IDEAS, Apr 16, 2012

IDEAS Mid-April… Status Oranje Overview World Cup Blog (blog) Because we have great players. Because we did well at the Euro 2008 (in the Group of Death). Because we almost won the World Cup in 2010. Because we sail through qualification rounds. And because we – the Dutch – believe we are the best in the world. See all stories on this topic » World Cup Blog (blog)

c The Daily meal It is too much easy to watch the Arsenal VS Wigan Barclays Premier League even you also watch the other important matches around the world. SPSO, Ch4,TV channel will soccer live stream game 2012 season. Don't miss this great match, Join now. See all stories on this topic »

CAE concludes fiscal year 2012 with more than C$950 million of military orders SYS-CON Media (press release) MONTREAL, CANADA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/16/12 -- (NYSE:CAE)(TSX:CAE) - CAE has ended fiscal year 2012 (April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) with more than C$950 million of military orders, including a record order intake coming from the United States. See all stories on this topic »

European debt crisis threatens US equity markets Futures Magazine “Is The World's Biggest Economy in Danger of Disintegrating?” It's a CNBC story about the unraveling of the European Union 55 years after it was founded as the EU finds itself at odds with its member states. Politicians put their own national interest ... See all stories on this topic » Futures Magazine

Air Force Tells Pilots to Slow Down to Save Fuel Military.com “Every day, we fly 900 mobility aircraft flights around the world moving cargo and fuel and doing disaster response and aeromedical evacuation as well as operations with combat aircraft.” The Air Force fleet of 4693 aircraft is twice as large as the ... See all stories on this topic »

TeleCommunication Systems Selected by Public Broadcasting Service for Key ... MarketWatch (press release) ANNAPOLIS, MD and ARLINGTON, VA, Apr 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ:TSYS) , aworld leader in highly reliable and secure mobile communication technology, and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) today ... See all stories on this topic »

Zacks Earnings Preview: Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, Intel and ... Sacramento Bee This week's list includes Citigroup (NYSE: C), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO). To see more earnings analysis, visit http://at.zacks.com/?id=3207. Every day, Zacks.com makes 4 stock ... See all stories on this topic »

Multicore World brings processor rivals together Computerworld New Zealand By Stephen Bell | Wellington | Monday, 16 April, 2012 Organisers of the Multicore World conference in Wellington last month are touting the rising importance of multicore management and parallel processing as a potential niche market for New Zealand. See all stories on this topic »

Shopper marketing: A to B to C business SmartCompany.com.au His description represents the three interlinked relationships of a (A) shopper buying a consumer brand (B) inside a retail store (C). Over 36 years, Ken has built a team from eight staff in a small office in Detroit, Michigan to a world-class and ... See all stories on this topic »

NASA seeks public input for future Mars exploration missions Gizmag To seek out the best and brightest ideas for a reformulated Mars exploration program, the group is calling on the public to submit ideas and concepts that will help inform new strategies for exploration of the Red Planet. The call for innovative ideas ... See all stories on this topic »

Mark Ruffalo Talks 'The Avengers' & The Possibility Of Doing A Standalone ... Indie Wire (blog) The film had its world premiere in Hollywood last Wednesday to positive reception and The Playlist sat down with Ruffalo at the Four Seasons the next day for an exclusive interview. Here are some highlights from our chat including Ruffalo's thoughts on ... See all stories on this topic »

Fictional Fears And Prophecies ClashMusic.com I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” Roy Batty, Blade Runner An android in his death throes, spouting a tragic soliloquy worthy of Shakespeare. See all stories on this topic » ClashMusic.com

Inspirato Named One of the Best Places to Work in Colorado MarketWatch (press release) Inspirato also received a special award in The Denver Post competition for "new ideas." According to one survey response from an Inspirato employee, "Ideas and suggestions are truly valued, listened to and implemented" at the company. See all stories on this topic »

DHR International Achieves Significant Q1 Growth in its European Life Sciences ... SYS-CON Media (press release) This is being driven by a combination of increasing competition for key leadership talent within Europe and continued growth in life sciences infrastructure in emerging markets around the world. With our deep industry knowledge and global reach, ... See all stories on this topic »

10th Annual iDate Internet Dating Super Conference held in Las Vegas on ... WebWire (press release) For a decade, C-level executives from the online dating business around theworld converge each January at the Internet Dating Conference, the largest event for the industry. Also known as “iDate”, 66% of the event attendance consists of dating ... See all stories on this topic »

Harvey Mackay: Good decisions make great companies Post-Bulletin He has dazzled C-suites coast to coast with best-selling books such as "Built to Last" and "Good to Great." In the diplomacy arena, Jim's no cream puff, either. In fact, I think we're joined at the hip in how we tackle tact. Jim's wife, Joanne Ernst, ... See all stories on this topic » Post-Bulletin

Waller Creek Conservancy Announces Four Finalists for "Design Waller Creek: A ... MarketWatch (press release) "We are eager to see their innovative ideas for Waller Creek." In the final stage of the competition, the finalists will bring their design concepts to fruition. The concepts will focus on transforming 1.5 miles of Waller Creek, with a total area... See all stories on this topic »

Finding the context and sustainability in employee engagement GreenBiz.com (blog) ... to the World Bank and my company, CSRwire, -- including the panel I shared with Microsoft and Wells Fargo on creating feedback loops with employees – we tossed around challenges,ideas and asked repeatedly: How do we leverage our employees' energy, ... See all stories on this topic » GreenBiz.com (blog)

Mitt Romney rakes in cash during spring break msnbc.com (blog) PACS call 1-800-BAD-IDEA. Thank you, and God Bless America. (I'm a Bishop, so I'm allowed to do that.)" Derek-908696, your post is considered advertising and is not allowed on here. It would have been allowable if you hadn't mentioned the money bomb ... See all stories on this topic »

Canada playing catch-up in Asia Vancouver Sun In my paper for Canada 2020, I outlined the elements of a "catch-up" strategy on Asia and am pleased to see that many of these ideas are now being implemented. If the current policy tilt to Asia is sustained, there is every reason to believe that we ... See all stories on this topic »

CAE and Brunei Ministry of Finance to establish joint venture company to ... SYS-CON Media (press release) The CAE Brunei MPTC also announced it has signed long-term training services contracts valued at approximately C$170 million for CAE. The training services will be provided on the following platforms: -- Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopter; ... See all stories on this topic »

Book Review: George F. Kennan: An American Life International Affairs Review The ultimate lesson from the biography is that ideas matter, even if they come from people with deep flaws who are full of contradictions. In today's world, filled with asymmetric transnational threats such as terrorism, some view Kennan's thoughts on ... See all stories on this topic » International Affairs Review

Reintegration Awards Recognize Service to People With Mental Illness SYS-CON Media (press release) The World Health Organization has reported that four of the 10 leading causes of disability in the US and other developed countries are mental disorders. An independent panel of mental health leaders chose the award winners. Donations, supported by Eli ... See all stories on this topic »

Fulcrum Taps Feintuch Communications for Integrated PR Campaign SYS-CON Media (press release) "Fulcrum enjoys a strong in-house team of CRM experts, market-leading technology resources and world class clients. We wanted to bolster our internal public relations capabilities to increase our own visibility in the market and so we sought an ... See all stories on this topic »

Aptina Selects Syntricity for Semiconductor Yield Management SYS-CON Media (press release) “dataConductor enables large amounts of production and engineering data to be collected from around the world, analyzed, and acted upon quickly,” said Steven Griffith, President and CEO of Syntricity. “Our hosted solution is a great fit for a global ... See all stories on this topic »

Dissecting the debate Edmonton Journal The idea of “conscience rights” is dangerous territory. Everyone should respect individuals' religious freedom, but this should never be used against others. As Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said, “This is not Alabama.” Edmonton is fortunate to have a ... See all stories on this topic »

Recommended: First Thoughts: Romney's own hot-mic moment msnbc.com In that brave new world, the government forced each individual to wear "handicaps" to offset any advantage he had, so everyone could be truly and fully equal. Beautiful people had to wear ugly masks to hide their good looks. See all stories on this topic »

TEDMED Announces 2013 Conference Date, Top 20 Great Challenges, Global ... SYS-CON Media (press release) They are: Coming to Terms With the Obesity Crisis (Adults) – Advocate: Christine C. Ferguson, Professor, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services; Director, STOP Obesity Alliance Managing Chronic Diseases Better ... See all stories on this topic »

Protracted litigation will end if govt officials follow laws: CJ The News International The CJ said the justice delivery system not only in Pakistan but in the entireworld was confronted with the issues of pendency of cases and backlogs and consequential delayed in dispensation of justice. “This conference has provided a wonderful ... See all stories on this topic »

CRAFTON: Rocks To 3rd TruckSeries.com Matt Crafton was a force to be reckoned with in the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Rockingham Speedway, leading 40 laps in his 275th career start. After starting in the eighth position, Crafton's No. 88 Menards/Ideal Door Toyota ... See all stories on this topic »

CEVA Introduces CEVA-TeakLite-4 -- The Most Powerful, Low Power 32-bit DSP ... SYS-CON Media (press release) The CEVA-TeakLite-4 DSPs are supported by CEVA-Toolbox™, a complete software development environment, enabling the entire architecture to be programmed in C-level. An integrated simulator provides accurate and efficient verification of the entire ... See all stories on this topic »

Mark Ruffalo Interview For Marvel's 'The Avengers' Flicks and bits When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as SHIELD, finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. See all stories on this topic »

Appear TV Empowers Red Intercable to Efficiently Distribute Content to ... SYS-CON Media (press release) The affiliates then add local content where relevant and distribute a TV service over 16 or 256 QAM carriers on DVB-C based networks. The head-ends are installed by Appear TV's business partner Audio Video Sistemas and are branded “Dibox” by Red ... See all stories on this topic »

Can Kazuo Hirai save Sony? TechCentral You can also leave a comment below this article It is too much to expect one man single-handedly to rescue Sony, the Japanese firm which formerly made world-beating electronic products but is now almost as well-known for making losses. See all stories on this topic » TechCentral

Walmart Announces Significant Progress Toward Ambitious Sustainability Goals ... SYS-CON Media (press release) Expanded Global Direct-Farm Program – Walmart is working with small- and medium- sized farmers and their communities in China, Central America, India and other countries around the world. By selling directly to Walmart, farmers earn a better price for ... See all stories on this topic »

How to get out of your food rut! Yahoo! Lifestyle UK (blog) But it's not just vitamins and minerals we are missing out on, cooking and eating is one of life's great pleasures too so here are five ways to break your usual food habits and treat your taste buds to a whole new world of flavours! See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Lifestyle UK (blog)

Velocity Minerals Ltd.-Announces Option to Acquire Three Quebec Graphite ... SYS-CON Media (press release) China, which produces about 70 per cent of the world's graphite, is seeing production and export growth leveling, and export taxes and a licensing system have been instituted. A recent European Commission study regarding the criticality to the European ... See all stories on this topic »

Festival of Media 2012 kicks off on April 16, 2012 exchange4media.com On the issue of transparency, the Festival is housing a debate and unveiling a survey conducted by the WorldFederation of Advertisers, which shows that most agencies believe trading desks are 'a threat to transparency'. According to the survey, ... See all stories on this topic » exchange4media.com

What to expect Peterborough Examiner I saw the birthing suites, spoke to the nurses, found out exactly where to go and what to expect on that fateful day when this little person comes into the worldand changes my life forever. And I came out breathing a little easier, clearly picturing ... See all stories on this topic »

DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Dæmons Blogcritics.org (blog) Here, The Master, amazingly enough, is striving for power – the power to control the world and kill the Doctor and do all the naughty things that The Master tends to want to do (he isn't the nicest of fellows). To this end, The Master is trying to ... See all stories on this topic »

This month's SFXperts questions SFX Any ideas? 3. In the mid eighties I was working at Drakelow power station near Burton-on-trent. I was told part of a sci-fi film was shot there around that time. I definitely recall a large camera on wheels hanging around the “c” station control room ... See all stories on this topic » SFX

Gemma Collins recreated famous Titanic scene on last night's TOWIE Mr Paparazzi At this point Gemma is thinking tonight's the night but Charlie has other ideas. He reveals that he has always dreamt of recreating the famous scene in Titanic where Jack draws Rose naked. Charlie said: 'The surprise is I want you to get naked for me. See all stories on this topic » Mr Paparazzi

Students: £50 in Your Pocket for Switching Current Account to Santander SYS-CON Media (press release) Total exposure to periphery countries is c. 0.5% of total assets. Banco Santander (SAN.MC, STD.N, BNC.LN) is a retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with a presence in 10 main markets. Santander is the largest bank in the euro zone and is among ... See all stories on this topic »

Why can we no longer play 4-4-2? Vitalfootball I don't want to say get rid of King, b/c I'm such a huge fan, but certainly he shouldn't be first choice. I think you can get away with their lack of pace if they play with somebody like Kaboul who has terrific athletic ability, together though is ... See all stories on this topic »

Small funds should beware a deluge Fundweb “I think it very unlikely that the world is going to change dramatically in favour of investment trusts postJanuary,” he says. “Both the large and the small trusts should have worked out a strategy for issuing and buying back shares should premiums ... See all stories on this topic » Fundweb

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