January 2011

Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship; just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she too might play a part in shaping her nation’s future. She had been elected to her student council; she saw public service as something

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MinnPost.Tumblr: Two things: 1. If you like what we’re doing, we’d love if you could…

MinnPost.Tumblr: Two things: 1. If you like what we’re doing, we’d love if you could… We’re looking for feedback on the minnpost tumblr. Reply or reblog with suggestions: minnpost: Two things: 1. If you like what we’re doing, we’d love if you could help spread the word and recommend us for Tumblr Tuesday. 2. Whether

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Bassoforte by Diego Stocco Few days ago I started thinking about how I could re-purpose the keyboard of the dismantled piano I keep in the garden, so I thought to build a new instrument by combining it with some other parts I had laying around.I ended up with this mechanical hybrid thing I thought to call “Bassoforte”

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Listening Room

Listening Room minnpost: Need a soundtrack for your Friday afternoon? This site looks like a promising project. Create a room, invite others to join and share music. We may have started a room called “Dance Party.” (via mthomps) Wow, this is pretty cool! Check out Village Voice’s Listening Room (it’s called DAS WUZZUP) to see

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Fraud alleged in original study linking childhood vaccines and autism

Fraud alleged in original study linking childhood vaccines and autism Wow. Fraud. Good grief! I can remember trying to decide if we should get our 1st child vaccinated or not 7 yrs ago, based on reports linking the shots to autism. It totally stressed us out. Our doctor finally said, “Well, the reports are inconclusive

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startupquote: When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for people telling you that you are nuts. – Larry Ellison Or, telling you that you are WRONG. And the only proof they have is that nobody is currently doing it that way right now.

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