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Breaking up the banks
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
...ks had "created possibly the biggest moral hazard in history". Expecting taxpayers to provide catastrophe insurance, King said, was just wrong. Former federal reserve chairman Paul Volcker has calle...
Next world war could be in cyberspace
in Sox First, on October 7, 2009
...ance and food distribution. "The next world war could happen in cyberspace and that would be a catastrophe. We have to make sure that all countries understand that in that war, there is no such t...
une clé USB haute-capacité et tous les ordinateurs deviennent vôtres !
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on septembre 18, 2009
...9;essentiel des dossiers et logiciels dont on peut avoir besoin. Et sans la crainte de la catastrophe que constituerait la perte ou le vol du portable !
Les clés USB haute-capacité existent préciséme...
Word interdit sur les ordinateurs des Etat-Unis !
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on août 31, 2009
...ion se mobilisent, pointant du doigt la catastrophe si Word et par conséquent Office sont interdits de vente. Comment produire les omniprésents .doc et .docx qui sont les standards de faut du traiteme...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...d supports the greening of the automobile.
So why did Bob Lutz walk away in the midst of GMs worst catastrophe since the depression? Because he saw the writing on the wall. As the company became abso...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...xplain why no economist, with the exception of an irascible handful, foresaw the greatest financial catastrophe since the Great Depression. Shiller and Akerlof base their arguments on the claim put f...
Climate change flood warning
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...s has warned that the world has only six years to act to avoid the damaging impact of the climate catastrophe. With the world still debating and no agreement on the best strategy, time is running ou...
Economic recovery a long "slog" - Volcker
in Sox First, on April 19, 2009
... Donald Kohn suggests that the worst of the recession might be over, the impact of the economic catastrophe is likely to last for some time. With unemployment figures increasing, people are unlike...
A Chill in Paris...
in Wandalust, on April 6, 2009
...t;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 February compared to last year. Ho...
Systems and the AIG catastrophe
in The CIO Weblog, on March 18, 2009
I'm sitting here watching AIG CEO Ed Liddy testify before the House Financial Services Committee insisting that he had to pay out massive bonuses to a bunch of people who, rightly or wrongly, are widely seen as culpable for leading the company into the dire straits in which it is in today.
Lidd...
Auto catastrophe
in Sox First, on February 28, 2009
When are they going to take this company off life support? General Motors has lost billions more than we expected with its latest result . The question is whether the funds from the US Government keeping the company going is throwing good money after bad. There is a structural shift going on i...
The Two Trillion Dollar Meltdown by Charles R Morris
in Sox First, on February 20, 2009
...urge of asset writedowns and widespread collateral defaults. The global financial system will be in catastrophe. And the global banks, investment banks and hedge funds have become part of a giant Ponz...
Winter of discontent: will the Paris riots spread?
in Sox First, on January 31, 2009
...aria. It's the winter of discontent and those with long memories will recall that the economic catastrophe produced the likes of Hitler, Mussolini and Franco.
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From finance failures to the FBI
in The CIO Weblog, on December 10, 2008
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The FBI, at least, does not seem to subscribe to the oddly popular notion that the catastrophe on Wall Street was caused or significantly contributed to by poor IT leadership. Or at least they s...
Why the bailout won't save automakers
in Sox First, on December 3, 2008
...ree open. Eventually taxpayers will run out of patience, or milk. To avoid discomfort now, we court catastrophe a short distance down the road. If the Big Three sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
China: the next domino
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
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The "China factor" was supposed to save the world from recession and catastrophe. Now it looks like it will speed up the nose dive and make the landing even harder. The latest survey sh...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 31
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 1, 2008
...out them later. But we also were very lucky in 2007, the second year in a row free of major insured catastrophes.
That party is over. It's a certainty that insurance-industry profit margins, incl...
Virtualization - Before Disaster Strikes
in On Storage, on May 22, 2008
... © e-strategyblog.com
What would you do if you knew a major catastrophe was on its way and threatened to totally destroy your data center?
I venture to say you really couldn't do anything to...
郎朗写给全球琴迷倡议书
in YuleGuan, on 2008-05-18
就在几天以前，中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震，波及周围十几个省市，目前可为止可统计死亡人数已达一万四千多人，更多在地震中受到伤害和失去家园的人们无时无刻不牵动着我们的心。
A few days ago, Sichuan province in China experienced a huge earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale, affecting more than 10 others provinces and cities. Up till this moment, over 14,000 people have lost their lives...
Wedding Day Problems: Rain
in White Lace Wedding, on May 8, 2008
... no idea what the weather will bring when your big day finally rolls around. To avoid a wedding day catastrophe if you plan to get married in any outdoor venue, consider these tips:
* Have a tent wai...
Carbon world of 2028
in Sox First, on March 19, 2008
...s might not want to write certain types of business. We should also get ready for a market in "catastrophe bonds" designed to offset risk. All these risks will be worked into asset prices, ...
It's that Time again
in The CIO Weblog, on March 8, 2008
...ime, at least in the US. For the first time in a couple of years, I can't think of any imminent catastrophe waiting to happen to any electronic devices the instant the clock hiccups tonight at mid...
India Internet outage update
in The CIO Weblog, on February 3, 2008
...king so far as if Indian outsourcing companies have dodged the bullet with respect to the potential catastrophe hinted at by the severing of two vital undersea data cables carrying traffic from the su...
BP, serial offender
in Sox First, on December 24, 2007
...r neglected to disclose this company's extensive history of law-breaking and failed to use this catastrophe to force change in a corporate culture that has led to so many deaths, pollution and dis...
Nokia Eco Sensor Concept Very Promising
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 10, 2007
... rate monitoring, UV radiation sensor, temperature sensor , and subscription to environmental catastrophe warning and guidance system.
Additionally, this concept phone is optimized for lower e...
Agree Not to Disagree
in On Storage, on November 7, 2007
...to or greater than their own security. But many of us would much rather take our chances with major catastrophe onsite than entrust our data to strangers.
That doesn't have to be. Utimaco Safewa...
Another Concert to Help Peruvian Victims of the Earthquake
in Latina Viva, on October 29, 2007
... expressed their pride and joy of being able to help Peruvians and Peru's recovering from this catastrophe - the concert will be joined by local artists, including Eva Ayllón, Pedro Suárez Vertiz...
Interview with Thomas Homer-Dixon
in Sox First, on September 8, 2007
This week, I sat down to have a chat with Thomas Homer-Dixon, professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto and author of The Upside of Down . In his book, Homer-Dixon argues that the world is under pressure from five big stresses: Energy stress, with the diminishing supply of con...
Stars United To Help the Victims of the Earthquake in Peru
in Latina Viva, on September 6, 2007
...re united by the intention of building a great network of civil solidarity that could help in this catastrophe and that will remain active" , Ruano explained.
The ALAS foundation (NGO supporte...
The Simpons Mobile Game: Minutes to Meltdown
in The Smart PDA, on July 23, 2007
...iar Springfield locales, avoiding the equally familiar and furious locals, in order to stop nuclear catastrophe.
Action, adventure and donuts await!
Text GAME SIMPSONS to 80202
From the screenshots...
Disaster Prescription
in On Storage, on June 21, 2007
...ion that can also be used as a remote QA or as a test facility as a disaster recovery site during a catastrophe. Go here to find out how to get the most out of the app. It is Veritas-specific, but it ...
Green Party Demands 12 Cent Gas Tax
in carzz.org, on June 7, 2007
.... The Canadian Green Party (depicted above) has the solution to "averting environmental catastrophe" a.k.a. global warming by introducing a[nother] new tax on petrol. Canadians alread...
Hurricane Hedge Funds & CAT Bonds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 28, 2007
... , which inflicted huge losses on the global insurance and reinsurance industries. Sales of CAT (catastrophe) bonds may triple to $4 billion this year. Hurricane Katrina produced record claims of m...
Copyrights Forever?
in P2P File Sharing, on May 28, 2007
In " A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn't Its Copyright? " Mark Helprin writes "No good case exists for the inequality of real and intellectual property, because no good case can exist for treating with special disfavor the work of the spirit and the mind."
I don't agre...
Copyrights Forever?
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 28, 2007
In " A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn't Its Copyright? " Mark Helprin writes "No good case exists for the inequality of real and intellectual property, because no good case can exist for treating with special disfavor the work of the spirit and the mind."
I don't agre...
10 steps to an IT governance disaster
in Sox First, on May 3, 2007
...d Secretaries Australia journal Keeping good companies . The piece 10 steps to an IT governance catastrophe written by lawyers Paul Kallenbach and Luke Scanlon is totally tongue in cheek. And abs...
Online Backup Services
in Tech Without Wires, on May 1, 2007
...oing to really ensure your data is safe. What about if your office was hit by fire, flood, or other catastrophe? Off-site backup is the best.
There are rather a large group of off-site, online, backu...
Fannie Mae: more of the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on April 25, 2007
...t;repeatedly, systematically and intentionally" misleading them. Just your standard corporate catastrophe - one side blaming the other. This will take years to sort out....
Google aims to Knit Back the Web of Nature
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 23, 2007
...ating article title, The Spreading Epidemic. In said article, Brilliant tackled about the bountiful catastrophe that cripples today's existence.
Larry wrote:
Today we have even better electronic ...
Is the iPhone too Good to be True?
in The Smart PDA, on January 11, 2007
...relatively quickly to complaints and finally revealing a long-awaited product . Perhaps only total catastrophe can turn the iPhone into another Newton .
What do you think, dear readers?...
Will the US Allow Saudi Arabia Nuclear Energy Possession?
in IfEnergy, on December 20, 2006
...y-man's view is that handing out cigars in a hay field only increases the incidence of fire and catastrophe. Not a good thing if you want to protect the supply of hay and keep everybody at peace. ...
How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 13
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on November 13, 2006
...rs licking their wounds, there was an immediate shortage after the earthquake of much-needed catastrophe coverage. Prices instantly became attractive, particularly for the reinsurance that CAT ...
Bob Geldof on poverty, corporate social responsibility and world trade
in Sox First, on July 14, 2006
Twelve months after Live 8, I interviewed Sir Bob Geldof on the issue of global poverty, corporate social responsibility, the Bill Gates-Warren Buffett mega- foundation and the problems confronting the Doha round of world trade negotiations. If you prefer, you can read my report of the exclusiv...
What Would You Do If You Had Everything You Always Wanted?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 12, 2006
...enough money to last you the rest of your life and/or you have plenty of insurance to guard against catastrophe, you're going to want to hold on to more than you might think.
It's easy to fee...
Gore: Apocalypse Now? Or When?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2006
Interesting commentary now coming up on the challenging polemic on climate change An Inconvenient Truth starring the once and maybe future presidential candidate Al Gore. The film has profound implications for everyone, including business, which is why the Exxon Mobil -backed Competitiv...
Implanting ID Info in Teeth
in The Gadgets Weblog, on March 5, 2006
...y, the id tags would be used to allow authorities to obtain information about you in the event of a catastrophe. Brings new meaning to the term Dental Records . Also mentioned is that the wirele...
Bulles de Rêves : le club de plongée en ligne
in Les Explorers, on février 1, 2006
...e
mon niveau 1.
Mes débuts en plongée furent épiques. J'étais une vraie catastrophe
ambulante, je m'y suis reprise à plus de 10 plongées pour parvenir à faire
mon lâcher d'embout et mon vi...
Indian Ocean Tsunami Detector For Mobile Phones
in Philoneist, on December 31, 2005
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Following last year's Indian Ocean tsunami catastrophe, there were immediate calls for the development of new tsunami advance warning systems. Software developer Tea Vui Huang has released Mo...
Skype Catastrophe Looming?
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 24, 2005
It's always so hard to digest these business murmurings, so I don't usually comment when I hear these things. However, these particular mumbles come from two people I highly respect online. Therefore, I'm going to report that Skype's foundation may be trembling, just a b...