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Current News for June 30, 2008
Micro-Trend: Electronic Pets
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:51:14 PDT
Pecha Kucha Ku-Cha von Daiwa Toys ist nicht ein typischer Roboter wie man sich ihn vorstellen mag. Eigentlich ist er (sie?) um einiges süßer. Neben seinem nicht technischen Äußeren, hat der kleine bonbonfarbene Bär eine eingebaute Funktion, die ihm einfache Fragen und Sprüche verstehen lässt.
SPAC-lash Part II (Blackstone Version)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:05 PDT
Today Tom Hicks and his SPAC vehicle, Hicks Acquisition, announced plans to do the world’s largest SPAC. The target is Blackstone Group-backed Graham Packaging, a $2.5 billion-revenue plastic packaging maker. Once the formal agreement goes through (today’s announcement was pre-merger agreement), shareholders of the SPAC, which went public in September 2007, must vote in favor of the transaction. Not voting, however, will be the holders of Graham Packaging’s approximate $2.5 billion of debt, so
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
ABC News: McCain Spoiler? Bob Barr and the '08 Puzzle
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:44 PDT
Some interesting views from Bob Barr.
Trend-Inspirationen: Richard Florida "Who is your City"
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:15:03 PDT
Als Autor des Bestsellers „The Rise of the Creative Class“ wurde der Politikwissensschaftler und Experte für Urban Planning, Richard Florida, bekannt. Mit seinem aktuellen Werk „Who´s your City“ macht er seinem Namen als Begründer innovativer Thesen alle Ehre.
US News Expands The Ranking Service
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.
George Packer and New Yorker See Positive Change in Iraq, Ascribe it to Dumb Luck
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:45:22 PDT
George Packer and New Yorker See Positive Change in Iraq, Ascribe it to Dumb Luck George Packer at the New Yorker takes note of Obama’s “outdated and out of touch” strategy on Iraq. In this article Packer dutifully reminds us all that the turnaround in Iraq is due primarily to sheer luck, and least of all should we be thanking the US military, General David Petraeus, or President Bush: The improved conditions can be attributed, in increasing order of importance, to President Bush’s surge, the
TV tips for the week of June 16 - The Canadian Press
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:51:14 PDT
Pecha Kucha Ku-Cha von Daiwa Toys ist nicht ein typischer Roboter wie man sich ihn vorstellen mag. Eigentlich ist er (sie?) um einiges süßer. Neben seinem nicht technischen Äußeren, hat der kleine bonbonfarbene Bär eine eingebaute Funktion, die ihm einfache Fragen und Sprüche verstehen lässt.
SPAC-lash Part II (Blackstone Version)
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:37:05 PDT
Today Tom Hicks and his SPAC vehicle, Hicks Acquisition, announced plans to do the world’s largest SPAC. The target is Blackstone Group-backed Graham Packaging, a $2.5 billion-revenue plastic packaging maker. Once the formal agreement goes through (today’s announcement was pre-merger agreement), shareholders of the SPAC, which went public in September 2007, must vote in favor of the transaction. Not voting, however, will be the holders of Graham Packaging’s approximate $2.5 billion of debt, so
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
ABC News: McCain Spoiler? Bob Barr and the '08 Puzzle
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:13:44 PDT
Some interesting views from Bob Barr.
Trend-Inspirationen: Richard Florida "Who is your City"
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:15:03 PDT
Als Autor des Bestsellers „The Rise of the Creative Class“ wurde der Politikwissensschaftler und Experte für Urban Planning, Richard Florida, bekannt. Mit seinem aktuellen Werk „Who´s your City“ macht er seinem Namen als Begründer innovativer Thesen alle Ehre.
US News Expands The Ranking Service
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.
George Packer and New Yorker See Positive Change in Iraq, Ascribe it to Dumb Luck
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:45:22 PDT
George Packer and New Yorker See Positive Change in Iraq, Ascribe it to Dumb Luck George Packer at the New Yorker takes note of Obama’s “outdated and out of touch” strategy on Iraq. In this article Packer dutifully reminds us all that the turnaround in Iraq is due primarily to sheer luck, and least of all should we be thanking the US military, General David Petraeus, or President Bush: The improved conditions can be attributed, in increasing order of importance, to President Bush’s surge, the
TV tips for the week of June 16 - The Canadian Press
TV tips for the week of June 16 The Canadian Press - Jun 13, 2008 (CBC Newsworld) -The pressure ramps up on "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" as the women vying for the role of Maria von Trapp in Toronto's upcoming ... |
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