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...also hamstrung lateral hiring efforts for the two decades prior to Kagan’s deanship. Because a new candidate requires a two-thirds majority vote of approval in the faculty, professors who were ideologically opposed to new hires could and did grind the hiring process to a halt.In contrast, Kagan introduced an emphasis on open-minded thinking, welcoming academicians from across the political spectrum, and even hiring noted conservative and Bush administration attorney Jack L. Goldsmith. Her efforts to reach across divides were already evident during her time as editor of the Law Review, say colleagues at the journal.They...
...life—his childhood in the slums and his later success as a lawyer—could set the stage for a movie on its own, as could his deteriorating relationship with his much-wealthier fiancé Linda (Ion Overman), who is also an assistant district attorney. By contrast, the storyline of Madea’s life and family offers little more than anecdotes of her problems with anger management, which she never admits to herself or to others.What makes the two parts so disparate in quality, then, is not the stories they tell, but the ability...
Doodling, in contrast, requires very few executive resources but just enough cognitive effort to keep you from daydreaming, which - if unchecked - will jump-start activity in cortical networks that will keep you from remembering what's going on. Doodling forces your brain to expend just enough energy to stop it from daydreaming but not so much that you don't pay attention...
...name is Weirdo for a very good reason,” Sawyer said. Following the demise of various record stores in Cambridge—including Harvard Square retailers HMV in 2003 and Tower Records in 2006—Weirdo’s entrance stands in contrast to the downward trend that has plagued music stores in past years. Duncan H. Browne, CEO of Newbury Comics, which has a branch on JFK St., said he remembers when Harvard Square used to be densely populated with music stores. “Now it’s a veritable desert...
...orthodox theology is tempered by extroversion and charisma, a stark contrast to his predecessor, whom New York City Catholics widely viewed as distant. Dolan promises to "engage" rather than confront politicians who are in favor of abortion rights and foster much-needed ecumenical dialogue with the city's diverse community. He has already committed to keeping Catholic schools open and bringing vigor to the church's recruitment efforts. And he naturally plans to shift his baseball allegiance to the Yankees...