Monthly Archives: July 2011

Mark Boyle, English, graduated in economics, former manager, disillusioned with the system.

After much thought, decided to dedicate his life to the essential and has lived for almost two years without money, in a trailer parked next to a farm, near Bristol and “gets away well.” Come what it produces, exchange or receive. It has a solar-powered computer and travels by bike. Believes in and supports an economy of sharing and interdependence. Seeing himself as a homeopath because social work from the root of the problems.

In your opinion, social and environmental malaise comes from the lack of connection of people to produce their goods. “If we were directly involved in growing food, not desperdiçaríamos. If we did our furniture will not ditch without attachment. This distance between producer and consumer has increased so much that we are unaware of the levels of destruction and suffering they cause the things we buy .

The founder of the organization’s Freeconomy Community, which seeks to clarify and guide people so that they connect to their community if the simple act of sharing. With this association seeking to raise awareness that more and more people discover ways less materialistic and more bereft of life.

In this day learned that friendship is the true safety and not money. And almost all the poverty of the Western world is essentially poverty of spirit.

The purpose of this experiment, which became permanent, he wrote and released the book, The Man moneyless: The Year of Living Freeconomic *.
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Please find her at Angela’s home page http://angelinaspicer.com/

Angelina Spicer came into the world destined to be a high achiever. She was born with “The New York fire in her eyes,” as mentioned by Adam Lieblein, President of Acme Talent Agency. Her gene pool stems from a family of artistry. Her grandmother a classical pianist, her aunt a professional dancer and her father a writer, composer and musician. Angelina is the eldest daughter of hip-hop pioneer Jimmy Spicer. At the mere age of five, Angelina had the eloquence and beauty of Vanessa Williams and the presence of Angela Bassett. Angelina began her career as a ballet dancer and performer and soon expressed an interest in Acting. Angelina’s ability to act was affirmed by HB Studios in New York City and was soon was cast by Robi Reed in the 1994 motion picture movie “Crooklyn” directed by Spike Lee. Angelina continued her formal training as an actress at a prestigious high school of performing arts in Atlanta, where she won numerous awards and accolades for best performance, and best actress.

Angelina’s academic talents and performance are just a part of her well roundedness. After several humanitarian trips to Africa, she was invited to speak at the United Nations to discuss cultural diversity. Following the conference, Angelina was featured in the New York Times, and quoted by Linda Richardson as a “Global Student”. Angelina has earned many awards, some of which were given by New York City Mayor David Dinkins, New York State Governor Mario Cuomo, and Kings County Democratic Chairman, Clarence Norman, for her commitment to excellence and her dedication to community service.

While humanitarian service is important, it’s performing that revives her spirit. Angelina prides herself on her ability to create characters of all genres and lifestyles. Although very striking, Angelina was able to use her vibrant sassy personality to play the daughter of Emmy award winning actress, Cicely Tyson in “Mama Flora’s Family,” written by Alex Haley which aired on CBS. Also while working closely with Blair Underwood, Angelina was inspired to pursue collegiate studies in acting. Later she enrolled in the Fine Arts program at Howard University, where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts. Angelina’s alumnae’s remember the tenacious, assertive and confident Angelina. She is also known for her astonishing personality, poise and dazzling hazel eyes. During Angelina’s cum laude awards ceremony, her professor Al Freeman Jr. reminded her “there is no substitution for being prepared.”

Angelina’s ability to speak Spanish gave her an opportunity to study in Cadiz, Spain. While attending high school in Spain, Angelina studied Flamenco dancing with the international dancer Isabel Rodriguez. Shortly thereafter, Angelina was selected to dance for the Mayor of Cadiz and elected officials at the closing ceremony of Nacel International. Her vigorous rhythmic dance captivated the audience that created widespread media blitz. Though Angelina’s contours might mimic that of a professional dancer, it’s her yoga and vegetarian disciplines that help create her athletic appearance.

Angelina’s determination drove her to Los Angeles. She arrived in Los Angeles, with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree, her SAG card and her sleeves rolled up. Shortly after her arrival, she landed a role in a Hollywood play, which she debuted in off-Broadway. While talent and determination is not enough, dedication is what keeps her dream alive. Most recently, while studying at Black Nexus Inc. and the Groundlings Theater School, Angelina was featured in the new E! Channel television show – Fight For Fame. Although she was not chosen to sign a contract with Acme Talent Agency, she gave an outstanding and most memorable performance.

Angelina’s fight for fame didn’t stop there. She continues to fight to become the best artist that she can be. Angelina was featured as the February’s Isabella of the Month in the Who Is Isabella.com online magazine. She gave a three-page interview, where she talked about her career, travels, and community service. She was also highlighted in the February-March edition of Back Stage West magazine. The “triple-threat Angelina Spicer” as mentioned by Nicole Porter, will appear this spring in a film entitled Steppin’ starring comedians Anthony Anderson and Mo’Nique. She also has a lead role in the independent film Carts, directed by Chris Cashman. Casting Director Marki Costello said it best, “Angelina is a force to be reckoned with!”

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Triage – noun

a. the sorting of patients (as in an emergency room) according to the urgency of their need for care

b. the assigning of priority order to projects on the basis of where funds and other resources can be best used, are most needed, or are most likely to achieve success

In the traditional sense, triage is a skill used by an ER physician. Triage involves applying resources (time, human capital, possibly medical supplies) to where they are most critically needed towards desired outcomes. For example (much more eloquently stated on wiki):

At its most primitive, those responsible for the removal of the wounded from a battlefield or their care afterwards have divided victims into three categories:

• Those who are likely to live, regardless of what care they receive;
• Those who are likely to die, regardless of what care they receive;
• Those for whom immediate care might make a positive difference in outcome

Triage is also a skill that traders are frequently having to deal with in multiple respects.

WordSpy’s definition of information triage was highlighted by Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture a few months back:

Information triage is the continuous process by which we refine the information we gather, paying most attention to the information that is most valuable and identifying additional information we want to procure.
—”Information Triage,” Notes About Notes, January 1, 2010 (approx)

Traders are constantly busy sorting through mounds of data. Be that a newsfeed, your twitter stream and the signals your charts may or may not be giving you.

Said another way, triage is the process of filtering what’s important at any given moment. What’s the most critical thing to attend to? What are the most crucial pieces of information?

Only some of this information is critical for that very moment. Given that we’re in somewhat of a news driven market now (especially with the Eurozone, Debt Ceiling, and earnings season) this is especially important during the recent and upcoming trading sessions.

Which information do you process now? Do you stop trading to read it? Is it something that you try to read up on the details of while actively trading? Can I afford to leave this for later?

Which do you read later? Is this relevant enough that it must be read by tomorrow? Can I file this away in the “to read later” collection of links? What if I’m running short on time for that particular post market session?

What are my best trading ideas? Which one of these trading ideas needs research, time, and/or capital now for it to be successful? Am I devoting the appropriate amount of resources to these ideas? Am I looking at too many research reports? Indicators? etc.

Triage not only helps you to focus in on what’s critical, it also helps you filter out the noise. At any given time there are numerous headlines, tweets, or trade ideas to entertain. An inappropriately high triage threshold may filter out some of your best information & ideas. A low threshold can spread you too thin and subject you to information overload.

Darren Miller has a good piece on Cognitive Load Theory:

Cognitive load, as the name would suggest, is how much working information an individual can consume in a given period.

Just as you were an ER physician, from moment to moment your threshold can change.

Triage is a skill that is often overlooked by traders, and like with any other skill, it has it’s own delicate balance.

Jed Counihan is an independent energy risk management consultant who specializes in designing hedging programs on NYMEX & ICE bench marked OTC structured energy products for natural gas and power end users. Previous to becoming an independent energy risk management consultant full time he worked as a commodities broker on wall specializing in exchange traded OTC energy products and advised on fuel deals. Jed holds a BA in Political Science from CUNY Hunter and he can be reached by email anytime at paperbarrel@gmail.com. @paper_barrel on twitter