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...Koro is a native of Ende, the island's lush capital, which perches on the south shore in the shadow of emerald folds of lava-molded mountains. But he runs his adventure travel business from a wooden house on the outskirts of Maumere. "Maumere is the gateway to Flores. The airport is here, and the best hotels. That's why the tsunami was so devastating," he says...
...ABOUTThis website is an excellent guide to Maumere, the gateway to Flores, with detailed directions on how to get around, where to find rarities such as banks with ATMs, Internet cafEs, transport tips and prices for various goods and services...
...couple of quarters? It's tempting, with the established exchanges now brimming with household names like Corning in the penny-stock range. The fiber-optic-equipment maker was once a $100 stock. Now it trades near a buck fifty. Wireless-phone company Sprint is at $9.25; computer retailer Gateway, $3.58; Sun Microsystems, $3.66. How can you lose? But as anyone who has been cleaned out by a 25[cents] slot can tell you, this is risky territory...
...Majcher, portfolio manager for Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management in Los Angeles, warns that if a company trades below $2 and carries a heavy debt load, the chances of long-term survival fade. With plenty of cash and a sensible strategy, the odds are better. That's why Majcher likes Gateway, an unpopular view among some analysts. Its stock is trading 95% off its peak, after a series of missteps. Majcher expects PC sales to pick up eventually. With zero debt and $1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, Gateway is an unlikely candidate for bankruptcy...
...take a few months for the effects to kick in, but when they do they can act as a gateway to a new lifestyle. "Once people start feeling better, they often become more active in their daily life," says Dr. Karim Khan, a family-practice and sports physician at the University of British Columbia...