U.S. competitions

Wagner looks for any edge in fierce US competition

USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Ashley Wagner is looking for any edge she can get. Read

AMUSE US Competition | MILD Spring Edition

Blue Ant Studio (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009

... but also to functional and style changes sensed by the consumers. Amuse us is an international competition aimed at the collection of design ideas sharing a new interpretation of ‘quality time’ for places and people. The competition addresses young graduates coming from architecture, interior design, engineering faculties or people with a relevant experience in the field...

Team Reef Wins First Jim Beam(R) Surftag(R) U.S. Competition

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of surfers from Carlsbad, Calif., won the inaugural Jim Beam® Surftag® U.S. National Series on Saturday. Team Reef bested 22 other crews from boardriding clubs around California, all vying for the title of "No. 1 Surf Club in California" and cash prizes.

Intel gets US competition lawsuit

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

New York's attorney general files an anti-competition lawsuit against Intel, accusing it of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales.

Fumetto Competition

Ink soup! (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009

Comix Competition YOU+ME=US The competition’s theme this year is You+Me=Us.- Between You and Me there‘s a difference, but a lot of things connect Us, both of Us live here. Especially in a globalised world cultural diversity needs to be perceived as an opportunity. This can only be achieved if as many people as possible from different parts of the world develop an understanding...

Blog - Electric Dragsters Burn Rubber, and Volts

Technology Review (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

A U.S. competition showcases the fastest battery-powered cars and bikes.

Revised Google Book Settlement Attempts to Address...

Trade Regulation Talk (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009

Revised Google Book Settlement Attempts to Address U.S. Competition Concerns This posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter. After consulting with the U.S. Department of Justice, lawyers representing the parties in a copyright dispute brought by authors and publishers against online search engine Google have filed a revised settlement agreement...

RIM takes smartphone fight to rivals (Chris Nuttall/Globe and Mail)

TechSheep (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

Chris Nuttall / Globe and Mail: RIM takes smartphone fight to rivals — Jim Balsillie headed to San Francisco Bay Area conference to try and prove the BlackBerry can keep up with its U.S. competition — Personal Tech - Back to School Laptop Guide - The Download Decade - Browse the Windows 7 section

Need A Job? They'll Hire You In Singapore, China, And Brazil

The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009

Manpower has seen a spike in Americans looking for work in Singapore. The company has 500 applicants interested in Singapore compared to just a few dozen six months back. Opportunities abroad are good news for the adventurous and yet still good news for those who don't want to move -- there will be less U.S. competition for jobs once the intrepid have left. Freep: Fifty-four percent...

• U.S. job hunters eye other nations' help wanted ads - Detroit Free Press

RIM takes smartphone fight to rivals

Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Jim Balsillie headed to San Francisco Bay Area conference to try and prove the BlackBerry can keep up with its U.S. competition

• BlackBerry maker takes fight to rivals - Financial Times

UF’s College of Design, Construction and Planning celebrates international education

University of Florida News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will showcase its commitment to international education with a gallery exhibit Nov. 16-21 as part of International Education Week. The event will kick off with a public reception at 5 p.m. Monday in the gallery of the Architecture building. An initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S....

Argentina vs Spain live streaming online video live at your pc at 14-10-09

Washington Wiz. vs Philadelphia (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009

... and current European champions, Spain. Argentina vs Spain live Date/Time: Nov. 14, 2009, 4:00pm(US) Competition: Friendly Live/Repeat: Live Argentina vs Spain Argentina Spain

EU issues objections to Oracle's Sun acquisition

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

The European Commission on Monday issued its formal "statement of objections" over Oracle's planned acquisition of Sun Microsystems, saying the deal would harm competition in the database market. Oracle responded that it would "vigorously oppose" the Commission, saying its position reflects "a profound misunderstanding of both database competition and open source...

British Airways Reports Almost One Billion Pound Loss

asap news (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

British Airways is reporting a greater than expected loss for the first half of 2009 and further predicting their annual revenue to be at least GBP one billion less that in 2008. Currently, the airline is facing scrutiny for their alliance with American Airlines and Iberia in Spain. Both EU and US competition regulators are [...]

BA predicts £1bn slump in revenue but signals business stabilising

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009

... whose alliance with American Airlines and Spain’s Iberia is being scrutinised by European and US competition watchdogs, yesterday reported a pretax loss for the six months to the end of September of £292 million, while revenues fell 13.7 per cent to £4.1 billion.The airline, which has reduced operating costs by 8.7 per cent, said it would slash more costs, with another 1,200 staff losing...