Gee, this is old news at Liberty Harbor Academy: Teens Do Better When School Starts Later.

I’ve known about this for quite some time – teens developing brains are naturally off-cycle time-wise from the rest of us.  I remember, back when, when it was quite easy to sleep late – like all morning long on a weekend or holiday if nothing was scheduled.  So when the President and Dean of Liberty Harbor,  Dr. Julianne Cooper, was on GrokTALK! two weeks ago to talk about education in general, she mentioned that Liberty Harbor starts at 9am because of this specific reason:

The Science of Sleepy Teenagers

“Making teens start school in the morning is ‘cruel,’ brain doctor claims.” So declared a British newspaper headline in 2007 after a talk I gave at an academic conference. One disbelieving reader responded: “This man sounds brain-dead.”

That was a typical reaction to work I was reporting at the time on teenage sleep patterns and their effect on performance at school. Six years on, there is growing acceptance that the structure of the academic day needs to take account of adolescent sleep patterns. The latest school to adopt a later start time is the UCL Academy in London; others are considering following suit.

So what are the facts about teenage slumber, and how should society adjust to these needs?

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You might be a Democrat if:

Heh!  I love it when the Democrat definition of “Consistency” is spotlighted: You might be a Democrat if you believe… Fighting against government-subsidized contraceptives constitutes a “war on women,” but when Islamists stone a woman to death because she was raped, it is just “cultural differences.” Fighting against government-subsidized contraceptives constitutes a “war on women,” … Read more

Blogline of the Day: Boston Marathon Terrorists – State supported?

“The Tsarnaev brothers were state-supported terrorists. The state was Massachusetts.” Howie Carr was talking about this on his radio show today – what the Herald (the paper where he is a columnist) had gotten from the State of MA for welfare payments via FOIA demands – 500 pages with welfare payments over $100,000. Yeah, the … Read more

Tyranny: Democrat Socialists of America in the US House saying (Ah-gain) “you don’t need all that and you didn’t earn it anyways!”

So they believe that if you have too much private property (too much cash), they have the perfect way to steal it from you: write a bill!  After all, it isn’t FAIR that you have earned so much by stealing it from the poor and middle class.  They have far better purposes for what your labor, skill, and motivation has earned you.  It’s rather simple, really – they basically want to count your money: $1 for you and we’ll take one too!  Lather, rinse, repeat – for your entire stash (not to be confused with the Obamastash which seems to come out of nowhere to give to the 47%.  Or have we found the source??  Oh, never mind – I don’t speak Mandarin).

Several House Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation that would impose a minimum 45 percent tax rate on taxable income above $1 million, and would set a 49 percent rate on income above $1 billion.

The Fairness in Taxation Act, H.R. 1723, was proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), who said the bill would help put the nation’s wealth back into the hands of middle- and lower-income workers.

Fairness?  To take that which was not earned by you is “fair”?  I have yet to see any reference in the Democrat Socialists of America white papers that says that they stand in solidarity with the Founders who held the pursuit of Property (which was the original wording in the Declaration until Ole’ Ben said to use “Happiness” – which was considered to the be same thing back then) was one of the philosophical underpinnings of a free society).  A man is not free when the Government can take his stuff.  After all, in all other societies at the time, if the King wanted it, the King took it by “Divine Right” for the use of his government.  Now, we see this again – this bunch of Progressives wish to regress back to that time of when Government (via the King) wants something, they will just take it.  Grokster Steve’s phrase of Fee Staters not only covers the Democrat Progressives here in NH but those in DC as well; none of them believe it is enough.

This is “progress” with respect human Liberty and Freedom?  Obviously, no to the question but yes to their intent.  We see this incremental Tyranny in that these folks that believe in a foreign political philosophy certainly join in with Obama when he said “at some point, you have made enough money” (or even saved enough) –

Individual, meh.  The Collective, YEAH!

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Joke?

From the White House Correspondents’ dinner, Obama tried to make a joke: These days, I look in the mirror and I have to admit, I’m not the strapping young Muslim Socialist that I used to be. Time passes. You get a little gray.” The audience, made up of Obama followers (mainstream press, Hollywood celebrities, and … Read more

Data Point – A Time to Drill

It is clear that if energy is needed, and it is found, it can be drilled for and drilled quickly.  It is also clear that Obama’s Administration does not believe it is needed nor wanted, so they slow walk it (if moving forward on one’s knees is construed as reasonable progress). (H/T: RedState)

Failure to launch – thanks to Liberals?

‘Grok friend DCE (aka Chan) runs Weekend Pundit and every late Sunday afternoon / evening, he has a long running feature called “Thoughts on a Sunday“.  Every Sunday (or Monday), it is a must read.  This week had a bit on the idea that Society, under Liberal guidance, is prolonging teen-age adolescence into the mid-twenties.  Which, when you look at the results of such coddling, is not good for families, not good for business, not good for these “Arrested Developers”, – and (note to guys caught up in this liberal “you don’t need to take up your responsibilities”) perspective mates are seeing it (emphasis mine):

At first I thought it was just incipient old fogeyism creeping up on me, but now I see that my observations about some members of the younger generation refusing to grow up were not unfounded.

When I look at BeezleBub, soon to be 19 years old, and compare him to others 5 or more years older than him, he comes out far ahead in regards to maturity, responsibility, and fiscal smarts. (This isn’t just a thoroughly biased dad speaking as I’ve heard that observation again and again from a lot of others. It might explain why some “older” women – those in their early to mid 20’s – find him so appealing: he’s a grown up.) While it’s true that he still lives here at The Manse, he pays his way including paying for his tuition and books when he’s attending college.

The extended or never-ending adolescence certainly isn’t helping our younger generation learn about coping with the adult issues the rest of us deal with every day. And whether they realize it or not, it also makes them less suitable as potential mates, the “hook-up” culture notwithstanding.

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Legislator’s Lounge on HB 135

“When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.”  —Mark Shields I haven’t been writing as much as I like. I’ve been busy with Wildlife Federation Business and Londonderry Fish & Game Club Business. On April 12, 2013, I was a guest … Read more

If it Only Saves One Life – or Just Stops a Brutal Assault…

A music store owner eventually shot and killed a man who came into the music store he ran with his wife, beat him, and then proceeded to attack his wife.  (Insert Democrat Party Buzz word for ‘Woman” here.) WPXI.com Bethel Park PA According to Bethel Park Police Chief John Mackey, Moore attacked Alfred Armen first … Read more

Content Warning – Dr Emily Women’s Health Center – What to do if a baby is still twicthing or breathing

From Twitchy: Lila Rose and her ground-breaking investigative team at Live Action have released yet another whistle-blowing undercover video showing that accused serial baby-killer Kermit Gosnell’s barbaric actions are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the murder of live babies under the guise of abortion. Watch, weep, and spread the word: Remember, … Read more

A bad day for Hitler…

…he finds out  that, thanks to Obama, he can’t get a short-barrel AR-15 OR a .45 automatic. Damn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=NhbV06V1yQo

GrokTALK! is Now Available on iTunes

Through our syndicated partners at AC Nation Radio you can now access the GrokTALK! podcast directly from iTunes. Note that AC Nation Radio rebroadcasts our Saturday taping of GrokTALK! the following Tuesday from 7-9 pm EST.  The RSS will not be updated until at least a day or two after that, so if you look on iTunes … Read more

A PERFECT case of “Bad decision? You own the bad consequence(s)” – Part 2

Or is it more a case of:

Biden: “IF IT ONLY SAVES ONE LIFE!”

Of course not – Progressives are only concerned about “saving one life” when it comes to guns; face it, we law-abiding citizens will, at the drop of a Liberal’s hat, fling that fully auto mini-gun from over our shoulder and run off 40,000 rounds (er, 10 seconds of firing) at ANY of their precious identity group members simply because we’re EVIL (translation: Evil simply because we’re not Liberals too).

When it comes to abortions and killing unborn babies, they become completely uncaring (at best, or unhinged at worst).  Or, in the case of late-term or “live-abortions” that are being litigated in Philly about the born-alive abortion doctor Gosnell, the phrase “if it only saves one life!” is quickly and quietly put under the couch in the basement in the spare room that is then locked shut.  Shhhhhh.

Hypocrites.

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All New GrokTALK! -Week Ending 4-28-2013 (Updated and Bumped)

Update- Added individual segments and links to download the podcast. This week on GrokTALK! we had David Hurst on the program, the former Chairman of NHYR (as of 4/20), former MRC Vice-Chair, and the current Vice-Chair of NHYR,  and a long time leader in the conservative Republican youth movement. NH House Rep Jane Cormier stopped by … Read more

April 27th GrokTALK! Guest Segment- NH Rep Jane Cormier and Conservative Activist Don Walker

This week on GrokTALk! New Hampshire House Republican Rep Jane Cormier stopped by with long time Conservative activist Don Walker–who worked on Pat Buchanan for President–to tell us about the new Beknap County Conservative Republican Committee. We discuss why they formed it, what the committee is looking to accomplish, where they see it (and the … Read more

April 27th GrokTALK! Guest Segment – NH House Rep Bill O’Brien

This week on GrokTALk! New Hampshire House Republican, and former Speaker of the NH House, Rep Bill O’Brien talks to Skip and Steve about budgets, deficits, dishonest accounting gymnastics, devolving power from Concord and returning it to the towns and the people, and how his exploration of a potential congressional run is going. To download … Read more

April 27th GrokTALK! Guest Segment – Republican Youth Activist David Hurst

This week on GrokTALK! the New Hampshire Young Republican’s (former chairman) and current vice-chairman, David Hurst, takes a few minutes to chat about conservatism, what is a young Republican, the challenges of promoting opportunity versus the lefts allure of handouts, learning self responsibility, and where NHYR is now and where it is headed. To download … Read more

April 27th GrokTALK! Skip and Steve open the Program…

This week on GrokTALK! before our guests arrive Skip and Steve talk about Bill O’Brien, making State government smaller, a local New Hampshire case where despite stand your ground a Democrat county attorney still pressed charges, second amendment rights, contracts, the government messing up prescription drugs, what happens when you are late for your guest … Read more

A PERFECT case of “Bad decision? You own the bad consequence(s)”

For years, I have thought and said that one of the most pernicious new values of our rapidly becoming a secular Progressive Society is that of socializing negative consequences of bad decisions by individuals (“nobody can suffer the consequences of their decisions – we are ALL at fault so we must ALL suffer for him”).   The associated side of this is that of the Nanny State that seeks to force one to diminish the effects of risky behavior of certain voluntary activities (e.g., forcing people to wear a motorcycle helmet or a seatbelt) – or, to take that activity or substance (no, not the usuals, but think trans-fats that make things tasty, or 100 watt light bulbs that make it easier to read by).

Now, let me state that in no way am I in favor of suicide, so don’t try to twist what the above with the below – most suicides are done out of extreme depression and a sense that nothing positive can change for them – and the vast majority are of no fault of their own.  Here?  My opinion is that this is a political statement and a political stunt – these folks are there because of extremely bad decisions done on BATTLEFIELDS against our military or civilians – these are enemy combatants that have declared war on the US (reformatted, emphasis mine):

(AP) – A hunger strike among prisoners at Guantanamo Bay keeps growing.  Lt. Col. Samuel House said Saturday that 100 of 166 prisoners at the U.S. base in Cuba have now joined the strike.  He says 19 are receiving liquid nutrients through a nasal tube to prevent dangerous weight loss. House says five of those are at a hospital under observation but that they do not have any life-threatening conditions.

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“TV tip-over warnings are imperative, said Dr. Gary Smith, president of the Center for Injury Research and Policy.

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