See also a nice NYTimes article on the former CEO of the Princeton Econ Dep & current CEO of the Fed :-). Reading that you’ll also get a concise overview of the history and function of the Fed, with emphasis on the current situation in the US and the big test Bernanke is facing.
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Farewell to the king
CES 2008 and Bill’s last keynote speech
SciAm’s full coverage of the ’08 CES. From where surely you won’t miss the Bill Gates bits: Bill on the future of robotics; Bill giving a personal tour of MS’s new “surface”.
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With too much indulgence, I’d say. For one, lack of originality (compare us to Greece, same grade!) should not be rewarded… The full rankings are here (alphabetical order here).
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Today’s musical treat: “A secret place”, by Yann Tiersen
Yann Tiersen’s been featured on my blog quite a few times by now (e.g. here or here or here or here), hence, without much ado, here’s the perfect musical gift for today: a.
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