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Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back
ROCHESTER, MN—In an effort to help working individuals improve their fitness and well-being, experts at the Mayo Clinic issued a new set of health guidelines Thursday recommending that Americans stand up at their desk, leave their office, and never return. “Many Americans spend a minimum of eight hours per day sitting in an office, but…
Well…This Cant Be Good For The Gold Bugs
I have noted that over the past few months the ad’s extolling people to buy gold have disappeared from the radio and the best comment I have heard about gold lately is that its a pet rock. What does intrigue me though is that gold bugs seem to be the only people in the world…
Meet the Man Who Flies Around the World for Free
Schlappig, 25, is one of the biggest stars among an elite group of obsessive flyers whose mission is to outwit the airlines. They’re self-styled competitors with a singular objective: fly for free, as much as they can, without getting caught. In the past 20 years, the Internet has drawn together this strange band of savants…
And The Came Ludicrous Speed
Tesla have just announced that their Model S sedan will now come with an optional ludicrous speed mode. This promises to push the hyperactive buzz box to 100 kph in around 2.8 seconds. To put that into context the quickest bus I have owned will do it in about 4.4 seconds and a $3,000,000.00 plus…
Random Austerity Measure Generator
This is a bit of fun. I got – Eating on an empty stomach is now restricted in France.
Why Cant We All Just Get Along
The Economist has produced the graphic below which does seem to perfectly illustrate the difficulties of dropping a dozen cats in a sack and then telling them to behave. There are also some interesting permutations of what would constitute a perfect European Union in the comments. Click the graphic for the article.
Timeline Of The Greek Crisis
I mentioned the other day that I was surprised that the Europeans were surprised that the Greeks had gone to the wall. This timeline explains why I was surprised. As you can see this is a long standing problem.
The Psychology Of Risk
Source – HANDBOOK OF FINANCE: VOLUME 2: INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, Frank J. Fabozzi, ed., John Wiley & Sons, pp. 85-111, 2008
Those Sneaky Swiss Bastards
Like many investors, Mr. Bolz’s firm had a bet against the franc in its portfolios, which lost money on the currency’s sudden surge. It hasn’t made any meaningful bets on moves in the currency in the last few months, he said. An uneasy calm has emerged as investors show more caution. Volatility has all but…
