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...wise, story arcs are a problem. Much of the money in TV is made from repeats and syndication, and viewers don't like to follow serial stories in reruns. "One of the best cop shows of the '80s was [the serial drama] Wiseguy," says Wolf. "But now it's worthless. Worthless. And with all due respect, because it's very well done, I don't know what 24 is going to be worth in syndication. Are people going to sit home every day for five weeks...
...ultimately require government bailout and takeover. The day of reckoning may be approaching. New, tougher accounting rules laid down by Heizo Takenaka, Japan's reform-minded chief of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), begin to take effect on April 1. Under the guidelines, banks will be required to declare worthless many of the questionable loans listed on their books as recoverable assets. Designed to force banks to clean up their rotten lending portfolios, later reforms will also likely restrict the dubious practice of counting future tax refunds as current assets...
People with borderline-personality disorder form exceedingly volatile relationships, whipsawing between idealizing family and friends and dismissing them as worthless or hateful. They are intensely afraid of being abandoned but react so savagely when a loved one disappoints them that abandonment is often just what they get. Prod these people into therapy, and the same dynamic unfolds there. "At one point, you're their closest friend, and two weeks later, you're the enemy," says Norman Clemens, a psychology professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland...
Because of his prominence and academic position, Chomsky was irresponsible and inadvertently deceptive in his signing of the petition. More importantly, Chomsky completely discredited the petition. If the most famous signer of the petition is actually a leading opponent of divestment, the petition is worthless...
...such evolution comes with a hefty price tag. “They break you down as a person. And they do an inordinately good job,” he recalls. “They make you feel like shit, like you’re worthless. They push you beyond your physical and psychological barriers.” During all-day marches, it wasn’t uncommon for many soldiers—each with 50 pounds on his back—to break down in tears. “It’s really designed to break your spirit...