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"It's hard to say if futures cause price rises"
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:32:06 PDT
Here is an interesting comment from an Indian economist who was speaking about the effect of futures on commodity prices. Quote: Do you mean to say that there is no direct link between the futures market and price rise? The point is that, by and large, futures reflect what people think will happen. Futures are projections being made by people who are trading on the basis of whatever information they have. So, it is predicting prices. Now, if that prediction is taken to be valid by a l
Secretary Gates at West Point
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:18:46 PDT
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY on 21 April 2008. Full Transcript - US Department of Defense. Highlights include comments on leadership and credibility, Iran; Iraq, Afghanistan and the Long War; applying Fox Conner's three axioms to the security challenges of the 21st century – 1. Never fight unless you have to, 2. Never fight alone and 3. Never fight for long. An Excerpt: Success on today’s and tomorrow’s battlefields requires military leader
Pregnant Bank Teller Shot In Stomach during Bank Robbery
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:27:27 PDT
According to Indianapolis Metro police Lt. Jeff Duhamell, the victim, who is five months pregnant with twins, was conscious but in serious condition when she was taken from the scene to Methodist Hospital to undergo surgery. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard told 6News that the bullet did not strike the unborn children.
Midday open thread
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:20 PDT
Remember that dumbass Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry? A North Carolina congressman has threatened legal action against his Republican primary challenger over a television ad that accuses him of "revealing troop positions" during a recent trip to Iraq, "and just two days later, two Americans died." Rep. Patrick McHenry says the 30-second ad, being aired on local cable channels and the Internet by attorney Lance Sigmon of Newton, N.C., is defamatory. The controversy began last month when Mc
Corbett trying to determine if charges should be laid, says NDP ... - Hill Times
How Digg Exacerbates the Problems With the Internet
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:18:34 PDT
Discussion of the problems that are likely to come with sites like Digg controlling how people get their news media and whether that will create a disenfranchised and ill-informed public or one that is so empowered by their control over the media that they want to go out and vote.
election
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:16:47 PDT
The polls were practically deserted when I went this morning on my way to work. There weren't even any campaigners out front -- just one guy from the Sierra Club with a petition. Weird. (My district -- or maybe my state, for all I know -- doesn't tell you what voter number you are for the day, like I've heard some places do. So we'll have to wait for the news reports to find out about turnout.) For better or worse, I've now done my small part to nudge the election in the direction I prefer. We'l
Trendpedia launches Blog Search & Chart tool
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:06:55 PDT
Trendpedia is Blog search with a lovely trend function. It allows you to plot and compare the appearance frequency of keywords. Look at the blogger's example here. I just tried it out. Pretty cool.
Polish official who accused Tinky Winky of being gay resigns
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:11:19 PDT
Royal gay sex blackmail tape played in secret The Old Bailey today heard a tape recording that contains claims that a male member of the Royal family performed a gay sex act on an employee, known as witness D. Members of the press and the public were ordered to leave the court room before the judge allowed the tape to be played. Popularity: 83% ?] opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustin
Ex-Googlers working on stealth social search
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:19:41 PDT
Nathan Stoll, former product lead of Google News, has been quietly working on a new social search service he started with the help of two other Google refugees, CNET News.com has learned. The site, called Mechanical Zoo, is poised to launch in beta next month.The San Francisco company,
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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:32:06 PDT
Here is an interesting comment from an Indian economist who was speaking about the effect of futures on commodity prices. Quote: Do you mean to say that there is no direct link between the futures market and price rise? The point is that, by and large, futures reflect what people think will happen. Futures are projections being made by people who are trading on the basis of whatever information they have. So, it is predicting prices. Now, if that prediction is taken to be valid by a l
Secretary Gates at West Point
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:18:46 PDT
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY on 21 April 2008. Full Transcript - US Department of Defense. Highlights include comments on leadership and credibility, Iran; Iraq, Afghanistan and the Long War; applying Fox Conner's three axioms to the security challenges of the 21st century – 1. Never fight unless you have to, 2. Never fight alone and 3. Never fight for long. An Excerpt: Success on today’s and tomorrow’s battlefields requires military leader
Pregnant Bank Teller Shot In Stomach during Bank Robbery
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:27:27 PDT
According to Indianapolis Metro police Lt. Jeff Duhamell, the victim, who is five months pregnant with twins, was conscious but in serious condition when she was taken from the scene to Methodist Hospital to undergo surgery. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard told 6News that the bullet did not strike the unborn children.
Midday open thread
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:20 PDT
Remember that dumbass Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry? A North Carolina congressman has threatened legal action against his Republican primary challenger over a television ad that accuses him of "revealing troop positions" during a recent trip to Iraq, "and just two days later, two Americans died." Rep. Patrick McHenry says the 30-second ad, being aired on local cable channels and the Internet by attorney Lance Sigmon of Newton, N.C., is defamatory. The controversy began last month when Mc
Corbett trying to determine if charges should be laid, says NDP ... - Hill Times
 CBC.ca | Corbett trying to determine if charges should be laid, says NDP ... Hill Times, Canada - Apr 21, 2008 Upon hearing that Elections Canada officials were at the Conservative Party's headquarters when CBC Newsworld broke the story, other news organizations and ... Search warrants suggest Tories overspent by $1-million Globe and Mail Liberal leader Dion needs some help, and on the double Hill Times all 316 news articles |
How Digg Exacerbates the Problems With the Internet
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:18:34 PDT
Discussion of the problems that are likely to come with sites like Digg controlling how people get their news media and whether that will create a disenfranchised and ill-informed public or one that is so empowered by their control over the media that they want to go out and vote.
election
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:16:47 PDT
The polls were practically deserted when I went this morning on my way to work. There weren't even any campaigners out front -- just one guy from the Sierra Club with a petition. Weird. (My district -- or maybe my state, for all I know -- doesn't tell you what voter number you are for the day, like I've heard some places do. So we'll have to wait for the news reports to find out about turnout.) For better or worse, I've now done my small part to nudge the election in the direction I prefer. We'l
Trendpedia launches Blog Search & Chart tool
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:06:55 PDT
Trendpedia is Blog search with a lovely trend function. It allows you to plot and compare the appearance frequency of keywords. Look at the blogger's example here. I just tried it out. Pretty cool.
Polish official who accused Tinky Winky of being gay resigns
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:11:19 PDT
Royal gay sex blackmail tape played in secret The Old Bailey today heard a tape recording that contains claims that a male member of the Royal family performed a gay sex act on an employee, known as witness D. Members of the press and the public were ordered to leave the court room before the judge allowed the tape to be played. Popularity: 83% ?] opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustin
Ex-Googlers working on stealth social search
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:19:41 PDT
Nathan Stoll, former product lead of Google News, has been quietly working on a new social search service he started with the help of two other Google refugees, CNET News.com has learned. The site, called Mechanical Zoo, is poised to launch in beta next month.The San Francisco company,
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