The Progress of the Financial Crisis in One Picture: Mortgages, Flight to Safety, Credit Lock

Markus Brunnermeier provides an excellent summary graph of the financial crisis, told in "spreads". Figure 3 from Brunnermeier ( ... , to have excessive mismatch in asset-liability maturities, and to be too 36 interconnected. Brunnermeier ... it" meme, see 1 , 2 (h/t DeLong).) Technorati Tags [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 04:32:53

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Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center Management

Domino RFID-Enabled Data Center Management Domino ISG provides real-time traffic control that eliminates the delays, errors, and omissions of manual tracking. Asset tracking systems automatically monitors movements at... Intellitag 915 MHz Intelligent ID Cards MIKOH Smart&Secure: Retail RFID Tag Venture Research: RFID [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 04:02:35

Milan should cash in as City come calling for Kaka

It’s no surprise that Manchester City are likely to make a world-record transfer bid for Ricky Kaka ... why Milan may now take a more pragmatic approach to their prize asset. There is a need to strengthen ... The 22-year-old has been saddled with the “new Zidane” tag for long enough and now is the time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:00

Meta Tags: Little Helpers For Blog SEO

If you aren't familiar with meta tags, they are little snippets of code in the "head" section of web pages ... , you will have to take advantage of every little asset you come across. I am still amazed at the amount ... incomplete, or simply nonexistent.  These blogs will have a "title" tag for their posts and nothing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 02:17:12

Meet your new owner of the San Diego Padres…Jeff Moorad!

You’re overwhelmed with excitement, aren’t you? You might remember Jeff Moorad as the CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks [Ed: You do? ... in California give Becky Moores a 50 percent share of that asset and she must agree to any sale. Ed ... , for all of you who may have forgotten has an estimated price tag of $1.3 billion dollars. Although I hardly think [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:31:39

influx quote of the day- shirky on newspapers

"By the turn of the century, anyone who didn't understand that the business model for newspapers was a wasting asset was caught up in nothing ... increasingly like now." Clay Shirky- Boing Boing- December 8th- 2008 Posted by Ed Cotton Tags [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 07:07:35

Caroline Kennedy, you know?

Caroline Kennedy's run for NY senator has surprised me on a few counts. ... as a mother as an asset to her candidacy for U.S. Senator, although in the aforementioned interview she couched this with an interesting pro-abortion tag: And so, you know, I think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:05:56

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/13/2009

Check out tonight’s “behavioral sink” stories from the UK. Every night there are at least a few, but tonight seems to have more than its share ...  Europe and the EUEurope Develops RFID License Plate TrackingItaly: WWII Supreme Court Explains Why ... : Threatened Algerian Writer One Year in ItalyTunisia: Emigrant Revenue Grows by 10% in 2008 Israel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:58:00

Prism 0.9 Release and is now a Firefox Extension

Old news but still appropriate.  Read on for more information on Prism.   For those of us who wisely use Firefox as a browser, Prism 0 ... . This is a prototype.  There may be some bugs and glitches in the software.  But so far, it looks good ... is a great asset and time saver. I am a big fan (as you may have guessed) of RIAs and Open Source [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:57:43

Alleged Mega-Ponzi Scheme Operator Big Dem Donor

MAD ABOUT DEMSDisgraced Hedge Fund Cheater Big Lib Backer*** BOSTON TALKERS SUPPORT, TRASH POSSIBLE CAROLINE KENNEDY SENATE APPOINTMENT ***While Americans ponder how one well-heeled Wall Street huckster could have fooled so many for so long with the mother of all Ponzi schemes, a key detail has largely been overlooked: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 01:20:00

Creating a Print-Friendly Template in Movable Type

A couple of weeks ago, someone on the Six Apart Professional Network mailing list asked if there was a plugin for Movable Type that would create a ... and, as he describes it, MT-Collect: ...implements a set of template tags for collecting information from specified HTML tags in your entries, and collating and displaying that information. This lets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 12:32:51

4 Benefits Employers Derive From Custom Technical Furniture

London Computer Support, Computer Hardware Equipment While custom technical furniture may be thought of as a luxury by some, it really isn't. It's a bottom-line investment in the future of any company's most valuable asset -- its employees. Following is why, and three other benefits companies receive by investing in custom technical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:30:03

Avocent's Solutions Help Companies Save

Avocent headquarters in Huntsville, Al As budgets tighten, companies are looking for ways to do more with less ... collaboration tools. Today I would like to talk about data center management solutions, which can help ... where headcounts are shrinking at a greater rate than workloads. Avocent management team -- Ed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:53:11

Register TODAY for Social Media Jungle @ CES 2009

I am looking forward to being in Las Vegas on January 7th at CES to host “Social Media Jungle.” This event will address how social media is changing the way we work and live. A full day of program sessions includes state of the industry updates and a candid look at how companies can motivate consumers through social media to drive product sales [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:26:44

Ten Ideas to Save Newspapers

Dear Mr. Newspaper Editor, I have been studing the demise of the newspaper for some time. It is more of an interest then anything else ... ? Is it a dyeing asset or growing one? Your strongest asset is your skilled writers no matter the medium where they write (paper, phone, internet, on a napkin.) Cultivate your strongest asset. Funnel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:02:20

Register TODAY for Social Media Jungle @ CES 2009

New at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is the “Social Media Jungle” which is taking place on January 7, 2009 in Las Vegas. This event will address how social media is changing the way we work and live. A full day of program sessions includes state of the industry updates and a candid look at how companies can motivate consumers through social [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 17:04:21

Is Citigroup A Tommy? Big Business and the Martin Lawrence Connection

Watching Citigroup (Ticker: C) unwind reminds me of a familiar Wall Street story line and a character from a hilarious TV show ... . More asset sales will certainly follow. How does management decide what to sell and what to keep ... it, bank blames small part of senior management, stock goes down the tubes, etc., etc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:12:57

Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" 1-11-2009

George WenschhofBioThis Sunday will mark nine days until Inauguration Day and this morning will feature the incumbent President George W ... Troubled Asset Relief Bill (TARP) of which 350 Billion remains to be allocated by Congress. The biggest ... Recovery and Reinvestment Plan which could reach a price tag of 1 Trillion.Sure to also receive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:00:00

Tough Times

Make for a rocky road -- The economic situation seems to get more scary with each passing day. More of us have less money and fewer jobs, the U.S. auto industry is still in trouble, the deficit balloons and the housing industry seems moribund. But we are in for a change; our President-elect has promised that [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:39:00

Web Solutions Company Announces New Managing Director

dzine it, inc., announces the addition of digital content industry pioneer Andy Robson as its new managing director. New York, NY ( ... ://www.dzineit.net), a leader in website and software application development, has announced the addition of Andy ... and editing services, Andy is a perfect fit and an asset to our clients.” An avid producer, Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:06:38

Bring Back Paternalism in the Mortgage Market

I do not like government paternalism. When Ronald Reagan came to power and began our 25 year experiment with government deregulation, I thought it was a good idea. It used to really annoy me when I would see paternalistic politicians who believed they knew what was good for me and for society, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:00:18

Free Guidelines with Useful Secrets About Typical Investment Scheme

It is know that the government only represents about 30% of our retirement income, ... the independent asset assessment, history of company business and years of experience in such business ... of asset as first mortgage for a bond issue. • Your Personal Real Estate It is evident that real [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:47:04

Real Estate Bubble Fallacies - Can You Identify Them?

There are a number of fallacies about residential real estate that either affirm the belief in perpetually rising prices or minimize the fears of a ... . These misperceptions are not the core mechanism of an asset price bubble, but they serve to affirm the core beliefs ... of living is much lower. In every asset bubble people will claim the prices are [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:00:18

Activists find ways to stay involved

People all over the world have protested for one side or the other in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. AlterNetreported that, "An unprecedented number of Americans question Israel's actions in Gaza.* (1/6/09). There are legitimate activist organizations as well as illegitimate ones [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:20:00

2008 Between the Lines

2008 Between the Lines Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, Hardware Infrastructure, ... Accounting, Enterprise Software Welcome to the year in Between the Lines—in about 5 minutes (I hope ... will become more business friendly. Netscape goes away forever. CIO surveys indicate that ERP software [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:15:32

Apple abused Macworld organizers, is it time to kick Apple news release?

Do users actually read press coverage of Apple? Apple used and now abused the Macworld organizers? Is it time to kill the Apple press event? After all the hoopla surrounding Steve Jobs’ absence from Apple’s last Macworld keynote subsided, it was finally time for us all to tune into Phil Schiller’s remarks about the future of his company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:35:53

Obama Election Crushes Stock Market, Threatens Global Economy

BARACK'S MARKET WIPEOUTTalkers Vindicated: Obama's Election Panics Wall Street*** UPDATE: MARKET FINALLY GETS TEMPORARY RELIEF RALLY, LET'S HOPE IT HOLDS! ***The concept couldn't be simpler: an already-weakened economy is dealt a punishing body-blow by the election of America's first seemingly- socialist president [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:58:00

Financial Freedom Loans

Financial Freedom Loans By Stephen Chua • January 13, 2009 • No Comments This is a two edged sword ... to your lifestyle is that a loan against an equity rich asset such as an investment property can let you yield ... only when cash is short and you are sufficiently asset rich, but study it well as your lifestyle [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:36:29

Custom Golf Club Set Can Help Improve Your Game

Every single golfer on the course has a different physical capacity and a distinctive golf swing that is uniquely their own. Because of these unique differences, a custom golf club set can be a wonderful asset to an aspiring golfer who wants the experience of achieving the level that reflects his best abilities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:37:34

UAVs, Continual Training Keys to US Army Aviation in the Field

Unmanned aerial vehicles like the Warrior, pictured, are mission essential to Army aviation in Iraq and Afghanistan ... vehicles are integral to mission success the panelists said.A great asset for Soldiers in rough ... commander, Task Force 49, United States Army Alaska, believes UAVs are an "incredible asset [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:47:00

"Stuff Happens": the Bush Administration's Economic Stewardship

As we near the end of the year, and the end of eight years of Bush economic policy, I think it's useful to look back. The White House has recently tangled with the NYT regarding what got us into the current economic crisis (see also ). This comes on the heels of the Paulson argument that he would not have done anything different, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 03:48:14

Buyers’ Market: 10 Popular Luxury Items You Can Buy for 10 Cents on the Dollar

Have you ever wanted to be in the middle of a buyer’s market? If you managed to stash some liquid funds, then you’re primed for this economy’s meltdown. A buyer’s market, or soft market, exists when there are more sellers than buyers. This excess of supply over demand results in lower prices, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:43:35

Changes and new opportunities

Changes and new opportunities Dear members, Our last post has created quite a stir in the community so let us explain a bit more what BurdaStyle is, what it offers, and what the changes entail: BURDASTYLE BurdaStyle set out to be a community for people that love to sew or would like to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:52:00

The All-New IntelliScanner SOHO Unveiled at Macworld

San Francisco, CA @ Macworld Expo 2009 - IntelliScanner Corporation, creators of award-winning scanners and software that organize everything, ... Tags, pre-printed barcode tags used to track, sort and search inventory with ease. Users ... storage, IntelliScanner SOHO’s smart barcode scanner and software uses advanced barcode technology [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:56:00

EMC cuts 2,400 jobs

EMC cuts 2,400 jobs Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:48 pm Categories: General, Hardware Infrastructure, EMC, Storage Tags: Job, EMC Corp ... charges. Without charges, stock based compensation and intangible asset amortization earnings ... on high-growth investments; Realign management and cut contractors; And pare back travel and third party [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:48:17

Cash and Accrual Basis Accounting Explained

A lot of the confusion in formal accounting comes from the difference between accrual basis accounting, and cash basis accounting ... the $1,000 of accounts receivable will not be reported as an asset until June. And really, under ... , I would create an asset for the entire amount of fuel when I purchase it and expense it out over time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:13:37

Links for 2009-01-07

Stimulus arithmetic (wonkish but important) - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com - «I see the following scenario: a weak stimulus plan, perhaps even weaker than what we’re talking about now, is crafted to win those extra GOP votes. The plan limits the rise in unemployment, but things are still pretty bad, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:55

Trillium joins ProxyDemocracy’s list of “Respected Shareholder Activists”

Today Trillium Asset Management Corporation is pleased to announce that it has joined ProxyDemocracy’s list of “Respected Shareholder Activists” and ... ; and to support organizations working to build a just society and a better world. To see Trillium Asset ... -proxy-votes/ Tags: Proxy, ProxyDemocracy, Shareholder Activism, Shareholder Resolutions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:29:46

Paulson abandons TARP asset purchase and risky assets plummets

Paulson abandons TARP asset purchase and risky assets plummets If you are wondering why the stock market has been declining, ... and now refuses to invest a dime of the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) in buying the troubled assets ... with them. Continue reading Tags: credit crisis, politics and government, United States Posted November [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 16:51:07

What happened to…

What happened to… January 12th, 2009 by Todd Lohenry …the one president at a time policy? ... the release of the next $350 billion of funds in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, Congressional ... Source: Obama Team in Talks to Tap Remaining Bailout Funds - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker A sign [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:49:59

SY SAJJAD: Tracking prisoners inside correctional facilities, and when they leave

January 13, 2009- Sy Sajjad, CEO of AiRISTA, presents a platform approach to deliver a strategic advantage through integration of passive, active and semi-active RFID technologies. I understand that AiRISTA has experience in asset ... active RFID technology. What frequency does the monitoring use? SAJJAD: In our case [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:37:30

Use an Asset Management System and Obtain Complete Benefits

by Mary Bush It may be of great advantage to any enterprise, big or small, to save money wherever it is not required to be spent ... has a centrally accessible database that stores all the information. Also, barcode tags, barcode scanners [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 12:55:17

LiveTime updates ITIL Service Management Software with Technician Scheduling and Multi-Item Requests

LiveTime 5.5 also introduces KPI reporting, context sensitive quick calls, team based separation and localizations for Chinese, Spanish and Romanian ... Management and Help Desk Software, today announced the general availability of LiveTime Service Manager v5.5 and LiveTime Help Desk v5.5. This release focuses specifically on streamlined request manag [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:50:04

Bernanke on the Fed's balance sheet

In remarks in London today, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke let the world know how he views the risks and benefits of the recent dramatic changes in the assets and liabilities of the U.S. Federal Reserve. One of Bernanke's goals was to reassure the public that the many new loans that the Fed is extending and assets it is purchasing do not pose a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:16:49

Related Entries with Images & Recent Assets Linked to Entries

Movable Type bloggers ♥ related entries template recipes and I've come up with what I think is one of the best ones out here. Further, Movable Type bloggers using version MT 4+ with its built-in Asset Management have also ... and not the context of where the image was used. Of course, an image asset can be used multiple times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:33:06

Top 10 Reasons Why Newbies Fail In Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a very good way to make money online if you do it correctly. However, it is not a quick get-rich scheme. When I first started to do affiliate marketing 2 years ago, I did a lot of things that do not make me money. In this blog post, let me share with you 10 reasons why newbies fail in affiliate marketing: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:14:03

AMD to enter netbook market; Maintains fourth quarter outlook for now

AMD to enter netbook market; Maintains fourth quarter outlook for now Posted by Larry Dignan @ 11:25 am Categories: General, Hardware Infrastructure, AMD, Intel Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Servers, Hardware, Larry ... , with its best line-up in a few years and an Asset Smart deal to unload debt, can grow faster than [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 18:00:47

DOUBLE INCOME NO KIDS

DOUBLE INCOME NO KIDS by VIKRAM KARVE It’s a warm Sunday morning in Pune. Let’s go to the apartment of a young Double Income No Kids (DINK) couple in a posh residential complex in Aundh. The man and the woman, both in their late twenties, sit across a table in the drawing room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:16:53

Citi breakup in sight after Morgan Stanley deal (Reuters)

Citi breakup in sight after Morgan Stanley deal (Reuters) at 11:08 am People walk past the Citigroup headquarters in New York, November 24, 2008 ... . (Brendan McDermid/Reuters) Reuters - Citigroup Inc agreed to merge its Smith Barney brokerage with Morgan Stanley's wealth management unit on Tuesday, and is expected to make further asset sales [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:32:02

28 Months Later

It’s been 28 months since I started blogging about radical trust and social media. The following is a compilation of hard lessons I learned and attitudes I needed to adjust to understand the potential of this extraordinary media. 28 months later, there’s so much more to learn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:30:27

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