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E-Star, iPad edition of The Kansas City Star 2.4.1

E-Star, iPad edition of The Kansas City Star 2.4.1

...Pulitzer prizes and a special Pulitzer citation. It also has won four George Polk Awards since 1991, several National Headliner Awards and numerous other national... Read more

21 January, 2012
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario 3.0.1

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario 3.0.1

...this book is based won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, the George Polk Award for International Reporting, and the Grand Prize of the Robert... Read more

26 August, 2010
Through the Children's Gate by Adam Gopnik 3.0.1

Through the Children's Gate by Adam Gopnik 3.0.1

...National Magazine Awards for Essays and for Criticism and winner of the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. Raised in Montreal, Gopnik lived in Paris... Read more

24 August, 2010

The Cloud's CEO quit to save planet

George Polk resigned as chief executive of The Cloud earlier this year amid... Read more

1 May, 2007 by Richard Thurston
Chief executive of The Cloud resigns

Chief executive of The Cloud resigns

...part of a widespread management shake-up at the Wi-Fi provider. George Polk was one of two men who set up the company in... Read more

23 April, 2007 by Richard Thurston

UK cities promised blanket Wi-Fi

...More cities are expected to be announced later in the year and George Polk, chief executive of The Cloud, said the aim is to provide... Read more

3 January, 2006 by Andy McCue

UK cities to get blanket wi-fi coverage

...More cities are expected to be announced later in the year and George Polk, CEO of the Cloud, said the aim is to provide wireless... Read more

3 January, 2006 by Andy McCue

Free Wi-Fi access for Nintendo users

...Wi-Fi networks and open out the market to a wider audience. George Polk, chief executive of The Cloud, said showing how easy and accessible... Read more

4 November, 2005 by Karen Gomm

VC funding rains down on The Cloud

...Peter Elliott, previously international IT chief at Orange, as chief network officer. George Polk, The Cloud's founder and chief executive, said the company continues... Read more

12 July, 2004 by Tony Hallett

Thousands more Wi-Fi hot spots for UK

...value of our neutral network to service providers and potential users," said George Polk, managing director of The Cloud. "Our service providers will now have... Read more

8 September, 2003 by Graeme Wearden
Serpent on the Rock by Kurt Eichenwald 3.0.1

Serpent on the Rock by Kurt Eichenwald 3.0.1

...Times for more than seventeen years. A two-time winner of the George Polk Award for Excellence in Journalism and a finalist for the 2000... Read more

21 February, 2010
The Terrorist Watch by Ronald Kessler 3.0.1

The Terrorist Watch by Ronald Kessler 3.0.1

...Street Journal investigative reporter, Kessler has won sixteen journalism awards, including two George Polk Awards. He is chief Washington correspondent of NewsMax.com. Kessler lives... Read more

21 February, 2010
The Price of Admission by Daniel Golden 3.0.1

The Price of Admission by Daniel Golden 3.0.1

...of numerous journalistic honors and awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the George Polk Award, he holds a B.A. from Harvard College. He lives... Read more

21 February, 2010
The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton 3.0.1

The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton 3.0.1

...and foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He was awarded two George Polk Awards for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and the... Read more

21 February, 2010
Black and White and Dead All Over by John Darnton 3.0.1

Black and White and Dead All Over by John Darnton 3.0.1

...and foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He was awarded two George Polk Awards for his coverage of Africa and Eastern Europe, and the... Read more

16 February, 2010

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