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  • Zen is something which each and every one of us should experience at a given time in our life. Regardless of your religious beliefs, Zen Buddhism is rather interesting. Zen Buddhism...

  • April’s New & Full Moons Brings a Burst of Powerful Energies

    22 days ago
  • The New Moon on the 5th of April is taking place in Aries, which is a fire sign and represents action. With the New Moon falling in Aries this would be a perfect time to start something new...

  • Great News, Europe Voted to Ban Single-Use Plastics

    23 days ago

    • Environmental campaigners have been working towards restraints on throwaway plastics for a long time. The effort to end plastic pollution in our oceans was one of the key subjects...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • Drug resistance is a large and growing problem. On the hunt for fresh sources of drugs, scientists have turned to the seaweed in underwater forests.

  • Medical News Today: Some brain functions may be restored after death, pig study suggests

    7 hours ago
  • Scientists have restored some brain function in a pig's brain 4 hours after the mammal has died. The findings open new avenues for researching the brain...

  • Medical News Today: Are beans good for diabetes?

    12 hours ago

    • Beans are a diabetes superfood. They can help stabilize blood sugar and reduce the risk of disease. Beans also provide protein, fiber, and vitamins. Learn more here...

      The Daily Sheeple



  • Christopher Steele declined to meet with the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General, which is reportedly poised to cast doubt on the veracity of some of the former...

  • HUD plans to crack down on illegal immigrants taking advantage of public housing

    2 hours ago
  • The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to crack down on illegal aliens who are taking advantage of public house assistance programs, The Daily Caller reported...

  • El Paso Sector Border Patrol Encounters New Tactics as Smugglers Keep Sending in Families and Felons

    4 hours ago

    • Border Patrol Agents have discovered a new tactic in counter surveillance as they continue to apprehend large groups and gang members attempting to illegally enter the United States...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017


    • The ongoing saga with Odyssey Charter School continues!  As the AHEPA members of the Board continue to do whatever the heck they want, attention is being drawn to their stunts by more...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetDeep spending cuts and ballooning class sizes are coming to Ontario. Have You Heard talks to parents, students and teachers in Toronto about what controversial changes proposed...

  • Wild Wild West: Arizona’s Charter School Experiment

    21 days ago
  • TweetDid you hear the one about the Arizona state legislator who made a cool $14 million from selling his network of charter schools to a nonprofit that he set up, which then inked a lucrative...

  • Selective Outrage: Revisiting the Atlanta School Cheating Scandal

    a month ago

    • TweetIn March of 2013, thirty five Atlanta educators, all of them Black, were charged with racketeering and conspiracy for allegedly changing student answers on standardized tests...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • ttps://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/04/15/the-barr-cover-up-call-it-what-it-is#21396f1d3638April 18,2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2019/04/15/the-barr-cover-up-call-it-what-it-is#21396f1d3638Barr...

  • Razali’s resignation regrettable

    12 hours ago
  • April 17, 2019 https://www.thesundaily.my/opinion/suhakam-chairman-razalis-resignation-regrettable-EJ795987 Razali’s resignation regrettable Letters / 17 Apr 2019...

  • Book Review: Participation without Democracy: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia

    2 days ago

    • April 16, 2019 Book Review: Participation without Democracy: Containing Conflict in Southeast Asia Garry Rodan (Cornell University Press, New York, 2018)   by REVIEWER: Meredith...

      Chicago Boyz



  • (originally posted in 2010–now an April perennial) Chevy Chase, MD, is an affluent suburb of Washington DC. Median household income is over $200K, and a significant percentage...

  • Boredom

    4 days ago
  • Ammo Grrrll writes about her husband, a man who is never bored…”the most self-amusing human I have ever known, mostly due to an overabundance of enthusiasms and boundless curiosity...

  • A Modest Proposal

    6 days ago

    • New ‘Medicare for All’ Bill Would Kick 181 Million Off Private Insurance Now might be a good time for new federal legislation requiring all members of Congress to use only Medicaid...

      Centinel2012



  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Refugees Re-Posted Apr 18, 2019 by Martin Armstrong The battle over illegal aliens in the United States will really make your head spin. In 2017, California...

  • There Are No Coincidences – Why History Repeats

    37 minutes ago
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Understanding Cycles Re-Posted Apr 18, 2019 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Martin Today is Palm Sunday. In mass, they said HE colluded with the Galilean’s...

  • 2015 Personality Lecture 06: Depth Psychology: Carl Jung (Part 01)

    20 hours ago

    • Jordan B Peterson Published on Jan 23, 2015 SUBSCRIBE 1.9M Carl Jung was a great psychologist of symbolism. He believed that the imagination roamed where articulated knowledge...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • On today's BradCast, as the nation awaits Trump Attorney General William Barr's release of some redacted version or another of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Thursday...

  • The Billionaire Opportunists of Notre Dame: 'BradCast' 4/16/2019

    a day ago
  • On today's BradCast you'll be outraged, saddened, amused, inspired and may even learn a thing or two --- or your money back! [Audio link for show is posted below.] First up today: I'm...

  • 'Green News Report' - April 16, 2019

    2 days ago

    • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Deadly swarm of tornadoes, from Texas to Delaware, leaves path of destruction; Interior Department Inspector General already investigating Trump's new...

      bluebird of bitterness




  • How people had fun in the pre-digital era

    2 days ago
  • For bonus points, see if you can spot the celebrities.

  • A dad’s letter to the IRS

    3 days ago

    • (This letter, written by Bob Mullen, first appeared in Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul, published in 1990.] Dear Sirs: I am responding to your letter denying the deduction for...

      Home



  • Free film showing: "La Fuga Radiactiva" ("The Radioactive Leak") -- a 30-minute, Spanish language (with English subtitles) drama, about a radioactive disaster at a centralized...

  • 100 years of fortitude: Iconic activist Frances Crowe reaches another milestone

    13 days ago
  • As reported by the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Crowe is featured in Robbie Leppzer's documentary film, "Power Struggle." (She, and Leppzer, are shown on the film poster, left.) Crowe...

  • Act now: No money for new nukes!

    14 days ago

    • Please email your Senators or call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121 and ask for your Senators' offices.   Urge them to redirect funds from futile new reactor research...

    BlackListed News



  • Alan Dershowitz is a prominent attorney in the United States with a history of representing both accused and convicted wealthy sex offenders. Some of his high-profile cases include...

  • Ecuador Has Been Hit by 40 Million Cyber Attacks Since Assange's Arrest

    10 hours ago
  • The government of Ecuador claims that the country has come under a broad and concerted cyber attack, with approximately 40 million attempts to compromise web portals connected to...

  • The Ecuadorean Authorities Have No Reason to Detain Free Software Developer Ola Bini

    10 hours ago

    • Hours after the ejection of Julian Assange from the London Ecuadorean embassy last week, police officers in Ecuador detained the Swedish citizen and open source developer...

      Research Digest



  • By Christian Jarrett. Readers might understandably question the practical significance of the effects documented here.

  • The Ninja Brain: Humans Can Prioritise Meaningful Sounds Even While Asleep

    7 days ago
  • By Matthew Warren. The brain’s engagement with the outside world during sleep is far more complex than we often recognise.

  • Finally Some Robust Research Into Whether “Diversity Training” Actually Works – Unfortunately It’s Not Very Promising

    8 days ago

    • By Jesse Singal. The study is laudable for showing exactly how diversity programmes should be evaluated.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • Ghats—a series of steps leading down to water—are a common sight across India. For thousands of years, people have used them to enter various bodies of water in order to bathe or...

  • National Workshop For Handmade Paper in Ohër, North Macedonia

    2 hours ago
  • In this small and unpretentious workshop, you can see handmade paper and old-fashioned printing. The paper is manufactured in the traditional way, by pressing and drying the...

  • Shooting Star Saloon in Huntsville, Utah

    14 hours ago

    • A visit to the Shooting Star Saloon is a journey into one of the most raucous anomalies in Utah's teetotaling history. The thriving bar has endured 140 years among the haystacks and...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Frank Clemente is the latest to point out how the Trump Republicans' tax cut scheme served only to further enrich the already-wealthy...

  • Tuesday Night Cat Blogging

    a day ago
  • Cats with companions.

  • Tuesday Morning Links

    2 days ago

    • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Andrew Phung highlights how important it is for younger voters to be heard in Alberta's election. Travis Benson offers plenty of suggestions...
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