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Because of the large influence of our genes, Lykken proposed the idea that each of us has a happiness set point much like our set point for body weight. No matter what happens in our life--good, bad, spectacular, horrific--we tend to return in short order to our set range. Some post-tsunami images last week of smiling Asian children returning to school underscored this amazing capacity to right ourselves. And a substantial body of research documents our tendency to return to the norm. A study of lottery winners done in 1978 found, for instance, that they...
...would be great for students,” she affirms, “but Harvard students tend to get carried away about what is best for them without considering the consequences for the employees...
...spring, the mayor of San Francisco began his doomed assault against the existing order by simply declaring he would ignore the law and grant marriage licenses to gay couples in city hall. Thousands lined up day after day for a simple civil rite most Americans--Britney Spears included--tend to take for granted. They knew the licenses would almost certainly be revoked. But they got them anyway. They and their fully legal brethren in Massachusetts provoked a counterinsurgency by the social right. A federal amendment to ban civil marriage for gays was introduced in Congress. In 11 states, constitutional amendments...
...course, fewer women in these fields to begin, but with such a severe gender imbalance it becomes increasingly difficult for Harvard to recruit and identify the top female scientists in these fields. Even without conscious discrimination, these male-dominated departments linked to male-dominated social and academic networks tend to inevitably underestimate the contributions of females—not to mention discourage rising female candidates from pursuing academic careers...
...gorgeous grounds. Should your beloved's answer be yes, you can exchange vows in the castle's very own candlelit chapel without further ado. Double rooms cost from $315 a night. tel: (44-1875) 820153; www.dalhousiecastle.co.uk If all this fires your enthusiasm, a word of advice: the best experiences tend to be at castles still in private hands. Some are even run by descendants of the original owners. About one-and-a-half hours' drive from Glasgow , on the shores of Loch Fyne, is Castle Lachlan. When you check in, it's often Euan MacLachlan, the clan chief himself...