Word: ticker
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John Walker, the "American Taliban" whose furry, burned visage has been plastered across our television screens since his capture last week, is becoming something of a celebrity in the U.S. That's not to say Walker should expect a ticker-tape parade if and when he manages to make it back to U.S. soil - this celebrity is more like the kind that sends mob informants hurtling into the shadows of the Witness Protection Program...
...many Yankees Elimination Parties this year if New York is, in fact, defeated. If the Yankees happen to win the Series again—which would be quite an accomplishment—New York and the nation would celebrate. It would be quite a scene to see a ticker-tape parade in the streets of Times Square...
...does the world really need an artificial heart? The answer, surprisingly, might be no. There has been some pretty good progress recently in the medical treatment of congestive heart failure, which affects some 5 million Americans. (Despite the scary-sounding name, congestive heart failure doesn't mean the old ticker has stopped working; rather, the heart has trouble pumping out as much blood as the body needs.) In many cases the condition can be controlled with medications like beta blockers and ACE inhibitors without any surgical intervention...
Kids' lives are crowded with trophies and awards--the computer-generated commendatory certificates blow through my house like ticker tape; they get underfoot and gather on the floor of the car. All of this is part of "achievement inflation," and I think it may actually diminish the intended effect of all this acclamation, which is to make kids feel proud and accomplished for doing something difficult and important. Peter L. Sheras, professor of child development at the University of Virginia, says that while "the idea of celebrating life events can be really useful, we are becoming addicted to celebrating...
...worth half that now. The stock portfolio worth 16 million yen ($131,000) back in the late 1980s? A paltry 3 million yen ($25,000) now. His salary of 8.5 million yen ($70,000)? The same for 10 years. To make matters worse, last week the stock ticker in his office's front window taunted him every time he walked by. On his way out Monday, it was at 12,171, its lowest point since the mid-1980s. By 9:30 a.m. Tuesday: 11,710. On Thursday on his way to lunch: 11,800. "We're in a vicious spiral...