[Managers of some convertible mutual funds have avoided the flood of new issues.] Most of the converts that have been issued recently have been issued by attractive companies but aren't that attractive from an investment standpoint, ... makes the paper appealing to somebody, but not to us. |
[Skype and eBay] are in totally different businesses and I don't see any synergy from an operating level. The real question is whether a capital infusion in Skype will take Skype to the next level. |
Dvorak is a composer I adore, |
Everybody's tried them, pretty much. |
For someone who is British, the fish have a certain kind of resonance. They were brought by functionaries of the (British) Empire. You feel like you are following in the footsteps of adventurers of previous generations. |
I'm thrilled about Yo-Yo being part of it because he quite simply is one of the greatest artists we have around, ... He's a wonderful colleague. He's funny and a very nice man -- apart from being a genius. I love what he's been doing in the Silk Road Project. |
If we as veterans can prove to the U that we are not receiving benefits, they are allowing waivers on tuition payments, registration and books. This is a major improvement over last year. |
If we don't do this, others will. |
It was an honor. |
It's pretty clear today that the video industry has slowed and the high growth area is certainly in Web conferencing, |
It's pretty clear today that the video industry has slowed and the high growth area is certainly in Web conferencing. |
None of this stuff is going to fly unless there is some sort of measure to protect the integrity of the network, ... There needs to be a limit on the number of simultaneous users and the amount of bandwidth being sucked up. Without these limitations, no sane network administrator would deploy streaming media because they're afraid of a crash. |
Only now, on the brink of financial gamble for the power output, do we suddenly need dry cask storage. |
Quite frankly, a lot of companies that I've talked to say, 'Ok, [streaming media] is great, we understand it will save us money ... but we need help deploying because of the network issues,' ... All the HR managers are wanting this stuff, but the network administrators are swamped. |
Some large users see [setting up videoconferences] as being hard and will welcome farming it out to an expert. |