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06.12.08causes of the credit crisis explainedWhether you are trying to buy your first house, looking for a new job, or simply paying the bills, just about everyone is feeling some effects of the "credit crisis". Most of the news coverage seems to be focusing around the consequences of the slow economy on consumers and while many people know that sub-prime mortgages are the cause, it's not always apparent why subprime mortgages are to blame for the economic downturn. The radio show This American Life recently teamed up with NPR's business correspondent Adam Davidson and devoted an entire episode to the cause of the current credit ...
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06.10.08breaking the gasoline habitSure, we all thought we were all bad-a the first time we pulled into the driveway in our brand-new sport utility vehicle. Of course we didn't need all that cargo space, but that is what luxury means - having something you don't need, right? Well, that was then, this is now. Thanks to a war, a crappy economy, and karmic supply and demand, gasoline is now shooting above the $4 mark with no sign of stopping anytime soon. That sport utility in the driveway is probably now looking about as welcome as a polygamist compound in Texas. ...
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05.07.08sites that will increase the efficiency of the time you waste onlineNot that I waste time online at work, of course, but I realize some people may find themselves turning to the web to fill in those brainless hours, around 2pm, where the couch in their office is cruelly tempting and the window into the hallway and glass door of your office prevent you from just curling up while listening to the nature sounds of waves rolling in on sun drenched shores of...man, 2pm sucks. Anyway, the following websites will help you be even more efficient in your pursuit of online distraction. Meebo Nothing kills time like IMing other people who are at ...