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Burning Down The Stock Forrest

a: Stock market correction ~
b: Forrest Fire

What: This comment is at ~ 4:00 minutes in the linked podcast. It's a discussion of the stock market correction on or around May 2012. The link is to a really good of stock market dynamics by IBD.

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Writer: Matthew Galgani
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Date: May 19 2012 3:56 PM



a: translation ~
b: sculpture

What:

"Balina worked with Professor of English Emeritus James McGowan on the translations of poems by German
poet Wolfgang Borchert. "Translation is like a sculpture, basically shaping up the material like it was clay, and
then refining it," agrees McGowan, who is known for his translations of the French poet Charles Baudelaire.
"Just because the words are similar from one language to another, it does not mean the meaning is similar." "


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Writer: Marina Balina
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Date: Feb 27 2014 7:29 PM



a: oxygen ~
b: breath of God

What:

"I think oxygen is like the breath of God in a way. It sustains our lives. It kindles fire. It is all around us whether we choose to recognize it or not. It is."


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Writer: gracespark
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Date: Dec 17 2014 11:42 AM



a: toxic friend ~
b: poopy green custard icing

What:

"Would we start to realize that a toxic friend is like the poopy green custard icing that nobody likes and does not really mix well with our personal flavor? Would we start to realize that boyfriends aren't really a necessity but more like sprinkles?"


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Writer: Hilary Taylor
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Date: Mar 7 2015 3:20 PM



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