The Idea in Brief Why did toy and gaming giant Hasbro unload its new software division at a rock-bottom price just five years after launching it? Like many other established companies, Hasbro learned the hard...
-- King's English, 1511 S. 1500 East, will host PAT BAGLEY, who will be signing his latest book, "The Fist Bump Heard 'Round the World," Monday, 7 p.m.; TERRY TEMPEST WILLIAMS and collaborators CHLOE HEDDEN and CHRIS MONTAGUE will sign "The Illuminated Desert," Monday, 7 p.m. (484-9100) ...
1844: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. German philosopher. 1881: PG Wodehouse. British novelist, famous for Pelham Grenville. He was a descendant of Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary. 1908: John Kenneth Galbraith. Economist. 1925: Tony Hart. Artist, television presenter and friend of Morph. 1944: David Trimble. Former leader of the Ulster Unionist...
16 police officers promoted The Topeka Police Department promoted 16 officers in a ceremony Friday at the department. Capt. Ron Brown and Capt. Mike Haugen were promoted to major. Brown will serve as commander over the Community and Supports Services Division, and Haugen will...
AAP Sports News Australia02-24-2008RugbyU: Ireland v Scotland teams DUBLIN, Feb 23, 2008 AFP - Teams for the Six Nations rugby union international between Ireland and Scotland at Croke Park here on Saturday (1700GMT kick-off): Ireland (15-1) Geordan Murphy;...
AAP Sports News Australia02-22-2008RugbyU: Ireland v Scotland teams DUBLIN, Feb 22, 2008 AFP - Teams for the Six Nations rugby union international between Ireland and Scotland at Croke Park here on Saturday (1700GMT kick-off): Ireland (15-1) Girvan...
SCOTLAND 31 IRELAND 21 ANDREW Henderson claimed a stunning try hat-trick as Scotland tuned up for the World Cup with a welcome win. Skipper Jason White relished his return to international rugby as Frank Hadden's team beat Ireland....
Byline: Chris Walker Daily Herald Correspondent Clutching a regional championship in his left hand like a newborn child, Geneva coach Matt Hahn fought back tears and smiled, looking like a proud 33-year-old man on Saturday morning after the Vikings' 1-0 victory over Oswego in...
Byline: Gary Larsen Daily Herald Correspondent Baseball The Vikings (9-3, 4-2) jumped on the Foxes early, taking a 10-1 lead after three innings. Louis Trimble pitched a complete game 3- hitter and struck out eight. Larkin 8, St. Charles...
Soccer Ryan Morris, a junior defender and three-year starter at Missouri Southern State University, was named to the Southwest Soccer Conference's 2006 All-Academic Team after earning a 3.7 GPA. The biology major played on Washburn Rural's undefeated state championship team in 2002 and was a 6A...
Soccer Ryan Morris, a junior defender and three-year starter at Missouri Southern State University, was named to the Southwest Soccer Conference's 2006 All-Academic Team after earning a 3.7 GPA. The biology major played on Washburn Rural's undefeated state championship team in 2002 and was a 6A...
Births St. Francis Aaron and Maria Hoffman, Topeka, boy, Dec. 28. Mike Roelker and Breanna Bailey, Osage City, girl, Dec. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Hurr, Topeka, boy, Dec. 29. Stormont-Vail Jason...
Ten rules for strategic innovations; from ideas to execution. Govindarajan, Vijay and Chris Trimble. Harvard Bus. School Press 2005 224 pages $29.95 Hardcover HD62 Two professors with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth...
Having entered the 2006 Kumho Tyres Australian Formula Three Championship with an old car, no budget and plans to complete just a few rounds of the eight-event series, Tim Macrow ended his year in perfect style with a double victory at Oran Park. His double win made it three wins...
Next month Chris Trimble, business innovation expert and a member of Dartmouth's Tuck School faculty at Darmouth, will lead a general session at the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters' AICC Annual Meeting in Chicago. He will conduct an interactive discussion on Friday, October 13, on how...
Chris Alajajian returns for the fifth round of the 2006 Kumho Tyres Australian F3 Championship at Eastern Creek Raceway next weekend, determined to stop the Ben Clucas steamroller. The 19-year old will be back in the seat of his #22 Jack Hillermans Smash Dallara-Renault after missing the last...
10 Rules for Strategic Innovators From Idea to Execution Even world-class companies, with powerful and proven business models, eventually discover limits to growth. Although they lack a proven formula for making a profit, high-growth industries represent huge opportunities for the companies that are fast enough and...
The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters AICC has established some of its speakers for its annual meeting, which is taking place from Oct. 11-13 in Chicago. On the morning of Thursday Oct. 12, the opening general session begins with "Afterburners," a high-energy...
AAP Sports News Australia06-10-2006Rugby Union Test: New Zealand 34 Ireland 23 HAMILTON, New Zealand, June 10, 2006 AFP - Fulltime score in the rugby international at Waikato Stadium here Saturday: New Zealand 34 Ireland 23 (H-t: 8-16) ...
68 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, adapted by Irene Trimble (Disney Press, $4.99). In this junior novelization, Jack Sparrow, Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner return for a new adventure. Movie sequel starring Johnny Depp opens July 7. 128 The Da Vinci Code: Special Illustrated Edition by...
