corelation does not equal causation. also... doesnt bill gates own start me up?
Jamie On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 06:24:36PM -0800, Darren Hayes wrote: > From: "Darren Hayes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Linksys router WRT54GL > Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 18:24:36 -0800 > X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 > > Here's a yet to be edited clip I will be posting to my blog tomorrow that > kind of sort of relates to the thread. I embellished it a bit at the end to > fit the theme of things here. > > And if all else is equal (mostly) please remember to try and buy local! > ----- > > Radio Shack was the official sponsor of the Rolling Stones 2006 Fall tour! > > Get it... RS sponsors RS. > > It is not clearly known how much the Shack paid the Stones. And it is not > well understood how this arrangement benefited the Shack (RSH)? > > RSH Ticker - Jan 2005: $34 > RSH Ticker - Current: $17.29. > > Between the time the tour sponsorship was announced in late July when RSH > was at $16, and mid October when the price peaked at $20.50, the stock price > gained 25%. Then abruptly came back down to low of $16.80 and at the end of > October settled at $17.50, matching the 10% price gain the Dow also showed > during the same time range. > > And just after Thanksgiving, when the Stones fall tour concluded, RSH was at > $17.51 (where it also opened today). So for comparison, since the tour > sponsorship was announced, RSH is up 7.5% and falling, whereas the Dow is up > 12%. > > Note the grand finale of the Radio Shack sponsorship included the big grand > prize give away to lucky fans including trips to the Stones last show of the > tour in Hawaii. But that went bust when the Stones cancelled the show to > Jagger throat issues. Even a Mr. Microphone from Radio Shack could not save > the show. > > So the end effect of the tour sponsorship? You make the call. > > News and press releases from 2006 report RSH closed 500+ stores, shut down > distribution centers, and implemented a "planned" lay off of 500+ workers at > it's Ft. Worth headquarters (notifying many of them of their doom via > email). And not to forget that the CEO, CFO, president/COO and some board > members resigned. It is worth noting, that in addition to the severance > package provided to the former CEO, he is receiving a half mil a year thru > 2008 for "strategic planning work". > > And third quarter 2006 results show a 16 million loss during the quarter, > compared to 100 million profit in the third quarter 2005. Q3-06 same store > sales down 9.6% compared to Q3-05. > > But they did pay the $0.25 dividend. > > On the flip side the Stones cost $180 per ticket in Nampa (plus > T-shirt/dinner/drinks/motel/gas/driving time/two-days-off-work). > > (Could have purchased a couple routers and some accessories and a Mr. > Microphone from Radio Shack for the price of a Stones ticket. But I'm sure > memories of the Stones show will out last both 802.11g and Radio Shack). > > Seeing how well Keith recovered after falling out of the Fiji palm tree, it > appears the Rolling Stones might be needed to sponsor the Radio Shack 2007 > Big Turnaround. > > Maybe Radio Shack should change their name to Rolling Stones Electronics and > begin using the big lips logo. > > Start Me Up! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeff Newton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Linksys router WRT54GL (was AVG) > > > Sounds like to me these red faces are like the Radio Shack Sales genies - > not that smart know it alls! Hmm, just what I call the RS syndrome. At least > they learned how to use the internet from an well informed computer user, > geek and tiger. And with the complete finish and toping on the plate with Mr > O., cool ending to the saga. > > Jeff > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
