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	<title>There Are Four Lights</title>
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		<title>Cafe Inquiry at CFI: Skepticism Through Manga</title>
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Skepticism Through Manga
The graphic novel market is dominated by sales of manga; the form of comic book made  popular by its animated counterpart, anime. Canadian manga creator, Sara E. Mayhew, was featured by the  country’s prestigious graphic arts magazine, Applied Arts, as “new talent commanding  our attention”. And, indeed, that was what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YESSTYLE</title>
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Pink Leopard chiffon top + camisol
 
YesStyle is my favourite online store. I really should remove the oh-so-easy to click bookmark button from my browser. I started visiting the site as a fashion resource for illustrating clothing for my manga characters. Now, I dispose my income there&#8230;
I&#8217;m not a very big girl, by any means, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manga Guide to TED</title>
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		<title>TEDYou &#8211; Skeptical Manga</title>
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Attending TEDActive was an amazing experience. Just seeing the TED2010 simulcast alone is great&#8212;-12 sessions of TED talks in four days. Then there&#8217;s the swag; the TED gift bags and the surprise giveaway of Google Nexus One phones for the 1500 Long Beach attendees, 500 TEDActive attendees, and all the TED Associate members. One of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEDActive &#8211; More Pics</title>
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The second day of TED started off with Session 4 &#8220;Reason&#8221;. In Palm Springs, some TEDActive folks wore PJs to the morning session. This session included Michael Specter and Sam Harris&#8212;-giving the audience a healthy dose of skepticism. Michael Specter talked about the dangers of anti-vaxxers and confirmed what Sheldon told Penny in an episode [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEDActive &#8211; Day 1</title>
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TEDActive co-hosts Kelly and Rives. Session 1 &#8220;Mindshift&#8221; starts with Daniel Kahneman.

 
Jake Shimabukuro plays &#8220;Bohemian Rhapsody&#8221; on the ukulele. Michael Shermer talks about belief in the brain.
 
Session 2 &#8220;Discovery&#8221;. Lunch break at the beautiful Riviera Resort with picnic baskets for six and the gorgeous snow-peaked mountains always in the background.
 
Session 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Efficacy in Substance Abuse Treatment</title>
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Alternative medicine is a major public health risk. Untested and discredited treatments are promoted for just about any health problem you can imagine. Those who are most desperate are often the target of alt-med treatments, swooping in to provide an &#8220;alternative&#8221; or &#8220;complimentary&#8221; cure when real medicine, unfortunately, has been unsuccessful. There is one area, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gearing Up for TED2010</title>
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Last February, I was chosen to be a TED&#8217;09 Fellow and attended the TED conference in Long Beach, CA. It was a life-changing experience. This year, I&#8217;m headed to TEDActive, in Palm Springs, which is the simulcast of TED. For those of you who live in a cyber-cave, head over to TED.com already!

I did a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Babies</title>
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Dear parents/facebook users,
I know you are proud of your babies, but please stop using them as your Facebook profile picture. Babies are cute, especial your baby; I have nothing against babies. However, your baby is not a practical profile picture for your Facebook account. Please put pictures of your babies in photo albums, post them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.saramayhew.com/blog/index.php/2009/12/facebook-babies/</link>
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		<title>Furry little Random Woo Generators</title>
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Not many people know this, but our cats, Mya and Twinkle, are certified new age gurus (as you can see in the photo, Mya is clearly in her psychic trance). Like all successful charlatans new age gurus, they now have their own website!

You are now just a click away from their on-demand new age wisdom [...]]]></description>
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