These days, Facebook may be the single best way online to keep in touch with friends, associates, far-flung family members, and people with similar interests. But if you’re not careful, it’s probably also the site most likely to get you into trouble. Virtually every week, there’s another news report about employers using Facebook to evaluate [...]
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Don’t let Facebook get you into trouble
January 29th, 2011 |
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CES Tablet Debutants Likely to Cause IT Support Trouble
January 4th, 2011 |
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News Analysis: Hardware makers are expected to introduce multiple tablet models at the Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 6-9. These new devices are likely to cause support headaches in a few months for corporate IT managers. –
As the opening of the Consumer Electronics Show approaches
on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, word is
leaking out that dozens of new tablets will be shown at the trade show. Some of
them are simply new versions of existing tablets; some are new versions of
existing platforms (there will be a lot of new A…
Ogdopus Home Delivery Software Enables Trouble Free Home Delivery Business Posted By : Michelle J Scott
January 3rd, 2011 |
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Ogdopus is home delivery software which helps in improving the reliability and efficiency of home delivery companies. The service or food delivery software of Ogdopus reduces the complex procedures involved in home delivery system and makes things simple.
Heidi Jones Facing Storm Of Trouble Over False Rape Report
December 16th, 2010 |
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A WABC/Good Morning America meteorologist was arrested this week after perpetrating the ultimate snow job — falsely claiming to cops that a man tried to rape her while she was jogging in Central Park. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Police say the avid fitness buff and long-distance sprinter [...]
Extradition and WikiLeaks: Courting trouble
December 16th, 2010 |
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An American trial is drawing nearer for Julian Assange
AS THE frissons of the WikiLeaks disclosures fade and cyberwars between its foes and fans sputter and flare, legal questions are becoming central: how can America bring the site’s founder, Julian Assange, to court. The answer to that may lie in Britain, where Mr Assange is battling an extradition request from Swedish prosecutors who want to question him on sexual-assault charges.
Extradition from Britain to Sweden is normally a formality, though Mr Assange’s lawyers argue that “ulterior motives” are at work. On December 14th a court in London adjourned the hearing until January 11th. It also granted Mr Assange bail; oddly, the British (not Swedish) authorities appealed against that. This helps stoke fears among Mr Assange’s supporters that the Swedish case is just a ruse to keep him behind bars pending eventual extradition to America. …
Dr. Drew Bill O’Reilly Weigh In On Miley Cyrus Salvia Scandal
December 14th, 2010 |
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If Miley Cyrus ever feels like purging her soul on the next season of VH1′s Celebrity Rehab, Dr. Drew’s got a cot with her name on it. Now that Miles has replaced Lindsay Lohan as Hollywood’s newest high-profile eff-up, celebrity drug counselor and addiction specialist Dr. Drew is sharing his two cents on how the [...]
Plane trouble cancels PM’s Bulgaria visit
December 2nd, 2010 |
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Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković’s visit to Bulgaria, planned for today, has been canceled due to technical problems with the aircraft. Reports said that the pilot of the government Learjet decided to return to Belgrade 15 minutes after his instrument panel signalized unspecified technical failure.
Yahoo Trouble Could Damage Microsoft Bing in Google War
November 18th, 2010 |
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Microsoft’s Bing could suffer if Yahoo becomes unstable, since Yahoo gives the search engine scale in its battle against Google. – Microsoft is apparently “very worried about making sure
there is a stable Yahoo,” according to anonymous sources speaking to
AllThingsDs Kara Swisher. If true, those comments would highlight the
interdependency between the two companies search and advertising businesses, where there is a
conside…
America’s law schools and firms: Trouble with the law
November 11th, 2010 |
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Graduates of American law schools are finding that their chosen career is less lucrative than they had hoped
THIS year “The Apprentice”, a television show in which contestants compete for the privilege of working for Donald Trump, features 16 who are down on their luck, having lost previous jobs or otherwise having to start anew. No fewer than five of them are lawyers. The legal-job market in America remains dire. But the numbers applying to law school are still soaring, and students are taking out ever bigger loans as tuition fees grow faster than lawyers’ salaries. Increasingly, they are graduating into a world of overblown expectation and debt.
Between 1996 and 2008 private law schools’ median tuition fees almost doubled, to just under $34,000 a year. At public law schools fees grew even faster, albeit from a lower base: for those going to schools in their home state they almost trebled, taking the median to around $16,000. Starting salaries at the biggest firms—those with more than 500 lawyers—roughly doubled, to $160,000. But such plum jobs are hard to get, especially for graduates of the less prestigious public schools. At smaller firms starting pay has for years failed to keep up with soaring tuition fees, and of late has fallen (see chart). …
Ken Paves Dumps Long Time BFF Jessica Simpson As A Client!
October 16th, 2010 |
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Jessica Simpson has long had trouble with men, but it seems it’s costing her her friendships as well! Â That can’t be good… According to sources: “Ken is sick of her cycle of dumping friends when she’s with a guy. She smothers guys and they dump her. Then she goes back to Ken.” Every girl has [...]
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September 21st, 2010 |
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High-speed rail in Europe: Trouble ahead
August 26th, 2010 |
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The train giants of France and Germany are at war over European high-speed rail
AT THE Gare de l’Est in Paris, Franco-German co-operation seems on track. Deutsche Bahn inter-city express (ICE) trains glide in from Frankfurt and SNCF sends trains deep into Germany, thanks to a joint venture between the two firms. Every train has a French and a German controller on board. Despite wrangling over details—French unions, for instance, refused to let their head conductors serve meals to first-class passengers, so the Germans have to do it all—they get along well. “When we’re on the same train, we’re a team,” says Marine Dubois, the French controlleur on the 13.09 ICE to Frankfurt.
The joint venture between Deutsche Bahn and SNCF, the German and French rail giants, was launched in 2007 amid high hopes. Boosters predicted an open European market where trains and passengers would cross borders without fuss. But old national rivalries are resurfacing. Relations at the top have turned nasty. The joint venture could even be at risk. …
Trouble on oiled waters
July 20th, 2010 |
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Deepwater Horizon may be the world’s biggest accidental oil spill
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA meets Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, for talks in Washington on July 20th. The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and allegations over the company’s involvement in an “oil-for-terrorists” deal with Libya are likely to be on the agenda. BP is under pressure to satisfy government officials that the containment cap placed on the leaking well on July 15th is holding. Using the government task force’s upper estimate, as many as 4.4m barrels of oil have escaped into the Gulf. This would make it the largest accidental oil spill in history (military attacks have created far bigger spills). Despite that, this quantity of refined oil is enough to keep America’s cars and trucks on the road for just a quarter of a day. BP has spent almost $4 billion on clean-up costs to date, with the eventual total estimated at $39 billion.
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Typhoid Adware Could Spell Trouble at Internet Cafes
May 24th, 2010 |
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Researchers report having created proof-of-concept adware that takes advantage of wireless connections to spread ads. This means potential security problems at Internet cafes and in other public places. – Researchers from the University of
Calgary, in Alberta,
Canada, have
developed proof-of-concept implementations of a scheme that exploits
unencrypted wireless connections to blast PCs with ads.
In a paper March 9, the researchers described how the adware dubbed Typhoid convinces
laptops to …
Microsoft Lawsuit Could Mean Big Trouble for Salesforce.com
May 19th, 2010 |
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Microsoft is suing Salesforce.com, alleging nine cases of patent infringement. While Microsoft’s public statements cast the case as purely one of patent infringement, analysts suggest that the company’s actions could be based on a need to monetize its patent portfolio, or to show its willingness to litigate under certain circumstances. While Salesforce.com focuses primarily on cloud-based applications, Microsoft’s own recent moves in the cloud put the two companies at strategic odds. – Microsoft filed an intellectual property suit against Salesforce.com May 18,
alleging infringement on nine of its patents. Patent-infringement suits are a
regular occurrence in the tech industry, and larger companies often use this
type of suit as part of a broader strategy. The question is, What…
Trouble at the top
May 19th, 2010 |
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The turnover of bosses at the world’s big companies remains high
THE proportion of chief executives forced from office fell to 3.3% last year from 5.1% in 2008, the lowest level since 2003. According to an annual study by Booz & Company, a consultancy, the turnover rate at the world’s 2,500 biggest publicly listed companies remains high at 14.3%. Unsurprisingly, the financial sector saw most blood-letting, with 5.2% of bosses fired and a turnover rate of 17.2%. The report also notes a preference for promoting chief executives from within a company. Over the past ten years around 80% of boards choose insiders for the top job. These CEOs are dismissed less frequently than those brought in from outside, while steering companies to give better returns to shareholders.
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Are France and Germany In Trouble?
May 6th, 2010 |
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You know that Greece, Portugal and Spain are in trouble.You probably know that the UK is threatened by the sovereign debt contagion.But as the following Reuters chart shows (based on information provided by BIS), France and Germany are the largest hold…
Trouble on oiled waters
April 27th, 2010 |
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A rig explosion leaves a vast oil slick, threatening America’s gulf coast
THERE was a fire, an explosion and now a dark slick of oil disfigures the Gulf of Mexico like a bruise. The problems on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, 41 miles (66km) off the Louisiana coast, began on Tuesday April 20th. The next morning officials reported that 11 of the 126 workers on the rig were missing. Two days later the rig sank and the Coast Guard called off the search for survivors.
Expert opinion, based on underwater scans, was that the sunken rig had not sprung a leak. But in the murky depths it is hard to get a clear picture. By Sunday it had become apparent that the experts were wrong. Oil is still gushing into the sea at a rate of 42,000 gallons (or 1,000 barrels) a day. And by Monday the slick measured 80 miles across and 42 miles from north to south in some places, with the western part 36 miles from Louisiana’s coast. …
Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend in trouble
January 15th, 2010 |
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Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Bar Refaeli is in trouble after a leading Israeli army general found that she applied to be registered as a non-Israeli resident to avoid paying tax in her homeland.
The Israeli model has come under fire from the country’s Major-General Avi Zamir for not registering herself as a tax-paying citizen, reported [...]
A railway bonanza in China: Trouble down the track
January 14th, 2010 |
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China’s love affair with high-speed rail is a boon to foreign suppliers—for now
IN SHARP contrast to the usual smooth collaboration between political and business interests in Hong Kong, thousands of protesters are expected to surround the territory’s legislative council on January 15th. They are hoping to deter the councillors from approving funding for the final 16 miles (26km) of one of the world’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, a high-speed rail network linking one end of China to another. They think it is too expensive, will involve the forced purchase of too much private property and will demolish too much of the territory’s heritage.
The same may be true of the rest of the epic project to expand China’s rail network by nearly 19,000 miles by 2015, 8,000 of which will be tracks for high-speed trains. But the media, at any rate, portray it as a point of national pride and as a huge stimulus to the economy and employment. While Hong Kong grumbles, nothing is allowed to impede this $750 billion civil-engineering juggernaut on the mainland. Indeed, last year it accelerated and, according to Jiong Shao, an analyst with Nomura Securities, the high-speed portion of this network should be finished by 2012, three years early. Urban metro lines will also expand dramatically from 620 miles to 2,800 over the next ten years, as the number of cities boasting such systems doubles from 11 to at least 22. …