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7 Keys to Reading Faster | Think Simple Now » 7 Keys to Reading Faster

Want to read faster? In this article, I’m going to share the lessons I learned that doubled my reading rate, allowed me to consume over 70 books in a year and made me a smarter reader. How I Started Speed Reading My first...

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The Office - Shareholder Meeting

Michael Gets Invited to a Conference in New York The CEO of Dunder Mifflin wants to honor Michael as the most successful branch manager. However, things go sour when people question the future of Dunder Mifflin. Last week, we...

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‘The Office’ recap: You’re not the boss of me

A limo ride, a recycling mythical beast-turned-robot, a former senator, and a serious lack of line-management skills: “Shareholders Meeting” brought us back to the nitty gritty of actual corporate life, and it wasn’t pretty....

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LiteratEye #40: And Death Shall Have No Dominion, Particularly If You’re a Best-Selling Author

Here’s the fortieth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog....

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TV Junkie: A Very Sunny Night in Philadelphia; John Oliver Scores

"It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas" is out on DVD and Bu-ray this week We've reached Thursday which means it's comedy night topped by "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" on FX at 10pm providing some...

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"You devious clump of over-priced fabric and hair product!"

1. COMMUNITY. I'm pretty sure that this is now my favorite show in the universe. Oh, how it brings me so much ridiculous glee. GO TONGUE CHANG. HANDSOME HOBO. THE GRAVY TRAIN. OMG, I LOVE THIS SHOW. And I am such a dweeb that...

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Comic relief: Zadie Smith's passion for British comedy

Comic relief: Zadie Smith's passion for British comedy Once a prodigy of fiction, Zadie Smith has grown into a writer, critic and teacher with an international outlook - and a lasting passion for British comedy. And, after...

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Linklater film festival comes to campus

Any movie in which a character says, "It's okay. Time doesn't exist," is a movie worth watching. This quotation is from Richard Linklater's Slacker, and if you haven't heard, he is coming to campus in January 2010. The Academy...

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Kidney's squad approach gets Carr approval

FOR rugby followers growing up in the 1980s, Nigel Carr's role in the 1985 Triple Crown was unforgettable. After the 1984 whitewash, the charismatic Mick Doyle came in as coach with his 'give it a lash' philosophy and revamped...

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Area job market still sluggish

Economy: Pierce County’s unemployment rate in October hits 8.7 percent, a sign that few are hiring | Unemployment in the Tacoma area inched higher in October according to new figures from the Washington Employment Security...

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