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...These panel members and other psychologists and sociologists have long noted that an increase in personal wealth above a certain income (about $12,000 a year per person, in some studies) has only a small effect on life satisfaction. Far more important is a person's relative position in society - how big your house is compared with your neighbor's, as opposed to its absolute size. According to these studies, even if everyone's income rose at a uniform rate - a rising tide lifting all boats - the growth would not make anyone significantly happier, at least not in the long...
Though Smith avoided talking about his “own personal favorite priorities,” he noted that “it’s an unfortunate truth” that FAS would have to prioritize certain academic initiatives over others: “We can’t do it all under the current financial constraints we have,” he conceded...
...great school, hopefully you’re maintaining a good GPA, but then there’s so much campus involvement at Harvard that you’re able to multitask.” MLB manager of recruitment Bridget Fialo concurred, “Harvard brings a certain caliber of person…We’re big fans.”But the mutual interest was not evident in student enthusiasm at the Career Forum.“Usually, there’s a line wrapped around my table, 100 and some people long. No joke...
...International Criminal Court in The Hague if each party does not launch private investigations into their own actions within the next six months. But the U.N. should be less naive in its threats—as the United States sits on the Security Council, which decides whether certain cases will be brought to the world court, it would strongly hesitate to consent to a case against Israel. This case, then, is not something that would likely ever be brought to international trial, and threatening such grave consequences is extremely counterproductive when the issues at hand deserve much more rationality...
...That’s what makes certain aspects of the last decade of moviemaking seem so disappointing. With a few exceptions, attempts at depicting the interior life of a woman have been put on the backburner. Nouvelle gamine figures like “Amélie” star Audrey Tautou tap into the rich inheritance of the ’60s and ’70s but retain all the cuteness without the introspection. Those recent films that do present well-defined female characters—“Whale Rider,” “Thirteen...