The Business of Motor Sports Racing
June 9, 2011
Austin GP officials work to convince city officials to approve funding | www.racer.com
The construction is ongoing at the Austin Grand Prix's Circuit of the Americas for next June's inaugural Formula One USGP.
Summer 2012 - US Becomes More Global
June 7, 2011
US Grand Prix (Motorsports) Tickets — Historical InformationFirst run in 1958, the US Grand Prix is one of the only Formula One events still regularly taking place in America. F-1 racing tickets market in the US. Recently, famed driver Michael Schumacher has been the one to beat at the US Grand Prix, having won the event five times in seven years from 2000 to 2006.Track under construction now in Austin, Texas ==>http://formula1unitedstates.com/formula1.html
USA Indicates - Cyber-Attacks Can Constitute an Act of War
May 31, 2011
Pentagon Declars That Cyber-Attacks Can Constitute an Act of War, Deserving an Armed Response | www.popsci.com
During any 24 hour period our firms FMPartnersOnLine.com observes millions of attacks on our servers, primarily from Russia & China designated sites.
May 30, 2011
Global business will do very well getting their message out via the Cycling Tour Season.
Durbin's demise signals interchange's resurrection
May 4, 2011
How Interchange Debate Could Be Affected by Tester s Reelection Race - American Banker Article | www.americanbanker.com
The Banker's article all but predicts a legislative burial of the Durbin interchange amendment of the Dodd-Frank bank reform law. The final Senate vote could well exceed the number that enacted Durbin last year, perhaps garnering 65-70 votes. If so, it will be a slaughter against interchange fee regulation, with broad and long term ramifications for the card networks and their issuers.
Reversal of Fortunes & U-Turns Allowed
May 2, 2011
Reversal of Fortunes & U-Turns Allowed should be given some real thought, since the US economy has been heading in very dangerous directions during recent decade.
Social Security Fund or Fantasy?
March 26, 2011
Boomers Alert! The Incredible Shrinking Social Security Fund -
Debit card fee battle lynchpin to interchange pricing regime
March 8, 2011
Debit Card Fees Bring Lobbyists to Capitol Hill - NYTimes.com | www.nytimes.com
The NYT article updates the effort in Congress to delay, dilute or nix the Durbin law that strictly limits debit card interchange fees. Media coverage two months ago ridiculed the effort. Now it is on the brink of success, improbably with the help of Barney Frank. The article ignores the obvious math in the Senate that favors card issuers: powerful, key Democrats and most Republicans against Durbin. The House is even more against Durbin.
Madison, Wisconsin -US or Egypt?
February 17, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin -US or Egypt? OK - OK I realize this title can be alarming; but that was really the reason why I used it.
Fault Tolerant (FT) Server Industry
January 25, 2011
Various high-transaction based (Stock Market) and critical (FAA) computer applications require Fault Tolerant (FT) servers. For general theory, see fault-tolerant design.
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011
Can Verisk Analytics sell its advisory loss cost products overseas?
November 22, 2011