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...terms psychologists toss around to describe these feelings include survivor's guilt (why him and not me?), survivor's envy (thinking you might be better off gone too) and emotional contagion (the tendency to pick up your laid-off colleagues' feelings of gloom and desperation). These feelings are with us in every recession, but as layoffs spread to more industries, people in all walks of life are increasingly experiencing them. (Read "Feeling Our Way Out of the Recession...
...we’re going into Ivies knowing that we can win and [we’re] very comfortable as the underdogs, ready to chase.”“We have unbelievable depth and as such it would have been nice to win today, but you pick and choose what your focus is,” Morawski said. “They want to be Ivy League champions, and that’s what we’re going for.”The Crimson will be back in the pool on Feb. 13 for a final tune...
...make a movie like it himself. As it stands, those who think that “pain and disgust” are the appropriate reactions for India’s “nationalists and patriots” are simply abrogating their responsibilities, then complaining when others pick them...
...tough outing,” he said. “Everything that could have gone wrong did, and we just wrestled poorly. We’re going to try to put [the BU match] behind us very quickly.”The Crimson did pick up two wins, but suffered four falls and a major decision in a lopsided defeat to a Terrier team that tied Harvard 21-21 a year ago. Although numerous pins undermined the short-handed squad, senior Tommy Picarsic (133) and O’Connor (157) continued their strong leadership efforts, earning all eight Harvard points...
Bank of America's shares have similarly traded down since it landed its own loan guarantee deal from the government. In that bank's deal, the government agreed to pick up nearly $100 billion in losses. That hasn't stopped the bleeding at Bank of America, either. Bank of America stock, like Citigroup's, has continued to fall. The company's shares closed on Friday at $6.53, down from $7.18 in mid-January when it announced its deal with the government...