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...that there's a class distinction between users of the two social networks. Facebook's most predominant group of visitors in Mosaic is "affluent suburbia," a group that Mosaic describes as "the wealthiest households in the U.S., living in exclusive suburban neighborhoods enjoying the best that life has to offer." The predominant group for MySpace, on the other hand, is "struggling societies," or households that are primarily single parent, single income, raising families on lower incomes and tight budgets...
...Medical Association, had some form of personal relationship with private companies, ranging from collecting research funding and paid consulting to receiving free food and beverages. The findings raised concerns about research bias at academic medical centers. “These ties do impact the ability of medical schools to offer unbiased medical education and medical research,” said the study’s lead author, Eric G. Campbell, an associate professor at HMS. “These are the real missions of academic medical centers, and...anything that impinges on those missions is something we should pay attention...
...scholarships at Harvard Business School (HBS), as well as full scholarships for two Harvard MBA students who focus on non-profit management. The club’s members provide about $1 million worth of pro bono consulting every year, but this year marks the first time that HBSCNY will offer a gift approaching this size, along with its consulting services, according to HBSCNY President Bruce T. Marcus. The extra money comes from over-subscription to the club’s main fundraising event, the HBSCNY Leadership Dinner. Marcus said that the high attendance resulted from the large group of supporters...
...even once those lucky few make it into a neighboring country, many fear deportation back to Iraq and thus do not seek international aid or register with NGOs that could offer help. Instead, relying on friends and family, Iraqi refugees struggle to survive without much external assistance...
Still, to mark 21 years since the Assisi gathering - to be held in the southern city of Naples - Benedict made sure to offer not only his written words, but his physical presence. Indeed, the Pope's positive RSVP means that some of the most influential leaders of other faiths will arrive as well, including Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, Israel's chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, and the rector of the Al-Azhar University in Egypt, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb...