A friend of mine read an excerpt of Hank Paulson's account of the bailout and expressed dismay at discovering that Paulson was a Christian Scientist who didn't want to take pain-killer for a headache. Prior to this, he seemed to find Paulson entirely reasonable. Trying to decide rationally between...
Fifty years ago in South Africa, and in England, chemists (pharmacists in the U S of A), ran their own small shops. They were open from 9 - 5. They were pretty much only allowed to sell medical-type goods. The doctor who made a home visit to you wrote out a prescription for a cough mixture or eye drops...
http://www.psi-q.org London June 15, 16 2010 "Conference topics include how cultures in credit markets influence understanding and behaviour, how philosophy informs financial mathematics and the impact of friends and networks on trading decisions. The conference will ask whether there is anything...
This morning I walked up Columbus Ave on my way to work and passed a Danskin store that had a sign outside that said "Seized by the U.S. Marshal". Things are bad when people on the Upper West Side are no longer buying leotards, although it's possible that stores like Lululemon, which cater...