So it helps to know that earworms are an incredibly common experience: Studies suggest that 90 percent of people get them at least once a week. Over the last decade, researchers have spent time collecting data to learn who gets earworms, how often they occur, how long they last and which songs won’t budge from our brains.
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A Majority of Americans (Including Both OWS and the Tea Party) AGREE on the Most Important Issues … We Just Don’t Realize It | ZeroHedge
I have repeatedly demonstrated that – despite the false divide-and-conquer tactics of the mainstream parties and mainstream media – the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on the most important issues facing our country.
BBC News – Pakistani derision at ‘obscene text’ ban
As expected, the #PTABannedList has made its way all over Pakistan, & kids are swearing more elaborately & frequently than ever. Well done.”
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.
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.
Underground Green Haven Taking Shape in NYC | GreenPacks.org
New York City is likely to see usher in many an effort that tread the eco-friendly terrain in the coming days. Among them, a project christened ‘The Low line’ comes across as a neglected train track park renewal project that will be undertaken in the Lower East Side neighborhood.
Where to get startup cash now | money.cnn.com
Bank credit is scarce and investors are skittish, but that didn’t stop these 6 start ups. They found creative ways to raise cash during the downturn.
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.
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