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Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
...s. What's even more interesting now is while Al Gore is making millions off climate change, he is encouraging campaigns of civil disobedience. As he told The Guardian , civil disobedience has a rol...
Managed and unmanaged social networks in the enterprise
in The CIO Weblog, on October 23, 2009
...o the public, and that it's best if someone is dedicated to shepherding the fledgling community and encouraging and shaping its growth. Business social networks are not, after all, things most users ...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...least in the green technology sector of the economy.
Third quarter numbers are out, and they're encouraging for both VC's and the greentech sector. Q1 this year saw 59 deals worth $826 million. ...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
... Internet," writes VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi . "Linux is a perfect fit as far as encouraging low-cost technology in these areas. The center will be in Astana, Kazakhstan, the capital...
New Scans Featuring Serah, from V-Jump
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-19
...ners Is The New Twitter Investor
• Office comes to Windows Live - starting today
• Books Digitized by Google Available via the Espresso Book Machine
• Verizon Boss Hangs Up on Landline Phone Bus...
Starting a Business in a Recession
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 14, 2009
...aybe you always wanted to start your own company and just never had the time. Or maybe your wife is encouraging you to find a career where you can work from home. Whatever the reason, you're consideri...
Skanks, Hos and Anonymity in New York
in Web 2.0, on August 30, 2009
I have a Blogger account. I've been busy, so I haven't published anything there for about two weeks now. I've skimmed through my terms of service in the past and nothing in it has every led me to believe that Google (who owns Blogger) would protect my identity if I did something ...
SpiderOak Announces 50 Percent Educational Discount
in On Storage, on August 30, 2009
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SpiderOak this week announced a 50% discount on its online backup service for all students, faculty and school employees with a valid .edu email address.
And it's not just for online bac...
UBS whistleblower jailed
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
...ernment parasites, there is nothing like an insider. That is why Congress has for years passed laws encouraging whistleblowers by offering job protection to government employees and a cut of any funds...
Enterprise 2.0 finds success (and failure!)
in The CIO Weblog, on August 25, 2009
...e marginalized once it's understood that a failure to quash innovation is not the same thing as encouraging it oneself. Why pay a CIO salary when your best new systems are coming out of the mind o...
Cloud platform performance questioned
in The CIO Weblog, on August 21, 2009
...alone don't substantiate the overall judgement delivered by the article.
Nonetheless, it's encouraging that someone is taking the first steps at digging in and quantifying and comparing perfo...
Autism. The Time to Act is Now!
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 6, 2009
... to turn parents' dreams for their child's future from fearful to hopeful.
Easter Seals is encouraging all readers of this blog to educate, advocate, donate and participate - all to support f...
Stressed-out and Gaining Weight? Find Out Why.
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 29, 2009
...ionships and feeling a lack of control in their lives.
According to lead author Jason Block, a faculty member at Harvard Medical School :
"The stress effect didn't appear to impact nor...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 29, 2009
... after extensive testing and evaluation, Northrop Grumman Corporation Aerospace Systems is strongly encouraging its supply chain to explore the use of Siemens Sinumerik 840D solution line CNC for part...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...:
- Improve opportunities for improving logistics education in those countries and do student and faculty exchange between two countries.
- Improve the trade and logistics collaboration between U....
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
... 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 shattered the global economy. That's ...
Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-07
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。
主要配置参数：
• 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
Has Sarbanes Oxley lulled us into complacency and a false sense of security? That's the suggestion 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 ...
Healthcare Suppliers Honored at MedAssets Healthcare Business Event
in Supplychainer, on May 1, 2009
...customers.
- Cincinnati Sub-Zero (CSZ) won the Diverse Supplier Award. The vendor was honored for encouraging diversity across the supply chain by supporting customer supplier diversity initiatives....
The best entrepreneurs of the year?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on April 9, 2009
...taps Silicon Valley veteran financiers, marketers, and executives as well as Santa Clara University faculty to help promising but resource-starved entrepreneurs with key business concepts: completing ...
Will Japan Subsidize Green Cars?
in IfEnergy, on April 9, 2009
...Hugger published a piece last week on the possibility rumor that Japan's government may start encouraging green cars ownership with a $3000 (300,000 yen) subsidy. The Japanese media has been rep...
Up for Grabs: 85.000 H-1B Visas in America
in Global Mobility Report, on April 8, 2009
...ailable H-1B visas will get used. Many economists see the H-1B visa program as an essential part of encouraging innovation because it allows employers to hire from among the best "specialty worke...
Is the Internet shattering advertising?
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
It definitely is, says Professor Eric Clemons from The Wharton School. In this TechCrunch piece , Clemons argues that the drop in Internet advertising was not unpredictable and was always going to happen. The reality, he says, is that people on the Net are not the same passive audience you f...
Will Health Care Reform Affect Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 15, 2009
.... However, in our current world, this approach (according to Mr. Hollings) has killed U.S. jobs by encouraging offshoring to markets where individuals bear the bulk of the costs of the social safety n...
The key themes in the supply chain of tomorrow
in Supplychainer, on March 9, 2009
...lead to more advantageous outsourcing of key functions.
Sustainable sourcing and procurement. By encouraging suppliers to develop environmentally friendly products, making sourcing decisions that t...
Marvell Intros $99 SheevaPlug Reference Design
in HackITLinux, on February 28, 2009
...#39;s Jose Vilches . "Marvell won't be selling devices based on SheevaPlug directly but is encouraging manufacturers to build off the platform with a $99 development kit."
More here f...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which could have a significant impact on data storage.
"The scientists said they achieved a storage d...
Seth Godin on Succeeding in a Down Market
in BootStrapMe, on February 9, 2009
...et.
Seth's advice is especially powerful for bootstrappers in this economy. And it's also encouraging. Among his tips for start-up businesses in this economy: Recognize that you'll have ...
Spread "The Heart Truth - Find Out How You Can Make a Difference This February
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 30, 2009
...ut 5 simple ways women can reduce their risk of heart disease - the #1 killer of women - while also encouraging their friends, family and peers to take action!
FIVE EASY WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
1. Share...
Google introducing off-line Gmail access
in The CIO Weblog, on January 28, 2009
... seems likely to upset some users, it's a position the company has likely forced itself into by encouraging users to think of the inbox as a bottomless, but searchable, pit. The "keep by defa...
Focus on Strength
in BootStrapMe, on January 28, 2009
... Black in Business ran in encouraging piece earlier this month on how to develop a positive outlook on your business activities.
It's a simple message. Manage your weaknesses; we all know that. ...
Denver Broncos Quarterback Jay Cutler Recently Named Ambassador for Inspired by Diabetes Campaign
in Daily Diabetic, on January 23, 2009
...ea All Children's Hospital to meet with families of children with type 1 diabetes. His message: encouraging people affected by diabetes to enter the Inspired by Diabetes global contest and help so...
Corporate ethics and law
in Sox First, on January 10, 2009
More than two years ago, I did a blog entry on the difference between ethics and morality. Moral decisions, around issues like theft and corruption, are absolutes regardless of time or culture. They are just wrong, wherever they happen. Ethical decisions on the other hand are underpinned by ru...
Dolphins Inspire Nanotech Research at University of Nevada
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 2, 2009
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Jonghwan Suhr of the University of Nevada, Reno has received a $400,000 Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for his research on materials ...
What's Your Name (Really)?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on December 20, 2008
In the wake of the Lori Drew cyberbullying criminal conviction, MySpace is taking small steps toward more open identity disclosure, according to TechCrunch .
Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch sums it up this way: A constant criticism of MySpace is that real names are hidden when you view some...
Oversi and BitTorrent to Collaborate on P2P Management
in P2P File Sharing, on December 11, 2008
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"The continuing efforts in this area from both P2P developers and ISPs like Comcast are an encouraging sign that detente can be reached in the P2P wars, at least when it comes to bandwidth con...
RFID enabled retail display comes to the rescue of troubled companies
in The RFID Weblog, on December 4, 2008
...im a counter offer? Let me clear the air that it's not a human being rather technology which is encouraging people to purchase even in these times of 'empty 'pockets.
An RFID enabled re...
Exercise, Hypogycemia and Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 26, 2008
... Dr. Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, co-author of the study, a professor at the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Medicine and an endocrinologist at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (C...
GM: Death or bailout?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2008
...drive. Car sales have fallen off a cliff. Pouring billions of dollars into the sector is pointless. Encouraging the industry to embrace new technology, for example by introducing tax incentives for pr...
Corporate governance takes a back seat
in Sox First, on October 20, 2008
...axpayer interests. Which means of course that Treasury can't check if executive compensation is encouraging too much risk-taking. And let's not forget that these are the same directors who all...
Will you fly Virgin Atlantic because James Bond does?
in Wandalust, on October 7, 2008
...sedly used that airline. Although I have to admit that the "You only live once" campaign encouraging passengers to choose Virgin is a good pun on the "You only live twice" Bond mov...
A closer look at Sin and Punishment 2
in House of Nintendo, on October 5, 2008
...ndo took notice. It probably didn't take long for plans for a new game to begin. This is really encouraging, as it shows that you are really voting with your dollars with VC releases- Nintendo fan...
Boomers and the baby bust
in Sox First, on October 4, 2008
...orkers to 63 million. At the same time, Japan has done nothing to turn that around by, for example, encouraging migration. The period also coincides with the malaise of the Japanese economy. I look a...
Discovery Health, Novo Nordisk and JDRF Launch FREE Online Video Opportunity
in Daily Diabetic, on September 30, 2008
...tion are teaming up to launch Young Voices: Life with Diabetes, a national Web-based video campaign encouraging teens and young adults to share their insights on challenges they face living with diabe...
Heart of Diabetes: Randy Jackson Helps Individuals Get in the K.N.O.W. about Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 24, 2008
...ifficult disease can have on someone's life," Jackson said. "That's why I'm encouraging folks to log onto IKnowDiabetes.org and enroll in The Heart of Diabetes program. When they...
Salba® Smart Natural Products and Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 23, 2008
...se in Type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, Professor of Endocrinology and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine , investigated Salba in randomized, acute and long-term studies.
In the studies...
Art in unusual places, Vilnius, Lithuania
in Wandalust, on September 15, 2008
...the organisers are trying to ditch the stuffy image of art by getting art out onto the streets and encouraging local participation.
...
Is "dual supplier" a good strategy?
in Supplychainer, on September 10, 2008
...pical reasons behind this recommendation are: Ensuring timely delivery and less component shortage, encouraging competition between suppliers in a good way to decrease price and increase quality and h...
Finding Love After 80
in The Dating Weblog, on September 5, 2008
... encourage you to check out their story.
After I read this I had to wonder what it is we find so encouraging about people in the autumn of their years finding love? I mean, on the whole, being in l...
Jasmine Flower-Derived Substance, Potential New Anti-Cancer?
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2008
... of iStockphoto, Grigory Bibikov
Research findings lead by Prof. Eliezer Flescher of The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University reported that a compound derived from the jasmine flower ...
Long Yet to Impress
in End Zone Buzz, on August 25, 2008
... to pass any type of final judgment on Long, but his play thus far in preseason games is less than encouraging. It's quite possible he'll get it turned around, but there was some criticism of ...
RFID Recycling System to teach importance of environment to public
in The RFID Weblog, on August 21, 2008
...s as you can or nobody will be able to save your environment from getting polluted.
In one of the encouraging examples Howard County's Bureau of Environmental Services, Maryland came up with...
Netzwerke der Zellen: Toponomik, neues Forschungsgebiet
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on 19.08.08
...mationsdienst Wissenschaft - "ist zum Gastprofessor für Toponomics an der International Faculty des Partner-Institutes for Computational Biology (PICB) in Shanghai ernannt worden. Es handelt sich...
Red Flags to Watch for When Looking For Work at Home Jobs
in Home Based Business, on August 16, 2008
...es, working from home is more popular than it's ever been. Companies all across the country are encouraging their employees to telecommute and still more are creating online and Work from home...
Gartner greenlights iPhone for enterprise
in The CIO Weblog, on August 14, 2008
...ere we're seeing such a disconnect between what traditional CIOs are saying and what Gartner is encouraging. In a world where you have black-boxed or outsourced many of your services and applicati...
30 ideas to be funded - meet ycombinator
in TJ's Weblog, on July 30, 2008
...und common bad customer service experiences, people would pay to use it. Passport expediters are an encouraging example.
25. A Craigslist competitor. Craiglist is ambivalent about being a business. T...
How Social Networking Effects Your Doctor
in The Social Networking Weblog, on July 24, 2008
...ernal Medicine examined the Facebook pages of 362 medical students and found information that some faculty members believe is inappropriate for future doctors." ~ Social networking could haunt do...
You're Such a Pear
in Pretty Things, on July 18, 2008
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I love finding indie sites and encouraging others to support them! You all know that I am a fan of Etsy but today, via my linkage through Twitter, I found out about The pear Project! This is ...
Frontlines: Fuel of War demo leaked/released
in PCGamers Blog, on July 8, 2008
...heir upcomming shooter Frontlines: Fuel of War, has been leaked, but it is also legit, and they are encouraging people to play it. Odd? Very, but worth checking out so long as you don't mind Uni...
Artichoke Leaf Extract (ALE) Can Lower Cholesterol Levels
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 7, 2008
...he 1930s but previous trials were often not as robustly designed.
The results of this trial are encouraging and provide food for thought to conduct a similar trial among less healthy people." ...
Everything is social now
in The CIO Weblog, on June 30, 2008
...en the myCMDB interface in action yet, so I'll reserve judgement on the effectiveness it has in encouraging the updating and utilization of cmdb data. But for crying out loud, someone chang...
Verizon Moves Closer To An Open Network
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 22, 2008
...is hoping to unify the industry regardless of which brand of phone the consumer chooses.
Even more encouraging is the fact that Verizon Wireless has certified the first device that will operate on ...
First Class of Biological Engineering Students About to Graduate at MIT
in Nanotechbuzz, on June 5, 2008
...r biology with engineering to create a new discipline that can be applied to medicine. The teaching faculty members come from other departments, including chemical engineering, mechanical engineerin...
Marraccini Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 30, 2008
...ips with other jewelers. Gabriel Ofiesh and a group from Charlottesville, Virginia, were especially encouraging. At the same time, Wild, Wonderful West Virginia was becoming a little too wild. When fl...
University of Arkansas receives supply chain software donation
in Supplychainer, on May 26, 2008
...resources, providing a forum for research, education and collaboration on supply chain issues among faculty, students and industry leaders. SCMRC is on the leading edge of supply chain management theo...
The global food crisis
in Sox First, on May 23, 2008
...r commodities. The only way forward, says the report, is to encourage fresh investment in farming, encouraging farmers to produce more and, by offering them micro-credits, to produce food more effici...
Tightening the rules for ethical investment
in Sox First, on May 21, 2008
Environmental law might focus on front-line companies that visibly pollute or exploit natural resources, but it does little to address their financial backers like the banks, pension plans and mutual funds. And yet nothing will change unless they are brought into the picture. A new paper from ...
郎朗写给全球琴迷倡议书
in YuleGuan, on 2008-05-18
就在几天以前，中国四川省汶川县发生7.8级强烈地震，波及周围十几个省市，目前可为止可统计死亡人数已达一万四千多人，更多在地震中受到伤害和失去家园的人们无时无刻不牵动着我们的心。
A few days ago, Sichuan province in China experienced a huge earthquake of 7.8 Richter scale, affecting more than 10 others provinces and cities. Up till this moment, over 14,000 people have lost their lives...
Carl Icahn 将正式卷起新 Yahoo 收购风波
in Wangtam, on 2008-05-17
刚刚已经提及， 亿万富翁 Carl Icahn 上周谋得 Yahoo 董事席位，意欲发动代理权争夺战 。然后 Carl Icahn 在随后发给 Yahoo 的信中确认，他已经发动了旨在促成微软收购 Yahoo 的代理权争夺战。 Carl Icahn 已经提名了十位 Yahoo 董事候选人，希望用他们取代现有 Yahoo 董事会，以推动 Yahoo 接受微软每股 33 美元、总价值 475 亿美元的收购报价。 Carl Icahn 还在写给 Yahoo 董事会主席 Roy Bostock 的信中披露，他已经收购了 5900 万股 Yahoo 股票，并在寻求清除来自国美国联邦贸易委员会的反垄...
微软宣布放弃收购 Yahoo
in M2 十字街口, on 2008-05-05
网谈消息 ，微软 CEO Steve Ballmer 今天向 Yahoo CEO 杨致远发出信函，宣布放弃收购。Steve Ballmer 也在信中证实，微软确实曾将收购报价提高到 33 美元/股，但 Yahoo 索要 37 美元/股。
Steve Ballmer 称，经过认真考虑后，他们认为 Yahoo 提出的要求是不合理的，因此收回了收购提议，这对微软股东、职员和其他股东都是最好的结果。他表示，虽然微软做出了最大努力，包括将报价提高了 50 亿美元，但 Yahoo 一直不肯接受。对此，Yahoo 尚未发表评论。
在信中，Steve Ballmer 也表达了对 Yahoo 和 G...
