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Want to Be Happier? Keep Your Focus E-Mail

Article Source: MSNBC

Wandering minds aren't happy minds; 5 ways to increase your focus and stay in the moment.

Nearly half the time we're awake, our thoughts drift to topics unrelated to whatever we're doing. We think about the fight we had with our spouse when we're driving or replay events from a friend's wild party while brushing our teeth in the morning. We text incessantly while watching TV and phone mom during laundry-folding time. And all the while our minds are wandering—even when we're having pleasant daydreams—we're not very happy, according to a new study published today in the journal Science.

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New group hopes to emphasize non-partisan solutions E-Mail

Article Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an Independent, joins several leading Democrats, Republicans and other Independent political leaders in the launch of a new group that hopes to find non-partisan solutions to some of the nation's problems and to impact the next Congressional session.

The organization, known as No Labels, kicked off Monday in New York with a series of panels discussing some key political problems in America, such as hyper-partisanship and electoral reform. During the day the group's leaders and speakers explore how it can help find common ground to help solve those and other issues.

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Clean-energy sector expects to add 1,650 Colo. jobs in 5 years E-Mail

Article Source: The Denver Post

Northern Colorado's clean-energy sector is poised to add 1,650 new jobs over five years, according to a business advocacy group. The Fort Collins-based Colorado Clean Energy Cluster said job growth is likely to occur from expansion of existing companies, attraction of new businesses and incubation of startups.

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From birth to 10 years old in 85 seconds E-Mail

Article Source: MSN

This family took a picture of their daughter Natalie every day for the first 10 years of her life. Check out stop-motion human growth!

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Private company launches test spacecraft for NASA E-Mail

Article Source: USA Today - AP

CAPE CANAVERAL (AP) — A private company launched a spacecraft into orbit Wednesday in a bold demonstration test for NASA that could lead to the first commercial space station supply run next year and eventual astronaut rides.

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