The writing in the series just has no pleasure in it, not as it hits the ear or in terms of getting us any closer to these people and their problems, mundane or existential.

NEWYORKER: Dead in the Water

The seasonal flu has been less problematic for younger people, but I believe that the elderly (over 30, 000 die of seasonal flu related complications every year) are sufficiently at risk that the health care workers who treat them should be vaccinated every year for the flu, not just when a pandemic hits.

FORBES: Vaccinate Health Care Workers

The problem, as many observers agree, is a failure to consistently implement it - not just on an ad hoc basis after earthquakes strike but across the country before disaster hits.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Starting from scratch in Bam

Ocean hits are worse than land hits, not just because of immense tidal waves, but because of the vast quantities of super-heated water vapor and dust that spread from the impact to shroud the entire Earth.

CNN: Don't count 'doomsday asteroid' out yet

The victims include not just the obvious suspects in Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Ireland, many of which have predictably taken hits of as much as 4 percent or more this morning, but the French and Italian banks.

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