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...bodies are pushing to strengthen the global public health system in preparation for the changes that global warming might bring. That means readying societies to deal with heat waves - ensuring that the most vulnerable elderly aren't left on their own - and improving defenses against vector-borne diseases, with anti-malaria nets and medicines like artemisinin. Such preparations will be especially needed in those parts of the developing world - sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia - that will bear the brunt of climate change. But Patz would also like to see public health tackle carbon emissions directly, cutting off global warming...
...needs to speak to other experiences as well,” she said. Other panelists believed this issue was not problematic given the context of Obama’s speech—coming on the heels of comments by his minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, which many deemed inflammatory and anti-American. In light of the Wright controversy, some panelists said they believed Obama simply focused on racial categories he knew personally. The discussion later moved from Obama’s speech to the nature of race in America today. One of the biggest questions on the floor...
...last May, after the government refused to renew the license of an anti-Chvez broadcast network, Radio Caracas Televisin (RCTV), that Snchez and other students first decided to push back at what they called Chvez's increasingly autocratic leadership. Snchez helped lead thousands of student protesters into the streets, their hands painted white to symbolize nonviolence. That traditional method of expressing discontent was combined with decidedly 21st century ones, as the activists used text messages, Facebook groups and YouTube broadcasts to draw crowds. Despite some clashes with police, the marches were significantly more peaceful than...
...denying that our fascination with every detail of their lives is what grants them their celebrity status. What is perhaps most unique about the book the intense hatred that Leitch, who runs the popular sports blog Deadspin.com, holds for all things ESPN. A not-so-subtle anti-big-media theme can be found throughout “God Save the Fan,” but Leitch’s soapbox is hardly compelling. His argues that ESPN has ties to the NFL, NBA, and other major sports associations and so has little incentive to publish sports news that reflects poorly...
...Patriotism is, sadly, a crucial challenge for Obama now. His aides believe that the Wright controversy was more about anti-Americanism than it was about race. Michelle Obama's unfortunate comment that the success of the campaign had made her proud of America "for the first time" in her adult life and the Senator's own decision to stow his American-flag lapel pin - plus his Islamic-sounding name - have fed a scurrilous undercurrent of doubt about whether he is "American" enough...