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...using a social network of over 12,000 people during a span of 32 years, Christakis was able to analyze the impact of this network on the clustering of drinkers and non-drinkers and the subsequent consumption of alcohol. He also examined the nature of social ties, noting that close friends and family had a larger impact on drinking than neighbors or colleagues...
...year, nine of the 28 female junior faculty members at the time packed up and left. Three had come out of the tenure review process disappointed. The rest, facing what they felt to be slim chances, either chose not to apply for promotion or took leaves of absence to close out their time at Harvard...
...even though the faculty at Harvard may be making big bucks, President Faust’s pay does not come close to topping the list. Faust’s salary ranks 56 in a list of the highest paid college presidents released at the end of last semester...
...Party Express’ Web site. Top Massachussetts GOP members like Sen. Scott Brown won’t be there to greet Palin, but thousands of other Tea Party members and observers will be. Here’s your chance to see some Tea Partiers up close...
...When you go home at night and have dinner and close your door, you are always expecting someone to come and take you to jail," says Abdel Fatah Rizq, a high-ranking Brotherhood member. "They come after midnight - at 1 o'clock, at 2 o'clock, at 3 o'clock. If 3 passes and they didn't come, you can sleep well. This is a daily experience...