Links for 2014 10 31

Added on by C. Maoxian.

 

Smog causes lung cancer: lawmaker – Xinhua  

"Many parts of China are frequently smogbound during the coal-burning period each winter. The Beijing International Marathon was held on Oct. 19 in heavy smog, with PM 2.5 reading hitting 331, well past healthy levels."

CHINA FACES A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, THE SCALE OF WHICH....

Change or remove your payment information from your iTunes Store account (Apple ID)  

From the Account Information page, click Edit to the right of Payment Type. 
You can see the payment methods that the iTunes Store accepts in the Payment Type section. If you want to remove the payment method, select None in the Payment Type section. See what to do if None isn't showing or you can't select it. 
Change your information and click Done. 
After you change your payment information, the iTunes Store places an authorization hold on your credit card.

China’s Bill O’Reilly, Sima Nan, Is Now Pro-Free Speech, Anti-Moron | Beijing Cream  

"Has Xi actually read any of Zhou’s bollocks? Hard to say, but that’s irrelevant now anyway." ...

VALENTINA HAS A BRITISH BOYFRIEND, ALAS

Watch Charlie Rose Online - Michael Lewis; Aaron David Miller; Russell James | Hulu  

WHO LU?

CHINESE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXPAND BEYOND HONG KONG WITH YUAN PRODUCTS  

 China began trading the Chinese yuan CNY=CFXS against the Singapore dollar SGD= on Tuesday, following direct 
yuan trading with major currencies including the euro, sterling, yen and the Australian dollar. 
 Bank of China 3988.HK 601988.SS Sydney branch is set to win regulatory approval to begin clearing trades in 
Chinese yuan, sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters on Monday. 
 Yuan deposits in Hong Kong rose 0.8 percent to 944.5 billion yuan ($154.51 billion) in September from the previous 
month, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority said on Wednesday. Cross-border trade settlement surged to 605.6 
billion yuan, up 22 percent from August. 
 London Stock Exchange Group LSE.L(LSE) is aiming to list Chinese equity futures in London in the next stage of its 
plans to tap the world's second-largest economy, the bourse's chief executive told Reuters. 
 Banque de France and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on 
renminbi business cooperation on Tuesday to enhance the breadth and depth of the business in both centres.

Ying Chan on Twitter: "RT @MASNYC: Mapping the Age of Every Building in Manhattan, block by block, since 1765: http://t.co/jhZWavxTdX http://t.co/uyOujzPssU"  

COOL

Chinese and South Korean Students Face Fallout From Suspicions of SAT Cheating - NYTimes.com  

"The Educational Testing Service, the company that administers the test worldwide, said Wednesday that it was withholding the scores of those who took the test on Oct. 11, at least temporarily, because of suspicions of cheating “based on specific, reliable information.” "

Apple - iPad mini 2 - Technical Specifications  

Wi‑Fi + Cellular:
16GB $429
32GB $479

NO MORE 64 GB OF COURSE, THE CLEVER DEVILS

171 all time highs for 2014 10 30  

Procter & Gamble Company 
Gilead Sciences 
Visa Inc 
Home Depot 
Amgen Inc 
CVS Corp 
3M Company 
Abbvie Inc. Common Stock 
Unitedhealth Group Inc 
Celgene Corp 
Nike Inc 
Baidu Inc 
Medtronic Inc 
Lockheed Martin Corp 
Costco Wholesale Corp 
Lowe's Companies 
General Dynamics Corp 
Alexion Pharmaceuticals 
Automatic Data Processing 
Ace Limited 
Illinois Tool Works Inc 
CSX Corp 
The Travelers Companies Inc 
Stryker Corp 
Raytheon Company 
Brookfield Asset Management Inc 
Northrop Grumman Corp 
American Electric Power Company 
Sempra Energy 
Kroger Company 
Illumina Inc 
Cigna Corp 
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. 
Chubb Corp 
The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc 
Synchrony Financial 
Marriot International 
Humana Inc 
L Brands Inc 
Moody's Corp 
Zimmer Holdings 
O'Reilly Automotive 
Amerisourcebergen Corp 
Xcel Energy Inc 
Roper Industries 
Northeast Utilities 
SBA Communications Corp 
Genuine Parts Company 
Dte Energy Company 
Republic Services 
Hormel Foods Corp 
Nordstrom 
Western Gas Eqty Partners LP 
NiSource Inc 
Whirlpool Corp 
Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp 
Wisconsin Energy Corp 
Church & Dwight Company 
Signet Jewelers Limited 
American Water Works 
Federal Realty Investment Trust 
Tesoro Petroleum Corp 
Cintas Corp 
Jarden Corp 
Navient Corporation 
Everest Re Group 
Snap-On Inc 
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings 
Robert Half International Inc 
Gartner Inc 
Alliant Energy Corp 
Extra Space Storage Inc 
Ugi Corp 
Old Dominion Freight Line 
Itc Holdings 
Integrys Energy Group 
Factset Research Systems Inc 
Leggett & Platt Inc 
Hain Celestial Group 
Broadridge Financial Solutions Llc 
Domino's Pizza Inc 
Teleflex Inc 
Rollins 
Tfs Financial Corp 
Springleaf Holdings Inc 
Equity Lifestyle Properties 
SS&C Technologies Holdings 
Teledyne Technologies Inc 
Vectren Corp 
Steris Corp 
Tyler Technologies 
First American Corp 
Acadia Healthcare Company Inc 
Idacorp Inc 
Caseys General Stores 
Iesi-Bfc Ltd 
Burlington Stores Inc 
Catalent Inc. 
Piedmont Natural Gas Company 
Geo Group Inc 
Bank of The Ozarks 
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc 
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 
Portland General Electric Company 
Sensient Technologies Corp 
WGL Holdings Inc 
Newjersey Resources Corp 
Science Applications Internatio 
Marriot Vacations Worldwide Cor 
Epam Systems Inc 
Mplx LP 
Eastgroup Properties 
Northwestern Corp 
Grand Canyon Education 
Dupont Fabros Technology 
Blackbaud Inc 
Lannett Co Inc 
J & J Snack Foods 
Hudson Pacific Properties 
Acadia Realty Trust 
Vistaprint N.V. 
Mueller Industries 
Caci International 
Cantel Medical 
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Centro 
American Assets Trust 
Mge Energy Inc 
Super Micro Computer 
Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc 
China Biologic Products 
Boise Cascade L.L.C. Common ST 
American States Water Company 
The Spectranetics Corp 
Apogee Enterprises 
Fbl Financial Group 
Anacor Pharmaceuticals 
California Water Service Group Holding 
Bluebird Bio Inc 
Ellie Mae Inc 
Natus Medical Inc 
Cyrusone Inc 
Standex International Corp 
Qts Realty Trust Inc 
Mimedx Group Inc 
Neenah Paper 
Cyberark Software Ltd. 
Phibro Animal Health Corp 
Safety Insurance Group 
Universal Electronics Inc 
National Healthcare Corp 
Repligen Corp 
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc 
Chesapeake Utilities Corp 
New Media Investment Group Inc. 
Gp Strategies Corp 
Eros International Plc 
Westwood Holdings Group Inc 
U.S. Physical Therapy 
Vascular Solutions 
Amreit Inc 
IGI Laboratories 
Ovascience Inc 
Federated National Holding Company 
Jth Holding Inc 
United States Lime & Minerals 
Johnson Outdoors Inc 
Bank of Marin Bancorp 
Adeptus Health Inc. 
Esb Financial Corp 
Superior Uniform Group

Presentation: mobile is eating the world. — Benedict Evans  

GETTING WIDELY READ

76 Teeter Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 - Zillow  

THIS MCMANSION NOW FOR SALE ASKING 635 ZEST 704, SOLD FOR 550 IN 2003

iPad at a Crossroads + Subtraction.com  

two new models of the company’s iPad line were also announced. It’s now more than ten days after they went on sale, and yet there have been no sales figure announcements, no bragging about new record-breaking numbers of iPads pre-ordered, no new milestones in adoption reached. There’s just silence. In and of itself that might not be remarkable, but the lack of news around sales numbers seems especially suspicious given that iPad sales have declined now for three quarters in a row. ... almost as soon as it debuted, critics derided the iPad Mini 3 as a paltry upgrade over the iPad Mini 2. 

CAN YOU STILL GET THE MINI 2 AT 64 GB?

Why we retired the feedly URL shortener | Building Feedly  

"There would be no feedly without the power and openness of the Web. We are going to be more careful going forward to respect and re-enforce what makes the Web the incredible medium it is." 

URL SHORTENERS THE DEVIL; BLAME TWITTER

do you know about jian | nothing in winnipeg  

“He’s weird, with women.” 

HE'S A RAPIST, YOU MEAN?

Walgreens on Twitter: "Hey, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users! The choice is yours: Use #ApplePay today at any of our stores! http://t.co/LXS01ntZEA http://t.co/V0BifDtXJq"   

HOW'S THE VISA / MASTERCARD DUOPOLY REACTING TO THIS?

Taco Bell | Your Destination for Tacos and Burritos All Day and Late Night  

APP ONLY, NO WEB ... LONG LIVE THE WEB

Urbanphoto on Twitter: "Photo of the Day: The 8000 lighted balloons tracing the path of the Berlin Wall on the 25th anniversary of its fall http://t.co/okHD8rXiYi"  

COOL, RE-TWEET IT

Floraidh on Twitter: "BRING ME SCHRÖDINGER’S HEAD http://t.co/agpPXb3lvt"  

MORE CAT PICS

Feminist Frequency on Twitter: "http://t.co/nE0gwkx5Sh"  

NEVER SEEN THE COLBERT REPORT

Heather Miller on Twitter: "Carved something scary into pumpkin cc/ @jamesiry @databricks (office jackolantern) http://t.co/sqiNaYGDQy"  

NERD HUMOR

10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman - YouTube  

OK IT IS ON YOUTUBE ... NO NEED TO DEAL WITH CRASHY WASHPOST PLAYER

QE central bankers deserve a medal for saving society - AmbEvPritch  

"QE contaminated the rest of the world in complicated ways and may have stored up a greater crisis for the future." 

OF COURSE, DUH, THE LAST INSULT FROM THE BABY BOOMERS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS

aëdle VK-1 — Minimally Minimal  

FUSSY KOREAN KID REVIEWS YET ANOTHER PAIR OF HEADPHONES

US and China tighten in unison, and damn the torpedoes - AmbEvPritch  

Net bond stimulus by all the global central banks together has fallen by roughly $125bn a month since the end of last year, an annualised pace of $1.5 trillion. We have seen an abrupt halt to the $10.2 trillion of net reserve accumulation since 2000 that has played such a role in the asset boom of the modern era. That does not automatically mean asset prices will fall, but it removes a powerful tailwind.

Bookmark for later, absolutely excellent BBC documentary on Black Wednesday youtube.com/watch?v=K_oET4… > unrealistic rates, political agendas..  

LOOK AT THOSE QUOTRONS

'exacerbated by hiring exactly those journalists who had cultivated reputations as anti-authoritarian iconoclasts' firstlook.org/theintercept/2…  

"months of contentious disputes with First Look founder Pierre Omidyar, chief operating officer Randy Ching, and president John Temple over the structure and management of Racket, the digital magazine Taibbi was hired to create. Those disputes were exacerbated by a recent complaint from a Racket employee about Taibbi’s behavior as a manager."

IMAGINE WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS A SPOILED BRAT LIKE TAIBBI MUST BE

Messaging app crackdown continues in China as Viber gets blocked ift.tt/1wIsjng (TechinAsia) 

ADD IT TO A VERY LONG LIST

Meet the cyberpunk enthusiast Beijing has made the face of the Western conspiracy to topple the Communist Party. nytimes.com/2014/10/31/wor…  

"A student at the City University of Hong Kong, Mr. Garrett is writing a dissertation on how the city became a battleground between rival political symbols. To his wry bewilderment, he has also become one of those symbols: cast as a spy fomenting insurrection among the protesters he studies, and an example of Western meddling."

THANK GOD THEY HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED OUR REAL AGENTS WORKING IN HK NOW

Tim Cook says gayness 1 of “the greatest gifts God has given me.” Gay bonuses: empathy, confidence, “skin of a rhino” businessweek.com/articles/2014-…  

DID NOT DISCLOSE PREDILECTION FOR ASIAN BOYS