How China Plans to Leapfrog U.S. Economy (and It Involves Rare Earths)

Ian Fletcher submits:

Many Americans already are concerned about China?s growing economic challenge to the United States. Indeed, the challenge itself is hardly news anymore. But a new book, Red Alert by Stephen Leeb, argues that Americans have radically misunderstood just what this challenge consists of.

Everyone who has ?woken up? to the problem (i.e. not the administration, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or the Republican leadership) understands the threat posed by China?s cheap labor and low standards for everything from child labor to environmental protection. Most people who aren?t hopeless laissez-faire ideologues are twigging to the fact that China?s state-directed capitalism is running rings around America?s private-sector capitalism. But what few people realize is that China has an even more radical economic strategy up its sleeve, a strategy that aims not just to equal the United States but to surpass it and quite possibly shut America out of the economic future.

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3 Misconceptions About Issuer-Paid Ratings

(Co-authored by Malay Bansal and John Joshi, this article explores the important issue of reform to the ratings process, and is not intended to express any opinion or view on merit, or lack thereof, of investing in rating agency companies or their owners.)

The issuer-paid model for ratings is widely seen as one of the most significant aspects of the process that needs to be reformed. Yet, no good solution to reform for this process has emerged. Part of the reason for that are three widely held misconceptions.

Issuers select which NRSROs will rate their deals, and they pay the rating agencies rating their deals. Many blame this dynamic for causing a conflict for the agencies, and enabling ratings-shopping by issuers. This is perhaps seen as the biggest problem in the current ratings system. Dodd-Frank and other rules in the U.S. and Europe are trying to reform the process. Some

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The Witcher 2 review: Taught with peril

Describing the opening moments of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as a "trial by fire" is almost too trite to bear, but don't tell me it isn't accurate. As the dragon swoops overhead and incinerates you yet again, you'll understand that the game's method of delivering a tutorial, which is to whisper it to you in passing, has failed.

Your repeated, humiliating immolation isn't even enough to summon a helpful tip. When one of the characters asks the witcher how one handles such a beast, he responds, "You don't. You run!"

That's the advice from Geralt, professional monster hunter.

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Samsung tries to gain access to unannounced next-gen Apple devices

Samsung's latest maneuver in what appears will be a long, drawn-out legal battle with Apple over mobile device copying is a bold one. The company filed a "reciprocal expedited discovery request" asking to see samples of Apple's expected, though unannounced, next-generation iPhone and iPad hardware.

The motion was filed shortly after Apple was granted an expedited discovery request which sought to gain access to upcoming Samsung hardware that is believed to infringe on Apple's design patents and trade dress. Apple had already claimed Samsung's Galaxy S smartphones and Galaxy Tab crossed the line between inspiration and rip-off, and Apple sought access to announced new products to determine if Apple should add them to its lawsuit against Samsung or potentially file an injunction barring their release.

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Employed Persons: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011

> Since we have the NFP report at the end of the week, I thought it might be instructive to use our lunchtime chart slot each day to look at assorted employment data. Today’s chart comes to us from Jim Bianco of Bianco Research.� The chart looks at the Total number of employed people in [...]

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Top Ten Classic Games That Could Use An HD Remake

Because remakes should mean more than just painting over pixels.

By: Frank Cifaldi May 31, 2011

A lot of classic games have been redrawn in HD, but with a few rare exceptions, the new art seems more like a mask than an enhancement. A real HD facelift should be able to take the soul of the original work and breathe new life into it, rather than just trace over the old pixels for the sake of putting "720p" on the box.

After a pretty exhaustive process of looking at just about every notable game released in the 20th century, I've come up with a list of ten that could actually benefit from an HD makeover done right. These probably aren't the most popular fan choices -- there's no Final Fantasy or Metal Gear or Chrono Trigger on here, because new graphics wouldn't really make the games any better than they are -- but they're all excellent candidates that would, at the very least, make for an interesting experience...if done right!

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LinkedIn Will Price at $45 a Share (Yes, That Would Be a $4.5B Valuation)

According to a press release about to post, LinkedIn will price its shares at $45 each in its IPO tomorrow.

The price, at the top of its range, will give the Silicon Valley business networking company a $4.5 billion valuation.

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???? ????? ???? ???????????????? OCaml, ??????? (???????, ?? ????? ?? ? ???????) ??????????? F#. (????? ?? ??????? - F# ????????????? ?????????? ? ??????????? ????? ?????? OCaml ??? ????????? .NET, ?? ???????????? ?? ???? ??????? ?????????). OCaml, ??? ? ???????? ??????????????? ????? ?? ????????? ML, ???????????? "????????????" ?????????????? ????. ?? ? ?????-?? ?????? ? OCaml ???????? ? ?????? ??? ?????? - ? ??????????? ????????? ??????????? ???????.

??? ?? ??? ?????? ??????? ????????? ?? ???????. ????????? ?????????? ??? ?? ?????????? ??????? ?? OCaml ? ?????????????? ???? ????? ??????????? ?????????:

let l = `Laptop 14.2;;    let res = match l with            | `Laptop _    -> "We have a laptop"            | `Cellphone _ -> "We have a cellphone";;

?? ?????? ?????? ??? ????? ?????? ?? F#, ???? ?? ??????? ?????????????? "?????? ??????????". ?? ????????, ? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ??????? ??? ?? ?????????? ?????? ??????????????? ????? (?? ???, ??? ???, ???????????? ?????????). ? ? ???-?? ? ????, ??? ???????? ?????????? ???.

??????? ?? ?????? "????? ??????? ??????? ?????????????? ???? ????????????", OCaml ???????? ? ????????-???? ???????????? ???????. ? ??????? ??????????, ??? ?? ???? ????? ????????? - ?? ??? ??? "?????????", ?? ???? ????! - ???? ???? ????-???????????? ?????????????? ???. ???? ??? ???????? ??? ????????? ???????????? - ???? ??, ??????? ??? ?????? ????????? ?????????. ?? ???? ??????? ??? ??????? ????????????? ??????? ????????????? ?????????????? ??? - ? ???????????? ?????????? ?? ??? ?? ??????????? ?? ????.

??????????? ? ?????? ??????? - ??? ?????? ????? ???????, ???? ?? ??????? ???????? ? ????? ??????????? ??????? ????? ????? ??? ? ????????? ?? ??????????? ??????. ?????? ????????, ??? ???????? ? ??? ??? ????:

let res = match l with            | `Laptop _    -> "We have a laptop"            | `Cellphone _ -> "We have a cellphone"            | `Monitor _   -> "We have a monitor";;

?????? ? ??????????????? ???? ???? ???? ????????? ????????. ? ?????? ? ????????? ??????????????? ?????? ??? ?????? ????? ????????, ????? ???????????? ???????? ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?????????????? ???. ??????????????, ?????????? ?????? ???? ?? ??????? ???????? (?????????? ?? F#) ???? ????????? ????????? ? ????????? - ???? ??? ?? ????????, ??? ???????? ?? ??????? ??????, ????? ????????? ? ????????? ?????????, ????? ????, ??? ?????????? ??????????? ??? ???!

????? ?? ???????? ? ????? ??????????. ??????????? ??? ???????????? ?? ???????? ?? ?????, ? ??????????????, ???, ??????????? ????, ??? ?? ??? ????????? ??? ??????. ??? ????? ???? ???-?????? ??????? ??? ? ????????? `Tablet? ????? ?????? ??????? ??????????. ????? ???????? ????? ??? ???????? ?????????? ???? ??? ???:

let res = match l with            | `Laptop _    -> "We have a laptop"            | `Cellphone _ -> "We have a cellphone"            | `Monitor _   -> "We have a monitor"            | _ -> "We have an unknown product";;

?????, ??? ????? ????????? ?????? ???? ???????, ???? ???? ?? ?? ??????? ? ML-???????? ???????????. ?????????? ?? ?????? ???????? ??????????? ???????, ??????? ????? ??????????? ?? ???? ???????, ????? ?????? ????????, ???????? ??? ???????? ??? ???????? ???-???? ??????. ???????? ? ???, ??? ?????? ??? ???????? ?????? ??? ?????? - ?? ??? ???????? ????????? ? ???, ??? ???????????? ????????? ? ?????????? ????? ???????? ? ??????????? ??????? ?? ????? ??????????.

?????? ???????? ???? ??????????? ?? ???? ?????, ??? ???????? ?? ??????? ???????????????? ??????????. ? ??? ?????????? ?????????????, ?? ?????????? ????? ?? ?????? ??? ???????????, "???????" ?? ?? ????? ??????????? ??????? ??? ?? ??????????? ? ??? "????????????" ?????. ? ??? ???????? ? ????? ??? ??????? (?????? ?? ???????????? ??????????-?????????????? ??????):

let l = `Monitor 24.0    let res = match l with            | `Laptop _    -> "We have a laptop"            | `Cellphone _ -> "We have a cellphone"            | `Monitol _   -> "We have a monitor"            | _ -> "We have an unknown product";;

??? ??????, ??? ????????? ??????????? match ? ???????? ???????? ? ????? Monitor, ? ?????????? ????? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ??????. ??? ????? ????????????? ??????? ? ???????? ? ?????????? ????????? ? ???-?????.

????????, ??? ??????????? ???????? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ????????. ???? ???????? ???????????? ?????????????? ????? ??????????? ? ????????????? ??????????, ?? ??????????? ???????? ??? ??? ???????? - ????????? ???????????, ??? ??????????? ???-?? ????????????????? ? ?????????? ??? ?? ?????????????.

???? ????? ??????, ??? ???? ? ???????????? ?????????? - ??? ?? ????? ???? ???? ?? ??????????? ??????????, ? ??????? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???. ???? ???????, ??? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????? ?????????. ? ??? ?? ????? ? ???????????? ??????????? ?????????? ? ??????????, ??? ?????, ??? ?? ?? ??????????, ?? ???????? ? ????? ? ??? ?? ?????, ??? ?????? ??? ???????????? ??????????? ????????? ?? ???. ?????????? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?? ?????????????? ?????, ??????? ? ????????? ?????? ???? ????? ??????????? ????????????, ??? ?????? ? ???, ? "??? ???? ????? ????????" ??? ????? ??????????? ?????????. ??? ???? ????? ????????, ??? OCaml, ????, ? ??????? ???????????? ????????? ??????????? ?????????, - ??? ????? ???????, ???? ????? ??? ??????????, ??????????-?????????????? ????, ? ??????? ???? ???????????? ?????? ?????????????? ????????? ??? ????? ? ???????????? ?????. ????????, ???, ???? ??????????? ???????? ? ?????? ?????????????? ???????? "??????????" ?????????????? ?????, ? ????? ???? ??? OCaml ??? ?? ????? ?????? ???????????.

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Ela, ? ??????? ? ??? ???????? ?????, ??? ?? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ? ??? ???? ???????? ???????????-?????????????? ??????. ??????????????? ??? ???????? ?? ?? Ela ????????? ???????:

let l = Monitor 24.0    let res = match l with                  Laptop = "We have a laptop"                  Cellphone = "We have a cellphone"                  Monitor = "We have a monitor"                  _ = "We have an unknown product"

?????? ??????, ??????? ?? ???? ? ???? ???????. ????????, ? Ela ?? ???????????? ???????? ????? ????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????? - ? ??? ?????? ??? ?????, ??? ??? ??? ????????????? ???????? ???????????? ?????????????? ????? ?? ????????????? ??????????? ?????????. ???????????? ?????????????? ???? Ela ?? ???????????? - ?? ??? ? ?????????? ? ?????? ???????????? ?????????. ??????? ? Ela ???????????? ?????? ???????, ???????????? ??? ?????????????? ?????? ?????????? - ????? ?????????????, ???????????? ? ????????? ?????, ????????? ?????????.

?????????? ??????? ? Ela - ??? ????? ??????? ?????????. ? ??? ???????? ???? ??????????? ?????????? ???????????? ????? ? ?????? ???????? (??? ???? ??????? ????????? ?????, ??? ?????????? ????????). ?????? ????? ???????????? ????? ???? ???????????????? ? ??????? ???????-????????. ??? ??? Ela ???????????-?????????????? ????, ? ? ??? ? ??? ? ?????-?? ?????? ???? ???? ????-???????????? ???, ????????? ??????????? ????????? ?? ???????? ? ???? "??????" ????????.

?????????? ?????? ????????????? ????????? ??? ?? ????????? ???:

let getOdd x | r > 0 = Odd r               | else  = Even               where r = x % 2

?????? ??????? ?????????, ???????? ?? ?????????? ? ??? ????? ?????? ? ?????????? ?????????, ????????? ???????. ????? ???????? ????????? ????????? ????????? ? nullable-?????? ? C#. ? ????????????? - nullable-??? ??? ?????? ????? "??????????????????" ?????? "???????????????" ????????.

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Greece: This Time Is Not Different

Colin Peterson submits:

Barron's says the only way out is for Greece to restructure. "Europe's official approach has been to muddle along and hope the problem will go away. It won't." The European banking system is like the U.S. banks in the summer of 2008. Total reality denial mode. It will cause a panic flight to Treasuries when their house of cards finally topples.

Greece talks about setting up a "bad bank". Doesn't anyone notice this is right out of the 2008 crisis playbook? Kicking the can is what you do when a crisis is too big to solve. They have been having "emergency meetings" every weekend. Does that remind you of anything?

There is going to be another deflationary bust that ruins the delusional, moral hazard crowd. Albert Edwards agrees with the Credit Bubble stocks thesis:

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Feature: The death march: the problem of crunch time in game development

Horror stories are constantly surfacing about the lengths game developers sometimes have to go in order to ship a game on time. The worst involve up to 85-hour work weeks—12 hours a day, seven days a week—which is more than double the century-old 40 hour per week standard. Extended periods of crunch can last up to a year, with sustained 60-hour weeks. This practice has earned a markedly less innocuous name than "crunch time." It's called "the death march."

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OPAP: A Special Situation in the Sports Industry

Sportgamma submits:

By G�sli Eyland

The purpose of this and future articles is to identify and open up a discussion on current special situations in sports and wellness industries. Special situations in this case are defined as (1) events that affect stakeholder incentives or (2) events that lead to resource conversions (as defined by Whitman), such as bankruptcies, changes in control, spin-offs, recapitalisations etc. In this article we discuss catalysts that affect the equities of The Greek Organization of Football Prognostics (OPAP).

The Greek Organization of Football Prognostics (OPAP)

OPAP (GOFPY.PK) is the exclusive operator of sports betting and numerical lottery games in Greece, with a license agreement that is due to expire in 2020. With a market cap of about ?4.1 billion, OPAP is Europe's biggest gambling company with 51% of the equity floated freely, 15% held by management and the remaining 34% held by the Greek government. OPAP shares trade

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Steam discounts NightSky, Tom Clancy games

If you're looking to spend your long weekend in a quiet, relaxing way, you could do worse than to check out NightSky, the meditative rolling-ball platformer by Knytt creator Nifflas. And now's a good day for it, because Steam has reduced the price to five bucks through 1PM tomorrow.

If you're in the mood for less tranquility and more Tom Clancity, the ongoing Ubisoft sale continues today, with 66% discounts on pretty much every Tom Clancy game ever, including various Splinter Cells, Ghost Recons, Rainbow Sixes, and HAWX ... es.

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Blog Post: 5to Simposio Latinoamericano de Sharepoint ? Costa Rica 2011

Bajo el lema ?Aprende, Colabora, Comparte? se llevar� a cabo el quinto simposio latinoamericano de Sharepoint; en este evento podr�s compartir con m�s de 300 profesionales de TI en un d�a lleno de charlas de Sharepoint para todos los niveles.

Las charlas del evento ser�n impartidas por excelentes expositores nacionales e internacionales, adicionalmente se podr� compartir con Sharepoint MVP latinoamericanos, lo c�al representa una oportunidad �nica para resolver cualquier duda y conocer m�s con respecto a Sharepoint.

Lugar: Universidad Latina, San Pedro, Costa Rica.

Hora: Mi�rcoles 31 de Agosto, 2011.

Charlas: M�s de 15 Charlas para IT Pros y Paneles de Expertos, Desarrolladores de Software y Gerentes de Tecnolog�a.

Refrigerios: Si.

Obsequios: Certificado de Participaci�n y un libro de Microsoft Press (hasta agotar existencias).

Expositores

• Vielka Rojas (Costa Rica)
• Ricardo Mu�oz ? MVP (Costa Rica)
• Eduardo Castro ? MVP (Costa Rica)
• Carlos Rojas ? MVP (Costa Rica)
• Gustavo V�lez ? MVP (Holanda)
• Juan Carlos Gonz�lez ? MVP (Espa�a)
• Rodrigo D�az Concha ? MVP (M�xico)
• Fabi�n Imaz ? MVP (Uruguay)

Pronto te traeremos m�s informaci�n de donde puedes obtener las entradas para este evento.

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Facebook, Once Again, Says That Ceglia's Claim To Own 84% Of Facebook Is A Fraud

Back in April, when Paul Ceglia refiled his lawsuit claiming to have a contract which gave him a huge chunk (up to 84%) of Facebook, some people pointed out that the refiled lawsuit sounded a lot more credible. There was additional email evidence and (mainly) the fact that a huge, extremely reputable law firm had taken on Ceglia as a client -- something they likely wouldn't do if they thought the whole thing was faked. However, Facebook is sticking to its claim that the whole thing is an elaborate fraud by "an inveterate scam artist whose misconduct extends across decades and borders." The response claims that the evidence was doctored or fabricated. It seems like this case is going to end up being a lot more interesting to watch than the Winklevii case. Someone alert Aaron Sorkin to the sequel possibilities...

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The Case Against Arcadia - Is That the Best CFTC Can Do?

Craig Pirrong submits:

The CFTC made all the front pages by filing manipulation charges against Parnon Energy, Arcadia Petroleum LTD and Arcadia Energy (Suisse), all affiliates of the trading firm Arcadia (KAD).

Let me say at the outset that I am in favor of addressing manipulation by ex post actions like those filed by the CFTC, and have long made that argument. Let me also say that in 2002, Arcadia was accused of manipulation of Brent crude, and price patterns at the time were symptomatic of a corner, and per public reports, Arcadia?s trading was consistent with an attempt to corner. Thus, I have no objection to the type of action the CFTC has brought, and don?t put it beyond Arcadia or a company like Arcadia to engage in manipulative conduct. Indeed, I wish that the CFTC would rely more on ex post actions and less on things like position limits or ex

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Ulta: 3 Reasons Why Investors Would Pay Extra

George Kelly submits:

Is 48x earnings too pricey for Ulta?

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA) has seen its share prices rising at an accelerated pace since issuing Q3 2010 guidance. Ulta entered the long Memorial Day weekend on a two day upswing, rising 4.57% to $55.25. Ulta is now trading at $55.25, just under its 52 week high and has a P/E ratio of 47.63. The question on my mind is, will investors continue to be willing to pay the premium to own ULTA heading into an earnings call on June 6? I think they will.

ULTA?s P/E ratio is high for their industry, extremely high. Competitors Macy?s (M) and Regis (RGS) are trading at 12.98x and 30.26x earnings, respectively. The industry is trading at an average of 15.39x earnings. So why would investors pony up the extra money to own ULTA? Three reasons:

1. Positioning. Ulta has positioned themselves as the

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Social Marketing Is the New Black: Efficient Frontier's Karnstedt and Context Optional's Barenblat Discuss

Efficient Frontier, the online performance marketing firm, paid $50 million for social marketing start-up Context Optional.

Here are both company's leaders talking about why and what's next.

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Work on PlayStation 4 underway, may include fewer custom parts

We've been living with the current generation of systems for years now, and while Nintendo is showing off its next big thing at E3, there has been very little news about upcoming home consoles from Sony or Microsoft. That changed during a conference call with investors yesterday, when a Sony executive confirmed what most of us expected: a new console is in the works.

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Three Things I Learned On The Internet This Morning

1) Ron Wyden put a hold on Protect IP (Ars Technica) - I blogged about Protect IP a week or so ago. Ron Wyden is my favorite Senator for many reasons, this included. He said: I understand and agree with...

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Sony said to be bringing PSN back online in Asia on Saturday

Weeks after it restored access in the United States and Europe, Sony has said today that it will begin restoring the PSN in Asia beginning on Saturday.

Sony says online gaming and chat will be restored in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand this week. PSN will be down in South Korea and Hong Kong indefinitely.

The Asian rollout was delayed because officials in Japan and other nations forced Sony to prove that its services were completely secured following the breaches that led to 101 million gamers having their personal info stolen.

As "compensation," Sony is also giving a gift package to gamers in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia just like it has in the NA and EU regions.

Sony noted last week that the breaches will cost the company $171 million.

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Week in gaming: Bioshock Infinite, Modern Warfare 3

This week we had a lengthy early look at both Bioshock Infinite and Modern Warfare 3, and we explained why we're excited for Battlefield 3. We learned that Minecraft is coming to the Xperia Play as a timed exclusive, and Duke Nukem went gold.

There is also the small matter of a disfigured doll's head we received in the mail. This has been quite an exciting week.

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