LIFT Conference Blog (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
KLM has an amazing offer, flights to Seoul during Lift Asia 09 at less than 700chf! Book your flight now if you are traveling from Europe , the offer works until July 6th! I checked with Zurich and Geneva and for once the prices announced are the prices you get :)
Poverty News Blog (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
The International Committee of the Red Cross issued a statement about conditions in the Gaza strip yesterday. The Red Cross says that there has been a "dramatic increase in poverty" in the Gaza strip since the collapse of the Gaza economy last year. Conditions were only worsened by the Israeli offensive back in January. The Red Cross says that 70 percent of Gaza Palestinians are in poverty,...
Socially Minded (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
So, I'm hearing this ad described as the 'best banner ad ever'. Not a trophy I'd like to lift. In fact, it's just been awarded the Cannes Cyber Lions Gold. Lord help them all... I speak of the Pringles 'Can Hands' ad in which you, dear interactor, are encouraged through the use of witty banter to continue clicking. And clicking, and clicking... and I did... and I did... but I still can't answer the...
Rod 2.0:Beta (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
You are looking at a global map that details countries that impose HIV travel and residence restrictions. The United State is one of many nations colored "red" that impose restrictions against HIV-positive foreign nationals from entering the country. The Obama...
Daily Options Report (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Rob from Quantifiable Edges , Bill from VIX and More , and yours truly, had a little email conversation the other day regarding the VIX:VXV ratio. To refresh, VXV is basically the VIX for normalized 90 day SPX options. So the thinking is that if the VIX gets too low relative to VXV, that's both bearish for the market (too complacent) and bullish for the VIX. And the data they run seems to bear that...
LIFT Conference Blog (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
Tickets for two events are currently on sale, both with special prices: Lift Asia 09 @ 295CHF Jeju Korea, Sept. 17-18, 2009 The dates are now set, we found an ideal solution to host another Lift in the magnificent Jeju ICC and are eager to share an exceptional moment surrounded by the breathtaking natural wonders of Jeju Island! We lowered the entrance ticket to make the conference more accessible...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
The government's survey results show that some local authorities understand what drives resident satisfaction (Don't worry, be happy - move to Richmond upon Thames, 24 June). But there are serious lessons to be learned about how we demonstrate value for money as people living through a recession become more sceptical about what they get from their local council. There needs to be an urgent debate...
Appalachian History (Free subscription) | 06/23/2009
There were plenty of days to 'make hay while the sun shines' the summer I worked for the Grant brothers. Lee started by driving the team of horses pulling the wagon to the far corner of the field. The fluffy piles of sun-cured alfalfa hay smelled as wonderful as they looked. I kept my eye on Lee before he got down from the empty wagon. He reached up over his head, looped the free end of the check reins...
LIFT Conference Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
We are waiting for your questions on asklift.com/lift-france-09 !
LIFT Conference Blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
For logistical reasons we have to reschedule next year's Lift10 in Geneva to May 5-7, 2010. We will take this occasion to completely overhaul our calendar and optimize a few things. Here is how the Lift year will look like starting with either Lift Asia 09, or Lift France 10: Edition Location Month Dates Lift France with Fing Marseille February 1-3 Feb 2010 Lift 10 Geneva May 5-7 May 2010 Lift Asia...
Fund my Mutual Fund (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
This will be the second week of analysis on the mortgage applications and the last for a while. I only wanted to confirm for myself one last time how dependent this country is on easy money. Sometimes I feel like the crazy old man on the park bench as I look at data, and the world around me ignores it. The data the past two weeks, proves my point and more... without cheap money, our country is in serious...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
[Source: Ericsson Racing Team] Not so happy days There is everything but happy days on Ericsson 3 for the moment. Not that we are angry with each other, but we have been stuck behind the other boats on the wrong side of a low pressure. They have been sailing downwind in a lot of wind, while we have more or less been lying still. That makes your mood turn a bit on the low side. In every tack we have...
LIFT Conference Blog (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
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Fast Company (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
A system with automated rocking, bottle warming and programmable lights promises to ease a new baby into a steady routine New babies are utterly exhausting. Mostly because of the months of sleeping in two-hour snatches, each block ended by the new baby's wails for feeding. So Lunar Design envisioned a new type of nursery set, which uses soothing lights, automated rocking and bottle warming, and gentle...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
Jonathan Lovelock asks "why would someone in the creative industries just create content for others to use for free?" ( Letters, 6 June ). I'm sure if Mr Lovelock were to download a Linux-based operating system such as Ubuntu, install it and use Firefox to access Wikipedia and look up the Free Software Foundation, Linux, Richard Stallman or Linus Torvalds, he would soon find the answer to...
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ads-click | 01/30/2008
Ads-CLick is a sponsor of the LIFT 2008 conference, taking place in Geneva on February 6th-8th...
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