Acting In Concept.

Acting In Concept That had been molested all night – still be routine. Even the face of Malkovitch was responsible for my nightmare. That Malkovitch-Barroso from “Dangerous liaisons” was looking for me yesterday in London. Day of looking for tricky politicians in the clothes from years 50’s and 60’s yesterday – is definitely for me (because was for me) like the firing missiles at a “distant” blurs. Like a serious understanding of 5:5:3 ratio on battleships and carriers of long away 20’s. More yet, if I wake up tired and with dream about some kind of the wedding ring of Germans Helmut Kohl. And for sure, to I lost my mind in DVB Bank (the leading specialist in international transport finance) confiscation of the six (вонючие шестёрки) ships from “russian goal”. Mean the scrapping the missile shield. Which again, nothing more than the ‘reasonably priced car’ in Co understanding. Or again, how not important is the Tin-tin in the “synergies” of the European Energy Policy. The policy which like the bunch of leeches suck my blood, even in the such philosophical question like the Google’s digital rights in the out-of-print books. Which they, like the russians, pretentiously try to usurp and consider “World breaking” goal. Technically, I can’t speculate anything about the subject. Although, call my private attention the position of “orphans works”, copyright issues, etc. Well, practically, how much cost the Tin-tin picture in my blog for preservation of “theirs synergies”. Maybe that, impregnated for many years, the my passport strong opinion of who the dominant position is, the Conselho de Administração do Petrogal and not the ongoing piggy faces from Brussels and Strasburg. In right place to put the monologues of naughty cat Garfield to his “patrician” like the Barroso call himself, - the Jon:

- Somebody pushed little Timmy down the old well! Uh…- There isn’t a security camera there, is there?

This dirty talks… But, to comeback to the “guardião do Nort” (i.e. almohads) of dear Europe, in place to speak about the plagued Arctic Sea again. You, the doubles hulls from Brussels and Strasburg should remember the “È rica”? The tanker which Spanish Government put “p’ra fora” dentro de Baia de Biscaia? You don’t see again the swine ex President of Portuguese Republic Sampaio? What then happen next? I’ll remind you. Was one of the biggest ecological disasters in Europe. Well, mio almohads, “A PRETO – change the color”. When, after this blow the EU and IMO write a set of new rules of ‘asylum’ for this kind of ships.

The contra-admirals and footballers of EU, UN and the City of London, in accordance with Takeover Jargon, the Acting In Concept mean that the ‘Concept Party’ person who, pursuant to an agreement or understanding (whether formal or informal), actively co-operate to obtain or consolidate control of the company by acting through buying the shares. It has particular relevance to the timing restriction on acquisition of shares contained in Rule 5 of the City Code and to mandatory offers. The Code’s definition of “acting in concept” presumes that certain categories of persons are acting in concert unless the contrary is established.

Feds balk at Google book deal, hopes for changes. The Associated Press. Saturday, September 19, 2009 3:24 AM. SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge Friday that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books threatens to thwart competition and drive up prices unless it's revised. The brief filed in New York federal court marks the first time that the Justice Department has publicly shared its thoughts about Google's agreement with a large class of U.S. authors and publishers. The nation's top law enforcement agency began looking at the Google book settlement earlier this summer amid a loudening outcry against an agreement affecting a reservoir of human knowledge. "The breadth of the proposed settlement...raises significant legal concerns," the Justice Department wrote in its 28-page filing with U.S. District Judge Denny Chin. Despite its misgivings, the Justice Department expressed confidence that Google and the author and publishers could negotiate changes so the settlement will adhere to U.S. copyright and antitrust laws. The Justice Department told Chin it hopes an acceptable compromise can be worked out because the agreement "has the potential to breathe life into millions of works that are now effectively off limits to the public." Even with those words of encouragement, the Justice Department's brief raises the biggest red flag about the settlement yet. The agency warned Chin it probably will conclude the deal breaks federal antitrust law unless changes are made. While other critics such as Google rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. also have objected in recent weeks, the Justice Department's opinion presumably will carry more weight with Chin. His approval is needed before the $125 million settlement can take effect, a hurdle that could be more difficult to clear with the Justice Department's assertion that the agreement would violate several laws. "We are considering the points raised by the department and look forward to addressing them as the court proceedings continue," Google said in a joint statement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, the groups that sued and then settled with the Internet search leader. Critics seized on the Justice Department's brief as validation of their arguments urging Chin to block the settlement. "The current settlement proposal would stifle innovation and competition in favor of a monopoly over the access, distribution, and pricing of the largest collection of digital books in the world," said the Open Book Alliance, a group that includes Amazon.com, Microsoft and another Google rival, Yahoo Inc. The alliance also includes authors and several nonprofit organizations. The Justice Department's lawyers, as well as a long line of the settlement's opponents and supporters, will have an opportunity to elaborate on their arguments in a New York court hearing scheduled Oct. 7. Mountain View, Calif-based Google conceivably could use the Justice Department's filing as a road map for navigating to new settlement terms before the hearing. In its current form, the settlement would entrust Google with a digital database containing millions of copyright-protected books, including volumes no longer being published. The Internet search leader would act as the sales agent for the authors and publishers, giving 63 percent of the revenue to the copyright holders. Authors and publishers could either set their own prices for their books, or rely on a formula drawn up by Google - a provision that has raised fears of the partnership turning into a price-gouging cartel. The Justice Department sided with those arguments, saying the settlement could lessen competition among U.S. publishers. The agency also expressed concern that Google would gain a monopoly on so-called "orphan works" - out-of-print books that are still protected by copyright but whose writers' whereabouts are unknown. The arrangement "appears to create a dangerous probability that only Google would have the ability to market to libraries and other institutions a comprehensive digital-book subscription." Hoping to ease those concerns, Google has promised to share its electronic index with its rivals - an idea that has drawn an icy response from Amazon.com, one of the world's biggest book merchants and the maker of the Kindle, an electronic reader. Google already has gone into some of the nation's largest libraries to scan about 6 million out-of-print books into its electronic index. So far, though, it has only been able to show snippets of those digital copies. The settlement would clear the way for Google to sell all those out-of-print books and scan even more into its index. The project has turned into a crusade for Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who have for years dreamt of making books collecting dust on library book shelves accessible around the clock to anyone with an Internet ambition. That ambition has won Google broad support from librarians, disabled rights activists and big companies like Sony Corp., that wants to tap into the digital book index to feed its own electronic reader. While the settlement's goals are admirable, the Justice Department said the deal doesn't do enough to protect the copyrights of orphan works and authors outside the United States. The United States' top copyright cop and the governments in Germany and France also have raised objections about the settlement overstepping its bounds. Consumer watchdogs are worried about the settlement opening a door for Google to collect too much information about the books that people are reading. Google has tried to address those concerns by promising to draw up a separate policy governing its digital library.

Arctic Sea стал чумным. Friday, September 18, 2009 More articles in Новости В том, что Arctic Sea не пускают в Лас Пальмас, нет ничего странного. Дело конечно не в том, что судно кому-то там предоставляет угрозу с технической, морской точки зрения. Это не более чем отговорка. Как раз наоборот, и Евросоюз, и IMO приняли специальные новые правила по предоставлению судам убежища, после истории с гибелью танкера Эрика. Испания выгнала аварийный танкер из своего порта в Бискайский залив, в котором бушевал сильнейший шторм, и в результате получила одну из крупнейших в Европе экокатастроф. Нет конечно, дело не в техническом состоянии Arctic Sea, а просто в том, что никто не хочет в эту историю ввязываться, настолько она сомнительна если не сказать больше. Судьбу Arctic Sea в ближайшие дни следовательно, будут определять два фактора. Первый – судовладелец. Он должен обьявиться и как и подобает судовладельцу, взять ответственность на себя – а именно: приемка судна, оплата всех расходов, смена экипажа, тех осмотр (сюрвей), необходимые ремонтные работы, снабжение топливом и припасами и дальнейшая эксплуатация. Для господ неплавающих – морское судно, это вам не брошенные за углом Жигули, это серьезный аппарат, требующий специалистов и денег. Просто так его никому не спихнешь, не бросишь ключи от машины новому владельцу, облегченно вздохнув. Что на мой взгляд и пытается сейчас сделать Россия. Это вопросы – собственности и техэксплуатации, а последняя далеко не бесплатна. Второй – страна, которая согласится принять Arctic Sea. Без судовладельца похоже, желающих будет мало, да и с судовладельцем-то никто не пылает энтузиазмом. Все хорошо в меру. Меру давно уже исчерпали. Все эти таинственность, сплетни, слухи, скандалы, сенсации и спекуляции привели к тому, что власти стран, могущих принять Arctic Sea, смотрят на судно как на чумное. Если судовладелец отказывается, скорее всего выход будет только один – тащить судно в Новороссийск или если удастся, в любой согласный принять порт по пути. Но отказ судовладельца – это куча проблем. Что делать с судном? По идее, после абандона судно, если у судовладельца много долгов, выставляют на продажу. Чтобы эти долги покрыть. А что делать с грузом? Теперь о возмутительном. СКП как известно, опровергает заявление профсоюза о том, что четверка моряков на борту Arctic Sea удерживается насильно. Следует понимать, что все это время люди сидят на судне совершенно добровольно, домой не хотят, и что в общем все совершенно нормально. Господа, ну всему же есть предел! Не удивлюсь, если эта четверка до сих пор не связывалась с родными и родным говорят – мол не волнуйтесь, они там поправились, загорели и шлют вам привет. Знаете, вот это заявление СКП стало для меня еще одним фактом. Физическим фактом, наряду с фактами нападения, захвата, исчезновения, поисков и так далее. Что он означает? Что допустимо все – для тех в смысле, кто пытается вырулить эту историю. Соответственно, задаемся вопросом про пиратов этих самых. Если можно все, даже вот заявить, что четверка сидит на судне по своей воле, то значит, можно действительно все? А? 19 сентября.

Mine explosion kills 12 in Poland. 18/09 19:12 CET. A gas explosion in a coalmine in Silesia, Poland, has killed at least a dozen miners and 15 have been severely injured. Fires raged through the galleries following the blast. The Wujek mine is close to the industrial city of Katawice, which rang with the sound of sirens after the explosion as emergency services rushed to and from the scene. “There was an explosion years ago, but my husband was lucky and he was not there. It is the first time,” said one woman waiting outside the mine. “My son is alive and I am very happy. My son called me and told me to come. He could not say anything more. I am sorry I can’t speak,” added another. A group of some 30 miners was briefly trapped underground and reported missing, but they were able to get to the surface by their own efforts. It is the worst mining accident in the country since 2006, when 23 miners died in a similar explosion caused by a methane gas pocket. A trial is ongoing of several of that mine’s managers for negligence. The danger area has been cordoned off, and work continues in other parts of the mine.