Saturday, January 22, 2011
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Education | US Teens Trail Peers; Rhee's Next Step | WSJ
No surprise that the Chinese beat the pants off US Teens in math and science competency testing. But, Slovenia as well? A sad case of special interests looking out for everyone but our kids and their future. Maybe Michelle Rhee can gain some traction with her new advocacy group ... we'll see if Americans are willing to put their $$ on education reform.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Thousand Islands
No McMansions in this set of pictures ... pretty nice lifestyle but I bet there's frost on the pumpkin in the winter! Sorry for the big file, don't have a fast way to post this and just send a link.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
China - past and future
China and how it will shape our future. Check-out the trend in air travel for Chinese and a recent WSJ article about the history and future of Chinese influence.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Beer + Steel = Art @ Staten Island
Here's what our son does in his "spare" time ... what else would a metal fabricator who enjoys a cold one do?
Sunday, October 24, 2010
education | value added for college | wsj
I've been following the news on education reform in the public primary and secondary schools. I had no idea of the level of change being tried at some public universities according to this article.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
places | dangerous neighborhoods | walletpop
Wow. South Central didn't make the list. And they don't call it Lost Wages for nothing.
Friday, October 1, 2010
markets | may 6 flash crash | bloomberg
Cause of the flash crash on May 6th? Here's one perspective. Fairly disturbing to me that the markets are seemingly this unstable and that we have such a plethora of destabilizing entities out there.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Quotation of the Day
Quotation of the Day
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
*****Will Rogers
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
investing | nifty fifty | wsj
Some recent analysis has shown the strong case for a 50/50 equity/bond mix in a portfolio of low-cost index funds or ETFs. Example approach: 35% Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, 15% MSCI EAFE and 50% Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond Index. Here's the article along with some potential fund approaches and the results of the analysis.
jargon | jargon to avoid | MoneyWatch
Here's the latest list of buzzwords to avoid. A particular favorite of mine is the use of the word "space" in place of the former term "industry". Many of my cohorts in crime work in the space space. Or we handled space management in the space space. Even better, we worked in the space management sub-space in the space space. Having fun yet?
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Money | Time to Refi | Mortgage Professor
Record low rates on mortgages. Is it time to refi? Here's a reliable refi calculator that will help you hone in on the answer. Other useful information on mortgages at this site - a good reference to bookmark.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Valuation | What's It Worth? | WSJ
If Antiques Roadshow has skipped your neighborhood, maybe you can find the value of Aunt Thelma's antique butter dish on one of these sites. I used Worthpoint to get an appraisal of an antique settee we had and was pleased with the thoroughness of the evaluation.
Management | The end of ... ? | WSJ
Is bureaucracy obsolete? Is this the end of management as developed in the 20th century? Does Scott Adams need to find a new career? Read on!
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