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...Clearly, a recession can shred the spending power of millions for many years. Doesn't that have negative repercussions for a U.S. economy underpinned by consumer spending? In the short run, laid-off workers or graduates will consume much less, but so will most other people. That will stall the recovery process because everyone is waiting to see what happens. But in the long run, roughly three things help the economy improve. First of all, those not laid off - the majority - start consuming again. Second, a new cohort comes into the labor market and is likely to benefit from...
...women's sexuality tends to be more linked with love and emotional bonding. Women, more than men, like sex when there's some kind of emotional connection. Men were more likely to have sex simply because the opportunity presented itself. Women tend to be pickier, especially for short-term sexual encounters. And men are more motivated to have sex to boost their status among their peers, although some women in our study also had sex for precisely this reason. (Read more about the chemistry of desire...
...revenge sex involved getting back at a cheating partner, or having sex with the partner of a friend who had poached her partner. Actually, the frequency of mate-poaching also surprised me - the frequency with which women try to lure men who are already "taken," either for a short-term sexual liaison or a longer-term relationship. Most women have experienced mate-poaching in one form or another, either as the mate poacher or as the victim...
After last week's episode fell short of FlyBy's expectations, we were pleasantly surprised with our Gossip Girl cast, both the old and new. Jenny's character was brought back to life with the first day of school at Constance Billard. Lily comes back from maternity leave, I mean, taking care of her mom. Blair can't bring herself to adapt to her present environment and lives in the past instead. Rufus is annoying. So is Serena. Nate has nice arms. Hilary Duff and Tyra Banks on the show make for extra hilarity. Anyway, we've put together...
Another late rally came up short against the Sage Hens (8-10). Perhaps still tired from its earlier game against Chapman, the Crimson struggled to get things going for the first three quarters of the contest and trailed by six entering the fourth quarter, where they rallied...