March 16 (Bloomberg) — Michael Lewis, author of “Liars’ Poker,” talks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about the subprime mortgage crisis and his new book “The Big Short.” The book is a chronicle of four sets of players in the subprime mortgage market who had the foresight and gumption to short the riskiest mortgage deals: Steve Eisman of FrontPoint, Greg Lippmann at Deutsche Bank, three partners at Cornwall Capital, and Michael Burry of Scion Capital. (Source Bloomberg)
Matt rings up a guy and tries to bargain with him to get the cheapest airline ticket.PLEASE NOTE: I in no way own these gotcha calls, all credit goes to Matt himself I just wanted to upload these so everyone else who either doesn’t listen to the radio or doesn’t download podcasts can listen to these on the internet.
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A gigantic replica of the Great Sphinx stands in front of the 30-story dark pyramid of the Luxor Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, inviting guests into the Egyptian-themed resort, complete with swaying palms, statues of Ramses and a mock obelisk. Accessible by the Vegas monorail, the Luxor is at the south end of The Strip near the Las Vegas Convention Center. With its flashing beam of light on the apex and a towering atrium inside, the pyramid is a favorite among vacationing families, though the vast casino, nightly entertainment and gourmet dining guarantee adults a quintessential Las Vegas vacation. Dramatically lit statues, towering pillars and polished wood furniture adorn the marble lobby. Pyramid guest accommodations are accessed by inclinators (elevators that ascend on an angle because of the building’s shape) and have slanted picture windows that look out onto The Strip. The hotels Egyptian theme is subtler in the guest rooms, which are decorated with comfortable, contemporary furnishings, though scattered touches such as hieroglyphic artwork or black lacquer inlay evoke the exotic vibe. Rooms and Las Vegas suites range from about 400 square feet to over 1000 square feet, the most luxurious of which offers marble soaking tubs, separate sitting areas and wet bars. Las Vegas specialty restaurants like Fusia Luxor, offering Asian cuisine, and T & T, which serves Mexican food, are popular among families. Guests with a discerning palate enjoy award-winning Chef KC Fazel’s …
Gurpal Singh interviews a General, played by Shekhar Suman. Watch out as Gurpal tries to talk to the General about various things. How will the Genral react. Watch this episode to find out. Tedhi Baat Shekhar ke Saath is India’s first seriously funny talk show with high value entertainment where there is a host and several guests played by one person. The guests being interviewed are not just imaginary, but completely crazy too! This show draws our attention to things and issues which can be connected to our daily life and sometimes even influence or affect our very survival. What’s most important is that there is just one person who plays the many avatars as a guest .. the very talented Shekhar Suman. Shekhar dons many hats for this interview session giving it a very improved and impromptu comedy edge. And all this while he is being interviewed by the poker faced Gurpal Singh. There’s loads of characters to catch up .. a fashion designer from London, cab driver from Jalandhar, a popular cricketer, a regular mythology actor, an electrician, a man with no particular talent, a beggar, a corporate bigwig .. just about anyone could be on the hot seat. Each episode is an interview in a question-answer format where the host almost never is able to extract the answers to his questions! The Guests almost always wager off from the question and starts narrating some incident or happening of his life or something totally different giving the viewers great moment of laughter and fun.
On my last morning at the Mandalay Bay hotel while walking past my favourite machine in the casino I couldn’t resist putting my last spare dollar in the machine to film it, i wasn’t really expecting to get any money back out, so that was nice… Its probably the best casino in vegas in my opinion!!
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I just wanted to upload these so everyone else who either doesn’t listen to the radio or doesn’t download podcasts can listen to these on the internet.
