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  5. Politico’s Elliott Abrams: How not to run a foreign policy.
    Excerpt:

    In my view, this president set out, four and half years ago, to reduce American power in the world, and to “break the habits” (as he put it in his 2008 Berlin speech) that got us into Iraq and Afghanistan. Those habits appear to have included what he saw as militarism, interventionism, bullying, and a sense of America as a country with an historic mission of world leadership. He has delivered: American leadership is receding all over the world, as everyone from Japanese and South Koreans to Saudis and Israelis will tell you. Now he seeks authority to use military force, but has done it in a way that rather than restoring some sense of power and leadership may manage to undermine America’s international role even further.

  6. This is a few days old ( sorry if it has been mentioned already) it is from Yahoo news,
    … … …
    Canadians in store for typical fall, average temperatures, says Weather Network
    OAKVILLE, Ont. – Canadians are in store for a typical fall with extended stretches of fair weather and bouts of wetness, according to one of the country’s leading forecasters.
    http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadians-store-typical-fall-average-temperatures-says-weather-080010714.html
    … … …
    Need I ask how is this news?
    or why we need experts to tell us that things will be as they have always been for as long as any Canadian can remember? or any data we have from previous centuries?

  7. If we put a gun to Assad’s head, we might be able to have more influence over the outcome. At least we can prevent him from winning.

    This was the takeaway for me. The Obama administration has proven incapable of outmaneuvering a toddler on a bigwheel. What are the chances they’re gonna outplay Assad, aided by Putin and the Iranians?

  15. “Prince Harry to spend 24 hours in cold chamber”
    “Prince Harry will spend 24 hours in a cold chamber in temperatures reaching minus 40C later this month as he continues his preparations for a charity trek to the South Pole.”
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
    …-
    “Peru snow state of emergency extended to more regions”
    “A man died when the roof of his hut caved in under the weight of the snow in southern Carabaya province but the circumstances of the second death were unclear.
    Three people were rescued on Saturday from the same region after their home was cut off by snow.
    Rescue workers said the three, two girls and an elderly woman, were suffering from frostbite and snow blindness.”
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23916217

  18. “Siemens stops producing public charging stations for e-cars”
    “German technology giant Siemens has said it’s giving up the production of public charging stations for electric cars. It argued e-mobility had not developed fast enough in the country to justify development costs.
    The German daily “Die Welt” reported in its Tuesday edition Siemens was giving up on its production of public charging points for e-cars.
    “It’s true that we’re withdrawing from that business segment, because the e-mobility market has grown more slowly than originally expected,” the company said in a statement.”
    http://www.dw.de/siemens-stops-producing-public-charging-stations-for-e-cars/a-17061672
    …-
    “Tesla Popularity Contest: Model S Mania in Washington State”
    “With all the ecstatic news around Tesla (TSLA)—topping $20 billion in market value this week, winning quality awards, destroying safety tests—it’s easy to overlook just how few of these mean, green electric machines have made it onto the roads so far. While the company is on pace to deliver 21,000 vehicles this year, only about 12,700 of the Model S luxury sedan have been delivered to date.”
    http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-03/tesla-popularity-contest-model-s-mania-in-washington-state#r=rss

  21. The Children are our future:
    http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/public-gets-say-on-manitobas-anti-bullying-bill-at-committee-hearing-222263781.html
    Bill 18 contains a broader definition of bullying than most other provinces. It includes any behaviour that causes, or would be known to cause, fear or harm to someone’s “body, feelings, self-esteem, reputation or property.” It includes one-time incidents, whereas many other provinces require repeated behaviour to qualify as bullying.
    The Opposition Progressive Conservatives spent much of the spring and summer stalling the bill in the legislature, saying it could see teachers or coaches facing accusations of bullying simply for telling a student they were not performing well.

  22. If the Germans can’t even tell the difference between people and chocolates, no wonder they can’t tell the difference between freedom and totalitarianism, and so they ban home-schooling. And they’re supposed to be the smart ones in Europe.

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