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...into your own research? Adoption studies show that being raised in an intellectually rich environment can give a temporary boost to a child's intelligence and knowledge. The reason it's temporary is that bright children raised in less advantageous environments eventually catch up. But there's another factor here: subculture. A child raised in a subculture that values intellectual activities and takes schoolwork seriously has an advantage that doesn't go away. So even if the early achievement gap is due to deficiencies in the children's homes, the later achievement gap may be due to subcultural attitudes toward...
...always been a market liberal. As recently as 2007, Brown opposed European calls for better regulation of hedge funds-investment schemes that had helped made London Europe's finance capital. But on Sunday, Brown wrote in Britain's Observer newspaper that finance markets and banks should be obliged to factor the collective interest of long-term economic gain into their activities, an effort he said should serve as "the foundation on which a new system must be based...
...Decent crowd here tonight, the Penn band is making most of the noise. Penn's mascot is underneath the Harvard basket, serving an intimidation factor...
...said. “Dan Aykroyd is someone unique because of his commitment to humanitarian organizations like Artists Against Racism.” Co-Director Jacqueline C. Hairston ’10 said Aykroyd’s influence in the music industry was also an important factor in deciding the award. “We selected him because he has done a lot in terms of race relations and bringing black music to the forefront,” she said. “We thought he would be a great addition to our program.” Ayogu said...
...Relations between U.S. Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers have not always been so cordial. Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney, both of Irish descent, became fast friends who enjoyed fishing together and singing duets. The closeness of their friendship was a significant factor in the eventual signing of NAFTA. But Lester Pearson, Prime Minister in the '60s, delivered a scathing antiwar speech in Washington at the height of the Vietnam War. The next day at the White House, Lyndon Johnson issued a stern reprimand: "You peed on my rug!" Relations between the two never recovered. And Richard Nixon once famously called...