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Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
...egger. The state has an unemployment rate of 11.5%, higher than the national figure, and there have mass foreclosures. As the San Francisco Chronicle tells us, they just have one month to balance bu...
Madoff's tough spell
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
... reasons for the sentence. "In cases where the accumulation of life sentences has no practical effect-for example, in states where life sentences don't include the possibility for parole-cour...
How biotech companies can reduce supply chain risk?
in Supplychainer, on June 25, 2009
...ame as many other sectors:)).
What was interesting for me was their use of FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) which is very established method in quality management to reduce supply chain risk....
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
..., including networks used by terrorist and criminal groups, financing and procurement of weapons of mass destruction, money laundering and corruption among foreign governments and companies". &q...
More Tips to Save Money on Air Conditioning
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...d so do a few others. The reason is to help reflect the heat back into the atmosphere to lower the effect of global warming. A white roof will help you to save money on your cooling costs in the summe...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...gs, "We found a very weak correlation between the biomarker and obesity - as measured by body mass index (BMI) - despite other data suggesting that caloric restriction slows aging. The data sugge...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
...whether efforts to limit junk food and increase physical activity in schools have had a meaningful effect on the way children eat.
But the new data suggest that a number of factors, from the economic...
Higher mortgage interest rates putting a scare in homebuilders
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 15, 2009
..., though, these same monthly payments will be higher.
High mortgage interest rates, then, have the effect of shrinking the pool of available buyers for new homes.
No wonder home builders are so edgy...
Other Money Saving Tips for Your Air Conditioning
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on June 15, 2009
...less energy to cool it, too.
Awnings, or trees, can shade some of the house and keep the heating effect of the sun's rays off of the house. This will enable you to save money in cooling costs an...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
...What's needed is mandated stress testing and more rigorous oversight by regulators who would in effect become something like proxy directors....
What next for GM?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...building bullet trains running across the country, as they do in Japan, using GM factories to build mass light rail lines and energy efficient buses as well as windmills and solar panels. He also want...
Inq To Release Twitter Handset
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 3, 2009
...italize on soaring interest in micro-blogging, this new handset would be the first of its kind: A mass-market cellular phone with an integrated internet-based Twitter client, which would use a wireles...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
...nd about 15 pounds for obese women.
However, in a recent study of obese pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or greater, it seems weight gain is not necessary if a woman is already severely ov...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
...dentally, a back seat passenger commented that with the sunroof open there was no buffeting or wind effect to spoil her ride. Nice.
What makes the Impreza 5-Door truly unique, though, is its horizont...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
...As New York Times blogger Randy Cohen says, redundancies have to have an ethical dimension. "Mass layoffs relegate people to the status of disposable objects," Cohen writes. "A compan...
Supply chain video: Interview with Edwin van der Meerendonk, Vice President of European Supply Chain for Walt Disney
in Supplychainer, on May 23, 2009
...of European Supply Chain for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on high thoughts about bullwhip effect, uncertainty, open innovation, etc.
The interview also covers an introduction to the supply...
Study Finds P2P Makes Popular Music More Popular
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
...umption too," writes The Register's Andrew Orlowski . "The authors cite one knock-on effect for live music promoters, who say bands fourth of fifth on a bill are relatively worse off th...
Harvard Law Professor Says P2P Is Fair Use
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
...ews' Jason Lee Miller .
"It will be fascinating to watch this case unfold this summer in Massachusetts: the entertainment industry will likely take this very seriously and bring out some bi... ...nature of the copyrighted work, (3) the amount and substantiality of the portion taken, and (4) the effect of the use upon the potential market," explains WebProNews' Jason Lee Miller .
&q...
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
in Allergies, on May 22, 2009
...e mast cells used in the study were derived from mice, but it is likely that the same anti-allergy effect will hold true in humans. While taking up smoking to cure allergies is unwise, Thomson conclud...
Redder Antioxidant-Richer Lettuce Using LEDs
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 21, 2009
...eably redder than other plants that only saw white light. Though the team has yet to quantify this effect, it appears to increase as the intensity of the light increases. The effect also seems to be p...
VHA Selects Eight Health Care Organizations for Supply Chain Excellence
in Supplychainer, on May 21, 2009
...
- Supply chain innovation and creativity
The 2009 winners are:
1- Cape Cod Healthcare, Cape Cod, Mass.
2- Edward Hospital, Naperville, Ill.
3- Floyd Medical Center, Rome, Ga.
4- Freeman Health S... ... since we all pay into the health care system in some way, we want health care providers to be both effective and efficient. These award winners are setting the right example for other hospitals."...
Supply chain video: Supply risks for airlines
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
...Price of fuel which is fluctuating (was going down but seems to increase again),
2) Inflation (the effect which might have on the contracts)
3) And at last crisis which has had some impact on the nu...
Time to lob a Molotov cocktail
in The CIO Weblog, on May 14, 2009
...s now and I have written about it off and on . I don't flatter myself that I've had any effect on the larger progression of the industry, but it seems at least as though others are coming t...
Climate change and health
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
... to be a global trend. Now doctors are for the first time warning that climate change represents a massive health risk. An article published in Lancet warns that global warming will have an impact ... ...rld. The report says: "Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Effects of climate change on health will affect most populations in the next decades and put the liv...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...isk can be appropriate but at a certain point it becomes entirely misconceived and has the perverse effect of increasing systemic risk ." If you have a system where no one can choose to do an...
Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2009
...orldly recovery game to post some strong numbers.
One wonders if Hank Haney is having any positive effect during Tiger's "comeback".
But I also wonder if Woods is not devoting quite th...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...onger regulation. As he says, you can't regulate morality. too much regulation has the perverse effect of increasing systemic risk because it creates a system where no one can choose to do anythin...
Squarespace as a Situational App programming model
in The CIO Weblog, on May 4, 2009
...s their CSS and site code on the fly and in real time, and as soon as you make a change you see the effect... even on the live site.
A situational application provider that could harness that easy d...
The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...nd hid those risky investments in off-balance-sheet structured investment vehicles and conduits. In effect what that did was allow trillions in assets to escape close scrutiny and delver mega profits ...
Diabetes Drug Januvia May Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer
in Daily Diabetic, on April 30, 2009
... 2 diabetes is a lifelong disease - people often take the same drugs for many years, so any adverse effect that could over time increase the risk for pancreatic cancer would be a concern," said D...
Folic Acid May Help Against Asthma and Allergies
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
...le with the highest folate levels.
While there are still no studies directly showing the effect of dietary folate intake on allergies or asthma, I suppose it doesn't hurt to eat lots of green le...
Swine flu and markets
in Sox First, on April 28, 2009
...ther we are looking at a serious pandemic or not. But what's clear is that the biggest economic effect will come from people avoiding contact with potential flu sources, not from the flu itself. ...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...ighest level had a more than two-fold increased risk of lung cancer after taking into account the effect of number of cigarettes per day, number of years of smoking, and urinary levels of cotinine on...
Kiki McDonough Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...comfortable and secure lever back ear post.
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The way McDonough combines colors to such great effect is, she says, based purely on her own instinct. Her first inspiration came from admiring the...
Online Pregnancy Tracker Empowers Women to Take Control of Their Health
in Next Nine Months, on April 27, 2009
...can run personalized, easy-to-read reports based on the data tracked to reveal trends and cause-and-effect relationships. The reports can then be shared with a physician.
Share the excitement of pre...
To panic, or not to panic
in The CIO Weblog, on April 22, 2009
... Some local cell service also went down as the trunks to towers were severed. An unanticipated side effect was failure of software systems internal to the hospital, which apparently required outside c...
Women With Psoriasis, Has Increased Risk of Diabetes and Hypertension
in Daily Diabetic, on April 20, 2009
...hout psoriasis. These associations remained strong even after the researchers considered age, body mass index and smoking status.
The authors agreed that systemic inflammation in women with psoriasi...
The long recession's impact
in Sox First, on April 17, 2009
...six months, and 51% planned to make further cuts over the next six months. It's also having an effect on attitudes. As reported here , the New York based Luxury Institute has found that consumer...
Is all this free sustainable?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 16, 2009
...of the dot-com era illustrated that clearly enough.
So Twitter, Facebook, and the like have become massive successes in terms of users, but like Amazon of old, they have yet to turn those users into ... ...wn? Because the failure of this generation of innovative services might have a significant chilling effect on investment in the next.
I don't have any answers or suggestions for avoiding this sit...
Online Health Tool Empowers Women to Take Control of Their Health
in Well Woman Blog, on April 15, 2009
... easy-to-read reports based on a patient's tracking data that clearly show trends and cause-and-effect relationships among the areas she is tracking. By sharing these reports with her doctor, a wo...
What is up with Enterprise 2.0, anyway?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 13, 2009
...s that this should provide carte blanche to forge ahead under the assumption that blurry networking effects will somehow magically result in beneficial uses.
The idea that networking, communications,...
Varnish Alternative Derived from Glycerin
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 9, 2009
...h the added advantage of containing no N-methyl-2-pyrrolidon (NMP), which is known to have a toxic effect on the growing embryo and is classed throughout the EU as a hazardous chemical requiring a war...
Thomas Tears Into USGA. Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
...nce he left their employ.
He was opposed to the standard set by the USGA for the "spring-like effect" of metal woods - what is now referred to in infomercials as the "trampoline" ...
Communities printing money
in Sox First, on April 7, 2009
...currencies like Detroit Cheers, Ithaca Hours in New York, Plenty in North Carolina or BerkShares in Massachusetts. Business owners are printing out the money which you use to spend at local shops. On ... ...local businesses afloat and the IRS does get its share. Still, you do wonder about the inflationary effect if this becomes a widespread practice, which could well happen with the US economy deteriorat...
Fake Accounting Standards Board strikes again
in Sox First, on April 6, 2009
...anies can use their own judgement in assessing what an asset's worth under fair value, which in effect means they don't have to use any objective criteria. Now CFO.com tells us it's even ...
Internet Advertising Crash: Could It Take Down Your Business Model?
in Biz Plan Hacks, on April 3, 2009
...e net will find monetization models and these will be different from the advertising models used by mass media... It's an interesting article. If your business generates part of its revenue by sel... ... think that advertising in general is failing as a revenue model for all media. But it is least effective online. Pushing a message at a potential customer when it has not been requested and when...
A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...ups is that while they can create buzz and create helpful services they mostly need a 'network effect' to even begin to make money. The network effect can be viral or a certain quasi monopoly ...
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in Wangtam, on March 31, 2009
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Getting the recession right
in The CIO Weblog, on March 31, 2009
...jections, uncertain markets, evaporating sales. But HP's response stands out from the crowd: no mass layoffs.
Instead, to make up for unavoidable shortfalls, Hurd is asking most employees, starti...
RFID in times of recession
in The RFID Weblog, on March 27, 2009
...industry feel that even though the current conditions are demanding, it is expected to cast a small effect on the adoption of RFID. Despite all this optimism the vendor performance and end user activi...
Non-profit newspapers? No way!
in Sox First, on March 25, 2009
...e an important vehicle that help shape the public's views and turning them into non-profits, in effect supported by taxpayers, undermines their independence. It also opens the door for Federal off...
Add some fruit zing to your daily dose of music
in The RFID Weblog, on March 23, 2009
...tes. Addition of more fruits renders complexity to the composition and if you want to add different effects to your song then you will have to press one of the several blender control buttons such as ...
Is the Internet shattering advertising?
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
...e net will find monetization models and these will be different from the advertising models used by mass media, just as the models used by mass media were different from the monetization models of the...
UT Researchers Create Nanotech Artificial Muscles
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 21, 2009
...es.
"[The] research group created carbon nanotube aerogel sheets by pulling nanotubes from a mass of disordered tubes into organized bundles of ribbons," writes Ars Technica's Yun Xie...
Fedex announces the quarter earnings are down 75 percent
in Supplychainer, on March 21, 2009
... Economic downturn has had a dramatic effect on the transportation sector, especially the sales of logistics service provider as there is less freight to be relocated. The new quarterly earnings of...
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in Wangtam, on March 18, 2009
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Cloud computing killed your future
in The CIO Weblog, on March 17, 2009
... about in this transition. Cloud technologies, in many of their disparate forms, really do have the effect of simplifying the application of technology, and often to a level where it can be discussed ...
Will Health Care Reform Affect Outsourcing?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 15, 2009
...y reduce the overhead costs of keeping work within the country. If so, it may have an even greater effect than the proposed tax policy changes.
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Madoff to jail, SEC in the dog house
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
...e helped them get to the top of their field. Those people often can use those people skills to good effect in prison. Other inmates will find themselves going to them for advice, etc. Those folks tend...
How Cranberry Prevents Urinary Tract Infections
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 12, 2009
...ed to either the cranberry juice or the PACS the greater the decrease in bacterial attachment. This effect was also found to be reversible, i.e., bacteria regrown without cranberry juice or PACS regai...
Give a Tucker Enough Space and it Will Overwhelm You
in Classical Drives, on March 11, 2009
.... It's almost enough to make a grown man cry, because if this vehicle had achieved its intended mass production stage, it would have made every other car instantly old-fashioned. The changes to th...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
...d that a particular gene called BDNF , can result in improved insulin sensitivity , reduced fat mass and weight loss when active in the hypothalamus.
According to first author Lei Cao, assistant ...
MIT Student Wins Prize for Nanomedicine Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 7, 2009
...y one injection of the nano-antennas."
More here from the Boston Globe ... more here from Mass High Tech ... and the press release is here .
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Rosenborg Slashing Energy Usage, Could Use More Soccer Practice
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...ting and other niceties at the practice field, and one could argue that it's having an adverse effect on their ability to score. They've got high goals...
The club has invested about $40,000...
Toilet Paper Worse than Hummers for Global Warming?
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 3, 2009
...some of what we're doing "in the name of Global Warming" is going to have a positive effect on pollution. I just don't like being lied to.
Now that that's out of the way, let me...
Obama's Tax Breaks and Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on March 3, 2009
... the market will be hardest hit - and asserts that small company outsourcing will feel the greatest effect from these changes. Interestingly, the article also adds that this may prove to be a good thi...
Patagonia
in Latina Viva, on February 28, 2009
...inable for many, you will see the great Southern Ice Fields, the largest in the hemisphere. It is a mass of glaciers covering completely the three Andes mountain range, with an area of 17,000 square k...
James Galbraith: Obama not solving the financial crisis
in Sox First, on February 27, 2009
...e a decade or longer. "The Treasury plan, if put in place as described, would have a perverse effect on the distribution of wealth. To guarantee bad assets at rates above their market value is s...
Casio Oceanus Cachalot OCW-P500TDJ-1A1JF 太阳能多功能手表
in Wangtam, on February 27, 2009
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Caffeine Offers Skin Cancer Protection
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
... confer protection against skin cancer .
For the study, Nghiem's team looked at caffeine's effect on human skin cells in a laboratory that had been exposed to ultraviolet radiation. They foun...
