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Ambiguity

The Burden of Knowing: How to Disclose Ambiguous Loss to Children

Nancy Rappaport | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents
Read More: Story, Ambiguous Loss, Children, Ritual, Routines, Grief, Ambiguity, Parenting, Teachers, Loss, Death, Parents News
Nancy Rappaport

After an ambiguous loss, as after a parent's death, it is helpful for the remaining parent to tell the truth, in a timely way, in a manner tailored to the child's developmental capacity, and in limited detail.

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You May Not Believe in Ghosts, But Are You Scared of Them?

Peter Rollins | Posted 05.23.2013 | Religion
Read More: Radical Theology, Derren Brown, Superstition, Ambiguity, Complexity, Doubt, Atheism, Christianity, Religion News
Peter Rollins

The central scandal of Christianity is an invitation to give up such superstitious certainties at a material level and fully embrace the world without unconscious religious support.

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Creation, Destruction, and the Paradox of Existence

The Chopra Well | Posted 04.30.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Philosophy, Paradox, Ambiguity, Religion, Rabbit Hole, Consciousness, Deepak Chopra, Self-Reference, Chopra Well, Contradiction, Creation, Rhetoric, Ambiguous, Paradoxes, Religions, Paradox of Existence, Emotional Wellness, Self-Reference Paradox, Emotional Intelligence, Video, Healthy Living News
The Chopra Well

Perhaps the most obvious -- and most troubling -- example of contradiction in our universe is the constant tension between creation and destruction.

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Is It Better That No One Can Define 'Hooking Up'?

Posted 10.12.2011 | Women
Read More: Video, Amanda Holman, College, Sex, Dr. Alan Sillers, Ambiguity, Sexism, Slidepollajax, Euphemisms, Hooking Up, Coeds, Women News

How do you define "hooking up?" A recent study of how social networks lead college students to define, perceive, and participate in “hooking up...

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Overcoming Ambiguity: Three Steps That Every Business Can Take

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Leadership, Strategy, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Bias, Ambiguity, Doing Both, Inder Sidhu, China, Business News
Inder Sidhu

Some business leaders simply can't handle a gamble like investing in China. To them, the ambiguities add too much stress or create too many distractions. Yet others thrive in this situation. How?

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An Environmentalist's Review of True Grit

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rooster Cogburn, Review, Horse, Ambiguity, Violence, True Grit, Texas, Matt Damon, Film, Coen Brothers, Outdoors, Movies, Actors, Dvd, Adolescence, Jeff Bridges, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Hailee Steinfeld, Nature, Alcohol, Environment, Camping, Revenge, Avital Binshtock, Plot, Mattie Ross, Laboeuf, Green News
Avital Andrews

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains plot revelations; don't read past the second paragraph if you don't want to know how the story ends.]We can be fa...

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Who's in Control?

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Volatility, Loss of Faith, Liberals, Barbara Billingsley, Addictions, Ambiguity, Unpredictability, Trends, Ireland, European Union, Spain, Dennis Hopper, Real Estate, 24/7 News, Iceland, Control, Norman Rockwell, Conservatives, Failed Banks, June Cleaver, Trendspotting, Society, Europe, Anxiety, Portugal, Nostalgia, Pension Funds, Bono, Business News
Marian Salzman

This is the tenth in a series of 12 posts expounding on the 2011 forecasts in the annual trends report from Salzman, president of Euro RSCG Worldwide ...

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Disappearing Acts: Should you think the best or assume the worst?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Friend, Contact, The Friendship Doctor, Ambiguous, Doesn?T Response, Living News, Relationships, Ambiguity, Breaking News, Irene S. Levine, Friendship, Initiating Contact, Non-Responsive, Interpreting Friend?S Behavior, Birthday Card, Reciprocity, Initiator, Breaking Living News, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, It is hard to know if lengthy silences and withdrawals by friends are because they are trying to dump you or because they are ...

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'Soul Of A Citizen': Make A Difference, Knowing The Outcome Won't Be Perfect

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Citizenship, Uncertainty, Climate Change, Gaza Blockade, Volunteering, Gulf Oil Spill, Activism, Ambiguity, Soul of a Citizen, Courage, Books News
Paul Loeb

We often hold back because we're unsure how our efforts will play out, because they seem contradictory in their approaches, and because we're uncertain whether they'll do justice to the crises we seek to address.

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