{"id":16908,"date":"2012-12-31T09:12:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=16908"},"modified":"2012-12-31T09:51:09","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T14:51:09","slug":"tasks-for-the-last-day-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=16908","title":{"rendered":"Tasks for the last day of the year."},"content":{"rendered":"
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This piece annoyed me, but is also motivating me.<\/p>\n

+ The 10 Best Performing Stocks Of 2012:<\/strong> The stocks were<\/p>\n

Exterran Holdings (EXH)
\nSprint Nextel (S)
\nMarriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC)
\nAMN Healthcare Services (AHS)
\nM\/I Homes (MHO)
\nPulteGroup (PHM)
\nLumber Liquidators (LL)
\nRegeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN)
\n3D Systems (DDD)
\nHeadwaters (HW)<\/p>\n

The worst increase was 136% for Exterran.\u00a0 The biggest was 278%, for Headwaters.<\/p>\n

The most annoying part was that I wasn’t in any. Dumb me.<\/p>\n

For the full story, click here.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I’m still assembling my list for 2013. I hope to have it by Wednesday, the day after New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile you must read this long January 2013 Esquire<\/em><\/strong> magazine piece on fracking. It’s not for, nor against fracking. It simply tells the story. As the article begins:<\/p>\n

There’s a gold rush going on right now. Man is breaking the earth, looking for natural gas – just as we always have. It’s a mad scene, with hucksters on every side of the issue. And that’s just on the surface. You won’t believe what’s happening underground.<\/p>\n

Here’s where the wells already are. Fracking is not legal in the blue states, yet.<\/p>\n

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For the full fascinating piece, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\nHarry Newton, who has got his estate planning done. Now he’s looking at balancing his portfolio — this is the last day you can secure gains in 2012. don’t pay bills until Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Meantime, be ultra-wary of airline travel. One friend is in hospital with serious pneumonia as a result of something he caught on a plane. Reminder: keep the airvent above you aimed at your face. It’s the only clean air in the plane. Second, take antiseptic wipes with you and wipe down everything, including the drop-down tray. Do not use the seat pocket. That’s where some unthinking person dumped his snotty Kleenex on the last flight.<\/p>\n

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