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Double Indemnity

In the classic 1944 film noir, "Double Indemnity", insurance salesman Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray), gets...
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The Sounds of Summer

The variegated songs of the mockingbird. The crack of the bat on the baseball diamond. The screaming of little...
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Making the Grade

The recent school year has long been over, but the echoes of learning, striving, and achieving persist. We may, if...
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Hip and Knee Security

Everyone knows someone who has undergone hip or knee replacement. These surgeries are no longer exclusively...
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Yoda and Yoga

In the film classic "The Empire Strikes Back," the iconic Jedi master Yoda inscrutably refers to "the Force" during...
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Find Inspiration in Walden

In this 200th anniversary year of the birth of Henry David Thoreau, each of us can increase our health and...
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Hitting for the Cycle

In baseball, hitting for the cycle means that a batter hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run during the...
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Wildfire Inside of You

Comparisons between the inner world and the outer world have been frequently drawn by philosophers, nature writers,...
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A Center for Health

Mindfulness programs and practices frequently describe a process of locating your "center." One's center may be...
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Learning From History

Whether we're driving a car, riding a bike, or trying to record a spare at our local bowling alley, our...