We were ring-around-the-rosy children, They were circles around the sun, Never give up, never slow down, Never grow old, never ever die young. James Taylor
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Recently, I read an article posted by Dr. Know titled Shopping Centers Showing Mallrats The Door. The articled stated that more than half of the mega-indoor shopping malls in the U.S.
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Karl: 1818-1883 Groucho: 1890 - 1977 Principles: K: "Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!"
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Everyone! Reach for the sky....take a deep breath....throw your head back...and shout, "I SURRENDER!" HARD DAY AT WORK? CO-WORKERS DRAGGIN' YOU DOWN? CLIENT BREATHING DOWN YOUR BACK?
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Halloween over, the flurry of planning for Thanksgiving begins.
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There existed, for many years, a wonderful book store in the Bay Area called A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books. Named after a collection of Hemingway's short stories (titled Clean Well Lighted Place), it was perfectly located in San Francisco's Opera Plaza on Van Ness Avenue.
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Some men... One man. He-te-ro- Sex-u-al. Shi-ver-ing, with-de-sire. Stripped of bluff... Buck naked. Do not know... Cannot sense... All the ache That they cause, In the hearts Of some women... One woman.
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American Red Cross: Cash donations can be made through www.redcross.org or through a local Red Cross chapter. Volunteers also are needed.
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It's beyond me to write a review of a Woody Allen book. Can't out-smart, out-funny, or out-yid the little mensch...so don't even want to try. That said, I can't help myself...the book is too good.
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Birth of a Newsvine Group inspired by the many excellent articles I've read here about personal transitions. Here's the group description:
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Re: Looking for Hispanic Heroes/Role Models for students in the U.S. Dear General Gonzales:
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Newsvine is a news aggregator, a source of original news commentary and reporting, and a social network for discussion of the news.
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Books and plays about human behaviour and psychology are usually formulaic. Within a vacuum, the author creates an environment, a situation, populates it with archetypal characters, and very much like a "Sim" game, we follow the author's interpretation of what develops.
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My daughter recently adopted a puppy.
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Had enough of the politicians manipulating you? George Bush? or Hillary Clinton? Take your pick, and manipulate the heck out of 'em! (X-treme Manipulation. Only to be attempted if you are exceedingly angry at your politicians: Arrrgghhh!)
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Do you have one of these? A pre-adolescent who, at Halloween, wants to be: 1. Cool, but not too cool. 2. Interesting, but not too interesting. 3. Scary, but not too scary. 4. Different, but not too different. 5. Diffident, but not too diffident.
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In which an 83-year old grandmother ruminates about the U.S. Immigration experience.
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In which we meet the Amsterdams, regular customers of the China Inn; and learn how not to run a restaurant. Ending. Or, another beginning.
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In which Luigi's Pizza Parlor becomes a Chinese restaurant, and we learn what really happens at a restaurant when there are no customers...
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In which, following the advice of kind missionaries, four daughters are sent to the United States from Hong Kong, and a rather haphazard adventure with the restaurant trade begins.
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Note: This is the 3rd in a series of "Mental" exercises and puzzles. The first, an easy introduction to mathematical puzzles in story form, can be found here. The 2nd, was an essay (with exercise) on practicing concentration as a means to awakening your "Higher Mind".
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Everyone by now knows that MSNBC.com has acquired Newsvine.com. This is MSNBC.com's only acquisition in its 11-year history.
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There is something I'm leading to....this story is the first stepping stone.
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Ay Carumba! Mamma Mia! Don't vote for the article....vote for the feature ideas....and add your own! Now's the time! What new features would you like to see on Newsvine? What should new buttons do?
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The world has a circular problem. Let me oversimplify. Countries feel insecure when their neighbours increase military spending, and in consequence they increase their own spending on weapons systems and the size of their army.
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Quite a fascinating site, with some little unexpected gems. Thanks for being a friend, AutumnHaiku, and the very interesting items you've posted.
Hope you're having a wonderful week.
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Thank you for the add :D
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Many congratulations for joining the 5-Viner club in such a short period.
You provide such a wonderful cocktail of articles and posts. Some to make me smile, some to laugh out aloud, some to think and ponder, some to just go WOW. Never a dull moment. You make Newsvine what it is for me. Intellectual, stimulating and entertaining, all at the same time.
Thanks Autumn.
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Thanks for the compliment Autumn! I will be reading your China Inn stories as well in hopes to better understand the lives of Chinese immigrants since my girlfriend's family had the same experience.
— PHAT Joe
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Great stories, food informaton, spirit words---just love your stuff!
— Angel_C
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Hi,
I've read a few of the articles on your page, and found them interesting and informative. Thank you for posting them. I'll check in more often. :-)Thank you for the comment on my poem Butterfly Spirit. I'm glad you like it.
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I think you're great, AutumnHaiku. There's a broad range of interesting topics in your articles and seeds, illuminated by a compassionate and wise mind. Thank you!
— Djehuty
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Always interesting seeds and articles! Thanks for contributing to the vine!
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