Webpagedigest 02/16/2016

02/16/2016

Danger signs flash for global economy

https://www.yahoo.com/news/danger-signs-flashing-global-economy-years-crisis-073931623--finance.html

Exclusive: China sends surface-to-air missiles to contested island in provocative move | Fox News

'...China is increasingly "militarizing" its islands in the South China Sea and ramping up tensions in the region.'
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/02/16/exclusive-china-sends-surface-to-air-missiles-to-contested-island-in-provocative-move.html?intcmp=hpbt1

or

http://tinyurl.com/hwrw5lf

VA suicide hotline in Oscar-winning documentary lets calls go to voicemail
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/02/15/va-suicide-hotline-oscar-winning-documentary-lets-calls-go-voicemail/80403618/

or

http://tinyurl.com/hoarj5f

Bosses Harness Big Data to Predict Which Workers Might Get Sick - NASDAQ.com

'Employee wellness firms and insurers are working with companies to mine data about the prescription drugs workers use, how they shop, and even whether they vote, to predict their individual health needs and recommend treatments.'
http://m.nasdaq.com/article/bosses-harness-big-data-to-predict-which-workers-might-get-sick-20160216-01321

or

http://tinyurl.com/zf7n7d2

US Marshals arresting people for not paying their federal student loans - Story | KRIV

'Congressman Gene Green says the federal government is now using private debt collectors to go after those who owe student loans.'

http://www.fox26houston.com/news/local-news/92232732-story

CJ the German shorthaired pointer wins Westminster dog show

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cj-german-shorthaired-pointer-wins-westminster-dog-show-040224189.html

The Parmesan Cheese You Sprinkle on Your Penne Could Be Wood - Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/parmesan-cheese-sprinkle-penne-could-100023858.html

Parmesan cheese sold at stores including Walmart and Whole Foods might not be what you think it is
https://www.yahoo.com/food/parmesan-cheese-sold-stores-walmart-170007725.html

Paul McCartney Denied Access to Grammy Afterparty
https://www.yahoo.com/music/sir-paul-mccartney-gets-denied-into-grammy-after-212802911.html

George Gaynes Dies; ‘Police Academy’ & ‘Punky Brewster’ Regular Was 98 | Deadline
http://deadline.com/2016/02/george-gaynes-dead-police-academy-punky-brewster-tootsie-actor-1201703887/

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The Boy Who Heard Too Much - David Kushner (longread)

'He was a 14-year-old blind kid, angry and alone. Then he discovered that he possessed a strange and fearsome superpower - one that put him in the cross hairs of the FBI'
http://www.davidkushner.com/article/the-boy-who-heard-too-much

This is one freaky gif!

http://i.imgur.com/qAVLGbe.gif

Humor/pic

http://i.imgur.com/bpqhMCg.jpg