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DFN: Is Free / Fast Broadband WiFi good for society? Is think this is / should be a private sector venture. Broadband for All May Not Be as Urgent as Many Say November 29th, 2009 by Andrea Dimaio – A Gartner Blog http://blogs.gartner.com/andrea_dimaio/2009/11/29/broadband-for-all-may-not-be-as-urgent-as-many-say/ For those who have been in this business for a while, calls [...]
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The Geopolitics Of The Dubai Debt Crisis: It’s Iran vs. The United States John Carney|Nov. 28, 2009, 6:36 PM | 15,427 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-geopolitics-of-the-dubai-debt-crisis-its-iran-vs-the-united-states-2009-11 The role of Iran may be the most overlooked in the Dubai debt crisis. Of all the states of the United Arab Emirates federation, Dubai has maintained the closest ties to Iran. Indeed, [...]
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DFN: Not so sure these are ‘simple’ techniques, I’ve been using a far simpler ‘proprietary’ technique that I’ve developed over the years the establishes a per share value, and also the companies "free cash flow / share" using readily available information from Yahoo Finance. I insist on a ‘value’ that is 50% or less of [...]
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DFN: Good tips for how to portray yourself in an interview. 5 Ways Body Language Can Cost You The Job Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:44 PM PST By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Debra Wheatman What your body conveys can tell far more about your feelings than you suspect. How you stand, your eye contact (or lack thereof), [...]
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DFN: I’m in the midst of evaluating alternatives for paying off student loans I incurred to pay for the education of my two sons who went to Berkeley and Sonoma State. Paying off student loans requires smart decisions The average college student carries a record debt load of more than $23,000. Above, Stanford University. (Al [...]
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DFN: Clearwire is a ‘subsidiary’ of Sprint, with significant investment from Intel and Google; Clearwire = mobile WiFi. They’ve taken what might be described as a ‘build it they will come’ approach. Revenues in Q32009 running at $69M, SG&A @ $338M, cash @ $1.9B (+), PPE @ $1.9B, equity at ($2.8B). Operating Cash Flow ($117M); [...]
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DFN: My family and I are going out to get our Christmas Tree today, at a tree farm in Alhambra Valley (border between Lafayette & Martinez). Keeping a tree farm in the family John Burgess/The Press Democrat Adam Parks started working for his grandfather at the Victorian Tree Ranch in Sebastopol when he was just [...]
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