Links for 2014 10 22

Added on October 23, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Sticker Shock Doesn't Stop the Chinese From Buying iPhones - Bloomberg

"The iPhone 6 goes for 5,288 yuan ($864) at the Apple Store. That's a pricey phone no matter where you're from, but especially in China, where the most popular Xiaomi smartphones go for about a third of the price. Yet, the Chinese are buying iPhones. "

THEY ALSO BUY A LOT OF MERCEDES

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Years Later, CCTV May Finally Be Moving Into Its Headquarters - China Real Time Report - WSJ

MY FAVORITE BUILDING IN BEIJING, MAYBE THE WORLD ... A REAL BEAUTY (covered in dust)

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Britain is a world leader in exporting creeps » Spectator Blogs

"you may remember John Ross, from Socialist Action, a Trotskyist entryist group into the Labour Party. If you do not remember him, your taxes still paid for him. Ken Livingstone hired Socialist Action activists on six-figure salaries because he knew they would be loyal to him in all circumstances: cultishness and subservience to the leader being natural bedfellows. Ross and the rest of the clique went on to take redundancy of around £200,000 a head from the London taxpayers when the voters threw out Livingstone in 2008."

WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED IT?

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China likely will never open all files on painful past, official says | Reuters

NEVER SAY NEVER

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China Nears Deal with Mexico to Export Bullet Trains for First Time -

THEY HAVE SOME REAL KNOW-HOW HERE, INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL

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Monaco Murders Reveal Six Hidden Real Estate Billionaires - Bloomberg

"Pastor told police before she died on May 21 that she had no idea who would want to attack her ... ordered the ambush in order to access the 77-year-old matriarch’s estate" ... SUNNY PLACE FOR SHADY PEOPLE

"owns thousands of apartments in the city-state" ... DON'T TELL BILL GATES ABOUT THESE RENTIERS

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Leveraged Money Spurs Selloff as Record Treasuries Trade - Bloomberg

"The result was a frenzy. U.S. government debt volume surged to an all-time high of $946 billion at ICAP Plc, the world’s largest interdealer broker, more than 40 percent above the previous record. About 11.9 billion shares changed hands on U.S. equity exchanges on Oct. 15, the most since the European debt crisis of 2011." ... HAVEN'T SEEN A (BOND) BUYING PANIC LIKE THAT IN AWHILE

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Republicans Pave Way to All-White Future - Bloomberg View

"deep anxieties" stirred by "brown migrants sneaking over from Mexico,"

WHO'S GOING TO MOW LAWNS AND PICK BEANS THEN?

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McDonald’s Costly Burgers Send Diners to Fancier Rivals: Retail - Bloomberg

"While the company still offers several items for $1, its menu is quietly getting more expensive."

OR THE PACKAGES ARE SHRINKING

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方舟子炮轰周小平满嘴跑火车：他梦游美利坚(图) | www.wenxuecity.com

SCRUBBED FROM WEIBO AND ALL THE OTHER MAJORS IN CHINA

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Minitrue: Fang Zhouzi Digs into Zhou Xiaoping - China Digital Times (CDT)

"President Xi’s praise for Zhou has raised eyebrows on both Weibo [Chinese] and Twitter"

XI IS PROVING THE CHINA FANTASY THESIS CORRECT

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Property: How Beijing has captured China's middle-class

'Chinese planners, real estate tycoons, and citizens alike appear to share a passion for gated communities.'

SI HE YUAN THE ULTIMATE GATED COMPOUND OF COURSE

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Language Log » Rule of / by law

"Conclusion: When fǎzhì 法治 is being used to designate the application of law as it is conceived of by the Chinese Communist Party, I would be very careful always to translate it as "rule by law". When we are referring to the application of law as it is conceived of in the West, then I would be careful to translate it as "rule of law"."

GOOD CONCLUSION

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China Attack Aims at iCloud, Apple’s Service for Storage - NYTimes.com

"“The Chinese government could no longer sniff traffic, so they intercepted that traffic between the browser and the iCloud server,” Mr. Sutton said."

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

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The Taco Bar - Food & Drink - Time Out - Beijing

Open
11.30am-2pm Tue-Fri, 5.30pm-late Tue-Sat, 11.30am-late Sun
Telephone 6501 6026
Travel: Tuanjiehu (Line 10)
English address Unit 10, Electrical Research Institute (Next to Home Plate), Nan Sanlitun Lu, (next to Home Plate) Chaoyang district
Chinese address 朝阳区北京机电院南三里屯路10号

\HOT LUNCH DATE WITH CURLY HAIRED CUTIE NEXT WEEK

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iPhoto for iOS (iPad): Post photos on the web

Post photos on Twitter, Flickr, and Facebook
Sign in to your account, if you haven’t done so already. From the Home screen on your iOS device, tap Settings, and tap Twitter, Flickr, or Facebook. Then enter your account information or create a new account.

Tap a photo, album, or event and tap .

Tap one of the following:

Twitter: Tweets your photo.

Flickr: Adds your photo to your Flickr account.

Facebook: Adds your photo to your Facebook account.

HMMM ERRORS HAPPEN

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PBOC Gives Banks 300 Bln Yuan Reason to Start Lending More -

DOESN'T MATTER, EVERY REAL ESTATE DEAL I'VE EVER SEEN DONE IS ALL CASH, SAME AS IT EVER WAS

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Mike Rohde’s Everyday Carry Gear — Tools and Toys

THE CONTENTS OF ANOTHER BALD BUT GOATEED GEN X GUY'S BAG

WHAT'S IN YOUR PURSE, DEAR?

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You had one job on Twitter: "Good luck cyclists. http://t.co/ahIkEfO3hZ"

NICE GAG

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Jonno Turner on Twitter: "It's cologne. COLOGNE. http://t.co/0f1XcF4PQF"

COLON CLEANSING

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69 all time highs 2014 10 21

Amgen Inc
Unitedhealth Group Inc
Nike Inc
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
CSX Corp
Crown Castle International Corp
Sherwin-Williams Company
L Brands Inc
O'Reilly Automotive
Davita Healthcare Partners Inc
Monster Beverage Corp
Genuine Parts Company
Nordstrom
Hormel Foods Corp
Clorox Company
Netease Inc
Advance Auto Parts Inc
Church & Dwight Company
Markel Corp
Ball Corp
American Water Works
Airgas Inc
Tesoro Petroleum Corp
Snap-On Inc
Hasbro Inc
Extra Space Storage Inc
W.R. Berkley Corp
Domino's Pizza Inc
Springleaf Holdings Inc
Akorn Inc
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
Michaels Companies Inc.
Vectren Corp
Amtrust Financial Services
HSN Inc
Landstar System
Idacorp Inc
Jack In The Box Inc
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc
Knight Transportation
Heartland Express
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor
American Realty Capital Healthc
Receptos Inc
Acadia Realty Trust
Om Asset Management Ltd.
Churchill Downs Inc
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
Kite Pharma Inc.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
Great Western Bancorp Inc.
Consolidated Communications Holdings
National Beverage
Natus Medical Inc
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.
Rentrak Corp
Sage Therapeutics Inc.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc
Chatham Lodging Trust [Reit]
Zoe'S Kitchen Inc.
Heritage Insurance Holdings
Immune Design Corp.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.
Biospecifics Technologies Corp
Pfenex Inc.
Townsquare Media Llc
Atara Biotherapeutics Inc.

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Going to be joining Bloomberg to launch a new markets site and a new TV show. Details here ---> nytimes.com/2014/10/22/bus…

FLATTERY WILL GET YOU EVERYWHERE

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RT @BloombergNews: Markets need $200 billion from central banks each quarter to keep markets afloat, Citigroup says: bloom.bg/1DwnejY

IS THAT ALL?

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More on the supposed breach of user information suffered by iPhone users in China (NYT): ow.ly/D7WMN

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In 2011, 61% of the firearm deaths in America were from suicides. Great @dylanmatt post bit.ly/125Lyfl

HANDGUN BREAKDOWN?

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Smile! Is Zhou Xiaoping the new face of Chinese public opinion? foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/… pic.twitter.com/Qq8n3epbn7

KID HAS A PRETTY MOUTH

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Congrats to Joe W. We’ll miss him. RT @businessinsider: Bloomberg Hires BI EE Joe Weisenthal To Host New TV Show read.bi/1uBa3b0

CLIMBER FOR SURE

The Singing Detective -- Episode 6 (Who Done It)

Added on October 23, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Primal scream. Philip exorcises his demons and is able to walk away ... a happy ending.

Boardwalk Empire -- S05 E07

Added on October 22, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Someone cries Uncle, but it isn't Will.

Hands on Face (I)

Added on October 22, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

There used to be a Tumblr with stock photos of distraught traders. Wonder if it's still around?

Links for 2014 10 21

Added on October 21, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

https://vimeo.com/108704415

CHI YIN "THE PROFESSOR" SIM

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Will Unrest In Egypt Strengthen The Chinese Government? | The Sinocism China Newsletter

"The Chinese leaders are not stupid; quite the opposite in fact. They know that inflation, unaffordable housing, labor issues and corruption are huge problems that may ultimately threaten their rule. Various special interest groups (such as real estate developers, local governments and SOEs) have grown quite powerful and have thwarted progress on some of these issues, especially real estate and further economic liberalization. But the Party has proven itself amazingly resilient over the last six decades, and most analysts underestimate its ability to adapt and neutralize both external and internal threats to its rule."

YES INDEED

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Gadgets have been discontinued - Microsoft Windows

Gadgets are no longer available on our website because the Windows Sidebar platform in Windows 7 and Windows Vista has serious vulnerabilities.

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How to remove Caps Lock indicator from displaying permanently on desktop screen - ThinkPad - Lenovo Support (US)

Solution
To remove the Caps Lock On indicator from displaying permanently on desktop screen.

[Windows XP]

Click Start, then click Control Panel.
Double-click on Display icon, then click on Settings tab.
Click on the Advanced button, then click on On-Screen Display tab.
Under "Indicator settings for NumLock and CapsLock" section, look for "While the numeric lock or caps lock is ON" section, choose the "Show the indicator for a few seconds" option.
Click Apply, then click OK, and click OK to close the window.

BASTARDS RUINED THE OLD THINKPAD

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Woman disappears at Golden Hole on the Russell River, south of Cairns | The Courier-Mail

“It’s a very difficult area (to search), with rocky boulders and thick jungle. It’s a painstaking process.”

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List of newspapers in Australia by circulation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Newspaper City State/
Territory Circulation Owner
Herald Sun Melbourne Victoria 515,500 News Limited
The Daily Telegraph Sydney New South Wales 374,395 News Limited
The Courier-Mail Brisbane Queensland 216,638 News Limited

SEE WHY RUPERT GOT RICH?

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Questions over woman's 17-day bush ordeal | Herald Sun

He says the probability of becoming lost in the area was quite small but possible, adding that it was also possible for someone to survive in the bush for 17 days.

OF COURSE SHE COULD GET LOST, ESP. IF HIGH ... WEIGHT LOSS AND SUNBURN NO JOKE

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Drug psychosis possible explanation for woman’s disappearance | The Courier-Mail

During the search, her mother Deidre Sharrock told The Courier-Mail how she feared her daughter had fallen foul of figures behind an illicit “ice” crime syndicate.

Her partner Heath Cassady reported her missing after they went to “chill out” at the site near Queensland’s highest peak Mt Bartle Frere on September 21. He said the pair had been on a drug and alcohol-fuelled “bender” in Mission Beach in the days before she disappeared.

He said they had argued and he had left his “tired and emotional” lover to walk down the creek to cool off. She followed him, went the wrong way, and ended up lost in dense rainforest.

REAL WINNERS, THIS CREW .. FATTY WITH TATS AND CIGGY (lovely child tho)

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Qld cops wrap-up missing woman case

SHANNON Leah Fraser stumbled out of the bush on Wednesday about 30 metres from the spot where she was last seen on September 21, at a swimming hole south of Cairns. ... Her incredible tale of survival triggered doubts, with police even saying they were confident the extensive search would have located her.

SO IT WAS A PUBLICITY STUNT?

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Familiar Ground : Architectural Digest

ANOTHER BORING BOXSACKIE IN COXSACKIE (hudson a great river though)

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West imposes double standards regarding its own interests - Global Times

Farman Nawaz, a Pakistani columnist and runs an Urdu Weekly newspaper in Pakistan

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Man-in-the-middle attack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

a form of active eavesdropping in which the attacker makes independent connections with the victims and relays messages between them, making them believe that they are talking directly to each other over a private connection, when in fact the entire conversation is controlled by the attacker

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Jules Bianchi Crash - YouTube

OOPH, TV CAMERAMAN NEAREST CAPTURED IT ALL ... ALIVE BUT BRAIN DEAD?

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Deirdre Wang Morris (@deeTVee) | Twitter

DEAR-DRA (Dee for short) ex- @CNBCWorld. Half-Taiwanese-half-Canadian, full financial news geek w particular love/hate for Chinese mkts.

ANOTHER HUNXUE ON TEEVEE

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Ten arts one-liners from “Big Daddy Xi” - China Media Project

IF YOU'RE NOT PICKING UP ON THE LINE THIS GUY IS PUTTING OUT AND MAKING YOUR EXIT PLANS, THEN YOU CAN'T BE HELPED

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25 ALL TIME HIGHS 2014 10 20

Crown Castle International Corp
L Brands Inc
Advance Auto Parts Inc
American Water Works
Navient Corporation
Hasbro Inc
Extra Space Storage Inc
Domino's Pizza Inc
Erie Indemnity Company
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
Csr Plc
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor
American Realty Capital Healthc
New Residential Investment Corp
Consolidated Communications Holdings
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
National Beverage
Ellie Mae Inc
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc.
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc
Zoe'S Kitchen Inc.
U.S. Physical Therapy
Amreit Inc
Tree.Com
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc.

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50 Best Book To Movie Adaptations | TotalFilm.com

The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Road (2009)
...
The Shining (1980)

SLIDESHOW NOT LOADING SMOOTHLY FOR ME

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American Schools Are Training Kids for a World That Doesn't Exist | WIRED

"Being dumb in the existing educational system is bad enough. Failing to create a new way of learning adapted to contemporary circumstances might be a national disaster ... embrace the powerful agency of culture"

DON'T BE DUMB ENOUGH TO WRITE PHRASES LIKE 'EMBRACE THE POWERFUL AGENCY OF CULTURE'

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The Best Gear for Small Apartments | The Sweethome

SHRINKING SPACES ... WONDERFUL NEW NORMAL PIECE

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Steve Vilnit on Twitter: "Want to know what oysters do for the environment? The water in both tanks is the same. The one on the rt has oysters. http://t.co/jLeZ2RRAqo"

TRASH TO TREASURE

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Jason Scott on Twitter: "Social Media at its best. http://t.co/IDDcMsge1M"

KIWI HUMOR

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Dean Murphy on Twitter: "One of the toughest decisions I had to make as a child, was a complete lie...What is even real anymore? http://t.co/03IioVeg64"

NEVER PLAYED MARIO BROS

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Total CEO De Margerie dies in Moscow plane crash, Interfax says bloom.bg/1vEpovK via @BloombergNews pic.twitter.com/hT4TjKrat7

ANYONE ELSE ON PLANE? (only the crew)

"crashed into a snowplow" ... OR THE SNOWPLOW CRASHED INTO THEM, THE STORIES I'VE HEARD OUT OF RUSSIA ARE HORRIFYING, ESP. IN ENERGY SECTOR

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"Twitter started out as a developer-friendly company, then they became a developer-hostile company, and now they're—" marco.org/2014/10/20/wsj…

The problem is still the complete power over an increasingly important communication medium residing in a single company and its single centralized service.

WHOSE PROBLEM?

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What Happens When Second Graders Are Treated to a Seven-Course, $220 Tasting Meal nyti.ms/1xyfNWi "TO VAMPIRES!"

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Hong Kong Leader Reaffirms Tough Stance on Elections and Economic Discontent nyti.ms/1r0I7vZ

On Screen Caps Lock Indicator

Added on October 21, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Really annoying thing with the ThinkPad, the on-screen indicator is *defaulted* to stay on permanently (始終) ... here's the fix:

HOW TO REMOVE CAPS LOCK INDICATOR FROM DISPLAYING PERMANENTLY ON DESKTOP SCREEN - THINKPAD

The Singing Detective -- Episode 5 (Pitter Patter)

Added on October 21, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Nicola, come here. Come back, you bitch. Nicola, come here, come back, you bitch. Nicola, come here you filthy little slut. You disgusting tramp, Nicola, you two-bit rutting whore, Nicola, come here! You heartless bitch! Nicola! Who're you opening your legs for now, you rutting bitch? You filthy bag of filth, Nicola! You whore, come here. You stinking, heartless, rutting piece....

Movies Watched -- Gravity

Added on October 21, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Broke at the one hour mark then couldn't get into it when I came back and ended up fast forwarding to the end ... Sandra Bullock lost a serious amount of body fat for this role but her tits still looked great which makes me wonder if they're real ... she's 50 years old with the body of someone half her age ... anyway, some really spectacular technical wizardy for the space shots, must have been amazing on the big screen ... girl power thing ... if you want to watch a survival movie from 2013 see "All Is Lost" instead. Can't recommend this one but will give it a yellow rating despite fast forwarding.

Netflix After Hours

Added on October 20, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

The other day on Twitter I asked how liquid NFLX was when it crashed since I was away from the desk ... no one replied because I'm followed only by bots and fantasy footballers, so I had to look it up on my own. It fell from 448 to 336 in the first 15 minutes after the close. Must have been impossible to short it as it collapsed. The next morning it opened around $332 and rallied to $360. If trading were easy, everyone would be rich.

Links for 2014 10 20

Added on October 20, 2014 by C. Maoxian.

Bracing: Poor kids who do everything right don't do better than rich kids who do everything wrong wapo.st/1szZO8E @washingtonpost

Rich parents can afford to spend more time and money on their kids ... Affluent parents talk to their kids three more hours a week on average than poor parents ... rich high school dropouts remain in the top about as much as poor college grads stay stuck in the bottom — 14 versus 16 percent, respectively. Not only that, but these low-income strivers are just as likely to end up in the bottom as these wealthy ne'er-do-wells. Some meritocracy.

HOW'S THIS FOR A BIFURCATED AMERICA PIECE? IT HAS *ALWAYS* BEEN THIS WAY, PEOPLE JUST NOTICING NOW

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Fed's Yellen: “The extent and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concern me." federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

BUBBIE FROM BERKELEY

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RT @WSJ: China's property slump is worsening as ailing property sector hits households and industries on.wsj.com/ZBLvpC...

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John Ross, the export that England is NOT so proud of blogs.spectator.co.uk/nick-cohen/201… @beijingcream's expose by @MrRFH discussed

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Hong Kong’s Leader Blames Foreigners for Fanning Protests - Bloomberg buff.ly/1t138Lt

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This Is How Judges Humiliate Pregnant Teens Who Want Abortions

In 11 states, minors who don't get consent from parents are forced to go before a judge to get approval for an abortion.

ARE THEY ALL IN DIXIE? WHAT HAPPENED TO LIVE FREE OR DIE IN NH??

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When Our Troops Are Abandoned and Neglected at Home: 6 Stories | Longreads Blog

OWS SHOULD HAVE ENLISTED THESE GUYS ... THEY HAVE THE SKILLS TO ELIMINATE A LIST OF TARGETS AND ARE HAPPY TO WORK FOR A CAUSE

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Top 10 Apps (measured by Uniques)

FACEBOOK
YOUTUBE
GOOGLE PLAY
GOOGLE SEARCH
PANDORA
GOOGLE MAPS
GMAIL
INSTAGRAM
APPLE MAPS
YAHOO STOCKS (hmmmm that's a surprise, I don't even have that app)

apps charts

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Local Chinese Smartphone Manufacturers

HUAWEI
LENOVO
XIAOMI
ZTE
COOLPAD ...

YOU'RE SEEN AS A LOSER IF YOU CARRY ANY OF THESE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC

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75% of Time with Top 4 Apps

NO DOUBT ... FOR ME TWEETBOT PANDORA POWERPLAYER AND ... DRAGONVALE

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Wages & Salary / GDP

CAPITAL VERSUS LABOR

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Largest Companies By Market Cap

YES, ALIBABA A MONSTER ... AND FACEBOOK NOT FAR BEHIND

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iPhone Manufacturing Cost Breakdown

HARD FOR CHINA TO MOVE UP VALUE ADDED LADDER

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On 'incitement' arrest: what about the right to free speech in Basic Law? Who is monitoring HK internet right now? nytimes.com/2014/10/20/wor…

"INCITING CRIMINAL ACTS"

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Windows Desktop OS Monopoly

THIS IS WHY THEY CAN PISS AWAY MONEY IN EVERY OTHER VENTURE

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Dodgers & Yankees Payrolls

TWO MAJOR MEDIA MARKETS, DODGERS UNDER-BUDGETED FOR LONG TIME, CLASSIC ARB PLAY

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How Teens Rent Movies

THEY DON'T RENT 'EM THEY STEAL 'EM

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Purchase - Lumosity

Yearly
UP TO 5 TOTAL MEMBERS

Promotion Price
USD 8.33 /month
USD 6.70 /month
Total USD 79.96

THE MONEY SHOT

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Lumosity Training Program

1. Memory
Select all aspects of your memory that you want to challenge

Remembering patterns and locations
Associating names with faces
Keeping track of multiple pieces of information in your hea...

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Brain Games & Brain Training - Lumosity

40+ scientific games

Target a wide variety of cognitive skills. We'll help challenge you in the areas that you care about.

DEEPLY SKEPTICAL ... THESE ARE FUN BUT THEY WON'T "IMPROVE" ANYTHING

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Runners on how they survived the Beijing Marathon, aka Smogathon. By @dktatlow. sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/fou… pic.twitter.com/U62pyF5Kte

ONLY A COMPLETE FOOL WOULD GO OUT IN THIS LET ALONE RUN

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SINGULAR

Singular is a wall mounted console - a place just large enough for busy items we use every day. Its simplicity provides a means of ordering our everyday necessities. Crafted from a single piece of wood, all hardware is incorporated into its form.

HATE TO THINK HOW MUCH THEY'RE TRYING TO CHARGE FOR THIS SHELF ... ONLY $210 LOL

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How To Date In NYC Without Losing Your Mind - $39

Thomas Edwards is the founder of The Professional Wingman, a social strategy consultancy helping singles develop better social skills to improve their social and romantic relationships.

SOCIAL STRATEGY CONSULTANT BETTER THAN SAYING UNEMPLOYED

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World of SWISS

SWISS AIR, THIS IS SLICK ... HAD A LOT OF INTERESTING SEATMATES WHEN WE LIVED IN ZURICH

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Audi A6 Prestige 3.0 TFSI — Minimally Minimal

UNUSUALLY BAD SET OF NIGHTTIME PHOTOS FROM THE FUSSY KOREAN KID

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Who Benefits When Companies Pay for Egg Freezing?

"Deferring childbearing from one’s twenties or early thirties until one’s later thirties or forties certainly has its appeal for the woman with ambitions beyond motherhood. " ... BAD IDEA, WOMEN SHOULD HAVE KIDS IN THEIR 20s PREFERABLY EARLY 20s

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How Text Messages Change from Dating to Marriage | A Dash of Data

NERDY ALICE ZHAO ... DID SHE MARRY A WHITE GUY? PRECIOUS FEW TEXTS ABOUT FUGGING BUT WERE THEY EXPUNGED?

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Why Inequality Matters | Bill Gates

"A 700-page treatise on economics translated from French is not exactly a light summer read—even for someone with an admittedly high geek quotient. But this past July, I felt compelled to read Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century after reading several reviews and hearing about it from friends. ... I agree with his most important conclusions. ... However, Piketty’s book has some important flaws" ... "I’m also a big believer in the estate tax. Letting inheritors consume or allocate capital disproportionately simply based on the lottery of birth is not a smart or fair way to allocate resources."

"We want our children to make their own way in the world. They’ll have all sorts of advantages, but it will be up to them to create their lives and careers." ... GATES A MASTER OF UNDERSTATEMENT

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Walrus Sleeping on Submarine

WHAT A BEAST

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KnowYour4: Four Numbers Can Predict Your Risk of a Heart Attack

I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THESE NUMBERS AND DO CIGARS COUNT?

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Drunk J. Crew

TUMBLR ... NOT THAT FUNNY UNLESS YOU'RE A MILLENNIAL?

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Kontra on Twitter: "Everything that can go wrong with a magazine cover design, typography, copy and judgement did on this one. http://t.co/bUtAVtcxY2"

BASKETBALLMER ... WASN'T IT BUSINESSWEEK THAT HAD A BUNCH OF THICK LIPPED BLACK PEOPLE CARTOONS ON THEIR WELFARE COVER?