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	The Global Joe Public Speaks Frankly, I had no desire to read 12,000 pages of Saddam Hussein’s fantasy on weapons of mass destruction this weekend. Wouldn’t you rather read the U.S.Tax Code? Didn’t think so. Preferring neither myself, I picked a third alternative. I downloaded the Global Attitudes Project from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. A modest 80 pages. Some graphs. No pictures. Good light reading. If it’s been some time since you called your relatives “back home” just to check in, you can thank Pew for doing it for you. It conducted 38,000 interviews worldwide, a mixture of phone and in-person contacts, in as many as 44 countries, in what’s believed to be the largest simultaneous effort to gauge world opinion ever. FULL STORY...		The Machines In Our Brains (Feature) East or West: Re-Igniting the Debate Ten Years Later (in National News) APA Representation Maintained on the Board (in Bay Area News) Ultimate Diversions: 2002 Gamer’s Gift Guide (in Business) Wushu Tries to Infiltrate the Olympics (in Sports) San Francisco Singer-Songwriter Brings Her Talents to a Boil (in A&E) Emil Amok: The Global Joe Public Speaks (in Opinion)

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FLOSS TALK: The Escape of Writing Struggling to be the ideal daughter my parents wanted me to be, I felt forced to participate in extracurricular activities. I wanted to avoid my parents’ constant nagging and needed to impress them at the same time. As I searched for random activities in which I might succeed, I involved myself in everything from music to sports to painting classes. Though I enjoyed them all, I soon became discouraged by my lack of natural talent. Not wanting to be labeled as a “failure,” I continued to join even more activities. The calendar on my wall soon became overloaded with piano lessons, martial arts classes and volunteer opportunities. I wanted so badly to excel in so many categories that it all backfired. MORE

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