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...today that are higher than the mental-egoic level. The individuals who operate at these levels are usually gurus, saints, philosophers and book reviewers. Closest to mental egoic is the Psychic level, marked by the beginnings of behavior based on transcendence of the rational Intuition becomes dominant. The stock-broker who bases his transactions on the I-Chungn is an example of this. Then comes the subtle level, which is an intensification of transcendence. At this level, the individual can begin to see the end of the tunnel, the golden road to unlimited devotion. At the last stage, the causal...
...spent the entire term writing about underdeveloped nations perceptions of Max Weber, not the Porcellian Club member whose father will cut off his allowance if he doesn't maintain a C average but who hasn't had time to study because he's been shopping around for a new broker, not the Near Eastern Lang and Civ major who will have to set a course record on her Talmudic Aramaic final if she wants to stay in the running for a prestigious fellow ship at the University of Alexandria--nobody at Harvard worries more about final exams than the staff...
According to the same official, the Institute is widely regarded by developing countries as an impartial organization seeking only to improve the lot of the host country. "Unlike the World Bank or AID, HIID is seen as an honest broker," the official says...
...Capital Account, which will require a $20,000 deposit to open and a $45 annual fee, will have a money-market account run by Boston's Massachusetts Financial Services. At the same time, they will be able to buy and sell stocks, bonds and other securities through Bradford Broker Settlement Inc., a New York discount brokerage. Customers can also use their accounts to obtain margin loans for investments...
...broker is said to have bought many shares through accounts opened in the names of Barakat and members of her family. Barakat, who describes herself as Lewellyn's "pampered princess," told Government investigators that she knew nothing of the schemes. Said she: "When a guy buys you Cadillacs and two mink coats and diamond rings, and gives you an unlimited expense account, you kind of think that he has a lot of money...