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Hawaiian Telcom's second-quarter story was once again dominated by its consumer segment, where the telco reported that revenue was $36.3million, up4.3 percentyear-over-year due to revenue growth from its TVand high-speed Internet (HSI) services.

The service provider said that the ongoing buildout of its last mile fiber-based network has become the "catalyst" in driving video and HSI services, which is more than offsetting declines from legacy services.

"Our second quarter results closed the first half of 2014 on a strong note, highlighted by the highest number ofHawaiian Telcom TVsubscriber additions since its launch a little over three years ago," said Eric K. Yeaman, Hawaiian Telcom's president and CEO, in the earnings release. "Hawaii's best entertainment experience can now reach 142,000 households on Oahu and awareness for the service is steadily growing, giving us positive momentum and positioning us to further increase our video market share."

The service provider saw similar gains in the business segment, particularly in next-gen services such as Ethernet. Similar to its larger ILEC counterparts AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), business revenues declined slightly due to a decrease in equipment, managed services and legacy revenues.

Here's a breakdown of the telco's key metrics:

Broadband and Video:Consumer HSI revenue rose in the quarter to $2.6 million as the overall subscriber base rose to a total of about 91,400 customers, which was primarily driven by HSI pull-through rates from new video subscribers and standalone HSI subscriber additions.As of the end of June, about 54 percent of all of Hawaiian Telcom's video subscribers had a triple-play bundle and about 91 percent had double- or triple-play bundles.Per the industry-wide trend, revenue increases from video and HSI were partially offset by legacy revenue declines related to consumer access and long distance line losses of 8.4 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively.

Likewise, video service revenue grew 2.9 percent year-over-year to $5.5 million, driven by the addition of approximately 9,500 subscribers for a total of approximately 23,100 subscribers at the end of the second quarter.Hawaiian Telcom TVaverage revenue per user (ARPU) was up nearly 11.4 percent year-over-year and 2.6 percent when compared to the first quarter of 2014.During the quarter, the service provider enabled an additional 12,000 customers with IPTV, increasing the total number of households enabled to 142,000 with over 50 percentof those households capable of connecting directly to the company's fiber-based broadband technology.At the end of the second quarter,Hawaiian Telcom TVpenetration of households enabled was approximately 16.3 percent.

Business segment:Business revenue was $42.1 million, down $0.5 million from the same period a year ago, primarily due to a $2.4 million year-over-year decrease in equipment and managed services revenue, mostly related to a $1.8 million sale of equipment to a large Hawaii-based private school in the second quarter of 2013.Also, a year-over-year decline in legacy business access and long distance revenues contributed to the business revenue decline.However, Hawaiian Telcom said these decreases were largely offset by $2.1 million of incremental net revenue added as a result of the SystemMetrics acquisition and a 4.6 percent year-over-year increase in business data revenue driven by higher demand for IP-based data services.

Wholesale segment:Wholesale revenue was $15.8million, down $0.5 millionyear-over-year to $14.3million. The telco attributes the decline to a number of its wireless carrier customers replacing their bandwidth legacy copper-based T-1 circuits with fiber-based, higher bandwidth Ethernet circuits.Likewise, switched carrier access revenue declined $0.2 million year-over-year to $1.5 million, which it also attributes to the overall decline in access lines and minutes of use and the impact of intercarrier compensation reform.

Overall second-quarter 2014 revenue was $96.8 million, up from $97 million in the second quarter of 2013. Next-gen video, HSI and $2.1 million of net incremental data center services revenue from SystemMetrics revenue was offset by a $2.4 million decrease in equipment and managed services revenue, related to lower customer premise equipment sales, and a 5.5 percent decline in access lines.

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The Expendables 3 is a mostly successful blend of the franchises first two films. Its filled with the wanton mayhem and destruction of the second film, but also plenty of terrible dialogue and overall cheesiness of the first movie. Despite those flaws, thePatrick Hughessequel works because its constantly fun and features a story that builds off the fact the franchise was in danger of getting stale, leading it into a new era. Read the rest of our Expendables 3 review below.

When the first Expendables came out, the joke of it was it starred aging action stars. In The Expendables 3, thats finally caught up to the narrative. As the film begins, the core team (Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, Terry Crews and Dolph Lundgren) complete a dangerous mission that has Barney (Stallone) questioning everyones mortality. Maybe everyone is just getting too old and he doesnt want to lose more friends. That sets up a story where he leaves his friends behind to recruit a new, young version of The Expendables (newcomers Kellen Lutz,Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz and Glen Powell). Theyre tasked with taking down the baddest bad guy yet, played by Mel Gibson andthings, of course, go horribly wrong. I bet you cant guess who is called in to save the day.

That idea of old vs. new, coupled with Barneys guilt, gives the film a not-so-subtle, but welcome, emotional core. Theres both the generation gap to deal with as well as the idea of friendship and family being more important than business. Its nice that the film has even an inkling of pathos to go along with the trademark humor and action.

The script by Stallone,Creighton RothenbergandKatrin Benediktgivesevery member of this cast multiple times to shine. New additions such as Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes and Harrison Ford, all have pretty sizable parts with plenty of scenery to chew on. (Kelsey Grammaris the one person who gets the short end of the stick, unfortunately.) Its Gibson though, as the heavy of the piece, who is the star among stars. Hes channelling some of that Lethal Weapon wackiness blended with William Wallaces charisma and its great. You really miss having Gibson as a movie star in The Expendables 3.

But its not all smooth sailing. The film is filled with an incessant amount of awful one liners and the whole second act is bogged down by its own creation. The Expendables 3 is built around this great self-aware narrative idea but that idea back them into a few corners. First, the self-awareness frequently goes too far. For example, Arnold Schwarzeneggers character actually says Get to the Chopper instead of just winking at it. Plus, because Barney has to recruit a new team, were forced to relive the same scene four times to introduce all these characters. Once theyre on board, you have these new, young characters who are smart and modern. That means, when they go on their first mission and use a bunch of new technology, the ease of it almost feels lazy when compared to the big boom of the old Expendables.

Thats not to say the new team is boring. They have a swagger and energy thats nicely opposed to the old team. However, theyre seriously short changed on backstory and their entire second act feels like nothing more than an obvious, dialed down place holder to bridge the gap between the opening and the climax.

Despite the predictability of it all, the third act is probablythe best overall actionscene in the entire franchise. Its massive and the way everyone gets a heroic moment is commendable. The stunts and explosions are off the charts and though they get punctuated with some really eye-rolling dialogue and unbelievable set pieces, its just fun to see how this massive cast can come together in a way that makes narrative sense.

Much was made about the fact The Expendables 3 was rated PG-13 and not R, but you dont really notice. More people die in this movie than most R rated movies. You just dont see the blood. And despite what may or may not be available on the internet, The Expendables 3 is a must see on the big screen.

Overall, The Expendables 3 is a your basic, solid, fun, summer action movie. Its exactly what you expect and while there are plenty of bad parts, the good ones more than balance them out. Itll be nice to see how the franchise moves forward now that its been infused with this new blood.

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David Galassi, building official/director of Marion County building department, adds a few things to a shadow boy while putting the finishing touches on his "work of art" Monday morning.

When remodeling contractor Mike Pryor visited the Marion County Building Safety Department on Monday morning to get a permit for a window change-out job, he was met with a surprise.

Now that makes it feel like the building department, said Pryor, who operates American Remodel and Tile in Ocala, as he looked at the recently completed 30-foot long trade themed wall mural in the client waiting room.

A vintage Yankee mechanical hand drill, a stick ruler, several types of circular saw blades, an antique caulk line and a level thought to be about 100 years old are a few of the tools that are arranged in wood framing and shadow boxes in an artistic tribute to the building trades.

Most people dont want to be here, but getting a permit is a necessity and we try to make being here more pleasant. Were charged with making sure state building codes are followed to ensure life safety, said David Galassi, the department director and a building official.

Galassi, head of the department for two years, was a building contractor in Chicago for 25 years. He is experienced in Victorian renovation and has worked on a Frank Lloyd Wright home.

Several employees worked on the mural over the last two weekends in July as volunteers. The tools were donated by employees. The adjacent wall is done like a wall framing job, with a window and a site sign for a fictitious contractor showing what should be on a site sign, including the contractors number, Galassi said.

The waiting room also features a television tuned to the Home and Garden TV channel and a status board that displays appointments and other information.

David Doolittle with Sunshine Pools was at the department Monday, accompanied by his grandchildren Hailey Doolittle, 6, and Dylan Doolittle, 7.

As the youngsters looked at the mural, Doolittle said he has to pull permits in five surrounding counties in the course of his work.

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DETROIT, MI Power Home Remodeling Group CEO Corey Schiller is making a bet on Detroit.

Schiller on Monday told the Philadelphia Inquirer the Chester, Penn.-based company opened a Detroit location because of its current economic situation.

"We want to be in Detroit specifically because its a tough situation," Schiller said. "That's what opportunities look like -- they're always a little messy when you first show up."

Schiller said he projects to create about 100 jobs within Powers first 12-18 months in Detroit. The Detroit location opened about three months ago.

"We hope to be a small part of the solution," he said. We welcome people with all professional backgrounds, and feel completely confident in candidates that come from the auto industry."

Schiller said the home remodeling industry is a growing market in areas like Detroit.

"The investment to make an energy efficient upgrade to a home is a sound financial decision that lowers monthly energy costs and appreciates the value of the home. That helps any homeowner affected by a difficult economy, he said. And, (Detroit) is among the most populated metropolitan areas in the country with an aging housing stock, a robust pool of job-seekers and weather conditions that warrant our products. Sounds like a win to me."

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