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• Words To Feel! December 2, 2008
  It is never too late to learn a new habit; never to early to shed the old like dead, useless skin. Bad habits are formed by the slow and steady accumulation of mindless minutes. As a million years of rainfall will smooth the slope of a mountain summit, so do a million misplaced moments warp [...]
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• Typealyzer : on My (Angol) Writing December 2, 2008
  thanks to Tyler of Marginal Revolutions for the link: do I email them that the typo??? INTP - The Thinkers [INTP] The logical and analytical type. They are especialy attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle connections between things and imagine far-reaching implications. They [...]
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• Typealyzer: on Chuck’s Writings December 2, 2008
  INTJ - The Scientists [INTJ] The long-range thinking and individualistic type. They are especially good at looking at almost anything and figuring out a way of improving it - often with a highly creative and imaginative touch. They are intellectually curious and daring, but might be pshysically hesitant to try new things. The Scientists enjoy theoretical work that [...]
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• Regulation Framing November 28, 2008
  I think this can be framed more effectively as , thinking of outcomes. S regulation is closer/more correlated (I think) to the outcome compared with that of L regulation, and that is why I think it is better! I tend to agree with Tyler Cowen that individual moral propensities are less important than overall social context. [...]
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• Story Of Courage! November 28, 2008
  The account of Sjida’s life is inspiring, Do read the whole thing! My prayers are for the people still in bondage, any form of bondage. Sajida is a 29-year-old college-educated woman from a Christian family here (and a reminder that oppressive values in Pakistan are not rooted just in Islam). She scandalized her family by marrying [...]
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• Thanksgiving! November 27, 2008
  We don’t have thanksgiving here in the Philippines but that is no reason to snatch a holiday and thank the people who have made my life great! Thanks to my Mom and Dad, my brother and sister for supporting me during the times when life makes me want to give up. To my friends who always has [...]
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• Money Advice from Bruce Bowen November 26, 2008
  Bowen On Matt Bonner: Pointer From TrueHoop: Despite making $2.978 million this year and $3.256 next year, Bonner remains frugal. Former Spurs guard Brent Barry, who is now with the Houston Rockets, remembers a time in Sacramento when Bonner was getting a snack at his favorite spot: Subway. “Matt had a coupon for half off a sandwich, which [...]
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• Hot Head November 25, 2008
  Mark usually went home for the weekend but didn’t last sunday so Me, Chuck and Mark decided to hang out in trinoma. I was late around 30 minutes. I didn’t tell them but I was nearly in fight before I went to trinoma. Suffice to say this blog post Isn’t about my near physical altercation with [...]
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• I Left My Heart In San Francisco : Narc Edition November 25, 2008
  The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy was trying to prove a point on its blog about the proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in California by noting that there are now more of them than there are Starbucks locations in downtown San Francisco. To bolster their point, the agency’s bloggers included this handy Google [...]
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• Willing To Pay The Price November 25, 2008
  Willie Brown, Asomugha’s position coach who is among the greatest defensive backs to ever play pro football, credits Asomugha’s work ethic for his development over the last five seasons. “He is dedicated, and he’s dedicated to be great. I tell all the defensive backs, they should have Nnamdi’s work habits. He will do anything you ask, [...]
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