Top 20 Technology Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. Google, Brand Value $Million: 86,057
2. Microsoft, Brand Value $Million: 70,887
3. IBM, Brand Value $Million: 55,335
4. Apple, Brand Value $Million: 55,206
5. Nokia, Brand Value $Million: 43,975
6. HP, Brand Value $Million: 29,278
7. Cisco, Brand Value $Million: 24,101
8. Oracle, Brand Value $Million: 22,904
9. Intel, Brand Value $Million: 22,027
10. SAP, Brand Value $Million: 21,669
11. Dell, Brand Value $Million: 15,288
12. Siemens, Brand Value $Million: 14,665
13. Accenture, Brand Value $Million: 14,137
14. BlackBerry, Brand Value $Million: 13,734
15. Canon, Brand Value $Million: 12,398
16. Samsung, Brand Value $Million: 11,870
17. Yahoo!, Brand Value $Million: 11,465
18. Motorola, Brand Value $Million: 7,575
19. Sony, Brand Value $Million: 6,109
20. Adobe, Brand Value $Million: 6,032

Top 10 Bootled Water Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. Evian, Brand Value $Million: 768
2. Perrier, Brand Value $Million: 673
3. Aquafina, Brand Value $Million: 623
4. Volvic, Brand Value $Million: 510
5. Pure Life, Brand Value $Million: 455
6. Dasani, Brand Value $Million: 447
7. Poland Spring, Brand Value $Million: 355
8. Levissima, Brand Value $Million: 331
9. Vittel, Brand Value $Million: 303
10. Contrex, Brand Value $Million: 271

List Behavioral Red Flags Present During Fraud Scheme:

- Unusually close association with vendor / customer
- Wheeler-dealer attitude
- Excessive pressure from within organization
- Living beyond means
- Control issues, unwillingness to share duties
- Refusal to take vacations
- Addiction problems
- Past legal problems
- Irritability, suspiciousness, or defensiveness
- Past employment-related
- Complaining about inadequate pay
- Complaining about lack of authority
- Divorce / family problems
- Financial difficulties
- Excessive family / peer pressure for success
- Instability in life circumstances

Best Tourism Places In Indonesia

The Province/Island that you should visited in Indonesia

1. BALI
2. PAPUA
3. NORTH SUMATRA
4. NORTH SULAWESI
5. KOMODO ISLAND

TOP 20 SELLING COMPUTER GAMES OF 2007 BY UNITS SOLD

TOP 20 SELLING COMPUTER GAMES OF 2007 (BY UNITS SOLD)

1. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BURNING CRUSADE EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

2. WORLD OF WARCRAFT
Rating: TEEN

3. THE SIMS 2 SEASONS EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

4. CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Rating: MATURE

5. SIM CITY 4 DELUXE
Rating: EVERYONE

6. THE SIMS 2
Rating: TEEN

7. COMMAND & CONQUER 3: TIBERIUM WARS
Rating: TEEN

8. THE SIMS 2 BON VOYAGE EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

9. MS AGE OF EMPIRES III
Rating: TEEN

10. THE SIMS 2 PETS EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

11. THE ORANGE BOX
Rating: MATURE

12. WARCRAFT III BATTLE CHEST
Rating: TEEN

13. STARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST
Rating: MATURE

14. BATTLEFIELD 2142
Rating: TEEN

15. THE SIMS 2 DELUXE
Rating: TEEN

16. HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED
Rating: MATURE

17. THE SIMS 2 UNIVERSITY EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

18. THE SIMS 2 H&M FASHION STUFF EXPANSION PACK
Rating: TEEN

19. BIOSHOCK
Rating: MATURE

20. LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE: SHADOWS OF ANGMAR
Rating: TEEN

TOP 20 SELLING VIDEO GAMES OF 2007 BY UNITS SOLD

TOP 20 SELLING VIDEO GAMES 2007 (BY UNITS SOLD)

1. HALO 3*
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: MATURE

2. WII PLAY WITH REMOTE
Platform: Wii
Rating: EVERYONE

3. CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE*
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: MATURE

4. GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK*
Platform: PlayStation 2
Rating: TEEN

5. SUPER MARIO GALAXY
Platform: Wii
Rating: EVERYONE

6. POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

7. MADDEN NFL 08
Platform: PlayStation 2
Rating: EVERYONE

8. GUITAR HERO 2*
Platform: PlayStation 2
Rating: TEEN

9. ASSASSIN'S CREED*
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: MATURE

10. MARIO PARTY 8
Platform: Wii
Rating: EVERYONE

11. POKEMON PEARL VERSION
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

12. MADDEN NFL 08
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: EVERYONE

13. GUITAR HERO 2*
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: TEEN

14. GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK*
Platform: Xbox 360
Rating: TEEN

15. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

16. BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

17. GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK WITH WIRELESS GUITAR Wii
Platform:
Rating: TEEN

18. GOD OF WAR II
Platform: PlayStation 2
Rating: MATURE

19. LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

20. MARIO KART
Platform: Nintendo DS
Rating: EVERYONE

*Includes Collector's, Limited, Legendary, Bundles (Guitar) Editions

Top ten Cyber security tips For Teen, their teacher and family

Top 10 Internet security tips For Teen, their teacher and family
1. Be a responsible cyber citizen.
2. Use anti-virus softwares.
3. Do not open email from unknown source.
4. Use hard-to-guess passwords and keep them private.
5. Protect computers with firewall.
6. Do not share access to your computers with strangers. Learn about file sharing risks.
7. Disconnect from the Internet when not in use.
8. Back-up your computer regularly.
9. Regularly download security protection update “patches”.
10. Help your family to check computer security on a regular basis.

2008 World Red List of Threatened Species

List of Threatened Species 2008

Bowhead whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Bering-Beaufort-Chukchi Sea bowhead whale
Status: Lower Risk/conservation dependent (LR/cd)

Okhotsk Sea bowhead whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Svaalbard-Barents Sea bowhead whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Common minke whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Antarctic minke whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Sei whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Bryde's whale complex
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Blue whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Pygmy blue whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Antarctic blue whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

North Atlantic blue whale
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

North Pacific blue whale
Status: Lower Risk/conservation dependent (LR/cd)

Omura's whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Fin whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Arnoux' beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Baird's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Pygmy right whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Commerson's dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Chilean dolphin
Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Heaviside's dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Hector's dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Maui's dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Beluga whale
Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Cook Inlet beluga whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Long-beaked common dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Short-beaked common dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Black Sea common dolphin
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Mediterranean common dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Gray whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Northwest Pacific gray whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Southern right whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Chile-Peru right whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

North Atlantic right whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

North Pacific right whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Northeast Pacific right whale
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Pygmy killer whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Short-finned pilot whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Long-finned pilot whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Risso's dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Northern bottlenose whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Sothern bottlenose whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Tropical bottlenose whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Boto
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Pygmy sperm whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Dwarf sperm whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Fraser's dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Atlantic white-sided dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

White-beaked dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Peale's dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Hourglass dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Pacific white-sided dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Dusky dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Baiji
Status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) (CR (P

Northern right whale dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Southern right whale dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Humpback whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Arabian Sea humpback whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Oceania humpback whale
Status: Endangered (EN)

Sowerby's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Andrew's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Hubb's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Blainville's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Gervais' beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Gray's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Hector's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Strap-toothed whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

True's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Perrin's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Pygmy beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Stejneger's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Spade-toothed whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Narwhal
Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Finless porpoise
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Yangtze finless porpoise
Status: Endangered (EN)

Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Ayeyarwady River Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Mahakam River Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Malampaya Sound Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Songkhla Lake Irrawaddy dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Australian snubfin dolphin
Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Killer whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Melon-headed whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Spectacled porpoise
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Harbour porpoise
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Baltic Sea harbour porpoise
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Black Sea harbour porpoise
Status: Endangered (EN)

Vaquita
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Burmeister's porpoise
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Dall's porpoise
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Sperm whale
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

South Asian river dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Ganges dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Indus River dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Franciscana
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Rio Grande do Sul/Uruguay franciscana
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

False killer whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Tucuxi
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
Status: Near Threatened (NT)

Eastern Taiwan Strait humpback dolphin
Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Atlantic humpback dolphin
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Pantropical spotted dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Clymene dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Striped dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Atlantic spotted dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Spinner dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Eastern spinner dolphin
Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Rough-toothed dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Shepherd's beaked whale
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
Status: Data Deficient (DD)

Common bottlenose dolphin
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Black Sea bottlenose dolphin
Status: Endangered (EN)

Cuvier's beaked whale
Status: Least Concern (LC)

Top 10 Oil Company Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. BP, Brand Value $Million: 6,346
2. Shell, Brand Value $Million: 4,959
3. Mobil, Brand Value $Million: 1,847
4. Exxon, Brand Value $Million: 1,420
5. PetroChina, Brand Value $Million: 1,373
6. Esso, Brand Value $Million: 1,078
7. Texaco, Brand Value $Million: 1,034
8. Lukoil, Brand Value $Million: 851
9. Chevron, Brand Value $Million: 840
10. Aral, Brand Value $Million: 750

Top 20 Financial Institutions Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. Bank of America, Brand Value $Million: 33,092
2. Citi, Brand Value $Million: 30,318
3. ICBC, Brand Value $Million: 28,004
4. American Express, Brand Value $Million: 24,816
5. Wells Fargo, Brand Value $Million: 24,739
6. China Construction Bank, Brand Value $Million: 19,603
7. Bank of China, Brand Value $Million: 19,418
8. Royal Bank of Canada, Brand Value $Million: 18,995
9. HSBC, Brand Value $Million: 18,479
10. Deutsche Bank, Brand Value $Million: 15,104
11. ING*, Brand Value $Million: 15,080
12. Banco Santander, Brand Value $Million: 14,549
13. Chase, Brand Value $Million: 12,782
14. Goldman Sachs, Brand Value $Million: 11,944
15. Morgan Stanley, Brand Value $Million: 11,327
16. UBS, Brand Value $Million: 11,220
17. Wachovia, Brand Value $Million: 11,022
18. Merrill Lynch, Brand Value $Million: 9,802
19. JP Morgan, Brand Value $Million: 9,762
20. BBVA, Brand Value $Million: 9,457

Top 10 Fastfood Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. McDonald’s, Brand Value $Million: 49,499
2. Starbucks, Brand Value $Million: 12,011
3. Subway, Brand Value $Million: 10,335
4. KFC, Brand Value $Million: 6,100
5. Tim Horton’s, Brand Value $Million: 3,815
6. Pizza Hut, Brand Value $Million: 3,222
7. Burger King, Brand Value $Million: 2,199
8. Taco Bell, Brand Value $Million: 1,914
9. Wendy’s, Brand Value $Million: 1,763
10. Arby’s, Brand Value $Million: 599

Top 10 Cars Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. Toyota, Brand Value $Million: 35,134
2. BMW, Brand Value $Million: 28,015
3. Porsche, Brand Value $Million: 21,718
4. Mercedes, Brand Value $Million: 18,044
5. Honda, Brand Value $Million: 16,649
6. Nissan, Brand Value $Million: 11,707
7. Ford, Brand Value $Million: 10,971
8. Chevrolet, Brand Value $Million: 10,862
9. VW (Volkswagen), Brand Value $Million: 7,143
10. Lexus, Brand Value $Million: 5,759

Top 20 Beer Brands Of The World 2008 (data from Bloomberg)

1. Budweiser, Brand Value $Million: 5,853
2. Bud Light, Brand Value $Million: 4,986
3. Heineken, Brand Value $Million: 4,594
4. Corona, Brand Value $Million: 4,449
5. Stella Artois, Brand Value $Million: 4,199
6. Guinness, Brand Value $Million: 3,078
7. Miller Lite, Brand Value $Million: 2,468
8. Skol, Brand Value $Million: 1,920
9. Amstel, Brand Value $Million: 1,618
10. Beck’s, Brand Value $Million: 1,545
11. Cruzcampo, Brand Value $Million: 1,332
12. Kronenbourg 1664, Brand Value $Million: 1,183
13. Coors Light, Brand Value $Million: 1,163
14. Labatt’s, Brand Value $Million: 1,107
15. Baltika, Brand Value $Million: 1,086
16. Carlsberg, Brand Value $Million: 1,009
17. Brahma, Brand Value $Million: 944
18. Miller Genuine Draft (MGD), Brand Value $Million: 8,85
19. Foster’s, Brand Value $Million: 834
20. Molson, Brand Value $Million: 515

Major Donors Countries to Fight World Drug and Crimes (Total in $US) 2007

Major Donors Countries to Fight World Drug and Crimes (Total in $US) 2007

Australia
5,555,367

Austria
2,327,743

Belgium
165,796

Canada
16,696,656

Denmark
2,790,469

European Commission
21,718,048

Finland
1,202,207

France
3,434,928

Germany
2,611,348

Ireland
2,017,291

Italy
9,653,837

Japan
2,083,425

Luxembourg
1,414,410

Netherlands
9,287,050

Norway
7,254,635

Spain
2,115,913

Sweden
15,054,513

Switzerland
907,968

Turkey
1,000,000

United Kingdom
5,126,211

United States
15,928,673

Republican Platform Committee 2008

Republican Platform Committee 2008

Republican National Committee Chairman
Robert M. ìMikeî Duncan

Chairman
Congressman Kevin McCarthy

Co-Chairman
Senator Richard Burr

Co-Chairman
Senator Richard Burr


Republican Economy Subcommittee: Expanding Opportunity to Promote Prosperity
Chairman: Haley Barbour
Co-Chairman: Santa Mendoza
Co-Chairman: Anthony Sutton


Republican National Security Subcommittee: Defending the Nation, Securing the Peace
Chairman: Heather Wilson
Co-Chairman: L. Scott Lingamfelter
Co-Chairman: Joe NuÒez

Republican Government Reform Subcommittee: Reforming Government to Serve the People
Chairman: Mark Burkhalter
Co-Chairman: Priscilla Rakestraw

Republican Energy Subcommittee: Guaranteeing Energy Independence and a Cleaner Environment
Chairman: Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Co-Chairman: Trey Grayson

Republican Crime & American Values Subcommittee: Protecting Our Families, Preserving Our Values
Chairman: Jane Orie
Co-Chairman: Mike Fair

Republican Health & Education Subcommittee: Advancing a Healthier and More Competitive America.
Chairman: Mary Mertz
Co-Chairman: Steve King


Republican Honorary Vice Chairmen

Ken Blackwell
Lisa Keegan
Marcello Llorente
Bob Martinez
Van Tran


Republican Committee Members

ALASKA
David Boyle
Kim Skipper

ALABAMA
Robert J. Bentley
Martha H. Stokes

ARKANSAS
Jonathan Barnett
Anne Britton

AMERICAN SAMOA
Utu Abe Malae
Salote Lutu Schuster

ARIZONA
Randall Pullen
Shiree Verdone

CALIFORNIA
Kevin McCarthy
Jenifer Russo

COLORADO
Joe NuÒez
Kendal Unruh

CONNECTICUT
Christopher Healy
Santa Mendoza

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Robert McFarlane

DELAWARE
Priscilla Rakestraw
Terry Strine

FLORIDA
John Falconetti
Kathleen King

GEORGIA
Mark Burkhalter
Sue Everhart

GUAM
Felix P. Camacho
Maria S. Connelley

HAWAII
Adrienne King
Willes Lee

IOWA
David Chung
Lisa Smith

IDAHO
Marjorie Chadderdon
Bart Davis

ILLINOIS
JoAnn Osmond
Richard Williamson

INDIANA
James Bopp
Joyce Smith

KANSAS
Sylvia Chapman
Kris Kobach

KENTUCKY
Trey Grayson
Kelly Knight

LOUISIANA
Louis ìWoodyî Jenkins
Sandra McDade

MASSACHUSETTS
Jody Dow
Isaac Mass

MARYLAND
Carmen Amedori
Anthony OíDonnell

MAINE
Philip N. Roy, Jr.
Katherine L. Watson

MICHIGAN
Glenn Clark
Denise Graves

MINNESOTA
Michele Bachmann
Anthony Sutton

MISSOURI
Joy Gerstein
Ron Richard

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Joseph C. Reyes
Ana Sablan Teregeyo

NEVADA
Barbara Cegavske
Ty Cobb

TENNESSEE
Margaret Lambert
Robert Schwartz

NEW YORK
Christopher N. Cox
Alana Sweeny

MISSISSIPPI
Haley Barbour
Jeanne Luckey

TEXAS
Cathie Adams
Kelly Shackelford

MONTANA
Susan Barbisan
Conrad Burns

NORTH CAROLINA
Richard Burr
Mary Summa

NORTH DAKOTA
Sandy Boehler
Gary Emineth

NEBRASKA
Pat Dorwart
Mark Quandahl

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Maureen Barrows
James Merrill

NEW JERSEY
Keith Davis
Alison Littell McHose

NEW MEXICO
Heather Wilson
Sam Winder

OHIO
Mary Mertz
Charles Mifsud

OKLAHOMA
Bunny Chambers
Lynn Windel

OREGON
Donna Cain
Jeff Grossman

PENNSYLVANIA
James McErlane
Jane Orie

PUERTO RICO
Carlos Chardon
Lolita Semidey

RHODE ISLAND
Giovanni Cicione
Susan Story

SOUTH CAROLINA
Mike Fair

SOUTH DAKOTA
Dianne Nelson
Bill Peterson

UTAH
Becky Lockhart
Mark Madsen

VIRGINIA
L. Scott Lingamfelter
Kathy Hayden Terry

VIRGIN ISLANDS
April Newland
Herbert Schoenbohm

VERMONT
Jay Shepard

WASHINGTON
Ann Adams
Jason Bontrager

WISCONSIN
Jennie Frederick
Steve King

WYOMING
Randi Craig
Mike Eathorne


Republican Platform Staff

Steven J. Duffield . . .. . Executive Director
Bill Gribbin . . .. . . Editor
Bob Dove . . . . . Parliamentarian
Chip Roy . . . . . . General Counsel & Chief Clerk
Andy Chasin . . . . . . Senior Policy Adviser
Amber Wilkerson . . . . . . Communications Director
Nick Bouknight . . . . . . Press Secretary
Gregg Edgar . . . Administrative Director
Amanda Braden . . . . Executive Assistant
James Min . . . . . . Counselor to Chairman McCarthy
Andy Moskowitz . . . . Counselor to Co-Chairman Burr
Karen Portik . . . . Graphic Designer
Marcia Brown . . . . . Production

Subcommittee Policy Staff
Mark Esper . . . . . National Security
Neil Bradley . . . . Government Reform
Alex Brill . . . . . Economy
Mike Sommers . . . . . . Economy
Chris Joyner . Energy
Jenny Ware . . . . Health Care & Education
Celia Hartman Sims . . . . . Health Care & Education
Joe Matal . . . . Crime & American Values
Kevin Holsclaw . . . . . Crime & American Values


Internet Team:
Cyrus Krohn, Brian Athey, Jeremy Kenney, and Eric Sherred

Senior Advisers:
Dan Crippen, Norm Cummings, David Hoppe,
Chris Koch, Jim Neill, Anne Phelps, Eric Ueland, and Candi Wolff