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The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
... pull any punches either. He calls it the "Wall Street bubble mafia". He writes: "If America is circling the drain, Goldman Sachs has found a way to be that drain - an extremely unfortu...
Outsourcing Trends
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on July 2, 2009
© laura padgett
Here's an interesting article on outsourcing trends (made more interesting because I am quoted in it).
In any case, I believe that outsourcing could be at the leading edge of the recovery, as careful organizations try to grow their footprints without growing their head c...
全球前 100 名最佳投资网络 VC
in Wangtam, on July 1, 2009
最近的一项报告根据风险投资者的网络化程度，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。
该报告认为 ，风险投资者的网络化程度越高，网络越好，投资回报率就越高。该报告指出，风险投资者的网络是与由其他与其进行联合投资的投资者所组成的。风险投资拥有的联合投资者越多，网络就越好。风险投资商的网络规模与回报率之间的关系，可以为其投资带来更好的交易流、人才、顾问、潜在客户和退出可能。
该报告对 2006-2008 年间为超过 3300 家创业公司提供融资支持的 2700 个投资者进行了分析，并根据网络化程度评分，评选出具备最佳网络的前 100 家风险投资商。请见下表：
1 德丰杰
2 红杉资本...
Supply chain video: Preparing for the worst, managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 1)
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...neral, I decided to share some of them with you. In this first series, Professor Rob Handfield from North Carolina State University gives a presentation titled "Preparing for the worst, managing ...
Classic Bentley Tour Arrives on My Doorstep
in Classical Drives, on June 29, 2009
...r of thirty-four vintage Bentleys ranging from 1925 to 1969 that began in Vancouver, BC, travelled north through Banff, Jasper, Prince George, and onto the Alaska Highway to Anchorage. From there the...
国际学校对孩子好吗？
in Wangtam, on June 28, 2009
几乎所有人都认同一点，那就是在国际学校接受教育的儿童就是有点与众不同。
国际学校的孩子的确与众不同
"他们具有相当的国际视野，视野非常开阔。他们更能跳脱框框来思考问题，"国际学校评级机构"国际名校指南"(Good Schools Guide International)的编辑哈丽特·普莱勒(Harriet Plyler)说。
这些孩子往往出自在不同国家不断迁徙的家庭，有时会在多个不同国家的国际学校接受教育，他们甚至有自己的绰号，被称为"第三文化孩子"(TCK)。
"他们非常了解国际事务，当他们回到祖国，他们会碰到...
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...
Wanted: Oldest Pontiac Plus Oldest Pontiac With Original Owner
in Classical Drives, on June 24, 2009
... Pontiac, soon to become one of the Lost Marques of America. Just this day I read that GM would shortly discontinue the Solstice and the Vibe. Mind you, the former was a niche car whose image was di...
Georgia Tech opens a new supply chain center in Costa Rica
in Supplychainer, on June 21, 2009
...n Spain some years ago ( ZLC ) and recently added some new members to this collaboration from Latin America and called it SCALE . I personally think the motivation for such expansions are creating mo...
D'oh, I Should Have Paid Attention to My TomTom
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 18, 2009
... better than those crappy automated computer voices, but there is something warm and inviting about America's most bumbling father getting you to your destination.
"At the end of the road, ...
The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift for a Classic Car Guy
in Classical Drives, on June 17, 2009
...l Eyes on Design concours d'elegance. I'd do so because this event is attended by many of America's car designers and automotive decision makers and is therefore aimed at attracting cars...
Advice to F1. Look at the American Open-Wheel Disaster
in carzz.org, on June 17, 2009
...ax Mosely, promotions boss Bernie Ecclestone, and the FOCA teams. Take a look at what happened when America's open-wheeled series split in a similar dispute. In this case it was Indy 500 owner T...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...;s happening in the real world. Capital One says credit card default rates have risen to 9.4% and American Express says defaults have risen to 10.4%. Meanwhile, Reuters reports analysts saying t...
MGB-GT, Yours for Just $20 in Museum Charity Raffle
in Classical Drives, on June 12, 2009
...ish Transportation Museum , an arm of the Society for the Preservation of British Transportation in America. A non-profit organisation, it is raising funds for a building to permanently house the muse...
Dining in Vienna
in Wandalust, on June 12, 2009
It's been years since I've been to Austria. This MSNBC piece made me think about going back.
Vienna is one of Europe's cultural capitals. And while the music and the art and the archetecture and the history are all great, the food is not bad either. Each coffeehouse comes with its own...
US President Obama's Eating Habits, BEing Followed By Foodies
in Do you like to cook?, on June 10, 2009
... favorite coffee in th nearest Starbucks.
But what if you are the President of the United Sated of America? The more you get such kinds of photos and stories, Simply because people wanna know what yo...
Rental Rates for that House at the Beach this Summer are Down
in The Flyaway Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...So far this spring - from Cape Cod to the Jersey Shore, from Ocean City, Md., to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Myrtle Beach, S.C. - real estate agents are reporting that business is down from l...
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...
It's Not Called a Sunroof for Nothing
in Classical Drives, on June 8, 2009
... Summer, for those of us who live up north, is special. It raises hopes for the future, gets us outdoors, even encourages a change of wardrobe. It's also the beginning of the sunroof season. Thu...
LG GD910 Wristwatch Phone available in July
in The Smart PDA, on June 5, 2009
...ropean region exclusively on Orange Network. It will also be available in Asia, Australia and Latin America laster this year.
Here are the details:
Dimensions: 13.9mm
Network: 7.2Mbps HSDPA
Displ...
Mortgage giant Mozilo charged with fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 5, 2009
... rates adjusted to higher levels, brought the company down. It has since been bought out by Bank of America.
Mozilo was charged by securities regulators earlier this week with insider trading and reg...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
...data say they are doing just fine. Google Enterprise president David Girouard, in a talk at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch's US Technology conference ( available here ) says the division is pro...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
... © frankenstoen
With nearly 25 million Americans already diagnosed, America is in the throes of a diabetes epidemic that's quickly gaining in momentum. According to the Centers for Disease Co...
Is manufacturing dead?
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
...gets and software that can now do almost any routine task. This goes well beyond the factory floor. America also used to have lots of elevator operators, telephone operators, bank tellers and service-...
Blame the recession on Reagan: Paul Krugman
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
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Some fascinating comments from Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman blaming America's economic woes on Ronald Reagan. Basically, Krugman says deregulation, the piling up of debt and t...
Spotify to make it portable?
in Digital Music - The Future, on May 30, 2009
...ple voice based ads? I'm honestly unsure... plus there's the whole, like, being launched in America issue....
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More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
...the housing market by the summer," Adam York, an economist at Wachovia Corp. in Charlotte, North Carolina told Bloomberg . But the Mortgage Bankers Association's mortgage delinquency f...
Vote for America’s Best Loved Recipe
in Do you like to cook?, on May 27, 2009
... Taste of Home's America's Best Loved Recipe Contest is coming to a close with four selected finalist who are competing for the grand prize of $25,000 and a feature on Good Morning Americ...
Vera Wang Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 27, 2009
...ar, shoes and housewares. In June 2005, she won the CFDA (Council of the Fashion Designers of America) Womenswear Designer of the Year . On May 27, 2006, Wang was awarded the Andre Leon Talley Lifeti...
Happy Memorial Day
in WebKinzBlog, on May 24, 2009
...ed Forces and related ways. Thanks to everyone who helped play a role in the safety and security of America!
Amidst all the parties, cookouts and fun I had to do a bit of shopping at the estore... I ...
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in Wangtam, on May 23, 2009
...#39;s Valuation Heading North Again. Up To $10 Billion Now.
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Hanalei Bay in Kauai
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 22, 2009
... © iShot71
Hawaii's Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai has been named Best Beach in America according to a guy "who calls himself Dr. Beach ," the The Inquisitr said today.
Step...
Obama Administration Targets Employers with Immigration Enforcement
in Global Mobility Report, on May 22, 2009
...ssue is not quite that simple. And it's not like Jose Garcia and his family ever decide to move north because a Red Roof Inn or a Big Lots contacted them at their home in Guadalajara and offered t...
Palm Pre Knows How to Successfully Launch a Product
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 22, 2009
...hese numbers assume that you live in a high sales area on one of the coasts. If you live in Middle America, you can pretty much count on not seeing a Palm Pre until the rest of America cares less. Hey...
Prague for the Young
in Wandalust, on May 22, 2009
I've always associated Prague with youth for some reason. Now here's a story that confirms my suspicions...
MSNBC ran a piece yesterday on how Prague is a good place to take your kids. There are more than 80 museums and 70 theaters in Prague. Kids will like taking the funicular train to t...
Virgin America Gets Wi-Fi Fleetwide
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 20, 2009
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Virgin America today announced that it's the first airline to offer Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi access on every flight and every airplane in its fleet.
"The airline beat out several othe...
President at the Pump
in carzz.org, on May 20, 2009
... Imagine. In just seven years all new cars sold in America will be required to average 35 mpg. The auto industry (or what's left of it) will not go down without a lot of screaming and hair-teari...
Five Golf Destinations in Spain
in Wandalust, on May 19, 2009
...it to be named European Golf Resort of the Year.
La Torre Golf Resort - Located 19 miles North of Cartagena, 20 miles SE of Murcia, province of Murcia, this course was created by the Golden Bear...
1957 年款 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
官方新闻稿：
MARANELLO, Italy, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for € 9,020,000 at the third-annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record...
Military joins climate change battle
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...pendence on oil weakens international leverage, undermines foreign policy objectives, and entangles America with unstable or hostile regimes. Inefficient use and overreliance on oil burdens the milita...
We miss you a lot daddy!
in Noah's and Lily's Blog, on May 18, 2009
...addy!
Mommy and Grandma have given us all these funny clothes. Seems we are now the only Bavarians north of Bremen. I hope there will be no riots if we go outside :)
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Amali Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...esigner Sara Freedenfeld discovered her passion for making jewelry while backpacking through South America. Sara launched her company, Amali, in the spring of 2006, and has quickly become a favorite...
Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Wandalust, on May 15, 2009
... Nicklaus.
Fourth: - INNISBROOK RESORT & GOLF CLUB . Located in Palm Harbour, 25 miles northwest of Tampa. Four championship courses including the legendary Copperhead Course is the annual...
Spain's Top Five Golf Destinations
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 15, 2009
...it to be named European Golf Resort of the Year.
La Torre Golf Resort - Located 19 miles North of Cartagena, 20 miles SE of Murcia, province of Murcia, this course was created by the Golden Bear...
Financial crisis winners to hurt banks
in Sox First, on May 15, 2009
... savers pool money and lend to borrowers. Some good examples are Prosper which calls itself "America's largest people-to-people lending marketplace" and which has garnered more than 79...
Monica Vinader Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 14, 2009
...collecting curiosities and tales the world over. From her native Spain, to Mexico, and across South America, Monica finds inspiration in color, adventure, and culture. From this inspiration come piece...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
...y. Longstaff says there is a need for regulation, but not too much. He warns that the experience in America with Sarbanes-Oxley showed that harsh laws could backfire and produce something far worse. O...
H1B: Frying pan to fire
in The CIO Weblog, on May 11, 2009
... in support of the program, which many consider as vital to staffing their companies competetively. American IT workers, on the other hand, view H1B participants as threats to their positions and as i...
Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 10, 2009
... Nicklaus.
Fourth: - INNISBROOK RESORT & GOLF CLUB . Located in Palm Harbour, 25 miles northwest of Tampa. Four championship courses including the legendary Copperhead Course is the annual...
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009
in Classical Drives, on May 10, 2009
... . If that sounds exotic, indeed it is. Villa d'Este is an historic luxury hotel located at the north shore of Italy's Lake Como. Each year it offers an exclusive event featuring classic sport...
Save Money on Your Grocery Shopping
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 7, 2009
...le will end up with larger grocery bills than they intended - for this reason.
The recent book, America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money: Your Guide to Living Better, Spending Less...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
... which made $97 billionin subprime loans between 2005 and 2007. Countrywide was acquired by Bank of America which received $45 billion in troubled asset relief funds from the US government. Maybe that...
May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
in Allergies, on May 5, 2009
... The month of May has been designated by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America to be the " National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month ".
I would like to take this opportunity t...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...oing stress tests will have to boost their capital and that list might include Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup. The fundamental question is not just whether those banks are solvent. It'...
Swine Flu
in The Parenting Weblog, on April 30, 2009
... the Bird Flu Pandemic just a few years ago. This time, the flu virus is a mongrel with genes from North American swine and avian influenza, human influenza, and swine influenza normally found in Asia... ...ird Flu Pandemic just a few years ago. This time, the flu virus is a mongrel with genes from North American swine and avian influenza, human influenza, and swine influenza normally found in Asia and E...
Top Sights in Dublin
in Wandalust, on April 28, 2009
Bernd Biege has an excellent piece online about Dublin's top attractions. Even if you have just one day in Dublin, make sure not to miss any of the Top Ten Sights! Most are within easy reach of the city center or will be part of a bus tour. Top of the list? Trinity College, founded in 1592 by ...
Austin Healey Shines at Victoria BC Car Show
in Classical Drives, on April 27, 2009
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Much as I enjoy writing about car concours in Europe and America I'll be the first to admit there are thousands of local shows that can be just as much fun for entrants and spectators. We have...
More Wall Street greed
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
... they should take salary cuts or pay higher taxes. The piece says: ""No offense to Middle America, but if someone went to Columbia or Wharton, [even if] their company is a fumbling, mismanag...
Costa Rica!
in Latina Viva, on April 26, 2009
... Costa Rica is among the most over looked tourist destinations in Latin America.
Costa Rica's 800 miles of coast lines offers beautiful beaches on both the Caribbean and the Pacific. You can of...
Classic Car Collector Buys a Spitfire
in Classical Drives, on April 24, 2009
...financier and polar adventurer, who became the first person to drive across the Bering Straits from America to Russia in 2002 and the first person to fly from pole to pole by helicopter in January 200...
Sun, Oracle, WordPress, and MySQL
in Wangtam, on April 23, 2009
...ws 8
• The Lost Symbol
• Introducing Google News Timeline
• America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire
• Should Google pay a tax to media corporations?
• IRLConnect puts Twitter and ...
Russischer Präsident startet Weblog
in Creative Weblogging Deutschland, on April 23, 2009
...tri Medvedev dieses Mittels bedient.
Das erfahren wir auf der Webseite der " Voice of America ", wo es weiter heißt:
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has launched an internet blog at the...
How a nut case blogger fooled the market
in Sox First, on April 21, 2009
...9;s assertion: "Andrew Williams, a Treasury spokesman, dismissed the report from Hal Turner of North Bergen, New Jersey, "particularly given we don't have stress test results yet". ...
美国银行一季净利42.4亿美元
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on April 20, 2009
美国银行今天公布了09年第一季度财报，报告显示，得益于住房再融资和交易收入，美国银行第一季度净利润为42.4亿美元，较去年同期的12.1亿美元增长两倍以上超出分析师的最乐观预期。
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Model-Making Klutz Admires 1-6th Scale Corvette Engine That Runs
in Classical Drives, on April 17, 2009
...ay, way back when Elvis first made an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show I was a radio announcer in North Bay Ontario. No disc jockeys in those days, folks... we covered everything from funeral announ...
Ford Enhances the Box
in carzz.org, on April 15, 2009
... businesses in many countries. But if this is any example, Ford sees it as potentially appealing to North American families denied out-of-fashion minivans and finally accepting that the SUV was a con.... ...esses in many countries. But if this is any example, Ford sees it as potentially appealing to North American families denied out-of-fashion minivans and finally accepting that the SUV was a con. They ...
报纸应为网络新闻创立新模式
in Wangtam, on April 10, 2009
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纽约时报消息 ，在圣迭戈举行的美国 Newspaper Association of America 年度大会上，Google CEO Eric Schmidt 发表演讲，他呼吁报纸产业应当与谷歌合作，创立能够吸引读者在搜索引擎所列的标题之外还想进一步阅读的产品。
他说，"我们认为，Google 能与报业公司建立业务关系，这是我们所能想到的唯一解决方式。"
周二的演...
GIVEAWAY: Pet code and cares code!
in WebKinzBlog, on April 10, 2009
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As long time readers know, we are big University of North Carolina fans so this week has been pretty crazy for us with UNC winning the national championship in basketball. For a few days there, I t...
Up for Grabs: 85.000 H-1B Visas in America
in Global Mobility Report, on April 8, 2009
...It's open season now on the H-1B visa in America. The season on the 3-year non-immigrant work visa started on April 1st, according to BusinessWeek .
While the number of applicants is expect...
中国移动正式启动3G大规模体验
in Wangtam, on April 7, 2009
...rown produce
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