BLUE is a biotech stock ... not sure what the news was but it must have been good. :-) If there were an "axe" on Twitter I could ask in real-time after-hours about these things, it would be nice.
Links for 2014 12 09
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BBC News - Kenya breaks 'Chinese-run cyber crime network'
"The group had been preparing to "raid the country's communication systems" and had equipment capable of infiltrating bank accounts, Kenya's M-Pesa mobile banking system and ATM machines, according to Kenya's privately owned Daily Nation newspaper."
WHAT? DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE...
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Five Charts That Show China’s Stock Boom Is Unprecedented - Bloomberg
TURNOVER ONE THE MOST INTERESTING ... EVERYONE I ASK TELLS ME IT'S GOING BACK TO 6000 SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS ;-)
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"据记者在现场了解，是金吉通投资管理有限公司和丹尼斯投资公司的部分员工和客户一起在进行维权。"
GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT GOES ON OUT IN THE PROVINCES
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Documentary on the 1994 Karamay Fire
"The film is 6 hours long and runs without any narration or musical score which, as boring as that sounds, must be captivating because the reviews are all positive so far."
SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHTMARE (LIKE THE FIRE ITSELF)
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谷俊山涉案案值300亿元 ... SCRUBBED ... 300 YI AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER
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China's stock mania decouples from economic reality - AmBevPritch
"Any Xie, from Caixin, says it will be impossible for China to deflate its epic bubble painlessly. He says house prices will fall by half from their peak in 2011. Massive bad loans in the banking system will have to be written off. “China must stop the debt-capacity spiral. Continuing it provides no way out,” he said."
NOT JUST ANY XIE BUT ANDY XIE ... IN HINDSIGHT WE SHOULD HAVE SOLD OUT AT 68000 / SQM IN 2011, OH WELL
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Parable of the Polygons - a playable post on the shape of society
"In fact, every polygon prefers being in a diverse crowd" ... NO WE DON'T
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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2014 -- Vulture
HANNIBAL
OLIVE KITTERIDGE
PRIVATE VIOLENCE
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
THE MISSING
THE AMERICANS [DIDN'T HOLD MY INTEREST]
MAD MEN [YES, LIKED IT]
TRUE DETECTIVE [HAD SOME GOOD BITS BUT ULTIMATELY DISAPPOINTING]
COSMOS: A SPACETIME ODYSSEY
THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
ONLY SEEN THE ONES I MADE NOTES TO
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Berkshire Hath Hld B
Wells Fargo & Company
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Visa Inc
Walt Disney Company
Home Depot
Amgen Inc
Abbvie Inc. Common Stock
Mastercard Inc
Celgene Corp
21St Century Fox Class A
21St Century Fox Class B
Medtronic Inc
Abbott Laboratories
Lowe's Companies
Express Scripts
Starbucks Corp
Blackrock
Danaher Corp
Fedex Corp
Mckesson Corp
Asml Holding N.V.
PNC Bank
Covidien Plc.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Delta Air Lines Inc
Ace Limited
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Franklin Resources
Stryker Corp
Reynolds American Inc
The Travelers Companies Inc
Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock
Aetna Inc
Air Products and Chemicals
Kroger Company
Allstate Corp
Northrop Grumman Corp
Cardinal Health
Cigna Corp
AON Plc
Te Connectivity Ltd
Avago Technologies
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services
Chubb Corp
Synchrony Financial
Western Digital Corp
Sherwin-Williams Company
United Continental Holdings
Marriot International
Cerner Corp
Humana Inc
Edison International
Amerisourcebergen Corp
Nidec Corp
Omnicom Group Inc
Zimmer Holdings
Autozone
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
Amphenol Corp
Northeast Utilities
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp
Credicorp Ltd
Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc
Essex Property Trust
C.R. Bard
Henry Schein
Wisconsin Energy Corp
Expedia Inc
Mohawk Industries
Advance Auto Parts Inc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Pall Corp
Wyndham Worldwide Corp
Church & Dwight Company
ING US Inc
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
Sealed Air Corp
Raymond James Financial
Dentsply International Inc
Darden Restaurants
Alleghany Corp
Pinnacle West Capital Corp
Alliant Energy Corp
W.R. Berkley Corp
Sei Investments Company
Mednax Inc
RPM International Inc
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings
Spirit Airlines Inc
Ingredion Inc
Integrys Energy Group
Reinsurance Group of America Inc
HD Supply Holdings Inc
Partnerre Ltd
Hain Celestial Group
Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Gentex Corp
Mallinckrodt Plc Ordinary Share
American Financial Group
Live Nation Entertainment
Hcc Insurance Holdings
Axis Capital Holdings
Spectrum Brands Holdings
Smith [A.O.] Corp
Kar Auction Services Inc
Graco Inc
Rollins
Brunswick Corp
Lennox International
Springleaf Holdings Inc
Rlj Lodging Trust
SS&C Technologies Holdings
Equity Lifestyle Properties
Dexcom Inc
Erie Indemnity Company
Northstar Asset Management Grou
Retail Properties of America
West Pharmaceutical Services
Steris Corp
Validus Holdings
Tyler Technologies
Watsco Inc
Brinker International
Servicemaster Global Holdings I
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc
Berry Plastics Group Inc
Maximus Inc
Hawaiian Electric Industries
Vail Resorts
Cavium Inc
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc
Manhattan Associates
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
Portland General Electric Company
Primerica Inc
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
WGL Holdings Inc
Allegiant Travel Company
Newjersey Resources Corp
First Citizens Bancshares
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor
Cimpress N.V.
Impax Laboratories
Group 1 Automotive
Dupont Fabros Technology
Exact Sciences Corp
One Gas Inc.
Papa John's International
Caci International
J & J Snack Foods
Monolithic Power Systems
Mueller Industries
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
Hudson Pacific Properties
Cantel Medical
Spansion Inc
Proofpoint Inc
American Assets Trust
Lands' End Inc.
Ptc Therapeutics Inc
Examworks Group
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc
Dominion Diamond Corp
The Spectranetics Corp
Dplo
Achillion Pharmaceuticals
Fibrogen Inc
Chimerix Inc
Great Western Bancorp Inc.
M/A-Com Technology Solutions Ho
Hawaiian Holdings
Phibro Animal Health Corp
Bluebird Bio Inc
Noah Holdings Ltd
Qualys Inc
Omnicell Inc
Wd-40 Company
Quaker Chemical Corp
Sage Therapeutics Inc.
The Navigators Group
Summit Hotel Properties
Independent Bank
Avalanche Biotechnologies Inc.
Chatham Lodging Trust [Reit]
Depomed Inc
Nevro Corp
Fcb Financial Holdings Inc.
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc
Coresite Realty Corp
New Media Investment Group Inc.
Omeros Corp
Esperion Therapeutics Inc
Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc
Ovascience Inc
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc
Aac Holdings Inc.
Square 1 Financial Inc
Installed Building Products I
Boot Barn Holdings Inc.
Zafgen Inc.
Cempra Inc
United Insurance Hld
Re/Max Holdings Inc
P.A.M. Transportation Services
Ocular Therapeutix Inc
The Bank of Kentucky Financial
Vectrus Inc. Common Stock
Allied Motion Technologies
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc
Access National Corp
Calithera Biosciences Inc.
Affimed Therapeutics B.V.
Monroe Capital Corp
Nv5 Holdings Inc
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A Fake Tinder Profile Followed Me Around The Internet And Taught Me About Race And Class
"To matter in America, you can be so many things — so long as you’re not poor."
YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO BUY STUFF
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NERD HUMOR WITH PUPPIES
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GOTTA BE A GAG
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You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth. So how do you get healthy?
"There’s no such thing as ‘detoxing’. In medical terms, it’s a nonsense. " ...
LIKE COLON CLEANSING LOL
85 Ideas In Chronological Order
BusinessWeek recently did a piece called The 85 Most Disruptive Ideas in Our History, which annoyed me because they didn't present them in chronological order, so here they are:
- 1930 Refrigeration
- 1933 Fixed-rate Mortgage
- 1934 TV
- 1935 Social Security
- 1936 Name-brand Jeans
- 1937 Whiteboard
- 1937 GDP
- 1937 IS-LM
- 1940 The Jeep
- 1941 The Manhattan Project
- 1941 Teenage Consumers
- 1946 Venture Capital
- 1947 Polaroid
- 1947 AK-47
- 1947 Microchips
- 1948 Contact Lenses
- 1948 Barcode
- 1948 Information Theory
- 1950 Credit
- 1954 Kitty Litter
- 1954 McDonald's
- 1955 Parkinson's Law
- 1956 Shipping Container
- 1956 Corporate Campus
- 1956 The Organization Man
- 1957 High-fructose Corn Syrup
- 1958 The Jet Engine
- 1959 Motown
- 1959 Modem
- 1959 Commercial Infant Formula
- 1960 The Pill
- 1960 OPEC
- 1962 Wal-Mart
- 1964 Southern Strategy
- 1965 Singapore
- 1965 Green Revolution
- 1967 The Super Bowl
- 1968 The Cubicle
- 1970 Securitization
- 1970 Shadow Banking
- 1970 Shareholder Value
- 1970 Workplace Safety
- 1971 Starbucks
- 1971 E-mail
- 1972 Atari
- 1973 Black-Scholes Model
- 1973 Telecommuting
- 1974 Laffer Curve
- 1975 Free Agency
- 1975 Billable Hours
- 1975 Hollywood Blockbusters
- 1976 VCR
- 1976 Apple
- 1976 Sexual Harrassment
- 1977 Bottled Water
- 1978 Outsourcing
- 1978 The 401(k)
- 1979 ESPN
- 1979 One Child Policy
- 1980 Cable News
- 1982 Personal Fitness
- 1983 GPS
- 1984 Sportswear
- 1985 Air Jordans
- 1986 Perestroika
- 1987 PowerPoint
- 1988 Global Warming
- 1988 Al-Qaeda
- 1989 Junk Bonds
- 1991 Open Source
- 1993 HTML
- 1994 Amazon.com
- 1995 eBay
- 1997 The Innovator's Dilemma
- 1998 High-frequency Trading
- 1998 Google
- 1999 Napster
- 1999 The Euro
- 2000 Gay Marriage
- 2000 DNA Sequencing
- 2003 The Poverty Lab
- 2004 Facebook
- 2005 YouTube
- 2006 Twitter
- 2007 Smartphone
Walking Through QCOM Play
The short idea from the other day (QCOM) is working out and I thought I'd walk through a day trader's approach to a swing trading idea.
If you're sitting in front of a screen all day (or night) long, you can really dial down your risk by monitoring tiny time frames (like the three- and five-minute charts) and spot low risk spots to enter. A dentist swing trading this has her stop up above $74.84 because she doesn't have the time to watch every tick. A day trader can put on a huge position because her stop is so tight, or she can start small but build up very fast to huge as things clearly go her way.
Countertrend KEY Turns
I look at that entire recent rally in KEY as a countertrend move which has now come to an end ... I'd like it to give everything back. Look at RF or FITB among other regional banks for confirmation. If the set-up fails, that's also valuable information and will show that the rotation into financials has legs.
Links for 2014 12 08
Korean Air Chairman’s Daughter Deplanes Crew Over Nuts - Bloomberg
GOOD FOR HER, MUST KEEP STANDARDS HIGH
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SPEEDY SERVICE
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"The average waiting time for leather belts is about 1 month. 2-5 months for wildlife knives, kitchen tools, timber framing tools, drawknives and froes. 2-3 months for Longbows."
WHY NOT OUTSOURCE WORK TO CHINA? ;-)
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KNIVES ARE $400 TO $800 A POP
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IN LATVIA OF ALL PLACES
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Sliding window, project Feldbalz by Sky-Frame - sliding windows - architecture at STYLEPARK
ANOTHER GLASS BOX ON LAKE ZURICH
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When Is One Ready to Get Married? | The Book of Life
WHEN ONE IS READY TO PROCREATE ... KIDS TODAY DON'T WANT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT THOUGH
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BUT IS IT CAPITAL A.R.T. ART? I EAT LOTS OF TENDERLOIN AND HAVE NO DESIRE TO SEE THE PROCESS THAT CREATES IT
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
THE KID SHOULD SEE THIS
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85 Years, 85 Ideas - Businessweek
CAN I VIEW THEM BY YEAR? WRITE A BLOG POST
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Beijing CBD At Dusk | The Sinocism China Newsletter
"I’ll miss this view."
WHEELS IN MOTION
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ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Monitor - Walmart.com
NOT AVAIL .. MONEY IS IN PAPER STRIPS ;-)
WALMART IS EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR
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FOOD Glycemic index (glucose = 100) Serving size (grams) Glycemic load per serving
BAKERY PRODUCTS AND BREADS
Banana cake, made with sugar 47 60 14
Banana cake, made without sugar 55 60 12
Spon...
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10 Ways to Balance Blood Sugar Naturally
HONEY
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demands a constant supply of glucose — primarily obtained from recently eaten carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains etc.). ... The brain needs Goldilocks portions of energy: not too much, not too little. ... The glycemic index ranks foods according to how they affect blood glucose levels. Pretzels are high on the index, because they cause blood sugar to rise very quickly. Raw carrots, by comparison, have a low glycemic ranking. ... "Despite broad similarities, food affects everyone's brain a little differently." .. THAT'S THE TRICKY BIT, IT'S A HIGHLY COMPLEX, INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM
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David Blaine braves brain damage to challenge world record for staying awake | Daily Mail Online
He added: "After 36 hours of sleep deprivation it's like being drunk, 72 hours and paranoia sets in, Day Four the mind goes into hallucinations and you're dreaming while awake.
"The problem is there's no way to know how to offset brain damage or to train for this because there isn't sufficient research. I believe the first guy's mistake was not being in great physical condition. Also he used stimulants to keep awake, which I assume did him in."
HE WAS A MESS WHEN HE EMERGED FROM THE BLOCK OF ICE IN NYC ... SAID HE'D NEVER GET SLEEP DEPRIVED AGAIN (guess he changed his mind)
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Girl at Center of Suspected Abuse Case Dies: Report | the Beijinger
NASTY BIZ TURNS TRAGIC ... IF THIS GUY WIGDAL RESPONSIBLE FOR HITTING HER, THEN HE NEEDS TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER ...
"Volunteers said he was informed immediately about her death, but none would reveal how he knew or who told him, nor what his reaction to her death was."
ALL THOSE LOATHSOME EVANGELICAL ENABLERS NEED TO BE DRIVEN OUT (IF THEY'RE FOREIGNERS)
"Reports from 163.com last night state that Wigdal was interviewed by police on Sunday. Beijing Police released no further information on the matter, including whether or not they had detained him."
CRAZY. CHINESE PRESS TRYING TO PUT THE HEAT ON.
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Here Are Some Other Crimes Mark Wahlberg Needs Pardoned
YES HE WAS A PUNK BUT AN AMBITIOUS ONE
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Berkshire Hath Hld B
Wells Fargo & Company
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Visa Inc
Walt Disney Company
Abbvie Inc. Common Stock
Mastercard Inc
21St Century Fox Class A
21St Century Fox Class B
Honeywell International Inc
Medtronic Inc
UBS Ag Common Stock
Allergan Inc
Lowe's Companies
Starbucks Corp
Blackrock
Danaher Corp
Mckesson Corp
Asml Holding N.V.
PNC Bank
Delta Air Lines Inc
Ace Limited
Illinois Tool Works Inc
Reynolds American Inc
The Travelers Companies Inc
Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock
Aetna Inc
Air Products and Chemicals
PPG Industries
Kroger Company
Allstate Corp
Northrop Grumman Corp
Cigna Corp
AON Plc
Te Connectivity Ltd
Avago Technologies
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services
Chubb Corp
L Brands Inc
Western Digital Corp
United Continental Holdings
Humana Inc
Omnicom Group Inc
Zimmer Holdings
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd
M&T Bank Corp
Amphenol Corp
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.
Genuine Parts Company
Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
C.R. Bard
Expedia Inc
Mohawk Industries
Advance Auto Parts Inc
Tim Hortons Inc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Wyndham Worldwide Corp
Church & Dwight Company
ING US Inc
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings
Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.
Ashland Inc
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance
Raymond James Financial
Dentsply International Inc
Darden Restaurants
W.R. Berkley Corp
Sei Investments Company
Mednax Inc
RPM International Inc
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings
Spirit Airlines Inc
HD Supply Holdings Inc
Partnerre Ltd
Hain Celestial Group
Gentex Corp
Mallinckrodt Plc Ordinary Share
American Financial Group
Live Nation Entertainment
Hcc Insurance Holdings
Axis Capital Holdings
Spectrum Brands Holdings
Graco Inc
Brunswick Corp
Lennox International
Rlj Lodging Trust
SS&C Technologies Holdings
Dexcom Inc
Erie Indemnity Company
Swift Transportation Company
Northstar Asset Management Grou
West Pharmaceutical Services
Steris Corp
Validus Holdings
Watsco Inc
Brinker International
Servicemaster Global Holdings I
Berry Plastics Group Inc
First American Corp
Clarcor Inc
Vail Resorts
Cavium Inc
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
Manhattan Associates
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
J2 Global Communications Inc
Primerica Inc
Enbridge Energy Management Llc
WGL Holdings Inc
Allegiant Travel Company
First Citizens Bancshares
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor
Asbury Automotive Group Inc
Cimpress N.V.
Group 1 Automotive
Dupont Fabros Technology
Exact Sciences Corp
One Gas Inc.
G-III Apparel Group
American Equity Investment Life
J & J Snack Foods
Monolithic Power Systems
Mueller Industries
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
Cantel Medical
Spansion Inc
Proofpoint Inc
Lands' End Inc.
Anacor Pharmaceuticals
Dominion Diamond Corp
Core-Mark Holding Company
The Spectranetics Corp
Saia Inc
Fibrogen Inc
Chimerix Inc
Great Western Bancorp Inc.
M/A-Com Technology Solutions Ho
Clubcorp Holdings Inc
Hawaiian Holdings
Bluebird Bio Inc
Quaker Chemical Corp
Sage Therapeutics Inc.
Avalanche Biotechnologies Inc.
Chatham Lodging Trust [Reit]
Nevro Corp
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc
New Media Investment Group Inc.
Sunedison Semiconductor Limited
Esperion Therapeutics Inc
K2M Group Holdings Inc.
Ovascience Inc
Echo Global Logistics
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc
Square 1 Financial Inc
Installed Building Products I
Boot Barn Holdings Inc.
United Insurance Hld
Re/Max Holdings Inc
P.A.M. Transportation Services
Ocular Therapeutix Inc
Nathan's Famous
Vectrus Inc. Common Stock
United Financial Bancorp Inc.
Culp Inc
Allied Motion Technologies
Atlas Financial Holdings Inc
First Financial Northwest
Affimed Therapeutics B.V.
Bar Harbor Bankshares
Peoples Federal Bancshares
Cheviot Financial Corp
Nv5 Holdings Inc
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Apostilles and Notary Certifications
FOUND IT ...
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CACHED PAGE?
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'A Universe Beneath Our Feet': Life In Beijing's Underground : NPR
"They're all the service people in the city," she says. "They're your waitresses, store clerks, interior designers, tech workers, who just can't afford a place in the city."
AND MASSEUSES ... PROFESSOR SIM'S "RAT TRIBE"
"everything that they put out in their rooms gets a bit moldy, because it's just very damp and dank underground"
YES, IT'S A DISTINCT SMELL ... YOU CAN QUICKLY TELL WHEN YOU'RE ABOVE GROUND WHO LIVES UNDERGROUND
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Beijing school rush makes property prices higher than Mayfair - Telegraph
LUCKY TO HAVE FANGCAODI AVAILABLE TO US
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Historical Pictures on Twitter: "The original Twitter from 1935. http://t.co/ErlTVixr5X"
TWEETS DISAPPEAR IN LESS THAN TWO HOURS THOUGH
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外籍男子非法收养11个中国孩子 被疑借公益敛财_网易新闻中心
"没有履行相关手续" ... "希望警方的介入，能让这些疑问水落石出" ... WHERE WERE THEY FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS?
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Anne Stevenson-Yang: Why Xi Jinping’s Troubles, and China’s, Could Get Worse - Barron's
SHE WAS BEARISH ON QIHOO ...
" Her disenchantment arises from the stark inequality of wealth and opportunity, the thuggishness of the Communist elite, and the amount of chicanery and accounting fraud engaged in by Chinese companies and government organs."
DOESN'T MEANT THE GROWTH ISN'T REAL
"The country is now submerged by the tsunami of bad debt"
IS IT?
"China is a cheap place to live if one is willing to eat rice, cabbage, and pork, but it’s expensive as all get out once you factor in the cost of decent housing, a car, and health care."
SHE'S RIGHT ABOUT THAT
"There’s even an outside possibility that China’s economic miracle could end up in a fiery crash landing"
I DON'T SEE IT BUT IT'S A GOOD WAY TO ATTRACT CONSULTING CLIENTS
"If one has the ability to own a house in Sydney over an apartment in suburban Shenzhen, the choice is obvious."
CHOICE MADE LONG AGO
"Many Chinese regard apartments as capital-gains machines rather than sources of shelter."
NAH, MORE LIKE STORES OF VALUE
"Xi openly disdains Western democratic values."
HE DID SEND HIS DAUGHTER TO HARVARD THOUGH
"The intent is not moral purification by the Xi administration but instead the elimination of political enemies and other claimants to the economy’s spoils."
WELL, IT'S MAYBE BOTH THAT AND A GENUINE ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THINGS, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE
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EXPLAINER: Chinese license plates - what do they all mean?
WE HAVE A BLACK JING A PLATE WITH SOME 8'S IN IT ... CAN'T SELL OR TRANSFER IT ... BIT OF A WASTE WHEN WE LEAVE
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Elise Hu - Washington, DC, NPR News, University of Missouri-Columbia | about.me
SCARY PIC
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The Cali Town Where Chinese Billionaires House Their Kids & Mistresses
WHAT IS VOCATIV?
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STOCK CONNECTOR, DIM SUM ISSUES DRAW ON HONG KONG YUAN DEPOSITS
Direct trading between the Chinese and South Korean currencies began on Monday, with traders and government
officials in Seoul saying transactions were more active than expected.
China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) had approved a total of 298.4 billion yuan Renminbi
Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) quota to 93 entities as of Nov 28, the regulator said on Friday.
The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, K C Chan, started his week-long visit in Europe
on Dec. 1 to boost bilateral relations between Hong Kong and Europe and to promote the former British colony as the
world's premium offshore Renminbi hub.
ASIFMA and Thomson Reuters launched a white paper on Tuesday, examining the implications of, and outlook for,
the recently launched Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect scheme.
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How the Brain Uses Glucose to Fuel Self-Control
"at rest, the brain consumes about 25% of your circulating glucose, despite constituting only about 3% of your body weight"
" during a tough self-control task, circulating glucose levels plummet, consumed by hardworking frontal neurons. And, remarkably, self-control improves if subjects sip sugary drinks during the task"
"Subjects indicated their level of anger through the number of pins they’d put into a voodoo doll representing their spouse."
" the effect of low blood glucose on willpower and judgment fits into a larger story about how stress has the same bad effects (and disrupts frontal cortical function) when it comes to violent behavior as well. The largest lesson is that who we are and what we do must always be considered in the context of the biology occurring inside us."
YEP BUT IT'S AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX SYSTEM, HARD TO GAME
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Vegetable Spawns Larceny and Luxury in Peru - NYTimes.com
"a pungent, turnip-like vegetable called maca" ... CHINESE DEMAND CHANGES EVERYTHING FOR EVERYTHING
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BBC News - Hong Kong's hidden rooftop slums
LOT OF THOSE ON THE MAINLAND TOO
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FIT TO SKIRT
ETF Trading Portfolio Update -- December 8, 2014
No changes this week.
Them Empty Bed Blues
A J.C. Johnson song, made famous by Bessie Smith ... recorded by her in 1928, I believe. Not sure if lyrics below completely accurate, but I love them.
I woke up this morning with an awful aching head,
I woke up this morning with an awful aching head,
My new man had left me just a room and an empty bed.
Bought me a coffee grinder, got the best one I could find,
Bought me a coffee grinder, got the best one I could find,
So he could grind my coffee, 'cause he had a brand new grind.
He's a deep-sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong,
He's a deep-sea diver with a stroke that can't go wrong,
He can stay at [or touch] the bottom, and his wind holds out so long
He knows how to thrill me, and he thrills me night and day,
[Lord] he knows how to thrill me, and he thrills me night and day,
He's got a new way of loving, almost takes my breath away.
[Lord] he's got that sweet somethin', and I told my galfriend Lou,
He's got that sweet somethin', and I told my galfriend Lou,
From [or, 'Cause] the way she's raving, she must have gone and tried it too.
When my bed get empty, make me feel awful mean and blue,
When my bed get empty, make me feel awful mean and blue,
My [or, 'Cause] springs are getting rusty, sleepin' single like [or, the way] I do.
Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night,
Bought him a blanket, pillow for his head at night,
Then I bought him a mattress so he could lay just right.
He came home one evening with his fair head way up high,
He came home one evening with his far head way up high,
What he had to give me made me wring my hands and cry.
He give me a lesson that I never had before,
He give me a lesson that I never had before,
When he got through teachin' me, from my elbows down was sore.
He boiled my first cabbage, and he made it awful hot,
He boiled my first cabbage, and he made it awful hot,
Then he put in the bacon and it overflowed the pot
When you get good lovin' never go and spread the news,
When you get good lovin' never go and spread the news,
They'll double cross you and leave you with them empty bed blues.
Links for 2014 12 06 07
DID I LINK TO THIS BEFORE?
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LINKS TO AMAZON FROM US WEBSITE
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The Magnetic Fields, Reluctant Rockers
"Stephin Merritt is a reluctant rock star, he’s a little shy and dislikes applause"
CLEARLY OUR KIND OF NUT
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With automatic updating, you don't have to search for updates online or worry that critical fixes or device drivers for Windows might be missing from your PC. Windows Update automatically installs important updates as they become available. You can also set Windows Update to install recommended updates automatically or let you know that they're available. You can also choose whether to turn on Microsoft Update, which delivers updates for other Microsoft products. Optional updates, such as language packs and updates from Microsoft Update, aren't installed automatically.
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Turn automatic updating on or off Windows 7
Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
In the left pane, click Change settings.
Under Important updates, choose the option that you want.
Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
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RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms - YouTube
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Quantcast - Top Ranking International Websites
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http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/CovOriginal.pdf
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Tu'ppence - Mary poppins - YouTube
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The New Republic and the Beltway media's race problem - Vox
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ZLZ BDAY
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花之绘•38种花的色铅笔图绘 平装 – 2012年12月1日 飞乐鸟 (作者)
ZLZ BDAY
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Faber-castell 辉柏嘉 48色经典彩色铅笔 油性彩铅(48支/盒)
GET FOR ZEN LAN ZHI'S BDAY
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Beijing virtual reality commuter - YouTube
SOMEONE SHOULD PUNCH HIM
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SICK EDU SYSTEM IN US
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China gives US list of 100+ corrupt Chinese officials who have fled to America. trov.es/1w5nre8
HOW MANY IN ARCADIA?
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“New Republic” not funded with fascist money
"the money inherited traces back to the inventor of the sewing machine, Isaac Merritt Singer. While the money does trace back to the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Isaac Singer did not invent the sewing machine, and Peretz’s uxorial nest egg traces back to Edward Clark, Singer’s patent lawyer, who was granted a full partnership in return for wresting the sewing machine patent away from the actual inventor, Elias Howe."
BEHIND EVERY GREAT FORTUNE LIES A GREAT CRIME, NEVER FORGET IT (including zuckerberg's)
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中共中央决定给予周永康开除党籍处分将周永康涉嫌犯罪问题及线索移送司法机关依法处理-新华网 j.mp/1tRyscz Zhou Yongkang expelled from CCP
经查，周永康严重违反党的政治纪律、组织纪律、保密纪律；利用职务便利为多人谋取非法利益，直接或通过家人收受巨额贿赂；滥用职权帮助亲属、情妇、朋友从事经营活动获取巨额利益，造成国有资产重大损失；泄露党和国家机密；严重违反廉洁自律规定，本人及亲属收受他人大量财物；与多名女性通奸并进行权色、钱色交易。调查中还发现周永康其他涉嫌犯罪线索。周永康的所作所为完全背离党的性质和宗旨，严重违反党的纪律，极大损害党的形象，给党和人民事业造成重大损失，影响极其恶劣。
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China expels Zhou Yongkang from Communist party gu.com/p/44vy3/stw
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Foreign man suspected of child abuse 'missing'. ow.ly/Frb9F
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Expect Gold To Return To $110 Shortly
Not a fan of the yellow metal here .. brutal trading action of late but if $110 is the target then it's worth playing if you can control your risk.