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Thirty-eight years ago my brother enjoyed 4th of July fireworks in Santa Cruz (his annual tradition), then headed back home to S. CA.  He never made it.  He fell asleep at the wheel and hit the back of a big rig.  I love and miss my brother, and honor him every year by telling his story in the hope that I might save a life someday.  Please do not drive if you are drowsy! @teriincali

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Charter schools are an effective, positive, parent-empowering alternative education choice.  They’re tuition-free public schools that are regulated but self-governing.  California has nearly 700 of them.  They offer a comprehensive… Read more

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Most likely, at some point in everyone’s life, attraction has caused them trouble.� Wouldn’t it be nice, if you were ever falsely accused of abuse, that attraction could get you out of trouble?� Now the (slight?) possibility exists that some time in the future, if witnesses can’t remember enough detail to help, magnets might improve their memory.� From Lumosity:

Scientists at the university of Sydney in Australia have recently claimed to be able to make people�s memory more accurate by reducing the occurrence of false memories� via magnets…

Participants were given a list of words to memorize and then either actual magnetic brain manipulation, a sham manipulation or no treatment at all.

Those who actually had their brains magnetically pulsed after seeing the list of words showed a 36% decrease in false memories (IE thinking a word was initially presented when it was not) over those whose brains were left untouched.

Although this leaves us with more questions than answers, the authors point to a possible future application in the court room, where memories frequently get a little too creative.

Reference:

Gallate, J., Chi, R., Ellwood, S., & Snyder, A. (2009). Reducing false memories by magnetic pulse stimulation. Neuroscience Letters, 449(3), 151-154. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.11.021.

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Earth Hour 2009 will take place Saturday, March 28th at 8:30pm wherever you are around the world.
www.earthhour.org

Take it a step further, and urge your elected officials to turn out the lights and take strong action to fight climate change.

One person committed to reducing energy consumption can make a difference, but millions working together can change the world. The Earth Hour Team will communicate with you to ensure you’re receiving up-to-date highlights and additional ways to make Earth Hour the most successful climate changing event in history.

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One Thing All Women Should Know About Talking To Men

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