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Most Americans to depend on government for handouts
in Sox First, on November 10, 2009
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To fix the unemployment problem, economist Paul Krugman suggests the US Government bring in a WPA (Works Progress Administration) -type program, the same sort of approach that was adopted i...
Seen that? - Harvest Moon for Revolution?
in House of Nintendo, on November 9, 2009
... and mildew have no doubt affected the yield. From The Independant: French growers - and the French government - hope that [...] Read More Driving Rains Ruin French Grape Harvest ...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #2
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...nt for self-enrichment and arrogance beyond belief. Merrill Lynch was in serious trouble and the US government had to bail it out with tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, but Thain co...
Seen that? - Baseball Betting Scandal Hits Taiwan
in The Gambling Weblog, on November 9, 2009
...decline, they are looking at alternative tax solutions. The Jockey Club is in negotiations with the government on the way horse racing bets are taxed and is confident a change in the [...] Read More ...
Seen that? - Bio-Terrorism and the Flu Pandemic Conference
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...sia - but that doesn't mean the pandemic issue has gone away. Towards the end of last year, the Government Accountability Office released a report warning that the big challenge was "maintain...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...rk is now 17.5% . Clearly, the stimulus package isn't working. One reason is the problem with all government spending packages - it takes too long for the money to get to the problem. Secondly, ther...
Eight New Insider Trading Arrests, Fourteen Total
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
... Five of the charged defendants previously pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in Manhattan federal court. The defendants collectively are charged with allegedly participating in insider trading...
Apple Announces Over 100,000 Apps Now Available on the App Store
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-06
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Big profits: How Goldman Sachs bet on the US housing crash
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...stigation is deeply disturbing because it suggests the bank has been getting protection from the US government with its links running deep. Goldman vice president, Adam Storch, has been named managi...
Seen that? - France Tightens Family Immigration
in Global Mobility Report, on November 4, 2009
...ition, employers expressed alarm as they learned that the Senate bill would require them to check a government database to verify that all current and former employees [...] Read More Im...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-11-03
...his We Know: Explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community
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Bankers expect bonus pay records
in Sox First, on November 2, 2009
... the massive payouts and bonuses for bankers. But no matter what controls are put in by the G20 and governments, the gravy train continues with the latest Bloomberg poll finding that almost three ...
Commercial real estate: an accounting shell game
in Sox First, on November 1, 2009
...y took out when the market was booming. What's even more alarming now is the directive from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation saying examiners can let banks off the hook for non-performing...
Seen that? - BIG SUR BONANZA #3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...nt for self-enrichment and arrogance beyond belief. Merrill Lynch was in serious trouble and the US government had to bail it out with tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, but Thain co...
Seen that? - Outsourcing to Africa
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 29, 2009
...nt Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri.Kent says it's been difficult to even convince African governments to accept Western biotech volunteers and Western money for biotech programs. "[Gove...
Cap & Trade 101
in IfEnergy, on October 28, 2009
...ap & Trade 101 .
Cap & Trade is an idea and a legislative initiative. Here’s the basic idea: A government agency (the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S., one might assume) decides on an ac...
Obama and Google: a love story
in Sox First, on October 27, 2009
... manager, as director of citizen participation, Sonal Shah as head of social innovation, overseeing federal funding for nonprofits, and turning top Google policy exec McLaughlin into his deputy techno...
Profits are a gift: Soros
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...anks have been getting hidden subsidies by borrowing at close to zero rates and then buying 10 year government bonds for 3.5%. That's money for jam! "So those earnings are not the achievement of risk ...
Pay cuts for auto firm executives. What about banks?
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
...ruggle to get any traction because as The Wall Street Journal tells us, the new rules from the US Government do not extend to hedge funds, private-equity funds and other financial firms beyond the r...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...us state of the US economy. The Economist writes: "A country heavily in debt to foreigners, with a government deficit it is making little headway at controlling, is creating vast amounts of additiona...
KFC's secrets in China
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...tionships and execution. As outlined here , the first thing KFC China did was select partners with government connections. In China, relationships are the most important part of building a business. ...
Bailed out banks continue to live it up
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
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Like pigs at a trough, the US banks were wallowing in US government bailout but at the same time, they were handing out perks to their executives that had taken them to the brink of disaster. W...
Endless unemployment and the new pledge of allegiance
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
...merican Pledge of Allegiance: children, I pledge allegiance to America’s debt, and to the Chinese government that lends us money. And to the interest, for which we pay, compoundable, with higher taxes...
How the ratings agencies sold out investors
in Sox First, on October 19, 2009
...ings. A more sensible solution would be to make the investors pay. But then, that would mean the US government getting serious about cleaning up the mess and it's shown no sign of doing that. McCla...
Did brilliant minds create the recession?
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
...ed and so there was next to no risk. Their model did not take into account Russia defaulting on its government obligations. The guys at LTCM had hedged their positions by selling rubles. Disaster stru...
AT&T and Google brawl over sex lines.
in Sox First, on October 16, 2009
...s ago, I did a blog entry looking at how AT&T was taking on Google. The phone giant had asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Google Voice, claiming it was in breach of federal ...
Wesley Snipes and the Ponzi scheme
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
..., but he was not able to avoid the hefty fines that come with tax evasion. And with three years in federal prison looking him the eye, and likely millions lost to a couple of crooks, maybe this time ...
Dubai can't meet debts
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...l be in serious trouble. Which is why you would expect most of the funds would come from the Dubai government or UAE central bank. The alternative would be too disastrous to contemplate....
Tweetie 2 Lives! Get It While It's Hot
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-12
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Seen that? - Big Business Blogs?
in Small Business Unplugged, on October 11, 2009
...ness Support then you want to check out Strategis - Managing for Small Business Success site. For a government website Strategis actually has links that cover a wide range of topics from a select grou...
Seen that? - Email Sucks
in I got Spam?!, on October 11, 2009
...ars to the sender, who claims to be a hired assassin. About 115 complaints have been filed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) since the scam emerged, ...
Seen that? - Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 12, 2009
...quot;, predicts that nanotechnology will exceed $1 trillion in the world market by the end of 2010. Government spending on nanotech R&D has increased to over $3 billion per annum, and venture capi...
Google Voice Faces FCC Scrutiny
in The Social Networking Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...nk so, and they want the rules that apply to them to also apply to Google. And it's written the Federal Communications Commission about it.
The FCC is looking in to it.
Lots of people are t...
The US Chamber of Commerce Faces a Meltdown
in Bizinformer, on October 11, 2009
... When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recently took a strong stance against federal policy and legislative proposals to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, several companies left the Chamber in prote...
China's Problems with the Falling Dollar are its Own Fault
in China Venture News, on October 11, 2009
...o trace events from the 1970's when Nixon ended fixed gold prices and the Bretton Woods system of government-enforced fixed exchange rates failed to 1995 when China's binge buying of US Dollars really...
The Goldman Sachs lie
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
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How can you believe Government Sachs, I mean Goldman Sachs? During the week, Goldman's CEO Lloyd Blankfein told The Wall Street Journal
that the investment house received no special treatm...
Seen that? -
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2009
...vice, but I liked his first point so much I wanted to expand on it: Don't Count Too Much on the Government or Your Employer. I have a member of my extended family who seems to bemoan the fact that...
Chamber of Commerce versus Apple
in Sox First, on October 8, 2009
...le's turn. It left the chamber of Commerce with Catherine A. Novelli, vice president, Worldwide Government Affairs of Apple stating : "We strongly object to the Chamber's recent comments...
Next world war could be in cyberspace
in Sox First, on October 7, 2009
...tion, and none is immune to cyberattack." It could already be happening. Eric Chabrow at the Government Information Security blog runs an interview with US Army Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Cont...
Plan to destroy the dollar
in Sox First, on October 7, 2009
... including Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Qatar. Fisk reports that secret meetings between the government are already under way. And the global implications are immense. Fisk reports: "The ...
Abu Dhabi Looks to Become Alternative Energy Hub
in IfEnergy, on October 6, 2009
...ests, the development will also be a zero-carbon, zero-waste city for about 50,000 residents, the government in the United Arab Emirates capital claims. The project hopes to harness geothermal energy ...
Four ways to create jobs in the recession
in Sox First, on October 6, 2009
... growth. These areas are also likely to grow because they will receive massive cash injections from government. In his blog , Bill Clinton's former secretary of Labor Robert Reich lays out 4 ste...
California - America's first failed state?
in Sox First, on October 4, 2009
...ent and way of life, California is like a patient on life support. At the start of summer the state government was so deeply in debt that it began to issue IOUs instead of wages. Its unemployment rate...
India, China Bicker Over Visas
in Global Mobility Report, on October 3, 2009
... over how China issues visas to residents of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. ...the Indian government has formally protested against the Chinese practice of issuing Indian residents of Jammu ...
Seen that? - Beautiful Golf. Beautiful Price
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 2, 2009
...Crowbush Cove represents an interesting experiment undertaken nearly 15 years ago by the provincial government of Prince Edward Island. [...] Read More Sandbaggers, Egos and Beautiful Wa...
Seen that? - Managing People Effectively
in Small Business Unplugged, on October 2, 2009
...ness Support then you want to check out Strategis - Managing for Small Business Success site. For a government website Strategis actually has links that cover a wide range of topics from a select grou...
Seen that? - Botnet hacker pleads guilty
in I got Spam?!, on October 2, 2009
... CNN: Jeanson James Ancheta, of Downey, California, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles federal court to four felony charges for crimes, including infecting machines at two U.S. military s...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...decline, they are looking at alternative tax solutions. The Jockey Club is in negotiations with the government on the way horse racing bets are taxed and is confident a change in the [...] Read More ...
AT&T Files Complaint About Google Voice
in The VoIP Weblog, on September 30, 2009
... carriers that charge high access fees," writes the LA Times' W.J. Hennigan . "Under federal law, other telephone service providers don't have that option."
"The AT&...
Carphone Warehouse CEO Says He'll Fight UK P2P Laws
in P2P File Sharing, on September 30, 2009
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Carphone Warehouse CEO Charles Dunstone has said he'll fight any UK government efforts to force ISPs to cut off suspected filesharers.
"What is being proposed is wrong i...
RFID on all vehicles running in Philippines
in The RFID Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...t all motorists install RFID tags on their vehicles.
This seems to be part of an attempt by the government to crack down on unregistered vehicles, car theft and other auto violations. The tag will...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
... drive the development and adoption of open standards and open source technologies in business and government organizations in Kazakhstan, the central Asian nation that spans territory larger than Wes...
Google, AT&T and Apple do battle
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
...d goes to the issue of Google's growing power in the market. The phone carrier has asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Google, claiming that the Google Voice service'...
US dollar to lose status
in Sox First, on September 28, 2009
...being used to buy riskier assets. Any so-called sign of recovery in the US market is because the US Government is borrowing massively, creating a massive deficit, to pump money into the economy. In th...
Virginia Thinks About Offshore Wind Farms
in IfEnergy, on September 27, 2009
...in developing offshore wind power, requesting the formation of a task force to guide the leasing of federal waters off the Virginia coast.
The formation of the task force is the first step in develop...
Linux learnings of IBM for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan
in The CIO Weblog, on September 26, 2009
...before Microsoft shows up in force, and introduce the benefits of Linux in-depth to both people and governments in the region. Indeed, the Kazakhstan center opens as part of a collaboration deal IBM h...
Net Neutrality is Here - Almost
in The Search Engine Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...ing the Obama Administration's announcement that it would work to establish net neutrality as government policy.
Mashable describes the camps for and against net neutrality: It wasn't tha...
Fisker Plans to Make a Profit on Electric Cars
in IfEnergy, on September 24, 2009
...ry plug-in hybrid vehicle known as the Karma, has announced plans to sell 15,000 cars and apply for government funds in order to hit profitability by 2011. The Southern California company plans to lau...
Liverpool - We Are the New Leeds
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 24, 2009
... good news last week when a deal was completed with new shirt sponsors Standard Charter, after the government in the UK put a ban on alcohol advertising in the sport. This ruled out any future with Ca...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
...confidence is on the floor? Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich explains why in his blog . The government has pushed its way into the market, buying up Fannie and Freddie's paper. With the US...
Hyper inflation on its way?
in Sox First, on September 23, 2009
...ry. That's why earlier this month, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck told Reuters that governments around the world will need to put in policies to stop hyper inflation when the financial...
Heroes Season 4 : Ep. 1 - Orientation / Jump, Push, Fall
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-23
...e governments and the ECB
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Paul Allen versus Ninjas!
in The CIO Weblog, on September 22, 2009
...st year and a half, to reach this point: finally, secret and powerful agencies of the United States government have identified both the suspected ninjas, and the only billionaire technical genius in t...
Obama flags bailout for newspapers
in Sox First, on September 21, 2009
...t Obama has flagged his concerns about the direction of news and has dropped a big hint that the US Government could help prop up the declining newspaper industry. But will it do any good? In an int...
Carbon tax and dividend
in Sox First, on September 20, 2009
...e people will spend the money on renewable energy goods and services? That's impossible without government subsidies for that sector, and incentives to steer the public in that direction. More to ...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
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We are in a cyber crime pandemic and it's getting worse with US federal authorities telling the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee this week that the crooks are now... ...c and it's getting worse with US federal authorities telling the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee this week that the crooks are now turning their attention to small bu...
No one believes Bernanke
in Sox First, on September 17, 2009
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Investors might be cheering with US Federal Reserve chairman declaring that the recession is over, but they should take a deep breath and wait. It's not over yet. If the recession is well ...
Final Fantasy XIII Character Serah Fallon Detailed
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-17
...ion and On
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Sears let off lightly for spying on customers
in Sox First, on September 16, 2009
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Back in June, the US Federal Trade Commission announced it was investigating the department store chain Sears for spying on its customers' online activity. It was a sneaky little arrangemen...
