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...past weeks and months, governments around the world have been attempting to fight the economic crisis with monetary and fiscal measures. On the monetary side, even prudish authorities like the European Central Bank have joined the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England in slashing interest rates to create incentives for lending and borrowing. Amidst what started as a credit crunch, this was an essential step toward keeping economies afloat when trust suddenly evaporated not only for risky assets, but also for credit-worthy corporations...
...Halcyon, on Lake Michigan. The Blackwells are overwhelming, especially the materfamilias, known as Maj (short for "Her Majesty"). They are classic inbred Wasps, fetishizers of the threadbare--there is only one bathroom, with iffy plumbing, at Halcyon for the truckload of Blackwell siblings. They're bawdy for effect (but prudish in reality), overly familiar, competitive to the point of insanity. Alice, of course, imagines that the Blackwells figure her for a gold digger. "What a clever girl you are!" Maj says when Alice blurts out the news of her and Charlie's engagement...
...Halcyon, on Lake Michigan. The Blackwells are overwhelming, especially the materfamilias, known as Maj (short for "Her Majesty"). They are classic inbred Wasps, fetishizers of the threadbare - there is only one bathroom, with iffy plumbing, at Halcyon for the truckload of Blackwell siblings. They're bawdy for effect (but prudish in reality), overly familiar, competitive to the point of insanity. Alice, of course, imagines that the Blackwells figure her for a gold digger. "What a clever girl you are!" Maj says when Alice blurts out the news of her and Charlie's engagement...
...Swedish and spend a lot of time in Europe. Do you think that the stereotype that Americans are more prudish than Europeans is true...
...Yeah maybe. Maybe, they may be more prudish, it’s true. Yeah, I must say so. That’s why I think it’s very important today to put out the message of love to the world, especially to Americans. To express your love, and sex, and respect, and the whole thing...