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Writing Descriptive Paragraphs

November 21, 2025

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Writing descriptive paragraphs can be successful as one of the first writing activities for students. Start by helping students understand the difference between simple and complex sentences, and move on to practice writing complex sentences. Students should also be familiar with a wide range of descriptive adjectives. Start by having students answer basic questions below. Next, use the writing exercise to expand the answers into a well-formed descriptive paragraph.

Descriptive paragraphs are often used to describe what a person looks and acts like. Read this example descriptive paragraph, notice how descriptive paragraphs are arranged by putting together all the sentences about the same thing.

Here is an example of a descriptive paragraph:

I am forty years old, rather tall and I have blue eyes and short black hair. I wear casual clothes as I teach students in a relaxed atmosphere. I enjoy my job because I get to meet and help so many different people from all over the world. During my spare time, I like playing tennis which I play at least three times a week. I also love listening to classical music and I must admit that I spend a lot of money on buying new CDs! I live in a pretty seaside town on the Italian coast. I enjoy eating great Italian food and laughing with the likable people who live here.

Written Exercise I

Answer these questions about yourself on a piece of paper.

How old are you?

What do you look like?

What kind of clothes do you wear? Why?

What kind of job do you do? Do you like it?

What are your favorite hobbies? Why do you like them?

Where do you live?

Do you like living there? Why or why not?

Written Exercise II

Now that you have the information about yourself ready. Fill in the gaps in to complete this descriptive paragraph about yourself.

I am _________ years old, I _________________ (your looks). I wear ________________ because ______________. I am a ______________. I like / don’t like my job because _____________________. I enjoy ______________. I often _____________ (describe how often you do your hobby). I also like ________________ (write about another hobby) because ________________. I live in ____________. People in ____________ are ________________ . I enjoy / don’t enjoy living in ______________ because ____________.

Practice

Ask your friends the same questions as in Exercise I and write paragraphs about them.

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Trump Says He Will Order Voter ID Requirement For Every Vote

August 31, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he will issue an executive order to require voter identification from every voter.

“Voter I.D. Must Be Part of Every Single Vote. NO EXCEPTIONS! I Will Be Doing An Executive Order To That End!!!,” Trump said on Truth Social.

“Also, No Mail-In Voting, Except For Those That Are Very Ill, And The Far Away Military,” he added.

Trump has long questioned the U.S. electoral system and continues to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Democratic President Joe Biden was the result of widespread fraud. The president and his Republican allies also have made baseless claims about widespread voting by non-citizens, which is illegal and rarely occurs.

For years, he has also called for the end of electronic voting machines, pushing instead for the use of paper ballots and hand counts – a process that election officials say is time-consuming, costly, and far less accurate than machine counting.

Earlier in August, Trump pledged to issue an executive order to end the use of mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. However, federal elections are administered at the state level,l and it is unclear whether the president has the constitutional power to enact such a measure.

The Nov. 3, 2026, elections will be the first nationwide referendum on Trump’s domestic and foreign policies since he returned to power in January. Democrats will be seeking to break the Republicans’ grip on both the House of Representatives and the Senate to block Trump’s domestic agenda.

President Donald Trump walks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Planning to retire at 65? Most Americans stop working years earlier — and not because they want to.

November 30, 2024

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The typical American retires far earlier than he or she expects to, and it’s often not by choice, according to new research from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

The median retirement age in the U.S. is 62, with nearly six in 10 retirees telling the research firm that they stepped back from the workforce earlier than they had planned. Almost half of those people said the reason came down to health issues, such as physical limitations or disability. Losing a job or an organizational change at their employer were among the other reasons people stopped working before they planned to retire.

“Financially precarious”

The findings underscore the fragility of retirement in the U.S., with older Americans often finding themselves retired before they’re financially ready to call it quits. And with many people outliving earlier generations — the typical respondent told Transamerica they believe they’ll live to age 90 — they’re also facing the prospect of supporting themselves financially for several decades in retirement, which can easily stretch or even exhaust their savings.

“Many of them are financially precarious — if they were to have some sort of major financial shock or their health would decline and needed long-term care, they would have a hard time affording it,” Catherine Collinson, CEO and president of the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, told CBS MoneyWatch.

The research backs up previous research about the typical retirement age, with the nonprofit Employee Benefit Research Institute finding earlier this year that the median retirement age for Americans is 62. That underscores a gap between retirement plans and reality, with business leaders and policy experts often urging Americans to work longer so they can save more for their old age — a strategy that often doesn’t unfold as envisioned.

Retirees forced to leave their jobs earlier than planned is a “cautionary tale for people currently in the workforce,” Collinson said.

People should actively maintain their health and keep their skills up to date, while also educating themselves about retirement and financial planning, as well as socking away savings, she noted.

Why Americans claim Social Security early

Retiring before a person expects may explain why millions of Americans claim Social Security before they reach their “full retirement age,” or the age at which they are entitled to their full benefits.

Retirement experts generally urge Americans to hold off on claiming Social Security as long as possible because of the financial benefits of waiting. Workers can file for the retirement benefit as early as age 62, but the tradeoff is a roughly 30% reduction in their monthly checks compared with waiting until full retirement age, which is either 66 or 67 depending on one’s birth year.

But the median age when Americans claim Social Security benefits is 63, Transamerica found in its survey of more than 2,400 retirees. That means many older Americans are locking themselves into permanently lower monthly checks throughout their retirement.

On the flip side, waiting until age 70 to collect Social Security — the maximum age to claim benefits — provides a boost of more than 30% to one’s monthly benefits. Despite that incentive, Transamerica found that only 4% of retirees wait until 70 to file for their benefits.

“One of the most important things they can do is fully understand their benefits, and if they have any options to stretch out those benefits,” Collinson said. “If it’s a spousal situation, maybe if they need the income, one claims first and the other later, or if they can jump back in the workforce and hit the pause button on Social Security and get more income.”

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Hope Can Be More Powerful Than Mindfulness

November 30, 2024

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In troubling times, how do we move forward? What mindsets help us bounce back from adversity?

When the world ground to a halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, few industries felt the impact quite like the performing arts. Venues shuttered and crowds dispersed. Musicians, actors, and production crews faced an unprecedented challenge: they needed to stay resilient despite the fact that their livelihood had vanished overnight.

Along with my colleagues at Clemson University and North Carolina State University, I wanted to explore what helps people persevere through such moments, so we partnered with MusiCares, a nonprofit that supports music industry professionals, to study how artists maintained their resilience during the pandemic’s darkest days. We were particularly interested in two mental approaches: mindfulness (being present and aware in the moment) and hopefulness (believing in and working toward a better future). In psychology, these concepts can be used to describe a general state of being, one that reflects both personality (some people are naturally more mindful or hopeful) and actions, such as regularly practicing meditation to improve one’s focus on the present. Many researchers also view mindfulness as a metacognitive process, that is, something that enables people to consciously monitor and modulate their attention, emotions and behaviors to attend to the current moment in an open and curious, nonjudgmental way. Hope, meanwhile, functions as a future-oriented state that helps people to reflect on one’s perceived ability to generate pathways around challenges.

Mindfulness—a buzzword in wellness circles—might seem to be the obvious key to weathering a storm such as the pandemic. After all, staying grounded in the present moment seems like a good way to avoid spiraling into anxiety about an uncertain future. But our research tells a different, somewhat

surprising story. Although mindfulness is a powerful tool for well-being, it does have limitations—and learning to cultivate a hopeful mindset is another critical strategy.

Our study followed 247 performers for 18 months, much of which was spent in lockdown. We asked them about their mindset and well-being at different stages of the pandemic. As part of this effort, we gathered data through questionnaires that we sent out in 2021. People told us about their early experiences of the pandemic and their level of work-related tension and resilience. We also asked them about how much they agreed with various statements related to mindfulness or hopefulness in relation to the pandemic specifically. A higher state-of-mindfulness score suggested someone working to maintain awareness of their experiences in a nonjudgmental way, and a higher hopefulness state indicated someone who was actively envisioning potential solutions to pandemic-related obstacles. This allowed us to assess people’s mental strategies and better understand how each approach had helped people navigate the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19.

We found, unsurprisingly, that these artists were indeed adversely affected by COVID-19’s challenges. More intriguingly, we did not find evidence that mindfulness was particularly helpful to them as a pandemic coping strategy. Although it wasn’t harmful, it also didn’t significantly help artists bounce back or stay engaged with their work during this prolonged period of stress.

Instead hope was the real superstar. Those who maintained a hopeful outlook reported higher levels of work-related resilience and engagement, even as their industry remained in limbo. They were also more likely to experience positive emotions, which in turn boosted their ability to cope with the ongoing crisis. Hopefulness also contributed to their ability to stay productive by exploring new ways to deliver their craft, such as virtual performances and online collaborations.

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Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement

February 19, 2022

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I took time off for:

Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement, in both knees.

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Here is the chronicle of my experience.

I promised to chronicle my minimally invasive Knee Replacement surgery.

Where should I begin?

Physically, I started life a wreck with Asthma, which seems as good a place as any to start, since my respiratory system was the focus of my childhood, until age nine.

I went to live with my grandparents when I was six. My grandmother was a school teacher and my grandfather was a farmer with a 110 acre farm (which is a whole story in itself). An old country doctor told my grandparents, “the child will be fine. Once his tonsils are removed, his asthma will be history”. He was right!

Fast forward four years to age 13. I am healthy and playing basketball on the varsity team in an old gym with the backboard attached to the wall. I stole the ball, made the lay up and smashed my knee into the wall. Even though my knee didn’t heal properly, I continued to play basketball through high school.

By the time I finished High School, I told my mother I would get two years of college in the service. Finally, she signed what seemed like a hundred forms for me to join the Air Force at the ripe old age of 17. I played basketball through my service years, (another whole book) without paying any further attention to my damaged knee.

I worked for a large company as a programmer while I went to college at night for Electrical Engineering (G.I. Bill). I played basketball and football on the company teams for 10 years. I managed to tear the meniscus in one knee, my doctor thought it best to remove the torn meniscus from that knee. By this time, my knees are about 70% functional.

Moving on, I decided to purchase outdoor roller skates for me and my family (wife and two boys). That’s when I discovered I could roller skate despite bad knees. I continued skating for another 10 years until I met a rock that locked the rear wheels on one skate (this resulted in a separated clavicle and two surgeries).

Still able to skate in my sixties, I met with a stick that rendered the same result as the rock, a locked skate wheel (this time I did a split, which required a hip replacement). In the meanwhile, Arthritis is destroying what is left of my knees, which are now about 20% functional. I am now officially in the ‘men with bad knees’ club. I refuse to use a cane like so many men I encounter.

We see many ‘men with bad knees’. They come in all ages, for a multitude of reasons. Why do we stumble around suffering from bad knees for 20 years or more? Is it because of the many stories of knee replacement failures? Is it vanity? Or is it lack of adequate insurance? Maybe it’s just plain stubbornness. Whatever the reason, I am happy that I made the decision to have minimally invasive Knee Replacement surgery. It will be great to walk normally again (I love to walk).

My plunge! \/

A Regular Knee!

reg-knee

My old right Knee (x-ray), Bone on Bone!

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Knee Replacement!

My new right knee in place (x-ray)

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The core surgical team:

Dr. Rajesh Jain: surgeon;

Dr. Ann Mahadeviah: anesthesiologist (the person who woke me up after surgery with a pleasant hello).

The core surgical nurses and recovery nursing staff:

the-core-surgical-nurses-and-recovery-nursing-staff

Other core staff:

Stephanie Godbold: Physician Assistant;

Carol Strekis: Surgery Navigator;

Maryam: Surgical Assistant.

There are many more wonderful staff members at the ‘Joint Replacement Institute’ (JRI)

who made this such a pleasant experience.

Day (1) OPERATION DAY (new knee) – 2016/04/21 – Minimally invasive surgery

ARRIVAL – 11:30A:

Pre-op testing;
Pre-op preparation;
Surgery;
Recovery;
Moved to private room with couch, recliner, sink, 50 inch TV and private bathroom by 5:00P.

Dinner at 5:30P.

Post-op tests, interviews and free time.

My caregiver (my wife) spent the night with me in the private room, a real morale booster.

Day (2) HOSPITAL RELEASE – 2016/4/22:

Breakfast;
Interviews;
Post-op instructions, scripts, meds and re-hab;
Trip to car and good-byes by 2:30P home with new knee.

Day (3 – 4) HOME- 2016/4/23 – 2016/4/24

Used walker, did exercises and took meds prescribed by doctors.

List of prescribed exercises

list-of-prescribed-exercises

I chose HEARTLAND Rehabilitation Services at 2630 E Chestnut Ave, Vineland, NJ 08361.

Their website below gives a list of their services and is technical.

The core team of administrators and therapist (Brenda, Debbie, Jeff, John & Selena), are the best. My wife used Heartland after a knee replacement and I previously used them for re-hab after a hip replacement with superb results.

www.heartlandrehab.com/locations/heartland-rehabilitation-services-of-nj-vineland/

Don’t get me wrong, there is pain with minimally invasive knee replacement surgery, which is why striking a balance between pain killers and stool softeners is so important in the process.

The recovery rate, because of fewer cut muscles, is what’s so amazing. Be sure to note my recovery rate below.

Day (5- 11) Wk 1 -2016/4/25 – 2016/5/1

Out patient Re-hab 3 days, did all exercises (see above list) and took meds prescribed by doctors. Gave up walker for a cane on Friday 2016/4/29!

Week’s accomplishment: Can bend knee 100 degrees.

Day (12-18) Wk 2: 2016/5/2 – 2016/5/8

Out patient Re-hab 3 days, did all exercises (see above list) and took meds prescribed by doctors. Rode bike on Wednesday 2016/5/4! & Thursday 2016/5/5

Week’s accomplishment: Can walk without cane for short distances.

Day (19-25) Wk 3: 2016/5/9-2016/5/15

Out patient Re-hab 3 days, did all exercises (see above list) and took meds prescribed by doctors. Rode bike each day, Wednesday 2016/5/11 & Thursday 2016/5/12 started using step. Stepping up & stepping down. Next: stepping up with one foot followed by the other foot & then stepping down on the other side, one foot at a time, reversing the process, both feet up then back down to the original side.

Week’s accomplishment: Step exercises really took a lot of effort but the results were a stronger unassisted gait.

Day(26-32) Wk 4: 2016/5/16-2016/5/22

Out patient Re-hab 3 days, did all exercises (see above list) and took meds prescribed by doctors. Rode bike each day, Monday 2016/5/16 – Thursday 2016/5/19 continued using step as in week 3

Week’s accomplishment: The step and bike exercises continue to strengthen my knee.

Day(33-39) Wk 5: 2016/5/23-2016/5/29

Out patient Re-hab 3 days, did all exercises (see above list) and took meds prescribed by doctors. Rode bike each day, Monday 2016/5/16 – Thursday 2016/5/19 continued using step and bike as in week 4.

Week’s accomplishment: The step and bike exercises continue to strengthen my knee. I can step up without pulling myself up and I can walk without a cane at home!

Day(40-46) Wk 6: 2016/5/30-2016/6/5

Week’s accomplishment: With the step exercises and the bike, my new knee is really getting much stronger. I actually use my cane for my left knee now, which is getting worse.

Skip forward to August, below is an x-ray of

my left and right new knees in place.

skip-forward-to-august-below-is-an-x-ray-of-my-left-and-right-new-knees-in-place

It is now September 8^th, six weeks of re-hab on my left knee is complete. I no longer need a cane. Re-hab for both knees is a success.

It takes about 6 months for a replacement knee using this technology to heal completely. Therefore, there is some homework.

Conclusion:

Stem cell knee regeneration is still my first choice, but that is not feasible and a long way into the future. There is still research being done, however the procedure is not covered by insurance so that leaves me out. It costs around $8,000.00 for one current treatment and it is not suited for knees in my condition .

So 6 months after the 1st surgery I have two pain free knees that are good for my lifetime if I don’t abuse them. Not a bad deal for a ‘Man with two (bone on bone) knees a mere 6 short months ago’.

Disclaimer: This is my experience with this technology.

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Fashion icon and artist Gloria Vanderbilt dies at 95

June 17, 2019

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Gloria Vanderbilt died Monday morning, according to her son, CNN’s Anderson Cooper. The fashion designer, artist and socialite was 95.

She died in her Manhattan home with friends and family at her side.

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“Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms,” Cooper said in a statement. “She was a painter, a writer and designer but also a remarkable mother, wife, and friend.

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“She was 95 years old, but ask anyone close to her, and they’d tell you: She was the youngest person they knew — the coolest and most modern.”

Vanderbilt was diagnosed with an advanced form of stomach cancer earlier this month, Cooper said.

Gloria Vanderbilt

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Missed News 97

May 30, 2019

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NYTimes: Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Fixer, Should Get Prison Term of About 4 Years, Prosecutors Say	“3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace \| Melinda Epler”
Robert Mueller Details Paul Manafort’s Lies In Trump-Russia Probe	“The secrets of spider venom \| Michel Dugon”
The Washington Post: Mueller filing: Cohen was in touch with Russian seeking ‘political synergy’ with Trump campaign	“New Second Line” \| Camille A. Brown
Listen to a historic broadcast from the attack on Pearl Harbor	“Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Edition: 5.1 Surround Mix”
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James Fields Guilty of First-Degree Murder in Death of Heather Heyer

December 7, 2018

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Sixteen months after swastika-toting white supremacists swarmed the streets of Charlottesville, one of the demonstrators was convicted of first-degree murder Friday by a jury that found he intentionally drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters, killing one woman and injuring nearly 40 others.

James Fields Jr., 21, faces up to life in prison for the death of Heather Heyer, 32, in a case that has stirred soul-searching in a city that prides itself on being a liberal bastion. Mr. Fields, who traveled from Ohio to attend the Unite the Right rally, was also convicted of nine other charges, including aggravated malicious wounding and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

Friday’s verdict was cheered by those fighting racial and religious hatred and provided some closure in a case that cast a national spotlight on Charlottesville, the scene chosen by racists and anti-Semites to rally for their cause, near a Confederate monument that some city leaders were trying to remove.

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NEWS	TED TALKS
NYTimes: Michael Cohen, Trump’s Ex-Fixer, Should Get Prison Term of About 4 Years, Prosecutors Say	“3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace \| Melinda Epler”
Robert Mueller Details Paul Manafort’s Lies In Trump-Russia Probe	“The secrets of spider venom \| Michel Dugon”
The Washington Post: Mueller filing: Cohen was in touch with Russian seeking ‘political synergy’ with Trump campaign	“New Second Line” \| Camille A. Brown
Listen to a historic broadcast from the attack on Pearl Harbor	“Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Edition: 5.1 Surround Mix”
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News You might have missed!

December 24, 2016

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Christmas Can Kill, Scientists Discover	“Maps that show us who we are (not just where we are) \| Danny Dorling”
Gunman Who Killed Mom of 4 in ‘Road Rage’ Search Gets Life	“How to speak up for yourself \| Adam Galinsky”
North Carolina Fails to Repeal Restrictive ‘Bathroom Bill’	“A political party for women’s equality \| Sandi Toksvig”
Trump Names Conway as Counselor, Hails ‘Amazing Insights’	“Help for kids the education system ignores \| Victor Rios”
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Watch President Obama Age Before Your Eyes In One Incredible Animated GIF	“Easy DIY projects for kid engineers \| Fawn Qiu”
People Who Do These Exercises Have The Lowest Odds Of Heart Disease And Death	“It’s time for women to run for office \| Halla Tómasdóttir”
Larry Wilmore Has A Brand New Deal With ABC Studios	“Architecture that’s built to heal \| Michael Murphy”
Survivor Pulled From Jet Wreckage Called Wife Before Dying	“4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines \| Tim Leberecht”
Marijuana	“Your company’s data could help end world hunger \| Mallory Soldner”
Why Make Your Heirs Wait?	“Chinese fight to be black Trevor Noah \| Trevor Noah Comedian”
Obama’s Medal of Freedom Picks Part of Legacy	“Your smartphone is a civil rights issue \| Christopher Soghoian”
White Nationalist Claims ‘Hail Trump’ Comments Were ‘Ironic’	“”St. James Infirmary Blues” \| Silk Road Ensemble + Rhiannon Giddens”
Dementia Rates Are Declining. This Might Be the Reason	“Everything you hear on film is a lie \| Tasos Frantzolas”
Pluto May Have Underground Ocean, Evidence Suggests	“How loss helped one artist find beauty in imperfection \| Alyssa Monks”
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‘Pokémon Sun and Moon’ leaks: Abilities and soundtrack revealed as release date nears	“Can a divided America heal? \| Jonathan Haidt”
Trump settles fraud case against Trump University for $25M	“How the US should use its superpower status \| Ian Bremmer”
Seattle News Anchor Accidentally Draws A Giant Penis On Live TV	“What a driverless world could look like \| Wanis Kabbaj”
Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Officer in Philando Castile’s Death	“Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist \| Manwar Ali”
Kidnapper Appears to Have Posted as Woman’s Dead Boyfriend on Facebook	“A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels \| Monica Araya”
Dear Fellow White Women: We Fked This Up**	“Can a divided America heal? \| Jonathan Haidt”
Donald Trump Heads To Court For Trump University Lawsuit On Heels Of Election	“What you need to know about CRISPR \| Ellen Jorgensen”
Here’s A Genius Way To Respond To Anti-Semitism	“We’ve stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers \| Rachel Botsman”
The Incredible Reason You Might Start Seeing Safety Pins Everywhere	“A temporary tattoo that brings hospital care to the home \| Todd Coleman”
Edward Snowden Hillary Clinton Emails	“We’ve stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers \| Rachel Botsman”
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Uranus might be home to two tiny moons known as – get this – moonlets	“Ballroom dance that breaks gender roles \| Trevor Copp and Jeff Fox”
How to text with a different number	“5 ways to lead in an era of constant change \| Jim Hemerling”
Why I wore a “grab my pussy, I dare you” T-shirt to a Trump rally	“Art can heal PTSD’s invisible wounds \| Melissa Walker”
Scientists Believe The Chickens We Eat Are Being Slaughtered While Conscious	“4 reasons to learn a new language \| John McWhorter”
Dakota Access Pipeline Standoff Lapses Into Violence	“We can start winning the war against cancer \| Adam de la Zerda”
Adorable American Pika Is Fast Disappearing, And We’re Doing Nothing To Stop It	“Immigrant voices make democracy stronger \| Sayu Bhojwani”
First Black Woman To Own Comic Shop Lands Marvel Cover	“Technology hasn’t changed love. Here’s why \| Helen Fisher”
You damn well should care about the AT&T and Time Warner deal	“Can we build AI without losing control over it? \| Sam Harris”
Boil Bananas Before Bed And Drink The Liquid To Get Some Of The Best Sleep Of Your Life	“How we’re harnessing nature’s hidden superpowers \| Oded Shoseyov”
“Esperanza Spalding Live”	“America’s forgotten working class \| J.D. Vance”
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November 13, 2016

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The Limits of Perversity in Amy Schumer’s Standup – The New Yorker	“How fear of nuclear power is hurting the environment \| Michael Shellenberger”
Creationist Group Wants You To Tell Trick-Or-Treaters They’re Going To Hell	“How to raise successful kids — without over-parenting \| Julie Lythcott-Haims”
Reid Congratulates GOP For Eight Years Obstructing The First Black President	The power of vulnerability \| Brené Brown
Pennsylvania Mayor Posts Racist Meme About Lynching President Obama \| Huffington Post	“Why helmets don’t prevent concussions — and what might \| David Camarillo”
A Rare Black Moon Is Gracing Our Skies This Friday	“3 moons and a planet that could have alien life \| James Green”
Jordanian Christian Writer Shot Dead Over Political Cartoon	“Bring on the female superheroes! \| Christopher Bell”
Police Arrest ‘Zombie-Like’ Suspect in Mall Shooting	“How women wage conflict without violence \| Julia Bacha”
Zuckerberg and Chan aim to tackle all disease by 2100	Watch “How do contraceptives work? – NWHunter”
Smoking Permanently Damages Your DNA, Study Finds	The spellbinding art of human anatomy \| Vanessa Ruiz
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29 Injured In Explosion In Manhattan’s Chelsea Neighborhood	The Secret to Making Money by starting a small business.
‘Model of Holiness’ Mother Teresa Officially Becomes Saint	“How the blockchain is changing money and business \| Don Tapscott”
Is Ivanka for Real?	“The next manufacturing revolution is here \| Olivier Scalabre”
Wells Fargo Just Made The Case For Elizabeth Warren’s Bank Agency	“Clayton Christensen: “Where does Growth come from?” \| Talks at Google”
Four Dead, Including Child, in Texas Shooting	“An artist’s unflinching look at racial violence \| Sanford Biggers”
HE’S BACK! Jon Stewart Returns With A Message For Fox News And GOP ‘Conservatives’	“A sci-fi vision of love from a 318-year-old hologram \| Monica Byrne”
Twin Suicide Bombings Kill More Than 60 at Kabul Protest	“Can you really tell if a kid is lying? \| Kang Lee”
Congress Is Using Zika To Weaken Truck Safety	Tiny particle could roam your body to find tumors
Obama’s Legacy	“An entertainment icon on living a life of meaning \| Norman Lear”
Large Swaths Of The Pacific Ocean May Actually Suffocate In Just 15 Years	Your Elusive Creative Genius \| Elizabeth Gilbert \|
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Man Attacks Passengers on German Train, 3 Severely Hurt	“The passing of time, caught in a single photo \| Stephen Wilkes”
Three Officers Shot and Killed in Baton Rouge, Mayor Says	“Ideas worth dating”
At Least 84 Dead After Truck Crashes Into Crowd In French City Of Nice	“Inside the mind of a master procrastinator \| Tim Urban”
Obama In Dallas: ‘We Are Not As Divided As We Seem’	“A simple way to break a bad habit \| Judson Brewer”
Sniper Attack Leaves 5 Police Officers Dead, 7 Injured In Dallas	“The birth of virtual reality as an art form \| Chris Milk”
Sniper Attack Leaves 5 Police Officers Dead, 7 Injured In Dallas	“How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars \| Wanda Diaz Merced”
How To Reduce Your Chances Of Getting Shot By Police	“Pamela Meyer: How to spot a liar”
‘Deeply Troubling’ Fatal Police Shooting Captured on Video	10 Things You Didn’t Know About Orgasm \| Mary Roach \|
‘Blade Runner’ Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Murder	“How better tech could protect us from distraction \| Tristan Harris”
Nearly 120 Killed And 200 Injured In Baghdad Car Bombings	“Your words may predict your future mental health \| Mariano Sigman”
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‘Unspeakable Pain’: 3 U.S. College Students Killed in Dhaka	“How to Stay Calm When You Know You’ll Be Stressed \| Daniel Levitin \|
Pentagon Lifts Ban on Transgender Service Members Serving Openly	“Learning to be awesome at anything you do, including being a leader \| Tasha Eurich \|
Deadly Suicide Bombings Hit Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport	“Speak like a leader \| Simon Lancaster \|
Brexit Will Fundamentally Change The Future Of Europe	“How to introduce yourself \| Kevin Bahler \|
LeBron James Finally Won The City Of Cleveland Its Championship	“The surprising secret to speaking with confidence \| Caroline Goyder \|
British Lawmaker Shot, in Critical Condition	What people say when they don’t know what to say \| Adrianne Haslet-Davis \|
Authorities Find Body Of Toddler Snatched By Gator Near Disney Resort	Bailarina Adrianne Haslet-Davis
Deadliest Mass Shooting In U.S. History Leaves More Than 50 Dead At Gay Orlando Nightclub	Joe Wong (MUST SEE ~ SO FUNNY)
W.H.O. Advises Delaying Pregnancy in Areas With Zika Transmission – The New York Times	“I survived a terrorist attack. Here’s what I learned \| Gill Hicks”
Don’t Let Muhammad Ali’s Story Get Whitewashed	“Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality \| Brian Little”
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Elon Musk Thinks That Our Existence Is Someone Else’s Video Game	“How to fix a broken education system … without any more money \| Seema Bansal”
Obama’s Hiroshima Visit Reopens a Door Closed for 70 Years	“What can we learn from shortcuts? \| Tom Hulme”
Elizabeth Warren Has Had It With Donald Trump	“A smarter, more precise way to think about public health”
Bill Cosby to Stand Trial in 2004 Sexual Assault Case	“My journey from Marine to actor \| Adam Driver”
Sandra Bland Died One Year Ago Today	“How barbershops can keep men healthy \| Joseph Ravenell”
No, We Are Not In The Midst Of A Race War	“Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth \| Zaria Forman”
Boris Johnson’s Shock Withdrawal From The Tory Leadership Race: How It Happened	“The beauty of being a misfit \| Lidia Yuknavitch”
Donald Trump’s Response To The Orlando Shooting Was Downright Horrific	“How free is our freedom of the press? \| Trevor Timm”
Support For Gun Control Spikes After Orlando Shooting	“The laws that sex workers really want \| Toni Mac”
Wreckage of EgyptAir MS804 Found, Investigators Say	“Our lonely society makes it hard to come home from war \| Sebastian Junger”
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Gunman’s Wife Tried to Talk Him Out of Attack, Sources Say	“Good news in the fight against pancreatic cancer \| Laura Indolfi”

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