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...government-related jobs tend to be more secure, particularly jobs that have to do with law enforcement and education. People have to send their kids to school no matter what the economic conditions are. Post-secondary education tends to be a pretty secure place to be too. People will ride out recession by going back to school. And there are certain utilities, like water, electricity, gas, garbage pickup, sewage treatment. These things will be needed no matter what the economy...
...most valuable company when hedge funds that had shorted the company's stock on the premise that it was overvalued were forced to buy it back in a panic after smaller rival Porsche announced that it had secretly bought up a sizable share of VW. The stock's rollercoaster ride may have cost short-sellers up to $40 billion...
...member cut off by me. / In my dream I held the remaining part in one hand. / And in the other the amputated part. / Each part had a hard-on. I was amused.” So what’s happening this whole time, as plots and themes ride in and out seemingly at random? Nothing, really, but in the end “what’s happening” doesn’t really matter. This is a poetry collection not concerned with specific events but with the events of all of humanity.The 10th section best demonstrates this...
...would think that as sellers of small pleasures, Coke and Pepsi would be poised to ride out this rough economy on similar waves. But Coke has turned in strong earnings lately while Pepsi has lagged. The divergence in performance stems less from an evolution of American tastes than from a gradual parting of strategic paths. The cola twins differ more and more in their nonbubbly portfolios...
Some of us have trouble getting there in the first place. My dream vacation would begin in Venice (gondola ride, please!). My man and I would slowly eat, drink and explore our way down the boot, ending up in Palermo. My fantasy trip would last about a month and we'd fly back to the States, fat and sassy, speaking just enough Italian to impress the sommeliers at my favorite little East Village wine bar, In Vino. (See 10 things to do in New York City...