We need new varieties of antibiotics — or, better still, new germ-killing drugs that work on an entirely different principle.No, we need to make sure the patients take their medicines. Longer essay on the problem moved to my Xanga blog.
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Slavery in Brooklyn? and I think Instapundit is being too hard on the congresswoman: like the Akin or Father Groeschel or Joe Biden, all of whom were attacked in recent days for flubbing facts or poorly articulating facts, she is mixing up her facts and/or explaining them awkwardly probably because she is nervous.
I suspect the ""slavery under the Dutch" just means that she read King Leopold's Ghost, which revealed how the Belgians enslaved the Congo in 1898 (yes, the Dutch weren't there, she is also mixing up the countries too),
Of course, the Dutch enslaved Indonesia, but that isn't part of the black history lesson.
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Syria end game: lots of civilians being killed...
sigh.
the article notes that the Russians are being told to leave the country.
Another sign: The PhilippineStar says that their workers can leave even without an exit visa.
when the maids run away, you know it's bad.
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no, we aren't watching the conventions (I passed CNN yesterday and they were showing something, but CNN international is full of anti American snobs with British accents, so I just moved on. I'll get the news from Japan later).
Dave Barry reports that Bill Clinton gave a good speech:
and AnnAlthouse is as snarky as ever:CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The big thrill of Day Two of the Democratic convention was provided by former President Bill Clinton, who brought the crowd to its feet with a stirring nomination speech for Barack Obama, and then, in the evening's climactic moment, tossed his hotel keycard to a lucky delegate.
and this PhilStar report is balanced., meaning they included non scripted views of what is going on.
Heh Didn't know there were Republicans in the Philippines....
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And I am still puzzled why my husband keeps getting emails from the Democratic party.
Is it because his last name is Hispanic?
They used to telephone us in the states and give a spiel in Spanish all the time...
uh, fellahs, I am registered with Democrats abroad, in my private email account.
My husband, who you keep emailing, is Asian and Republican....
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could "test and treat" eliminate HIV in Africa?
treatment keeps the amount of bugs low so it is less likely to be spread.
But, like TB, it could quickly lead to drug resistant viruses, especially if the pills aren't taken correctly. and you need an infrastructure to do it, not to mention trained people and lots of money....
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