Wednesday, June 05, 2019

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  • Have you dealt with a Narcissist before? Narcissists are the Kings of communication. A narcissist uses the spoken word as their weapon. They turn words around, same as putting words...
  • Traditionally when children act up in school, they would get detention or they get suspended. An Elementary School in Baltimore has a far healthier approach to discipline. Robert...

    • A remarkable gathering when more than 5,000 schools came together boasting approximately 1 million children meditating for world peace at the Phra Shammakaya Temple in Thailand...

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  • Kidney cleanse programs typically involve restricted diets or consuming only water and juice for several days. Supporters claim that these programs can cleanse the kidneys and...
  • Foods that are beneficial for kidney health include dark leafy greens, berries, and apples. Foods to avoid include high-phosphorous foods. Learn more about foods that are good for...

    • Studies have linked sleep insufficiency to metabolic conditions. Now, new research reveals that varying time and length of sleep could also be a factor...

  • Former FBI general counsel James Baker said Friday he viewed the Steele dossier “skeptically” and was “concerned” about the veracity of the document when the bureau received...
  • Robert O’Rourke’s presidential campaign is being threatened with fines over unpaid bills related to police services for his El Paso announcement at the end of March. KTSM reports...

    • A heat wave will intensify in the Southeast in the week ahead, likely lasting at least through Memorial Day weekend, potentially threatening all-time May record highs in parts of...

      Exceptional Delaware 2017



  • Shocking documents, never seen before by the public, give a shocking look at what led to the closure of Design Thinking Academy.  As usual, it is not based on academics but adult decisions...
  • On April 2nd, the Delaware Public Integrity Commission wrote a letter to the Odyssey Charter School Board of Directors which showcased a plethora of financial improprieties, conflicts...

    • After the State Board of Education put Odyssey Charter School under formal review last night, school leaders wrote a letter to the Odyssey community with a response.  In addition...

  • TweetFrom Bernie Sanders on charter schools and segregation to Cory Booker stating, once again, that he is a believer in public education, to higher pay for teachers and free-er college...
  • TweetHigh-end for-profit private schools are a growing segment of the education ‘marketplace.’ In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Levy, former curriculum director at...

    • 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...

      Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger



  • Trump’s ‘America First’ philosophy has created a less stable world by Dr.Fareed Zakaria https://fareedzakaria.com/columns/2019/5/16/trumps-america-first-philosophy-has-created-a-less-stable-world...
  • Malaysia’s Greatest Crisis: Loss of National Pride and Unity   May 13, 2019 by Murray Hunter Malaysia’s Greatest Crisis: Loss of National Pride and Unity Love him or hate him...

    • National service can mend the country The following column is adapted from Fareed Zakaria’s commencement address at Ohio State University on May 5, 2019. It’s graduation season...

      Chicago Boyz



  • June 6 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion.  Most Americans surely have at least some knowledge of this event…but relatively few are aware that there was...
  • So, I’ve been following, in a desultory fashion, the kerfuffle over various movie projects suddenly discovering that filming in a state where the local voters and their legislature...

    • I think I see some similarities between the Democrats’ apparent efforts to try to impeach President Trump and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in 1868. Andrew Johnson was a “war...

  • Khan Academy Published on Sep 28, 2013 What it means to buy a bond. Created by Sal Khan.
  • Learn Liberty Published on Sep 7, 2011 Do you prefer the world of Adam Smith or the world of Karl Marx? Prof. Robert Lawson tells the story of his numerous discussions about this very...

    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Economics Re-Posted Jun 5, 2019 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hello, with all the talk of sanctions in the news against North Korea and Iran, have sanctions...

  • As usual, on today's BradCast, everything you need to know --- whether you want to know it or not --- in 57 minutes or less...or your money back! [Audio link to full show follows below.]...
  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Long-awaited disaster relief package finally passes out of Congress despite Republican obstruction; No end in sight for Midwest flooding; Trump Administration...

    • Today's BradCast is as lively as it is maddening in equal measures. [Audio link to show follows below.] Among the stories covered on today's program (during which we also opened up...

      bluebird of bitterness





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  • Beyond Nuclear's legal counsel, Diane Curran and Harmon Curran in Washington DC, and Mindy Goldstein of Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory U. in Atlanta GA, have appealed to...
  • A good, indepth article in TC Palm, coming off our notice of intent to sue over failure to protect sea turtles at the St. Lucie nuclear plant (see next story below), challenged plant...

    • Turtle Island Restoration Network and Beyond Nuclear filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

  • Yesterday, Oakland became the second U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin despite federal prohibition. Passage of the resolution takes a first step toward nullifying federal...
  • At least 52 people were shot and 10 were murdered in the most violent weekend in Chicago thus far in 2019. Eight of the murder victims were shot, and two were stabbed. The violence eclipsed...

    • For the first time, scientists gene-hacked an animal’s stem cells — without removing them. Normally, altering a stem cell with CRISPR requires extracting it, keeping it alive...

  • By Christian Jarrett. The researchers interpreted their findings in terms of the "broaden and build theory" of positive emotions.
  • By Matthew Warren. The correlational design of the study means it’s impossible to tease apart cause and effect.

    • By Christian Jarrett. To the researchers' surprise, greater derailment preceded reductions in depression.

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  • Spain is blessed with a good number of Roman aqueducts, but less well known are the medieval aqueducts that were generally built for irrigation. In the upper Vinalopó valley, some...
  • In the decades that followed Mexico's independence from Spain, the country struggled with a crippled economy. The mining operations that had been a locus of activity during the colonial...

    • In the first year of the 20th century in North Carolina, a British magician captured the first-ever footage of a solar eclipse. The film, which lasts one minute and eight seconds, soon...

      Accidental Deliberations



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  • This and that for your Tuesday reading.- In his Arnold Amber Memorial Lecture, Alex Himelfarb offers his take on the dangers of austerity and the loss of collective action:1. Austerity...



  • Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- John Paul Tasker reports on the final report of the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. And Kenyon Wallace...

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