New York Times (blog) | New Facebook Feature: A Subscription to Friends' Feeds New York Times (blog) If you use Facebook, I'm sure you have been faced with this problem: Someone you meet once requests to be your “friend†on the service, even though you aren't re » |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
New Facebook Feature: A Subscription to Friends' Feeds - New York Times (blog)
ihituvofy.wordpress.com
Monday, September 12, 2011
Case McCoy, David Ash Supplant Garrett Gilbert On Texas Depth Chart - SB Nation
lihung-associations.blogspot.com
UT The Daily Texan | Case McCoy, David Ash Supplant Garrett Gilbert On Texas Depth Chart SB Nation Former starter Garrett Gilbert is third on the new depth chart, making him unlikely to see the field any time soon. After Gilbert looked awful against the BYU Cougars, throwing two picks and completing only 25 percent of his passes, the Horns whirled ... UT footb » |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Margie Emmermann returns to helm of Arizona Mexico Commission - Phoenix Business Journal:
http://biomarck.com/company-leadership.htm
In her second week at the Emmermannis re-establishing connections, setting up meetings and touching base with statr agencies to learn aboutr interactions with their Mexican counterparts. But she has yet to outlinee herspecific goals. “Thies is really about re-engaging and re-establishing,” she “Everything is in the works right now.” Emmermann will overses a staff of five at the commission and interact with its 14 covering topics such asthe economy, environment, water, and arts and culturs — all of which are of concern to both Arizonz and Mexico. Sherry Henry, former executivs director of the ArizonaTourism Alliance, succeeds Emmermann at the .
Publixc relations professional Mark Stanton joinee the agency asdeputy director. Brewer made the appointmentsw in March, two months aftee becoming governor. She replaced Gov. Janert Napolitano, who left to become director ofthe U.S. Department of Homelandx Security. Napolitano spoke to Congress earlier this week abouborder issues, outlining a three-tiered plan that calls for more law better U.S. intelligence work and increasef cooperationwith state, local and tribal groupws to fight the escalating violence associated with drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. For now, Emmermann said communication and sharedf interests are key to nurturing Arizonaand Mexico’xs relationship.
“There are issues, but there are also she said. “It’s all about enhancing our mutual Calls to Henry and Stanton were not returneeby deadline. Arizona Mexico Commission: Arizon a Office of Tourism:
In her second week at the Emmermannis re-establishing connections, setting up meetings and touching base with statr agencies to learn aboutr interactions with their Mexican counterparts. But she has yet to outlinee herspecific goals. “Thies is really about re-engaging and re-establishing,” she “Everything is in the works right now.” Emmermann will overses a staff of five at the commission and interact with its 14 covering topics such asthe economy, environment, water, and arts and culturs — all of which are of concern to both Arizonz and Mexico. Sherry Henry, former executivs director of the ArizonaTourism Alliance, succeeds Emmermann at the .
Publixc relations professional Mark Stanton joinee the agency asdeputy director. Brewer made the appointmentsw in March, two months aftee becoming governor. She replaced Gov. Janert Napolitano, who left to become director ofthe U.S. Department of Homelandx Security. Napolitano spoke to Congress earlier this week abouborder issues, outlining a three-tiered plan that calls for more law better U.S. intelligence work and increasef cooperationwith state, local and tribal groupws to fight the escalating violence associated with drug trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border. For now, Emmermann said communication and sharedf interests are key to nurturing Arizonaand Mexico’xs relationship.
“There are issues, but there are also she said. “It’s all about enhancing our mutual Calls to Henry and Stanton were not returneeby deadline. Arizona Mexico Commission: Arizon a Office of Tourism:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Mitt Romney has to decide whether to tackle Rick Perry in Wednesday's debate - Washington Post
mastering-input.blogspot.com
Telegraph.co.uk | Mitt Romney has to decide whether to tackle Rick Perry in Wednesday's debate Washington Post LOS ANGELES â€" The last time Mitt Romney shared a debate stage with seven other Republican presidential hopefuls, he focused more on President Obama than his opponents and survived unscathed and largely unch » |
Monday, September 5, 2011
Investors must embrace volatility of a brutal market - St. Louis Business Journal:
adatynu.wordpress.com
Surely, the fallout from the increasinglyt complex, opaque and crookedly engineered dealings out of the financial sectotr over the past decade have made talkint about capital marketsa (I’m sure that reading about it has been even Getting an answer to questions like “What’sz going on the markets?” must be something akin to hearin g an astrophysicist explain how the universe began. In both you regret asking the question in thefirsr place. That Adam Smith’sz invisible hand has given way to the visible fist of governmenr makes things even morecomplicatesd — and riskier.
And yet, amidst this unprecedenter change inthe size, scope and direction of American fiscap and monetary policy, investors must truly pay attention to and take advantagse of what could be a long time marked by volatilitt and overall blandness (and that’s if we’re The “V-shaped” bottom and economicf “green shoots” everyone is hoping for, and most are investinv in, is at best optimistidc speculation. First, the fiscal mess that’s getting irrevocablgy worse. The current annual defici t of $1.5 trillion is 10 percent of GDP and it’s growing.
America’s totakl debt-to-GDP ratio currently stands near 50 percent and that figurew is scheduled to grow to 100 percent in fiveyearxs — a level many countries have experiencedd as the point of no return. These deficitse don’t include the huge costs of a coming universal health and theycertainly don’t include Social Medicare and Medicaid — three programs representinf a $40-$50 trillion liability in present value terms.
Economic growtgh will not likelyhelp much, especiallyg the lukewarm 2 percent GDP varietyt (not the 4 percent kind we’ve been accustomed to) that will accommodatd a new era of bigger government, higher taxes and regulation, and an emphasis on “private/public” partnershipe and income redistribution instead of free market, libertarian capitalismm and growth. Monetary policy is only increasinvg longer-term risks to the The Federal Reserve is not only printinf money and lending it for freeto banks, it’sd also buying debts of all shapes and sizews with those newly printed including Treasury bonds at a near $400 billion annuao clip and another $1 trillion of mortgage-related debt.
The U.S. is now debt, thereby adding dollars to a system that is alreadg flushwith cash. The success (or of individual investors lies in getting right afew questions, such as: At what poinf do investors — not just in the U.S. but globally — begin to believe that lending to anyondein dollars, including the U.S. government, at low fixed ratesa and long maturities, is madness? In otherf words, when does the dollar collapsre as China and the other Asiajn saversdecide they’re better off diversifying theitr savings into other assets?
This and otherr “forest-from-the-trees” questions are perhaps all that matter going Without that, looking at whethed this 4 percent bond is worth buying or that stoci at 15 times earnings or that bank’se CD — is likely a futilse if not dangerous exercise. If America’s great experimenf with borrowing and printingmoney doesn’t work, we may be looking at a worlr of overall lower disposable income, permanentlyu lower economic growth and much higher inflationb and interest rates with fewer financiers.
If that time comes, thoswe who bought and sat on equity mutual fundsz oreven longer-term bonds will find out that what they thoughtr was “cheap” was just a figment of a bygoner time when the dollar was king, rates and inflation were low, and capitalismm was relatively unbridled. By the looks of it, that era is Perhaps the only ones who will really make money are those who canpay attention, pouncr on fleeting opportunities and embracde the volatility of a market that will be brutal to
Surely, the fallout from the increasinglyt complex, opaque and crookedly engineered dealings out of the financial sectotr over the past decade have made talkint about capital marketsa (I’m sure that reading about it has been even Getting an answer to questions like “What’sz going on the markets?” must be something akin to hearin g an astrophysicist explain how the universe began. In both you regret asking the question in thefirsr place. That Adam Smith’sz invisible hand has given way to the visible fist of governmenr makes things even morecomplicatesd — and riskier.
And yet, amidst this unprecedenter change inthe size, scope and direction of American fiscap and monetary policy, investors must truly pay attention to and take advantagse of what could be a long time marked by volatilitt and overall blandness (and that’s if we’re The “V-shaped” bottom and economicf “green shoots” everyone is hoping for, and most are investinv in, is at best optimistidc speculation. First, the fiscal mess that’s getting irrevocablgy worse. The current annual defici t of $1.5 trillion is 10 percent of GDP and it’s growing.
America’s totakl debt-to-GDP ratio currently stands near 50 percent and that figurew is scheduled to grow to 100 percent in fiveyearxs — a level many countries have experiencedd as the point of no return. These deficitse don’t include the huge costs of a coming universal health and theycertainly don’t include Social Medicare and Medicaid — three programs representinf a $40-$50 trillion liability in present value terms.
Economic growtgh will not likelyhelp much, especiallyg the lukewarm 2 percent GDP varietyt (not the 4 percent kind we’ve been accustomed to) that will accommodatd a new era of bigger government, higher taxes and regulation, and an emphasis on “private/public” partnershipe and income redistribution instead of free market, libertarian capitalismm and growth. Monetary policy is only increasinvg longer-term risks to the The Federal Reserve is not only printinf money and lending it for freeto banks, it’sd also buying debts of all shapes and sizews with those newly printed including Treasury bonds at a near $400 billion annuao clip and another $1 trillion of mortgage-related debt.
The U.S. is now debt, thereby adding dollars to a system that is alreadg flushwith cash. The success (or of individual investors lies in getting right afew questions, such as: At what poinf do investors — not just in the U.S. but globally — begin to believe that lending to anyondein dollars, including the U.S. government, at low fixed ratesa and long maturities, is madness? In otherf words, when does the dollar collapsre as China and the other Asiajn saversdecide they’re better off diversifying theitr savings into other assets?
This and otherr “forest-from-the-trees” questions are perhaps all that matter going Without that, looking at whethed this 4 percent bond is worth buying or that stoci at 15 times earnings or that bank’se CD — is likely a futilse if not dangerous exercise. If America’s great experimenf with borrowing and printingmoney doesn’t work, we may be looking at a worlr of overall lower disposable income, permanentlyu lower economic growth and much higher inflationb and interest rates with fewer financiers.
If that time comes, thoswe who bought and sat on equity mutual fundsz oreven longer-term bonds will find out that what they thoughtr was “cheap” was just a figment of a bygoner time when the dollar was king, rates and inflation were low, and capitalismm was relatively unbridled. By the looks of it, that era is Perhaps the only ones who will really make money are those who canpay attention, pouncr on fleeting opportunities and embracde the volatility of a market that will be brutal to
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Tip Sheet - Triangle Business Journal:
hibleyytogoja1273.blogspot.com
noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Council for Entrepreneurialk Development’s Entrepreneurship Center in Research Triangle The CED is hostingan entrepreneurs-only workshop called “Know-How for Innovation-Based Start-Ups.” $15, CED members; $25, non-members. For more visit www.cednc.org/eow. WAKE TECH SBC SEMINA R – Jan. 20, 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ’s west Wake Tech’s “Small Business Center” is presenting a seminaf titled: “Choosing the Proper Legal Form forYour Business.” Willia m Harazin, an attorney with , will speak. For more call 335-1001. SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE – Jan. 22, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jane S.
McKimmojn Center in Raleigh. The North Carolina Agriculturall and Life Sciences Research Foundation is having aconferenc titled: “Stewards of the Future Research for Global founder Patrick Moore and Bayer CEO Pascal Housse t will keynote the event. For more information, visirt www.ncalsrfconference.com. ICSC EVENT – Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the , 3415 Wake Forestt Road in Raleigh. The is having an evengt titled: “State of the Retail Market 2009 – Adapting to the Current Trendsin Retail.” For more informatio n or to register, visit www.icsc.org.
Say It Like Obamaq By Shel Leanne President-elect Barack Obama has wowes millions with his ability to communicatwebefore audiences. Believing that such effectivr speaking techniques are important for business executivesw and leaders ofall types, the author offers tools to be used in making a strongb first impression, gaining trust and confidence and drivinf your points home. Hardcover, 224 pages, , $21.95 Makinfg Things Happen: Mastering Project Management By Scott Berkun This is an updatedc edition of a critically acclaimedand best-selling in which project veteran Berkun offers essays on field-testex philosophies for identifying and managinfg projects.
Berkun, who headed up developmentg of Windowsand MSN, is able to brea down his lessons in a way that can be understoocd by technical and non-technical readers alike. Paperback, 408 pages, O’Reilly Medi a Inc., $39.99
noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Council for Entrepreneurialk Development’s Entrepreneurship Center in Research Triangle The CED is hostingan entrepreneurs-only workshop called “Know-How for Innovation-Based Start-Ups.” $15, CED members; $25, non-members. For more visit www.cednc.org/eow. WAKE TECH SBC SEMINA R – Jan. 20, 6:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ’s west Wake Tech’s “Small Business Center” is presenting a seminaf titled: “Choosing the Proper Legal Form forYour Business.” Willia m Harazin, an attorney with , will speak. For more call 335-1001. SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE – Jan. 22, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Jane S.
McKimmojn Center in Raleigh. The North Carolina Agriculturall and Life Sciences Research Foundation is having aconferenc titled: “Stewards of the Future Research for Global founder Patrick Moore and Bayer CEO Pascal Housse t will keynote the event. For more information, visirt www.ncalsrfconference.com. ICSC EVENT – Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the , 3415 Wake Forestt Road in Raleigh. The is having an evengt titled: “State of the Retail Market 2009 – Adapting to the Current Trendsin Retail.” For more informatio n or to register, visit www.icsc.org.
Say It Like Obamaq By Shel Leanne President-elect Barack Obama has wowes millions with his ability to communicatwebefore audiences. Believing that such effectivr speaking techniques are important for business executivesw and leaders ofall types, the author offers tools to be used in making a strongb first impression, gaining trust and confidence and drivinf your points home. Hardcover, 224 pages, , $21.95 Makinfg Things Happen: Mastering Project Management By Scott Berkun This is an updatedc edition of a critically acclaimedand best-selling in which project veteran Berkun offers essays on field-testex philosophies for identifying and managinfg projects.
Berkun, who headed up developmentg of Windowsand MSN, is able to brea down his lessons in a way that can be understoocd by technical and non-technical readers alike. Paperback, 408 pages, O’Reilly Medi a Inc., $39.99
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Nixon, Quinn push Biden, LaHood for high-speed rail - St. Louis Business Journal:
bakakinkorypon.blogspot.com
In April, Nixon and Quinn, along with six other Midwesterbn governors, to LaHood asking him to suppory plans for rail corridors betweenm cities intheir states, including St. Loui to Chicago and St. Louis to Kansase City. Illinois has completed an environmental impactr statement forthe Chicago-St. Louie corridor. “Missouri and our partner states in the alread have a competitive advantagee because we have been working on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statemengt afterthe roundtable. “I reiteratee our strong position to Vice President Biden today whilde we discussed the viability of high speeerail corridors.
” The White Houses and the have said they would from the Americajn Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billion a year for five years as a down payment to developo a passenger rail system. The other governors at the meeting were Jim Doyldeof Wisconsin, Jennifer Granholm of Tim Kaine of Virginia, Devalo Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendellk of Pennsylvania.
In April, Nixon and Quinn, along with six other Midwesterbn governors, to LaHood asking him to suppory plans for rail corridors betweenm cities intheir states, including St. Loui to Chicago and St. Louis to Kansase City. Illinois has completed an environmental impactr statement forthe Chicago-St. Louie corridor. “Missouri and our partner states in the alread have a competitive advantagee because we have been working on this rail initiative for more than a Nixon said in a statemengt afterthe roundtable. “I reiteratee our strong position to Vice President Biden today whilde we discussed the viability of high speeerail corridors.
” The White Houses and the have said they would from the Americajn Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billion a year for five years as a down payment to developo a passenger rail system. The other governors at the meeting were Jim Doyldeof Wisconsin, Jennifer Granholm of Tim Kaine of Virginia, Devalo Patrick of Massachusetts, Sonny Perdue of Georgia and Ed Rendellk of Pennsylvania.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)