| 
Results for claims some. Search took 0.28 seconds.
Mistresses of the universe: can women save the world?
in Sox First, on July 13, 2009
... ago, I speculated on whether women would in my Management Line blog . In that blog entry, I cited claims by management thinker Daniel Goleman that women had better management skills as they had more...
O2 to Launch Toshiba TG01 with Nimbuzz Pre-Installed
in The VoIP Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...le. Access is enabled via a central icon on the home screen."
"Nimbuzz, which currently claims to be adding some 750,000 users per month, has set out to erase the proprietary technical bar... ...d via a central icon on the home screen."
"Nimbuzz, which currently claims to be adding some 750,000 users per month, has set out to erase the proprietary technical barriers that separate ...
Jackson's funeral: taxpayers foot the bill
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
...San Bernardino County when people could have got something a lot cheaper at Subway. While there are claims hotels were full, it still doesn't make sense that taxpayers have to foot the bill. Even... ...s from Jensen's Finest Foods in Wrightwood, in San Bernardino County when people could have got something a lot cheaper at Subway. While there are claims hotels were full, it still doesn't mak...
2010 年 F1 规则展望
in Wangtam, on July 3, 2009
• 2010 年 F1 规则展望
• HOW TO: Get Retweeted on Twitter
• Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
• Apple retail stores can now replace broken iPhone screens
• Twittering from the tractor: smartphones sprout on the farm
• New Blog Search tools: Feeds, Hot Queries and Latest Posts
...
What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...worse. It's nowhere near as promising as the optimists claim. As the Economic Policy Institute claims , it's the first time since the Great Depression that all jobs growth from the previous b...
Jackson's estate: the blooduckers zero in
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
... on music in this market? What's clear is that bloodsuckers are zeroing in. First we have the claims from alleged mobster Al Malnik that Jackson had made him executor of his estate. But without... ...thout a will, Malnik will have his work cut out proving that one. He has said however that there is something in writing, so let's just wait and see. Mike Lubica from the New York Daily News pu...
Ruth Madoff's lost asset claims
in Sox First, on June 28, 2009
With Bernard Madoff up for sentence tomorrow and likely to spend the rest of his life in the slammer, Reuters reports that his wife Ruth has come to a deal with prosecutors to forfeit her claim for $80 million of assets. Instead, she is left with a paltry $2.5 million and she has to find herse...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
... already happening. And we now have reports that more companies are getting sued for making bogus claims about their products being environmentally friendly. Climate change will be a lawyers' p...
FIA公布和解协议内容 FOTA明日宣布取消另立赛事
in Wangtam, on June 25, 2009
...sung Win
• Posting to the Stream in Real Time with the Live Stream Box
• Palm Pre App Catalog Reaches 1 Million Downloads
• Facebook Takes Aim at Twitter: New Publisher Makes Public Status Updat...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...n that the banks have put the world into its greatest crisis since the Depression, it turns all the claims of pay for performance into a joke.... .... The banks would argue that it's all about holding on to talent. But in the end, it might have something to do with greed. For bankers, greed comes as naturally as breathing. How else, for examp...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...- Rio Tinto, Woodside, Xstrata, Boral, Caltex and BlueScope Steel - had misled investors with their claims about the negative impact of the Australian Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Schem... ...s on US supermarket shelves are making potentially false or misleading claims. Once more, it's something that has potentially enormous implications for company directors if governments crack down...
Gmail drives Enterprise Apps adoption
in The CIO Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...
Following Google's recent claims of increasing Apps adoption among enterprise customers, CIO Magazine has a snapshot of one company's transition to the platform as a frame for an articl... ...rful aspects of the program are left to languish without the Exchange server backend they require.
Something else that jumped out at me was a quote from the IT director of the company in the case stu...
iPhone OS 3.0 - smells like Blackberry
in BlackBerry World, on June 10, 2009
...f_unremitting_demand
Think different - so heißt es auf dem Foto und so lautet auch einer der Claims von Apple iPhone. Doch bei näherem Hinsehen zeigt sich, dass "different" gar nicht so...
Test To Determine Baby's Gender, Now Can Be Done At Home
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 10, 2009
...;proprietary mix of chemicals" react differently if a woman is carrying a boy or a girl.
It claims that within 10 minutes of taking the urine test, a woman will be able to tell her baby's g...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...t - and most expensive - courses in the area.
GTA Golf Club is spearheading this new concept and claims that clubs love the idea because GTA buys the space from the courses and then re-sells it to ... ...ys.
If you have wandered through your favorite department store recently, you've probably seen some pretty amazing deals: 60 percent off, buy one, get two free - that kind of thing.
Retailers ar...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...igh-interest subprime mortgages.
Baltimore has since filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo. The city claims that these bad mortgage loans pushed hundreds of homeowners into foreclosure and cost the cit...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
... "mud people" and to subprime lending as "ghetto loans". Furthermore, there are claims that the bank targeted black churches because they had so much influence. A New York Times an...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Mozilo yesterday. The lawsuit claims that Mozilo made more than $139 million in profits in 2006 and 2007 from exercising 5.1 milli... ...e pin the blame for our nation's current housing crisis on homeowners facing foreclosures. Yes, some of these homeowners — but not nearly all of them — were greedy, and tried to buy to...
Forza Motorsport 3 游戏截图预览
in Wangtam, on June 3, 2009
...PS3 Motion Controller May Be Best Game Motion Capture Yet
• New! Google Search Appliance 6.0
• Microsoft's Bing playing fast and loose with fair use?
• Opera passes iPhone to lead mobile-bro...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...ely worth.
Since SOA is almost entirely about downstream benefits, I can imagine that for at least some of those 40%, this decision makes sense. But the inevitable question in tight economic times is...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...les 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, laid-off workers are clai... ... there is a pretty compelling economic argument for people to go down this course. He writes: "Some financial planners argue it makes sense to take early benefits anyway, even if reduced, particu...
Harvard Law Professor Says P2P Is Fair Use
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
...quot;In court filings, Nesson spelled out his defense strategy, which doesn't appear to involve claims that his client 'didn't do it,'" writes Ars Technica's Nate Anderson . ... ...mer in Massachusetts: the entertainment industry will likely take this very seriously and bring out some big guns to squash it, but in the end, Nesson only needs to convince 12 jurors of his arguments...
Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
...ker Claims
• It's Down! The Day Google Stood Still (Updated)
• 谷歌网站周四出故障 搜索等服务中断1小时
• MyLifeIsAverage: The Service Twitter Was Meant To Be
• 13 things that bug us about Android - cupcake o...
Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web
in Wangtam, on May 13, 2009
...hone will be modest upgrade
• An approach to fair ad blocking
• Nightline Teams Up With Twitter for New Web Show
• Microsoft hints at June for new Zune
• searchcloud.com
• ETFs - Exchange Tr... ... Internet Experience
• 诺基亚宣布暂停向在线服务Ovi Share投资
• Live Blogging Google Searchology 2009
• Did Microsoft Just Announce a Zune Phone on Twitter?
• Register Now to Try Microsoft Office 2010 Techni...
Financial crisis worse than the 1930s?
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...
Is this crisis shaping up as worse than what we saw in the 1930s. There are some claims that this might be the case. In Britain, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has foreca... ...
Is this crisis shaping up as worse than what we saw in the 1930s. There are some claims that this might be the case. In Britain, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has foreca...
Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
...tus continuously; and
- Tracking progress continuously versus using reduction targets.
The company claims that the IA product can deliver measurable results in 30 days. The end result of using IA is ...
Will Biofuel Make It?
in IfEnergy, on April 23, 2009
...Simply put, the outlook is bleak... Yet behind the very real innovations and investments, the brash claims and the breathless headlines, lies an inconvenient truth. Replacing petroleum with biofuels i... ...biomass still won't meet targets or demand.
I know the cars on the road now will have to burn something for a while yet. But I suppose my question remains... Why are we planning on new cars bur...
Will COBRA Bite Your Business?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 18, 2009
... tend to have the worst health problems. Insurers or businesses that pay for their own workers' claims generally pay more than $1.50 in claims for every $1 they collect in premiums from people cov... ... BusinessWeek pointed out last week that new Federal subsidies for COBRA are worrying some employers.
COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) is a Reagan Era law that, "am...
ACTU Issues Warning About Nanomaterials
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 18, 2009
...handling standards," writes The Age's Dan Harrison .
"With animal tests showing some nanomaterials share the same characteristics and reactions as asbestos fibres, governments and bus...
The Future of Golf is Online
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2009
...e streaming coverage for a nominal fee.
Well, it turns out, I'm not alone in my thinking.
CBS claims it earned handsome profits during The Masters by selling advertisers on its online coverage a... ...for a nominal fee.
Well, it turns out, I'm not alone in my thinking.
CBS claims it earned handsome profits during The Masters by selling advertisers on its online coverage as well as its live-to...
Woody Allen: no reputation left to ruin, say lawyers
in Sox First, on April 16, 2009
...sements that were cancelled or withdrawn following the revelation of the affair. The company's claims are over the top given that Allen married Soon-Yi in 1997. And what I don't understand is...
Google数据中心探秘
in Wangtam, on April 13, 2009
...keyy: Another Twitter Worm on the Loose
• 17-year-old claims responsibility for Twitter worm
• Online censorship? Amazon strips ranking of Gay and Lesbian books
• Update on StalkDaily.com Worm
...
What is up with Enterprise 2.0, anyway?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 13, 2009
... Hinchcliffe identifies three factors that are preventing adoption: a wariness of magical snake-oil claims (radionics!) as to the efficacy and applicability of the technologies, corporate cultural iss... ... counter-point balancing my post least week title Enterprise 2.0 Reality Check , where I discussed some of the realities facing IT managers and CIOs faced with the ascendancy of these new technologie...
Apple's Plans to Keep Next iPhone Quiet Foiled
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on April 8, 2009
...n several carriers said they were slashing the price of their current iPhone 3G stock attributed to claims that they were clearing out inventory in preparation for the update to the handset.
The new...
Free Screenwriting Software
in Wangtam, on April 6, 2009
...oogle Claims Orphan Books, Raising Alarm in Academia ...
Tibet Will Reopen to Foreign Tourists
in Global Mobility Report, on April 2, 2009
...tly how many tourists will be let back in is unclear at the moment.
In the words of the AP, China claims Tibet as part of its territory, but many Tibetans have chafed under rule by Beijing, which gr...
A service pack milestone
in The CIO Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...rate IT buyers' comfort levels. But in a recent Gartner research note , analyst Michael Silver claims that Windows 7 will be so stable you won't need to wait for SP1 to come out, even though ... ...s a foregone conclusion. As much as I decried Vista, my main argument boiled down to "Wait for something better." But what if you already have something better? Don't you? It's paid ...
Geithner's push for power and the law of unexpected outcomes
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
... any financial company big enough to hurt the banking system. But how far it will go? Smarting from claims that it's anti-business, the Obama administration appears to be softening its stance on t... ... wind up paying bonuses to those same geniuses. No wonder the chorus of demands that the government somehow get back that money, contract or no contract. If the Wall Streeters don't like it, fine....
The New Ho Chi Minh Trail
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 25, 2009
... French forces were defeated at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, a defeat that forced France to give up its claims in Indochina and withdraw completely.
That, of course, cleared the way for the United St... ...of his people, the bloodshed and vast loss of life and lush golf resorts for well-heeled tourists.
Something tells me square pegs don't belong in round holes.
...
Azure platform to be cloud-only
in The CIO Weblog, on March 23, 2009
...nd when to move applications back and forth from internal to external platforms.
The company still claims that applications developed for Azure will be able to run on traditional on-premises Microsof... ...
Mary Jo Foley has posted some excerpts of a quick Q&A between herself and Julius Sinkevicius, Director of Product Management for Windows Server on her blog, excerpts which seem to indic...
Fusion-io Introduces World's Fastest SSD: ioDrive Duo
in On Storage, on March 13, 2009
...
Fusion-io this week introduced the ioDrive Duo , which the company claims is the world's fastest SSD.
"Fusion-io's original ioDrive was stupid fast, but the next generation mak...
Powder-Free Latex Gloves Reduce Latex Allergy Related Illness
in Allergies, on March 12, 2009
...tion to powder-free latex gloves in 2001 has been noted to have significantly reduced the number of claims for latex-related illnesses from their workers. They concluded that although the use of powd... ...I've written on latex allergies, I mentioned that the use of powdered gloves makes it worse for someone who has latex allergies. The rubber proteins adhere to the powder, which may become airborne...
New Mercedes E-Class Coupé Recalls Old Detroit Styling Gimmick
in carzz.org, on February 25, 2009
...he new E-Class Coupé above. No B- pillars and fully retractable side windows.
Mercedes also claims a new world-best in drag coefficient: with a Cd-figure of just 0.24, it is the world's mos...
The Bernanke-Obama dance
in Sox First, on February 25, 2009
...ica will rebuild and recover. The rhetoric is brilliant, but does it stack up? Consider some of his claims: "We have launched a housing plan that will help responsible families facing the threat... ...g that America will rebuild and recover. The rhetoric is brilliant, but does it stack up? Consider some of his claims: "We have launched a housing plan that will help responsible families facin...
Western Digital Intros New Network Storage Drive
in On Storage, on February 21, 2009
...he World Edition drive also uses western Digital's GreenPower hard drive, which the company claims will use 33% less power than its previous NAS model.," writes Computerworld's Lucas... ...ites ZDNet's Sean Portnoy . "This compares favorably to having set up a backup routine of some kind, even if it occurs at regular intervals."
"The World Edition drive also uses ...
Cima and Toray to Collaborate on Nanotech for Plasma TVs
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 16, 2009
...gies aim to allow silver nanoparticles to self-assemble into transparent film coatings. The company claims its thin films provide better electronic resistance and flexibility than current technologies...
Microsoft Follows Apple's Tactics When It Comes to Applications
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 16, 2009
...ons for their devices, with games, travel info or news services rounding out the top choices. Apple claims that within the first six months of operation, the App Store has surpassed 500,000 downloads....
US unemployment gets worse
in Sox First, on February 6, 2009
...ornia (9.3%). As MarketWatch points out, The Optimists would say that job losses and jobless claims typically peak before a recovery. That's very true. Trouble is no-one yet knows whether w...
Lammy: File Sharing is Like Stealing Soap from a Hotel Room
in P2P File Sharing, on January 31, 2009
...om you rented (i.e., a minor issue, not something to arrest someone over). BPI's representative claims he's 'appalled' that the IP minister would say such a thing, and even says it sho... ...compared file sharing to swiping a bar of soap in a hotel room you rented (i.e., a minor issue, not something to arrest someone over). BPI's representative claims he's 'appalled' that ...
EcoBee - Save money, be techy.
in The Wired Home Weblog, on January 31, 2009
...
Okay. So it's a thermostat, and okay, it costs almost $400. But it will save you money, with claims it could break even within the first year.
It connects to your home network via wifi, and th...
Gaps In the Schedule
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 28, 2009
...U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee . The bank is pulling its 4 million plus sponsorship.
The bank claims that the tournament goes up against the British Open the same week and the public didn't ... ...these mystery events will be disclosed in the run-up to the Qualifying School at the end of March.
Something's not right here and I have a sinking feeling I know what it is: sponsors are pulling ...
Financial meltdown claims its first casualty
in Sox First, on January 25, 2009
One down, how many more to go? With his country's economy melting, its three biggest banks nationalised and then placed in receivership and public anger rising, Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde has resigned . Iceland is likely to be hit with a bill that could run to billions of do...
Financial crisis to drive fraud claims
in Sox First, on January 22, 2009
...
The financial meltdown will result in more fraud claims and legal disputes, according to the latest report from risk management consultants Kroll . The alarming part about this report is the war...
Beware of Twitter: lawyers
in Sox First, on January 16, 2009
...potential invasion of privacy and defamation issues, not to mention the potential for it to trigger claims for workplace retaliation and wrongful termination. The other big issue is that tweets could...
A treaty for the Arctic?
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
...e for two reasons. First, there is the prospect of rising tensions with yet to be asserted maritime claims over the vast Arctic Ocean and secondly, there is the impact of climate change. Over the last...
Hedging the bets
in Sox First, on January 13, 2009
...m is very much to the center and that's not just symbolic. Wharton professor Thomas Donaldson claims that too much regulation wouldn't work anyway because it would stifle innovation and tha... ...ensive to compile the necessary data. Instead, he has proposed a "microsocial contract", some form of self-regulation similar to the codes of conduct created by Nike and others in the appar...
IBM's strategy for the future of ILOG supply chain solution
in Supplychainer, on January 9, 2009
...s to combine ILOG features within the broader capability offerings of its WebSphere and the company claims that it is guaranteeing clients' and partners' investments in existing IBM and ILOG t...
Wicked Winter Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 31, 2008
...ors gather to
watch him scrape if off with his Gold Master Card. One motorist, a former
Albertan, claims use of the mysterious "defrost" switch on the dashboard of
the car can aid in the ... ... That ball's here somewhere
If you live on the west coast of North America, then you're clearly aware that this winter is rapidly turning into a monster.
Under normal winter conditions u...
Voice recognition: Is it now mature enough?
in Supplychainer, on December 28, 2008
...s voice recognition technologies. This technology which has been introduced in the last five years, claims to improve the lead-time and cost of picking, material handling and pallet management process... ...r, I have seen this technology in action and even though it seems very cool, I think it still needs some time to get more mature: As an example in the environment with a lot of noise, the devices some...
Adaptix Sues Sprint/Clearwire Over WiMax Patents
in The Wireless Weblog, on December 24, 2008
..." writes eWeek's Roy Mark .
"It's impossible to evaluate the validity of these claims, since nobody outside of Clearwire and their suppliers is fully aware of precisely how their ...
Crisis Help for Anonymous High-net-Worth Individuals
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 19, 2008
...n. Tiger 21 has seven offices across the US and plans for six more next year. The organisation even claims to have fielded inquiries from Australia in recent months.
...
younoodle - or what is your startup worth?
in TJ's Weblog, on December 18, 2008
...o , CEO of Younoodle:
YouNoodle's promise is both tantalizing and a little crazy: The company claims it can quantify the traits that make for a successful entrepreneur - such as education, work ...
Bernanke the banker
in Sox First, on December 17, 2008
...o be seen in the context of some of the worst fundamentals for any economy. Consider this: jobless claims have reached their highest level since the 1980s and some commentators believe US employment... ...ortgage-backed securities as conditions warrant." All this needs to be seen in the context of some of the worst fundamentals for any economy. Consider this: jobless claims have reached their hi...
More law suits for big tobacco
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
... smokers to sue for fraud. It is, as the New York Times points out, a fraught issue because fraud claims are not suited to class action and in any case, the question before the court was not whether...
The Madoff debacle: how did people get sucked in?
in Sox First, on December 14, 2008
...trospect-oscope". And finally, there is the image Madoff himself presented to the public. The claims he makes on his website are cases in point. Madoff made sure he presented an image of impec...
Zimbabwe: Immigration in the Time of Cholera
in Global Mobility Report, on December 12, 2008
British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is warning of an influx of immigrants from Zimbabwe, according to London's Daily Telegraph .
Smith says that refugees fleeing the regime of Zimbabwe's dictator, Robert Mugabe, are buying forged passports in countries bordering Zimbabwe - countries wh...
The new mattress stuffers
in Sox First, on December 12, 2008
... home safes and vaults are surging and sales of guns this year are up 8 to 10%, says Penn. Then he claims cash is the new plastic. Penn writes: "Our own just-completed Holiday Spending Surve...
Zebra Technologies claims world's first mobile RFID printer
in The RFID Weblog, on December 6, 2008
...
Zebra Technologies claims it has come up with world's first mobile RFID printer . The mobile printer can be easily carried and is perfect for indoor and outdoor applications in manufactu...
No quick fix for US housing market
in Sox First, on December 5, 2008
...If the homeowner could not repay the loan, the house could be sold at a profit while satisfying the claims of creditors. what no-one seemed to count on was the the bursting of the residential real est...
Another KBR scandal
in Sox First, on December 5, 2008
...churning. "Eller filed his claim after he deployed in February 2006 for 10 months. The lawsuit claims he developed skin lesions that subsequently spread, filled with fluid and burst. He said they... ...nts knowingly and intentionally supplied and served food that was well past its expiration date, in some cases over a year past its expiration date,' the lawsuit states. 'Even when it was call...
