Tuesday, November 6, 2012

@16:06, 11/6/12

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I am not going to read  much this time,
Power and phone  are out at home.   No light, no heat, no net. 
The sun is on my screen here.  The gas line is miles long.


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Health

Michigan Judge Temporarily Blocks Health Law Mandate on Birth Control

The judge said a business owner need not, at least for now, offer insurance coverage for contraceptives to employees because it infringes on his religious beliefs.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Birth Control and Family Planning; Health Insurance and Managed Care; 

Another Judge to reverse and destroy.
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U.S.

California City Savors Role in Fighting ‘Big Soda’

Richmond, Calif., is taking on the soda industry’s big money in an effort to become the nation’s first city to tax businesses that sell sweetened drinks.
Soft Drinks; Taxation; Sugar; Referendums; 

I cheer for the city and wish them success.  The tax will fall on the wrong group.
"Any stick to beat that horse."
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U.S.

Super PACs Provide Last-Minute Rush of Campaign Spending

New “super PACs” have sprung up in the last days of the race, buying up advertising and exploiting a loophole that keeps their donors anonymous until long after votes are counted.
Political Advertising; Political Action Committees; Presidential Election of 2012;

Ineffective spending is the best we can do just now.
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Style

The First Day in the Classroom, Post-Sandy

Returning to school in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, my students didn't need my lessons. Not right away. Instead they needed school as a refuge.
Education (K-12); Emotions; Fear (Emotion); Hurricane Sandy (2012); Parenting; Power Outages and Blackouts; Teachers and School Employees; Weather; 

Learning in school is hard at any time.  Warm, dry and clean is good enough this week.
Child care is a big plus.
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Opinion

How Natural Gas Kept Some Spots Bright and Warm as Sandy Blasted New York City

New York City's other grid, natural gas lines, allowed some places to stay warm and bright despite Sandy.
Co-Generation (Electricity Production Process); Co-op City (Bronx, NYC); Disasters and Emergencies; Electric Light and Power; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Natural Gas; Weather; 

Most gas equipment runs without electricity.
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Opinion

The Heart Grows Smarter

A study that has followed a set of men from 1938 to the present time confirms that emotional intelligence is critical to leading a contented life.
Emotions; Children and Childhood; Sociology; Psychology and Psychologists; Age, Chronological; 

David Brooks may be learning.  I will have to read him occasionally.
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Health

Increase Seen in U.S. Suicide Rate Since Recession

The rate of suicide in the United States rose sharply during the first few years since the start of the recession, a new analysis has found.
Recession and Depression; United States Economy;

"The research team linked the suicide rate to unemployment, using numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Every rise of 1 percent in unemployment was accompanied by an increase in the suicide rate of roughly 1 percent, it found. A similar correlation has been found in some European countries since the recession.
The analysis found that the link between unemployment and suicide was about the same in all regions of the country." 

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N.Y. / Region

No Turning the Lights Out on Halloween in New Jersey

Communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy tried to let their children celebrate while keeping them safe.
Halloween; Hurricane Sandy (2012); 

Halloween is an adult holiday.  Over protective parents very nearly killed it.
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Opinion

After Tyrants, the People Must Act

If enough people are determined, they can destroy ancient and seemingly permanent legal, political, educational and religious institutions that are essential to civil society.
Politics and Government; Cold War Era; Social Conditions and Trends; 

Anne Applebaum should be a better historian.
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Health

When Hospital Patients Continue to Smoke

A new study found that one in five smokers admitted to hospitals continue to smoke during their stay.
Hospitals; Smoking and Tobacco; 

I quit successfully in 1976.  I still get twinges.  I not tempted to re-addict myself.
 
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Business Day

Ads Hope to Ignite a Fine ‘Roadmance’

A humorous campaign for segments of SH 130, a toll road in Texas, tries to encourage drivers to try it instead of their regular route.
Advertising and Marketing; Roads and Traffic; 

Congestion pricing works..
 
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Health

Resveratrol Ineffective in Normal-Weight Women

Resveratrol, the red wine component shown to be helpful in improving metabolic function in obese or diabetic people, has no discernible effect on healthy women who are not obese, a new experiment has found.
Longevity; Resveratrol (Chemical); 

Another myth is debunked.
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World

Charity Says Threats Foil Medical Aid In Myanmar

Médecins Sans Frontières, one of the leading providers of medical assistance to people in Rakhine State, reported that many of its local staff members were afraid to work at refugee camps there.
Buddhism; Muslims and Islam; Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Refugees and Displaced Persons; Race and Ethnicity; 

Islam does not treat competition kindly.
 
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Health

Unlikely Model in H.I.V. Efforts: Sex Film Industry

The adult industry’s medical consultants say that about 350,000 sex scenes have been shot without condoms since 2004, and H.I.V. has not been transmitted on a set once.
Condoms; Tests (Medical); Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Medicine and Health; 

That may be true.  
The cause is the price of "talent".  
This is not a recommendation.
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Opinion

Wrongly Turning Away Ex-Offenders

Denying the vote to people who have committed felonies but have completed their sentences offends fundamental tenets of democracy.
Ex-Convicts; Voter Registration and Requirements; Voting and Voters; Law and Legislation; 

The law stands.   It has its supporters.  I am not one of them.
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World

Changes Are Approved To Ease Germans’ Costs For Welfare Programs

The moves come at a time when Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed struggling European partners to slash public spending.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Budgets and Budgeting; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Children and Childhood; 

The Germans are fameous for their insensitivity  to outsiders.
 
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Opinion

Lessons in Fearmongering

In advance of a potentially historic Election Day, the foes of same-sex marriage deployed their favorite canards.
Homosexuality; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Discrimination; Marriages; 

What a surprise.
 
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Opinion

Study Finds Fuel Thrift in U.S. Vehicles at All-Time High

A fresh look at rising fuel thrift in American vehicles and driving habits.
Automobiles; Economic Conditions and Trends; Fuel Efficiency; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Sustainable Living; Transportation; 

The price of fuel should be higher.
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Opinion

A Texas Injustice

The killings of two Guatemalans by a state sharpshooter raises many questions about policies on shooting at vehicles and the handling of human- and drug-trafficking cases.
Immigration and Emigration; Human Trafficking; Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Editorials; 

It is very hard to teach a  Texan.
 
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Opinion

Our Latest High-Water Mark

Hurricane Sandy was not a fluke. High-water marks are consistently climbing.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Weather; Global Warming; Area Planning and Renewal; 

There was a higher flood in 1821.     This was weather.

















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