Schlumberger Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend
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The Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited declared a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share of outstanding common stock.
In a release on July 22, Schlumberger said the dividend is payable on Oct. 1 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 1.
Schlumberger is a supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. Employing approximately 83,000 people representing over 140 nationalities and working in more than 80 countries, Schlumberger provides a range of products and services from exploration through production
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July 28th, 2010
Despite it?s campy acting and plot lines there was an endearing element in the quest of these characters. Battlestar Galactica never made any apologies for borrowing the character archetypes made so popular in Star Wars. Apollo is a dark haired Luke Skywalker, Sheba the strong female cut from the Princess Leia strand, and Starbuck as the charismatic scoundrel that Han Solo would surely approve of. Despite these obvious pastiches, Battlestar Galactica got away with it.
The death of Battlestar Galactica, however, was written in the stars. ABC has long argued it was declining ratings and cost overruns that killed the series. In reality, many argue, it was the budget which was in turn a function of the time. Motion control cameras and blue screen techniques were still a trial and error process at the time and despite the experienced staff in the Battlestar Galactica effects unit these sequences often ran over schedule and many times had to be reshot entirely. Clearly, producing big screen effects in the span and budget of a television production was not something the industry was ready for at the time.
After Battlestar Galactica was cancelled, the studio tried to resurrect the series with Glen Larsen, this time they sat certain parameters that doomed the show from the beginning: No new space battles would be filmed, only recycled footage could be used, and the original cast would be replaced by younger crew who had already made it to earth.
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July 28th, 2010
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Seeing dots
What would spring be without some polka dots? Last fall, when designers unveiled their spring collections in New York, the Marc by Marc Jacobs collection was one that boasted bold versions.
Now that the season is in full swing, you’ll find polka dots of many sizes on sundresses and sleeveless dresses — black and white is one popular combo — as well as on accessories such as bags, shoes and scarves.
Style.com celebrates dots from designers’ collections in a bevy of styles including a white and black strapless silk-blend jumpsuit (Diane von Furstenberg), dotted denim shorts (Rebecca Taylor) and ballet flats (Roger Vivier).
And, yes, there’s even a polka-dot bikini.
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Fashion tip
A sash or long oblong scarf is a fresh way to update your jeans or shorts this season. And it’s worn several ways.
In its spring press kit, LOFT showed an easy-to-emulate look: a navy scarf with small white dots tied over the waistband of a pair of rolled-up boyfriend jeans and worn with a tucked-in T-shirt.
And the Lands’ End Canvas collection offers a silk sash with sailboat motif shown threaded through the belt loops of twill shorts. Its pattern adds a sporty nautical accent, especially when worn with a striped top.
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Go for the bronze
Body soul magazine offers this tip: “Bronzer is the quickest way to wake up your skin after a long winter’s nap
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July 27th, 2010
Easyspace Launches 3 Months Free Web Hosting Offer
Market Wire, July, 2010
Easyspace, one of the leading providers of Web Hosting and Domain Names in the UK, has announced the launch of a free web hosting promotion designed to provide customers with an increased benefit from their new hosting packages.
Web Hosting is a natural add on to any domain name purchase and is often the first stop for people looking for somewhere to host their website, particularly when a Dedicated or Virtual Server option is deemed too expensive.
Having provided high quality Web Hosting solutions for 10 years, Easyspace is now offering 3 months free on all Web Hosting packages sold until the end of August 2010. Unlike similar offers by other providers in recent times, Easyspace are not simply discounting the price to be the equivalent of giving away 3 months free. Rather, all Web Hosting packages purchased up until the end of August will be provisioned for 15 months rather than 12, meaning you really do get 3 months free.
“A lot of our attention in recent times has been on providing fantastic value for money offers across our range of domain name extensions. We now want customers, who want to add web hosting to their account, to benefit from a similar value for money option.” comments Sarah Haran, Managing Director at Easyspace.
“The free 3 months is added to all web hosting packages by default, meaning there is no opting in required. New and existing customers simply have to purchase hosting as they normally would and they’ll find they receive a 15 month contract rather than 12 month at no extra cost.”
Easyspace web hosting is perhaps best known in recent times for its highly innovative and cheap web hosting solution, Pic N Mix, launched to make the process of buying web hosting far more simple and flexible.
Rather than the standard process of choosing a static pre-built package, Pic N Mix Web Hosting allows customers to choose volumes on a variety of features including number of mailboxes and disk space, as well as having the option of choosing Operating System and number of databases. Pic N Mix customers can also choose from seven popular domain extensions for the free domain included in each package.
Sarah continued, “Pic N Mix is revolutionary, yet simple, in its purpose and usability
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