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Steve Jobs dies at 56
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Apple Inc. said late Wednesday that the company's founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs has died. Jobs was 56. "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance...
Smishing and Vishing: Scammers are targeting your cell phone
Are you familiar with the terms smishing and vishing? They’ve been around for a few years now, but they’re not as common as email phishing and haven’t been given as much attention. Both smishing and vishing are variations on the phish theme: smishing...
G-20 refuses to back US push on China’s currency
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to back a U.S. push to make China boost its currency's value, keeping alive a dispute that raises fears of a global trade war amid criticism that cheap Chinese exports are...
Entrepreneurs Can Change the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0
Happy Birthday to Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, among the hills of Virginia, on this day in 1743.   By far one of my favorite founding fathers, he is also one of my favorite authors of quotes. Jefferson distinguished himself as a horticulturist, statesman...
Want to know where your bail-out money went?
If you are like me, you are probably wondering exactly where did the $350B of the first round of TARP money go. Well that’s one of the Financial Industries closest guarded secrets; however the Washington Times reported today that some of that money...
Pay No Tax For Two Months?
I received this article today from my wife DeLeesa , she seems to think it might have merit. Although I agree with her that the idea does have merit. I am concerned with how it actually would work. First, I am sure that larger companies are not able to...