Texas Politics (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, who had been endorsed by departing Speaker Tom Craddick, is quitting the speaker's race, Rep. Will Hartnett, R-Dallas, said this afternoon. "I's over. I think everyone wants unity," Hartnett said. -- Lisa Sandberg...
Phone Scoop (Free subscription) | yesterday
UIQ's CEO Johan Sandberg told Reuters in a recent interview that the company has filed for bankruptcy. UIQ was jointly owned by Sony Ericsson and Motorola, and supplied a version of Symbian to some mobile handsets. UIQ's bankruptcy comes ... (follow link to read)
The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) | yesterday
“There are no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate.” Those are the words of UIQ CEO Johan Sandberg as he informed Reuters UK that UIQ Technology AB was filing for bankruptcy. UIQ, owned in majority by Sony Ericsson and Motorola, received a death blow from which it could [...]
Business Week (Free subscription) | yesterday
... models ranging from low-end consumer phones to Sony Ericsson's P-range smartphones. Johan Sandberg, UIQ's erstwhile chief executive, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Monday that the bankruptcy filing took place in a Swedish regional court on 30 December. "There is not likely to be a buyer, although that's up to the bankruptcy receiver, who has now taken over management of the company,"...
ZDNet UK Highlights (Free subscription) | yesterday
... models ranging from low-end consumer phones to Sony Ericsson's P-range smartphones.Johan Sandberg, UIQ's erstwhile chief executive, told ZDNet UK on Monday that the bankruptcy filing took place in a Swedish regional court on 30 December. "There is not likely to be a buyer, although that's up to the bankruptcy receiver, who has now taken over management of the company," Sandberg said.Sandberg...
Texas Politics (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
State Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, told Texas Politics reporters Gary Scharrer, Lisa Sandberg and R.G. Ratcliffe today that he has the votes to oust three-term House Speaker Tom Craddick. "I feel good about our numbers, sure," Straus said. "The...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Straus: Two-thirds of colleagues support him for speakerBy LISA SANDBERG and DAVID RAUF Austin BureauJan. 5, 2009, 2:06PMShare AUSTIN — In his first public appearance since emerging as the leading candidate to replace Tom Craddick as House speaker, Rep. Joe Straus III, a San Antonio Republican, told supporters today in the Capitol Rotunda that he has amassed the support of two-thirds of his...
StandDown Texas Project (Free subscription) | yesterday
... concedes bid for Speaker ," is the San Antonio Express-News report by Gary Sharrer and Lisa Sandberg. Rep. Joe Straus, promising Texans that he would end partisanship and special interest favors, announced a list of 88 supporters Sunday night that would give him ample votes to oust fellow Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick. Craddick quickly conceded. He and 54 of his backers then threw...
EE Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... sum, in November 2006. Motorola a year later. The group has around 200 employees. UIQ's CEO Johan Sandberg told news agency Reuters the venture failed to attract the operator, manufacturer or consumer interest it needed, and that there were "no opportunities to create a new line of business in the current financial climate". One of UIQ's licensees, Siemens, faded away after the failed sale...
News On Women (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
... President of Enterprise Rent a Car; Lorrie Norrington made President of eBay Marketplaces; Sheryl Sandberg made COO of Facebook; Rachel Glaser made COO/CFO of Reunion.com; Patricia Yarrington made CFO at Chevron; Sabrina Simmon made CFO at The Gap Inc; Wendy Beck made CFO at Domino's Pizza; Ann Marie Petach made CFO at BlackRock Inc; Cece Sutton made President of Retail Banking at Morgan...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Ryne Sandberg was a thoroughly ineffective player after he turned 34 (.250/.313/.419) and Jimmie Foxx only hit 15 homers after his 34th birthday. Rogers Hornsby was a part-time player after he turned 33 and Gary Carter plugged along as a part-time catcher the last four years of his career. These are some of the greatest ever, Hall of Famers, but they were not especially useful after they passed...
SI.com (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Ryne Sandberg was a thoroughly ineffective player after he turned 34 (.250/.313/.419) and Jimmie Foxx only hit 15 homers after his 34th birthday. Rogers Hornsby was a part-time player after he turned 33 and Gary Carter plugged along as a part-time catcher the last four years of his career. These are some of the greatest ever, Hall of Famers, but they were not especially useful after they passed...
Home Run Derby (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
... made me cringe … Bleah. Harry Caray could have done better from his grave. That was Ryne Sandberg, Fergie Jenkins, and Billy Williams of the Cubs and Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito and Denis Savard of the Blackhawks. The two teams have a combined Championship Drought of 148 seasons.
Foto Decadent (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
Magazine: i-D Issue: July 1999 Title: Waiting For Peter Photographer: Paolo Roversi Model: Emily Sandberg scanned by me | hqs
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
The sense of occasion that prevailed, the historical references contributed by the stadium and the participation of Chicago sports greats Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, Tony Esposito, Ferguson Jenkins, Ryne Sandberg and Billy Williams in pre-game ceremonies, combined with the weather to make this uniquely enjoyable.
