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Why it matters if your neighbor's struggling to pay the mortgage
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 9, 2009
You might not want the federal government to bail out your neighbors who took out bad mortgage loans and now can't pay their monthly bills on time.
Most of them were greedy, you might say. They took out odd mortgage loans with artificially low initial interest rates all so they could move...
Los Angeles leads nation in mortgage fraud
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 8, 2009
If you own a home in Los Angeles, watch out for the scammers. Your city leads the nation in mortgage fraud , according to the FBI's annual mortgage fraud review.
The FBI's Los Angeles field office took 9,971 reports of suspicious mortgage activity in 2008. That's far ahead of the secon...
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...
Neverland's future: up for grabs
in Sox First, on July 4, 2009
So what's going to happen now with Neverland? It would have to be flogged. Here's why. The only thing that kept Michael Jackson from bankruptcy was his half ownership of the copyrights to The Beatles catalogue. He owned them in a joint venture with record company Sony. But with his liab...
Are you ready for a mortgage loan?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 1, 2009
For many people, owning a home is still the embodiment of the American dream. (I guess they don't know yet about clogged gutters, weeding and broken water heaters.) The desire to own something, to call something yours, is a strong one.
Of course, the American dream has taken a bit of a hit thes...
Nokia E72 unveiled - pics and video
in Wangtam, on June 16, 2009
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Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
It seems the recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants Grant Thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marr...
AMR announces top 25 supply chains for 2009
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
I have been covering annual ranking of the best supply chains by AMR Research for some years now and apparently this year Apple is still on the top of the list.
Companies like Unilever and Intel are now back again in Top 25 as this year was a very tense period for them in terms of credit and o...
Economists predict recession ends this year. As if!
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
So economists are predicting the recession will end this year. They reckon the housing market will bottom out and they don't see the recession lasting longer than the first quarter of 2010. Still, they're hedging their bets, saying the recovery will be slow and painful. It's hard ...
Higher rents and sale prices for green buildings
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
Despite the recession, the push for green buildings continues. But is green a justifiable expense when companies are struggling to stay alive in the financial bloodbath? A fascinating study Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings , from academics at the University of California and Ma...
Tweeting Too Hard
in Wangtam, on May 21, 2009
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D u s t y T u n e s
in Wangtam, on May 11, 2009
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An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
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A vast number of news sources have been covering President Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes and shut down corporate tax havens. Some examples of the coverage include:
The NY Times , Agence France Press , The Washington Post , Financial Times , Mother Jones Bloomberg...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
A bull market is a random market movement that causes an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. It's a joke that illustrates the irrational animal forces that drive markets. In this book , the University of California's Akerlof and Shiller, best-selling author and professo...
H.P. Labs Pulls Out the Measuring Stick
in Wangtam, on May 1, 2009
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Can Ztail reinvigorate Online Shopping?
in Bizinformer, on April 23, 2009
I'd usually look for a more techie sort of forum to discuss a company like this, but the Ztail business model is what I found intriguing about this article.
Ztail is a relatively new company that has begun to guarantee the resell value of items you purchase online. The TechCrunch articl...
PreEmptive Releases DashO 5
in Java Entrepreneur, on April 17, 2009
PreEmptive Solutions today announced the release of DashO Version 5 .
"DashO 5 offers the same runtime session and feature monitoring that PreEmptive's Dotfuscator does for .NET developers," writes SD Times' David Worthington . "That includes instrumenting Java appl...
Goldman Sachs attacks blogger
in Sox First, on April 13, 2009
Oh dear, such a sensitive lot at Goldman Sachs. They are a somewhat thin-skinned about Florida blogger Mike Morgan's site www.goldmansachs666.com . With headlines like Did Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Lie to Congress?, Does Goldman Sachs Manipulate the Stock Market?, Did Goldman Sa...
Defending the Hedge Against Coyotes
in The Outdoor Weblog, on April 8, 2009
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Without sounding like one of those extreme loons who think animals are more important than people, I'd like to point out one of the bad sides of humans spreading out and succeeding; the displacement of indigenous species. An interesting angle on this situation can be seen i...
Immobilien sind die Gewinner der Krise
in Bauen - aber richtig, on April 5, 2009
© CBP Wien ist ein schönes Beispiel für eine solide Entwicklung im Immobilien-Investment. Daher verwundert es nicht, wenn Vergleichbares auch in München und Berlin funktioniert. Helmut Hardt , Geschäftsführender Direktor der Wiener Privatbank SE, am 2. April 2009: "Während in überh...
Revisiting FAS 157, Again
in Bizinformer, on April 2, 2009
Back in January we reported on how changes to FAS 157 were putting a hurt on financial institutions and many businesses. Now those rules are being softened, according to BusinessWeek . After intense pressure from lawmakers and some factions of the financial industry, the Financial Accounting Stan...
Introducing IPREDator
in P2P File Sharing, on March 27, 2009
The Pirate Bay has launched an anonymous VPN service called IPREDator .
"The Pirate Bay's swashbuckling Swedes have launched their very own VPN service, hoping to combat a new Swedish law that would force ISPs to cough up the personal details of suspected copyright infringers,&qu...
How to Get Federal Contracts for Your Business
in Bizinformer, on March 27, 2009
I came across this piece recently: Contractors Reveal Their Secrets . I've been involved in the past in applying for federal grants. So this quote struck a chord with me: "Applying for government contracts is a complex, confusing and often intimidating process."
The article provides ...
Building Your Resume with Social Networking
in Bizinformer, on March 22, 2009
Dan Schawbel has a timely piece on Mashable at the moment on using social networks to build your resume.
Schawbel list 10 useful social networking sites to help you strengthen your resume and ( surprise! ), LinkedIn isn't the top of the list. Razume is a sight designed specifically to all ...
RFID to Thieves: Just stay away from Saguaros
in The RFID Weblog, on March 13, 2009
I thought it was just impossible to uproot Saguaro Cacti (one of the tallest cactus plants) and tow it away but the act of thieves at the Saguaro National Park proved me wrong. I would say hats off to these guys to have been able to uproot and carry off these gigantic cactus plants which co...
H.R.875 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009
in Do you like to cook?, on March 12, 2009
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I just stumbled on some pretty interesting disturbing legislation coming out of the Congress of the United States. The bill is HR 875 and it's labeled as the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009. At first glance it didn't seem like much. However, there are several ...
Don't count on China
in Sox First, on March 5, 2009
Stocks around the world have risen in the hope that China will build on its efforts to restore growth. That's in response to Chinese premier Wen Jiabao pledging that China will hit its 8% growth target. But let's just get real here. China is not going to get us out of this mess ...
Dumb money and the meltdown
in Sox First, on February 24, 2009
The financial meltdown was not brought on by sleaze and greed. According to writer, Daniel Gross, it was caused by dumb money. Plugging his latest book , he explains more here . "The Dumb Money creed rested on four pillars: perpetually low interest rates, perpetually rising asset prices ...
Microsoft Elevate America
in Wangtam, on February 23, 2009
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Geithner's vague debut
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
Markets slumped when Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled his rescue plan and for good reason too. The fundamental problem is that there just isn't enough detail. The plan is to to purchase toxic mortgage assets through some sort of vague public-partnership, but no-one yet knows exac...
Pipl.com Takes the US People Search Market
in The Search Engine Weblog, on February 9, 2009
TechCrunch broke the news recently that Pipl.com has taken over the top position in the people search niche in the U.S. - though Spock still leads that market globally.
Roi Carthy at TechCrunch calls the new Pipl.com scary. It produces not only links to all of your profiles on social networks...
Perry Wins Packed FBR
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 2, 2009
Courtesy: Charlotte Observer
Kenny Perry outlasted the field (and Charlie Hoffman in a playoff) on Sunday to win again at the ripe old age of 48. That is quite a feat, no question.
However, the field he outlasted lacked the top players in the game; those who simply didn't bother to ...
Lammy: File Sharing is Like Stealing Soap from a Hotel Room
in P2P File Sharing, on January 31, 2009
... minister would say such a thing, and even says it shows a lack of understanding about intellectual property. Generally, if you're pissing off the established recording industry folks, you're ...
Microsoft launches supply chain center of excellence with Infosys
in Supplychainer, on January 31, 2009
In a move focused on increased supply chain visibility, Microsoft, together with Infosys, launched a Supply Chain Center of Excellence recently. According to SoftPedia News , the Center is the first initiative from the two companies following the inking of an alliance aimed at lending a helping...
Ausgezeichnete Architektur ist eine schöne Empfehlung
in Bauen - aber richtig, on January 30, 2009
© CBP In 2007 erhielt die CONCEPT BAU-PREMIER GmbH eine Auszeichnung des renommierten Immobilienmagazins Bellevue für kompetente Beratung, langjährige Erfahrung und umfangreiche Marktkenntnis .
Welche Ziele verknüpft bellevue mit seinem Qualitätssiegel? "Sinn und Zweck der Aktio...
Harsh Economic Times Forcing Estranged Couples To Stay Together
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 23, 2009
It's not just politics that makes Strange Bedfellows these days, the current economic downturn is having the same effect, but for different reasons.
Because of lost jobs, decreased income and dropping property and business values, couples who want to divorce sometimes cannot afford to live ...
FAS 157: Is it Killing Investment?
in Bizinformer, on January 19, 2009
On November 15th a new accounting rule went into effect. It's called FAS 157. It regulates how investments are valued by mandating that they be valued "fairly." And the whining and complaints have begun...
"Fair" is such a nebulous concept. Fortunately (I suppose), the new r...
Ritz-Carlton Reserve Goes to Phulay Bay This 2009
in The Flyaway Weblog, on January 9, 2009
Ritz-Carlton Reserve launched just before Christmas and is a brand extension for those who want to get away from the stresses of everyday life by retreating to experience new cultures and adventures in exotic locations.
Phulay Bay in Krabi, Thailand will be the first property to open in 2009....
IP infringement is the new risk category in SCM
in Supplychainer, on December 29, 2008
AMR recently published the results of its new supply chain risk management survey and as the result, it was revealed that energy cost is the top concern for supply chain managers. The other categories on the top of the list included:
1. Energy costs
2. Transportation costs
3. Commodity price...
Buying a Home
in The Dating Weblog, on December 19, 2008
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Here's something singles may not have thought about: buying property .
Sure, the economy stinks right now, but one expert says it's a great time for singles especially. One source quotes Sid Davis, author of The First-Time Homeowner's Survival Guide, as saying, ...
No quick fix for US housing market
in Sox First, on December 5, 2008
... Home prices crashed, leaving many borrowers owing more on their home loans than the value of their property. The latest figures from the Mortgage Bankers' Association are the result. As MarketW...
Shopping malls crunched
in Sox First, on November 28, 2008
US retailers might be keeping their fingers today for Black Friday, traditionally the big shopping day of the year where people queue up for gift items and there are plenty of door-buster discounts. But concerns, reported here , are running high that it's going to be very bad this year. Wit...
Great Time To Learn Golf. Not.
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 22, 2008
...eowners is in a negative equity situation where the size of the mortgage exceeds the value of the property. If that adult works in the financial community, forget it. He or she has probably been lai...
Hedge Fund Fight Nite
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 20, 2008
Elliot "The Machine Gun" Odell, a 32-year-old Briton working in the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong and Graham "The Real Deal" McNeill, a 35-year-old partner at property sector consultants EC Harris, recently competed at "Hedge Fund Fight Nite ," a charity boxi...
Mac Pro Ultra Mini
in Pimp your Mac, on November 17, 2008
It´s so cute - hat schon mal jemand einen so süßen Mac gesehn? Also Mac-Mod, versteht sich. Das Teil sieht zwar aus wie eine externe Festplatte (ist es ja auch einmal im ersten Leben gewesen), ist aber ein voll funktionstüchiger Apple. Außen ein Macally-Gehäuse ( G-S350SUA Aluminum ), innen der...
Revolution Ventures Moving Into Beijing
in China Venture News, on November 13, 2008
U.S. venture capital fund Revolution Ventures plans to open a Beijing office "soon," according to Reuters .
The VC company wants to focus on the education and learning sectors in China and India, according to a company partner. Education in Asia has become a hot property for VC and...
Online Charts Builder
in Wangtam, on November 9, 2008
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CitizenM Wins Design Award
in Wandalust, on November 9, 2008
An international jury of hospitality industry experts awarded Dutch hotel group CitizenM the 2008 prize for most innovative hotel earlier this month.
The European Hotel Design Awards, presented by Sleeper Magazine on Thursday, 6 November 2008, is the premier celebration of outstanding innovations ...
Importstop ab Silvester: Felle von Hunden und Katzen
in pfotenundfell, on November 7, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Juliann Itter Am 7. November 2008 stimmte der Deutsche Bundesrat dem Gesetz des Deutschen Bundestages vom 16.8.2008 und der Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 11. Dezember 2007 zu, daß ab 31.12.2008 das " verbot der Einfuhr, der Aus...
Deutsche Bank's accounting shell games
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
First there were the bank bailouts, now they're changing the accounting rules. Relaxing the rules on how banks value their assets might help them look better in this financial crisis, but it won't solve the problem. When financial markets were up, such assets as loans, securities, deriv...
What others have to say about Shawn Hessinger and BootStrapMe.com
in BootStrapMe, on October 20, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Devon Stephens
Since June 2006 , BootStrapMe.com has been sharing the possibilities of bootstrap startups with entrepreneurs the world over.
It's more than just a good blog topic for me. As founder of PostRanger.com , an interactive blogging network, I shar...
The Grand Hotel Florence
in The Flyaway Weblog, on October 10, 2008
No, this is not a museum. This just happens to be our hotel room in Florence, where we have a free night, courtesy of my husband's Starwood Rewards Points!
According to the hotel website:
The Grand Hotel was originally home to the noble Guintini family. In the second half of the 18...
FFv13 男女主角名字已定
in Wangtam, on October 9, 2008
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Las Vegas Imperial Palace Casino Poker Room Review
in Play Las Vegas, on October 8, 2008
The Las Vegas Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino is one of the last of a breed that is best classified as "Old Vegas."
It's the kind of a place that you know was thought of as "swanky", in its day, and even now, it occupies a prominent place on the Las Vegas Strip, and...
Nintendo Makes Huge Announcements, Fans Weep with Delight!
in House of Nintendo, on October 3, 2008
Iwata: I HAZ BIG NEWS
Today was a big day. Well, it is yesterday already, but on October 2nd Nintendo had a big good ol' fashioned media summit. Here is the rundown of the bigger, most noteworthy things:
New DS!
The DSi looks like Nintendo's attempt to revitalize the DS market. It is ...
Join ZooQ and help bootstrap my business
in BootStrapMe, on October 1, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Khuong Hoang
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST
Now that we've reviewed the tools available through ZooQ , the new problem solving application with implications for the bootstrapping entrepreneur , I've decided to try it myself.
Co-founder Edward A. Ipse...
Mona Lisa Orlando: $99
in The Flyaway Weblog, on September 28, 2008
Well, the economy is in a serious mess, but you promised your kids that this would be the year that you go to Disney. If you don't want to turn the war in the Middle East into the war at home, here's an idea for budget Disney travel.
The new Mona Lisa Suite Hotel has announced its G...
Is AIG next?
in Sox First, on September 16, 2008
AIG could be the next to go. We'll know tomorrow. If it doesn't secure fresh funding by Wednesday September 17, it could be forced to file for bankruptcy, reports The Wall Street Journal . AIG is such a big player. Viewed through certain ways, it is the biggest financial services compa...
Lehman Brothers: the canary in the coal mine
in Sox First, on September 10, 2008
How quick was that? The rally in stocks following the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac didn't last that long after after the Korean Development Bank confirmed it had ended talks to rescue U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers. Lehman has announced it has lost $3.9 billion in the quar...
Tecmo to Merge with Koei
in House of Nintendo, on September 6, 2008
Image from Gamespy.com
One hot item of news from the past week was Tecmo's possible merger with Dynasty Warriors developer Koei. 1up editor James Mielke hates the move, and seems to think it will devalue all of Tecmo's intellectual property by serving them up as endless spinoffs and &qu...
TriAlpha Hedge Fund Launches
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 5, 2008
TriAlpha recently a launched property hedge fund of hedge funds, the TriAlpha Global Property Strategy Fund in June this year.
The fund seeks absolute returns by focusing on hedge fund managers that specialise in the global property sector. In its first month the fund outperformed the FTSE EP...
TiVo and Direct TV Stike New Deal
in The Digital TV Weblog, on September 5, 2008
It appears that TiVo is in the process of getting away from content service offerings and is focusing more on their DVR units by renewing their relationship with cable satellite TV provider, Direct TV.
According to a recent Reuters article, TiVo is developing a new digital video recorde...
Latest Visitor Review Of The Las Vegas Venetian Casino
in Play Las Vegas, on September 2, 2008
...Italy.
Check out this recent visitor's report on The Venetian for an objective take on this property.
Here's The Las Vegas Venetian's website .
Source:www.jimippolito.com
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Britney Spears Cools Off In Las Vegas
in The Celebrities Weblog, on September 2, 2008
Everyone comes here to Las Vegas to wind down, or wind up, depending on his or her current needs.
Britney Spears has been enjoying her new found freedom, from marriage, kids and rehab, and has made some progress with reviving her career.
So, a few days ago, America's favorite Space Cad...
The Thunderbird Hotel
in Cool Picking, on August 31, 2008
At first, The Thunderbird looks like it would be located in Las Vegas or a dive-y part of downtown L.A., but that's quite far from the expected: it's actually located in Marfa, West Texas, amidst desert scrub and wht has been called some of the most hauntingly beautiful desert terrain...
Adium 1.3
in Wangtam, on August 30, 2008
Adium 是一款在 Mac OS X 平台下的优秀集成即时通讯工具，包含主流的即时通讯协议，如 AIM、Jabber (Google Talk)、Windows Live Messenger、Yahoo! Messenger、Bonjour、Gadu-Gadu、LiveJournal、Novell Groupwise、QQ、Lotus Sametime 等。诸多方便的特性让 Mac 用户也能方便和各类 IM 联系人交流，可以说是 Mac OS X 上必备软件之一。
最新的 1.3 版本，主要更新包括：
Asian Poker Tour
in The Gambling Weblog, on August 30, 2008
There's always something big going on in the world of Poker and right now it's the huge "Asian Poker Tour."
With the continuing emergence of Macau as the gaming capital of the Far East top notch Poker tournaments are no longer the exclusive property of Europe and The United St...
yappr： real english, real easy, real fun
in Wangtam, on August 29, 2008
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Will Sun end up in some other hands?
in Java Entrepreneur, on August 28, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alex Slobodkin
'In 12 months, Sun will not be the same company it is now.' This is the prediction of Brian Babineau who is the analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group.
Profits have been declining for the company and the same can be said about the stock...
A Nicely Finished Nine
in Eagle Par Birdie, on August 25, 2008
Courtesy: Diamond In The Ruff
After playing golf this past weekend, I am convinced that what the world needs more of are nine-hole courses.
Not the typical, poorly maintained, scrubby nine-hole layouts that give all courses a bad name but really good, well crafted courses that test your game...
