tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81533936886993578802024-09-12T07:58:17.517+08:00Mindless mumblings from my armchair, as the maddening world rushes by.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8153393688699357880.post-17198053265311820242013-04-13T13:17:00.001+08:002013-04-13T13:17:40.633+08:00

So by extension, I am supposed to believe this duke study that is not written by a "smart" billionaireCNBC.com Article: Are Billionaires Just Smarter Than the Rest of Us? A new study is turning the American dream on its head: Maybe it's not hard work that brings success and money. Maybe it's sheer brainpower. Full Story:http://www.cnbc.com/id/100637179 ------------------------

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//The greys on his hair were more likely spending all his years at Arsenal in the medical room, ungrateful scum..Robin van Persie: Title agony at Arsenal turned me greyBy Massimo Marioni Thursday 28 Mar 2013 8:55 amSilver fox: Manchester United’s Robin van Persie has notable grey streaks in his hair (Picture: PA)Robin van Persie says missing out on the Premier League title with Arsenal for so

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What's the purpose of Earth Hour and does it help at all? Year after year, we have this little activity, nothing changes. Cities switch lights off for "Earth Hour"Posted: 23 March 2013 2247 hrs SYDNEY - Iconic landmarks and skylines were plunged into darkness on Saturday as the "Earth Hour" switch-off of lights around the world got under way to raise awareness of climate change.Sydney

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Brad Plumer what's your motive telling readers that the best reporter is Quartz's (a new startup not older than iphone 5) Todd Woody?  //–The best reporter on the Suntech bankruptcy is Quartz’s Todd Woody.// China may soon stop offering the world cheap solar panelsPosted by Brad Plumer on March 23, 2013 at 9:00 amOver the past few years, China has utterly dominated the

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Let's not stop here.From Bloomberg, 20 Mar, 2013 8:00:00 AMLos Angeles will become the biggest U.S. city to abandon coal-fueled electricity after the taxpayer- owned utility said it will support renewable sources, boost energy efficiency and build a new natural-gas fired plant. To read the entire article, go to http://bloom.bg/16HAd2N Sent from the Bloomberg iPad application. Download the free

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It doesn't take a kid to know that the Board of JPM are full of groupthinkers looking at one direction. (Reuters) - The board of directors of JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) said on Friday it "strongly endorses" keeping Jamie Dimon as both their chairman and chief executive of the company. The comment, contained in the opening pages of the company's proxy filing ahead of its

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But US is free country and politicians have to listen to their voters not their brains right? SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that the issue of applying "pressure" should not arise between countries which have a "long, open and cooperative relationship with each other, based on mutual respect". It was responding to the latest move by two US Senators to block

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Of course, if North Korea has the funds to build nuclear bombs, and sell them, they have the funds to feed themselves.  N. Korea says nukes are not a bargaining chip for aidPosted: 17 March 2013 1649 hrs Click to enlarge Photos 1 of 1 This file photo shows North Korean children standing next to a shipment of US wheat, at a UN World Food Programme distribution site in Pyongyang. (AFP/

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Suntech Seen Not Getting Bailout From Chinese Government By Bloomberg News - Mar 14, 2013 China won’t rescue Suntech Power Holdings Co. (STP) from its creditors because the former biggest solar-panel maker needs to retrench along with the rest of the industry, two advisers to government agencies said. Officials in Beijing want to pare excess manufacturing

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Not the most important thing they should be dismayed about... Iran’s national Olympic committee says move would a ‘huge blow’ to one of the country’s most popular sports8 HOURS 15 MIN AGOLONDON — Iranians are dismayed at the International Olympic Committee’s proposal to drop wrestling form the 2020 Olympic Games.Earlier yesterday, the IOC’s executive board recommended wrestling to be removed

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A lot of billionaires past thought so...From Bloomberg, 1 Feb, 2013 6:00:00 AMWhen billionaire Robert Kuok introduced a luxury hotel brand in 1971, he named it Shangri-La, after the fictional utopia in which inhabitants enjoy unheard-of longevity. To read the entire article, go to http://bloom.bg/XWNI7v Sent from the Bloomberg iPad application. Download the free application at http://

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Its better to leave them as they are - backward but "happy". Diplomat: N. Korean nuclear test held despite China warningsPublished: 02.12.13, 07:43 / Israel NewsA UN diplomat said that North Korea conducted a nuclear test on Tuesday despite China's warnings against it. The UN Security Council will convene Tuesday morning for an emergency meeting over the affair. Earlier Tuesday media

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Too bad I can't appreciate all these strutting around and camera flashing for all these people whose job is  essentially entertaining the rest of us.   Music stars ooze sex appeal on Grammys red carpetPosted: 11 February 2013 0942 hrs Click to enlarge Photos 1 of 1 Jennifer Lopez arrives on the red carpet at the Staples Center for the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles,

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For Chinese New Year, Beijing Expects to Be Gasping On Feb. 10, Beijing will celebrate the Chinese New Year -- assuming the city can catch its breath. January may have been its worst month ever for air pollution. The level of airborne particulates was six times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers safe. The EPA's Air Quality Index measures

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Robert Friedland is out here having a good laugh! Rio Tinto faces tough talks in Mongolia over Oyu TolgoiRio Tinto and its subsidiary, Turquoise Hill Resources, last year fended off an attempt by Mongolia to renegotiate their 2009 investment agreement on the mine.Author: Terrence Edwards and Sonali PaulPosted: Friday , 01 Feb 2013 ULAN BATOR/MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Rio Tinto faces tough

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Singaporeans can't take the truth. They don't realise they have got the best possible government, and great, they choose today a surgeon over a true middle class woman who can't speak proper english from a 3rd tier university (and proud of it too!) Well, I guess the surgeon is thankful he didn't need to give up his practice to serve these type of people. WP humble despite victory

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Arsenal needs to fall down to the mid table, and have a reaction to let Arsene go. The team is stuck in netherland, it will not be hunting for glory with this manager. Arsene Wenger calls on Arsenal fans to believe in current squad Arsenal fought back from 2-0 down to draw with Liverpool Jim van Wijk Thursday, 31 January 2013 Manager Arsene Wenger called on Arsenal fans to keep faith with

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Soros has made so many, just so many dud calls in the past years, he is fallen, and full of rubbish now.CNBC.com Article: Interest Rates Could Spike This Year: Soros Rates will rise dramatically as soon as there are clear signs the US economy is picking up, billionaire financier George Soros said in an interview at Davos. Full Story:http://www.cnbc.com/id/100401701 -----------

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So far, all WP can do is WATCH. WP needs better people on board, at least the calibre of those on PAP. WORKERS' PARTY WP 'will keep close watch over Govt' But Government should also be given time to fix shortcomings, says Low Published on Jan 19, 2013 By Andrea Ong & Robin Chan WORKERS' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang believes the Government should be given time to correct its

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That's what a drunk man always says.CNBC.com Article: Jackie Chan to America: 'It's Not Me. It's You.' Jackie Chan's evolution toward a more vocal pro-Beijing stance has become more pronounced in both his movies and his politics. Full Story:http://www.cnbc.com/id/100389754 ------------------------------------------------ Download CNBC Real-Time from the App Store for Free

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//What happens if China takes this personally, and makes an enemy out of you? And for all your efforts, where does your 'seaborne' benchmark lead to? Back to China?  Noble to Lift Aspire Stake to Increase Mongolia Coal ShipmentsBy Michelle Yun - Jan 10, 2013 11:16 AM GMT+0800Noble Group Ltd. (NOBL), Asia’s biggest listed commodity supplier, agreed to boost its stake inAspire Mining

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// come on, get real, you're thanking him? He's doing it to get publicity like what he's getting from you now!CNBC.com Article: Billionaire Loans Yacht to Track Down Giant Squid Most mega-yachts are designed for pleasure cruises or bobbing off the sunny waters of the Amalfi Coast. Hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio's Alucia is equipped with sensors, submarine launchpads and cranes aimed

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//The third journalist writing against Android in the space of 30 minutes from Todayonline. Enough said. The big smartphone switch: Open to a new Windows by June Yang Updated 09:59 AM Jan 07, 2013 I am, among the Android-phone-toting crowd I hang out with, known as "the Apple person". I have owned at least five Apple devices in the last few years, and people imagine that I will never switch.

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//This is the 2nd article in the space of 30 minutes by another tech moron of a journalist at Todayonline who insists at APPLE is oh so irresistible. Are you or paid by Apple or what? Is sickening to read these stuff. The big smartphone switch: Paranoid Android by Hedirman Supian Updated 08:51 AM Jan 07, 2013 Android-based smartphones have long piqued my interest, with their

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//"Oh, I thought Android was better than Apple, until I tried it".  Nothing is good enough for this journalist from Today online except an APPLE. He must be a laughing stock writing tech stuff. The big smartphone switch: A is for Apple by Hiranand Sunny Updated 08:51 AM Jan 07, 2013 When I was briefed to document my switch from an Android phone to Apple's iPhone 5, I was

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