Word: flocking
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...just in sterile study settings that the contagion of happiness is spreading. Christakis and Fowler noticed that people who are smiling on their Facebook pages tend to cluster together, forming an online social circle like a delirious flock of cyberbirds. And while some of this joy can certainly be traced to the copycat effect--if your friends post smiling pictures, you might feel like a grouch if you don't too--Christakis and Fowler are analyzing the clusters to see if something more infectious might be at work...
...among the mixing and matching of bright colors around me. “A duckling leading other ducklings,” my friend remarked after seeing me guiding the group of girls around campus. Well, in that case, I was feeling very much like the ugly duckling in a flock of Technicolor birds. Even their electronic dictionaries were of pearl pinks and sky blues. Though their pocket dictionaries largely mediated our communication, the girls were able to translate the popular fashions in Japan to me: “lace,” “sporty,” American...
...House masters, since at least one House, Currier, is in fact not having any parties this weekend—dining hall, room, or otherwise. The House masters and the administration must recognize the danger presented by stuffing Harvard and Yale students into tight House spaces. Moreover, many students will flock to final clubs and off-campus buildings to party. If ensuring student safety is a major priority for the College, it seems counterintuitive to push Harvard and Yale students into partying in more isolated venues. Some immediate changes could ameliorate the problem. The College should provide large venues...
Ford is by no means wishing doom on its fellow Detroiters. It shares most of the same big parts suppliers, so a disruption in the supply chain that a bankruptcy would invariably cause would hurt Ford too, and even halt production temporarily. But longer term, customers might flock to a U.S. company that isn't in bankruptcy and thus stands 100% behind its products - and is free to operate without court supervision...
...also especially like part of the sermon that Hunter plans to deliver this Sunday to Northland flock. Speaking about Tuesday's election results, Hunter will say, "God answered your prayers. If you pray, 'God, put who you want in the White House,' and you believe that God answers our prayers, then it is logical to assume that Barack Obama is God's answer to our prayers...