Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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U.S.

U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico

Counterterrorism officials said they are far more concerned that a militant will enter the country in a quite typical way: legally, on a commercial airline flight.
TERRORISM; UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy
"I hold in my hand a list of one hundred communists in the State Department"
None were found.
The list did not exist.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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Opinion

The Great Unraveling

A time of weakness and hatred, disorientation and doubt, when nobody can see what disaster looms.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; TERRORISM; MUSLIMS AND ISLAM; UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; EBOLA VIRUS 

Three Thousand presently warm bodies.
too many to lose, not enough to win
We are late to the party.
Dreams unravel with the night.
One day is much like the day before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism

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World

U.S. to Commit Up to 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola in Africa

Under pressure to do more to confront the Ebola outbreak sweeping across West Africa, President Obama is expanding military and medical resources to combat the spread of the deadly virus.
EBOLA VIRUS; EPIDEMICS; UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES 

Light, late, and few.   Expendable. 

I want to spend time in your company.

Magazine

Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young?

As American cities compete for college-educated workers, Portland has a unique problem: It has way too many.
LABOR AND JOBS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND TRENDS; URBAN AREAS 

"Home is where the heart is."
"There is no place like home"

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World

London Repeats Offer of New Powers if Scotland Votes No

With two days left before Scots vote in a referendum on independence, the leaders of the three main British political parties sought to avert secession.
REFERENDUMS 

A carrot and a stick.

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World

How ISIS Works

With oil revenues, arms and organization, the jihadist group controls vast stretches of Syria and Iraq and aspires to statehood.

Logistics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistics

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Arts

After 17 Years, ‘The View’ Isn’t So Clear Anymore

Most of what went on in the first episode of the new season of “The View” was rather stilted, despite the presence of new hosts.
TELEVISION 

Show us our world.
No small subset is as interesting as the whole.
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World

U.S. General Open to Ground Forces in Fight Against ISIS in Iraq

Remarks by Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, open the door to a riskier, more expansive American combat role than the president has publicly outlined.
UNITED STATES DEFENSE AND MILITARY FORCES 

"Everything looks like a nail"

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U.S.

For James Foley’s Family, U.S. Policy Offered No Hope

After Mr. Foley was kidnapped by ISIS, the government offered sympathy but little active support, his family said, leaving them overwhelmed and unsure of what to do.
KIDNAPPING AND HOSTAGES 

James Foley bet and lost.
We will remember and be patient.
We are not forgiving.
The axe is traditional.
Face up is cruel.

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Opinion

Goodbye, Organization Man

The global failure to address the Ebola epidemic stems from a much broader crisis in our culture of government.
EPIDEMICS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND TRENDS; EBOLA VIRUS; POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

David Brooks blames culture when he should blame the G.O.P.  refusal to pay for organizations not their own.

The U.N. would do these functions if they had funds.
The failure of funds is intentional.

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Health

Off the Drugs, Onto the Cupcakes

Programs to rehabilitate substance abusers are starting to become conscious of diet, learning that sugar addiction can replace drug addiction.
ADDICTION (PSYCHOLOGY); ALCOHOL ABUSE; COOKING AND COOKBOOKS; DIET AND NUTRITION; DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFIC; FOOD; SUGAR; THERAPY AND REHABILITATION; WEIGHT 

More correct than not.

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Opinion

What’s Behind Germany’s New Anti-Semitism

The ugly truth is that much of today’s anti-Semitism originates with people of Muslim background.
ANTI-SEMITISM; MUSLIMS AND ISLAM; RELIGION AND BELIEF 

Mobs are not sane.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserker

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U.S.

Where Health Law Helps Voters but Saps Votes

Although expanded coverage made the state an early success story, there is little evidence it will help Democrats there in the midterm elections.
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (2010); HEALTH INSURANCE AND MANAGED CARE 

We can hope that there can be learning in the next few months.  
A river could make a big difference.
I have problems knowing when to button my lip.

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The Upshot

‘A National Admissions Office’ for Low-Income Strivers

QuestBridge has quietly become a force in college admissions. On some elite campuses, 1 in 10 students come from the program.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; ADMISSIONS STANDARDS 

This should not be a charity though it can be nothing else.  It aggregates private monies. 

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Opinion

Should We All Take a Bit of Lithium?

Suicide seems to be less common where the lithium is more plentiful in drinking water.
LITHIUM (DRUG); WATER; DRUGS (PHARMACEUTICALS); MENTAL HEALTH AND DISORDERS 

Get the science done.

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U.S.

U.S. to End Coverage Under Health Care Law for Tens of Thousands

The Obama administration said it would terminate health insurance for 115,000 people on Oct. 1 because they had failed to prove they were eligible for coverage.
HEALTH INSURANCE AND MANAGED CARE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (2010); ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION; FEDERAL AID (US) 

Nasty people do nasty things.

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Health

Ask Well: Plantar Fasciitis Relief

If you have stairs or a sturdy box in your home, along with a backpack, timely relief for plantar fasciitis may be possible.
EXERCISE; FEET; PAIN 

It works.  
Use what works.

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N.Y. / Region

Monk Parrots Nestle Nicely in Queens and Beyond

Some 50 years after the parrots showed up, how they wound up in the United States is still a matter of debate.
BIRDS 

They are said to be tough birds.  
They successfully compete.

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Business Day

Hollywood’s Old-Time Star Makers Are Swooping In on YouTube’s Party

The star-making system of the future, it turns out, needs the star-making system of the past — or at least a swarm of agents and managers has decided it does.
AGENTS (BUSINESS); SOCIAL MEDIA; VIDEO RECORDINGS, DOWNLOADS AND STREAMING 

These people are saprophites.
Their behavior is not quite parasitic.

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How Likely Is It That Birth Control Could Let You Down?

Charts of probabilities of unintended pregnancy while using different contraception methods, for up to 10 years.
BIRTH CONTROL AND FAMILY PLANNING; PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH 

I have been lucky.
I have no such failures in my history.

The probability starts from zero every time.
There is no cumulative effect.

The extremely low probability of a child will not discourage my efforts.

Our child would be welcome. 


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