Word: roberts
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...conducted by Vistage, an international organization of ceos, poll takers reported that 43% of the people who occupy the big chair in boardrooms are firstborns, 33% are middle-borns and 23% are last-borns. Eldest siblings are disproportionately represented among surgeons and M.B.A.s too, according to Stanford University psychologist Robert Zajonc. And a recent study found a statistically significant overload of firstborns in what is-or at least ought to be-the country's most august club: the U.S. Congress. "We know that birth order determines occupational prestige to a large extent," says Zajonc. "There is some expectation that firstborns...
According to Robert A. Casapulla, a sophomore and member of the College Republicans at the University of Connecticut who attended the lecture, Schlafly often provokes heated reactions...
...least one other of Harvard’s leading men managed to stay dry during the ceremonies—even without divine assistance. Corporation Fellow Robert E. Rubin ’60, one of the Harvard Corporation members who elected Faust as president, did not appear to be in attendance. The 69-year-old Citigroup chairman has made a habit of missing ceremonies in Cambridge...
...Obviously we’re working on treating it aggressively,” said Anthony J. Pacillo, manager of freshman dormitories. “I think overall we’re very glad we caught it early,” said Faculty of Arts and Sciences spokesman Robert P. Mitchell. Even individuals not directly exposed to scabies risk infection from living in close quarters with those infected unless the entire building is cleaned. “We’re more or less treating Pennypacker as one big household, one big family,” said Gregory A. Johnson, director...
Last week, Robert Redford was on campus to screen his new movie, “Lions for Lambs,” in which one of the characters succinctly explains the nature of politicians: They’re those guys who never say anything, even though they are constantly speaking...