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Mindfulness and Neuroscience

Mindfulness and Neuroscience It seems that everyone is talking about mindfulness lately. Have you heard? *The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society is working with a number of groups—college faculty, attorneys and judges, social justice workers, business leaders, youth and those who work with young people–to encourage the incorporation of contemplative practices in a variety […]

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Great Astronomical Observatories of the World

Great Astronomical Observatories of the World The great observatories of the world are responsible for many of the prolific astronomical observations of the twentieth century. Telescopic photograpy, radio dish data collection, and infrared imaging are among the many different techniques observatories have been able to employ to learn about the heavens. The Palomar Observatory may

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Frame, Reframe

Frame, Reframe My transcriptionist lived in New Orleans until August 28, 2005, the day before Hurricane Katrina hit. She and her boyfriend and their four cats evacuated with two cars full of valuables and art and ‘irreplaceables’. They rode out the storm in Tennessee in a pet friendly hotel. Eight weeks later they arrived in

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The Road Trip Less Traveled

The Road Trip Less Traveled When President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act 50 years ago, he may have started the glorious tradition of the great American road trip. Seasoned travel writer Eric Peterson takes full advantage of the public works project, and in his book “Ramble: A Field Guide to the U.S.A.” reveals some

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times What goes best with coffee? Nothing beats reading the latest news over a good cup of latte. The Seattle Times makes coffee breaks as worthwhile as possible. The largest and the city’s leading newspaper, the Seattle Times, has been bringing headlines to the locals for more than a century. It was not

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