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To the editor: A letter to the editor written by an educator of more than 30 years suggested three strategies to attract young people to the teaching profession. As a fellow educator of more than 30 years, I was horrified. The writer's first suggestion was to remove the one year of graduate education required to obtain a teaching credential by folding it into a bachelor’s degree. Finland, Germany and other European countries require a master's to teach. Educators need more, not less, training. The second suggestion was to restore authority and order to classrooms. Studies show that authority and order...

A Roman road network that spanned Devon and Cornwall and connected significant settlements with military forts across the two counties as well as wider Britannia has been discovered for the first time.Archaeologists at the University have used laser scans collected as part of the Environment Agency’s National LiDAR Programme to identify new sections of road west of the previously understood boundary.Using sophisticated geographical modelling techniques, which incorporate information around gradients and flood risk, the researchers have then been able to map out the full extent of the network and begin to understand the rationale for its existence.Among the things it...

Archeologists have unearthed the lost remains of a Teotihuacan village, including human burials, in the heart of Mexico City.Ceramics found scattered around the site, which is located 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) northwest of the city's historical center, indicate the village dates from around A.D. 450 to 650 and may have housed a community of artisans and craftspeople...The newly excavated settlement may have formed during the "ruralization" of Teotihuacan, an ancient metropolis that flourished in the highlands of what is now central Mexico between A.D. 100 and 650, Campos-Varela said. The village is located 25 miles (40 km) to the southwest...

They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii Fri, August 11th 2023, 10:45 AM PDT... ...Lahaina, Hawaii, is a tropical paradise on the northwest coast of Maui. But wildfires ravaging the region have forever linked it to another Paradise, this one in California. The two small towns have the grim distinction of experiencing the two deadliest wildfires in U.S. history — tragedies that played out in a remarkably similar way. .

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[Breaking news update, published at 8:55 a.m. ET] Maui County experienced $5.52 billion in “capital exposure,” which is the estimated cost to rebuild following damage by the Lahaina Fire, according to an updated damage assessment from the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and FEMA on Saturday. [Original story, last published at 7:39 a.m. ET] Firefighters battling Maui’s ferocious wildfires that killed at least 80 people and leveled entire communities have made some progress in containing the blazes, while search and rescue crews continue efforts to recover more bodies Saturday as the death toll is expected to climb. Officials do not know...

A local man seen on surveillance video allegedly stealing at least $1,000 worth of lobster and meat from a Little River restaurant at least twice last month has been nabbed. According to a police report, cops responded to the Off Site Nano Brewery at 8250 NE Second Avenue, on a burglary call on the morning of July 26. One of the owners of the eatery known for its “Super Good” chicken sandwiches told officers that upon walking into the business at around 9 a.m. he noticed the door to the freezer, where perishable food was stored, open. Off Site’s surveillance...

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Aug. 11. A private letter received here to-day from a prominent officer at Warrenton, says that a rebel Lieutenant, who deserted from their army and came into our lines last Sunday, reports that great dissatisfaction exists among the North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi troops, particularly among the former, at the condition of affairs in their respective States. The North Carolina troops threaten to mutiny unless they are sent back to their homes. Once there, they say they will throw down their arms, and abandon the rebel cause, of which they are heartily sick. It is only with great...

"Love is patient . . . kind . . . not jealous . . . does not brag . . . is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly . . . does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things" (1 Cor. 13:4-7). Love is difficult to define, but it can be described by the behavior it produces. Paul painted a portrait of the kind of love Jesus wants to produce...

For the first time in nearly 40 years, monogamous gay and bisexual men are now eligible to donate blood with the American Red Cross. "We want to make sure that it's open for anyone to be able to donate, regardless of their sexual orientation," said Kyle Kriegl, executive director of the American Red Cross' Southwest Wisconsin Chapter. "We want to make sure that we're all inclusive to everyone for this." In the midst of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration enacted a life-long ban on blood donation for gay men. "It just seemed really...

A Cleveland doctor who in 2021 falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines magnetized people has had her medical license indefinitely suspended.

Roughly three-quarters of the individuals who contributed $50,000 or more to the previous Trump super PACs have not donated so far to super PACs supporting any individual Republican candidates – underscoring how much the GOP presidential primary remains frozen in place. Some of the wealthy people who once supported Trump remain reluctant to back his third bid for White House as the former president confronts three criminal indictments. But they also haven’t committed to another GOP contender at this stage in the campaign. “People like to give their money to winners,” said Eric Levine, a GOP fundraiser in New York...

Six people have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel. A spokeswoman from French coastal authority Premar said between five and 10 others are missing, AFP reports. British and French coastguards have rescued around 50 people from the vessel, authorities said. A number of people were seen being brought off a lifeboat, some on stretchers, in Dover, but the extent of injuries and exact numbers remain unclear. Ten people were taken to Dover and several more to Calais. A passing ship first raised the alarm that an overloaded boat was in difficulty off the coast of Sangatte,...

Two hour video discussing chemtrails & apparent gov't activities to change our climate.

Conservatives are stating that liberal White people should not complain after getting rude treatments in their respective constituencies. This is due to the fact that they voted for all of these policies. The popular belief of Americans that are conservative is that liberal states like California are unsafe due to these policies. Newsweek states, a viral video captures a young woman’s account of facing a distressing incident in San Francisco. She reveals being spat on and receiving threats with rape by an unknown individual. Graphic designer Hannah Ayla, receives over 1.1 million views within a short time on TikTok. Furthermore,...

Two more luminaries are sacrificed on the altar of global warming. On February 15, 2023, David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, announced that he would retire one year early on June 1, 2023. On July 21, 2023, Pablo Moreno, the director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the International Monetary Fund, read the flyer that described the address that Dr. John F. Clauser was scheduled to give to the IMF on July 27, 2023. As a result, he summarily canceled Dr. Clauser's planned address. What do Malpass and Clauser have in common? They have both acknowledged that they...

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

The dynamic between Musk and Yaccarino has been a subject of intense scrutiny since she inherited the difficult task of steering a massive overhaul that included an exodus of advertisers and a resulting loss of revenue since the mogul paid $44 billion for the social media site last year. Yaccarino’s task as CEO grew more complicated after Musk surprised the public by ditching Twitter’s brand in favor of the “X” name Yaccarino said X has made significant strides in rebuilding its base of major advertisers, with Coca-Cola and Visa among the notable brands that have purportedly returned to the fold....

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