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Anticipating the CrunchPad
in HackITLinux, on July 8, 2009
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington is promising to introduce a Linux-based tablet, the CrunchPad , before the end of the month.
"The purpose of the CrunchPad will be very simple: surfing the Web," writes the NYT's Claire Cain Miller . "Turn it on and up comes a brows...
Let's Retire F1's Bernie and Max Before it's Too Late
in carzz.org, on July 8, 2009
... adds fuel to the fire by blaming "the Jews" for failing to address the worldwide banking crisis. He went on to suggest that FIA president Max Mosley, one-time fascist leader Oswald Mosely&#...
Supply chain video: If you want to re-negotiate the terms with suppliers, the moment is now!
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
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In applying these strategies, a main element companies should consider is human factor: In the crisis situations, people feel frozen. They don't want to do anything because they are afraid of...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
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California has entered the new financial year in crisis with a budget deficit of $26.3 billion, up from $24.3 billion, because of the ineptitude of the legislature in missing a deadline and politi...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
This is the second part of the video presentation from Professor 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 simply laying off people and go for radical...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times was an event organized some while ago in Montreal Canada. Since there are some interesting videos from the presentations in this event on the subject of supply chain management and risk reduction in general, I decided to share so...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
... is a growing industry focus for venture capital and development funds: Despite the current credit crisis, overall fundraising for cleantech has remained steady in 2008, with 29 funds raising a total ...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...of the other fancy stuff that got so many borrowers in trouble during the subprime mortgage-lending crisis — if they choose.
But the Washington Post today asks an important question: When does ...
AADE'sNew Blog: Diabetes Education Voices
in Daily Diabetic, on June 29, 2009
... and reformatted its blog. Formerly the AADE Side by Side blog, we have re-launched it as Diabetes Education Voices , available at: www.diabeteseducationblog.org .
It's AADE's hope tha...
Beware the China bubble
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...ing to happen. And it will affect all of us. Fitch warns: "With much of the world immersed in crisis, China appears to be one of the few countries where the financial system continues to functio...
Welch 投资网上 MBA 教学
in Wangtam, on June 28, 2009
...tures Inc. 估计，2008 年秋天，美国大约 1850 万大学生中，有 11% 的学生主要通过网络上课，而 10 年前这一比例为 1%。
EduVentures 表示，网络高等教育今年将产生 115 亿美元的收入。但 EduVentures 首席执行长 Tom Dretler 说，网络高等教育的质量令人忧虑，因为招生过程中对生源的要求要明显低的多。
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Saving Money on Your Car Insurance Tips
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...ossibly more than 25% off. Some of the things you can get discounts for include:
• Driver's Education classes
• Good driving record
• Security devices
• Higher deductibles
• Pay premiums quarter...
Pensioners kidnap and torture their investment adviser
in Sox First, on June 25, 2009
...Working as an investment adviser these days is dangerous. You risk incurring the wrath of financial crisis victims. And it doesn't matter how old they are either. Here's an extraordinary sto...
Has Intel finally broken into the cell phone market?
in Wangtam, on June 24, 2009
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in Wangtam, on June 23, 2009
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. mit „Clean Sea Award“ ausgezeichnet
in Kreuzfahrten, on June 22, 2009
...igen "Nor-Shipping"-Eröffnungskonferenz mit dem Titel "From Crisis to Opportunity: Shipping's Role in the Fight against Climate Change". Bei der Konferenz diskutierten Reederei...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...t's hard to believe but bankers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking u...
Supply chain education ranking: Penn State becomes No. 1
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...nt programs have popped up here and there and many reputable universities are offering supply chain education programs. So AMR Research recently conducted a research to prepare a ranking among univers...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...We have been witnessing a trend among U.S. based SCM educational institutions in the last couple of years and that's internationalization: MIT established a supply chain and logistics center in Sp...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how the airline business was going to the dogs. The combination of the global financial crunch and swine flu will cost them at least $9 billion this year. So what's their answer? Screw passengers and staff. First, we have the report th...
Mafia cashes in on crisis
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...Fascinating story in the Financial Times about how the Mafia has been cashing in on the financial crisis with two apparently "Japanese" men bringing $134 billion worth of fake Treasury bil...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...I'd like to think that we've seen the worst of the foreclosure crisis. I'd like to think that we'll be seeing fewer homes fall into foreclosure, and fewer homeowners missing their mort...
Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...#39;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 than women.&qu...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...ggest concern about the package is that it does nothing about the ratings agencies which caused the crisis when they made millions by encouraging the spread of risky products that subsequently shatter...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...tilted towards the downside. Downside indeed. Dr Doom, Nouriel Roubini who predicted the financial crisis has told Bloomberg that the optimists are getting "ahead of the curve" and that r...
Throwing the book at Madoff
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...ars & generations (in my case 4) of lost investment earnings, homes, retirement, children's education and charitable contributions. My husband and I have both suvived cancer and now this huge ...
How'd the mortgage meltdown happen? NPR knows
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...f "This American Life," was frustrated that no one ever really explained how the mortgage crisis happened. So he created an amazingly informative, and entertaining, one-hour show for his rad...
Hispanic? Latino? A Choice of Words...
in Latina Viva, on June 11, 2009
...the Americas. On the other hand, Brazilians are usually included under the designation Latino .
Education Week took a look at the question recently....
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
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One of the things that has disturbed me the most about the subprime crisis is the impact it's had on the African American and Hispanic communities, and the way banks had targeted these people ...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...t looks like US Government will want to repeat the same mistakes that plunged global markets into a crisis....
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 ...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...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 wind power...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...etes.
According to New York City podiatrist Dr. Michael Perlstein , the severity of the diabetes crisis is illustrated by a trend he's seeing in his practice: more and more patients are undergoi...
What next for GM?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
... to buy hybrid cars. It's unlikely the government will listen to Moore and Makower. But the GM crisis could be a real opportunity. And no crisis should be wasted....
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
... The big difference of course is their view about the role of government. And if nothing else, this crisis marks a punctuation point in global history. The Reagan-Thatcher ideology that government sho...
New MBAs claim they'll be ethical. Yeah right!
in Sox First, on May 31, 2009
...s. It's a fascinating development because it happens bang in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Which raises an obvious question: how many would have been prepar...
Washington's Best Wine
in Celebrate Wine, on May 30, 2009
... it involved attending the annual Taste Washington wine festival in Seattle.
Fifty wines is not an education. But two hundred and fifty is a good start. That's about how many I managed to taste i...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...em. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share of new foreclosures. In other words, the crisis has now gripped the middle class with more people losing their jobs. As the MBA says, things ...
China's today national distribution capabilities
in Supplychainer, on May 27, 2009
...issues in China as well:
As an example, Jean Pierre briefly talke about the impact of current crisis on China; apparently the companies which are focusing on import or national service are still...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...much optimism. Personally, I have given up believing in economists. Indeed, I blame this financial crisis on economists. I explain why in my piece here ....
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
It's clear that the Obama administration wants to see fewer housing foreclosures. That makes sense: Housing foreclosures help no one. The banks certainly don't want these homes back. Foreclosures devastate families. And they weaken neighborhoods.
Problem is, a key tenant of the administrati...
Krugman, Soros and Roubini: how to fix the crisis
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...;We have in the past been as high as 100 percent of GDP at the end of World War II without having a crisis, but your ability to go that high does depend upon people's belief that you will behave r...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
... dry by 2037, which means people will be on severely reduced payments. And with the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression pushing US unemployment up to its highest level in 25 years, there...
The Genius Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on May 25, 2009
...S. on it. People who are at the absolute top tier of their field in the arts, athletics, sciences, education, or business. Its formal name is the O-1 visa, and BusinessWeek took a look at it this mo...
Publish Your Blog on Kindle
in Web 2.0, on May 25, 2009
...t your blog published on the Amazon Kindle. I submitted one of my blogs ( The Green Cup , a blog on education) to see how it would work. The verdict is still out. But I can tell you this much: the sub...
Sony to reduce the number of suppliers to half
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
...s year, the electronics unit is expected to post a second consecutive year of losses. The financial crisis has eviscerated global demand for consumer electronics and a strong yen has eroded profits ea...
Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next
in Sox First, on May 23, 2009
...es to build. The problem for the US is that tax receipts are drying up at a time when the financial crisis is putting pressure on governments around the world for stimulus spending. And of course, th...
MBAs and Entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on May 21, 2009
...p at the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. While I personally value education a great deal, it's hard to deny that talent and training are different things. Maybe w...
Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
in Wangtam, on May 20, 2009
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Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...looking at how banks were going to face more intense competition in the wash-up from this financial crisis. To put it bluntly, banks will be losing market share to such forces as peer-to-peer lending,...
The problem with economists
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
...Germany, Denmark and France, sheds light on the hubris of the profession. The paper, The Financial Crisis and Systemic Failure of Academic Economics points out that this crisis is different from its...
The deplorable state of mathematics education today
in The CIO Weblog, on May 17, 2009
...ws the Cloud May Not Be Enterprise-Ready."
No, we're not really going to talk about math education here today (although this may offer some reinforcement illustrating the deplorable state o...
Corporate social responsibility and recession
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
...e companies, it compared the stock price on February 11, 2008, before the worst of the economic crisis, and 12 months later, on February 10, 2009. Then, for each of those two groups of 25, it calc...
New survey launched to identify the current state of supply chain education
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
... I have written several posts so far on the subject of suply chain education and the efforts some of the American schools and other International institutions are making to introduce more specializ...
Supply chain video: Supply risks for airlines
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
...ms to increase again),
2) Inflation (the effect which might have on the contracts)
3) And at last crisis which has had some impact on the number of tickets bought and the type of them.
He also...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
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Who are the big winners coming out of this financial crisis? And how will they threaten to destroy banks? The Economist identifies four big winners that will decimate the banking sector. These ...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...d qualifying for a mortgage loan today is more difficult, as lenders, stung by the subprime lending crisis, are doing everything they can to avoid passing out mortgage money to borrowers who may not b...
Integrated Pest Management More Effective in Reducing Conckroach Allergens in Schools
in Allergies, on May 13, 2009
...rgens can be reduced by cockroach elimination alone or by integrating several tactics including education, cleaning, and pest control. IPM is not only effective at controlling cockroaches but also ca...
Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 12, 2009
... WHAT: "Taking the Pulse of Bioscience Education in America: A State by State Analysis" is a report prepared and supported by Battelle. BIO commissioned the report and had the input and...
Downturn easing without recovery
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
...ncier George Soros saying that all the stimulus packages are starting work and that the financial crisis is easing. He predicts that Asia will be the first to emerge out of the crisis, and that Chin...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
...ding to this Investors.com article .
The problem is an outgrowth of a larger one, which is the US education system as a whole. US citizens comprise less than half of the technology and engineering d...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
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The global crisis is as much a failure of ethics as it is of finance. Business at the end of the day has to serve society which gives it its licence to operate. Creating virtual products as they d...
Financial crisis worse than the 1930s?
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
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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...
Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX
in Wangtam, on May 7, 2009
如传言所预告，Amazon 今天推出了新款的 9.7 英寸大显示屏的 Kindle DX 电子阅读器 ，内置 PDF 阅读器，具有自动旋转功能，最多可存储 3500 本图书，售价仅为 489 美元。目前 Kindle 网店共有 27.5 万本图书，其中包括当下 112 部《纽约时报》畅销书中的 107 部，该类图书及新推出的图书以每本 9.99 美元的价格出售。
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• Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, as thin as most magazines
• Lightweight: At 10.2 ounces, lighter than...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...tion from Georgetown University law professor Ethan S Burger in this piece Today's Financial Crisis, Corporate Governance, and the Issue of Third-Party Liability . The problem, he says, is tha...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
... from the Latin word "fido" which means "I trust". And while we are in a credit crisis, it is worth remembering that the word "credit" is derived from the Latin word &quo...
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
in Wangtam, on May 3, 2009
...alaria No More | Ending Malaria Deaths
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Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News?
in Wangtam, on April 30, 2009
...ilar is the current crisis to the Great Depression?
• AOL Homepage Looks Different, Real Different. The "A" Is For Agnostic.
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