Men also have another reason for feeling upbeat about their genetic lot.

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So as the result of all this, they are feeling rather upbeat.

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Concerns about the economy and the federal deficit have not subsided, even if positive news headlines have most investors feeling more upbeat about the outlook for stocks.

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Also on Monday, Hong Kong stocks settled 1.61 percent higher on Monday as investors were feeling a little more upbeat about European leaders saying over the weekend that they will pull out all the stops to save the euro.

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And trying to be positive and upbeat makes me feel angry and feeling angry makes me feel like I am broken.

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There is something infinitely positive and upbeat about pop music, even when the lyrics bely that feeling.

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After an upbeat spring driven by consumers on long-withheld shopping sprees, retailers are feeling the hit as something of a hangover sets in and the bills hit mailboxes across America.

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