Microsoft had given Yahoo until last Saturday to come to the negotiating table and reach a friendly deal. But now that the deadline has come and gone, Microsoft may be leaning towards a hostile takeover with an announcement likely to come today, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Citing unnamed sources familiar with the [...]
Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as today, according to a published report.Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that the world's largest software maker may be preparing to go straight to Internet pioneer Yahoo's shareholders.An announcement was "likely" to come Friday, according to the report, though the newspaper said its sources cautioned that Microsoft may delay.Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told employees in a company assembly Thursday that he knows how much he'd spend to buy Yahoo and accelerate his company's Internet play."We're willing to pay for that at some level, and beyond that level we're not willing to pay for it. I know exactly what I think Yahoo is worth to me," the executive said. "I wo
Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as today, according to a published report.Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that the world's largest software maker may be preparing to go straight to Internet pioneer Yahoo's shareholders.An announcement was "likely" to come Friday, according to the report, though the newspaper said its sources cautioned that Microsoft may delay.Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told employees in a company assembly Thursday that he knows how much he'd spend to buy Yahoo and accelerate his company's Internet play."We're willing to pay for that at some level, and beyond that level we're not willing to pay for it. I know exactly what I think Yahoo is worth to me," the executive said. "I wo
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that the world's largest software maker may be preparing to go straight to Internet pioneer Yahoo's shareholders. An announcement was "likely" to come Friday, according to the report,
SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report.
Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal...
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Adobe Systems today announced the Open Screen Project, supported by a group of industry leaders, including ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizon Wireless. The project is dedicated to driving rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and [...]
Yesterday, we examined Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide in discussing whether an employer has an obligation to ban the use of radios in the workplace to prevent harassment. Today, we'll look at the other interesting aspect of the case, whether conduct that is offensive to women, but not targeted at them, constitutes sexual harassment.
Reeves alleged that the following sexually offensive language permeated the work environment each and every day for nearly 3 years. Notably, Reeves did not allege that any of the offending conduct was directed at her specifically. Instead, it appears that she was subjected to the same crude language as her male co-workers.
For example, one of Reeves's co-workers frequently used sexually crude language that offended her, including:
Often using the phras
Microsoft’s 3 week deadline had expired and now press is anxiously waiting for the next big move. Microsoft threatened to proceed with the hostile take over strategy, however, not one publication mentioned possible scenarios for far.
Charlie Rose interviewed on blog.pmarca.com 2 corporate lawyers who outlined possible scenarios of a takeover. Here is an interesting snippet:
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In new twist to the recent two months old Microsoft bid to buy yahoo.com, Microsoft’s Latest letter to the board of directors of Sunnyvale based Yahoo! Inc. threatens Yahoo to accept their offer or be ready for a hostile takeover bid through...
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"They couldn't find the words to describe me, so they resorted to short cuts. Is he a backpacker? Is he a mad rapper?" Talib Kweli goes on to reference Gabriel Garcia Marquez, just after he's already made allusions to the WWF,
"Microsoft says Yahoo has three weeks to negotiate a decent deal, after which time Microsoft is going to get medieval on its ass. The company sent out a letter to Yahoo's board, whining about how there hasn't been any meaningful progress in negotiations, and in the meantime, the equity markets are tanking."[via wired]
It might not be the news for many Radiohead fans, but still.Ateaseweb:"EMI are set to release a Radiohead Greatest Hits album to coincide with Radiohead’s upcoming tour. Radiohead’s former label seem determined to make some money from the band’s current activities. When Radiohead announced the release of their ‘In Rainbows’ Discbox in December, EMI quickly followed with the release of the 7 albums (6 studio, 1 live) as a box set which included the albums as digipacks, download and USB-stick. Now the tour is coming up (North American dates are expected to be announced next week), EMI have got another release up their sleeves; the long feared Greatest Hits album. Ed O’Brien told Strombo [laughing]: “They’re planning to do a Greatest Hits for April, May to coincide with our t
Here arrives Talib Kweli debuting his fourth single Hostile Gospel Pt. 1 of off his album “Eardrum” which is in stores now. First and most definitely foremost you have to respect the brutha for taking it back to the motherland. But he wasn’t playing that touristy weak sauce that Ludacriss played out in the past. [...]
MacarthurCook Reit to fight any hostile bid - Singapore
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THE manager of Singapore-listed MacarthurCook Industrial Reit, a subject of takeover speculation, said yesterday that it will fight any hostile bid to acquire the trust.
‘I can guarantee you that it will be contested. We certainly won’t let somebody [...]
Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday that it has launched a hostile $2 billion tender offer for rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the publisher of ''Grand Theft Auto'' and other video games.The move takes the offer directly to Take-Two's shareholders after Take-Two rejected the offer late last month.At the time, Take Two had said it was open to talks with Electronic Arts but wanted to wait until April 30, the day after the latest version of Grand Theft Auto hits store shelves.The $26 per share cash tender offer from an Electronic Arts' subsidiary represents a 4 percent premium to Take-Two's closing stock price of $24.91 on Wednesday and a 64 percent premium to the company's Feb. 15 closing stock price, which was the last trading day prior to Electronic Arts' revised
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is not going to wait any longer for Take-Two (NASDAQ: TTWO) to put off the larger company's $26 a share offer. Take-Two claims it...
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Microsoft plans to take its bid for Yahoo directly to shareholdersIn the world of mergers, there are numerous levels of "hostility" which characterize bids. There are unilateral talks, mutually agreed upon, which are typically labeled as more germane, even if one company ends up absorbing the other. Then there are unsolicited bids, such as Microsoft's initial offer to Yahoo, which are often labeled as "partially hostile". On the far end of the spectrum are "fully hostile" bids, in which one company tries to bypass another company’s executive and board leadership by offering a buyout directly to shareholders. Among the famous examples of takeovers considered "hostile" was the HP and Compaq merger, which passed by a meager 51% margin in a shareholder vote.Having been rejected by Yahoo's
Microsoft plans to take its bid for Yahoo directly to shareholdersIn the world of mergers, there are numerous levels of "hostility" which characterize bids. There are unilateral talks, mutually agreed upon, which are typically labeled as more germane, even if one company ends up absorbing the other. Then there are unsolicited bids, such as Microsoft's initial offer to Yahoo, which are often labeled as "partially hostile". On the far end of the spectrum are "fully hostile" bids, in which one company tries to bypass another company’s executive and board leadership by offering a buyout directly to shareholders. Among the famous examples of takeovers considered "hostile" was the HP and Compaq merger, which passed by a meager 51% margin in a shareholder vote.Having been rejected by Yahoo's
We each go through our own little versions of hell, when we’re combating racism on the job. While there may be some similarities with the things we go through (e.g., being isolated from staff, being ignored, being called by racial epithets, etc.), there are so many nuances to our experiences that no two hostile work environments are really the same.Black employees need to really become familiar with the term a “hostile work environment.” Far too often, I think we brush off a lot of the offensive behavior at work because we may not have been called a ni**er or we may not have been subjected to a noose hanging from a light fixture. But, if we are dealing with behavior that is persistent and pervasive, that makes it hard for us to do our jobs, we may need to have someone look into wheth
On January 24, 2008, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the settlement of a racial harassment lawsuit for $465,000 and significant remedial relief against Henredon Furniture Industries, Inc. on behalf of African American employees who were subjected to a persistent racially hostile work environment at a furniture plant.According to the EEOC, from approximately 1998 through January 2006, African American employees at Henredon’s High Point manufacturing plant were subjected to racial slurs and name calling -- including the “N-word” -- as well as threats by hangman’s nooses that were displayed at the plant. The suit alleged that the harassment occurred almost daily. Henredon Furniture, a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, operated a furniture
Google’s Senior Vice President, David Drummond has issued a damning response to Microsoft’s bid to buy out search-rival, Yahoo! in an official statement which should serve to fan the flames, describing Microsoft’s influence as ‘Illegal’ and ‘Inappropriate’.
Using the Official Google Blog as a platform, Drummond says..
“While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought [...]
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I have always enjoyed Sirota's writings on the corrupting influence that corporate money has had on our political system. His latest book, Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--And How We Take It Back,is an in-depth look at how this culture of corruption has twisted the way that government works today. From his site:Do you ever wonder if there's a connection between the increasingly frequent corruption scandals in the news and the steady decline in the quality of life for millions of Americans? Do you ever wonder what corporations get for the millions of dollars they pour into the American political system? Do you ever think the government has been hijacked by forces hostile to average Americans? Do you ever want to fight back?If your answer to any of these questions is "yes," then Hostile Takeover is your guide.Millions of Americans lack health care, millions more struggle to afford it. Politicians claim they care, and then pass legislation that do
The fight results from UFC 77 Hostile Territory are in… and it went like this:
Matt Grice defeats Jason Black via Split Decision
Josh Burkman defeats Forrest Petz via Split Decision
Demian Maia def. Ryan Jensen via a Rear Naked Choke) at 2:40 of Round 1
Yushin Okami defeats Jason MacDonald via Unanimous Decision
Alan Belcher defeats Kalib Starnes via TKO Round 2.
Stephan Bonnar defeats Eric Schafer via TKO at 2:47 of Round 2.
Alvin Robinson defeats Jorge Gurgel via Unanimous Decision
Tim Sylvia defeats Brandon Vera via Unanimous Decision
Anderson Silva defeats Rich Franklin via TKO Round 2 - Full Fight Summary
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Hey everyone its never too early to get siked about UFC 77 on October 20th.Rich Franklin vs Anderson Silva PreviewTim Sylvia vs Brandon VeraUltimate MMA videos for your viewing pleasure. Also news and comments from the world of mma.
UFC 77 Hostile Territory is only 19 days away. After his devastating title loss to Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin will have his chance to regain his title. The event will take place in Franklin’s hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and will feature many other excellent match ups, including:
Brandon Vera vs. Tim Sylvia
Eric Schafer vs. Stephan Bonnar
Jorge Gurgel vs. Alvin Robinson
Yushin Okami vs. Jason MacDonald
Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz
Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher
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OMV Makes Hostile 2.8 Trillion-Forint Offer for MolOMV AG, central Europe's biggest oil company, made a hostile 2.8 trillion-forint ($15.7 billion) bid for Hungary's Mol Nyrt. to expand refinery production by 66 percent and gain control of the country's gas pipelines. OMV offered 32,000 forint a share in cash, 19 percent more than the closing share price yesterday, the Vienna-based company said in a statement today. OMV, which already holds 20.2 percent of Mol, fell as much as 6.7 percent in Vienna trading, the biggest decline since June 2006. Mol said it rejected the bid. The Austrian company is going directly to shareholders after Mol and the Hungarian government pledged to fight the offer. OMV, whose bid to combine with Austrian utility Verbund collapsed last year, would get access to refineries in Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia and a pipeline network that can link gas shipments from Russia to the Balkans. ``The success of this takeover
OMV Makes Hostile 2.8 Trillion-Forint Offer for MolOMV AG, central Europe's biggest oil company, made a hostile 2.8 trillion-forint ($15.7 billion) bid for Hungary's Mol Nyrt. to expand refinery production by 66 percent and gain control of the country's gas pipelines. OMV offered 32,000 forint a share in cash, 19 percent more than the closing share price yesterday, the Vienna-based company said in a statement today. OMV, which already holds 20.2 percent of Mol, fell as much as 6.7 percent in Vienna trading, the biggest decline since June 2006. Mol said it rejected the bid. The Austrian company is going directly to shareholders after Mol and the Hungarian government pledged to fight the offer. OMV, whose bid to combine with Austrian utility Verbund collapsed last year, would get access to refineries in Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia and a pipeline network that can link gas shipments from Russia to the Balkans. ``The success of this takeover
I do not think that religion is the only source of evil in this world. Humans have an instinct to form groups, and to amplify the differences between the in-group and the out-group. I am myself a fan of Manchester United, and for some weird reason I can get a little bit upset when someone criticize a player in the team or something similarly harmless. Now, I would never act on such feeling, however, there are fans or hooligans who in fact get into fights for such reasons, unbelievable as that may sound… I think that mankind will probably always find something to fight about, however, I also think that religion is the worst culprit of all when it comes to creating conflicts between groups. In chapter eight of The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins addresses the very frequent question "what is wrong with religion"? The danger of Islamic fundamentalism is obvious to most people. Last weekend I watched the movie United 93. Even though I have seen those planes fly into the world trade center t
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Normally for an employee to claim they were the victim of a hostile and offensive work environment, the employee must prove that they have been the victim of repeated incidences of mistreatment and abuse in the workplace. The incidences must be severe enough to change the conditions of the employee’s status and must be pervasive and disruptive enough that it is hard or impossible for the employee to do their job. But, there are single incidences that are legally recognized as immediately being vile enough to rise to the level of creating a hostile and offensive work environment for an African American employee. Therefore, it would only take one occurrence to create a workplace situation that would require immediate action from a supervisor or other member of authority within a company. Two examples of single incidences that can immediately create a hostile and offensive work environment are:1. The use of a noose or burning cross in the workplace, which is used
Scenario #1: A white mid-level worker approaches a Black mid-level worker and asks the Black mid-level worker to perform administrative tasks for him/her. The white mid-level worker is not the manager or supervisor of the Black mid-level worker and isn’t in any position of authority over the Black worker. The white mid-level worker hasn’t even approached the Black mid-level worker’s actual supervisor for permission to ask them to do work of any level—let alone administrative work! The Black mid-level worker informs the white mid-level worker, “I’m sorry, but I’m not an administrative assistant. I don’t perform the tasks you need assistance with. Even if I could provide you with assistance, it wouldn’t be fiscally responsible for someone making my salary to be performing that type of work. Perhaps you should speak to the boss about getting some help with that.” The White mid-level worker leaves the encounter and reports to the Black employee’s White supervisor that
Alcoa Inc. is making a hostile bid for Canadian aluminum rival Alcan Inc. worth nearly $27 billion after failing in almost two years of private talks to reach a negotiated deal.
Alcan's U.S. shares...
A hostile work environment (included under discrimination/harassment of Title XII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) occurs when unwelcome comments or conduct based on sex, race or other legally protected characteristics unreasonably interferes with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Anyone in the workplace might commit this type of
Backpackers make up a large portion of our tourist numbers. These mainly young travellers are well catered for in the many first rate Hostels that dot the country and cities alike. However, not all hostel accommodation in NZ offer the independent traveller a safe environment. Another recent incident involving theft and attempted rape against an Asian backpacker has highlighted the not so uncommon risk associated with this form of communal accommodation.
Like many western countries, New Zealand's social services are under increasing budget pressure as central Government look for new methods of cost cutting. So what does this have to do with backpackers safety in Hostels? Simply it is a three fold social problem -
1 - Rising rentals mixed with a decrease in Government and Local Council subsidised housing has led to an increase in some members of the community accommodating themselves in hostels. These people tend to be unemployed and rejects of the state housing sector. They drift from
Oh, do my feet hate me right now! Have you any idea how bad it sucks to suddenly confine your feet within a shoe for 7 hours a day, when for 2 years the longest my feet were stuffed in a shoe was an hour or so? That was rare, too, as we didn’t go out to dinner all that often. So, most of the time my feet never even saw a shoe. Flip flops were my mainstay, and at best those would be on
A prime witness in the hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan today did not support the prosecution in the trial court and was declared hostile.
Mohammed Muslim Niyat Shaikh, who was injured when the actor allegedly rammed his car into a bakery on September 28, 2002, told the court that he had not seen the person [...]
Microsoft will take over Yahoo. On this topic, there were between the two heavyweights since a preliminary six months. N recent times, it was pretty quiet around these negotiations. That could indicate one way or the other. Often, a certain calmness to such negotiations more of a positive sign. In ...
