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Janet Evans - Master of Focus! by Jerry Maldonado
Written by Jerry Maldonado   
Sunday, 01 February 2009

“I Always Saw Myself on that Platform” Janet Evans (4-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Author, Speaker)

Janet Evans attained what most can only dream about and she has the medals to prove it. This Olympic Superstar offered me simple advice on achieving success with a recipe that is easy to understand, but ironically, few realize its true power.

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Living Out Loud by Karen Wright
Written by Karen Wright   
Sunday, 01 February 2009

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.~ Annie Dillard

As much as my past year has been harrowing, fearful, uncertain, sometimes depressing, often exhilarating.... I wouldn’t have had it any other way! Just as a junkie deadens his emotions and mind to what's going on in his life, many of us (too many of us) settle for a dribble of life flow when a gusher is just waiting for us.

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Capitalist Ahead of Her Time
Written by Suzanne Wu   
Sunday, 01 February 2009
Los Angeles, California - According to popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia, the duchess of Ferrara (1480-1519), stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his gun after her.

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Burgeoning Field of Neurotech Spawns Brainy Businesses
Written by David Chandler, MIT   
Sunday, 01 February 2009

Cambridge, Massachusetts - The rapidly growing field of neurotechnology - which draws upon biology, medical imaging, computer science and other areas of research - is becoming a boon for existing businesses while generating startup ventures. With the aim of grooming the sector's future leaders, MIT has created a new research program and is offering numerous classes - including one on how to launch businesses in the industry.

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Darwinfest Offers Arizona Teachers Support for Science
Written by Margaret Coulombe   
Sunday, 01 February 2009

Tempe, Arizona - ASU remembers Darwin, the power of risk-taking and how bold ideas can change worlds with Darwinfest, February 4-13. Bringing in some of the top evolutionary scientists and philosophers, planners from ASU’s School of Life Sciences and their university colleagues have designed a creative scientific enterprise that features acclaimed authors and filmmakers, as well as a Darwin look-alike contest, beagles, and a Darwin birthday party.

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Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis?
Written by Stuart Wolpert   
Sunday, 01 February 2009
Los Angeles, California - As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles.
 
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Broad Access to Parenting Support Lowers Risk of Child Maltreatment
Written by IV Post   
Sunday, 01 February 2009

When parents have access to proven parenting information and support designed to address problems all families face - from tantrums to encouraging good behavior - key measures of child maltreatment fall, according to a study released in the Jan. 26 online edition of the journal Prevention Science.

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NASA Mission to Unravel Key Carbon, Climate Mysteries
Written by Sunday NewsCape   
Sunday, 01 February 2009
Washington, DC - NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is in final preparations for a February 23 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Carbon dioxide is the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate.

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Hubble Telescope Snaps a Splendid Planetary Nebula
Written by Sunday NewsCape   
Sunday, 01 February 2009
Washington, DC - The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged striking details of the famed planetary nebula designated NGC 2818, which lies in the southern constellation of Pyxis (the Compass). The spectacular structure of the planetary nebula contains the outer layers of a star that were expelled into interstellar space.
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The Big Wee by Jackie Papandrew
Written by Jackie Papandrew   
Sunday, 25 January 2009
The Internet has changed everything. Say, for example, you decide to go skiing. You arrive at the resort fully clothed, as most skiers do, and you hop aboard the chairlift. Unfortunately, it malfunctions, causing you to slide through a gap between the seat and the chair back. As you slide, your pants are pulled down, while your boot simultaneously becomes lodged in the lift, leaving you - bare-bottomed - dangling helplessly upside down.
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