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Mistresses of the universe: can women save the world?
in Sox First, on July 13, 2009
...cho and testosterone driven. Now the Washington Post reports there is a growing view that global economic recovery will need a healthy dose of estrogen. It cites research from accounting giant Erns...
Larry Summers: the worst is yet to come
in Sox First, on July 12, 2009
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Alarming revelations by Larry Summers, director of the US president's National Economic Council in the Financial Times . Summers says the recession has a long way to go and the worst is stil...
Amazon.com Launche Wireless Superstore
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 10, 2009
...that will carry both AT&T and Verizon Wireless phones. Here users will be able to upgrade their current phones or establish new phone service without having to visit any other sites or physical st...
Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
... where they stood just one year earlier.
So the question is: Do you have any faith in Obama's economic stimulus plans ? According to a story by the New York Times, a growing number of citizens n...
What recession? Small arms trade is booming
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
... 28% jump this decade in world exports of pistols, rifles, shotguns and other small arms. In this economic climate, there are few industries that would have enjoyed the same sort of growth....
SouthWest NanoTechnologies Announces $3 Million in Funding
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 10, 2009
...und which will be used to develop, manufacture and market new products as well as the company's current single-wall and multiwall nanotube offerings," writes NewsOK's Debbie Blossom .
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Virginia Nanotechnology Park Moves Forward
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 9, 2009
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"The region has a foothold in nanotechnology from which leaders hope to climb to new economic heights," Sturgeon adds. "A study by Tech's Office of Economic Development f...
G8 squibs it on climate change
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
... board. As The Telegraph reports, they have refused to sign up claiming the deal slows down their economic growth. In other words, the world's richest nations have again failed to acknowledge t...
T-Mobile USA Launches myTouch 3G Android Phone
in HackITLinux, on July 8, 2009
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T-Mobile USA today announced the start of the pre-sale period (from July 8-28, for current subscribers only) for the $200 myTouch 3G , the company's newest Android-based mobile device. Re...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
...an end to that practice - and that's probably good for most game companies. But there are other economic implcations that are more difficult to predict.
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Save On Car Insurance by Raising Your Deductible
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on July 6, 2009
...r hard-earned money away. Saving money, however, means that you need to be willing to analyze your current expenses and then reducing unnecessary costs.
One place that you can save money on your aut...
Apricorn Promises to Beef Up 5th Generation iPod Storage
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 6, 2009
...is quite the upgrade from the standard iPhone battery, and is a must for those of you who find your current battery fading to early, and the 240GB hard drive will give your 5th Generation iPod a real ...
Another stimulus package
in Sox First, on July 6, 2009
...ures in the United States were telling us one thing: that 19 months into this bad recession and the economic indicators are getting worse. So it's not surprising then to read Vice President Joe B...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...th suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn't consider early retirement a great strategy in this economic situation as those are the people who have been in the companies' facilities for a long...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...s: Using different suppliers in different countries helps us to scale up and down easier and if an economic downturn occurs in one part of the world, the risk and our supply base drying up is less.
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What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
... the situation is getting 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 ...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...n the late 1990s, when unscrupulous loan officers helped sow the seeds for today's mortgage and economic disasters.
I know it's impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But bac...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...sor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highlights that a charactaristic of high performance in not simp...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
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In this first part, Prof. Hanfield starts with a discussion about the uncertainty in the current period. He continues with mentioning the fact that because of such uncertainty, many compani...
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...nths ago I published a post about DHL operations in the U.S. which had some problems because of the economic downturn. Apparently such problems still don't exist in China becuase the company is ev...
AgfaPhoto Is Producing A Tough Digital Camera For Tough Times
in Digital Shot, on June 30, 2009
...able 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.
With the outdoor season upon us you may want...
Dell to join the Android game?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 29, 2009
...me queues from the iPhone design, and will hopefully have improved on some of the serious flaws the current main andriod phone (the G1) has, such as it's truely dispareing battery life!
More as w...
Supply chain video: The result of a new survey among 900 U.S. supply chain executives on this year's trends
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
... throughout the U.S.
Respondents to the survey say they expect their companies to rebound from the current recession beginning in late 2009 and early 2010. In general, companies predict an earlier re...
Can Wind Power Make a Profit?
in IfEnergy, on June 23, 2009
...at that question this month.
Forbes looks at one specific example... A windmill doesn't make economic sense, even though this poor entrepreneur is gouged 19 cents per kilowatt-hour from his util...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
... home buyers. He does graciously acknowledge that Sotomayor's term on the board did precede our current mortgage meltdown by two decades, so she can't be directly held responsible for the prob...
Type 2 Diabetes Overtreatment, Is It Really Safe??
in Daily Diabetic, on June 22, 2009
...ations and comorbidities while respecting patient preferences and optimizing quality of life.
The current analyses were designed to assess the impact of changes in antihyperglycemic therapies on heal...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...ht 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 laying off man...
Philippines Announces 10-Year Nanotech Roadmap
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 21, 2009
...arch and Development Council (DOST-PCASTRD) made this announcement as part of an effort to bolster economic development in the country," writes INQUIRER.net's Alexander Villafania . "Th...
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...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
...x specialty processing engine on their System z mainframes over the next two years or maintain the current level of investment," writes eWeek's Jeffrey Burt . "Forty-two percent said th...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...verything possible to attract more passengers. All they're doing is putting people off. In this economic climate, it doesn't take much to make prospective customer think twice and then delay t...
Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 20, 2009
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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...
Porsche's Affordable 912s to Gather in California
in Classical Drives, on June 19, 2009
... engine with Porsche's slick 4-speed box in a 911 body (the original, far more elegant than the current model with all its bulges and spoilers) seems like a very attractive package. And dare I sug...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...ok. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for bankers to come on board and "assess foreign economic policies and foreign financial issues" and "assess illicit financial activities, ...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...number of housing foreclosures is only going to rise in the coming months. And, unfortunately, many economic analysts agree with me.
A story in the Miami Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners wh...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
... The shadow of economic downturn has decreased the attention and buzz around some previously hot topics: One of those areas is the subject of counterfeit drugs in pharmaceutical industry.
Supply...
EMI collides with GrooveShark
in Digital Music - The Future, on June 18, 2009
...r, it's future is looking slightly bleak after EMI have decided they arn't happy with their current royalities package, and as such have whacked a big lawsuit down on the startup. One wonders ...
Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...ve the powr to overhaul U.S. mortgage-lending practices. The agency's reach would supersede all current federal rules that are already designed to protect home buyers. (Of course, these rules have...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...up a fight when it comes to regulations that will add to the layering, duplication, and gaps of the current system." Until this administration does something about the lobbyists, any reform runs... ...subsequently shattered the global economy. That's just not good enough. As New York University economics professor Lawrence White told the New York Times : "It's the equivalent of grabb...
House of Harlow 1960 Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...ve created jewelry that she likes - not just what might be a commercial success or carbon copies of current trends. With an eclectic style that incorporates a mix of bohemian, flower child, and stre...
Advice to F1. Look at the American Open-Wheel Disaster
in carzz.org, on June 17, 2009
... driving skills, the F1 World Championship is still the best. Thus I'm deeply saddened by the current battle between the FIA, racing's rules dynasty, and FOCA, which represents the competing...
Free Entrance to U.S. National Parks on Weekends
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...n Salazar announced the initiative earlier this month.
"National parks also serve as powerful economic engines for local communities, and we hope that promoting visitation will give a small shot...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...ngful effect on the way children eat.
But the new data suggest that a number of factors, from the economic downturn to new offerings from fast-food giants, may be influencing a general shift in eatin...
The Coming Solar Revival
in IfEnergy, on June 15, 2009
...r CEO Tom Werner says that the Treasury Department's cash grant program (part of February's economic stimulus package) will begin to bring new life into the industry in July.
SunPower is the ...
Ultimate Bentley Display Promised for 2009 Pebble Beach
in Classical Drives, on June 15, 2009
...ty of a small English village, but it has since been restored. It will journey all the way from its current home in Australia.
Event organizers also plan to unite the record-setting Bentley Speed Si...
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...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...s all of NIKA's startup costs and, in a display of altruism, will realize no compensation or economic benefit from the company.
Find out more at NIKAWater.org ....
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...ports that 4% of Americans will postpone (for that matter, 11% are postponing marriage) because of economic woes. Writing in the New York Times , John Hopkins University sociology professor Andrew ...
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 ...
Nokia Hopes Cell Phones will No Longer Require Chargers
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 10, 2009
... RFID, Nokia is hoping to convert the electromagnetic energy of the waves into an actual electrical current. Nokia can currently harvest 3 to 5 milliwatts of power but it's a bit of a stretch to h...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
... that for mortgage loan amounts over $3,000, refinancing today may make sense if the borrower's current interest rate is more than 6.25 percent. That number changes depending on a borrower's l...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
...ile ownership. Lutz's assignment was to add "soul" to the company's products. The current Chevrolet Malibu, Cadillac CTS and the coming plug-in Chevrolet Volt are examples of his suc...
Rental Rates for that House at the Beach this Summer are Down
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...s 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 around. And up and down the East Coast, those who rent...
Coke Redefines Business Intelligence with RFID based Freestyle Drink Dispenser
in The RFID Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...s expected to emerge as an inexpensive means of conducting test marketing and score over Coke's current product model which involves bottling and advertising of new drinks for several years and wh...
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...
iPhone 3GS, Cheap iPhone, and Leopards - OH MY!
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 9, 2009
... $60 for the pair.
Finally in iPhone news, I was right and wrong. There is a $99 iPhone, it is the current iPhone 3G with 8GB of storage. The price drop for what is a great piece of hardware should c...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...g that the stress tests need to be repeated. Basically, the report was saying more or less that the economic assumptions for the stress tests had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than origin...
Supply chain video: Short interview on SC Finance
in Supplychainer, on June 8, 2009
...se studies, strategies and pitfalls of this Spend Management tool, which is gaining momentum in the current, risky economy. Specifically he mentions high 94% of the companies in car business have put ...
Antioxidant Vitamins Against Women's Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 8, 2009
...ial cancer was reduced by 9 per cent.
However, the researchers cautioned:
"Although the current case-control data suggest an inverse relationship of endometrial cancer risk with dietary int...
Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...Bloomberg there isn't much that can be done, saying there's "nothing we can do in the current environment to stimulate traffic, particularly in the premium market. It doesn't respond...
Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officier
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...four objectives (articulated recently to Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff). They are:
Economic growth through innovation
Addressing presidential priorities through innovation platforms...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
...g another layer of complexity to reporting.
The criteria for the award is based on a company's current corporate commitment, past demonstrated programs and plans for continued commitment....
T-Mobile To Release Second Android Phone While Samsung Targets Photogs
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...slotted to run Google's codenamed "Cupcake" version of the operating system, which is currently hitting the streets for current T-Mobile G1 customers.
T-Mobile has sold over than a mil...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...I'm always amazed that so many people 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 ...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...sion is profitable and systematically moving enterprises to the service.
As might be expected, the economic downturn provides much of the motivation for recent migrations, and cost savings of between...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...seems to be the suggestion in the latest REN21 Renewables Global Status Report . Despite the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, grid-connected solar PV grew by an astonishing 70% and w...
PSP Go is More Tempting Thanks to UMD Trade Up
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...ore than I payed for my original PSP (as much as a Nintendo Wii costs - $249), but I would lose my current gaming library that is on UMD. That would mean I would have to pay a hefty price to get a PSP...
Napster Turns 10
in P2P File Sharing, on June 3, 2009
... "The service made the entertainment industry realize that consumers want more power, and the current state of digital entertainment - and a move back to DRM-free content - owes a lot to Mr. Fann...
The Chevy Spark, a Face Not Even a Mother Could Love
in carzz.org, on June 3, 2009
...rson , General Motors President and CEO said "we believe this car will be a winner with our current and future customers in the U.S." If you really believe that, Mr. Henderson, then I'...
