If anyone needs to connect to local SS office, here’s a directory. https://www.atticus.com/advice/general/ … -directory
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A Global Flourishing Study Finds That Young Adults, Well, Aren’t
New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/well/mind/happiness-flourishing-young-adult-study.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Dk8._nnG.2S4v0DPv64nl&smid=url-share
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I think this sentence from the article identifies the root cause.
“There are several theories as to why young people are in trouble, he said, but he suspects that the problem is largely tied to what they aren’t doing because they’re busy looking at screens.”
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An ‘Army of Child Laborers’ Enriches Shen Yun, Ex-Dancers Say in Suit
The group performing traditional Chinese dance has been under scrutiny for its treatment of performers and financial practices.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/nyregion/shen-yun-abuse-lawsuit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D08.a8B2.Pve1PfyN8SQ4&smid=url-share
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10 Tips for Being Happily 85 Years Old (Like Me) [Roger Rosenblatt]
another gift link (using them up tonight!)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/opinion/aging-tips-getting-older.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D08.d49s.3IC-1yte-eHo&smid=url-share
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mods please move this to the random articles thread–I am using up my NYT gift links on the last day of the month and I was flagged for posting three in a row. Thanks! 
The Unabomber’s Brother Turned Him In. Then Spent 27 Years Trying to Win Him Back.
Ted Kaczynski, whose anti-tech rants are finding a new generation of readers, shunned the brother who called the F.B.I. in an effort to halt his campaign of violence.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/us/unabomber-ted-kaczynski-letters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D08.7Qty.sFjKW_eW2kgK&smid=url-share
Her Final Wish: A Home for the Son She Never Got to Hold
Chrissie Tully gave birth to a son 76 years ago in an Irish home for single mothers, shrouded in secrecy and shame. She’s still waiting for him.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/world/europe/ireland-mother-baby-home-tuam-galway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E08.gqpp.NA9vDoeCh2Dv&smid=url-share
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One of the linked articles – “The Lost Children of Tuam” – is one of the best pieces of journalism/reporting that I have ever read. Heartbreaking and haunting.
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Cases have been occurring in people who are not in the usual high risk categories.
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“Untethered empathy.” If that’s not the kind of baloney JC would have spoken out against, I don’t know what is.
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Glad they caught him and fired him:
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Mods, please move this as needed–I only follow the cafe and some political stuff.
High rates of cancer at Roanoke College.
https://archive.is/20250510054706/https://airmail.news/issues/2025-5-10/roanokes-requiem-part-ii
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Looks like rapid antigen tests for 9 respiratory infections are available for about USD $3.50 each. Problem is, not in the US…
“9 results with only one test & one sample (COVID-19, Influenza A virus(Flu A), Influenza B virus(Flu B), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Adenovirus (ADV), M.Pneumoniae (MP), Chlamydia Pneumoniae(CP), Parainfluenza Virus 1/3 (PIV 1/3) and Parainfluenza Virus 2 (PIV 2).”
For comparison, in the US, we can only get 3 way (COVID-19, flu A, flu B) tests for $8-12 each in small numbers, and COVID-19 only tests for $5-10 each in small numbers.
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I bought tests from Germany that test for covid, flu A&B & rsv. They were under $4 apiece. Had to have them nailed to UK and forwarded back in Dec.
What a thoughtful and wonderful boss!
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Well back to the Cape Jaws, happy 50th anniversary.
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Just in time for this guy’s swim!
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