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Great idea to sell a house: Make a lottery
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 6th, 2008 in Fun, WebThe Daily Telegraph reports that there is a lottery organized “to sell” a house in Andalusia (Spain) that worth € 1.5 Million. Each ticket for the draw costs 25 €. The sellers expect to sell 88 000 tickets before the draw (on May 1st 2009). This gives € 2.2 Million. More than the house estimate […]
Dollar Libor rate falls to its lowest value since Dec. 2004
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 6th, 2008 in Web
Reuters News reports that three-month Dollars Libor Rate falls to its lowest value since December 2004 at 2.50625 percent:
London interbank offered rates at the British Bankers’ Association’s daily fixing for these three-month dollars fell 20 basis points to 2.50625 percent <USD3MFSR=>, the lowest since December 2004.
This is good news and shows that confidence is […]
A nice one about the election addiction
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 5th, 2008 in Fun, Webxkcd - A Webcomic - Election via kwout
State of mind before US election result
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 4th, 2008 in Science, Fun, Web
The New York Times provides this amazing yet simple application, where it is possible to give your state of mind in one word.
I took a snapshot at 4PM ET.
Mc Cain supporters feels :
ELECTION DAY 08 - What One Word Describes Your Current State of Mind? - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com via kwout
And Obama […]
This NPR article is mainly a transcript of the CDS part of this American Life podcast. And I found the explanation using examples very good. I copied below 3 extracts:
Credit Default Swap as insurance:
Imagine, he says, you buy a bond from Ford for $100.
"You’re holding your bond and you are worried about Ford’s credit. So […]
Memiary: A simple pocket online diary
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 3rd, 2008 in Software, WebAs it is simple, everything required to use the product is on the front-page:
Memiary, the weightless pocket diary via kwout
Tabbloid: Delivers RSS Feeds content in PDF format by email
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 3rd, 2008 in Software, WebI came across Tabbloid yesterday. This new service delivers RSS Feeds content in PDF format by email on defined schedule.
Tabbloid via kwout
Out of office E-mail became a word sign
0 Comments Published by cjlise November 1st, 2008 in Fun, WebBBC Web site reports this funny Email mistake:
When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed.
Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated”.
BBC NEWS […]
Add-in Applications arrive in LinkedIn
0 Comments Published by cjlise October 30th, 2008 in Software, WebAdd-in Applications for Linkedin are available here. For the moment only a few can be added to a profile like the Wordpress and Blog Link one:
LinkedIn: Application Directory via kwout
I added my blog to my profile using the Wordpress application:
LinkedIn: Home via kwout
Yesterday I came across this very comprehensive page on the financial crisis at The Baseline Scenario. This page list radio postcasts, video, but also explanation about CDS or bank re-capitalization. I’m still digging in all this information. The content list is copied below:
Financial Crisis for Beginners « The Baseline Scenario via kwout
Financial Crisis for […]
