DrumBeat: January 16, 2009

Venezuela Says $70 Oil Needed to Maintain Investments (Bloomberg) -- Oil prices need to rise to about $70 a barrel to sustain investment in fields and avoid shortages, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said. The South American country is discussing prices with other members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:03

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2009 NAIAS: Lincoln Concept C Pits Detroit Against Deutschland

Today, Ford Motors launched their newest campaign to get back on top in the form of the Lincoln Concept C ... the presence and elegance of a large Lincoln to a smaller, more efficient C-sized car. “Modern ... Horbury, executive director of Design, The Americas. “The Lincoln C offers sensible indulgence.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:39:15

January 20, 2009: The Return of Norman Shuttlecock Junior

Today was a much better day insofar as I experienced no internet problems, didn’t encounter any black ice on my way in to work, nor did I have a bird shit on me. Instead, Tuesday was a quietly productive day spent helping to break a story (a possible episode #12) with a new freelancer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:27:42

The Conflict Between Our Worker vs. Our Consumer Roles

  One of the deepest potential conflicts in every society is the conflict between the roles we have as workers versus consumers ... , teachers at inner-city schools, and certain kinds of construction workers.   I have great difficulty ... system, a set of jobs that have highly-defined duties that do not allow for, or reward, creativity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:27:06

How to invest in infrastructure spending

There has been a lot of talk recently that the one way we can get out of this severe recession would be to put people to work, ... is just about everything around us, including roads, bridges, schools, buildings, mass transit, water projects [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:19:39

Wind Power: Look at Costs of “Boom”

There’s been a lot of investment in Nolan County, Texas. Things are booming. That’s pretty much the entire point of an op-ed piece in the Wichita Eagle by Scott Allegrucci. (Money Blowing in the Wind in Texas, January 16, 2009) He’s the director of the Great Plains Alliance for Clean Energy, based in Topeka [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:41:09

First Landmark Bank in Marietta, Ga adds two new lenders

First Landmark Bank president Ron Francis announces the addition of Senior Vice President Vivian Battershill-Diaz and Vice President Jason Waters as ... the bank’s permanent building (approx. 20,000 sq. ft.) will be under construction at the intersection ... products and services, and additional on-line banking, cash management and remote deposit banking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:01:49

What The Rise And Fall In Housing Has Done

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “Thousands of Ventura County residents were pushed out of their homes last year, and many more were left hanging on by a thread — a situation exacerbated by mounting job losses. In Ventura County, December foreclosure filings surged 37 percent from November and 97 percent from a year ago, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:16:59

New stamping plant for Mercedes-Benz

The Daimler Board of Management has today announced a new stamping facility which will produce exterior panels for Mercedes-Benz trucks and the successor generations of Mercedes-Benz A and B-class passenger cars .   The total investment in the stamping facility will amount to around €70 million with construction expected to commence within [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:52:51

Words from the (investment) wise 1.18.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (January 12 – 18, 2009) Investor sentiment around the globe was negatively impacted during 2009’s second full week of trading as a barrage of bleak economic and corporate news offered more confirmation of a deepening recession, bringing risk aversion to center stage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:50:17

Waste Management Brings Recycling ‘Magic’ to Orlando

The Orlando Magic and Waste Management have partnered on a recycling initiative to promote waste minimization at Amway Arena by providing designated ... with the construction of the new Orlando Events Center. “The Orlando Magic is undergoing a company ... Martins, Orlando Magic COO. “This partnership with Waste Management is another step in the Orlando [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:25:46

Design And Construction Of A Pipeline construction Jobs

Management for any return on the project often starts years before pipeline construction jobs and offshore pipeline construction ... the roads or waterways. If you are involved trenches, in the trench, then fills begin the restoration of the building. In later stages of each project addresses several issues, including the restoration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:52:23

Tales from Frostbite Falls-- Part 2

There are many covered bridges in Vermont, and the one in this picture is in Grafton where I am rapidly becoming one of God's frozen people. But its always nice to remember the beautiful view when one is here in the summer and looking through the telescope of the covered bridge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:02:00

MSNBC's Tamron Hall asserted Bush's 2005 inauguration "cost roughly $40 million," ignored reported $100 million in additional costs

During the January 18 edition of MSNBC Live, host Tamron Hall stated that "the inauguration festivities" for President-elect Barack Obama are " ... workers." This year, the Presidential Inaugural Committee reportedly plans to spend around $45 million ... donations, not the government." In addition, public funds will cover security, transportation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 22:19:24

CASUALLY UNEMPLOYED…95% of non union longshoremen in Los Angeles harbor are out of work - and even some of the union guys are on the bench!!

from the LOS ANGELES TIMES:PORTS Cargo letup weighs on nonunion dockworkersEmail Picture Luis Sinco / Los Angeles TimesContainers at the Port of Los Angeles. A decrease in cargo means fewer shifts for nonunion dockworkers. By Ronald D. White January 19, 2009 The waterfront was booming in 2005 when Joey Hurtado inherited his uncle’s longshore card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:51:02

Stimulus Bill: $825 Billion

Wanna bet the final legislation tops $1 trillion, after more tax cuts are added to placate enough Republicans so that Obama can get 80 senators to ... Unprecedented Accountability: A historic level of transparency, oversight and accountability will help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:20:51

Bailed-Out Firms Use Tax Havens

WASHINGTON — Eighty-three of the nation's 100 largest corporations, including Citigroup, Bank of America and News Corp., had subsidiaries in offshore tax havens in 2007, and some of the companies received federal bailout funding, a government watchdog said Friday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:27:24

Kaboom

Kaboom is what happened in Europe yesterday especially the banks possibly triggered by a 66% decline in Royal Bank of Scotland after announcing the ... is a good reminder of a point I have tried to make before about top down portfolio construction [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:27:00

Inauguration Expenses, Eyes on Britain Not Barack, Chinese Opportunity, Buy Gold Stocks and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias An unnerving start to an era of “change”… most expensive Inauguration in history Markets watching Britain, not Barack… U.K. unveils huge new bank bailout plan EU, euro in trouble… Ireland faces default, S& [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:01:58

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT CHARACTERIZES THE PROCESS OF LEADING AND DIRECTING THE SYSTEMS WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION BY EXHAUSTING AVAILABLE RESOURCES EXTENSIVELY SO AS TO ACHIEVE THEJ OBJECTIVES OF THE BUSINESS OPERATION

Chapter 1 Purpose and Background 1.0 Introduction Business administration and management characterizes the process of leading and ... the conceptualization of business plans and monitoring its execution for assessment and evaluation of the efficiency ... and plans from which the profit of the business organization will be fully maximized . [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:10:39

“Game Designer as Artist” 2008 Project Horseshoe Workgroup Report

The following report is presented for the first time here with the permission of Project Horseshoe, the invite-only conference that solves game design’s toughest problems. For three days, several groups of designers hole up in the Canyon of the Eagles in the middle of nowhere Texas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:37:03

The Third Dimension

I just read an interesting and well-written article by Hugh Davies in the December 29 issue of Building Design.  Mr. Davies’ article, was entitled PDFs ready to enter the third dimension. We appreciate the article and the attention 3D PDFs are receiving in architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:51:17

The Third Dimension

I just read an interesting and well-written article by Hugh Davies in the December 29 issue of Building Design.  Mr. Davies’ article, was entitled PDFs ready to enter the third dimension. We appreciate the article and the attention 3D PDFs are receiving in architecture, engineering, construction and manufacturing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:34:04

United Rentals Says Equipment-Rentals Business is Weak (URI)

United Rentals (URI) shares are down nearly 8% so far today after the equipment rental company lowered its guidance for 2008 due to the weakening construction and economic environment. The company is lowering its revenue estimates to $3.27 billion, below previous guidance of sales between $3.3 billion and $3.4 billion. Management says [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:38:27

LEED Goes to School: Considering Green Design in the Architecture Classroom

"I’m tickled that this is taking like firestorm!" Having devoted his career to green design, Azizan Aziz, a senior research architect at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Architecture, has watched with great interest as USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:25:17

Formy CSS Form Framework - Out Of Beta

Formy is CSS Framework for better form management. There are some great tools and examples for creating web forms. They usually use tables, div, list or just pure CSS for construction of the form layout. Some of these techniques are not so accessible (tables) or in absence of CCS the form layout will fall apart [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:44:28

Waste Management of Seattle Unveils New Compressed Natural Gas Collection Fleet

Waste Management of Seattle introduced the first of 106 new CNG waste collection trucks for its fleet as it broke ground on its new compressed ... Management begins its new collection contract with the city of Seattle on 30 March. Construction ... (see below). Waste Management is putting the new trucks into service as they arrive and has a dozen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:36:24

In Cedar Rapids, Culver makes case for revenue bonds

[ Gov. Chet Culver made his case for a $700 million state incentive while surrounded by stud-bare and plastic-covered walls at the Cedar Rapids ... , they are not eligible for federal funds,” he said. “In addition, we are setting up a case management [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:11:12

The SEM RFP: Questions You Should Ask

My post on Search Engine Land yesterday, in case you missed it… Picking the right Search Engine Marketing (SEM) firm is hard. The quality of service and performance varies wildly, but the marketing materials often make it difficult to separate the experts from the pretenders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 14:08:29

WIMBLEDON ELECTRICIANS - Shermco Hosts Arc Flash Safety Seminar for TXI - Newswiretoday.com

NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Dallas, TX, United States, ... Management, said Monday the State Fire Marshal's Division is "leaning WEMBLEY ELECTRICIANSA MAJOR ... ELECTRICIANSEMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 00:19:00

Ghost Malls Will Be Appearing

James Quinn January 19th 2009 America’s economy supports more than 1.1 million retail stores ... in 2007. Normally, 110,000 to 125,000 new stores open per year. At least 700,000 of retail jobs will be lost. The opening of new stores will grind to a halt in 2009. Some major retailers that have closed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:39:00

Rethinking biofuel policies (Palm Oil Kills)

Imelda Maidir, Jakarta Source: The Jakarta Post Alternative energy technologies are likely to become a mainstream issue this year ... in a highly inefficient industry and, because of the risks involved, the poor management of the country’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:27:25

SMC Wealth Management launches Portfolio Management Services

SMC Wealth Management Services Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture between SMC (India’s 4th largest broking house) & Sanlam ( ... software that enables the entire construction, monitoring and risk management processes. It relieves ... South Africa’s 2nd largest financial institution), has launched Portfolio Management Services (PMS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:56:16

Bah, humbug!

By Joseph Romm So what part of the economic stimulus plan did House Minority Leader John Boehner single out on PBS's Newshour: And, ... buildings to make them more energy-efficient, and weatherize the home of poor people. I actually [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:28:00

Director's Commentary on the Book Proposal of Great Powers

I've edited this post. Now, Tom's commentary comes first, and the book proposal comes second. I thought it would be fun to revisit the book proposal after running through all the changes that happened with the Table of Contents. It's like, on those second discs, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:11:52

'One more sad cry in a horrible storm'

From the Sacramento Bee:Sacramento's economy stands to lose around $1 billion over the next 18 months because of layoffs and unpaid furloughs imposed ... center just a few miles from the Elk Grove shopping center where construction has stalled. City [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:25:00

Doubletree by Hilton signs first hotel development deal in India

Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced that it has signed a long-term management agreement with JMD Ltd., a leading property developer, for a Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Gurgaon, India. This not only marks the first Doubletree by Hilton development deal in India, it also marks the foray of JMD Ltd. into the hospitality business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:51:09

Markets Measure; They Don’t Forecast

2009 Outlook—Markets Measure; They Don’t Forecast by David Kotok December 27, 2009 David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 13:30:13

Gamuda-MMC Named Contractor of the Year

The partnership between Gamuda and MMC Corporation Berhad has been named as the Contractor of the Year during the recent Malaysian Construction ... in the construction...BioCity Malacca to Provide 5,000 Jobs 5,000 job opportunities for skilled workers ... Industry Excellence Awards last week. The award was organized by the Construction Industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:53:43

Steps To Success - Part Two

Profile on: S Truett Cathy:  The Chick-fil-A  success Story. Chick-fil-A is a fast food restaurant chain in the USA.  It has over 1000 restaurants. Read Steps to Success - Part One S Truett Cathy’s four tenets Chick-fil-A’s expansion was governed by a small number of basic principles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:40:31

Shell / ARTechnic architects

Architects: Kotaro Ide / ARTechnic architects Location: Kitasaku, Nagano, Japan Assistants: Moriyuki Fujihara, Ruri Mitsuyasu, Takashi Mototani ( ... from the wilderness, and upgrading its quality as a shelter, the house will be protected from nature and will provide a comfortable environment. With this, the house will be taken care of and used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:00:15

Popular Hotels Begin Sustainability Initiative

One of the largest hotel management companies in the U.S ... Food and Beverage Facility Management Conferences and Meetings Owner Relations Public Relations ... and guest relations programs, EarthPact includes an energy management plan to improve performance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:24:56

[ALOCHONA] Challenges and Actions for AL in Bangladesh!

Please enjoy and give some constructive recommendations to AL or the New Government of Bangladesh. Thank you. ---------Source: http://alapbangladesh.com/blog/2009/01/19/challenges-and-actions-for-al-in-bangladesh/The world watched with great enthusiasm as the new Government of Bangladesh led by the Awami League party was swearing in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:37:00

The CoWorking “Vision”

Evert Bopp writes: “Dell in Limerick, Ireland announced that they were making 1900 employees redundant over the next 12 months ... content creation, management and distribution industries to tell InvestNI what they need, to educate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:15:01

Sharing The Pain In California

In San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders is seeking cuts in services, fee hikes, and water rationing ... wholeheartedly. Jobs should be privatized and pension plans modified for starters. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:47:07

Sliced: Endowment losses cut Jefferson Scholarships

Jefferson Scholars Foundation president Jimmy Wright will have fewer scholarships to hand out this year ... of the prestigious free rides it offers the best and brightest coming to UVA this fall. At its peak last year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:25:12

Sharing The Pain In California

In San Diego, Mayor Jerry Sanders is seeking cuts in services, fee hikes, and water rationing. Please consider A call to share the pain in San Diego Mayor sees cut in services, fee hikes, water rationing San Diegans should expect shared pain in the form of scaled-back city services, higher fees and mandatory water rationing, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:01:24

Mercedes Introduces New E-Class With Up To 23% Reduction in Fuel Consumption; BlueZERO Concept in Detroit

Mercedes-Benz introduced its new E-Class vehicles in Detroit on the eve of the 2009 North American International Auto Show. The range of engines available for the new E-Class comprises four-, six- and eight-cylinder units with outputs from 100 kW/136 hp to 386 kW/525 hp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:20:13

REMINDER: Open repositories 2009–Proposal Deadline Feb. 2

Open repositories 2009 - The Premier Venue for Implementers and Managers of Repository Infrastructure and Services Call for Papers, ... and management of digital repositories, as well as stakeholders who interact with them, to address theoretical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:44:24

2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Makes World Debut at the North American International Auto Show

The 2010 Honda Insight. Click to enlarge. The all-new 2010 Honda Insight hybrid car made its world debut at the North American International Auto Show. Utilizing the fifth generation of Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid technology and new, more cost-efficient production methods, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:37:53

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