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	<title>Death of Time &#187; The Economy, Political &amp; Cultural Environment</title>
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	<description>Thoughts of a Communicator About a World in Transition</description>
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		<title>Recent News: The Divergence Between Quantitative And Qualitative Trends Continues.  How Much Longer Can That Continue?</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/15/recent-news-the-divergence-between-quantitative-and-qualitative-trends-continues-how-much-longer-can-that-continue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent news includes statistics that only emphasize the phenomenon I&#8217;ve written about before:  look at quantitative trends and you&#8217;ll be a pessimist but if you look at qualitative trends you&#8217;ll be an optimist.  As you read the following, consider these questions:  How long can statistics such as retail sales keep going down while confidence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Obama Really Wants To Change The &#8220;Foundation&#8221; Of The Economy, He Will Demand A Change In The Current Balance Sheet</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/14/if-obama-really-wants-to-change-the-foundation-of-the-economy-he-will-demand-a-change-in-the-current-balance-sheet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing this article while watching the President give his &#8220;major speech&#8221; at Georgetown University on what is needed to do to create a new foundation for the economy.  He has re articulated how busy he and his administration have been and a number of core beliefs they are bringing to their efforts.  He has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens To The U.S. Economy and Market Rally If Thailand Falls?</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/14/what-happens-to-the-us-economy-and-market-rally-if-thailand-falls/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/14/what-happens-to-the-us-economy-and-market-rally-if-thailand-falls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been concerned for quite some time that the tone of headlines around the world could change from a focus on economic issues to political turmoil.  I originally wrote about this in early March as political protests started to gain a critical mass of sorts: see &#8220;There Is About To Be A Very Significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Things GM Can Learn From NVR About Going Chapter 11: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/14/4-things-gm-can-learn-from-nvr-about-going-chapter-11-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/14/4-things-gm-can-learn-from-nvr-about-going-chapter-11-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=867</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several days ago, I wrote about what I thought General Motors (GM) could learn from NVR (NVR) about going Chapter 11.  The focus of that discussion was how the company successfully communicated their message to their various stakeholders, and the key components that GM should emulate to make their own announcement successfully.  But GM can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Will Be The Next Government To Step Down? What Will It Mean?</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/13/which-will-be-the-next-government-to-step-down-what-will-it-mean/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/13/which-will-be-the-next-government-to-step-down-what-will-it-mean/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On January 26, 2009, Iceland&#8217;s government became the first in the world to step down due to the economic crisis.  Since then, three other governments have stepped down: Latvia (February 20), Czechoslovakia (March 23), and Hungary (March 27 &#8211; well, sort of: in the case of Hungary, the Prime Minister&#8217;s own party forced him to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could We See The De Facto Nationalization Of Government IT Contractors?</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/13/could-we-see-the-de-facto-nationalization-of-government-it-contractors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/13/could-we-see-the-de-facto-nationalization-of-government-it-contractors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recommend a terrific article about the Department of Defense budget being proposed by Secretary Robert Gates with the strong support and influence of the White House. It is entitled &#8220;Gates&#8217; Plan for Acquisitions Is Seen as a Start,&#8221; written by Kevin Baron, a reporter for Stars &#38; Stripes, which describes itself as &#8220;the independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spam Email As An Economic Gauge</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/spam-email-as-an-economic-gauge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/spam-email-as-an-economic-gauge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Doug's Thoughts On New Media]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m getting inundated with emails that somehow get through our spam mail filters.  They basically all start out by telling me that in this economy I am certainly going to want to maximize this or minimize that and these guys really do that well, and click a link to find out more.


These campaigns are usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News About Blackberry&#8217;s New Smart Phone Is Great For All Smart Phone Players</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/news-about-blackberrys-new-smart-phone-is-great-for-all-smart-phone-players/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/news-about-blackberrys-new-smart-phone-is-great-for-all-smart-phone-players/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications & News Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking news:  &#8220;Research In Motion (RIMM) is working on a second-generation touch-screen BlackBerry Storm that could be available through Verizon (VZ) as soon as September, according to UnwiredView.com.&#8221;


The immediate question:  will RIMM be a winner or loser and what will happen to its competitors, such as Apple&#8217;s (AAPL) i-Phone, Google&#8217;s (GOOG) Android, and Microsoft&#8217;s (MSFT) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take A Look At Quantitative Trends And Be A Pessimist; Look at Qualitative Trends And Be An Optimist</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/take-a-look-at-quantitative-trendsand-be-a-pessimist-look-at-qualitative-trends-and-be-an-optimist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/09/take-a-look-at-quantitative-trendsand-be-a-pessimist-look-at-qualitative-trends-and-be-an-optimist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street has some great sayings, notable not simply because they are memorable but because they make major points in just a few words. &#8220;Don&#8217;t try to catch a falling knife.&#8221;  Perfect.  &#8220;Bears make money; bulls make money; pigs get slaughtered.&#8221;  Also spot-on.


&#8220;The trend is your friend&#8221; is a saying that I think is great.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Run A Revolution In The Age Of The Internet? Ask The People Of Moldova. NO. Twitter Them.</title>
		<link>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/08/how-do-you-run-a-revolution-in-the-age-of-the-internet-ask-the-people-of-moldavia-no-twitter-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.deathoftime.com/2009/04/08/how-do-you-run-a-revolution-in-the-age-of-the-internet-ask-the-people-of-moldavia-no-twitter-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dporetz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doug's Thoughts On New Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Economy, Political & Cultural Environment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.deathoftime.com/?p=827</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Readers of my blog know that I believe that the protests that are arising around the world with increasing frequency, more participants and wider support from the population as a whole, could explode into something more than protests.  I&#8217;ve suggested that maybe it makes more sense to ask how this crisis compares to the period [...]]]></description>
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