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PHENOMENON: An event or action that is subject to investigation using the scientific method. Phenomena are the sorts of things that science seeks to explain. While the term phenomenon might entice thoughts of UFOs, ghosts, and three-headed turtles, it really just means things that happen, both usual and unusual. The reason for explaining the unusual AND the commonplace is that the scientific method seeks to develop universal theories, with laws and principles that explain all events, not just unexpected ones.
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LEGAL RESERVES The combination of vault cash and Federal Reserve deposits that banks can legally use to satisfy government reserve requirements. Legal reserves, which can also be considered total reserves, are divided between require reserves and excess reserves. Required reserves are used to back up deposits and process daily transactions, while excess reserves are then available for interest-paying loans.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time visiting every yard sale in a 30-mile radius looking to buy either a large, stuffed giraffe or a birthday greeting card for your aunt. Be on the lookout for fairy dust that tastes like salt. Your Complete Scope
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One of the largest markets for gold in the United States is the manufacturing of class rings.
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"Success is the child of audacity. " -- Benjamin Disraeli, British statesman
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DARA Decreasing Absolute Risk Aversion
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