For some, the thought of laying on a beach while doing absolutely nothing is the definition of a good vacation. But that’s not you, is it? You’d rather spend your free time learning, gaining new skills, and — why not? — making some extra cash. Well, you can achieve all of these goals with working holiday programs!
Working holiday programs will take you to places you’ve only dreamed of — and you won’t go broke! Read More...
PARIS — Satellite television pioneer Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar Corp. has won the bidding to purchase satellite broadband provider Hughes Communications for about $2 billion including Hughes’ debt, with the cash portion representing a 31 percent premium on where Hughes stock was trading before rumors of its sale began pushing the price up, the two companies announced Feb. 14.
Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar, which Ergen separated from his satellite television provider Dish Network in an effort to diversify into new businesses, will now own the world’s biggest manufacturer of satellite broadband hardware, as well as a company that has made consumer satellite broadband in the United States a core business. Read More...
When diehard American movie fans speak of Jack Lambert, they are generally not referring to the British character actor of that name, but of the New York-born supporting player who was most often seen in gangster roles. Following Broadway experience, Lambert came to Hollywood in 1943, to menace Kay Kyser in the MGM musical comedy Swing Fever. Usually a secondary bad guy, Lambert was the main menace -- a scarfaced thug with a hook for a hand -- in Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947). Read More...