Is Ukraine's Crimea the Next Flash Point With Russia? - US News and World Report

Is Ukraine's Crimea the Next Flash Point With Russia? - US News and World Report: "Moscow's relations with Ukraine have been strained since the 2004 Orange Revolution, in which pro-western Viktor Yushchenko won an election runoff after hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians protested the allegedly fraudulent victory of his Kremlin-backed rival. Like Georgia's western-oriented leader, Yushchenko has been pressing hard and very publicly for his country to join NATO, a move that infuriates the Kremlin. Next week, Vice President Dick Cheney is due to visit Georgia and Ukraine as a high-profile sign of Washington's support."

20 Reasons to Kill Corporate Taxes - Capital Commerce (usnews.com)

20 Reasons to Kill Corporate Taxes - Capital Commerce (usnews.com): "1) The United States has the second-highest corporate tax rate in the world, just shy of 40 percent when you combine state and federal taxes.

2) The U.S corporate tax rate is 50 percent higher than the average for Organization for Economic Coordination and Development member states.

3) Japan, the country with the highest corporate tax rate, is thinking about cutting its rate.

4) Some 70 percent of the corporate tax burden is borne by workers in the form of lower wages and fewer high-paying jobs."
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Trulia's New iPhone House Finder

Trulia's New iPhone House Finder: "The free software application uses navigation technology to summon data and displays the results on an interactive map. It lets users call up such information as price, photos, square footage, and number of bedrooms. Another tap of the screen sends a call or e-mail directly to the listing agent. 'It's all about convenience,' says Trulia CEO Pete Flint"

Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo -- and why you should care

Opinion: Why Google has lost its mojo -- and why you should care: "Worse yet, he warned that Google's engineers care more about the 'coolness' of a service than about the service's effectiveness. 'The culture at Google values 'coolness' tremendously, and the quality of service not as much,'"

Einstein

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Put Your Favorite Quote to Work - Outside Voices: Careers (usnews.com)

Put Your Favorite Quote to Work - Outside Voices: Careers (usnews.com): "The real power of that quote comes when we ask ourselves, 'OK, what does that mean to me? More specifically, what does that mean to me today? Right here, right now? What decisions do I need to make day in, day out to actually put the meaning of that quote into action?'"

Yes, your goofy e-mail address says something about you

Yes, your goofy e-mail address says something about you: "Scientists at the University of Leipzig have taken a close look at these questions, and yes, they say, people really do judge others based on the e-mail addresses they choose. What's more interesting, however, is that these judgments tend to be right."

Frankly Speaking: Education has to be more than a paper chase

Eventually, that paper will lose its value, too. That'll happen because the money will attract paper-chasers, and we'll end up with a glut of people with IT-related master's degrees -- and nothing else to offer.

Auto Beat - BusinessWeek

Auto Beat - BusinessWeek: "The Wall Street Journal today published a story stating, according to un-named sources, that Chrysler is in talks with Japanese automaker Nissan to essentially supply the Auburn Hills, MI carmaker with mid-sized cars derived from the Nissan Altima."

Skype won't say if it decrypts VoIP calls

The encryption of Skype voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone calls might not be as secure as you think.

Tech Beat That iPhone Nano Rumor .... - BusinessWeek

Tech Beat That iPhone Nano Rumor .... - BusinessWeek: "That old rumor – that Apple would introduce a stripped-down version of the iPhone – is being floated again. This Sunday, Daily Mail has run a story citing sources close to Apple who claim the company will release iPhone Nano by Christmas. The gadget would allow for listening to music and phone calling, but won’t offer mobile Internet connectivity, according to the report. It’s supposedly destined for the prepaid market."

Facebook's Fire Sale

Facebook's Fire Sale: "Still, there are several reasons Facebook is probably worth less than the $15 billion trumpeted at the time of the Microsoft deal last year. For starters, the public equity markets have gotten crushed over the last year, driving down the value of companies from Google to Apple (AAPL). Skittish investors have also lost their appetite for IPOs, with only a few so far this year."

FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment - Repel the calls to contain competitive markets

FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment - Repel the calls to contain competitive markets: "The surprise of recent months is not that global economic growth is slowing, but that there is any growth at all. The credit crunch of the past year has not followed the path of recent economically debilitating episodes characterised by a temporary freezing up of liquidity – 1982, 1989, 1997-8 come to mind. This crisis is different – a once or twice a century event deeply rooted in fears of insolvency of major financial institutions."

Nissan научит водителей правильно дав�

Система, получившая название "экопедаль" (ECO Pedal), постоянно следит за тем, как водитель нажимает на педаль газа. Обнаружив излишнее усилие, при котором топливо расходуется в большем объеме, чем это необходимо для плавного разгона, срабатывает механизм обратного нажатия. По желанию водителя система может быть отключена.