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São Paulo: The City That Said No To Advertising

São Paulo: The City That Said No To Advertising The “Clean City” law passed last year by the populist mayor, Gilberto Kassab, stripped the Brazilian city of all advertising. So how's it looking now? by Patrick Burgoyne A city stripped … Continue reading

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YouTube – Living the Real Simple Life ABC Nightline

YouTube – Living the Real Simple Life ABC Nightline.

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Lisa Turner: The Five Ws (and one H) of Weight Loss

In Journalism 101, we learned the importance of the Five Ws (and one H) in gathering information. Answering the Ws (and H)–who, what, where, when, why (and how)–is considered essential in understanding the full story. What would happen if you … Continue reading

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BBC News – Research to find effects on brain of bilingualism

Research to find effects on brain of bilingualismThere is evidence bilingualism can sharpen the brainA project at Bangor University aims to explore the benefit of being bilingual.Researchers will be recruiting 700 people aged between two and 80 to take part … Continue reading

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U.S. scientists create first synthetic life -

U.S. researchers have created the worlds first “synthetic life,” a strain of bacteria created with man-made DNA.”This is the first self-replicating cell weve had on the planet whose parent is a computer,” team leader Craig Venter of the J. Craig … Continue reading

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Official Book Site for Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements

Official Book Site for Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements. The Five Essential Elements Career Wellbeing Social Wellbeing Financial Wellbeing Physical Wellbeing Community Wellbeing Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements will provide you with a holistic view of what contributes to your … Continue reading

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Cognitive Biases

Cognitive Biases – A Visual Study Guide by the Royal Society of Account Planning

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Boulder, Colo., a Magnet for High-Tech Start-Ups – NYTimes.com

BOULDER, Colo. — Sixty engineers, entrepreneurs and financiers were sipping yerba mate tea at a coffee shop down the street from a bong-and-lingerie store on a recent sunny Tuesday in Boulder, and discussing how Boulder — usually seen as an … Continue reading

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Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 on Vimeo

Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 on Vimeo on Vimeo via Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 on Vimeo.

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Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | Video on TED.com.

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