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This Twine is meant to be a rather eclectic endeavor. A place where one can place either large or small thought-pieces, musings etc that have made one pause to think and perhaps even reflect.
Ofttimes an individual quotation has had a rather profound effect upon my personal philosophy and/or thinking processes, and so methinks this also is a home for such gems
Ofttimes an individual quotation has had a rather profound effect upon my personal philosophy and/or thinking processes, and so methinks this also is a home for such gems
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What is Wisdom? What one generation can pass to another - Famous people's answers... (Video)Andrew Zuckerman new book and project. Inspired by idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can pass to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, the Wisdom project seeks to create a record of a multicultural group of people who have all made their mark on the world. ...
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"Reflecting on Basquiat"As an artist, Basquiat interests me from the point of view of direct, unmediated expression. Whereas many artists strive for an ideal in their work, whether it is technical or visionary, Basquiat seemed intimately related with the underlying surface of the self.
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Grace Under PressureWorld Class Leadership Course “There are no bad regiments in the French Army -- although some regiments fail because they are commanded by bad colonels.” Napoleon Bonaparte -- Maxims Of War Wild Ducks Some years ago I heard what was soon to become the ...
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Thinking literally. The surprising ways that metaphors shape your world By Drake Bennett | The Boston Globe"For most people, metaphor, like simile or synecdoche, is a term inflicted upon them in high school English class: “all the world’s a stage,” “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” Gatsby’s fellow dreamers are “boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” Metaphors ...
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The sum of knowledge – online and accessible, no less | ICT ResultsEuropean researchers are creating new technology that could, ultimately, make accessible the sum of humankind’s knowledge. Hundreds of organisations and millions of documents are already linked to this “United Nations of knowledge”. The EU-funded DRIVER project’s key result is a technological ...
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Organizing for America | BarackObama.com | Tell Congress to Support President Obama's Plan for Health ReformA new study found half of all American's under 60 years of age will lose their health care coverage in the next 10 years if we do nothing..which of course is what the insurance companies want..to do nothing, so they can keep making their insane profitsJard and Roberta DeVille added 8 weeks ago
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Change We Can Believe InJoe Wilson comes from an era when black people were called the N word and poor white people were White trash. He is a bully and a racist. Wilson shamed himself, his constituents, his State and his country. No one should get away with abusiveness.Jard and Roberta DeVille added 8 weeks ago
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TED KENNEDY DEAD: Legendary Senator Passes Away From Brain Cancer (VIDEO)Ted Kennedy - A true Liberal Lion of the people has died. He was our champion, never petty, never small, a fighter for the worker, and those without a voice. Farewell Good Friend we will miss you.Jard and Roberta DeVille added 2 months ago
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'Evil and Orwellian' – America's right turns its fire on NHS | World news | The GuardianOf course, these are outright lies the American right is propagating about the NHS. They do this to confuse and divide the American people with no regard for the Truth or Facts. Undoubtedly, 'Faux News" is the worst. Behind these lies are spiritually bankrupt manipulators, who are creating ...Jard and Roberta DeVille added 2 months ago
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Robert Kuttner: Faint PraiseRepublicans and Blue Dog Democrats are doing everything possible to help the Health Insurance Insurance companies keep their broken system and maintain their obscene profits at the expense of the American people.Jard and Roberta DeVille added 3 months ago
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