Daily Archives: January 12, 2009

Bailout: Financial system working bassackwards

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

… according to Jim Rogers. When businesses fail the competent people are supposed to take over from the incompetent ones. Instead, the government is taking money from the competent people and giving to the incompetent people to continue running their … Continue reading →

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Top management shakeup at Seagate

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Seagate CEO Bill Watkins will have a new job soon, as he relinquished the CEO job to Chariman Steve Luczo today. Seagate said in a statement that Luczo would confer over the next week with Watkins, who’s a 12-year company … Continue reading →

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Laid off at 50

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

The January issue of Money Magazine has an article on handling layoffs for those 50 and older. They list the following web sites as places to find help… bizstartersEncore CareersFive O’Clock ClubGray Hair ManagementRetired BrainsRetirementjobs.com2 Young 2 Retire The article … Continue reading →

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Seagate “hits”

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

I’ve noticed a lot of hits from Seagate folks in Minneapolis, San Francisco and a few from Colorado. Having worked in the disk drive industry I realize it’s a tough industry and although I’m not particularly sympathetic with Seagate top … Continue reading →

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Seagate layoffs imminent

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

The only surprise here is the length of time it took management to finalize the layoffs. One can only hope there is plenty of management included in the RIF. Watkins notes that the company will announce a restructuring sometime this … Continue reading →

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Editorial page changes at the Daily Camera

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Erika Stutzman informs readers of editorial changes at the Daily Camera. Interestingly enough, Bob Greenlee is referred to as a “conservative Republican” while none of the other contributors are referred to as “ liberals or Democrats/Progressives”. I think of Bob … Continue reading →

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Red light camera commentor nails it

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Daily Camera editors, read this comment regarding the Rocky Mountain News coverage of the Denver red light cameras. Why aren’t you doing reporting like this? Brix57 writes: This is perhaps the perfect article of how a local newspaper is supposed … Continue reading →

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It’s all about the money

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

After reading today’s Rocky Mountain News editorial on red light cameras, it’s hard to believe otherwise regarding the City of Denver. Is Boulder any different? I seriously doubt it. A couple of interesting facts are presented in the editorial, such … Continue reading →

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Yellow light timing

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ChrisA

Apparently the length of the yellow light timing has a large effect on the number of violators caught by the red light camera’s. Like duh! The soon to be defunct Rocky Mountain News has taken the City of Denver to … Continue reading →

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