Adult language and theme. Tip o’ the hat to Chip Watterson for sharing this gem. – Ed.
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Peter Mehit is co-founder and Managing Partner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, a business consulting firm that provides problem solving, planning and process help. He has worked from private equity to the Fortune 100 at all stages.
He can be reached at pmehit@wbpllc.com or at 800-741-8444.
Mini Flash Crash? ES Plunges By 2 Standard Deviations In 5 Minutes | ZeroHedge
…the final desperate straw broke the camel’s back into the close as ES dropped 1% in less than 5 minutes as volume dwarfed the rest of the day with machines fighting each other to exit at a reasonable price.
E-Mini S&P, often abbreviated to “E-mini” (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ES, is a stock market index futures contract traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange‘s Globex electronic trading platform. This is the same system that is believed to have triggered the May 6th, 2010 ‘flash crash’. – Definition courtesy Wikipedia, Ed.
The top 3 things to do in every police encounter | The Raw Story
Remain calm, keep your hands on the wheel and do not reach for your license or insurance papers until directed to. Most importantly, be respectful and do not challenge the officer’s authority directly – that’s what the courtroom is for.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- California’s Budget Position in October
- California Exports on Pace for Best Year Ever
- September California Imports
- Consumer Credit in September
- U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in September as Exports Reach Record High
- Events of Interest
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
- December 5, 2011: HSBC presents: Business Without Borders: Your Company’s Future in Our Changing Global Economy.
Problem Solver: Numbers don’t add up on credit card charge – Chicago Tribune
“However, we need to inform you that credits are not considered as payments on credit accounts,” the representative wrote. “Therefore, the credits (of $1,450) were not considered as payments on this account, and the interest charges were applied correctly.”
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- October U.S. Labor Market Report
- U.S. Auto Sales Rise Again in October
- Solid September Hotel Results in Southern California
- Global Economic Monitor: The Floods in Thailand
- Events of Interest
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Passes Away At 22 | TechCrunch
…one of Diaspora‘s four co-founders, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, had passed away. With much sadness, we’ve now confirmed this terrible news with the Diaspora team.
A Good Outcome | Peter Mehit
I have recurring insomnia. Not every night, or every week, but enough that I am always playing catch up. One recent Saturday night I was sitting in our upstairs office, cleaning out my e-mail and watching You Tube videos when two loud collisions broke the silence. No screeching tires or car horns, really no noise at all until that unforgettable sound of rapidly folding metal and plastic shattering.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
- Real GDP Growth in 3rd Quarter 2011 Came in +2.5%
- California New Home Construction Up 9.6% Over the Year
- Nonresidential Construction Rises 12.4% in September
- Impact of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) on the Local Economy
- Events of Interest
- SAVE THE DATE! November 3, 2011: The 16th Annual Eddy Awards®
- November 10, 2011: 23rd Annual Southern California Visitor Industry Outlook Conference
- November 16, 2011: LA NABE Luncheon Meeting: US Recovery: Can California Take the Lead this Time?
A Video Visualization Of Earth’s Fires From Space | Fast Company
Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they are actually not America’s largest: Agricultural fires in the Southeast and Mississippi River Valley are more visible from space than the forest fires of the West. And while it may seem that the U.S. has recently experienced a proliferation of fire, only two percent of the planet’s burned area each year is in North America–70% is in Africa.
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