Facebook receives major Russian investment By Jo Hedesan WEDNESDAY MAY 27, 2009 Photographer: Megan & David Powell (The International) — Facebook announced today, May 27th, that it received a major financial backing from Digital Sky Technologies, a Russian company supported by steel tycoon Alisher Usmanov. Digital Sky Technologies (DST) reportedly paid US $200 million for a 1.96% […]
World’s Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates
A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable […]
How to Get Your Home Ready to Sell and Attract Buyers
Selling a home is a major life event. Whether its spurred by a need to upgrade, downsize, or relocate to another city, packing up your life and passing on your house to another family is a big change. As big changes go, prepping your home for the market is among the most stressful and difficult […]
NY Times Amanda Knox Headline “Against Amanda” Suits Blogger Peggy Ganong Well
This past Sunday, The New York Times published a complaint sent in from anti-Amanda Knox blogger Peggy Ganong, criticizing the publication of a interview with Amanda Knox. In the interview Knox expresses her love for literature and highlights her favorite books. It is highly likely that most readers viewed the interview as timely and appropriate […]