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“Dream Good”: Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Resolution List, 1942

By BabakF | Published: January 3, 2012

1. Work more and better

2. Work by a schedule

3. Wash teeth if any

4. Shave

5. Take bath

6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk

7. Drink very scant if any

8. Write a song a day

9. Wear clean clothes — look good

10. Shine shoes

11. Change socks

12. Change bed cloths often

13. Read lots good books

14. Listen to radio a lot

15. Learn people better

16. Keep rancho clean

17. Dont get lonesome

18. Stay glad

19. Keep hoping machine running

20. Dream good

21. Bank all extra money

22. Save dough

23. Have company but dont waste time

24. Send Mary and kids money

25. Play and sing good

26. Dance better

27. Help win war — beat fascism

28. Love mama

29. Love papa

30. Love Pete

31. Love everybody

32. Make up your mind

32. Wake up and fight

via Brain Pickings.

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Unaccountable Killing Machines: The True Cost of U.S. Drones

By BabakF | Published: December 30, 2011

“This sloppiness with life and death decisions is a substantial moral failing, and should be a huge scandal for President Obama. But, he has decided to both distance himself from it while also taking credit for its successes, even as it focuses on ever less important and marginal figures within the terrorist milieu.”

via Unaccountable Killing Machines: The True Cost of U.S. Drones – Joshua Foust – International – The Atlantic.

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Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand

By BabakF | Published: December 12, 2011

 

Beautiful music, and important message for those of us researchers who believe in “not invented here”

“What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately.”

via Stefon Harris: There are no mistakes on the bandstand | Video on TED.com.

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Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration

By BabakF | Published: December 8, 2011

After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good. At TEDxCMU, he shares how his ambitious new project, Duolingo, will help millions learn a new language while translating the Web quickly and accurately — all for free.

via Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration | Video on TED.com.

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Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment in research and innovation, to boost growth and jobs

By BabakF | Published: December 1, 2011

The European Commission has today presented a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe. Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn has announced Horizon 2020, an €80 billion1 programme for investment in research and innovation. Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive €2.8 billion of funding under Horizon 2020. In parallel, Vice-President Antonio Tajani has announced a complementary new programme to boost competitiveness and innovation in SMEs, with an additional budget of €2.5 billion. The funding programmes run from 2014 to 2020.

via EUROPA – Press Releases – Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment in research and innovation, to boost growth and jobs.

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