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August 10, 2010

Stock Markets: What A Day!

That was fifteen minutes before the Closing Bell:

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We need much more money to be bumped pumped into the economy! Otherwise, we will have a double-dip recession.

By Gris-Gris at 10:03 pm CET | Category: Backyard
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August 9, 2010

Medien / Besenwagen: Gestern in der NZZ Online zum Thema ‘Paid Content’

»Es muss einfach sein.«


- Peter Hogenkamp, neuer Leiter Digitale Medien beim Verlagshaus der NZZ-Gruppe, zitiert in: Zeitungen wittern Geld im Internet (NZZ Online, 8. August).

Die Verlagshäuser sind in Goldgräberstimmung. Dank dem iPad….

Gut zehn Jahre herrschte die Meinung vor, Informationen seien im Netz wertlos. Das sind sie nicht: Wir, beispielsweise, beziehen unglaublichen Mehrwert aus dem Wissen, wie es unseren kasachischen Mitmenschen gegenwärtig geht. :smile:

Dennoch: Träume sind nun leider mal Schäume… Am 28.06.2000 lag die sehr schwere NZZ-Aktie bei rund 220′000 Franken. Wo steht sie heute?

Das Land ist zu klein für grosse Netz-Unternehmen… Ja, aber ein Hogenkamp wird das hinbiegen. Er hat mehr als genug Masse dafür.

Ein grossartiges Abenteuer liegt vor uns!

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Week 32/2010 is here! But what happened today in 1944?

That was 66 years ago — and much happened! Among other things: The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear (…on Facebook in 2010) for the first time.

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(May I mention, in parentheses, as a time comparison that on August 9, 1944, Hans-Rudolf Merz, member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2004, was already more than one year old?! Mister Merz has just announced his resignation for October 2010.)

August 9 was a Wednesday in 1944 — a business day, and the Dow Jones closed at 144.97 points (Source).

Preview for August 12, 1944:

The Allies capture Florence, Italy, and the world’s first undersea oil pipeline, 70 nautical miles long, is laid between England and France (Wikipedia: Operation Pluto).

Picture (from Wikipedia): Smokey Bear’s debut poster, released on August 9, 1944

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August 5, 2010

Our Weekly Postcard (CXI)

Two Three recreational days ahead of us after a hard week at work. Weather forecast and radar for Switzerland: Cloudy, and that’s good because we will stay at home instead of going for a swim in Lake Zurich. So we will have some time for a glimpse or two into the Internet.

Have a good Friday and weekend!

Front Side:

The front page of Spanish newspaper Diario de Sevilla (from Jueves = Thursday, fifth fourth day of the week). Some recreational days ahead also for First Lady Michelle Obama and her nine-year-old daughter Sasha. They have just arrived in Spain for a brief holiday.

breakingtravelnews writes that Michelle Obama and her guests were paying for their own rooms, with rates beginning at $434 per night. Only the Secret Service and other staff stay at United States taxpayer expense.

That’s fair, I think.

Diario

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Survival Skills: ‘How to open a wine bottle with a shoe’

Just stumbled upon this instructional video and I think it shows one of the five most important basic survival skills we all should know. Maybe you already know it — I didn’t.

On wimp.com: How to open a wine bottle with a shoe

By Eric at 1:09 pm CET | Category: Linktips, Video
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