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Wednesday September 9, 2009

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BIOCENTRIC ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. (PINKSHEETS: BEHL) ANNOUNCES: The company today agreed to a joint venture with California-based ENVIROTEK (PINKSHEETS: INCL) for the construction and development of a Bio-Diesel manufacturing facility in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

FiberNet Telecom Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTGX) today announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held on September 9, 2009, its stockholders adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 28, 2009, among FiberNet, Zayo Group, LLC (”Zayo Group”) and Zayo Merger Sub, Inc., pursuant to which FiberNet will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zayo Group. Approximately

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Wednesday August 5, 2009

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School Specialty (Nasdaq:SCHS), a leading education company providing supplemental learning products to the preK-12 market, has scheduled its fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings conference call for Thursday, August 20 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. The company’s fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings news release will also be issued August 20, before the open of trading on the Nasdaq Market.

Array BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRY) will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2009 on Monday, August 10, 2009, and will hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss these results. Robert E. Conway, Chief

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Sara Lee Corp.'s (SLE) MACD indicator has moved into bullish territory with a reading of 0.0266. The Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") stock has advanced more than 2% to $9.32 in morning trade. The consensus estimate on the company's fiscal 2009 earnings has moved up by 5 cents over the past 2 months to 80 cents per share.

"SLE" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

Sara Lee Corp.'s (SLE) MACD indicator has entered into bullish territory with a reading of 0.0072. The Zacks #1 Rank ("Strong Buy") stock has advanced slightly to $9.1 in morning trade. The consensus estimate on the company's fiscal 2009 earnings has moved up 5 cents over the past 2 months to 80 cents per share.

"SLE" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) raised its full-year earnings guidance today after posting better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results.

Shares have advanced more than 6% today as investors welcomed the news.

The manufacturer of Jimmy Dean sausages increased fiscal 2009 adjusted EPS guidance to between 75 cents and 81 cents per share, up from the previous forecast of 73 to 80 cents.

The consensus estimate is currently at 75 cents per share, where it has been unchanged for the past 3 months.

The owner of Ambi Pur brand, meanwhile, reported fiscal third-quarter EPS of 25 cents, excluding items, which topped the consensus by 7 cents.

Revenues declined 6.6% to $3 billion, primarily due to sluggish sales in North American foodservice and European markets.

SLE, a Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold") stock, is trading on volume of approximately 6.1 million, which is higher than the daily average of about 4.5 million.

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Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) is considering the sale of its International Household & Body Care business to undisclosed suitors. The stock is down over 1.5% amid volumes that are at unusually low levels.

The unit, which is based in the Netherlands, is likely to fetch the owner of Kiwi shoecare and Ambi Pur brands more than $2 billion.

"We will carefully evaluate all opportunities and do what is in the best interest of the company and its stakeholders," said chief executive Brenda C. Barnes in a statement.

Analysts expect significantly weakened consumer demand to continue exerting pressure on the near term performance of SLE. Accordingly, fiscal 2009 earnings estimates have been reduced by a penny over the past month and by 9 cents over the past 60 days.

SLE is a Zacks #4 Rank ("Sell") stock.

"SLE" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?...

Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) shares rose sharply this morning on reports that the company was looking to sell its European household unit for more than $2 billion to focus more on the core food and beverage business.

Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal said the company has hired Goldman Sachs to examine possible bidders for the business that accounts for about 15% of its sales. Sara Lee spokesman Mike Cummins declined to comment on what he called speculation.

The Downers Grove, Illinois-based company swung to a loss in the latest second quarter as a stronger dollar weighed on its international sales and consumer spending continued to slump amid the global economic downturn. Sara Lee, which spun off apparel maker Hanesbrands in 2006, has been looking to streamline operations since then.

The Journal pointed to Unilever (UN), Reckitt Benckiser and

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The five-year Transformation Plan should benefit Sara Lee Corp. (SLE) in the long term. During the first four years of the Transformation Plan, the project provided little earnings visibility.

However, the company is now in the fifth and final year of the plan. Despite global economic weakness, the company is on track to complete its restructuring. In addition, management announced a new three-year initiative, Project Accelerate.

Management is focused on more attractive product lines and cost cutting. The Buy recommendation is maintained. Zacks Investment Research

What do frozen desserts, designer handbags, and underwear have in common? Two of the best investment opportunities this decade. Allow me to explain…

A single company – one you’re probably familiar with – sold all three seemingly unrelated products. A few years ago, Sara Lee Corp (SLE:NYSE ) – maker of frozen (yet tasty) pies and cakes – owned hundreds of brands, many of which made no sense.

For instance, the frozen cheesecake manufacturer was the sole owner of Coach handbags and Hanes underwear. These two subsidiaries obviously didn’t make much sense to the company. That’s why – during two separate transactions – Sara Lee’s management and board of directors divested them through a process known as a spinoff.

Spinoffs are common in the business world. They can present smart investors with huge opportunities and sometimes, less fortunate investors with even larger losses. Spinoffs are usually as simple as they sound –

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