Word: attainment
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...history, leaving more than 1,800 people dead, mostly Muslims. Modi has refused to apologize for the massacres. He continues to be as capable of delivering fiery Hindu-nationalist speeches as he is in delivering essential public services to his people; he has has ruthlessly exploited religious divisions to attain and hang on to power. With this combination of prosperity gospel and virulent religion-based nationalism, he has become the Hindu right wing's most wanted campaigner during the current elections. In the next, he could be the party's candidate for the Prime Minister of India...
...report, based on a March 2006 survey of 401 English and foreign-language professors, finds that women take between 1 and 3.5 years longer than men to attain the rank of professor, depending on the size and nature of their school, with the largest gap at private colleges and universities. "That's a staggering difference," says lead author Kathleen Woodward, an English professor at the University of Washington. Worse, the lag time is getting longer. Women now earn more doctorates than men and make up a greater proportion of associate professors, but they're rising through the ranks more slowly...
Encouraging professors to award a surprisingly large number of Honors grades may actually increase the pressure to attain Honors, according to Brian T. Aune, a second-year student and the president of the school’s student government...
...become hot spots-and stay that way: "We believe there is a reinforcing, recursive mechanism that makes particular places the center of social activity, which may be linked to the broader notion of "place in product," whereby particular goods wish to be linked with particular places in order to attain greater value or buzz...
...rest of the book explains how to attain equilibrium. A good marriage is requisite; so is good communication. "Talk about who will do what as soon as you can--and make it a lifelong discussion." There are also husband-training tips. For instance, women should avoid being persnickety about exactly how child care and chores are done so that husbands don't get discouraged. "You have to accept how your husband does things or you end up doing everything yourself...