Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

American adventurer living and working overseas since 1990. Free-lance writer; educator, reading consultant.

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Flying
Lion Air Investigation Takes an Unexpected Turn
Flying Magazine - Rob Mark
In what some pilots are calling an inconceivable moment in flight operations and training, Boeing recently admitted the existence of the maneuvering …
Los Angeles
Teaching my daughter that in times of crisis, even small kindnesses matter
The Washington Post - By Abigail Rasminsky
“Don’t come in with me, okay, Mama?” I’m standing outside my local fire station in West Los Angeles, while my 5-year-old runs in, a bag of warm homemade cookies in her small hand. Twenty-four hours earlier
Leopards
Leopard, hyena share a rare meal—before other cats cut in
National Geographic - Kitson Jazynka
AnimalsVideo A strategic truce and rare interactions between normally solitary creatures determine who will get the lion's share of the meal. AnimalsVideo On a recent spring afternoon in South Africa's
Permaculture
Bio Morocco: Permaculture movement grows despite pressure
middleeasteye.net
TETOUAN, Morocco - The uphill footpath of recycled tires and timber logs winds between fig, olive, and pomegranate trees, passing cactus bushes and a …
Middle East
How mega projects mask uncertain future in Morocco
middleeasteye.net
Morocco is in a hurry. At Ouarzazate on the edge of the Sahara desert what's billed as the world's biggest solar plant – the size of 200 football …
North Africa
Morocco Ranks Among 10 Safest Countries Worldwide, Better than US, France
moroccoworldnews.com - Ahlam Ben Saga
Rabat- The data, which assesses crime rates, terrorism threats, risk of natural disasters, and health issues in 20 countries, revealed Morocco as a …
Human Rights
UN includes Morocco’s Religious Minorities in Forum on Minority Issues
moroccoworldnews.com - Morocco World News
By Trista YoussefRabat- The association will be represented by five Christian converts from Rabat, Fez, and Kenitra, according to spokesperson Jaouad …
Employment
Morocco’s Best Employers in 2018
moroccoworldnews.com - Amira El Masaiti
Rabat – The “Best Employers in Morocco 2018” was revealed on Wednesday in Casablanca, during a gala evening that brought together Moroccan and …
Adobe
About Patch
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Psychology
People are “consistently inconsistent” in how they reason about controversial scientific topics
bps.org.uk - BPS Research Digest
By Christian JarrettThere are various issues on which there is a scientific consensus but great public controversy, such as anthropogenic climate …
Psychology
“Another nail in the coffin for learning styles” – students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning
bps.org.uk - BPS Research Digest
By Christian JarrettThe idea that we learn better when taught via our preferred modality or “learning style” – such as visually, orally, or by doing …
Mental Health
Schadenfreude turns us into temporary psychopaths, according to a new model of the emotion
bps.org.uk - BPS Research Digest
A person experiencing schadenfreude tends to dehumanise the target of their gleeful feelingsBy Emma YoungSchadenfreude – which literally means …
Africa
Africities, The most important democratic gathering in Africa
africities.org
737 MAX
Boeing 737 Crash Caused By New Safety System Pilots Weren’t Told Existed
ExtremeTech - Joel Hruska
By on November 13, 2018 at 4:01 pm Modern aircraft are staggeringly complex. There’s a complex interconnected web of systems controlled by both the …
Military History
Why the U.S. and Britain Went Back to War Just a Few Decades After the Revolution
TIME - By H.W. Brands
George Gleig had seen thousands of soldiers in battle, but he had never seen any perform more disgracefully than the Americans assigned to defend …
Snoring
10 sounds your dog makes and what they mean
INSIDER - Chelsea Greenwood
If you're a dog owner, you know that canines have a language all their own. Whether they're barking, growling, whining or howling, they're trying to …
Cellulite
Influencer Shows Truth Behind 'Perfect' Butt Photos You See Online - Health
Health.com - By Samantha Lauriello
Here's what those butts really look like. How many times do you scroll through your feed and see a #bootygoals photo that makes you second guess …
Hillary Clinton
Texas to vote to remove Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from school curriculum
New York Post - By Bradford Betz
The Texas State Board of Education will vote on Tuesday whether to eliminate major historical figures like Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from the …
Health Care
Health Insurance Costs Are Hurting the American Dream
Bloomberg
Three members of the Maldonado family at their home in Texas. Photographer: Valerie Chang for Bloomberg Soaring Health-Care Costs Forced This Family …
Women's News
How strangers judge personality based on body shape
Medical News Today - By Ana Sandoiu
Do you think you can tell if a person is quarrelsome and irritable or warm and reliable based on the shape of their body? New research illuminates …
Health
Trying to Freeze Your Fat Cells Away Could Wind Up Backfiring
VICE - Christian Finn
While the research is promising, cryolipolysis may end up doing the exact opposite of what you want it to do. Imagine this for a minute: There’s an area of fat in some part of your body that you can’t
Reproductive Medicine
Being single in your 30s isn’t bad luck, it’s a global phenomenon
Quartz - By Cassie Werber
Researcher Nancy Smith-Hefner was chatting to university students in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, when she noticed a trend. In a country with near “universal marriage,” where only 2% of women in
Los Angeles
If You Drive in Los Angeles, the Cops Can Track Your Every Move
WIRED - Mark Harris
It was a particularly chilly cold case. At 1 am on November 18, 2010, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of gunfire …
High School
Michelle Obama’s College Experience Is All Too Familiar for Minority Students
The Atlantic - Adam Harris
“Princeton was extremely white and very male. There was no avoiding the facts.” Michelle Robinson didn’t shy away from her background in her application essay for Princeton University. The Chicago native
Teens
Neuroscientists identify a surprising low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens
theconversation.com - Adriana Galván
Healthy sleep leads to healthy brains. Neuroscientists have gotten that message out. But parents, doctors and educators alike have struggled to …
Southwest Airlines
Pilots Say Boeing Didn't Tell Them About a Safety Feature Tied to a Deadly Crash
TIME - By Bloomberg
Two U.S. pilots’ unions say the potential risks of a safety feature on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max aircraft that has been linked to a deadly crash in …
Entrepreneurship
Science Says the Most Grateful Kids Have Parents Who Do These 7 Things |
Inc Magazine - By Scott Mautz
In such a divisive world, one thing we can all agree on is the need for more compassion and more gratitude, both at work and in life. Even more so with the holiday season in front of us. And even more
Women of Color
Maryland Couple Files $4M Lawsuit Against Costco After Being Racially Profiled
Essence - Tanya A. Christian
It appears that Black people can add “shopping for a refrigerator at Costco” to the list of things we can’t do without having the cops called on …
Royal Family
We Can’t Stop Looking at the Royal Family’s Brand-New Portrait
PureWow - Greta Heggeness
This brand-new photo is making us consider marrying into the royal family. The palace just shared a never-before-seen pic of the family celebrating …
U.S. Politics
How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power—If Not From Office
POLITICO - By DAVID PRIESS
Members of Congress and some in Andrew Johnson’s own Cabinet wanted him gone. They did the next best thing. The president of the United States was both a racist and a very difficult man to get along with.

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Lion Air Investigation Takes an Unexpected Turn

Teaching my daughter that in times of crisis, even small kindnesses matter

Leopard, hyena share a rare meal—before other cats cut in

Bio Morocco: Permaculture movement grows despite pressure

How mega projects mask uncertain future in Morocco

Morocco Ranks Among 10 Safest Countries Worldwide, Better than US, France

UN includes Morocco’s Religious Minorities in Forum on Minority Issues

Morocco’s Best Employers in 2018

About Patch

People are “consistently inconsistent” in how they reason about controversial scientific topics

“Another nail in the coffin for learning styles” – students did not benefit from studying according to their supposed learning

Schadenfreude turns us into temporary psychopaths, according to a new model of the emotion

Africities, The most important democratic gathering in Africa

Boeing 737 Crash Caused By New Safety System Pilots Weren’t Told Existed

Why the U.S. and Britain Went Back to War Just a Few Decades After the Revolution

10 sounds your dog makes and what they mean

Influencer Shows Truth Behind 'Perfect' Butt Photos You See Online - Health

Texas to vote to remove Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller from school curriculum

Health Insurance Costs Are Hurting the American Dream

How strangers judge personality based on body shape

Trying to Freeze Your Fat Cells Away Could Wind Up Backfiring

Being single in your 30s isn’t bad luck, it’s a global phenomenon

If You Drive in Los Angeles, the Cops Can Track Your Every Move

Michelle Obama’s College Experience Is All Too Familiar for Minority Students

Neuroscientists identify a surprising low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens

Pilots Say Boeing Didn't Tell Them About a Safety Feature Tied to a Deadly Crash

Science Says the Most Grateful Kids Have Parents Who Do These 7 Things |

Maryland Couple Files $4M Lawsuit Against Costco After Being Racially Profiled

We Can’t Stop Looking at the Royal Family’s Brand-New Portrait

How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power—If Not From Office