Ursula K. Le Guin Quote – No Right Answers
“There are no right answers to wrong questions.” – Ursula K. Le Guin
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Cartoon – Gods Parents
Twitter as a learning tool?
■ A Brazilian school is teaching kids proper English by asking them to correct erroneously worded tweets by their favorite celebrities. The school asks its preteen students to point out grammar and spelling errors to the likes of Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, and Charlie Sheen. In April, Bieber tweeted, “That was a long bus ride. But we here.” Maria, 9, […]
Read moreAntoine de Saint-Exupé Quote – Enable The Future
“As for the future, your task is not to foresee it but to enable it.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Read moreGalactic turmoil ahead
The Milky Way and its closest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, are on course for “ a head-on collision,” says astronomer Roeland van der Marel of the Space Telescope Science Institute. But no need for precautions because the crash won’t happen for another 4 billion years. Researchers have long known that Andromeda, currently some 2.5 million light-years away, is moving toward […]
Read moreMignon McLaughlin quote – Worse than the reality
“Loneliness, insomnia, and change: the fear of these is even worse than the reality.” – Mignon McLaughlin
Read moreI Hope You Dance
Lee Ann Womack’s song, “I Hope You Dance”: I hope you still feel small/ When you stand by the ocean/ Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens/ Promise me you’ll give faith a fighting chance/ And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance/ I hope you dance, I hope you dance”
Read morePeter F. Drucker Quote – Management vs. Leadership
“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” – Peter F. Drucker
Read moreNo Regrets
“Whatever happens, happens. No regrets!”
Read more96-year-old Indian man – World’s oldest father
■ A 96-year-old Indian man has been declared the world’s oldest father after his wife bore a son last month—the second in two years. Ramjeet Raghav, a farmer in a village about 30 miles from Delhi, said the doctors who delivered the healthy boy in a nearby hospital were surprised when he told them he was the father. “I think […]
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