I blogged about this before. On February 28th, Operation Underground Railroad freed 20 kids from slavery and brought 5 slavers to justice. They are continually running operations. Oskar Schindler didn’t stop the killing of all Jews. But he did what he could. One of the most poignant moments of Schindler’s List was when he pulled
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Part of my research for Bad Penny led me to the Utah state prison. I was able to attend a session with five of the convicts. Let me tell you: walking through those high fences and electric doors and hearing them close behind you was something. The five men all had interesting and unfortunate tales to
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Mike Loades is an expert on medieval fighting. He brings energy and, not just bookish learning, but insights from hands-on use. I loved the five-part Weapons That Made Britain television series for which he was the host and chief consultant. And so I looked to see if there was anything else he’d done. I found he’d
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Lots of great stuff here. I love the idea that “creativity thrives best in solving problems in an environment of flexible rules.” I would replace “rules” with “constraints” or “objectives.” I loved what he had to say about the goal of his poetry and developing a sense of quality. Enjoy
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How about former CIA operatives and Navy Seals forming a private group to rescue child slaves? Last January, Ballard made a bold move and left his job to form his own team of former CIA operatives and Navy Seals who operate undercover to bust child slavery rings . . . . . Ballard’s organization is
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