Padre Mickey's Dance Party (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've been behind on my photo posting, as it's been a bit busy around here. We celebrated Thanksgiving on Friday instead of Thursday, as the Lovely Mona had class on Thursday and wouldn't be home until late. Our extended family: Bert Leigh, Tía Sue, Eric Jackson, la Familia Green y la Familia Maduro and Venetia Briggs, a visiting scholar at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute,...
Panama Investor Blog (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
I found an article by Eric Jackson on his Panama News to be particularly interesting as a clash between civilizations is taking place here in Panama. It involves the indigenous people of the country and their complaints against the government...
TechChuck (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... Yahoo management for years, but finally got his fund out of Yahoo in September, Ironfire Capital's Eric Jackson, is equally resigned to a Sue ascension. He wrote for the Daily Beast: The Yahoo! board likely wants to make the “safe” choice of a big company/Internet experience/former CEO/outsider. Peter Chernin fits the bill. Miller, Levinsohn, Armstrong, and Whitman would all be good...
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
From CNBC Asia: Mon. Nov. 17 2008 9:37 PM Following news that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang would step down once a replacement is found, Eric Jackson, Yahoo shareholder and managing member of Ironfire Capital tells CNBC's Oriel Morrison why it was time for Yang to go and who might take over the helm. Click here for the video.
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
From TheStreet.com by Eric Jackson 11/18/08 - 03:14 PM EST Jerry Yang still bleeds purple, but he announced Monday night that he'll no longer do so in the CEO cubicle. His agonizing 16-month tenure as CEO of Yahoo! ( YHOO Quote - Cramer on YHOO - Stock Picks ) has been marked by intense shareholder upset over his rebuffing Microsoft's ( MSFT Quote - Cramer on MSFT - Stock Picks ) offer...
ZDNet UK Highlights (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Yang's departure could open door to Microsoft Elinor Mills CNET News.com 17:42 GMTJerry Yang's resignation as chief executive of Yahoo opens the door wide for another Microsoft offer, analysts and shareholders said on Monday."I would expect Microsoft to come back within the next three or four months," said Eric Jackson, an activist Yahoo shareholder who was among the investors who criticised...
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
From CNBC Asia November 7, 2008 A deal between Yahoo and Microsoft could come as early as the end of the year, believes Eric Jackson, managing member at Ironfire Capital, following Google's pullout from an advertising deal with Yahoo. He tells CNBC's Amanda Drury more. Click here for the video
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 28/10/2008
From TheStreet.com By Eric Jackson 10/28/08 - 11:17 AM EDT About 10 days ago, Liberty Media ( LINTA Quote - Cramer on LINTA - Stock Picks ) Chairman John Malone sold $18 million worth of stock in Liberty Global ( LBTYA Quote - Cramer on LBTYA - Stock Picks ), a video and broadband service provider catering to Japan, Europe and Chile. Although Liberty Global's stock price is down 55%...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
... for The New York TimesCarl Bennett discussed a riding technique with Petty Officer Second Class Eric Jackson. It is what he is doing when he is not at work: riding a 2003 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle that can reach speeds of 160 miles per hour.So many members of the armed forces have been dying on sport bikes like the Ninja that the Navy and have made special training mandatory for sport...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
Interesting essay this morning from Eric Jackson at TheStreet.com on the choice and challenge facing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. "More than ever, Microsoft shareholders are wondering where Ballmer is leading the company. Will Microsoft be a large cash-cow conglomerate that pays a nice dividend and grows much more slowly? "Will it make a splashy and expensive acquisition of Yahoo!, Research...
Breakout Performance (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
From TheStreet.com 10/22/08 - 10:00 AM EDT By Eric Jackson Following Tuesday's disappointing Yahoo! ( YHOO Quote - Cramer on YHOO - Stock Picks ) earnings , we'll see many press articles Wednesday congratulating Microsoft ( MSFT Quote - Cramer on MSFT - Stock Picks ) CEO Steve Ballmer for walking away from the $31-a-share deal to acquire Yahoo! a few months back. Jerry Yang and his board...
ajc.com (Free subscription) | 22/10/2008
No injuries were reported Wednesday in a predawn fire that damaged several units of a DeKalb County apartment building.The two-alarm blaze broke out shortly before 4 a.m. in a 16-unit building at the Northchase Apartments in the 6700 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, near Winters Chapel Road, DeKalb fire Capt. Eric Jackson said.Recent headlines: • Four DeKalb police officers who...
