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Sean's Imagination: My Heroes
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What goes on in my head. Sunday, February 24, 2008. These are two poems about my heroes:. Steve Prefontaine and Steve Goodman. If you don't know who they are find out. Yes I know it's weird they're both steve's). You held every american record from two to ten,. But in the end you lost to lassie viren. It's ok, he probalbly blood doped anyway. What I'm trying to say,. Is Pre, you're my hero;. And I don't mean the sandwhich. You sang about repo-men, auctioneers, and really long train rides,. View my comple...
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WazobiaJobs.com Blog: August 2008
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Saturday, August 16, 2008. Obsolete IT Curriculum in Nigerian Universities. There was a little noticed article. In the Nigerian newspapers recently. Apparently the curriculum being used to teach the next generation of Emeagwalis. In Nigeria is obsolete. This is probably not news, hence there was no call for a Senate/House of Reps hearing to discuss this finding or any noticeable outrage from public commentators. What would it take to fix the problems in these sectors? We hope our leaders are listening.
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Hedge Lines: TCI switches tracks on CSX campaign
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. TCI switches tracks on CSX campaign. Writes, "the top brass at CSX demonstrated an unwillingness to take criticism or suggestions from a substantial shareholder — the kind of parochial response that other investors should find worrying." Agreed. If hedge funds cannot be effective activists, how in the world can anyone on Main Street be an effective voice for change? Hedge...
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Hedge Lines: A bulge of media opportunities for non-bulge-bracket banks
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, January 25, 2010. A bulge of media opportunities for non-bulge-bracket banks. Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, The New York Times. And other major financial media. Not any more. Moroever, the media understand now that they have almost a fiduciary duty to broaden their sources away from the large banks and trading firms. This, combined with heightened skepticism by ...
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Hedge Lines: Reputational risk prominent in Pershing Square investor letter
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, November 17, 2008. Reputational risk prominent in Pershing Square investor letter. In his third quarter letter to investors in Pershing Square Capital Management. Ackman cites the short-selling ban as one example of misplaced regulation that the industry was powerless to stop. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Receive Hedge Lines posts via email. Enter your email address:. Hedge fund lead...
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Hedge Lines: The two faces of hedge funds
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The two faces of hedge funds. An interesting dichotomy arose at the Walkers. And author of the recently-released The Greatest Trade Ever. An account of Paulson and Co.'s bet against the mortgage and financial services market in 2007-2008. Here's a quick summary of both points of view:. Joel Press - The beauty is back in hedge funds. When it comes to liquidity, Press sai...
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Hedge Lines: New Citi Web site takes positive message straight to Main Street
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Thursday, February 4, 2010. New Citi Web site takes positive message straight to Main Street. At the beginning of February, Citigroup launched a new Web site to speak directly to clients, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders. Called The New Citi Blog. The site is part blog, part social media and all extension of Citi's PR and internal communications departments. Hedge Lines was started wi...
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Hedge Lines: Ackman goes to town on Target
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Ackman goes to town on Target. On Monday, William Ackman, president of hedge fund Pershing Square, held a "town meeting" in Manhattan and broadcast on the Internet. To present his case to shareholders of Target and encourage them to elect new directors that he called more experienced and more independent than current members of Target's board who are up for reelection.
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Hedge Lines: Media pendulum swinging toward short sellers?
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Media pendulum swinging toward short sellers? I was shocked, shocked, when I found two stories today outlining the constructive roles short sellers play in the market. At BusinessWeek.com, Susan Antilla, a Wall Street columnist for Bloomberg excoriates regulators and calls short sellers " important contributor(s) to keeping markets honest. The New York Observer. Is the me...
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Hedge Lines: Shamrock whips Texas Industries board
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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, November 2, 2009. Shamrock whips Texas Industries board. In a column in Sunday's. Entitled " When Shareholders Crack the Whip. Morgenson notes that "no single election proves that investor attitutes are a-changing everywhere," but that is a major understatement. Pershing Square spent $10 million and failed to get a single board seat at Target. Fact is that it takes much more than a whip to ...