Monday, March 4, 2019

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World

After India Loses Dogfight to Pakistan, Questions Arise About Its ‘Vintage’ Military

As America strengthens its alliance with India to help counter China, critics say its military faces serious challenges, from the age of its hardware to the size of its budget.

India and Pakistan did not fight successful wars of independence.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire#Britain%27s_imperial_century_%281815%E2%80%931914%29

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_Indian_Rebellion_of_1857

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

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts

The Government of India has been busy becoming Hindu.

India decided on socialism in 1948.

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New York

New York Weather: Snow Storm Moves Out, but Worries Over Freezing Remain

Temperatures will remain close to freezing across the area, which may mean hazardous road conditions and slippery walkways.

I will give the city a day and a night to clean up.

The slop was very decorative.

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World

Brazen Crocodile Preys on a Philippine Town: ‘It Was Like He Was Showing Off’

Crocodiles are a fact of life in Balabac, a marshy island town. To some, the animals are sacred, but others want revenge for attacks on people, not to mention countless dogs and goats snatched away.

"In his view, it doesn’t help that buwaya, the Tagalog word for crocodile, is used to describe corrupt politicians and unscrupulous businessmen. Mr. Guion considers that a slander against crocodiles.
“They’re being dragged down by politicians, and they have no idea,” he said. “Crocodiles aren’t greedy. They only eat once or twice a week, and even then, just 3 percent of their body weight at each feeding.”"

A new mascot for the Tea party.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugger_crocodile

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Sports

A Swimmer Saved by What She Lost

Tormented by pain, Morgan Stickney made the agonizing decision to have her lower leg removed. The groundbreaking procedure may change the course of her life, and the future of amputations.

The world needs better doctors.
She tried everything I thought of.

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Fashion

A Real-Life Fairy Tale That Crossed the Sea of Japan

Hannah Ryles and David Lee met in the eighth grade in Japan. Their affection for each other withstood distance and time.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
            718 755 4928

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Opinion

Donald Trump’s Phony America

As Michael Cohen made clear, this is the land of the fraud and the home of the knave.

Campaign promises.

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Opinion

Our Culture of Contempt

The problem in America today is not incivility or intolerance. It’s something far worse.

I feel that I am treated with contempt by the Trump faction.

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U.S.

‘You Have to Pay With Your Body’: The Hidden Nightmare of Sexual Violence on the Border

Of all the hazards facing migrant women along the southwest border, one of the most ubiquitous and devastating is sexual assault.

Asymmetric power corrupts people.

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Travel

Bali in March, Egypt in November: 12 Months of Travel Deals

Everyone knows off-season is the cheapest time to travel, but who wants lousy weather? A month-to-month guide to when and where to book to save money.

Tourists are an extractable  resource.

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U.S.

Tornadoes Kill at Least 23 in Alabama, Official Says

The tornadoes that struck Alabama, Georgia and Florida on Sunday uprooted trees and blasted through homes, video and photographs showed.

Tornadoes happen at the change of seasons.
Spring is early this year.

Go do what you can.

These residents are not significantly causal.
A majority voted for an end to subsidies under the impression that subsidies were for other people.

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U.S.

Michael Cohen’s Testimony Opens New Phase of Political Turbulence for Trump

The president’s former lawyer gave a public airing of ethical transgressions by Mr. Trump, signaling the further strains to come as Democrats hold more hearings.

"“The president’s base is rock solid, and his opposition is equally rock solid,” Mr. Blizzard said."

There is no center in American politics.

What has been the center is occupied by Democratic party.
The democratic socialists are the left wing of the Democratic party.

The American Communist party has never disappeared.
It is the limit of the left.

12
Opinion

Go Back to Normal After Trump? No Thanks

America produced a corrupt president. We can do better.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/opinion/hillary-clinton-and-the-benghazi-gang.html

Normal is not behind us.

We can start by enforcing the separation of church and state.

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Opinion

The New ‘Dream Home’ Should Be a Condo

Builders want to sell us huge, unsustainable monstrosities.
That’s not what we need.

I want a house and a studio.   I do not want to live in the studio.  I do not want to work in the house.  The two things are not the same.

14
World

Can Israel Survive Without Netanyahu? Israelis Imagine the Future

Benjamin Netanyahu’s main argument for re-election is that Israel needs him. But with his campaign facing serious challenges, Israelis are asking if that’s true.

No man is immortal.
In the not too distant future Benjamin Netanyahu will die.
An elected autocrat remains an autocrat.

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New York

New York City Braces for Snowstorm of Up to 8 Inches

The storm was forecast to start around 9 p.m. Sunday and last until 4 a.m. Monday.

I had five inches of slush.

The roads are clear here.

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Arts

‘S.N.L.’ Cold Open Skewers Michael Cohen Hearings With Stiller and Hader

Some old friends showed up at “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, including the host John Mulaney, who turned in another strong performance as host.

Trump was still president in the morning.

17
Health

Drug Companies and Doctors Battle Over the Future of Fecal Transplants

As pharmaceutical companies seek to profit from the curative wonders of human feces, doctors worry about new regulations, higher prices and patients attempting DIY cures.

There should be no patents in this area.
Everything should be generic.

The bugs can be grown in vitrio and certified as from clean cultures.
Advantage must be taken of industrial techniques.
The brewers, vintners, and cheese makers do it.

18
Opinion

After Cohen, Republicans Are Now Trump’s Fixers

G.O.P. lawmakers who started by making excuses for the president’s most repulsive personal traits have now moved on to bedrock principles. They are headed for a reckoning.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2019/mar/03/ben-jennings-on-investigations-into-donald-trump-cartoon

Half the country knows Trump is a disaster.
Unfortunately one third of that half did not vote.

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Opinion

The Cowardly Labor Secretary

A judge says that as a prosecutor, Alexander Acosta broke the law to help a powerful man accused of abusing girls.

Pitchforks, torches, and rope should be selling briskly.

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U.S.

Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Attacking Man, 92, With a Brick in California

The woman, Laquisha Jones, will serve prison time for what the authorities said was an unprovoked attack last year in the Los Angeles area.

Everybody makes mistakes.

Mistakes should be corrected.

Mistakes must be forgiven.

God will not do it.

The point is mistakes should not be encouraged.

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