Posts Tagged ‘US’

Let’s face it Seahawks’ fans—Matt Hasselbeck is old and on his way out.   At age 34, Hasselbeck has endured a plethora of injuries to say the least, and I can’t imagine he has more than a couple seasons left in the tank. It’s clear that Seattle will need a quarterback for the future, and Jake Locker is the answer. After last week’s loss to the Cardinals, ... Full story

Tiffany Daniels, who competed most recently in the Camping World Series East, is one of two female racers invited to the ASA Transcontinental Series Free State 500 in South Africa in January 2010.  Tiff, as she is nicknamed, will join fellow female competitor Toni McCray to compete at the Phakisa Freeway Circuit oval in Welkom, Free State South Africa on January 31. “I am really excited,” Daniels ... Full story

In an address recorded in Seoul, South Korea, the President discusses his trip to Asia. He talks about his push to stop nuclear proliferation in North Korea, Iran, and around the world. He talks about promoting America’s principles for an open society in China while making progress on joint efforts to combat climate change. And talks in-depth about the primary objective of ... Full story

Motorola has announced that its brand new handset, the Crush, is available as of this week from U.S. Cellular. Going for $79.95 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a 2-year contract, Motorola is positioning the Crush as an affordable phone with a high-end design. Having said that, we can’t help but think only Motorola would think ... Full story

Remote Access is beta release from XDA member link8506 that lets you browse the contents of your phone from your PC’s web browser. So you can easily transfer files but beyond this there are two really neat features. The first is viewing photos. Once you have enabled access, on your web browser you can see the photos on your phone. ... Full story

So it’s official: there will be a Bioshock 2 special edition. With the upcoming release of Bioshock 2 there’s been much speculation and guesswork about if there would be a special edition, and more importantly, what would be in it. Well, the wait is over. The official announcement came out today on The Cult of Rapture. The ... Full story

REP. KEVIN BRADY (R-TX): You suck. I hate you. Everybody hates you. TIM GEITHNER: That's not true. Everybody hates the economic crisis, which is what I'm trying to fix. REP. KEVIN BRADY: No. In the last nine months you, personally, have fired millions of people from their jobs. I think you need a hobby. One that does ... Full story

Charles M. Nathan is a corporate partner at Latham & Watkins LLP and Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group.This post comes is based on a Latham & Watkins LLP client memorandum by James D.C. Barrall, Bradd L. Williamson and Allegra C. Wiles. Policy Drivers in the Current Environment — As public companies, Boards and Compensation Committees begin to ... Full story

A long-time Environmental Defense Fund executive and designer of corporate partnerships, Gwen Ruta, talks with MIT Sloan Management Review about gaining competitive advantage through greener supply chains, internal sustainability initiatives, and a reinvention of laundry soap. — Interview by Samuel Fromartz As vice president of corporate partnerships at Environmental Defense Fund, Gwen Ruta has worked closely with companies on projects that help the environment ... Full story

Ex-Midway artist Vincent Proce went back to the drawing board for a pitched, but ultimately rejected visual reboot of the developer’s venerable Mortal Kombat franchise, posting the results of that back-to-basics design plan on his personal blog. Proce, who contributed ... Full story