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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Especially for older adults living alone, simply having an entity acknowledging their presence positively benefited their emotional well-being and mental health.

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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

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In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. I can’t quit a steady job; it’s irresponsible for me to give up this paycheck and health benefits.’” Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. I was almost six months pregnant,” she says.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Attendance at arts performances dropped from 15 million to 13 million in 2001-2006; Low income, living in a poor neighbourhood, low parental education, recent immigration, racialized status, and Aboriginal status affect participation in leisure and culture.

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10 Trailblazing Women Paving the Way for a Better Future

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her mother Dr. Whitney Casares, pediatrician and founder of Modern Mommy Doc Photo courtesy of Ashlie Behm Photography Maternal child health care expert Dr. Casares founded Modern Mommy Doc , where she teaches career-minded moms to prioritize what matters most to them and to stop letting their to-do lists define them.

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Building on your skills

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As a part of the mission to connect VAs throughout the southwestern United States through peer-to-peer networking and educational opportunities, an ongoing series of classes taught by dynamic presenters in the industry is yours for the taking in 2010. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loose Ends.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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I just do it because—darn it—there are a lot of women [in the world] who don’t have the opportunity to get up in the morning and even get an education, so I can get my butt on a plane and deal with it. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that. Take flying, for instance. “I

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Cat Johnson Founder of Cat Johnson Co | Creating Connections and Success in Coworking

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And to make a comparison, that’s faster than the growth of the PC industry at its height in 2000 2002, or the mobile phones in 2004 to 2007. Like suicide rates skyrocketing, mental health issues are skyrocketing. There’s still so much room for education and growth. So as an industry, the growth is really taking off.

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