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...wealth above a certain income (about $12,000 a year per person, in some studies) has only a small effect on life satisfaction. Far more important is a person's relative position in society - how big your house is compared with your neighbor's, as opposed to its absolute size. According to these studies, even if everyone's income rose at a uniform rate - a rising tide lifting all boats - the growth would not make anyone significantly happier, at least not in the long term, because the relative position of people would not have changed. (See pictures of Americans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Searching for a Better Wealth Measure Than GDP | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...longer be able to exclude applicants based on pre-existing conditions or charge higher premiums for those with pre-existing conditions. Insurers would have to offer coverage to anyone who applies for it and would be allowed to adjust premium rates only based on tobacco use, age, family size and geographic location...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Baucus Health Bill: A Primer on What's in It | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

...players stand on opposite ends of a standard size beer pong table with an unopened can of beer in front of each of them. The first player chucks a ping pong ball at the second player’s can of beer. If it hits, the first player begins chugging his or her beer while the second player chases down the ball. When the second player retrives the ball, he or she slams it on the table and yells “Stop!” At this point the first player stops drinking. The goal is for each player...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill and Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Drinky Drink | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...suite that can provide the setting for everything from rowdy Beerlympic games to the quieter, classier affairs.Runner-Up: Currier Ten-ManYou’re probably wondering how Currier, the House with the inanimate mascot, made it onto this esteemed list twice. Well, what this House lacks in size, proximity, and overall notoriety, it more than makes up for with serious party space. The Ten-Man—in fact occupied by ten women this year—has ten singles, a staircase, an elevator, and a common room unlikely to be paralleled in terms of sheer cubic footage...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Location, Location, Location | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...entire presentation before returning to checking his BlackBerry against the wall: "There's nowhere to hide in our group. You're thrown into the deep end from day one, and it's expected that you'll enjoy that type of environment." That's one way to emphasize the small size and close working environment of your staff, we suppose...

Author: By Christian B. Flow and Joshua J. Kearney | Title: CRIMSON CAREERS: The Blackstone Group — 'Nowhere To Hide' | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

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