Anonymous Expands

The hacking group Anonymous has expanded their work into corporate analytics. Their first piece, published today, reports on the activity of a Chinese agricultural company with 8.5B market capitalization that they claim is a fraud. Here's an overview: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/anonymous-enters-securities-analysis-alleges-hong-kongs-hk-85-billion-chaoda-next-sino-forest. The website the article is on, ZeroHedge, is worth checking out too. They post anonymous blog entries seeking to expose true market trends from the eyes of (anonymous) industry insiders. It's very jargon-dense, but good information.

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Ireland and question of the month #2

Late last night I got back from a family vacation in Ireland. Highlights of the trip included getting drunk with my mom and finishing a sprint triathlon. The triathlon ended up happening a day before hurricane Katia made landfall so the race became an exhilarating battle between myself and the elements. It was a very competitive event (most participants had zues thighs, NASA bikes, etc.) so i ended up only getting 84th out of 112 but the experience was still good. As for Ireland itself I must say it is quite dreary, at least geographically speaking. Though I went during the summer most of the days were wet, rainy, and never reached above 60 degrees. The country is almost completely deforested and a major part of their economy revolves around livestock. The effect of this is that Ireland looks and feels like the worlds largest pasture. Perhaps to compensate for the drab landscape the native music and drinking culture is quite lively. Upon arriving at a small island village we asked a cab driver if he would give us a ride to our cottage after we first explored the town. Through a barely intelligible accent he agreed and said we should meet him at the pub (pronounced poob) when we were ready. When we finally went to the poob he had three empty pints next to him and had just gotten a fourth, though he told us not to worry because he was going to drink it fast so we wouldn't have to wait. On a separate occasion we encountered a wedding during which all the groomsmen were passing around a flask of some strong drink(judging by their facial expressions).
Conclusions: Though rural and quaint I would not suggest spending money or time on getting to Ireland at the expense of other European destinations. If you were in England anyways it might be worthwhile to take a ferry over to Dublin to test yourself in the pubs(the irish drink the most beer per capita in the world) and perhaps a brief cycle trip through the country side.

QUESTION OF THE MONTH # 2
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to teach/describe something that you have been learning. This is an intentionally vague prompt and it could refer to anything, in class learning, out of class learning, learning a skill or knowledge, or perhaps learning outlook. you decide.

Due date >>>>>> October 21st <<<<<<<<<

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samurai skills

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For those who did not witness its majesty

The Holy Mountain is one of the trippiest, druggiest movies ever filmed and I must say it was nine bucks well spent! Yes, the story changes pace a bit and the imagery is wild, psychedelic and often sacrilegious but overall I think it's really something. Scope this trailer-- every shot is so colorful and precisely done. And yeah, you might wanna smoke weed before watching the movie to aid in your enjoyment.

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JUMP JUMP JUMP

IT CAN BE DONE!!!!

For those of you who don't know, this is on lake Washington just above the arboretum where it meets portage bay. The structure is an abandoned highway on ramp for 520 and provides a 30 ft or so leap into some murky water.

THIS SITE gives a better idea of the place. The jumping point is on the right hand side of the closest ramp in photo 9.