| Advanced Technology Academy buys Davenport University buildings
One of Dearborn's charter schools will be moving to a new location beginning in the fall. Officials from Advanced Technology Academy (ATA) announced last week that they will be purchasing the 15-acre Davenport University site as well as the administration building. Davenport University, which is leaving Dearborn for a new campus in Livonia, is located on Oakman Boulevard at Miller in the city's east end, just south of Michigan Avenue. "This turn-key facility acquisition allows the Academy to significantly upgrade its educational offerings including the Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS) program," said Dr. Richard Schneider, president of the ATA board. Advanced Technology Academy is the only school in the nation to fully implement the Ford PAS program as the cornerstone of its high school curriculum.
Court Questions Patent Damages Against Microsoft For Guatemalan Patent ...
Microsoft has been fighting for years against a Guatemalan patent holder, Carlos Amado, who claims to hold a patent on the concept of linking a database to a spreadsheet. The patent itself has been thoroughly debunked. Even the patent itself admits that it's merely taken a bunch of concepts that were widely used before and combining them -- which is exactly the type of thing that the Supreme Court has said should not be patentable. Microsoft has appealed the ruling, but the Supreme Court turned it down. However, it then appealed the amount of damages, and the appeals court has now thrown out the lower court's damages based on the fact that it appeared to pick the damages number out of thin air. It seems likely that Microsoft will still have to pay damages for infringement (though, the court also admits that new Supreme Court rulings may impact the amount as well), but the lower court is going to at least have to justify how much Microsoft needs to pay Amado for basically putting such an obvious idea on paper and filing a patent.
It's a done deal: Suns get Shaq
The Suns have completed the trade that will bring center Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix in exchange for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. I'm well aware that I'm on the line, Kerr told The Associated Press. That's my job. That's why I'm sitting in this seat. I'm comfortable with the decision. I think it gives us a better chance to win, and a better chance to win in the playoffs. The deal has raised questions as to whether the Suns can continue their up-tempo style of play, but Boris Diaw said this afternoon: "I think it will be OK. Usually, when we play fastbreak, it's not five guys down the court. It's always two or three. We're still going to play some fastbreak and now we've got more leverage for the halfcourt. .
Getty Images Agrees to $2.1B Buyout
And Getty's editorial offerings _ news, sports and celebrity photos for the media _ grew, as did its video footage business. "Public markets didn't seem willing to consider (Getty's businesses) separately," Mastin said in an interview, adding that he didn't know exactly why Getty put itself up for sale. Jonathan Klein, Getty's chief executive officer, said in a statement that "Hellman & Friedman brings specific industry expertise and support for the vision of the company's management team." The private equity group has invested in other rapidly changing digital businesses, including online advertising company Digitas, acquired by Publicis Groupe, and DoubleClick, whose buyout by Google Inc. is pending regulatory approval in Europe. San Francisco-based Hellman & Friedman offered $34 per share in cash for all of Getty's shares, a 39 percent premium over Friday's close.
Office Live Small Business gets a revamp and loses price tag
Now, Microsoft is releasing a new version of Microsoft Office Live Small Business that not only merges all three versions, but also expands and improves the whole service. With only one product now, the name has been "simplified" to just "Microsoft Office Live Small Business." The new offering is completely free. In other words, current and new customers are getting more and paying less. Great move Microsoft! Microsoft hopes to take advantage of the fact that many small businesses do not yet have a high-quality web site—a huge mistake according to the software giant. "Today, having a professional Web site is as essential to running a small business as having business cards," said Baris Cetinok, director of product management and marketing for Microsoft Office Live Small Business.
McCain apologizes for Bill Cunningham's Obama comments
Sen. John McCain quickly denounced comments Cincinnati radio host Bill Cunningham made about Sen. Barack Obama, during McCain's local appearance Tuesday. Cunningham, who hosts a conservative talk show on WLW-AM, made opening remarks prior to McCain's speech at Memorial Hall in Over-the-Rhine. According to numerous media reports, Cunningham pointedly referred to the Democratic candidate by his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, called him a "hack" and suggested he received "sweetheart deals" as a Chicago politician. McCain, immediately after his speech, told reporters he didn't know about the remarks beforehand, but he repudiated them, according to a National Public Radio report. "My entire campaign I have treated Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton with respect," McCain said.
Update: Library Has 10 Copies of "Water for Elephants"
No Zags: Candidate endorsement is one of the most antiquated and soon-to-be-extinct functions of the newspaper industry. In a world where anybody can publish any opinion they want and anyone can read it, it seems pretty silly that the "wise old minds" of an editorial board still feel the need to put a newspaper's stamp of approval on a political position. Endorsements are relics of the old-journalism past, as are editorials. Question: I'm curious about the last sentence of No Zags' comment. Are editorials, indeed, relics. Or are the still important contributions to the public dialogue -- and help form community opinion? .
Is Bush Stopped in His Tracks on Iran?
Bush and Cheney do not need a rational excuse for invading another country. Why are we in Iraq? Again, why are we in Iraq? More pertinent is: Will Halliburton and other private contractors make big money by invading Iran. Will invading Iran give the oil companies more control over Iranian oil or shipping routes? It's that simple. Blood for oil and money. Congress cannot stop Bush. No more than Hitler could have been stopped. The neo-cons and Israel (with its own little concentration camp of 1.4 million) are out of control. Ironic isn't it? .
Oops, wrong game
I can't genuinely remember rooting for an Athletic more than I have for Cust in recent memory. Scott Ostler's gushy little puff piece on Cust actually has me hoping that his "15 minutes" lasts all season. Of course it won't, but it's gotta beat Sacto in the summer. Posted By: thatbootlegguy | May 21 2007 at 07:13 AM .
Wild Card -- Weekend
And the special effects? Wow! If you're into "Jurassic Park" meets the monkey king who gets the blonde and then dies trying to protect her, this one's for you. The action simply doesn't stop (although my wife complained that parts of it were too "Jurassic Park," like the scene where Kong kills three T-rexes trying to eat the screamer. I might see "Harry Potter" to round out my sci-fi/fantasy three-bagger this Christmas. Then, time's running down on the vacation. Speaking of which, I'd better deal you another Wild Card. Four more days ... .
If You Tag It, It Will Be Used: Sustainability Reporting in XBRL
Weeks after the latest SEC roundtable on interactive data, the Global Reporting Initiative releases a draft taxonomy of XBRL tags mapped to G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. SocialFunds.com -- The dawning of the electronic age has radically transformed the way humans interact with information. Digital data has shifted use from "hard" print copies to electronic files available on the World Wide Web, email and other formats. More profoundly, e-data transcends the linearity of print by directly connecting interrelated information--for example through a keyword search within a document or via a search engine on the Web, or by hyperlinks that directly connect related items within a document or across the Web.
Charlie Hoffman's 1998 invention of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) applied all these benefits to corporate reporting.
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