Thursday, May 31, 2018

Freedom from the Known , about Michael Pollan's How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.
This is breastfeeding: Living your life in 3-hour increments
Risks of Not Breastfeeding Findings from epidemiology and biology studies substantiate the fact that the decision to not breastfeed a child has major long-term effects on the health, nutrition, and development of the child and on women’s health. Possibly no other health behaviour can affect such varied outcomes in the two individuals who are involved: the mother and the child. Victora C.G. et al (2016) Lancet Breastfeeding Series
How you talk to your child changes their brain
Attu descendants visit their ancestral home for the first time
Seventy-five years after the Battle of Attu, veterans reflect on the cost of reclaiming US soil
‘Your Children Are Not Your Children’ — Kahlil Gibran Was Right

"On the Children" by Khalil Gibran

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children
as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends you with His might
that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so He loves also the bow that is stable.

Report: Rural Poverty In America Is 'An Emergency'
Billions of women are denied the same choice of employment as men . In four countries women cannot register a business. In 18 a husband can stop his wife working
Portland-Area Private Schools Are Warring Over a Policy to Reject Children of Same-Sex Couples
America has a massive truck driver shortage. Here's why few want an $80,000 job.
Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty
Alec
All the crazy things happening in San Francisco because of its out-of-control housing prices
Teachers Around The Country React To Investigation Into Ballou High School
Artist Reimagines Disney Princesses As Career Women And It’s Everything
12 Things Moms Raising Strong Girls Never Do
“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” -― Pema Chödrön, The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
Addicted to Helping: Why We Need to Stop Trying to Fix People
The Truth Behind Cuddling
Depressed People Use These Words More Often
“這是你第幾次想要離婚?”黃磊給所有夫妻的忠告,說的太對了! , I agree with the article, especially the part about his mother and time spent communication. I hope we will do better this time.
The business of dealing with China's cheating husbands
The invention of dating
I Wonder Who Wrote That Melania Trump Tweet
Trump Pardons Dinesh D'Souza, Who Pleaded Guilty To Campaign Finance Fraud; bad people pardons bad people.
Does the US need a new social contract? Dems call Trump a symptom of ‘the real threat to our republic’ “I acknowledge that President Trump is probably the worst person in history to be president of the United States but he is a symptom of the problem, not the cause,” Hanauer said at the event Tuesday. “The real threat to our republic is an alarming breakdown in social cohesion and the cause of this breakdown is unambiguous. It is rising, radical economic inequality and the anger and anxiety it engenders.”
China vows 'resolute and forceful' response to US tariff threat. In an unexpected change in tone, the United States said on Tuesday that it still held the threat of imposing tariffs on $50 billion of imports from China unless it addressed the issue of theft of American intellectual property.
Philip Roth Once Torched Donald Trump In The Most Literary Way
Is Capitalism a Threat to Democracy?
Liberals to buy Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5B to ensure expansion is builtFederal government will buy Trans Mountain pipeline and all of Kinder Morgan Canada's core assets. Is this a bail out? Canada, are you being ripped off?
Six ways to spot a fake Buddhist monk after Hong Kong ex-actress on crusade to expose them strikes again
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will go to war with China if it crosses ‘red lines’ and claims disputed resources, foreign ministry warns

The key word is TWO, not 3, with the MOTHER of the guy put herself in the middle.

A ' perfect marriage ' is just two imperfect people who refuse to give up on each other. - unknown
The key word is TWO, not 3, with the MOTHER of the guy put herself in the middle.
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore. - Rumi


Forgive Assholes | Have a Little Faith
Freedom figher! yes.. my light will come through
Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers
Overfished: In Senegal, empty nets lead to hunger and violence
We need a new kind of HGTV
Plastic water bottles to be banned from Montreal city buildings following unanimous vote
Study finds 5,000 people may have died from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Cable news focused on Roseanne instead.
For 400 Straight Months, the Earth's Temperature Has Been Above Average . According to a recent report, the Earth's temperature has been warmer than average for 400 consecutive months. That's 33 years.
Enjoy Those Avocados, Pistachios and Oranges While You Can, Because They Are Going Away “The trees are totally confused.”
Why it’s impossible to actually be a vegetarian

Use your power.

C*nts powerful, beautiful, nurturing and honest. - Sally Field
Having a very personal experience with the assault from a romantic partner in the past by this word, I agree that the experience was an empowerment to self identify and feminism. I no long am afraid of the word in a women derogatory-driven tone and its intent. The word doesn not minimize and discredit me a woman, a mother or no less of a human being.

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Trevor on Roseanne’s racist tweets: "Comparing a black person to an ape is what I call 'shit-your-pants racism.' Everyone can smell it, everyone can see it, and nobody wants to help you clean it up." - Trevor Noah
Roseanne Barr Channels Her Reincarnated Soul in Hitler Photo Spread
Roseanne Barr‏: ‘I’m Not a Racist, I Never Was & I Never Will Be’
Fans Want ‘Roseanne’ To Continue — Just Without Roseanne
Roseanne Barr’s Ambien Defense Is Disputed: ‘Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect’
Ambien Doesn’t Cause Racism
The Roseanne Fantasy Is Over
Roseanne’s Wake-Up Call for the Populist Right
The woman behind 'Roseanne's' cancellation: get to know Channing Dungey
Hulu, networks pull 'Roseanne' reruns
ABC canceled Roseanne’s show over a racist tweet. Her feed’s been full of racism and conspiracy theories for a decade.
Roseanne’s hard lesson: The First Amendment protects you, not your job "Right now, a lot of people are speaking out about things they didn’t speak out about before. Generally, in terms of our political debate, that’s a good thing. But if you’re doing it at work, there are risks." Just ask Roseanne...
The fall of Roseanne the bigot "A bunch of executives and actors just collectively lost tens of millions of dollars, and a couple hundred people who worked on her show will lose their jobs, because one cranky old racist could not log off."
66: "Roseanne" and ethics in business
Trump weighs in on furor over racist Roseanne Barr tweet
Roseanne’s other problematic tweet was about George Soros “To hold a young boy responsible for what was going on around him during the Holocaust as part of a larger effort to denigrate the man is repugnant.”
Roseanne Returns To Twitter, Apologizes, Retweets New Attacks On Valerie Jarrett
Roseanne Barr rebuked by drug company after blaming Ambien for racist tweet
Ambien maker pushes back at Roseanne Barr tweet: 'Racism is not a known side effect' “While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.”
Roseanne Tried to Use ‘Roseanne’ to Prove that Trump Voters Aren’t Racist. There Was Just 1 Problem."She may have wanted to use a fictional version of herself to prove that white people who love Donald Trump—people like her, in short—are not racists who traffic in ludicrous conspiracy theories and detest anyone who isn’t like them. She failed because that is exactly what she is."
Roseanne Barr Says Ambien Played Role In Racist Tweet That Spiked Her Show's Reboot

布考斯基協奏曲-陳昇

Experts Say Denuclearizing North Korea Is No Small Task
Israelis Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Jerusalem
CIA finds North Korea won't give up nuclear weapons, could open burger franchise: report The CIA has released an internal report concluding that North Korea has no plans to ever give up its nuclear weapons despite claims it made in public, but might be willing to open a Western hamburger franchise in the capital of Pyongyang as a gesture of goodwill toward Trump.
Private Prison Company Geo Group Gave Generously to Trump and Now Has Lucrative Contract
This pedophile running for Congress says it’s ‘normal’ to have sex with 12-year-old girls
FBI was right to deploy informant, senior GOP lawmaker says
Republican politician could face criminal probe after filming herself harassing transgender woman
Pause In Palestinian Rocket Attacks, Israeli Airstrikes, Amid Unofficial Cease-Fire
Russian journalist stages his own death in order to thwart an attempt on his life
Trump’s Right-Hand Troll
In Win For Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant To Search Area Around Home
FACT CHECK: Are Democrats Responsible For DHS Separating Children From Their Parents?"Actually, the policy in question was enacted by his own administration"
Trump Tests Midterm Message On Immigration, MS-13 'Animals' During Tenn. Rally
Russian Journalist Said To Be Killed Shows Up At News Conference Very Much Alive
The Russia Investigations: What Just Happened?
Trump: 'I Wish I Did' Pick A Different Attorney General Than Sessions
Chris Christie blocks release of his office’s emails with Jared Kushner’s company
Alexa sent private audio to a random contact, Portland family says, are you surprised?
They came here as refugees. Now the U.S. may be deporting some Vietnamese nationals.
Couple denied motel room after clerk says Puerto Rican driver's license is not U.S. ID
GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO ARM TEACHERS WITH GUNS, just adding another state not to move to.
When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm. Not join their chaos. - L.R. Knots

So the reason, now, I no longer ignore it when people say hateful things to me on the street or on social media is, I think we have to shine a light. I think those of us who have platforms to do that have to say this is wrong and unacceptable, so we don’t normalize it but try to detoxify what has been unleashed. Because if we don’t, we leave a vacuum. And I think the darkness fills that vacuum. - Chelsea Clinton

"One generation full of deeply loving parents would change the brain of the next generation, and with that, the world." - Charles Raison

Childhood serves a very real purpose. It's not something to get through. It's there to protect and develop young minds so they can grow into healthy and happy adults. Let's simplify. Let's play. Let's slow down and let them be little. In doing so, we're giving inure kids the greatest gift they'll ever receive... an authentic childhood.- Tracy Gillett
The Wonder Years' 'Raining In Kyoto' Connects The Human Comedy
Las Cafeteras Celebrates Love In The Time Of Borders
How the Deadly Sin of Greed Was Rehabilitated as Self Interest
New study into Hong Kong’s forsaken ‘cardboard grannies’ finds they earn just HK$716 a month
If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance.
This is What Life without retirement savings looks like
What’s it like to retire without enough saved? The internet has the answer
Watch the Fed as Italy’s crisis puts it in the hot seat
Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create agriculture giant. Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about $9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the $62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker.
European politics are causing tremors in financial markets
Italy gridlock shakes up global markets
Has the Italian establishment gone too far in its bid to stop the populists from taking Rome?
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
A School Principal Blocked Me On Twitter Because I Suggested That 8 Year Olds Need Not Be Rewarded With Oreos For Writing a test
Where 'Asian-American' came from "As the name of the group implied, it was an explicitly political statement, stating in essence: We are united by our status as Americans, yes, but we are also claiming a new identity, nominally rooted in geographic origins, but more accurately anchored in our common desire for empowerment, for a united voice of protest, for social change."
Get Screened Earlier For Colorectal Cancer, Urges American Cancer Society
Do people even work 9-to-5 anymore?
The Conflicting Educations Of Sam Schimmel
Mormon Funeral Potatoes: The Carb-Heavy Meal For The End of The World

Raise your hand if your clothes never make it into their drawers.

If you're not getting dressed out of a laundry pile then are you really even an adult? - Housewife plus #adulting

Thank you sweetie for choosing to be here.

“I believe that we are who we choose to be. Nobody’s going to come and save you, you’ve got to save yourself. Nobody’s going to give you anything. You’ve got to go out and fight for it. Nobody knows what you want except for you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don’t get it. So don’t give up on your dreams.” — Barry Manilow

Perhaps the biggest mistake I made in the past was that I believed love was about finding the right person. In reality, love is about becoming the right person. Don’t look for the person you want to spend your life with. Become the person you want to spend your life with. – Neil Strauss

Stop chasing people. If they block you, cut off contact, ignore you. Let them go. Lest those who naturally gravitate to you enjoy your energy. We spend so much time begging for those who wouldn't blink twice as the thought of you. Cherish those who are there by choice, and not here because you chased them every time they decided to escape. - unknown

Truly humble story to read

Woodland icon George Tsugawa's challenging life helped him "become strong"

Life is really all about balance, people... -Lucie's list

I'm going to start yelling things at the top of my lungs like, "I love you and you are awesome." to my kid, so that my neighbors will know I also say nice things to my kid.
What it Really Means to Hold Space for Someone
Europe plans ban on plastic cutlery, straws and more.. Nice idea and good environmental leadership coming out of Europe.
Being Christian in Western Europe
How Nature Rewires the Brain for Happiness
Radio Replay: This Is Your Brain On Ads
How to Communicate Like a Buddhist, how to cultivate kind and calm conversations.
Exclusive: George Takei’s Accuser Has Changed His Story of Drugging and Assault
How to disagree well: 7 of the best and worst ways to argue
Yelling won’t make the world a better place—there’s a better way to argue

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Veterans Group Blasts Trump’s Memorial Day Remark As ‘Most Inappropriate’ Ever
On Memorial Day, Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers; Draws Criticism Over Tweet
To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price
White House Announces Tariffs, Trade Restrictions To Be Placed On China
Ivanka Trump Wins China Trademarks, Then Her Father Vows to Save ZTE
TRUMP BLAMES HIS OWN CRUEL CHILD-SEPARATION POLICY ON DEMOCRATS
Immigrant families separated at border struggle to find each other
Democratic senators probe the extent of Koch brothers' influence on Trump administration policy
Donald Trump Really Shouldn't Have Run for President
Federal Agencies Lost Track of Nearly 1,500 Migrant Children Placed With Sponsors
Truth Is Not Relative. Rudy Giuliani said this week that an interview between Mueller and Trump would be a “perjury trap” since “truth is relative.” Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick joins us to explain the Trump team’s elaborate legal strategy: to delegitimize the Mueller probe, and perhaps even truth itself. http://bit.ly/2s8z9qo
Roman Catholics And Evangelicals Move Apart In Their Political Priorities
Why Your Health Insurer Doesn't Care About Your Big Bills
Taiwan Loses 2 More Allies To China And Scrambles Jets To Track Chinese Bomber Drills
Trump personally pushed postmaster general to double rates on Amazon, other firms
Even After A Year In Office, Trump Can't Decide How He Feels About China
The Energy 202: Democrats ding Trump on gas prices, just as Trump once did to Obama
Why corporate America loves Donald Trump
Trump Weighs Tariffs On Imported Cars
You Thought The Eagle Creek Fire Was Out? Think Again.
Lawns are an ecological disaster “When you add everything up, [lawns are] definitely causing a lot more issue with climate change than preventing it.” Via Earther
Oregon school district includes all students with disabilities in regular classes
There Were 2 Mass Shootings In Texas Last Week, But Only 1 On TV
Facebook Project Wants You To 'Buy Nothing' And Ask For What You Need

Be human, be kind.

We are often let down by the most trusted people and loved by the most unpacked ones. Some make us cry for things that we haven't done, while others ignore our faults and just see our smile. Seem leave us when we need them the most, while some stay with us even when ask them to leave. The world is a mixture of people. We just need to know which hand to shake and which hand to hold. After all that's life, learning to hold on and learning to let go. - unknown.

Sometimes the people with the greatest potential often take the longest to find their path because their sensitivity is a double edged sword. It lives at the heart of their brilliance, but it also makes them more susceptible to life's pains. Good thing we aren't being penalized for handling in our purpose late. The soul doesn't know a thing about deadlines. - Jeff Brown

I have traveled through madness to find me. - Danny Alexander

People think being alone makes you lonely, but I don't think that't true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loniest thing in the world. - holyrikz.com

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exist solely in the mind of the beheld. - Martha Beck

I love this emotional bank account. It is so true.

The #1 Thing That Can Transform Your Relationship — If You Let It, I am still working on it, after the Sunday, I am not quite there yet. I am just dealing with healing and forgiving..
Relationships Are More Important Than Ambition
The Truth About Expectations in Relationships
The Benefits of Optimism Are Real
Every relationship has an Emotional Bank Account. The key is to make more deposits than withdrawals. Here’s how to keep your balance high.
The Carpenter Vs. The Gardener: Two Models Of Modern Parenting
People Are Tweeting The Perfectly Petty Phrases They Use In Work Emails
The One Thing Stopping Me From Having More Kids
Baby Talk: Decoding The Secret Language Of Babies
What to Say to Little Kids Instead of "Say Sorry" "[Parents] tend to force apologies from their children for every accidental bump, whack, and knock-down of a just-built Lego masterpiece. Usually, they’ll give the kid a stern look, and ask, “Hey, what do you say?” Then, when the child mutters a robotic “sorry,” all is good! Manners! We’re teaching them! But this approach might be mostly meaningless..."
If You're Avoiding These Conversations With Your Partner, It May Be Time To Break Up, those are great questions. :)
7 Phases Every Serious Relationship Goes Through That Are Oh-So-Relatable, Yes relatable, scary.. loving, awkward.. happiness.. heart warming..
7 Little Daily Habits That Kill Romance In A Relationship
The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias at Work
Being a Two-Career Couple Requires a Long-Term Plan
Study Finds Being Lonely Is Worse Than Smoking 15 Cigarettes A Day Loneliness is a painful, negative state. Not to be confused with solitude which is therapeutic. Recent studies have shown that feeling lonely weakens the immune system, is worse than smoking cigarettes and may increase a person's risk of premature death.
Never trust anyone who is rude to a waiter

True dat. lol. .. I don't even need to be on yacht..

Why do people ask " How was work? " like work is work...I would rather be naked on a yacht right now while eating some pizza but here I am. -Unknown.

One small step for decency, one huge step to get rid of these ignorant fucks. - unknown

Roseanne Barr targets former Obama adviser in racially charged tweet
‘Roseanne’ Canceled by ABC Hours After Racist Tweet by Roseanne Barr
ABC cancels 'Roseanne' following tweet on Valerie Jarrett “Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show.” - Channing Dungey, ABC Entertainment President
‘Roseanne’ Canceled at ABC
ABC cancels Roseanne Barr’s show after she posts racist, conspiratorial tweets

"Racism is not funny, and Roseanne Barr is a racist. Now her show is canceled." - Shepard Smith

Nazi America.

Trump has just begun forcing detained immigrants to wear yellow insignias
Trump on Abused Immigrant Children: "They're Not Innocent"
Rudy Giuliani admits 'Spygate' is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller
The monarchy is at its strongest in years, unlike the government
建成後全無益處 大馬宣佈停建中資包辦高鐵
How the Brexit campaign used refugees to scare voters
John Oliver - Royal Wedding
"Our presidency has been debased, by a figure who has a seemingly bottomless appetite for destruction and division. And only a passing familiarity with how the Constitution works." - Jeff Flake, R-Arizona
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
while less, breathe more;
talk less, say more;
hate less, love more;
and all good things are yours. - Swedish Proverb

Monday, May 28, 2018

Sarah Sanders: It ‘Bothers Me’ Being Called A Liar
Women of Color Demand Federal Investigation of Sexual Harassment at McDonald's
he Trump effect: New study connects white American intolerance and support for authoritarianism
Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency
Behind the scenes, Mike Pence’s quiet push to end abortion and limit women’s rights is succeeding
SHOULD IMMIGRANTS BE FORCED TO FORSAKE THEIR HOMELANDS?
Why are Dutch-Americans so different from the Dutch?
Thanks To AI, A 3rd Person Is Arrested Following A Pop Superstar's Concert
Alec

Underneath the moon,
Underneath the stars
Heres a little heart for you
Up above the world,
Up above it all
Heres a hand to hold on to

But if I should break,
If I should fall away
What am I to do?
I need someone to take,
A little of the weight
Or I'll fall through

You're just the one
That I've been waiting for
I'll give you
All that I have
To give and more
But don't let me fall

Take a little time,
Walk a little line
Got the balance right
Give a little love,
Gimme just enough
So that I can hang on tight

We will be alright,
I'll be by your side
I wont let you down
But I gotta know,
No matter how things go
That you will be alright

You're just the one
That I've been waiting for
I'll give you all
That I have
To give and more
But don't let me fall

Underneath the moon,
Underneath the stars
Heres a little heart for you
Up above the world,
Up above it all
Heres a hand to hold on to

Your just the one
That I've been waiting for
I'll give you
All that I have
To give and more
But don't let me fall

You'll be the one
That I'll love forever more
I'll be here holding you
High above it all
But don't let me fall

The most powerful gift children give us. Are you missing it? If you are struggling to respectfully parent and find yourself getting overly angry or frustrated or just ‘snapping’ no matter how much you have practiced, how much you’ve read, how many parenting techniques you have up your sleeve, then it’s probably because of this...
What Kind Of Parent Are You: Carpenter Or Gardener? #HOWTORAISEAHUMAN
The Four Loves We All Need To Know More About
The strong-willed child: 11 ways to turn power struggles into cooperation
Parenting Advice From Uncle Sam
Cheap Sex and the Decline of Marriage
How psychotherapy improves poor mothers’ finances
We only have 18 summers together with our kids "We only have 18 summers together as a family. To stick our toes in the sand and splash water on each other at the beach. Where we grow up together, instead of apart, and where we'll create all the memories he'll hopefully look back fondly on, one day." 💕
More women are paying alimony (as more wives become breadwinners)
How single women are reshaping America. Why put a ring on it?Unmarried women outnumber married ones for the first time ever. Single women now buy homes at greater rates than single men. The divorce rate, now falling, has plunged fastest among those who stay single longest.
'The Split' Explores The Price And Permutations Of Breaking Up

America had excluded Chinese for 60 years.. tonight at 8 PM!

Film explores Chinese Exclusion Act as US immigration ‘DNA’ "The documentary also shows how Chinese immigrants and the next generation of Chinese Americans born in the United States fought back, filing thousands and thousands of lawsuits in the courts to push back against the limitations of the laws they were living under."
How The Chinese Exclusion Act Can Help Us Understand Immigration Politics Today
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Reconnecting Heart and Head: Racism, Immigration Policy, WeChat, and Chinese Americans
Review: A New Film Investigates the Time America Banned an Entire Race
“Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make your tomorrow.” – L. Ron

Nothing is permanent, don't stress yourself too much because no matter how bad the situation is.. it will change. Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something. A gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn. And that's why they're here. You'll have that gift forever. - Danielle Steel

One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm. - unknown

At some point you just have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening. - unknown

There's a message in the way a person treats you, just listen... - unknown

Two of the rarest things we find are true love and loyal friends. Keep them in high value in your heart. - Kristen Butler

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. - C.S.Lewis

There is nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so don't expect yourself to do so either. - The Gottman Institute

Attention to all SPAM lovers

More than 228,000 pounds of Spam recalled
As The Planet Warms, We'll Be Having Rice With A Side Of CO2
Where You Live Affects Your Happiness And Health, But How Exactly?
You’ll Never Eat McDonald’s French Fries Again After Watching This Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality | Brian Little How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky The freakonomics of McDonalds vs. drugs | Steven Levitt Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities Large demographic shifts are reshaping America. The country is growing in numbers, it’s becoming more racially and ethnically diverse and the population is aging. But our new analysis finds these trends are playing out differently across community types.

Happy Memorial day! 2018

Friday, May 25, 2018

Asteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming
For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive,; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it. - Jacques-Yves Cousteau
4 Reasons Trump Can’t Stop the Renewables Revolution
The three-degree world: the cities that will be drowned by global warming
Former EPA head Gina McCarthy knows why climate change activists aren’t getting their message across “Whoever wins in the clean energy race is going to be the strongest country in the world"- Gina McCarthy, Is China heading that direction?
'We're doomed': Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
Goldman Environmental Prize winners fight for the health of children and deep sea life
Behind every awesome kid is a mother who worried herself crazy that she was doing it all wrong. - Creativechild.com

Inspiration By Mother Teresa

Some people come in your life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.

If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.

God doesn't require us to succeed, he only requires that you try.

If you judge people, you have no time no love them.

Do things for people not because of who they are, what they do in return, but because of who you are.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

Everything time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing

Spread love everything you go.

If you can't feed a hundred people, feed just one.

Peace begins with a smile

#ArtMuseumDay.

Art Museum Day is May 25

Thursday, May 24, 2018

With cancellation, Trump-Kim summit gets a dose of reality
South Korea Responds To Trump’s Sudden Cancellation Of Kim Jong Un Summit
Trump threatens to cut aid to countries he claims send MS-13 members to US
N. Korea demolishes nuclear test site as journalists watch
'I Hope This Will Set A Precedent,' Says Trans Teen Who Won Case Over Bathroom Access. Gavin Grimm, thanks for fighting the fight for millions.
ACLU Report: Detained Immigrant Children Subjected To Widespread Abuse By Officials, this is just so so so wrong, those children are not animals, they are human.
Under Trump, Family Planning Funds Could Go To Groups That Oppose Contraception
Trump Calls Off Summit Meeting With North Korean Leader
Trump outraged about quote he made up
Trump admitted he attacks press to shield himself from negative coverage, Lesley Stahl says
President Trump told Lesley Stahl he bashes press 'to demean you and discredit you so ... no one will believe' negative stories about him
How much does it cost a convicted pedophile to get a photo with the president? $189,000, apparently
Trump reportedly told CBS's Lesley Stahl he attacks the press so 'no one will believe you'
In Miami's Little Haiti, one of the largest waves of evictions is currently underway
Compared to Rest of World Americans Are Prudish, Delusional and Selfish Religious Nuts: Study
Ex-mayor of Ipswich denied citizenship after almost 40 years in UK
James Corden Reveals The Worst Part Of The Royal Wedding Ceremony
【粵語非母語?】Ben Sir:撐廣東話靠小朋友 倡教寫書面語 從周記開始 (01:56)#廣東話係我母語 #廣東話書面語
"I find that most relationships are inherently painful if you're a deep person. Deep people always seek a depth that no one else seems to notice or care about. In the ocean of life, most prefer to stay along the shore, but not us... we look out into the horizon and say "I wonder how deep and how far it goes", and we take off on our own to find out...and it's a lonely journey being so far away from everyone else...all those people who are content with the shallow water and safety of shore. 'I could never be happy there though", you say to yourself, "I need more, than this'." - unknown

"Love is a State of Being." - Eckhart Tolle

our love is not outside; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you. It is not dependent on some other body, some external form. In the stillness of your presence, you can feel your own formless and timeless reality as the unmanifested life that animates your physical form. You can then feel the same life deep within every other human and every other creature. You look beyond the veil of form and separation. This is the realization of oneness. This is love." - Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now.

Frank Sinatra - I'll Be Seeing You

Are we witnessing the extinction of bees ?
An Entomologist Explains Why You Should Not Kill Spiders in Your Home
Study: You're breathing wrong
How Worried Should You Be About A Disease You've Never Heard Of?
Missouri May Be First State To Get Serious About The Definition Of Meat
Which ingredient in this list might contain malt?
This graphic showing what's actually inside Nutella may make you rethink nutrition labels
Diet soda may be hurting your diet
Why Manning Up Is the Worst Thing to Do The traditional rules about how to be a “real man” in America are breaking down.
Scientists have figured out exactly how much you need to exercise to slow your heart’s aging process
AThe Diet that Starves Cancer, Reverses Diabetes, and Makes You Lose Weight Fast
Fasting diets may raise risk of diabetes, researchers warn “This is the first study to show that, despite weight loss, intermittent fasting diets may actually damage the pancreas and affect insulin function in normal healthy individuals, which could lead to diabetes and serious health issues.”
THESE ARE THE GOLDEN RULES OF GOOD METABOLISM, ACCORDING TO J.LO’S NUTRITIONIST
When you’re the scientist in the family
Today in an auditorium full of parents, my son scanned the room, looking for me. When he saw me, his face lit up the room. He wasn't looking for his perfect parent. He was looking for his mom. Don't even forget the power of simply being his mom. - Rachel Marie Martin
This show is so personal. Mothers are really super heroes! 星期日檔案 家有A寶 (2018-05-20)
Dancing Away Despair How to make stress your friend
Find happiness with the Japanese idea of Ikigai. Is today a repeat of yesterday? Rob Bell explains how the Japanese concept of Ikigai can help you wake up with a sense of wonder and purpose.
Schools kill creativity?
What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?
Milwaukee Police Disciplined For Using Stun Gun On, Arresting NBA Player
Amazon banning shoppers who return items too often
Things blamed for the deadly Texas school shooting: Ritalin. Abortion. The media. Schools. And doors.
Arne Duncan Is Serious: Americans Should Boycott School "Teachers have walked out for higher pay, kids have walked out on the gun violence issue, and my question is: What have we as parents done? We're not protecting our kids."
Families of Sandy Hook victims, FBI agent file defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones
Mexican truckers work amid a soaring rate of highway robberies
ACLU calls out Amazon, Washington Co. Sherriff's office for facial recognition tech
Cougar attack kills 1, injures another, 30 miles east of Seattle
1 dead, 1 injured after mountain lion attack on mountain bikers near North Bend
Portland cargo bike maker Metrofiets calls it quits after 11 years

Trevor Noah interview for Guardian Live – full video

Ira Glass's Commencement Speech at the Columbia Journalism School Graduation

"There’s a war in this country over facts and truth, and it’s not clear how it’s gonna play out. And congratulations—you’re heading to the front lines." - Ira Glass in his commencement speech to the Columbia Journalism School graduating class

I saw this guy today at Starbucks. NO iphone, no tablet, No laptop. He just sat there, drinking coffee. Like a psychopath. - unknown.

May 24 is Red Nose Day in the United States.

If You're Not Sure What Red Nose Day Is, You're Not Alone

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

With Word And Deed, Trump Rallies Abortion Rights Opponents In Midterms
European lawmakers had tough questions for Mark Zuckerberg. For the most part, he ducked them.
Trump blocking his critics on Twitter violates 1st Amendment, judge rules
Here Are the Democrats Who Just Voted to Sell You Out to Wall Street.. look at the donation numbers.
'Remember These Names': 33 House Democrats Just Joined the GOP to Give a Major Gift to Wall Street
Why North Korean peace talks may hinge on 12 singing waitresses
Southern Baptist Leader Removed Over Remarks On Rape, Abuse Of Women
Progressive Fights, More Women On The Ballot In Tuesday's Primary Contests
Watch: Mark Zuckerberg Speaks To European Union Parliament
Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights
Trump And South Korean President Plot Strategy On North Korean Nukes
Negotiating with the North Koreans was never going to be easy

Happy birthday, Anne!


Let’s celebrate single parenting.

Why don't we share the messy, hard moments of motherhood? They deserve to be celebrated too "For every diaper-blowout, volcanic-tantrum, screaming-standoff moment, there are thousands that, while imperfect, simply take my breath away."
For Troubled Kids, Some Schools Take Time Out For Group Therapy #HowToRaiseAHuman
The "Missing" First Year: Parents Underestimate the Benefits of Reading and Talking with Babies 63% of parents surveyed were unaware that children's language skills benefit from having adults talk to them starting at birth!
I want to be taken care of, too "there is nothing I love more than being your mom. And even though my role is to be your caretaker, you take care of me every day. You have given me a purpose, a reason to be my best self and you have helped me discover love I never knew existed. Because of you I feel whole, I feel needed and I feel like I’m right where I should be "
Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School "Unscheduled, unsupervised, playtime is one of the most valuable educational opportunities we give our children. "
Having kids makes people miserable, new study confirms I might be an unhappy co-parent with an unloving partner in parenthood, but I am at upmost happiest as a mother to my little human.
Two studies point to the power of teacher-student relationships to boost learning
How to raise a good person—instead of one who is just afraid of being bad "If we want them to make good decisions when we’re not around, they have to be motivated by more than just fear of getting in trouble." This is so so so so IMPORTANT!
9 Parenting Practices Around World
Doria Ragland sat alone at the royal wedding – because that’s what single parents do
This Powerful Tribute to Meghan Markle’s Mother took me by Surprise. "Everyone should read this—read and feel every word. Then call a single mama you know and and tell her she's amazing, because these women...they are superheroes."

Poem by Leslé Honoré
For the Dorias of the world
Who will sit alone
At graduations and weddings
At baseball games and school plays
At proms and award ceremonies
Who will carry the load
Of everything
Wiping tears
And celebrating
School projects
And first heartbreaks
Who stay up all night
Helping write papers and college apps
The mothers who silently
Create a universe for their children
Launching pads to toss them in to the
Solar system
With hands wide open to grab
All the stars their hearts desire
The Dorias who always leave space
For a father’s redemption
Knowing it may never come
Because they have spent a life time
Patching their children back together
Picking up the crushed spirits
Rebuilding them with love
This is for the Dorias
Who will watch as their legacies
Take steps towards their own journeys
Armed with love
Armed with hope
Armed with strength
That the years of struggle
Lack
Survival
Forged onto their souls
And for the children
Who have watched their mothers
Make a life out of thin air
A dollar out of 15 cents
Who have seen ceilings shattered
Barriers leapt over
And are covered in black girl magic
They know that there is
no limit
To their dreams
To success
that hard work can’t achieve
No trial that last forever
They have learned to
Weather the storms
Know for certain that the sun will come
Warm their faces
And illuminate their paths
The way their mothers have
From their first breath
For the Dorias
In that last car ride
Driving to your children’s
Next adventure
For the Dorias
Free spirited
And strong
Who know they are never alone
Who know there is a
Matriarchal militia marching
With them
I raise my glass to all of us
Salud

What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids' Brains "If the damage happens during these crucial early years, its results can affect her forever." This is why I am SO SO SO adamant about no Ipad, phone and TV to Gabe!
Dear Kids, On the Days I Fail… "Sometimes I snap when I should be sensitive. Sometimes I lecture and give chores when what you needed was a hug. Sometimes I mistake your pain for complaining or your sad heart for a bad attitude. Sometimes I completely and utterly miss it. I know that I do. I watch myself miss it, and later I grieve that I didn’t respond differently."
Weekend lie-ins could help you avoid an early death, study says
The most powerful gift children give us. Are you missing it?
Parenting with Radical Acceptance
Johnson: Does speaking German change how I see social relationships?
But What About Maths? "Adults who have been through a traditional education system are conditioned to view maths education in a linear way that culminates in very abstract concepts you are unlikely to encounter naturally. It has left many of us feeling like this fountain of mathematical knowledge will only be bestowed upon the holder of textbooks and memoriser of principles."
"expect nothing.. appreciate everything.." - unknown.. , hard one to live by

Your past mistake are meant to guide you, not define you. - unknown

Love me without restriction, trust me without fear, want me without demand, accept me for who I am. - unknown

Sometimes all you need is one person that shows you that it's okay to let your guard down, be yourself, and love with no regrets. - unknown

The most attractive thing to me is effort. Someone who really wants to talk to me, wants to see me, wants me to make me a part of their day. - unknown

The most effective way to do it is to do it. - Amelia Earhart

Next time you're stressed, take a step back, inhale and laugh. Remember who you are and why you're here. You're never given anything in this world that you can't handle. Be strong, be flexible, love yourself, and love others. Always remember, just keep moving forward.

You've always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself. - The Wizard of Oz

“Once you understand how powerful you are within, you exponentially increase the power and potentiality of everything outside of you.” -Steve Maraboli

Power comes in many forms. It can simply be the knowledge that if you set your mind to doing something, you can achieve it - project happiness


Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Move on.. fitting.. in career, in love , in life. :)

When a door closes, knock on it a few times. But if it still doesn't open, let it stay closed. In career, in love, in LIFE – when you see the period at the end of the sentence, don't try and turn it into a comma. Know when something is over and move. - Mandy Hale

"Empathy is not endorsement. Empathizing with someone you profoundly disagree with does not compromise your own deeply held beliefs and endorse theirs. It just means acknowledging the humanity of someone who was raised to think differently."

Dylan Marron's "Conversations With People Who Hate Me."

Love will conquer all


You don't need everyone to love you. Just a few good people. - Charity Barnum

Some people have been hurt in the their past. So don't just tell them you love them, show them why they should believe. - Charles Orlando

一個人若真的愛你,不一定會一直說,但一定會一直做。Those who truly love you may not always say so, but they always do so. - unknown
幸福是愛相隨 - unknown

過去不合適的,將來也不會再合適了,與其將就著在一起,倒不如坦然聚散,各自相安。有時候,分開也許才是對各自最好的結局。

I'm not looking for a hero. I saved myself a long time ago. I don't need someone to complete me. I am whole alone. I just want a weirdo to go on adventures with. Someone who will dance with me, kiss me when I least expect it, and make me laugh. - Brooke Hampton

“We don’t create a fantasy world to escape reality. We create it to be able to stay” - Lynda Barry

All relationships go thru hell, real relationships get through it. - unknown

結婚,本來就不只是為了「過自己想過的生活」而結的
Ronan Farrow: Israelis, Like Russia, Are Interfering in American Politics "There are a new array of actors here that the American public didn’t know about, and this is all going to figure into this next election”
Amid Lawsuits And Circling Feds, Stone Rejects What He Calls A Scheme To Silence Him
Education Department Launches 'Top-To-Bottom' Review Of Teachers' Grant Program
a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/05/03/economists-focus-too-little-on-what-people-really-care-about">Economists focus too little on what people really care about
Why China can't meet Trump's $200 billion trade demand
The Last of "Country First"
Democrats have plenty of anger, but few good ideas
Donald Trump Has All the Power
The President Who Cried Wolf
The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
There Is Only One Trump Scandal
Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For?
After U.S. Embassy Move, What Actually Changes For Israelis And Palestinians?
Trump eliminates national cyber-coordinator job, gives Bolton keys to the cybers
I tried freedom… but it didn’t work
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered, and It Is Not What You Think
Ali Wong Made My Mother's Day, she rocks and now I want to watch her special.
Be careful how you react, spills can be wiped up, dishes, and furniture can be replaced, but it takes a long time to fix a child's broken heart. - unknown
Should aborting a disabled child be legal? Interesting discussion.. Recently, Iceland was reported as possibly being the first country where no one gives birth to a child with Down's Syndrome. This is due to the legal abortion…
Is Sleeping With Your Baby As Dangerous As Doctors Say? #HowToRaiseAHuman, I remembered the shame that you and your family gave me. I am just raising my little human the way he needs.
The link between your belief in free will, and your happiness
Smarter brains run on sparsely connected neurons
MIT Scientists prove adults learn language to fluency nearly as well as children
In defence of Cantonese
10 daily habits to strengthen your connection with your child
If She’s Hard To Love, She’s Worth Holding Onto - Great Mind
Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship
PARENTING: The Train Analogy That Will Completely Change How You See Your Crying Child
Your child's social skills in kindergarten are more important than their academics
Emotional Responsiveness is Key
A Glimpse, this really touches a sore spot on a personal level as I see my spirited Gabo and getting so advanced, it presents that no one has all the almighty and able to hold time still and let us savor those moments once again. I wish I have wizard like skills to freeze every glimpse I have of you., those smiles, those whiskers of ours.. those hugs and kisses moments...
The hardest question for a third culture kid: Where is home?
Psychologists recommend children be bored in the summer..“...psychologists and child development experts suggest that over-scheduling children during the summer is unnecessary and could ultimately keep kids from from discovering what truly interests them.” .
In 'Rock Steady,' Ellen Forney Combines Mental Health Advice, Artistry and Wit
The Paradox of Household Income
Babies Are Master Learners: How Adults Can Stimulate Their Innate Learning Skills | Janet Lansbury
There Is a Hidden Epidemic of Doctors Abusing Women in Labor, Doulas Say
The mental load of motherhood is what I didn’t fully expect
1. Sometimes you have to keep your good news to yourself. Everybody is not genuinely happy for you.

2. Train your mind to see the good in every situation

3. Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn't give you credit.

4. No one is perfect...that's why pencils have erasers.

5. Always remembers that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come!

6. Don't feel bad if someone reject you. People usually reject expensive things because they can't afford them.

7. If people say something bad about you, judge you as if they know you. Don't' feel bad, just remember dogs bark if they don't know the person
England’s first Black Queen, Sophie Charlotte born
15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed “More than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries warn the evidence is clear: Current and future human health and wellbeing are at serious risk from climate change, deforestation, loss of access to freshwater, species extinctions, and human population growth.”
Drivers Who Merge at the Last Minute May Be Annoying … But They're Right The "zipper system" of merging lanes cuts back on congestion and crashes, but it also seems a lot like cheating.
How Generation X Could Change the American Dream What will the American Dream mean for future generations? Look to Gen X for answers.
Things You Should Stop Apologizing For, so true, every single one of them
Scenes from a Chinese restaurant the pictures and scenarios look so familiar, yet sad.. I think it was a choice that most Asian American and Asian Canadian family had to make, and frankly, the kids got the short end of the sticks.
Archaeologist Who Uncovered China's 8,000-Man Terra Cotta Army Dies At 82