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The defense ministers of Sweden and Denmark say they would boost their military cooperation to counter the threat of Russian military buildup, cyberattacks and false news.

Peter Hultqvist and Claus Hjort Frederiksen said in a joint statement titled "Russian fake news: A danger to our countries" that misinformation from Russia made their nations "increasingly unsafe."

They would increase hybrid warfare cooperation, but stopped short of giving details.

The two ministers from the neighboring Scandinavian countries cited an increased presence of Russian military vessels in the nearby Baltic Sea region, which has also seen several reports of airspace violations by Russian military aircraft.

Russian Fake News is the new face of warfare.   The Media may be participating unwillingly.  Just a thought.

Front...*

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar, saying it had broken promises to them about Gulf security.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have accused Qatar of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood,  a terrorist organization, accused of destabilizing their close ally Egypt.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are big supporters of Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad, an ally of Iran.

In Libya, Qatar has backed some Islamist groups. UAE and Egypt had been involved in air strikes against Libyan Islamist groups.

In late 2011 Saudi Arabia pushed for Gulf Cooperation Council members to unite "as a single entity" in a bid to join the group of six monarchies into a united front against Iran and the instability caused by that year's Arab uprisings.

However, the GCC, which also includes Kuwait and Oman, appears more divided.

Add Israel, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iran to the mix and you can see where the money is coming from and the killing is going to.

Secretary of State is going to the Middle East to create a front against ISIL, or looking for a needle in a haystack.      Just a thought.   Posted 8/31/2015  

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It's well-established that women often encounter a different set of expectations in the workplace. A new research has put a dollar figure on gender bias in the office.

A study conducted by corporate consultancy found that a woman's "perceived competence" fell 35 percent and her "perceived deserved compensation" dropped $15,088 when she spoke angrily or forcefully, Fast Company first reported.

The research featured male and female actors reading from different scripts and with varying levels of forcefulness. An observer assessed their worth and competence based on these interactions.

   

"In short, speaking forcefully creates a social backlash."  "That backlash is amplified for women and can adversely affect an individual's career and prove costly to an organization's effectiveness. [cnbc].

On the other hand it could be the same for men if the Manager is of the opposite sex. Some managers may consider a comment, a challenge or a forceful suggestion as a challenge and a threat to their positions.

Some perceive anything to be a challenge and a threat. Acting on it can simply destabilize own position unnecessarily.   Just a thought.

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The steep decline in union membership in recent decades has had an outsize effect on the American workforce, a new study says.  The report argues the dwindling influence of unions is a significant but often ignored reason for wage stagnation. 

A study authored by Washington University a research scientist at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy.

The fatter paychecks of union workers creates a more competitive labor market that forces nonunion companies to lift wages to prevent employees from jumping ship. And unions often establish labor-friendly policies that generally promote fairness in pay, benefits and worker treatment, according to the report.

The gains were not limited to nonunion workers at risk of joining unions, the study says. When those workers received raises, their higher-level supervisors who couldn't join unions also saw sharper pay increases to maintain salary hierarchies, the paper says.

But the losses engendered by shrinking union participation are most pronounced for nonunion private-sector male workers who lack a Bachelor's degree. 

Many politicians use the "anti-Union" stand knowing that they are hurting the little people. 
Enron and Arthur Anderson [Non Union companies] disintegrated in 2 months while GM is still viable.   Just a thought.  

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 العزيزة مس ليليان ، لم يسعدني شيئا بقدر ما شاهدته اليوم حتى تصورت إني أحلم بجنة الإنسانية التي أتخيلها دائما حتى رأيتها اليوم حقيقة رائعة ، فالعناية بالضعفاء من أطفال وأيتام وعجزة ، بنين وبنات ، رجال ونساء ، تتجلى هنا بكل ما في معاني الإنسانية من قوة ، فشكرا لمس ليليان ولجميع العاملين بهذه المؤسسة 

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The U.S.-led coalition said it may strike a convoy of IS militants that evacuated the Lebanon border headed toward eastern Syria under an agreement brokered by Hezbollah.

Coalition spokesman Col. Ryan Dillon said the coalition has already struck a small bridge and punched a crater in a road to keep them from moving further east toward the border with Iraq.

The evacuation agreement had already angered many Iraqis, who accused Syria and Lebanon's Hezbollah of dumping the militants on the Iraqi border rather than eradicating them.

Lebanese troops launched an attack against IS, while Syrian troops and Hezbollah fighters launched a simultaneous offensive from the Syrian side of the border. The militants agreed to a cease-fire over the weekend once they had been squeezed into a small area along the frontier.

Reaping the love you sow.   Just a thought.

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