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...when will Toyota relieve our pain? "To all the critics out there: the commercial will be over by the end of the month," Tetherow says. That's when the zero-financing offer expires. Sure, we'll have to suffer it through Thanksgiving football games. But for those muting the TV set whenever the ad airs, wishing it would stop, Christmas will come early this year...
...female genital plastic surgery every year since 2004, says for many of her patients, most of whom are professionals in their 20s and 30s, the surgery is about gaining control over their sexuality. "In my experience, it is a healing procedure," she says. Because long labia can cause pain during sex or exercise, labiaplasty is sometimes covered by insurance. Data on these procedures is scarce, but Dr. Michael Goodman, a gynecologist who has a private practice in Davis, Calif., is preparing to submit to peer-reviewed medical journals a study on female genital cosmetic surgery. He says the study...
...critics say the surgeries are more dangerous than the glossy advertising and glowing testimonials suggest. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued a committee opinion last year warning that women may experience scarring, chronic pain, obstetric risks or reduced sexual pleasure; a similar statement was issued in July by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Which is why the New View Campaign - with the endorsement of dozens of sex educators, doctors and psychologists from around the world - is demanding new regulations that would require the Federal Trade Commission's consumer protection division to monitor...
...avoid future economic crises, it may be necessary to create an international financial regulatory body similar to the World Trade Organization, Ferguson said. He added that financial crises occur infrequently enough for regulators and investors to blissfully ignore the warning signs that can lead to very real economic pain. Arguing that economic systems reflect human nature, Ferguson said that economists’ over-reliance on mathematical models results in a failure to account for the fear, euphoria, and panic that often drive markets. Combining his expertise in history and economics, Ferguson traced the historical development of the modern financial system...
Shortly afterward, we ran into Yale’s president. He was pleading for donations with a well-worn Au Bon Pain cup and a cardboard sign. Looks like the market has been tough on Yale’s pitiful endowment! What can you expect in this economy though, right...