Nancy Gibbs is the editor of TIME. This piece was originally published in the February 7, 2008 issue of TIME. I’m sentimental about many things: the lumpy feel of a baby’s unused feet, the metallic smell of the air before the first snow, the last scene in It’s a Wonderful Life. But Valentine’s Day leaves me cold. It’s a holiday that has no idea of what it’s really celebrating. Or at least no idea of whom it celebrates: St.

Though the New York Stock Exchange boasts of being the financial hub of capitalist free enterprise, it still tries to operate as a quasimonopoly. For 179 years, the exchange has been run as a private club in which membership is restricted and price competition forbidden. Two years of losses and a near crisis of public confidence have led the brokerage community to conclude that reform is essential. The Big Board is reluctantly edging toward more liberalized membership rules and competitive pricing, but these ideas are still heresy in some quarters.

“Made in Dagenham” goes from zero to sixty in no time at all, motored mostly by laughs and tubthumping tunes. Sadly, the musical runs out of gas halfway through, thanks to a top-heavy plot and characters that don’t develop enough to get your heart into gear.

Menu July 29 Explore July 29 Calendar Major Events 1588 The "Invincible" Spanish Armada is sighted approaching England, several skirmishes follow forcing the invading fleet to make a long and costly retreat around Scotland and Ireland 1609 Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York, setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years 1848 Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt - an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule put down by police 1905 US Secretary of War William Howard Taft makes secret agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Katsura agreeing to Japanese free rein in Korea in return for non-interference with the US in the Philippines 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party More July 29 Events Jul 29 in Film & TV 1928 Test footage is first created for Walt Disney's "

It's like they have a sixth sense for when you've finally decided to prioritise your own peace and happiness. But why does this happen? Is it coincidence, or is there something deeper at play? The chase One reason might be the thrill of the chase. When you stop giving attention and start focusing on your own life, you suddenly become a challenge. Guys, just like anyone else, enjoy a bit of a challenge—it makes the final 'victory' all the more satisfying.