Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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The Learning Network

Are You a Perfectionist?

Do you think setting high standards for yourself is a positive attribute? Or can it be cause for concern?

Perfectionism is a form of competition.
It sets an impossible goal and measures down from the goal.

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Opinion

A Democratic Ticket for 2020?

Readers were impressed by Representative Joseph Kennedy’s rebuttal to the State of the Union but disagree about whether he is the “liberal savior.”

There are two and a half years before Democrats need to find a ticket for 2020.

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Science

The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars

Babies born during the Dutch Hunger Winter became adults with higher rates of health problems. Now researchers may have found the genetic switches that made it happen.

Africa is loaded with people bread in famine conditions.

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The Learning Network

Teaching Activities for: ‘This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade’

What do we know about this year’s dominant virus, H3N2?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/health/flu-rates-deaths.html

It is another bad flu season.

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Style

Sex Hurts. Help!

Navigating a sensitive, and critical, topic.

Talk helps.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

Baby Hope’s Birth Mom Has a Name

Abortion opponents seem to easily erase women. So does Trump.

Yes.
Adults matter.

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Science

The Super Blue Blood Moon: Pictures From an Astronomical Hat Trick

Around the world, people woke up early or stayed up late to take in the cosmic coincidence of a blue moon, a supermoon and a lunar eclipse.

Interesting.

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U.S.

What Were Those Purple Ribbons For at the State of the Union?

At least a dozen members of Congress wore purple ribbons at President Trump’s address to help raise awareness about the country’s opioid epidemic.

There are emergencies that need attention.

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Business Day

Facebook’s Earnings Jump, but Its Shares Slide: DealBook Briefing

The social media giant reported its fourth-quarter operating profit jumped 61 percent to $7.35 billion, but its stock slid after hours.

Facebook is not making the world better.

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Real Estate

$750,000 Homes in Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia

A midcentury-modern house in a Seattle suburb, an 1871 home outside Milwaukee and a duplex condominium in Washington.

I shall seek a house in the near neighborhood of Alfred, New York.
If you object let me know soon.

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