When we make decisions about the way schools are run, we are of course trying to create the best possible environment for the students who will be spending their time in those schools. These kinds of choices have a huge impact on hundreds of thousands of kids, and on the way they are able to […]

Summary: There is a current in American history that favors control and manipulation; that strain became especially prominent in education. Many elite educators are overly concerned with social engineering, when they should be focused on intellectual engineering. “Brave New World” opens with a scene in the factory where embryos are deprived of oxygen, so they […]

I read that Stephen Hawking, the noted physicist, fears aliens, so much so that he has hinted that we stop looking for them, stop sending out signals to keep our existence a secret, less the aliens discover us and come here to wipe us out. This article will discuss whether this viewpoint has any merit. […]

Ever since I started to learn about hot smoking food I\’ve wanted to build my own smoker so I\’ve done a lot of research to find the best set of plans available. I\’ve followed many and built what I thought was a decent unit only to find that it didn\’t work and in some cases […]

To some, a direct connection between the sky god of Tiwanaku, physically present in the Andes during early medieval times, and some of the Nostradamus prophecies, published in France nearly a thousand years later, may seem incomprehensible, and unprovable even if true. However, this is not the place to theorize about the technological powers of […]

A lot of people want to get a good computer, but they do not want to spend the money for a great one. When the worldwide economy is at recessionary lows, people who can afford the better high-end computers become more frugal and look for deals. This is the time when most people abandon the […]

Summary: Law enforcement officials should take a special interest in literacy. Why? Because one thing the majority of criminals have in common is they can’t read. Let’s make the public schools do a better job. There is a very simple way that police chiefs can help their communities AND save the lives of some of […]

Recently, a retired general wrote an article in the local paper that started this way: “Is our troubled educational system posing a threat to our national security? The Defense Department estimates that a shocking 75 percent of young Americans are not able to join the military–and one of the leading reasons is poor education.” His […]

V2 electronic cigarettes are some of the nicest looking, best designed, and most stylish looking electronic cigarettes around. Not only that, but they work great compared to other brands. And, they are offered at lower prices, with more options than any other electronic cigarette I know of. I decided to switch from tobacco cigarettes to […]

\”The map is not the territory\” is a classic saying among those that are experts in the subject of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). NLP promotes such a notion because it is about critical thinking and clarity of thinking. Those that invest time learning about NLP may be stunned at how it can improve your life in […]