Word: afraid
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...spend, they'll spend more with the bigger bill than with the smaller bill." Researchers have labeled this phenomenon the "what the hell" effect: "I've broken the hundred; it's gone from my wallet. What the hell, I may as well blow off the rest." So consumers, afraid that the "what the hell" effect will drain their wallets, hold on to those large denominations. (See pictures of expensive things that money...
...Citigroup board did not come close to performing its fiduciary responsibility related to risk and that the risk management staff within the company never understood the exotic mortgage-backed paper that the firm was holding. Or, worse, the risk managers may have known what was happening and were afraid to risk their jobs by blowing the whistle...
...always forbidden, with the occasional but rare exception. Most journalists are shepherded by a guide wherever they go, which is usually to view monuments of Kim Jong il and his deceased dad. They are told to shy away from asking citizens political questions. While residents of Pyongyang are less afraid to interact with foreigners than, say, a decade ago, they "won't speak to journalists without permission," says Lankov. Even at the joint South and North Korean industrial complex at Kaesong, just north of the Demilitarized Zone, journalists don't really expect to land interviews with regular North Koreans, says...
...simply resistance from physicians. Harried doctors, who barely have enough time to see all their patients and manage all their cases, do not want to bother with the added chore of learning a new computer system, no matter what the promise of its virtues. Past research suggests doctors are afraid that EHR could reduce their clinical productivity...
...polls early which would open the way for the rightwing Alliance of Young Democrats (Fidesz) party to gain power. Though Fidesz leaders are publicly calling for an early vote, they may prefer to wait until next year. "Fidesz's rhetoric is that they desperately want elections, but they are afraid of the job," says Political Capital's Szabados. "If they win early elections, they will have to face the financial crisis and find solutions." (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...