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I couldn’t help myself. After all the advertising and media hype yesterday afternoon rolled around and I just needed to get in the car after work and make my way to the Verizon store to check out the new Blackberry storm. Bear in mind that this long time Mac user and advocate has been without [...]

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NOTE: This is a repost originally published on May 19th, 2008. At our school our first trimester just ended, grades and comments are almost done and most people are starting to feel a bit frazzled. I came across it again and thought it worth sharing. Enjoy-AV
In a departure from my regular Monday Morning Meditation pieces, [...]

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Below is a recap of some of the more interesting stories about education, technology, leadership and creativity floating out in the blogosphere. Enjoy!
Civil Rights in the Digital Era
Yesterday, the Wired Campus, a regular education-technology feature at The Chronicle of Higher Ed, featured a short article by Josh Fischman called, “The Civil-Rights Era, Now on the [...]

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From Zen Lessons - The Art of Leadership:
Lingyuan’s study of the Way and application of its principles was pure and sincere, rich in virtue. He had the air of the ancients. He was peaceful and serious, and spoke little. He was very much honored and respected by scholars and grandees. He once said,
“What people talk [...]

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As a former theater director and self proclaimed film buff the concept behind Pangea Day is both simple and breathtaking. From the website overview

The Pangea Day Mission & Purpose
Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.
Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy [...]

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Leo Babauta of Zen Habits has created a wonderful list called The Zen of Tech: 12 Powerful Ways to Keep Your Online Life Simple and Peaceful. What I truly admire about this post is how he has done a wonderful job connecting simple and wonderful tools that when put to use properly can provide a [...]

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Yuanwu said:
My late teacher said that among those who serve as chief elders there are those who move people by enlightened virtue and those who make people obeidient by the power of authority. It is like the phoenix in flight, which all the animals like, or tigers and wolves stalking, which all the animals fear. [...]

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Xeutang said to Master Qiean:
In managing affairs one must weigh the heavy and the light; when speaking out one must first think and reflect. Strive to accord with the middle way, do now allow bias. Hasty and careless actions seldom bring success. Even if you can get done in this way, after all you [...]

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Master Zide Hui said:
In general, when people are sincere and headed in the right direction, they can still be employed even if they are dull. If they are flatterers with ulterior motives, they are ultimately harmful even if they are smart.
On the whole, if their psychological orientation is not correct, people are unworthy of [...]

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