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Gartner sees 2008 chip equipment spending down
Makers of flash memory used in music players and memory cards for digital cameras and mobile phones were, however, expected to boost spending further, Gartner said. The world's top chip equipment makers include Applied Materials (AMAT.O: Quote, Profile, Research), ASML (ASML.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) and Tokyo Electron (8035.T: Quote, Profile, Research). In November, Applied Materials, the largest supplier of tools for making microchips, reported a 6 percent drop in net income, matching a similar drop in revenue, for its fiscal fourth quarter ended October 28. It also gave a profit forecast for the current quarter far below Wall Street expectations. (Reporting by Niclas Mika; Editing by Paul Bolding) .
Homeschoolers miss out on a lot that other schools offer
Regarding "Home-schooling grows in numbers — and in recognition" (Oct. 3): If my children were in physical danger at school, I would consider home-schooling. Physical safety and mental peace are the first considerations. But to suggest that the quality of education would be the same is ridiculous. Home-schooling can't compete with: • A science department that is laboratory-oriented to the extent that the biology teachers order live specimens so that they arrive on the proper day for the experiment. • Physics with the equipment and supplies for all type of experiments, from mechanics through electricity. • Chemistry supplies, safety and know-how. • Math classes that beyond the basics. • Individualized writing conference programs in addition to regular English classes.
S&N rebuffs Heineken and Carlsberg proposal
They confirmed that they were "in discussions regarding the formation of a consortium to make an offer for the entire issued share capital of Scottish & Newcastle". Under the proposal, Heineken would acquire Scottish & Newcastle's UK business and certain other European operations, notably in Finland and Portugal, while Carlsberg would take its interests in France and Greece as well as its 50 per cent stake in Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH). However, the putative suitors cautioned that they had yet to make an approach to the Edinburgh-based company, adding: "There can be no certainty that an offer...will ultimately be forthcoming." The proposed carve-up would circumvent any potential competition issues in the UK as Heineken withdrew from the mainstream lager market four years ago after a brewing contract with Whitbread to produce the weaker Cold Filtered variant came to an end.
So you want to get reviewed (special strike edition)
Suppose you run a regional company I haven't visited? How might you get me to come see you now that I've got some extra time on my hands? Here's an updated version of the guidelines I use for deciding which out-of-town shows to see--along with some suggestions for improving the ways in which you reach out to the press: • Basic requirements. I only review professional companies. I don't review dinner theater, and it's unusual (though not unprecedented) for me to visit children's theaters. I'm somewhat more likely to review Equity productions, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule, and I'm strongly interested in small companies. • You must produce a minimum of three shows each season... That doesn't apply to summer festivals, but it's rare for me to cover a festival that doesn't put on at least two shows a season.
Tudor's "Messiah" makes a comeback
Mark's Cathedral canceled its quarter-century run of annual "Messiah" productions back in 2002, the Tudor Choir has been looking for a way to revive that venerable tradition. This year, and in a new location, Handel's "Messiah" will again bring together the Tudors and the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, the groups that performed together in the last several years of the St. Mark's productions. "The Cathedral had to cancel the 'Messiah' because the expenses grew," Tudor Choir founding director Doug Fullington explains. "We've been trying ever since to find a way to do it ourselves with the Seattle Baroque Orchestra. Our talks with Town Hall led to a decision last summer to do the 'Messiah.' We have an amazing set of soloists — because Ingrid [Matthews, the violinist/director of Seattle Baroque Orchestra] has an excellent reputation and people are eager to work with her." Among the soloists: the stellar American-born singer Emily van Evera, who will sing the soprano solos; mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane; tenor William Hite; and baritone Nathaniel Watson.
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