Archive for 2009

[Ask a Sportsdoc] Sportsdoc Speaks about McNabb’s Injury

September 14, 2009
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With a mere 16 games before the playoffs, every point counts in football and so does every injury. Want to know more about the sports injury of your favorite player? Want to know who to draft on your fantasy team? Send your sports injury questions to Sportsdoc. This week, Sportsdoc answers questions about Donovan...
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[mix tape] Spend Labor Day Down the Shore with Jen A. Miller

September 7, 2009
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[mix tape] Spend Labor Day Down the Shore with Jen A. Miller

When Starbucks started offering its Pumpkin Spice Lattes last week, I almost started to cry.  Fine, that may be a little bit of an exaggeration but not by much. Don’t get me wrong.  I love the fall.  And, it’s not only because my birthday is in October.  No other season brings the enjoyment that...
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Bellwether Prize – Literature for Social Change

September 6, 2009
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As I was researching different writing opportunities¹, I came across the Bellwether Prize.  I thought that some of our contributors/readers may be interested in applying.  The application process has already started for 2009-2010.  Maybe it’s time to start revising your old work? Will also start posting some writing job opportunities that I find under...
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Cover v. Original: Morning Dew

August 24, 2009
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The original: “Morning Dew” by Bonnie Dobson The contenders: The Grateful Dead, Jeff Beck, Lulu, Devo (video below), Einstürzende Neubauten, & Lee Hazlewood (link to mp3 below). I’m not sure whether it’s the oppressive heat, the path of destruction being left throughout east Asia by typhoon Marakot, or my recent viewing of the trailer...
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3 Things Not To Do at a Tweetup

August 24, 2009
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1.  Pick a fistfight over which application is better: Tweetdeck or Tweetie. 2.  Insist on prefacing your sentences with “@ .” 3.  Say, “Whoa, you are way cuter in your avatar.” * Thr33s is a column created by slackers inspired by 5ives. Feel free to post...
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How I Buy Books

August 16, 2009
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Like any normal person, I dig through the TED archives when I can’t fall asleep at night. (Readers, you heard it here first: when you don’t have a television in your bedroom, video apps are the next best thing.) Which is how I stumbled upon this inspirational gem circa 5 or 6 in the...
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Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover

August 10, 2009
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Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover

Many people know that popular, yet cliche saying, “don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” In most cases, I live my life by this saying. If I see a boy who might not be my cup of tea, I still give him a chance. Maybe he’ll win me over with his charisma and charm?...
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