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...modern Hipster has no set definition, consistent with its legitimacy as an active cultural trend. The one near-universal symptom of Hipsterdom is the scorn with which it is treated by those most associated with it—be they the NYU-educated bakers and bike-messengers of Brooklyn (non-locals), or the documentarians of the scene itself, bloggers, journalists, musicians, and other productive agents. The refusal to self-identify is almost as crucial a feature as this: The singular societal entity that does not loath the Hipster as a manifestation of narcissistic pretention is the multi-national corporation...
Still, the Hutaree are a symptom of the continuing militia phenomenon, one that seems to have gained impetus since the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American President of the U.S. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that last year alone, the number of patriot and militia groups increased 244%, to 512. Though not necessarily racist, such groups fiercely oppose the federal government. In recent weeks, the health care debate seems to have fueled antigovernment sentiment that is far different from the last noticeable rise in extremist-group activity, after the 1992 election of Bill Clinton. "These shifts...
...also cited the deaths of children in Third World countries as a symptom of the financial recession...
...years. I think I'm on the right side of the issues," he says. "There are a lot of things I want to do in the Senate." The question now is whether Pennsylvania voters see Arlen Specter as a solution to America's broken politics - or a symptom of them...
...study's authors note, however, that an overwhelming number of the parents said they would consider intensive symptom management to control their children's pain. This treatment involves increasing the dosage of medications to control pain, while accepting that it may increase the risk of sedation or breathing difficulties. The authors say such alternatives may be raised with parents who are trying to determine how to treat their dying child...