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Goldman Sachs: behind the numbers
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
...eserve resources. No wonder the bank reimbursed the $10 billion in preferred shares taken by the US government and why it paid a dividend of $425 million. There is another reason for its figures: the...
Two New Google Trends Features
in Wangtam, on July 14, 2009
• Two New Google Trends Features
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• Twitter Nabs a Legal Eagle from Google
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2 Million Pakistani Refugees Returning to Swat Valley
in Global Mobility Report, on July 14, 2009
...being allowed to slowly return to their homes. The biggest problem: in general they don't trust government authorities involved in the effort.
The refugee population from Swat was created when Pa...
Closing Uluru?
in Wandalust, on July 14, 2009
...vering a controversial proposal in Australia to make Uluru off limits for climbers. An Australian government proposal is in the works to ban tourists from climbing Uluru, the distinctive red rock mo...
A Day In The Life Of A Twintern
in Wangtam, on July 12, 2009
• A Day In The Life Of A Twintern
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• FIA 与 FOTA 争端再起
• Sony to release Vaio P 'mark 2' in October
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• Apple iPhone MMS Delayed...
Derivatives tripped up regulators: Geithner
in Sox First, on July 11, 2009
... exotic and opaque derivatives market, something that's long overdue. Let's face it, the US Government wasn't even aware of how serious a problem it's been. Associated Press reports ...
Chrome OS: The Fight is Finally on for Microsoft and Google...
in Bizinformer, on July 10, 2009
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Two of the giants of the technology world have finally come to blows. And the battle may reshape the industry and impact every business that uses computers.
Okay, that sounded dramatic. And Google's move into operating systems has been a bit of a surprise to everyone but the ind...
Carbon market bonanza for accountants
in Sox First, on July 10, 2009
...rers. As CFO.com explains, carbon disclosures and trade will open an entirely new market. The US Government will be either auctioning off or handing out allowances to allow companies to spew out th...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on July 9, 2009
...• President Obama's first 167 days
• Online attack hits US government Web sites
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Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
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You might not want the federal government to bail out your neighbors who took out bad mortgage loans and now can't pay their monthly bills on time.
Most of them were greedy, you might say. ...
Let's Retire F1's Bernie and Max Before it's Too Late
in carzz.org, on July 8, 2009
...nt Max Mosley, one-time fascist leader Oswald Mosely's son, would make a good prime minister.
Government officials in Germany have already canceled meetings with Ecclestone, while some have spec...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on July 7, 2009
...tory
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Satellite Hopes To Make Deadzones a Thing of the Past
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 3, 2009
...can connect to regular AT&T ground-based towers as well.
The company could also pursue similar deals with other wireless carriers.
"Off the network grid, you can make calls via the satellit...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...biggest and most audacious bubble yet." He talks about how Goldman honchos infiltrated the US Government. Names include former Bush treasury secretary Henry Paulson and Bill Clinton's former...
Is there room for Cisco in the online office suite space?
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...oth oriented and practiced at working with enterprise customers, both in structuring and delivering deals and in providing support for them thereafter. A major failing of Microsoft's solution is t...
The Mother of all Dashboards
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
...mpressive piece of work detailing spending and performance on almost 40 billion dollars worth of US government IT projects and I think "Hey, this is a really big deal... if the government can pul...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...f 100% or more, redirected from other people's money. You can bet they'll be targets of the government's continuing investigation. And then again, Madoff's wife Ruth might be looking a...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...financial obligations.
We have to remember that no one forced anyway into owning a house. Yes, the government promoted home ownership as the American ideal. And, yes, mortgage lenders and real estate...
Twenga: The New Shopping Search Engine
in Pretty Things, on June 29, 2009
...ags and leather purses available. Off to a weekender or summer trip soon? You can also find good deals on hand luggages at Twenga. I tell you, this is a one-stop shop for bags!...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
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• Hedge fund managers betting ...
Caribbean Sees Deep Price Cuts
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 24, 2009
...s cutting into the Caribbean's travel industry in a profound way, according to CNN "The deals we are seeing in the Caribbean right now are unprecedented," says John Israel, Orbitz.com&...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
... Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
W...
How to Save Money When You Buy Auto Insurance
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 23, 2009
...ave money on auto insurance, you will need to do some research and shop around.
Getting the best deals, however, means that your research does not begin with getting online auto insurance quotes. In...
E-mail traffic analysis reveals disruptions
in The CIO Weblog, on June 23, 2009
...y of organizations coming up through the ranks I saw this sort of behavior manifest around business deals, mergers, and client catastrophes. It's an open secret that IT knows, or thinks it knows, ...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...rned their buyers against purchasing a home that just might be too pricey. And don't forget the government officials who did nothing to stop this, or the members of the media who gleefully wrote s...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...middlemen, and politicians can all stick their fingers into the pie." What that means is that governments will need to make the processes as transparent as possible and make sure they're pro... ...big budget capital projects. These are the traditional targets of corruption, and under the counter deals done with a wink and a nudge. "Because corruption, by definition, happens in secret, it ...
Freistaat Bayern hat eigenen CIO
in Das CIO Weblog, on June 22, 2009
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Das berichtet auch die Computerwoche und weist auf die Zusammenlegung der Bereiche IT und E-Government hin:
Zu Pschierers Aufgaben zählen die IT-Strategie und die Koordinierung von IT- verfahren...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...d despite Dresdner being sold to Commerzbank as part of a rescue package put together by the German government. As Bloomberg's Ann Woolner notes, they should be offering apologies instead of dem...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...lueScope Steel - had misled investors with their claims about the negative impact of the Australian Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme which paves the way for an emissions trading regi...
Digital Britain on Filesharing
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
...ot;Nicholas Lansman, the secretary general of the ISP Association , said the group was pleased the government had ruled out introducing legislation to force internet companies to disconnect persisten...
Jammie Thomas-Rasset Hit With $1.92 Million Fine
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
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The jury in Jammie Thomas-Rasset's filesharing trial this week found the defendant guilty of downloading 24 songs from Kazaa, and hit her with a $1.92 million fine — or $80,000 per song.
But The Inquirer's Egan Orion says this is just the beginning. "This tr...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
...ncing and procurement of weapons of mass destruction, money laundering and corruption among foreign governments and companies". "Candidates with a bachelor's or master's degree in e...
Do you trust the government to protect you from mortgage lenders?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
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Do you have faith that the government can protect you and other borrowers from bad mortgage loans pushed by shady mortgage lenders? If you answered "yes" to this question, you'll be...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...as insurance. Nothing we didn't know already. What's significant is that this is a major US Government document that spells it out so clearly. After years of inaction and incompetence from the...
Apple Updates its Software While the Government Rethinks Law
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...r texting, emailing and browsing the Internet sometimes for work, sometimes for personal use.
The government now says the law should be scrapped altogether.
...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
...e or she has no other choice or hasn't yet figured out that owning is a far better option.
The government, too, is complicit in this. During the Clinton and Bush administrations, the homeownershi...
Nokia E72 unveiled - pics and video
in Wangtam, on June 16, 2009
...edia and UMG launching unlimited music service
• Updated: HuffPo Changes CEOs: Betsy Morgan Being Replaced By SoftBank's Eric Hippeau
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IBM's confusing cloud strategy
in The CIO Weblog, on June 15, 2009
...s cloud strategy, the company said, is the culmination of 100 prototype projects with companies and government agencies over the last year, and its research partnership with Google.
Yeah... difficul...
Worth Watching!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 11, 2009
... © chucklin
This video is a humorous poke at the Customer-Vendor relationship in outsourcing deals... does it remind you of any of your relationships?
I just wish there was another one from the...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
Mortgage interest rates are still pretty low. But they are rising. That has some economists worried. They're wondering whether increasing mortgage interest rates will slow or even halt the modest recovery that the housing market is now experiencing.
Of course, anything that slows down hous...
Digital Transition Is Looming and Many Aren't Ready
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 11, 2009
...d.
In Feburary, the transition was supposed to happen, but no one was ready - not even the Federal Government. At the time, there were 5.8 million households unprepared so the number has shrunk, but ...
Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
..."Criminal groups may also seek to infiltrate legitimate markets such as transport, finance and government sectors to help facilitate criminal activity and confuse the line between their illegal a...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
... one thing. With the US taxpayers now holding 60% of the company, the Volt will be backed by the US Government....
Snow Leopard makes 7 look expensive
in The CIO Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...probably fork out around $100, based on recently leaked pricing information (enterprise licensing deals will, of course, come in at something less than that depending on the specific terms negotiate...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...dered through your favorite department store recently, you've probably seen some pretty amazing deals: 60 percent off, buy one, get two free - that kind of thing.
Retailers are desperate to move ...
Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officier
in The Search Engine Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...t has probably occurred to many of you: What exactly does a Chief Technology Officer for the U.S. government do , anyway?
Part of the confusion is that there's also a new Chief Information Off...
A Cybersecurity Czar
in Bizinformer, on June 6, 2009
A couple of sources ( Wired , Venture Beat ) commented last week on President Obama's announcement that his administration will create a cybersecurity czar. Most saw the action as a positive step. And among the beneficiaries, the business world stands out.
Time is money. Regardless of the rea...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...l be the losers. And with the Fed reportedly uneasy about the accounting change, it looks like US Government will want to repeat the same mistakes that plunged global markets into a crisis....
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...ng 2008, reaching a total of $120 billion. What's driving this? It's coming very much from governments bringing in new policies and setting new targets. Europe, for example, has a target to g...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...o make those monthly mortgage payments.
Right now, the hope lies with Barack Obama and the federal government. Obama has made reforming the health-insurance industry a priority. The public is behind ...
What next for GM?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...s. He also wants tax incentives to encourage more people 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 c...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...gage in best case economic scenarios. 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...
Summer Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 31, 2009
...the border are no less than 8 courses, ranging from very good to outstanding. And the stay-and-play deals associated with them are begging to be snapped up.
My personal favorites in that part of the ...
Time Warner Inc. Announces Plan to Separate AOL
in Wangtam, on May 29, 2009
...s - Local Shopping Coupons and Deals on mobile - iPhone, Android, Blackberry from Retailers, Businesses
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Buy Food in Bulk and Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 28, 2009
...u still seek to stay within your budget. Overspending on your grocery budget just because of great deals still means you blew your budget - and you can't save money that way.
...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
..., the debacle suggests we have learned very little since Enron and WorldCom. And that's despite governments around the world tightening their corporate governance regimes with laws like Sarbanes-O... ...their consulting business strategy? Did Satyam pay PwC for the privilege of being included in these deals by agreeing to exorbitant, higher than market audit fees as has been reported?" As McKen...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...eet Journal, looks at the success of loan modifications. These are an important part of the federal government's efforts to halt foreclosures. Basically, they involve mortgage lenders working clos...
Krugman, Soros and Roubini: how to fix the crisis
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...ul Krugman and Nouriel Roubini. Krugman says he is concerned about the long run solvency of the US Government, racking up massive a massive deficit to save the economy. It is a finely balanced thing,...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...ing summed up the NVCA's suggestions: Mr. Doll asked that "both the private sector and the government address the breakdowns that have occurred within their respective systems," to solve...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
...s about money are bleeding over into virtual worlds. Second Life closed its casinos rather than see government regulators invade their cyberworld. There have been other examples.
The issue of virtual...
Microsoft Shuts Off Windows Live Messenger IM For Users In Countries Embargoed By The US
in Wangtam, on May 22, 2009
...nswer netbook market with $500-$700 tablet - report
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• Gmail Magic In...
Tweeting Too Hard
in Wangtam, on May 21, 2009
...• Palm Pre to run $549 off-contract
• Open Source Developer Intends To Block Belgian Government From Using His Technology Over Tax Dispute
• Report: iPhone Applications Are Getting Cheaper
• Lo...
Merced County California Looking for Entrepreneurs
in TJ's Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...As unemployment rises and economic growth continues to decline or sit stagnant, many local governments are asking themselves how they can encourage and attract entrepreneurs. Among them, according to ...
The refi money is still flowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009
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There's one benefit to the still slumping housing market: The government has consistently made moves that have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify f...
Will credit card bill stall mortgage foreclosures?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 20, 2009
...onth. That's the highest this rate has stood since RealtyTrac began keeping track in 1995.
The government, spurred on by Pres. Barack Obama, are now getting in on the act. Earlier this week, the ...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...eir dysfunctional relationship. The frequent flares of social unrest in China could spread, and the government could decide that its short-term problems take precedence over its long-term ones. It mig...
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Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...ighlighted its "Speed Sourcing" concept - an accelerated process to complete outsourcing deals. The practice, whereby the entire procurement and negotiation process is compressed - with key ...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
...ld 458,000 new homes this year. This is the lowest amount of new residential construction since the government began keeping track of new homes in 1959.
This means it's still more than possible &...
