Thursday, December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas Lobos of the North VICTORY DANCE FOR WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN & MINNESOTA WOLVES ARRuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuU
Tall Timber Telegraph's Woman of the Year: U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell
http://www.startribune.com/local/286630921.html We hope you have a Howling Holiday !
VICTORY DANCE FOR WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN & MINNESOTA WOLVES
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Famous Dave's Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and conference call
Famous Dave's Second Quarter 2012 Earnings Release and Conference Call
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Famous Dave's of
America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) will announce its Second Quarter 2012
earnings after market close on July 25, 2012. The company is hosting a
conference call, July 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, to discuss
its financial results. There will be a live web-cast of the discussion
through the Investor Relations section of Famous Dave's web site at
www.famousdaves.com.
A replay will be available for one week following the call by dialing
(855) 859-2056, Conference ID "81569415".
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) develops, owns, operates
and franchises barbeque restaurants. As of July 12, 2012, the company
owned 53 locations and franchised 134 additional units, in 35 states.
Its menu features award-winning barbequed and grilled meats, an ample
selection of salads, side items, sandwiches, and unique
made-from-scratch desserts.
The Famous Dave's of America, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7726
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical,
including but not limited to statements regarding the timing of our
restaurant openings and the timing or success of our expansion plans,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the
company's actual results to differ materially from expected results.
Although Famous Dave's of America, Inc. believes the expectations
reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectation will be
attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from Famous Dave's expectation include financial performance,
restaurant industry conditions, execution of restaurant development and
construction programs, franchisee performance, changes in local or
national economic condition, availability of financing, governmental
approvals and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's
SEC reports.
CONTACT: Diana G. Purcel - Chief Financial Officer
952-294-1300
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Famous Dave's of
America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) will announce its Second Quarter 2012
earnings after market close on July 25, 2012. The company is hosting a
conference call, July 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, to discuss
its financial results. There will be a live web-cast of the discussion
through the Investor Relations section of Famous Dave's web site at
www.famousdaves.com.
A replay will be available for one week following the call by dialing
(855) 859-2056, Conference ID "81569415".
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) develops, owns, operates
and franchises barbeque restaurants. As of July 12, 2012, the company
owned 53 locations and franchised 134 additional units, in 35 states.
Its menu features award-winning barbequed and grilled meats, an ample
selection of salads, side items, sandwiches, and unique
made-from-scratch desserts.
The Famous Dave's of America, Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7726
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical,
including but not limited to statements regarding the timing of our
restaurant openings and the timing or success of our expansion plans,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the
company's actual results to differ materially from expected results.
Although Famous Dave's of America, Inc. believes the expectations
reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectation will be
attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from Famous Dave's expectation include financial performance,
restaurant industry conditions, execution of restaurant development and
construction programs, franchisee performance, changes in local or
national economic condition, availability of financing, governmental
approvals and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's
SEC reports.
CONTACT: Diana G. Purcel - Chief Financial Officer
952-294-1300
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Groups Sue to Revitalize Mexican Wolf Program
Posted on April 30, 2008 by Rob Edward
Two federal agencies charged with failing to ensure recovery of rare wolves
Today, WildEarth Guardians and The Rewilding Institute filed a lawsuit in Phoenix, AZ regarding the federal government’s failed stewardship of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. The groups name the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service as defendants in the case. At issue is:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s adoption and implementation of a controversial management protocol, dubbed SOP 13, which has brought the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program-and the species-to the brink of failure. The policy mandates the permanent removal of wolves known or thought to have been involved in three conflicts with livestock in any 365 day period; and
The Forest Service’s failure to carry out a conservation program for the Mexican gray wolf within its own recovery zone-a heavily grazed area made up almost entirely of National Forest lands.
In February of 2008, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the Mexican wolf population in New Mexico and Arizona had declined by 12 percent in a single year, leaving only 52 Mexican wolves in the wild. Although not highlighted in the government’s announcement, the primary cause of the decline is the implementation of SOP 13.
“The government is putting wolves on the ground with one hand, and then killing or removing those same wolves with the other,” said Rob Edward of WildEarth Guardians. “It is high time to give the lobo higher priority than livestock production,” said Edward.
From 1998 to 2004, FWS removed only 25 wolves from the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA) for conflicts with livestock. Since 2005, FWS has removed 45 Mexican wolves from the BRWRA, under SOP 13, for conflicts with livestock.
Dave Foreman of The Rewilding Institute argues that “In effect, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting the second extermination of the lobo in the wild,” referring to the fact that Mexican wolves were effectively extinct in the wild.
The handful of remaining wild Mexican wolves were captured and placed in captivity in the mid-1970s, with the aim of rekindling the species from captive stock. All Mexican wolves presently in the BRWRA are descended from those rescued few.
The lawsuit also ties the impacts of SOP 13 to the actions of the U.S. Forest Service, which manages 95 percent of the land comprising the wolf recovery area. The Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is floundering not only because of FWS’s over-zealous killing and removal of wolves in response to conflicts between wolves and livestock, but also because of the Forest Service’s refusal to prevent such conflicts through livestock management and policy reforms.
“The Forest Service is obligated to promote the well-being of imperiled species that reside on lands managed by the agency,” said Edward. “Yet the agency acts as if Mexican wolves don’t even exist, let alone need stewardship.”
Foreman takes the argument one step further, stating that, “these agencies are washing their hands of responsibility because they find that restoration of the lobo causes them problems. They seem to think that maintaining a handful of Mexican wolves in captivity fulfills their legal and ethical obligations to one of the most endangered mammals in the world. Thank goodness that wildlife managers in Africa and India have a greater commitment to wildlife or else there would be no lions or tigers in the wild.”
In sum, the lawsuit asks the court to:
Order the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to immediately suspend implementation of SOP 13; and
Order the U.S. Forest Service to develop and implement a conservation program for Mexican wolves within the recovery area.
A PDF copy of the lawsuit can be downloaded at http://www.wildearthguardians.org/htm/support_docs/complaint_el-lobo_sop13_4-30-08.pdf.
Two federal agencies charged with failing to ensure recovery of rare wolves
Today, WildEarth Guardians and The Rewilding Institute filed a lawsuit in Phoenix, AZ regarding the federal government’s failed stewardship of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. The groups name the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service as defendants in the case. At issue is:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s adoption and implementation of a controversial management protocol, dubbed SOP 13, which has brought the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program-and the species-to the brink of failure. The policy mandates the permanent removal of wolves known or thought to have been involved in three conflicts with livestock in any 365 day period; and
The Forest Service’s failure to carry out a conservation program for the Mexican gray wolf within its own recovery zone-a heavily grazed area made up almost entirely of National Forest lands.
In February of 2008, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced that the Mexican wolf population in New Mexico and Arizona had declined by 12 percent in a single year, leaving only 52 Mexican wolves in the wild. Although not highlighted in the government’s announcement, the primary cause of the decline is the implementation of SOP 13.
“The government is putting wolves on the ground with one hand, and then killing or removing those same wolves with the other,” said Rob Edward of WildEarth Guardians. “It is high time to give the lobo higher priority than livestock production,” said Edward.
From 1998 to 2004, FWS removed only 25 wolves from the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (BRWRA) for conflicts with livestock. Since 2005, FWS has removed 45 Mexican wolves from the BRWRA, under SOP 13, for conflicts with livestock.
Dave Foreman of The Rewilding Institute argues that “In effect, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting the second extermination of the lobo in the wild,” referring to the fact that Mexican wolves were effectively extinct in the wild.
The handful of remaining wild Mexican wolves were captured and placed in captivity in the mid-1970s, with the aim of rekindling the species from captive stock. All Mexican wolves presently in the BRWRA are descended from those rescued few.
The lawsuit also ties the impacts of SOP 13 to the actions of the U.S. Forest Service, which manages 95 percent of the land comprising the wolf recovery area. The Mexican Wolf Recovery Program is floundering not only because of FWS’s over-zealous killing and removal of wolves in response to conflicts between wolves and livestock, but also because of the Forest Service’s refusal to prevent such conflicts through livestock management and policy reforms.
“The Forest Service is obligated to promote the well-being of imperiled species that reside on lands managed by the agency,” said Edward. “Yet the agency acts as if Mexican wolves don’t even exist, let alone need stewardship.”
Foreman takes the argument one step further, stating that, “these agencies are washing their hands of responsibility because they find that restoration of the lobo causes them problems. They seem to think that maintaining a handful of Mexican wolves in captivity fulfills their legal and ethical obligations to one of the most endangered mammals in the world. Thank goodness that wildlife managers in Africa and India have a greater commitment to wildlife or else there would be no lions or tigers in the wild.”
In sum, the lawsuit asks the court to:
Order the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to immediately suspend implementation of SOP 13; and
Order the U.S. Forest Service to develop and implement a conservation program for Mexican wolves within the recovery area.
A PDF copy of the lawsuit can be downloaded at http://www.wildearthguardians.org/htm/support_docs/complaint_el-lobo_sop13_4-30-08.pdf.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Public Relations blogging stats
Social Sites and Blog Growth Supports Word-of-Mouth
by Jack Loechner, Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007 10:30 AM ET
Social Sites and Blog Growth Supports Word-of-Mouth Importance
Following up on a recent Research Brief on the trust placed in word of mouth marketing, a timely release from Nielsen Online provides October's top U.S. social networking sites and blogs, which shows that MySpace.com had 49.5 million unique visitors in October 2007, growing 19 percent over October 2006.
Top 10 Social Networking Sites for October 2007 (U.S., Home and Work)
Site
Oct-06(000)
Oct-07(000)
Percent Change
Myspace.com
49,516
58,843
19%
Facebook
8,682
19,519
125%
Classmates Online
13,564
13,278
-2%
Windows Live Spaces
7,795
10,261
32%
AOL Hometown
9,298
7,923
-15%
LinkedIn
1,705
4,919
189%
AOL People Connection
5,849
4,084
-30%
Reunion.com
4,723
4,082
-14%
Club Penguin
1,512
3,880
157%
Buzznet.com
1,104
2,397
117%
Source: Nielsen Online, November 2007
Top 10 Blogs for October 2007 (U.S., Home and Work)
Site
Oct-06 (000)
Oct-07(000)
Percent Change
Blogger
21,572
34,104
58%
WordPress.com
2,104
11,440
444%
Six Apart TypePad
8,813
10,601
20%
tmz.com
7,107
7,805
10%
LiveJournal
3,366
4,260
27%
Xanga.com
4,760
2,741
-42%
Thatsfit
534*
2,613
389%
Gizmodo
941*
2,135
127%
Autoblog
920
1,949
112%
StyleDash
1,319
1,947
48%
Source: Nielsen Online, November 2007
by Jack Loechner, Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007 10:30 AM ET
Social Sites and Blog Growth Supports Word-of-Mouth Importance
Following up on a recent Research Brief on the trust placed in word of mouth marketing, a timely release from Nielsen Online provides October's top U.S. social networking sites and blogs, which shows that MySpace.com had 49.5 million unique visitors in October 2007, growing 19 percent over October 2006.
Top 10 Social Networking Sites for October 2007 (U.S., Home and Work)
Site
Oct-06(000)
Oct-07(000)
Percent Change
Myspace.com
49,516
58,843
19%
8,682
19,519
125%
Classmates Online
13,564
13,278
-2%
Windows Live Spaces
7,795
10,261
32%
AOL Hometown
9,298
7,923
-15%
1,705
4,919
189%
AOL People Connection
5,849
4,084
-30%
Reunion.com
4,723
4,082
-14%
Club Penguin
1,512
3,880
157%
Buzznet.com
1,104
2,397
117%
Source: Nielsen Online, November 2007
Top 10 Blogs for October 2007 (U.S., Home and Work)
Site
Oct-06 (000)
Oct-07(000)
Percent Change
Blogger
21,572
34,104
58%
WordPress.com
2,104
11,440
444%
Six Apart TypePad
8,813
10,601
20%
tmz.com
7,107
7,805
10%
LiveJournal
3,366
4,260
27%
Xanga.com
4,760
2,741
-42%
Thatsfit
534*
2,613
389%
Gizmodo
941*
2,135
127%
Autoblog
920
1,949
112%
StyleDash
1,319
1,947
48%
Source: Nielsen Online, November 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
In 15 minutes I have to leave for work. Once in Ironwood, I'll look at Friday and Saturday's Daily Globes, then I'll start working onmy Relay for Life story, or cop shop record or weather...
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