"People are wondering why Goldman is making such bumper profits... What they don't realize is how little competition there is left in certain areas... Lots of banks just want to get rid of 'funny' assets at whatever price to please their.
Topics: economics, finance

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Dr. Gregory House: I choose to believe that the white light people sometimes see, visions this patient saw, they're all just chemical reactions that take place when the brain shuts down Dr. Eric Foreman: You choose to believe that? Dr. Gregory House:.
Topics: culture

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If you don't desperately need the money, wait a bit longer. The real cost of doing a PhD or taking a year off to travel the world is not just what you have to pay for it, but also the income you forego by not working. With so few jobs to go round,...

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Don LaFontaine passed away, at the age of 68. As a kid, I often wondered how different the world -or at least the cinema- would be without him. He was 'the narrator guy in all the movie trailers'. Here's a great youtube clip .
Topics: art

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Well, Sarah, I'm calling you a liar. And not even a good one. Trig Paxson Van Palin is not your son. He is your grandson. The Daily Kos has an 'interesting' story claiming that Sarah Palin's youngest son, who has been diagnosed with...
Topics: politics, statistics

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