My desk is covered with cards from mums saying 'I'm so proud of myself for doing it'.

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For my own part, this book is now a permanent fixture at my desk so I can refresh myself on physics concepts that get discussed in papers that I read.

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"I for one don't have a clear bit of wall space that is within easy viewing distance of my desk and keyboard, " notes Scuka.

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Also, the left edge of the desk is too long and when tested smashed into my nose which in a real driving situation will cause the need for emergency medical care.

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But my best guess is that someone on that risk free arbitrage desk moved from risk free pure arbitrage into very definitely not risk free time arbitrage, or speculation as we should call it, then the market moved against his bet.

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All of which preamble is an attempt to explain the curious device on my desk.

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My understanding is that he basically walked through the building and went desk to desk to thank people for their efforts.

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That said, this problem of causality in the area of neuroscience is endemic to a lot of papers that come across my desk that try to relate a particular brain structure to a type of behavior.

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The above paragraph is indicative of my state of mind today, as I sit at my desk and prepare myself for the next twenty four hours.

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