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The Martin Luther King of Football Dies (Tribute)

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 05 April 2007
Eddie Robinson, the legendary football coach of Grambling State University for 56 years, has passed on but is being hailed as one of the most decent, inspiring, motivational figures for black men of the last half century. He transformed the small historically black college in Louisiana into a powerhouse of football talent. Given little money or staff and barely a field to practice on when he arrived in 1941, he eventually guided more than 200 players into the NFL and won 408 games over his expansive career. Most inspiring though was the way he stood his ground in the deep south as a proud man in the face of Jim Crow laws and a college football good-ol'-boy's network that implied no black man could do as well as a white man...
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1 Minute Motivator: Getting Started on a Project (Video)

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Posted by geri   
Thursday, 05 April 2007
Ed SmithI would like to introduce Ed Smith, of the Bright Moment cable TV show broadcast in Northern New Jersey and the Bright Moment radio show (now online). He wants to give you action-oriented advice on reaching your peak performance. His One Minute Motivators are now on YouTube and I'd like to feature my favorites. Today's advice from Ed is regarding how to get started on a project you've been procrastinating on...
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After Supreme Court Ruling, California Free to Set Tough Emission Standards

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has assigned the problem of greenhouse gases and auto emissions firmly under the purview of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which will likely force action on cafe standards. The ruling is cheered by states like California which are demanding carmakers limit vehicle emissions like carbon dioxide. The Sierra Club said this is "probably the most important Supreme Court environmental ruling in history." (Cincinnati Post)
 

$10 Million Prize Offered for Best 100-mpg Car

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
chevy voltThe X PRIZE Foundation, the organization that awarded the $10 million prize for a workable private spacecraft, is launching an Automotive X PRIZE for the team that can deliver a super-efficient vehicle that is mass-marketable and can exceed 100 miles per gallon...
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U.S. Supreme Court Gives Boost to Environmental Groups on Power Plant Cleanup

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Wednesday, 04 April 2007
coal-fired plantThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously supported a federal clean-air bill that "forces power companies in the U.S. to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired power plants." Duke Energy Corp. lost the case, which is similar to dozens of others pending, but says it has other arguments to pursue in its fight to resist the upgrades. (AP)
 
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