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"Air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, according to a comprehensive new global review. The research shows head-to-toe harm, from heart and lung disease to diabetes and dementia, and from liver problems and bladder cancer to brittle bones and damaged skin. Fertility, foetuses and children are also affected by toxic air, the review found."

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"By "NLRBE," I mean core resource-based economy ("RBE") concepts, as fleshed out and expanded by Peter Joseph and his organization, "The Zeitgeist Movement" ("TZM"). *Important Reminder* Please remember that, by using this site, you agree to leave no confidential information in blog post comments or elsewhere on the site, or to rely upon anything in this post, or on this site generally, without qualified, independent, confirming research (per this site's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which you agreed to by accessing this site). Why? Unfortunately, on this website and in my blog posts, I can and do offer nothing more than expressions of opinion and general information, which could be inadequately researched, inapplicable to your situation, out-of-date, and/or mistaken. Thus, no statement on my website or blog posts is intended to guarantee any particular outcome for you, or to constitute any kind of advice, legal or otherwise. Qualified "advice" is customized to your particular circumstances, current, accurate, and offered in direct relationship with a qualified professional. And qualified advice is critical to obtain before you take action. I do offer qualified legal advice and assurances of confidentiality, but only within the context of attorney-client relationships, which are formed exclusively via written attorney-client fee agreements, not through blog posts, blog post comments, website pages or communications, or any other means whatsoever (however, please visit my Services page to see whether or not I am currently accepting new clients). By "RBE," I mean the original economic model, as presented by Jacque Fresco and his "Venus Project" ("TVP"). My take on his RBE model is more fully explained in my last blog post, "What Do I Mean by 'Resource-Based Economy' (or 'RBE')?" Given what I heard in a recent talk by Joseph, I am now sorely tempted to begin using the term "NLRBE," rather than "RBE," to refer

"It seems only fitting to explore the role of questions in education by asking questions about the process of doing so. I propose that we start with the customary way of framing this topic and then proceed to questions that are deeper and potentially more subversive of traditional schooling. 1. WHICH QUESTIONS? To begin, let's consider what we might ask our students. The least interesting questions are those with straightforward factual answers. That's why a number of writers have encouraged the use of questions described variously as "true" (Wolf, 1987), "essential" (Simon, 2002), "generative" (Perkins, 1992; Perrone, 1998), "guiding" (Traver, 1998), or "fertile" (Harpaz & Lefstein, 2000). What the best of these share is that they're open-ended. Sometimes, in fact, no definitive right answer can be found at all. And even when there is one - or at least when there is reason to prefer some responses to others - the answer isn't obvious and can't be summarized in a sentence. Why is it so hard to find a cure for cancer? Do numbers ever end? Why do people lie? Why did we invade Vietnam? Grappling with meaty questions like these (which were among those generated by a class in Plainview, NY) is a real project . . . literally. A question-based approach to teaching tends to shade into learning that is problem- (Delisle, 1997) and project-based (Kilpatrick, 1918; Blumenfeld et al., 1991; Wolk, 1998). Intellectual proficiency is strengthened as students figure out how to do justice to a rich question. As they investigate and come to understand important ideas more fully, new questions arise along with better ways of asking them, and the learning spirals upwards. Guiding students through this process is not a technique that can be stapled onto our existing pedagogy, nor is it something that teachers can be trained to master during an in-service day. What's required is a continual focus on creating a classroom that is about thinking rather

"Decisiones. ¿Te ha ocurrido alguna vez ir a una pizzería y no saber qué pizza elegir? ¿Te ha ocurrido alguna vez elegir una pizza para luego cambiar de opinión? ¿Te ha ocurrido alguna vez haber elegido una pizza y mientras estás conversando con otras personas pensar si has elegido la pizza que realmente te apetecía? ¿Te ha ocurrido alguna vez comerte una pizza y sentirte mal porque sabes que no era esa pizza la debías haber elegido? ¿Te ha pasado alguna vez cambiar de pizza una vez elegida por el mero hecho de que la persona que tienes a tu lado o enfrente ha pedido otra pizza distinta? ¿Te ha pasado alguna vez comerte la pizza que has elegido y mirar la pizza de la persona que tienes al lado y arrepentirte de tu elección? Si es así, te doy la bienvenida al extraordinario mundo de la toma de decisiones. Si es así te doy la bienvenida a la paradoja de la elección. Tal vez pensarás que la elección de una pizza no es tan importante. Pero si en lugar de una pizza la toma de decisiones tiene que ver con tu seguro médico, con el colegio de tus hijos, con la elección de un trabajo o con la compra de un coche o de tu casa, entonces la decisión ya no es una decisión baladí. Es por ello que en el artículo de hoy quiero que aprendas algunos sencillos y efectivos consejos para tomar la mejor opción en cada una de las decisiones que tomes en tu vida, independientemente de si la elección consiste en una pizza o en la compra de una casa. Dichos consejos los he extraído del extraordinario libro titulado The Paradox of Choice. Why more is less, de Barry Schwartz, un auténtico referente a nivel mundial en lo que respecta al concepto toma de decisiones. ¿Quieres aprender cómo tomar las mejores decisiones para ser más feliz? La decisión de seguir leyendo este artículo está servida. Decisiones Imagen extraída de Shutterstock The Paradox of Choice. Why more is less. Cómo se aprende a tomar decisiones y que estas te hagan una persona feliz y realiza

"Planet makes its imagery available to news organizations, NGOs, and first responders, and below we've collected imagery of the most impactful events of 2017, as seen from space (we've linked to news articles that feature these stories in the subheads)."

"To mark last month's World Teachers' Day (sponsored by UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), photographers from Reuters took pictures around the world of educators with their students in a telling exhibit of the very different circumstances under which children attend school. Here are 15 pictures taken by Reuters photographers, revealing the spectrum of "classrooms" - from those with literally no resources to those well-stocked and housed."

"The EJ Atlas is a teaching, networking and advocacy resource. Strategists, activist organizers, scholars, and teachers will find many uses for the database, as well as citizens wanting to learn more about the often invisible conflicts taking place."

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"Besides focusing on production, sustainable food systems need to address waste, crop-grass-livestock interdependencies and human consumption. None of the corresponding strategies needs full implementation and their combined partial implementation delivers a more sustainable food future."

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"0.- CREAR CLIMA: ir comentándolo en el AMPA, ir buscando ALIANZAS entre madres, padres, dirección del centro, claustro de profesores, asociaciones de vecinos o comerciantes… Reparto de folletos o dípticos. 1.- BUSCAR CANDIDATOS: identificar adultos (madres, padres, profes, personal no docente, abuelos) candidatos para acompañar el BiciBus y buscar posibles alianzas y colaboraciones externas (asociaciones vecinales, asociaciones de promoción del ciclismo urbano, educadores ambientales, jubilados activos, voluntariado, otros..). 2.- ORGANIZAR UNA REUNIÓN DE PRESENTACIÓN Y MOTIVACIÓN. 2.1 Quitar miedos y tratar de vencer resistencias al cambio: seguridad de los grupos ciclistas, medidas se seguridad activa como el chaleco reflectante o de seguridad pasiva como el casco (no imponerlo para quien vaya más seguro… 2.2.- Decidir cuántos días de la semana se podría empezar (relacionado con el número de adultos disponibles). 2.2.- Identificar en un mapa todos los posibles puntos de origen (casas de los alumnos/as). 2.4.- Consensuar la ruta/s y el itinerario del BiciBus. 2.5.- Fijar las paradas y el horario del BiciBus. 3.- COMUNICAR: pasar una circular a madres y padres del cole, colocar cartel de difusión del BiciBus y difundirlo por e-correo. 4.- PONERLO EN MARCHA y probar una semana e introducir después las mejoras pertinentes (sobre todo, paradas y horarios). OTROS: Regalar chalecos o timbres a los participantes. Organizar talleres de instalación de trasportines en el cole. Realizar y enviar una nota de prensa y difundirlo en medios de comunicación locales. Realizar murales, presentaciones o grabaciones, crear lemas o pareados par acorear en las marchas ("Ole, ole, ole, en bici voy al cole", "más que la consola, la bici sí que mola", "no es que vayamos lentos, es que vamos lejos"…)"

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