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America and the Middle East In his article, Peter Beinart didn't mention the best reason for Obama to keep the heat on Israel: because he can [June 22]. It doesn't look good for the President of the U.S. to be dissed by Iran and North Korea, but since Israel is tiny and surrounded by people who want to wipe it off the map, Obama can make it tremble with one hand tied behind his back. This makes everybody feel better about America's standing in the world, and if twisting Netanyahu's arm to make concessions he considers...
...people--75% of them female--from 30 states have been stricken with a single E. coli strain since March. Nestlé's announcement, which comes on the heels of salmonella scares stemming from tainted peanut butter and alfalfa sprouts, does not affect cookie-dough ice cream, which is heat-treated to kill bacteria...
BEIJING, China — Like everything else in life, heat is great, in moderation. At Bethel Foster Home in rural Beijing, where I am volunteering as a piano teacher and resident translator for blind or visually impaired orphans, it was 41 degrees Celcius today. That’s 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit, for you Americans. Hotter than body temperature, way into fever, and way, way past moderation. Let me describe some simple ways that heat manifests itself...
...Heat sucks both physical energy and brainpower. In today’s social competency class, all the students were occupied with fanning themselves and wiping sweat. “Pan Pan, is it a good idea to hit someone back if they hit you first?” I translated in Chinese. “Yes,” came the drowsy reply...
...Heat is to flies as alcohol is to man. Today, there were at least 20 flies in the office, all swirling lazily and crookedly. And since I’m covered with sweat, these flies would boldly venture near my ear or nose, unafraid of being swatted. Actually, the fly swatter is currently broken from overuse...