Day: March 22, 2013

Media empire? Mediaset can’t even get the envelope size right

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I am, for my sins, a shareholder in Mediaset España (newspapers, TV, etc). That’s right, the one that’s going under as it is struggling to compete in todays digital world. Anyhoooow. They sent me the annual shareholder voting form, promising me 0,00012€ a share if I turned up in person to the meeting, or else use the free postal envelope to vote. Hey, it’s the only chance I ever have to vote in Spain, so Continue reading Media empire? Mediaset can’t even get the envelope size right→

Calar Alto observatory may be forced to close after budget cuts of 75%

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La Voz de Almería reports that Calar Alto, the observatory high on the hills above the desert of Tabernas, is on the brink of closure after seeing its budget slashed by 70%. “The only rational choice at this budget level” reports the director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA-CSIC), Matilde Fernández, in an interview, “is to lay off staff and put our multi-million euro telescopes into storage”. The budget has been cut to just Continue reading Calar Alto observatory may be forced to close after budget cuts of 75%→