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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Akeena Soars; To Sell Through Some Lowe’s Stores	Akeena Solar (AKNS) shares are soaring this morning after the company announced that its Andalay solar panels are now being sold in 21 Lowe’s (LOW) stores in California. Akeena said its panels have built-in inverters that produce AC power, “so there is no high-voltage DC wiring.” Akeena says that with its panels “electricians, HVAC contractors, and experienced do-it-yourselfers can install a solar power system without training.” AKNS today is up - get this - 54 cent...	December 10, 2009
Akeena Solar Takes Top Gainer (AKNS)	Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKNS) is soaring this morning as the top percentage gainer on NASDAQ. At 8:165 AM EST we have shares trading up 46% at $1.45 on 140,000 shares of stock. The company’s Andalay AC solar panels are now being sold at Lowe’s home improvement stores. Average volume here is a mere 187,000 shares and the 52-week range is $0.58 to $2.61. Be advised that the market cap here is well into micro-cap stocks at $33 million before the huge pop this morning. Toda...	December 10, 2009
First Solar Sells 21 MW Project To NRG Energy	First Solar (FSLR) this morning said it sold a 21 MW AC solar energy project in Blythe, California, to NRG Energy (NRG). Terms were not disclosed. First Solar said the project is the largest utility-scale PV solar generation facility in the state, and among the largest in North America. Power from the plant will be sold to Southern California Edison under a 20-year agreement. First Solar will provider operations and maintenance services at the site under a long-term contract. FSLR today is up 61...	November 23, 2009
AC Moore Arts & Crafts Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Conference Call	AC Moore Arts & Crafts Inc. (ACMR) Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 6, 2009 10:30 a.m. ET ...	November 06, 2009
Streaming Beatles Tunes For Free? MP3s For 25 Cents? Who The Heck Is BlueBeat.com?	Send lawyers, guns and money. Well, this can’t possibly last. As the U.K.-based Telegraph notes today, a web site called BlueBeat.com is offering MP3 tracks at a measly 25 cents apiece - including what appears to be the entire catalog from the Beatles, music that so far has not been available from Apple (AAPL) iTunes or other online music sites. The Beatles albums, including the newly issued remastered versions, are also available for streaming - for free. As I write this, I’m s...	November 02, 2009
Air Canada Dodges Cash Bullet for now	Air Canada (TSE:AC) announced that they have a special deal with their credit card processing company to reduce the cash required to back up the transactions. Normally you would think this is a good thing but it just goes to show how badly broken the business model is. This business item should not be mission critical in the successful operation of an air line....	May 25, 2009
From Cicero to Barack Obama	Alert reader AC sent a great quote from the distant past which has some relevancy today. “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” –Cicero, 55 BC. What hath you say Prez. Obama????? Share with others: ...	March 31, 2009
Advice for Transitioning from Wall Street to Start-ups	In my last post, I talked about some the challenges and barriers to success facing Wall Streeters interested in the start-up world. Difficult doesn't mean impossible - it just means that you are going to need the same passion, intensity, steely resolve and thirst for learning for transitioning from Wall Street as you'll need for either founding or working in a start-up. So it is actually a pretty healthy and necessary self-selection process, in my opinion. Over the last 4+ years I'...	February 28, 2009
Advice for Transitioning from Wall Street to Start-ups	In my last post, I talked about some the challenges and barriers to success facing Wall Streeters interested in the start-up world. Difficult doesn't mean impossible - it just means that you are going to need the same passion, intensity, steely resolve and thirst for learning for transitioning from Wall Street as you'll need for either founding or working in a start-up. So it is actually a pretty healthy and necessary self-selection process, in my opinion. Over the last 4+ years I've done stuff ...	February 28, 2009
Ginx Helps You Find And Follow The Experts on Twitter	Ginx, the third-party interface for Twitter that makes it easier to share news with friends, has added a new feature that organizes experts into groups so you follow their ongoing commentary on your favorite topics. Each group on Ginx is created and administered by a single owner who determines who the experts are in a particular field or category. For example, here’s a group of journalists who are focused on covering Apple news. It’s run by the user mirthlab and members include Joh...	February 24, 2009