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It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...39;s fairly obvious why there are fewer mortgage brokers out there: The housing industry is still a disaster area. Home sales, though they've been inching up a bit, are still far below where they ...
Is Sony Really Flirting With PSP Phone
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 29, 2009
... piece of hardware. The quality of the PS3 is exactly why I am wondering why Sony is flirting with disaster the PSP Phone. Yes, you read that right; according to Nikkei, a Japanese Business Journal,...
The future is Battery Powered Passive RFID Tags
in The RFID Weblog, on June 24, 2009
...of people in secure buildings, health care and medical facilities, at large public events and disaster management/evacuation sites.
Retail. "Smart case" and "smart shelf" systems...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
... It's much harder to face the real truth: There were countless villains in the mortgage-lending disaster.
...
Introducing Concentric Managed Backup
in On Storage, on June 20, 2009
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"CMB is designed to address the challenges small companies face with unbridled data growth, disaster recovery, offsite data protection and regulatory compliance," writes SmallBusinessComp...
Advice to F1. Look at the American Open-Wheel Disaster
in carzz.org, on June 17, 2009
...ng on American ovals. Champ Cars was left with the road racing circuits. The result was a financial disaster when many open-wheel racing fans deserted to NASCAR'S stock cars.
Eventually and pr...
Windows 7: More of the New '7'
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
...s Biz Stone: Thoughts On Repositioning Twitter, Search Ads, The Twitter Ecosystem & More
• Notable Changes in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2
• When 1.3 Billion People Are Too Ma...
1957 年款 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
官方新闻稿：
MARANELLO, Italy, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for € 9,020,000 at the third-annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record...
3 Strikes is in for France
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 14, 2009
...It's sad to have to post this but the "3 strikes and your out" copyright law in France has come into play. It's a seriously idiotic piece of legislation that brings copyright infring...
Time to lob a Molotov cocktail
in The CIO Weblog, on May 14, 2009
... © Marek Peters
So, speaking of revolutions , it strikes me that this one isn't being evangelized very well. Nick Carr has turtled, turning off blog comments and going largely off the radar ...
The Revolution
in The CIO Weblog, on May 12, 2009
...egy, and both are among the techniques that I would recommend exploring. But the mindset as a whole strikes me as reactionary and defensive. I'm sure that's conventional wisdom in circumstance...
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
in Wangtam, on May 3, 2009
...• Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
• Quicken Online strikes back at upstarts with iPhone app
• SKOUT - Matches | location-based mobile dating
• Glearch: 3x the global search
• Malari...
Taiwan Approves Three-Strikes Law
in P2P File Sharing, on April 30, 2009
..." writes Billboard's Thibault Worth . "In addition, the law introduces a 'three-strikes' provision whereby ISPs can restrict the Internet access of users who download copyrighte...
Pandemic preparation in the IT department
in The CIO Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...onment, it's still extraordinarily reliant on people. How much consideration have you put into disaster plans for human disasters... major disease outbreaks, for instance, which may restrict you...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...well and handled the issue with aplomb, and while there is some truth to Perens' assertion that disaster-prone Western towns are naturally better prepared for these issues, I think he denigrates o...
Driving With the World's First Computer-based Rally Navigator
in Classical Drives, on April 20, 2009
...d dials set into a portable wooden platform.
Conceptually it was brilliant, functionally it was a disaster. On the second day of the Rally, with only a few hours of sleep in the North Bay stopover, ...
Hope, greed, fear and the financial crisis
in Sox First, on April 16, 2009
...ikely to stay in that place for many years. For them to be brought around, the perpetrators of the disaster need to be brought to account and the public needs to see that governments and business lea...
The great economic cover up
in Sox First, on April 10, 2009
...nce Summers, director of the White House's National Economic Council saying that the economic disaster will come to an end in the next few months. Based on the data so far, you would think the ...
Fake Accounting Standards Board strikes again
in Sox First, on April 6, 2009
As if last week's ruling the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), which I have renamed the Fake Accounting Standards Board, wasn't bad enough. The FASB has ruled that companies can use their own judgement in assessing what an asset's worth under fair value, which in effect me...
Symantec Launches Norton Online Backup
in On Storage, on March 21, 2009
...ucas Mearian . "The company also makes multiple copies of the data that it stores off-site for disaster recovery purposes."
The service costs $50 a year for 25 GB of storage, with addition...
Concorso Italiano Has a Beautiful New Home for 2009
in Classical Drives, on March 20, 2009
...rby airport. What seemed like a good idea at the time (fast cars and planes together) turned into a disaster; a regional airport has as much atmosphere as a Manhattan subway station at 2:00 AM. Happil...
Climate change battle lost?
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
...best we can hope for is a 50:50 chance of keeping temperature increases just below the threshold of disaster. Meanwhile, the Guardian reports that scientists say the coastal areas around the world ...
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Makeovers
in The Parenting Weblog, on March 6, 2009
...ns eat grilled cheese at least twice a month. But fatty fillings and white toast can make it a diet disaster. How can you make grilled cheese sandwiches healthier?
SELF recommends 5 tasty tricks to ...
Instant Power or Instant Disaster
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 5, 2009
Courtesy: perfectgolfswingreview.net
This morning, as I perused my emails, I realized that golf equipment has a season for new releases like the car industry does.
For the auto industry in North America, it's the fall launch. For golf, it's just before the arrival of spring.
This Ein...
Rapid web-based app development: good or evil?
in The CIO Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...r, apparently similar technologies, so I want to be careful using the Excel comparison here. But it strikes me that it may be more apt in this context than where Mike originally applied it: both busin...
第29届金酸梅奖获奖名单
in YuleGuan, on February 25, 2009
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最差影片
灾难电影（Disaster Movie）
天灾（The Happening）
美女与丑姑（The Hottie & The Nottie）
末日危城（In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale）
爱情大师（The Love Guru）
贱贱斯巴达人（Meet the Spartans）
最差男...
Compliance and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on February 11, 2009
...ntial compliance risk.
Similar problems appear in other critical, but ancillary functions such as disaster recovery, auditing and governance. As regulators become more aware of these issues, however...
Married Co-Workers Take Double Hit By Layoffs
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 8, 2009
...to co-workers getting married and while that may be a convenient, efficient setup, it can also be a disaster if the company goes under or has to make cutbacks.
Some people were under a mistaken notio...
A Conversation with Larry Guevel of Unisys
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on January 29, 2009
...ested that SaaS offered one benefit that is rarely highlighted - the ability to reduce and/or share disaster recovery (DR) costs. DR is one of those areas of higher-than-expected costs in most outsour...
Gaps In the Schedule
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 28, 2009
...n Tour released its 2009 schedule today under the heading "First courses revealed".
This strikes me as a little odd since the schedule also indicates that no less than 7 of the events are c...
Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence - Book Review
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 25, 2009
... Scharfman on, well, pretty much everything you need to run a hedge fund, from risk management to disaster recovery, all need-to-know material for both investors and hedge fund analysts.
Included a...
ioSafe, Inc. Announces Fireproof, Waterproof External Hard Drive
in On Storage, on January 16, 2009
This week, ioSafe Inc. introduced the ioSafe Solo , a waterproof and fireproof 1.5TB external hard drive. According to the company, the drive can protect data in fire temperatures of up to 1,550 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes, and underwater down to a 10 foot depth for up to three days. ...
My Fair Wedding on WE
in White Lace Wedding, on January 15, 2009
... David Tutera , on behalf of beleaguered friends and family members, to transform what could be a disaster wedding into a platinum style affair.
Celebrity Wedding Planner DAVID Tutera is hailed...
Security is just broken
in The CIO Weblog, on January 15, 2009
...r CEO's laptop is compromised?"
I'm not sure yet what the answer to that is, but it strikes me that it probably revolves heavily around virtualization, centralized control (rather than...
Range Finders - Threat to the Game?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 14, 2009
...o use such devices) but an advantage over the game.
Call me old-fashioned or conservative but golf strikes me as a game with two main elements. First, you must strike the ball and send it in the dire...
Apple to Introduce Media Server at Macworld?
in On Storage, on January 2, 2009
...e media junkies who demand regular fixes of audio, video, and images wherever and whenever the need strikes. A media server allows access to personal files stored on it - or stored in the proverbial c...
Suicide Bomber Strikes In Iran
in Exclusive from our news room , on December 29, 2008
Attacks by suicide bombers are a common occurrence in Iraq and Israel as well as most other countries in the Mid-East.
That is, except for Iraq, where a suicide bombing is rarer than an American flag.
But, with the region being a powder keg in the midst of dozens of oppositional political and reli...
Will there be more Madoffs?
in Sox First, on December 16, 2008
...will be followed by many more like him. " None may be responsible for his colossal $50 billion disaster, but the circumstances of the times and the character of people like Madoff are in the DNA ...
Three strikes
in WebKinzBlog, on December 13, 2008
We were excited to see a Wheel of Wishes spin today but the outcome certainly was a bummer for us! We only got to spin in three of our accounts and we didn't win a Wish Token in any of the three - we got a Mohawk, Air Hockey Table and $210 cash.
Must be one of those days where good luck wasn...
China: from inflation to deflation
in Sox First, on December 11, 2008
...e real danger is that this will reduce margins and lead to job losses, and that would be a complete disaster...
Japan lurches from disaster to disaster
in Sox First, on December 9, 2008
It's bad enough that Japan, the world's second largest economy, has entered recession. But now we have reports that the numbers are even worse than we thought. Last month, the figures showed Japan was shrinking by 0.4%. Now we learn the annual contraction is more than four times t...
SonicWALL Announces CDP Series for the SMB Market
in On Storage, on December 5, 2008
...e . "So SonicWall created its CDP Series to deliver automatic, transparent backup and flexible disaster-recovery options."
"SonicWALL understands the very real pain-points SMBs have w...
Do we get depressed?
in Sox First, on November 23, 2008
...acked shock absorbers, like Social Security and deposit insurance, to insulate people from economic disaster. In the 1930s, some of the world's largest economies-Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan a...
Search Jobs, Services, Gigs
in Wangtam, on November 16, 2008
...• Search Jobs, Services, Gigs
• Newstaggr- Semantic tagging for the news
• Emergency, Disaster and Crisis Information in Real Time | CrisisWire.com Emergency
• YellowHours: Check Before You Go ...
Shine Week: The Clutch
in Busy with Style, on November 14, 2008
... add a whole new dimension to your style, making you a chic sophisticate instead of a gaudy fashion disaster....
SCL 2009 will be held in Germany in June 2009
in Supplychainer, on November 10, 2008
...- What is collaboration? Do we need long-term relationships?
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP): disaster-proofing the supply chain
- The demand dilemma: is the Demand Driven Supply Network the an...
CTO of the United States
in The CIO Weblog, on November 7, 2008
...though there are probably some successes to be had in unifying and systematizing government IT, it strikes me that this may be one of those situations where the goals of government and the processes f...
China: the next domino
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
...Bloomberg . As the world slips into recession, order books are being cut in China. And that signals disaster for the global economy. Dr Doom, Nouriel Roubini, warns that China is now headed for a h...
Language Learning: Free Online French Classes
in The Online Universities Weblog, on October 21, 2008
...our interest, search through our archives of free classes . You're sure to find something that strikes your fancy....
Forecasts of the economic disaster
in Sox First, on October 13, 2008
With forecasts that the world is headed for its worst recession in 25 years, if it's lucky, the Huffington Post has run a timely piece on the ones who predicted the economic firestorm. They include New York University economics professor Nouriel Roubini ("A 1987 style stock market ...
Did the short selling ban make any difference?
in Sox First, on October 9, 2008
...utions that have lived on the oxygen of debt. And with regulators turning a Blind Eye , it was a disaster waiting to happen. There is no point blaming the short sellers. If a stock is going to coll...
Mixed messages on the economy
in The CIO Weblog, on October 3, 2008
...soft denied the report , while confirming that it is "reviewing" its hiring plans, which strikes me as being a more politic way of conveying the same information.
I think it's a pruden...
Facebook 上 10 个最大的请愿群体
in Wangtam, on October 2, 2008
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• Please Keep the Old Facebook. The New Version is a Disaster - 355,000+ members
• I Prefer the Old Facebook - 246,000+ members
• 1,000,000+ to bring back the old facebook - 264,000+ members
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Past hang up and drive
in The Parenting Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...bing something for your child - these all have a chance, even if it is a small one, of leading to a disaster on the road. I'm personally bad about putting on lip gloss driving.
Sometimes the acci...
The Lunacy of Sports Writers
in End Zone Buzz, on September 30, 2008
... the end of May. He's not even leading the league anymore in that category."
Huh? Howard strikes out 199 times - tying himself for the second-highest single season total in the more than 100...
The Productive Workspace
in Biz Plan Hacks, on September 22, 2008
...files you need, you are constantly walking over stuff, and you can misplace stuff that can lead to disaster. So clean up your work area and enjoy the benefits have having a decluttered work space.
S...
Will Kid Icarus be revealed on October 2nd?
in House of Nintendo, on September 17, 2008
...ike Nintendo's holiday lineup seemed a little weak this year. Is it possible that Nintendo is waiting until October 2nd to make amends for their weak E3 showing?
Hat tip to Gonintendo. ...
Has Ike caused disruption in chemical-related supply chains?
in Supplychainer, on September 16, 2008
..., Ike storm has passed through Texas and has caused lots of losses. George W. Bush called Ike a disaster for Texas; many oil refineries and chemical plants were closed to reduce the damage and tra...
Its Time for Tata, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam and Others to Invest!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 16, 2008
...an outsourcing community. Furthermore, if it works, it could go a long way to staving off economic disaster for both the US companies and the Indian outsourcing community.
Certainly, the Indian outso...
Fannie and Freddie fallout
in Sox First, on September 9, 2008
... the US. The collapse of one or both of the home mortgage giants later this year would have spelled disaster. The reality is that foreign Governments stopped buying their debt which turned the US Gove...
Closing the GAAP
in Sox First, on August 28, 2008
...on and Marie Leone suggest it might end a lot sooner. Like from next year. One of the issues that strikes me is whether there are enough skills for the take-up, although six years should give accoun...
Extreme Stress During Pregnancy May Result to Child's Schizophenia
in Next Nine Months, on August 26, 2008
...nal and bodily changes. This study refers to women who experience something comparable to a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, a terrorist attack, or a sudden bereavement.
Malaspi...
Bootstrapper's hall of fame: Bra strap bootstrap
in BootStrapMe, on August 24, 2008
...could be marketed to create the resources she needed to accomplish her goal.
• Inspiration strikes. The answer came in the form of handmade beaded straps used for bras, tanktops, dresses or linge...
Jabra SP700 Bluetooth Speakerphone Bugs Your Desk and Car
in The Gadgets Weblog, on August 21, 2008
...hitting the streets soon, and while it is billed as an "orbital" or space-aged design, it strikes me a bit more insect-like. In fact, it looks a lot like there is a dead bug sitting on the d...
10 Key Questions for Selecting a Continuous Availability and Disaster Recovery Solution
in On Storage, on August 20, 2008
...e developed a set of questions to help customers determine what kind of continuous availability and disaster recovery solution is best for them. We tell them to ask themselves, will the solution:
pe...
Siemens - a disaster waiting to happen
in Sox First, on August 19, 2008
No surprises here with reports that Siemens had basically set up systems that had its managers aiding and abetting in the corruption. Based on the disclosures, here, it seems that Siemens' widespread corruption was the inevitable result of having an audit office riddled with conflicts of ...
VMware bug cramps style
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2008
...ich to resolve the issue before it impacted the bulk of their US customer base. A patch is out, and disaster averted. Still, the entire episode is considerably more disconcerting than bugs in other so...
Calm down: Gamestop's Girls Night In Page Not As Bad as Some Think
in House of Nintendo, on August 12, 2008
..."the team with the cutest quarterback," there just isn't a whole lot on the site that strikes me as so horrible.
So what if it has recipes for a Madden Party? Wouldn't a page about...
Shopping
in The Parenting Weblog, on August 11, 2008
...r and myself. But I have enough food and supplies to last through armageddon. If there is a natural disaster, come on over and I'll feed you.
But it extends past that. I shop for the 'next ye...
