Monday, June 30, 2008

Calculating the Toll of War


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A study last week reporting that 5.4 million people died violently in wars in 13 countries between 1955 and 2002 received world-wide press coverage, because the numbers were far greater than previously reported. Researchers also suggested that war deaths weren’t declining over the period, as had been previously believed.
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Which U.S. airline announced on Monday June 23 that it plans to lay off 950 pilots?


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According to the CNBC Stock Blog "Powering Your Portfolio: Uranium" what is uranium miner Cameco's other business?


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Myriad to End Development of Flurizan


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Myriad Genetics MYGN said Monday that it will stop development of its experimental Alzheimer's disease drug Flurizan due to the failure of a pivotal phase III study.

The Flurizan study, which enrolled patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's, did not achieve statistical significance on either of its two primary endpoints -- cognition or activities of daily living, the company said.

While disappointing, the negative outcome from the Flurizan study was not unexpected, given the relatively poor results coming out of the drug's phase II study.
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In his blog, Darren Rovell paid tribute to the late George Carlin. Which of Rovell's terms refers to options trades?


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In his blog, Darren Rovell paid tribute to the late George Carlin. Which of Rovell's terms refers to options trades?
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In his blog, Darren Rovell paid tribute to the late George Carlin. Which of Rovell's terms refers to options trades? Answer: long straddle

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Friday, June 27, 2008

George Clooney calls for unity among actors


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George Clooney just wants actors to get along instead of choosing between sparring unions.

"What we can't do is pit artist against artist," he wrote.

Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin and others have joined hundreds of actors in signing an online petition urging actors to ratify the AFTRA pact.

Clooney also called on higher-paid actors to chip in a greater share of union dues and for 10 A-listers — "people that the studio heads don't often say 'no' to," he suggested, listing only Nicholson and Hanks by name — to sit down with studio heads once a year to "adjust the pay for actors."

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EF Hutton: In the CNBC.com feature "Shorting Stocks Could Be Way to Play This Market" which strategist predicted "one ugly decline"?


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Print's not dead at CNBC! Name the editor of CNBC.com's new "Bullish on Books" blogger.


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Thursday, June 26, 2008

In the blog post "Fertilizer Stocks: Room To Grow" which stock did Michael Judd call "a great long-term holding"?


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In Sharon Epperson's blog post, "Shorting Oil The Way To Go?", she cites "a very large energy trader." Who?


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For teachers: Exploring literary spaces via Google Earth


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This is really a wonderful tool for teachers. A great modern way to engage students and open their minds to new vistas.

If you know a teacher that you believe would find this information useful please pass along the link to this post.
Much of the world's greatest literature incorporates a literal journey as a metaphor representing universal experiences we share with the characters as we travel through our own life’s journeys. The Odyssey, Candide, and The Grapes of Wrath immediately come to my mind.
Focusing on the real settings within these stories can often engage students in new ways that significantly enhance their empathy for the fictional characters and their various trials. Literature students have often been asked to mentally chart the characters' progress, but Google Earth can make this significantly more realistic and personal for them.
As I head to the Googleplex this week to speak with this year’s group of tech-savvy educators at the Google Teacher Academy, I wanted to share a bit about how I’ve found Google Earth useful for teaching literature.
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In the CNBC.com video, "Fed Expectations" what was Robert Podorefsky's reaction to talk of a Q3 Fed rate hike?


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In the CNBC.com video, "Fed Expectations" what was Robert Podorefsky's reaction to talk of a Q3 Fed rate hike? Answer: "I don't see it"

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

How to Make Your Workout Quick and Sweaty


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Let me know the results if you try this workout routine.
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While researching a book on exercise and the brain, John Ratey learned that intense exercise releases a hormone that burns belly fat and adds muscle fibers. So the Harvard Medical School psychiatrist swapped out 40-minute jogging sessions on the treadmill for something less time consuming but more vigorous: Twice a week, he now jogs for a total of 20 minutes and includes five exhausting sprints of 20 to 30 seconds apiece. After a month, he was amazed at the results. "I didn't change my diet, and I spent less time on the treadmill," he says. "But all of a sudden, I was 10 pounds lighter."
Many of the people I work with are time starved," says Todd Durkin, a trainer and conditioning coach in San Diego. "They don't have an hour a day to work out."
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Kiplinger's issued a list of stocks that "Warren Buffett would love." Name one.


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EF Hutton: In Tuesday's edition of "Lightning Round OT" What was Cramer's exact take on Dominion Resources?


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EF Hutton: In the CNBC.com video "Underweight on China" Erwin Sanft says BNP Paribas downgraded a raft of Chinese stocks. How many?


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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

1988-2008: Climate Then and Now


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Interesting reading. Follow the links to get in the way back machine.
Global warming has felt like breaking news a few times in recent years. But the first big pulse of coverage and public attention came in 1988, when the Amazon rain forest and Yellowstone were ablaze, a searing drought had farmers kicking dusty fields in frustration
I thought it might be worth inviting you all to read and “annotate” (as we’ve done with a couple of climate speeches and a polar bear decision recently) my cover story for Discover Magazine, reported through that hot year and published in the October 1988 edition.
I asked the current management there if they’d post the original article. They liked the idea, but the article was so old that it wasn’t even available in electronic form, so they had to type it up. Here’s the story, “Endless Summer: Living With the Greenhouse Effect.”
Melissa Lafsky of the magazine also did a brief e-mail interview with me, which is on their Reality Base blog.
Discover Magazine cover story on climate, October 1988
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24 million Americans have diabetes


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New government estimates show that nearly 24 million people in the United States have diabetes, an increase of more than 3 million in two years.

This means that nearly 8 percent of the U.S. population has diabetes, mostly the type-2 diabetes linked with obesity, poor diet and a lack of exercise, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

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The estimates, based on 2007 data, also show that 57 million people have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk for diabetes. And up to 25 percent of people with diabetes do not know they have it, the CDC said — down from 30 percent two years ago.
It is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States.
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EF Hutton: In Diana Olick's post, "Harvard and Housing: A Silver Lining?" Eric Belsky cited a "significant amount" of this


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Pfizer and the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease


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Pfizer Invites Public to View and Listen to Webcast of July 28 Pfizer Analyst and Investor Meeting at ICAD
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors, media, and the general public to view and
listen to a webcast of a presentation by Pfizers
neuroscience leadership team at an analyst and investor meeting on
Monday, July 28, at 6:00 p.m. Central Daylight Saving Time, in
connection with the annual meeting of the International Conference on
Alzheimers Disease (ICAD).


To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site homepage at www.pfizer.com
and click on the Pfizer Analyst and Investor
Meeting at ICAD link in the Investor
Presentations tab. Information on accessing and pre-registering for the
webcast will be available at www.pfizer.com
beginning today.


Visitors will be able to view and listen to an archived copy of the
webcast at www.pfizer.com.

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EF Hutton: According to CNBC.com's video report "Foreclosure Tour Hits Manhattan" how many Q1 residential foreclosures were there?


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In the CNBC.com feature, "The Future of Oil: What the Experts Are Saying," who is Peter Beutel paired with?


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Four years of home gains have been wiped out


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Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities have dropped a record 15.3% in the past year and are now back to where they were in 2004, according to the Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday by Standard & Poor's.

Prices in the 20 cities are now down 17.8% from the peak two years ago. The biggest declines were seen in Las Vegas, Miami and Phoenix, with prices falling by 25% or more in the past year. Prices in 10 cities have fallen by more than 10%.

Prices were lower in April than they were a year earlier in all 20 cities tracked by the Case-Shiller index. Home prices in Charlotte, N.C., which was the last holdout, have now slipped 0.1% in the past year.

Home prices surged in 2003 through 2006, climbing by a cumulative 52%. Since then, however, the housing and credit bubble has burst and home owners have given up half of their gains from earlier in the decade.
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In her Monday blog post on foreclosures, what did Carmen Wong Ulrich say "matters most"?


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Foreclosure Fight: We're In It Together

Here's what matters most: As I've said before, the rule of thumb that will serve in boom times and bad is to keep housing expenses including taxes, insurance, and mortgage payments at or below 30% of your monthly take-home pay. A few years ago, I was called conservative for sticking to this but semi-conservativeness is what protects you when the bottom falls out—and it always will at some point.






Cramer Flashback: On May 27, the Mad Money guru called SPX the ultimate New Tech stock. What does it leverage?


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Monday, June 23, 2008

McCain proposes $300M prize for new auto battery


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Note to John McCain. If someone can come up with a better automobile battery they won't need a $300 million prize.

I have an idea. How about we give $300 million to Warren Buffet or Bruce Covner and get them working on solving the Social Security problem. They will probably be early investors in the new battery anyway and the returns will be better.
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that the search for alternatives to the country's dependence on foreign oil is so urgent that he's willing to throw money at it.

The Arizona senator proposed a $300 million prize for whoever can develop a better automobile battery, and $5,000 tax credits for consumers who buy new zero-emission vehicles. The latest proposal is in addition to his support for overturning the federal ban on offshore oil drilling.
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"In the Fast Money blog, 'Post-Washout Rally?' which indicator did Jon Najarian look to first for a pro-rally case?"


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In the Web video report "Staubach's Real Estate Deal" what is the "biggest compliment" to ex-Dallas QB Roger Staubach?


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The article "Picks for Banking Bloodbath" praises Banca Transilvania. Where is the financial firm based?


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The article "Picks for Banking Bloodbath" praises Banca Transilvania. Where is the financial firm based? Answer: Cluj


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Picks for Banking Bloodbath: Banca Transilvania

Banking stocks may be plummeting all over the world, but some banks in Central and Eastern European countries are still attractive because of the good growth opportunities in the under-banked region, analysts from Austrian bank Erste wrote in a report on Friday.

Romanian growth play Banca Transilvania, headquartered in the Transylvanian city of Cluj, is among those recommended by Erste Bank analysts, as well as Bucharest-based BRD-Societe Generale, "one of the most profitable banks in CEE."

How does Sharon Epperson's blog post, "Big Oil Heads Back To Iraq," describe the oil majors' Iraqi deals?


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CNBC Stock Blog: on June 20, what did Jeffrey Frankel cite as an element in an investment brainstorming process?


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What tool did 17th century rice traders contribute to the financial markets?

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In the June 20 Kudlow Caucus, which panelist called the $300 billion housing bailout bill a "boondoggle"?


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In the June 20 Kudlow Caucus, which panelist called the $300 billion housing bailout bill a "boondoggle"?
Squawk Box Answer: Stefan Abrams

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

How Twitter Can Change the Presidential Debate


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Andrew Rasiej, founder of the Personal Democracy Forum, a Web site that focuses on the intersection of politics and technology, talks about the Twitter debate between presidential hopefuls John McCain and Barack Obama. He also discusses the forum's upcoming conference.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Use a Machete and Shower Less: Five ‘Manly’ Ways to Go Green


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You can read the entire story by following the link. Funny, entertaining and thought provoking
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Q: What are five going green tips for life you’d give guys who think eco-stuff is for wimps?

A: First, make friends with a guy who tears down buildings. My Dad is friends with a guy who does that in Akron; he’ll be tearing down a school with gargoyles and stuff and thinks it’s all garbage. My Dad takes a gargoyle home and makes an incredibly gorgeous sculpture out of it.

Second, learn how to landscape with a machete. Instead of firing up the chainsaw and using gas to trim the branches, use the machete to hack a path. Plus, you’ll look so cool sharpening it with a stone. Sit on the front stoop with a toothpick and sharpen your machete and you’ll never be f—– with.

Three, shower less frequently. You can tell your wife that you’re saving the earth.

Four, ride a motorcycle. It saves gas. My wife has always been anti-motorcycle, but she brought it up recently. If you ever wanted a motorcycle, now you can do it with a moral imperative.

Five, conserve water by drinking your whiskey straight.

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Comfy New Commuter Bikes for Getting Around Town


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When I read this article I had four immediate thoughts. How do we make money from this trend? Twenty years from now are we going to look like China looked about 20 years ago? How is this going to effect oil prices? And, I wonder how many pounds American's are going to lose in the next ten years?

File this under food for thought.
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If $4-a-gallon gas has you looking for relief, consider: A concerted effort is underway to attract casual bike riders into the fold. The lure is a range of new commuting bikes that promise to make everyday travel by bicycle as comfortable and fashionable as it is cheap.
Meantime, a bill that will allow employers to offer financial incentives to bicycle commuters is winding its way through the House and Senate.
Photo Gallery: Bikes
The Trek Lime, for example, one of a series of coasting bikes designed for especially easy riding, has an automatic shifting system powered by a generator on the front hub, as well as old-fashioned pedal brakes designed to make the riding experience carefree. It runs slightly under $600.
The Breezer Villager, which features a light aluminum frame and a seven-speed shifting system, was recently named best commuting bike of 2008 by Bicycling Magazine.
Beginners and older riders might like Electra Bicycle Co.'s Townie
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Phoenix lander confirms presence of ice on Mars


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Scientists rejoiced after the Phoenix Mars lander confirmed their long-held belief that ice is hiding under the surface in the Red Planet's northern region.

Phoenix flexed its arm again to enlarge a trench on June 15. It then took pictures of eight bright bits of material the size of dice inside the hole, which scientists dubbed "Dodo-Goldilocks."

Scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California concluded that the material was frozen water that evaporated when exposed to the sun. Salt would not have reacted that way, scientists said.

"We found what we were looking for," Phoenix science team member Mark Lemmon said in a news conference. "We came to this site because we were expected to find water ice."

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Friday, June 20, 2008

Two-Way Street blog: In "Reader Response: Let's Drill!!! (Mostly)" what non-human animal anatomy does a reader mention?


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Two-Way Street blog: In "Reader Response: Let's Drill!!! (Mostly)" what non-human animal anatomy does a reader mention?
Answer: panda’s head

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Pentagon's 9/11 Memorial Puzzle


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Pentagon's 9/11 Memorial Puzzle
The journey for 184 stainless steel memorial benches will begin in Pevely, Mo., and continue to Elk Grove Village, Ill. But their final destination is where it all began - at the Pentagon.
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