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...governments, that's real cause for concern. It might not show up in the national accounts, but trust is vital for an economy to work. When we stash wages or savings with banks, we trust they'll be safe and accessible when we need them. When we squirrel money into a pension, we trust it'll pay back when we retire. In a paper published in 2006, academics from Italy, the Netherlands and Canada even found that trust levels between citizens of two countries has a significant effect on the investment decisions of venture capital firms, even after accounting...
...weekly address on May 2, put it best: "Because we have it within our power to limit the potential damage of this virus, we have a solemn and urgent responsibility to take the necessary steps. I would sooner take action now than hesitate and face graver consequences later." Better safe than sorry - when it comes to diseases, it's as clichéd as washing your hands, and just as smart...
...it’s good to get a dialogue going about sex on campus,” Daniel F. Selgrade ’12 said after the seminar. “Women don’t get what they want.” Locker also mentioned the importance of safe sex. With a volunteer holding a rubber penis prop, Locker gave a descriptive step-by-step demonstration of how to use a condom. As she displayed rubber penises of various sizes, Locker took the opportunity to discuss penis size, arguing that size is less important for good sex than...
...naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, became an executive order. Quickly, the jail's backers made a new pitch. Why not house those 240 detainees at Two Rivers? Hardin's City Council last week passed a resolution to entice the detainees their way, saying they could provide "a safe and secure environment, pending trial and/or deportation." Hardin naturally assumed their federal politicians would lobby their cause. (See behind-the- scenes pictures of President Obama's first 100 days in office...
...that avoiding firm predictions is a good way of avoiding being proved wrong. As one such skeptic, I sit down for a reading with Ashby. Here's what she tells me: "You work in an industry that's very fluid" (true) and "you have a tendency to play it safe" (uh-uh). Still, Ashby's clients give enthusiastic testimony to her powers of prediction. The trader remembers only one occasion when Ashby's advice proved wrong: "She told me I would meet someone in October, but it was very busy on the market and I wasn't in the mood...