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Here is a picture of Obama rocking a tiara like the leader of the free world should.

 

 

(h/t JB via ABC News)

The president understood that he was broke a cardinal presidential rule.  "Here’s the general rule," Obama explained: "You don’t put stuff on your head if you’re president.  That’s politics 101. You never look good wearing something on your head."

Chief White House photographer Pete Souza posted a photo to Instagram showing the president donning a tiara alongside a group of Girl Scouts from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Some things you find on the internet actually happened.

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

 

Lighter Links:

• The 25 Top Personal Development Leaders of 2014. (Success)
• 22 Pictures That Prove That 2014 Is Already the Future. (Buzzfeed)
• See the Most Beautiful Data Visualizations of 2014. (Fastcocreate)
• 5 Most Insidious Conspiracy Theories of 2014. (Alternet)
• The 20 Best Songs of 2014. How many do you know? (Vulture)

 

Trading Links:

• Citigroup to Move Headquarters to U.S. Capitol Building. (New Yorker [Humor])
• The Federal Government Now Employs the Fewest People Since 1966. (RTE)
• Top Market Themes for 2015. (Goldman Sachs)
• Frequent - But Inefficient. HFT might reduce liquidity, not boost it. (Economist)
• A Good Problem to Have During the Holidays: Vatican Finds Hundreds of Millions of Euros 'Tucked Away'. (Reuters)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

This cartoon made me chuckle. Perhaps you know someone like this?

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Lockheed Martin's New Fusion Reactor Might Change Humanity Forever. (Sploid)
• Which Technologies Will Dominate in 2022? (Wired)
• The Odds, Continually Updated. A surprisingly understandable look at Statistics. (NYTimes)
• Mind Expanding: 7 ways to fine-tune your brain. (New Scientist)
• How Pixar Uses Math to Make Characters Look Perfect. (Gizmodo)

 

Trading Links:

• Big Banks Manipulate Physical Market Prices. (The Big Picture)
• Tony Robbins: Mastering the Game of Money. (Interview)
• The Decline and Fall of Fund Managers. (WSJ)
• Future Opportunities, Future Shocks. 6 Trends Reshaping the World Economy (Citi)
• Attack of the CyberMen. Sophisticated viruses will be the workhorses of 21st-century spying. But there should be rules. (Economist)

A Thought for Thanksgiving

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

~Author Unknown

 

Best wishes for a happy holiday season with family and friends.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

We just landed a spacecraft on a comet for the first time.

One reason you should care is that Space Mining will be big business in the near future.

Here are other reasons why it matters.

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• The Science Behind Jeff Bezos’ Pizza Rule. (Business Insider)
• Why People Love Costco-Sized Portions. (The Atlantic)
• 7 Practical Life Lessons from Albert Einstein. (Lifehack)
• People Really Do Look Like Their Dogs, And Here's Why. (HuffingtonPost)
• Malware Traffic Could Forewarn of International Conflicts. (MIT Technology Review)

 

Trading Links:

• “Internet of Things” Will Become Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market by 2020. (Infoworld)
• US Financial Industry Launches Platform To Thwart Cyber-Attacks . (FT)
• Meet The PayPal Mafia, The Richest Group Of Men In Silicon Valley. (BusinessInsider)
• Organized Crime Pays. (Vice)
• This Man's Job: Make Bill Gates Richer. The Secretive Money Manager Helping Gates' Fortune Balloon to $82 Billion (Wall Street Journal)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Alibaba's IPO debut roared ... and its shares soared 38%. 

 

 

In many ways, the IPO was surprisingly big.

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Can Technology Really Change Your Habits? (FastCompany)
• The 10,000 Hours Myth: Practice Predicts Only 12% of Performance. (Spring)
• The Man Who Created The First Pop-Up Ad Says 'Sorry'. (TheVerge)
• Do Dogs Really Feel Shame and Guilt? (Psychology Today)
• China Says New Supersonic Sub Would Reach San Francisco In 100 Minutes. (Sploid)

 

Trading Links:

• Apple's Secret War Against Samsung is Working. (MacObserver)
• Microsoft Still Doesn't Get Why the iPhone Succeeded. (TUAW)
• The Dark, Disturbing World of the Visa-For-Sale Program. (Fortune)
• U.S. Hikes Fee to Renounce Citizenship By 422%. (Forbes)
• Here's How Much Aid The U.S. Wants To Send Foreign Countries In 2015, and Why. (INFOGRAPHIC)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

What's been good for ALS, but bad for your Facebook stream?

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Ask This Small Question To Make Big Changes. (FastCo)
• The Next Twenty Years Are Going to Make This Last Twenty Years Just Pale. (CDixon)
• Hackers reverse-engineer NSA's leaked bugging devices. (NewScientist)
• Masters of Love. Science says lasting relationships come down to these two things. (Atlantic)
• How Our Delusions Keep Us Sane: The Psychology of Our Essential Self-Enhancement Bias. (BrainPickings)

 

Trading Links:

• The Hockey Stick of Human Prosperity. (MarginalRevolution)
• America's Top 10 Fastest-Moving Housing Markets. (Forbes)
• Mind-Blowing Fact Of The Day: China Has Over 52 Million Vacant Homes. (ZH)
• Offshore Accounts. Far-reaching new rules aim to catch overseas tax cheats. (WSJ)
• Echo Boom. There are more 23-year olds than any other age group in the US today (BusinessInsider)

This Is Why I Let Machines Trade ...

Humans make baffling decisions.  And fear is a powerful motivator. 

My shoulder has been inflamed since having surgery a few months ago.  I've tried being patient, rehab, etc.  However, nothing seemed to work.

I joked that I would try anything.

I don't like pills, needles, or doctors (fear is a powerful inhibitor too).  Nonetheless, I'm trying accupuncture.

 

 

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.  It seems to be working.

Watch out, though, I think one of the side-effects is that it causes hair growth.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

If you need a suggestion on how to fix your broken vacuum ...

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Secrets of the Creative Brain. (The Atlantic)
• Isn't it ironic? The value of sarcasm. (NewScientist)
• Is Coding the New Literacy?. (Mother Jones)
• Is MSG Bad For You? The Truth Behind Notorious Flavor Enhancer MSG. (BI)
• Comparing Beauty Standards: Woman Had Her Face Photoshopped In More Than 25 Countries. (BoredPanda)

 

Trading Links:

• Financial Stress Just Hit A Record Low - Here's Why You Should Worry. (Forbes)
• "Cluster Of Central Banks" Have Secretly Invested $29 Trillion In The Market. (MW)
• Fast Money: The Battle Against the High Frequency Traders. (TheGuardian)
• Tim Cook, Making Apple His Own. (NYTimes)
• The Top 20 Angel Investors. (CBInsights)

Runner Takes a Nasty Fall, But She Didn't Stay Down For Long [VIDEO]

Success and failure are not measured by how you fall, but rather by how you pick yourself up.

Here is a video that shows that beautifully. 

Heather Dorniden was competing in a 600-meter race at the 2008 Big Ten Indoor Track Championships. There was about 200 meters of the race to go when Dorniden tripped, landing hard on her face.

Instead of giving-up, she got up and continued the race.

 

 

(The fall happens around 1:10 into the video.)

"That last 50 meters, I hit a gear that I never knew I had," Dorniden said.  Incredibly, she managed to close the gap and finish first.

It is an inspiring show of perseverance.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Airlines are trying to make it easier to choose your seat for summer travel.  But, here is one I wouldn't choose.

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Here Are The Top 10 Skills For The Future. (Forbes)
• The Surprising Reason We Procrastinate. (Salon)
• Where Do Our Thoughts Physically Exist? (EpochTimes)
• The Science of 'Transcendence' isn't Just Fiction—It's Surprisingly Real. (DailyDot)
• Meet the New Google Self-Driving Car: No Steering Wheel, No Pedals, No Problems? (GigaOM)

 

Trading Links:

• Will Russia Colonize The Moon? (PopularScience)
• Disruptive Innovations List 2014. (Citi Research)
• What Are The $10+ Billion Big Industries Of The Future? (Forbes)
• Share Of Teens Working Tumbles 42% Since 2000 In Labor Market Crisis. (Investors)
• The Average Stock Is More Expensive Now Than It Was At The Peak Of The Dot-Com Bubble In 2000. (BusinessInsider)