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...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...
...only cultural icon to have inspired a passionate denial of the fact of extinction. Perhaps this is because his career died without Elvis himself actually expiring, and collective memory has woven into the fabric of myth the striking spectacle of a man living beyond his life. Elvis reached the peak of his fame at the age of 23 in 1958, the year Colonel Tom Parker, his business manager, encouraged the world-famous singer to enter the Army. Parker figured that in the interim, the record companies would sell out their stock of Elvis' recordings, and that the King could write...
...Mount Ramelau, or Tatamailau, as the maps label it, was once the highest point in the Portuguese empire. Located in East Timor's central region, about 30 kilometers north of Maubisse, the 2,963-m-high peak can be reached by turning off the main road to Ainaro and negotiating a rough trail to the town of Hatu Buliko, built at its base. It's easy to feel like an intrepid explorer in this backcountry. Foreign faces are seldom seen and the villagers linger to watch you pass...
...Guides can be hired in Hatu Buliko for $10, though the path to the peak is not difficult to find on your own. Climbing it is another matter. The three-hour hike is strictly for masochists or the blindly devout. The views from the summit, however, redeem the effort. Pony trails snake along mountain ridges, terraced rice paddies tumble down steep slopes, wisps of smoke rise from straw huts, and eagles hover on thermals far below. Those who undertake the climb midweek will, more likely than not, have the summit to themselves. Few experiences can match sitting aloft and alone...
...spectacular daytime views, Lugard Road circles Victoria Peak with four kilometers of paved path, complete with viewing platforms, picnic areas and physical fitness stops, so you can take a breather while working out on the parallel bars. Take a bus or a tram to the peak; the path starts just behind the Peak Caf?. Ambitious runners who don't mind a thigh-busting uphill hike can link Bowen and Lugard Roads via Wanchai Gap and over to Barker Road, adding another two kilometers...