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April 27, 2008 News and Trends
Non-Uniform Inflation and Nominal Income Inequality
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PDT
When Tyler says to shout something from the rooftops, I comply. From Zubin Jelvah’s summary of a new paper from Christian Broda and John Romalis pdf]: Instead of focusing purely on what’s produced outside of the country, Broda and Romalis turn their attention to an interesting but obvious relationship between imports and consumption within our border: The goods exported by poorer countries are typically consumed by lower-income Americans. Our typical methods of quantifying inequality, however
MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web (Toronto Star)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:42:13 PDT
Ontario is well into the fast-changing Internet age but lags at the very seat of power because citizens can't watch the drama of provincial politics unfold live on their computer screens.
India Online News Video, shoaib ban
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:13:34 PDT
India has asked rich nations to end protectionism, Hamid Ansari today began his week-long tour to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, Pranab Mukherjee and Shah Mahmood Qureshi discuss possibility of composite dialog process, Tamil film stars began a day long protest fast against Karnataka’s objections to the water project, Shoaib banned and out of IPL
Metaprogrammer Sundays: Cognitive Surplus
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:41:43 PDT
Think of computational cycles as a resource. This is easy enough to do after playing Endgame: Singularity. Then consider that human brains constitute significantly more computational resources than all the transitor chips in the world put together... so far. Take a perusal of this bit from Boing Boing. So how big is that surplus? So if you take Wikipedia as a kind of unit, all of Wikipedia, the whole project--every page, every edit, every talk page, every line of code, in every language that
Obama discounts race as a factor in presidential election
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:38:12 PDT
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that race is not the reason he is struggling to attract working-class votes and insisted he can win over uncommitted superdelegates by showing he is "best able to not just defeat John McCain, but also lead the country." Speaking in a broadcast interview, Obama also brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. "I'm not ducking. We've had 21" debate
Google trends and inflation talk - Financial Express
Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up!
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:28:14 PDT
The state-run media in Canada (and the citizen-owned media who do their best to compete with them) all lament, daily (with intra-day lament updates, all day long), the price of a barrel of oil, and the resulting price of gas. (Of course they don’t have the foggiest clue what they’re talking about, but they pretend they do.) Even as I was writing this, the state-owned CBC did a story about the latest rise in gas prices. Apparently it’s getting higher. You can tell because they const
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:38 PDT
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton Gay and lesbian people and their friends have been signing up for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday. The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime. Popularity: 26% ?] Neo-Nazi who attacked gays loses appeal The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden, jailed for beating five men at a gay rights party, lost his appeal yesterday. National Socialist Front (NSF) lead
How to Create Your Own Free Blog
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:52:20 PDT
One of the most popular trends on the Internet today is to have your own free blog. The benefits of owning one are endless. One of the most beneficial reasons to get one started is the fact that you can make a lot of money online with it.
Growth In Travel To Ukraine
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:59:22 PDT
Growth In Travel To Ukraine In The Lead Up To 2012 UEFA Championship. Tourist numbers to Ukraine are up, and the trend for 2008 is showing healthy growth.
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Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:23:00 PDT
When Tyler says to shout something from the rooftops, I comply. From Zubin Jelvah’s summary of a new paper from Christian Broda and John Romalis pdf]: Instead of focusing purely on what’s produced outside of the country, Broda and Romalis turn their attention to an interesting but obvious relationship between imports and consumption within our border: The goods exported by poorer countries are typically consumed by lower-income Americans. Our typical methods of quantifying inequality, however
MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web (Toronto Star)
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:42:13 PDT
Ontario is well into the fast-changing Internet age but lags at the very seat of power because citizens can't watch the drama of provincial politics unfold live on their computer screens.
India Online News Video, shoaib ban
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:13:34 PDT
India has asked rich nations to end protectionism, Hamid Ansari today began his week-long tour to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, Pranab Mukherjee and Shah Mahmood Qureshi discuss possibility of composite dialog process, Tamil film stars began a day long protest fast against Karnataka’s objections to the water project, Shoaib banned and out of IPL
Metaprogrammer Sundays: Cognitive Surplus
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:41:43 PDT
Think of computational cycles as a resource. This is easy enough to do after playing Endgame: Singularity. Then consider that human brains constitute significantly more computational resources than all the transitor chips in the world put together... so far. Take a perusal of this bit from Boing Boing. So how big is that surplus? So if you take Wikipedia as a kind of unit, all of Wikipedia, the whole project--every page, every edit, every talk page, every line of code, in every language that
Obama discounts race as a factor in presidential election
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:38:12 PDT
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that race is not the reason he is struggling to attract working-class votes and insisted he can win over uncommitted superdelegates by showing he is "best able to not just defeat John McCain, but also lead the country." Speaking in a broadcast interview, Obama also brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina. "I'm not ducking. We've had 21" debate
Google trends and inflation talk - Financial Express
Google trends and inflation talk Financial Express, India - 3 hours ago Viral Shah hyperlink] pointed me to this example hyperlink] of Google trends hyperlink] being useful in thinking about price fluctuations. ... |
Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up!
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:28:14 PDT
The state-run media in Canada (and the citizen-owned media who do their best to compete with them) all lament, daily (with intra-day lament updates, all day long), the price of a barrel of oil, and the resulting price of gas. (Of course they don’t have the foggiest clue what they’re talking about, but they pretend they do.) Even as I was writing this, the state-owned CBC did a story about the latest rise in gas prices. Apparently it’s getting higher. You can tell because they const
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton
Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:38 PDT
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton Gay and lesbian people and their friends have been signing up for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday. The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime. Popularity: 26% ?] Neo-Nazi who attacked gays loses appeal The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden, jailed for beating five men at a gay rights party, lost his appeal yesterday. National Socialist Front (NSF) lead
How to Create Your Own Free Blog
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:52:20 PDT
One of the most popular trends on the Internet today is to have your own free blog. The benefits of owning one are endless. One of the most beneficial reasons to get one started is the fact that you can make a lot of money online with it.
Growth In Travel To Ukraine
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:59:22 PDT
Growth In Travel To Ukraine In The Lead Up To 2012 UEFA Championship. Tourist numbers to Ukraine are up, and the trend for 2008 is showing healthy growth.
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