Many Paths to Activism: Activist funds will continue to experiment with diverse tactics that set the level of aggressiveness in proxy contests, ranging from direct attacks on CEOs (e.g. Elliott vs. Arconic) to "minimally invasive" approaches (e.g. Trian's campaign at P&G, where Nelson Peltz promised to re-nominate the director he unseated).
WASHINGTON -- Independent groups have spent $180 million in the first two weeks of October, attempting to influence political contests ranging from the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on down to dozens of House races.
These hack contests ranged from ways to use artificial intelligence in the age of autonomous cars to building an app that gives customers a unique way to book, pay for and view airline reservations — and so much in between.
Entries to the contest ranged from topless photos to close-up selfies of armpit hair.
The members, who include a number of writers, baseball officials and players, attend regional meetings and exchange information through seasonal bulletins, spirited trivia contests and committees ranging from the Dead Ball Era to the Negro Leagues.
Google "vaping scholarships," and you'll find dozens of web pages from vape companies, blogs, and vendors hosting the essay contests, with grants ranging from $250 up to $5,000, the AP reports.
Five teams were selected as winners and runners-up from an applicant pool of 84 teams — double the number of hopefuls in last year's contest — for projects ranging from social web applications to a new environmental engineering technology.
So far, they've found 11,000 potential patents to contest in countries ranging from Poland to Korea, the U.S., and China — though they monitor just 65 of the country's roughly 7,500 endemic plants.
The purses for the seven contests would range from the $200,000 for the glove to $2 million for the creation of a new lunar lander.
With more than 50 social applications available, ranging from contests to video players to photo galleries, companies can engage fans with content.
Sponsored by District 8 of the California State Old-Time Fiddler's Assn., this year's contest again will have contestants ranging in age from 6 to 86.
