Archive for November, 2014
Open Thread: Midterm U.S. Elections
November 5th, 2014Does anyone have any comments on this? Via: CNN: A Republican tide ripped the Senate away from Democrats Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress and the power to pin down President Barack Obama during his last two years in office. The thumping win upends the balance of power between the White House and […]
Any Questions?
November 5th, 2014I saw this on SMA’s (English Language) Facebook page:
Dr. Toni Bark on Pediatric Health and Vaccination Status: The Kids with Chronic Illnesses Have All Been Vaccinated
November 4th, 2014Via: Age of Autism:
Malls Fill Vacant Stores With Server Rooms
November 3rd, 2014Via: Wall Street Journal: The Internet is moving to a shopping center near you. In Fort Wayne, Ind., a vacated Target store is about to be home to rows of computer servers, network routers and Ethernet cables courtesy of a local data-center operator. In Jackson, Miss., a former McRae’s department store will get the same […]
Flesh-and-Blood Advisers Face Threats from Robots
November 3rd, 2014Via: Reuters: Fidelity and Charles Schwab will be offering automated financial advice that’s low-cost or even free, pushing other advisers to be tech-savvy to compete. Last month, both Charles Schwab Corp and Fidelity Investments unveiled so-called “robo” advice programs that offer free or very cheap algorithm-driven portfolio management to investors. More Teen With Terminal Cancer […]
40KG of Cocaine Found on Ship Owned by Mitch McConnell’s Inlaws
November 3rd, 2014Via: The Nation: Before the Ping May, a rusty cargo vessel, could disembark from the port of Santa Marta en route to the Netherlands in late August, Colombian inspectors boarded the boat and made a discovery. Hidden in the ship’s chain locker, amidst its load of coal bound for Europe, were approximately 40 kilograms, or […]
New Zealand’s Electricity Bought and Sold in a “Phoney Market” which Represents Another Form of Taxation
November 3rd, 2014Via: Southland Times: The former Meridian Energy director, who is also Upoko of Awarua Runanga, said New Zealand’s electricity was bought and sold in a “phoney market” which represented another form of taxation. If the electricity market was genuinely competitive, every electricity company director and chief executive would be thrown in jail.
