April 2012
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Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
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US to make profit from bailouts, Treasury says →
The US will make a profit from bailing out the nation’s banks and carmakers at the height of the financial crisis, the Treasury Department has said. The bank bailouts may result in a return of $2bn (£1.3bn), the Treasury said in its latest projections for the government’s response to the crisis. And the recovering auto industry has added 230,000 jobs as a result.
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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“Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him...”
– Winston Churchill (via politicalprof)
Apr 21st
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“In a sane country, Thomas Friedman would be laughed off the cocktail circuit....”
– Hullabaloo (via azspot)
Apr 21st
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Apr 21st
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Cognitive Dissonance: Wherein alcohol has feast... →
cognitivedissonance: kevindrakewriter replied to your post: kevindrakewriter replied to your photo: So this… When does BOOZE get a holiday?? BOX WINE FOR EVERYONE!! Actually, booze has quite a few holidays. Your question made me curious… January 1st: Bloody Mary Day January 11th: …
Apr 21st
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“What does it mean to be a centrist, anyway? It could mean supporting...”
– The Gullible Center (via ryking)
Apr 9th
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“I think we discovered a way to turn ordinary, everyday scenes into magical...”
– Kevin Systrom, founder of Instagram. In honor of yesterday’s big news — Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram — take a look back at this August 2011 Mashable interview with Systrom, where he offers insight into his own experiences with Instagram, plus advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.  (via...
Apr 9th
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Apr 5th
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Scientists discover booze helps with... →
Getting a buzz from booze may boost creativity. Men who drank themselves tipsy solved more problems demanding verbal resourcefulness in less time than sober guys did, a new study finds.
Apr 5th
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Apr 2nd
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Money Is Not Important: Intentions →
moneyisnotimportant: A lot of people will repeatedly spend hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a new equipment, but they won’t spend a dime on a lesson that would actually make them better at whatever they’re doing. If their desire is to perform better, why does this continually occur? Often, our actions do not…
Apr 2nd
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