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IBM has the perfect Green Gift … bringing together both GREEN and Six Sigma. 

" … author, Eric Olson, is an IT strategist … wields degrees from the likes of Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute … approach…  emphasizes practical steps for setting a specific “environmental stewardship” plan in motion … draws heavily on IBM’s Green Sigma approach for running a green business … might be just the ticket for someone who is sick of hearing ideas OR someone who might need proofpoints to get their own managers to buy into green."

Download a sample chapter – LINK.

Via:  ZDNet.com  LINK

Hace ya bastante tiempo desde que General Motors dió luz verde al nuevo Cadillac CTS-V Coupé y gracias a las últimas noticias publicadas ya podemos decir que estamos más cerca de poder ver en vivo este nuevo modelo.

Cadillac ha confirmado mediante una nota de prensa que el CTS-V Coupé hará acto de presencia en el próximo Salón de Detroit.

Por otra parte, os recordamos que este vehículo contará con un motor V8 de 6.2 litros y 556 CV de potencia. Seguiremos atentos por si se filtra algún tipo de información.

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From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:

Some critics charge that the new policies pursued by President Obama and the 111th Congress generated the huge federal budget deficits that the nation now faces. In fact, the tax cuts enacted under President George W. Bush, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the economic downturn together explain virtually the entire deficit over the next ten years

As Ezra Klein notes, Congressional Republicans want to use the huge deficits to browbeat the Democrats into…what, exactly? More tax cuts? Bigger deficits? Electoral defeat, yes, but there doesn’t seem to be any realistic plan coming out of the minority to budget responsibly. In fact, short term frugality (through near-term spending cuts) will lead to a crippled recovery, and therefore a larger deficit in absolute terms along with a smaller economy for the coming decade.

That’s not fiscal conservatism. That’s holding your breath to try to get your way.

It wasn’t for nothing that I asked these questions yesterday (and some of the responses were very helpful). Over at the Science Progress blog, I’ve now done a full piece about what happened in science in 2009, which includes observations like these:

It was a year of complete U-turns in science policy. President Barack Obama reversed George W. Bush’s dramatic restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, and the first 13 new stem cell lines were approved for federally funded research since 2001. Meanwhile, the Obama Environmental Protection Agency moved to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, finding that they do indeed endanger the public.

It was also the year of the first-ever passage, by a 219-212 margin in the U.S. House of Representatives, of a cap-and-trade bill that would cut domestic greenhouse gas emissions—but not the year for any parallel action in the U.S. Senate.

It was the year that everyone seemed to own an iPhone and use the word “app” in regular conversation. It was the year Twitter went from being a mere annoyance to the epitome of web-based communication.

It was a year that saw the very first Nobel laureate scientist assume a cabinet position, in the figure of U.S. Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu.

It was the year of….many, many, many other things, some funny, some outrageous, some profound. Read here for the whole list, and leave comments about anything you think may have been left out!

From The Big Picture:

President Obama met with a dozen small banks yesterday, urging them to keep lending.

He did not have to tell that to this group — about 6500 mostly AAA rated, regional and community banks — who have been happily lending away. Its how they earn their money.

The larger banks, on the other hand, are the ones who have cut back lending dramatically. This is especially true of the 10 biggest banks.

Why?

It’s the rational thing to do.

These banks STILL have too much debt, too little capital. They books are festooned with bad loans, which, thanks to our corrupt Congress, they no longer have to disclose appropriately. Thanks to Mark-to-Make-Believe, they can pretend these assets are worth near what they paid for them. In reality, they cannot sell them even at 50% off.

Lending money is a risky business; there is the possibility of loss. Under-capitalized banks cannot take that chance. By not lending, their capital base goes up. IT is the rational thing to do from their perspective.

Rather than engage in traditional money lending, these banks have decided to simply borrow from the Fed at 0%, and make risk free loans to the Treasury at 3%.

And, these banks are not lending because the way the Fed/Treasury bailouts were structured, they are encouraged NOT TO LEND.

Why? They need to rebuild their capital levels after 30 years of declining safeguards and capital ratios.

This is yet another unintended consequence of bailing reckless bankers from their folly. Their place in the economy is so distorted, as to become nearly economically meaningless . . .

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Sugar! This complete list of the top-performing commodities of the decade comes via The Oil Trader’s blog.

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Your Christmas travel plans just got screwed.

The AP reports:

Amtrak says power problems have halted trains coming in and out of New York City.

Amtrak spokesman Clifford Cole says a low voltage problem near North Bergen, N.J., forced the railroad to halt trains into and out of New York’s Penn Station at around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.

He says he doesn’t know what caused the problem.

New Jersey Transit spokesman Dan Stessel says trains on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line and Midtown Direct are affected.

Some trains are stranded just outside Penn Station. Others are stuck between Newark and New York City.

Stessel says the trains have enough electricity to power the lights and heat but not the engines.

Trains and buses run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are honoring New Jersey Transit rail passes.

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• Police Called In To Handle Traveler Riot at JFK
• Amtrak Loses $32 Per Passenger
• Amtrak Ridership Drops By A Million Passengers

Hoodialyte is “the silver bullet that gives you the edge to make it through the whole day of dieting” (website). This Hoodialyte review will explore the ingredients contained in Hoodialyte as well as discuss the cost in order to help you decide if this is the right product for you.

Hoodialyte Ingredients

Vitamin C (1 mg) is important to good health, but it does not cause weight loss.
Sodium (2mg) does not cause weight loss.
Energy Blend 1750 mg
L-Carnitine has not proven to significantly contribute to weight loss.
L-Tyrosine has been proven to contribute to weight loss when included in doses of 500 to 1500 mg per day. Since Hoodialyte fails to list how much Tyrosine it contains, this Hoodialyte review is unable to determine if the amount of Tyrosine contained in Hoodialyte is enough to contribute to weight loss.
Malic Acid has not been proven an effective diet pill ingredient.
Hoodia Pure Extract (400 mg) is merely hype. There is NO scientific evidence to prove that hoodia actually contributes to weight loss.
Green Tea (150 mg) is a proven diet pill ingredient. When taken in doses of 300 mg per day, green tea does cause weight loss.
Pomegranate Fruit (80 mg) is an excellent antioxidant; it does not cause weight loss.
Acai Fruit (75 mg) is another hyped-up diet pill ingredient. Although acai does contain antioxidants, it does not cause weight loss.
Oolong Tea (75 mg) contains caffeine, which has been proven to contribute to weight loss.
Yohimbine Bark (15 mg) .