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Do you still have faith in Obama's stimulus plans?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 10, 2009
...ens no longer do.
According to the story, critics are lining up to point out that Obama's $787 billion stimulus plans were either too timid or too wrong-headed. Some critics aren't content wi...
Magellan Maestro 4700 is the Navigator You are Searching For
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 7, 2009
...raffic patterns considering your destination and travel times; predictive traffic updates alone are worth the purchase price in my opinion. You also get the standard Magellan GPS features including On...
Can YouTube survive?
in Sox First, on July 7, 2009
... game continues. In April, according to this report , Credit Suisse said YouTube would take half a billion off Google's bottom line. But then we have other reports saying that analysts at Ramp...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
...ith such a small swing in interest rates. The stress of trying to time your purchase just isn't worth it.
The Chicago Tribune on the 4th of July ran an interesting story giving advice to borrower...
China's supply chain challenge: Mitigating supply risk
in Supplychainer, on July 5, 2009
...s. Given the potential cost advantages of 10% to 30% that China sourcing can deliver, it's well worth it for companies to invest in their suppliers," he adds. A good start would be for buyers...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...encing was a nightmare about being forced to fly coach.") And when Paulson announced the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, Taibbi reminds us how Goldman Sachs converted from an investm...
Will California drag down the United States?
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
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California has entered the new financial year in crisis with a budget deficit of $26.3 billion, up from $24.3 billion, because of the ineptitude of the legislature in missing a deadline and politi...
Solar Vest is the Ugliest Good Idea I Have Ever Seen
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 1, 2009
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Sometimes good ideas are not worth it, no matter how well it may work. Decapitating someone to cure a nose bleed is effective and efficient, but it is a bad idea. This Solar Vest from Chinavision...
Jackson downloads soar
in Sox First, on July 1, 2009
...ll help clear up the estate or fix the financial problems. Jackson reportedly died more than half a billion dollars in debt and Associated Press reports he only had assets of just over $230 million....
DHL makes exansion in China
in Supplychainer, on June 30, 2009
...reign companies from entering its domestic express mail market.
DHL group has invested around $2.2 billion in Asia-Pacific and will continue to make significant investments in the region in the futur...
July 8: China Cleantech Business Forum
in China Venture News, on June 30, 2009
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2Point6Billion (a blog that looks at economic issues in China and India) has a write up online on the upcoming China Cleantech Business Forum.
The July 8th forum will be Asia's ...
Beware the China bubble
in Sox First, on June 29, 2009
...the creation of an asset price bubble in that market. There was 4.57 trillion yuan (or about $US670 billion) of new lending pouring into the market but most of that was on speculative assets, not the ...
Logistics cost in the U.S. is dropping
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...als (CSCMP), total spending on U.S. logistics dropped to $1.3 trillion last year, a decrease of $49 billion from 2007.
Logistics Management Magazine also reported that the annual respected benchma...
Siemens becomes a recommended partner for F-35 supply chain
in Supplychainer, on June 28, 2009
...emens collaboration on the F-35 program began in early 2002 with a CNC technology symposium in Fort Worth attended by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAe Systems," said Tim Shafer, director...
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
...wer of Word in Outlook
• CBS Interactive's Smith On Authentication: '70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work'
• Hedge fund managers betting Twitter will give them an edge in rapid trading...
In Search of a Cool Summer: Da Lat, Vietnam
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 24, 2009
Da Lat is the honeymoon capital of Vietnam. It is a romantic French Provincial town snuggled into the cool hills of Southeast Asia.
Detailed day-by-day weather records are not available for Da Lat, but the temperature in the city is consistent throughout the summer months: lows drop into the upp...
Get a Handle on Expenses
in Biz Plan Hacks, on June 23, 2009
...en goes on to point out seven areas you can consider amking cuts in. In this economy, her piece is worth reading .
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Can Wind Power Make a Profit?
in IfEnergy, on June 23, 2009
...ill that the average output would come to only 18% of peak output, meaning that the juice would be worth $30,000 a year. It's hard to cover the interest on a $500,000 loan with a $30,000 annual pa...
Stimulus packages create corruption opportunities
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
... a report from risk consultancy Kroll . According to the report, corruption could swipe about $500 billion out of the $5 trillion, equivalent to Japan's national output in just 18 months, being p...
Survival strategies for a deepening recession
in Sox First, on June 23, 2009
...plunging trade and business lending. And world trade will contract by a gob-smacking 48%, from $707 billion in 2008 to an anticipated $363 billion in 2009. In other words, things are going to get wors...
MySpace: a Comeback?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 22, 2009
...n an effort to stave off the decline of the site.
If you're a MySpcae fan, the CNN piece is worth reading....
Vinegar For Weight Loss?
in Well Woman Blog, on June 21, 2009
...t could see vinegar establish itself in the burgeoning weight management category, estimated to be worth about US$0.93bn (€0.73bn) in Europe in 2005 and $3.93bn in the US, indicating that call to slim...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
...o the dogs. The combination of the global financial crunch and swine flu will cost them at least $9 billion this year. So what's their answer? Screw passengers and staff. First, we have the rep...
Taking a Chance
in Next Nine Months, on June 19, 2009
...can't tell you not to give up. It's painful when it doesn't work. But now it's all worth it. All the pain we went through seems so far away now....
My iPhone 3G S is Here and it is Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...e 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...
A new wave of mortgage foreclosures on the way?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 18, 2009
...ny homeowners with these mortgage products will actually owe more on their homes than what they are worth.
Some financial experts believe that the wave of foreclosures we'll see from these loans ...
Climate change impacts
in Sox First, on June 18, 2009
...ion, but more as an impetus to action in general." Politically loaded as it is, the report is worth reading, even if it's stating the bleeding obvious. It warns us to expect more heat relat...
Does owning a home have to be the American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 17, 2009
... Owners are walking away from their homes, giving up hope of paying their mortgage bills. Homes are worth less than what people paid for them. You can't open the newspaper without reading about th...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
...ng that Bank of America Corp is experiencing "horrific" loan losses and may set aside $46 billion in loan loss provisions this year. There might be a recovery next year. But it will so slow...
Full Report and Test Of The Amazing Olympus Pen EP-1 Digital Camera
in Digital Shot, on June 16, 2009
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This camera is so new that it isn't even available until next month but the wait will be worth it.
The details of the how and the why the camera was named "Pen" are in the introduct...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
...ne of those platforms, and the cross over usually serves some purpose.
Rollyson's article is worth reading.
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Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...h drug companies around the world set to make millions selling vaccines to stop swine flu, it's worth looking at how they are pushing drugs. Bloomberg reports that drug giant Eli Lilly pushed d...
Data Center Overload
in Wangtam, on June 12, 2009
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• Will Microsoft's Free Antivirus App be Worth the Price?
• Twitter Launches Verified Accounts
• Daily lunch specials sent directly to your inbox or mobile phone - SevenLunches.com
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In Search of a Cool Summer: Lake Baikal, Siberia
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 12, 2009
One of the least noticed natural wonderlands in the tourist world today is Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia.
During the 52 days between June 20th and August 10th it usually breaks 85F degrees in Ulan-Ude (on the shores of Lake Baikal) less than a dozen times each year. The high temperature is more...
NIKA Water: Helping Body and Soul
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 12, 2009
...ared to the 20% of the world's population that lack access to safe drinking water. Of these 1.1 billion people, about 80% of those lacking such access live in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia and ...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
...ton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marriage. According to the report, divorce rates in Engl...
Worth Watching!
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on June 11, 2009
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This video is a humorous poke at the Customer-Vendor relationship in outsourcing deals... does it remind you of any of your relationships?
I just wish there was another one from the other point of view that highlighted margin-increasing behavior and the customers' reaction to...
Is it time to refinance your mortgage?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 10, 2009
...parts of the country. Some homeowners may, in fact, owe more on their residences than what they are worth. Homeowners in this situation will not be able to refinance.
Also, it's important to reme...
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition is 4TB Worth of Peace
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...g. At the end of last semester, there was massive water damage in our house, and I lost 3 computers worth of important data. The only thing that saved us was a successful backup on a Western Digital M...
Coke Redefines Business Intelligence with RFID based Freestyle Drink Dispenser
in The RFID Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...f new drinks for several years and which are taken off the shelf only when they fail costing losses worth millions of dollars.
If the pilot proves successful then Coca Cola will be savings millions o...
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...
iPhone 3GS, Cheap iPhone, and Leopards - OH MY!
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...a with auto-focus and video support, a compas, and voice support. I do feel it is an iPhone that is worth $199, but I do not think it is $399 or $499 worth of phone. The current iPhone and the new har...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
...ransaction, when in 2006 BlackRock took over Merrill Lynch's asset management business for $8.5 billion.
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Crunch for airlines
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
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Airlines are set to lose $9 billion this year with demand for air travel falling away as a result of the global recession and swine flu. A statement released by the International Air Transport A...
Subprime and racism
in Sox First, on June 7, 2009
...e American Prospect toward the end of last year, home equity accounts for 63% of total average net worth of black households versus only 38.5% of average white net worth and predatory loans were targ...
Crowdsourcing
in Web 2.0, on June 7, 2009
...rson crowdsourced much of his new book AirBorne .
David Griner's article at Social Path is worth reading. The Inquisitr article makes me scratch my head and try to remember why I keep them in ...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
...ines to think about when you participate in social networks for professional purposes. Her piece is worth reading.
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In Search of a Cool Summer: Kunming, China
in Hidden Travel Gems, on June 6, 2009
...d Vietnam on the other.
Kunming is something of a garden city. The city's botanical garden is worth at least a day.
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Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
... credit-card receivables off their balance sheets and regulators say the change will result in $900 billion in liabilities being put on the balance sheets of the nation's 19 largest banks that hav...
Renewable energy and the recession
in Sox First, on June 5, 2009
... power by 29%. At the same time, the United Nations Environment Programme has revealed that $155 billion was invested last year in various clean energy technologies, including solar, wind and bioma...
Delahaye Book Beats Depression for the Quickest of Clicks
in Classical Drives, on June 5, 2009
...and white images, and the gorgeous studio photography of Michael Furman, this 312-page hardcover is worth the high price of admission." It is not, however, for those whose bank balances are teete...
Neutron CE 6 Electric Lawn Mower is the Eco Friendly Evolution
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 4, 2009
...isk free.
Electric lawnmowers do carry a premium over their traditional counterparts, but they are worth it. My five year old model paid for itself in its third year and it is cleaner, healthier, and...
What next for GM?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...'s biggest car manufacturer? As Dennis Berman at The Wall Street Journal points out, the $65 billion in taxpayers' money is all part of the subterfuge. Instead of being handed over as a loa...
Climate change and business costs
in Sox First, on June 3, 2009
...ns of companies listed on the S&P500. The report found that carbon costs would total nearly $93 billion, if there was a market price of $28.24. Not surprisingly, the sector with the biggest exposu...
Will you be riding Google's Wave?
in The CIO Weblog, on June 1, 2009
...es including ECM, SOA, mashups, and more."
Wave simply addresses too many problems to not be worth a look. Google has a history of chucking stuff at the wall and seeing what will stick, and whil...
Questions which should be answered when buying a mid-size ERP
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...ghting important questions which should be answered when choosing a mid-size ERP solution. It's worth taking a look at this piece and you can download it here . The document tries to create a bal...
Supply chain video: Innovations in air transport
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
...f technology which is getting real momentum is not PC but mobile phone. Today there are more than 3 billion mobile user in the world. Mobile technology has the potential to put all parties in an airpo...
What Happens to Your Cyber Stuff When You're Dead? Legacy Locker...
in Web 2.0, on May 31, 2009
...one time (lifetime) fee of $299.99 - my choice.
The question becomes, what are your online assets worth to you? Or, what are they worth period . If the answer is 58 cents, Legacy Locker may not be ...
Why Use Twitter?
in The Social Networking Weblog, on May 30, 2009
... new clients or trying to manage your own reputation, he has a few words for you.
The piece is worth reading....
In Search of a Cool Summer: Baguio, Philippines
in Hidden Travel Gems, on May 29, 2009
Asia is hot in the summer. At least most of it is. But there are a few spots where the summer traveler can enjoy moderate, perhaps even cool, weather. Chief among those locations is Baguio City, Philippines.
Baguio is referred to affectionately as the summer capital of the Philippines. The title...
Is sacking people unethical?
in Sox First, on May 28, 2009
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With all the layoffs going on, it's worth asking whether managers ever ponder the ethical implications of what they're doing. As the self-styled "ethics guy" Bruce Weinstein sa...
Windows 7: More of the New '7'
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
...cessible On the Web
• Smashwords Launches Flexible Ebook Affiliate Program
• Tweeji - Follow dead people on Twitter
• recent snippets - code snippets wiki / refactory.org
• Pope2you
• Church...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...d third order investment benefits can be more complex and costly than those benefits are ultimately worth.
Since SOA is almost entirely about downstream benefits, I can imagine that for at least some...
Early retirement soars, but who is going to pay?
in Sox First, on May 26, 2009
...by the time you plan to collect at the normal age. I'd call this the 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' argument." But the big question is who is going to pay for this? Ul...
Cheap Food in London
in The Flyaway Weblog, on May 24, 2009
...changed. And it's good news. Not only can you now get cheap food in London, it's actually worth eating, according to Gridskipper. It used to be that travelers didn't look forward to eati...
New in Labs: Inbox preview
in Wangtam, on May 23, 2009
... North Again. Up To $10 Billion Now.
• Make Your Google Analytics Data Public
• Do You know how #FollowFriday started?
• 马化腾兵挫广告：腾讯收入多极构想遇阻
• AWS Import/Export
• 朱翊：Gmail的野心是大一统互联网通行证
• 我国...
Entering an Era of Virtual Currencies?
in Bizinformer, on May 23, 2009
...ular virtual world. Some of them are actually exchangeable in the real world; 250 Linden Dollars is worth one US dollar. You can provide a service or sell a product in Second Life, change the Linden D...
Google Squared
in The Search Engine Weblog, on May 23, 2009
...lay? How far is it from London to Sydney? How much does a giraffe weigh? How much is Warren Buffett worth? Simple questions. So just give me the answers. Google Squared extracts data from Web pages an...
Making the Pitch
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 23, 2009
... 4. Avoiding one-night stands. They give a couple of examples of sales pitches that work. It's worth reading.
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DocStoc & Scribd Start the Document Wars
in Web 2.0, on May 22, 2009
...school paper you thought about publishing, you suddenly have to wonder what your documents might be worth on the web. Scribd and DocStoc aim to find out, and they hope it's a lot.
Some links:
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