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...insight about how consumers think? I find it incredibly sad, but let me explain my whole theory of the amygdala. The amygdala is the part of the brain partly responsible for fear. During the recession fear is really growing to immensely higher levels. Advertising in the United States will start to push the fear button. Amygdala activation will grow more in the future, and we will see more and more brands which appeal to the fear factor. They say, "Use my product and if you don't use it, some bad stuff will happen." That's one trend I find...
...Nepal A Rocky Start for an Infant Democracy A dispute over the integration of former Maoist guerrillas into the country's military has prompted a governmental collapse less than a year after Nepal became a republic. Prime Minister and Maoist leader Prachanda resigned in protest, while demonstrators carrying torches called for the dismissal of the nation's army chief...
...months and counting, this recession looks more and more U-like--one in which a rebound takes time. That's the picture Roubini is painting. He says no amount of government stimulus can make us shoppers again--we have too much debt. When paychecks resume or start to grow again, lenders will get that cash, not retailers. Consumer spending made up as much as 70% of the economy before the bust. With less shopping, Roubini says, there is little chance for a quick rebound. "If we do everything right, we can avoid an L-shaped near depression, which...
...After resigning her position as English-department head at a London college, U.A. Fanthorpe, 79, an acclaimed British poet, took a receptionist job at a neurological hospital, where she witnessed tragic stories that incited her to start writing verse...
...wrote that cutting late night shuttles puts students in danger. “[T]he cost of keeping Harvard students safe is never ‘unnecessary spending,’” they wrote. “To suggest that we stop whining and start walking is fine during daylight hours (and in warm months). But we constantly receive Community Advisories which alert us to the rising rates of violent crime against both men and women in the area.” Ury is a former Crimson associate magazine editor. George J.J. Hayward...