Many people here believe in the cycle of birth and rebirth - that a human can be born again as an animal, or an animal as a human.

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The problem here is that the cycle continues in largely the same environment.

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The point here is to understand where we are in the cycle between inflation and deflation and then to invest accordingly.

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Here in the United States, the presidential election cycle gives us the opportunity to publicly discuss the characteristics of good leaders.

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Here, shortening the period to five years would help by encouraging partners to make their investments early in the development cycle, when the cash may do the most good.

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