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Today’s R&D covers the upcoming Twitter initial public offering (IPO). This means that shares in the company are going to be be open for the public to purchase.
from @moorehn, a Twitter IPO explanation you can understand! The Twitter IPO explained http://t.co/udOI4nHBf3 via @guardian
— Eilene Zimmerman (@eilenez) November 6, 2013
Is The Twitter IPO Worth Buying? http://t.co/T3nfXPLOfD @Forbes @ttaulli @SwayMedical @goldstar @goldstarjim @Egnyte #TwitterIPO #social
— Treble (@TreblePR) November 6, 2013
Twitter’s IPO could now be bigger than Google’s http://t.co/cIYyAvkC1v
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) November 5, 2013
Last weekend, Bradley University hosted the 66th annual L.E. Norton Memorial Tournament, which is the largest collegiate invitational tournament of the fall semester. The tournament featured two divisions of extemporaneous speaking, open and novice. Open extemporaneous speaking was won by Matthew Roberts of Belmont University (TN), who defeated Amelia Martin of George Mason University (VA) on judges preference. Novice extemporaneous speaking was won by last year’s NFL International Extemporaneous Speaking national champion Nathan Leys of George Mason University, who defeated former Des Moines Roosevelt High School teammate Carolyn Evans of Western Kentucky University by two ranks in the final round.
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Two weeks ago, women in Saudi Arabia staged a protest against the country’s ban on female driving. The campaign that launched the protest, called Women2Drive, began in 2011 and has attempted to place pressure on the Saudi government to lift what they feel is an onerous restriction on women. Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s largest oil producers and a key American ally in the Middle East. Extempers often receive questions about Saudi Arabia concerning terrorism, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and oil issues, but the issue of women’s rights may soon factor into those rounds as well. Saudi Arabia is one of the more conservative states in the Middle East and is still run by a king, with no elected national legislature. The kingdom staved off the unrest of the 2011 Arab Spring, but the government is worried that issues like women’s rights may harm the kingdom’s international profile and lead to larger protests against it in the near future.
Today’s R&D covers outgoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s legacy and his continued involvement in political activities regarding health, education, and gun control.