General Motors Earnings Cheat Sheet: Fifth Straight Profitable Quarter

eneral Motors Company (NASDAQ:GM) reported its results for the first quarter.
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General Motors Company Earnings Cheat Sheet for the First Quarter
Results: Net income for the company rose to $3.2 billion ($1.77/share) vs. $0.9 billion ($0.55 cents/share) the year earlier. A more than three-fold rise.
Revenue: Rose to $36.2 billion from $31.5 billion a year ago.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: GM beat the mean analyst estimate of 93 cents/share. Estimates ranged from 64 cents per share to $1.29 per share.
Quoting Management: “We are on plan,” said Dan Akerson, chairman and CEO. “GM has delivered five consecutive profitable quarters, thanks to strong customer demand for our new fuel-efficient vehicles and a competitive cost structure that allows us to leverage our strong brands around the world and focus on driving profitable automotive growth.”
Competitors to Watch: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM), HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. (NYSE:HMC), Daimler AG (DDAIF), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NSANY), Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), Volkswagen AG (VLKAY), Tata Motors Limited (NYSE:TTM), Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAR), and Federal Signal Corporation (NYSE:FSS)
Stock Performance: Shares of GM are trading at $32.13 as of May 5, 2011 at 9:55 AM ET, down 2.75% from the previous close.


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Microsoft Silverlight 4 Business Application Development: Beginners Guide (repost)

Microsoft Silverlight 4 Business Application Development: Beginners Guide By Cameron Albert, Frank LaVigne
Publisher: Packt Publishing 2010 | 412 Pages | ISBN: 1847199763 | PDF | 13 MB

Build enterprise-ready business applications with Silverlight 4
An introduction to building enterprise-ready business applications with Silverlight quickly.
Get hold of the basic tools and skills needed to get started in Silverlight application development.
Integrate different media types, taking the RIA experience further with Silverlight, and much more!
Rapidly manage business focused controls, data, and business logic connectivity.
A suite of business applications will be built over the course of the book and all examples will be geared around real-world useful application developments, enabling .NET developers to focus on getting started in business application development using Silverlight.
Based on Silverlight 4, Visual Studio 2010, WCF RIA Services and Expression Blend 3, since Expression Blend 4 was released after publication.

In Detail
Microsoft Silverlight is a programmable web browser plug-in that enables features including animation, vector graphics, and audio-video playback-features that characterize Rich Internet Applications. Silverlight makes possible the development of RIA applications in familiar .NET languages such as C# and VB.NET.
Silverlight is a great (and growing) Line of Business platform and is increasingly being used to build business applications. Silverlight 3 made a big step in LOB; Silverlight 4 builds upon this further. This book will enable .NET developers to feel the pulse of business application development with Silverlight quickly.
This book is not a general Silverlight 3/4 overview book. It is uniquely aimed at developers who require an introduction to building business applications with Silverlight. This book will focus on building a suite of real-world, useful business applications in a practical hands-on approach. This book is for .Net developers, providing the answers to many questions that are encountered when creating business applications in Silverlight, ultimately enabling rapid development with ease!
This book teaches you how to build business applications with Silverlight 3 and 4. Building a suite of applications, it begins by introducing you to the basic tools and skills needed to get started in Silverlight development. It then dives deeply into the world of business application development, covering all the required concepts needed to build sophisticated business applications and provide a rich user experience. Chapters include: building a public website, adding rich media to the website, incorporating RIA into your website, and much more!
By following the practical steps in this book, you will learn what's needed to create rich business applications-from the creation of a Silverlight application, to enhancing your application with rich media and connecting your Silverlight application to various Data Sources.
This book is based on Silverlight 4, Visual Studio 2010, WCF RIA Services and Expression Blend 3, since Expression Blend 4 was released after publication. However, you can also use Expression Blend 4 with this book as downloadable code is now available.








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The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies (repost)

Meri Raffetto, "The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies"
For Dum.mies | 2010 | ISBN: 0470538708 | 538 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB

Get proven results from this safe, effective, and easy-to-follow diet Using the glycemic index is a proven method of losing and maintaining weight safely and quickly. The Glycemic Index Diet For Dummies presents this system in an easy-to-apply manner, giving you the tools and tips you need to shed unwanted pounds and improve your overall health.

Recommends foods that boost metabolism, promote weight loss, and provide longer-lasting energy

* Features delicious recipes for glycemic-friendly cooking at home
* Includes exercises for maintaining glycemic index weight loss and promoting physical fitness
* Offers guidance on shopping for food as well as eating at restaurants and away from home

You'll not only see how to apply the glycemic index to your existing diet plan, but also how to develop a lifestyle based around improving your overall health.