David Brooks might take special note of Table 2A, which shows that in the U.S. a sense of freedom and control correlates more strongly with life satisfaction than does conviction in the importance of family or religion.

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The last column in the table is also worthy of note, as it shows the standard deviation of returns.

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However, I would like to note three other characteristics she also brings to the table as CEO, qualities that have been less noticed.

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The report did not make any note to the fact that the US was not at the table (it never has been).

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If you have a pencil, you can probably exchange it for an eraser, or maybe a post-it-note or something, if you happen to be sitting at a table with some fourth-graders.

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Many real estate industry players took note of the new customers the government's homebuyer tax credit brought to the table.

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However, I would note that it might be those industries with fewer women where a woman can bring the most to the table.

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