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Seen that? - Bio-Terrorism and the Flu Pandemic Conference
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...tant for those with asthma to get a flu vaccine? Research has found that the flu shot decreases the risk of [...] Read More Pandemic preparedness at Sox First ...
Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai
in China Venture News, on November 8, 2009
...9;s prestigious university knows that the domestic venture capitalists and even the foreign VCs are risk adverse and sums it by saying that when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs, "there is a ...
Seen that? - Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy
in Well Woman Blog, on November 5, 2009
...ment therapy - despite the previously reported downsides (such as increased mortality and increased risk of cancer [...] Read More Hormone replacement therapy and hot flashes at...
Obama dismantles post-Enron reforms
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...f the same pattern. As Isaiah Poole writes in the Blog for Our Future , it's putting investors at risk. "The consequence of the amendment these members backed is that while these companies can't ind...
Seen that? - A Poor Diet While Pregnant Can Increase Child's Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on October 31, 2009
... A Poor Diet While Pregnant Can Increase Child's Diabetes Risk at Daily Diabetic Apparently, it's never too early to join the fight against diab...
Seen that? - Soap and Water Eliminate Peanut Allergen
in Allergies, on October 29, 2009
... A new trial has begun in the UK, testing whether early exposure to peanuts reduces the risk of developing peanut allergies later in life. The study will test 480 children between the age...
Breaking up the banks
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
...l Volcker has called for the reinstatement of laws that stop banks from owning and trading risky securities. Still, their calls are unlikely to get any traction from the Obama administration which...
Seen that? - Phishing attacks primer for consumers
in The Social Networking Weblog, on October 26, 2009
...ce there are some things you need to be [...] Read More Social Networking Puts You At Risk at The Social Networking Weblog Webuser -- Mar 13...
US housing probe and climate change
in Sox First, on October 26, 2009
...iving in poor conditions. "Market mechanisms – and unregulated markets – result in locations at risk of flooding and landslides being left for the poorest," she said. "This population does not have th...
Cell phones and brain cancer
in Sox First, on October 26, 2009
...en by the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to publish evidence that heavy users face a higher risk of developing brain tumors later in life. This is no small study. It was conducted in 13 coun...
Profits are a gift: Soros
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
...year government bonds for 3.5%. That's money for jam! "So those earnings are not the achievement of risk takers," Soros says. "These are gifts, hidden gifts, from the government, so I don’t think that...
Seen that? - Should You Drink Coffee When You're Pregnant
in Well Woman Blog, on October 24, 2009
... prevent cancer. An article in the Kansas City Infizine says: Old fears that coffee might increase risk of cancer are no longer considered valid. Overall, laboratory studies suggest that regular and ...
Using Nanotech to Detect Prostate Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 23, 2009
...ot; writes US News' Ed Edelson . "The combination allows detection of PSA at levels 300 times lower than is now possible."
More here from WebMD ... more here from ScienceDaily ... an...
Seen that? - Saskatchewan Business Tax Revamp Improves Outlook
in Small Business Unplugged, on October 21, 2009
...e upbeat due to tax breaks announced in the April provincial budget. The new provincial budget will lower corporate income tax rates to 12 per cent from 17, increase the small business tax threshold t...
Seen that? - Diabetes Challenges: Dealing With Diabetes On Valentine's Day
in Daily Diabetic, on October 21, 2009
...dren and adults in the United States are living with diabetes, and another 54 million people are at-risk. But those aren't the only faces affected by diabetes. If you are a parent or loved one car...
Endless unemployment and the new pledge of allegiance
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
...t that lends us money. And to the interest, for which we pay, compoundable, with higher taxes and lower pay until the day we die." There are no quick fixes here. And recovery is a long way off. ...
Do the Pitfalls of Outsourcing Outweigh the Benefits?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 19, 2009
... Highlighting the threats arising from data loss or supplier failure, the author suggests that the risks may outweigh the benefits. What the article fails to address, however, is that while the cont...
Seen that? - What to Expect When You're Expecting, The Book
in Next Nine Months, on October 19, 2009
...gestational diabetes is the scariest diabetes, just because it is not only the individual who is at risk but the unborn baby as well - making this type of diabetes, double trouble. Gestational Diabet...
Goodbye Long and Low, Hello Function
in Classical Drives, on October 19, 2009
...erally all-new from road to roof and noteable for their soaring rear fender fins, were eight inches lower than Chrysler's 1954 models and five inches lower than the yet-to-be-announced 1955s. The comp...
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-19
...Welcome to the New Net
• The Rise & Fall of a Billionaire Technology Hedge Fund Guru
• Street View: We can trike wherever you like
• Android 2.0 screenshot walkthrough
• iSteadii 2.0 - Ima...
How the ratings agencies sold out investors
in Sox First, on October 19, 2009
...which executives knew how far lending standards had fallen and that they were giving top ratings to risky products. 'I could see it coming at the tail end of 2006, but it was too late. You knew it was...
Seen that? - Review: Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the inside out
in Do you like to cook?, on October 18, 2009
... course that will enable them to better advise patrons of their food options, thereby avoiding the risk of allergic reactions. According to Mats Hulth, the head of [...] Read More Vacati...
Did brilliant minds create the recession?
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
... computer models, their long and short positions were highly correlated and so there was next to no risk. Their model did not take into account Russia defaulting on its government obligations. The guy...
No autographs, say auditors
in Sox First, on October 18, 2009
...nts are fair and true. But as WebCPA reports, auditors are now saying it will increase costs and risk of litigation. Grant Thornton has even warned it will subject to lynch mobs of angry investors....
Hedge funds lied to investors
in Sox First, on October 15, 2009
...internal pricing are significantly related to legal and regulatory problems, indices of operational risk." The researchers analyzed so-called due diligence reports done for investors in hedge funds....
China's Entrepreneur Confidence Index is Up
in China Venture News, on October 14, 2009
...zero to 200. When it is higher than 100, it indicates optimism for an economic boom. But when it is lower than 100, it means there is an expectation of economic downturn. Computer services and softwar...
Offshoring surviving the recession just fine
in The CIO Weblog, on October 12, 2009
...icks of the trade and implementing them so quickly, the combination of that business model with the lower overhead of off-shore labor represents even more bad news for US-based providers. It's no acc...
Mortgages: 30-year or 15-year?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...ece looks at more than just the math, because financial decisions are usually complicated. How much risk can you take on? How disciplined are you? What other financial demands to you face. What are yo...
A system to let institutions fail
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...ensures investors, long-term debt holders, lenders and management suffer pain commensurate with the risks they allowed an institution to take. Secondly, we need some sort of insurance that creates a b...
Seen that? - Gilead wrestles with Roche for Tamiflu rights
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...t for those with asthma to get a flu vaccine? Research has found that the flu shot decreases the risk of [...] Read More ...
Heroes Season 4 : Ep. 3 - Acceptance
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-08
...nts and freebies when reviewing products or risk being fined $16,000
• Psystar sells Snow Leopard virtualization to third-parties
• Apple and Windows Computers Living Together Under One Roof, Acco...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...mers. In effect, it allows lawyers and non-lawyers to join forces, with the implication being that lower-cost non-attorney workers will be able to perform legal services.
Magic Circle firms, not want...
What's Behind the Recent Spate of Legal Process Outsourcing Deals in the UK?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 6, 2009
...mers. In effect, it allows lawyers and non-lawyers to join forces, with the implication being that lower-cost non-attorney workers will be able to perform legal services.
Magic Circle firms, not want...
Seen that? - Asthma Drug Advair, Deadly?
in Allergies, on October 4, 2009
... Children living within the inner cities of the United States are believed to be at higher risk of developing allergic asthma. Indoor allergens commonly found in inner cities, such as dust mi...
Oil spike and the nuclear equation
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
...in Politico : "Neither Israel nor the international community can afford to take even a small risk that Iran might acquire and misuse a nuclear weapon." Or as the Seeking Alpha blog puts...
Security breaches up in 2009
in The CIO Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...d, however.
The rising number of events is explained by researcher Walid Hejazi as an outgrowth of lower IT budgets (respondents indicated an average decrease of 10%) and staff who are more willing t...
Do Venture Capitalists Foster Innovation, or Just Pay For It?
in TJ's Weblog, on September 28, 2009
... stake claim to 81% of the all jobs created. Yes, 81% . Can they please give the entrepreneurs who risk their life savings, max out their credit cards and put their families in the back seat a little...
Nikon D3000 Digital Camera Review
in Digital Shot, on September 28, 2009
...en prosumer markets, until they decided they wanted part of the action. Then they started producing lower cost, but still high quality and rugged cameras.
The digital age is different though. The dig...
Addressing Management Challenges of Converged Mobile Devices
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...en faster - 71 percent this year alone and 196 percent during the next three years. Mobile-related risks are growing accordingly. As the use of converged mobile devices to access and share information...
Luxury hotels the latest victims of the recession
in Sox First, on September 25, 2009
...eatures 300-thread count Egyptian bed linens and iPods, is collateral for a $100 million loan is at risk of default. These hotels were financed aggressively on the oxygen of debt during the boom and n...
《华尔街疯人日记》连载57
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-24
...llion Research Bargain for Netflix, and Maybe a Model for Others
• Announcing Zoho Discussions: Customer and Employee Communities
• Microsoft acquires the technology assets of Interactive Supercom...
Are you going back to business as usual?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...I figured that many other companies, forced by frugality into making do with what they had and with lower-cost solutions, might have also learned the lesson that the comfortable, traditional three-yea...
魔鬼辞典之金融危机
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-23
随着金融危机从"狼来了"变成活生生的磨难，金融业的一些特有隐语也进入到了日常对话中。对于不熟悉华尔街这个小圈子的人来说，这种出乎意料的变化可能让他们不快。
安布罗斯•比尔斯(Ambrose Bierce)在1906年出版的魔鬼辞典《愤世嫉俗者词汇手册》(The Cynic's Word Book)中对当时的政治和文化用语给出了独出心裁的解释。按照这种精神，《华尔街日报》也在雷曼兄弟(Lehman Brothers)倒闭一周年之际编写了一个缩写词、新词和滥用词入门手册，这些词可以让人通俗、形像地了解雷曼倒闭给世人留下的烂摊子。
AAA，名词，废词。一种修辞工...
Obama flags bailout for newspapers
in Sox First, on September 21, 2009
...t-Gazette and The Blade, Obama said fact based reporting and double checking information was now at risk. He says it's becoming "all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, ...
SensiGene Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening Test
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 20, 2009
...est , a carrier screening genetic test that helps to identify individuals who may have an increased risk of having a baby with certain genetic conditions.
This innovative test screens for 103 mutatio...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...unlikely. Wall Street has not changed at all. As Stevenson Jacobs from Associated Press reports, risk taking for the banks is back with a vengeance with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and others - w...
Nanotechnology and Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 9, 2009
...ered carbon nanostructures that are highly porous promise the capability of storing natural gas at lower pressures, making fueling stations more efficient and giving drivers more miles per tank - all ...
Chinatown : un quartier pas comme des autres
in Les Explorers, on septembre 9, 2009
...ont tout bonnement l'impression d'être au beau milieu de l'Asie !
Situé dans le Lower East Side, le quartier chinois et ses quelque 250 000 personnes représente une véritable enclave as...
Media misleads with Cerberus Hedge Fund Three-Year Lockup Announcement
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 3, 2009
... Capital in the future.
To balance out the 3-year lock-up, the new Cerberus funds will be offering lower management fees. The success of this new structure will no doubt be watched by hedge fund mana...
New Mini Coupé Concept Misses the Mark
in carzz.org, on September 2, 2009
... I'm going to come right out and say it, even at the risk of antagonising Mini fans everywhere: this new Mini Coupé concept misses the mark on styling. In fact, I wonder why we need it at all ...
Climate change and national security
in Sox First, on September 2, 2009
...rk so powerfully in the opposite direction,'' Kerry writes. "Worldwide, climate change risks making the most volatile places even more combustible. The bottom line is that failure to tack...
Lawyers and Outsourcing Deals
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 1, 2009
...task to law firms. This is how the legal services are procured.
But lets not forget their role as risk managers. Anytime a company's critical information is outsourced (and remember, information ...
SpiderOak Announces 50 Percent Educational Discount
in On Storage, on August 30, 2009
...
And it's not just for online backup - as the company's announcement puts it, "Why risk losing the papers you worked so hard on, the research that took all semester, and the pictures ...
The Power of The Fetal Fibronectin Test
in Well Woman Blog, on August 27, 2009
...t in nearly 90 percent of cases. The study concluded that fFN testing has the potential to improve risk assessment and impact treatment decisions including the administering of steroids, increased sur...
Dark side of trust
in Sox First, on August 26, 2009
...ciate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD. As reported here , trust is associated with lower levels of monitoring, vigilance and safeguards towards the behaviour of the trusted party. Tru...
Testosterone and financial risk taking
in Sox First, on August 26, 2009
...d been Lehman Sisters. The implication: too much testosterone can be a bad thing for investment and risk management. Now we have a new study, reported here , that testosterone affects financial deci...
EarlyCDT–Lung™ Test for Detection of Early Stage of Lung Cancer Released
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 25, 2009
...atment can be most successful. The test is primarily recommended for individuals who are at higher risk of lung cancer , such as long-term smokers, ex-smokers and those exposed to environmental facto...
The smart meter revolution
in Sox First, on August 23, 2009
...ing the heating, air-conditioning units, dishwasher, dryer, refrigerator and car battery can run at lower power. Just press the "sleep" button on the SBB control panel when you walk out the ...
Pregnancy and Antidepressants
in Well Woman Blog, on August 22, 2009
...ogists .
The question remains however: are antidepressants safe for pregnant women?
For many the risks vs. benefits of continuing treatment are not clear.
"We know that untreated depression p...
Alternative Medicine Reduces IVF Success Rates
in Next Nine Months, on August 20, 2009
... a try first?
Not a good idea.
According to new research, the IVF treatment success rate is 30% lower among women who have used alternative medicine . Based on a study of more than 700 patients who...
Headed for the double dip
in Sox First, on August 20, 2009
...f that's happened. As Warren Buffett writes in the New York Times , the United States runs the risk of becoming a banana republic economy unless something is done to rein in the debt when markets...
Diabetes Risk In Childhood Cancer Survivors
in Daily Diabetic, on August 20, 2009
...ood cancer survivors who underwent total body or abdominal radiation therapy may have an increased risk of diabetes.
Such were the findings reported in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Interna...
TAKE Supply Chain Acquires PSI Software company
in Supplychainer, on August 20, 2009
...h's Will McNeill, research director, "In the area of global trade management, managing the risk has fallen on supply chain, logistics, compliance and financial professionals. A typically outs...
Improved Butanol Production from Mutant Bacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 19, 2009
...ined Yang, "Because we are able to create butanol at higher concentrations, we believe we can lower those recovery and purification costs and make biofuel production more economical."
Curre...
Readers Digest: another private equity failure
in Sox First, on August 18, 2009
...and young people are refusing to subscribe? That's a big bet by the banks and it's full of risk. If revenues stay where they are, and debt servicing is wound back, then that might work. But i...
Foreclosures dogging the middle class
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 14, 2009
...st started to boom? We liked to say it was because of all those greedy homeowners who took out high-risk subprime mortgages to get into homes they couldn't really afford.
Well, today's forecl...
A Word of Caution about Balance Transfer Credit Cards
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 13, 2009
...200 worth of new purchases. The first month, you send in $500 - to cover the $200 you spent and to lower your debt by $300. Surprise! The card company won't let you. It will apply the $500, plus f...
Loan clinic the cure for mortgage ailments?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 13, 2009
... these counselors can restructure the mortgage loans of the homeowners, perhaps leaving them with a lower monthly mortgage payment, one that they don't have to struggle as mightily to make.
One e...
新款 Porsche 911 Turbo
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-13
...ovations with supreme refinement. As a consequence, the new 911 Turbo offers increased performance, lower weight, enhanced driving dynamics and greater fuel efficiency.
With respect to dynamic perfor...
Citigroup and Norwegian greed
in Sox First, on August 11, 2009
...arketed the Citigroup products to towns. But according to reports at the time, all details of the risk were somehow omitted from the Norwegian version of the prospectus put out by Terra. These warni...
