Word: painful
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...with and live near those who share their preferences and personality traits." So the people we're likely to get "surrogation information" from - our neighbors and friends - are also more likely to share our likes and dislikes. "There is little disagreement among people about the sources of pleasure and pain," the authors write, "and even less disagreement among neighbors...
...that the mass social movement had become distinctly personal. More than ever before, marchers said they were not just denouncing the government's minimalist response to the worsening recession, but were singling out President Nicolas Sarkozy as the defiant embodiment of attention to ideological orthodoxy rather than the peoples' pain. As a result, public and political challenges to Sarkozy's leadership are growing - including from members of his own conservative majority...
...Political Development. "The anti-Sarkozy front has gotten so wide and even trendy that it's blinding people to hard realities. First, France's 74% debt to GNP level can't go higher without collapsing, so the margin for relief effort is tiny. Second, the recession is causing pain worldwide, yet the French are the only ones protesting. The problem may not be Sarkozy." But for now, at least, he's the one France is choosing to blame...
...group that no one is happy with. It likely emerged in the eleventh hour from as many as eight different groups. All are wary of each other and just looking for any way out. It’s like getting married after forty. Because you understand the pain of treachery from blocking, you should all be kind during rooming. Yet as the political animal you are (see above), you will still Machiavelli your way your way into a triple with the other two non-Asians. The best house for you is Leverett, a symbol of the blah lack of distinction...
...been gnawing at the avocados, explains the white suburban couple, Clay and Kelly, to Mr. Hadid, the man with an African accent sitting in their living room. Like their spotless carpet and the shiny flat-screen TV, the couple possess a pristine appearance in “The Pain and the Itch,” which runs until April 4th at the Boston Center for the Arts. But as Clay and Kelly (Joe Lanza and Aimee Doherty) tell their guest (Cedric Lilly) the story of a strange Thanksgiving that begins and ends with the mysterious bites in their avocados...