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...drag on the market has come mostly from two industries. If they cannot begin to advance, it will be hard for stocks as a whole to move much higher from here...
...thing about being optimistic, though, is that it takes hard work - and that's a drag. It's an active process, say psychologists, through which you force yourself to see your life a certain way. Indeed, the leading optimism and happiness experts consider themselves born pessimists. But if they have learned over time and with lots of practice to become more hopeful, take heart...
...process of regulating it, part of the Bush Administration's general obstructionism on climate change. When Lisa Jackson took over the EPA under the new President, however, she told Congress that one of her first acts would be to reevaluate her predecessor's decision, and she didn't drag her feet. "It's an exercise in leadership that takes the first step in regulating CO2 emissions from automobiles," says John Walke, the clean air director for the Natural Resources Defense Council...
...behind us, but Adams still has its quirks. The underground tunnels are adorned with both interesting and odd paintings. Break out your formal wear for the annual black tie reading of “Winnie the Pooh” at the Winter Feast. And don’t forget Drag Night. Even the Palfreys participate. Adams House is certainly filled with characters—but friendly, hilarious, Adams-loving characters...
...scene outside the proceedings took on a circus atmosphere. Apart from victims dispensing quotes ("There's no shame. We're all victims"), an array of New York City characters paraded by to promote their particular causes and enterprises. A drag queen and a court jester from the Imperial Court of New York carried signs advertising a "Night of a Thousand Gowns." They went practically unnoticed as hundreds of reporters, both print and television, chased after anyone who could provide a sound bite on Bernie Madoff...