Sunday, May 05, 2019

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  • Derek Pearce designer, woodcarver, sculptor, and furniture maker, who has a unique creative vision, carves animal figurines out of wood and stone to make stunning coffee tables...

  • Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Their Home To Become Self-sufficient

    a day ago
  • The first greenhouse was built in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm in 1974-76, by Bengt Warne, a Swedish eco-architect, for him and his family and also for research and development until...

  • Grow Exotic Mexican Plant – Looks Like A Watermelon & Tastes Like Cucumber “Cucamelon”

    4 days ago

    • This cute tiny fruit is the size of a grape, looks like a miniature watermelon named ‘cucamelon’ it is not a genetically-modified hybrid grown in a laboratory. They have a distinctive...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today



  • According to a new study, a cell phone game called 'Sea Hero Quest' could assist researchers in identifying people who are more at risk of Alzheimer's...

  • Medical News Today: Colorectal cancer vaccine has promising results in early trials

    12 hours ago
  • Researchers have revealed positive results of a small, early clinical trial that tested the effects of a new vaccine on 10 people with colorectal cancer...

  • Medical News Today: Type 2 diabetes: Intensive hypertension therapy may lower death risk

    a day ago

    • New research finds that intensive therapy for lowering the blood pressure of people with type 2 diabetes reduces their risk of mortality.

      The Daily Sheeple



  • Attorney General William Barr told the Senate Judiciary Panel last week that he has assembled a team at the Justice Department to probe whether the spying conducted by the FBI against...

  • Supreme Court Says No to NYC’s Second Amendment–Avoidance Scheme

    8 hours ago
  • On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to buy into New York City’s transparent scheme to avoid the Court’s review, and wisely denied the city’s request to indefinitely put...

  • Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as UN ambassador

    a day ago

    • President Donald Trump has officially nominated Kelly Knight Craft as the new United States ambassador to the United Nations. Trump first stated his intention to nominate Craft...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • It wouldn’t be a school board election season without some controversy springing out of the Christina School District.  Hot on the heels of the district’s crushing loss in their...

  • McGuiness Rewards Election Fix With A BIG Job

    4 hours ago
  • Remember last year when Kathy McGuiness won the election for State Auditor?  Remember all the public smearing of Kathleen Davies that the News Journal unabashedly did?  Remember...

  • Was the Common Core Successful?

    2 days ago

    • Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: ? It is probably far too soon to know whether the Common Core succeeded or failed, but the studies are beginning to appear. The adoption of...

      Have You Heard



  • TweetNo excuses-style charter schools, known for rigid discipline and a college prep focus have seen explosive growth in urban areas over the past decade. And supporters of the model...

  • Unmaking the Ontario Model: Austerity Comes to Canada

    17 days ago
  • 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

    a month 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...

      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

    18 days 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

    20 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



  • This article in a macroeconomic exploration of President Trump's domestic energy development policies

  • America, the Land of the Free Lunch and the Home of the Brave Easily Traumatized

    2 days ago
  • As a Boston area baby boomer, I belted out the National Anthem in my youth with conviction at sporting events. Massachusetts educators emphasized its role as the birthplace of the...

  • Sweden Is Capitalist

    2 days ago

    • I try not to use the word “capitalist” anymore, as it seems to prevent thinking.  I prefer “free market.”  Despite the title, the writer of Sweden is Capitalist over at National...

      Centinel2012



  • Gen Z Economics Published on Apr 29, 2019 SUBSCRIBE 1.2K Historian and author of the new book The Case for Trump, Victor Davis Hanson analyzes Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and its...

  • “Political Corruption: Can the Swamp Be Drained?” – Kimberley Strassel

    an hour ago
  • Hillsdale College Published on Feb 27, 2018 SUBSCRIBE 56K This lecture was given as part of the April 2018 National Leadership Seminar, “What is American Greatness?” Hillsdale...

  • Victor Davis Hanson talks Omar, Tlaib, AOC, rural California on The Howie Carr Show (04–30–19)

    an hour ago

    • Gen Z Economics Published on May 1, 2019 SUBSCRIBE 1.2K Howie talks to Victor Davis Hanson about Democrats, illegal aliens, and more. Broadcast date: 04–30–19. All the videos...

      The BRAD BLOG



  • North Korea billed Trump $2 million for Otto Warmbier's hospital bills 'Recipe for Disaster': Trump guts offshore drilling rules put in place after Deepwater Horizon spill * * * Perry...

  • Former House Judiciary Committee General Counsel Warns 'We're In a Constitutional Crisis': 'BradCast' 5/3/2019

    2 days ago
  • Our guest today, the former U.S. House Judiciary Committee's longtime General Counsel warns on today's BradCast, that we are already in the midst of a Constitutional Crisis and that...

  • 'Chicken' Barr Skips House Judiciary Hearing After 'Lying to Congress': 'BradCast' 5/2/2019

    3 days ago

    • On today's BradCast: Following a shameful performance in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Trump's Attorney General (and personal fixer) William Barr failed to even...

      bluebird of bitterness



  • It’s the birthday of pianist and composer Ola Gjeilo, born in Norway in 1978. He earned his bachelor’s degree in composition from the Royal Academy of Music in London and his...

  • Happy International Firefighters’ Day

    a day ago

  • Caturday funnies

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  • POWER STRUGGLE CONTINUES -- Nuclear Power Series on Facebook Live in May Free Speech TV will host POWER STRUGGLE CONTINUES, a four-part series of half-hour Facebook Live conversations...

  • The Chernobyl nuclear disaster 33 years on

    9 days ago
  • The 33rd “anniversary” of the world’s worst nuclear disaster is upon us as we remember the April 26, 1986 explosion and meltdown at Ukraine’s Chernobyl reactor. Many papers...

  • Beyond Nuclear speaks out against bailouts for dangerously old atomic reactors in Ohio

    12 days ago

    • As posted at Beyond Nuclear's SUBSIDIES website subsection: Testimony of Beyond Nuclear, Before the Ohio House of Representatives – Energy Generation Subcommittee, Committee...

    BlackListed News



  • But the U.S. government’s human rights record doesn’t compare favorably to Cuba’s. And the Trump administration, which ignores notorious human rights violators like...

  • Analysts Confirm North Korea Launched First Ballistic Missile Since 2017

    15 hours ago
  • Analysts have studied a report from North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, which was accompanied by a few images, and determined that the "projectile" fired by North Korea Saturday...

  • JFK Confronted Israel Over Its Secret Nuclear Program

    15 hours ago

    • Avner Cohen and Bill Burr are two of the best historians on the secret Israeli nuclear program of the 1960s, which made Israel the Middle East’s first nuclear power...

      Research Digest



  • This is a bonus episode of PsychCrunch, the podcast from the British Psychological Society’s Research Digest, sponsored by Routledge Psychology. Download here.…...

  • “Skunk” Cannabis Disrupts Brain Networks – But Effects Are Blocked In Other Strains

    3 days ago
  • By Matthew Warren. Understanding that not all strains of cannabis are created equal is important in a time where the drug is becoming more widely accepted...

  • Researchers Identify Sleep As A Key Reason Why Personality Traits Predict Longevity

    4 days ago

    • By Christian Jarrett. People with certain personality characteristics are more likely to sleep too little, or too much, or to experience greater sleepiness during the day, and in...

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places



  • While most visitors flock to Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street for its signature half-smoke sausage, the beloved Washington, D.C., landmark also boasts a spectacular mural that celebrates...

  • Van Kleef Museum and Distillery in The Hague, Netherlands

    2 days ago
  • According to local legend, when Vincent van Gogh wanted a little liquid inspiration during his time living in the Hague, the artist had one favorite place: Van Kleef. The only remaining...

  • Skull-Shaped Beer Steins Were Once Popular Graduation Gifts

    2 days ago

    • It’s the late 1800s in Germany, and you’re graduating with a medical degree. You’ve got your robes, your anatomical sketches and, of course, your trusty skull stein. You grab...

      Accidental Deliberations



  • This and that for your Sunday reading.- Mike Benusic points out that the success of public health programs is found in the absence of preventable illnesses and dangers - meaning that...

  • Saturday Afternoon Links

    21 hours ago
  • Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Ethan Cox reports on the massive public support in Canada for a wealth tax. David Hetherington writes that the wealthy few go out of their...

  • Musical interlude

    21 hours ago

    • The Black Lotus - Eon
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