To Help a Shy Child, Listen

And the opposite of shy is ... Something good?

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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/to-help-a-shy-child-listen/?smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0

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Trading Privilege for Privation, Family Hits a Nerve in South Africa

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/world/africa/trading-privilege-for-privation-family-hits-a-nerve-in-south-africa.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/145399/a-jewish-prisoner-discusses-repentence#D1YiJ8r3Q1O52tJM.01

Proson is no fun

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http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/145399/a-jewish-prisoner-discusses-repentence#D1YiJ8r3Q1O52tJM.01

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The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter

Facebook too...

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http://fw.to/AoG31tP

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Korean Missionaries Comfort New York Jews

I met this group in Niagara-on-the-Lake just after their New York visit. They were warm and apparently very genuine. They took photographs of me and I photographed them. Their English was better than my Korean - but not by much. I post a picture soon.

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http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/143894/korean-jewish-comfort?utm_source=feedly

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Steal Like and Artist -- Austin Kleon on Chase Jarvis LIVE | Chase Jarvis Blog

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http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2013/09/steal-like-an-artist-with-austin-kleon-special-edition-chasjarvislive-on-sept-18th/

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Why Literally Everyone in the World Hates the Jews, and What To Do About It

Food for thought...

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http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/143487/academic-anti-semitism#GHCy5ykRJfi4kmEV.01

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How Kerry's off-hand remark put a deal on Syria in play

Many of my best recommendations started life as typos! Creativity comes from thinking out of the box of logic. Sounds like he had the best approach of all, even if he did not mean it.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obama-syria-20130909,0,6112982.story

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Dilbert comic strip for 09/09/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.

Apathy is the best policy. It is easier to fake than sincerity.

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http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/2013-09-09/

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2 Women Just Proved Why Talking About Race Is One Of The Most Important Things You Can Do

Why is the Comedy Channel the only honest TV reporting?

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http://www.upworthy.com/2-women-just-proved-why-talking-about-race-is-one-of-the-most-important-things-you-can-do?g=2&c=ufb1

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http://upworthy.com/hilarious-examples-of-people-who-cant-think-for-themselves

Democracy: Government of the People who can't think for themselves, by the People who can't think, for the People who think only of themselves?

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http://www.upworthy.com/hilarious-examples-of-people-who-cant-think-for-themselves?g=2&c=ufb1

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War games: McCain caught playing poker on iPhone during Syria debate

Missed this due to eating too much brisket. Incredible.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/04/john-mccain-poker-iphone-syria-debate

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The Racial Dot Map: One Dot Per Person for the Entire U.S.

Fascinating map. Draw your own conclusions.

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http://demographics.coopercenter.org/DotMap/index.html

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Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful

This is news?

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http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/~3/LnvQMkDqPqU/130904094024.htm

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Sony QX "Lens-Camera" now available for preorder at Amazon US.

Order first, think afterwards

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http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/sony-qx-lens-camera-now-available-for-preorder-at-amazon-us/

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History lesson: When the United States looked the other way on chemical weapons

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/history-lesson-when-the-united-states-looked-the-other-way-on-chemical-weapons/2013/09/04/0ec828d6-1549-11e3-961c-f22d3aaf19ab_blog.html

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How the rest of the world views the American military

And we are about to make the same mistake again.

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http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/08/how-rest-world-views-american-military

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31 Signs You're A Third Culture Kid

Been there, done that, got the stamps in my passports and the scars on my soul.

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/31-signs-youre-a-third-culture-kid

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House GOP to Obamacare Workers: Show Us Your Papers

I have been trying to hold back on political posts - but this is really getting my ire up. When will these bozos realize that being elected to public office is more than an invitation to drink from the lobbyist trough in order to get reelected?

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http://www.newrepublic.com/article/114570/obamacare-sabotage-watch-house-commmitte-targets-aca-navigators

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Language Log » Another "Kids Today" conversation

ANd it goes on and on...

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http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=6600

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