http://www.rd.com/culture/common-acronyms/
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The USA PATRIOT Act stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (seriously). Linguists call this a “backronym”—the word “Patriot” was likely picked first, then an acronym written to fit it.
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… … What genius decided to put snaps on a baby's onesie? The same genius who thought a neck to toe zipper was a good idea? Idiots! (With apologies to all the idiots out there.)
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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/08/eric-margolis/trump-emulate-gorbachev/
US Generals Want to Extend Our Longest War
By Eric Margolis
August 5, 2017
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Trump had better come up with a better idea. My solution to the 17-year war: emulate the example of the courageous Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. He pronounced his Afghan War unwinnable, told his angry generals to shut up, and ordered the Red Army out of the war in Afghanistan.
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I voted for DJT45 with zero expectations. He was “the prettiest horse in the glue factory coral”. I’d hoped that he would make peace with the Russians, revoke all the various regulations that have the American economy tied up in knots, and prevent the Congress from doing anything more stupid than they usually do.
So far, the stalemate suits me just fine.
I would like peace and prosperity.
Ending Afghanistan would be an EXCELLENT foreign policy.
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Game Over?
It seems crazy to imagine the end of football. The game is so beloved, so profitable, and, frankly, such a cultural mirror that it feels like a permanent feature of American life. There are many franchises and schools with a deep interest in football’s continued prosperity. The game is a godsend for the entertainment industry. All of which is why if football ever vanishes, it will likely vanish from within—from the players and their parents. This past week a disturbing medical study was released showing brain damage in the brains of 110 of 111 deceased NFL players. Shortly afterward, a Ph.D.-candidate offensive lineman in Baltimore abruptly retired at age 26. Sports columnist Jason Gay explores what the report means for the future of the sport.
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Certainly can’t ask men to risk their brains for a “game”. No matter how much money it makes!
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Pilot lands plane ‘blind’ after giant hailstones shatter cockpit windscreen
AUGUST 1, 2017 11:31AM
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A voice on the ground is heard saying: “He won’t do it, he won’t do it.”
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Is there a “Sully Award” for the most astounding feat with an airplane?
If there is, these guys should get it. I’d like to know how they did it.
For the voice on the ground, I’m reminded of this quote.
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” — George Bernard Shaw
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https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/07/25/big-sugar-flexes-its-muscles/
Big Sugar Flexes its Muscles
Written By Michael Greger M.D. FACLM on July 25th, 2017
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All of these industries fear regulation and protect themselves by using the same tactics…front groups, lobbies, promises of self-regulation, lawsuits, and industry-funded research that confuses the evidence and keeps the public in doubt.”
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If the Republic has ANY hope we have to break the back of Big Gooferment, Crony Capitalism, and the UN.
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, in this case, WHO is correct about the problem.
Imagine if we all just stopped supporting the Big Crony Capitalists?
No Gooferment required.
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The Armatix IP1 “smart gun” can only be fired by someone who is wearing a special watch. Unfortunately, this security measure is easily hackable.
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Stupid to think that a “computer in a gun” can be secured.
Common sense is better than idle technology.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/that-airline-seat-you-paid-for-isnt-yours-1501081568?mod=djem10point
Please Be Seated
If you buy an assigned seat at a theater, sports arena or concert venue, you get the seat you picked. But an assigned seat on an airline is radically different: Every so often, you don’t get it, even when you pay extra for it. Premium-seating fees guarantee nothing. It’s happened to families who see their children reassigned rows away from their parents. It’s happened to single travelers when airline computers automatically shuffle seats on full flights. It’s happened to political commentator Ann Coulter. But why? Airlines started placing price tags on particular seats in about 2010. But they didn’t really change their procedures at airport gates to match the marketing. We look at why passengers’ expectations often don’t match up with reality.
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That Airline Seat You Paid for Isn’t Yours
Frustrated fliers discover that paying for a preferred seat on a flight guarantees them nothing
By Scott McCartney
Updated July 26, 2017 1:37 p.m. ET
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If you buy an assigned seat at a theater, sports or concert venue, you get the seat you picked. But an assigned seat on an airline is radically different: Every so often, you don’t get it, even when you pay extra for it. Premium-seating fees guarantee nothing.
It’s happened to families who see their children reassigned rows away from their parents. It’s happened to single travelers when airline computers automatically shuffle seats on full flights. And it famously happened to political commentator Ann Coulter, who erupted in a Twitter tirade earlier in July after Delta moved her from a preferred aisle seat to a window seat in the same extra-legroom row. Delta roared back, calling her out for attacking employees and the airline over what was at best a minor inconvenience.
Airlines started placing price tags on particular seats—letting fliers pay an ancillary fee for a preferred seat, often with extra legroom—in about 2010. But they didn’t really change their procedures at airport gates to match the marketing. That means passengers’ expectations often don’t match up with reality.
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Sorry but this is all “barbara streisand”!
Nothing but pure “bait and switch”. Maybe if the Big Airlines weren’t “in bed” with Big Gooferment, the traveler would get a fair shake.
Sounds like an “unfair and unequal” contract. Doesn’t Judy Judy say that isn’t allowed. Much like the shrink-wrap, “license disclosure after purchase”, and “terms & conditions” in 3 point red font on red background in retail cars!
Sorry, that’s why flying is when you just have NO OTHER CHOICE. Bring on the self-driving cars.
Argh!
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Are you interested in joining the NutritionFacts.org team? I need someone (or even better someones—plural) to help research and write future video scripts.
If you have a knack for finding, reading, and analyzing academic journal articles and are a skilled writer, consider applying here.
Please note, though, the application process involves intensive days-long skills testing, so please carefully check the requirements to make sure you might be a good fit.
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https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/07/walter-e-williams/western-values-superior/
Western Values Are Superior
By Walter E. Williams
July 26, 2017
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Here’s part of President Donald Trump’s speech in Poland: “The fundamental question of our time is whether the West has the will to survive. Do we have the confidence in our values to defend them at any cost? Do we have enough respect for our citizens to protect our borders? Do we have the desire and the courage to preserve our civilization in the face of those who would subvert and destroy it?”
After this speech, which was warmly received by Poles, the president encountered predictable criticism. Most of the criticism reflected gross ignorance and dishonesty.
One example of that ignorance was penned in the Atlantic magazine by Peter Beinart, a contributing editor and associate professor of journalism and political science at the City University of New York. Beinart said, “Donald Trump referred 10 times to ‘the West’ and five times to ‘our civilization.’ His white nationalist supporters will understand exactly what he means.” He added, “The West is a racial and religious term. To be considered Western, a country must be largely Christian (preferably Protestant or Catholic) and largely white.”
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By the way, one need not be a Westerner to hold Western values. One just has to accept the sanctity of the individual above all else.
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From the barbarism and the treatment of women certainly illustrates how correct this is.
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