and western range. 1st Detect Corporation is developing what we believe is a breakthrough Miniature Chemical Detector, while Astrogenetix, Inc. is a biotechnology company utilizing microgravity as a research platform for drug discovery and development.



Astrotech Subsidiary Awarded $2.2 Million Task Order for NASA Mission!



Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq:ASTC), a leading provider of commercial aerospace services, recently announced that its Astrotech Space Operations (ASO) subsidiary has won a fully-funded task order under the previously announced indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for payload processing support at the Eastern Range. The Company will provide facilities and payload processing services from its Titusville, Florida location in support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission scheduled to launch in September 2012.

“We look forward to furthering our partnership with NASA through support of the RBSP mission,” stated Don M. White Jr., Senior Vice President and General Manager of Astrotech Space Operations. “Astrotech is proud to continue playing a critical role in the success of NASA’s science missions by providing processing services and state-of-the-art facilities.”

On July 26, 2010 Astrotech announced the award of a $9.5 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with NASA for payload processing support services associated with potential future missions. RBSP is the third mission awarded to Astrotech under the IDIQ contract. The Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission is part of NASA’s Living With a Star Geospace program to explore fundamental processes that operate throughout the solar system. RBSP is being designed to help NASA understand the sun’s influence on the Earth and near-Earth space by studying the planet’s radiation belts on various scales of space and time.

From Titusville, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Astrotech Space Operations provides all support necessary for government and commercial customers to successfully process their satellite hardware for launch, including advance planning; use of unique facilities; and spacecraft checkout, encapsulation, fueling, and transport. In its 30 year history, ASO has supported the processing of more than 290 spacecraft without impacting a customer’s launch schedule.

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Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE:KND) announced the commencement of an exchange offer for all of its outstanding 8.25% Senior Notes due 2019, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), for an equal principal amount of its 8.25% Senior Notes due 2019, which have been registered under the Act (the "New Notes"). The exchange offer commenced on October 13, 2011 and will be expire at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on November 10, 2011.

Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a top-150 private employer in the United States, is a healthcare services company based in Louisville, Kentucky with annual revenues of $6 billion and approximately 76,300 employees in 46 states.

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PIMCO Income Strategy Fund (NYSE:PFL) and PIMCO Income Strategy Fund II (NYSE:PFN) announced that the Funds' annual Shareholder Meetings for the 2011-2012 fiscal year will be held jointly on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. The Funds' last proxy statement, dated November 12, 2010, previously indicated that the meetings were anticipated to be held in December 2011.

PIMCO Income Strategy Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC.

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Cleantech Transit Inc. (CLNO)

Biomass provides a clean, renewable energy source that can improve the environment, economy and energy security. Biomass is available throughout the world. Biomass Energy resources consist of wood wastes, agricultural crops and their wastes, municipal wastes, food processing waste and aquatic plants and algae. Biomass can be converted into transportation fuels such as ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel. Bio-fuels are used in pure form or blended with gasoline. Ethanol is made by fermenting biomass in a process similar to brewing beer. The primary resource of electricity from biomass is through direct combustion.

Cleantech Transit Inc. was founded to capitalize on technology advances and manufacturing opportunities in the growing clean energy public transportation sector. Cleantech Transit Inc has expanded its focus to invest directly in specific green projects that could maximize shareholder value. Recognizing the many economic and operational advances of converting wood waste into renewable sources of energy, Cleantech Transit Inc. has selected to invest in Phoenix Energy (www.phoenixenergy.net).

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Excel Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EXL) a retail focused real estate investment trust (REIT), announced that its third quarter earnings will be released after the market closes on Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Senior Management will host a conference call the following day, Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Excel Trust, Inc. is a retail focused REIT that targets community and power centers, grocery anchored neighborhood centers and freestanding retail properties. The Company intends to elect to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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Dole Food Company Inc. (NYSEOLE) in partnership with Lt. Governor Casey Cagle's Healthy Kids Georgia and Georgia 4-H, launched a contest for Georgia high schools. The Raise the Salad Bar contest, which ends February 3, 2012, will award three salad bars to schools whose students submit the best essay or video about how their school is working to meet Georgia's health education standards.

Dole Food Company, Inc. engages in sourcing, growing, processing, marketing, and distributing fresh fruits and vegetables, and food products to wholesale, retail, and institutional customers worldwide.

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Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG) a global leader in relationship management, announced that it has entered a strategic, worldwide reseller agreement with Sigma Systems. Convergys will integrate Sigma Systems' award-winning OSS software solutions into the Convergys Smart Revenue Solutions Suite. The joint solutions will provide communications and cable/broadband/satellite providers, in both residential and business markets, with advanced OSS and BSS software, for the design, delivery, and management of next generation communications and entertainment services.

Convergys Corporation is a global leader in relationship management. They provide solutions that drive more value from the relationships our clients have with their customers. Convergys turns these everyday interactions into a source of profit and strategic advantage for our clients.

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Crown Equity Holdings Inc. (CRWE)

Crown Equity Holdings Inc., together with its digital network, currently provides electronic media services specializing in online publishing, which brings together targeted audiences and advertisers. Crown Equity Holdings Inc. offers internet media-driven advertising services, which covers and connects a range of marketing specialties, as well as search engine optimization for clients interested in online media awareness.










Voice over internet protocol has lots of advantages over a regular phone service. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system. However, as standards are developed it becomes more reliable and achieves greater acceptance. It is inevitable that VoIP will eventually replace traditional phone service - in fact, phone companies are already taking advantage of the technology to offer cheaper long distance rates.

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Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE:VHS) announced that Philip N. Bredesen has joined the Company's Board of Directors. "Phil is a true visionary and thought leader. As a successful Governor, Mayor and entrepreneur, he brings unique experiences and perspectives to assist Vanguard in developing a transformative health care business model and drive sustainable growth. The addition of Phil to the Board will further diversify the outstanding talents and wide-ranging experience that our directors already bring to Vanguard," said Charlie Martin, Vanguard's Chairman and CEO. "We are pleased he has agreed to become a member of Vanguard Health Systems' Board of Directors."

Vanguard owns and operates 28 acute care and specialty hospitals and complementary facilities and services in metropolitan Chicago, Illinois; metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona; metropolitan Detroit, Michigan; San Antonio, Texas; Harlingen and Brownsville, Texas; and Worcester and metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts.

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Elan Corp. plc (NYSE:ELN) announced that it will host a conference call on Thursday October 27th, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET), 1:30 p.m. British Summer Time (BST) with the investment community to discuss Elan's third quarter 2011 financial results, which will be released before the European and U.S. financial markets open. Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet and will be available to investors, members of the news media and the general public.

Elan Corporation, plc is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by dedicating itself to bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs that continue to exist around the world.

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