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War On Poverty: December 2010
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Dec 27, 2010. Visual Evidence of Evolution in Technological Specimens. The first of these phones is from circa 1995 AD. The latest version shown here is from 2008 AD. Ironically, these pictures were taken via my latest phone (2010 AD), which now contains a 7 megapixel camera, at roughly 1/3 the width of the big black box shown on the far left. If I had (originally bought) the fossilized remains of the specimens, I would also be able to show the similar extinction pattern of a variety of other species:.
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War On Poverty: July 2010
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Jul 30, 2010. Thoughts on Sugar Highs (aka check ourselves in the mirror). No more soda and candy! Some combination of that timeless admonition has been around since the discovery of sugar. Children love sugar. It tastes absolutely delightful (our tongues evolved to prefer sweet foods with higher energy, rather than bitter foods with potential poisons)! More importantly, the benefits of sugar (great taste! Were realized immediately, while any potential downsides (if any) were differed until another hour.
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War On Poverty: January 2011
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Jan 19, 2011. America's Myth of Social (Im)mobility. At the risk of being a jerk, this post is not for the graph-reading-challenged. ( I'm too lazy to explain it. Exhibit A - Belief of Social Mobility (America). Exhibit B - Actual Social Mobility (America). Jan 13, 2011. Price Control Part One - Commodities Market. Http:/ finance.yahoo.com/news/Govt-moves-to-limit-apf-4112081129.html? Jan 5, 2011. Inflation - Who'll ever know? Happily, Americans are unlikely to notice the hidden 8% inflation ( equivalent...
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War On Poverty: Omnivore's Dilemma - Introduction Notes
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May 13, 2011. Omnivore's Dilemma - Introduction Notes. Introduction - National Eating Disorder. 8220;Many people today seem perfectly content eating at the end of an industrial food chain, without a thought in the world; this book is probably not for them.”. The book will also illustrate the tension between nature and human industry. Often, our prodigiousness comes into conflict with nature’s ways, particularly when we try to maximize efficiency (vast monocultures, fossil fuels, artificial anim...Maybe i...
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War On Poverty: April 2011
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Apr 11, 2011. Crawford and Company CRD-A/B Arbitrage. The stock market is one of the few places where two nearly identical goods are bought and sold for vastly different prices. Consider the example of Crawford and Company, an insurance services provider based in Atlanta, GA. According to currently quoted prices, B shares are currently 43% more expensive than A shares ($4.60 vs $3.20)! The biggest risk for potential arbitrageurs are. The possibility of this price discrepancy further expanding.
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War On Poverty: Books
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This site will attempt to provide outlines of good books that I have recently read or am currently reading. The Republic (Penguin Classics). Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity. Living within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. Dying of Money: Lessons of the Great German and American Inflations. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Omnivores Dilemma - Introduction Notes. Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
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War On Poverty: Markets
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This page will track broad, macro-level valuation metrics to determine the relative value of stocks and other asset groups. 1 Ratio S&P500 to GNP. Based on historical GNP growth - future growth may be materially lower. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Omnivores Dilemma - Introduction Notes. Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
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War On Poverty: Article - Is Wealth Gap Widening Under Obamananke? (yes!)
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Feb 17, 2011. Article - Is Wealth Gap Widening Under Obamananke? Is sorta fluffy, but it conveniently sums up many of the arguments against the policies we are currently engaged in. Consumer sentiment among families with income above $75,000 jumped to 88.2 in early February, the highest since under President Bush in 2007, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan's latest survey. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Article - Is Wealth Gap Widening Under Obamananke? Poverty 1 - Middle Class 0.
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War On Poverty: Only in America...
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Mar 14, 2011. Mammon demands sacrifice I guess. no more commentary necessary. Http:/ www.liveleak.com/view? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Problem: High Oil Prices. Solution: Print More M. Pedagogy of the Oppressed.
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War On Poverty: September 2010
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Sep 25, 2010. Charlier Munger Q&A Transcript - U of Michigan 2010. Recently, Charlie Munger made himself available for an extended Q&A at the University of Michigan Law School. Below is my transcript of the talk. The video can be found here. BQ - Becky Quick. CM - Charlie Munger. Munger Speech - U of Michigan 2010. Sep 11, 2010. The Consummate Saint (as defined by the Greeks). In Plato's The Republic (Penguin Classics). At his side let us place the just man in his nobleness and simplicity,. Interestingly...
