Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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  Eyes on Trade

  • Statement of Lori Wallach, Director, Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch Note: The Trump administration gave notice to the U.S. Congress on Friday, Aug. 31 of its intent to sign...
  • I can still hear Bob Proctor explaining, “everything that comes into your life, you attract into your life.” I have to admit—like many people—I was under the misguided impression...
  • In 1969, nobody expected a skinny Asian man to become one of the most influential personalities in modern history. Nobody, that is, except for Bruce Lee. Named by TIME magazine as...
    • By Chemory Gunko In coaching and development work you often hear talk of mirrors, and the fact that situations and experiences come to teach you a lesson and show you an aspect of yourself...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  • Psoriasis and pityriasis rosea are common skin conditions that can cause patches of scaly, red skin. In this article, we look at the causes and treatment of these conditions and how...
  • Psoriasis can affect any part of the body, including the mouth and tongue. The tongue may develop cracks and fissures, or smooth, red patches, in a complication called geographic...
    • Being able to recognize the early signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes is vital. Getting treatment and making appropriate lifestyle changes as soon as possible can reduce the risk...
  • By Stefania Costa 24 September 2018(Imazon) – In August 2018, SAD detected 545 square kilometers of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, an increase of 199% in relation to August...
  • By John Aidan Byrne22 September 2018 (New York Post) – Ten years ago, it was too-easy credit that brought financial markets to their knees. Today, it could be a global debt of $247...
    • By Laura Zuckerman24 September 2018PINEDALE, Wyoming (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ordered Endangered Species Act protections restored to grizzlies in and around Yellowstone...

      The Daily Sheeple

  • As reported by Consumer Reports, drugs such as ketamine, phenylbutazone and chloramphenicol are all found in the U.S. meat supply.
  • A fourth grader is now allowed to take his cannabis in school for his epilepsy as kids in states across the country would be arrested for the same thing...
    • A Latin American civil rights organization claimed that guards in a Texas federal detention center beat a group of illegal immigrant inmates so severely that one inmate died, but...
  • As rumors circulate, some by an employee that was put on leave weeks ago, about what caused Delaware Academy of Public Safety & Security to shut down, the truth is out there. As much...
  • As I reported earlier tonight, the Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security is closed.  Tonight, at a public meeting with parents, the school announced the students there...
    • Sources from the meeting at Delaware Academy of Public Safety and Security tonight are saying the Delaware charter school is shut down effective immediately.  Students have to...
  • TweetIn 1977—please don’t do the math!—I climbed aboard a school bus headed for a newly integrated school, part of an ambitious and court-ordered school desegregation experiment...
  • TweetAre you a graduate student whose research on K-12 or higher education is ready for the podcast limelight? Then we have 30 minutes of prime audio real estate with...
    • TweetIn the latest episode of the Have You Heard podcast (episode #49 to be precise), Jack and Jennifer explore the rich history of edu-preneurialism. Bob Hampel, author of Fast and...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger

  • Political financing reforms should top PH Government’ s political agenda – Jomo Koh Jun Lin  |  Published: September 27, 2018@ http://www.malaysiakini.com Reforming how...
  • September 26, 2018 Cry no more, my beloved country, Malaysia Opinion by Bob Teoh@www.malaysiakini.com COMMENT | Saddened by the state of our country, I wrote a piece titled “Cry...
    • September 26, 2018 Anwar Ibrahim–The Asian Renaissance Man or The Mutant Malay Ultra? –PD Voters Beware by Patrick Teoh   “Anwar Ibrahim is still very much a man for all audiences...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  • Psoriasis can affect any part of the body, including the mouth and tongue. The tongue may develop cracks and fissures, or smooth, red patches, in a complication called geographic...
  • Being able to recognize the early signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes is vital. Getting treatment and making appropriate lifestyle changes as soon as possible can reduce the risk...
    • Ingrown pubic hairs are a common problem but may be more likely to affect those who shave or wax. In this article, learn how to treat and prevent them...
  • Here’s a “lifeboat” exercise for students at an Ohio middle school.  The scenario is that Earth is doomed–a spaceship is escaping, but there is only room for 8 passengers...
  • The Waiting Room DJ was not kind to me – songs on PA while I waited: Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top Love Rollercoaster – Ohio Players Waterloo – ABBA Hold Me – Fleetwood Mac Baby Blue...
    • There have been some articles lately, in Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal for example, concerning efforts to give Artificial Intelligence systems something resembling...

      Centinel2012

  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on September 26, 2018 by sundance There are two warring camps: Team Rosenstein and Team McCabe.  Team Rosenstein consists of current...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Nature Re-Posted Sep 26, 2018 by Martin Armstrong They claim that all the world’s nations combined pumped nearly 38.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide into...
    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Conspiracy Re-Posted Sep 26, 2018 by Martin Armstrong Little by little the truth is starting to surface with respect to the blackmail of Yeltsin and the...
  • What does it say about the state of the nation when reporting on sworn allegations against a U.S. Supreme Court nominee may be NSFW? Safe for work or otherwise, we have that along with...
  • On today's BradCast: It's National Voter Registration Day as the crucial midterm general elections on November 6th are now exactly 6 weeks away. Other than that, today's news may...
    • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The impacts of Hurricane Florence ain't over yet, with new evacuations underway; As predicted, Florence flooding spills toxic coal ash waste in North Carolina...
  • Possibly the dumbest policy in the world is “using public cash for oil and gas,” says Patrick DeRochie, Program Manager for Climate & Energy at Environmental Defence. Canada’s...
  • The timeline for climate action is compressing. There are only 11 years and 3 months and 12 days before the start of 2030, the target date set in the Paris Agreement for signatories to...
    • Driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, our world is getting warmer and warmer – and real people’s lives are in danger. But not just from the searing heat, violent...

      bluebird of bitterness


  • Signs of the times

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  • Happy autumn

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  • Kay Drey, Beyond Nuclear board presidentAs reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. After a grassroots campaign that has lasted not years, but decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection...
  • And then there were none? The costs have ballooned to $27 billion. The project is years behind schedule. But construction of two AP 1000 Westinghouse nuclear reactors — Vogtle...
    • From ICAN: Every year on the 26th of September, people all over the world take action to call for a world free of nuclear weapons. This year, we’re showing the world that nothing about...
  • Omnipresent facial recognition has become a golden goose for law enforcement agencies around the world. In the United States, few are as eager as the Department of Homeland Security...
  • Mexico's governance crisis continues: beyond the clandestine mass graves, the kidnapping of elected officials (and assassination of political candidates) and coordinated attacks...
    • An investigation is under way after a US foreign service officer was found dead in Madagascar, the US state department says. The unnamed officer was found at their residence overnight...
  • By Alex Fradera. Those people who feel marginalised are more likely to think they can spy something going on behind the scenes.
  • By Christian Jarrett. On the plus side, the Grit scale seems to be a quick and reliable way to measure Conscientiousness.
    • By Emma Young. The main message is that "others like us more than we know".

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

  • Kuih pai tee is a pastry that is especially beloved in the Malaysian states of Penang and Melaka, and the city-state of Singapore. All three areas are hubs of the Peranakan Nyonya culture...
  • Pebersvend

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  • Hundreds of years ago, traveling spice salesmen were notorious bachelors. They never stayed in one place for long enough to settle down, and he who never found a partner was dubbed...
    • In 1958, Chinese communist cadre descended into farmers’ homes on an official government mission: to confiscate food supplies and cooking equipment, and destroy private kitchens...

      Accidental Deliberations

  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Jean Swanson writes about the success of Vancouver tenants in pushing to limit the rent increases which can be forced on them...
  • Cats at play.
    • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Aditya Chakrabortty discusses how UK Labour is pursuing genuine and positive class politics by promising to ensure that workers have a share...

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