| Speed up wireless spectrum auction: Peladeau
OTTAWA–The federal government should speed up the auction of frequencies for a new generation of wireless devices, the head of Quebecor Inc. said yesterday, arguing that a slow pace is putting Canada behind other countries. "We believe that the spectrum auction for new frequencies should happen more quickly than what the Industry department is calling for, which is January of 2008," Pierre Karl Peladeau, Quebecor's chief executive, said in a release. "Canada has already fallen too far behind. If we truly want to support Canadian culture and see it flourish, we have to equip ourselves very rapidly with the appropriate vehicles." Quebecor, through its media division, controls the country's third-largest cable company – Vidéotron – which has expanded aggressively into the phone business using land-based Internet protocol technology.
Brackets don't just hold up shelves
Take it, Mark: "Bracketology -- the practice of parsing people, places and things into discrete one-on-one matchups to determine which of the two is superior or preferable." While sports fans use it to predict which team will prevail, bracketology has busted out into pop culture. The Morning News, an online magazine, sponsors a yearly "Tournament of Books," in which guest judges (including The Decemberists' Colin Meloy) oversee matchups between books. The volume that makes it through various voting rounds without getting eliminated emerges victorious. The Web is also packed with other totally trivial, but fun, matchups devoted to finding the best band, best car, worst company, best beer and so on. But the most complete bracketology roundup is undoubtedly "The Enlightened Bracketologist," edited by Reiter and Richard Sandomir, New York Times sports TV columnist.
One Stop CRM Shopping Fails Manufacturers and Distributors
/24-7PressRelease/ - April 23, 2007 - According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation, "Today's industrial sales environment is characterized by intense competition, strategic sourcing contracts, online auctions, customer pressure for self-service, and the ongoing debate over fee-based services. To thrive in this environment, industrial distributors and manufacturers need more than leading technology or efficient warehouses to achieve long-term growth." Leading industrial organizations are looking outside their four walls to their customers for growth ideas. By leveraging the voice of the customer, these organizations achieve a competitive advantage in redefining sales and marketing, the all-important customer-facing portion of their operations. In an effort to help industrial distributors and manufacturers sell more, more effectively, Commence Corporation has developed this compendium of more than 40 smart practices in industrial selling, culled from interviews with leading executives within high-growth companies, and building on a comprehensive review of published perspectives on smart industrial selling.
Ten firms win bidding rights on Nigeria oil blocks
LONDON (Reuters) - Two Chinese energy companies were among 10 firms to win preferential rights to bid on Nigerian exploration blocks after promising to invest in the country's infrastructure, the state oil company said. China's CNOOC Ltd. was given right of first refusal on four Nigerian blocks, while the China National Petroleum Corp. obtained rights for one block. "Special preference will be given to companies investing in Nigeria's downstream through granting of the right of first refusal," Nigerian Energy Minister Edmund Daukoru said Wednesday at an oil event aimed at attracting investors. Others receiving first refusal rights for certain blocks included Spain's Repsol, UK's Centrica, India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp., Malaysia's Petronas and South Korea's Korea National Oil Corp.
Children's House Montessori School to hold annual 'Practical Life ...
CAMDEN (April 20): The Children's House Montessori School will be holding its annual "Practical Life" Auction on May 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Camden Snow Bowl.Local talent Rosey Gerry will serve as auctioneer. Tickets are $10 each and hearty appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks will be provided. A silent auction will also be held in addition to the live auction. Items up for bid include unique daytrips, fabulous weekend getaways and vacations handcrafted quilts, pottery, jewelry and more. Featured items include a Ronald Frontin iris giclee reproduction, a signed limited edition print by Carol Sebold and an artist created glass xylophone. A complete catalog of items will be online at www.camdenmontessori.org.All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Children's House Montessori School's programs and tuition assistance fund.
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