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First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 8 Documents (in Politics)

Businesses that operate for a social purpose, (social enterprises), are thriving despite the recession. On , on 19 November 2009, high achievers in the sector will receive awards for their work. There's also the launch of a competition challenging people ... [Directgov - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Entrepreneur, Dawn Butler, Turnover, United Kingdom, Malawi

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 8 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Attention Shifts to China for Private Equity Industry

A few weeks ago, Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chairman of the Blackstone Group, the world’s biggest private equity firm, signed a joint venture here with Shanghai’s municipal government, creating the first Blackstone fund denominated entirely in Chinese ... [CNBC - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Private Equity, China, Beijing, Shanghai

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 4 Documents (in New Business)

Emerson’s Scenario® Simulation Technology to Streamline Startup of New 515-MW Paju Combined Heat & Power Plant in Korea

Emerson’s high-fidelity simulation solution will integrate equipment controlled by multiple vendorsPITTSBURGH (November 19, 2009) — Emerson Process Management announced today that it has won a contract to install its Scenario® simulation technology at ... [PROCESS and CONTROL TODAY - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Computer Simulation, Startup, Bob Yeager, Environment

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

New online gift cards help The Container Store better target customers

Multichannel retailer this week began offering online gift cards that allow it to track and analyze the shopping behavior of consumers and offer more personalized recommendations.The cards are from gift card vendor CashStar. Consumers can choose from ... [InternetRetailer.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: The Container Store, Multichannel

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 57 mins ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

TPG Capital LLP

Day of the locusts as private equity rms bend the rules

It is a sentiment that has been taken to heart by the normally secretive world of private equity firms, which this week embarked on a public scare campaign after the Tax Office launched legal action - rather belatedly - to stop Texas Pacific Group from ... [The Age - 57 mins ago]

Entities: Private Equity, TPG Capital LLP, Taxes, Australia, Cayman Islands

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hedge-Fund King Under Siege

Hedge-fund titan Kenneth Griffin lost $8 billion of his clients' money last year. Now, he is trying to persuade investors to trust him with more as he launches new funds. ... [WSJ.com: What's News US - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Kenneth Griffin

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

European startups need to work as hard as Valley ones – or forget it, aggregated from TechCrunch Europe

This is our third guest post written by a London-based VC. To allow them to speak plainly without jeopardising their fund or their career in the small village that is the London VC scene, I'm allowing them to post anonymously. FYI, LondonVC is a genuine ... [TechNews.AM - 1 hour ago]

Entities: TechCrunch Europe, Startup

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Nanotechnology in life sciences: navigating the commercial development phase

International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Organized by think M. in partnership with Cels and NETPark. ... [nanotechweb.org - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Nanotechnology, Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

CIC buys 20% stake in solar operator

China Investment Corp said it has bought a 20 per cent stake in GCL-Poly Energy, a Hong Kong-listed solar power plant operator, for HK$5.5bn (US$705m) as the sovereign wealth fund takes a bet on new energy ... [FT.com - Energy - 11/19/2009]

Entities: China Investment Corporation, Solar Power

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 22 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Citadel Hedge Fund Rebounds from Brutal Losses

NEW YORK -- Hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin's Citadel Investment Group lost $8 billion in clients' money last year, but is turning things around as markets recover and has made $5 billion in profits so far this year, the Wall Street Journal said on ... [Moneynews - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Kenneth Griffin, Galleon Management LP, Citadel Investment Group LLC

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

Insight into October Hedge Fund Performance

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds posted a slight gain for the month as market reversals muted performance. The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) finished up 0.13% for the month, bringing year to date performance to 15.11% through ... [HedgeCo - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Arbitrage, Tremont Hedge Fund Index, Convertible Arbitrage

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents (in Corporate Deals)

John Paulson Set To Launch Gold Hedge Fund

I keep looking for something that marks at least an intermediate term top in gold, i.e. a 'magazine cover' indicator aka when everyone is on the same side of the trade and even your barber starts talking up gold stocks. This doesn't mean the thesis is ... [Guru Focus - 11/19/2009]

Entities: John Paulson, Hedge Fund, Kinross Gold Corporation, Gold Fields Limited

Quotes

Their argument went something like this: "The Australian firms bought by international private equity groups pay income tax. The people who are employed by those Australian firms pay income tax. So why should we pay tax on the profits?"

Day of the locusts as private equity rms bend the rules [The Age - 57 mins ago]

...We need to remember that a logical model is not always relational.' Norman Daoust, business analysis consultant and trainer, says, "An XML schema can generally be translated into a logical data model. However, XML documents frequently only indicate the cardinality of relationships on one end of the relationship, not both ends. The example XML document indicates that a recipe is associated with many ingredients but doesn't include any indication of whether an ingredient can be associated with more than one recipe."

Where Does XML Fit? [Information Management Magazine - 1 hour ago]

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Blogs

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HealthCare Ventures: Substance Over form [TheFunded.com - 4 hours ago] \| Fund Rated 3.9I am the CEO of a biotechnology company that recently entered into a major transaction with a large pharmaceutical company. Healthcare Ventures ...
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Panel: do cloud computing economic advantages b... [ZDNet Blogs - 9 hours ago] A public cloud provider, private cloud operator, consultant, network provider, and venture capitalist were all put in the same room. Here's what have to say about ...
European startups need to work as hard as Valle... [TechCrunch Europe - 10 hours ago] This is our third guest post written by a London-based VC. To allow them to speak plainly without jeopardising their fund or their career in the small village that ...
Today’s Startup and Entrepreneurial Updates [CenterNetworks - 12 hours ago] TGIF! Here are today’s startup and entrepreneurial updates Kaltura Integrates its Open Source Video Platform with Artivision’s Video Monetization Technology – ...

Audio/Video

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Conflict in Israeli military [CNN International - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Conflict in Israeli military [CNN.com - Video - 11/19/2009]
Boycott targets Israeli settlement products - 1... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Gift Card: A Gift That Keeps Giving [ABC News Video: Money & Business - 11/18/2009]
Churchill Breakfast Club: State of the Startup:... [Churchill Club - YouTube - 11/13/2009]

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