.WASHINGTON–PresidentBarackObamaandhiswife,Michelle,made$5.5millionlastyear,largelyonsalesofhisbooks,andpaidnearly$1.8millioninfederalincometax,accordingtothetaxreturntheyreleasedThursday.TheObamasgave$329,000tocharitiesin2009,including$50,000eachtoCAREandtheUnitedNegroCollegeFund.Thepresidentalsodonatedhis$1.4millionNobelPeacePrizeawardto10charities.ThevastmajorityoftheObamas'earningscontin...[
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ByBillyJoel
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ByJoelOsteen
Everydaywespenddiscouragedisadaywasted.Youmayhavetoretrainyourself,butdon'tjustgothroughthemotionsandlearntoenjoyeverythingandbethankfulforwhatyoudohave.
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Seehowembracingagoalwithapenaltysystemcanimproveyourcareerandyourlife,advisesBethWeissenbergerofTheHandelGroupByBethWeissenbergerMostpeopleknowthatsettingandthenreachinggoalsisnecessaryforprofessionalsuccess.Maybeyourwork-relatedgoalstaketheguiseofachievingx-levelofsales,deliveringprojectsondeadline,ormeetingothermetrics.Youknowwhenyousetsuchgoalsthatfailureisnotanoption.Whydon'tmorepeopleusethisk...[
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ByJessePrinz,Ph.D.Atheismissaidtoposeamajorthreattomorality.Sometheistsclaimthatdisbeliefleadstomoralrelativismandunderminesamajorfactormotivatingprosocialbehavior.Recentresearchcanhelpusseewhatistrueandfalseabouttheseanxieties.TheseissueshavespecialresonanceintheUnitedStates.AnewsurveybythePewForumonReligion&PublicLiferevealsthat92%ofAmericansbelieveinsomekindofgod.Otherresearchsuggeststhatat...[
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ByFrancesCohenPraver,Ph.D."Howcouldyouhaveruinedmylifecheatingonmewiththatskankychic?"Tearswelledup,asPaulalamentedSteve'sbetrayalofher.SighingloudlyStevesaid"Thatwas20yearsagoandyou'restillharpingonit."Tearsturnedtotautfacialmuscles"IwaspregnantwithourfirstchildandIneededyoumorethanever.Butno,youcamehomeallhoursofthenight,drunk,saturatedwithhercheapperfume.Why'dyoudoit?""Idon'tknowwhy.Iwasoutofmy...[
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BySatoshiKanazawaCreatedApr112010-11:56pmItisnaturaltobelieveinGod,somoreintelligentindividualsaremorelikelytobeatheists.Religionisaculturaluniversal,anditspracticeisobservedineveryknownhumansociety.However,asIexplaininearlierposts(WhydowebelieveinGod?PartI,PartII),recentevolutionarypsychologicaltheoriessuggestthatreligiositymaynotbeanadaptationinitselfbutmaybeabyproductofotherevolvedpsychological...[
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ByAdamAlterInthesummerof2004,SingaporeAirlinescommenceditsmarathonnon-stopSQ21servicefromNewarktoSingapore.Theflightcoversadistanceof9,500miles(15,300km)andtheplaneremainsaloftfor18hours.FlightSQ21isstillthelongestnon-stoppassengerservicebyaconsiderablemargin.
Weliveinafragmentedage.Peopleseldomspend18consecutivehoursinthesameenclosedspace,andwhentheydo,it'srarelybychoice.Prisonsentences,debil...[
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BySusanKraussWhitbourne,Ph.D.CreatedApr132010-11:28amAsI'vementionedinseveralpreviouspostingshere,mentalandphysicalactivityarethebestwaystokeepyourbody,includingyourbrain,intopshape.ThisweekIexaminethespecificcontributionsthatleisurepursuitscanmaketooptimalfunctioningthroughoutlife.First,I'dliketopointoutthattheveryfactthatyouareonlineandinterestedinmaximizingyourbrain'spotentialbyreadingthisblogi...[
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