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《哈利波特6》在纽约首映
in YuleGuan, on July 13, 2009
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上周末《哈利波特与 "混血王子"》（Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince）在纽约城举办了美国首映式，片中主演悉数出席，很多住在纽约的明星也前来捧场（如几位《丑女贝蒂》的演员）。在首映式之前，该片还举办了新闻发布会，其间，影片主创透露了很多关于最后一部《死亡圣器》（Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow...
Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
...se we had a new presidential administration.
Unfortunately, I was right. The national unemployment rate is stuck at 9.5 percent, and is likely to climb higher before it falls. At the same time, housi...
Google releases an OS after all
in The CIO Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...front... just as Google has been saying, it really is all about the browser in this case.
At least half the posts I've read on this go on about how it's a swing of some sort at Microsoft, whi... ...t, which is pretty much the same thing that happened when Chrome itself was released. I'll reiterate my own view on the matter, however, which is that Google doesn't really care (specifically)...
Rarities Jewelry with Carol Brodie
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 9, 2009
...nd shines from a dazzle-doused frame of rhodium-boosted, pavé-set round diamond accents. Geometric half-moon shaped lemon quartz gems in milgrained bezel settings flank the center stone, while an open... ...live quartz (approx. 20x15mm). The prong-set gem perches over an open gallery that reveals soft serrated edges and appealing pear-shaped cutouts.
$300
Citrine and Onyx 10K Gold Ring
Its bezel-s...
Magellan Maestro 4700 is the Navigator You are Searching For
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 7, 2009
...idn't need a GPS device for my car because I have a iPhone 3GS. Needless to say, I was lost for half of my trip, not because the iPhone didn't work, but because AT&T simply does not exist ...
mAnalytics: Free Google Analytics on your Android Handset
in The Smart PDA, on July 7, 2009
...t allows users to view detailed website statistics such as Visits, Pageviews, Page/Visit and Bounce Rate etc.
Features:
It supports multiple profiles.
It displays statistics based on various date ...
Can YouTube survive?
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
...uessing game continues. In April, according to this report , Credit Suisse said YouTube would take half a billion off Google's bottom line. But then we have other reports saying that analysts ... ...billion off Google's bottom line. But then we have other reports saying that analysts at RampRate claim YouTube is losing only a fraction of that amount and that Google is quite happy to allow ...
Is barcode cheaper than RFID or vice versa?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 7, 2009
...irthday of bar code, New York Times ran an article which said:
Bar codes, after all, cost just half a cent each, while the electronic tags used in RFID cost more than 5 cents each
Mark Roberti ... ...l labor cost each day would, thus, be $20-or $7,300 per year.
Collecting the data necessary to operate efficiently with bar codes would thus cost Store A $37,750 ($1,250 for bar codes, plus $36,500 i...
China Restricts Virtual Currencies
in China Venture News, on July 6, 2009
...rs can be earned for jobs, goods, and services in Second Life and exchanged for U.S. Dollars at a rate (at the moment) of about 259 Linden Dollars per US Dollar. Except in China now.
One motive for...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
... taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates.
Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers listen to.
You can't ...
Find your Golf Stuff at the Right Price
in Eagle Par Birdie, on July 5, 2009
...k. Then you head for the links.
Golf is about sun and fresh air, about relaxing with friends. But half golf is the stuff - the golf bags and golf balls , the shoes and golf shirt and sunglass...
2009 Jewelry Sale at Ice.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 5, 2009
...lry styles . As one of the largest and most respected online Jewelers, Ice.com has served more than half a million satisfied customers since 1999.
1/2 Carat Diamond Sterling Silver & 10K Go...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
... other genetic disorders. Their plant-cell based technology enables a better gene uptake and longer half-life for their cells, creating a more potent treatment which may potentially cut in half the nu...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
...ve to be flogged. Here's why. The only thing that kept Michael Jackson from bankruptcy was his half ownership of the copyrights to The Beatles catalogue. He owned them in a joint venture with rec...
What the jobless figures tell us
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
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The latest US unemployment figures, as reported here , are a real worry. The jobless rate has climbed to 9.5% and shows no sign of slipping back. What that's telling us is the situation is ge...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...s steered homeowners into risky loans, mortgage products such as interest-only loans and adjustable-rate mortgages with artificially low initial interest rates.
It's good, then, to see states suc...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...eadline and political incompetence of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The state has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, higher than the national figure, and there have mass foreclosures. As the San Franci...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...this will help clear up the estate or fix the financial problems. Jackson reportedly died more than half a billion dollars in debt and Associated Press reports he only had assets of just over $230 m...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...bably bring an end to the Indian outsourcing model by requiring that U.S. company have no more than half of their employees be H-1B visa holders.
The H-1B is a temporary work visa used to allow co... ...es in the U.S. and 70% to 80% offshore. The mix allows the companies to benefit from the lower wage rates offshore, while doing the most critical work, such as testing software applications, on-site. ...
Using Your Website to Attract Sales
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 29, 2009
...yers.
Here's a simple math: Getting 10,000 visitors to your website with 1 percent conversion rate will generate 100 sales. However, getting 1,000 visitors with 10 percent conversion rate will ge...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...If your home lost half of its value — not too unbelievable of an occurrence in today's housing market — would you be willing to simply walk away from your mortgage? Would you have any ...
Undervalued or Not, the Yuan is Not Likely to Gain Much
in China Venture News, on June 29, 2009
...#39;s Yuan Renminbi.
Nikhil Raheja has an excellent explanation of the theory behind exchange rate. The currency exchange rates of every country in the world are based on a concept called the Pu...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...ccount for 2.9 percent of GDP.
Trucking, which accounts for 78 percent of transport by revenue and half of all business logistics cost, was particularly hard hit, rising just 1.3 percent compared wit... ...o offset the 13.2 percent decline in inventory carrying costs, primarily due to record-low interest rates last year. Transportation ($872 billion) now accounts for 6.1 percent of nominal GDP while inv...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upp...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...dle-class home buyers who are to blame. After all, aren't they the ones who took out adjustable-rate mortgages with artificially low initial interest rates just so they could squeeze into home tha...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
... highlighting the growing number of loan-related scam artists trying to squeeze money out of desperate homeowners.
According to the story, Arizona's attorney general has seen a 30 to 35 percen...
Social Entrepreneurhip at Stanford
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on June 21, 2009
...As you might know, California has probably the highest unemployment rate in the U.S. now as the result of the economic downturn. The companies in Silicon Valley as an example are scaling back and layi...
Google Voice Prepares for Launch
in The VoIP Weblog, on June 20, 2009
...en a user's devices, multi-party conferencing, conversion of voice calls to text messages, cut-rate international calling, and call transcription."
"The primary sell with Google Voice ...
Three White Wines: Gary Vaynerchuk
in Celebrate Wine, on June 20, 2009
...form other reviewers. The Simone was only $6, the Icon was $14, and the Tolosa was $12 for a 375ml half bottle.
Gary's conclusions? I'll let you watch the show yourself. But I've been ...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
... Herald focuses on the plight of homeowners who during the housing boom took out option adjustable rate mortgages . In these type of loans, borrowers can decide to pay less than what their monthly ba...
Firefox 3.5 beta users will receive update to early release candidate
in Wangtam, on June 18, 2009
...Teacher Complaints - Rate Teacher, File A School Complaint!
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• INeedThingsDone.com - Odd Jobs done, Electricians, Plumbers, Painters, Pest Controllers, Cleaners, Handyman, Bake...
Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...iser for Men's Health Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for preventive health strategies and education for men. "In almost every category of disease, men die at a higher rate t...
Project Natal to strike in 2010
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 18, 2009
...When MS showed off the tech behind project Natal, people were wowed, but didn't half wonder exactly how much it will actually cost, or whether it'll ever make it to the shelves at all! But MS ...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
...vernment, too, is complicit in this. During the Clinton and Bush administrations, the homeownership rate in the country soared past 70 percent. That's way too high, and it sucked in families and p...
Introducing the Huawei U8230 and C8000 Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 17, 2009
...een Display
3.2 Megapixel Camera
Google Chrome browser
Powerful 1500 mAH battery
Choice of full and half virtual QWERTY Keyboards
C8000 - The C8000 on the other hand is a Windows Mobile Smartph...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...U.S. population is overweight. And, the percentage of overweight children has grown at an alarming rate, with 1 out of 3 kids considered overweight or obese.
Clearly, the economy could be playing a ...
Vopium-Free VOIP Application for Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 15, 2009
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobi...
FIA 公布 2010 年 F1 参赛名单
in Wangtam, on June 14, 2009
... Security for Ultra-Portables
• 《中国大学毕业生就业报告（2009）》发布
• 红鼎刘晓人涉嫌非法集资调查 政策不完善成漏洞
• Bathroom Scale, Floor Scale, Physician Scale, Digital, Medical, Fitness, Detecto Scales
• Yudu Library
• Obay...
Chit chat
in WebKinzBlog, on June 14, 2009
... is cute but where is the rest of it?
- Dunk the Zingoz isn't working for me again. I just see half a baseball and heave it unseen at something.
- Can we get another big ticket item for Wheel o...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
...bs aren't there. Frank Bass from Associated Press expands on that further here . The official rate doesn't include "marginally-attached workers". These are people who have looked f...
Garmin Forerunner 405CX - der Alleskönner
in Outdoor-Blogger, on June 13, 2009
...n Forerunner 405CX auf den Markt . Durch die Messung der Herzfrequenzvariabilität ("Heart Rate Variability" - HRV) kann der neue Forerunner die
verbrauchte Kalorienzahl des Sportlers noch...
Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
...nt sets targets for biofuel use. Those targets are pretty high and only a certain amount (less than half, eventually) can come from ethanol. Where will the rest come from? Algae has emerged as a promi...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...9;s just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marriage. According to the report, divorce rates in England and Wales are at their lowest for 26 years thanks to the recession. It's a sim...
13-inch MacBook Pro 2009 拆解
in Wangtam, on June 11, 2009
...mes
• Does the Venture Industry Need to Shrink by Half?
• Palm Promotes Ex-Apple Rubinstein To CEO (PALM, AAPL)
• iPhone 3G S Has a 600 MHz Processor, 256MB of RAM, PowerVR SGX
• Last.fm Found...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
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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 mo...
Aldi: Mietwagen werden empfohlen
in Das Mietwagen-Blog, on June 10, 2009
...herungsschutz besteht und wie lange der Discounter diese Preis aufrechterhält. Deshalb rate ich zu einem Mietwagenbroker , denn so können Sie sicher sein, dass stets die günstigsten Preise herausspri...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...e is a bright spot for certain homeowners: The weak economy has resulted in lower mortgage interest rates. That means it's a good time to refinance a mortgage loan.
Of course, even with low inter...
Apple 公布 iPhone 3G S 和 iPhone OS 3.0
in Wangtam, on June 9, 2009
在刚刚结束的 WWDC 2009 开幕演讲上，Apple 全球营销高级副总裁 Phil Schiller 发布了第三代 iPhone 手机，名字就叫做iPhone 3G S。其中，字母"S"代表了 Speed 速度。顾名思义，Apple 这一次将注意力放在了提升系统性能方面。
iPhone 3G S的外观设计和上一代产品iPhone 3G完全相同，整机、屏幕尺寸没有进行任何修改，重量从133g略微增加到135g。而在内部，iPhone 3G S对硬件配置进行了全面升级。根据苹果在发布会上的说法，iPhone 3G S启动短信应用程序的速度是iPhone 3G的2.1...
Health supply chains in Africa to be discussed in CSCMP 2009 conference
in Supplychainer, on June 9, 2009
... also be discussed.
Attendees who register before June 30 will receive $280.00 US off the on-site rate. For more Info., you can visit CSCMP website.
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Snow Leopard makes 7 look expensive
in The CIO Weblog, on June 9, 2009
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I would rate the Apple WWDC splash this year as "about average." In other words, not a lot of the unexpected, nothing really revolutionary, and not much in it for business users. The ...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...sts had been too rosy as unemployment rises higher than originally forecast. "The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent in May, bringing the average unemployment rate for 2009 to 8.5 percent. ...
RFID to save dwindling tiger population
in The RFID Weblog, on June 8, 2009
...population should also adopt the technology for its tiger population which has already dwindled to half since 2001-02. Now the time has come when we need to leave archaic methods like pug mark countin...
Are reverse mortgages the next trouble spot?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...get into the home of your dreams. If your mortgage loan officer tells you to consider an adjustable rate mortgage, one whose interest rates could jump sky-high after, say, five years, you'd probab...
Apple Slashes Prices on the iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 8, 2009
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Apple Inc. slashed the entry price for an iPhone in half as well as lowered some of their laptop prices today; the company's first dramatic price cuts since the recession began a year and a ...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...rmous discounts on green fees at several dozen courses in the Greater Toronto Area.
Green fees for half price or better are available through this membership deal. And it includes some of the finest ... ...etty amazing deals: 60 percent off, buy one, get two free - that kind of thing.
Retailers are desperate to move merchandise and they're employing inventive strategies.
But what about the recreat...
Parents: Hampton Inn webkinz special
in WebKinzBlog, on June 8, 2009
...s alive online at Webkinz.com. Look for the Webkinz Promotion package when you select your room and rate online. Click here to see where to select your room rate.
http://hamptoninn.hilton.com
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Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...wers. Many loan officers pushed interest-only loans. These came with extremely low initial interest rates. They then adjusted, and when that happened, many borrowers couldn't afford to make their ...
.....Augath-Tour II
in Das Freizeitsport, on June 7, 2009
...nicht im Regen stehen. Heute findet im Übrigen auch in der schönen Schweiz in Rapperswil das Half-Ironman-Rennen statt und unsere Ellie ist dabei! Zunächst muss unsere Ellie 1,9km im Zürich-See schw...
Getting the Most for Your Dollar
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...he Frommers comparison is far from exhaustive, it's instructive. Thinking about the exchange rate as part of your vacation decision making is a smart thing to do....
In Search of a Cool Summer: Kunming, China
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 6, 2009
...ees on 24 of those days. Temperatures at night fell below 65 degrees on all but eight nights. About half of those days saw rain.
Kunming is no stranger to tourism. Almost a million foreign visitors ...
Save Money by Buying Bulk with a Friend
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...at if you do not need the larger quantities, you can split them with a friend - each of you paying half - or some other arrangement.
This gives you the savings of buying in bulk, and allows you to g...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...'t focus on it, but the health-care problem does relate to the country's rising foreclosure rate. Homeowners are already burdened with the very real fear of losing their jobs. And those who ar...
Health care and the US economy
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
... on the planet has a completely dysfunctional health system. And another illustration of how second rate health care is hurting the US economy. It makes a mockery of its excellent doctors and medical ...
The Chevy Spark, a Face Not Even a Mother Could Love
in carzz.org, on June 3, 2009
...to $3.00-$4.00 per gallon, and believe me it will, the American public will turn to small cars at a rate that no one dared predict. GM ( the "new" GM ) wants to be ready for this revolution....
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
... weak economy has led to seemingly endless rounds of layoffs and firings. The national unemployment rate is at record levels.
And when borrowers lose their jobs, making that mortgage payment becomes...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...rchers followed 232 obese pregnant women, all of whom had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. Half of the women followed conventional prenatal nutritional guidelines, which is essentially "...
A First Taste of PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 29, 2009
...ional golf body in each country to help firmly plant the seeds at the recreational level.
So the strategy - or is it a hope? - then is this: the pros embrace the idea, play for money in made-for-TV t...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...s the fact that it's not the subprime loans that are the main cause of the problem. Prime fixed-rate loans now represent the largest share of new foreclosures. In other words, the crisis has now g...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...Yes, mortgage interest rates rose this week. According to Bankrate.com , the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan carried an interest rate of 5.45 percent. That's up from 5.24 percent a week ...
Conrad Black's landmark case
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
... be heard late this year and we can expect a ruling by June 2010. He was sent to jail for six and a half years. CBC News reports that Black remains upbeat. True to his arrogant form, he emailed the... ...ndmark case because it revolves around the question of "honest services" fraud where corporate executives have a duty to shareholders and if they renege on that, they have withheld honest se...
