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This is how Doubya ruin the country’s image

On his way to the Beijing Olympics, President Bush expressed “deep concerns” for the state of human rights in China.

What would President Bush say if, heaven forbid, the Chinese were as rude as he is and asked Mr. Superpower why the land of “freedom and democracy” has one million names on a watch list. China with a population four times as large doesn’t have a watch list with one million names.

More detail at -> http://www.populistamerica.com/do_you_feel_safe_now

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August 11th, 2008 | Posted in Reference | No Comments

I Recommend TED - Ideas worth spreading

Ted

Just a week ago, my buddy Benny recommend me to watch Ted.com. “It’s an Ideas Worth Spreading” he said. And it is.

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. This yearly conference used to be shared among exclusive members, what happens there has never been shared until now.

The site has more than 200 interesting archives. The convenient way to watch the thread is to subscribe with their feeds.

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July 7th, 2008 | Posted in Internet, Reference | No Comments

Microsoft - Yahoo.. no deal

This morning I found a headlines (still burried) or hasn’t made popular in Reddit.com. It’s official, Microsoft withdraw the offer to Yahoo. A talks that buzzing around for the last 3 months,  end up with nothing but benefits the big brother : Google.

I read the article from Tech Crunch, they also posted Steve’s email directed to Jerry Yang of Yahoo!

May 3, 2008

Mr. Jerry Yang
CEO and Chief Yahoo
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Dear Jerry:

After over three months, we have reached the conclusion of the process regarding a possible combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!.

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May 5th, 2008 | Posted in Reference | No Comments

Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur

Are you an entrepreneur? (Repost from here)

You might be. Inside you there just might be an entrepreneur waiting to tear out.

Here are the top 10 ways to know if you’re an entrepreneur. (And for those of you that are already entrepreneurs, you can nod your head as we go along…Or disagree with me! Or add your own points!)

  1. You’re passionate. Passion counts for a whole lot when it comes to being an entrepreneur. Without it, you’re dead before you even start.
  2. You’re always looking for opportunities. Entrepreneurs are opportunity-seekers. Everything is an opportunity. Failures are even an opportunity.
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February 13th, 2007 | Posted in Reference | No Comments