Gleison Tibau: Tibau is a fierce opponent but I have to favour Daddy Joe because I trained with him at a
Gleison Tibau: Tibau is a fierce opponent, but I have to favour "Daddy" Joe because I trained with him at a seminar last year I think Stevenson is too skilled and powerful for Tibau Stevenson Patrick Cote Vs Ricardo Almeida: This one's easy I always back a Canadian brother (er, except Kalib Starnes) Cote's big hands are going to smoke Almeida Cote Quinton Jackson Vs. Forrest Griffin: I had to write this last because I really didn't want to make a prediction. I like Griffin as the emotional favourite, but Rampage is way too dominant a striker. Griffin has a chance if he can absorb Jackson's blows and take him down.
I'll take Griffin, and pray for him to show some of that monkey boy magic he pulled off against Rua Griffin There you have it. Check back on Tuesday for a review and analysis of my predictions. Cheers, Rich. BETHESDA, Md., April 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoStar Group, Inc.(Nasdaq:CSGP), the number one provider of information/marketing services to thecommercial real estate industry, today announced that net income for the quarterended March 31, 2009 increased 21.1% to $6.1 million, or $0.31 per dilutedshare, compared to $5.0 million, or $0.26 per diluted share for the quarterended March 31, 2008. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation andamortization) for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 was $14.4 million, anincrease of 25.2% compared to EBITDA of $11.5 million for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2008.Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 were $51.4 million, compared torevenues of $52.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. "While economic conditions remain difficult for our client base, ourinformation services provide significant value to subscribers by helping themreduce costs and drive revenue. We remain confident in our ability to managethrough the current environment and to capitalize on our industry-leadingresearch and subscription-based business model to achieve our earnings goals.
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