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...that self-confidence? Well, it's not a matter of self-confidence. You know you have a series of successes in life, and after a while, you start to say 'I guess you must be pretty smart." But I was being a little bit sarcastic and just friendly when I said that...
...recovery from the recession looked fine until late last week. Some of the data from the government and associations that keep track of economic indicators got a bit worse. But, that was not the tipping point. What was is when analysts started to take data that was a day or two old and spin it from good to bad. No amount of psychotherapy would break them of the habit of changing their minds so quickly. Fickleness ruined the impression that the financial world was getting better and that by the end of the year GDP would be rising again...
...rocky legislative road, hoping that new laws will fix an old problem. While Brits debated minimum pricing, Thais were arguing the merits of prohibiting alcohol sales during Songkran, or Thai New Year, which runs April 13-15 and is the country's most important annual holiday. This is a bit like Sir Liam banning booze at Christmas. Better known among tourists as the Water Festival, Songkran is famous for mass water-pistol fights and - with millions of Thais visiting their families - insanely busy highways. During last year's festival, 360 people died in road accidents and 4,794 were injured...
...Game 2, but the Crimson struggled to find its offense and overcome early deficits.BROWN 8, HARVARD 5Following a low-scoring opening game, the Crimson took to the field for Round 2 eager to make plays and produce runs. Unfortunately for the visitors, they may have been a bit too ambitious. In the bottom of the first, a bloop single with a man aboard resulted in two Harvard errors and a Bears run, setting the tone for a difficult afternoon.“We need to cut down on mistakes,” Walsh said. “Mistakes...
...treats victims at Bellevue, agrees that psychological effects of asphyxiation torture like waterboarding can be insidiously long-lived. One patient whose head was repeatedly submerged during torture has constant flashbacks. "Every time he has a shower, he panics," says Keller. One victim panics every time he becomes the least bit short of breath, even during exercise. And in most cases, it is the helplessness the victims endured under torture that renders the experience ineradicable. "They fear that loss of control," says Keller. "That's what is so terrifying...