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Political Polls Show North Carolina at Odds with National Trends - Associated Content
The Long Tail Counter Argument At HBR
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:02:13 PDT
A few days ago, I read Chris Anderson's new piece about the aggregation and interpretation of data will make the science obsolete. I said I can't agree with his ideas but he's great at selling them. How fitting that this week, Harvard Business Review featured this article disproving The Long Tail. And the reason why Chris Anderson responds is because the article was written by the very person who helped him with the research for his book. As demand shifts from off-line retailers with li
Surge Evaluation
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:34:53 PDT
I mostly agree with what Ezra says here, here, and here about David Brooks Surge column. I would diverge slightly in regards to his discussion of the four trends that have led to a decrease in violence; Ezra lists the Sadrist truce, the Awakening strategy, successful ethnic cleansing in Baghdad, and the Surge, but I think it's a little bit more complicated than that. For one, I would divide the Surge itself into tactical and material components, as one element of the Surge was a shift in tactics
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (Seattle Times)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:04:35 PDT
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
Trends in foreign capital inflows - Business Line
MARKET TALK: US Cash Grain Market Sees Wavy CIF Basis Trends (INO News)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:33 PDT
1305 EDT Dow Jones] - Export basis bids for U.S. cash grain charted an uneven course this week, posting choppy trends that ran higher for Gulf corn and soybeans, despite some sharp weakness in CIF wheat premiums.
Eco Friendly Countertop Trends
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:09:52 PDT
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Arghandab: Did ANA troops "flee"?
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:55:02 PDT
On CBC Newsworld today the CBC's reporter, Paul Hunter, said "About half the Afghans turned and fled, so there's clearly some work to be done see box at right in link below]." But now he's rather changed the words he uses in print--see bolded bit below. Canadian and Afghan troops moved into the forests and orchards surrounding the city of Kandahar on Wednesday, battling with Taliban fighters who infiltrated the area, officials said. At least two Afghan soldiers were killed in the hour-long fir
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The Long Tail Counter Argument At HBR
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:02:13 PDT
A few days ago, I read Chris Anderson's new piece about the aggregation and interpretation of data will make the science obsolete. I said I can't agree with his ideas but he's great at selling them. How fitting that this week, Harvard Business Review featured this article disproving The Long Tail. And the reason why Chris Anderson responds is because the article was written by the very person who helped him with the research for his book. As demand shifts from off-line retailers with li
Surge Evaluation
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:34:53 PDT
I mostly agree with what Ezra says here, here, and here about David Brooks Surge column. I would diverge slightly in regards to his discussion of the four trends that have led to a decrease in violence; Ezra lists the Sadrist truce, the Awakening strategy, successful ethnic cleansing in Baghdad, and the Surge, but I think it's a little bit more complicated than that. For one, I would divide the Surge itself into tactical and material components, as one element of the Surge was a shift in tactics
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (Seattle Times)
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:04:35 PDT
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
Trends in foreign capital inflows - Business Line
Trends in foreign capital inflows Business Line, India - 3 hours ago But FII trends reversed in 2008 in the months of February and March, with adverse global cues, rising inflation and falling industrial production, ... |
MARKET TALK: US Cash Grain Market Sees Wavy CIF Basis Trends (INO News)
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:33 PDT
1305 EDT Dow Jones] - Export basis bids for U.S. cash grain charted an uneven course this week, posting choppy trends that ran higher for Gulf corn and soybeans, despite some sharp weakness in CIF wheat premiums.
Eco Friendly Countertop Trends
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:09:52 PDT
The optical and physical properties of glass make it suitable for applications such as glass countertops. Recycled countertops are made from things like paper, reclaimed wood, recycled cans, recycled plastic, recycled toilets, and recycled glass.
Arghandab: Did ANA troops "flee"?
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:55:02 PDT
On CBC Newsworld today the CBC's reporter, Paul Hunter, said "About half the Afghans turned and fled, so there's clearly some work to be done see box at right in link below]." But now he's rather changed the words he uses in print--see bolded bit below. Canadian and Afghan troops moved into the forests and orchards surrounding the city of Kandahar on Wednesday, battling with Taliban fighters who infiltrated the area, officials said. At least two Afghan soldiers were killed in the hour-long fir
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