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For all the knuckleheads who took my advice and bought in at $3.50, you're welcome. I purchased large blocks at 3.5 and 3.8 and am reaping the rewards now. I stand by my prediction that this stock will hit 14 by year end, so for all the gun-shy nonbelievers out there, you still have time to get some. This stock continues to climb exponentially over its competitors Stale (Staples) and Dead (Depot). The OMX management team is so far ahead of Stale and Dead in new and inovative ways to cut cost and attract new customers that it is becoming unfair and finally wall street agrees. Jump on this love train now and get yours!
any other recomendations?
I would hardly call .59 to $7.20 lagging behind OMX. As far as new innovation and great leadership....go into a store near you.
Just sold all @ $14.10
Whoa.. $14 avg. is not bad. I'm trading the dips and not doing too bad. I bought at $12.50 today.. a new first position on re-entry. My target now is $13.40
Who cares about service in the sstores? We're here to make money, right?
Check this out
52wk Range: 1.86 - 13.92
What side of this were you on? That's all that matters, but for me personally, I'm getting off of OMX for now. I see it sticking around 14 for the next 3 quarters.
Good luck to the rest of you!
Yeah. OMX has a great management team alright. I just experienced their brand of management in their store in Crestwood, Missouri.
I wanted to place an order for some items they didn't carry in the store. I stood at the empty "customer service" counter for a while until a checker asked if I needed help. He referred me to an associate who was standing about 20 feet away looking at me, but doing nothing.
When I told him I wanted to place an order he told me I could look the item up in the catalog if I wanted, but of course there were no catalogs to be found.
When I commented on the lack of "customer service" his reply was that "there used to be 35 people working in this store, and now there are only 7". He made no further effort to help me, so I said "don't trouble yourself, I'll order from an online office supply store", and I left the store. I'll never shop at Office Max again.
All I can say is that if this guy was still employed at OMX after a big staff cutback, the people who got let go must have been absolute slugs.
BTW, I got what I wanted at Officeworld.com. The savings on sales tax just about covered the shipping. The best part is that I didn't have to deal with a worthless OMX employee.
It always cracks me up when people judge a nation wide retailer by one experience in one store. Every single retailer gets a bad apple once in a while or has a few people call out sick one day causing a temporary lack or coverage.
Although it is pitiful that they did not have catalogs or quick service I think you are being overly critical judging the entire organization based on that single experience with one of their 33,000+ employees in one of their 1,000+ stores.
Your favorite stock that has been downgraded today certainly knows how to cut costs. I am confused about the attract new customers part. What new customers???
I guess while we're thanking you Joel we should also credit you for the entire market rebound that happend to be the reason this POS went up. It wasn't OMX's own doing for sure...
But, thank you!


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Situated near the airport, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Luke Air Force Base, Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion, and Camelback Ranch. University of Phoenix Stadium and Gila River Arena are also within 12 mi (20 km).
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In addition to an outdoor pool, TownePlace Suites by Marriott Goodyear provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast as well as a complimentary manager's reception (may not be available daily). Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This hotel offers access to a business center and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 350 square feet (33 square meters) include conference space. This Goodyear hotel also offers barbecue grills, coffee/tea in a common area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Goodyear is a smoke-free property.
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
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Good News and Bad News: Obama's Jobs Speech Edition
America has already decided that Obama's proposals will fail.
First, the bad news (from Obama's perspective): Even before they've heard what job-growth proposals President Obama will outline in his highly anticipated speech Thursday night, most Americans have already decided that he will fail miserably. According to a Washington Post/ABC News poll:
47 percent said Obama's new economic program would have "no effect." If that wasn't bad enough, twice as many believe his plan would make matters worse than believe it will make them better—34 percent to 17 percent.
The good news: Low expectations are the best!
Last Chance to Repair the Breach [National Journal via Political Wire]


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I need to display a formatted log in Delphi 2009. The formatting does not have to implement all the features of say html, but a small subset e.g. colour, font style etc.
Currently I am using a TRichEdit and my own proprietry tags e.g. this is blue. It is pretty convoluted to get this to work with a TRichEdit as there is no direct access to the RTF text. For example, to colour the text blue I have to:
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All this is hacky and slow. Do you know of a better (faster) way to do this with TRichEdit or another control that is better suited to the job?
I should mention that I have considered using HTML in a TWebBrowser. The problem with this approach is that the log can be anywhere from 1 to 100000 lines long. If I use a normal html viewer I need to set the entire text each time rather than simply appending it.
Additionally, the log needs to be updated in real time as I append lines to it. Not simply read from a file and displayed once.


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Adele Dazeem,…I mean Idina Menzel, has been belting her way towards another Tony nomination in the new musical If/Then since early March, but it's only recently that people have really been talking about the show. And they're talking about it because she keeps singing music from Rent as if that's the show people have been…
Any trace of Robert Pattinson's former life with Kristen Stewart is now officially gone.
That is, considering that he's parted ways for good with the home he once shared with the actress, Celebuzz has learned.
Robert Pattinson is putting the memories of Kristen Stewart in his rear view mirror and he's not looking back.
And hopefully $6.75 million will help soften the blow of heartbreak because that's what the actor could pocket if he sells his Los Feliz mansion.
That's right, after quietly shopping it around just…
Well, besides the obvious (that his ex Kristen Stewart lives only a mere mile away), we don't quite get why Robert Pattinson would ever think about saying adios to the Los Feliz hacienda that he's called home since 2011.
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For a long time we have wondered why the Big Media is so liberal. We thought of that again when we looked at recent news magazines with President Barack Obama on the front cover. We think of it when we listen to major network reporters and commentators. The biases were very noticeable during both conventions.
The liberals adore Obama. They love his liberal full bent. Some do admit to his mistakes, his drifting foreign policy, his mismanagement of the economy, his failure to live up to the promises he made four years ago, but they say he has learned a thing or two, is better equipped to handle affairs in the next four years, or he needs four more years to fulfilll his promises.
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