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Fox News Playing Where's Waldo With Egypt
Does Fox News know where Egypt is? That country is actually Iraq. Egypt is in Africa. That's not even the same continent. Granted, most of us wouldn't know that either. That's why we occasionally watch the news — in the hopes that they know where countries are. (via SomeEcards) Taking it a little further, here
Capitalogix Commentary 01/31/11 - The State of the Union and the Market
The Economist has a funny map on its cover this week. It shows the troubled state of our Union. President Obama used different words to describe the State of the Union from his perspective. Here is a Word Cloud. According to CBS News, President Obama's State of the Union speech included more than 6,500 words,
An Electronic Wine List Made a Nice Dinner Nicer
I had friends in from Asia and they wanted to experience some Dallas nightlife. Mooyah Burgers and Hard Eight Barbecue wasn't their speed. With a little help from some friends whose palettes are a little more up-scale than mine, they dined at Charlie Palmer's at the Hotel Joule. You Know It's Fancy
Two Small Signs We're Starting to Live Like the Jetsons
There is a new version of Google Goggles that is faster and smarter than ever before. How fast and smart? Google's image-based search app is now powerful enough to finish your Sunday morning Sudoku. Literally. Take a picture of the puzzle, and the app does the rest. Check out the video below to see Google
Two Perspectives on China's State Visit
Sometimes humor tells a story official sources have trouble conveying. Here are two political cartoons that put China's State Visit in perspective. The first highlights the Agenda from the US point-of-view. It is from Bruce Beattie, in the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The second cartoon is perhaps more realistic, given that China is our biggest creditor.
Capitalogix Commentary 01/24/11 - Market Tops Are Like Orgasms ...
As the markets hover in the rare air of their recent advances, there is a quote I've thought about several times recently. It is a little colorful … yet, it gets the point across. Market Wizard, Ed Seykota, reminds that: “Market tops are like orgasms. You have a sense its coming. Pulling out is the