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  2. A Demon of Our Own Design - Wikipedia

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    A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds, and the Perils of Financial Innovation (2007) is a book by veteran Wall Street risk manager Richard Bookstaber. [1] The book is noted for its foreshadowing of the financial crisis of 2007–08. Bookstaber had a "a front-row seat" [1] for such crises as the stock market crash of 1987 and the ...

  3. Fleuron (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Fleuron (architecture) A fleuron is a flower-shaped ornament, [1] and in architecture may have a number of meanings: It is a collective noun for the ornamental termination at the ridge of a roof, such as a crop, finial or épi. It is also a form of stylised Late Gothic decoration in the form of a four-leafed square, often seen on crockets and ...

  4. Category:Ornaments - Wikipedia

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    Ornaments are decorations added to an object, building, or structure, in any artistic or architectural style, including: Ceramics; Furniture; Glass; Leather; Printing see also: illuminated manuscripts; Textiles and Weaving; Wallpaper

  5. Ornament and Crime - Wikipedia

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    "Ornament and Crime" is an essay and lecture by modernist architect Adolf Loos that criticizes ornament in useful objects. History [ edit ] Contrary to popular belief that it was composed in 1908, Adolf Loos first gave the lecture in 1910 at the Akademischer Verband für Literatur und Musik in Vienna.

  6. David Bowie - Wikipedia

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    David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( / ˈboʊi / BOH-ee ), [1] was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during ...

  7. Nobel Peace Prize - Wikipedia

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    Rabin, who was given the award in 1994, said on behalf of the Israeli people after the historical handshake with Yasser Arafat, The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry ...