Police are investigating the death of a 54-year-old man found dead

Of course we know how to solve poverty.  Just financially empower every smuck willing to lift a hammer or man a hoe and get out of the way.  Have them organize their communities to allow common assets to be produced.

We do not have time to wait for the benevolent few to accumulate enough liquidity to do it if they ever will or even could.

You must help create a proper legal code and establish title to assets that is simple and cheap.  Get used to treating slabs of reinforced concrete like it is land.

It helps if the community has a prime employer, but that has been solved just about everywhere with government employment of some sort.  At least it distributes cash into the economy.

The advent of cell phones and cell phone banking is just now making all this way easier.

In the event, this horrific event opens the door for a full press reorganization of Haitian society.  They themselves have already shed their history of oppressed ignorance and a full international commitment in resources and manpower can turn this into a healthy country. Perhaps we have the will now.

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If you are in the music scene you can’t live on without this cool Turntable.

It is shaped as a briefcase so that it easy to take where every you want to go. It has build in stereo speakers but of course also the option to connect it to a sound system.

But more importantly it has a USB port so that you can connect it to your laptop and convert your and your friends old vinyl records so that now you can enjoy them on your iPod.

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Hate to disappoint you guys, but the promised new God of War III trailer won’t be coming today. This was confirmed by no less that Sony’s Jeff Rubenstein himself, so you can bet it sure is final.

Japanese carmaker Toyota took advantage of the Tokyo Auto Salon and previewed its upcoming sports conversion car series, the so called G Sports. Meant to offer customers some taste of its GAZOO Racing endeavors, the "G Sports" flavors of the vehicles will be offered to customers in the near future.

"The G’s series is designed for customers who strongly desire to own a unique vehicle, offering them a personalized interior and exterior design along with sports-driving performanc… (read more)

With a few more vacant spots still up for grabs for the 2010 Formula One championship, the rumor mill continues to provide the media with plenty of potential rookies for the upcoming season. After being linked with a driving seat at both Campos Grand Prix and Sauber F1 Team, Russian driver Vitaly Petrov is now seen as a strong candidate for a Renault F1 seat for 2010.

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From the AP in Shanghai:

Chinese shares rose Monday on World Expo enthusiasm, led by airline and tourism stocks.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index edged up 12.95 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 3,237.1. The Shenzhen Composite Index for China’s smaller second exchange added 1.2 percent to 1,240.98.

Analysts said investors are looking for smaller shares amid liquidity jitters after the central bank’s order last week for more bank reserves.

Over the weekend, Chinese President Hu Jintao called for a successful Shanghai World Expo ahead of Thursday’s 100-day countdown to the event.

“Smaller Expo-related shares are among those investors are buying, while heavy weights are sluggish,” said Zhang Gang, an analyst for Central China Securities in Shanghai.

Shares of Shanghai-based companies also soared on hopes of more business driven by the six-month long Expo. Shanghai Shentong Metro Co. advanced the daily maximum of 10 percent to 14.45 yuan, while Shanghai New World Co., a local department store, surged 7.2 percent to 17.94 yuan.

Airline and tourism shares rose on expectations of higher revenue ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays next month.

China Eastern Airline Co. gained 5.1 percent to 6.65 yuan, while AirChina Ltd., the country’s biggest international carrier, jumped 4.6 percent to 11.09 yuan.

Guilin Tourism Corp. advanced 10 percent to 14.36 yuan, while Beijing Capital Tourism Co. rose 5.4 percent to 24.45 yuan.

Retailers extended gains after the Commerce Ministry on Friday said the growth rate in retail sales last year might have been the highest in two decades. The figures are expected later this week. Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store Co. rose 4.8 percent to 12.45 yuan, while Beijing Xidan Department Store Co. added 2.9 percent to 12.43 yuan.

In currency markets, the yuan strengthened to 6.8267 to the U.S. dollar, up from Friday’s close of 6.8270.

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FRESH doubts were cast over controversial global warming theories yesterday after a major climate change argument was discredited.

The International Panel on Climate Change was forced to admit its key claim that Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035 was lifted from a 1999 magazine article. The report was based on an interview with a little-known Indian scientist who has since said his views were “speculation” and not backed up by research.

It was also revealed that the IPCC’s controversial chairman, Dr Rajendra Pachauri, described as “the world’s top climate scientist”, is a former railway engineer with a PhD in economics and no formal climate science qualifications.

Dr Pachauri was yesterday accused of a conflict of interest after it emerged he has a network of business interests that attract millions of pounds in funding thanks to IPCC policies. One of them, The Energy Research Institute, has a London office and is set to receive up to £10million from British taxpayers over the next five years in the form of grants from the Department for International Development.

Dr Pachauri denies any conflict of interest arising from his various roles.

Yesterday, critics accused the IPCC of boosting the man-made global warming theory to protect a multi-million pound industry.

Climate scientist Peter Taylor said: “I am not surprised by this news. A vast bureaucracy and industry has been built up around this theory. There is too much money in it for the IPCC to let it wither.”

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Roush Performance announced over the weekend the promotion of Steve Ford, former regional sales manager for the eastern United States, to executive director of sales, North American Dealer Sales Channel. He will coordinate six regional managers and their dealer activities.

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Chairman expects a profitable year, with stable staffing, perhaps growth through acquisition

If use of private jets is an indicator of the economy’s health, things are at least stabilizing.

NetJets Chairman and CEO David Sokol predicted last week that the Columbus-based company will be profitable this year and that staffing levels will remain stable.

Sokol, who took the reins of the company in August, said he feels “more optimistic” about the business than he did last fall, when the Berkshire Hathaway unit was cutting staff and selling planes in a bid to turn itself around.

With 482 pilot furloughs taking effect last week and the rest of the company work force down 5 percent, or about 350 employees, from when he arrived, Sokol said he doesn’t anticipate any more layoffs. That’s “barring any major shifts in the global economy,” he added.

NetJets will turn a modest profit this year, he said, after a 2009 loss of about $720 million. The majority of that loss was in write-downs on aircraft values, as a glut of planes for sale amid the recession brought prices crashing down.

“On an operating basis, the last two months of 2009 were profitable,” he said.

“Sales increased somewhat, and repurchases declined every month in 2009,” Sokol said. The company sells fractional ownership of private jets but sometimes buys back those timesharelike ownership stakes.

Data from Aviation Research Group/U.S. shows that the private-jet industry is stabilizing. Fractional aircraft use increased steadily in late 2009 with a 21 percent increase in November over the same month in 2008.

Despite encouraging signs of recovery, Sokol downplays the immediate bump in business that some observers have predicted would occur as recent terror-related incidents prompted tighter security measures for commercial air travel.

“These types of incidents tend to put a negative view on travel in general,” he said.

But that’s in the short term.

Over the long term, what “drives business to us is the security factor, not the hassle factor. Businesses and high-net-worth individuals value the security of being on private aircraft.”

Growth in other ways remains somewhat of a possibility for NetJets.

Sokol said he’s been approached by a number of smaller competitors interested in selling their businesses to NetJets. He said there’s only “one potential deal” that’s being worked on, and it could occur in the coming weeks. He said that deal would involve NetJets taking on the customers of the other company.

Other deals would have involved taking on more debt, something that’s not in NetJets’ plans.

In fact, the company has been taking steps, including canceling plane orders and selling planes, to reduce its own debt, which was $1.8 billion as of the end of July. That resulted in a $400 million reduction from August through December last year, Sokol said, and he’s looking to reduce debt by $300 million this year, which would achieve a debt goal of $1.1 billion by year’s end.

In all, Sokol said, he’s pleased with the progress in the business since he was dispatched by Berkshire owner Warren Buffett to take over NetJets last summer.

“I feel really good about NetJets. I think we’re on a really solid foundation,” Sokol said. “I’m very happy with Columbus and the fact that we consolidated operations and brought the headquarters here.”

The company always has had its operational base in Columbus but had maintained its administrative headquarters in New Jersey until last fall.

A number of smaller competitors have approached NetJets about selling their businesses, he said.

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The intersection of the classical instrument known as a guitar and the modernist urge to modify everything has resulted in plenty of nutty, zany, and just plain questionable products in its time. It’s quite a pleasure, therefore, to point you in the direction of a so-called Digital Guitar that keeps the axe looking refreshingly familiar, while turning into something that poses a legitimate threat of actually being useful. Essentially a MIDI controller, the Misa guitar has 24 frets and a large multifunctional touchscreen, which you can use to interface with the appropriate software on your pc. We’ve got a video demonstration after the break, and you can hit up the source link for more info including details on how you might be able to buy one for yourself.

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I loved the Citroen DS3 photo shoot in the gallery below, and the anti retro message in the DS3 promo videos works for me, as well. I’m not always convinced by using past, deceased celebrities for marketing, but the idea is crystal clear: move over the retro obsessed Mini and Fiat 500, the Citroen DS3 is modern, chic and very cool. Who needs the 60’s when you’ve got this? The first video above features John Lennon, and after the jump you can see how Marilyn Monroe fits the anti retro bill for Citroen. Enjoy.