My thoughts? sure but must be regulated due to danger!? UK nitrogen cocktail drinker has stomach removed - chicagotribune.com

UK nitrogen cocktail drinker has stomach removed - chicagotribune.com:

Its all great to do all these fusion etc. but bodged fusion means REAL danger

something must be done to prevent future stomach removals and lost of lives!!!

popularism ruined like adding acid to orange juice... The British: how insularity and the weather shaped our national identity - Telegraph

The British: how insularity and the weather shaped our national identity - Telegraph:

IMHO the interjection of comments and insights from non historians like actors/actresses/ even comediens totally ruin the trustworthiness and opportunity of this series has for the younger generation.

my comments & predictions re Call for European banks to separate retail and investment | The Times

Call for European banks to separate retail and investment | The Times:


This all make perfect sense and logical.

fact of the matter is, which regulator would be strong and daring enough to implement this suggestions and with real enforcement power....

and whether the real power, namely firms with money and global reach would listen and comply? as it is to be frank rather easy to move jurisdictions... since most regulators would be influenced by politics; most therefore would not dare to take drastic rules that might annoy the paymasters ...

we can see what happens with Hollande in France

The real issue and challenges is that the capital and finance market is now sadly structurally favoured short term; nothing wrong with it as long as you are hedgefunds or traders... personally I would love to have the cash flow rich, cash generative conglomerates back.. likewise we cannot blame the banks as they are like herds as mostly main market listed and therefore they HAD to perform and can you blame the bulldog that bite your hand when you have trained it to fight like an animal??

therefore this suggestions although make perfect sense, mark my words, we will be talking about the same thing on 3rd Oct. 2013 as sadly, IMHO the capital market has stayed the same doing what it was doing back in 2008 maybe with same people in different seats.

Sad but true!?

@GarethWong

short comments re Tech City under threat from twin rival projects - Telegraph

Tech City under threat from twin rival projects - Telegraph:

surely more initiatives are better? 

FinTech space is indeed ripe for B2B & B2C opportunities but hope new firms will create new industries that hire many rather than being stuck in the startup handful of people phase.

good luck to Eric & indeed us all. 

@GarethWong 's comments re @AswathDamodaran 's Musings on Markets: Groupon Gloom: Deal of the day or Death Spiral?

Musings on Markets: Groupon Gloom: Deal of the day or Death Spiral?:

" In Groupon's case, where the business model was clearer at the time of the IPO, the business model has collapsed and it is difficult to see what the company can do to set itself apart from the competition and make money at the same time."

Totally respect the methodological & thoroughness of Prof's work on the valuation.. it just shows I still have much to learn! ;-) 

If we bring our mind back however to definition of fundamental of business, which is the products/services and business model etc.. we could have foreseen that this could be a big waste of everyone's time & effort AND money.. 

as a nobody like me already said the business model was 'not broken' but "not sustainable" ever since it launched and first blogged about it back in 2010 and predicted them will not exist by 2015.. ( My response & prediction peHUB Depressing Thoughts About Groupon’s Model http://bit.ly/T8jyMf ), seems like I was wrong, their end might arrive sooner than that.. ;( 

there is a fundamental structural & supply problems of the capital market, which is the smoke screen & quality and timeliness of the business critical information.. we need a solution.. 

Must READ &Understand.. re The Super-Bug: Antibiotic Resistant and Killing Thousands

The Super-Bug: Antibiotic Resistant and Killing Thousands:

Must read..

if at least look at the infographs below on how to protect yourself and origin of the super bugs..

• more details also on: More Drugs Mean More Disease As China Fails To Control Use Of Antibiotics Oct.2011 Bloomberg

• also on Why antibiotics are losing the war against bacteria Telegraph Jul.2012

• AND: Asian Contagion asia360news.com Jul.2012

• @ajenglish The hidden costs of overprescribing drugs  AlJazeera English 24Aug 2012

Sadly this is like the discussion re 'vaccinations'.. personal or national decisions may have much wider and lasting consequences!! Real hidden danger!

Steve Jobs Begs Designers in 1983 to Build Better Looking Computers

Steve Jobs Begs Designers in 1983 to Build Better Looking Computers:

Wow, must listen.. his style, vision & confidence..

he described google street view etc!

click through above link to read more.

This is serious work in studying: Beach Volleyball: What do those hand signals mean? Photos | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Beach Volleyball: What do those hand signals mean? Photos | Pictures - Yahoo! Eurosport UK:

Erm.. seems like this is serious!

   
   

Why gold is not gold, and bronze is worth less than a petrol station sandwich | London Spy - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Why gold is not gold, and bronze is worth less than a petrol station sandwich | London Spy - Yahoo! Eurosport UK:

Interesting read.. money can't buy the £3 worth of the Bronze medal. ;-)



"But the bronze medals - including the one won by Rebecca Adlington in the 400m freestyle on Sunday night - are worth less than £3.
The gold medals, ironically, are barely gold at all: they are, in fact, 92.5 per cent silver, with just one per cent gold and the rest copper. Their basic value is £410.
"

Must read! London Olympics 2012: where does the money come from - and where's it being spent? | Sport | guardian.co.uk

London Olympics 2012: where does the money come from - and where's it being spent? | Sport | guardian.co.uk:

must read ..
if u want to know how it all stacks up..