Did you ever see the old black and white version of the movie “War of the Worlds”? The final scene, as I recall, was a bleak time when people gathered in a church that had destroyed buildings all around. The... Read Full Story
We're in the age of nit picking, it seems. Recently, two viewers filed a claim with the Advertising Standards Authority in regards to a new iPhone 3G ad that says all of the Internet is accessible on the device when, in fact, Flash and Java are not.
The ASA Council ruled ... Read Full Story
Det norske oljeselskap ASA sells its 10 percent interest in Production Licenses 316 (the Yme Field), 316B, 316 CS, and 316 DS to Lotos Exploration and Production Norge AS. The consideration for the transaction is NOK 390 million. The purchase amount includes NOK 118 million in remaining tax balance. In addition, Det norske (OSE:DETNOR) will [...] Read Full Story
Former Arkansas Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson has opened a law firm in Rogers to specialize in corporate investigations and white collar crime.
Hutchinson , whose son Asa will also join the firm, has started the Hutchinson Law Group with offices in the Arkansas World Trade Center .
?We are open for business,? the elder Hutchinson confirmed with The Morning News.? ?My son has developed a very good litigation practice in Northwest Arkansas, and I will be adding... Read Full Story
Things that suck:
Having one’s flight delayed for 2 hours because of a big time thunderstorm in Chicago
Being seated on the plane next to a big guy (so, no armrest separation possible) who progressively opens his legs wider and wider… guys, keep your goddamn legs together and stop encroaching on women’s already drastically limited legspace, ok?
Being surrounded by people who must think their disgusting habits have to be shared in public (picking one’s nose, chewing gum with... Read Full Story
Like many of my fellow socbloggers, I will be in Boston for the weekend for the American Sociological Association meeting , all equipped with my ASA Bingo card (courtesy of uber socblogger, Kieran Healy ), which I should be able to fill with zero trouble at all if past experience is any indication!
Hopefully, I’ll have some interesting stuff to report back here.
This year’s theme is Worlds of Work (yay!):
"The 2008 ASA program will focus on the interconnections between work—broadly... Read Full Story
[ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; William Chapman Nyaho , piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008); A Vision of Ludovic Lamothe; Charles P. Phillips, piano; IFA Music Records (2001)] On August 29, 2008 AfriClassical posted: “William Chapman Nyaho Releases 'ASA: Piano Music of Composers of African Descent'”. The Haitian composer Ludovic Lamothe (1882-1953) is represented on the recording by one of his best-known works, La Dangereuse (5:03). The pianist has kindly made a one-minute... Read Full Story
2008 Sportfishing Summit Brings Industry Leaders Together
ASA adopts position on reauthorization of the fisheries management trust fund
Alexandria, VA - November 5, 2008 - Despite the unstable economy and last minute changes to the venue, more than 100 sportfishing industry leaders representing 66 companies and organizations from the United States and Canada gathered October 28 - 30, at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colo., for the American Sportfishing Association's (ASA) 2008... Read Full Story
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (OSE:DETNOR) reported operating revenues in Q3 2008 in the amount of MNOK 102.2, as compared to MNOK 19.4 in the same quarter in 2007. The operating loss amounted to MNOK 108.3. The net income in the period was MNOK 5.6. In the corresponding quarter last year, the company reported an operating [...] Read Full Story
[ ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008)] William H. Chapman Nyaho was born in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 28, 1958. He was to become a virtuoso pianist, gifted professor of music and dedicated collector and editor of piano music of the African Diaspora. When he was only ten months old his parents returned to their native Ghana with him. He grew up there and graduated from Ghana's Achimota School after studying piano with John... Read Full Story
