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PROTECT IP / SOPA Act Breaks the Internet ((Watch out))

 

Yummy food for volatile times ((Factor Investing))

Eat and mix in rollercoaster markets...

Good comment in the article:

Actively managed mutual funds and ETFs are more often than not just a way for the managers to get rich. Just look at their historical returns v. the market indices.

If you want your money actively managed, then actively manage it. It takes no more work to pick and manage your own stocks or bonds (or PMs or whatever) than it does to figure out which actively managed fund is doing what, and staying on top of it to see that it keeps mirroring what you want it to do. Most of these actively managed funds ride the roller coaster -- hot one year and cold the next. And of course, most people buy in after they've been hot and then bail out when they are cold. So not only are they caught in the short end of the performance, but they are also paying 75 to 200 basis points in fees for the privilege.

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204058404577110523854626572.html#printMode

US Elections: Ron Paul ((Ron Paul Media Blackout Confirmed))

Interesting ideas often ignored in the mainstream...

 

PS:  Media Blackout Confirmation:

After months of observations that the mainstream media was ignoring the libertarian standard-bearer, a new study by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism shows just that: the Texas Congressman, who has consistently polled in the high single digits -- Real Clear Politics's aggregate poll currently has him at 8 percent -- has received the least overall coverage of any candidate. From May 2 to October 9, Paul appeared as the "primary newsmaker in only 2% of all election stories."

Gamers Heart Japan

Long video with lots of Western game designers speaking about influence from Japan...

 

Members of the global videogame community have come together in an unprecedented effort to create a special video to show their appreciation for the Japanese game industry and to raise donations for Red Cross relief efforts for the people of Japan.

PS: Don't forget to donate, details are in the video.

Japan Earthquake: before and after ((Aerial Images)) and how to donate online

Hover over images with mouse to see devastation...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm

You can donate to Japan disaster areas through Amazon.com, via the US iTunes store or directly to the Japanese Red Cross ! (Google checkout).

Please remember: Donations to the Japanese Red Cross are in Japanese Yen (at the moment the rough exchange rate is: 800 JPY = 10 USD).

A memorable tweet from the Japan Earthquake

Translated from a  tweet in Japanese:

As I was walking for 4 hours from central Tokyo, I was thinking. The sidewalks were overflowing with people, but everyone was walking stoically, in an orderly manner. The conbini (convenience stores) and other stores were all open for business as if nothing had happened. The internet infrastructure survived all the shaking, and was fully operational. All around, emergency help centers (for people trying to get home) were opened, and the commuter rail lines were soon back in operation and said to run all night. This is a great country. I don't care what our GDP rank is.

都心から4時間かけて歩いて思った。歩道は溢れんばかりの人だったが、皆整然と黙々と歩いていた。コンビニはじめ各店舗も淡々と仕事していた。ネットのイ ンフラは揺れに耐え抜き、各地では帰宅困難者受け入れ施設が開設され、鉄道も復旧して終夜運転するという。凄い国だよ。GDP何位とか関係ない。

Source:  http://makikoitoh.com/journal/memorable-tweet-japan-earthquake

Also see this post from Italian newspaper Corriere.it:

Quella calma «disumana»
del popolo dei manga

I giapponesi giudicano se stessi e gli altri in base alle categorie di «autocontrollo» e «autogoverno»

Source: http://www.corriere.it/esteri/11_marzo_12/gerevini_calma_disumana_41b45fbe-4c7c-11e0-8264-fe1c829faf1a.shtml

How to help ? From the US, you can donate directly through iTunes to the Red Cross:

http://www.9to5mac.com/55877/apple-now-taking-red-cross-donations-through-itunes-for-japan-relief-fund/

 

Wikileaks, Originalquellen und rote Pillen

Blick.ch will der Schweiz die Zukunft von Wikileaks erklären.

"Gemäss" Spiegel online ? "Holländische" Wau-Stiftung ? Wie wäre es mal mit einem kurzen Besuch auf der Originalseite...oder ist bei Ringier der Zugriff auf alle 1000+ Mirrors schon blockiert worden ? Brave New Mass Media World :)

Wer bei den Massenmedien bleiben will. Ich empfehle neben Spiegel online die Webseite des Guardian, der sich auch heute wieder detailreich und kompetent mit dem Thema auseinandersetzt:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2010/dec/08/wikileaks-us-embassy-cables-live-updates

PS: Und für vorschnelle Kritiker, welche die mehrjährige Aufbauarbeit der Wikileaks-Seite ((in der Schweiz unter anderem im Zusammenhang mit Julius Baer anfangs 2008 aktiv, warf wenig Wellen)) nicht kennen:

http://www.accuracy.org/newsrelease.php?articleId=2404

http://sowhyiswikileaksagoodthingagain.com/

Red Pills are just a click away...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/jun/27/wikileaks-mainstream-problem

Drink up: Kronenhalle-Lektionen ((Grüezi Herr Roth...))

Schon etwas älter, aber immer noch sehr gut...

Seit 25 Jahren führt Peter Roth die weltberühmte Zürcher Kronenhalle-Bar. Auf Tagesanzeiger.ch/Newsnetz präsentiert die Barkeeper-Legende jeden Donnerstag ihre besten Drinkkreationen.

Zum Beispiel Lektion 4: Harvey Wallbanger

PS: Nach 10 Wochen waren wohl alle glücklich und leicht besoffen; mehr als 10 Lektionen habe ich jedenfalls nicht gefunden .

Bored with your iPhone ? Try ((all of)) this...

Very. Nice. Post.

1. Get books on CD, or The Teaching Company lectures, rip them, synch them to your iPhone, and listen;

2. Get Slingbox and the Slingbox app and watch television on your iPhone anywhere any time;

3. Get satellite radio and the Sirius app; lots of interesting stations and programs;

4. Buy some stocks and track them with StockWatch;

5. Learn French, then get the France 24 app and watch the news in French; Get the Ultralingua bilingual dictionary;

6. Get Starmap, and learn astronomy;

7. Get Flyby, then go outside to watch satellites and the International Space Station move across the sky; then show your friends;

8. Get 100 Pushups and follow its directions so you can do a hundred pushups one day;

9. Get Epicurious and follow the recipes to make an interesting dinner for yourself and your family or friends;

10. Madden NFL 10;

11. Real Racing;

12. Get iBooks and or Kindle app, get some good books and read them;

13. Get iMapMyRide, take it with you on a long bicycle ride, then upload your ride and share it with friends; do this every day, increasing your speed, duration, and hill-climbing ability; do a charity ride using the app to give you directions;

14. Get Chirp USA, and learn to identify birds by their calls as well as their appearance; put out bird feeders in your backyard and see how many you can attract and identity;

15. Get Morse Code Study Buddy, learn Morse Code, then get Amateur Radio Exam Prep, and get your ham radio license; join your local ham radio club, or buy your own radio, put up an antenna, and communicate with people all over the world;

16. Get HikeGPS, find a hiking trail near you, and take a nice long hike in the woods;


Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death.

Source: http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=11144304&postcount=11

Kudos.

Kein Killerspieler ? Glück gehabt

LOL wenn es nicht so tragisch wäre ((und hoffentlich nicht tragisch enden wird...))

http://www.lachschon.de/item/85751-glueck_gehabt/