As school districts across the country grapple with declining enrollments induced by the pandemic, many are engaged in spending sprees like those of the past leading to widespread layoffs and budget cuts when federal money ran out. Bolstered by $190 billion in pandemic relief funding from Washington, the nation’s public schools are hiring new teachers and… Continue reading How Schools’ COVID-Aid Joy Ride Could Send New Hires Off a Fiscal Cliff — Again
Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Probe Into Allegation Teacher Took Child To Drag Queen Show Attended By Sex Offender
Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered an investigation into an allegation by a parent that a teacher took his son to a drag queen show which was attended by a convicted sex offender. The claim was made by during a Houston Independent School District board meeting last… Continue reading Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Probe Into Allegation Teacher Took Child To Drag Queen Show Attended By Sex Offender
How an Algo Flush Works
What’s up? All right. Well, today, just before I was about to sign off and was finished trading for the day, we had pretty epic algo flush. And I thought this is a good opportunity to do an episode on how the algo flush works. So, whether you’re a beginner trader or an experienced trader,… Continue reading How an Algo Flush Works
The Mystery of Bilocation (Sacred? Psychic? Two Places at Once? Padre Pio? Remote Viewing?)
Podcast: Download MYS212: Bilocation is a mysterious phenomenon in which someone appears to be in two or more locations at once. It’s been reported for thousands of years, including among some Catholic saints. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what bilocation is and what is really going on. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading The Mystery of Bilocation (Sacred? Psychic? Two Places at Once? Padre Pio? Remote Viewing?)
New Proof Shows When Structure Must Emerge in Graphs
Imagine 100 dots scattered in front of you. In a haphazard variation on connect-the-dots, start drawing lines between the points. How many lines can you draw without producing a triangle? A square? An 11-pointed star? These types of problems have a long history in mathematics. In a paper posted on April 26, Oliver Janzer and… Continue reading New Proof Shows When Structure Must Emerge in Graphs
Addressing the Shortage of Behavioral Health Clinicians: Lessons from the Military Health System
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an initiative dedicated to improving the nation’s understanding of mental health concerns and promoting access to quality behavioral health care. However, access to behavioral health services is one of the top challenges for the U.S. health care system, and this has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortage… Continue reading Addressing the Shortage of Behavioral Health Clinicians: Lessons from the Military Health System
Trucker Strike In South Korea Sparks Economic Turmoil, Risks Global Spillover
The epicenter of the next global supply chain snarl could be in South Korea as a nationwide trucker strike broadens and is hindering domestic economic activity, which may spill over to the rest of the world. Bloomberg reports that the Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union entered its seventh day of strikes on Monday, causing $1.6 billion in disruptions for… Continue reading Trucker Strike In South Korea Sparks Economic Turmoil, Risks Global Spillover
Why Some Stocks Drop After Good Earnings Announcements
Whenever the price of a stock goes down after a superb earnings report, there tends to be some confusion among traders. If you visit discussion forums on social media sites such as Reddit, you will find some people asking questions such as “Why isn’t the stock rising when the earnings report beat?” or “Why is… Continue reading Why Some Stocks Drop After Good Earnings Announcements
Brain-Signal Proteins Evolved Before Animals Did
The precursors of phoenixin and nesfatin are not used directly as neuropeptides by nervous systems; instead, these long peptides are chemical precursors that get chopped up and processed into smaller molecules that become the functional, mature neuropeptides. Their hidden identity may be why they were not identified as promising leads earlier. A further search of… Continue reading Brain-Signal Proteins Evolved Before Animals Did
Combating Disinformation by Bolstering Truth and Trust
For Jessica Cecil, today feels a bit like the Dark Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, in which agreed-upon facts endure in only a few isolated places of elite discussion and there is no common language of politics. Cecil, founder and former head of the Trusted News Initiative, a global alliance of major… Continue reading Combating Disinformation by Bolstering Truth and Trust