After spending a wonderful three-day weekend with my lovely wife, Rosie, I now plan to start preparing our 2015 taxes today. It is my tradition that I begin this painful yearly chore with a fake arrow through my head.

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Photo by Marc Norberg

In 2009, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberté became the first clown in space. His mission to the International Space Station was to raise awareness concerning the vital water issues facing humankind back on planet Earth, which he called a “poetic social mission” in space.

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