SAUDI ARABIA: NEW SPECIAL COURTS TO BE SET UP

NEW SPECIAL COURTS TO BE SET UP
 Very interesting..

How cool is this!

Nike, Apple team up on iPod running gear

“Nothing is neutral. Everything that you're doing is either moving you toward the things that you want to accomplish in life, the person you want to be, the wealth you want to accumulate, or it's moving you away.”

--Brian Tracy

 

Saudi Arabia's King Asks Newspapers Not to Publish Images of Women

Saudi Arabia’s King Asks Newspapers Not to Publish Images of Women

Oh come on now!

Colleges Chase as Cheats Shift to Higher Tech

Colleges Chase as Cheats Shift to Higher Tech

And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?

Interesting.. And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?

Uncooperative AIDS Patients to be Placed on Police List

Uncooperative AIDS Patients to be Placed on Police List

 

Todd Dagres segues from venture capital to Hollywood

Todd Dagres segues from venture capital to Hollywood

This guy taught me a Venture Capital class along with Howard Anderson (quoted in the article). He's a veeeeery unique character.

 

Did he really make it?! http://www.ealingstudios.com/news/Us/ToddDagres.html

 

In any case, he’s back in business, having co-founded Spark Capital http://www.sparkcapital.com/ (check under “team”)

“A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.”

 

“In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.”

 

“Without the strength to endure the crisis, one will not see the opportunity within. It is within the process of endurance that opportunity reveals itself.”

--Chin Ning Chu

 

نحن عملاء المخططات!!
Well said!

Krispy Kreme Awards Middle East Development Rights to Americana Group

Krispy Kreme Awards Middle East Development Rights to Americana Group

TASI @ 9,790.98

I opened a Saudi brokerage account yesterday. Keep watching. Be ready, but keep your powder dry.

Saudi Arabia's women pioneers

Saudi Arabia’s women pioneers

“Are the new generation of educated, professional Saudi women who are pushing for political change a vanguard or just a ‘westernized’ elite?”

A Star Is Made

“If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in next month's World Cup tournament, you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months. If you then examined the European national youth teams that feed the World Cup and professional ranks, you would find this quirk to be even more pronounced. On recent English teams, for instance, half of the elite teenage soccer players were born in January, February or March, with the other half spread out over the remaining 9 months. In Germany, 52 elite youth players were born in the first three months of the year, with just 4 players born in the last three.” A Star Is Made -- A must read!

 

Tadawul at 10,434.09

I’m not yet backing up the truck and loading, but I’m starting to get really interested in this market. Try to start looking for companies with solid fundamentals and keep a watch on them, some are trading at “reasonable” valuations, but I’d be extremely greedy at times like these and wait for them to trade at ridiculous prices before I take the plunge. Keep your powder dry.

Fox Decides Not to Sign Drug Legalization Bill

At least one person has a brain! Fox Decides Not to Sign Drug Legalization Bill

 

Inflexible Enterprises

This is a very interesting article for those interested in business in general and value investing in particular. It talk about what the writer calls “inflexible” businesses/industries. I highly recommend reading it. Inflexible Enterprises

 

A Great Loss

I have learned a lot from watching Mr. Rukeyser over the years, and I missed that a lot when I returned to Saudi. We lost a great commentator and a wonderful teacher.

Farewell to Rukeyser

As Marijuana Use Rises, More People Are Seeking Treatment for Addiction

WSJ.com - As Marijuana Use Rises, More People Are Seeking Treatment for Addiction

 

Saudi Arabia to Start Issuing Tourist Visas

Who’s going to come?? Saudi Arabia to Start Issuing Tourist Visas

Mexico to Allow Use of Drugs

What the?!! Mexico to Allow Use of Drugs

Is Starbucks Diluting Its Business Brew Too Much?

 

"No Strings Attached" Islamic Marriage Websites Experiencing Boom

Whether it is money or women, Stocks or Misyar, when Mutawwas want something done, they seem to always find a way.

 

"No Strings Attached" Islamic Marriage Websites Experiencing Boom

How Bad Is Inflation in Zimbabwe?

How Bad Is Inflation in Zimbabwe?