OTR Backup 12/03/2024

• 14 Signs You Were Born in the 50s - Interesting Facts

  Being born in the 1950s means you’ve witnessed some of the most incredible changes in history. From black-and-white televisions to the rise of the internet, your life has been a front-row seat to the modern

• Which Charlie Brown Character You Are, Based on Your Zodiac Sign

  Are you dominant and decisive like Lucy Van Pelt or loyal and good-natured like Snoopy? Read on for which Peanuts character best aligns with your zodiac sign

• Is a Swiffer or Wet Mop Better at Cleaning Your Floors?

  A woman is warning against using Swiffer mops to clean floors, and says using a real wet mop is the only way to clean correctly. 

• 10 Phrases That Instantly Reveal a Lack of Wisdom and Maturity - GREY Journal

  Discover 10 common phrases that reveal a lack of wisdom and maturity. Learn why these sayings signal immaturity and how to replace them with thoughtful alternatives to foster better communication and self-growth.

• Professor comes up with hilarious way to wake up students who fall asleep during lectures - Scoop Upworthy

• Contradictions between Classroom and School Cultures: (Part 1) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

  One of my former colleagues in anthropology once told me that he gags every time he hears the word “culture.” Why? Because “culture,” he said, has come to mean everything under the sun and has thus…

• Google Will Track Your Location For 180 Days—Then It Stops

  Google confirms new phone location tracking—here’s what you must do now.

• A hammer instead of a scalpel: experts say youth social media ban could drive it underground - Midland News

• Q&A with Gravenhurst Mayor amid state of emergency

  Gravenhurst Mayor Heidi Lorenz addressed questions from the media in a news conference held Sunday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m.

• 7 Powerful Communication Skills That Separate the Best Leaders From All the Rest

  Research shows that leaders spend more than 75 percent of their time communicating.

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• Ubuntu release cycle | Ubuntu

• Teacher ditches classroom rules, reframing them as four R's - Upworthy

  ​A brilliant re-framing of "rules" that empowers students and strengthens character.

• Researchers dropped a sound recorder into the Baltic Sea and left it there for two months – what they heard amazed them

• There's a new king of online shopping, and it's built an unstoppable monopoly | ZDNET

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