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Sir Ken Robinson and the School of Life

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There are few people whom I enjoy listening to more than Sir Ken Robinson. Especially for those who have a keen interest in education, but also for people who enjoy a good speaker, I recommend him often. Aside from his terrific Liverpool accent, he is terrifically adept communicator. He seems to balance his intellectual acumen [...]

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What Will the Birthers Do Now?

What Will the Birthers Do Now?

As you may have heard, the President of the United States called a press conference yesterday to release his long form birth certificate to the public. While such a move may have seemed unnecessary and silly to some (based on the release of his short form birth certificate and numerous third-party confirmations of his birth [...]

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People Learn From People They Love

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Man, I wish I were brilliant enough to come up with a quote like that. But no, that comes straight from the mouth of David Brooks, the New York Times Op-Ed columnist with a penchant for social psychology research and apparently, catchy one-liners. He’s just written a new book, and I’m about 130 pages into [...]

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Obama and Palin respond to the Arizona shooting

Obama and Palin respond to the Arizona shooting

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January 12, 2011 was set aside as a day of national mourning and remembrance. But it may be remembered historically by the nuances of Sarah Palin and President Obama’s separate responses to the tragedy. To be more accurate, they were both also responding to the head-scratching and finger-pointing that developed in the aftermath of the [...]

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Jon Stewart’s Take on the Arizona Shooting

More and more, it seems like Jon Stewart has one of the best perspectives on current event issues. This may be his most accurate take yet. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Arizona Shootings Reaction www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on [...]

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Happiness is Other People

Churchgoing people tend to be happier and more satisfied than their areligious peers - but why? A new survey finds that the key to their sanguine disposition may have more to do with friends than faith. People who attend religious services and have rich networks of church-based friends reported more life satisfaction than those who go to church but have few or no friends in the congregation.
Time Magazine - December 20, 2010
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