Word: mantras
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Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), is working hard to reassure everyone that her banks, all 8,305 of them, are safe. Repeating her familiar mantra Wednesday on the CBS Morning Show, Bair said of FDIC-protected accounts, "Nobody's ever lost a penny of insured deposits...
...colorful t-shirts of Everything’s Jake still proclaim that “Life is Good,” but the harsh business climate has not borne out the optimism of their mantra. Everything’s Jake—an outdoor apparel store that carries “Life is Good” merchandise—will shut its doors permanently this weekend after two and a half years in the Harvard Square Garage. Store owner Glen Tompkins said that the closing was “just another sign of the times.” Everything?...
...Crimson’s captain, senior Verdi DiSesa, has led his teammates all season, exhibiting what may be considered the team’s mantra of ‘seizing the moment...
...while locally grown has become some eco-eaters' mantra, what you eat matters more than where it comes from. Our food travels from 1,500 to 2,500 miles on average from farm to supermarket, but that journey typically accounts for just 4% of a food's carbon footprint. "Focus on eating lower on the food chain, with more plants and fruits and less meat and dairy," says Kate Geagan, a dietitian and author of the forthcoming book Go Green Get Lean. "It's that simple." Installing solar panels or buying a hybrid may not be possible for many...
...country. With the President staging an aggressive, cross-country political capital spending spree to drum up support for his stimulus package (tentatively titled H.R. God, I Hope This Works) the rapture surrounding his anointment as Savior of America has been tempered by the emergence of a far less attractive mantra than Hope: Responsibility.That Pepsi has attempted to tie itself in recent months to the banner ideals of the former-Senator’s campaign, then, is both entirely logical and slightly confusing. While for decades the brand has touted itself as the “alternative” soda...