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...blogger who rose to fame at Apple. In his new book, Kawasaki takes the role of mentor and big brother to those in start-up mode or even restart mode. At times he sounds like an irreverent Silicon Valley Emily Post; his highly readable book is an encyclopedia of proper behavior for entrepreneurs. The author eagerly teaches readers "how to suck up to a blogger," "kick butt on a panel" and determine if the boss is a jerk...
...were greedy, people lived beyond their means, government abdicated its responsibility to regulate. Through all those explanations runs the thread of risk--and how it was mismanaged. Financiers, as well as the investors who bought their wares and the ratings agencies that evaluated them, agreed that by applying the proper equations it was possible to, say, bundle a bunch of subprime mortgages, chop them up and sell the pieces as fairly safe securities, even as they were leveraged to the hilt. Why? The mathematical models--backward-looking and based on just a few years' data from an asset bubble--said...
...Earlier in the day, for example, several Republican poll workers were asked to leave their polling places. Reports varied as to why - either they lacked proper credentials or the polling place was too crowded to accommodate them. In either case, a city judge promptly ordered them returned to the polling places, according to state party officials...
Mary “Molly” V. Bales ’10, the REP representative for Mather House, says that the program already has measures in place to publicize proper disposal of CFLs. All Reps, for instance, are supposed to hang posters in their Houses explaining recycling policies...
These notices include a sign called “CFL Proper Disposal FAQ,” as well as a list of recyclable materials—including CFL bulbs, cell phones, and inkjet cartridges—that can be placed into the “Batteries Plus” boxes present in both House and dormitory recycling centers...