Saturday, March 5, 2011

DailyMarkets.com - Tablet PC Competition Heats Up

DailyMarkets.com - Tablet PC Competition Heats Up


Tablet PC Competition Heats Up

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST

03/05/10 The Apple iPad 2 will go on sale on March 11, nearly a month ahead of the RIM BlackBerry … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


Gender Differences In Ability Vs. Achievement

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:51 AM PST

Here’s an interesting explanation for gender differences in ability vs. achievement,  from “The Trouble With Bright Girls” in the Huffington Post:

“Psychologist Carol Dweck (author of “Mindset”) conducted a series of studies in the 1980s, looking at how Bright Girls and boys in the fifth grade handled new, difficult and confusing material.

She found that Bright Girls, when given something to learn that was particularly foreign or complex, were quick to give up; the higher the girls’ IQ, … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


$1 Coin Would Save $5.5 Billion, Let’s Do It

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PST

According to this new government (GAO) study:

“Replacing the $1 note with a $1 coin could save the government approximately $5.5 billion over 30 years. This would amount to an average yearly discounted net benefit—that is, the present value of future net benefits—of about $184 million. However, GAO's analysis, which assumes a 4-year transition period beginning in 2011, indicates that the benefit would vary over the 30 years.  The government would incur a net loss in the first 4 … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Credit Cards and Best CD Rates


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