In fine, RIM has been toast, and now the two Co-CEOs have admitted it is toast.

See RIM Replaces CEOs as it Struggles to Answer Apple - Bloomberg.

Perennially allotting some time to do a bit of reading of novels in English is one good way to meet interesting and worthwhile new words, as well as to maintain or improve one's English proficiency.

Does democracy only varnish capitalism in the U.S.?

And, which one is the real ultimate top priority in the U.S., capitalism (free enterprise and free trade) or democracy?

An errant strand of hair falls over J's forehead. J's heart knows the lows. And he sighs.

Perhaps the later half of 2012 will see the pick up of the economies of the U.S. and Canada. It'll be the time to crush it.

J wants to talk with his wounds, softly.

Now we're seeing the twilight of RIM, the flagship hi-tech company of Canada. Analogously, how long will we wait before seeing the twilight of the currently booming energy industry of Alberta, Canada?

Personally I always think that a developed country can't largely depend on natural resources for prosperity. Maybe I'm ignorant about the energy industry, though.

Rudely I came, courteously I'll go. :-)

An ulcer for the human kind is the existence of nuclear weapons and the seemingly ongoing nuclear proliferation.

If you think about it, you'll feel that we live in a precarious world, where a nuclear bomb may blow for whatever reason which is utterly beyond rationality's control.

Knock the wood.

Such an apt expression by Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher once said:

To those waiting with bated breath for that favourite media catchphrase, the 'U-turn', I have only one thing to say: "You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning."

Wow.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_lady's_not_for_turning .

I like the general quietness of Canadians. That lets everyone do his own thing and keeps him free from intrusions of noises.

Sourcing and procuring popular products is definitely a business competitive advantage.

对于有销路或畅销的产品，就每一笔消费者的交易来说，有库存现货的商家可以增加营收、扩大市占率。

而没有现货的商家会 suffer 一系列的后果。

Heineken made my night.

Some people expend a lot of their off-work hours and their money on speculating (albeit they call it 'investing') in the stock market, you know, buying and selling.

Essentially, they are spendthrifts, with a pipe dream of getting significantly richer by speculating, which has proven to be just a pipe dream, perennially, in the society.

I've been comparing many ebook reader apps for Android.

I like the Aldiko one.

My Android phone is the Motorola Milestone, so there's not a lot of memory available for me now. Otherwise, I'd also go with Kindle for Android by Amazon, which is apparently a sleek ebook reader app and whose feature set looks excellent.

Many of the jobs in big companies are cut-and-dried. And they are far removed from the real market.

The abatement of Kodak is so tragic.

See http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-17/kodak-and-the-brutal-difficulty-of-transformation.html .

实际上，很多创业的男人，午夜低回的时候，总有一些伤不起的感慨。

多年以前，有部日本电影，叫做《伤痕累累的勋章》。多好的名字。

Having to deal with constant snow and freezing rains is a pleurisy of living in Montreal.