“One Man In Hillary’s Campaign Warned She Could Lose, And Everybody Ignored Him”

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Hubris – "Pride goes before the fall". It's a good short article In the last days of the campaign, Clinton was the overwhelming favorite according to most experts. Polls showed her with a consistent lead in key states, and several advanced forecasters regarded her chances of victory as 90 percent or more. Even FiveThirtyEight, the … Read more

Statement of the Croton Village Board regarding “discrimination, violence and intimidation…”

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Read by Mayor Schmidt at last night's meeting and sent around by Maria Cudequest. “In recognition of the increased challenges faced by ethnic and religious minorities in our nation we condemn acts of violence against these people and affirm that we, as a Village Board, condemn any acts of unlawful discrimination, violence and intimidation that … Read more

The Netherlands: Who needs 12 step programs? Euthanasia for alcoholics

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The formerly Christian Netherlands … A three injection protocol is how lethal injection death penalties are carried out. This is "Progressive"? After eight years and 21 stints in hospital or rehab, Mark decided that he had enough. He had two children but his marriage had collapsed; his parents cared for him and he had plenty … Read more

SciAm: “Dementia Rates Falling Among U.S. Seniors”

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Good news from Scientific America. And only 11 paragraphs long with some hypotheses on why this is happening. Short and sweet. The percent of older US adults with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, declined from 11.6 percent in 2000 to 8.8 percent in 2012, a decrease of nearly a quarter, scientists reported on Monday. The percent … Read more