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Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
...se we had a new presidential administration.
Unfortunately, I was right. The national unemployment rate is stuck at 9.5 percent, and is likely to climb higher before it falls. At the same time, housi...
mAnalytics: Free Google Analytics on your Android Handset
in The Smart PDA, on July 7, 2009
...t allows users to view detailed website statistics such as Visits, Pageviews, Page/Visit and Bounce Rate etc.
Features:
It supports multiple profiles.
It displays statistics based on various date ...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
...rs can be earned for jobs, goods, and services in Second Life and exchanged for U.S. Dollars at a rate (at the moment) of about 259 Linden Dollars per US Dollar. Except in China now.
One motive for...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
... taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates.
Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers listen to.
You can't ...
What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
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The latest US unemployment figures, as reported here , are a real worry. The jobless rate has climbed to 9.5% and shows no sign of slipping back. What that's telling us is the situation is ge...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...s steered homeowners into risky loans, mortgage products such as interest-only loans and adjustable-rate mortgages with artificially low initial interest rates.
It's good, then, to see states suc...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...eadline and political incompetence of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The state has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, higher than the national figure, and there have mass foreclosures. As the San Franci...
Using Your Website to Attract Sales
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 29, 2009
...yers.
Here's a simple math: Getting 10,000 visitors to your website with 1 percent conversion rate will generate 100 sales. However, getting 1,000 visitors with 10 percent conversion rate will ge...
Undervalued or Not, the Yuan is Not Likely to Gain Much
in China Venture News, on June 29, 2009
...#39;s Yuan Renminbi.
Nikhil Raheja has an excellent explanation of the theory behind exchange rate. The currency exchange rates of every country in the world are based on a concept called the Pu...
Adobe 将于十月推出手机版 Flash player 10 beta
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
Adobe 的 CEO Shantanu Naraye 最近在一次会议上宣布将于今年 10 月早期推出Flash player 10 beta 版，该版本将支持大多数智能手机系统，包括 Android、webOS、Windows Mobile 和 Symbian。
这则消息对使用 Google Android 或 webOS 操作系统的手机来说可谓意义重大，目前为止，在这两款操作系统中一直没有好用的 Flash 视频播放器。基于 Symbian 和 Windows mobile 的系统中则已经实现了对Flash视频的支持。而 Adobe 的 iPhone 系列手机普遍缺乏对 Adobe...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 24, 2009
...etailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upper 50's and highs rarely climb pa...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...dle-class home buyers who are to blame. After all, aren't they the ones who took out adjustable-rate mortgages with artificially low initial interest rates just so they could squeeze into home tha...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
... highlighting the growing number of loan-related scam artists trying to squeeze money out of desperate homeowners.
According to the story, Arizona's attorney general has seen a 30 to 35 percen...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...As you might know, California has probably the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. now as the result of the economic downturn. The companies in Silicon Valley as an example are scaling back and layi...
Google Voice Prepares for Launch
in The VoIP Weblog, on June 20, 2009
...en a user's devices, multi-party conferencing, conversion of voice calls to text messages, cut-rate international calling, and call transcription."
"The primary sell with Google Voice ...
Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...bers have weak points.
[snip] Of the three materials, the chitosan-polyester weave showed the most consistent performance for strength, flexibility and resistance to compression under both dry and we...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
... Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners who during the housing boom took out option adjustable rate mortgages . In these type of loans, borrowers can decide to pay less than what their monthly ba...
Firefox 3.5 beta users will receive update to early release candidate
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
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Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...iser for Men's Health Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for preventive health strategies and education for men. "In almost every category of disease, men die at a higher rate t...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
...vernment, too, is complicit in this. During the Clinton and Bush administrations, the homeownership rate in the country soared past 70 percent. That's way too high, and it sucked in families and p...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...U.S. population is overweight. And, the percentage of overweight children has grown at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids considered overweight or obese.
Clearly, the economy could be playing a ...
Vopium-Free VOIP Application for Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 15, 2009
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobi...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
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Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
...bs aren't there. Frank Bass from Associated Press expands on that further here . The official rate doesn't include "marginally-attached workers". These are people who have looked f...
Garmin Forerunner 405CX - der Alleskönner
in Outdoor-Blogger, on June 13, 2009
...n Forerunner 405CX auf den Markt . Durch die Messung der Herzfrequenzvariabilität ("Heart Rate Variability" - HRV) kann der neue Forerunner die
verbrauchte Kalorienzahl des Sportlers noch...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...9;s just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marriage. According to the report, divorce rates in England and Wales are at their lowest for 26 years thanks to the recession. It's a sim...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
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Mortgage interest rates are still pretty low. But they are rising. That has some economists worried. They're wondering whether increasing mortgage interest rates will slow or even halt the mo...
Aldi: Mietwagen werden empfohlen
in Das Mietwagen-Blog, on June 10, 2009
...herungsschutz besteht und wie lange der Discounter diese Preis aufrechterhält. Deshalb rate ich zu einem Mietwagenbroker , denn so können Sie sicher sein, dass stets die günstigsten Preise herausspri...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...e is a bright spot for certain homeowners: The weak economy has resulted in lower mortgage interest rates. That means it's a good time to refinance a mortgage loan.
Of course, even with low inter...
Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0
in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009
在刚刚结束的 WWDC 2009 开幕演讲上，Apple 全球营销高级副总裁 Phil Schiller 发布了第三代 iPhone 手机，名字就叫做iPhone 3G S。其中，字母"S"代表了 Speed 速度。顾名思义，Apple 这一次将注意力放在了提升系统性能方面。
iPhone 3G S的外观设计和上一代产品iPhone 3G完全相同，整机、屏幕尺寸没有进行任何修改，重量从133g略微增加到135g。而在内部，iPhone 3G S对硬件配置进行了全面升级。根据苹果在发布会上的说法，iPhone 3G S启动短信应用程序的速度是iPhone 3G的2.1...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
... also be discussed.
Attendees who register before June 30 will receive $280.00 US off the on-site rate. For more Info., you can visit CSCMP website.
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Snow Leopard makes 7 look expensive
in The CIO Weblog, on June 9, 2009
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I would rate the Apple WWDC splash this year as "about average." In other words, not a lot of the unexpected, nothing really revolutionary, and not much in it for business users. The ...
Badgley Mischka Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...omer, without forsaking women of any age. They have remained true to this design philosophy and the consistent integrity of their collections has pushed them to the forefront of fashion. The talented ...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...sts had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than originally forecast. "The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent in May, bringing the average unemployment rate for 2009 to 8.5 percent. ...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...get into the home of your dreams. If your mortgage loan officer tells you to consider an adjustable rate mortgage, one whose interest rates could jump sky-high after, say, five years, you'd probab...
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in WebKinzBlog, on June 8, 2009
...s alive online at Webkinz.com. Look for the Webkinz Promotion package when you select your room and rate online. Click here to see where to select your room rate.
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Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...wers. Many loan officers pushed interest-only loans. These came with extremely low initial interest rates. They then adjusted, and when that happened, many borrowers couldn't afford to make their ...
Getting the Most for Your Dollar
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...he Frommers comparison is far from exhaustive, it's instructive. Thinking about the exchange rate as part of your vacation decision making is a smart thing to do....
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...'t focus on it, but the health-care problem does relate to the country's rising foreclosure rate. Homeowners are already burdened with the very real fear of losing their jobs. And those who ar...
Health care and the US economy
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
... on the planet has a completely dysfunctional health system. And another illustration of how second rate health care is hurting the US economy. It makes a mockery of its excellent doctors and medical ...
The Chevy Spark, a Face Not Even a Mother Could Love
in carzz.org, on June 3, 2009
...to $3.00-$4.00 per gallon, and believe me it will, the American public will turn to small cars at a rate that no one dared predict. GM ( the "new" GM ) wants to be ready for this revolution....
Mortgage delinquencies not slowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...rt about covering the mortgage industry these days. I know that until the nation's unemployment rate finally begins to fall again, we'll continue to see the number of housing foreclosures rise...
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
... weak economy has led to seemingly endless rounds of layoffs and firings. The national unemployment rate is at record levels.
And when borrowers lose their jobs, making that mortgage payment becomes...
A First Taste of PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 29, 2009
...ional golf body in each country to help firmly plant the seeds at the recreational level.
So the strategy - or is it a hope? - then is this: the pros embrace the idea, play for money in made-for-TV t...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...s the fact that it's not the subprime loans that are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share of new foreclosures. In other words, the crisis has now g...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...Yes, mortgage interest rates rose this week. According to Bankrate.com , the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan carried an interest rate of 5.45 percent. That's up from 5.24 percent a week ...
Is your credit score falling?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 27, 2009
... loaning money to. The number also determines if you'll pay a higher or lower mortgage interest rate.
Keeping your credit score is relatively simple: Pay your bills on time.
Unfortunately, accor...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
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The average mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan last week was still below 5 percent. Historically, that's an amazing rate.
That doesn't mean, though, that there...
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
in Allergies, on May 22, 2009
...to cure allergies is unwise, Thomson concludes that the findings presented in this study are "consistent with a dampening of allergic responses in smokers."
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How low will interest rates go? Who knows?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 22, 2009
...sh; whether it's a new loan or a refinance — sometimes feels like a big gamble.
Interest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan may stand at 5.1 percent today. But what if they drop ...
The refi money is still flowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009
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There's one benefit to the still slumping housing market: The government has consistently made moves that have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify f... ...ng market: The government has consistently made moves that have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify for mortgage loans at an interest rate at or slightly bel...
Will credit card bill stall mortgage foreclosures?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 20, 2009
...ry 374 U.S. housing units receiving a foreclosure notice in the month. That's the highest this rate has stood since RealtyTrac began keeping track in 1995.
The government, spurred on by Pres. Ba...
2009 may not turn out to be as bad for RFID as you might think
in The RFID Weblog, on May 16, 2009
...ted to clock growth at 11% between 2009 and 2010 and on the other hand if we exclude it the growth rate is expected to hover around 16%. This definitely does not seem bad considering other sectors bei...
More bad news: Housing foreclosure activity remains at record levels
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 14, 2009
...its received a foreclosure filing of some sort in April. That's the highest monthly foreclosure rate that RealtyTrac has reported since it began issuing its report in early 2005.
This is distress...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...u're thinking of buying in Florida or California, now is a pretty good time.
Mortgage interest rates also remain low, with Bankrate.com reporting that the average interest rate on a 30-year fix...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...Great Recession began or since 2008 when the American economy began to slide off the cliff.
At any rate, this new sponsor is a very interesting entity . SBS, the initials of the Seoul Broadcasting S...
HD erobert das Handy
in Das Handy-Weblog, on May 5, 2009
..., die von einem neuen Grafikchip schreibt, der Videos mit 1080 Pixel auflöst und eine Frame-Rate von 30fps bietet.
Klingt ja ganz gut und so lesen wir:
Mit dem SH7370-Chip soll es auch möglich se...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...ement that causes an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. It's a joke that illustrates the irrational animal forces that drive markets. In this book , the University of California...
Spotify cranks it up in Europe
in Digital Music - The Future, on April 30, 2009
...pleased to hear that the service is booming here in Europe, with over 1 million users, and a growth rate of about 40,000 per day; a truely phenominal amount, esspecialy as it is mainly through word of...
No recovery in sight
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...consumer spending . But as Peter Schiff from Euro Pacific Capital says , there is nothing to celebrate. Any recovery is nowhere in sight. Schiff says: "With the collapse of the housing and sto...
Nouriel Roubini: we're not even at the bottom yet
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...ne year away from hitting bottom. "Compared with this optimistic consensus, I believe that the rate of economic contraction is going to slow from minus 6 percent in the last two quarters to minus...
That's no moon... it's a vSphere!
in The CIO Weblog, on April 24, 2009
...ge in and of itself, and a major upgrade is nothing to sneeze at, but I'm not sure that I would rate the already important role of in-house server virtualization as being quite what the company is...
Dangerous economic optimism
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
... confuse hopeful signs as the beginnings of a strong recovery when all they really show is that the rate of decline is slowing. Secondly, it can lull them into a sense of complacency where they won...
Acer and AT&T Offer Cheapest Expensive Netbook Ever
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 21, 2009
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How much would you spend on a Netbook? The going rate for an 8.9 inch Acer Aspire One Netbook is about $339. So, on the outset, it looks like the new partnership with AT&T is a great deal. AT...
InfoSys's Sales Decline
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 15, 2009
...ts, InfoSys is still suggesting that it will grow rather than layoff workers, although that growth rate may slow a bit.
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Online Health Tool Empowers Women to Take Control of Their Health
in Well Woman Blog, on April 15, 2009
...ers to monitor and correlate multiple health and lifestyle categories such as blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol, medications, glucose levels, sleeping habits, mood, exercise and daily food intak...
Recession squeezes jails
in Sox First, on April 14, 2009
...latest Department of Justice figures showing 2.4 million Americans were now behind bars. While the rate is slowing, it's still growing. Is it any wonder that Senator Jim Webb, who has pushed thr...
IDC Sez Linux Market Will Reach $35.5 Billion by 2013
in HackITLinux, on April 10, 2009
...he global market for Linux will grow to $35.5 billion by 2013.
"This compound annual growth rate of 23.6 percent will far exceed the 5 percent that IDC is forecasting for the software industry ...
Prenatal Learning: What you should know
in Next Nine Months, on April 9, 2009
© get directly down
Many parents talk to their developing child in the womb or play music because they recognize the importance of stimulation for the developing child. There is more and more research to support that prenatal learning and stimulation can be very beneficial in the womb, but wha...
More bad news ahead, says Roubini
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...ni, is expecting more bad news. All the stimulus packages are doing, he says, is slowing down the rate of decline. The latest dat seems to support with Bloomberg reporting a steep decline in the ...
