PLATT - MISC News

SPECIAL
The Secrets of Resilience
https://www.wsj.com/article_email/the-secrets-of-resilience-1510329202-lMyQjAxMTE3MDE2MTMxMjE2Wj/

GENERAL INTEREST
How to sell a country: the booming business of nation branding 
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/07/nation-branding-industry-how-to-sell-a-country?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=The+Long+Read+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=251842&subid=20430811&CMP=longread_collection

How Mila Kunis' Pence Prank Sparked Calls to #BoycottBeam
http://www.newser.com/story/251195/how-mila-kunis-pence-prank-sparked-calls-to-boycottbeam.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_celebrity_syn

Sexual Harassment Ain't What It Used to Be 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/fields111017.php3

Navy Veteran & Teacher of Nearly 40 Years Surprised by His Students
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/11/10/watch-navy-veteran--teacher-of-nearly-40-years-surprised-by-his-students-n2407926?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

News quiz: Unsolved mysteries (9/10)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/11/11/news-quiz-unsolved-mysteries/?nid&utm_term=.5cd7c330e864















HEALTH
Mushrooms Might Help Fight the Effects of Aging
http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fortune-mushrooms_might_help_fight_the_effects_of_aging-rtime/category/news

Falls are the most common cause of injury for seniors. Exercise can help.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/even-in-your-70s-its-not-too-late-to-start-working-out/2017/11/06/104121dc-bb52-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.917b09a952d1&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

14 game-changers for your wellness routine 
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1117/wellness_hacks.php3

A small-town doctor wanted to perform surgeries for transgender women. He faced an uphill battle.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-small-town-doctor-wanted-to-perform-surgeries-for-transgender-women-he-faced-an-uphill-battle/2017/11/11/c6073a0a-c3d7-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?undefined=&utm_term=.59d4e541a019&wpisrc=nl_headlines&wpmm=1

HEALTH CARE
Trump's CMS chief slams Obama's 'soft bigotry of low expectations' for Medicaid recipients
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-cms-chief-slams-obamas-soft-bigotry-of-low-expectations-for-medicaid-recipients/article/2639865



PROGRESSIVES RUNNING AMOK
Ladies and Gentlemen No Longer Welcome on NYC Subways
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2017/11/11/ladies-and-gentlemen-no-longer-welcome-on-nyc-subways-n2407854?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl&newsletterad=

SPORTS
Despite threat of boycott, attendance increases at Sunday NFL games (It'll be interesting to see the TV attendance figures.)
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/despite-threat-boycott-attendance-increases-sunday-nfl-games-234459264.html

HISTORY
How colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/10/how-colonial-violence-came-home-the-ugly-truth-of-the-first-world-war?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=The+Long+Read+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=251842&subid=20430811&CMP=longread_collection

MALACOSTRACOLOGY
Crab Shocks Researcher with Bird Murder
https://weather.com/science/nature/video/crab-shocks-researcher-with-bird-murder

These crabs can grow up to 3 feet — and hunt birds, a biologist’s video proves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/11/these-crabs-can-grow-up-to-3-feet-and-hunt-birds-a-biologists-video-proves/?undefined=&utm_term=.45744b8c35b0&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

METALLURGY
Tin Turns to Dust at Low Temperatures
https://weather.com/science/video/tin-turns-to-dust-at-low-temperatures

ENERGY
Is U.S. biofuel in jeopardy?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2017/11/12/u-s-biofuel-jeopardy/846811001/

CYBER SECURITY
Cybercrimes present unique challenges for investigators
https://www.yahoo.com/news/atlanta-cybercrime-experts-investigating-equifax-hack-140113409.html

THE SECRET WAR
How Britain did Gaddafi’s dirty work 
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/09/how-britain-did-gaddafis-dirty-work-libya?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=The+Long+Read+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=251842&subid=20430811&CMP=longread_collection

NORK
Afraid of North Korea's Nukes? It May Have Something Worse 
http://www.newser.com/story/251349/north-koreas-nukes-may-be-the-wrong-thing-to-fear.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=att&utm_campaign=rss_world_syn

Hacker Hijacks North Korean Radio Station, Plays ‘The Final Countdown’
https://www.theepochtimes.com/hacker-hijacks-north-korean-radio-station-plays-the-final-countdown_2354373.html

TURKEY
Turkey denies report of plan to kidnap cleric Gulen from US
https://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2017/11/12/turkey-denies-report-of-plan-to-kidnap-cleric-gulen-from-us-n2408293

POLITICS
Why aren't the streets full of protest about the Paradise Papers? 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/10/protest-paradise-papers-micah-white?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=251918&subid=24222148&CMP=GT_US_collection

Dems' off-year wins mask party troubles since loss to Trump 
http://jewishworldreview.com/1117/dem_troubles.php3

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is the hangman."
                ~ F. A. Hayek