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Tiger Woods: will the sponsors stick?
in Sox First, on December 6, 2009
...tion is whether those sponsors will stick with Tiger. Woods' golfing fame has delivered hundreds of millions of dollars of sponsorship deals that have made him the richest athlete ever. That's why he ...
Windows 7 relance les ventes informatiques
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on décembre 3, 2009
...ises ne sont pas les seules que la bonne performance de Microsoft (40 millions de vente de 7 depuis son lancement, soit le double du piteux score réalisé par Vista en son temps) fait rêver. Et les con...
Can you trust Chromium?
in The CIO Weblog, on December 2, 2009
...ells you exactly where Google's priorities are with respect to enterprise support. Who is going to risk that they will make a similar decision with another product, be it Chromium or anything else?
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The Wikipedia democracy: the great myth
in Sox First, on December 1, 2009
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Wikipedia is often celebrated as a shining example of Web democracy, built by millions of Web users who all act as writers, editors, and voters. Look closer and nothing could be further from ...
Dubai: a sign of worse to come
in Sox First, on November 30, 2009
... and southern Europe. These factors may sound good reason to call the end of the rally. We know the risks in over-finessing market timing, but on balance we think there's one more leg higher ... What ...
Seen that? - Hormone replacement therapy and hot flashes
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 29, 2009
...ment therapy - despite the previously reported downsides (such as increased mortality and increased risk of cancer [...] Read More Hormone-Replacement Therapy is Bad for Your Hearing ...
Seen that? - I'll Pay by RFID Wand, Please
in The RFID Weblog, on November 29, 2009
... The RFID Weblog Think RFID is being used only by large corporations? Not so. Millions of individuals in the United States and Canada are using RFID daily. One way is with the Sp...
Dubai: what's ahead?
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
...arkets. During construction slumps they drop like flies. Because the property sector is risky (ask Donald Trump), its creditors tend to get better interest rates than the sovereign rate. Dubai is n...
Is Rupert Murdoch trying to scare Google?
in Sox First, on November 26, 2009
It's been fascinating to read how Rupert Murdoch, sick of Google "stealing" his content, has joined forced forces with Microsoft's Bing in a deal that would see Microsoft agreeing to pay Murdoch for exclusive rights to list his content, something that Google will not do. But is there another...
Dubai goes for broke
in Sox First, on November 26, 2009
...urnal reporting that Greece's bonds and the ratings agencies now deem the country a greater credit risk than Colombia or Panama. But all that's chicken feed with Reuters telling us that Dubai has...
National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009 (25P)
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-25
... Twitter eyes acquisitions, sees making money in 2010
• Offensive Michelle Obama Image Returns, Google Buys Ad To Explain
• Time Inc.'s Squires Assembles Team of Rivals to Harness Digital Media ...
Andrew McAfee discusses Enterprise 2.0
in The CIO Weblog, on November 24, 2009
...dry this creates for the CIO does not go unnoticed, either. While nodding toward the traditional risk-management role that CIOs have been expected to play, McAfee points out that you're unlikely to c...
Will Dimon replace Geithner?
in Sox First, on November 24, 2009
...developing the kind of scale that would benefit shareholders and, in any case, it would not prevent risk. And there is the problem in selecting Dimon. First, his views would create all sorts of ructi...
Seen that? - The Sims 2: Open for Business
in PCGamers Blog, on November 23, 2009
... at PCGamers Blog The Sims. A universal success, played by millions around the world, yet there is no real goal or end to the game... could one say it was one ...
Twitter Marketing
in BlogWealth, on November 22, 2009
Twitter is a phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. In the last year Twitter has seen membership growth well in excess of 1,500% as people swarm to use it and set up accounts. The basic premise of Twitter is that you post Tweets about what you are doing. The twist is that you only have 140 charact...
Hedge funds and brokers turn to poker
in Sox First, on November 21, 2009
...mberg reports, they think it's a good fit because both pursuits require a rational approach toward risk, self-control, speedy decision-making under pressure, discipline and a well-trained memory. An...
Depression During Pregnancy May Make Flu Worse
in Next Nine Months, on November 20, 2009
...l recommend pregnant women to receive the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine "because they are at higher risk of complications and can potentially provide protection to infants who cannot be vaccinated". If ...
One in seven US home loans at risk of foreclosures
in Sox First, on November 20, 2009
What chances of a US recovery? Don't hold your breath. As reported here , foreclosures will keep rising through 2010 and one in seven US home loans is now past due or in foreclosure. The quarterly delinquency measure is at its highest level since 1972. br />All up, just over 14% of US home l...
Students Take to Online Gambling to End Their Debts
in The Gambling Weblog, on November 19, 2009
...ted to students blowing their whole loans online in an attempt to prepare for the debts. A lack of risk assessment, money management and even a lack in GP’s knowledge of the problem as an actual addi...
Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-19
• Firefox 3.6 Beta 3
• br.st! - The web based Twitter client with better tweetability.
• The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It's Coming Soon
• TypePad Micro
• Early-stage Ventures & What They Need to Succeed | VentureMash
• CONVOFLOW : harvest the conversations
• The Google Phone ...
Seen that? - In The Dark - Sad Poetry
in Latina Viva, on November 18, 2009
..... You Lied. I'm strong, you see But the world is wrong: Nobody cares. And I'm lonely Among millions of faces Lonely like me. There's so much hate In the eyes of others, In our eyes. White...
Apple overtakes Nokia in phone profits
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-17
...ld?
• A new look for Google Translate
• Trouble in the Cloud: 37signals' Basecamp and Highrise Go Down
• From the Tips Box: Switching Browsers, Wallpaper Schedules, and Quicklink To-Dos
• ...
Seen that? - Water Cooled 360
in XboxSpace, on November 16, 2009
...o a recently published study, drinking chlorine-treated tap water during pregnancy may increase the risk of having children with heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects. A research team l...
2012 原声:2012 the End of the World
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-16
...统必备字体
• Apple Wouldn't Risk Its Cool Over a Gimmick, Would It?
• [全景] 大堡礁
• Alpi Dolomitiche
• Android 2.0 source released, already ported to the G1
• Modern Warfare 2's Ghost Getting H...
New fair value rule to face test
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
...of the problem here is that it makes the assumption that banks are good at forecasting and managing risk. So far, their track record would suggest the opposite. As Marie Leone points out in CFO.com...
Christianity and the crash
in Sox First, on November 16, 2009
...promises to make believers rich in the here and now. It's called the prosperity gospel, and fosters risk-taking and intense material optimism. And unfortunately, that contributed to the housing bubble...
Seen that? - Disaster recovery protection for Microsoft Exchange Server - Computerworld
in On Storage, on November 16, 2009
...n for Microsoft Exchange Server - Computerworld: Microsoft Exchange server downtime costs companies millions of dollars a year. Technically savvy IT organizations are therefore working to eliminate or...
The last tuna?
in Sox First, on November 14, 2009
...rranean that European scientists believe is driving the stock toward collapse. Doing that is a high risk strategy because it would stop trade to Japan where it is turned into high quality sushi. Inste...
What Risks Are You Taking?
in BootStrapMe, on November 12, 2009
...The life of an entrepreneur revolves around managing risk and failure - with the hope that your efforts will eventually lead to success. This is more true for bootstrappers than for any other type ...
Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...bear down on its economy by raising borrowing costs. Both tactics would depress economic growth and risk social unrest, which terrifies a Communist party feverishly obsessed with suppressing any whiff...
More Rumours
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 11, 2009
...e club’s new sponsorship deal with banking group Standard Charter, despite potentially dropping millions in investment next year for not qualifying for the Champions League) will go on striker Carlton...
Seen that? - Sophos daily Top 10 hoaxes
in I got Spam?!, on November 10, 2009
...ack to rule #1 #3 [...] Read More Sponsored Post: Spikes In Spam Put Your Business at Risk at I got Spam?! Around 70% of all emails hitting ...
Seen that? - 2005: A Year Of Diabetes Breakthroughs
in Daily Diabetic, on November 9, 2009
...ch and developments, a time when scientists and patients alike are fighting to improve the lives of millions diagnosed with the disease. Nina Nazor, About's Diabetes Guide, has compiled a list of ...
Seen that? - RFID intermediary
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 10, 2009
...stop RFID from sending information. It reminds me to a print advertising, showing that the US spent millions to produce a ball-pen that works in space, while the USSR simple bought a pencil.However, i...
Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
...ts and the worse the problem becomes. What's even more interesting now is while Al Gore is making millions off climate change, he is encouraging campaigns of civil disobedience. As he told The Guar...
Goldman Sachs and God
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
... $3.4 billion in the last quarter. Average pay there is $700,000 and the top rainmakers pull in millions. In 2007, Blankfein was paid $68 million. Blankfein defends the massive pay packets, saying t...
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 ...
Galleon scandal: just the beginning?
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...tomers' Afternoon Letter with closing prices. Now it has come to the point where firms are spending millions and putting wicked fast computer servers next to exchanges so they can have an edge and, th...
The psychology of climate change
in Sox First, on November 6, 2009
...style change campaigns sounds a bit too Big Brother for your liking, then consider the alternative: millions of pounds spent on technology that is never taken up, and a market-based system of economic... ...nstantly compare themselves to others and this influenced their behavior, that they undervalued the risks by thinking it would get worse so the time to act would be later and that because it was a glo...
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...
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...
l'homme qui vendait des voitures louées
in Location de Voitures Blog, on octobre 29, 2009
...sés bons et déloyaux services et une estimation de 1000 véhicules vendus pour une somme de 20 millions (mais rappelons qu'à ce stade le présumé auteur est innocent des faits dont on l'accuse et que pe...
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...
Avoiding the Crowd in National Parks
in The Flyaway Weblog, on October 27, 2009
...or's talked to Ken Burns, who recently filmed an excellent documentary on U.S. National Parks. "As millions of American know, it is possible to be in a traffic jam in Yellowstone, to experience the f...
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...
2009, l'année du Mac
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on octobre 26, 2009
...vendu de Macs qu'en 2009 ! Et particulièrement lors du trimestre d'été, de juin à septembre : 3 millions de Mac vendus, record battu ! Le constat est étonnant pour une année de crise, de marasme génér...
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 ...
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...
Seen that? - Fusion Anyone
in IfEnergy, on October 20, 2009
...ell we know how to make a fusion reaction occur, the problem is that temperatures reaching into the millions of degrees either C or F must be generated to make this reaction occur. The shield material...
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...
Seen that? - The Orchard Expands to Video
in Digital Music - The Future, on October 19, 2009
...se copyrighted music and music videos at YouTube and Google Video. Viral video sites are visited by millions of people every day. Music videos initially were viewed as purely promotional. But they ar...
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....
Oktoberfest
in Location de Voitures Blog, on octobre 15, 2009
...La plus grande beuverie Européenne. Appelée aussi la fête de la bière, cette foire de plus de 6 millions de visiteurs se déroule de l'avant dernier week-end de Septembre, au premier week-end d'...
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....
Wesley Snipes and the Ponzi scheme
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...s not yet in jail is that he is appealing against the sentence. Now we have reports that he lost millions of dollars in an alleged Ponzi scheme which is now before the courts. As the CMR movie r...
Seen that? - Roulette, a laser, a cellphone and 1.3 million later
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 12, 2009
...keep their chipsThree gamblers who used laser technology and a mobile phone to scam a casino out of millions have been told they can keep their money Back in March, 2004, 3 Eastern Europeans entered t...
un grand plan pour la voiture électrique
in Location de Voitures Blog, on octobre 12, 2009
...es nécessaires pour atteindre l'objectif revendiqué de 2 millions de véhicules électriques sur les routes françaises en 2020 :
* 400 millions d'euros sur quatre ans,
* 70 millions d'eur...
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...
Microsoft Office Lashes Back at Google
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 10, 2009
...a new PC or help a friend restore theirs. Second, an online suite is the perfect companion for the millions and millions of Netbooks that are spreading across the world. Lastly, there are many people...





