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Angry Birds in China
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Four Unconventional Insurance Policies
We thought these “weird insurance policies” brought to us by Investopedia.com very interesting. Gives new meaning to the phrase, “this market has (Mariah’s) legs!’ Troy Polamalu’s Hair Troy Aumua Polamalu was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round … Continue reading
Posted in General Interest
Tagged America Ferrera, David Beckham, Mariah Carey, Troy Polamalu, Weird Insurance Policies
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Moneyball
Maybe Billy Beane can do for the U.S. economy what he did for the Oakland A’s and Major League Baseball. This movie looks good. Michael Lewis, who wrote the book on which the movie is based, is now one Big … Continue reading
Seven Days in Utopia
Any golfers out there? Looks like Robert Duvall’s new movie, Seven Days in Utopia, may be the next Legend of Bagger Vance. Should be out this weekend. Can’t wait to see it. (click here if video is not observable)
Quote of the Day: Facebook and Narcissism
Technology Review has a great little piece, Where Is the Facebook for Old People? Here’s the money quote: Where is the online social networking equivalent of the Jitterbug phone? Easy to use, foolproof, and designed, more than anything, to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, General Interest, Quote of the Day, Technology
Tagged Facebook, Jitterbug phone
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Spiegel Unloads on Hedge Funds and the Markets
Nasty article in Der Spiegel, Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets, which helps explain what’s behind the financial transactions tax that was recently introduced by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy. The article opens, The enemy looks … Continue reading
Posted in Black Swan Watch, Economics, Euro, Fiscal Policy, General Interest, PIIGS, Policy, Sovereign Debt, Sovereign Risk
Tagged "pack of wolves", Der Spiegel, Hedge Funds, Markets
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Gorbachev on the End of the Soviet Union – Der Spiegel
Great interview by Der Spiegel with Mikhail Sergeyevich on the final days of the Soviet Union. Click here for full interview. Here are a few nuggets: SPIEGEL: Perhaps you could fill us in on a detail from the decisive … Continue reading
Posted in BRICs, General Interest, Geopolitical, Politics
Tagged Der Spiegel, Gorbachev
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The Book of (Steve) Job(s)
The front and back cover of Walter Isaacson’s new book on Steve Jobs due to be released on November 21st. The date was moved up from March 2011, our guess, to coincide with the iPhone 5 buying frenzy, though some … Continue reading
Great Escape: 63 M Spend 15 min per Day as Pretend Farmers
Cool infographic from the Atlantic on The American Identity According to Social Media. Americans are followers: Nearly half of all Americans are now members of at least one social network, double the proportion of just two years ago. Americans have … Continue reading
Posted in Charts, Demographics, Economics, General Interest
Tagged Farmville, Infographic, Social Media
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How Isaac Newton Really Discovered Gravity
In the spring of 1720 Isaac Newton stated: ‘I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.’ On April 20, accordingly, he sold his shares in the South Sea Company at a 100 percent … Continue reading
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