That crashing noise coming from the offices of network programmers last Wednesday morning was the sound of executive jaws hitting the floor when they saw the ratings for the previous night's Michael Jackson concert on CBS.
NELSON D. SCHWARTZ SEEDS FOR '4400' Dismayed viewers of the canceled USA Network series "The 4400" have started a campaign to save the show that includes bombarding the office of the network's president, Bonnie Hammer, with sunflower seeds.
He heads the India office of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm set up by Pierre Omidyar, the French-born Iranian-American founder of eBay.
"This has never been attempted before, either by a foundation or a for-profit group," said Jayant Sinha, who heads the Indian office of Omidyar Network, the philanthropic investment firm set up by the eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Many Indian billionaires have not been big givers partly because the country does not have large, well-run foundations and charities that could absorb hundreds of millions or billions of dollars in donations, said Jayant Sinha, who heads the India office of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm set up by Pierre Omidyar, a founder of eBay.
"If you used the traditional high-cost banking system, you will never reach these people," said Jayant Sinha, who is managing director of the India office of Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm set up by Pierre M. Omidyar, the founder of eBay.
The central administrative office of the network is located at the University of Münster, Germany (for details see: www.kompetenznetz-vorhofflimmern.de).
The bride's father is the manager for global bids and proposals in the Westford, Mass., office of Juniper Networks, a company that designs and builds software networks in Sunnyvale, Calif.
Mr. Raju, 29, is an account manager in the King of Prussia, Pa., office of Broadview Networks, a telecommunications company.
Mr. Kobran, 38, is a corporate advertising sales manager at the New York office of CNET Networks, the online publishing company.
