Monday, September 20, 2010

Monday morning roundup

Frustrated, homeless Haitians are availing themselves of refugee camp suggestion boxes.

The UN questions its continued relevance.

Human rights in Russia are not incidental to any other aspect of that country's future, or to U.S.-Russia relations.

As the chasm grows between China's rich and poor citizens, the former are availing themselves of bodyguards.

It takes a village to help your neighbors. Or you can just deport them, if you're interested in whatever's easier.

The main point of this article is spot on--parents (and everyone else) are bad at risk assessment. But buying organics is a bad example of the silly things people do for the cause of longevity. There are lots of reasons (environmental ones, for example) to buy organic. Oh, and the article neglected to mention that eating can be up there, along with driving or riding in a car, in the list of risky things to do.

Apparently, if you don't want your car towed in DC, park it next to a fire hydrant, within a tow zone.

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