Links for 2014 12 03

Added on by C. Maoxian.

Zillow Accused of Subjecting Female Employees to "Sexual Torture"  

SPENCER BEEN QUIETER OF LATE

93 all time highs 2014 12 02  

Berkshire Hath Hld B 
Procter & Gamble Company 
Walt Disney Company 
Amgen Inc 
Unitedhealth Group Inc 
Celgene Corp 
21St Century Fox Class A 
21St Century Fox Class B 
Medtronic Inc 
Abbott Laboratories 
Costco Wholesale Corp 
Prudential Public Limited Company 
Express Scripts 
Fedex Corp 
Mckesson Corp 
Covidien Plc. 
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 
Automatic Data Processing 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals 
Stryker Corp 
Archer Daniels Midland Company 
Aetna Inc 
PPG Industries 
Ameriprise Financial Services 
Seagate Technology. 
Edison International 
Amerisourcebergen Corp 
Omnicom Group Inc 
Zimmer Holdings 
Autozone 
Charter Communications 
O'Reilly Automotive 
Xcel Energy Inc 
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 
Northeast Utilities 
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp 
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc 
C.R. Bard 
Carmax Inc 
Hospira Inc 
H&R Block 
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. 
Energizer Holdings 
Petsmart Inc 
Dentsply International Inc 
Darden Restaurants 
Alleghany Corp 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp 
Alliant Energy Corp 
Ingredion Inc 
Factset Research Systems Inc 
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 
Gentex Corp 
Sirona Dental Systems 
Springleaf Holdings Inc 
Erie Indemnity Company 
Retail Properties of America 
Catalent Inc. 
First American Corp 
Berry Plastics Group Inc 
Portland General Electric Company 
La Quinta Holdings Inc. 
WGL Holdings Inc 
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor 
Fair Isaac and Company Inc 
One Gas Inc. 
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc 
American Realty Capital Healthc 
Comscore Inc 
Ptc Therapeutics Inc 
Sonic Corp 
Spansion Inc 
Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc 
M/A-Com Technology Solutions Ho 
Smart 
Hawaiian Holdings 
Depomed Inc 
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc 
New Media Investment Group Inc. 
Eros International Plc 
Nevro Corp 
Aac Holdings Inc. 
IGI Laboratories 
Otonomy Inc. 
Ardelyx Inc. 
America's Car-Mart 
P.A.M. Transportation Services 
Reading International Inc 
Allied Motion Technologies 
First Financial Northwest 
Scynexis Inc 
Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.

China’s Brave Underground Journal—II by Ian Johnson | The New York Review of Books  

"to many Chinese people of a certain age, the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University conjures up another image—that of a group of fanatical girls torturing their vice-principal to death. For years, the event has been of interest to foreign scholars of the Cultural Revolution" 

PROBABLY HAPPENED HUNDREDS (THOUSANDS?) OF TIMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

How To Bribe Your Way Into The Chinese Government  

HUFFPO ... TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY

Joys of minimalism[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn  

anything that doesn't "spark joy" is to be touched, thanked and ceremonially sent on its way toward a better life elsewhere 

BIN IT!

Mathias Braschler's and Monika Fischer's Chinese Portraits - NYTimes.com  

EVERYONE'S AN EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHER IN THE DIGITAL AGE, BUT THE LIGHTING IS GOOD

Silence  

DAMN, THAT'S A WORK OF ART ... INSIDE THE CCTV PANTS BLDG APPARENTLY

U.S. Price of Natural Gas Delivered to Residential Consumers (Dollars per Thousand Cubic Feet)  

  2014 9.27 9.77 10.72 11.85 13.71 16.08 17.19 17.39 16.29

Guide to Heating, Electricity, Water, and Gas Policies and Procedures - eBeijing.gov.cn  

Household 

2.05 

WRONG, IT IS NOW 2.28, AN 11% JUMP

Siobhan Gorman Leaving The Wall Street Journal -- And Journalism  

FROM HACK TO FLACK

China to send artists to live in grassroots communities - Xinhua | English.news.cn  

"These literary and art workers should live among the masses for at least 30 days, it said." ... HOW ABOUT WEEKS OR MONTHS? THROWBACK TO THE BAD OLD DAYS

Fall of the Bond King: How Gross Lost Empire as Pimco Cracked - Bloomberg  

"When he ended to a standing ovation from the audience, including Hodge and Ivascyn, at least one executive declined to rise. Thimons, a managing director outspoken in his objections to Gross’s leadership, disagreed with his comments and refused to stand, according to a person who was present."

PLACE SOUND SERIOUSLY SCREWED UP

Fed Leak Tipped Traders to Historic Stimulus Move, Prompted Secret Inquiry - Bloomberg  

Firms like Medley try to glean information and insights about policy-making for hedge funds and other clients. 

Medley issued its FOMC report on Oct. 3, 2012, one day before the Fed released its minutes. People who received the Medley report could have positioned to profit from a decline in U.S. Treasury security prices that followed the Fed’s official release.

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30297497  

America doesn’t have an education problem, it has a class problem qz.com/301594 via @qz 

Q. and A.: James Leibold on Ethnic Policies in China nyti.ms/1rPUprJ "We welcome tourists. It’s an open city. Welcome to Hotan city!”