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– Poland has seen a rapid and positive recovery after the huge loss of its leading political figures in April. Presidential elections in July saw opposition leader Bronislaw Komorowski emerge victorious with an estimated margin of 52.5% to 47.4%. The reforming agenda of Komorowski’s Civic Platform party is expected to drive growth and will allow [...]
October 31st, 2010 | Posted in Business,Finance | Read More »

– Section 342 of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains a significant “provision creating an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion at various agencies to monitor the diversity efforts of the agencies, the regulated entities and agency contractors.” For a blog posting that reviews the Section in light of [...]
October 28th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Finance | Read More »

– As reported by The Wall Street Journal, billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has hurled insults at referees, opposing players, even a player’s mother; high-frequency traders are next, reason why he has been invited to attend Golden Networking’s High-Frequency Trading Experts Workshop 2010, “Practical Implementation of High-Frequency Trading Strategies”, instructional and insightful 2-day workshop [...]
October 25th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Finance | Read More »

– What Is Hydroponics? In Latin, the word hydroponics means literally “water working.” Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants in either a bath or flow of highly oxygenated, nutrient enriched water. In soil, biological decomposition breaks down organic matter into the basic nutrient salts that plants feed on. Water dissolves these salts and allows [...]
October 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Business | Read More »

– Phoenix-based Big Green Zero is one year old. And, despite the economy, this entrepreneurial energy engineering company is both surviving and thriving. “The lesson we had to quickly learn . . .” according to Chief Science Officer Brandon Stricker “. . . is that reducing energy costs is not all about solar.” For Big [...]
October 19th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized | Read More »

– The end of the financial years marks the anxiety of filing tax returns. IRS, e-filing, returns are some of the favorite topics of discussion during these days. Tax filing is a highly complex process and thus, you require many financial tools to make it simpler and understandable. You need an intelligent helper which will [...]
October 15th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Finance | Read More »

– It is called the “Green Equalization,” when nearly every business in America has “something Green” for their company. No matter how big or small, proven or hyped, honest or dishonest … it seems that every business will be a “Green business.” How will we tell the Green hype from the Green truth? There isn’t [...]
October 13th, 2010 | Posted in Business | Read More »

– NEW BOOK EXPLORES THE FUTURE OF FOOD SUPPLY Will we be able to feed nine billion people by 2050? The world population is growing fast. From 6 billion people in 2000, it will pass 9 billion by 2050. The urban population will double. Water shortages, climate change and soil degradation present a serious threat [...]
October 10th, 2010 | Posted in Business | Read More »

– People regularly throw out audio or video devices such as MP3 players, DVD players without considering the potential effects for the environment. Even books, clothes and CDs, which you may regard as out-of-date, can easily be reused by others. The key word in the past decade has been “recycle”. Instead of throwing out what [...]
October 6th, 2010 | Posted in Business,Uncategorized | Read More »

– “I find the recent egg recall another reason for egg consumers to look into backyard chickens,” says White. “We have four pet chickens in our backyard that supply us with fresh organic eggs every day. They’re quiet, curious little pets. Most people think keeping chickens would be a smelly experience. However, when they are [...]
October 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Business | Read More »