Tuesday, November 05, 2019

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  • Fear is an emotion that comes between failure and success. It may drive us away from happiness and love. Often we don’t want to get out of our comfort zone to explore the world and what...
    • To be very honest, we all carry grudges towards someone or something. It is not only about being mistreated, but you could also carry grudges/resentments/anger when you have lost...

    Featured Health News from Medical News Today

  • Tea tree oil is an essential oil that appears to have antifungal properties. Some people, therefore, claim that it may be effective as a treatment for nail fungus. Read on to find out...
  • Brachial neuritis is a type of nerve damage that causes pain and weakness in the shoulder and arm area. Here we look at the symptoms, causes, and treatments...
    • There are many possible causes to a headache after exercise, from simple things like dehydration, to possibly more complex medical issues. Read this article to find out about the...
  • TweetFrom the Sanders plan to the Warren plan to Cory Booker’s reluctance to talk about education reform on the campaign trail, the Democratic Party seems to be backing away from...
  • TweetIn the latest episode of Have You Heard we climb into the time machine and head to central Harlem in the late 1960’s, home to a radical—and little known—education 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 your name on it...

      Chicago Boyz

  • A bit of a loaded word, isn’t it? But a label that American anti-slavery activists would have felt entirely comfortable with, in the first half of the 19th century. Such was the knowledge...
  • Revolution

    4 days ago
  • This article from Law & Liberty reminded me of the 1989 Revolutions, the largest political and cultural events of our lifetimes.  I felt pricked that I had also forgotten and...
    • This movie is focused on the interaction among Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla in the competition to create and build out America’s…and the world’s…electrical...

      Centinel2012

  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Reports and DVDs Re-Posted Nov 5, 2019 by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: I just finished “Manipulating the World Economy.” What a wonderful book and actually...
  • Armstrong Economics Blog/Economics Re-Posted Nov 5, 2019 by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: I find it interesting how the rest of the world is declining and Socrates forecast that the...
    • Armstrong Economics Blog/Scandinavia Re-Posted Nov 5, 2019 by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong. Does Socrates have an explanation of what is happening to the Norwegian...

      The BRAD BLOG

  • IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Trump Administration begins formal withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement; Another significant oil spill on the Keystone Pipeline; Trump threatens...
  • On today's BradCast: John Oliver touches on America's voting machine crisis, America goes to the polls again (using those same, unverifiable touchscreen voting systems), and one...
    • * * * Perry Dorrell blogs as PDiddie at Brains and Eggs, usually on topics concerning the strange brew of Texas politics. He's also on Twitter @PDiddie...

      bluebird of bitterness

  • By Anthony Sacramone. On this day in 1605, an angry English Catholic named Guy Fawkes along with a group of other angry English Catholics with other names attempted to blow the House...
  • Monday chuckles

    a day ago

    • O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thy ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. O joy that seeks me through the pain, I cannot...
  •   Beyond Nuclear's Linda Pentz Gunter covered the trial of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 for the UK daily, The Morning Star. The seven were charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor...
  • From The Guardian:  Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report...
    • As reported by the Washington Post. If confirmed, this would be the third major wildfire in California in just the past couple years caused by Pacific Gas & Electric, including...
  • “The smart city project on the Toronto waterfront is the most highly evolved version to date of … surveillance capitalism” US venture capitalist Roger McNamee wrote to...
  • There is no doubt we are living in increasingly Orwellian times. Most of us are not surprised when it is revealed that yet another government agency is spying on us in yet another...
    • Being a supporter of our Law Enforcement community does not mean that we give license to destroy a person’s home without consequence.

      Research Digest

  • By Emma Young. Teach kids how to positively respond to stress — but don't shield them from it, research suggests.
  • By Emily Reynolds. Study reveals how we perceive parents' impact on our health, but unclear how far results generalise.
    • Our weekly round-up of the best psychology coverage from elsewhere on the web

      Atlas Obscura - Latest Articles and Places

  • Concrete is a common, humble material—sand, gravel, and cement—but Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev sang its praises for the better part of a passionate, detailed, two-hour...
  • Right outside Chennai Beach railway station, in the city’s historic George Town neighborhood, rows of small shops sell a variety of goods from toys, perfumes, and chocolates to...
    • On October 20, the Big Basket opened its doors, and people wept. The seven-story, basket-shaped building in east Newark, Ohio—once the main office of the now-defunct Longaberger...

      Accidental Deliberations

  • Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Michael Spence discusses how a wealth tax can work, while noting that the worst possible response to growing inequality is to refuse to...
  • This and that for your Sunday reading.- Edgardo Sepulveda writes about Chile's popular revolt against austerity and inequality - while at the same time pointing out how Canada is...
  • Musical interlude

    4 days ago
    • Royksopp - Running To The Sea

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