Edge Goes Global

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Nintendo’s press conference began with EVP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway, who after a brief introduction with some personal snowboarding stories introduced Shaun White. White and Dunaway together demoed the upcoming Ubisoft snowboarding title Shaun White Snowboarding... Submitted by: mohamedd | Visited 9 times | Comments 0

♦ NOT GOING DUTCH

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When Tommy Hilfiger goes public again, its shares won't necessarily be listed in Amsterdam, the company's CEO told The Post. The Amsterdam-based fashion house, owned by private-equity firm Apax Partners, had previously planned an initial public offering on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. But it shelved those plans in January amid turmoil in the global credit markets. Submitted by: kianah - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Global Radio to cut up to 30 jobs

1 vote	Global Radio, owner of Galaxy, Heart and LBC, is planning to make job cuts in editorial, human resources, programming and technology. Up to 30 posts will go in the radio groups previously owned by Chrysalis, rather than those recently acquired by Global in its takeover of GCap Media, MediaGuardian reported today. Submitted by: gaap - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Anheuser-Busch joins global trend with InBev deal

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NEW YORK Anheuser-Busch (BUD) may be late to arrive to the global beer consolidation party, but the brewer plans to arrive with a splash and $52 billion in a cash buyout from Belgian brewer InBev. A combination of Busch and InBev would create a new global King of Beers, producing more than 357 million barrels a year. And a merger would move SABMiller to a distant No. 2... Submitted by: Alan Murray - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Honda hybrids set to go global

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It’s Honda’s latest step towards world hybrid domination. The firm is looking to revolutionise green transport with the Global Hybrid car, which will appear at October’s Paris Motor Show. The all-new Global Hybrid takes styling cues from the CR-Z concept, but it will be a five-door hatchback similar in size to a Ford Focus. And according to Honda... Submitted by: lurkster - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Keith & The Chicks Can't Get Together For Global Warming Ad.

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Keith & The Chicks Can't Get Together For Global Warming Ad.... A new global warming ad that was to feature The Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith has been scrapped because the feuding country acts couldn't agree on a schedule. The all-girl trio and Keith were slated to appear in the new Alliance for Climate Protection ad, proving that people with opp... Submitted by: bstunt - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ E3 2008: Mirror's Edge

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'Mirror's Edge' is a unique first-person game where you assume the role of Faith, a woman constantly on the run. The game offers a graphical style unlike anything seen before, where you must constantly scan your surroundings for items colored in red in order to progress seamlessly. 'Mirror's Edge' is scheduled to be available this year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Submitted by: ecommerce_guru - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Here is the Network News - and It's Good

1 vote	By Nick Clay PROFESSIONAL INVESTOR At Newton, we believe in looking at investments on a global basis, with the focus for our global analysts led by our global themes. One such theme is Networked World. Submitted by: karan265 - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Gaming preview: 'Mirror's Edge'

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'Mirror's Edge' is a unique first-person game where you assume the role of Faith, a woman constantly on the run. The game offers a graphical style unlike anything seen before, where you must constantly scan your surroundings for items colored in red in order to progress seamlessly. 'Mirror's Edge' is scheduled to be available this year for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Submitted by: bart_w - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Qantas chief says airlines face global 'transformation'

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SYDNEY, Australia (AP) Much higher fuel prices in the long term and an agreement on loosening U.S. foreign ownership regulations could lead to a consolidation of the global airline industry into just a few companies, Qantas Airways' chief said Tuesday. "Right now the global aviation industry faces... a permanent transformation," Geoff Dixon... Submitted by: mobrocker - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ IBM Global Financing to Fund En Pointe Solutions for IBM's Services Business

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IBM Global Financing, the lending and leasing business segment of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the largest IT financier in the world today, announced that it will provide inventory financing for Los Angeles-based technology reseller En Pointe Technologies(R) (NASDAQ: ENPT), a provider of solutions for IBM's Global Technology Services business. Submitted by: NaughtyNeo - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ U.N.: Global food crisis to blame for humanitarian aid drop

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations blamed the global food crisis Wednesday for a $3.4 billion global shortall in emergency humanitarian aid for 34 nations. U.N. officials said that higher food and fuel costs, along with natural disasters and worsening conflicts, are making it more difficult to raise funds from donor nations, mostly Western governments. Submitted by: delhi_wala - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Dicaprio Criticised Over Global Warming Crusade.

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Dicaprio Criticised Over Global Warming Crusade.... Green campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio has come under fire for his attempts to raise funds to save polar bears because he's using reams of paper to highlight the cause. The actor, who wrote and narrated 2007 documentary The 11th Hour to draw attention to global warming, recently sent out packages to... Submitted by: magda - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Long-awaited game 'Spore' shows first signs of life online

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The video game Spore begins its life cycle Tuesday. For its first baby step, the game's Spore Creature Creator goes live at www.spore.com. The program, for Windows and Macintosh PCs, lets players design creatures using the game's editing tools. Those creations will populate the world — actually, the galaxies — of Spore when the full game launches Sept. 7. Submitted by: BP77 - Visited 60 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Global Warming Linked To Caribou-calf Mortality

1 vote	ScienceDaily (May 2, 2008) — Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate, according to Eric Post, a Penn State associate professor of biology. Post, who believes that caribou may serve as an indicator species for climate changes including global warming... Submitted by: Blitz - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Fresh move on global trade deal

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The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has published new draft plans for a global trade deal to be discussed at the next meeting of trade ministers. The text made no major changes to proposals on tariff and subsidy cuts made previously. But offering compromises and clarity on key sticking points, the WTO is hopeful that it will bring the debate a step closer to resolution. Submitted by: Dmak02 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EDGE REVIEW: New International Track & Field

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Warner Bros. If you want to show you've got speed this could be the game for you – just make sure you don’t damage the DS.Some of these minigames get you to move the stylus and press a button! That really is the height of New International Track & Field’s complexity, but that’s the way it always has been for a series which is all about pummeling buttons faster than your friends. Submitted by: kailash - Visited 20 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Obama has 7-point edge on McCain: Reuters poll

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Democrat Barack Obama has a 7-point lead on Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race, and holds a small edge on the crucial question of who would best manage the economy, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. More than a month after kicking off the general election campaign, Obama leads McCain by 47 percent to 40 percent. Submitted by: Ted_Lang - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ UN climate chief: Fuel tax cut a bad idea for environment

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PARIS (AP) — The top U.N. climate official says cutting fuel taxes in the face of rising oil prices would counteract efforts to fight global warming. He says rich governments should encourage consumers to reduce dependence on oil and such fuels that contribute to global warming. He spoke at a conference in Paris on Tuesday. French officials have proposed capping fuel taxes Europe-wide. Submitted by: joebloggs - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Advertisers seek Olympic marketing gold

1 vote	ANNES, France — While advertisers vie here this week for gold, silver and bronze awards at the Cannes Lions, the ad industry's biggest global contest, many already are looking ahead to gold at the Beijing Olympics, sports' biggest global competition. Submitted by: MafiaMaster - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment