Word: greed
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...which point the real devil appeared at the crossroads, in the form of Jeff Probst. This wasn't contract time yet, mind you - just a getting-to-know-you, involving some of Old Scratch's favorite sins: greed and gluttony. For the Reward Challenge, Probst grabbed his gavel and held a food auction...
...begin meditating, focus on controlled breathing. Purge all thought, particularly the "three poisons" of greed, anger and ignorance, and concentrate on the here and now. Alternatively focus on Hwadu, known in Japanese as Koan, an enigmatic and ill-defined term that describes the apex of the concentrated mind. Followers of both methods hope to achieve inner peace, illumination and, ultimately, enlightenment. Beginners, however, will probably have to settle for a little relative tranquillity...
Wall Street analysts have a credibility problem. No question. But this silliness about tech analysts' causing the stock market to inflate and then burst has got to stop. It's way too convenient. The lesson here isn't that the analysts are shills. It's that greed and speculation come disguised, and if you don't accept your own failure to unmask those wealth raiders, you're bound to fall victim next time around...
...justice is the most profound responsibility of public life, it is also the one we are least suited to fulfill. It's no mystery why this should be. We're human. Our byways are complicated. The institutions of law are infected with the same shortcomings - greed, dishonesty, weakness, indifference, anger - that give rise to injustice in the first place. On the everyday working level, criminal justice is like chemotherapy. We throw our little poisons at big ones...
With him or without him, the monetization of carbon emissions--green for greed's sake, if nothing else--is gaining momentum. So breathe easy. For you, it's still free. But for many companies, the carbon meter will be running soon. In the very near future, pollution is going to be either a cost to them or an opportunity...