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The new carbon bubble
in Sox First, on July 11, 2009
...ave financial
impacts, but also environmental consequences, as economies fail to meet GHG reduction targets." As Martha C White at Reuters points out, there are serious concerns whether the Co...
G8 squibs it on climate change
in Sox First, on July 9, 2009
On the face of it, the news , the decision of the G8 leading industrial countries to try and limit global warming to just 2C (3.6F) above pre-industrial levels by 2050 is heartening. But look between the lines and you'll see it's nothing to get excited about. First, we don't know ...
20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...ations in them) do constitute risk factors, and investigating if and how they could be useful drug targets.
Source ...
Madoff gets the max! What now?
in Sox First, on June 30, 2009
...o got returns of 100% or more, redirected from other people's money. You can bet they'll be targets of the government's continuing investigation. And then again, Madoff's wife Ruth mig...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
... example of this at The Business Insider's Clusterstock column written by John Carney. Carney targets Sonia Sotomayor, Pres. Barack Obama's nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court, for the t...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...us. Most of the spending will involve juicy, big budget capital projects. These are the traditional targets of corruption, and under the counter deals done with a wink and a nudge. "Because corr...
Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
... piece at Renewable Energy World recently asked that question.
Energy policy at the moment sets targets for biofuel use. Those targets are pretty high and only a certain amount (less than half, ev...
T-Mobile To Release Second Android Phone While Samsung Targets Photogs
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 5, 2009
T-Mobile, the fourth-largest U.S. carrier, is hoping to increase its rank by launch its second smartphone to run Google's Android operating system in a few weeks.
While details aren't overly specific just yet, the new smartphone is slotted to run Google's codenamed "Cupcake&q...
30 Must-Have Tweaks For Your Mac
in Wangtam, on June 5, 2009
...iver; Targets software for embedded devices
• Admiring Windows 7's high-resolution device icons
• TOSBack.org
• Creating, Saving, Sharing Themes in Windows 7
• Bing Travel
• PicoPlay
• ...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
...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 get one fifth of its energy from renewable sources by ...
Forza Motorsport 3 游戏截图预览
in Wangtam, on June 3, 2009
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Even Hollywood hates mortgage loan officers these days
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 1, 2009
...ood movies where loan officers turn out to be partially villainous. Hollywood loves to take on easy targets. Usually that means Nazis. Maybe now it'll mean mortgage loan officers, too.
...
Pay cuts fail to save HP jobs
in The CIO Weblog, on May 28, 2009
...on-related layoffs after all... 6000 jobs over the next 12 months, amounting to 2% of the overall workforce.
I caught a lot of flack from HP staff for voicing my approval over the pay cuts; now we&...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
...inges on the rights of others. ""No matter how strong the justifications for reducing the workforce are or seem to be, laying off loyal and productive employees is an upsetting experience fo...
What's the next direction for CFOs?
in Sox First, on May 25, 2009
...ructuring as it is easier to do this in a weak economy. They should also have a list of acquisition targets. If this study is right, it's going to be a long and difficult recovery and many compan...
Obama Administration Targets Employers with Immigration Enforcement
in Global Mobility Report, on May 22, 2009
I haven't heard much about the immigration debate in the US this year. But BusinessWeek just published an article that start with this: The Obama Administration plans to intensify efforts begun under the Bush Administration to crack down on companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants,...
Do boycotts work?
in Sox First, on May 12, 2009
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Over the years we have seen many boycotts of corporations. Targets have included Coca Cola for it alleged repression of trade union activity in Colombia and its depletion of groundwater resources ...
The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeson
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
... would signal to other ships that they would spare no quarter and slaughter all who resisted. Their targets would peacefully submit, reducing the potential costs. Pirate torture of victims also served...
Supply chain consultants introduce new inventory reduction analytic tool
in Supplychainer, on April 29, 2009
...Updating inventory status continuously; and
- Tracking progress continuously versus using reduction targets.
The company claims that the IA product can deliver measurable results in 30 days. The end ...
The Pirate Google
in Wangtam, on April 25, 2009
... First Google Android Netbooks spotted
• Firefox 3.0.9 targets 12 security vulnerabilities
• Trend Micro releases Smart Surfing for Mac
• Google Calendar Agenda
• Filter YouTube Comments
• C...
Will Biofuel Make It?
in IfEnergy, on April 23, 2009
...d of the day, the capacity to produce cellulosic ethanol from non-food biomass still won't meet targets or demand.
I know the cars on the road now will have to burn something for a while yet. B...
More job cuts ahead: Bain
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
...ng to Bain, seven out of 10 executives say they are worried about how they'll meet their growth targets in 2009, and six out of 10 are planning for a downturn that they expect will last into 2010....
PreEmptive Releases DashO 5
in Java Entrepreneur, on April 17, 2009
...said chief marketing officer Sebastian Holst. Visual Studio and .NET have been PreEmptive's top targets, so its Java product has lagged behind, he acknowledged. Other new features include support ...
Enterprise 2.0: Reality Check
in The CIO Weblog, on April 10, 2009
...ohn Polti introduced the thought that internal implementations of such tools might help prepare the workforce to make responsible use of them externally at some point in the future. There was consider...
Bossnapping: it's French for industrial action
in Sox First, on April 8, 2009
...n other, more orthodox, forms of protest are going nowhere, bossnapping is the ace card played by a workforce at the end of its tether."...
Warning to CFOs: don't trust HR
in Sox First, on March 11, 2009
...#39;s continuing. The ILO says we are likely to see a permanent reduction in the financial services workforce. And of course, when the layoffs come, you send in the human resources department. That&#...
Caffeine Offers Skin Cancer Protection
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
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ATR is essential to damaged cells that are growing rapidly, Nghiem said, and caffeine specifically targets damaged cells that can become cancerous. "Caffeine more than doubles the number of dama...
Lactic Acid Bacteria as Vehicle for Anthrax Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 24, 2009
...ax vaccine through the stomach and releasing it into the small intestine".
There, the vaccine targets the first line of immune cells - dendritic cells - that can trigger the mucosal immune syste...
Bicycling And Digital Photography
in Digital Shot, on February 19, 2009
...ame time.
How about rock hounding while out for a walk in the forest while "plinking" at targets of opportunity, usually stubs of small dead branches on fallen trees, with a .22 cal rifle...
AOL 宣布裁员 700 人
in Wangtam, on February 3, 2009
TC 消息 ， AOL CEO Randy Falco 上周在致全体员工的备忘录中表示，受经济衰退的影响，公司将裁员 700 人。
Falco 在备忘录中称公司将裁员 700 人，占员工总数的 10%。同时还将冻结 2009 年全年的加薪计划。"全球经济衰退已经影响到每一个角落，包括我们自己。" Falco 表示。
本月初， AOL 的母公司时代华纳其 2008 年的营收预期下调了 3.7 亿美元，这意味着其旗下 AOL 的广告营收同比下降了 18%，大约为 6400 万美元。
上周，Google 承认其于 2005 年收购 AOL 5% 股份已成为一笔亏本生...
Nanosensor for Skin Based Glucose Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2009
...of the chemical target. Scientists can swap in different recognition molecules to measure different targets, including chloride, calcium, and glucose. The range of concentrations that the sensor can d...
Microsoft joins the layoff club
in The CIO Weblog, on January 22, 2009
... to increase to 5000 over the next 18 months.
The layoffs are expected to hit the traditional soft targets of R&D, marketing, sales, HR, finance, and IT. Also unsurprising (although un-mentioned ...
Rough and Tough Motorola Tundra available now
in The Smart PDA, on January 19, 2009
...tions and it comes with some reasonable features including Push to Talk technology, aGPS and Mobile Workforce Management tools like TeleNav Track and Xora.
Here are the details:
Dimensions: 3.85 x 2...
Motorola's Announcement Coincides With Poor Economic Conditions
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on January 16, 2009
...otorola has announced that it will slash an additional 4,000 jobs, or an estimated 6 percent of its workforce, as part of a stepped-up cost-saving move to remain competitive in a slumping global econo...
China Renews Battle Against Pornography
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 5, 2009
China, still essentially a closed society, despite their emergence as the world's foremost manufacturer of diversified goods, has identified pornography as the leading source of the county's problems.
Officials of the Chinese Government feel that the youth of their country becomes too distr...
On The Ground When The Bombs Hit In Israel And The Gaza
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 3, 2009
...ries though, the stories about just what effects these rockets and bombs have when they reach their targets, can only be told by those within killing distance of these deadly payloads.
Reuters has in...
Microsoft layoffs may be imminent
in The CIO Weblog, on December 29, 2008
...-standing anonymous, internal critic Mini-Microsoft reveals a pattern of internal preparation for workforce reductions which, whatever the company ultimately decides to call them, amount to signific...
Madoff's insanity defense
in Sox First, on December 29, 2008
...s and Exchange Commission by New Year's Eve. As Bloomberg points out, it will provide lawsuit targets for angry investors including hedge funds and charities seeking the return of their funds. ...
Microsoft to cut 10% of its workforce
in Sox First, on December 24, 2008
Traditionally, software and PC sell like hot cakes over Christmas. But with the United States in recession and growing job losses, holiday sales are projected to plummet big time and retailers are discounting heavily. There's only so much you can blame on the appalling winter weather in th...
Nanotubes and the Fight Against Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 19, 2008
...isruptors, and can harm living cells, it is critical to see if they are successfully reaching their targets - cancer cells - and how much is accumulating in healthy cells."
"You could figu...
Sprint's Latest Gizmo Targets Laptop Users
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 17, 2008
Laptop users are about to have a reason to turn to Sprint for their wireless needs as the company has just announced plans for a new $149.99 laptop modem that will allow users to switch between the company's normal cellular network and the new high-speed WiMAX network.
WiMAX is similar to...
Sprint/ Nextel Receives the Blackberry Curve 8350i
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 15, 2008
... access to thousands of third-party applications for jobs such as dispatch operations and fleet and workforce management tools.
An advanced media player is designed for playing music, videos and pic...
Spinsters in the Workplace
in The Dating Weblog, on December 12, 2008
... night of the week.
There IS an inequity. But how far reaching is it? Does it damage women in the workforce? Or just insult them? What's your thought?
...
The Best Advice for Online Graduates
in The Online Universities Weblog, on December 10, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 6080483
Moving from college to the workforce can be a huge adjustment. But, there's a lot of good advice out there for online graduates.
The Open Educa...
Zebra Technologies claims world's first mobile RFID printer
in The RFID Weblog, on December 6, 2008
...at just any place which leads to better asset and data tracking apart from increase productivity of workforce.
The RP4T and P4T mobile printer comes with 8MB Flash and 16 MB RAM memory apart from dir...
News Around the Industry
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 5, 2008
... time AT&T has announced its decision to eliminate 12,000 jobs, or about 4 percent of its total workforce, to cope with an economic downturn, a changing business mix and a more streamlined organiz...
100+ iPhone Games That Use the Accelerometer
in Wangtam, on December 4, 2008
...rkforce
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Immigrants and Entrepreneurship in the U.S.
in TJ's Weblog, on December 2, 2008
...new business owners in this country are immigrants, yet immigrants make up only 12.2 percent of the workforce in the U.S. It also found that immigrant-owned businesses contributed roughly $67 billion ...
More woes for India-based outsourcing
in The CIO Weblog, on November 26, 2008
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The disturbing new perception that American and other Western citizens may have been the primary targets in the most recent attacks, combined with the rise of China-based off-shoring operations, ma...
Sun in Trouble
in Java Entrepreneur, on November 22, 2008
...s announced plans to cut between 5,000 and 6,000 jobs - that's between 15 and 18 percent of its workforce.
"It blamed the cuts on the global economic downturn, but I think that like many ot...
SCL 2009 will be held in Germany in June 2009
in Supplychainer, on November 10, 2008
...otprint: the sustainable supply chain
- Closing the skills gap: developing the future supply chain workforce
- Finding the next low cost market: responding to rising costs in China
- Defining t...
Managing crisis, the Toyota Way!
in Supplychainer, on October 23, 2008
...s simple: We are in a bad situation; we have to cut costs but at the same time can't reduce the workforce so let's do another thing: By organizing workshops and courses to improve operations&#...
LG Targets Photographers with their Latest Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 13, 2008
For many converged device users, taking photographs is almost as important as using the phone for communication. In that line of thinking, LG has announced its latest handset, the KC780: A slim-design 8-megapixel camera phone with technology to automatically find and focus on people's face...
Forrester Research: A Fast-Growing Mobile Workforce
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 9, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto
A new report from Forrester Research says mobile information workers, who either telecommute or travel frequently, account for 20% of workers today - and will account for 34% of workers in four years.
"Overall, Forrester estimates 73% of employees will b...
Value Will Be King
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 8, 2008
... sense, but survey after survey have shown disappointment in the overall cost-benefit ratio, missed targets and business problems exacerbated by long "supply lines" (if information is the su...
18 years jail for tax shelter guru
in Sox First, on October 6, 2008
...nd got away with it being left unpunished, you would have to say these tax fraudsters are just easy targets....
Boomers and the baby bust
in Sox First, on October 3, 2008
...n world is perched precariously on a demographic fault line with the baby boomers about to exit the workforce. Starting from about fifteen months from now, the baby boom will start turning into a baby...
Computer Science's Gain
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 1, 2008
..., with this talent instead going to the financial industry.
As these technology students enter the workforce, they will present signifiant competition to both H1B workers and higher-level offshore po...
Missing earnings targets: career consequences
in Sox First, on September 30, 2008
Last year, I did a blog entry looking at how firms with restatements had bigger turnovers of chief executive officers and chief financial officers. Now that's supported in a new study, CEO and CFO Career Consequences to Missing Quarterly Earnings Benchmarks . The study found that CFOs wh...
New HTC Touch Targets iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on September 15, 2008
Move over iPhone , HTC is about to unleash the new Touch 3G, the latest handset designed to make use of TouchFlo finger-touch navigation and simplicity.
The Touch 3G HDwill offer wireless download speeds up to 18 times faster than standard 3G. Mobile broadband and full touch screen na...
McCain, Obama, and Home Businesses
in Home Based Business, on September 9, 2008
...nesses, telecommute, work at home or freelance? We are a popular and rapidly growing segment of the workforce and issues surrounding taxes, health insurance and the economy are especially important to...
Accountants rake it in
in Sox First, on September 3, 2008
...ase in 2009 A pay rise of 4.6 per cent is a lot healthier than the flat pay for the rest of the US workforce and Morgan Stanley warning that the slump has only just begun....
Storage industry - reshaping Overland Storage
in On Storage, on August 30, 2008
...t laid off by a storage company, 900 employees where laid off. Think it might have been .5% of the workforce. Big difference. The 900 were not even missed. But 53 or 13 leaves something more noticible...
PokerTek Hits the Strip at Excalibur
in Internet Poker, on August 20, 2008
...pace by introducing Heads-Up Challenge™, a heads-up poker table for bars and restaurants that targets adults who play for amusement only. PokerPro tables are located in the United States, Canada, Pana...
New Nokia Targets Music Lovers
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 15, 2008
Music lovers have another reason to celebrate as Nokia's unleashed its latest handset, the 5610 XpressMusic; a compact slider with external music controls.
This new unit is designed with a slider key to access music with a flick of the thumb and delivers clear sound quality, up to 2...
Cyberwar in the South Ossetia conflict
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2008
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While most of the attacks coming out of Russia seem to have been against predictable and juvenile targets like the Georgian president's website , a more worrisome trend has developed consisti...
Watch for the CFO non-verbal cues
in Sox First, on August 12, 2008
...d that executives who displayed higher levels of negative emotion were more likely to miss earnings targets. And investors who put their money into companies with executives displaying negative emotio...
Wiki-spy
in The CIO Weblog, on August 9, 2008
... has over commercial enterprise in the adoption of such new technology is the relative youth of its workforce: half the agency's staff are new, spurred in by the combined impetus of 9/11 and a ren...
Climate change: companies at risk
in Sox First, on August 7, 2008
...o climate change strategies. And only 25% publish a long-term strategic target to reduce emissions. Targets are an important indicator of a companies true commitment to reducing their impacts. It als...
