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Therapeutic Theory |
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September 2018 |
| It is human nature to seek out what is most pleasurable, enjoyable, and least difficult; only when we are following a greater purpose to achieve our goals do we choose to take a more-difficult path. |
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Political Landscape |
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September 2018 |
| "Because of the extraordinary expense of long-term care, families turn to immigrants in the 'gray economy,' meaning immigrants here without papers. . . . Inquiring about the person's legal status [is not a] first priority." |
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World of Science |
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September 2018 |
| "Finding out how sightless ants can achieve such feats certainly could change the way we think of self-configuring structures in nature--and those made by man." |
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Business & Finance |
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September 2018 |
| "In a world where innovation is an essential ingredient for business success, the ability to generate fresh, new thinking freely and consistently is crucial. Ideas are the lifeblood of business." |
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State of the Nation |
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September 2018 |
| "Behind his noise and disruption, [Pres. Donald] Trump may be forcing an essential question: What is NATO's purpose in the post-Cold War 21st century?" |
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National Affairs |
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September 2018 |
| How does diversity strengthen us? Is is a force for unity and cohesiveness or a source of division and contention? Does it promote the common good and friendship that rests at the heart of citizenship, or does it promote racial and ethnic division. . . .? |
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Mind & Body |
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September 2018 |
| ". . . Hold on tight to your dream and decide not to accept any negative rhetoric. Face the day, even though it promises to be difficult." |
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By the Book |
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September 2018 |
| This report doesn't endorse an anti-testing agenda or seek to lower standards. We believe in assessment, but in the words of a Turkish proverb: no matter how far you have gone down the wrong road, turn back. |
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Nutrition in a Nutshell |
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September 2018 |
| ". . . The world's oceans are rife with aquaculture 'hot spots' that provide enough space to produce 15,000,000,000 metric tons of finfish annually. That is more than 100 times the current global seafood consumption." |
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Worldview |
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September 2018 |
| "The Interahamwe clubbed Consolée, Angélique, Florence, Illuminée, and Jeanne, then threw them all, still alive, into a nearby septic tank. 'They were screaming; they were calling us,' says [their sister] Rosette . . . Until she heard them no more." |
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Medicine & Health |
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September 2018 |
| "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have." |
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Education |
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September 2018 |
| "While it is true that both the best and worst teachers seek maximum autonomy, it is incumbent upon their supervisors to know the difference between them." |
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Economics |
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September 2018 |
| Houses--especially single-family residences--in close proximity to legalized retail marijuana stores have increased in value by almost 10%. |
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Eye on Ecology |
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September 2018 |
| "Through a self-repair mechanism, injured jellyfish repair body symmetry rather than regenerating mssing limbs." |
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World Watcher |
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September 2018 |
| Perpetrators of genocide say they are "good people," as a study examines testimony of defendants in Rwandan violence. |
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Let the Music Play |
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September 2018 |
| "There are mountains of research supporting the positive correlation between music education and success in school." |
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Health Beat |
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September 2018 |
| The biggest obstacle to great medical care is the socialist brigade rallying around Medicare-for-All, a proposed federally-financed program w/ no premiums, deductibles or copays, w/ medical, dental, vision & hearing benefits. What could possibly go wrong? |
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Law & Justice |
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September 2018 |
| The term "high capacity" is used by legislatures to describe standard equipment rather than magazines that stretch a weapon's capacity beyond its intended design. Magazine restrictions should be subject to as much scrutiny as restrictions on firearms. |
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Frontier Horizons |
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September 2018 |
| "Using 3-D laser scans of growing plants, scientists are the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that the same universal design principles that humans use to engineer networks like subways also guide the shapes of plant branching architectures. |
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Parting Thoughts |
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September 2018 |
| ". . . Now there is an endlessly shifting benchmark tht means that self-assessment segues into perpetual dissatisfaction." |
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Science & Technology |
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September 2018 |
| Not only can the artifical muscles move in many ways, they do so with impressive resilience. They can generate about six times more force per unit area than mammalian skeletal muscle can" |
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American Thought |
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September 2018 |
| "Men . . . Are both a product and keeper of this system that women are subjected to. Contrary to popular belief, however, men are not the problem in this dilemma." |
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Reel World |
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September 2018 |
| Fantasy is best considered with the sister genres of horror and science fiction. The world of Marvel Comics really falls under the umbrella of fantasy. |
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Dollars & Sense |
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September 2018 |
| Today, 10% of Americans possess 76% of the nation's wealth; the top one percent own 40%; and the richest three Americans own more wealth than the bottom half of U.S. populations combined. |
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Life in the Sea |
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September 2018 |
| "Blue whales are the largest animal that has ever lived. They pump blood with a car-sized heart through arteries that are large enough for a diver to swim through. This is an animal whose future we want to protect." |
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Medicine & Health |
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September 2018 |
| A huge part of the health-care dollar is diverted to bureaucrats, compliance officers, administrators, CEOs, managed-care profits, middlemen such as pharmacy benefits managers, & other swamp dwellers who contribute nothing to the actual care of patients. |
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Education |
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September 2018 |
| Attending an Ivy League school comes with bragging rights and promising career choices--but what if you don't get in? |
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Museums Today |
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September 2018 |
| ". . . The exhibition will chronicle all aspects of the artist's 72-year career, from his earliest published drawings and iconic inventions to his Pulitzer prize-winning political cartoons and beyond." |
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Education |
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September 2018 |
| "How do we discuss the reality and causes of--as well as the solutions to--global warming?" |
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Entertainment |
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September 2018 |
| Megalodon was a real monster, the prehistoric cousin of a modern-day Great White shark, only it was 50-70 ft long and weighed close to 70,000 lbs. Its head was probably as large as a pickup truck; its jaws could've swallowed a half-dozen grown men whole. |
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Life in America |
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September 2018 |
| "As the population of ride-share companies continues to increase, so do criticisms about the safety of using them as an alternative to taxi and limosine services." |
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