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...current extreme, bond-investor fear is myopic. In striving to avoid the falling stock market and the downdraft of the economy, investors are all but ignoring the longer-term inflationary implications of a monetary easing and explosive growth in U.S. government spending and what it could ultimately mean to bond yields. At Thursday's close, for example, the 30-year T-bond was yielding 3.07%, implying investor expectations for stable prices for decades to come. Inflation-protected Treasuries, known as TIPS, are yielding so little that money managers say they imply investor expectations for a deflationary environment for the next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stocks Say Recession, but Bonds Say Depression | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...that canines are compassionate and can sense human emotions. But a new study suggests that dogs' emotions are closer to ours than once thought. According to a study published Dec. 10 in the American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, along with the most primal emotions - anger, fear - dogs also feel a simple form of envy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Covetous Canines: Why Dogs Get Jealous | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...evolution: they cause organisms to act in ways that enable their survival. Jealousy, for instance, improves an animal's chance of survival by motivating it to protect its mates and secure alliances for safety. Historically, science has separated emotions into two categories: primary and secondary. Primary emotions such as fear and anger are considered universal, while it's thought that secondary emotions such as envy, jealousy and guilt require more complex cognitive processes. Of envy, Range says, "It's not a very simple emotion. You actually have to pay attention to what the other [animal] is getting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Covetous Canines: Why Dogs Get Jealous | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

With neither side inclined to give any ground, U.S. officials are concerned that renewed tensions over Kashmir could have consequences across the region. The most pressing fear is that Pakistan, worried about Indian retaliation for Mumbai, will send more troops to shore up its eastern border, taking away vital resources from the fight against the Taliban, al-Qaeda and other extremist groups along its border with Afghanistan. That would enable these groups to step up their operations against U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. It's a prospect that troubles not just the Bush Administration but also its successor. President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can India and Pakistan Lower Tensions Over Kashmir? | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...pairs of new Nike Airs ain’t cheap.” As he puts it, he “ain’t tryna give back,” and he favors the lower income tax rates implemented by a supply-side economics model. Religion Fear God: Messianism and Mortality Primary source: Tha Carter III Prospectus: Is Weezy God or man? “Young God in the buildin’ / Bout to start a religion,” he proclaims. Yet he’s also painfully conscious of corporeality: “Two more inches...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Four Theses I Wish I were Writing | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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