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5 days ago
Analysis grandsalamiThe Difference Between Praise and Encouragement
Twenty-five years ago, as a parent educator, I began reading about the dangers of praise. I was completely shocked by what I was learning. Praise, the feel-good strategy of choice, not good for our kids? How could that be? So I spent years talking with professionals, reading about the effects of praise, observing how my own children responded to encouragement (instead of praise) and was soon convinced to close the door on praise and focus on building an encouraging household.
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9 days ago
Current Event grandsalami
Bitcoin Price Hits $17,000 for First Time Since January 2018
The price of Bitcoin has shot up today to reach the $17,000 mark—a figure not seen since January 2018. It's up 4% today. Bitcoin's price has continued to surge over the last few months, rising up from $10,000 in early September to its current value—an increase of 70%.
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9 days ago
Current Event grandsalami
Suspect tries to escape FBI agents using underwater "sea scooter" in frigid California lake
A man wanted for his role in an alleged $35 million Ponzi scheme was arrested Monday after evading FBI agents by swimming into California's largest reservoir using an underwater "sea scooter," federal prosecutors said. Matthew Piercey spent about 25 minutes in frigid Lake Shasta using the Yamaha 350Li submersible device before he eventually resurfaced and was handcuffed, CBS Sacramento reported.
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10 days ago
Current Event grandsalami
90% of the Global Power Capacity Added in 2020 Was Renewable
There’s been plenty of hand-wringing about the potential for the Covid-19 pandemic to distract from the ongoing fight against climate change. But the latest data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows promising signs that a “green recovery” may be materializing. Right from the start of the crisis there were fears that the coronavirus would derail fragile efforts to reduce global carbon emissions by pulling politicians’ attention away from the cause or tempting governments to th...
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13 days ago
Current Event grandsalami
Department of Homeland Security calls election "the most secure in American history"
"There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised."
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2 weeks ago
Analysis grandsalami
No, the new MacBook Air is not faster than 98% of PC laptops
Let's just say this out loud, OK? Apple is full of it.
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2 weeks ago
Comment grandsalami
Finally we know!
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3 weeks ago
Current Event grandsalami
These Evangelicals Voted For Trump In 2016. They Refuse To Do It Again.
After prayer and deep introspection, these white evangelical Christians have decided they can no longer support Trump.
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3 weeks ago
Current Event grandsalami
8 Science Fiction Books That Get Programming Right
I was sitting down with a couple of my fellow programmers after a long day of testing our new online shopping cart, and we asked ourselves a very important question: Why don’t most science fiction books get the feel of programming right?
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3 weeks ago
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QAnon is supposed to be all about protecting kids. Its primary enabler appears to have hosted child porn domains.
Archives document Jim Watkins' links to domains suggestive of underage sexual material.
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1 month ago
Current Event grandsalami
BP leads energy companies preparing two major UK carbon capture projects
After decades spent extracting fossil fuels from the UK’s North Sea, a consortium of oil companies is preparing to pump Britain’s greenhouse gas emissions back beneath the seabed to help meet the government’s climate ambitions. BP has set out plans to lead an alliance of energy companies in siphoning off the carbon dioxide from factory flues under new plans in which almost half the UK’s industrial emissions will be stored beneath the North Sea from 2026.
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1 month ago
Review grandsalami
‘Culture wars’ are fought by tiny minority – UK study
Report by the More in Common thinktank found that 12% of voters accounted for 50% of all social media users
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1 month ago
Expression grandsalami
Dreams of a Red Emperor: The relentless rise of Xi Jinping
China's paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a 'new era' of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.
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1 month ago
Current Event grandsalami
Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure?
Cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered. In a world first, a "cold-shock" protein has been found in the blood of regular winter swimmers at London's Parliament Hill Lido. The protein has been shown to slow the onset of dementia and even repair some of the damage it causes in mice.
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1 month ago
Analysis grandsalami
Training a single AI model can emit as much carbon as five cars in their lifetimes
The artificial-intelligence industry is often compared to the oil industry: once mined and refined, data, like oil, can be a highly lucrative commodity. Now it seems the metaphor may extend even further.
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1 month ago
Analysis grandsalami
How Venus flytraps store short-term ‘memories’ of prey
Glowing Venus flytraps reveal how calcium buildup in the cells of leaves acts as a short-term “memory” that helps the plants identify prey.
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1 month ago
Analysis grandsalami
Researchers find elevated radiation near U.S. fracking sites
Radiation levels downwind of U.S. hydraulic fracturing drilling sites tend to be significantly higher than background levels, posing a potential health risk to nearby residents, according to a study by Harvard researchers released on Tuesday.
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1 month ago
Current Event grandsalami
Executors of Jeffrey Epstein estate say they’re running low on funds
Lawyers for the co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's estate contend that the U.S. Virgin Islands AG is "crippling the administration" of the $655 million estate.