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• The Visible Need Not Apply

  
  What Fat Women Want — Authority: 91
  I would personally like to thank Congress and, most especially, President Obama, for finally passing a national health care package, as imperfect as it may be.  National Health is not merely a social issue but a Constitutional one, to my mind, in that it begins to " promote the general Welfare , and secure the ...
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• Goldman Sachs ‘Shooting Fish in a Barrel’

  
  Sense on Cents — Authority: 561
  Those who take risk do not always win. A variety of mathematical models dealing with risk address and negate the chance of almost uniform success by one party. While those on Wall Street would promote the overwhelming risks in the industry, I would maintain that Wall Street circa 2009 is not in the risk business. How ...
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• It’s Completely OK if the House Wins

  
  The Daily Reckoning — Authority: 645
  Because Wall Street’s gambling addiction is financed and supported by the American taxpayer. Win or lose, these bankers have figured out that extreme financial risk taking is always the right strategy… because the megabanks are still too big to fail. Thanks to The Reformed Broker for bringing this game of ...
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• Full Moon November 2, 2009 Wah! Courage of The Wannabe Writer[Slash]Poetess: The Cycle Sequel Squeal of Rejection

  
  WORD ZOO — Authority: 122
    Good Morning   So Many Plots of Revenge, So Many More Poems to Publish ~ Maybe I Will Try Publishers’ Clearinghouse? Perennially Optimistic The brown, self-addressed envelope lay comatose upon the unpolished floor. The postman probably just carelessly shoved it through the slot of the ...
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• Motherhood and Identity...is it a crisis?

  
  Motherscribe — Authority: 411
  I sit at my desk surrounded by tangible items identifying me as Mama. Adorable drawings of a little girl, by a little girl ... I LOVE MOMMY carefully written across the top or bottom. I receive these gifts almost every day. If I look up, there are small handmade gems from both my girl and boy amongst the books. My ...
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• CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects (HealthDay)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) — Taking antibiotics during pregnancy does not raise the risk for most birth defects, though there are some exceptions, new research has found. Read the original here:  (HealthDay)"> (HealthDay)">CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects ...
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• Guest Manifesto: Generation G ~ The Lost Generation

  
  Alpha Dominance — Authority: 106
  September 2008, the credit markets freeze up and the world economy enters a tailspin.  Here in the states we are stricken with the sharpest economic decline since the great depression.  Job creation dries up as companies simultaneously engage in vigorous cost cutting (read headcount reduction).  A year later the ...
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• What’s the Best Thing About Being Single?

  
  Living Single — Authority: 408
  Theres a great, relatively new website called single-woman TV . The actress who is the Executive Producer of the site, Kim Kuhteubl, asked whether I would answer 18 questions about myself. Of course, my favorite of the questions was the one that asked, " Whats the best thing about being single? " Heres how I answered ...
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• Which Do Consumers Fear More: Losing Money or Regretting Bad Choices?

  
  Back to B-School — Authority: 123
  For a long time, marketers have assumed that when consumers fail to gamble on a new product or service, its because of their fears of loss. However, research from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University finds this may not be the whole story.
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• Feature article – Gamblers who ‘stay in action’

  
  Recovery Is Sexy.com — Authority: 428
  Some compulsive gamblers are said to have abstinence but not sobriety. They are considered at risk for relapse. "Staying in action" is a term that can describe the non-gambling gambler who may have underlying desires not consistent with serenity. The Staying in action syndrome may include: depression; ...
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• I Believe, Too

  
  Beth Brawley Taylor — Authority: 108
  I spoke with a friend today whose husband is stationed overseas on military duty. The anguish in her voice was palpable as she shared with me the burden she carries here while her husband, her best friend fights for our freedom across the ocean. With all my heart I wanted to make all her heartache go away, to bring ...
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• Why You Should Prioritize Your People Above the Product

  
  Writers of The Round Table — Authority: 116
  When I lived in L.A., I was fortunate enough to take part in a number of really fantastic film projects. Either as an actor, producer, or director, I dove headlong into making these projects a success, and to some extent, they all were. I worked on one film, however, where the environment was completely different from ...
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• The Joy of Fear - Why Halloween?

  
  Better than Dope — Authority: 389
          When youre alone in the middle of the night and you wake in a sweat and a hell of a fright When youre alone in the middle of the bed and you wake Like someone hit you on the head Youve had a cream of a nightmare dream and youve got the Hoo-has coming on you Hoo hoo hoo - T.S. Eliot, Fragment ...
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• Prompt #704: melting witches

  
  Easystreet Prompts — Authority: 426
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• In Banking, Bigger Is Not Better

  
  Economix — Authority: 735
  An economist makes the case for breaking up the big banks.
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• If Youve Never Failed...

  
  Beth Brawley Taylor — Authority: 108
  Youve Never Lived!
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• Late-Night Liberty: Would You Let Your Teen Sail Solo?

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 139
  Here is another good discussion at Salon Broadsheet . On Sunday, 16-year-old Jessica Watson of Australia departed Sydney Harbor on a pink yacht in hope of becoming the youngest person to sail around the world solo. From the Guardian in the UK : If all goes to plan, Jessica Watson will spend the next eight ...
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• Putting Your Lottery Odds in Context

  
  Economix — Authority: 735
  A vivid explanation of why its a bad idea to play the lottery.
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• Taking a chance

  
  Lehman's Country Life — Authority: 123
  Most of the risks I’ve taken have ended in failure. Three broken bones, a handful of ugly scars and a trail of wrecked cars are testimony to the physical risks. Some of my failures didn’t leave physical scars, but I sure remember them well. For example, I bought several “sure thing” stocks. [...]
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• Prompt #696: eight ball, corner pocket

  
  Easystreet Prompts — Authority: 426
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