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An X-shaped recession
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
Last month, I did a blog entry explaining why the real unemployment figures are worse than what the official statistics tell us. Now The Wall Street Journal takes it one step further and gives us 10 reasons why the US economy is worse than we think . More companies are asking people to take ...
Oxfordshire: Riesen-Kaninchen küßt Hund!
in pfotenundfell, on July 13, 2009
© CATERS NEWS AGENCY Das ist wesentlich interessanter, wenn ein Kaninchen einen Hund küßt, als wenn ein Mensch einen Hund beißt oder wenn gar der Letzte von Hunden gebissen wird. Ob das Riesenkaninchen Benny, das vom Ehepaar Heather in Oxfordshire gehalten wird, ins Guiness-Buch der Reko...
Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
I happily voted for Barack Obama last year. I was thrilled to see George Bush and his cronies swept away.
But I had no illusions: I knew that fixing the country's problems, especially its struggling economy, would require a long, hard slog. I knew, too, that things weren't magically g...
LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged External HDD Is One Tough Media Server
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 9, 2009
Making certain products rugged makes a lot of sense. Rugged laptops are a must for some careers, and rugged cellphones and flash drives are great because of how fragile those devices typically are. A media center however, may not need to stand up to the harshest of conditions, but that has not ...
Jackson's funeral: taxpayers foot the bill
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
The California economy is in meltdown. So why do taxpayers have to pay for Michael Jackson's funeral? An expensive live event for a dead superstar. The Los Angeles Times reports that inquiries are under way into how the city ended up paying $1.4 million for the funeral. That includes 3500...
Warren Buffett 捐赠 15 亿美元股票
in Wangtam, on July 6, 2009
据上周末提交的一份监管文件 显示 ，股神 Warren Buffett 已经按照 2006 年作出的承诺，捐献了价值约为 15 亿美元的 Berkshire Hathaway 股票作为慈善基金。
文件显示， Buffett 向 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 捐献了 428688 股的 Berkshire Hathaway 公司的 B 类股票，并向四个家族慈善基金捐赠了 87884 股股票。
在捐出上述股票以后， Buffett 仍持有3 5 万股的 Berkshire Hathaway 公司的 A 类股票和 1501532 股的 B 类股票。按照...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
So what's going to happen now with Neverland? It would have to be flogged. Here's why. The only thing that kept Michael Jackson from bankruptcy was his half ownership of the copyrights to The Beatles catalogue. He owned them in a joint venture with record company Sony. But with his liab...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
Hard to go past Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone where he accuses it of engineering every market manipulation since the Great Depression. Taibbi doesn't pull any punches either. He calls it the "Wall Street bubble mafia". He writes: "If America is circling the drain...
Are you ready for a mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 1, 2009
For many people, owning a home is still the embodiment of the American dream. (I guess they don't know yet about clogged gutters, weeding and broken water heaters.) The desire to own something, to call something yours, is a strong one.
Of course, the American dream has taken a bit of a hit thes...
The Mother of all Dashboards
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...er, in ways which are not always obvious. President Obama, one of the original sponsors of the 2006 bill, has made implementation a priority and federal CIO Vivek Kundra has been cracking the whip on ...
Unsichtbar macht sich die Dummheit, indem sie sehr große Ausmaße annimmt.
in Bauen - aber richtig, on June 30, 2009
© maha-online Warum entwickelt sich das Finanzsystem rund um London und New York so eigenartig, obwohl das kleine Einmaleins der Mathematik, der Betriebswirtschaft und der Volkswirtschaft seit Jahrzehnten so sträflich mißachtet wird? Warum wird vertuscht? Warum werden Fehler durch noch g...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...e H-1B visa: Indian outsourcing.
A bill currently before Congress, the Durbin-Grassley visa reform bill, would probably bring an end to the Indian outsourcing model by requiring that U.S. company hav...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
Change Your Thermostat’s Setting to Save Money on AC
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2009
© bunky's pickle
Another great way to save money on your air conditioning bill this summer is to change the setting on your thermostat for your central air conditioning. If you do not have one that you can automatically set, then you may want to get one.
It is a good idea to set it at a...
More Tips to Save Money on Air Conditioning
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 17, 2009
© parcelbrat
One thing that will really help a home to absorb heat is the outside color of your home. The darker the color of the outside the more heat that your house will absorb. If you want to lower the cost of your air conditioning over the summer months then you need to have a lighter co...
Save Money on Air Conditioning This Summer
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 12, 2009
© randyr.net
As summer comes your way, you know that keeping your house cool will also become a concern. This year, however, you can take some steps before it gets here to save money on your air conditioning bill.
Follow these five steps to keep you're A/C bills lower this year:
1. Mak...
Save Money on Groceries by Using All Your Food
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 9, 2009
© bucklava
In most homes, it is rare that everything is eaten with each meal - unless you simply are not serving enough food. Generally, you will have some of this and some of that left over. While it may be tempting to throw out these small portions, you can save money on your grocery bill i...
Zum Tod von David Carradine
in Kinoplausch, on June 7, 2009
Nun, was die Todesursache von David Carradine angeht, da wird es nun wohl viel zu lesen und zu hören geben. Von " Sexsucht " ist mittlerweile die Rede, die zu einem tödlichen Unfall geführt haben soll. Er soll allein im Hotelzimmer gewesen sein, in der er erhängt aufgefunden wurde.
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Time to Start Your Business? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on May 31, 2009
© Domain Barnyard
It's easy to be a pessimist when things really are bad. But the truth is that opportunity doesn't fly as a passenger on the wings of today's economy. It charts its own course...
I saw a piece recently at YoungEntrepreneur that reflected on a short list of com...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
Skoll Foundation has created a n excellent video giving an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneurs like Mohammad Yunus offer their point of views about the opportunities in this area.
...
亿万富翁聚会讨论人口过剩
in Wangtam, on May 30, 2009
上周的超级富豪聚会注定会引来批评。
Associated Press
有诸多亿万富翁参加了这次纽约聚会，其中包括盖茨(Bill Gates)、巴菲特(Warren Buffett)、洛克菲勒(David Rockefeller)、布罗德(Eli Broad)、索罗斯(George Soros)、特纳(Ted Turner)、温弗瑞(Oprah Winfrey) 以及布隆博格(Michael Bloomberg)等等。《慈善记事报》(Chronicle of Philanthropy)将这次聚会描绘成一个旨在鼓励慈善的非正式聚会。只是一些亿万富翁在一起聚聚餐，友好地交流一下如何促进慈善捐...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 5: 1934 Aston Martin Mk II
in Classical Drives, on May 27, 2009
The modern Aston Martins are so spectacular we sometimes forget that the legendary British marque has a long and noble history, dating back to 1914 when Old Etonian Lionel Martin built a car to drive in the Aston Clinton hillclimb. During the 1920s and 1930s, Aston Martin sports cars were renow...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
Around the beginning of May I saw two different pieces of news on the NVCA that have hung around in my mind as I've read through other piece of economic news. The first piece, at Red Herring , simply outlined some suggestions the NVCA made at its annual meeting in Boston at the end of April...
巴菲特之子的慈善攻略
in Wangtam, on May 24, 2009
越来越多的慈善家正在采用设定最后支出期限和日落条款的做法，以确保全球性的紧迫需要得到及时解决。通过在一定时间内拨付完资金，他们的慈善之举有望比传统基金会产生更大的直接影响。传统的基金会通常是为了永久存在而设立的，每年拨付约5%的资产。
经济滑坡、对环境问题紧迫性的认识以及政策变化的政治气候已经成熟都加深了这种紧迫感。
亿万富翁投资者巴菲特的儿子 Peter Buffett 和儿媳 Jennifer Buffett，Duty Free Shoppers Group 的创始人之一 Charles Feeney，以及微软创始人之一 Bill Gates 都是近年来采用了所谓的支出最后期限和...
Die beiden gegenläufigen Trends auf dem Immobilienmarkt
in Bauen - aber richtig, on May 24, 2009
© CBP Berlin Werdohler Weg "Top-Objekte werden teurer - Leerstände drücken die Preise auf dem Land." Das sind grob vereinfacht, die Tendenzen, die sich abzeichnen. Dabei ist es eher marginal, ob eine absichtlich herbeigeührte Inflation die Renditeerwartungen von Investoren verä...
Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next
in Sox First, on May 23, 2009
With Britain set to lose its AAA credit rating , there are fears that the United States could go the same way. Bill Gross, the co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. has told Bloomberg that the US is likely to suffer the same fate as its budget deficit keeps growin...
Study Finds P2P Makes Popular Music More Popular
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
A study by PRS for Music 's Will Page and BigChampagne Media Measurement 's Eric Garland, entitled The Long Tail of P2P [PDF file], finds that P2P filesharing only makes popular music more popular — it doesn't lead to the discovery of less well-known artists.
"The s...
Save Money on Groceries with Store Brands
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 22, 2009
© Number Six (bill lapp)
It is normal for people to want to buy the major brands - just because they see those brand names the most on TV. Truthfully, though, brand names are often the most well-known just because they have a larger budget for advertising. If you want to save money on groceri...
Will credit card bill stall mortgage foreclosures?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 20, 2009
According to a report from CBS News, the average U.S. family carried $7,300 in credit card debt in 2007. That's a big financial burden.
Is there a relation between this spiraling credit card debt and housing foreclosures? Probably. It's hard to make your mortgage payments when you'...
Finally
in The CIO Weblog, on May 19, 2009
I see Gartner is finally getting on board the "Skip Vista" bandwagon, a bit too late to be of much use to any audience which might have made productive use of the analysis, but anyway, you know, welcome.
More surprising is the quote later in the same article from Senior VP for Wi...
Der Schwanengesang der USA
in Bauen - aber richtig, on May 18, 2009
© Jeff Sandquist Die Bürger der USA haben gut gewählt: Die Show kann beginnen! President Barack Obama bietet alles, was die USA brauchen, um sich stimmungsvoll von ihrer Führungsrolle auf diesem Planeten zurückzuziehen. "Im Oktober 2005 wurde Obama in dem britischen Journal 'N...
Transformers 2 剧情细节
in Wangtam, on May 16, 2009
• Transformers 2 剧情细节
• Update to U.S. ad text trademark policy
• Twitter Culture Wars at The Times: 'We Need a Zone of Trust,' Bill Keller Tells Staff
• Congratulations, Google staff: $210k in profit per head in 2008
• Trouble Ahead For Blip.fm?
• 惠普全球共召回20.3万块笔记本电池
• Hulu Ques...
Navigating the new mortgage roadmap
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 12, 2009
I applied for my most recent mortgage loan back in 2006. You might remember that this was right before the housing boom ended and the housing crash began. Bad timing on my part. Today, my home is worth far less than what I paid for it.
But there was one benefit of buying a home in 2006: Getting a m...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
There are few things more controversial in the world of IT HR than the H1B foreign-worker visa program. CIOs, as a rule, are fans; the ability to hire from an increasingly large pool of eager and well-educated foreign workers to fill domestic jobs helps ease the pay scale. Industry leaders as illust...
Save Money on Your Grocery Shopping
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 7, 2009
© hellochris
If you were to look over your food budget and all that is spent on eating out - it would probably surprise most people. When you realize that so large a percentage of your income goes to food would probably even be a shock to many. Finding ways to save money on groceries would pr...
Peace and Love Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 4, 2009
White Gold and Diamond Jewelry
Peace & Love by Nancy Davis is fine jewelry with a beautiful message. Each piece is crafted from 18K white gold with diamonds or other precious and semiprecious stones . The designs are a timeless combination of elegance and brilliance. Boundless optimism is ...
Ratings agency crackdowns
in Sox First, on May 1, 2009
Ratings agencies did a lot to bring on this recession by giving dysfunctional outfits a clean bill of health. Now they're being held to account, not before time. Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings are being sued for negligence fraud and deceit and as F...
Taiwan Approves Three-Strikes Law
in P2P File Sharing, on April 30, 2009
© Erik Charlton
The Taiwanese government this week approved an amendment to its copyright laws, targeted specifically at P2P users.
"The amendment makes it a crime to use P2P technology to facilitate the distribution of copyrighted works online, which sounds like pretty bad news for Ta...
Budget Mistakes to Avoid
in The Flyaway Weblog, on April 30, 2009
Mark Kahler had a good post recently on mistakes people make when they're trying to travel cheap. His first tip highlights one of the most common mistakes budget travels make. Mark says don't feel like you have to trade either safety or cleanliness for a good deal. Budget travelers a...
Bodenlose Frechheit: Bankgehälter steigen, Altersversorgung verliert an Wert!
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 29, 2009
© kevindooley Muß ich das noch kommentieren? Jahresgutachten: 2008/09 " Die Finanzkrise meistern - Wachstumskräfte stärken ", Veröffentlicht am 12.11.2008, Seite 1, Abschnitt 3 (pdf-Datei):
"3. Es gab deshalb keine Alternative zu den koordinierten, umfassenden und teilwei...
50 Ways to Leave your Outsourcer
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...ould a company wish to move.
So, in the spirit of the Paul Simon song...
"Don't pay the bill, Will"
"Threaten to sue, Lew"
"Benchmark the fee, Lee"
"it will se...
Warum kaufen Chinesen so viele US-Anleihen?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 27, 2009
© Wesley Oostvogels Da lese ich doch tatsächlich heute morgen per Newsletter eine Einschätzung von Bill Bonner , die mir bereits in 2008 begegnet ist:
" Der Absatz des Einzelhandels soll in China um 15% gestiegen sein. Gleichzeitig erfahre ich aus einem Bericht, dass China die Auf...
Haben Sie heute schon eine Immobilie gekauft?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 24, 2009
© CBP Vielleicht geht es Ihnen so wie mir: Ich sitze immer nur auf einem Stuhl und bewohne immer nur eine Wohnung. Ich spare, um mir in einigen Jahren ein Haus kaufen zu können. Wenn Sie also heute darüber nachgedacht haben, wann Sie Ihre nächste Immobilie kaufen werden, dann befinden si...
Gates Foundation World Malaria Day Blogger Teleconference
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 23, 2009
© star5112
World Malaria Day is on April 25.
In honor of the day, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to host a blogger-exclusive teleconference today, Thursday, April 23 at 10:30am PT (1:30pm ET) to highlight exciting malaria research being conducted through the Grand Ch...
Save Money by Conserving Use of Electricity
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 19, 2009
© TheTruthAbout...
As I have mentioned several times, there are many ways to save money. One way is to reduce your electric bill. Here are some money saving tips about how to do just that.
1. Become Energy Conscious
If you think about it, there are already probably a few things that you...
科技创业公司成功过冬样板
in Wangtam, on April 17, 2009
《纽约时报》近日 发表文章称 ，经济危机爆发后，一些科技创业公司陷入困境，而一家名为 Jive 的软件公司危机中求变，取得了骄人业绩，成为科技创业公司过冬的样板，以下是文章主要内容：
去年 10 月，当华尔街已深陷金融危机泥淖时，各大科技公司还坚信即使经济最困难，它们也能置身事外。但投资过 Google、Yahoo 和 YouTube 的知名风投机构 — 红杉资本当月紧急召集来自旗下100家投资组合成员公司 (portfolio companies) 的 CEO 召开会议，会上，该机构发出警告，震撼了整个硅谷和其它地区的创业公司。
会上，风投家们展示了一张题为"...
Sun 是另一个 Yahoo？
in Wangtam, on April 11, 2009
Sun 现在拒绝 IBM 的收购要约，以后只会追悔莫及？
答案或许只有到一年之后才能见分晓，但 Sun 再也找不到比 Yahoo 更好的前车之鉴了。网络搜索和广告公司雅虎去年夏天拒绝了微软每股42美元的收购报价，现在股价已经跌到了 13.11 美元。
Sun 正在进行艰苦的讨价还价，敦促 IBM 提高目前磋商中每股 9.10-9.40 美元的价格。正如今天《华尔街日报》文章所指出的，谈判的最后阶段总是充满着边缘策略，最后反而会绝处逢生。
Sun 还希望 IBM 遵守任何可能出现的监管要求。 IBM 拥有服务器市场32%的市场份额，而 Sun 拥有 10% 的份额；因此监管部门很有可...
The great economic cover up
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
First, we had Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke talking about "green shoots" and how the recession will come to an end this year. Now we have Lawrence Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council saying that the economic disaster will come to an end in t...
Enterprise 2.0: Reality Check
in The CIO Weblog, on April 10, 2009
I found the most interesting part of Wednesday's TechExecs CIO Panel Forum to be, well, the panel forum. Moderated by Boeing System Analyst and University of Phoenix professor Bill Allen and comprised of Bill Peterson, CTO of Routh, Crabtree, Olsen PS , Washington Delta Dental CIO John Polt...
Seattle TechExecs CIO Panel Forum
in The CIO Weblog, on April 8, 2009
I left Seattle TechExecs CIO Panel Forum earlier today burning with unanswered questions.
The event was interesting and informative, but I couldn't help but feel that it didn't live up to its potential as not a lot of forum-like activity happened until the very end.
I was perhaps most inte...
A Chill in Paris...
in Wandalust, on April 6, 2009
BusinessWeek has a story at the moment on the economic chill sweeping the Paris tourism industry. They describe Paris as "the most visited city on earth" and say that the international economic down turn is "a catastrophe" for the city.
Airport arrivals were down 8% in Februar...
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
in IfEnergy, on April 3, 2009
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 exists now in draft form in the U.S. House. The WWF is happy; groups like Shop Floor are unhappy.
I had to laugh at one of Shop Floor's points. They agreed that the new law would create a lot of jobs, but said that so did Hurricane Katri...
RIM Follows Apple With New Apps Store
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 3, 2009
Everyone else is doing it so it's got to be a good idea. That's the logic anyway when it comes to Apps stores these days. Apple is credited as leading the way with their immensely popular iPhone Store with Microsoft playing catch up through a similar store of their own.
Research in Mo...
Google to Invest in Biotechnology
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 2, 2009
Google is launching "Google Ventures" a new venture-capital fund which will invest across a range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, clean-tech, bio-tech and health care.
According to the Boston Globe report :
Google Ventures will scout for entrepreneurial oppor...
Going to Cuba... Maybe Soon
in Latina Viva, on April 2, 2009
TravelPost had a piece yesterday on a bill in Congress that would relax travel restrictions to Cuba. Cuba and iconic spots like the Hotel Nacional de Cuba may once again be a legal travel destinations for U.S. citizens, thanks to a congressional bill unveiled yesterday that would lift the 47-y...
A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
© Madzik
So I admit I haven't been blogging for a loong time. Times have kept me busy and at some time I forgot that I SHOULD blog something.
Nevertheless I recent thought occurred to me and I found it a valuable lesson.
The Economist recently glamored over the Web 2.0 years and finished...
Samsung Mondi WiMAX slider announced
in The Smart PDA, on April 1, 2009
samsung has recently announced its new WiMAX slider known as the Samsung Mondi. It comes with some powerful features, which are listed below:
OS: Windows Mobile 6.1
Display: Huge 4.3 inch touch screen
Camera: 3.0 Megapixel Camera and Camcorder
Memory: 4GB internal memory
Connectivity: WiMAX...
BREAKING: UPS Announces It Will Stop Advertising On Bill O'Reilly's Show
in Wangtam, on March 28, 2009
• BREAKING: UPS Announces It Will Stop Advertising On Bill O'Reilly's Show
• JustQuoted .com - Inspirational Quotes On The Net
• Information Age Prayer
• Recipester: Software How-to the Wiki Way
• Home : Greg Grunberg Talks About It! [ TalkAboutIt.org ]
• The Great Movie Experimen...
Support the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009
in Allergies, on March 28, 2009
I received the following from Papoose Publishing by email and thought I would share:
If you care about a child with food allergies will you take a few minutes to help The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009 get passed by Congress this year and to ask for more food allergy rese...
Non-profit newspapers? No way!
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
And so the newspaper carnage continues with reports that the Ann Arbor News will fold after 174 years of operations and news that the Daily Mail in England will cut 1000 jobs because advertising is drying up. Now Reuters reports that US Senator Benjamin Cardin has introduced a bill that w...
The Personality of an Entrepreneur
in BootStrapMe, on March 25, 2009
Young Entrepreneur had a piece recently on entrepreneurial personality. It was an interesting look at the importance of matching personality to your job function.
The article interviews consultant Bill Wagner of Accord Management Systems. Word to the wise, we can't change our personality bu...
Your car keys will now foot your bill
in The RFID Weblog, on March 21, 2009
A man comes to a departmental store in his swanky BMW and shops around the store for his daily needs. When he approaches the counter to pay for his purchases the executive on the other side asks him as to how he would like to pay for them and he coolly hands over his car key which is read to pa...
The Baby Fat Diet
in Next Nine Months, on March 20, 2009
Baby has arrived and it's time to bid the baby fat away! Um... but how? Can it be done without sacrificing nutrition, losing precious time preparing meals, or denting the budget?
In the book, The Baby Fat Diet , authors Monica Bearden and Shara Aaron, both new moms and dietitians, off...
Accounting reshuffle
in Sox First, on March 19, 2009
What happens when you are not happy with the accounting rule-makers? Bring in a new one. That seems to be the proposal from Edward L. Yingling from the American Bankers' Assocation. He has recommended replacing the Financial Accounting Standards Board with a "systemic regulator"...
Forbes 公布 2009 年全球富豪排行榜
in Wangtam, on March 13, 2009
《Forbes》本周推出2009年全球富豪排行榜，微软联合创始人、董事长 Bill Gates 重新夺回全球首富的头衔，不过其资产较去年同期减少了 180 亿美元。
《Forbes》的排行榜显示 ，受全球经济衰退的影响，今年上榜富豪的平均净资产为 30 亿美元，较上年减少了 23%。今年，共有 793 人上榜，远低于去年的 1125 人。美国依旧是全球富豪的聚集地，45% 的上榜富豪来自于美国，占据了全球富豪总资产的 44%。在过去的一年当中，共有 656 位富豪的资产缩水，但也有 44 名富豪的资产出现了增长。
受股价大跌的影响，去年的全球首富、股神 Warren Buffett...
France Debates 'World's Toughest' Anti-P2P Law
in P2P File Sharing, on March 12, 2009
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The French government is currently debating a Bill that, if passed, would result in "the creation of a state surveillance agency to monitor online use, and those who download illegally losing Internet access for up to a year," accor...
OMNIBUS Bill Passes: AIP Funded for Over $300 Billion
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 12, 2009
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Tuesday the Senate approved the omnibus Bill that will provide funding for DOT, FAA and a few other federal departments and agencies. The bill provides the funding through fiscal year 2009.
The highly controversial measure, which includes a total of $3.515 billion in AIP fun...
H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
in Do you like to cook?, on March 12, 2009
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I just stumbled on some pretty interesting disturbing legislation coming out of the Congress of the United States. The bill is HR 875 and it's labeled as the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. At first glance it didn't seem like much. However, there are several ...
Millionaires and fake prosperity
in Sox First, on March 12, 2009
Shed a tear for the rich. In some of the most cringe-making reporting I've seen yet, we have the news that number of millionaires in the United States has fallen by more than a quarter because of the financial crisis. There are 2.5 million fewer of them and the rich are crying poor. The t...
