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That doesn't stop students from being fascinated with, and in some cases reviled by, what [Ayn Rand] has to say. [Mathew Manweller] assigns a chapter from Rand's earlier novel, The Fountainhead, in his class ("It's the same book with different characters," Manweller says, and which book a reader prefers tends to depend on "whichever you read first." He prefers The Fountainhead. Your columnist prefers Atlas, in part because Howard Roark, the architect hero of Fountainhead, tends to come off as an insufferable, irascible crank.) Students may have a passing interest when it comes to the writings of a Thomas Jefferson or a James Madison, but when it's Rand, "She still evokes passion," Manweller says. "When you assign Ayn Rand, there's no ambivalence. There's no one in the middle. At the co...
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He added that Avion would "definitely not overpay" and would pursue other acquisition opportunities in North America if its bid for Atlas isn't successful. Portfolio managers that follow [Atlas] agreed. Sandy McIntyre of Sentry Select Capital said he doesn't expect another bid, while Bill Shaw at Mavrix Asset Management said, "There's a significant possibility that if (Atlas) doesn't accept it, the cash offer could disappear. In 2003, Atlas revealed a massive accounting scandal, saying its books were "intentionally" fudged. The company restated two years' worth of earnings, fired its senior management team, and halted distributions. The units plunged, and have traded in the $4 to $6 range for the past two years.
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Atlas unitholders holding about 20.6 per cent of the outstanding units have agreed to accept the higher bid from Avion and have signed irrevocable lockup agreements. About 13.8 per cent of Atlas's units are already owned by Avion and KingStreet Capital Partners. The strategic rationale for the acquisition of Atlas is compelling and we expect it will provide significant benefits to both Atlas's and Avion's customers, employees and suppliers," he said in release.
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I'll be speaking about my journeys with the Canoe Atlas," says [THOMAS Terry]. "I started out as a child with my dad on organized canoe trips. I was making notes about portages and where we camped. When I first came up to live in northwestern Ontario, I thought the whole area should be protected and kept the way it was. Since then, I've grown to know those First Nations communities. I've certainly gained a much broader and truer perception of the north. "The Sachigo flows into the Severen River which flows into Hudson Bay," says Terry, a resident of Souix Lookout, Ontario -- some 450 km east of Winnipeg -- who outfits and guides canoe trips and serves as a community development and wilderness consultant.
