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Though a fair number of Spanish names for both sexes will find asylum on American shores, the majority appear doomed - and the Social Security Administration has the cold numbers to illustrate the point. Juan lost 18 spots in the past decade, going from 48th to 66th. Its sister name, Juanita, fell through the floor, plummeting from 792nd place to 1,002nd in the same period. Guillermo lost more than 100 spots between 1998 and 2008, sliding from No. 369 to 470. Angelica crashed from 109th place to 257th in the same stretch; Manuel has gone from 147th to 186th...
...most powerful explanation seems to be that abstainers have fewer close friends than drinkers, even though they tend to participate more often in organized social activities. Abstainers seem to have a harder time making strong friendship bonds, perhaps because they don't have alcohol to lubricate their social interactions. After all, it's easier to reveal your worst fears and greatest hopes to a potential friend after a Negroni or two. (Read "Should You Drink with Your Kids...
...other thing to note about what women find sexually attractive centers on cues that convey personality, sense of humor, self-confidence and social status. These things can transform an average-looking man into a sexually attractive man in the minds of many women...
Baer—who holds three graduate degrees from Harvard, including an M.D.—stressed the media’s ability to facilitate social change, primarily focusing on his experience with television as a means to educate viewers...
...Obama’s failures are also our failures, especially those of us who worked so hard to get him elected. Far too many of us equated the man with the movement, as if electing a strong candidate was the same thing as effecting social change. And far too many of us have rested on our laurels since the election, satisfied by a job well done and convinced that Obama would make the world right again. But in these troubled times, the man needs his movement back, to ensure that the change we believed in produces the world we want...