Thứ Hai, 31 tháng 10, 2016

NPR News: Federal Panel Calls For Stricter Enforcement Of Mental Health Care Parity Law

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Federal Panel Calls For Stricter Enforcement Of Mental Health Care Parity Law Since a federal parity law was enacted in 2008, health insurers and employers have made progress toward improving coverage for mental health and substance abuse. But enforcement has been lax. Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 09:51PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Federal Panel Calls For Stricter Enforcement Of Mental Health Care Parity Law

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Federal Panel Calls For Stricter Enforcement Of Mental Health Care Parity Law Since a federal parity law was enacted in 2008, health insurers and employers have made progress toward improving coverage for mental health and substance abuse. But enforcement has been lax. Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 09:51PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: 300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says

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300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5. Đọc tiếp trên NPR October 31, 2016 at 09:05PM Environme...
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NPR News: 300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says

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300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5. Read more on NPR Children's Health October 31, 2016 at 09:05...
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NPR News: 300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says

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300 Million Children Are Breathing 'Extremely Toxic' Air, UNICEF Says Altogether, some 2 billion children worldwide are breathing air that has been deemed a "long term hazard," a report finds. Pollution contributes to around 600,000 deaths annually of kids under age 5. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 31, 2016 at 09:05PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: The Debate Over Bilingual Education In California

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The Debate Over Bilingual Education In California California voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to overturn the state's 20-year-old ban on bilingual education in public schools. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 29, 2016 at 07:47PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Beyond The Pail: NPR Unpacks The History Of The Lunch Box

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Beyond The Pail: NPR Unpacks The History Of The Lunch Box From re-purposed lard pails to bento boxes, the way students carry lunch to school has changed almost as much as the classrooms they learn in. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 31, 2016 at 05:00PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR Children's Health October 31, 2016 at 02:42...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 02:42PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 02:42PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR Children's Health October 31, 2016 at 02:41...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 02:41PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes?

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Would You Want To Know The Secrets Hidden In Your Baby's Genes? A study offering the parents of newborns a scan of thousands of the baby's genes raises a big question: Do you want this kind of information on disease risk in your child's permanent record? Read more on NPR October 31, 2016 at 02:41PM Health Ca...
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Wikipedia article of the day for October 31, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for October 31, 2016 is Drowned God. Drowned God is a science fiction adventure game developed by Epic Multimedia Group, published by Inscape and released on October 31, 1996. The game advances the conspiracy theory that all of accepted human history is false and the human race's development and evolution have been aided by extra-terrestrials. The player attempts to...
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barghest: Word of the day for October 31, 2016

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barghest , n : (mythology, Britain) A legendary monstrous black dog, said to possess large teeth and claws, and (sometimes) to be capable of changing form. (mythology, Britain) Any ghost, wraith, hobgoblin, elf, or spirit. Boo! Happy Halloween! October 31, 20...
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NPR News: PHOTOS: Astronauts Touch Down After 115 Days In Space

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PHOTOS: Astronauts Touch Down After 115 Days In Space A Russian Soyuz space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Sunday morning local time, delivering Kate Rubins, Anatoly Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi safely back to Earth. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 31, 2016 at 01:28AM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Hey Jealousy, Can You Not Crash Here Tonight?

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Hey Jealousy, Can You Not Crash Here Tonight? Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the Sugars talk about ways to stop feeling jealous and left out. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion October 31, 2016 at 12:09...
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Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 10, 2016

NPR News: NASA's New 'Intruder Alert' System Spots An Incoming Asteroid

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NASA's New 'Intruder Alert' System Spots An Incoming Asteroid A space rock zips by earth Sunday night. Astronomers know it doesn't pose a threat, in part thanks to a new automated warning program called Scout. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 30, 2016 at 04:17PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: How One University Used Big Data To Boost Graduation Rates

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How One University Used Big Data To Boost Graduation Rates Georgia State says it's saved students $12 million in tuition because they're graduating faster, thanks to its new high-tech advising system. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 30, 2016 at 04:03PM Categoty Educati...
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Wikipedia article of the day for October 30, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for October 30, 2016 is Jack Parsons (rocket engineer). Jack Parsons (1914–1952) was an American rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher, chemist, and Thelemite occultist. Associated with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Parsons was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation....
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Thứ Bảy, 29 tháng 10, 2016

NPR News: Are You Really Too Busy To Return Your Friends' Calls? Really?

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Are You Really Too Busy To Return Your Friends' Calls? Really? Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts talk about maintaining friendships when everyone says they're too busy. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion October 29, 2016 at 10:12...
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NPR News: A Vote For California Prop 58 Lifts Bilingual Education Ban

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A Vote For California Prop 58 Lifts Bilingual Education Ban Nearly two decades after California banned bilingual education, voters this November 8 will have a chance to restore it, allowing schools to teach students in their native language as well as English. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 29, 2016 at 07:47PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Supporters Of A Chicago School Merger Hope To Stamp Out Segregation

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Supporters Of A Chicago School Merger Hope To Stamp Out Segregation In Chicago, a plan to merge one of the wealthiest public schools with a nearby school serving mostly low income, black children has met with a "no" from school officials, but parents aren't giving up. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 29, 2016 at 07:47PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing

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Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing Public-radio hosts share the songs you need to hear now — including new music from Obongjayar, Jim James, Mandolin Orange and more. Read more on NPR World Cafe At October 29, 2016 at 04:59...
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Fast Times on the Campaign Trail in ‘Embeds’

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By ASHLEY PARKER from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2fpXDGP via IFTTT The show will take a comic look at young political reporters against the backdrop of covering a presidential campaign. News and News Media, Presidential Election of 2016 October 29, 2016 at 07:00...
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NPR News: Maine Insurance Co-op Drops Coverage For Elective Abortion Services

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Maine Insurance Co-op Drops Coverage For Elective Abortion Services Community Health Options is dropping elective abortion coverage in 2017. The insurer says the move will save money. Advocates for abortion rights say it's a step backward for women's health. Read more on NPR October 29, 2016 at 05:00PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Maine Insurance Co-op Drops Coverage For Elective Abortion Services

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Maine Insurance Co-op Drops Coverage For Elective Abortion Services Community Health Options is dropping elective abortion coverage in 2017. The insurer says the move will save money. Advocates for abortion rights say it's a step backward for women's health. Read more on NPR October 29, 2016 at 05:00PM Health Ca...
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Wikipedia article of the day for October 29, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for October 29, 2016 is Baron Munchausen. Baron Munchausen is a fictional nobleman created by German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia. The character is loosely based on a real baron, Hieronymus Karl Friedrich, Freiherr von Münchhausen (1720–1797). Born in Bodenwerder, Electorate...
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shoe-leather: Word of the day for October 29, 2016

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shoe-leather , adj : Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk. Today is the 105th anniversary of the death of American-Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer in 1911. Pulitzer left money in his...
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NPR News: What Trump And Clinton Have To Say About Education

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What Trump And Clinton Have To Say About Education The candidates aren't talking much about education, but the next president faces big challenges: reducing achievement gaps, implementing the new education law, and expanding access and opportunity. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 29, 2016 at 04:40AM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Agreeing On More Money For Roads, Bridges May Be Easier Than Finding Workers

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Agreeing On More Money For Roads, Bridges May Be Easier Than Finding Workers Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump say they would spend more to rebuild the country's aging infrastructure. The problem is there may not be enough people with the right skills to fill those jobs. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 29, 2016 at 03:13AM Categoty Educati...
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How Pepe the Frog and Nasty Woman Are Shaping the Election

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By ALEX WILLIAMS from NYT Style http://ift.tt/2eQ2yAa via IFTTT Viral internet in-jokes have become a dog whistle and potent force in the 2016 presidential race, says Brad Kim of Know Your Meme. Social Media, Presidential Election of 2016 October 28, 2016 at 07:00...
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NPR News: Week In Politics: FBI Reopens Case Into Hillary Clinton's Emails

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Week In Politics: FBI Reopens Case Into Hillary Clinton's Emails NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the reopening of the FBI probe into Hillary Clinton's emails, the hacked John Podesta emails, the Senate races, and the conservative intellectual landscape. Dọc...
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NPR News: Technology May Rescue Male Baby Chicks From The Grinder

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Technology May Rescue Male Baby Chicks From The Grinder The egg industry may soon eliminate a wasteful – and to some, horrifying – practice: Slaughtering male chicks. New technology can identify male embryos in eggs before they enter incubation chambers. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 29, 2016 at 01:19AM Health & Scien...
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Thứ Sáu, 28 tháng 10, 2016

NPR News: Diwali Dilemma: My Complicated Relationship With The Swastika

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Diwali Dilemma: My Complicated Relationship With The Swastika While most Westerners see the swastika as a symbol of Nazi Germany or white supremacy, it has been a symbol of good fortune in Asia thousands of years before Hitler. Dọc thêm tại NPR Opinion October 28, 2016 at 11:00...
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NPR News: FDA Faults Hospitals For Failing To Report Safety Problems With Medical Devices

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FDA Faults Hospitals For Failing To Report Safety Problems With Medical Devices The Food and Drug Administration found several prominent facilities hadn't followed rules on reporting incidents in which patients died or were harmed. The problem is thought to be widespread. Read more on NPR October 28, 2016 at 10:53PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: FDA Faults Hospitals For Failing To Report Safety Problems With Medical Devices

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FDA Faults Hospitals For Failing To Report Safety Problems With Medical Devices The Food and Drug Administration found several prominent facilities hadn't followed rules on reporting incidents in which patients died or were harmed. The problem is thought to be widespread. Read more on NPR October 28, 2016 at 10:53PM Health Ca...
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NPR News: Discovering The Science Secrets Of Sourdough (You Can Help)

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Discovering The Science Secrets Of Sourdough (You Can Help) Many bakers treat their sourdough starters like a family heirloom. Some starters date back decades, even centuries. Now researchers want to analyze your starters to unlock their flavor secrets. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 28, 2016 at 10:25PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Nations Establish World's Largest Marine Reserve In Antarctica

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Nations Establish World's Largest Marine Reserve In Antarctica At 600,000 square miles, the sanctuary covers an area twice the size of Texas and is known as polar 'Garden of Eden.' This unanimous agreement is the result of years of negotiations. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 28, 2016 at 06:49PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: Nations Reach Deal To Establish World's Largest Marine Reserve

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Nations Reach Deal To Establish World's Largest Marine Reserve At 600,000 square miles, the sanctuary covers an area twice the size of Texas and is known as polar 'Garden of Eden.' This unanimous agreement is the result of years of negotiations. Đọc tiếp trên NPR October 28, 2016 at 06:47PM Environme...
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NPR News: The Social Science Research Behind Political Campaign Ads

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The Social Science Research Behind Political Campaign Ads U.S. presidential candidates advertise in battleground states to increase voter turnout. But a new study says ads also have a big impact on campaign contributions. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 28, 2016 at 04:03PM Health & Scien...
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NPR News: 4 Myths About School Bullying And The 'Trump Effect'

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4 Myths About School Bullying And The 'Trump Effect' Hillary Clinton has just proposed a $500 million initiative to help states combat bullying. Here are some things you should know. Đọc tiếp trên NPR At October 28, 2016 at 05:07PM Categoty Educati...
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NPR News: Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online?

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Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online? The kids look so darned cute in that photo, it's hard not to post it online for all too see. But there are privacy risks to sharing children's images, and children often don't want the exposure. Read more on NPR Children's Health October 28, 2016 at 04:00...
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NPR News: Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online?

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Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online? The kids look so darned cute in that photo, it's hard not to post it online for all too see. But there are privacy risks to sharing children's images, and children often don't want the exposure. Đọc thêm tại NPR at October 28, 2016 at 04:00PM Health & Scien...
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greeking: Word of the day for October 28, 2016

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greeking , n : (typography) Nonsense text that is inserted into a document to create a dummy layout, or to demonstrate a type font. Today is Ohi Day (Anniversary of the “No”) in Greece, which marks the rejection by Ioannis Metaxas of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum in 1940 during World War II to allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory. October 28, 20...
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Wikipedia article of the day for October 28, 2016

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The Wikipedia article of the day for October 28, 2016 is St. Elmo (1914 film). St. Elmo is a 1914 American silent drama film produced by the Balboa Amusement Producing Company and distributed by William Fox's Box Office Attractions Company. It was the first feature-length film adaptation of Augusta Jane Evans's 1866 eponymous novel. The story follows the life of the title character (played by William...
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