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 <title>Times up on this one.</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;Times up on this one. Prediction failed to come true.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:54:16 -0500</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David Kuan</dc:creator>
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 <title>Time is running out on this</title>
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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Time is running out on this one.  Even though Earthlink &lt;a href=&quot;http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10076902-93.html&quot;&gt;showed a profit&lt;/a&gt; after massive cuts, this seems dead.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:22:47 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Eric Hill113600</dc:creator>
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 <title>@TIS, please rephrase</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;@TIS, please rephrase &quot;acquires&quot; to &quot;bids for&quot; the heading to be consistent with judgement criteria&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:37:39 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David Kuan</dc:creator>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Judgment on November 3, 2008:&lt;/b&gt; This did not come true under the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted.  --The Industry Standard &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Original prediction: &lt;/b&gt;Time Warner Inc. has completed the internal work necessary to separate its AOL unit&#039;s dial-up-access business from its advertising and content business. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now it will get serious about plotting the Internet unit&#039;s next steps, including whether to sell one or both of the businesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The prediction will be judged favorable if either of the following criteria is met:  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) Earthlink makes a formal announcement to acquire AOL dial-up business by Oct 31, 2008 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) Time Warner or Earthlink acknowldges acquisition deal for the AOL dial-up business by Oct 31, 2008  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An unfavorable judgement will be made on Nov 1, 2008 if none of the criteria is met by Oct 31, 2008.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reference article: &lt;a href=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121779084359008083.html?mod=2_1571_leftbox&quot; title=&quot;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121779084359008083.html?mod=2_1571_leftbox&quot;&gt;http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121779084359008083.html?mod=2_1571_leftb...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:56:42 -0400</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>David Kuan</dc:creator>
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