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Wind in Virginia Gains Support
in IfEnergy, on June 7, 2009
Wind energy is gaining support in Virginia's far west, according to the Associated Press .
I live in an area where the proposed construction of 400-foot high wind turbines has become a contentious issue. Supporters of the region's coal industry see wind as a competitive threat. Local resi...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
With all the layoffs going on, it's worth asking whether managers ever ponder the ethical implications of what they're doing. As the self-styled "ethics guy" Bruce Weinstein says , sacking people is an ethical issue because it impinges on the rights of others. ""No ...
Climate scientist sacked for talking
in Sox First, on May 1, 2009
In an extraordinary development this week, a pioneering climate change scientist Jim Salinger has been sacked from his post in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Herald , his great crime was talking to a TV weatherman about flooding rivers. As you do. Salinger was part of the Intergover...
Beatles Rock Band Has Me a Bit Excited
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 17, 2009
Being an adult and a pretend professional, I rarely find myself getting excited about a video game. In fact, it would probably be odd for me to get too giggly about a console game, but darn it if the Beatles Rock Band game doesn't have me a bit fired up. Good news if you find yourself in my ...
Microsoft Stops Mainstream Support For Windows XP
in Wangtam, on April 16, 2009
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Understanding (and Maybe Avoiding) the Peter Principle
in Bizinformer, on April 15, 2009
I read a fascinating (but lengthy) piece not long ago by Bob Sutton (a management professor at Stanford University) on The Peter Principle . In case you've forgotten it, The Peter Principle is an idea about professional competence and the nature of hierarchies. It is also the name of a ...
Giving banks permission to lie
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
More fallout from the Financial Accounting Standard Board's latest attempt to make the banks happy. From now on, it should be called the Fake Accounting Standards Board. As Peter Schiff, the CEO of Euro Pacific Capital writes , the FASB's decision allowing companies to use their own j...
Depression
in WebKinzBlog, on March 10, 2009
I know everyone is really irked with the problems with pet's status. I finally stopped looking at the 'My Pets' listings b/c it was just depressing me too. One day I spent $300 just trying to get one page of my pets back happy, healthy and fed.
I even considered a trip to the Spa i...
Palm Springs Concours Begins With a Blast
in Classical Drives, on March 6, 2009
The lady next to me screamed and grabbed my arm. Men gasped, women fainted (well, almost). We were part of a crowd attending the Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance pre-show gala at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Beautiful people, beautifully dressed, being treated to specialty foods from reno...
Chess With a Six Year Old
in PCGamers Blog, on March 4, 2009
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One of the earliest memories I have as a child is one of playing Chess . I havent played as much as I would like to in recent years since having kids, but that's coming to an end. Last week my wife and oldest son had some "mommy and me" time and they ended up pla...
Coal and the New EPA
in IfEnergy, on February 28, 2009
TreeHugger had a piece I thought was interesting earlier this month on how the Obama Administration's EPA is likely to deal with coal. Following the EPA's stance on coal-fired power plants during the final months of the Bush Administration was enough to make you dizzy: first, it stated in ...
GM Fires Robot, Saves TV Commercial
in Classical Drives, on February 17, 2009
If you're writing television commercials beware of attacks by special interest groups who see sinister things in humble concepts. GM was forced to delete scenes in its 2008 Super Bowl commercial where an assembly line robot is fired for messing up the product build and, unable to find happine...
Israel Intensifies Attacks Against Hamas
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 12, 2009
Despite continued efforts by the United Nations and several European and Arab countries to bring about a cease fire in The Gaza Strip Israel has escalated their military actions.
Deadly rockets fired from within The Gaza Strip continue raining down on Israel resulting in further resolve to put an e...
Northern Israel Hit By Rockets Fired From Lebanon
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 8, 2009
Two and a half years after a bloody confrontation with the Hezbollah in Lebanon several sizable rockets were fired from Lebanon and hit civilian areas in Israel.
The Israeli's were said to be seriously considering a truce in The Gaza. They again halted military activities for 3 hours today to a...
How to Keep Your Job: Personal Branding
in Bizinformer, on December 12, 2008
Personal branding could keep you from getting fired. At least, that's want Dan Schawbel over at Mashable thinks. His book, Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success , looks at 10 ways personal branding can help you keep your job.
Schawbel talks about things like becoming the ...
GM Chairman Leaves Jet in Detroit, Returns to Washington at the Wheel of a Car
in Classical Drives, on December 3, 2008
So The Three Amigos had their egos slapped in Washington for arriving at the moneyfest in their corporate jets? Like other critics I railed at this flagrant abuse of funds while secretly envying them the opportunity. That's because I love airplanes and living next to an international airp...
Syracuse University Sends First Emergency "Orange Alert"
in The Universities Weblog, on November 26, 2008
Syracuse University used its "Orange Alert" system for the first time on Tuesday, according to the Central New York News .
According to the paper Anthony Callisto Jr., SU's director of public safety, issued the alert because he had heard a "shots fired" call on a police sca...
Sun in Trouble
in Java Entrepreneur, on November 22, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto
Sun Microsystems has announced plans to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs - that's between 15 and 18 percent of its workforce.
"It blamed the cuts on the global economic downturn, but I think that like many other companies, Sun is using the downturn a...
BitTorrent Cuts Staff, Will Close Torrent Information Network
in P2P File Sharing, on November 12, 2008
BitTorrent last week fired about half of its employees, and replaced its CEO, Doug Walker, with former CTO Eric Klinker .
"A person with knowledge of BitTorrent's plans also said the company would soon close its Torrent Entertainment Network , once conceived - and covered in the...
DHL ends its partnership with the American drugstore
in Supplychainer, on October 29, 2008
According to a news release by Logistics Management Magazine, DHL and Walgreens, the drugstore chain, have ended their partnership in SCM area only after nine months.
It was first in January that it was announced that two companies have entered into an agreement, with the goal of increasing th...
The Day After - Week 5
in End Zone Buzz, on October 6, 2008
© Jessa B.C. Week 5 of the NFL season is over. There were some blowouts, at least one great comeback, and a few surprises along the way. Let's revel in the carnage.
Kurt Warner nearly retired last week after seeing what happened to Anquan Boldin.
steelers linebacker James Harrison...
McCain to Cox: You're fired!
in Sox First, on September 19, 2008
As a rule, politicians are shocking populists and John McCain is no exception by telling The Wall Street Journal that he would sack Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Christopher Cox. If nothing else, McCain showed he is totally clueless about the way the market works: "The...
Valhalla Cometh
in Eagle Par Birdie, on September 11, 2008
Harrington Leads European Team
The 2008 Ryder Cup begins next Tuesday. Three days of practice should have both teams honed for the head to head competition which doesn't begin until Friday.
It's a pressure cooker and that's why it always serves up some of the best golf you can e...
Climbing the corporate ladder
in The CIO Weblog, on September 6, 2008
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CIOs have long had to put up with derogatory views of their position in corporations, typecast as burn-outs or incompetents at the end of their trajectory ("Career Is Over"), frequently disregarded when it comes to corporate planning or strategy, viewed as errand-...
Mourinho has an opinion on Milan's new signing!
in The Soccer Weblog, on August 27, 2008
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has fired a shot at his old striker Andriy Shevchenko by saying that he failed at Chelsea because he was too used to being treated like a prince at AC Milan.
Mourinho, now manager at Inter, wasted no time in making his comments about his City rival's ...
Wiki-spy
in The CIO Weblog, on August 9, 2008
...lts of such projects in the classified world than in the enterprise... leaks don't just get you fired, but can result in jail time. But according to the CIO, Al Tarasiuk, things are working well, ...
We Attend The World's Largest Gathering of Model T Fords
in Classical Drives, on July 25, 2008
Just when you think you've seen it all, you open your eyes to the sight of 800 Model T Fords, all in one place! That's what happened to me in Richmond , Indiana early this week, when Model T owners from the US, Canada, Britain, Australia and several other countries gathered to honor th...
The Open's Honorable Mentions
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 21, 2008
Alexander Noren. Courtesy: daylife.com
As the dust settles in the aftermath of The Open, consider the work of two players who seemed to fly under the radar as far as North American television coverage went.
First, Chris Wood , the 20 year old British amateur player who not only made the c...
Does SOA mean "you're fired" for CIOs?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 19, 2008
Of course, no one is really suggesting that, except in that sly way that we bloggers often do to be provocative by saying "Now, I'm not really suggesting..." and then going on to suggest that very thing. It's a good way to put a new angle on old problems, sometimes, and certainly...
Mongolian Artisan Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 14, 2008
Metalsmiths and Jewelry Designers
Mongolian style filigree and enamel jewelry is handcrafted by artisans using traditional Mongolian art forms, that reflects Russian and Chinese influences from the past 1000 years. This jewelry was made for the Mongolians originally, and then filtered into what ...
Robin Phillips Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 9, 2008
Handmade Cloisonné and Champlevé enamel jewelry
Robin Phillips has a passion for designing and creating handmade enamel jewelry, as well as gold and silver jewelry. One of Robin's specialties is Cloisonné enamel and silver jewelry. Cloisonné is an enameling technique, in which the color...
No Rules Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 8, 2008
Enamel on Fine Silver Jewelry
Maya Madden and Wayne Farra are the owners and designers of No Rules Jewelry, and the vast majority of their jewelry is made by applying enamel to fine silver. Through the years, many enameling techniques have been developed. Some involve how the metal is prepared, an...
Susan Barth Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 27, 2008
Susan Barth's fascination with three dimensional art and ornament was always there as a child, but her formal exploration began after being accepted into New York City's High School of Art and Design, where she studied sculpture for two years. Later on, she decided to take an intensive six-m...
Dark Night Edition 6205 Beats Standard Edition on Verizon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 21, 2008
Taking a cue from the Tony Hawk inspired Sidekick , Nokia fired off a new 6205 handset themed on the upcoming (July 18) Batman film. With a two-year contract agreement, the handset will set you back a mere $69.99.
The features of Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight include a 2 inch internal display w...
Ali Baubles Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 16, 2008
handcrafted jewelry by Allison Raposa
Born and raised in the UK, now living in the USA, Allison Raposa's passion for baubles has never faded. She finds it exciting to be able to bring the raw materials together to create a beautiful piece of jewelry, which will, hopefully, be cherished ...
Chris Mortensen Holds Grudges
in End Zone Buzz, on May 19, 2008
© abardwell
Buffoonery at ESPN (see photo) is nothing new. The network is seemingly public enemy number one to sports bloggers, although Buzz Bissinger has probably stolen that title away, at least for the time being. To be fair, some of the criticism of the WWL is unfounded, though much is le...
McCarty Lives: Cal State Fires a Faculty Member For Not Signing a Loyalty Oath
in The Universities Weblog, on May 19, 2008
I read about this story first at the Chronicle of High Education 's news blog. But the blogosphere is humming with the story. Cal State has fired an adjunct faculty member at cal state fullerton , Wendy Gonaver, because she refused to sign an oath to "defend" the constitutions...
I Got Infected!
in I got Spam?!, on May 16, 2008
© dmuth
Yes, that's right, your faithful I Got Spam?! blogger got hit with a nasty virus. Ironic I know. It started when my main PC suffered a hard drive failure (yes it's been a lovely week). While I waited for my new one to arrive, I fired up my trusty Eee PC (great little device by ...
Guy Gets Fired And Becomes Successful Pro Gambler
in Play Las Vegas, on May 15, 2008
This is a fascinating story about an otherwise average guy who got fired from his job as an accountant and turned it to his favor.
It's tough to make something positive out of a negative situation but long time pro Poker player Tom McEvoy did just that by following his hunch about turning h...
PCAOB targets mortgage securities
in Sox First, on May 1, 2008
Here's a warning to all audit firms: the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has signalled that it will target securitized mortgage loans and collateralized debt offerings when it inspects 2007 annual reports. That's come out clearly in its latest report slamming the way ...
Gary Dourdan Of "CSI" Is Under The Microscope For Drugs
in The Celebrities Weblog, on May 1, 2008
gary dourdan , who played a soft spoken, but sometimes troubled, Crime Scene Investigator on the long running and still popular CBS TV show "CSI" is now under investigation by real cops.
Dourdan who has been involved in several minor offenses in the past has been hauled in for d...
Wii-ache
in The Parenting Weblog, on April 27, 2008
First right off the bat - it's cool to really want to play with your kid's birthday gift a lot, right? I mean, that's nothing bad. She can still play, she's just gotta wait her turn. The playground works that way, sharing is good. It's fair for us to have some fun too.
Ahh c...
Liverpool and Arsenal serve up a treat
in The Soccer Weblog, on April 8, 2008
What a fantastic game Liverpool and Arsenal played at Anfield last night. The quality and pace of the game was as good and high as anything you will see in world football.
Liverpool came through in the end but nobody could fail to recognise the part that Arsenal played in the game. For the fir...
Zaffiro Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 3, 2008
...to the surface of a similar gold alloy. This complicated process requires utmost precision. If over fired, the gold granules will melt into the surface of the piece. If under fired, they will not adhe...
Gun Fired By Pilot Was Being Stowed
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 27, 2008
According to an article on MSNBC , the US Airway pilot who accidentally fired his gun inside the cockpit, said he was attempting to stow it. The pilot didn't immediately inform air traffic control about the shooting until after he landed.
US Airways Tower Supervisor Nathan Gundlach told p...
Dichroic Glass Pendants
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 27, 2008
Great Necklace Idea
The best thing about these little beauties is that you don't have to be a jewelry designer to make a gorgeous necklace for yourself. You just buy the pendant, run a cord or chain through the holes that run through the top of the pendant, and voila! You have a necklace that ...
Clifford Chance discrimination case
in Sox First, on March 25, 2008
With plans for a special summit on the need to promote diversity in law firms, the question needs to be asked about how much discrimination goes in the legal world. With that in mind, we turn to a news report of a Haitian woman, Caroline Memnon, suing one of the world's largest l...
The Streak Ends. For Now
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 24, 2008
Courtesy: Getty Images
Streaks.
Why do we care about them? Why do we make so much out of them?
Tiger's current streak is over. Many of us are disappointed; our desire to see Woods' streak go on and on lived vicariously through the world's best player.
We sigh with disappointmen...
What Does 34,463 Look Like?
in Bizinformer, on March 24, 2008
Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another. - Gordon Gekko In the past nine months, Wall Street banks have laid off 34,463 people. Bloomberg.com has the statistics posted today from each of the big firms. The article compares the most rec...
Britney Spears Charity Clothes Auction
in The Celebrities Weblog, on March 24, 2008
This post is about Britney Spears but she has nothing to with it, well, at least not currently.
The fading Pop star still commands attention though. Her song, "Piece Of Me", is ranked at #14, in the world, having been in the "Top 40" for 13 weeks. The song went as high as #6...
European Union Wants to End U.S. Ban On Internet Gambling
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 18, 2008
The battle against the controversial United States ban on funding gambling accounts through U.S. banks is still being waged with the latest shots being fired by the European Union.
Despite having lost several International lawsuits the United States government steadfastly refuses to chang...
Glasscapes by Mingo and Asho
in The Jewelry Weblog, on March 17, 2008
...5. The annealing chamber
The crystal glass furnace holds large quantities of crystal glass. Once fired, it remains hot while molten glass is present inside. It's very hot and noisy. The raw cry...
Climate change and banks
in Sox First, on March 13, 2008
Climate change will affect all facets of the financial services industry and all classes of investing. For investors and finance companies, it presents significant risks. It's likely to have a massive effect on the asset values and credit ratings of corporations. This means it will change the...
Torres challenging Ronaldo and Adebayor for best player tag?
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 12, 2008
Fernando Torres fired in the goal to guarantee Liverpool's passage to the semi-final of the Champions League last night in the side's excellent 3-0 aggregate victory over Inter.
The goal last night, a superb finish on the turn, was his eighth goal in the last five games and the twenty-s...
We Take High School Football A Tad Too Seriously
in End Zone Buzz, on March 7, 2008
Most people probably realize that many folks take youth sports far too seriously these days. It's not enough to, you know, have fun. Daddy wants little Johnny to be the best, so he does whatever he can to make that possible. Whether it's belittling the official, belittling little Johnny, ...
Brilliant Arsenal, not so brilliant Manchester United and brave Celtic
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 5, 2008
Arsenal produced a wonderful performance to beat Milan 2-0 in the San Siro and march on to the quarter finals of the Champions League.
It wasn't just a great result, it was thoroughly deserved as they often outplayed the hosts after the early stages of the game.
As time went by there was...
Top 6 Botnets
in I got Spam?!, on February 29, 2008
Researchers with Marshal's TRACE team have identified the top 6 botnets in terms of each's share of the world's total spam production:
Srizbi, 40 percent of spam
Rustock, 21 percent
Mega-D, 9 percent
Hacktool.spammer, 8 percent
Pushdo, 6 percent
Storm, 2 percent
Mega-D shut down bri...
Heart Bead Art Glass
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 27, 2008
Kim Wertz and Greg Galardy "escaped" from the high-tech world, and opened one of California's premier bead stores in 1990. After five years of buying, selling, and admiring contemporary American Lampwork beads , they began lampworking in the spring of 1995.
After a few weeks of ...
Shiny Adornments
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 22, 2008
Jewelry for Work and Play
At Shiny Adornments , you will find a large selection of sterling silver and copper jewelry - earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. They use lampwork beads and wire-wrapping techniques in their jewelry, which only enhances the beauty of the designs.
Vintage Am...
Impressions: Battalion Wars II (Wii)
in House of Nintendo, on February 18, 2008
Hidden Gem Alert!
I've had this game sitting in the hopper for the past month, begging to be played. Oh no, little Battalion Wars II, you'll have to wait, I said, as I did actual productive things in "the real world" while only playing small bits of Nintendo DS on the can.
I ...
Start a thrift shop for $900
in BootStrapMe, on February 18, 2008
In her instructional manual " Too Good to be Threw ", Kate Holmes , Sarasota, FL, outlines the basics of bootstrapping a successful thrift shop, something she herself did in 1975 when fired from her job.
Kate recommends a couple of basics:
• Start with a minimum of 1200 square feet ...
Write a Book, Write Online, Take the Chance
in The Social Networking Weblog, on February 15, 2008
Fellow blogger Adrienne Zurub has written a book. It's only been out a few months but it's already been sold out on Amazon . Congratulations Adrienne !
The sad part about her book coming out is that she was promptly fired from her offline job as a nurse. It could be because she ta...
Who exposes corporate fraud?
in Sox First, on February 11, 2008
In their haste to pass Sarbanes-Oxley into law following the spate of scandals headed up by Enron, politicians and regulators neglected to look carefully at the issue of whistleblowers. Who actually blows the whistle ? What drives them to do it? Important questions because the answers tell...
Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace
in Businesspundit, on February 9, 2008
...ace . You will probably read it and nod your head in agreement. The last one, that no one ever gets fired, relates to a job I used to have. We would joke that we could go 6 months without doing any wo...
Mary Harding: Bead Artist
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 1, 2008
...ach pendant marks its own creative journey as each work is individually hand-painted by the artist, fired, inspected, and then creatively finished to bring out the fusion of contemporary and folk art ...
Société Générale's accidental rogue traders
in Sox First, on February 1, 2008
...averick trader Jerome Kerviel who, despite costing the bank $7.2 million, still hasn't been fired, reports The Wall Street Journal . Trouble is sooner or later, these traders do get caught out. ...
The Worst Super Bowl Coaches
in End Zone Buzz, on January 29, 2008
Coaching can be a wonderful help. For example, think about how much this little girl in the picture is learning about baseball from the creepy guy in the trucker hat. Coaching can also be a detriment. Like if the coach of a Super Bowl team really isn't a great coach after all and kinda got lu...
Health Insurance CFO Fired for Online Dating Activity
in The Dating Weblog, on January 28, 2008
David Colby used to be known for his position as the CFO of WellPoint Inc., a leader in the health insurance industry. These days, he's known for being a dirtbag who broke the hearts of a series of women that he met primarily through online dating sites. Despite that these activities had...
Precious Metal Clay
in The Jewelry Weblog, on January 27, 2008
Precious Metal Clay is truly precious because it gives the jewelry designer the freedom to create totally unique piece of jewelry. It looks and feels like modeling clay, but it contains tiny particles of pure fine silver or pure 24K gold. It can be rolled, pinched, molded, impressed, extruded and ...
Fired As College Head Coach? Come To The NFL!
in End Zone Buzz, on January 25, 2008
Being fired as the head coach of a college football program has got to be a tough thing. You're told you are incompetent in front of the whole world and no longer welcome. But that didn't seem to stop some guys from making the leap from college head coach to NFL assistant. It has happene...
