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TODAY>>the LEADS: Endless War; You Are What You Eat in PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER; Hello, Ladies in ODDS, ENDS
LEADS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Global Conventional Arms Export Treaty Takes Effect...but without U.S. Participation
http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/global-conventional-arms-export-treaty-takes-effectbut-without-us-participation-141226?news=855204
In Christmas message, Obama marks end of combat in Afghanistan
http://www.stripes.com/news/us/in-christmas-message-obama-marks-end-of-combat-in-afghanistan-1.321127
Afghanistan official says three civilians killed in US air strike
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/26/afghanistan-three-killed-us-air-strike
US drone strikes kill at least seven militants in Pakistan, officials say
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-26/us-drone-strikes-kill-at-least-seven-militants-in-pakistan/5989238
Islamic State targeted in 31 strikes by U.S., allies: Task Force
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/26/us-mideast-crisis-usa-airstrikes-idUSKBN0K40RB20141226
U.S. should help protect new energy assets in the Eastern Mediterranean
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/25/marios-efthymiopoulos-cyprus-israel-energy-race-ne/
Why speculators are stashing vast quantities of crude oil on tanker ships
http://www.vox.com/2014/12/25/7443569/contango-oil-storage
In 2014, Frightened Rulers Did Scary Things
http://reason.com/archives/2014/12/25/in-2014-frightened-rulers-did-scary-thin
Putin Signs New Military Doctrine: Names NATO, US As Main Foreign Threat; Test Fires New ICBM
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-26/putin-signs-new-military-doctrine-names-nato-us-main-foreign-threat-test-fires-yars-
Russian official calls for investigation of Hiroshima, Nagasaki A-bombings
http://www.stripes.com/news/europe/russian-official-calls-for-investigation-of-hiroshima-nagasaki-a-bombings-1.321132
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to sign info-sharing pact on N.K. nukes
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2014/12/26/77/0301000000AEN20141226002952315F.html
Chinese Hackers Target Japanese Bank Accounts
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-23/chinese-hackers-target-japanese-bank-accounts
No, North Korea Didn’t Hack Sony
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/24/no-north-korea-didn-t-hack-sony.html
Sony Should Send A Thank You Note To North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un
http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2014/12/25/sony-should-send-a-thank-you-note-to-north-korean-dictator-kim-jong-un/
Kim “Santa” Dotcom Stops Xbox and Playstation Attacks
http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-stops-xbox-and-playstation-attacks-141226/
Secret Service Refuses to Turn over Computer Safety Data to Homeland Security Inspector General
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/secret-service-refuses-to-turn-over-computer-safety-data-to-homeland-security-inspector-general-141226?news=855202
50 Numbers From 2014 That Sound Fake But That Are Actually Real
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-24/50-numbers-2014-sound-fake-are-actually-real
Let’s all screw the 1 percent: The simple move Obama could make to strengthen the rest of us
http://www.salon.com/2014/12/26/lets_all_screw_the_1_percent_the_simple_move_obama_could_make_to_strengthen_the_rest_of_us/
How a Top Obama Crony Moved From Idaho To a $2 Million Washington Estate
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/23/how-jim-messina-moved-from-idaho-to-2-million-dollar-washington-estate/
Jeb Bush eases out of some businesses, such as firm helped by Obamacare
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-jeb-bush-money-20141225-story.html
U.S. Blacks Suffer Disproportionately From Chronic Conditions
http://www.gallup.com/poll/180329/blacks-suffer-disproportionately-chronic-conditions.aspx
The Plague of Modern, Mechanized, Multi-cultural Life
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201412/the-plague-modern-mechanized-multi-culltural-life
The Gospel According to Terry
http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-gospel-according-to-terry
The Power of Bad Ideas
http://bostonreview.net/books-ideas/michael-mccarthy-block-somers-market-fundamentalism-karl-polanyi
POLITICS and FLEAS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Why Liberals Should Fear the Supreme Court in 2015
http://www.nationaljournal.com/health-care/why-liberals-should-fear-the-supreme-court-in-2015-20141226
Pro-life equals pro-planet for this green evangelical leader
http://grist.org/people/pro-life-equals-pro-planet-for-this-green-evangelical-leader/
Let Them Eat Quiche: How the Local Food Movement Swerved Right
http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/let-eat-quiche-local-food-movement-swerved-right-97096/
FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What Explains the Meteoric Rise of Europe's Radical Right?
http://wilsonquarterly.com/stories/what-explains-meteoric-rise-europes-radical-right/
The Islamic State is failing at being a state
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/the-islamic-state-is-failing-at-being-a-state/2014/12/24/bfbf8962-8092-11e4-b936-f3afab0155a7_story.html
Two women referred to ‘terror’ court for driving in Saudi Arabia
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/25/women-charged-saudi-arabia-driving-ban-terror-court
Israel's ultra-Orthodox mull bigger role for women
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/8794ea05ae5e4b449a962177eb097fd5/israels-ultra-orthodox-mull-bigger-role-women
World can survive without Israeli innovation
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4607725,00.html
World marks 10 years since Asia tsunami
http://www.aljazeera.com/video/asia-pacific/2014/12/asia-tsunami-anniversary-2014122612932890841.html
Will Indonesia Be Ready for the Next Tsunami?
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141226-tsunami-indonesia-catastrophe-banda-aceh-warning-science/
Rising Oceans Force Bangladeshi Farmers Inland for New Jobs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-25/rising-oceans-force-bangladesh-farmers-to-look-inland-for-jobs.html
Great Gamble on the Mekong
http://fpif.org/great-gamble-mekong/
PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Empire of the pig: China’s insatiable appetite for pork is a symbol of the country’s rise. It is also a danger to the world
http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21636507-chinas-insatiable-appetite-pork-symbol-countrys-rise-it-also
How Much Meat We Eat: Check out the number of chickens, pigs, and cows we consume every year.
http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/how-much-meat-we-eat
Hunter-gatherer past shows our fragile bones result from inactivity since invention of farming
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222165033.htm
When a female mantis is hungry, she fakes fertility to snack on duped mates
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/research-female-australian-praying-mantis-fakes-fertility-to-feed-on-mate-20141224-12dj45.html
Nevada goats help eat, recycle Christmas trees
http://news.yahoo.com/nevada-goats-help-eat-recycle-christmas-trees-184812588.html
TRIUMPH: Coffee Giant Starbucks Will Go Cage-Free
https://www.thedodo.com/community/WaynePacelle/coffee-giant-starbucks-will-go-893691190.html
THE MEDIA SCRUM>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AP denies Pyongyang bureau under North Korean control
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/12/ap-denies-pyongyang-bureau-under-north-korean-control-200375.html
Rock stars amp up in digital music copyright war
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/digital-music-copyright-war-113779.html
“American Sniper” Takes Apart the Myth of the American Warrior
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/american-sniper-takes-apart-myth-american-warrior
Paul Thomas Anderson, Director of Depravity
http://www.thenation.com/article/193657/paul-thomas-anderson-director-depravity
ODDS, ENDS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
School Reform Fails the Test
https://theamericanscholar.org/school-reform-fails-the-test/
Puberty Is Beginning Earlier in Girls, So What Can Parents Do?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/puberty-beginning-earlier-girls-so-what-can-parents-do-180953738/
Topless woman steals baby Jesus from nativity scene
http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/232929/topless-woman-steals-baby-jesus-from-nativity-scene/
Vagina canoe artist defends herself over ‘obscenity’ charges
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/vagina-canoe-artist-facing-two-years-in-jail-defends-herself-over-obscenity-charges-9944791.html
Gender, blah, blah, blah
http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/gender-blah-blah-blah
The women's voices that make men feel all tingly
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/the-womens-voices-that-make-men-feel-all-tingly-20141221-12blgf.html
You Can’t Catch Picasso
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/dec/18/you-cant-catch-picasso/
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