New York Times:
On Thursday night Riccardo Muti led the New York Philharmonic for the first time this season in a program of works by Liszt, Elgar and Prokofiev at Avery Fisher Hall.
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New York Times:
Questioning whether New York City can handle the trial of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is an insult. New Yorkers live with the threat of terrorism every day.
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New York Times:
The New York State Assembly passed an important measure to reform the state’s 700-plus public authorities, which are in desperate need of oversight.
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Silicon Alley Insider:
Harbinger Capital, the hedge fund that once seemed poised to shake up the New York Times, has again reduced its stake in the company.According to SEC filings, Harbinger only owns 14.64% of the Times Company now, down from 16% at the end of September.Read the rest of this story »See Also:Harbinger Capital Unloading Everythin (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
We asked one of Google New York's top engineers, Craig Neville-Manning, who are the offices' rock star engineers.The short version of the answer is: "We try not to be too much of a rockstar culture. I would kind of like everyone to be a rockstar."Read the rest of this story »See Also:Google's October Might Have Been Awesome (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Google famously terrorizes their interviewees with questions like, “how much would it cost to pay someone to wash all the windows in Seattle,” “how many cabs are in New York City,” and “What would you do if you were shrunk to the size of a nickel, placed in a blender, and the blades were about to start churning?”If you’ve f (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Earlier this week, we wrote a post called "Who's Who in Google New York." It was a quick look at some of the top execs in the office, and what people are saying about them.One of the powerful executives we mentioned is a rising star named Ari Paparo, who came to Google (GOOG) through its DoubleClick acquisition.Read the res (Read More)
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune:
BEIJING (AP) -- A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 11 people and trapping another 128, central government authorities said.
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Silicon Alley Insider:
Google (GOOG) should deliver a great fourth quarter, as keyword pricing and cost per click are both up, according to analysis from Brian Pitz at UBS, published in a note this week.Pitz says CPCs are up 26% in October compared to September. UBS's data is backed up by Efficient Frontier, the search engine marketing company wh (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
George Stephanopoulos is the frontrunner to replace Diane Sawyer on ABC's "Good Morning America," but some staffers on the show doubt whether he could handle an interview with the likes of Chaz Bono, TVNewser hears.Bono --formerly Chastity, daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono -- appeared on "GMA" exclusively this week to discus (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Update 3: Now we're getting there. We just had a nice chat with a Googler about how Microsoft has a NIH mentality (Not Invented Here), while Google is still doing things like Google Wave.Read the rest of this story »See Also:My Google Interviewer Didn't Know How To Answer His Own Questions! (GOOG)Google New York's Trendy Ne (Read More)
NBCSports.com: NBA:
The New York Knicks won't sign Allen Iverson, believing any short-term gain would hinder their plans to build for the future. (Read More)