Word: thingness
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...average man. The women most down in the dumps are half an inch smaller, on average, than the average woman. Taller people say they are more content, and are less likely to report a range of negative emotions like sadness and physical pain. "Happiness is just one more thing that taller people have going for them," says Angus Deaton, a Princeton economist and co-author of the study, who stands a smug 6 ft. 4 in. (Full disclosure: I, too, am about 6 ft. 4 in., but I will refrain from mocking shrimps in this story...
...tend to have more education, and thus higher income levels, than shorter people. It follows that the smarter, richer tall people would be sunnier than their vertically challenged compatriots. "Money buys enjoyment and higher life evaluation," says Deaton. "It buys off stress, anger, worry and pain. Income is the thing...
...kind of nocturnal lifestyle was sustainable. Do these kids have summer jobs, or internships, or volunteer work, or anything at all that they have to do during the day? For the vast majority, the answer is: not really. Young people here are generally expected to focus on only one thing at a time. During the school year, academics alone occupy a student’s time. Given that entry into university is solely dependent on one’s grades and exam scores, extracurriculars, sports, community service, and work experience are of relatively little importance. Consequently, during summer breaks, most...
...effort got at least one thing right: when I tried to alter my suggested tweet in order to ask New York Senator Charles Schumer if he agreed with me that this whole thing was rather asinine, the tweet posted - but never showed up on the U.S. map. (Touché.) In the Twitter battle for health-care reform, there's not a lot of room to go off message...
...taken aback...When the governor takes that kind of a step, it's a serious thing. It was clear to me she gave it a lot of thought." - On Palin's decision to resign. (Associated Press, July...