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How to Be Bold
http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Bold
If you're shy, hesitant, or passive, you run the risk of leading a boring life marked by routine and unfulfilled goals. Most progress has been led by people who were bold--scientists, political servants, artists, and others who didn't wait for opportunities ( Read more... ) -
heart of the matter
Already loved this song, but falling in love with India.Arie's version (from the Sex and the City soundtrack).
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fun new sport!
Babies are dropped several stories for good health and good luck at a shrine in Solapur, in Maharastra, India.
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regrow your finger with pixie dust
wow, this is amazing. Watch the video.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7354458.stm
We're almost there. The future. Within our generation's lifetimes, we'll probably be able to see regrowing of limbs and all organs, either this way or through stem cells. Can you imagine? And will this allow the rich to be immortal? (you know, by replacing their ( Read more... ) -
sad news
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=avBw74V2Lsuk&refer=us
You may remember the case of Christopher Pittman, a 12-year-old boy who shot his grandparents to death while they slept.
He was sentenced to 30 years in prison without the chance of parole. His lawyers argued that that was too harsh of a sentence for a 12-year-old, especially ( Read more... ) -
teacher pay
A charter school in New York is experimenting with paying teachers $125,000 a year.
One good thing about charter schools is that they've been able to experiment. My hunch is that you don't even have to pay teachers THAT much (well at least outside New York), just reasonably more than what they make now and enough to support a comfortable middle ( Read more... ) -
Obama and Vanilla Ice. It's just funny.
In all seriousness, I don't think this issue is a huge deal, since Obama admitted right away he stole the words and should have credited them. But it should give pause to anyone who is voting for him because they like his speeches. Or anyone who thinks he's 'above' politics somehow. -
a night of bad news
Well, last night was disheartening.
New York Times reports that tuna sushi has way more mercury than we even thought. More than canned tuna. More than EPA limits, which are probably much higher than safe limits anyway. So with a very heavy heart I am declaring a moratorium on tuna sushi until we can do something about this. Namely, shut down more ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
it is snowing!! big snow! sticking to the roofs of cars but not quite cold enough to stick to the ground. Oh, I so wish it would stick. Lola and I had fun with our neighbor and her dog playing in the coming down snow. Lola has never seen it before and got excited. For that matter, I have seen it before and I got excited too.
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