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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Deciding if the fiscal stimulus is productive, a wash or a drag on economic activity has inspired a furious debate in economic circles this year. Some of the analysis is wickedly complex. In the interest of brevity (and clarity), Professor Eugene Fama has boiled down the key […]
Term deposit facility
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[?]Submitted by Econbrowser
On Monday the Federal Reserve proposed a new term deposit facility that would allow the Fed to borrow directly from private institutions. Here I offer some thoughts on how this fits into the Fed’s long-term plans and what its implications for the rest of us might be.
Let’s begin with […]
Bronze Age Orientation Day: Creative Destruction
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The forces of Schumpeterian creative destruction have been around for thousands and thousands of years…..
HT: Lee Coppock
Everything’s Amazing but Nobody’s Happy
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
I’ve featured this before, but it’s a classic and worth viewing again - comedian Louis C.K. on Conan O’Brien.
Markets in Everything: Free Econ/Bus. Textbooks
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Free and Open Content Textbooks now available on the Internet:
Economics.
Business.
2,000 Pages: Is it the New 25 Pages?
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Nick Schulz at the Enterprise blog reports on the number of pages in various pieces of important U.S. legislation from the 1800s (Homestead Act with 9 pages) through the current heathcare bill (about 2,000 pages), see summary in the graph above.
By the way, here’s what 2,000 pages […]
New Buys
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[?]Submitted by The Ambitious Trader: Stocks, Trading, Investing..My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor
New Buys
New Buys: IDN (in at 2.35)
The Ambitious Trader: Stocks, Trading, Investing..My Ambitions as a Trader and Investor is not a registered investment advisor. Please read the complete Small Cap Stocks Blog Disclaimer
Nutrition, Not Workouts
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Have had a lot of requests for nutrition updates, and since I didn’t train today, I figured I’d go over what I’ve been eating lately.
Last night I finished up a late filming session and was hungry, so I met a friend and decided to have a slice […]
All I want for Christmas (long one)
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[?]Submitted by redstone underground
[edit - clicky on the pics for full view. They’re hosted by photobucket and are cropped funky]
Since I don’t really know where to start, I guess I will start at the beginning. My wife’s 2 brothers live in Phoenix and one of them recently bought a house. It […]
The first Warcraft game
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Back in 1994, there came along the first of these RTS concepts set in medival times. Here’s a taping of it now:
It was a brilliant game, but looks awfully complicated if we consider how building involves woodcutters, for example. Unlike Dune 2, the main game […]
More players, less sales
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
USA Today reports that 2009 saw more people playing video games on the various systems that have been invented, but still had to endure a serious slump. If there’s anything I was glad to see though, it’s that Modern Warfare 2 outsold Grand Theft Auto […]
12-30-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com
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[?]Submitted by SmallCapVoice.com
Stocks are slightly lower as the dollar strengthens and GMAC looks for additional government aid
Stocks were mostly lower in early trading Wednesday as a stronger dollar weighed on commodities prices.
Some investors have been buying the dollar in recent weeks on the belief that the economy is improving and the […]
2009 Gurning Champions
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Here’s some thoughtful advice from Gordon Blacklock, 2009 World Gurning Champion. Gurning, the art of making funny faces, dates back to 1297 at the Egremont Crab Apple Fair.
Previous champion Tommy Mattinson was not able to take part this year.
My brother Dan and I have a long way to […]
2009 Making-A-Mark Awards
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Congratulations to the group blog Sketching in Nature for winning the 2009 “Going Greener” award from Making A Mark. This award is for the art blog which is most stimulating for getting us in touch with nature and the environment. The blog does that by featuring artists […]
Shrooming for the cure makes m…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Shrooming for the cure makes medicinal marijuana look like Flintstones vitamins. What’s next? Crack-o-therapy? http://bit.ly/5gh1O1
RT @huffingtonpost Marika Holm…
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
RT @huffingtonpost Marika Holmgren: Give Until it Hurts: I Promise, It’ll Feel Good http://bit.ly/8uK5CN
Nov. Trucking Volume Highest Level in a Year
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7% in November, following a 0.2% contraction in October. The latest gain boosted the SA index from 103.6 (2000=100) in October to 106.4, its highest level in a year. Compared with November […]
REFLECTING ON 2009
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
We’ve had the Great Recession and the Great Liquidity. Next comes the Great Unknown.
Central banks have averted the Great Depression 2.0 courtesy of liquidity injections on an unprecedented scale over the past 18 months. In essence, the Federal Reserve and its counterparts around the world have eased […]
The Powerful and the Subtle: Dave Holland and Chris Potter
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
The difference between a listening to jazz live and listening to a jazz recording is analogous to watching a baseball game in the stands versus watching the game on TV. Some there are who will tell you that only the live experience is real. This […]
December Jacket Flap-a-thon
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
Another Middle Grade issue of the Jacket Flap-a-Thon. I promise next month will be more up to our usual diversity standards… In other news, stay tuned for the best-of-post tomorrow!
All the Broken Pieces (Scholastic Press): “Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is haunted: […]
2010 - 24 TT Workouts
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[?]Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
2010 is going to be one of the most exciting years of your life.
I promise.
You’re going to get 24 of the coolest workouts ever AND I’m going to entertain the heck out of you with workout video reports from all of my travels.
I’m even moving to another […]
Jan 9th AZ Trail Jamboree Charity Ride Tucson, AZ
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[?]Submitted by KRISTA PARK
Here is a great way to give back to the sport of mountain biking: Support the AZ trail building efforts by giving a small donation. http://www.aztrail.org/donate.html
The Arizona Trail is an 800+ mile multi-use recreation trail from Mexico to Utah.
If you are in southern AZ, make a $30 […]
Tuesday was on
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[?]Submitted by redstone underground
Even with Dave out on vacation 4 of us still managed to get out tonite. Chad, chris l, bstiff, and I ) hit the locally famous Lyons ghetto singletrack. Chad “Blaze” Melis led up the crew and took us on a ride that covered the old town, northside, […]
Session In the New Year with Mountain Creek and Red Bull
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
Come join Mountain Creek in sessioning in the New Year with Red Bull at South. They’ll be ripping up the Red Bull skate bowl from 9PM – 12PM with live DJ entertainment from the Brick Bandits. Throughout the night they’ll also be checking in on the television airing of […]
Season 3 of The Adventures of Danny and the Dingo Starts Tonight
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[?]Submitted by liv2ride
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FUEL TV, the only 24/7 action sports lifestyle network, is pleased to announce the premiere of season three of “The Adventures of Danny & The Dingo” on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. In this seven-episode series, get an all-access pass into pro […]
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