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• PRAGMATIC INSIGHTS FROM THE EXPERTS

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 142
  "Information is not enough. Action is what unites every great success. Action is what produces results. Knowledge is only potential power until it comes into the hands of someone who knows how to get himself to take effective action. In fact, the literal definition of the word power is "the ability to act."" ~ ...
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• On Leadership: Pragmatic compromise or selling out?

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  Former congressman Mickey Edwards is vice president of the Aspen Institute, where he directs the Rodel Fellowships in Public Leadership.
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• My world has changed (and I get to share with you)

  
  Online Net Meeting — Authority: 129
  My world has changed (and I get to share with you)Twitter’s new list feature is one of those things that seems simple on the surface and is easily ignored.But it has deeply changed how I get my news and how I interact with the tech community.Click through these lists and you’ll see a different world [...]
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• Japan Parallels Are Too Close for Comfort

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  We here at TPC aren’t the only ones concerned about the parallels with Japan. There appears to be an increasingly loud drumbeat over the shocking similarities between Japan in the 90’s and the U.S. This morning, Hong Kong’s leader Donald Tsang had some rather alarming comments: “I’m scared and ...
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• Rogers: In This Market, Commodities Rule

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  This week’s guru outlook brings you Jim Rogers. Rogers has become infamous in recent years for his prescient calls on the global meltdown and the commodity boom, but long before that he became famous for co-founding the Quantum Fund with George Soros. Rogers and Soros helped steer the fund to a miraculous 4,200% ...
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• Rail Data Points to Slight Improvement, but Recession Still Reigns

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  The latest data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) showed marginal signs of improvement, but with yearly comps becoming very easy the rail data is still showing a very weak real economy. Total carloads were down 12.2% year over year and almost 20% from the same period two years ago. Intermodal traffic ...
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• Jobless Recovery: Maybe Not So Bad After All

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  The strategy outlook at JP Morgan is little changed over the last week, despite some sobering news out of the labor department last Friday . The bad news on jobs is no longer a surprise to investors, and history has shown that past jobless recoveries were dealt with fine by most major asset classes. Although the ...
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• Morgan Stanleys Nine Best Ideas

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  Morgan Stanley North America recently released their list of best ideas – a list of actionable ideas from various sectors and analysts that rank as their leading stock investment insights ( see here for Morgan’s market outlook ). The “best ideas” are Morgan’s ideas that vary substantially from consensus, ...
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• The Expectation Ratio Drops, But Remains Near Its Highs

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  As we expected heading into earnings this has proven to be a pretty spectacular earnings season. Thus far, over 70% of all firms have exceeded expectations. Earnings have declined 19% year over year, but risen 11% since Q2. Revenues are down 14% year over year, but have risen 3% since Q2. Just 27% of firms ...
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• Will the Lehman Vacuum Get Filled?

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  Credit spreads have normalized back to their pre-Lehman levels and the recession has officially ended . Despite this the stock market remains well below the pre-Lehman Brothers bankruptcy levels. In his latest strategy comment Jeff Saut says the year-end rally is likely to continue ( he said buy the dip last week ) ...
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• Is Something Big About to Happen?

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  David Rosenberg notes the incredible lopsided trading environment. The dollar short/long equities trade has become the no-brainer trade and is beginning to appear crowded. David notes: Looking at the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) report, we can see some pretty interesting (and potentially disturbing) trends ...
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• Who Is the Mystery Buyer?

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  I don’t know if any characteristic of this massive 6 month rally has been more apparent than the huge futures run-ups we’ve seen at random points during the trading day. Without news, the S&P 500 futures get gunned on huge volume and surge higher. I’ve seen it at least every other day for 6 months. It ...
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• Thoughts on knowing and the end of education

  
  Quiddity — Authority: 468
  The english word epistemology seems like a technical word because it doesn’t come from the Anglo-Saxon or French and because it has taken on a rather precise meaning. As a result, the word can intimidate the reader. It doesn’t need to. It just means “what is knowable” or maybe “a set of beliefs or theories ...
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• Product Management and Marketing Survey Webinar

  
  Free Webinar News — Authority: 139
  Steve Johnson of Pragmatic Marketing is having a webinar on ’Highlights from 2008-2009 Product Management and Marketing Survey’. According to Steve, this webinar will describe the scope of activities conducted by today’s Product Managers and Marketers and the review will include job titles, responsibilities and ...
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• Facebook Surpasses 325 Million Users

  
  Online Net Meeting — Authority: 129
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• Job Losses Worse than Expected

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  Not a pretty set of numbers. The recession on Main Street continues as the unemployment rate jumps to 10.2% and losses for October come in at 190K. This is substantially worse than the unemployment rate of 9.9% and 175K in losses that analysts were expecting. Complete Story »
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• PRAGMATIC INSIGHTS FROM THE EXPERTS

  
  OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES — Authority: 142
  "All of us perceive the world in terms of our own needs; none of us is capable of perceiving the world as it actually is. It will appear different to each of us because our specific needs from which all of us create our internal world are never the same, all we ever know of the real or external or outside world is the ...
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• A Suspicious Dollar Trade

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  A large institution was seen buying a large block of UUP call options yesterday just prior to today’s ramp in shares on positive news. UUP was halted earlier today for news pending as DB shares announced a new share offering due to high investor demand: “DB Commodity Services LLC today announced it has filed ...
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• Rail Traffic Data: Still Recessionary

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 670
  The latest rail freight data is not quick to validate Warren Buffett’s “all in” wager on the U.S. economy . The latest data shows another steep annual year over year decline despite vastly improving comps (the economy was spiraling to its end at this time last year if you recall). We should be seeing positive ...
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• Mather on the case as Council takes leave of its senses on business signage

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 443
  Today’s Oban Times great lead story homed in on a bout of madness indulged in by Argyll’s progressively capable and more effective council.The paper’s exclusive story by Louise Lee reported that small businesses between Tyndrum and Appin in North Argyll have suddenly found themselves issued with notices ...
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