By Michael Every of Rabobank In order to cover the divergent news that matters most today, I need to start with the definition of a word – “Nu”. According to the author of ‘The Joys of Yiddish’, Leo Rosten, “Nu”, which rhymes with “coo”, is an interjection, interrogation, and expletive, second only to “oy” in… Continue reading Rabobank: “Nu?” | ZeroHedge
How To Use Measured Moves for Profit Targets
What is a Measured Move? A measured move is a swing trading concept that assumes the next leg of a chart pattern or trend will be roughly equal to the previous leg. You use measured moves to set your profit targets and project the magnitude of the next price swing. Assuming that the future… Continue reading How To Use Measured Moves for Profit Targets
Randonautica and Randonauting (Paranormal Journeys with Your Phone?)
Podcast: Download MYS133: The Randonautica phone app promises to take you on a magical, mystery journey. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore whether there is anything paranormal about these random journeys or if it’s all just random chance. And Jimmy reveals the unexpected results of his own Randonautica trip. Get all new episodes automatically and… Continue reading Randonautica and Randonauting (Paranormal Journeys with Your Phone?)
The Complex Truth About ‘Junk DNA’
Imagine the human genome as a string stretching out for the length of a football field, with all the genes that encode proteins clustered at the end near your feet. Take two big steps forward; all the protein information is now behind you. The human genome has three billion base pairs in its DNA, but… Continue reading The Complex Truth About ‘Junk DNA’
The Informal Carers Who Help People with MS Need Support More Than Ever
Receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) is a life-changing experience, not just for the person with MS but also for their carer and wider network of family, friends, or colleagues. This chronic, progressive disease of the central nervous system is usually diagnosed before the age of 40 and presents with symptoms such as decreased… Continue reading The Informal Carers Who Help People with MS Need Support More Than Ever
The Liturgical Year Sorts Out All Your Worries
I always say to beware of those “The One Thing You Need To Know” about most things, but particularly when it comes to Christianity. A religion of paradoxes (three Persons in one God, the last shall be first, lose your life to find it, and so on) can hardly be amenable to tidy meme-ification. And… Continue reading The Liturgical Year Sorts Out All Your Worries
“Ethical Failures”: Tesla Dropped From Sustainability ETF Due To Environmental, Labor Concerns
Australian fund manager BetaShares has officially dropped Tesla from its sustainability exchange-traded fund. Chief Investment Officer Louis Crous said the company – which normally would be a mainstay in most “sustainability” funds – was dropped because of “ethical failures” on the part of Tesla, according to Business Insider. “Tesla is still definitely a carbon leader…but it… Continue reading “Ethical Failures”: Tesla Dropped From Sustainability ETF Due To Environmental, Labor Concerns
Why Technical Analysis Is So Important To Day Traders
Technical analysis is a key component of the stock market on a number of scales. Traders can use it to pick good stocks to trade and to predict and forecast future stock prices. It can also be used to identify entry and exit points which enables good returns. In this blog post, you are… Continue reading Why Technical Analysis Is So Important To Day Traders
Confessing to a Cat? Satanic Panic? Bodily Mortification? Baptismal Tea? & More Weird Questions
Podcast: Download MYS134: Merry Christmas! Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions, including whether an insane person confessing sins to a cat could result in forgiveness; whether one could baptize with tea in emergency; and whether some bodily mortification is spiritually healthy. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts… Continue reading Confessing to a Cat? Satanic Panic? Bodily Mortification? Baptismal Tea? & More Weird Questions
A Random Walk through the English Language
Here’s a game Claude Shannon, the founder of information theory, invented in 1948. He was trying to model the English language as a random process. Go to your bookshelf, pick up a random book, open it and point to a random spot on the page, and mark the first two letters you see. Say they’re… Continue reading A Random Walk through the English Language