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Video of a Dog Finding and Eating Some Not-So-Well-Hidden Chicken Nuggets

Ingenious ... the dog uses a tool to get what it wants. 

Let's say you are a dog that wants some chicken nuggets. 

Unfortunately, those nuggets are frustratingly out of your reach.

Lucky for you, nobody is around to stop you (even if they did install a hidden video camera to figure out how you do it).

 

 

It is a great way to illustrate innovative problem solving:

• Step 1: Move a chair into position.
• Step 2: Leap onto the chair and then onto the counter, making sure not to disturb anything on the countertop.
• Step 3: Make way past the sink to toaster oven (where you know your prize resides). Open the oven to expose the nuggets.
• Step 4: Knock the tray of food to the ground so you can easily eat (otherwise known as 'hiding the evidence').
• Step 5: Practice your "ashamed" face to use when the humans force you to watch a video of your misdeeds.

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Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• Obvious: FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without the indicator light. (Dvorak)
• The Top 10 Tech 'Fails' of 2013. (CNN)
• How Heart Rate Is Related to Fitness and Longevity. (Huffingtonpost)
• Spotify Year in Review 2013. (Spotify)
• 55 Louis C.K. Quotes That Will Make You Laugh And Think. (ThoughtCatalog)

 

Trading Links:

• BlackRock Is Now the Biggest Investor in the World. (Insider)
• World's Best Economies in 2013. (CNNMoney)
• Wall Street Market Predictions For 2014. (BusinessInsider)
• Whitney Tilson: Lessons From A Dozen Years Of Short Selling. (ValueWalk)
• Algorithms Get Smarter. Speed is giving way to instrumentation and fine-tuning. (CME Group)

"Here Is Today" - Artful DataViz That Puts Today in Perspective

Happy New Year!

As you start to plan your year, and all the little things you have to do, take a moment to put things in perspective.

Click through the award-winning data visualization called "Here Is Today".

 

 

It lets you compare a day to a week, a year, the history of the earth ... or even the universe.

It is quick and fun (if you are into that sort of thing).   Try it.

Here is a Yearly Market Performance Comparison, Back to 2007

The chart shows the top-and-bottom performing markets, ranked by yearly performance.

The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows 2013 performance, followed by six columns of the most recent yearly market performances.

 

 

Click this link to view weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly views of this data.

So, how does that compare to other markets around the world? Here is an interactive chart to answer that question.