In This American Life’s “Giant Pool of Money” two biases are present‚ the regression to the mean and the confirmation bias. Almost everyone thought that the housing market would increase forever‚ all the while intelligent people who knew better‚ kept listening only to what they wanted to hear. By dissecting these two biases we can gain a better understanding of what was driving the actions that lead to our most recent credit crisis. In doing so we can learn to make our own decisions without these
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The Beautiful Tower Bridge in England For the bridge of the same name in Sacramento‚ California‚ see Tower Bridge (California). Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London‚ over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London‚ from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways‚ designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted
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Contract law The legal issue of the case Deep Blue Pools Ltd is a company that manufactures and installs high-quality swimming pools. It contracted with Gainsborough Construction Ltd to build swimming pools for ten luxury properties. In the contract they specified that the depth of the pools should be 2.4m‚ but after their installation‚ it became clear that each pool was shallower by 25 to 50cm at different points. Deep Blue Pools Ltd received £265‚600 to do the work. However‚ after their installation
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A 2007 study finds that discharge of untreated sewage is the single most important cause for pollution of surface and ground water in India. There is a large gap between generation and treatment of domestic waste water in India. The problem is not only that India lacks sufficient treatment capacity but also that the sewage treatment plants that exist do not operate and are not maintained.[1] The majority of the government-owned sewage treatment plants remain closed most of the time due to improper
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thinking about winterizing your pool‚ especially if you live somewhere where it gets below freezing. Winterizing your pool will protect your pool equipment and make it easier for you to get your pool ready again next spring. #1 Check Your Chemicals Before you shut down your pool‚ you need to test the chemical levels of your pool using a chemical testing kit. You are going to want to test the calcium hardness‚ alkalinity and pH levels. If the chlorine levels in your pool are too high‚ it could mess-up
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VS BREED ERP BEST OF T H E S U P P LY C H A I N D E B AT E R A G E S O N T HE DEBATE OCCURS IN CONFERENCE ROOMS ALL AROUND THE WORLD: “Should we expand our ERP capability to include supply chain execution‚ or go with a best-of-breed provider of supply chain solutions?” The arguments are intense. There’s validity on both sides. “We need to improve our global supply execution. Let’s call our ERP provider. They have some new stuff” “Are you sure? From what I hear‚ their supply
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Personal Narrative One day it was a hot day in San Francisco so on August 15 my mom‚ brother‚ and dad decided that we should go to the Walnut creek pool. My favorite pool. But this time my mom suggested to bring a friend. So I called my friend Theo and we left by 12: 30. By the time we got there we had started to change and eat lunch. After we ate me and Theo wanted to go off the diving board a couple of times. When Theo was up he broke a rule. He could not go off the diving board and
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Abstract The Golden Gate Bridge is a well-recognized landmark in the United States. This report provides you numerous information about one of the most astonishing suspension bridges in the world‚ it as well enlighten you with the history‚ design and the way that they have managed how to maintain the safety while construction was going on. The idea of a bridge linking the city with its neighbouring counties was appealing‚ but the mile-wide gap between San Francisco and Marin presented huge challenges
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The chapter Jump into The Gene Pool tells us about the random modifications that genetics and DNA‚ suffer due to mutation or gene jumping. Exist several causes by which gene can jumping occur: environmental stress genes or a disorder affecting their motion. At the same time‚ through this reading I have gotten a better understanding about the jumping DNA‚ which is a small sequence of DNA that move itself within the genome of the cell. Also‚ I found very interesting the creation of the first vaccine
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Third Bridge Conundrum Istanbul‚ where also known as Constantinopolis‚ is one of the oldest cities in the world history. Istanbul is the most populous city in Turkey and still Istanbul’s population is increasing day by day because of the new births and immigration. Due to high population‚ there is too many cars in Istanbul. Therefore‚ there is traffic problems which affects people’s life negatively. In order to solve traffic porblems government looking for solutions continuously. Although it
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