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ETA To NEW QE: Don't Hold Your Breath Just Yet Whether one believes that Bernanke's mandate mission in life is to 'save the banking system', 'reflate asset prices', 'devalue the USD' - all of which seem to err on the side of inflation (and ultimately hyper-inflation once the trust is gone); it seems more critical to focus on the other side of the coin - deflation. Bernanke's true raison d'etre is simple: avoid debt deflation and implicitly ... www.zerohedge.com
The Great Yoga Debate: Is Western Practice Evolving or Devolving? One group wants to "Take Back Yoga." Others say that launching such a campaign is un-yogic to begin with. www.forbes.com
The Great Yoga Debate: Has Yoga Sold Its Soul? If yoga is in the market for backwards publicity, it?s doing pretty well. From William Broad?s New York Times piece on yoga?s body-wrecking potential to the dramatic abdication of Anusara?s John Friend, it?s had a rough few months. But more intriguing perhaps is the ongoing discussion of the meandering, or at least evolving, heart of yoga. Some say it?s lost touch with its roots, its history ... www.forbes.com
Seth Klarman On The Absurd Short-Termism Of The Exuberant Rally While most of the retail investor's time is (hopefully not) spent watching CNBC propaganda spouted by wannabe traders (mostly asset gatherers as opposed to real return seekers) who sell their $29.95 books on how to be rich in 30 seconds trading the TVIX; some might prefer to listen to the original thoughtful value investor - Seth Klarman. The man whose book 'Margin of Safety' sells for over ... www.zerohedge.com
Asheville area fitness calendar for the next few weeks. WHITE SQUIRREL RACE: 5K and 10K races 8 a.m. Saturday. Check in at Brevard Music Center’s Strauss Auditorium. Register at www.brevardrotary.org . $25 age 19-64, $20 students and seniors. Fee $5 more after May 20. Also Firecracker Run July 4 and Flight of the Vampire Oct. 27. www.citizen-times.com
World Laughter Day 2012: Laughter is Still the Best Medicine Research shows that 10-20 minutes of fake or real laughter has overwhelming health benefit. uk.ibtimes.com
TEDxGR: Filmmaker becomes fake prophet for new movie 'Kumaré' Vikram Ghandi spoke to the TEDxGR audience in Grand Rapids on Thursday afternoon. www.mlive.com
First yoga festival The inaugural Iyengar Yoga Festival offers a glimpse into the teaching style of the man hailed as the ‘Michelangelo of Yoga’. thestar.com.my
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