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...What price might Treasury offer? Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is doing a "stress test" of the banks to determine how much capital they need to survive. Whatever number that ends up being might be a good price for the toxic assets. "We want to get the assets off our books," says Talbott...
...continuum model like the one Hyman proposes could help solve this problem by recognizing that people aren't always one thing or another. They're sometimes just a little depressed or a little anxious. To avoid medicalizing normal stress, the DSM-V would set a cutoff point within the spectrum. Of course, determining the right cutoff point for the DSM's 350 illnesses would take an enormous research effort, one that has begun for some disorders like depression but probably hasn't even been thought about for rare problems like sexual sadism...
...every employee in insecure industries has such a gloomy view, Burchell says. Entrepreneurs seem to thrive. In general, women fare better too. While reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly questioned, women scored lower in stress on the GHQ 12, even when they had a job they felt insecure about losing. As Burchell explains, "For women, most studies show that any job - it doesn't matter whether it is secure or insecure - gives psychological improvement over unemployment." Burchell hypothesizes that the difference in men is that they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed, but also...
...Crammed into tiny boxes, chickens exhibit few of these remarkable abilities. Instead, they endure three days of extreme confinement, deprivation, and stress. And, for some, this is their final voyage. One report suggested that in 2005 more birds arrived at their destination dead than alive...
...dining hall? Skip the HUDS variation on tikka masala and mix some Cinnamon Twists into your life. Aries With spring break over a week away, you’re looking to let off a little steam. Why not try yoga? There is nothing like Bikram to sweat the stress away. Taurus Mid-year rut? No better time to grab the bull by the balls! Strike up a conversation with that standout in section, and you might find yourself discussing Dante over dinner. Gemini Snagging that summer internship may seem harder than pulling a fast one on Widener security...