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Which Women Play on the Center Court at Wimbledon?

I know I’ve been negligent in my posting for a few days. I was grading and busy watching old Michael Jackson videos and performances on YouTube and feeling unexpectedly sad about everything his life represented, and also the realization that… carry on reading.

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Who Gets to Plagiarize?

Nicole D. pointed out an interesting post on boingboing about plagiarism and status. Somehow or another someone noticed that large parts of the dissertation written by Wi… carry on reading.

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Helpful Guide to Human Character

Reader Lindsey H. sent me an actual, non-electronic copy of a book called Vaught’s Practical Character Reader. She said she didn’t have an easy way to scan in the images, and anyway, I needed to see the whole thing to get the… carry on reading.

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Study: Economic Equality (Not Growth) Will Improve Society

f66c7 world fair trade day logo Study: Economic Equality (Not Growth) Will Improve SocietyThe Equality Trust – We are at a… carry on reading.

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Study: Cooperative Behavior Evolved

f7072 yeast Study: Cooperative Behavior EvolvedScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2009) – One of the perplexing questions rai… carry on reading.

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Private schools beat the recession

Jul 2nd 2009 | LONDON AND NEW YORK
From The Economist print edition
In both America and Britain recession has so far done little to dent the demand for private education

“COMPARED with last year, applications are up 14%,” says M… carry on reading.

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Suffering – What is it?

Once you get a little bit into a spiritual practice, you realize how much of a slave you are to your habits of body, speech and mind. We have to recognize our own suffering if we are to live an authentic life and Self-realize.

[[ This is a… carry on reading.

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It’s Either Narcissism Or Dementia

Michael Jackson’s father gets interviewed.

I’m not making a diagnosis here, I’ve never heard him talk except in this interview, he could be so overcome with grief that he’s not thinking straight…

… so allowing for that, obse… carry on reading.

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I’ll Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Michael Franzese

I recently read ‘I’ll Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse‘ by ex Mob Boss Michael Franzese as part of the Thomas Nelson B

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Ian Bremmer on state capitalism and the crisis

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