No Excuses

Two Go Home In Surprise Decision On 'Biggest Loser'

Posted 03.18.2012

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Producers had a pretty intense week planned for the contestants on "The Biggest Loser" (Tue., 8 p.m. EST on NBC), with head-to-head face-offs on the s...

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'Biggest Loser': Broken Couples, No Excuses

Posted 03.04.2012

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It may seem like they just crowned their last winner, but it's already time for a new season of "The Biggest Loser." The theme this time around is "No...

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Quadruple Amputee Plans To Scale Mt. Kilimanjaro

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Kyle Maynard, Video, Inspiration, Amputee, Congenital Amputee, ESPY Awards, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Disability, No Excuses, Disabled Veterans, Veterans, Impact News

Kyle Maynard was born without arms or legs below his elbows and knees. He is a congenital, quadruple amputee, but he's also much more. Maynard, 25,...

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Arianna And The Art Of Being Fearless

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Learn from Arianna Huffington, as I have: stay current; share power; maintain and grow your network of contacts; be on the lookout for opportunities. It's simple, really: believe in yourself and miracles can happen.

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The Year They Began Calling Poverty and Homelessness an 'Excuse'

Mike Klonsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Klonsky

Arne Duncan has chosen to ignore poverty's downward effect on test scores and focus entirely on what he calls "bad teachers" and "failing schools."

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Doomed By Poverty?

Joanne Jacobs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joanne Jacobs

Any school whose staff has accepted "reality" -- that we can't make a difference for our students -- should replace its teachers with aides who can supervise recess, sports, art and music. Let the kids have fun before they start their grim, hopeless adult lives.

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