COWtv http://www.cow-tv.com en-us Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:04:20 +0000 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:04:20 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/rss MediaStove V1.0 Amnutria Dairy http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/amnutria-dairy/ Amnutria Dairy, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the production, supply, and distribution of dairy products in the People’s Republic of China. The company’s products include milk powder, soybean milk powder, and rice cereal. It offers its products for infants, babies, kids, preschool children, pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers, and middle-aged and old-aged men and women under Xing An Ling and Yi-bai names. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in San Marino, California.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/amnutria-dairy/ Jeffrey Klinefelter - Piper Jaffray http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/jeffrey-klinefelter-piper-jaffray/ Disclosures for universe of: Jeff Klinefelter

1. I or a household member have a financial interest in the securities of the following companies: none

2. I or a household member is an officer, director, or advisory board member of the following companies: none

3. I have received compensation within the past 12 months from the following companies : none

4. Piper Jaffray or its affiliates beneficially own 1% or more of any class of common equities of the following companies: none

5. The following companies have been investment banking clients of Piper Jaffray during the past 12 months:

CROX, CTRN, ICON, KSS, TGT, VLCM, WTSLA

6. Piper Jaffray expects to have the following companies as investment banking clients within the next three months: TGT

7. Other material conflicts of interest for Jeff Klinefelter or Piper Jaffray regarding companies in my universe for which I am aware include:

CTRN, KSS, TGT: underwriting

8. Piper Jaffray received non-investment banking securities-related compensation from the following companies during the past 12 months:

CROX

9. Piper Jaffray makes a market in the securities of the following companies, and will buy and sell the securities of these companies on a principal basis:

ANF, ARO, AEO, CHIC, CROX, CTRN, DECK, GCO, GES, GPS, HOTT, ICON, JCP, KSS, OXM, PSUN, PVH, RL, ROST, TGT, UA, VLCM, WRNC, WTSLA, ZQK, ZUMZ

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/jeffrey-klinefelter-piper-jaffray/ Cash Systems Inc. http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/cash-systems-inc/ Cash Systems, Inc. provides cash access products and related services to the gaming industry in the United States and Caribbean countries. It offers credit/debit card cash advances (CCCA), automatic teller machines (ATMs), and check cashing solutions. The company’s CCCA products enable gaming patrons to obtain cash from their credit card, or checking account in the case of debit transactions, through the use of its software and equipment. It also offers various ATM services to casinos and retailers, including vault cash for the operation of ATMs, as well as ATM vault cash, maintenance, and armored car services. The company’s check cashing solutions include full service check cashing, check guarantee services, and check verification services. In addition, Cash Systems provides ancillary services, such as online reporting, which enables casinos to monitor player activity and market to gaming patrons. The company provides its cash access services to a combination of commercial and Native American owned casinos, as well as to vendors who themselves contract directly with casinos for such services. Its cash access services are used at approximately 135 gaming locations and 25 retail locations. The company was founded in 1983 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada with additional offices in Burnsville, Minnesota; and San Diego, California.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/cash-systems-inc/ Aces Wired http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/aces-wired/ Aces Wired is a gaming and recreation company that operates Ace Amusement Centers, entertainment venues where patrons play amusement games that utilize a proprietary player card system that rewards players with points redeemable for non-cash merchandise prizes at participating merchants. The Company currently operates approximately 150 Amusement-With-Prize game machines in five amusement centers throughout Texas. It also distributes games and related equipment to more than 50% of the approximately 1,300 charity bingo licensees throughout Texas.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/aces-wired/ Acres Fiore http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/acres-fiore/ Acres-Fiore is founded on the simple principal that recreational gamblers wager, not simply to win, but to have winning experiences. Acres-Fiore develops intellectual property and game concepts emphasizing a more emotionally gratifying player experience and licenses the ideas to gaming equipment manufacturers.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/acres-fiore/ McCormick and Schmick's http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/mccormick-and-schmicks/ McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. operates seafood restaurants for casual diners, families and tourists, and business travelers and special occasion diners. As of November 5, 2007, it operated 79 restaurants, including 73 restaurants in the United States and 6 restaurants in Canada under The Boathouse’ brand. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/mccormick-and-schmicks/ Coastal Contacts http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/coastal-contacts/ Coastal Contacts is the premiere online retailer of contact lenses. Our mission is simple – to deliver the highest quality eye care products at the guaranteed lowest prices anywhere on the globe. When you want fast, friendly service and great prices, we want you to think of Clearly Contacts. Coastal Contacts is a subsidiary of Coastal Contacts Inc.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/coastal-contacts/ Cherokee Inc. http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/cherokee-inc/ Cherokee, Inc., together with its subsidiary, SPELL C. LLC, engages in marketing, licensing, and managing brand names and related trademarks primarily in the United States. It owns various trademarks, including Cherokee, Sideout, Sideout Sport, Carole Little, CLII, Saint Tropez-West, Chorus Line, All that Jazz, and Molly Malloy. The company licenses its brand names and trademarks for men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, including intimate apparel, foundations, and sleepwear; fashion accessories; bed and bath products and accessories; luggage, sports bags, and backpacks; home textiles; domestics and home decor products; home furnishings; and sporting goods. In addition, it assists other brand-owners, companies, wholesalers, and retailers in identifying licensees or licensors for their brands or stores. The company has a strategic relationship with Target Stores, which has the exclusive right in the United States to use the Cherokee trademarks in certain categories of merchandise. Cherokee was founded in 1988 and is based in Van Nuys, California.

]]> Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/cherokee-inc/ Craig Miller Interview Ruth's Chris Steak House http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/ruths-chris-steak-house-2/ Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership, operation, and franchising of steakhouses in the United States and internationally. As of October 29, 2007, it owned and franchised 113 locations worldwide. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Heathrow, Florida.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/ruths-chris-steak-house-2/ Nicole Miller Regan - Piper Jaffray http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/nicole-miller-regan-piper-jaffray/ Nicole Miller Regan – Senior Research Analyst, Piper Jaffray

Disclosures for universe of: Nicole Miller Regan

1. I or a household member have a financial interest in the securities of the following companies: none

2. I or a household member is an officer, director, or advisory board member of the following companies: none

3. I have received compensation within the past 12 months from the following companies : none

4. Piper Jaffray or its affiliates beneficially own 1% or more of any class of common equities of the following companies: none

5. The following companies have been investment banking clients of Piper Jaffray during the past 12 months: BAGL, ROX

6. Piper Jaffray expects to have the following companies as investment banking clients within the next three months: none

7. Other material conflicts of interest for Nicole Miller Regan or Piper Jaffray regarding companies in my universe for which I am aware include: BAGL: underwriting

8. Piper Jaffray received non-investment banking securities-related compensation from the following companies during the past 12 months: CBOU

9. Piper Jaffray makes a market in the securities of the following companies, and will buy and sell the securities of these companies on a principal basis: BAGL, BJRI, BWLD, CAKE, CBOU, CMG, COSI, CPKI, DAVE, GMCR, JMBA, JSDA, MRT, MSSR, PEET, PFCB, PNRA, ROX, RRGB, RUTH, SBUX, SONC

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/nicole-miller-regan-piper-jaffray/ Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/nevada-gold-casinos-inc/ Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. is a gaming company involved in financing, developing, owning and operating commercial gaming projects and financing and developing Native American owned gaming projects. The Company also has real estate interests in Colorado, California, and Nevada. It operates in two segments: gaming projects and other assets. During the fiscal year ended April 29, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company sold its 22.8% membership interest in American Racing to its partners, Southern Tier Acquisition II LLC and Oneida Entertainment LLC.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/nevada-gold-casinos-inc/ B&G Foods Inc. http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/bg-foods-inc/ B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, shelf-stable foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. B&G Foods’ products include hot cereals, jams, jellies and fruit spreads, canned meats and beans, spices, seasonings, marinades, hot sauces, wine vinegar, maple syrup, molasses, salad dressings, Mexican-style sauces, taco shells and kits, salsas, pickles and peppers and other specialty food products. B&G Foods competes in the retail grocery, food service, specialty store, private label, club and mass merchandiser channels of distribution. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods’ products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac’cent, B&G, B&M, Brer Rabbit, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Emeril’s, Grandma’s Molasses, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, Maple Grove Farms of Vermont, Ortega, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, San Del, Trappey’s, Underwood, Vermont Maid and Wright’s.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/bg-foods-inc/ Benihana http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/benihana/ Benihana Inc. is the leading Asian restaurant chain in the United States, owning 60 teppanyaki, fifteen RA Sushi restaurants, eight Haru sushi restaurants and franchising 19 other teppanyaki restaurants.

Benihana offers its guests the perfect combination of entertainment and Japanese hibachi style cooking with a communal dining experience. With its unique presentation style Benihana can proudly say they have been successful for more than 42 years.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/benihana/ Jakks Pacific Inc. http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/jakks-pacific-inc/ JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products. The product categories include: Action Figures, Art Activity Kits, Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre-School, Plush, Construction Toys, Electronics, Dolls, Dress-Up, Role Play, and Pet Toys and Accessories. The products are sold under various brand names including JAKKS Pacific™, Play Along®, Flying Colors®, Creative Designs International™, Road Champs®, Child Guidance®, Pentech®, Trendmasters®, Toymax®, Funnoodle®, Go Fly a Kite®, Color Workshop®, JPI and Plug It In & Play TV Games™. JAKKS and THQ Inc. participate in a joint venture that has worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment video games. For further information, visit www.jakkspacific.com.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/jakks-pacific-inc/ Planet Payment http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/planet-payment/ Planet Payment® is a multi-currency payment processor that has been dedicated to enabling internationally focused processors, acquiring banks and merchants to accept, process and reconcile credit card transactions in multiple currencies since 1999. Cardholders traveling or working abroad can enjoy the certainty and convenience of viewing prices and settling transactions in their home currencies, when they use our services.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/planet-payment/ A.T. Cross Company http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/at-cross-company/ Founded in 1846, the A.T. Cross Company (ATX on the American Stock Exchange) is a global branded accessories company based in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Building on a rich tradition of its award-winning writing instruments and reputation for American quality, craftsmanship and service, the Company also markets timepieces, personal accessories, digital pens and polarized sunglasses under the Cross and other brand names. The company’s innovative products appeal to a growing market of consumers who desire distinctive accessories that enhance their image and facilitate their lifestyle.

]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:00:00 +0000 http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/at-cross-company/ Rick's Cabaret http://www.cow-tv.com/conferencetv/ricks-cabaret/ Rick’s Cabaret International, Inc.. The Group’s principal activity is to own and operate adult nightclubs that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations. The Group owns and operates 9 adult nightclubs in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina, Minneapolis, Minnesota and New York. It operates the nightclubs under the name Rick’s Cabaret and XTC. It also owns and operates a sports bar under the name Hummers in Houston and owns or operates premiere adult entertainment Internet web sites. The Group operates through two segments: Night clubs and Internet. On 18-Jan-2005, the Group acquired Paradise Club.

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