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AOL ad sales boost third-quarter profit

(Reuters) - AOL Inc reported higher-than-expected revenue and profit on the strongest advertising growth the company has seen in seven years.

AOL said on Tuesday that third-quarter revenue was flat at $531.7 million, ahead of analysts' average estimate of $521.6 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Advertising revenue rose 7 percent to $340 million, while subscription revenue for AOL's dial-up services fell 10 percent to $173.5 million.

Subscription revenue had its lowest rate of decline in six years.

AOL shares rose 11 percent to $39.61 in morning trade.

"Things look great," RBC Capital Markets analyst Andre Sequin said. "This company is continuing to make steps in the right direction."

These trends are helping AOL since its turnaround hinges on the success of getting more online advertising dollars and reducing its reliance on the lucrative but moribund dial-up business.

AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong said in an interview with Reuters that the main focus next year will be to focus on advertising and video, which tends to command higher prices from marketers.

Still, there are troubling signs in the results. Domestic display advertising, where AOL is making a big effort, including splashy acquisitions such as the Huffington Post, fell 3 percent in the quarter.

That compares with the overall U.S. display ad market estimated to grow more than 20 percent to $14.98 billion, according to research firm eMarketer.

AOL's advertising revenue was lifted by search revenue and double-digit growth in third-party network revenue.

Display ads are big, pricey units on Web pages favored by brand advertisers. Third-party network consists of AOL's Ad.com, which helps sell ads across other properties. These types of ads typically are lower-cost than those ads known in the industry as premium display.

"We weren't exactly 100 percent drilled and focused on the advertising strategy the first half of the year. But we are now," Armstrong said on a call with analysts.

"I think overall, what you're going to see is an operational improvement around advertising as we get into 2013."

The company, however, has taken a number of steps over the year, including selling some of its patents to Microsoft for $1 billion and returning those proceeds to shareholders.

Shares are up 137 percent year-to-date.

Net income was $20.8 million, or 22 cents per share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $2.6 million, or 2 cents per share.

AOL's third-quarter EPS of 22 cents was well ahead of analysts' forecast of 17 cents.

The company raised its estimate for 2012 adjusted OIBDA to about $400 million from $375 million.

(Reporting by Jennifer Saba in New York; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn, Maureen Bavdek, Sofina Mirza-Reid and Dale Hudson)

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MTV to air fundraiser for devastated Jersey shore

NEW YORK (AP) ? MTV, home of the "Jersey Shore" reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey's devastated shoreline.

The one-hour program will air Nov. 15 from MTV's Times Square studio in New York City. It will feature the cast of "Jersey Shore" along with other guests.

The network said Monday the program will solicit contributions for the rebuilding of Seaside Heights, the heart of the Jersey shore and the principal setting for the "Jersey Shore" series.

For this effort, MTV will be partnering with Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit organization that provides design and construction services to communities in need.

Seaside Heights was among numerous coastal areas devastated by Sandy last week.

Associated Press

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Compassion?Live it. Share it. Do it. | L.A. Freeland

Posted by Lori Freeland on Nov 5, 2012 in Christian living, Featured, Guest Posts | 0 comments

Today my guest blogger is Kirk Winter. He works for Compassion International.

My family supports two Compassion children.

I challenge you to join the cause.

Below is my interview with Kirk.

Kirk, you have a fantastic job. Can you tell us what you do for Compassion?

I honestly believe I have the best job in the world. I?ve been with Compassion for over six years now and have loved every minute of it. My official title is Director of Donor Stewardship and my position involves meeting with existing sponsors and donors to the ministry and exploring ways they might ?deepen? their partnership with the ministry.

This ?deepening of their partnership? can mean a number of things. It may mean they become ?advocates? for the ministry?presenting Compassion to their church congregation, a small group, or at a Christian concert. Or perhaps they deepen their partnership by funding a water project at one of our church partners in the developing world. Or maybe they deepen their relationship by traveling to meet the child they?ve been sponsoring for a number of years. It?s all led by the Holy Spirit and I simply get to come along for the ride!

One of the perks seems to be travel. Where did you go last and why?

There?s nothing better than traveling with Compassion and seeing our work firsthand. I?ve had the honor of doing this over half-a-dozen times and every time it?s the best trip I?ve been on yet. My most recent trip in April was to Kenya. We visited a Compassion ?Child Survival Program? which works with pregnant mothers and children up to age 3. To see the beauty and gratitude in these mothers was incredible. They were so thankful, so welcoming, and so appreciative of what the church in their community was doing for them.

Compassion partners with this local church to provide a ?clean birth,? proper nutrition, immunizations, toys for cognitive development, parenting instructions, education for the mothers?including literacy programs, vocational skills, and even loans to start a business. The program can truly transform the life of a mother and her child. It brings hope, security, and most importantly the gospel. The church partner we visited in Kenya is working with the Maasai people and they shared with us beautiful songs, dances, and pieces of their heritage. Such incredibly beautiful people. I?ll never forget our time with them.

Can you pick out a child you remember and why?

I was in Peru last year and we did a ?home visit.? This is where a small group, probably about eight people, travel to the home of a Compassion child and meet their family. The home we visited was on the side of a steep mountain and consisted of only one room. In this ?home? lived a mother and three children. The youngest was a baby girl in our Child Survival Program and the middle child was also a girl, probably five or six years old. She was in our sponsorship program. The oldest child was a boy of about 10 and unfortunately he was not in our program.

As we visited with the family, we learned their father had abandoned them. As the translator interrupted this for us, my heart broke for that ten-year-old boy. I looked in his eyes and saw the pain, the fear, and the hurt. Having lost my father at the age of 15 and having heard so many times, ?you?re the man of the house now? I couldn?t take my eyes off him for the remainder of the visit.

As we were leaving the home, I pulled this boy named Willie aside and prayed over him. I stumbled through a prayer that had all of us, translator included, in tears by the time I finished. I asked God to give Willie strength, peace, and the ability to help provide for his family. I prayed that God would bring a special protection to his family. Most importantly, I asked God to show Willie his identity lies in his Heavenly Father and not his earthly father. After the prayer, I gave Willie a hug, a strong handshake, and the promise that I would pray for him and his family. Then I hiked down the side of a hill, most likely never see Willie again, at least not on this side of Heaven. Turning to leave felt so heartbreaking. Yet Willie has been with me ever since.

What is God doing at Compassion?

I?m so glad you asked. This is one of the greatest challenges we as Christians face? seeing what?s REALLY happening around the world. We are daily bombarded with the negative side of the story.

X number of children under the age of five are malnourished. Y number of people have no access to clean drinking water. Z number of people live on less than $1 a day.

While these ?headlines? are all legitimate, they aren?t the full story. And if taken alone, they can crush our spirits.

But there is so much good news happening around the world. So much I wish Christians knew. We?ve seen DRAMATIC improvement?truly astounding turn around. For example:

* Every day there are nineteen thousand fewer children dying of preventable causes.
* Twenty-two countries around the world have cut their malaria rates in half in just six years.
* In 1981, 52% of the world?s population lived in extreme poverty. Today that number is 26% Read that again. We?ve cut the number of people living in extreme poverty in half in just one generation.

And these are just a few of the statistics. I could list dozens more. God is moving in a mighty way. The Kingdom is advancing and nothing can stop it. I firmly believe, and will argue this with anyone, that my two sons, ages four and two, will see the end of extreme poverty on this planet. Sound ridiculous? It?s not. I promise.

As for Compassion?s part in the above, we?re seeing tremendous growth and success?something that can only be explained by God?s Hand over us. We serve a God of the poor, the orphan, and the widow. When we collectively care for these, we should expect nothing less than God?s blessing? and He?s provided it in a mighty way. Compassion now serves just under 1.4 million children worldwide and we do it all through the local church. 5,826 of them.

We?ve also launched roughly 3,000 of our children into University programs where they are now earning a college degree. These graduates of our Leadership Development Program are becoming teachers, politicians, judges, and so forth. They are literally transforming their countries from the inside out. They know what it is to grow up in poverty, in the church, and in relationship with Christ. If there were ever young leaders who could bring the Kingdom to these nations, it?s these amazing young people.

And as I?ve mentioned before, our Child Survival Program is working with over 27,000 mothers and babies around the world. We?re providing all these little ones need not just to survive, but to thrive. And their mothers are responding in incredible ways. In just the last year, 4,000 mothers accepted Christ as there Savior.

What is God doing in you through your job?

God is using my work with Compassion to show me who He really is. I?m learning more about God?s true nature. He is a God of love, one who hears every cry of the poor, the broken, and the lost. He loves them more than any of us can fathom and He?s moving in a mighty way to bring an end to their suffering. He is a God of restoration. And that restoration is coming at tremendous speed.

Every day, I have a conversation with another believer who is passionate about God, the poor, the gospel, and being the best stewards they can be of God?s blessings. As you can imagine, this is tremendously encouraging. I see ?the church? arising and we all know that no power can stand against the church. Not injustice. Not poverty. Not even the enemy. There is a quote that goes something like this: ?Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.? How much truer is this concept when those committed people are in the church, led by the Spirit, and at the center of God?s Will? Every day I meet these people. I show them ways in which they might multiply their impact through Compassion and other ministries. Then we share in the victories. So tell me, how do I not have the best job in the world?

How can we help?

First and foremost, thank you for wanting to help. If you?ve moved past the idea that the problem is too great, I?ll never make a difference, then you?re already well along in the journey. The most important step though is this?finding out what you?re passionate about.

I urge everyone to take this question to God and then wait for the answer. I believe that after accepting Christ as your Savior, nothing has more power than learning what you are passionate about.

Another way to say it is this: ?What am I designed for?? God?s placed those passions in all of us. For some he places passion for hurting single mothers. For some it?s children trapped in the sex slave trade. For another it?s an inner-city ministry. The answers are practically limitless. But the point is this, we all have a passion, a purpose woven into us by God. Find that passion. Ask Him to reveal it. Once you have that answer, everything changes. Your life takes on a purpose, meaning, and battle that you run to joyfully. And better yet, God brings all the tools you need for the fight because He is infinitely more passionate about your purpose than you are.

For some of you that passion will be children in poverty. If it is, visit our website and pray about sponsoring a child, or contact me directly and I?ll be happy to join you in your journey.

http://www.compassion.com?or kwinter@us.ci.org

For others, the passion will be something different. If it?s the slave trade for example, check out International Justice Mission or A21. These are ministries doing amazing things for the Kingdom in some very dangerous and truly horrific situations.

Find out what role God wants you to play. To use Paul?s words, if you?re a foot, go be a foot. If an eye, go be an eye. Once you find the purpose for which you were created, it all just falls into place. Everything just ?makes sense.? And then, join your Father in the fight and get ready to see victories you never could have imagined.

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Source: http://www.lafreeland.com/2012/11/05/compassion-do-you-have-some/

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Empire Genomics Unveils New Multiple Myeloma Molecular Cancer Test and New Clinical Laboratory

Empire Genomics, a growing cancer molecular diagnostics company founded in Buffalo in 2006, today unveiled the first ever multiple myeloma cancer test which determines therapeutic guidance. The new test will create more than 50 new jobs within the next five years at the company?s 6,500 square foot headquarters located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

The new jobs will include scientists, marketing, regulatory experts, sales, New York State clinically certified technologists, project managers and customer support positions. Empire Genomics also announced the hiring of a Clinical Laboratory Director, Theresa C. Brown, Ph.D., FACMG, who has relocated to Buffalo from Atlanta, GA to head the company?s new clinical laboratory, where the newly launched diagnostic test will be conducted and manufactured. Dr. Brown was selected as part of a national search.

?Dr. Brown brings tremendous expertise in clinical and molecular genetics,? said Norma J. Nowak, Ph.D., founder and chief scientific officer of Empire Genomics.? ?Her leadership will accelerate the launch of this new test for a more precise treatment of oncology patients with multiple myeloma and lymphoma.? This brings us another important step closer to our vision for personalized medicine.?

Empire Genomics is commercializing?a genetic test for multiple myeloma that will guide treatments and reduce health care costs as well as sparing patients the negative consequences of treatments that may not be effective.? Multiple myeloma accounts for approximately 10% of blood based cancers, with an estimated 21,700 new cases and 10,710 deaths in the US in 2012.?

Multiple myeloma is a malignant blood cell cancer that is increasing in frequency in today?s aging population. While advances in therapeutic treatments have improved the response rate, there are significant side effects to these very costly treatments.? This new diagnostic test will be the first DNA biomarker test to direct treatment of multiple myeloma.

?It is an extremely exciting time at Empire Genomics as we embark on launching this clinical diagnostic lab and genetic test that we believe has the potential to fundamentally change cancer treatments,? added Anthony Johnson, CEO, Empire Genomics. ?Innovative genomic tests such as the one we unveiled today are revolutionizing healthcare and this test holds great promise for our company as we continue our growth now and in the future.?

The new laboratory will serve as a clinical reference facility where patient samples such as bone marrow, blood, urine and tissue samples from anywhere in the world can be tested.? The laboratory will offer genetic testing in support of clinical trials enabling diagnosis of cancers and in turn help physicians determine treatments. The new clinical laboratory is expected to obtain regulatory approval from New York State Department of Health in early 2013

Dr. Brown has more than 20 years of experience in the field of genetics, beginning as a cytogenetic technologist, then gaining experience in molecular genetic testing, and for the past ten years has been a director of cytogenetic reference laboratories, including IMPATH, Genzyme Genetics and CSI laboratories.? Her area of expertise is the cytogenetics of leukemias and lymphomas, with experience in establishing and growing new clinical laboratories.??

Dr. Brown has a Bachelor of Science degree in Genetic Biology from Purdue University, a Ph.D. in Medical Genetics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, completed postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health and is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics in Clinical Cytogenetics.

?I am excited to be working with such a dedicated team and community that are committed to improving healthcare,? said Dr. Brown.? ?Personalized healthcare is the present and future of healthcare and Empire is right at the forefront as exemplified by this new assay.?

??????????? Founded in 2006 on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Empire Genomics is a molecular diagnostics company that is developing a comprehensive array of services for use in diagnosing and determining the precise treatment for patients with cancer. The company provides products and services that enable clinicians and pharmaceutical firms to identify types of cancers, tailored therapies and how cancer will progress using DNA biomarkers.? Empire Genomics currently provides its products and services to entities across the globe. Its various products and services are designed to specifically meet the needs of pathologists, oncologists and oncology researchers.

The mission of Empire Genomics is to address the problem the medical community faces with the rapid pace of medical molecular innovations, and the need for the delivery of rapid, clinically relevant, cost effective patient decision support.? Ultimately, the company?s growth customers will be able to realize faster and more effective drug development; lower healthcare costs and better clinical outcomes for patients.? Empire Genomics is uniquely positioned to bring their innovative service to the medical community through its highly qualified scientific advisory board, experienced managers and lastly key strategic partnerships with leaders in the global research community.

About Empire Genomics, LLC

Empire Genomics delivers the most advanced genomic tools to facilitate the scientific community in its research and diagnostic challenges. Through many years of experience in the area of genomics and working with diverse sample types, Empire Genomics is able to provide continuous innovation for research and diagnostic applications in areas of oncology, biomarkers, drug discovery, among many others. The Company?s technologies and expertise put it at the forefront of leadership in personalized healthcare. For more information please visit www.empiregenomics.com.

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Asean countries must do more to woo Japanese visitors - The Nation

Home ? business ? Asean countries must do more to woo Japanese visitors

Tourism

Suchat Sritama
Special to The Nation November 5, 2012 1:00 am

Asean tourism authorities and private sectors are yet to be more proactive, if they want to draw more international tourists, particularly affluent visitors from Japan. Each year, more than 10 million Japanese travel abroad. In the first half of this year, despite the sluggish economic growth, 8.96 million Japanese made overseas trips, according to Japan Tourism Marketing Co.

Among Asean nations, Thailand is the most popular destination for Japanese tourists, followed by Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam. Still, the number of Japanese visitors to Thailand so far this year is far below 1 million, compared to 1.4 million going to the US and 1.3 million to France.

These were some of the facts shared at a recent five-day training on tourism in Thailand, hosted by Japan's Asean Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism (Asean-Japan Centre or AJC).

More than 50 representatives of national tourism organisations (NTO), including those from Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, the Philippines and Thailand participated in the event. They were advised to build tourism identities and revise strategies to better position themselves in tourists' mind in the long term, and all enthusiastically listened and unveiled plans to draw more tourists.

Khin Than Win, director for Tourism Promotion of Myanmar - the country that has opened its doors after five decades of isolation - said his government expects to complete its national tourism master plan this year or early next year. Under the master plan, infrastructure and hotel development will be key.

It is expected to have five more hotels with 1,450 rooms next year in addition to the existing 25,000 nationwide, of which 8,000 rooms are located in Yangon. More commercial complexes are also under construction, to facilitate the tourism industry. From January-September this year, 724,000 visitors travelled to Myanmar, increasing by 24 per cent from 582,000 during the same period last year.

Sieng Ngak, tourism representative of Cambodia, urged Japan to develop a special Japan-Mekong route in order to boost Japanese arrivals to Cambodia and Laos.

Tran Quang Hao, deputy director of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism's personnel department, said it is preparing to set up a tourism office in Japan, aiming to woo more Japanese visitors. Cambodia aims for 6 million to 6.5 million visitors this year, up from 6 million in 2011.

Early this year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Vietnam's National Administration of Tourism and Laos' National Tourism Administration organised travel fairs in Tokyo targeting repeat tourists.

The AJC wants Cambodia, Indonesia and Laos to immediately build their brand while Myanmar needs to add more hotel rooms and improve air-travel access.

Cambodia, in particular, is urged to promote the image of other big cities as well as the capital in key tourism markets. Japanese tourists feel more familiar with Bali than with Indonesia so they should be advised about attractive places in Jakarta and other islands. Laos was selected by the New York Times in 2008 as one of 53 places to visit but it is still unpopular among international tourists.

Despite some improvement, Myanmar still needs more airline economy seats along with hotel rooms while Vietnam is welcoming a lot more Japanese but faces a lack of Japanese speaking guides.

The AJC urged all nations to differentiate tourism products before the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). It also asked members to improve service quality and build their tourism image in order to cope with the growth of travel in the region in the long term.

For tourists from Japan, tourism operators also need special services.

Fuchigami Joukei, AJC assistant director, said that a large number of Japanese want to travel to CLMTV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam). However, there is lack of good sources of information about hotels, air service, restaurants, tour guides and contact persons in Japan. Further, the Japanese find it difficult to select destinations for their next trips due to the lack of a tourism image.

"Expanding infrastructure and building a tourism image are very important as these are good methods to woo Japanese tourists," said Joukei.

He also urged each country to create and infuse their own character and focus on that strength.

The lack of Japanese-speaking guides is also apparent in Laos with only 18 guides compared to thousands in Thailand. The whole region is also urged to develop a budget airline network to link local cities in Japan and major cities in Asean. Crisis communication management is also needed in every country and tourists should be able to use public phones free of charge when in crisis.

Air service frequency between Japan and Myanmar must be boosted immediately as currently there are only three flights a week with all business class while more flights can go to Vietnam from the current 60 a week. There are 125 flights per week from Japan to Thailand.

Importantly, only Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore have opened tourism offices in Japan. The AJC sees it as a must for all Asean countries to set up offices and appoint marketing teams in Japan, or at least have travel fairs in big cities, if they want to draw more Japanese visitors.

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Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Asean-countries-must-do-more-to-woo-Japanese-visit-30193628.html

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