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LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged External HDD Is One Tough Media Server
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 9, 2009
..., the drive range from $170 to $230. They are available now directly from LaCie. The cost per GB is higher than similar drives, but the media features and the sturdy build are certainly a bonus.
Via ...
20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...ell as looking at patients to determine whether these genes (or alterations in them) do constitute risk factors, and investigating if and how they could be useful drug targets.
Source ...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
... AMR Research, supply chain analyst firm recently published a report on countries' risk profile and interestingly, in a survey of 130 global companies China was the top contributing region for ...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 3)
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
This is the third part of Robert Hanfield's talk in PMMS Leadership in Procurement: A Global Perspective in Troubled Times. In this part Robert touches upon issues such as early retirement policies, cash issues and synchronization with suppliers; Generally speaking, he doesn't consider early...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...tponing the final assembly operation of customization of the products for local markets reduces the risk of ending up with too much or too less irrelevant invetory. Companies such as Bentton started u...
Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia 16M
in Wangtam, on July 4, 2009
...in size 8.5Jx20 in front and in size 12Jx20 in back widen the track and thus allow even higher cornering speeds. The custom-tailored high-performance tires in size 235/30 ZR 20 in front and in size 32...
Criticism starts to catch up to AppEngine
in The CIO Weblog, on July 3, 2009
...y may well know the enterprise; they certainly are not catering to it.
That's why I think this higher level of criticism is good. I believe the company has been hoping to slide in under the radar...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...itical 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 Francisco Chronicle ...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 2)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...on from Professor Rob Handfield in the PMMS Leadership in Procurement from the 2009 on supply chain risks in this economic downturn. In this part, he highlights that a charactaristic of high performan...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...teresting videos from the presentations in this event on the subject of supply chain management and risk reduction in general, I decided to share some of them with you. In this first series, Professor...
Fish Detection Test Under Development
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
...e production and consumption of seafood in recent years, more consumers with fish allergies are at risk of serious reactions or even death than ever before due to mislabeled or undeclared fish byprodu...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
...set period, usually five to seven years. After this period, homeowners are usually faced with a far higher monthly premium, one that many today can't afford. Lenders always convinced buyers, thoug...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...areas where homeowners have already seen many of their neighbors lose their homes to foreclosure. A higher number of respondents said that they were willing to default if they happened to live in an a...
Supply chain video: Massimo Marchi on supply chain risk and innovation
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...t different aspects of his SCM in his company Beretta. In the video below, Massimo is talking about risk management and innovation in supply chain.
Risks to global supply chains are increasing...
Welch 投资网上 MBA 教学
in Wangtam, on June 28, 2009
前通用电气首席执行长 Jack Welch 决定投入自己的资金和名望，参与一位毫无名气的教育企业家的网络教育投资计划，此举给处于萌芽阶段的网络教育行业注入了明星力量。
Welch 将斥资200多万美元收购 Chancellor University System LLC 12% 的股权，该公司正在将此前破产的 Myers University 重组为 Chancellor University。Chancellor University 的大多数课程都将在网上教授，而该校教授工商管理硕士 (MBA) 的学院将命名为 Jack Welch 学院。
企业家 Michael Cliffor...
Climate change: the lawyers' picnic
in Sox First, on June 27, 2009
By the narrowest of margins, Congress has passed the "cap and trade" energy bill which will bring in tough new greenhouse gas emissions standards for US companies. Given that it passed by the narrowest of margins and business opposition, we can expect to see it open up a spate of lit...
Saving Money on Your Car Insurance Tips
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 26, 2009
...for include:
• Driver's Education classes
• Good driving record
• Security devices
• Higher deductibles
• Pay premiums quarterly, semiannually, or annually.
• Find more car insurance tips here...
Adobe 将于十月推出手机版 Flash player 10 beta
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
Adobe 的 CEO Shantanu Naraye 最近在一次会议上宣布将于今年 10 月早期推出Flash player 10 beta 版，该版本将支持大多数智能手机系统，包括 Android、webOS、Windows Mobile 和 Symbian。
这则消息对使用 Google Android 或 webOS 操作系统的手机来说可谓意义重大，目前为止，在这两款操作系统中一直没有好用的 Flash 视频播放器。基于 Symbian 和 Windows mobile 的系统中则已经实现了对Flash视频的支持。而 Adobe 的 iPhone 系列手机普遍缺乏对 Adobe...
Boeing remains loyal to its supply chain procedures despite angry Wallstreet analysts' reports
in Supplychainer, on June 26, 2009
...disappointing news from Boeing either but in a sense like the care Boeing is dedicating to managing risk in its supply chain and product management.
...
How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009
...n to write one.
The author of this article which is titled "Biotechs can reduce supply chain risk" have focused a lot on the procurement side of the supply chain management in biotech indu...
Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
...in a housing slump back in May of 2008. But even so, existing-home sales back then were 3.6 percent higher than they were in May of this year.
There's more bad news for home sellers when you look...
Pensioners kidnap and torture their investment adviser
in Sox First, on June 25, 2009
...
Working as an investment adviser these days is dangerous. You risk incurring the wrath of financial crisis victims. And it doesn't matter how old they are either. Here's an extraordinary ...
Omega-3 For Diabetics' Heart Health
in Daily Diabetic, on June 23, 2009
...hs decreases the production of homocysteine in diabetic patients, which can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease," wrote the researchers from the Tehran University of Medical Scien...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...timulus packages are likely to provide massive opportunities for fraud, according to a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 billion out of t...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...ed growth, there will be lots of volatility with a series of downturns (think of it as rows of Ws), higher energy prices driven by demand out of China and India and higher taxes to pay for health cost...
Change Your Thermostat’s Setting to Save Money on AC
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...a ceiling fan or a portable one.
When you leave the house for a couple of hours, turn it up much higher so that it will hardly run at all. This could be as high as 84-85 degrees. Then, when you come...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
... these products — is that many of these option adjustable rate mortgages are set to adjust to higher interest rates between 2009 and 2012. Many homeowners won't be able to make the higher mo...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...hen product security using electronic pedigrees for all the products it handles, starting with high-risk drugs like Heparin and ones that provide its customers the most value. Product serialization wa...
Look After YOur Man This Fathers' Day
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 18, 2009
...e health strategies and education for men. "In almost every category of disease, men die at a higher rate than women."
Why is this the case? No one is totally sure, experts say, but there a...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...nt system." Until this administration does something about the lobbyists, any reform runs the risk of beign hijacked by vested interests. But my biggest concern about the package is that it doe...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...st the possibility that reduced exercise may actually be worse with regard to molecular age than a higher BMI."
"Although we don't know whether this test is a good reflection of cellula...
Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine For Women Aged 24 to 45
in Well Woman Blog, on June 16, 2009
...ection occurs in most populations within 5-10 years of first sexual experience, all women remain at risk for acquisition of HPV infections," write Nubia Muñoz, MD, from the National Institute of ...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
... The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a significant turnaround over the last three months as risk appetite seems to be returning to markets, and investors are encouraged by positive signs of gl...
Higher mortgage interest rates putting a scare in homebuilders
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
...'s no surprise, then, that home builders are spooked rather easily these days.
Today it's higher mortgage interest rates that are giving builders the willies. A story in the Wall Street Jou...
Want a better credit score? Manage your money
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 12, 2009
... Buyers whose credit scores - also known as their FICO scores - are too low will either have to pay higher interest rates on their home loans or won't qualify for a mortgage at all.
If you want t...
ROI metrics for SOA
in The CIO Weblog, on June 11, 2009
...articularly with respect to business processes execution
2. Lower process administrative costs
3. Higher visibility on existing/running business processes
4. Reduced number of manual, paper-based s...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
...rose to 5.79 percent. That's up 5 percent from just two weeks ago .
Let's hope that these higher rates really don't slow housing's recovery. There are still plenty of other good reas...
The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?
in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009
...y Be A Sucker's Bet Right Now
• Could Twittering about your vacation put your home at risk?
• Google to Reveal Apps Enhancements
• LiveTyping.com - revives texts
• Mozilla Labs Jetpack | E...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
..., for mortgage loan values of $200,000 to $300,000, borrowers with interest rates of 6.5 percent of higher will probably do well to refinance.
For homeowners with loan values of $150,000 to $200,000,...
Could This be the Future of Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 9, 2009
... the best bid, send the work out and receive turnaround in a very price-efficient manner.
Even in higher-order outsourcing, this approach could work. If a company maintains a multi-supplier environme...
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...
Antioxidant Vitamins Against Women's Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 8, 2009
...ncrease per 1,000 kcal of diet of beta-carotene was associated with a 12 per cent reduction in the risk of endometrial cancer.
for every 50 milligram increase per 1,000 kcal of vitamin C the risk of...
Wells Fargo accused of pushing bad loans on African-Americans
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 8, 2009
...itional prime mortgages. The difference is big: Subprime loans, because they are riskier, come with higher mortgage interest rates than do prime mortgage loans.
The lesson here is an important one: M... ... qualified for traditional prime mortgages. The difference is big: Subprime loans, because they are riskier, come with higher mortgage interest rates than do prime mortgage loans.
The lesson here is ...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
...n't make their mortgage payments once their artificially low initial interest rates adjusted to higher levels, brought the company down. It has since been bought out by Bank of America.
Mozilo wa...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
...lop peripheral vascular disease and smoking, drinking and lack of physical activity increases that risk.
What can you do?
One of the most effective ways to prevent diabetic amputations, says Dr. Perl...
Neutron CE 6 Electric Lawn Mower is the Eco Friendly Evolution
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 4, 2009
...ts because they offer a 1 year return policy and a two year warranty, so the purchase is relatively risk free.
Electric lawnmowers do carry a premium over their traditional counterparts, but they are...
Be honest with your finances before taking on a mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 2, 2009
...for a set period of time.
But as soon as that introductory interest rate adjusts, usually to a far higher one, those mortgage payments suddenly aren't so affordable.
It always make sense for bor...
Prepare Your Kids Against Head Lice This Summer
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 1, 2009
...r, schools close for the summer and kids venture off to camp, they are once again faced with the risk of catching head lice. Many kids do not realize that head lice can be spread whenever there is dir...
Summer Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 31, 2009
...ich has surged ridiculously in the month of May.
But fear not. The greenback is in for another run higher against all major currencies. So the Canadian loonie should begin retreating fairly soon.
Fo...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...ng. There were times when people were buying houses with the sole intent of quickly selling them at higher prices. Everyone, it seemed, was making big money in residential real estate.
Today, that...
微软确认 Zune HD
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
微软今天确认了之前的传言，将推出新款 Zune HD。微软 Zune 全球市场主管 Chris Stepheson 在接受采访时表示："该设备是为了与 iPod Touch 相抗衡。
根据微软公布的信息，Zune HD 配备 3.3 英寸的 OLED 触摸屏，支持 multitouch，分辨率为 480x272。Zune HD 中 HD 的意思是指支持 720p 的高清视频。以下为官方新闻稿：
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertai...
Is your credit score falling?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 27, 2009
... you're someone they should be loaning money to. The number also determines if you'll pay a higher or lower mortgage interest rate.
Keeping your credit score is relatively simple: Pay your bi...
Nokia N900 Rover Internet Tablet coming soon?
in The Smart PDA, on May 27, 2009
...5 OS instead of Symbian OS, has a sliding QWERTY keyboard instead of a tilting one and comes with a higher resolution (800 x 480 pixels instead of 360×640).
Here are the leaked details:
Dimensions: ...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
...y? 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 McKenna points out, the audit industry...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...t mean that the government should scrap its modification efforts? I don't think so. Even if the higher number holds true - that 75 percent figure - that still means that 25 percent of failing mort...
Three Search Engines You May Not Know About
in The Search Engine Weblog, on May 26, 2009
The Personal Branding Blog took a look last week at three search engines they were betting we didn't know about.
Wolfram was one of the three. We've looked at it ourselves recently. But the other two were search engines I hadn't spent much time with yet. OneRiot looks at what's...
Fenofibrate and Risk of Amputation in Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 25, 2009
...The cholesterol-lowering drug fenofibrate , when used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes cuts the risk of a first diabetes-related limb amputation by 36%.
Such were the findings recently reported i...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...green building and a non-green building in the same neighborhood, the green building will command a higher rental premium. Surveying 10,000 buildings around the United States and looking at their rent...
Android OS 1.5 Cupcake patch now available for Download
in The Smart PDA, on May 24, 2009
...e soon. Here's how you can manually install the Cupcake patch:
Note: Install this at your own Risk.
1. Download the signed-kila-ota-148830.de6a94ca.zip file from Google Android Code website
2....
The case against stock options
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
...d be disastrous. Writing in the Harvard Business Review blog , he says it will only encourage more risk taking behavior, something we could well do without given the problems that's already cause...
Will credit card bill stall mortgage foreclosures?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 20, 2009
...Press, the Senate bill includes a host of changes , including this big one: Customers penalized by higher interest rates because they missed a payment will, if the new legislation becomes law, have t...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
... At The Wallet points out, the big worry for the Chinese is that a soaring US deficit will lead to higher inflation, which means the value of their bonds falls which means they will lose money. Which...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...vulnerable to catastrophic failure, unleashing devastating floods on those downstream. Indeed, this risk might be increased by terrorists. Therefore, there might be a need for other taxes. "It m...
Speed Sourcing - An Over-Reaction to Long Procurement Cycles?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...roach proffered by EquaTerra "throws the baby out with the bath water," and creates deal risks that exceed the benefits offered by this concept.
First, it is important to remember that deal...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
...recently regarding the U.S. housing market. Has a recovery begun? And will this mean you'll pay higher prices for a home?
In a word, "No."
Yes, there have been some signs that the hous...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
... for Naval Analysis (CNA) putting out a report warning that ignoring climate change is a security risk. And part of the problem are those energy policies that have made the US so dependent on oil. I...
SEC official abuses position
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
...rb writes: "The broker told investigators she was trying to "bully him" and informed higher-ups at his firm. The inspector general, who didn't name Harmon but listed her position, r...
The deplorable state of mathematics education today
in The CIO Weblog, on May 17, 2009
... Charles King suggesting that if Google, or other utility service computing providers want to reach higher reliability levels, they will have to pay for them just like everyone else (possibly raising ...
Supply chain video: Supply risks for airlines
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
...ti, Manager of Supply Chain System and Strategy at jetBlue, shares his thoughts on the top 3 supply risks in his industry. In Jeseph's point of view, the top risks include:
1) Price of fuel whic...
Bad retail figures expose recovery myth
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
...far from their bottom and the outstanding inventory continues to be very high. Moreover, there is a risk that the increase in commodity prices might choke off a sustainable recovery if it weighs on in...
