Your Other 8 Hours: A Revolutionary New Way to Learn

 
By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
One of the best ways to make incremental progress during your other eight hours is to learn. There are all sorts of newfangled websites that can teach you a thing or two — some with nifty videos and others with PowerPoint presentations. Call me old school, but I think one of the easiest and most economical ways to learn is by reading a book.

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On the Road with MoJo Table-for-Two Reviews : 11th Street Station Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

11th Street Station Restaurant

1050 East 11th Street, Suite 100
Austin, TX 
Price Range: From $7.99 – $18.99
Casual dining atmosphere with great customer service

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Miscarriage-Urban Legends

 

Miscarriage-Urban Legends

1. If I have a miscarriage it must mean that I can’t ever have children. This is not true.  The odds are overwhelmingly in your favor to have a successful pregnancy after having a miscarriage.  Studies show that 70% of women successfully conceive after miscarrying.

 

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Interpersonal EDGE: Discomfort is Birthplace of Success

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube

Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I’ve had a career for 20 years and believed it would get easier the longer I worked. Instead, I find the work is easier and the people issues harder. How can I stop wasting time feeling so uncomfortable and frustrated by people at work?
 

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News Spotlight: Recent MSU Alumni and a local East Lansing resident launch a company, “Global Mentors LLC” Connecting Minds Worldwide

EAST, LANSING, MI — When Vishwajeet K. Singh took ‘the walk’ in the sunny summer of 2010 at Michigan State University (MSU), he had a strong urge to give something back to the community at-large, particularly to the MSU community and its wonderful University town of East Lansing that has given him so much – friends, family and life-long education to boast about. Employed now as a faculty at the University of Oregon where he teaches Hindi/Urdu for World Languages Academy, exactly within a year he is close to fulfilling his urge and now come back to the town to launch his new venture, “Global Mentors LLC”.

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News Spotlight: Public Invited to WKAR Night at Kresge Art Museum

EAST LANSING, MI – Join WKAR staff for the station’s annual WKAR
Evening at Kresge Art Museum for an exclusive showing of the museum’s
winter 2011 Masterwork Exhibition, “The Best of Friends: The Friends of
Kresge Art Museum.” The event takes place Thursday, February 10, from
6-8 p.m., with a gallery talk at 6:30 p.m.

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News Spotlight: Former Michigan Governor Granholm Tells Us Her Plans for the Future

Dear Friends:

 
Today Dan and I are very pleased to be able to share with you the plans we have put in place for the year ahead.It’s going to be a very exciting year, devoted to a portfolio of projects that includes writing, teaching and public speaking on issues about which we are passionate, including clean energy and leadership.Our time will be divided between Michigan, Washington, D.C. and California, working on an agenda that includes the following:

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News Spotlight: Ruth Hallman 4th Annual Chili & Soup Birthday Party

   Each year since the murder of Ruth Hallman in 2007 a memory Birthday Party is celebrated to honor her for the work she did in the Lansing community to make all neighborhoods a safer place to live, work and play.  Ruth served as a Watch Coordinator, President of her Neighborhood Association and on the North Precinct Advisory Board lending her support and knowledge to enhancing our community. 

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News Spotlight: WARM THE HEART KNIT-A-THON: Knitting for Community, Peaceful Planet on February 12, 2011

 Knitters from Mid-Michigan will gather from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, February 12, 2011, to knit together and make items to benefit young adults at Child and Family Services of Lansing.  The Knit-a-Thon will be held at Perspective2, 319 East Grand River Ave. in Lansing, Michigan’s Old Town.

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News Spotlight: 2011 PAC Assessment: Integrating Active, Liveable Lifestyles into Your Community’s Culture

 LANSING, MI — The 2011 Promoting Active Communities Assessment has been launched! The PAC assessment is a free online tool that helps communities assess their built environment, policies and programs related to active living. Any city, village, township, or charter township in Michigan is eligible to register; all communities must register by June 15, 2011.

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