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		<title>Automaker CEOs Leverage Worker&#8217;s Jobs in Bailout Bid</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/11/19/automaker-ceos-leverage-workers-jobs-in-bailout-bid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a shameful display of corporate greed and ineptitude, the &#8220;Big 3&#8243; Automaker CEOs warned Congress of a &#8220;national catastrophe&#8221; and &#8220;millions of layoffs&#8221; if they don&#8217;t receive $25 billion in bailout cash from the American taxpayer!  Singing in unison, GM CEO Rick Wagoner begins by begging for bridge loan to &#8220;span the financial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Emotional Appeal of Change</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/10/23/the-emotional-appeal-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSTRACT:  Change happens.  It is an inevitable part of life and the manner in which we react to change will ultimately determine its level of success.  A review of the books, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson, and Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under any Conditions, by John Kotter and Holger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New and Improved &#8220;New Deal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/10/03/the-new-and-improved-new-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/10/03/the-new-and-improved-new-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=571</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, Congress passed and President Bush signed the new and improved $700 billion Wall Street bailout rescue package.  The package also contains $152 billion in &#8220;unrelated tax breaks and broader tools for federal regulators to deal with the growing economic crisis&#8221; according to the WSJ.  How did the market respond to the passing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Bailout, So Where&#8217;s the Market Crash?</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/30/no-bailout-sowheres-the-market-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/30/no-bailout-sowheres-the-market-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=556</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After failing to pass the pathetic Wall Street bailout plan and a 700-point Dow plunge, the House takes a day off.  So, much for the financial crisis.  It seems to me if this was truly a crisis situation, the lawmakers would forgo their Rosh Ha-Shanah holiday.  After all, the Jewish New Year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain Played Vital Roll in Bailout Plan</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/29/mccains-played-vital-roll-in-bailout-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/29/mccains-played-vital-roll-in-bailout-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=551</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the bailout plan in its current state does not eliminate taxpayer risk, it certainly provides more protection than the Paulson plan the Democrats were originally trying to force down the throats of the American taxpayer.  I asked in a previous post, &#8220;What did McCain do?&#8221;  As it turns out, he did a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Agrees on Bailout Deal</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/28/congress-agrees-on-bailout-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/28/congress-agrees-on-bailout-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wee-hours of Sunday morning, Congress came together on a plan to bailout Wall Street.  We&#8217;re still giving them the money they&#8217;re asking for, but there seem to be a lot of strings attached:

The money would be parceled out in segments, with Paulson receiving $250 billion upon ratification of the plan, $100 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working for the Taxpayer</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/26/working-for-the-taxpayer/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/26/working-for-the-taxpayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the President&#8217;s &#8220;Doomsday Message&#8221;, Democratic finger-pointing and a ridiculous &#8220;on my knees&#8221; gesture by Secretary Paulson, John McCain and Senate Republicans have thwarted, at least temporarily, the government bailout of Wall Street. Wanting to give the American taxpayer a better deal, the Republicans are pushing
&#8220;an alternative plan that, instead of relying heavily on taxpayer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 21st-Century &#8220;New Deal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/25/the-21st-century-new-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/25/the-21st-century-new-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JOS</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like the government is going to bailout Wall Street to the tune of $700 billion.  To the chagrin of Treasury Secretary Paulson, Congress is injecting some prudence into the process by breaking payouts into installments.  The WSJ explains that 
&#8220;Treasury would have access to $250 billion immediately, with another $100 billion to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for E-Commerce-Driven Decision Support Systems</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/22/the-case-for-e-commerce-driven-decision-support-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/22/the-case-for-e-commerce-driven-decision-support-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=521</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A form of knowledge management (KM), a decision support system (DSS) is basically an interactive, flexible, computer-based system that aids in the process of decision-making.  Decision support systems streamline the process of turning decision into action are key to the success of e-commerce.  Within the world of e-commerce, companies have built data warehouses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McCain has a Plan!</title>
		<link>http://shyspeak.net/2008/09/18/mccain-has-a-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://shyspeak.net/?p=512</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John McCain took his strongest economic stand yet in the midst of our tumbling markets.  Calling for the firing of SEC Chairman Christopher Cox for &#8220;betray[ing] the public&#8217;s trust.&#8221;  McCain said the SEC allowed abusive short-selling on company stocks turning &#8220;our markets into a casino.&#8221;  According to the WSJ:
&#8220;Short-sellers have been blamed [...]]]></description>
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