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...nation's biggest banks, the U.S. Treasury is providing capital infusions and now a detailed stress test. Also, Citigroup announced on Friday the outline of a deal with Treasury to convert the government's holding of Citi preferred stock into common shares. The U.S. Treasury could end up owning more than 36% of the ailing bank. But confidence in the financial community remains low. Describing a vicious cycle of risk aversion, former Fed chief and current Obama adviser Paul Volcker told Congress's joint economic committee on Thursday that "an insecure bank faced with what it sees as insecure borrowers...
...She’s disappeared,” or if you sensed a little something extra behind your friend’s I’m-too-fat joke, then this is for you, too.Disordered eating is a serious and rampant problem, far more common than full-fledged eating disorders and far less understood or diagnosed. It is an unhealthy relationship with food, often characterized by an obsession with nutrition, constant dieting and perpetual dissatisfaction with body image. You’ve seen or have been victim to its various incarnations—obsessively going to the gym, binging...
...perhaps USA Today said it best: “Yes, it does seem like common sense?...
...class of 2006 Harvard economics graduates, is losing his job. That more than a few current seniors will likely be spending the coming year living in Mom’s house, “working things out,” has gone from an unspoken reality to a common experience. Who knew a little banking crisis could make such a stir? Prior to the recent downturn, those in creative businesses—that is, the clothing designers, the restaurateurs and chefs, the advertisers–were certainly conscious of the extent to which the cash flow of the moneyed...
...told that Iago “creates alarm and confusion in Othello, as well as searing jealousy, and these are the distinguishing marks of the mindfuck.” He claims that “the concept of mindfucking...has taxonomic power: it unifies disparate phenomena under a common heading, bringing out implicit similarities.” Having introduced a new word, McGinn seems satisfied in simply instructing on its use. It seems only natural that the topic of mindfucking, which involves “trust, deception, emotion, manipulation, false belief and vulnerability,” deserves some psychological analysis...