Charles Montgomery "Monty" Burns (usually simply Mr. Burns) (born September 15 in an unspecified year), a fictional character, is the owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in The Simpsons cartoon series. He is fabulously wealthy, and due to his status as Springfield's leading (and perhaps only) plutocrat, Mr. Burns is able to do whatever he wants with little to no consequences. He is attended at almost all times by Waylon Smithers, his loyal aide and confidant. Harry Shearer is the voice behind the character of Mr ...

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• Montgomery Burns - Age
• Montgomery Burns - Biography
• Montgomery Burns - Early life
• Montgomery Burns - Post-WWII
• Montgomery Burns - Present day
• Montgomery Burns - Health
• Montgomery Burns - State of mind
• Montgomery Burns - Real life models
• Montgomery Burns - Video game appearances
• Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons: The Arcade Game
• Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons Road Rage
• Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons: Hit and Run

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Wishful thinking is the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or rationality. Studies have consistently shown that, holding all else equal, subjects will predict positive outcomes to be more likely than negative outcomes. See positive outcome bias. Prominent examples of wishful thinking include: Economist Irving Fisher said that "stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau" a few weeks before Stock ...

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The Chesapeake Bay Bridge, known locally as the Bay Bridge and officially as the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge, is a major bridge in Maryland operated by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA) that crosses the Chesapeake Bay as part of US 50/US 301. Running from Sandy Point near Annapolis in Anne Arundel County to Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, the bridge's dual spans connect Maryland's rural Eastern Shore and the Ba ...

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7 Up (sometimes spelled Seven Up) is the brand name of a lemon-lime flavored soft drink marketed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU) in the United States (a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes since 1995). It has been bottled by Britvic in Britain since 1987. Outside the United States, the trademark to 7 Up belongs to PepsiCo. 7 Up, originally named Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, was concocted in 1929 in Saint Louis, Missouri. It originally contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug. Many early soft drinks contained h ...

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• 7 Up - pH
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Jean buys a share in Universal Widgets SA for ¢100, using ¢20 of his own money, and ¢80 borrowed from his broker. The net value (share minus loan) is ¢20. The broker wants a minimum margin requirement of ¢10. Suppose the share goes down to ¢85. The net value is now only ¢5, and Jean will either have to sell the share or repay part of the loan (so that the net value of his position is again above ¢10). Margin buying is buying securities with some own cash together with cash borrowed from a broker. This has the eff ...

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Margin finance, Margin finance - Margin buying, Margin finance - Types of margin requirements, Margin finance - Current liquidating margin, Margin finance - Variation margin, Margin finance - Premium margin, Margin finance - Additional margin, Margin finance - Minimum margin requirement, Margin finance - Margin call, Margin finance - Price of Stock for Margin Calls, Margin finance - Reduced margins, Margin finance - Margin-equity ratio, Margin finance - Return on margin

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Robert Oppenheimer was born in New York City on April 22, 1904 to Julius S. Oppenheimer (a wealthy textile importer who had emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1888) and Ella Friedman, an artist. He studied at the Ethical Culture Society School (whose physics laboratory has since been named for him) where, in addition to mathematics and science, he was exposed to a variety of subjects ranging from Greek to French literature, and met with success at the school's particular form of ethical training, based on the secular Judaism of i ...

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Robert Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer - Early life and education, Robert Oppenheimer - Europe, Robert Oppenheimer - California, Robert Oppenheimer - Radical politics, Robert Oppenheimer - The Manhattan Project, Robert Oppenheimer - Los Alamos, Robert Oppenheimer - Trinity, Robert Oppenheimer - Japan, Robert Oppenheimer - Postwar activities, Robert Oppenheimer - Atomic Energy Commission, Robert Oppenheimer - Security hearings, Robert Oppenheimer - Institute for Advanced Study, Robert Oppenheimer - Final years, Robert Oppenheimer - Legacy, Robert Oppenheimer - Notes, Robert Oppenheimer - On Oppenheimer's first initial

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The crash started overnight in Asia as Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plummeted 6%. The Japanese Nikkei 225 fell 2% on the day. The massive losses spread to the European markets where London's FTSE 100 Index fell 98.90 points, or just about 2%, to 4,871.30. Frankfurt's DAX index fell sharply as well. The U.S. markets were widely expected to open lower for the day. The Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 all sank, never going to positive territory. At 2:36 P.M., the Dow smashed through its first trading curb halt when it fell 350 points. Trading ...

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October 27 1997 mini-crash, October 27 1997 mini-crash - Synopsis, October 27 1997 mini-crash - By the numbers, October 27 1997 mini-crash - Controversial halts, October 27 1997 mini-crash - Closing time, October 27 1997 mini-crash - October 28, October 27 1997 mini-crash - Massive losses and sharp rebounds

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 3,851 people, 1,593 households, and 992 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 85.0/km² (220.1/mi²). There are 4,815 housing units at an average density of 106.3/km² (275.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the hamlet is 87.04% White, 0.86% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.76% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 23.92% of t ...

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Montauk New York, Montauk New York - Geography, Montauk New York - Demographics, Montauk New York - History, Montauk New York - Where To Stay In Montauk, Montauk New York - How To Get Around In Montauk, Montauk New York - What To Do In Montauk, Montauk New York - The Montauk Atmosphere, Montauk New York - Montauk Off-season, Montauk New York - Miscellaneous

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Montreal - Downtown Montreal. Downtown Montreal lies at the foot of Mount Royal, which is designated as a major urban park. The Downtown area contains dozens of notable skyscrapers — which, by law, cannot be higher than Mount Royal — including the aforementioned 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, as well as Ieoh Ming Pei's Place Ville-Marie. The Tour de la bourse is also a significant building in Montreal, as it's where all stock and derivative trades take place (Montreal World trade centre), a ...

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Montreal, Montreal - History, Montreal - City government, Montreal - Climate, Montreal - Demographics, Montreal - Religion, Montreal - Economy, Montreal - Places in Montreal, Montreal - Downtown Montreal, Montreal - Old Montreal, Montreal - Griffintown, Montreal - Olympic Village, Montreal - Museums and Cultural Centres, Montreal - Religious Sanctuaries, Montreal - Chinatown, Montreal - The Gay Village, Montreal - The Plateau, Montreal - Mile End, Montreal - Mount Royal, Montreal - Night Life, Montreal - Sports, Montreal - Major Sports Venues, Montreal - Current professional franchises, Montreal - Former professional franchises, Montreal - Transportation, Montreal - Public Transit, Montreal - Airports, Montreal - Roads, Montreal - Culture, Montreal - English-language Music, Montreal - Education, Montreal - Universities, Montreal - Neighbouring Municipalities, Montreal - Notes

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Atlas developed his own muscle-building mail-order business through the use of advertisements in popular periodicals. In 1928 his business partner Charles Roman took over the marketing of the business and coined the term "dynamic tension" to describe Atlas' use of muscle-against-muscle resistance exercise, now generally known as Isometric exercise. Charles Atlas - 98 pound weakling. The Charles Atlas advertisements popularized the phrase "98-pound weakling". His most famous advertisement featured a ...

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Charles Atlas, Charles Atlas - Early life, Charles Atlas - World's Most Perfectly Developed Man, Charles Atlas - Advertising fame, Charles Atlas - 98 pound weakling, Charles Atlas - Business, Charles Atlas - Likenesses, Charles Atlas - Trademarks, Charles Atlas - Pop Culture References

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On July 1, 1913, a group of automobile enthusiasts and industry officials established the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) "to procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges." In its time, the Lincoln Highway would become the Nation's premier highway, as well known as U.S. 66 was to be in its day and as well known as I-80 and I-95 are today. The Lincoln Highway also played an important role in the evolution of highways leading ...

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Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Highway - History of the Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Highway - The Lincoln Highway route today, Lincoln Highway - New York, Lincoln Highway - New Jersey, Lincoln Highway - Sources

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In 1929, Powel Crosley Jr. built a Florida winter retreat on Sarasota Bay for his wife, Gwendolyn. The retreat was built along the bay front of a sixty-three acre parcel (243,000 m²) that was platted in 1925 as a subdivision named "Seagate". The two and one-half story Mediterranean Revival style house, and the auxiliary garages and living quarters for staff, designed under the auspicious of New York architect George Albree Freeman, Jr. by Ivo A. de Minicis, were built in the southwest corner of Manatee County by Paul W. Bergman. The house ...

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Powel Crosley Jr., Powel Crosley Jr. - Youth education, Powel Crosley Jr. - Early career with automobiles and parts, Powel Crosley Jr. - Consumer products, Powel Crosley Jr. - Pup radios and Bonzo, Powel Crosley Jr. - WLW and Crosley Broadcasting, Powel Crosley Jr. - Appliances, Powel Crosley Jr. - Sports, Powel Crosley Jr. - Seagate in Florida, Powel Crosley Jr. - Automobiles World War II, Powel Crosley Jr. - Post-war auto manufacturing, Powel Crosley Jr. - Portable television, Powel Crosley Jr. - Death heritage

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Large, global investment banks typically have several business units, including Investment Banking, concerned with advising public and private corporations; Research, concerned with producing reports on valuations of financial products; and Sales and Trading, concerned with buying and selling products both on behalf of the bank's clients and also for the bank itself. Banks undertake risk through Proprietary Trading, done by a special set of traders who do not interface with clients and through Principal RiskSee also:

Investment bank, Investment bank - Definition, Investment bank - Role of modern investment banks, Investment bank - Raising capital in the capital markets, Investment bank - The main activities and units, Investment bank - Recent evolution of the business, Investment bank - Compensation - UK, Investment bank - Compensation - USA, Investment bank - Possible conflicts of interest, Investment bank - Investment banks

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Theremin - In movie soundtracks. Theremin by Lydia Kavina in the music to 'The Little Mermaid'. A Lera Auerbach's collaboration with choreographer John Neumeier. The ballet is a modern rendition of the classic fairytale 'The Little Mermaid'. Premiered April 15, 2005. Although it has never been a widely-played instrument, the theremin was the basis from which all twentieth-century electronic musical instruments were later developed. While not enjoying the wide use in classical music performance for which it ...

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Theremin, Theremin - Overview, Theremin - History, Theremin - The theremin in use, Theremin - In movie soundtracks, Theremin - In popular music, Theremin - Similar Instruments, Theremin - Bibliography

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History of socialism in Great Britain - The Birth of the Labour Party. In 1900, representatives of various trade unions and of the Independent Labour Party, Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation agreed to form a Labour Party backed by the unions and with its own whips. The Labour Representation Committee was founded with Keir Hardie as its leader. At the 1900 election the LRC ...

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History of socialism in Great Britain, History of socialism in Great Britain - Origins, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 19th century, History of socialism in Great Britain - The Industrial Revolution and Robert Owen, History of socialism in Great Britain - Trade unions, History of socialism in Great Britain - Ethical socialism, History of socialism in Great Britain - The Chartist movement, History of socialism in Great Britain - Marx and early Marxism, History of socialism in Great Britain - Lib-Labs and the ILP, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 20th century, History of socialism in Great Britain - The Birth of the Labour Party, History of socialism in Great Britain - Women's suffrage, History of socialism in Great Britain - Syndicalism and World War I, History of socialism in Great Britain - Bolshevism and the CPGB, History of socialism in Great Britain - Labour and the general strike, History of socialism in Great Britain - The Spanish Civil War and World War II, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 1945 Labour victory, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 1960s and 70s, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 1980s, History of socialism in Great Britain - Socialism and nationalism, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 1990s, History of socialism in Great Britain - The 21st century

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Montreal - Downtown Montreal. Downtown Montreal lies at the foot of Mount Royal, which is designated as a major urban park. The Downtown area contains dozens of notable skyscrapers — which, by law, cannot be higher than Mount Royal — including the aforementioned 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque, as well as Ieoh Ming Pei's Place Ville-Marie. The Tour de la bourse is also a significant building in Montreal, as it's where all stock and derivative trades take place (Montreal World trade centre), and is also home to a successful ...

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Montreal, Montreal - History, Montreal - City government, Montreal - Climate, Montreal - Demographics, Montreal - Religion, Montreal - Economy, Montreal - Places in Montreal, Montreal - Downtown Montreal, Montreal - Old Montreal, Montreal - Griffintown, Montreal - Olympic Village, Montreal - Museums and Cultural Centres, Montreal - Religious Sanctuaries, Montreal - Chinatown, Montreal - The Gay Village, Montreal - The Plateau, Montreal - Mile End, Montreal - Mount Royal, Montreal - Night Life, Montreal - Strip Clubs, Montreal - Sports, Montreal - Major Sports Venues, Montreal - Current professional franchises, Montreal - Former professional franchises, Montreal - Transportation, Montreal - Public Transit, Montreal - Airports, Montreal - Roads, Montreal - Culture, Montreal - Music, Montreal - Education, Montreal - Universities, Montreal - Neighbouring Municipalities, Montreal - Notes

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The study group was formed as part of the venereal disease section of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). The start of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study is most commonly attributed to Dr. Taliaferro Clark. His initial aim was to follow untreated syphilis in a group of black men for only 6-8 months and then follow up with a treatment phase. Nevertheless Dr. Clark agreed with the deceptive practices suggested by other study members. Clark retired the year after the beginning of the study. Dr. Eugene Dibble was ...

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Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study clinicians, Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study details, Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Study termination and aftermath, Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Ethical implications, Tuskegee Syphilis Study - Dramatizations

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 3,851 people, 1,593 households, and 992 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 85.0/km² (220.1/mi²). There are 4,815 housing units at an average density of 106.3/km² (275.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the hamlet is 87.04% White, 0.86% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.76% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 23.92% of t ...

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Montauk New York, Montauk New York - Geography, Montauk New York - Demographics, Montauk New York - History, Montauk New York - Miscellaneous

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In World War I the Netherlands succeeded in remaining neutral, although the sympathies were clearly more on the German side than on the British. Relations with Germany had traditionally been better and the memory of the Boer War was fresh. After the end of the war the Kaiser Wilhelm II asked and was given asylum, much to the anger of both Britain and France. A further consequence of the neutrality was that the country had no involvement in the Treaty of Versailles. In fact, the Dutch economy suffered from the financial consequences of the re ...

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The Netherlands in World War II, The Netherlands in World War II - Prelude to the War, The Netherlands in World War II - The outbreak of the war, The Netherlands in World War II - Persecution of Jews, The Netherlands in World War II - Oppression and resistance, The Netherlands in World War II - Dutch volunteers in the German armed forces, The Netherlands in World War II - The last year, The Netherlands in World War II - Dutch East Indies and the war against Japan, The Netherlands in World War II - After the war

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Montgomery Burns - Early Life. Occasional flashbacks show his early life. When he was very young he lived happily with his loving, natural parents, little brother George, and his teddy bear Bobo, which he recovered from Maggie Simpson. Apparently his parents even called him "Happy." He soon chose to live with a twisted billionaire, again reminiscent of Citizen Kane. His mother is still alive, despite her likely age being in the area of 120-140, and is very resentful of her son; it is mentioned that she had ...

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Montgomery Burns, Montgomery Burns - Age, Montgomery Burns - Biography, Montgomery Burns - Early Life, Montgomery Burns - Post-WWII, Montgomery Burns - Present day, Montgomery Burns - Health, Montgomery Burns - State of mind, Montgomery Burns - Real life models, Montgomery Burns - Video game appearances, Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons: The Arcade Game, Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons Road Rage, Montgomery Burns - The Simpsons: Hit and Run

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