Monthly Archives: June 2011

Reflections from the week-Jun,23,2011

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Now some of this is ‘old’ because you have not had HT for a few weeks. So be ‘forgiving’. Be grateful that Allen, Joanne and their team got us back live. There are now one million millionaires in China (5.5 … Continue reading →

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Did you know

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a) the guys who created YouTube (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim) all worked together (and helped the development of) PayPal b) YouTube was initially set up as a ‘dating site’ but ‘drifted’ to what became the billion dollar … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the week -Jun,23,2011

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a)a bump in the road is either an obstacle to be fought or an opportunity to be enjoyed ……. it is up to you b) some succeed because they are destined to. But most succeed because they are determined to … Continue reading →

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Classic Fun Corner

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

A game warden was driving down the road when he came upon a boy carrying a wild turkey under his arm. He stopped and asked the boy, “Where did you get that turkey?” The boy replied, “What turkey?” The game … Continue reading →

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Equity Corner

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Give me another couple of weeks. I will find a replacement investment for us to compensate for the Irish Life disaster. It is interesting that all the financial journalists are now saying that the Irish Life case is a complete … Continue reading →

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Biggest change in Dubai/Dublin this week -Jun,23,2011

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And so the Sarkozy re-election campaign gets into full throttle. Having successfully ‘stung’ his main rival for the Presidency (I guess it was not too hard given Dominique Khan’s legendary desire for a quick bonk in the toilet before heading … Continue reading →

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