Five reasons why markets are heading for a crash … Hold onto your hats. Stock markets look much as they did in 2000 and 2007 … We had a slight premonition of what's to come in the October mini-crash … Many stock markets are close to their all-time highs, the oil price is plummeting, delivering a significant boost to Western and Asian economies, the European Central Bank is ge...Read More
How Science Suffers During Government Shutdown … Congress (probably) won't defund the government next week. But if they do, their decision will be disastrous for science … No one wants another government shutdown. Not President Obama, who needs the funding to fight ISIS and Ebola abroad. Not Speaker Boehner, who warned House Republicans last month that defunding the government woul...Read More
Five reasons why markets are heading for a crash … Hold onto your hats. Stock markets look much as they did in 2000 and 2007 … We had a slight premonition of what's to come in the October mini-crash … Many stock markets are close to their all-time highs, the oil price is plummeting, delivering a significant boost to Western and Asian economies, the European Central Bank is ge...Read More
How Science Suffers During Government Shutdown … Congress (probably) won't defund the government next week. But if they do, their decision will be disastrous for science … No one wants another government shutdown. Not President Obama, who needs the funding to fight ISIS and Ebola abroad. Not Speaker Boehner, who warned House Republicans last month that defunding the government woul...Read More
The Gold Fairy Tale Fails Again … Will they never learn? Yesterday, oil rallied 4.3 percent and gold gained 3.6 percent as commodities had an up day after a long and painful fall. The fascinating aspect of the trading wasn't the $45 pop in gold, nor the even greater percentage rally in oil, but the accompanying narrative. … When it comes to speculating, especially in precious metal...Read More
Here Are Exactly What Types Of Porn The UK Just Banned … The UK just announced a change in the guidelines that govern online pornography, and people are scared that the government is embarking on a far-reaching crackdown on porn. The Independent, for instance, is reporting that "the measures appear to take aim at female pleasure." That's not really true. There isn't a lengt...Read More
The Gold Fairy Tale Fails Again … Will they never learn? Yesterday, oil rallied 4.3 percent and gold gained 3.6 percent as commodities had an up day after a long and painful fall. The fascinating aspect of the trading wasn't the $45 pop in gold, nor the even greater percentage rally in oil, but the accompanying narrative. … When it comes to speculating, especially in precious metal...Read More
Here Are Exactly What Types Of Porn The UK Just Banned … The UK just announced a change in the guidelines that govern online pornography, and people are scared that the government is embarking on a far-reaching crackdown on porn. The Independent, for instance, is reporting that "the measures appear to take aim at female pleasure." That's not really true. There isn't a lengt...Read More
Rand Paul dives back into Ferguson debate … Rand Paul wrote a column for TIME following the decision in Ferguson. He said that politicians are to blame in Ferguson and elsewhere … Individuals, he argued, are ultimately responsible for their own fate … His comments are part of his aggressive minority outreach. – CNNDominant Social Theme: This is a crazy conservative who does...Read More
The People's Republic of Plymouth … The strange and persistent right-wing myth that Thanksgiving celebrates the pilgrims' triumph over socialism. The first Thanksgiving, socialism "Down with the Commies! Let's eat!" … This Thursday, Americans will gather together for an evening of family, food, football, and arguing with the relatives about politics. And why shoul...Read More
Rand Paul dives back into Ferguson debate … Rand Paul wrote a column for TIME following the decision in Ferguson. He said that politicians are to blame in Ferguson and elsewhere … Individuals, he argued, are ultimately responsible for their own fate … His comments are part of his aggressive minority outreach. – CNNDominant Social Theme: This is a crazy conservative who does...Read More
The People's Republic of Plymouth … The strange and persistent right-wing myth that Thanksgiving celebrates the pilgrims' triumph over socialism. The first Thanksgiving, socialism "Down with the Commies! Let's eat!" … This Thursday, Americans will gather together for an evening of family, food, football, and arguing with the relatives about politics. And why shoul...Read More
Joe DeFranco of DeFranco's Gym at the Onnit Academy shows how properly perform a push up.Read More
All rights belong to STARZ and music's owners. I've done this vid for fun and of course because I'm huge fan of the show :) Outlanders, I don't think I need to say anything :D Music in order:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yETy-...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlHmG...the rest is Outlander's soundtrackCheck out my other Outlander's videos:STORY OF CLAIRE AND JAMIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Read More
All rights belong to STARZ and music's owners. I've done this vid for fun and of course because I'm huge fan of the show :) Outlanders, I don't think I need to say anything :D Music in order:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yETy-...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlHmG...the rest is Outlander's soundtrackCheck out my other Outlander's videos:STORY OF CLAIRE AND JAMIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Read More
Stock markets set to take off as Europe, Asia abandon austerity … The Great Divergence is a term coined by economic historians to explain the sudden acceleration of growth and technology in Europe from the 16th century onward, while other civilizations such as China, India, Japan and Persia remained in their pre-modern state. This phrase has recently acquired a very different meaning, howeve...Read More
Swiss Vote Against Gold Deals Blow to Investors Hurt by Slump … Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.2 percent to $1,143.60 an ounce on the Comex … With no chance that the Swiss central bank will be the next big buyer of gold, it's one more reason for investors to be bearish. Voters today rejected a referendum requiring the Swiss National Bank hold at least 20 percent of its 5...Read More
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Through his own narrative of becoming a captain of tall ships, Ian Ridgeway leads us through an exploration of our understanding of risk. Experiential education programs take students outside of the traditional classroom and use risk as a tool to create lasting impressions. As a result, occasional mishaps occ...Read More
Stock markets set to take off as Europe, Asia abandon austerity … The Great Divergence is a term coined by economic historians to explain the sudden acceleration of growth and technology in Europe from the 16th century onward, while other civilizations such as China, India, Japan and Persia remained in their pre-modern state. This phrase has recently acquired a very different meaning, howeve...Read More
Swiss Vote Against Gold Deals Blow to Investors Hurt by Slump … Gold futures for December delivery fell 0.2 percent to $1,143.60 an ounce on the Comex … With no chance that the Swiss central bank will be the next big buyer of gold, it's one more reason for investors to be bearish. Voters today rejected a referendum requiring the Swiss National Bank hold at least 20 percent of its 5...Read More