Dein using his persuasive powers to pull strings again
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- Dein using his persuasive powers to pull strings again
- National Venture Capital Association Launches US Competitiveness…
- Labour and crime
- Business comment
- Altered states – TV & Radio – Entertainment – theage.com.au
- 70 pot plants seized in Boca Ciega Bay home
- US venture capitalists try to make US more competitive
Dein using his persuasive powers to pull strings again
Telegraph.co.uk – Apr 27, 2006
FA sources dismiss the idea that Dein was kept off the original nominations committee because of the way the Swede’s reign as England manager had turned sour. At the time it was floated that the FA wanted to target Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger but it now looks more likely that Dein was simply outmanoeuvred by his old rival, Richards. Richards and Barwick knew Dein wanted Scolari and were determined to find a home-grown manager. But following the FA meeting on Feb 2, an angry Dein began lobbying his fellow board members. He told his colleagues that only he had the contacts in international football and the experience to handle such an important appointment. One board member said: “David Dein is very persuasive and he put forward a very articulate case. “Another source said: “He is relentless and although he provokes strong feelings, good and bad, even his detractors would acknowledge what a networker he is and his deep involvement in the game at all levels.
National Venture Capital Association Launches US Competitiveness…
Free with registration – PR Newswire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Apr 27, 2006
–> COPYRIGHT 2006 PR Newswire Association LLC MAGNET USA to Focus on Strengthening America’s Pull in Global Economy SAN JOSE, Calif. Born of the belief that innovation is the key driver of US competitiveness, MAGNET USA embraces four priorities for continued leadership — a larger home-grown pool of mathematicians and scientists, the attraction and retention of the world’s best and brightest talent, more robust basic research funding, and unfettered access to growth capital. MAGNET USA will support these priorities through public education programs, public affairs initiatives, focused political advocacy and thought leadership at the national and community levels. “As arbiters of promising technologies for over fifty years, the venture capital community is uniquely positioned to provide insights into the state of innovation.
Labour and crime
economist.com – Apr 27, 2006
Among them were three murderers and nine rapists. Fully 288 had been released since last summer, when the Home Office became aware of the problem. The tabloid press, which dislikes foreign criminals even more than the home-grown kind, was apoplectic.
Business comment
Telegraph.co.uk – Apr 27, 2006
Russia needs our markets as much as we need its gas and arguably ownership of Centrica would align our interests even more closely. If it comes to it, we should hold our nose and stick to our free market principles. But Russia’s new-found swagger underlines the need for us to look seriously at the security of supply that a home-grown nuclear programme would afford us. Britain cannot say ‘nyet’ | Food industry turned into scapegoat | Investors blinded to gathering storm.
Altered states – TV & Radio – Entertainment – theage.com.au
The Age – Apr 27, 2006
What would you have been watchingon our public broadcasters in prime time?On the ABC, there was a steady flow of local drama, it was theera of GP, Police Rescue, Embassy and Correlli,miniseries such as Blue Murder and Brides ofChrist. There was a range of locally produced current affairs,science and information shows: The Investigators, Quantum, FourCorners, Foreign Correspondent. Home-grown comedy in a rangeof styles: The Big Gig, Frontline, D-Generation, The LateShow, McFeast. Andrew Denton was Live and Sweaty onFriday nights, The Bill was a Saturday night fixture and,in addition to the Sunday afternoon arts marathon, there wasReview, the weekly arts program on Monday nights. On SBS there was lots of soccer, food programs from around theworld and a colourful crew of presenters with names like Rivier,Shun Wah, Schenker, Murphy, Roberts and O’Meara. On a typical weeknight there might be a varied menu of subtitled internationalproductions: a Dutch comedy followed by a Greek drama and a Frenchseries on national parks. Another night could bring an Italianthriller, a German detective series, an Indian documentary, anIrish serial or a Mexican soap.
70 pot plants seized in Boca Ciega Bay home
St. Petersburg Times – Apr 27, 2006
Matson bought the 3,855-square-foot house in December for $1. 75-million from Jim and Shawn Sotolongo, property records show. The Sotolongos bought the home a few months earlier for $1. Neighbors said the home did not appear to be regularly occupied in the past few months. Matson and the Sotolongos appear to have deeper ties than a single real estate transaction. Among other links, the Sotolongos owned property at 12412 Marjory Ave… The suspects made about $250,000 from harvesting the crop at just one of the homes in Tampa. Much of the marijuana cultivation in Florida has moved indoors. Marijuana grown indoors can be more potent than marijuana grown outdoors and can yield $4,000 to $6,000 a pound. There isn't much open land left, away from prying eyes, to grow it outdoors in sufficient quantities, said Jeannette Moran, spokeswoman in the Drug Enforcement Administration's Miami office. The DEA has busted operations in all kinds of neighborhoods, Moran said. "It's everywhere. Neighbors often have no clue it's going on," she said.
US venture capitalists try to make US more competitive
nwsource.com – Apr 27, 2006
MAGNET USA stands for Maximizing America’s Growth for the Nation’s Entrepreneurs and Technologists. Its four priorities include: a larger home-grown pool of mathematicians and scientists, the attraction and retention of the world’s best and brightest talent, more robust basic research funding and unfettered access to growth capital. NVCA President Mark Heesen explains:
“The present environment in the US is simply not as conducive to nurturing innovation as it once was for a number of economic, social and political reasons. Despite these challenges, NVCA believes that the global innovation lead is still America’s to lose, and that the initiatives necessary to address these issues are not merely defensive, but also offer opportunities to increase US competitive leadership for decades to come. ”
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