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Goldman Sachs doubled its lobbying expenses
in Sox First, on July 22, 2010
...campaign contributions. It's hedging its bets. The New York Post reports that during the last election cycle, 64% of Goldman's contributions went to Democrats. Now, the cash split is an even...
Google's push for political power
in Sox First, on July 17, 2010
...politicians on both sides of the political fence, making $34,000 in personal donations for the 2010 elections, compared with $60,200 during the 2008 election cycle. Also, four Google employees went to...
Obama 'Organizing for America' App now available on Apple App Store
in The Smart PDA, on June 24, 2010
...ind this App is to allow voters to connect with Congressional representatives to warm up for the US elections that will take place this fall. It will work on with the iPad, iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS, and...
Political risk: the next wave of the financial crisis
in Sox First, on May 29, 2010
...ns have been rising since Merkel's centre right coalition suffered a loss in the crucial state election in North Rhine-Westphalia. Political risk is now shaping markets as never before, says Jef...
2010 Global Philanthropy Forum: Technology can definitely bring about a change
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 14, 2010
...ring human rights violations, emergency alerts, mobile education, health care information requests, election monitoring and many more. Latest online platforms are continuously emerging, as the Foun...
Britain's election: the poisoned chalice
in Sox First, on May 6, 2010
... Whoever wins the election in Britain is in for a tough job. Some would say impossible with The Guardian reporting that the budget deficit there is set to overtake Greece as the worst in the Eur...
America's debt crisis
in Sox First, on April 21, 2010
...tic budget cuts and tax hikes. That of course will present problems for Obama heading into the 2012 election. But as Altman says, the alternative of not doing anything will be far worse. ...
Workplace racism, Texas style
in Sox First, on April 18, 2010
Despite all the feel good stuff that came out of Obama's beer summit last year with the professor and policeman, American racism has been raging in Texas. Last year, we had reports about racism at a pipe fabrication plant, Turner Industries, in Paris Texas with confederate flags paint...
Facebook splits the net set
in Sox First, on April 12, 2010
...alvanize support. The parties have taken Barack Obama's successful and highly innovative online election campaign and are using Facebook to pitch at grassroots supporters, encouraging them to take...
How JP Morgan ripped off US municipalities
in Sox First, on April 7, 2010
...he problem rather than actually dealing with it so that county officials could get through the next election year. You would have to be crazy to enter a deal like that. Either that, your banker is JP ...
Appeals Court Ruling: Net Neutrality Takes a Hit
in Web 2.0, on April 7, 2010
...st, Congress could give the FCC that authority. That probably won't happen before the November election; but it could conceivably happen after the election. The second option is to reclassify inte...
Google Public Data: Statistics for a changing world
in Tech Intelligence, on March 31, 2010
Last year Google released a public data search feature that enables people to quickly find useful statistics in search. More recently, they expanded this service to include information from the World Bank, such as population data for every region in the world. More and more public agencies, non-pr...
Phipps Exits Oracle
in Java Entrepreneur, on March 12, 2010
..."While Phipps says that he hasn't decided what he's doing next, he's still up for election for the OpenSolaris Governing Board," notes CMSWire's Dee-Ann LeBlanc . "If e...
Unemployment among blacks at Depression levels
in Sox First, on November 25, 2009
...ill be long lasting as these people will struggle to catch up when the recovery comes. Despite the election of Obama, America has a long way to go to undo the damage which will impact on its broader ...
Free Iran
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on November 18, 2009
...rt that deserves some spotlight time. The "Free Iran" support started after a fraudulent election on June 12, 2009. If you know anything about Iranian government, you know that they have a l...
Wikipedia Gets More Editors
in Web 2.0, on September 7, 2009
...cle. Political campaigns in the past have seen their candidate's biographies revised during the election cycle. And vandals recently change West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd's Wikipedia ent...
Banks bankrolling Congress
in Sox First, on August 27, 2009
... made $6 million in federal campaign contributions. That's $6 million donated sometime between election day and June. According to the report, the banks putting up the money included Goldman Sac...
The Month in Twitter - A Nobel Prize Coming?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 5, 2009
... Twitter Needed? Twitter Reschedules Maintenance To Allow Iranian Protests To Continue Iranelection Stats Twitter Reschedules Maintanence Around iran Election Twitter has been in the ...
My Favorite Buick, a Roadmaster at RM's Meadowbrook Auction
in Classical Drives, on June 22, 2009
...here's a mellow inline-eight at my command. I drove one only once, during an Ontario provincial election when a competing party enlisted "chauffeurs" to drive folks without a car to the ...
CostPlus supply chain chief steps down
in Supplychainer, on May 14, 2009
...oard of directors, Christopher Dodds, notified the company of his intention not to stand for re-election to the board of directors due to other time commitments, particularly his role as senior ad...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...T report here . Read it and weep. Given that the finance industry is one of the largest donors to election campaigns, you can see why the US Government has treated it with kid gloves....
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
... here. That includes Gordon Brown whose popularity ratings are slipping as Britain heads towards an election next year. But in the meantime, the protests will shed light on how divided the world has ...
Obama's Aunt Has Immigration Hearing in April
in Global Mobility Report, on January 28, 2009
...country. Onyango's immigration status became a campaign issue briefly in the months before the election. The Bush Administration did its best to back away from the issue. There was a particular e...
Protecting Your Online Privacy
in The Search Engine Weblog, on December 26, 2008
...f attention in the media recently, partly because Congress took an interest in the matter during an election year. If you don't fully understand the situation, it's simple. You're sittin...
A YouTube Presidency...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on November 16, 2008
...y right considering that 1800 YouTube videos of him got watched 110 million times leading up to his election. Wired Blog Network had this to say: Expect many more such "enhancements" in t...
By 2012 We Can Expect One BILLION People to Live in Virtual World
in Web 2.0, on November 15, 2008
The Metaverse Journal published an article earlier this month on a recent report by the US market research firm In-Stat. In a nutshell: Virtual worlds are here to stay, and they're big business. Over a billion people will have residency status in a virtual world by 2012. And the report d...
Cuba Hopes For Better Times After Bush
in Latina Viva, on November 6, 2008
...na Bureau Chief Mary Murray tried to capture the atmosphere in Cuba on the night after the U.S. Election with this blog post at MSNBC. The simple message: the average Cuban hopes that life will ...
Obama or McCain? Which will be better for markets
in Sox First, on November 4, 2008
Today's vote for the 44th US president will transform the world. But what impact will it have on markets and the economy? As The Times and The National point out, the world is in the grip of Obamamania. Not that it would have any impact. Four years ago, the rest of world was backing Joh...
Get Out and Vote!
in I got Spam?!, on November 3, 2008
...may be, take the time to get out and vote tomorrow. This is perhaps the most important presidential election in history and the outcome will affect us all one way or the other. Don't sit back thin...
Get Out and Vote
in Home Based Business, on November 3, 2008
...may be, take the time to get out and vote tomorrow. This is perhaps the most important presidential election in history and the outcome will affect us all one way or the other. Don't sit back thin...
Report on the Impact Presidential Elections will have on US Investments
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 22, 2008
...nvestment company managers with high exposure to the US. In general, the managers believe that the elections will have an impact on their US investments and the recent crisis in global markets will i...
Hedge Fund Manager Attempts Overhaul of Noront's Board of Directors
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 10, 2008
...approximately 9.2% of common shares. Rosseau asks Noront's shareholders to vote against the re-election of the Company's current Board of Directors and instead vote to elect a new slate of di...
Great Deals with Copper Pass: Two Whistler Lift Tickets
in The Flyaway Weblog, on October 4, 2008
... Wherever you go, the race is on. In politics, we are being entertained by the election and the political debates. Here is Colorado, locals are placing bets on who will be the ski area to open; L...
Discovery Health, Novo Nordisk and JDRF Launch FREE Online Video Opportunity
in Daily Diabetic, on September 29, 2008
...on challenges they face living with diabetes. Building on the momentum of the upcoming presidential election, participants are asked to record a video message to the incoming president highlighting th...
Bush Wants To Bail Out Corporate Gamblers
in The Gambling Weblog, on September 28, 2008
...0's. Anyway, read the details about the government bailout of Wall Street gamblers , and come election day remember to vote for the politicians that support what you want. Photo Source:www.psdb...
The Road to the "Wine House"
in Celebrate Wine, on September 27, 2008
... In the spirit of the upcoming Presidential election, one Washington DC restaurant, OYA Restaurant and Lounge , is pitting Arizona wines (from Senator McCain's home state) against those from I...
Twittering Politics
in Cool Picking, on September 18, 2008
... I am addicted to Twitter's Election 2008 site, and I have a feeling that if you check it out, you will be, too. Everyone's Twitter comments- which can be added in at the Election 2008 s...
Canadian Election Focuses on Self Employed
in Home Based Business, on September 16, 2008
... 4583601 Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 4583601 A Federal Election is underway in Canada and one of the political parties involved, the Tories, is hoping to capture the vote of the coun...
Bootstrapping and presidential politics
in BootStrapMe, on September 9, 2008
...enobia_joy With both major party presidential conventions behind us, it seems the coming general election holds little promise for bootstrappers here in the U.S. (See the video from JibJab below)....
McCain, Obama, and Home Businesses
in Home Based Business, on September 9, 2008
...kphoto, Image# 6354025 Hello readers! For this post I want to talk about the upcoming presidential election and ask you what you think about the candidates . Which one do you think will do the most ...
The Fannie and Freddie band-aid
in Sox First, on September 8, 2008
...ot;There's no way the administration is going to take any tough choices ahead of a presidential election. So the issue of what to do will be kicked into the long grass until end-2009, when the GSE...
Another Election Cycle, Another Round of Tax Lies
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on September 4, 2008
© zieak I've been somewhat watching the national conventions the last couple of weeks. They are bizarre affairs, where a bunch of people get on stage and tell you why their candidate is so strong and fearless and is going to bring change and turn the town upside down. Then the candidate ge...
Why is Outsourcing the Political Whipping Boy?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2008
...ng community? In the short term, probably caution and concern. Harm to stakeholders is a compelling election-time argument. The bigger danger, however, may be in the long term - with either a McCain-P...
Sarah Palin and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on August 30, 2008
... John McCain's selection of Sarah palin as Vice Presidential nominee has certainly created a lot of buzz in the US press. It is also beginning to be digested by the international press. One...
Late August Food and Wine Festivals
in Do you like to cook?, on August 21, 2008
.... This event also features outstanding regional and national musicians, and of course, a delicious selection of seafood, a kid's funzone, environmental exhibits, and other fun and new aspects of t...
Election Monitor and Sentiment Quiz
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 28, 2008
... Facebook has two US election applications for you to add to your Facebook profile. These will let you join in the election and even decide who you want to win. The Election Monitor lets you vot...
Have Your Face Added To The Next JibJab Video
in Web 2.0, on July 28, 2008
...d all kinds of funny videos to MySpace TV. The latest one is about the upcoming US presidential election. There are more political spoofs too. There are also spoofs on famous people and other thin...
Confusing Numbers
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 23, 2008
...d out that the "impact of the slowdown will be there all through 2008, considering it's an election year in the US." he went on to say that "[a]s any offshoring contracts or signifi...
Why Offshore Services Are Being Adversely Impacted by the Global Economy
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 16, 2008
... are questions about tax and regulatory policy changes that may result from the 2008 presidential election , potential for additional takeovers or failures of struggling companies, particularly in ...
Decision '08 on MySpace
in Web 2.0, on July 1, 2008
If you're over the age of 18, and you like to create videos, come give this one a try. Submit your own video using the video submission tool at Decision '08 website. Each video should be under two minutes long. What you need to do in your video is answer one of these questions: . "...
Is Barack Obama Anti-Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Mike Matas A number of authors in the Indian press have asserted that Barack Obama is anti-outsourcing. However, there are mixed signals coming from the Obama camp. In speeches, Obama has suggested that he will readjust the tax code to offer more tax incentive...
A candidate for bootstrappers?
in BootStrapMe, on June 29, 2008
...I have no interest in endorsing any candidates, but if you're looking for alternatives this election season give Barr's website a look . ...
The Links At Crowbush Cove
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 22, 2008
Our recent golf trip to Prince Edward Island took us to a course we hadn't played in previous visits - Dundarave (see my previous post) - and to a long-standing favorite that we'd played twice before. The Links at Crowbush Cove. The Links at Crowbush Cove represents an interesting ...
The Next Great Outsourcing Debate
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 18, 2008
...ides of their mouths. Somehow, I doubt that it is coincidental that this debate is occurring in an election year. Instead, I think that we're seeing the interested parties trying to develop posit...
A new day in America is same old thing in IT
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2008
...;s not inconceivable the whole thing will end up in court somehow, as just about every significant election does anymore) Barack Obama. I have some interest in this sort of study for a number of reas...
Stanley Fink Retires
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 2, 2008
... fund magnate Stanley Fink is retiring from Man Group, who announced that he will not be seeking re-election as a Director. He stepped down from Chief Executive in April of last year to become Deputy ...
Zeroing in on BAE
in Sox First, on May 22, 2008
...a few years crushing whatever comes into their path, before they either join Wall Street or run for election. A string of top fraud convictions against big business people is almost a required part of...
The Real Reason The Feds Don't Want Internet Gambling
in The Gambling Weblog, on May 20, 2008
...n adult Americans who are fed up with the Fed do about it? In less than 6 months we have a general election in which you can cast your vote for those candidates who support your right to spend your d...
Law Professors as Presidents
in Bizinformer, on May 7, 2008
... miscalculated the populist support for Roosevelt. Roosevelt started his own party and in the 1912 elections came in second. Making Taft the only U.S. president to finish third in a re-election campai...
Will say on pay cut it with investors?
in Sox First, on April 29, 2008
...keeps happening, boards know that it will spill over into fights on other matters, including the re-election of incumbent directors. ...
Taiwan in Search of Yuan...
in China Venture News, on April 17, 2008
...With its election cycle mostly behind it now, Taiwan is warming up to the Mainland. As part of that thaw in relationships, Taiwan is trying to attract Mainland tourist - along with their yuan renminbi...
Yuan Under Seven: A Milestone?
in China Venture News, on April 15, 2008
...sily missed it. If it weren't for the credit crunch and Bear Stearns going under and all the US election hooplah in the news and the screech of the wheels on the US economy grinding to a halt, you...
Bill wins the H1B debate?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 14, 2008
... issue may be one indication that it is; foreign workers are a hot-button topic in a presidential election year when US employment numbers are already falling. The powers that be get their campaig...
Directors and donations
in Sox First, on April 14, 2008
...campaign finance rules and their own company policies. And that's a worrying sign with the 2008 election cycle showing all signs that spending records will be exceeded. According to the survey, 7...
Bush Cheney Buy Judicial Branch for $2 Per Share
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on April 1, 2008
...themselves sitting on the Supreme Court should the opportunity arise to throw a future presidential election the Republicans' way. In an interview, Bush chuckled at the notion. "With a littl...
Mac OS X 软件更新 20080319
in M2 十字街口, on 2008-03-21
Hillary Clinton Spam Spreading Malware
in I got Spam?!, on February 16, 2008
...cybercrime. "I think [hackers] are still a little skittish. The high visibility of the federal elections makes them cautious about stepping into it." Apparently even spammers have their lim...
Will Taiwan Relax Rules on Mainland Investment?
in China Venture News, on January 28, 2008
...ed trade between Mainland China and Taiwan has become a topic of conversation in the wake of an election in Taiwan that Kuomintang (KMT) party control of the legislature there. The issue is two s...
Supremes screw investors
in Sox First, on January 23, 2008
The fallout from the the US Supreme Court's long-awaited decision in StoneRidge Investment Partners v Scientific Atlanta last week continues. The battle of StoneRidge was fought over a case brought by investors in Charter Communications, a cable-television firm. They had sued two companies...
Sponsored Post: Mobile Phones the New Social Activism Weapon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 21, 2008
...er emerging mobile apps. In the U.S., presidential aspirants rely on mobile technology to win the election. Barack Obama is noted for its very comprehensive mobile strategy from twitter feeds , rin...
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