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What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...ers in the US, up 7.2 million from the start of the recession and it keeps going up. The Financial Times points out the obvious in this republished form here : "It is incredible that 19 months ...
Madoff's tough spell
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
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Much has been said about Bernard Madoff's 150 year prison sentence. The Los Angeles Times points out the obvious : his sentence is a lot shorter than what was handed out to the likes of Denis...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times was an event organized some while ago in Montreal Canada. Since there are some interesting videos from the presentations in this ...
Succeeding on the Internet
in TJ's Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...succeed on the Internet.
Tip number 1: Do what you do best... Seems like a no-brainer, but often times when companies start out they want to be a one stop web shop. Durng our early days we took on p...
Europe Gets Universal Phone Charger Standard and I am Jealous
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...e living in the United States, but for a technology buff and gadget head, it can be frustrating at times. Korea gets the most fantastic cell phones, and Japan has mobile television on everything, and ...
AgfaPhoto Is Producing A Tough Digital Camera For Tough Times
in Digital Shot, on June 30, 2009
...oof to 10 meters able to withstand reasonable abuse.
This is why I say it's a camera for tough times, although during today's tough economic times, it's also easy on the pocketbook.
Wit...
Jackson's estate: the blooduckers zero in
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...told it to the police. There was a nanny in the London papers Sunday almost bragging about how many times she had to pump his stomach. And the papers here were lousy with other writers acting as if th...
Giveaway: Series I Trading card bed
in WebKinzBlog, on June 27, 2009
...es I Trading Card beds!
To enter:
-Post your username on the thread
-This time, you can AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. Seriously, go nuts!
-Drawing will be held on late night Tuesday - good luck to e...
WildCharge Evolves the iPhone to the Next Level
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 25, 2009
...ge up to five devices simultaneously as long as you have the necessary skins and adapters.
Via NY Times
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Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
in Wangtam, on June 24, 2009
...s Considers Paid Access to Mobile News
• Qik For Android Alpha leaks, Immediately Hits The Market
• BzzScapes
• The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
• TinyPetition - Create a petition today!
•...
Role of Genetics in Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on June 24, 2009
...allergies in the near future.
But how much of an influence does genetics really play? A New York Times report looks into it and concludes:
Unlike hair and eye color, they stem from the interactio...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...but bankers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking up pay for investment ban...
Russia and Japan to Collaborate on Nanotech
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
... will focus on selecting specific projects the two can work on together," according to Small Times .
"The main focus of the interaction will be the selection of specific projects from Jap...
Have a Ball - in Dublin...
in Wandalust, on June 21, 2009
... MSNBC recently looked at the city of Dublin and said that despite the hard economic times, visitors to the Irish capital can still have a ball there. While Ireland's famed "Celtic Tiger&quo...
Jammie Thomas-Rasset Hit With $1.92 Million Fine
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
...usic — was also on there, it kicks the percentage up even further..."
More here from Times Online ... more here from TorrentFreak ... more here from InformationWeek ... more here f...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 20, 2009
... © Ed Yourdon
In these current times, social responsibility has never been more important in the business world. It's easy to find about whether large companies act responsibly. But how do yo...
Taking a Chance
in Next Nine Months, on June 19, 2009
...haven't been the same since.
About a year later, my wife was pregnant again and like so many times before, we lost it. This time it was different. We knew what we lost. It was terrible. We manag...
Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...lend required twice as much force to push the tube halfway shut as the other biomaterial, and eight times as much force as the collagen tube.
The new material showed promise for nerve guides but woul...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
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Fascinating story in the Financial Times about how the Mafia has been cashing in on the financial crisis with two apparently "Japanese" men bringing $134 billion worth of fake Treasury...
Giveaway: Musical Maestro Super Bed
in WebKinzBlog, on June 18, 2009
...per cool new Super Bed.
To enter:
-Post your username on the thread
-This time, you can AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. Seriously, go nuts!
-Drawing will be held on late night Sunday - good luck to ev...
Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...ve medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "Women tend to see the doctor two or three times more than men."
So where does that leave us women? We nudge the guys in our lives to be ...
ASUS 与 Disney 联手打造儿童用 NetBook
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
当前经济衰退中，许多玩具公司避免推出高价产品， Disney 却逆势而行，打算在假期销售旺季来临前推出售价 350 美元的儿童 netBook 。
这款 netBook "Disney Netpal"将于7月底起在美国和加拿大的 Toys "R" US 店铺和 Amazon 销售。
美泰和孩之宝(Hasbro)等玩具公司以及 Toys "R" US 等零售商则认为，因失业率上升、楼市低迷及信贷紧缩影响到父母的消费能力，因此价格便宜的玩具会更受欢迎。
Disney 表示，这是该公司首次在北美推出笔记本电脑，五年前该公司曾试图...
U.S. Open vs The Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2009
...ominous element: the weather.
The forecast for the entire tournament just stinks. Rain, heavy at times, thunderstorms and showers are the projected story right through until early next week.
The c...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...just not good enough. As New York University economics professor Lawrence White told the New York Times : "It's the equivalent of grabbing the rating agencies by the lapels, shaking them, a...
How MySpace fell behind
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
...the number of users, MySpace went backwards. What caused this? Analysts have told the Los Angeles Times that much of it has to do with the MySpace fixation on its portal strategy portal strategy wh...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...may be influencing a general shift in eating preferences among children.
Read full report at NY Times .
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Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...perjury and theft, faces up to 150 years in jail. And his victims want exactly that! The New York Times reports that Madoff's victims, many of them widows and war veterans had sent 100 emails a...
How to Create an Action Plans
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 15, 2009
Times are tough. In the midst of tough times, sometimes a business manage has to do something . But deciding to do something is different than deciding how to do something...
Entrepreneur.com had a good piece recently on creating an action plan. This is the number one secret to effective goal...
IBM's confusing cloud strategy
in The CIO Weblog, on June 15, 2009
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On the first read-through of this New York Times' article on IBM's plans to entice the enterprise with cloud computing offerings, you might be pardoned for simply assuming that Big Blue...
Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
...airly lengthy piece looks at the state of biofuel from algea and points out that algae could be 100 times more productive per acre for biodiesel than soybeans. Plus, no one eats algae.
© neurmadic...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Lake Baikal, Siberia
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 12, 2009
...ust 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-Ude (on the shores of Lake Baikal) less than a dozen times each year. The high temperature is more often under 80 degrees on those days. Temperatures at ...
Giveaway: Running shoe racer
in WebKinzBlog, on June 12, 2009
...ay a Running Shoe Racer!
To enter:
-Post your username on the thread
-This time, you can AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. Seriously, go nuts!
-Drawing will be held on late night Sunday - good luck to ev...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
... (for that matter, 11% are postponing marriage) because of economic woes. Writing in the New York Times , John Hopkins University sociology professor Andrew J. Cherlin says the paradox is that it wi...
ROI metrics for SOA
in The CIO Weblog, on June 11, 2009
...ributes versus other efforts? Or do you shut down every other cost-saving effort in these difficult times just so you can see how the SOA is doing? Is SOA the only thing affecting your application dev...
Hard times for logistics and transportation companies...
in Supplychainer, on June 11, 2009
The economic downturn has given the logistics and transportation a hard time. To give some examples of the reasons:
- As people are buying less, there are less requests to transport products to retail stores.
- Manufacturing sector, especially parts and component manufacturers see a dramatic ...
Who would buy a newspaper?
in Sox First, on June 11, 2009
...e horse and buggy. In that context, it's fascinating to read the reports of how the New York Times is now selling the Boston Globe after cutting journalists' pay there by 23%. Whether they&...
FDA's Annette McCarthy: We Can Manage Nanotech Food Safety
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 11, 2009
...safety should examine its 'impact on identity and toxicity.'"
More here from Small Times.
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Rental Rates for that House at the Beach this Summer are Down
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...If you're thinking of renting a place this summer as part of your vacation, the NY Times says you should be very happy with the price you get in the current market - and it might pay you to shop...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
With Toyota unveiling its third generation Prius, it's time to ask whether GM's Volt will be able to match the competition. Or for that matter, save GM. We read in the report here that the car comes with a new four cylinder engine with more horsepower and special braking, which recap...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...ortgage loan officers are supposed to be looking out for the best interests of their clients at all times. They're the experts. When they push a certain loan at borrowers, they're supposed to ...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
...eing targeted in a federal lawsuit alleging it steered blacks into subprime mortgages. The New York Times reports that Well Fargo employees employees referred to blacks as "mud people" and t...
Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officier
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 7, 2009
... also a new Chief Information Officer, Vivek Kundra. And he was appointed before Chopra.
The NT Times has published an interview with Chopra that spells out how he sees the job. The article poin...
Barcelona: Things to Do
in Wandalust, on June 7, 2009
...been to Barcelona , but not in this millennium/ I'd love to go back.
I saw a piece in the NY Times not long ago on tings to do in the city. At least it was an article on things the author of th...
Giveaway: Prom-tastic
in WebKinzBlog, on June 5, 2009
... giveaway two of them.
To enter:
-Post your username on the thread
-This time, you can AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT. Seriously, go nuts!
-Drawing will be held on Sunday night - good luck to everyon...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...y of nerve disorders caused by diabetes, are present in about 70 percent of diabetic patients. Sometimes there are no symptoms and other times there may be tingling or loss of feeling, very commonly i...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...er for families to pay their bills.
And then theree are all those medical bills.
The Los Angeles Times today ran a story citing a Harvard University study that shows that medical bills are playing...
Time to Start Your Business? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on May 31, 2009
... a need they can meet and they like the challenge that exists whether you start a business in good times or bad times.
Among the businesses the blog post mentions: Microsoft, which was started durin...
Barcelona: a Few Things to Do...
in Latina Viva, on May 31, 2009
...According to the NY Times, Barcelona is changing. And if you haven't been there recently, you should be aware of some of the changes. IN recent years, the once-gritty neighborhoods of Born, El R...
New MBAs claim they'll be ethical. Yeah right!
in Sox First, on May 31, 2009
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Interesting piece in the New York Times about future business leaders claiming they will be more ethical. According to the piece, about one out of five of the Harvard Business School graduating ...
How much is Facebook worth?
in Sox First, on May 30, 2009
...igital Sky Technologies, a private Russian internet investment group. As reported in the Financial Times , it values Facebook at $10 billion. It's extraordinary because it suggests Facebook is st...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Baguio, Philippines
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 29, 2009
... of the Philippines. The title is unofficial but well deserved. June, July and August are cool, wet times in Baguio. While the temperature in Manila is hovering around 78F degrees at night in July, it...
Die Anzahl der Freiberufler steigt weiterhin an
in versicherungsintern, on May 29, 2009
...rsicherungswirtschaft (GDV) und Chef der HUK-Coburg, sagte der Financial Times Deutschland, die Versicherer seien bislang ein "stabilisierendes Element" in der Krise gewesen. Keine Gesellsch...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...hat there was a time when the housing market wasn't just doing well, it was booming. There were times when people were buying houses with the sole intent of quickly selling them at higher prices. ...
Antalya: Turkey's Mediterranean Playground
in Wandalust, on May 29, 2009
... entertainment District. All of Kaleiçi is inside the city's old walls that date from Roman times. The old harbor (a modern marina now) also sits within the walls. The 35-hectare old city is divid...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
...d to ensure privacy is protected and they should also be honest without being brutal. As New York Times blogger Randy Cohen says, redundancies have to have an ethical dimension. "Mass layoffs ...
Windows 7: More of the New '7'
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
...; Vacation Listings || TweetLister
• Transferr
• Indiana Floors LLC.Com & Metroflor - Konecto Flooring
• Online Casino Reports | Online casinos and gambling news portal for Gamblers
• XL97...
Sony Ericsson plant Android-Handy
in Das Handy-Weblog, on May 27, 2009
...hten und dafür sorgen, dass wieder mehr Handys verkauft werden:
Wie der Branchendienst "IT Times" unter Berufung auf Sony-Marketingmanager peter Ang weiter meldet, arbeitet der Herstel...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...eve them given how wrong they've been so far. A prime example is housing prices. The New York Times reports that the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index has seen house price...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...t least some of those 40%, this decision makes sense. But the inevitable question in tight economic times is, how can you prove the project is worthwhile?
This all comes up again because Joe McKendri...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
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An alarming Los Angeles Times report that the US Social Security system is reporting a major surge in early retirement claims from laid off workers. It's up 25% ahead of last year. Clearly, ...
Tuleste Market Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...as been featured in Lucky, Elle, W Magazine, WWD, Harper's Bazaar, Page Six Magazine, New York Times T Magazine, New York Times Style Section, Flaunt, Surface, Numero Japan , and more. Most recen...
British Airways axes first class: more to come?
in Sox First, on May 24, 2009
...prising to read the news report that british Airways has just got rid of first class. In hard times, there's less demand for first class and business class travel. With BA chief executive Wi...
Social entrepreneurship in China
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 23, 2009
... Kristi Heims of Seattle Times gives nice examples of how some Chinese companies are taking responsibility towards creating a socially responsible business and also the role of the entrepreneurs in...
Linpus GM: Linux Netbooks to Hit 50 Percent Market Share This Year
in HackITLinux, on May 22, 2009
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Earlier this month, The Taipei Times' Elizabeth Tchii reported that Linpus Technologies general manager Stephen Lim "expects Linux-based netbooks to reach 50 percent market share by...
Hanalei Bay in Kauai
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 22, 2009
...r" list that Leatherman has published since he starting in 1991 and a Hawaii Beach has won 10 times. Florida beaches have won in six previous years - including last year.
...
Oprah Hearts Skype
in The VoIP Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...ever, it certainly won't hurt either..."
More here from AHN ... more here from the LA Times ... and more here from CNN .
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Swinburne University Researchers Create 'Five-Dimensional' DVDs
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 21, 2009
...hnology today announced the development of a 'five-dimensional' DVD with a capacity 2,000 times that of current DVDs.
"By adding nanoparticles to discs, researcher Min Gu and others ...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
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How much are business schools to blame for the recession? Writing in The Times , Phillip Delves Broughton says MBA should actually stand for Master of the Business Apocalypse. Broughton writes:...
