Monthly Archives: May 2012

Miss USA 2011 — Should Math Be Taught In Schools?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Miss USA 2011 — Should Math Be Taught In Schools?.

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Math/Physics: 16-year-old’s equations set off buzz over 325-year-old physics puzzler

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Math/Physics: 16-year-old's equations set off buzz over 325-year-old physics puzzler.

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Robot Teachers – Part One

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Robot teachers in classrooms and for online education? Judge for yourself. Just sharing an article in New Scientist that caught my attention: Mind-reading robot teachers keep students focused An automated system that detects when online pupils are distracted or snoozing … Continue reading →

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ClearWater Project – Rainwater Harvesting Systems

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ClearWater Project – Rainwater Harvesting Systems.

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Must Read: Frackin’ Reserve Banking

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are … Continue reading →

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Dwight Eisenhower – War Is A Big Business

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

A short clip from the film, Why we Fight, which includes Dwight Eisenhower’s farewell speech, commentary by Chalmers Johnson, and more.   Check out my recent post: Why We Fight (Documentary)   Bipartisan: “War is Big Business”     Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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Why We Fight (Documentary)

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“God help the country when somebody sits at this desk who doesn’t know as much about the military as I do.” ~ Dwight Eisenhower     Why We Fight, directed by Eugene Jarecki, is a 2006 documentary film about the … Continue reading →

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The Costs of War

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The Reality of War – Part 1     The Reality of War – Part 2     Mises Institute – The costs of war http://mises.org/misesreview_detail.aspx?control=15      

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Video: War Is A Racket By Smedley Butler

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War Is A Racket by Smedley Butler is a famous speech denouncing the military industrial complex   Throughout his distinguished career in the Marines, Smedley Darlington Butler demonstrated that true patriotism does not mean blind allegiance to government policies with … Continue reading →

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Clifford Hugh Douglas’ Philosophy on the Causes of War

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Is our financial system to blame? A talk on BBC Radio in November 1934 by Major Clifford Hugh Douglas in a series on “The Causes of War”. Douglas was the founder of the Social Credit movement.       Check … Continue reading →

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