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More stormy weather
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
Scientists are now warning we are in for some extreme weather over the next 12 months with the global "El Niño" exacerbating the impact of global warming. Expect more droughts, floods and cyclones. Specialists interviewed by Wharton here say this is very much the future. We all be...
Diabetes Awareness With John Ratzenberger and the WRI
in Daily Diabetic, on July 14, 2009
Will Rogers Institute is a non-profit organization that has been around since 1936 - honoring the memory of Will Rogers by promoting and engaging in medical research while educating the general public on topics of health and fitness.
We all recognize the Will Rogers messages from movie theat...
Suddenly more bullish on housing?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 14, 2009
Maybe there is something to that old "American Dream," after all. How else to explain that even as the residential real estate industry suffers through a catastrophic slump, U.S. residents still profess faith in the value of housing?
You'd think that most homeowners today — and ...
Closing Uluru?
in Wandalust, on July 14, 2009
WorldHum is among the sources covering a controversial proposal in Australia to make Uluru off limits for climbers. An Australian government proposal is in the works to ban tourists from climbing Uluru, the distinctive red rock monolith that is considered sacred ground by local indigenous groups. ...
An X-shaped recession
in Sox First, on July 14, 2009
Last month, I did a blog entry explaining why the real unemployment figures are worse than what the official statistics tell us. Now The Wall Street Journal takes it one step further and gives us 10 reasons why the US economy is worse than we think . More companies are asking people to take ...
Skipping Seven
in The CIO Weblog, on July 13, 2009
I'm not sure I want to hop on this bandwagon yet, but it sounds like someone is already trying to start up a "Skip Seven" movement in the same way that some of us argued for skipping Vista.
I say this not because of the recent poll that indicated, quite appropriately, that some s...
Understanding Honduras
in Latina Viva, on July 13, 2009
Honduras was much in the news for a while, and now it seems to have faded from the interests of the major news outlets.
There was a coup in Honduras. Or not, depending on your perspective and who you listen to...
MoJo wrote a short piece they tagged as "Honduras for Dummies." They see...
Rare Corvette Discovered on Australian Beach
in Classical Drives, on July 13, 2009
Why is it that we sometimes need visitors from other places to help us appreciate the beauty of our own domain? I'm especially guilty as I live in what is arguably the loveliest part of a spectacular country (Canada, Sidney, BC, on Vancouver Island) yet often dream of being elsewhere.
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Dior Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 13, 2009
Designer Fashion Jewelry
The House of Dior was the first to use aurora borealis rhinestones in their costume jewelry . The aurora borealis is a naturally occurring weather phenomenon, and the rhinestones are treated to reflect flashes of color. The play of color and light is very similar to th...
1954 Buick Skylark. More Beautiful Than a 48 Roadmaster?
in Classical Drives, on July 10, 2009
A few days ago I posted a blog about the styling of the post-war Buick Roadmaster (although a convertible was shown, it's the fastback that really turns my crank). It was, and still is, one of my favorites. However my good friend and former test drive buddy Colin Hefferon checked me up on t...
Heidi Daus Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 10, 2009
Designer Vintage Jewelry
Heidi Daus has spent the last 25 years designing her jewelry with spirited innovation. Her love for vintage and estate jewelry , and exotic stones has helped to create artful designs that command attention. Her collectible looks transport you to an era of high romance,...
Mozy and the Petabyte
in On Storage, on July 10, 2009
The folks at Mozy have posted a wonderful graphic explaining the concept of a petabyte (a million gigabytes) — and noting that the company now stores more than 15 petabytes of data:
"13.3 years of HDTV content — that's approximately 58,292 movies, which means an equal...
The Mercedes Folding Bike
in Wangtam, on July 9, 2009
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Java vs. Mono
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
SD Times' David Worthington this week published an excellent article contending that Microsoft's Mono framework has become more popular for Linux desktop applications than Java .
"'We have seen a real spike in Mono [application] development for the Linux desktop over th...
Google releases an OS after all
in The CIO Weblog, on July 9, 2009
And the development project, much sought and speculated over for years now, has been hiding in plain sight the whole time: Google's Chrome web browser project.
Since Google has done little more than announce the operating system so far, all the speculation over who this is aimed at and w...
Let's Retire F1's Bernie and Max Before it's Too Late
in carzz.org, on July 8, 2009
If ever we needed reasons to get rid of the two clowns who are running, and just about destroying F1, Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosely continue to offer disgusting opportunities. First, Max gets caught with his pants down, playing Nazi sex games with paid floozies. Then Bernie reveals to a Daily...
GMail Leaves Beta and Hell is Bound to Freeze Over
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 8, 2009
I never truly knew what was the impetus for the Beta tag that has been attached to GMail, Google Docs, and the other Google Apps for the past few years. Honestly, Gmail, for all intents and purposes, was not substantially different last week than it was one year ago. What has changed however is...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on July 7, 2009
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• Paging Dr. Grey
• Nokia denies plans phone running Google's Android
• Apple may add micro projectors to iPhones, iPod touches
• Internet, Twitter blocked in China city after ethni...
Kieselstein-Cord Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 6, 2009
Fashion and Fine Jewelry
A premier luxury designer and artist, Barry Kieselstein-Cord has applied his unique perspective to create extraordinary jewelry and accessories . His silver jewelry and other design pieces are sought by serious art collectors, and are found among the collections of the...
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 nine of 15 risks examined, including supplier and internal product quality failure, security breache...
How can a supply chain react to unexpected events (similar to Michael Jackson's death)?
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
The death of Michael Jackson shocked many of his fans but also the company which was organizing the event. In a podcast by New York Times, I heard that the unexpected death has resulted in $150 million loss for the organizing company.
This is clearly an example of an event which is hardly predicta...
Madoff hires prison consultant
in Sox First, on July 5, 2009
Now that he has been sentenced to 150 years, Bernard Madoff has hired a prison consultant, Herb Hoelter, to help find him the best possible jail. But as The Times reports, Hoelter will have his work cut out because 150 years means he has next to no hope of being sent to a low or medium high-se...
Novitec Rosso Ferrari Scuderia 16M
in Wangtam, on July 4, 2009
官方新闻稿：
Some Like It Even Hotter: NOVITEC ROSSO Tunes the Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M - 696 hp / 512 kW, 682 Nm and More than 330 km/h
How can you make a Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, built in a limited edition of just 499 vehicles, even more exciting and more exclusive? Easy, just take it to N...
Novel Delivery of Vaccine Against Otitis Media
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2009
© boltron- Scientists have developed a pain-free vaccination strategy that works against otitis media , or ear infection, reported to be the most frequently diagnosed illness in children less than 15 years of age in the United States.
The vaccine was recently tested by placing a droplet of fo...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
Gaucher disease is a hereditary, genetic disorder with severe and debilitating symptoms. It is an inherited metabolic disorder in which harmful quantities of a fatty substance called glucocerebroside accumulate in the spleen, liver, lungs, bone marrow, and sometimes in the brain.
Now, a biop...
Daimler SP250 Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Sidney Gets a Treat
in Classical Drives, on July 3, 2009
Walking down Sidney BC's main street recently on a fine sunny day, I spotted a Daimler SP250, known as a "Daimler Dart" until Chrysler threatened legal action. Although SP250s are scarce I remember them primarily because a fellow sports car club member raced one in the same Ontario ...
World Bank finally catches up with Siemens
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
Seems like regulators are finally dealing with bribers and cheaters. But they're taking their time. Two years after Siemens executives were convicted of paying bribes to get business, the World Bank has announced it will impose a $100 million penalty on the German conglomerate and bar it ...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
Hard to go past Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone where he accuses it of engineering every market manipulation since the Great Depression. Taibbi doesn't pull any punches either. He calls it the "Wall Street bubble mafia". He writes: "If America is circling the drain...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
It's harder to become a mortgage broker these days. Of course, it seems like an ever dwindling people want to be mortgage brokers today. Maybe, then, it's an example of everything working out the way it's supposed to.
It's fairly obvious why there are fewer mortgage brokers out ther...
Gem Designs by Palermo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 2, 2009
Gold and Gemstone Jewelry
A designer can toil for a lifetime and never be accepted by a Fifth Avenue jewelry empire like Cartier or Tiffany & Co. A testament to his talent, Richard Palermo began his jewelry career with both of these iconic brands. Richard has been designing jewelry fo...
Alex Woo Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 1, 2009
Designer Fine Jewelry
Alex Woo is a New York based jewelry designer , who first rose to prominence when a necklace from her Little Numbers collection was worn by Eva Longoria in 2005. Woo's father, Alexander Woo, was a bench jeweler, and he began teaching her the basics of jewelry makin...
New Bertone BAT Will Fly High at Concorso Italiano
in Classical Drives, on July 1, 2009
If you thought there was something familiar about this car you'd be right. Remember the spectacular Bertone-designed "BAT" Alfas of the late 1950s? Like most Italian-designed cars of the period they were years ahead of their time. Not necessarily practical but sparkling with design ...
GM Stands For... General Mess. But PT Cruiser Cruises On
in carzz.org, on July 1, 2009
Oh, what a mess! General Motors could face liquidation on July 10 unless a federal bankruptcy judge approves the sale of the automaker's best assets to a new company. Now the German Opel deal is doubtful as well. According to the Detroit News , German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Gutte...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
Just days following his death, Michael Jackson's albums sold at 100,000 apiece, according to news reports . And according to preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, as reported here , there were 2.6 million downloads of his work in just one week. The week before, only 48,000 Mich...
Madoff's tough spell
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
Much has been said about Bernard Madoff's 150 year prison sentence. The Los Angeles Times points out the obvious : his sentence is a lot shorter than what was handed out to the likes of Denis Kozlowski (8 to 25 years), Bernie Ebbers (25 years) and Jeff Skilling 24 years and 4 months). Mado...
The Mother of all Dashboards
in The CIO Weblog, on July 1, 2009
So, after running across the CIO Dashboard of Twittering CIOs last week , I had been toying with the idea of doing a post on dashboards in general. I'm of mixed opinions on them, generally; I think it's valuable and important to have relevant metrics available as close to real-time as possi...
AMR Research gets new hires for its supply chain group
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
AMR Research, the research firm focused on the supply chain management and its supporting technologies, announced recently that it is expanding its research team with the addition of three new analysts, Paul Lord, Steve Steutermann, and Allen Johnson.
According to PR Newswire , this announ...
Deporting a Monk Over Emplyment Violations: What is Work?
in Global Mobility Report, on June 30, 2009
The Wall Street Journal recently too a look at an interesting U.S. immigration case that begs the question of what constitute work (or at least employment). Monk Phra Bunphithak Jomthong entered the U.S. four years ago on a religious visa and has since devoted himself to serving a burgeoning Buddh...
Modern Art in Southern France
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 30, 2009
Fodor's had a piece the other day on The French Riviera's Modern Art Road. 20th-century art is one of the main reasons to come to the French Riviera and Provence. It was here that Picasso, Renoir, Matisse, Dufy, Chagall, Cocteau, Léger, Soutine, Signac, Giacometti, Gauguin, and Van Gogh al...
Fish Detection Test Under Development
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
© adactio A food scientist from The Florida State University has received a grant to develop a test kit to detect fish allergens in food products. She was given a three-year, $280,000 award from the United States Department of Agriculture to design an assay to detect fish allergens, which cause...
Is plain vanilla the right goal?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 30, 2009
As part of his efforts to protect consumers, and keep the country from suffering another wave of foreclosures, Pres. Barack Obama has called for the creation of a new consumer protection agency. The agency would have dominion over mortgage lenders. And as part of their new rules, mortgage lende...
Someday, I'll Eat Peanut Butter
in Allergies, on June 30, 2009
I was browsing the Food Allergy Initiative 's website, when one of the rotating images on its main page tugged at my heart:
Someday I'll eat peanut butter. My hopes too, sometimes. Our household hasn't had peanut butter for about 6 years now, since we found out about my son's ...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
So as expected, Bernard Madoff got the max : 150 years in the slammer for perpetrating his vile Ponzi Scheme. For his part, Madoff delivered a big apology to the victims. But interesting questions remain. Was there money laundering involved? And if so, wouldn't that make some of his vict...
Jackson's estate: the blooduckers zero in
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
Michael Jackson had a weird life so it's not surprising that the story about the battle over his estate is getting stranger by the day. Now we are told that no will for Jackson has emerged and that his father, Joe Jackson, has issued a statement saying he and his wife, Katherine, have the...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
American transportation and logistics cost is dropping for the first time in a long time; to be exact after six years.
According to a report published by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), total spending on U.S. logistics dropped to $1.3 trillion last year, a decrease of...
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...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
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Michael Jackson's debt legacy
in Sox First, on June 26, 2009
There's bound to be massive litigation over Michael Jackson's estate. For the last years of his life, the pop icon was bogged down in controversy. But more to the point, he was trapped in a quagmire of debt. As The Wall Street Journal tells us, he left this world with $500 millio...
Madoff's jail survival guide
in Sox First, on June 26, 2009
Bernard Madoff, 71, gets sentenced on Monday and the tips are coming in on how he could best survive jail. Whether it's 12 years, as his lawyers have asked, or longer. Lawyers have told CNN he is unlikely to leave prison alive. Madoff is likely to be sent to a medium security jail. And ...
Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace
in Classical Drives, on June 26, 2009
It had to happen eventually: Classic cars being auctioned on the Internet by professionals. And who better to do it than Canada's RM Auctions , widely regarded as the best in the business. "We're thinking outside the auction block," said Dan Spendick, Consignment Specialist, RM...
Windows 7 Pricing announced
in The CIO Weblog, on June 25, 2009
The exact product pricing announced by Microsoft this morning for the upcoming Windows 7 release in October may not mean much to various enterprise clients with separately negotiated volume licensing agreements, but the trend may be indicative of what you can expect next time negotiations rol...
Goldman Wedding Bands
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 24, 2009
Women's Wedding Rings
The Goldman family tradition of excellence spans a period of more than sixty years. Today, Goldman provides high quality fine jewelry - wedding rings, bridal sets, anniversary rings, solitaire enhancers all in 14K and 18K gold, titanium , tungsten, and platinum grou...
Mercy for Madoff plea
in Sox First, on June 24, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how Bernard Madoff's victims wanted the fraudster to get the full 150 year jail sentence. Many of the victims were not high flyers. Madoff ripped off widows and war veterans too. He didn't discriminate. Now, Madoff's lawyers are te...
Crown Fine Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 22, 2009
Diamond and Pearl Jewelry
Crown Fine Jewelry was established in 1994 by award winning jewelry designer Christopher Eles . Mr. Eles' first experience in the jewelry industry was in 1984, when he began repairing jewelry, and learning the trade from a close friend. His manager discovered that C...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
It's hard to believe but bankers are now raking in enormous bonuses despite the global financial crisis. The Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking up pay for investment bankers to stop them leaving. Market rates for bankers have been running c...
Directors warned about greenwash
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
About two years ago, I did a blog entry predicting that climate change would become a big corporate governance issue. Directors can get into all sorts of trouble for failing in their duty of care to shareholders. That's what makes a court case in Australia so fascinating. The result will ...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
As the number of housing foreclosures across the nation continue to rise, something else is on the upswing, too: loan-modification scams.
The scammers target homeowners who have fallen behind in their mortgage payments or those who are facing foreclosure. They promise to modify these homeowners'...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
We have been witnessing a trend among U.S. based SCM educational institutions in the last couple of years and that's internationalization: MIT established a supply chain and logistics center in Spain some years ago ( ZLC ) and recently added some new members to this collaboration from Latin Amer...
HP to Pre-Install Norton Online Backup on All Consumer PCs
in On Storage, on June 21, 2009
Symantec recently announced an agreement with HP to pre-install Norton Online Backup on all HP consumer desktop and notebook PCs worldwide. New users will receive a 30-day free trial of the service, limited to 5 GB of storage.
"This isn't the first such deal Symantec has done ...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
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A new study commissioned by CA (and executed by TheInfoPro ) has found that large enterprises are increasingly deploying Linux on mainframes to maximize value and minimize costs.
"Linux on the mainframe is clearly a very attractive platform choice for IT organizat...
Digital Britain on Filesharing
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
The Digital Britain report was finally published earlier this week, laying out new tactics for the UK's approach to filesharing.
" Ofcom will work with ISPs to send written warnings to those who are illegally sharing files with their peers," writes Telegraph.co.uk's Emm...
Jammie Thomas-Rasset Hit With $1.92 Million Fine
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
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The jury in Jammie Thomas-Rasset's filesharing trial this week found the defendant guilty of downloading 24 songs from Kazaa, and hit her with a $1.92 million fine — or $80,000 per song.
But The Inquirer's Egan Orion says this is just the beginning. "This tr...
Does Apple need Steve Jobs?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal tells us this morning that Apple chief Steve Jobs had a liver transplant and is expected back at work this month as scheduled. What's fascinating though is the way Apple shares have been performing in his absence, up 78% since reaching a two year low in January aft...
Recession drawing to an end. So what?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
So bankers forecast that the recession will end in the third quarter of 2009. Big deal!! Don't crack open the champagne yet. The next few years will be hard. If you expect it will be anything like the boom years, you're kidding yourself. First, the market will be a completely differen...
Porsche's Affordable 912s to Gather in California
in Classical Drives, on June 19, 2009
Sometimes great cars get overlooked because they are forced to compete with a more powerful sibling. That was certainly true of the Porsche 912. Essentially a 4-cylinder version of the 911 it never had a chance up against the latter's 6-cylinder engine, which was part of the excitement when t...
Taking a Chance
in Next Nine Months, on June 19, 2009
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Let me start off by making it clear that I don't know what a woman goes through when they have a miscarriage. I know what I think they're going through, but as we all know, a woman's mind is much more complex than that. That being said, I'd like to share what turn...
My iPhone 3G S is Here and it is Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 19, 2009
This is officially my third iPhone in as many years. I know it maybe a sickness, and I can accept that. Let me tell you, the 3G S is worth it; it really is. Granted, the upgrade fees have been expensive, but I have offset each one by jailbreaking customizing and then selling my old iPhones on...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
I'd like to think that we've seen the worst of the foreclosure crisis. I'd like to think that we'll be seeing fewer homes fall into foreclosure, and fewer homeowners missing their mortgage payments.
I'd like to think all that. Unfortunately, I can't.
What I really think is ...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
With the Waxman-Markey discussion draft, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" now going before Congress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded...
Does Obama's patchwork overhaul go far enough?
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
President Obama has announced the most sweeping reforms of the financial services in 70 years. The reforms are to be applauded and are long overdue. But are they enough? Can they be undone or jettisoned? Will they stick? I have two problems with the changes. First, they do nothing to stop the...
