Monday, November 26, 2012

for 11/26/12

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European finance ministers cut Greece’s interest rates and gave it more time to pay back rescue loans while dismissing for now calls for debt relief that may be needed to keep the country afloat over the longer term.

This will not work.




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Business Day

Study Questions Tax Breaks' Effect on Retirement Savings

Every year, the government spends more than $100 billion on tax breaks to encourage Americans to save more for retirement. But a new study suggests such provisions may have little effect on the amount Americans save.
Federal Budget (US); Pensions and Retirement Plans; Retirement; Savings; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Taxation; United States Economy;

Social Security really works.  
The burden does not fall on high income tax payers.
The Republican party continues to lie.

2
Opinion

Exploring Urban Coastlines and Rising Seas

Drivers and implications of coastal losses in a warming world.
Coast Erosion; Disasters and Emergencies; Floods; Global Warming; History (Academic Subject); 

“Is This the End?”
“Rising Seas, Vanishing Coastlines”

It is highly probable that we are committed  to coastal losses.
They have not happened yet.
Beaches move.  That is how they are beaches.
We have not had much in the way of new event coastal erosion.
Dramatic maps.
3
Opinion

An 83-Second History of 20 Years of Climate Diplomacy

A short guide to a prolonged negotiation over how to limit the human influence on the earth's climate.
Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; International Relations; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 

Essentially no progress.  No one will give up industry, light and control of heat.

4
Opinion

When ‘Grading’ Is Degrading

So far, education “reform” has given us little but re-segregation and the same dismal scores in math and science.
Education (K-12); Tests and Examinations; Reform and Reorganization; 

Pay the teachers a living wage and let them teach.  
Micromanagement does not help.

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World

Pressure Grows on Egyptian Leader After Judicial Decree

President Mohamed Morsi defended his decree, but his justice minister argued for a retreat to defuse an escalating battle between Egypt’s new Islamist leaders and its old government.
Elections, Courts and the Judiciary; Decisions and Verdicts; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; 

It is their government.  Let the diplomats work.
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Business Day

Anchors Quit on Air, but Reason Is Unclear

The co-anchors for WVII and WFVX in Bangor, Me., cited journalistic independence as the reason for quitting Tuesday, but the general manager of both stations said one of the two was to be fired.
News and News Media; Television; Ethics (Institutional); 

The pressure of the GOP on news coverage is well known.  
We can assume pressure on the content from the business office.
Burnt bridges are in no ones interest.
 
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World

Divisive Election in Spain’s Catalonia Gives Win to Separatist Parties

The victory raised the likelihood that Spain’s most powerful economic region will hold an independence referendum that Madrid has vowed to block.
Elections; European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Referendums; 

Civil war?
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Business Day

Health Insurance Exchanges May Be Too Small to Succeed

Paradoxically, an increase in competition among insurers may lead to higher reimbursements and health care spending, and thus higher premiums, particularly when the medical provider market is not very competitive, three economists write.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); 

Only in the minds of the radical right.
It could not possibly be lower profits and fewer administrators.
9
World

Police Arrest Suspects in Tel Aviv Bus Blast, Including Israeli Citizen

An Arab with Israeli citizenship and several West Bank Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the bus bombing in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, according to security officials.
Palestinians; Terrorism; Police; 

I just don't care.
 
10
World

Pakistan Cuts Back on Cellphone Coverage

The government is suspending coverage in many cities this weekend, after a series of bomb attacks set off by cellphones.
Terrorism; Shiite Muslims; Cellular Telephones; 

Pakistan has a decision to make.
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Business Day

Britain to Encourage Both Nuclear and Wind Power

The plan is intended to keep the government on track in meeting its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy and Power; Nuclear Energy; Electric Light and Power; Law and Legislation; 

Freezing in the dark is not an option.
12
N.Y. / Region

Many Cemeteries Damaged, but Green-Wood Bore the Brunt of the Storm

Operators of other major cemeteries in New York reported downed trees and some structural damage, but nothing of the magnitude of Green-Wood's loss.
Cemeteries; Historic Buildings and Sites; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Monuments and Memorials (Structures); Tombs and Tombstones; 

The dead will stay that way.  Clean up and repair if possible.
New trees will grow in time.

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N.Y. / Region

The Mysterious Mr. Rechnitz

Joshua Rechnitz, the philanthropist who pledged to build a bicycling velodrome in Brooklyn Bridge Park, is planning to turn an abandoned powerhouse into artist studios.
Art; Cycling, Track; Restoration and Renovation; Bicycles and Bicycling;

I am acquainted with the man.

14
World

France: Sarkozy Questioned Over Campaign Funds

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy was put under caution as a witness who could face charges related to accusations that his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations.
Campaign Finance; Decisions and Verdicts; Elections;

Growing chaos.
 
15
Business Day

For Martha Stewart’s New Fans, Tattoos Meet Appliqué

Martha Stewart’s focus on artisanal products has attracted a cult following among 20- and 30-somethings who have begun their own businesses around crafts and food.
Handicrafts; Entrepreneurship; 

I don't like her taste.  I don't like her attitude.
 
16
Science

Effort to Curb Coolant Falters, Sometimes at Home

The United States has pressed poor countries to pick up the pace in eliminating the harmful HCFC-22, but it still has 140 million central air units running on the gas.
Air Conditioning; Air Pollution; Chlorofluorocarbons; Series; 

Use propane.
17
Opinion

An Imperfect God

The "perfect" God that philosophers have tried and failed to establish is nowhere to be found. Not even in the Bible.
Bible; Philosophy; 
They aren't listening.  neither am I.
18
Business Day

Hatching Ideas, and Companies, by the Dozens at M.I.T.

Dr. Robert Langer’s lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is on the front lines of turning discoveries into drugs and drug delivery systems.
Laboratories and Scientific Equipment; Research; 

Engineering.
 
19
Health

Help by the Hour, or Less

Mission Healthcare in San Diego, Calif., decided that clients should be able to specify how much help they want in 15-minute increments.
Elderly; Home Health Care; 

A good idea.
20
Health

Aiding the Doctor Who Feels Cancer's Toll

Doctors who care for the terminally ill may find themselves sharing their patients' pain and facing burnout from the stresses of their jobs.
Cancer; Death and Dying; Doctors; 

yes.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

















































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