|
|||||
|
Birth Order Could Determine How Successful You Are New research claims firstborns are be more motivated to learn, while secondborns are more motivated to win, reports Rachel Lowry of Deseret News: “The study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, examined almost 400 students. It found that birth order can be a lens through which first and secondborns see the world, in ways that impact their motivation and likelihood of career and personal success [...] (Fox News) The Earth has been getting warmer — but how much of that heat is due to greenhouse gas emissions and how much is due to natural causes? A leaked report by a United Nations’ group dedicated to climate studies says that heat from the sun may play a larger role than previously thought. “[Results] do suggest the possibility of a much larger impact of solar variations on the stratosphere than [...] 72point · 60% will only get dressed on certain days if they have a meeting or expect a visitor; · A massive 74% don’t always get dressed when working from home; · Almost half just grab comfy clothes, with a quarter just chilling in a dressing gown.
Three quarters of people who work from home admit they regularly sit at their laptop in tracksuit bottoms and PJs, a study has revealed. Instead of getting [...] From FT: Sooner or later the American tax code will be reformed. Probably sooner. Raising revenue will be the main motivation, but at a time of sharply increasing economic polarisation issues of fairness will be prominent too. There are also legitimate concerns about the complexity of current tax rules and their adverse effects on the economy. Read more From Forbes: Managing credit is one of the most common subjects that I’ve been getting asked about lately. Perhaps it’s because so many had their credit scores damaged during the recession and are now trying to improve them in order to qualify for the record-low mortgage rates we’ve been seeing. In addition, employers have increasingly been using credit scores to evaluate applicants and especially in this job market, every little factor really [...] From Forbes: This story appears in the September 24, 2012 issue of Forbes. Pundits are pooh-poohing the plank in the GOP platform that calls for a commission to examine “possible ways to set a fixed value for the dollar,” declaring it a sop to Ron Paul supporters. And indeed this was a motivation of hard-core political calculators around Governor Romney. But these self-styled, world-weary cynical types didn’t put this item in of [...] For all of the skeptics and detractors it has produced, the drone industry also has its vocal supporters. Few are louder than Jerry LeMieux, a retired Air Force colonel, commercial airline pilot, college lecturer and, most recently, the founder of the world’s first university dedicated solely to unmanned systems education. “At the end of the day, I’m just trying to do something good for the unmanned systems community,” he said at the drone sector’s Las [...] In test, volunteers offered rewards from $10 to $100 The research throws into question jobs, such as investment banking, built around a ‘bonus culture’ The more money people are offered as a ‘reward’, the more likely they are to ‘freeze up’ and fail at crucial moments. In a trial where volunteers had to perform [...] In test, volunteers offered rewards from $10 to $100 The research throws into question jobs, such as investment banking, built around a ‘bonus culture’ The more money people are offered as a ‘reward’, the more likely they are to ‘freeze up’ and fail at crucial moments. In a trial where volunteers had to perform [...] From FT: Marta Fernández should have been celebrating. After looking for work for months, she found a position in a media company in Madrid. But her new job, working full time for €300 a month, will barely cover her rent. She is one of the luckier Spaniards aged 25 and under, of whom more than half are languishing outside of work or education as the country suffers one of the highest levels of youth [...] In America we have a motivation problem : money. I’m not a communist. I love capitalism (I even love money), but here’s a simple fact we’ve known since 1962: using money as a motivator makes us less capable at problem-solving. It actually makes us dumber. A number of years ago I watched a CEO make a long series of really bad decisions. He gutted his company of most of its long-term potential. It [...] We no-longer have any constitutionally guaranteed rights.
The entire country voted 3 years ago. The majority said keep the current constitution and yet we keep loosing our rights guaranteed in the constitution. How is that possible, when no amendments have been passed and we are still using the same constitution we’ve had since 1992. Roughly 19 years since the last amendment was added and some how in the last 10 years [...] What if you are only allowed to vote because it doesn’t make a difference? What if no matter how you vote, the elites get to have it their way? What if “one person, one vote” is just a fiction created by the government to induce your compliance? What if democracy is dangerous to personal freedom? What if democracy erodes the people’s understanding of natural rights and the foundations of government, [...] AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch broadcaster – renowned for testing the limits of good taste and the law – says it will air a segment in which two presenters engage in cannibalism by eating a small chunk of one another’s fried flesh. A BNN spokesman said Tuesday the men had each had a small piece of tissue surgically removed for the stunt – one from his side and the other from [...] CHARLOTTE (CBS Charlotte) — “Occupy Charlotte” protesters have carried out an official coup within the group. Thomas Shope, 47, credited with helping to organize “Occupy Charlotte,” was exiled from the group for claiming leadership. A YouTube video broadcasts the group’s reasoning with an automated voice speaking over classical piano. “Some of your actions have compromised the reputation, motivation and unity of the protesters of the ‘Occupy Charlotte’ movement,” it starts. It went on to accuse [...] Cordell Eddings Treasuries declined, pushing yields on benchmark 10-year notes up from a record low, on speculation Group of 20 leaders will act to prevent the European debt crisis from worsening. Thirty-year bonds pared their biggest weekly gains in almost three years as global equity markets recovered. Investors have sought refuge in U.S. government debt on concern the global economy is on the brink of [...] One of the nation’s major grocery store chains is eliminating self-checkout lanes in an effort to encourage more human contact with its customers. Albertsons LLC, which operates 217 stores in seven Western and Southern states, will eliminate all self-checkout lanes in the 100 stores that have them and will replace them with standard or express lanes, according to published reports. “We just want the opportunity to talk [...] Dogs are often given the title “man’s best friend.” I get that. However, a new title has surfaced which turns one’s dog from friend to family. These days people address their dog as “baby.” Last December, I received a Christmas card in the mail with someone’s dog in the spotlight posing as Santa. Cute? Sure… until I read the caption which read, “Baby’s First Christmas.” This [...] BERLIN (Reuters Life!) – One in three university students in the German capital would consider sex work as a means to finance their education, a study from the Berlin Studies Center said Wednesday. The figure in Berlin, where prostitution is legal, was higher than students surveyed in Paris (29.2 percent) and in Kiev (18.5 percent), the three cities the report looked at. The study found some 4 percent [...] Across America, Republican lawmakers have talked a big game about cutting budgets, but they also are seeking reductions to something much more fundamental: Americans’ voting rights. From coast to coast, the GOP is engaged in what appears to be a coordinated, expensive effort to block voters from the polls. The motivation is political — a cynical effort to restrict voting by traditionally Democratic-leaning Americans. In more than 30 [...] Time to do what they’re doing elsewhere.Â…go after the banks and Wall Street that caused the global meltdown in 2007…. Iceland’s AlternativÂe – Arrests and Trials for Bankers In Iceland, voters have rejected any further bank bailouts, and the new government in Iceland has arrested prominent bankers and put them on trial for fraud and corruptionÂ. Ireland’s voters seem to be heading down this path as well, and there have been violent [...] by ZH According to the ECB, in December Irish banks lost deposits worth €40.3 billion, over 50% more than November, when €26.7 billion evacuated the banking system. The brings the total deposit flight from Ireland’s 15 retail banks to a massive €110 billion, a number which if indexed to the US, would be well in the trillions. And as the Independent points out, “The most dramatic element [...] Paying People Not To Work, by Larry M. Elkin, CPA, CFP® To economists and the business-savvy elements of the public, the recent recession is history. But some who lost their jobs more than a year ago are still sitting at home — and getting paid to do so. In 25 states workers are able to collect unemployment benefits for 99 weeks, thanks to emergency measures enacted by Washington [...] I had read at least two stories claiming Obama is not running like a second termer, or that he was already planning to be an ex-president. And another opinion that he would pull an LBJ. This, if true, confirms the detached nature of the Obama WH. ( Ted Rall posted this cartoon recently, the De-Evolution of Democratic presidents http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=98e0cd4274a2216db9f412e3a48a7481&w=750.0) Enjoy the toon and article. Worth the full read. http://newsflavor.com/politics/world-politics/white-house-insider-what-t… White House Insider: What The [...] |
Custom Search
    |
||||
|
Copyright © 2013 InvestmentWatch - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
Mohamed El-Erian: The meaning of Germany’s gold decision
from FT:
The Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, has decided to move part of its gold holdings from the Federal Reserve Bank in New York and other central banks such as the Banque de France to Frankfurt. This unusual and highly-visible decision is sure to trigger an explosion of media commentary relating both to motivation and implications – especially since Germany joins Iran, Libya and Venezuela in making such a move.
I suspect [...]