Monday, July 3, 2017

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Smarter Living

How to See What the Internet Knows About You (And How to Stop It)

Welcome to second edition of the Smarter Living newsletter.

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You are the one who is imaged.

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Well

What I Wish I’d Known About My Knees

There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement.

"“Arthroscopic surgery has a role, but not for arthritis and meniscal tears,” Dr. Reed A.C. Siemieniuk, a methodologist at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and chairman of the panel, said in an interview. “It became popular before there were studies to show that it works, and we now have high-quality evidence showing that it doesn’t work.”"

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Until there is better evidence, he suggested the following approaches that are known to help keep many patients out of the operating room.
• If you are overweight, lose weight. The more you weigh, the more pressure on your knees with every step and the more they are likely to hurt when walking or climbing stairs.
• Pay attention to the activities that aggravate knee pain and try to avoid those that are not essential, like squatting or sitting too long in one place.
• If the pain is bad enough, take an over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) or an NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) like ibuprofen or naproxen.
• Probably most helpful of all, undergo one or more cycles of physical therapy administered by a licensed therapist, perhaps one who specializes in knee pain. Be sure to do the recommended exercises at home and continue to do them indefinitely lest their benefits dissipate.
• Consider consulting an occupational therapist who can teach you how to modify your activities to minimize knee discomfort."

Good advice.

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Sports

For U.S. Soccer, Summer Camp Sets Stage for Something Bigger

Players representing the United States in this summer’s Concacaf Gold Cup know a good showing could increase their chances of being on the roster for next year’s World Cup (if the U.S. qualifies first).

Ok

The broadcasters treat soccer like Professional Wresteling.
That will be popular.
Field position and ball handeling are hard to show from the sidelines.
The broadcasters must get their "heads up" if the game is to be understood.

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Sports

Soccer Academy Reaches Across Border to Nurture Young Players

A New Jersey program affiliated with Mexico’s first-division Club Tijuana serves youngsters who might get lost in America’s pay-to-play soccer culture.

Getting soccer out of the prep schools will help.
Making it a populist game will increase the opportunities to get star billing.


U.S.

How Low Can Taxes Go? Outside Washington, Republicans Find Limits

Republicans in several states have agreed to raise taxes recently, testing a fundamental economic principle for the right. But is Washington listening?

http://www.laffercenter.com/supply-side-economics/

It does not work as Laffer speculated it might.
The rich have no need to search for new investments.


World

France Pledges to Bolster African Antiterrorism Force

President Emmanuel Macron, on a visit to Mali, said France would support a multinational force to combat extremists in parts of West Africa.

President Emmanuel Macron does not understand the problem.

The anti-colonialists want to attack France.
French troops are targets, the object of the militants.

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Arts

The Man Behind the Music for Jay-Z’s Intimate ‘4:44’

The producer No I.D. discusses his work crafting the rapper’s entire new album.

I can look him up. 
I have stopped listening.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=english+poliphony&search_sort=relevance&search_category=0&page=

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World

Clashes in Kashmir Leave 2 Civilians Dead, Police Say

A woman and a young man were killed and several people were wounded during protests in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir, the police said.

Islam fights with Hindus.

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Health

For Millions, Life Without Medicaid Services Is No Option

Supplemental benefits for millions of recipients, many of them disabled, would be at risk under Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

The Koch brothers do not understand what they are doing.
It looks personally beneficial.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

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U.S.

The Right and Left React to Medicaid Cuts, Travel Ban and More

Read about how the other side thinks: Writers from across the political spectrum on the health care debate and the news of the week.

Error is fascinating.
It should not be encouraged.

It is possible to obstruct obstructionism.
The concept is difficult for obstructionists and reporters.
My hope is the educational task of editorial writers will be continued.

Look and see what is being done.
Inform the electorate.
The second part of the task is the difficult part.
 "Speak truth to power"
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