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TeenNick’s ’90s Nostalgia Fest
Teen Nick will start re-broadcasting some 1990s hits like “Doug,” in response to a groundswell of nostalgia on Facebook from fans who grew up with the shows.This may well be a comment on The News Of The World. -
The Road Not Taken
Where were the practical conservatives when the spending cuts were on the table?The impractical reactionaries were getting everything they wanted. -
Google Spending Millions to Find the Next Google
Google is playing venture capitalist in the hottest market for technology start-up companies in over a decade.The next big thing will be breaking new ground. I don't know where to look yet. -
Can a Playground Be Too Safe?
Efforts to regulate playground equipment to prevent injuries may stunt emotional development, a new study suggests.Yes. There is something very wrong with our current pattern of child rearing. I am unsure what it is. It could be the search for efficiency. -
American Girls Sweep Google’s First Science Fair
A 17-year-old from Fort Worth won the $50,000 grand prize at Google’s science fair last week."All three of the winners were American, as were nearly three-quarters of the finalists. About 60 percent of the entries came from Americans."Nothing wrong with the nose of the curve. -
Panel Recommends Coverage for Contraception
The National Academy of Sciences wants all health plans to cover birth control under President Obama’s overhaul.This will be bitterly fought. -
New Ways of Designing the Modern Workspace
The kids keep missing the point.
One is leading a double life in this kind of work.The most important part of it is a door that closes.Work must not be allowed to invade home and home cannot go to work. If one is working the space is not perceived.Social interaction is not welcome.The greater world does not exist.Not working is everything else. Social, interactive, appreciative of beauty in all its variety. The door between work and the rest of life is essential. -
F.B.I. Says Pakistan Military Led Long Plot to Tilt U.S. Policy
Pakistan’s military has spent millions in a covert effort to tilt American policy against India’s control of Kashmir, including funneling campaign donations, the F.B.I. has claimed.
Tell the F.B.I. to keep digging. It has been a long time between influence peddling scandals and the deposit is deep. -
Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated
The most detailed long-term analysis of the factors that influence weight gain shows that conventional wisdom may not be the best approach.OK. -
Senators Push Deficit-Reduction Plan
A group of senators made a new push to win backing for an ambitious deficit-reduction proposal that includes new revenues and deep spending cuts.Flap harder. The bottom is coming faster.This program is better than some but will not pass.
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Obama to Back Repeal of Law Restricting Marriage
President Obama will endorse a bill to repeal the law that limits marriage to a man and a woman.More window dressing. The courts will have to strike this one down. -
Bachmann Says Migraines Won’t Be a Problem if She’s Elected President
Representative Michele Bachmann’s presidential campaign denied a report that migraines at times left her “incapacitated,” saying they would not affect her ability to serve.Why would anyone believe her? -
Geography Report Card Finds U.S. Students Ill-Prepared
Even as schools aim to better prepare students for a global work force, fewer than one in three American students are proficient in geography.The kid would have to be interested. Mostly they are not. -
New York's New Frozen Treats - $25 and Under
On the prowl for the icy treats of summer that pop up at street fairs and flea markets, on odd corners and in temporary storefronts.A great feature of street food is you have to be there. -
Howard Markel on Cocaine in ‘Anatomy of Addiction’
In “An Anatomy of Addiction,” Howard Merkel views cocaine through the eyes of two fans, Freud and the surgeon William Halsted.We know more about drugs than they did. -
Murdochs Say Top Executives Didn’t Know of Phone Hacking
Before British lawmakers, Rupert Murdoch and figures from his media empire insisted they had not ordered or tried to cover up unethical newsgathering.Never plead guilty. Make them convict you.The Murdochs are guilty. They are not yet convicted. -
Wendi Murdoch Protects Her Husband From Pie Thrower
The Murdoch who may have emerged best from the question-and-answer session in the British parliament was not Rupert Murdoch or his son James, but his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch.She is probably not guilty and may love the old coot. -
16 Arrested as F.B.I. Hits the Hacking Group Anonymous
Teasing the powers is a very dangerous thing to do. The powers do not joke.
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Eric Schorr
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Faster Heart Attack Treatment for Married Men
“Faster Heart Attack Treatment for Married Men - http://nyti.ms/o94ntT”More information would be good.A good reason to marry.Don't try to tough it out. Your survival is important.
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Republicans Are Signing Away the Right to Govern
Republican candidates are signing pledges that undermine the basic principle of a democratic government.
A very good thing the don't believe in it. Demagogues all.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DemagogyDemagogy (/ˈdɛməɡɒdʒi/[1]) or demagoguery (/ˈdɛməɡɒɡəri/[2]) (Ancient Greek: δημαγωγία, from δῆμος dēmos "people" and ἄγειν agein "to lead") is a strategy for gaining political power by appealing to the prejudices, emotions, fears, vanities and expectations of the public—typically via impassioned rhetoric and propaganda, and often using nationalist, populist or religious themes.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/a-better-sort-of-pig/?hp
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