Taxes: Laffer, UK, Bulgaria

…cut tax rates, raise revenue…but UK uses sneaky ex post facto laws switcheroo say commenters because it doesn’t get it–and Bulgaria does: http://www.sovereignman.com/expat/british-government-launches-task-force-against-flea-markets/

What is Heroism? A Libertarian’s View

…in a world of compromises, courage is a factor:http://strike-the-root.com/all-my-heroes-died-broke-broken-not-beaten

Lotsa Thinking Tools-and Free Tele-Class

…the psycho-epistemology revolution continues? http://www.thinkingdirections.com/

Denise Minger: Are USDA Guidelines Hogwash?

.(Photo: Denise Minger) ..and other debunking of studies by government agencies and the  large corporations they adore in this contrarian blog  http://rawfoodsos.com/

NLP NLP’ed

…widely studied by Libs a few years ago,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming it

StopTheDrugWar.org

…timely news on world efforts as Lib concepts spread and bizarre anti-efforts like mole dis-info sites ….http://stopthedrugwar.org/ NB: LIO suggests dialogue on  taking any drugs but with physician OK

What to Read for the Holiday: 100+ Great Hacks

http://lifehacker.com/366859/the-best-of-lifehacker-in-upgrade-your-life …links plus great book. Do not try unless supervised by a 12 year old, of course,

Recycling Pizza Boxes

..can be harder than baking the Pizza–or even toxic. Home recyclers, public officials take note:http://www.recyclebank.com/live-green/330-the-pizza-box-recycling-mystery/

Constructive Conflict By Awareness of Triggers

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2012/01/how-to-deal-with-difficult-people-and.html Stress-reducing and more Tips at this fascinating site activists, entrepreurs, candidates, communities and families can use…

Several Kinds of Fast–Which Is Best for You?

…apparently some rest the body, others are not so good if heavy exercise is involved, says pro-Lib self-empowerment health researcher. See: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-fast-part-six-choosing-a-method/#more-28762

*LIO Fellow Peter McWilliams

…has a wonderful tribute page at http://www.facebook.com/petermcwilliamstribute plus enjoy his witty-quote-filled and entertaining book for free at www.LibertarianBookClub.org

Lib Idea of the Month: More on the Laffer Curve

…Forget that silly flat tax: it’s about lower tax RATES…as you lower tax rates, revenues and productivity jump…at this review article, see body for useful youtubes as well: http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/a-lesson-on-the-laffer-curve-for-barack-obama/

Smart People Use Mediterranean Diet, Which Makes Them Smart

See? So smarten up: http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-mediterranean-diet-brain-health-20120213,0,5561161.story  and talk to physician about joining many LIO Libs rejecting the old silly official guidelines that reduce lifespan, cause emotional swings leading to crime, and enrich political contributors.

TED OF THE MONTH: Lib Dr Cowen on Strange Stories

http://www.ted.com/talks/tyler_cowen_be_suspicious_of_stories.html ..stories offer great info but be wary in unusual ways, says the pro-Libertarian economist at the great lib-type lifelong learning service. Naturally, don’t believe anything we tell you, our job is to get you going in the morning. That’s our story.

Life Extension Author Terry Grossman

At Life Extension Conference:

Alternate Day Fasts May Extend Life

…say researchers following proposals of LIO Fellow Roy Walford and have benefits, according to other studies, in diabetes, heart and other conditions. Discuss with your physician.

Seinfeld Productivity Secret Praised

…it uses simple ‘checklist to plan’  Short Interval Scheduling (SIS) techniques developed by Lib management consultants and in modified form championed by LIO Fellow Deming …http://lifehacker.com/5886128/how-seinfelds-productivity-secret-fixed-my-procrastination-problem …For info on SIS

How a Homeless Man Became a Libertarian

http://www.amazon.com/Birth-Libertarian-Homeless-Homeowner-Years/dp/1891231332 Interesting tale as many Libertarians fight against anti-Homeless laws…

Weight Loss Surgery: When Docs Don’t Listen To Patients

http://www.depauliaonline.com/focus/my-experience-with-bariatric-surgery-1.2765265?pagereq=1  Details one harrowing experience. Talk to your doctor about your needs.

TED: Make Statistics, Not Calculus Summit of Math Teaching?

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/arthur_benjamin_s_formula_for_changing_math_education.html With this we start a series on SMILE-interest TED videos, the great service developed by Libs and others in local communities creating a world salon…and which is also on Netflix/Roku…Hurrah for DiffyQ, but most citizens really could use Stats, whoich integrates all parts of previous math and is darn useful (We would add a course in Logic or this free course on efficient thinking). How inportant is this idea? Check out:

What’s Up With Diet Pill Qnexa(R)?

…http://www.new-prescription-diet-pills.com/as people report massive losses in  miracle wait loss pill –or another phen-phen waiting to be unleashed? See

Prison Abolition, Already!

 http://www.actionicopa.org/ plus–Here’s a GOOGLE of one result of the burgeoning Lib-inspired movement  for rehab, compassionate segregation, and restorative justice

The Most Important, Low-Cost AND Effective Libertarian Civic Act After 0) Taking the Pledge…

…and resolving to improve at being 2) kind & helpful plus studying up and sharing the good word with free e-tools and easy-does-it monthly readings such as at the official www.LibertarianBookClub.org and 3) considering monitoring local boards/seeking appointive non-partisan public office is, we recommend, 1) to– before trying to help clean up everyone else’s stuff –take a deep breath and individualistically, self-responsibly, autonomously, and  heroically… 

Intriguing Site, 4 Great Foods + Green Tea 5x Day Cuts Disabilities 33%

http://www.sciencebasedhealth.com/ContentPage.aspx?WebpageId=262  praises broccoli, green tea, berries, and tomatoes…also Dr. Tamata has evidence tasty  Green Tea 5x day cuts disabilities of age 33%, associated with longer life  (take plain, no suger etc.) see

Stop Spanking Kids!

And training to-morrow’s coercers…and let’s stop spanking adults with backfiring punishments and prisons and move to rehabilitation or removal..and citizens with goofy laws and regulations (see down our wall) like banning vitamins, satan, feeding the homeless and othetr needed ‘regulations…ARTICLE:

Educate (Not ‘Discipline’) Kids the French Way

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577196931457473816.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Used by many Libs, much to the puzzlement of neighbors…but with a dose of American participation as well…

French Lessons

• Children should say hello, goodbye, thank you and please. It helps them to learn that they aren’t the only ones with feelings and needs.
• When they misbehave, give them the “big eyes”—a stern look of admonishment.
• Allow only one snack a day. In France, it’s at 4 or 4:30.
• Remind them (and yourself) who’s the boss. French parents say, “It’s me who decides.”
• Don’t be afraid to say “no.” Kids have to learn how to cope with some frustration.

System: Note Taking Success-College, Business…

…here’s how to take great notes-plus useful comments from readers at this practical info site – 

Visioning Times Key to Achieving Goals: Study

http://artofmanliness.com/2012/01/22/a-formula-for-success-the-power-of-implementation-intentions/ you probably set some new goals for yourself on January 1. Maybe it was to work out regularly or get into the reading habit. Or maybe you wanted to

Lib Kids! 4 Food Safety Habits

Hmmm. look it up online at ShelfLifeAdvice.com or call the local university extension offices.AND TEACH YOUR KIDS! (We would add fanatic handwashing and monitor fridge temperatures).

Rule 1: When in doubt toss it
Rule 2: Cut out the bad and eat the good
Rule 3: Smell it, look at it and decide
Rule 4: Nothing teaches you better than getting sick, play it safe.

More at this great site..

15 Minute Daily Walk Cuts Death Rate 14%

http://www.socraticnews.com/ArticleDetails2.aspx?article=5954 …and daliy 3 mile walk about 30%, confirm researchers…to think they used to arrest joggers: “…Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14%, research from Taiwan suggests….Experts in The Lancet say this is the least amount of activity an adult can do to gain any health benefit….This is about half the quantity currently recommended

Systems: Messy Desk=Creative?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2088359/Messy-desks-office-actually-lead-employees-think-clearly-say-researchers.html?ITO=1490

• Being surrounded by mess forces people to ‘simplify’ thoughts
• People make clear, simple choices at messy desks
• Effect works less on liberals, who are less worried about mess

Do We NEED Traffic Rules? (Often Used as Argument for Coercive Government)

Ever hear the analogy of the need for coercive government=need for traffic punishments and rules? http://www.cracked.com/article_19636_5-simple-ideas-that-could-make-travel-and-life-way-easier.html Do we need traffic signs (#2) and other Libertarianself-management type ideas… Also check out: http://stosselintheclassroom.org/index.php?p=video_need_traffic_lights.html&l=3 and the hilarious reality: http://jalopnik.com/5044869/americas-10-most-confusing-traffic-signs

Opinion: DUI Laws, Test Machines Screwy

http://www.nolanchart.com/article9266-our-irrational-duii-laws.html   DUI :aws don’t measure impairment, and states that legalize pot have less incidents, says columnist…

Raise IQ with Brain-Train Games?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2085614/Brain-training-games-DO-speed-brain–theyre-better-playing-Tetris.html …”Nintendo’s Brain Training and Brain Age games sold 19 million units and became one of the biggest hits on DS – but their supposed health benefits have always been disputed….Now a study of elderly volunteers has found that Brain Age seems to speed up brain function – when compared to a control group who played Tetris five days a week for a month…

Benefits of 1 Year Without Grocery Store

http://wakeup-world.com/2011/11/16/what-we-learned-from-a-year-without-food-from-a-grocery-store/…After a lot of research I had found a milk delivery service that actually came to my town. We made do that first month without our co-op order and the steer finally came in. We visited the farmers’ market every Saturday and if something came up and we couldn’t make our local one, we were able to always find another one in a nearby town that we could go to. Our little urban farm started to

Yoga: Complex Postures Should Be Used With Care

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/magazine/how-yoga-can-wreck-your-body.html Libs kno ew this for years thanks to pro-Lib Swami Muktananda, who said emphasis should be on meditation and simple relaxation or mild stretching  postures for most people. As always, check with your physician…

Anti-Systems: How To Screw Up As a Manager

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_retailers_of_the_United_States paired with http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/01/02/the-seven-habits-of-spectacularly-unsuccessful-executives/ is instructive…

System: How To Study!

http://artofmanliness.com/2012/01/03/ace-your-exams-study-tactics-of-the-successful-gentleman-scholar/ Ever learn how?…Amazing tips via internet that once costs hundreds…

System: Coercion Starts @ Home= NO MORE SPANKING

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoMoreSpanking/ Join the discussion…

Sleepfreedom…Unschooling Systems Sampler/Portals

 http://anunschoolinglife.com/ front page…

Sleep Freedom: Letting Kids Find Their Own Sleep Pattern Editors Note: As Stephanie Waldron points out in this article, it’s important for people (and yes, people includes children), to find their own natural sleep rhythym. As parents we can help our kids with that, instead of forcing a schedule on them. Instead of thinking about how to get kids to sleep, find ways to guide them towards listening to their bodies. Ever since our kids were born they have made their own sleep times. As babies

18 (Mostly Now Legal) Great Herbs People Use

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2008/09/30/most-powerful-potent-medicinal-medical-plants-in-nature/ Mostly still legal and not regulated listed at this informative site…but many once grounds for execution for witchcraft (In case you think were making it up as a living issue:http://libertariansmile.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/in-case-you-thought-we-were-exaggerating-about-legal-herbs-witchcraft/ We do like chamomile, BTW) …as always, consult your medical professional….

Beyond ‘Negative Discipline’–

 

http://iksat.us/negative-discipline-is-harmful/ Coercion starts at home….good tips:

Negative Discipline is Harmful

Negative discipline uses shame or hurt to tell a child he has done something wrong. With negative discipline, control comes from the parent, not from within

Primal Diet: Biologist On Low-Carb Weight-Loss, Exercise Program

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-weight-seemed-to-just-shed-off-effortlessly/#more-25718 Biologist loses weight, looks fabulous, has fun…plus fascinating website…

Quit Smoking and Other Counselors Free

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthyperspective/post/2011-12-27/quit-smoking-new-years-resolutions/592309/1?csp=obinsite We don’t buy into some of the anti-smoking hysteria…but for that New Year’s resolution: Free counselimg and web tips.

Fat Trap: What You need to Know

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/magazine/tara-parker-pope-fat-trap.html Researchers say they’re confirming the body fights fat reduction far more than once thought, and injections to decerase the hormones involved might be on the horizon.