Word: cheaping
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...cheapened, sliding dollar will eventually send the same economic image out abroad," Naudé says. That could influence the foreign banks and give investors injecting $3 billion worth of capital required every day to keep the U.S. economy growing second thoughts about where they place their money. Conversely, a cheap currency reflecting a cheap economy, Naudé remarks, "could also leave U.S. companies very vulnerable to foreign buyers who figure they can pick up big American assets at a minimal price...
...seems that the for-profit academic publishing industry’s days are numbered. The model it was built on depended on the necessity of ink and paper for its viability. But today, the Internet has made the exchange and storage of information and ideas so cheap, that taxing the free marketplace of ideas and knowledge that academia is founded upon no longer makes economic sense. Enter the open access movement, which is slowly marching its way across academia. The open access movement seeks to displace the expensive, subscription-only elite journals that have long held a stranglehold on academic...
...means we'll be 3% less rich by 2030. We haven't spent anywhere near this amount in the last 50 years to do anything good in the world. So it seems a little naive to say now it's all cheap...
...banking, man. But man, that shit is soulless.”“I know, man,” his conversation partner replied.This process seemed to go on for hours and hours. Identical looking people would come up to me, swill cheap wine and smoke in my face. Then they would talk about how soulless investment banking is, as if no one since Engels had ever had that conversation.When the party seemed to be winding down into a discussion of obscure bands, I lunged out the door.Later, as I mulled it all over, I realized there is something admirable...
...sitcom with a budget of roughly $25 and a cast of one. Without delving into the world of “wacky voices,” her show features a cast of roughly a dozen characters, all deftly played by the inestimable Ms. Bamford. It all hinges on elegantly cheap editing and rich character illustrations—oh, and also she’s really funny. But what keeps you coming back for more is the fact that, beneath the technical innovation and hilarious writing, Maria’s tale of living at home after a series of career failures...