Wednesday, October 03, 2018

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  • Will Canada agree to a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation deal this week given the high-stakes Quebec election occurring on Oct.1? Our Canadian friends say...

    • 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...

  • In this video, a team of scientists at Clemson University managed not only to levitate a water droplet using sound but also to manipulate its shape—and the results were impressive...
  • Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he...

    • By Chemory Gunko Time is one of those key spiritual concepts that you realize early on in your journey is important, but it takes time (sic?), repetition and peeling back layers to understand...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Why is it so hard to choose sometimes? Researchers explain what happens in the brain during this process, and what the ideal number of choices may be.
  • New research suggests that adding a virtual reality headset to your workout could boost your performance and reduce your perception of pain.

    • Psoriasis and ringworm both cause red, scaly rashes to appear on the skin. Learn how to tell psoriasis and ringworm apart, plus how to identify other common skin rashes, here...

  • 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...

  • This report is an ADVERTISEMENT from SafeHaven.com Mark this date down: October 17th. That’s the day that Canada fully legalizes recreational cannabis. And that’s also the...
  • The intent is world domination

    • A 2000-foot-wide rock...

  • The Delaware Department of Education held their first public meeting for Senate Bill #172 which is supposed to show clear transparency with education funding so people can compare...
  • Tomorrow night, the Delaware Department of Education will hold the first meeting on education funding.  More specifically, cleaning up the hot mess where you can’t really tell...

    • Delaware’s former Governor Jack Markell was infamous for touting the Smarter Balanced Assessment as “the best test Delaware ever made”.  His very dangerous creation was...

  • 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...

  • October 3, 2018 Look North, West and South, but East is still the Best–Time to look within at Malaysians by Amb (rtd) Dato Dennis Ignatius http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Not...
  • October 3, 2018 Brief Outline of Gandhi’s Philosophy: The twin cardinal principles of Gandhi’s thought are truth and nonviolence.The ultimate station Gandhi assigns nonviolence...

    • Michael Lewis Makes a Story About Government Infrastructure Exciting If someone had asked you a few weeks ago whether former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would ever be depicted...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Why is it so hard to choose sometimes? Researchers explain what happens in the brain during this process, and what the ideal number of choices may be.
  • New research suggests that adding a virtual reality headset to your workout could boost your performance and reduce your perception of pain.

    • Psoriasis and ringworm both cause red, scaly rashes to appear on the skin. Learn how to tell psoriasis and ringworm apart, plus how to identify other common skin rashes, here...

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  • Amazon is raising the minimum hourly wage for its workers to $15…this includes Whole Foods, it’s not totally clear whether or not it includes contract employees, though I’d...
  • Done With Feminism

    2 days ago
  • I am done with officially-sanctioned, automatically-expected-full-throated solidarity with other women no matter what the issue or complaint. I am done with the whole reproductive-health-motte-and-bailey-abortion-sacrament...

    • I always like to get my wife’s take on things, as she is smart, good looking and, frankly, I way outkicked my coverage, so to say, in my choice of spouses. In watching some of the Kavanaugh...

  • The end always justifies the means in the corrupt world of liberalism. They will never let the Constitution get in their way because only they know what’s best for our country and...
  • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on October 1, 2018 by sundance Senator Lindsey Graham discusses the current status of the Kavanaugh nomination with Fox News host Sean...

    • Re-Posted from The Conservative Tree House on October 1, 2018 by sundance The highly predictable strategy by Democrats, far-left activists and compliant ideological media to smear/destroy...

  • On today's BradCast, the FBI investigation into multiple allegations of sexual assault and belligerent drunken behavior by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues...
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Hurricane Florence clocked in as the second wettest storm in US history; North Carolina now grappling with outbreak of giant mosquitoes; Trump Administration...

    • On today's BradCast, the Brett Kavanaugh circus continued over the weekend and into Monday, as the U.S. Supreme Court nominee now faces an expanded investigation by the FBI into multiple...

  • In a recent video, Catherine McKenna (Minister of the Environment and Climate Change) invites Canadians to talk about climate. “When I talk about climate change, I want to be talking...
  • 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...

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  • Product fan mail

    2 days ago
  • Dear Tide: I’m writing to tell you what an excellent product you have! I’ve been using it ever since I got married many years ago, but it’s only recently that I’ve come to...

  • Sunday funnies

    3 days ago


  • 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...

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  • This summer, a UN panel received reports of a human rights crisis unfolding in China’s far western Xinjiang province. The information showed that as many as two million people...
  • In an attempt to make public performances more "inclusive" for people with "disabilities" like anxiety and other sensory issues, the University of Manchester students' union has...

    • The FBI has refused to declassify 37 pages of materials related to the Uranium One deal, citing national security and the privacy issues, reports The Hill's John Solomon. The documents...

  • By Jesse Singal. Your ability to accurately understand your own thoughts and behaviour in a given moment can have profound consequences.
  • By Alex Fradera. The research is based on wellbeing and lifestyle data from over 1 million youth.

    • By Emma Young. The findings could have "far-reaching significance" in legal contexts, the researchers said.

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  • There once was a princess so beautiful that suitors traveled from all over the land to win her hand in marriage. But the fierce competition kindled acrimony, and the princess, distraught...
  • Phsar Thmei, also known as Central Market, is the largest market in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and was once said to be the most expansive in all of Asia. It also has the distinction...

    • Amezaiku is the traditional Japanese practice of molding hot candy into artistic shapes before it hardens. This feat, traditionally accomplished by experienced craftsmen in front...

      Accidental Deliberations



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  • Tuesday Morning Links

    21 hours ago
  • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Laurie MacFarlane writes that flows of income and wealth have everything to do with bargaining power and social decision-making, rather...

    • Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jim Stanford writes that the D-J Composites lockout should offer Canada a much-needed reminder as to the reality of labour conflict...

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