Friday, September 20, 2019

20 September - iGoogle Portal - Tab 8 - MSM

  • Make peace with your past. So that it doesn’t ruin your present. Remember your past cannot establish your future. Your expectations and behavior do. What others think of you is...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  • Boiling water burns, or scalds, can be mild to severe. In this article, learn how to identify the severity and perform first aid for the burn. We also describe when to see a doctor...
  • A clinical trial has found that an innovative electromagnetic therapy device significantly reduced memory loss in seven out of the eight participants.
    • A trial of sertraline in primary care found that the common antidepressant reduced anxiety symptoms in 6 weeks with some easing of depression at 12 weeks...
    • Over the past couple of weeks, Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education member Jason Casper has been a lightning rod of controversy over Facebook posts supporting...

      Have You Heard

  • TweetTheater teacher Quinn Strassel has seen first hand the impact that Betsy DeVos has had on Michigan’s public schools. And so he decided to fight back, by writing a musical. Strassel...
  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard we go back to school. And not to the idealized, romantic notion of school but to the harsh reality that awaits too many students and teachers...
    • TweetStep one: become an expert in the regulations governing (and more importantly, not governing) charter schools in your state. Step two: recruit as many students as possible...

      Chicago Boyz

  • (edited, with updates) Democratic candidates are demonizing the energy industry–Bernie Sanders even called for the criminal prosecution of fossil fuel executives–believing...
  • Training Wheels

    2 days ago
  • This last weekend was the start of the fall book market season; I spent three days in Giddings, Texas, as one of the local authors invited to participate in the yearly Word Wrangler Book...
    • Rose Wilder Lane, born in 1886 in the Dakota Territory, was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the “Little House on the Prairie” books. Lane is best known for her writings...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Australia & Oceania Re-Posted Sep 20, 2019 by Martin Armstrong I have heard what I thought was every excuse for governments to raise taxes and seize...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Interest Rates Re-Posted Sep 19, 2019 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Marty; You warned that there would begin a cash shortage and real rates would rise...
    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Climate Re-Posted Sep 19, 2019 by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: This morning blog question. I concur with ROM. Here’s a perfect example. BP has just sold...

      The BRAD BLOG

  • if (window.document.getElementById('post-13134')) window.document.getElementById('post-13134').parentNode.className += ' adhesive_post';Apologies for my sudden...
  • It’s NICOLE SANDLER, filling in again for Brad and Desi on the BradCast. We’re still awaiting word on Brad’s father. In the meantime, we’re sending love and prayers his way...
    • It's another busy day on the BradCast, with me, NICOLE SANDLER, holding down the fort while Brad and Desi deal with his father's catastrophic medical emergency. If you only got your...

      bluebird of bitterness



  • Wednesday weirdness

    2 days ago
    • From the description on YouTube: “We were hanging out at the pool when, suddenly, a mattress flew into the fenced-in area. When a second and third one came in, we stood up, I grabbed...
  • Middletown, PA town council meeting, June 20, 1979. Photo by Robert Del Tredichi, from his book "The People of Three Mile Island" (Sierra Club Books, 1980). Used with permission.As...
  • It has been reported that HB6 (Ohio House Bill 6) coal/nuclear bailout supporters have purchased $1 million in advertizing on television and radio. The first anti-petition television...
    • NRC announced 11 public meetings (this link also has details on past meetings) regarding establishment of local community advisory boards (CABs). These meetings run from August...
  • It is rather bizarre Liz Cheney, the daughter of Dick Cheney, would cofound Keep America Safe (now defunct) with a neocon talking head, Bill Kristol. The forever war outfit was funded...
  • In the last several months we have been one of the first to cover the plastic apocalypse. New studies are being published that detail high levels of dangerous microplastics had been...
    • The Associated Press reports that famous American gun maker Colt is suspending production of the popular AR-15 and possibly other assault style rifles for the civilian market. ...
  • By Freddy Parker. Re-ordering menus caused Coca-Cola sales to drop in favour of sugar-free alternatives.
  • By Matthew Warren. But the findings are preliminary and need replication.
    • By Emma Young. A positive mindset helps — but support from others can sometimes backfire.

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

  • If you don't live in Staten Island, or have a car, it's tough to get to Holtermann's Bakery. Most trekkers begin with a trip on the ferry, followed by a one-hour bus ride. But such is the...
  • Hank Shaw bakes his buttermilk biscuits with bear fat. “The most breathless prose has always been reserved for bear fat in pastries,” writes the American chef, hunter, and outdoorsman...
    • Within one of the world's most spectacular ancient sites lies a small, humble tomb. Unlike most tombs in such sites, it does not contain a long-dead monarch, emperor, or any other character...

      Accidental Deliberations

  • This and that for your Thursday reading.- Martin Regg Cohn writes that Doug Ford's brutal austerity against the people who most need social support has been based on entirely made-up...
  • Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Emily Stewart reports on Elizabeth Warren's message about the need to end corruption and corporatism in order to make U.S. politics...
    • Huddled cats.

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