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Last month, I mentioned how Ben & Jerry's -- a unit of Unilever ADR (NYSE:UL), was honoring Stephen Colbert with his very own ice cream flavor. The whimsical ice cream makers have now launched another celebrity-linked flavor - Willie Nelson's Country Peach Cobbler, which swirls peach ice cream with cinnamon sugar shortbread pieces.

Unfortunately for fans of the friendly face behind Farm Aid, the first taste will be somewhat delayed. The company is recalling roughly 250,000 pints of the new flavor because containers packed on January 23-24 and February 8-9 failed to list wheat as an ingredient, making it dangerous for those with a wheat allergy.

Meanwhile, an envious Mr. Colbert may have a case of the schadenfreude. Reacting to news that Nelson also has a new flavor named in his honor, the Colbert Report host asked "What is it made out of? Shredded tax forms and hash?" Nelson is scheduled to appear on Colbert's program tonight.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

Willie Nelson ice cream and Colbert filled with envy originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>stephen colbertStephenColbertul unileverUlUnileverwillie nelsonWillieNelsonTue, 20 Mar 2007 10:09:00 EST<![CDATA[XMSR gains 398k subscribers in Q2 '06]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/07/10/xmsr-gains-398k-subscribers-in-q2-06/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/07/10/xmsr-gains-398k-subscribers-in-q2-06/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/07/10/xmsr-gains-398k-subscribers-in-q2-06/#commentsFiled under: ,

XMSR announced at the end of last week that close to 400k new subscribers came aboard during the second quarter, bringing XM's total subscriber count to 6.89 million.

"As we previously indicated, subscriber growth in the second quarter was limited by product availability and overall softness in the retail channel," said Hugh Panero, President and CEO, XM Satellite Radio. "As we approach seven million subscribers, however, satellite radio continues to be one of the fastest growing consumer entertainment products."

The company has scheduled a conference call on July 27, 2006, at 10:00 AM ET to announce and discuss its financial results for the second quarter of 2006.

XM has been busy adding name-brand personalities to its already star-speckled line up, a continuing effort to draw new listeners to XM's side of the satellite radio market. The much anticipated arrival of Oprah Winfrey in September, and the recent addition of Willie Nelson, are hoped to buoy soft sales heading into the last half of the year.

It remains to be seen how effective the Harpo machine will be in drawing subscribers to XM. Oprah seems to turn everything she touches into gold but, I'm just hoping, for the sake of my own santiy and that of the other 6.89 million XM subscribers, that she doesn't decide to bring Dr. Phil with her.

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XMSR gains 398k subscribers in Q2 '06 originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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