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That strategy may mean looking at things such as community design or social-support networks that allow some populations to keep all their members hovering near the center of their networks, rather than drifting to the edges. It's not necessarily the number of connections people have that matters but the quality of them. Communities that encourage regular interaction among its members, either through regular gatherings or mutually beneficial projects that require everyone's input, for example, are more likely to foster stronger, more meaningful connections than those that don't encourage social investment. "Ultimately, what we hope...
However judgmental they may be, students’ impressions are inevitable. The theatrical setup of lecture invites students to observe rather than interact with their teachers. Professors become objects of analysis, to be examined aesthetically from behind a laptop in the back row. This distance can keep students from going to office hours, even when professors beg them to. For many students don’t know—or want to know—what their teachers are like outside of lecture. Faculty dinners and other interactive events allow students a wonderful way to break down ossified images?...
Turley says many judges would forgo a prison sentence, considering the blow of a felony conviction along with fines or probation time ample punishment for first-time offenders. He also offered some advice for potential future scofflaws: If you're going to commit a crime, at least keep the photos off Facebook. "These people took something that would have been a memorable keepsake and turned it into criminal evidence," he says. "This act of vanity could cost them dearly...
...last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror. This danger will only grow if the region slides backwards and al-Qaeda can operate with impunity. We must keep the pressure on al-Qaeda, and to do that, we must increase the stability and capacity of our partners in the region...
...saint-sinner theme later, an Italian civil lawyer arguing for millions in damages against the American called Knox a "Luciferina ... dirty in her soul," who is "beautiful in her looks but also sly and intelligent. Is she the good-looking, charming, clean white face we see here today? Keep in mind that the girl we see is a girl that has been changed by two years in prison." (See the tough women behind the Amanda Knox case...