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POPSAlibris, For all Books I love this site! I wan ted to buy a book for a friend and was horrified at the price - 147 Euro!! I kid you not! I found it here for 1.99!! Used but in perfect condition. Very nice site, honest in their descriptions, deliver faster than they claim and all around perfect customer service! My friend was thrilled since the book is out of print and I managed to give her a perfect 1st edition hardback. and placed two more orders for other friends. Shipping cost 10E, but all the way from the US and in three days!! This is what the internet is all about!!
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POPSDutch cannabis coffee shops ban tourists In another unintended consequence, several border towns complain of the burdens associated with a weekly influx of tens of thousands of tourists, mainly Belgian, French and German. Among recent steps taken to deal with these problems, Amsterdam has said it would halve its number of coffee shops, citing criminality, while other cities are to close those within a certain radius of schools.
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POPSIraq...Dollar...Euro...Oil ....join dots.... "The war was now the second-most expensive in US history after World War II and the second-longest after Vietnam, he said. "A few days' funding would be enough to provide health insurance for US children who were not covered, he said. "The public had been encouraged by the White House to ignore the costs of the war because of the belief that the war would somehow pay for itself or be paid for by Iraqi oil or US allies.
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POPSDollars for Oil is now Euros for Oil The opening of the Iranian Oil Bourse (which coincidentally happened to be delayed by a bunch of internet cables being severed underwater) trades in Euros. That means that the world no longer has to get dollars first to buy oil, and could continue to have a drastic effect on the value of the dollar.
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POPSHow to Listen Push this listening thing. Even for a day. When asked for your opinion, say, "I don't know." You'll baffle people, sure, but maybe that's a good thing. You can be the Quiet Man. Let them try to figure you out. I'll add: at the same time, don't be mysterious to the point of inscrutability. Share your thoughts when appropriate. If you've practiced listening to others, you'll have reserves of knowledge and experience to draw upon, which tends to compel people to listen to you in turn.
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POPSIs China Quietly Dumping US Treasuries? I have long heard rumours in the investment business to get out of the dollar and move to gold and to move your assets overseas, because the dollar is supposedly headed for a fall. Now I don't know much about investing, but this article doesn't sound too promising for the greenback. Hmm, perhaps I would take their advice.... if only I had some assets. *LOL*