oldephartte(in training): 25 September

Shanker Blog: The Teacher Diversity Data Landscape

Shanker Blog: The Teacher Diversity Data Landscape This week, the Albert Shanker Institute
Curmudgucation: Field Guide To Bad Education Research

Curmudgucation: Field Guide To Bad Education Research Folks in education are often
VAMboozled!: Learning from What Doesn’t Work in Teacher Evaluation

VAMboozled!: Learning from What Doesn’t Work in Teacher Evaluation One of my doctoral

Raymond James: Permian pipeline constraints for at least 12 months

A new reports says crude oil pipeline constraints in the booming Permian Basin may end sooner than expected
Total, partners authorize Bayport plastics expansion

Paris-based energy major Total and its partners said they will soon start construction on a new plastics
Plains working to open pipeline expansion out of Permian by October

Plains All American is planning to open a 90,000 barrel a day crude oil pipeline expansion by the end of

Kavanaugh’s friends promoted him. Now they have to rescue him.

White House aides and allies who encouraged President Donald Trump to choose him for the highest court have
POLITICO Playbook: Republicans stick by Kavanaugh as Thursday looms

And Rod Rosenstein’s job appears safe, at least for a moment.
White House lashes out at Feinstein as Kavanaugh hearing draws near

The press secretary added that the White House is open to hearing testimony from a second accuser.

Michael Avenatti Warns Trump, Kavanaugh: 'Be Very, Very Careful' About What You Do Next

Attorney Michael Avenatti has issued a stark warning to those attempting to

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US warns Russia over missile defense for Syria

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and should be reconsidered. It also says U.S. forces will not leave Syria until Iran leaves.

Associated Press
'Bullyism': China says it won't negotiate on trade with the US as the latest tariffs bite

European and Asian markets were lower Monday after China said it wouldn't negotiate with the US on trade if the Trump administration continued to threaten higher tariffs. China published a white paper on Monday attacking what it called the "protectionist practices" and "trade bullyism practices of the US administration," according to the state-run Chinese news service Xinhua.

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Police ask public’s help to locate 9-month-old baby

Navajo Nation Police with the Window Rock District on Tuesday morning issued a missing endangered person
Company drops bid for NGS power plant

Power plant consultant Middle River Power has decided to no longer pursue a bid for Navajo Generating
Nygren never felt like he wasn’t Diné

Buu Nygren, vice president pick for Joe Shirley Jr., has never felt like he wasn’t Navajo.

Archaeologists Discover Another Buried Sphinx at the Kom Ombo Temple Near

Egyptian archaeologists working on a groundwater reduction project at the Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan have
(Video) Elon Musk Smokes Marijuana During Interview; Speaks About Aliens

Guess what? We are probably living in a massive, simulated universe created by an advanced Alien
Is This The Best Video Footage Ever Filmed of the Mysterious Triangle

The mysterious triangle-shaped ‘unidentified flying object’ is perhaps one of the most famous

What’sApp? Dutch to ban cyclists from holding their mobile phones

The Netherlands is to ban all but the hands-free use of mobile phones on bikes from next year, the AD...
Youth club fined €7,500 after boy, 15, gets drunk and is killed by car

A youth club in the village of Guttencoven near Sittard in Limburg has been fined €7,500 for allowing a 15-
‘Treat breaking Airbnb rental rules as an economic crime,’ MPs say

MPs from the right-wing VVD and the Socialists will present a joint bill to parliament on Tuesday evening

The murder evidence evaporated, but Jeffrey Havard still sits in a

In a curious decision, a circuit court judge orders a new sentencing, but denies Havard a new trial
There’s overwhelming evidence that the criminal-justice system is racist

Even controlling for crime rates, class and income, racial bias infects every nook and cranny of our courts
Early-afternoon links: The coming fight against qualified immunity

Plus: Exonerated Texas man dies while waiting for compensation, Border Patrol agent quits after change of

Security Engineer Hacks Hotel WiFi, Fined for Exposing Admin Password

A security engineer from Chinese multinational company Tencent hacked into the WiFi system of a hotel in
Chrome 69 Keeps Google's Cookies After You Clear Browser Data

It has been discovered that when you try to clear all cookies in the Chrome browser, every cookie will be
United Nations WordPress Site Exposes Thousands of Resumes

Disclosure vulnerabilities in a web app from the United Nations leave open to public access CVs from job

It’s the End of the World… As They Know it

One of the hypotheses posited on this blog is that the preoccupation with the end of the world is in
Ask a Stupid Question

A premise of democracy that I believe is worth defending is that it is incumbent on those seeking either
The Grimey “Science” of Conspiracy Theories

David Robert Grimes has emerged from Lewandowsky’s shadow, again, to go forth increase and multiply

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

DREAM Act Anecdote You Probably Won’t Hear

And a scene from an anti-ICE rally you probably missed, especially if you get all your information on
Liberal MSU Students Give Trump Economic Credit

Despite former President Obama's efforts, it appears that at least one of the communities he organized
Is UT-Austin The Most Socially Just University?

The University of Texas at Austin seems to think so. “For example, UT has a Social Justice Institute, a

UN General Assembly 2018: All the latest updates

Donald Trump addresses the United Nations general debate on the first day of General Assembly.
UN General Assembly: Iran, oil, and sanctions

Iranian leaders are interested in preserving the Iran nuclear agreement, despite looming US sanctions on
EU and Iran agree on new payment system to skirt US sanctions

Five world powers and Iran agree to set up legal entity to circumvent US sanctions after Trump pullout

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

3 anti-occupation youths kidnapped by Israeli military from Nablus

The Israeli occupation forces at predawn time on Monday kidnapped three Palestinian young men from the
Court imposes administrative detention on Palestinian notables

Israeli occupation authorities on Monday issued administrative detention orders against the Palestinian
PA asks Cyprus not to operate water passage with Gaza

Palestinians can be seen fishing in polluted water in Gaza The Palestinian Authority (PA) has asked the

Trump at UN: Iran 'sowing chaos, death, destruction'

The US president defends abandoning the Iran nuclear deal in a wide-ranging speech to the UN.
Stefan Lofven: Sweden's parliament ousts prime minister

Stefan Lofven loses a vote of confidence weeks after an election which saw a far-right surge.
Life expectancy progress in UK 'stops for first time'

Improvements have ground to a halt for the first time since records began, in 1982, ONS data shows.

Pret inquest: Baguette allergy alerts before girl's death

There were six allergy cases relating to "artisan" baguettes before Natasha Ednan-Laperouse died.
Children to be banned from cycling to school without number plates

The head teacher says the policy will help people to report pupils who are cycling dangerously.
'Beluga whale' spotted in the Thames off Gravesend

Marine life rescuers are asking the public not to get too close and to watch it from the shore.

A Note on Sub Judice and the Worcester “Acid Attack” Case

From BBC News: Father in court over Worcester ‘acid attack’ on boy, 3 The father of a boy who
A Note on JUST Yorkshire and Sarah Champion

From The Times: An MP who received death threats after condemning the sexual abuse of girls by groups of
Elon Musk Still on Twitter Despite “Pedo Guy” Jibe

From the Independent, last week: Elon Musk has apologised to the British cave diver he labelled “pedo guy”.

Adventures in attempting re-entry

But then again, I contain multitudes... Anyway...this is what the post is really about: Adventures in
Reality tunnels or what flavor is your delusion?

Originally posted on Everything Matters: Beyond Meds : Listen!- Today I tweeted: Delusion is the norm
I can be kind to myself

"Failure" is just another way of getting information and data. Watch and learn.

Qualcomm Accuses Apple Of Stealing Chip Secrets, Giving Them To Intel

The latest episode in the years-long legal drama between Qualcomm and Apple was unveiled today, when CNBC&#
Marijuana Arrests Spike, Outpace Arrests for All Violent Crimes Combined

For the second year in a row, arrests for cannabis in the United States have gone up, also dwarfing the
India bolsters ballistic missile defense as target-intercept mission

India has successfully launched its first anti-ballistic missile, a milestone in the development of a two

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

Originally posted on COALITION OF THE OBVIOUS : This is the definitive and most informative documentary on
#OBEEZY
Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

New Studies Confirm Harm from Medicaid Work Policies

State policies taking Medicaid coverage away from people who don’t meet a work requirement
Greenstein: Trump Administration’s Proposed Rule Will Result in Legal

The rule would have numerous troubling effects.
Council of Economic Advisers Report on Assistance Programs and Employment

The report paints a misleading picture of those who need and receive food and housing

ELECTIONS CAN BE RIGGED: Vote fraud expert Bev Harris exposes electronic

Black Box Voting, founded in 2003, performs nonpartisan investigative reporting on elections in an attempt
Hillary Clinton’s “Sudden Move” Of $1.8 Billion To Qatar Central Bank Stuns

Hillary Clinton (left) with Qatari Sheik Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al (right) The international reporter
Why Obama bought a $ 4.9 million Mansion in Dubai, a country where there is

By Bill Still of the STILL REPORT According to a Russian Foreign Intelligence non-classified report,

The Failure of Technocratic Government Economic and Energy Policy

The news came out the other day that Porsche will stop making diesel-engine cars. This is the beginning of
Thanks, Readers!

A couple of readers pointed out a major flaw in this article about solar and saved me a world of headaches.
EASILY The Most Under-Reported Major Story of the Last 25 Years

The reduction in world poverty. The global population living in extreme poverty has fallen below 750

What is Socialism? A Historical and Modern Perspective

by The Anti-Social Socialist Writer, Dandelion Salad September 24, 2018 Reach Out on Sep 18, 2018 On last
The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire, featuring Michael Hudson

by Michael Hudson Writer, Dandelion Salad September 23, 2018 “At the demise of empire, City of London
Chris Hedges: Mass Incarceration is a Form of Social Control and the Police

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges RT America on Sep 22, 2018 In a conversation about his new book America:

Highly Facetious Comics #6

Joinmycult.org The post Highly Facetious Comics #6 appeared first on disinformation. [This is a
The Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams

As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far more amped about pushing the
Did Marijuana Come from Outer Space?

Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the

Tempestuous relations: Brexit and UK future drone developments

In May 2017, Chair of BAE Systems, Sir Roger Carr, blithely insisted at the company’s AGM that Brexit would
Book review: ‘Army of None: Autonomous weapons and the future of war’ by

Paul Scharre’s new book on autonomous weapons begins with an account of an incident he experienced while on
Could British Reaper drones be deployed to the Sahel?

Although British Reaper drones currently continue to operate over Iraq and Syria, the real desire by

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

The Kavanaugh hearings’ warning: the Court is too powerful

The Court has become too powerful, so fights for control of it become fiercer. This will continue until
The astounding story of false rape accusations in England

Leftists run England's core domestic policy. Their tinkering with the criminal justice system has
Hidden knowledge: false rape accusations are common

Women often make false accusations. That ruins the MeToo narrative, and so is seldom mentioned in the news.

IOM Deploys New Ambulance Fleet to Serve Rohingya Refugees, Local Community

The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has deployed a fleet of ten new ambulances fitted with critical medical
Q&A: Why Young and Smart Greenpreneurs are the Future of Sustainable

IPS correspondent Busani Bafana speaks to Global Green Growth Institute's Greenpreneurs programme
How Technology Has Changed Lives for the Better

Henrietta Fore is Executive Director, UNICEF and Simon Segars is CEO, Arm The post How Technology Has

Reflections in a Petri Dish | The Prison House of the Punishment of Flesh…

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Ah… the blooming… ever loving beauty and wonder of God
Smoking Mirrors | A Critique of Pure Metaphysics (grin).

Dog Poet Transmitting……. A long time ago, a psychiatrist gave the opinion that I was a ‘
Les Visible Blog | More than Forty Miles of Bad Highway Running out of Road

Dog Poet Transmitting……. Probably should have written a few books instead of all those blog

Nicaragua: To Dialogue with Criminals?

Fabrizio Casari The United Nations does not consider Nicaragua to be a “case” to debate and deliberate
Cuban President Díaz-Canel Addresses the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit

Digital news staff | informacion@granma.cu Addressing the UN as part of the Nelson Mandela Peace
Nicaragua: “We’re talking about terrorism, about financing terrorism

Tortilla Con Sal Interview with Police Commissioner Farle Roa, Director of the Judicial Assistance Office

Here Falls the Village
‘High Times’

One of America’s treasures is her black community, which today seems to be the dominant force and
Gallery Night

Gallery Night at the Fuller Building — September 12, 2018 Highlights included works by Jungin Lee

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Argentina plans offshore licensing round in the South Atlantic next October

Argentina plans to launch a delayed offshore licensing round in October as it seeks
Green mosses of East Antarctica are succumbing to climate change, says

Emerging from the ice for a brief growing season every Antarctic summer, the lush
Oil market turbulence ahead of US sanctions on Iran; OPEC meeting does not

Brent crude breached US$ 81 a barrel on Monday — its highest level in nearly four

LePage’s secretive wind energy commission appears near collapse #ME

A vocal critic of commercial wind energy in Maine has resigned from Gov. Paul LePage’s secretive commission
DeKalb County hearing officer verdict on wind ordinance not coming

DeKALB – A DeKalb County hearing officer helped a few hundred residents stay on track throughout the day as
Stakeholders clash over wind farms #NJ

OCEAN COUNTY – A 900 nautical-square-mile area off the coast of Point Pleasant Beach and barrier

Who is the EU funding?

- Current Affairs & Policy
Spitzenkandidaten and projections for the European election 2019

Europe Elects regularly monitors polling data from across Europe, and constructs seats projections for next
This Week in Europe: Fort Trump, Salzburg summit and more

Members of the TNF team recount big events from Europe from the past week, and point attention to news that

The BBC’s Naive View of the UN’s Climate Machine

The BBC is a huge bureaucracy. The geniuses running it have declared another bureaucracy - the UN's
Harvard’s Social Justice Infection

'Social justice' is an extremist, left wing political analysis many consider repellent and
Yale: Social Justice Training Camp

Entities explicitly committed to social justice: Yale's School of Nursing, School of Medicine, School

4 Effective Ways You Can Prevent Thyroid Cancer

You may not pay much attention to your thyroid gland, it is a small butterfly-shaped gland, in your throat.
4 Cancer Myths: About What Increases or Decreases Your Risk of Cancer

Google “cancer myths” and up pops a list of sites refuting anti-cancer diets and alternative
5 Preventive Measures of Cervical Cancer You Shouldn’t Ignore

As far as our health is concerned, we need to be careful.In the 21st century, more and more people get

TS Radio Network: California Update with Linda Kincaid of CEDAR

Join us this evening September 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm CST! 5:00 pm PST…6:00 pm MST…7:00 pm CST…8:00 pm EST
BIG TECH AND THE LAST STRAW: Plastic Drinking Straws in California Are

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What The… I’m Verklempt!

Originally posted on The Abduction of Anastasia Adams : Seriously? Inova sent my sister a survey asking if

130226 – Australia’s horrific incarceration rates of Aboriginal peoples

* The Stringer: International Prisoners Justice Day highlights Australia’s horrific incarceration
130225 – Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel – Marcia Langton’s Boyer

* arena: Opportunity Lost by Boris Frankel: Marcia Langton’s Boyer Lectures * Andrew Crook, Crikey: Marcia
130224 – Upcoming Aboriginal rights events around Australia – 40 events

Click on the links for details of the events … Event: Sun 24 February 2013: Fremantle, Perth, WA

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Recent pieces address school segregation, sexual harassment, the abrupt removal of EPA scientists from a
#MeToo: Health consequences of harassment at work

A celebrity chef has joined Harvey Weinstein in news headlines about sexual harassment in the workplace. A
Pollution: not “an unavoidable consequence” of development

News headlines about 9 million deaths in 2015 due to pollution were eye catching. The Lancet Commission'

Bill Gates vs. freedom

by Jon Rappoport September 25, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) “Under the surface of this global
Freedom from mind-controlled education

by Jon Rappoport September 24, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) Over the past few years, I’ve
Exit From The Matrix: Illusions of the ordinary mind

by Jon Rappoport September 21, 2018 The ordinary mind is built on its own “national security” program. It

Evo Morales to RT: VP Mike Pence heads US campaign against anti-imperialist

The US has switched from military coups and now effects regime changes through courts and parliaments, to
Lawsuit claims FBI made innocent man's life a living hell because he

A man claims he was placed on the FBI's no-fly list with no explanation, and told he could be taken off
NHS blood scandal inquiry: 25K Britons could be infected with contaminated

Tens of thousands of Britons could be living with deadly viruses after being given contaminated blood

Much-maligned Law Society president leading taskforce into law culture
Porirua fruit and vege co-op dishes up 9 tonnes of produce a week

An idea planted in a humble Porirua community has grown into the biggest fruit and vege co-op of its type
Wellington woman guilty of slandering sex worker online after perceived

A jilted Wellington woman who made online posts calling a sex worker the diseased "town bicycle"

Tree Tuesday

Our tree this week was sent in by Affinity’s newest team member, rq. It’s a majestic old tree
Panic in Spider City

I didn’t update yesterday, and nothing much today either, because I’m new to this spider
Anatomy Atlas – Part 24 – Nerves

Nerves. There are so many things that get on mine. Coleagues. Family. Too many people. Absence of people