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"Chinese and Arabic are two languages that are being looked at by many schools and (the) government right now. ... The mantra of world language departments right now is 'Never too early, never too late.'"
-- Nina Garrett, director of the Center for Language Study, "Ridgefield Examines Language Options," Danbury News Times, Nov. 20, 2005.
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"When a man cries [in the workplace] it leads people
to think he's a sensitive, caring individual.
-- Marianne La France, professor of psychology, adding that a woman who cries in the workplace
is viewed as irrational and emotionally unstable, "Women in Business Must Dry Their Eyes,"
The Daily Express, Nov. 15, 2005.
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"Shopping becomes how we celebrate holidays. People now do it almost non-consciously."
-- Ravi Dhar, professor of marketing and of psychology, "Stores Cook Up Holiday Gimmicks," USA Today, Nov. 23, 2005.
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"The speed and proportionality of the death toll make the Khmer Rouge an extreme if not unique case of communism."
-- Ben Kiernan, the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of History and director of the Genocide Studies Program, "'I Don't Look Back'; One Day, Chheng Bun Will Tell His Sons how He Survived Cambodia's Killing Fields. For now, He Just Wants To Shield Them from His Past," Chicago Daily Herald, Nov. 8, 2005.
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"When people with obstructive sleep apnea are awake and alert, there is enough muscle to keep the airway open. During sleep, they lose tone. The airway becomes significantly relaxed and closes off. The result is what I call 'industrial-strength' snoring."
-- Dr. H. Klar Yaggi, assistant professor of internal medicine, "Sleep Apnea May Raise Risk of Stroke, Death," Forbes, Nov. 10, 2005.
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"Left unchecked, North Korea could do to Japan what Soviet Russia did to Europe in the 1950s: create a 'hostage' situation in which the mere threat of missile attacks could hamstring U.S. policy."
-- Paul Bracken, professor of management and of political science, "North Korean Military Has World on Alert: Army One of the Most Menacing on Globe," Calgary Herald, Nov. 11, 2005.
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''They didn't put in rules of evidence [when China's leaders made reforms to the nation's judicial system in 1996]. They didn't put in requirements that witnesses appear at trial. Lawyers weren't given the ability to really prepare a case. They kind of created the shell of an adversarial process, but they didn't create the guts of it.''
-- Jonathan Hecht, deputy director of the China Law Center and senior research fellow and lecturer in law, "Desperate Search for Justice: One Man vs. China," The New York Times, Nov. 12, 2005.
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"If a woman wants to take time out from her career to be with her young children, or if she wants to stay at home permanently, should she have to defend her choice? No. But she should know the consequences. Young women should be aware that a decision to specialize in family work may restrict their options down the road. All else being equal, one's value on the market increases with experience. As the gap between the husband's and wife's labor market value increases, the potential loss of livelihood in the event of marital breakup grows larger for the wife, giving her a bigger stake in keeping the relationship going and leading to a loss of her bargaining stature at home."
-- Frances Rosenbluth, professor of political science, in her article "No Rush From the Workforce," The Hartford Courant, Nov. 13, 2005.
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"At the moment there is no more critical issue than the exact scope of executive authority in the name of security."
-- Judith Resnik, the Arthur Liman Professor of Law, "Supreme Court to Review Terror Panels," Legal Times, Nov. 14, 2005.
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"Most investors have a lot less at risk in their retirement accounts in their early working years than in later years. In essence, they're missing an opportunity to diversify across time -- they're putting too large a bet on the return on stocks in later years. ... Retirement accounts should take a lesson from home ownership. Retirement programs should allow people to take out retirement mortgages to buy more stock when they are young. Just as home mortgages become less leveraged over time, so would the retirement investment mortgages."
-- Ian Ayres, the William K. Townsend Professor of Law, and Barry Nalebuff, the Milton Steinbach Professor of Management, in their article "Mortgage Your Retirement," Forbes, Nov. 14, 2005.
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"I think the holidays are difficult times for people because there are so many special foods available that people don't have very often, such as eggnog or potato latkes. It makes sense to enjoy these special foods in moderation, but not use the holidays as a reason to pay no attention to what you are eating. ... Figure out the calories for some of your favorite treats and then plan your day around that. While you don't want to arrive at the party starving, it makes sense to plan particularly healthful meals and snacks surrounding the party, so in the end your day is balanced."
-- Marlene Schwartz, research scientist and lecturer in psychology, "World's Most Fattening Holiday Foods," Forbes, Nov. 15, 2005.
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"A lavish lifestyle keeps the jury awake. If you start with the complex details, they'll fall asleep by the second paragraph."
-- Jonathan Macey, the Sam Harris Professor of Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, on the strategy federal prosecutors use in cases of corporate corruption, "Excess 'Keeps Jurors Awake,'" Financial Post (Canada), Nov. 19, 2005.
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"The nose and palate are a defense. They alert us that what is in your mouth could be dangerous."
-- Linda Bartoshuk, professor of surgery and of psychology, noting that coffee's appealing taste may be an indication of its healthful properties, "Is Coffee the Latest Health Drink?" The Calgary Herald (Alberta), Nov. 17, 2005.
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"Palestinian refugees are living in a very depressing humanitarian situation in Beirut, and we must start to find a solution. But it is not something that Lebanon is solely responsible for, Israel as well as Palestinians on the West Bank and the international community have to show responsibility. There is a solution called freedom of movement; give them the right to work in Lebanon as well as Europe and Israel. There is a mental mold that needs to be applied based on human ethics."
-- Chibli Mallat, senior fellow in the Schell Center at the Law School, "Chibli Mallat Insists Lebanon Needs Change of Leadership; Presidential Candidate Speaks in New York," Daily Star, Nov. 17, 2005.
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"Republicans have rewritten the rules of Washington. From control of the agenda to the design of policies to the use of legislative procedure, they have used their ideological unity and the growing powers of the majority to simultaneously pursue conservative aims and avoid electoral fallout. You might call these measures 'backlash insurance,' because they protect Republicans against political outcry for doing things that aren't all that popular with a majority of Americans."
-- Jacob S. Hacker, the Peter Strauss Family Associate Professor of Political Science, and Paul Pierson, in their article "The Center No Longer Holds," The New York Times, Nov. 20, 2005.
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"We've got to put it in perspective. There isn't an example anywhere in the world of obesity levels going down in a large community. That's unlike almost any major public health problem you can think of. So we don't have a best practice and we don't have a great success story anywhere. ... Clearly when we say what should government do, what should industry do, the first thing is all of them need to acknowledge they're part of the problem."
-- Derek Yach, professor of epidemiology and public health, "Current Events at the United Nations," "Diplomatic License," CNN International, Nov. 11, 2005.
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"I'd tell students not to worry about what [college admissions officers] want to hear. Write the story you want to tell us. We've all read wonderful essays about the most ordinary topics, and also read essays that were theoretically good subjects that fell flat. I would rather read an essay that has a lot of life and is not perfectly crafted than I would an essay that is perfectly executed and says nothing."
-- Margit Dahl, acting dean of undergraduate admissions, "It's the Time of Year When Students Agonize Over College Application Essays," New Haven Register, Nov. 21, 2005.
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"No one can foresee the full impact on American society when the nation's 77 million baby boomers start retiring next year. Serious strains are already surfacing about corporate pensions, and concerns are mounting over the future of Social Security and Medicare. But there is another equally vexing challenge: the need to create more ways for older workers not to retire and instead remain in the labor force longer. ... Raising the normal retirement age and allowing older workers to continue drawing some benefits from private employers would take pressure off the government-funded social safety net."
-- Jeffrey E. Garten, the Juan Trippe Professor of the Practice of International Trade, Finance and Business, in his article "Keep Boomers on the Job; Too Many Retirees Create a Shortage of Workers and a Huge Strain on the Federal Safety Net," Business Week, Nov. 14, 2005.
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"Gold and other commodities [as investments] over long periods of time essentially track inflation. I think the notion that the best that you can expect to do is to keep pace with inflation is too large a price to pay. I had once suspected that the gold bugs had historical returns in their favor, but they don't. Over long periods of time, their returns have been miserable."
-- David Swensen, chief investment officer, adjunct professor at the School of Management and lecturer in economics, "Personal Wealth: Keeping It Simple," The Edge (Singapore), Nov. 21, 2005.
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"[M]edical care is a repair service, not a manufacturing operation. ... Cell phones are replaced, not repaired, with the common wisdom of 'cheaper to buy a new one.' That view cannot inform medical care. People do want some things repaired -- usually, their friends and family. Human repair is often expensive, and is entangled with emotions and feelings, values, hatreds and loves. If limiting costs is the goal, consult our veterinary colleagues who routinely confront pet repair costs that families cannot afford or will not pay."
-- Dr. Seth M. Powsner, professor of psychiatry, in his letter to the editor "'Manufacturing vs. Repair' in Health Care," Journal of the American Medical Society, Nov. 23, 2005.
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Yale and Peking University students . . . in new exchange program
Seven seniors Britain-bound as winners of Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Students spent Thanksgiving break helping Katrina victims
New center will foster cutting-edge neuroscience research
Grant supports study of how the aged recover
ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIPSGlobal terrorism is focus of talk by Major and Zedillo
Come Harvest Time at Yale's organic garden
Study finds ADHD drug reduces hyperactivity in children with PDD
Study illuminates the role of specific cells in antibody response
Clinical study tests drug combination for ovarian cancer
Symposium on nuclear physics honors . . . D. Allan Bromley
Conference honors faculty members for service to the University
Emilie Townes elected vice president of AAR
Not-So-Hidden Treasures for gift-seekers at Yale's museum shops
Holiday gifts at 'Alternative Market' help people in need
University expands its nighttime 'minibus' services
Gallery's new artist-in-residence aims to connect viewers with nature
Event to feature companies whose products are based on Yale research
David Brion Davis Lecture Series examines legacy of abolitionism
First BioHaven Entrepreneurship Seminar to take place Dec. 13
Memorial service for Boris I. Bittker
Yale Books in Brief
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