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Adults can learn just like kids
The old saying that you can't teach an old dog new tricks may not hold true for everyone. As more and more research has suggested, we never lose the ability to learn like a child. A new study suggests that as adults, we actually lose confidence in our ability to learn as we age and lack of time and self-esteem stand in the way of adults picking up new skills, Daily Mail reported. Children are ...
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Googles Eric Schmidt A Sense of Humor About The Internship
-directed Fox film (out June 7) -- about two middle-aged salesmen looking to rejuvenate their careers by landing internships at the company -- would make the tech giant look bad, Schmidt is ...
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Why are the cops following us
While having a discussion with his friend about breaking into a vehicle in Fresno, Calif., a man accidentally "butt-dialed" the police emergency number. The operator listened in, and heard them shatter a car window and yell that there were prescription drugs inside. The phone line was still open as they drove away, and some time later the duo saw the flashing blues in the rearview ...
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St. Augustine grads told to take taste of true friendship with them in life
Chuck Kirman/The Star Graduates celebrate at the St. Augustine Academy graduation and promotion ceremony on Saturday. St. Augustine Academy holds its graduation ceremony at the main court on campus at 130 S. Wells Road in ...
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Umpire admits to blown call on weird play at first
Jeff Nelson expressed regret for making an incorrect call Friday night, saying it was a play he'd never seen in 25 years. Nelson spoke to a pool reporter before Saturday night's game between ...
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is premised on the not entirely incorrect notion that audiences will accept beautiful movie stars doing virtually anything as long as they look good doing it. The film gives us two prime specimens of movie star attractiveness in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie ... ...
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Tuukka Rask Shows His True Self In Series-Clinching Win Over Rangers
BOSTON (CBS) — He was coming off the most embarrassing moment of his career, a tumble to his backside in the largest city in the U.S., on national TV, in a potential series-clinching playoff game. He opened the door for a 48-hour window of his ability to close out series to be questioned on the radio and TV. He said afterward that he had no choice but to laugh it off and move on, but ...
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New Yorks Hot Dog Hooker arrested again
New York's infamous "Hot Dog Hooker" allegedly tried to serve up the full works to one customer, but she didn't know the customer was an undercover detective and is now facing a prostitution case, police ...
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Doug Ford says drug allegations against him are not true
Toronto Coun. Doug Ford says allegations that he once dealt hashish are "not true" and an "outright lie." In an interview with CP24, Ford denied ...
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Leading scientist attacks university over outrageous IVF treatment patent
Fertility experts say the patent, which covers the duration of the first three cell cycles in a human embryo, encroaches on a naturally occurring phenomenon. Photograph: ...
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Polanski laments leveling of sexes as idiotic
CANNES, France — Roman Polanski says the birth control pill has had a "masculinizing" effect on women. The director said the pill has "changed the place of women in our times," while talking to reporters Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. He was there to premiere his film "Venus in Fur," adapted from the David Ives play. Polanski said the leveling of the ...