U.S. Economy

U.S. Economy

When the United States sneezes, an economists' proverb says, the rest of the world catches a cold.

Between 1995 and 2005, the United States accounted directly for one-third of global economic expansion, according to the nonprofit Council on Competitiveness. Between 1983 and 2004, soaring U.S. imports added nearly 20 percent of the increase of the world's exports. "Developing countries accounted for an increasing share of U.S. exports, 32.8 percent in 1985 versus 47.0 percent in 2006," a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report says. "Developing countries accounted for 34.5 percent of U.S. imports in 1985 and 54.7 percent ... in 2006." Link>>>>>

E-Commerce

The convergence of computer and telecommunications technologies has revolutionized how we get, store, retrieve, and share information. Consumers now routinely use computer networks to identify sellers, evaluate products and services, compare prices, and exert market leverage. Electronic commerce (e-commerce) are business processes which shift transactions to the Internet. E-commerce is growing at a rapid rate. The value of e-commerce transactions, while still small relative to the size of the U.S. economy, continues to show strong growth despite a recent economic downturn. More significant than the dollar amount of these transactions, however, are the new business processes. Many new Internet-based companies and traditional producers of goods and services are working to transform their business processes into e-commerce processes in an effort to lower costs, improve customer service, and increase productivity, with varying degrees of success.
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Top 10s and More.

What are the best- and worst-rated cars and automakers in fuel economy, initial quality, customer service and other categories? Check the rankings before deciding on your next vehicle. Link........

Plot

From left to right: Chick Hicks, Lightning McQueen, and The King.

The last race of the Piston Cup stock car racing season ends in a three-way dead heat between retiring veteran Strip "The King" Weathers, perennial runner-up and dirty fighter Chick Hicks, and the self-centered rookie Lightning McQueen. A tiebreaker race is scheduled for one week later at the Los Angeles International Speedway. McQueen, eager to start practice in California as soon as possible in order to become Piston Cup champion and take The King's place as the sponsored car of the lucrative Dinoco team, pushes his driver Mack to travel all night long. Mack tries to avoid falling asleep, but becomes a victim of a gang of reckless street racers, subsequently causing the sleeping McQueen to roll out of the back of the truck unnoticed. Waking up in traffic, McQueen speeds off to find Mack, but becomes lost and ends up in the run-down town of Radiator Springs. A mishap with the local sheriff causes McQueen to inadvertently tear up the town's main road. McQueen is arrested then tried the next day by the town's judge and doctor, Doc Hudson, who at first wants him to leave immediately; at the insistence of local lawyer Sally Carrera, Doc instead sentences him to repave the road as community service.

Testing the American Jets: F106

Reproduced from : AEROPLANE MONTHLY

Legendary fighter- and test-pilot Roland 'Bee' Beamont, who died on November 19 2001, was a distinguished RAF 'Battle of Britain' pilot. He went on to fly Typhoons and Tempests over Europe and subsequently to became English Electric's chief test pilot. 'Bee' took the Canberra and the Lightning through their test programmes and later piloted the ill-fated TSR.2 on its maiden flight. He flew numerous British and American jet types in the course of his career and, during the 1980s, recounted his experiences for 'Aeroplane Monthly' readers in a series of detailed articles. Details----->

The Blogger Tips to be sold at 1 Million Dollar

The Blogger Tips to be sold at 1 Million Dollar

I have decided to sell this site TheBlogertips.com at USD 1 Million. Anybody interested in this deal may contact me at laikweelin at gmail dot com or http://thebloggertips.com/contact/ Thanks!

Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2008

Technorati State of the Blogosphere 2008

Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2008 report which has been released in five consecutive daily segments. Since 2004, the Technorati annual study has unearthed and analyzed the trends and themes of blogging, but for the 2008 study, Technorati resolved to go beyond the numbers of the Technorati Index to deliver even deeper insights into the blogging mind. For the first time, they surveyed bloggers directly about the role of blogging in their lives, the tools, time, and resources used to produce their blogs, and how blogging has impacted them personally, professionally, and financially. The technorati bloggers were generous with their thoughts and insights. Link>>>>>