Of particular significance is that the impetus to hold the referendum arose not out of envy or left-wing egalitarianism but rather simple concern for shareholder value.

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Bear Stearns said there was "effectively no value" left for investors in its Enhanced Leverage Fund and "very little value" in the High-Grade Fund, which is the one the bank is bailing out.

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Industry analyst Basili Alukos at Morningstar says the seemingly out of left-field offer, if legitimate, would seem to pin a healthy value on U.S. airline companies.

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"In some situations, the cost to the airline in ensuring a passenger is not left stranded after a 24-hour delay could be four times the ticket value, " he added.

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Last year, Maurice Jones-Drew gained more yards than any running back in the NFL. He was on the top of his game, Pro-Bowl selectee, peaking in marketability, with plenty of market value left in his 27 year old limbs.

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That is, if you pin a view to the left edge of its superview, you're really pinning it to the minimum x-value of the superview's bounds.

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Kotick rattled off various factors he says make the "Call of Duty" franchise stand out from competitors -- "production value, the level of polish, " that "no detail gets left unaltered, " he said.

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Now the 68-year old Terracciano will have to take over where Lord left off, and attempt to revive the ailing company, which has lost 62% of its stock-market value over the past year.

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