Irrational recently delayed Bioshock: Infinite for what will hopefully be the last time.

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Roddick has had a poor time over the last year but had improved recently under the guidance of new coach Jimmy Connors.

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His battles have ranged from the famed lifelong rivalry with fellow Aussie and one-time partner Kerry Packer to fierce competition with The New York Times, Time Warner Cable and most recently Google (in an interview last year with Sky News Australia, he threatened to remove stories from the search engine so readers would pay for content).

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At the same time, Thailand and Singapore ranked among the top 10 globally in IPOs by deal value as recently as last month.

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That leaves our central bank as the buyer of last resort and is the primary reason why gold is rising against all currencies and recently reached a nominal all-time high in U.S. dollars.

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