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...happiness dividend is more powerful if two people not only know each other but also are equally fond of each other. Happiness is more infectious in mutual relationships (in which both people name the other as a friend) than in unreciprocated ones (in which only one is named...
...infectiousness of happiness is only the latest in a series of similar phenomena Christakis and Fowler have studied. In 2007 they published a paper showing that obesity travels across webs in a similar way, with individuals having a 57% greater risk of being overweight if they have an obese friend. The same holds true for quitting smoking, with success 30% more common among friends of quitters than among friends of smokers...
Ignatieff, who had served as a member of the Canadian parliament, replaces Stéphane Dion as party leader after Bob Rae, the only remaining candidate in the leadership race and close friend of Ignatieff, dropped out of the contest on Tuesday...
...Fond of pulling pranks, even in the courtroom. During a case against the Gambino crime family, he interrupted co-counsel with a playful note asking: "Is there beer in the fridge?" He also once faked an appellate ruling to convince a friend that the defense...
...know this sounds like malarkey, but if he were not a prosecutor, he'd be a priest. He's totally and completely dedicated." - Richard Phelan, a Chicago lawyer and friend of Fitzgerald's (TIME, October...