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Skipping Seven
in The CIO Weblog, on July 13, 2009
...ta.
I say this not because of the recent poll that indicated, quite appropriately, that some sixty percent of companies recently surveyed by ScriptLogic as to their OS deployment plans indicate that ...
Downpayments still keeping homebuyers away
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 13, 2009
...ch ran through a portion of 2006 — many lenders required borrowers to put down as little as 3 percent of a home's purchase price. Others didn't require any downpayment at all. This made ...
Goldman Sachs riding high
in Sox First, on July 13, 2009
...ates how much money a firm might lose on a single day. At Goldman, that figure rose by more than 20 percent in the first quarter. Analysts predict Goldman's V.A.R. ran high in the second quarter a...
Chrome OS: The reflective phase
in The CIO Weblog, on July 10, 2009
After the original explosion of Google Chrome OS related articles immediately after the announcement, today we get the day-after "thoughtful" posts exploring what it all means, and what will really happen with Google, Chrome OS, and the supposed arch-enemies of the two, Microsoft an...
Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
... of course. People don't like the truth that losing weight requires healthy eating and exercise over a long period of time.
We want instant results, even with it comes to our economy.
Nothing&... ...dential administration.
Unfortunately, I was right. The national unemployment rate is stuck at 9.5 percent, and is likely to climb higher before it falls. At the same time, housing foreclosures are s...
Is barcode cheaper than RFID or vice versa?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 7, 2009
... hammer is cheaper when compared to nail gun.
He has used a very simple example to state that the overall cost of implementing RFID is less when compared to barcode. Have a look:
Let's say ther... ...entory.
Let's say each location decides that in order to maintain an inventory accuracy of 98 percent, it will conduct inventory twice daily-once upon opening, and again when closing. Each day, t...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
...There's one secret to taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates.
Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers l... ...elves crazy trying to predict the interest rate falls and rises, all in the hopes of securing a 5.4 percent interest rate on their 30-year fixed-rate loan instead of a 5.5 percent rate.
Truth be told...
It's getting tougher to get a mortgage-broker license
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 2, 2009
...ters.
I know it's impossible to keep all the bad eggs out of an industry. But back when I was covering the mortgage-lending industry in the mid- to late-1990s, I'd come across lenders who kne... ...ssachusetts Division of Banks, according to the Boston Business Journal, is now rejecting about 23 percent of the would-be loan officers who apply in that state for mortgage broker licenses. Many of...
Good News for Liberal Arts Majors - StarCraft Classes Now Available
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 2, 2009
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If you have a pension for for playing an eleven year old RTS game, and you really want to kick some butt at it, then I have good news. Starcraft classes are available to you right now in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can learn to be the best, from the best, and it will only cos...
Using Your Website to Attract Sales
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 29, 2009
...oduct or service buyers.
Here's a simple math: Getting 10,000 visitors to your website with 1 percent conversion rate will generate 100 sales. However, getting 1,000 visitors with 10 percent conv...
Would you walk away from your mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 29, 2009
...inancial obligations.
We have to remember that no one forced anyway into owning a house. Yes, the government promoted home ownership as the American ideal. And, yes, mortgage lenders and real estate ... ...hat monthly payment and simply leaving your house behind?
Surprisingly, a new study shows that 17 percent of households would willingly stop paying their mortgage payments if their homes fell in va...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...ates the financial damage done to the sector by the ongoing recession. After rising by more than 50 percent the previous five years, business logistics costs fell to 9.4 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic...
Adobe 将于十月推出手机版 Flash player 10 beta
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
Adobe 的 CEO Shantanu Naraye 最近在一次会议上宣布将于今年 10 月早期推出Flash player 10 beta 版，该版本将支持大多数智能手机系统，包括 Android、webOS、Windows Mobile 和 Symbian。
这则消息对使用 Google Android 或 webOS 操作系统的手机来说可谓意义重大，目前为止，在这两款操作系统中一直没有好用的 Flash 视频播放器。基于 Symbian 和 Windows mobile 的系统中则已经实现了对Flash视频的支持。而 Adobe 的 iPhone 系列手机普遍缺乏对 Adobe...
Home sales rise again. Is this a housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 25, 2009
...ve seen their residences languish on the market for months. But is it a sign that a true housing recovery is in progress? Unfortunately, the best answer I, or anyone else, can give is "maybe.&quo... ... report, existing-home sales, which includes single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.4 percent in May.
Of course, the bad news comes when you look at what happened last year at this tim...
Role of Genetics in Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on June 24, 2009
...tudy of 344 families , for example, found that when neither parent had a history of asthma, only 6 percent of children went on to develop it. But in families where one parent had the condition, 20 per...
Beware of loan-modification scams
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 21, 2009
... desperate homeowners.
According to the story, Arizona's attorney general has seen a 30 to 35 percent increase this year in complaints centering on loan-modification scams.
The most common of ...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
...ither increase the use of IBM's Linux specialty processing engine on their System z mainframes over the next two years or maintain the current level of investment," writes eWeek's Jeffre... ...s for IT investment."
"Of the 100 IT professionals at global enterprises contacted, 93 percent said they plan to either increase the use of IBM's Linux specialty processing engine on t...
Digital Britain on Filesharing
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
...t;Nicholas Lansman, the secretary general of the ISP Association , said the group was pleased the government had ruled out introducing legislation to force internet companies to disconnect persistent... ...nagers and the Musicians' Union said it did not believe the package would reduce piracy by 70 percent in two to three years, the government's stated aim."
...
IBM's Big Blue Cloud
in Wangtam, on June 17, 2009
...by 30 percent
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Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
...ts from buying homes that were obviously out of their financial ability. And real estate appraisers overvalued homes.
Now it's fallen apart.
But here's where some of the real blame lies: Ou... .... During the Clinton and Bush administrations, the homeownership rate in the country soared past 70 percent. That's way too high, and it sucked in families and people who had no business financial...
Vopium-Free VOIP Application for Smartphones
in The Smart PDA, on June 15, 2009
Vopium is a carrier-grade mobile telephony service designed to offer affordable and reliable international calls from any mobile handset. By using the Vopium application on their mobile to make calls from their home country, consumers and businesses alike can save up to 90% on international mobi...
Will rising mortgage interest rates stop housing recovery?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 11, 2009
...ey're wondering whether increasing mortgage interest rates will slow or even halt the modest recovery that the housing market is now experiencing.
Of course, anything that slows down housing'... ...al reported that earlier this week, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.79 percent. That's up 5 percent from just two weeks ago .
Let's hope that these higher rates ...
The Twitpocalypse is Near: Will Your Twitter Client Survive?
in Wangtam, on June 10, 2009
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Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...erally makes sense for homeowners to refinance their home loans if their savings will in two years cover their closing costs, which can run at $2,000 or more for most refinances.
Anderson is quoted a... ...000, refinancing today may make sense if the borrower's current interest rate is more than 6.25 percent. That number changes depending on a borrower's loan amount. For instance, for mortgage l...
Will the Volt save GM?
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...one thing. With the US taxpayers now holding 60% of the company, the Volt will be backed by the US Government.... ...hairman Bob Lutz. "If you look at most of the mainstream media, you get the impression that 95 percent of Americans today want a vehicle like the Chevrolet Volt or a [hybrid such as the] Toyota P...
Chemotherapy Drug Triggers Fatal Allergic Reactions
in Allergies, on June 9, 2009
...nt-administered taxane chemotherapy.
Adverse event reports generally only represent from 1 to 10 percent of actual incidence, so the number of hypersensitivity reactions and deaths is likely signifi...
Banks to face more stress tests
in Sox First, on June 9, 2009
... the panic, not to fix the banks. More a political ploy than anything else. Now, the Congressional Oversight Panel has put out a report saying that the stress tests need to be repeated. Basically, ... ...y as unemployment rises higher than originally forecast. "The unemployment rate climbed to 9.4 percent in May, bringing the average unemployment rate for 2009 to 8.5 percent. If the monthly rate ...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
...ugh your favorite department store recently, you've probably seen some pretty amazing deals: 60 percent off, buy one, get two free - that kind of thing.
Retailers are desperate to move merchandis...
Twitter Attention This Month...
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 7, 2009
...jin pointed its readers to two "Twitter Business Card Generators."
Guess that about covers the week in Twitter.
Oh, wait... And TechCrunch says that 80% of the people on Twitter are ...
Chiquita receives 2009 Circle of Excellence award by the Distribution Business Management Association
in Supplychainer, on June 7, 2009
...f its supply chain. Throughout the course of a study of Chiquita's carbon footprint, it was discovered that:
Not including emissions associated with harvesting of the fruit would distort the tota... ...ions associated with harvesting of the fruit would distort the total carbon value of a banana by 25 percent. Differences in operational efficiency and congestion of ports in California and Mississippi...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...g 2008, reaching a total of $120 billion. What's driving this? It's coming very much from governments bringing in new policies and setting new targets. Europe, for example, has a target to ge... ...s a target to get one fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 compared with less than 10 percent now. This is critical because government intervention is certain to hold up prices and provi...
Self Foot Examination Against Needless Diabetic Amputations
in Daily Diabetic, on June 4, 2009
... diabetics are the key to avoiding amputation.
"Check your feet every single day. Look them over completely, including between the toes and with the help of a mirror to see underneath. If you s... ...amputations due to complications from diabetes.
"The statistics are staggering: more than 60 percent of all nontraumatic lower-limb amputations occur in diabetic patients," says Dr. Perlste...
Rising healthcare costs put strain on homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 4, 2009
...blem: The cost of medical care continues to rise. At the same time, health-insurance companies are covering less of this cost. It's enough to push many families over the edge and into bankruptcy.
... ...ard study, medical bills combined with the problem of lost wages played a contributing factor in 62 percent of all the bankruptcies filed in 2007. That's up significantly from 2001, when the same ...
Analysts Say Bringing iPhone to Verizon Would Double Sales
in The Wireless Weblog, on June 3, 2009
...ly increase its addressable market — Moffett and Sacconaghi also note that while more than 10 percent of AT&T's postpaid customers are already iPhone owners, the Verizon subscriber popul...
Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...ue to heart failure by doubling myocytes, or heart cells, and reducing cardiac tissue injury by 60 percent.
"Injecting MSCs or factors released by MSCs improved ventricular function, promoted my...
More bad news: Mortgage delinquencies on the rise
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 29, 2009
...owners into either mortgage delinquency or foreclosure .
According to the Post story, about 12.07 percent of the nation's mortgage loans were either delinquent or in foreclosure in the first qua...
More housing woes
in Sox First, on May 29, 2009
... delinquency figures suggest the bottom is nowhere in sight. According to those figures, "the percentage of mortgage holders not current on their mortgages, was 12.07 percent on a non-seasonally...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
...ng to Bankrate.com , the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan carried an interest rate of 5.45 percent. That's up from 5.24 percent a week ago.
Rates rose on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, to...
Loan modifications not always helping homeowners
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 26, 2009
...et Journal, looks at the success of loan modifications. These are an important part of the federal government's efforts to halt foreclosures. Basically, they involve mortgage lenders working close... ...bad again at high rates, even with a change in loan terms.
According to the Fitch Report, from 65 percent to 75 percent of modified subprime mortgage loans will fall delinquent by 60 days or more wi...
Krugman, Soros and Roubini: how to fix the crisis
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...l Krugman and Nouriel Roubini. Krugman says he is concerned about the long run solvency of the US Government, racking up massive a massive deficit to save the economy. It is a finely balanced thing, ... ...o save the economy. It is a finely balanced thing, he says. "We are currently in debt about 60 percent of GDP,'' Krugman says. "We have in the past been as high as 100 percent of GDP...
You can lower your mortgage interest rate -- BEFORE you take out that loan
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 25, 2009
...he average mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan last week was still below 5 percent. Historically, that's an amazing rate.
That doesn't mean, though, that there aren&#...
Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next
in Sox First, on May 23, 2009
... the U.S. have prospective deficits of 10 percent annually as far as the eye can see. At some point over the next several years the debt of each may approach 100 percent of GDP, which is a level at wh... ...t keeps growing. Gross said: ""Both the U.K. and the U.S. have prospective deficits of 10 percent annually as far as the eye can see. At some point over the next several years the debt of ea...
DocStoc & Scribd Start the Document Wars
in Web 2.0, on May 22, 2009
...that allow you top upload a document for other people to view. They have graduattly taken on social overtones, similar to social bookmarking sites Digg and Delicious.
Scribd recently moved to moniti... ...ments Becomes iTunes for Documents - Mashable
Social Publishing Site Scribd Adds E-Commerce; 80 Percent Revenues To Publishers - paidContent.org
DocCash: Upload Documents, Download Dollars - ...
Linpus GM: Linux Netbooks to Hit 50 Percent Market Share This Year
in HackITLinux, on May 22, 2009
...at Linpus Technologies general manager Stephen Lim "expects Linux-based netbooks to reach 50 percent market share by next year, on a par with Microsoft Inc.'s Windows platform."
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Microsoft Shuts Off Windows Live Messenger IM For Users In Countries Embargoed By The US
in Wangtam, on May 22, 2009
...swer netbook market with $500-$700 tablet - report
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• Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook market
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How low will interest rates go? Who knows?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 22, 2009
...s feels like a big gamble.
Interest rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan may stand at 5.1 percent today. But what if they drop to 5 percent tomorrow? Of course, they might go up to 5.3 perce...
The refi money is still flowing
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 21, 2009
...
There's one benefit to the still slumping housing market: The government has consistently made moves that have resulted in lower mortgage interest rates.
This means that buyers who qualify f... ....
This means that buyers who qualify for mortgage loans at an interest rate at or slightly below 5 percent — not unusual these days for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — will make lower mon...
AT&T Considers Dropping Cost of IPhone Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 20, 2009
...the cost of touch screens, the most expensive component in the device, has declined by more than 30 percent in the past year, Apple plans to introduce a new, cheaper iPhone in June.
Analysts have sp...
President at the Pump
in carzz.org, on May 20, 2009
...appens it will, according to the White House, reduce greenhouse gases produced by automobiles by 30-percent. That's a figure well worth achieving, assuming we care as much about the planet as we d...
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...
How bad is the housing market? That depends
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 19, 2009
...;re wondering: You've heard some good news recently regarding the U.S. housing market. Has a recovery begun? And will this mean you'll pay higher prices for a home?
In a word, "No."... ...re still hasn't recovered.
According to the U.S. Commerce Department, housing starts fell 12.8 percent in April when compared to March. Homebuilders are now on pace to build 458,000 new homes thi...
How To Install Windows 7 On Almost Any Netbook
in Wangtam, on May 18, 2009
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Pandemic Preparedness: Wi-Fi, Teleworking, and Swine Flu
in The Wireless Weblog, on May 15, 2009
...elework Trendlines 2009 [PDF file] states that the number of U.S. teleworkers grew by 39 percent over the past two years. The report credits the increase to three key factors: rising fuel and commuti... ...itled Telework Trendlines 2009 [PDF file] states that the number of U.S. teleworkers grew by 39 percent over the past two years. The report credits the increase to three key factors: rising fuel and...
More bad news: Housing foreclosure activity remains at record levels
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 14, 2009
... include default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions. That's an increase of 32 percent from the same month one year earlier.
In fact, RealtyTrac reported that one in every 374 U...
Looking to buy? Your mortgage loan might be smaller than ever
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 13, 2009
...er to purchase these homes.
Bloomberg reported that the nation's median housing price fell 14 percent in the first quarter to $169,000. The National Association of Realtors says that housing pr...
The Fetal Fibronectin Test
in Well Woman Blog, on May 12, 2009
...t that can identify a woman's risk for premature birth: a negative test result reveals with 99 percent certainty that a woman will not deliver her baby within the next 14 days.
The fetal fibron...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Amazon 推出新款 9.7-inch 显示屏的 Kindle DX
in Wangtam, on May 7, 2009
...you download books right from your Kindle, anytime, anywhere; no monthly fees, service plans, or hunting for Wi-Fi hotspots
• Books in Under 60 Seconds: Get books delivered in less than 60 seconds; no...
BlackBerry Curve Dethrones iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on May 6, 2009
...kBerry Pearl and the T-Mobile G1 with Google's Android operating system.
RIM snagged nearly 50 percent of the consumer smartphone market in the first quarter, up 15 percent from the previous peri...
Google Likes To Steal Other's Thunder
in Wangtam, on May 3, 2009
...en domain
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• The White House Gets A MySpace Page To Show Off Obama's Hoop Skills... ...k - the tale of a forgotten domain
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Lung Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 2, 2009
... and must be present for cancer growth.
"What was most interesting is that this same gene was over-expressed in 60 percent of the samples from non-hereditary lung tumors," explains Anderson... ...for cancer growth.
"What was most interesting is that this same gene was over-expressed in 60 percent of the samples from non-hereditary lung tumors," explains Anderson. "This suggests...
Healthcare Suppliers Honored at MedAssets Healthcare Business Event
in Supplychainer, on April 30, 2009
...orting and payment requirements while also demonstrating measurable contract growth of more than 65 percent.
For a complete list of all MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit Supplier Award winners, yo...
Coming soon: A new, smarter Google News?
in Wangtam, on April 30, 2009
...echnology - Philadelphia Drupal Experts
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Folic Acid May Help Against Asthma and Allergies
in Allergies, on April 30, 2009
... the findings:
• People with the lowest folate levels (below 8 nanograms per milliliter) had 40 percent higher risk of wheezing than people with the highest folate levels (above 18 ng/ml).
• People w...
What's the State of Your Air?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 30, 2009
... believe the air outside their home is more polluted than the air inside their home.
More than 50 percent of homeowners are not concerned about indoor air pollution; however, nearly two-thirds (65 p...
Walnuts May Help Fight Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...es, or about 14 whole walnuts per day ), and those eating a similar diet with no walnuts. They discovered that the walnut munchers were less likely to develop breast tumors, and if they did, their tum... ...ancer, normally get tumors within five months, Hardman says. But, she adds, "At 145 days, 100 percent of the mice on the normal diet had cancer, and 50 percent of the mice on the walnut diet had...
Urine Metabolite Identifies Smokers with Higher Lung Cancer Risk
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 27, 2009
...roups. Compared to those with the lowest levels, patients with a mid-range level of NNAL had a 43 percent increased risk of lung cancer, while those at the highest level had a more than two-fold incr...
Nouriel Roubini: we're not even at the bottom yet
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
... or middle of next year." Roubini says we are in the middle of U-shaped recession and the US government has no alternative but to nationalize banks. What's equally as concerning is his inab... ...optimistic consensus, I believe that the rate of economic contraction is going to slow from minus 6 percent in the last two quarters to minus 2 percent by the fourth quarter,'' Roubini says. &...
Breasfeeding is Good for Moms Too
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 26, 2009
...d to women who did not breastfeed.
Women in their 60s who had breast-fed for more than 12 months over their lifespan were nearly 10 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, and signifi... ...
Women in their 60s who had breast-fed for more than 12 months over their lifespan were nearly 10 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, and significantly less likely to develop heart...
