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Business In Thailand - Part 1: The Challenge

2008-09-05 14:16:36 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...tourist Second, business in Thailand can best be described as protectionism with discrimination where the governmenthas placed many barriers to entryto foreigners working and competing in Thailand. Every foreigner must have a work permit and these work permits are expensiveand time consumingto maintain.If you own a business you must pay high...
 
Tags: thailand, visit thailand, thailand progressin, thailand chargethousands, lifein thailand, foreigners, foreigners canown, businessin thailand, business
 
 
 
 
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Bus Defended Against Terrorists Who Want to Reenact the Movie Speed

2008-06-10 12:31:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...tourist buses The technology is designed to prevent a terrorist from ramming a bus filled with people and explosives into buildings or tunnels Private bus companies have received millions of dollars from the Department of Homeland Security for the security systems. It costs $1,500 to equip each bus, with $50-per-bus monthly maintenance costs...
 
Tags: bus, bus drivers, bus companies, decamp bus lines, buses, tourist buses, technology helps, technology, commuter buses
 
 
 
 
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Business In Thailand - Part 1: The Challenge

2008-09-04 14:16:36 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...tourist here. Being a tourist is completely different. Money flows from you, so life in Thailand is fun and friendly, complimentary to the Land of Smiles you have heard about. However, when you are working to have money flow the other direction, flow to you versus away from you, you dont see the Land of Smiles as tourists experience Without...
 
Tags: challenge, business, thailand, business challenge, global business slowdown, thailand chargethousands, foreigners, money, money flows
 
 
 
 
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My Supergeek Moment on the Way to Work

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2007-11-02 22:08:09 by jrjones in Jeff Jones Security Blog
...tourist attraction ) - a beautiful place to live that is about 30 minutes from Microsoft. Quicker drive than my old commute, but physically further out, so that means more gas When Microsoft recently launched the free Connector Bus service , with Snoqualmie Ridge as one of the neighborhoods, I thought that it would be a good opportunity for...
 
Tags: microsoft, microsoft recently, weeks ago microsoft, supergeek moment, moment, snoqualmie, bus, snoqualmie ridge, connector bus
 
 
 
 
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RSA Day 2: Wednesday with JJ & the Engima

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2008-04-14 01:35:30 by JJ in Security Uncorked
...tourist for a day or so but caught up with partners and other event-goers early, making it an especially long week. Wednesday was an eventful day. I have a great Sins of Our Fathers session to share with you, a day with the Enigmas , and the Security Bloggers Party The highlight of the days sessions had to be the Sins of Our Fathers breakout...
 
Tags: security, inherent security risk, day, security bloggers party, dry session, session, enigma, enigma machines, fathers session
 
 
 
 
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Terrorism as a Tax

2008-05-12 06:29:47 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...tourist spending, nearly 200,000 jobs and $16 billion in forgone tax revenue -- and all while the dollar has kept dropping Why? The journal Tourism Economics gives the predictable answer: "The perception that U.S. visa and entry policies do not welcome international visitors is the largest factor in the decline of overseas travelers."...
 
Tags: tax, security, security risks, security countermeasures, security trade-offs, fear tax falls, security lines, beefed-up security forces, percent decline
 
 
 
 
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Mission Statement for Federation

2008-06-26 10:35:35 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...tourist economy. Fear and ill treatment shut down tourism faster than anything short of open warfare. That is bad for all of us. Killing off tourism harms our civilization and impoverishes our cultures. People in civilized states shouldn't routinely treat one another as criminal suspects. I don't want to get done-over for three hours every...
 
Tags: people, clever people brain-, kindly people, platinum visa card, london, mission statement, london economy, card, true global society
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Santa Cruz-Fi, Boingo for Mac

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2008-07-03 11:12:58 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...tourist areas, which is far easier to build and quantify the success of Boingo releases Mac client for its aggregated service: The free GoBoingo for Mac client works with Leopard, at last. Boingo resells U.S. and worldwide service at $22 and $40 per month, respectively, for unlimited use
 
Tags: worldwide service, santa cruz opts, service, mac client, free goboingo, boingo resells, month, micro-fi, city
 
 
 
 
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Deadly Attack on U.S. Consulate in Turkey

2008-07-12 20:37:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...tourist destination. Good value, great climate, interesting bazzars, friendly people - all of the ingredients one seeks when spending their holiday savings. These days howver, visitors need to also weigh up the potential for attack because of their Nationality Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: attack, anti-american terrorist attack, terrorist attack aimed, favourite tourist destination, days, days howver, turkey, holiday savings, visitors
 
 
 
 
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People said China was safe, but danger still lurks in the so-called "safe" places.

2008-08-12 16:06:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog