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	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Brown told Zapata it was unfortunate he had to "order" Zapata to do this, that Zapata had known of the urgency of the problem for nine months, and that he should have come up with a plan earlier.
		Zapata was abusive, disrespectful, to the point that these people were very unhappy and decided to leave, and from what we could tell, the organization had lost confidence in Ramon; he was not managing the way we wanted our managers to manage.
		Zapata's theory of discrimination was that this was a glass-ceiling case: that at LandF a Puerto Rican could hold the title of General Manager but not the title of Regional Director.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /1st/002546.html (3129 words)

	Masterform Tool Company, Cylinder Components, Inc
		The Company admits and I find that it is an employer engaged in commerce within the meaning of Section 2(2), (6), and (7) of the Act and that the Union is a labor organization within the meaning of Section 2(5) of the Act.
		Zapata, in turn, denied telling the employees in the car ride home (on November 4) that the Company would close if the Union got in, or that he said the employees would be fired if they joined the Union.
		Zapata and Feliciano Rodriguez were broach machine setup men on the first shift in separate areas of the shop—in the old area near shipping and receiving and in the new area in the back of the shop.
	www.nlrb.gov /nlrb/shared_files/decisions/327/327-185.htm (11149 words)

	NITAS Sample Scenarios (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At Zapata, a management decision is made to identify two candidates from each specialty area within the IT department to become project management apprentices who would act as project managers for outsourced IT projects.
		The system allows a company to enhance the minimum requirements that NITAS industry experts defined as a requirement for Project Management by having Zapata add their own course requirements to the system, attach performance requirements, (NITAS Qual Cards) and adding additional certifications that Zapata feels is important for Zapata Project Managers to be competent in.
		Zapata can continue to proceed with confidence that their Project Managers have the skills and experience to deliver successful projects for the company.
	www.nitas.us /tools/scenarios.aspx (882 words)

	Zapata Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The initial $1 million investment for Zapata was split by the Liedtkes (and their circle of investors) and by Bush's father and uncle, Prescott Bush and Herbert Walker (and his family circle of friends).
		Zapata's filing records with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are intact for the years 1955-1959, and again from 1967 onwards.
		Zapata Offshore continued on as an offshore drilling company until the early 1990s when it was purchased by Arethusa Offshore which a few years sold the rigs to Diamond Offshore.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zapata_Oil (3692 words)

	CorpWatch : Marines Jail Contractors in Iraq
		Zapata Engineering began its work in Iraq on September 30, 2003 as one of five companies originally hired under a $200 million contract to supervise the destruction and storage of U.S military ammunition worldwide.
		Zapata Engineering is one among scores of military contractors in Iraq that perform duties ranging from cooking food to conducting interrogations.
		Zapata soon discovered that the company qualified for preferential treatment in government contracts because, as a Hispanic citizen, he is considered a minority.
	www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=12349 (2570 words)

	Zapata Corporation
		Zapata got an additional $43.8 million contract with the military to manage ammunition disposal.
		In a statement, the company said the employees were on a routine convoy, with 14 security specialists guarding two technical staff and three local maintenance workers.
		Zapata has a $43.8 million contract with the military to manage ammunition disposal; the company has about 200 security workers and ammunition experts in Iraq.
	www.albasrah.net /en_articles_2005/0605/zapata-corporation_140605.htm (938 words)

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		The Zapata contractors, who were held at a Marine base near Fallouja, acknowledged firing warning shots to prevent a suspicious vehicle from approaching their convoy but said they never aimed at Marines or civilians.
		Zapata and other private companies doing munitions disposal are being paid handsomely for a job that has traditionally been done by members of the military.
		Zapata said his workers were shocked to be taken into custody by the military.
	judicial-inc.biz /Mercs_ambush_marines_supplement.htm (9489 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online:
		By 1960 the company was stagnant, a regional producer that was primarily known for its Pennzoil motor oil.
		Just under 10 percent of the company stock was owned by oil magnate J. Paul Getty, who communicated to Liedtke that if he could get the financial backing to purchase a comparable share of the company stock, Getty would allow him to take over direction of the company.
		the architecturally striking headquarters of the Pennzoil Company in Houston, was built between 1972 and 1976, and served as a visible symbol of the company's outstanding growth during the decade.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/PP/dop9.html (1210 words)

	USATODAY.com - Little-known firm makes bid for Zapata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Zapata stock was up 12% to $41 at one point Wednesday before it ended 4% higher at $37.78.
		Zapata, controlled by the Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said in a press release that it would respond to the Hollingsworth bid later this week.
		Zapata CEO Avram Glazer, son of family patriarch Malcolm, did not return calls for comment.
	www.usatoday.com /money/industries/food/2003-03-06-zapata_x.htm (548 words)

	Zapata Nets More Websites - Technology News by TechWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shares of Zapata [ZAP] were down 1 7/8 to 15 1/4 in the last hour of trading.
		Zapata began its transition from a holding company for investments in food packaging and fish oil to Web real estate magnate earlier this year.
		Zapata's strategy of buying disparate websites and aggregating them is timely and smart, said David Rae, founder and CEO of Attitude.
	www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB19980805S0015 (493 words)

	Fool.com: Zapata Corp. (Daily Trouble) October 6, 1998
		Facing a jaded market, which viewed Zapata as a latecomer to the portal party, and a futures trading company claiming first dibs on the Zap moniker the company was basing its website on, the company, like Tampa Bay's promising second-year halfback, was Dunn.
		The company's stake in Viskase, a troubled company that is possibly poised for a rebound after selling off some assets, is still valued at more than a buck a Zapata share.
		And this from the company that had enough market savvy to buy back a whopping 6.7 million shares last year when the stock was just shy of the $5 mark.
	www.fool.com /dtrouble/1998/dtrouble981006.htm (1099 words)

	98cv03643 Green v Zapata Corp et al - 10/29/98 Complaint
		Zapata's insiders took advantage of this run-up in the price of Zapata stock, selling off more than $5.6 million of their Zapata holdings at artificially inflated prices on July 6 and 7, 1998.
		Zapata is also the holder of 40% of the outstanding common stock of Viskase Companies, Inc., formerly known as Envirodyne Industries, Inc., which is primarily engaged in the business of selling food packaging products such as sausage casings and disposable food service supplies.
		Zapata was founded in 1953 by former President George Bush as an oil-drilling and gas, company.
	securities.stanford.edu /1007/ZAP98/001.html (5133 words)

	Headline Story from LocalTechWire.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Zapata says that NCSU provided considerable support as the fledgling company, incubating it through its HiTec commercialization program for the last six months.
		Zapata says the company hopes to move into offices on NCSU's Centennial Campus, where the university nurtures technology start-ups in an academic setting.
		Zapata declined to name the early clients ArrayXpress signed but "one is doing a press release," that should appear soon.
	www.localtechwire.com /printstory.cfm?u=4109 (509 words)

	Zapata Corporation - Company Overview
		Zapata Corporation is a holding company which has approximately $150 million in cash and cash equivalents and currently owns 98% of Zap.Com Corporation.
		Zapata has recently sold all of its holdings in Omega Protein Corporation.
		Going forward, Zapata plans to continue to evaluate strategic opportunities for the use of its capital resources.
	www.zapatacorp.com (219 words)

	Business North Carolina: Cover Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Zapata estimates that at least 75% of his people in Iraq were former members of the military.
		Zapata was in his fifth year of a six-year engineering degree at the University of Chile.
		Zapata began developing strong ties to the Corps of Engineers, and his company’s reputation for ordnance disposal began to spread.
	www.businessnc.com /archives/2005/11/war_inc.html (2799 words)

	WRAL Local Tech Wire: business, technology, biotechnology, and venture capital news from across the southeastern region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Zapata says the company is about ready to stop flying under the radar as it looks for private angel backing of from $500,000 to $1.2 million.
		Zapata says the model is similar to that of Triangle-based Gentris.
		Zapata tells LTW the company has been focused “on proving ourselves, getting reference customers and getting to positive cashflow.
	www.localtechwire.com /article.cfm?u=8505 (755 words)

	Zapata Corp shares from FramedShare.co.uk
		Zapata Corporation is a holding company that operates in the food segment through its 60%-owned subsidiary, Omega Protein Corporation (Omega Protein), which is a marine protein company.
		Zapata also holds 98% of the outstanding stock of Zap.Com Corporation, which is a public shell corporation.
		In addition, in September 2003, the Company purchased shares of common stock in Safety Components International, Inc., an independent supplier of automotive airbag fabric and cushions and technical fabrics with operations in North America and Europe, resulting in a holding of 53.7% of Safety Components International.
	www.framedshare.co.uk /Product.asp?shareid=3440 (557 words)

	Business: Glazer's soccer bid gets boosts
		Zapata said the 8-for-1 split will be effective at the close of business April 6, when additional shares will be distributed to shareholders of record as of March 30.
		In an e-mail, Zapata chief financial officer Leonard DiSalvo said the company hasn't split its stock since December 1980, although he noted it completed two reverse stock splits in 1994 and 2001.
		Zapata has previously been the target of shareholder lawsuits accusing the company of making questionable investments in other Glazer-controlled companies.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/03/23/Business/Glazer_s_soccer_bid_g.shtml (795 words)

	Zapata complaint
		Because of their executive, managerial and/or directorial positions with Zapata, the Individual Defendants had access to the adverse, non-public information about the business, finances and future business prospects of Zapata as particularized herein and acted to misrepresent, misstate or conceal such information from plaintiff, class members and the investing public.
		Excluded from the Class are the defendants, officers and directors of the Company, members of their immediate families, and their legal representatives, heirs, successors or assigns and any entity in which defendants have or had a controlling interest.
		In ignorance of the true plans concerning Zapata's internet subsidiary, which were misstated and/or concealed by defendants, plaintiff and other members of the Class purchased Zapata common stock at artificially high prices, relying upon the statements made and/or upon the integrity of the market and were damaged thereby.
	www.wyca.com /complnts/zapatcom.htm (3962 words)

	Losing Patience with Zapata Corp.'s Poor Management - SeekingAlpha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Chock with cash, and large stakes in two publicly traded companies, Safety Components (formerly SAFY), and Omega Protein (OME), we were confident that value could ultimately be unlocked.
		On September 8th, Zapata announced it was selling 9.268 million shares, or 36.8% of Omega Protein, back to Omega for $47.5 million, or $5.125 per share.
		While Zapata’s current market cap is $134 million, conceivably less than the ultimate cash on the balance sheet, that gives us little comfort.
	smallcap.seekingalpha.com /article/17326 (712 words)

	Zapata - 9/11Encyclopedia
		Zapata was George Bush Sr.'s oil company, who was supported heavily in the CIA's early covert operations aimed at toppling Cuba's Fidel Castro.
		Bush supplied two Zapata Oil exploration ships--the Zapata and the Barbara J.--for the CIA's abortive 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.
		In 1994, Ramco partnered in the Azerbaijan operation with Pennzoil, a company that was created when South Penn Oil Company was bought by Dubya's daddy's Zapata Petroleum Company (which itself had been launched with the help of a $50,000 investment from James Gammell).
	911review.org /Sept11Wiki/Zapata.shtml (277 words)

	Zapata changes its mind - Dec. 23, 1998
		NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Just when it seemed fish-processing company Zapata Corp. was finished testing the Internet waters, it has decided to plunge back in.
		Zapata owns 60 percent of Omega Protein Corp. (OME), a fish processor, and 40 percent of Viskase Companies Inc. (VCIC), a food packaging concern.
		President of the United States, but the company was forced to move into other fields because of the Southwest oil slump in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
	money.cnn.com /1998/12/23/companies/zapata (450 words)

	Zapata to spread Word - Apr. 27, 1998
		Zapata said it also agreed to purchase a minimum of $2 million worth of Internet-related communications and professional services from Icon CMT during the next four years as Zapata builds its presence on the Web.
		Zapata was an unlikely buyer of the publications, particularly ones with a decidedly Generation X focus.
		The company was founded in 1953 by former president George Bush and a partner as an oil drilling company.
	money.cnn.com /1998/04/27/deals/zapata (396 words)

	Houston Business Journal: Zapata Corp company profile
		Zapata Corporation ("Zapata" or "the Company") was incorporated in Delaware in 1954 and was reincorporated in Nevada in April 1999.
		Zapata's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and trades under the symbol "ZAP." Zapata is a holding company which currently has two operating companies, Safety Components International, Inc. ("Safety Components" or "Safety") and Omega Protein Corporation ("Omega Protein" or "Omega").
		As of December 31, 2004, the Company had a 79% ownership interest in Safety Components and a 58% ownership interest in Omega Protein.
	www.bizjournals.com /houston/gen/Zapata_Corp_322.html (328 words)

	Fish-Oil Maker Zapata Cans Online Business - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Zapata (nyse: ZAP - news - people) is the New York-based holding company that owns a majority share of Omega Protein, the largest marine protein company, and 40% of sausage casing producer Viskase.
		But, at the time, plenty of other companies were piling on the dot-com bandwagon, and Zapata had already demonstrated a knack for reinventing itself.
		The company lost $20.3 million, or 85 cents per share, on revenue of $93.7 million in 1999.
	www.forbes.com /2001/01/09/0109zapata.html (643 words)

	Zapata Energy Corporation
		Zapata Energy Corporation announces granting of over-allotment option in previously announced flow-though financing
		Zapata Energy Corporation is a Calgary-based junior oil and gas exploration and production company.
		Financially sound and conservatively managed, the Company acquires and develops promising energy assets offering reasonable risks and the potential for strong, stable cash flow and competitive rates of return.
	www.zapata.ca (108 words)

	Kennedy: The George Bush Connection
		It seems he owned an airline company that was contracted to fly troops back and forth across the Pacific Ocean, but that is another matter.
		His oil company was ZAPATA Off Shore Co. (which he named after a communist Mexican revolutionary who would invade towns and murder every man, woman and child.
		CIA documents reveal that during the planning phase of Operation Zapata, de Mohrenschildt made frequent trips to Mexico and Panama and gave reports to the CIA.
	www.angelfire.com /ky/ohwhy/Bush.html (2115 words)

	Zap Shareholders Cry Foul Over Failed Acquisitions
		"Zapata's insiders, however, took advantage of the run-up in the price of Zapata's stock before the Oct. 15 announcement, selling off more than $5.6 million of their Zapata holdings at peak prices," one complaint alleges.
		Zap.com, the Web site Zapata was aiming to turn into the portal, now displays a message saying the site is being redesigned and invites visitors to go to the Word and Charged webzines.
		Calls to a Zapata spokesperson seeking comment on the lawsuits were not returned.
	www.internetnews.com /bus-news/article.php/23271 (451 words)

	Zapata Corporation Company Profile - ZAP UNITED STATES Market Size, Market Share and Demand Forecast
		Wright Reports > Company Profile Report > Z > Zapata Corporation
		The Group's principal activities are to process, market and distribute fish meal and fish oil products and supplies automotive airbag fabric, cushions and technical fabrics.
		The Group is a holding company with two operating companies: Safety Components International Inc and Omega Protein Corporation.
	wrightreports.ecnext.com /coms2/reportdesc_COMPANY_989070602 (233 words)

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