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True Olympic Character

Nikki Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, Marathon, Women Sports, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, 1984 Olympics, Diet, Motivation, Wellness, Gabriele Andersen-Scheiss, When Turtles Fly, Character, Inspiration, Health, Weight Loss, Symtrimics, Sports News
Nikki Stone

My impressions of the Olympic spirit were forever changed on August 5, 1984, at the very first women's Olympic marathon. I had long ago become an O...

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Obama Restored Honor and Dignity to the White House. He's the Real Thing.

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Bikini Graph, Dignity, Right-Wing, Elena Kagan, Morning Joe, Violence, Jobs, Dover AFB, Integrity, Sarah Palin, Ideology, Infrastructure, Joe Scarborough, Character, Tax Cuts, Candidates, The Daily Show, Professional Left, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Valerie Jarrett, Karl Rove, Humor, Xenophobia, Science, Lilly Ledbetter Act, Health Care Legislation, Barack Obama, Election, Nobel Prize, Stoking Fear, Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, Sonia Sotomayor, Birther, Fox News, Nazi, Politics News
Bella DePaulo

Watching President Obama on Jon Stewart's Daily Show last night reminded me of why I think so highly of him. In no particular order, my incomplete lis...

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From Rage to Civilization

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Brothers Mann, Jews, Literature, Pogroms, Switzerland, Bertold Brecht, Heinrich Mann, Conservative, Hitler, Rage, Thomas Mann, France, Exile, Character, Nazis, World War I, McCarran Act, Merits of Hufpost, Nobel Prize, Mccarthy, Moral Growth, Civilisation, Socialism, Books, World War II, Nixon, Brothers, Kaiser, German Literature, Ossietsky, Books News
Nigel Hamilton

One of the nice things about blogging on Huff Post is not only can you expound on your chosen subject in more than a soundbite, but you may find yours...

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A Man Named Tim: A Special Olympic Experience

Nikki Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, Mary McAleese, The Biggest Loser, Weight Loss Tips, Athlete, Diet, Motivation, Wellness, When Turtles Fly, Wheelchair, Character, Inspiration, Health, Weight Loss, Timothy Shriver Special Olympics, Symtrimics, Risk, Matp, Sports News
Nikki Stone

Several years ago I was invited to a charitable conference called the Glocal Forum. The Forum was a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promoti...

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Bromwich Channels Edmund Burke: "America is out of itself" (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Yale University, David Bromwich, Christopher Lydon, Literature, Bromwich, Conservatives, Barack Obama, Guantanamo, Edmund Burke, Obama, Democrats, Obama Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, India, France, Afghanistan, England, President Obama, War, Violence, History, Liberty, Nonviolence, East India Company, Character, Obama Character, Imperialism, Iraq, Tea Party, Bill Buckley, Impeachment, George Bush, George W. Bush, Warren Hastings, Limits of Power, Post-9/11, George Bush Barack Obama, Politics News
Christopher Lydon

David Bromwich is channeling the lost conservative voice of Edmund Burke, the missing wisdom on our mad Afghanistan misadventure.

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Wanted: Leaders Who Tell the Truth?

Terry Newell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Leadership, Character, Presidents, Truth, Politics News
Terry Newell

On March 4, 1865, with the Civil War finally approaching a victorious conclusion, Abraham Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address. Rather than...

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"Blue People": Avatar, X-Men, And More Come Together For Uplifting Trailer (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Character, Avatar, Funny Videos, College Humor, Watchmen, David Cross, X-Men, Avatar Blue People Mash Up, Blue People Mash Up, Blue People Trailer, Video, Comedy News

The only thing better than "Avatar" and "X-Men" would be combining them with The Blue Man Group and "Arrested Development." In this trailer, we get a ...

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A friend you can count on...well, sometimes

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Friendship, Friend, Women, Friendship Expert, Character, Relationships, Judgment, Trustworthy, Boyfriend, Reliable, Apology, Facebook, Living, Advice, Birthday, Friendship Doctor, Breaking Living News, Reader Q & A, Healthy Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene: My friend sent me a message on Facebook (a personal message, not where it could be read by everyone). She said: Hey, your birth...

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Feeling Pain?

Sebastian Siegel | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Pain, Sebastian Siegel, Character, Inspiration, Empowerment, Relationships, Psychology, Motivation, Healthy Living News
Sebastian Siegel

Be inspired by your challenges, not defeated. Be empowered if you feel wronged, not angry.

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Health Care, Character, Journalism, and America's Future

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Joe Wilson Obama, Character, NBC News, Joe Wilson, Katie Couric, Walter Cronkite, CBS News, Charlie Gibson, Media, ABC News, Health Care, Brian Williams, Barack Obama, Journalism, Quality, Umass Amherst, Media News
Steven G. Brant

President Obama called on America's journalists -- and the media executives for whom they work -- to recommit themselves to the standards of journalism that Walter Cronkite practiced.

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Wilderness Warrior: Douglas Brinkley's New Historical Epic of Theodore Roosevelt Has Key Lessons for Our Time

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Douglas Brinkley, Executive Power, President Obama, Wilderness, Theodore Roosevelt, Feather Wars, Bird Sanctuaries, Robert Barwell Roosevelt, Character, National Parks, Value-Systems, Green News
Paul Abrams

When Roosevelt preserved a natural wonder or habitat, he was accused of being a socialist. The same battles are still being waged against the same forces and with the same terminology.

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What Psychological Science Says about Obama and What Makes an Effective Leader in Trying Times

Todd Kashdan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Leadership, Hugo Chavez, Character, Iran Election, George W. Bush, Iran, Inner Strength, Positive Psychology, Barack Obama, September 11th, Politics News
Todd Kashdan

When Obama shows a combination of openness and restraint, the international community in turn, shows a readiness to meet him and improve existing relationships.

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YouTube and MySpace Leaves "No Space" for a Generation

Francesca Biller | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Ipod, Baby Boomers, Myspace, Exhibitionism, Burning Bras, The War in Iraq, Cell Phone Cameras, Psychologists, Madison Avenue, Self-Esteem, Text Messaging, 1970's, The Vietnam War, Dick Cavett, Character, 1960's, Boob Jobs, Richard Nixon, Apathy, Techno Babysitters, Walter Cronkite, Generation, Youtube, Self-Expression, Therapists, Healthy Living News
Francesca Biller

A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.

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True Success in Times of Change

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Setting Goals, Philosophy, Wisdom, Emotion, Focus, Planning, Intellect, Commitment, Self-Help, Success, Concentration, Change, Harmony, Character, Enjoyment, Personal Growth, Confidence, Goals, Constistency, Home News
Tom Morris

The wisest people who have ever thought about positive achievement have left us bits and pieces of powerful advice for attaining true success in anything we do.

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Greed Is Good. No, Greed Is Bad. No, Greed Is Irrelevant

Barry Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Greed, Character, Economic Crisis, Business News
Barry Schwartz

In December, at a press conference, then president-elect Obama observed of leaders of financial institutions that "they must ask, not just is it profitable, but is it right."

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Happiness Myth No. 1: Happy People Are Annoying

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Psychology, Character, Happiness, Happiness Myth, The Balanced Life, Healthy Living News
Gretchen Rubin

As I've studied happiness over the past few years, I've learned many things that surprised me. Each day for weeks, I'm going to debunk one "happiness ...

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Positive Psychology: Hard Core 'Happiness' Nerds -- and Goldie Hawn

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Virtue, Character, President Obama, Goldie Hawn, Edward Diener, Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology, Happiness, Mental Health, Optimism, Jubilation, University of Southern California, Joy, Internet, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Webcast, Health, New Age, Technology, Smiling, Excitement, Featured Contributor, Healthy Living News
Kari Henley

Instead of psychologists spending all their time focusing on anger, depression and fear, they've decided to research the other end of the emotional spectrum, via Positive Psychology.

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A Touch of Reality in Print and on Screen

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Television, Reality TV, Character, The Real World, Mtv, Writing, Novels, Sex and the City, Darren Star, Buses, 1992, MTV the Real World, Maria Semple, He's Just Not That Into You, New York City, Novel, Sex, Entertainment News
Danny Groner

Last night, as part of her book tour, Semple spoke with Sex and the City executive producer, Darren Star, about the process of writing her novel, This One is Mine.

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Secret Memo From Bush: "Don't Throw Up Just Yet!"

Steven Denlinger | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Leadership, Comet, Cheney, Titanic, Liberal, Mccain, The Way of the World, Bleach, Experience, Bush, Pulitzer Prize, Brits, Paulson, 2006 Election, Conservative Democrat, Ron Suskind, Republican Party, Character, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Steven Denlinger

I think it's very possible the Bush administration might be willing to make bad financial decisions in the short run just to keep the Republican Party in power.

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