October 16, 2025

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Your Other 8 Hours: Five Tips to Avoid Confirmation Bias

Rina Risper07 mins

By Robert Pagliarini, Tribune Media Services

 
The holocaust never happened. The moon landing was staged. And “Sex and the City 2” is a great movie. How do I know this? I did a Google search. No matter what your position is, you can find support for it. The lesson? Be careful what you ask, or maybe more appropriately, be careful  how  you ask. In psychology, the term for this is “confirmation bias,” and it can have damaging consequences for your finances and your life if you’re not careful.
 

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Caribbean Carnival Set to “Jump Up” in Detroit

Rina Risper09 mins

 

Be dazzled by the Caribbean parade and festival. Experience the sounds and sights of creatively designed costumes and the dynamic high energy of the revelers. Join in the festivities which starts at the corner of Woodward and Mack in Detroit.  The 18th annual celebration of Caribbean culture and heritage will be held on August 14 and 15, 2010 at Hart Plaza in Detroit.   This two-day event will be booming with festivities. The parade will start at the corner of Woodward and Mack at 11:00 am, and it is expected to reach the festival in Hart Plaza at Woodward and Jefferson by 1:30 pm. Courtesy photo.  

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Movie Review: “Inception”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:  Warner Bros.

Plot:    A contemporary sci-fi thriller based on a thief who invades people’s dreams to steal their secrets
Cast:   Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page
Rating:  PG-13
                                                                                  Bottom Line:     ****

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me2u-9-14-Library

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Melik

I remember my first introduction to Mr. Dewey’s Decimal System. I did not like it. There were too many digits on the page. I imagined that the numerals were going to lift themselves off of the page and begin fighting. An eight would pick a one up and stab a seven in the chest.

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me2u – 9-13 – Phone

Rina Risper07 mins

“The phone works both ways.” When my mother told that to me it freed me, cursed me, helped me and hindered me. I wonder what she would say, now that we have gone through answering machines, remote access answering machines, pagers, cellular phones, E-mail, instant messaging, text messaging, and online video communication. It is absolutely amazing there are so many different ways a person can choose to communicate.

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Interpersonal EDGE: Fixes for Soured Workplace Friendship

Rina Risper06 mins

Q. I’ve been buddies for a couple of years with a coworker. I think she’s avoiding me. I consider her a good friend and want to fix the problem. What’s the best way to mend the rift?

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Your Other 8 Hours: Start-Up Help: How to Go From Idea to Business

Rina Risper06 mins

 By Robert Pagliarini

Tribune Media Services

 
My latest book has received endorsements from best-selling authors and thought leaders, as well as praise from readers. However, there are some who read “The Other 8 Hours” and get angry.

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Eastside Group and “Fellowship” Praise in the Park

Rina Risper06 mins

 

On July 10, 2010 at Walsh Park, Faith Fellowship Baptist Church, located at 1001 Dakin Street, partnered with Potter Walsh Neighborhood Association and the Eastside Community Action Center along with many volunteers, held the annual “Praise in the Park Neighborhood Block Party”.

Photo: Charismatic Pastor Stan Parker test drives 1 of the 2 bicycles given away during  the  “Praise in the Park Neighborhood Block Party” on the Eastside.

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