Forget the A-List After All
You’ve got to read “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” by Clive Thompson in FastCompany. The gist of Thompson’s piece, based on the work of Duncan Watts of Yahoo Research, is that the theory that a select few “key influencers” matter more than “the rest of us” when it comes...Man learns to read after 17 years of teaching high school
John Corcoran, 77, spent the first six years of his life being honest. But from age 6 on, he started dodging the truth about not being able to read and write.
Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC. That is, Mr. Obama’s site is more harmonious, with plenty of white space and a soft...Microsoft succumbs to Apple envy, buys Danger
Microsoft was too busy to read its rejection letter from Yahoo this morning, as it announced its intention to buy Danger, the maker of the popular Sidekick smart phone. The move suggests that the Redmond Giant plans to compete with its partners in the handset...Seattle Taps Its Inner Silicon Valley
Many communities dream of becoming the next Silicon Valley. But Seattle is actually doing it. The influx of entrepreneurs and of venture capitalists to bankroll them is slowly reshaping this city and a regional economy long buffeted by the booms and busts of the...Inspiration vs. Substance
Joe Klein writes in a Time article. Speaking of the Obama campaign, he says, The man’s use of pronouns (never I), of inspirational language and of poetic meter — “WE are the CHANGE that we SEEK” — is unprecedented in recent memory. [sic] there was...100 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups
100 cool things you can do with Google Maps Mashups. My favorites: 1) Find Fast Food in the US 2) Find a WiFi Hotspot in the US 3) Map US telephone area codes 4) Google Map your blog or website visitors 5) Check the time in a world location. What are yours?read more |...Economy Fitful, Americans Start to Pay as They Go
Some analysts see consumers’ shift toward thrift as a cultural inflection point, one with huge implications for an economy driven largely by consumer spending.read more | digg storyTribute to the late LDS President Hinckley
[youtube]Z58eHBnEHhk[/youtube] A very nice tribute of President Gordon B. Hinckley who passed away last week by Glenn Beck.Follow me on Twitter
No you don’t mean well. You mean to further a narrative. At any cost.
@StephenGutowski Stephen, I know we both mean well here, and there will definitely be a ton of people there protesting in support of 2A rights.
There is also an enormous amount of 4chan and Qanon chatter, and there have been an unprecedented number of white nationalist arrests before the rally.
Issue of school security gnaws at Florida lawmakers as 2020 session looms
Issue of school security gnaws at Florida lawmakers as 2020 session looms
Nearly two years after a six-minute shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School left 17 people dead and 17 others injured, many schools are...
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Neither Common Core nor college- and career-ready standards have had big positive impacts on student achievement, observes @mpolikoff. #ENforum
Common Standards Aren’t Enough - A Decade On, Has Common Core Failed? - Education Next
Forum: A Decade On, Has Common Core Failed?
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Don Lavoie decisively refuted the history and theory in this article 35 years ago ... https://www.amazon.com/Rivalry-Central-Planning-Calculation-Reconsidered/dp/1942951124 https://twitter.com/INETeconomics/status/1218941188230660097
"Theoretically, this market socialist economy could reach the same outcome as a decentralized one in terms of efficiency." https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/free-market-or-socialism-have-economists-really-anything-to-say
During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Mess Attendant 3rd Class took charge of an anti-aircraft battery, firing on Japanese aircraft until he was out of ammo. https://twitter.com/usninews/status/1218540790126993408
Next Ford-class Carrier to be Named After Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller - USNI News
https://news.usni.org/2020/01/18/next-ford-class-carrier-to-be-named-after-pearl-harbor-hero-doris-miller
"Despite the radical increase in domestic energy production, the United States produces less carbon dioxide from power generation than it did in 1985."
The Fracking Decade
The malady afflicting the country was unmistakable, according to George W. Bush. “America is addicted to oil,” the president observed in h...
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This —> “Those few individuals who may be planning on attending Lobby Day to do something other than peacefully lobby lawmakers to reject Governor Ralph Northam’s unconstitutional gun control agenda. You’re not needed, you’re not wanted, and you won’t be welcomed.” #VirginiaRally
An Open Letter To All Those Attending Virginia’s Lobby Day
https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2020/01/19/open-letter-virginias-lobby-day/
Trump campaign pointing out sad, prayerful, heavy-hearted impeachment moment between Nancy Pelosi and Bill Maher. https://twitter.com/TeamTrump/status/1218630406246891523
Twitter feed video.
“Sad and somber.”
Navy to name aircraft carrier for Pearl Harbor hero Dorie Miller - - @washtimes
I'm glad more people will now learn about #DorieMiller and his heroism at Pearl Harbor. He gave his life for a country that treated him as a second class citizen.
Navy to name aircraft carrier for Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller, Pe
One of the first U.S. heroes of World War II will be the namesake of one of America's latest nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
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