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Opinion
On Issues Like Climate Change, Can Urgency and Patience Coexist?
Some thoughts on smoothing the human journey amid polarized debate and spiking appetites.
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U.S.
Cargo Continues Moving on the Mississippi River, but Perhaps Not for Long
A section of the river was expected to be closed when levels dip so low that it will become dangerous for tugboats to travel without scraping the river bottom.
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Education
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
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Science
Food vs. Fuel in 2013
With cellulosic biofuel production almost nonexistent, soybean-based biodiesel and sugar-cane ethanol might have to make up the difference to meet a government quota.Alternate feedstock materials
Although natural gas is the most economical and widely used feedstock for methanol production, many other feedstocks can be used to produce syngas via steam reforming.[9] Steam-reformed coal is sometimes used as a feedstock for methanol production, particularly in China. In addition, mature technologies available for biomass gasification are being used for methanol production. For instance, woody biomass can be gasified to water gas (a hydrogen-rich syngas), by introducing a blast of steam in a blast furnace. The water-gas / syngas can then be synthesized to methanol using standard methods. The net process is carbon neutral, since the CO2 byproduct is required to produce biomass via photosynthesis.- 2 C16H23O11 + 19 H2O + O2 → 42 H2 + 21 CO + 11 CO2 → 21 CH3OH + 11 CO2
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Business Day
Austerity for Posterity
An economist asks why pro-family voices do not offer more support for public spending to benefit parents and children.
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Science
Scientists Report Faster Warming in Antarctica
With a 4.4-degree rise since 1958, a region of West Antarctica is heating up at three times the global rate.
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Health
Pedestrian Accidents More Deadly in Men
More than twice as many men as women die in pedestrian-vehicle accidents. Now researchers have partly determined why.
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World
Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid
Despite billions of dollars spent — and billions more allocated for Haiti but unspent — rebuilding has barely begun and 357,785 Haitians still languish in 496 tent camps.
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Technology
Instagram Reversal Doesn’t Appease Everyone
Even as the social network furiously backpedaled on its proposal to change its privacy terms, some users said they were carrying through on plans to leave.
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World
As Charter Nears Passage, Egyptians Face New Fights
An Islamist-backed constitution appeared headed for approval, propelling deeply split political factions into a new phase in the battle over Egypt’s future.
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N.Y. / Region
Intense Alienation Can Be an Incubator for Violence
Homicide is a predominantly urban form of lawlessness, but research shows mass murders happen more often in smaller communities.
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Technology
Deciphering the Decline in Spanish Mobile Accounts
Economic troubles are a big factor in the decline in the number of cellphones in Spain, but there are other forces at work.
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Business Day
Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor
In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t welcome.
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World
In Paris, Longing for Damascus
A Yemeni citizen watched in horror as Syrian security forces rounded up 15 friends and colleagues at the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression. Five are still in prison.
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Health
Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct
Three pharmaceutical firms are trying to restore a mechanism that normally tells cells to die if their DNA is badly damaged, an approach that might work against half of all cancers.
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Health
Holiday Greens: Spinach for Christmas
Whether it comes from a farmers’ market or a bag, spinach is a health-packed addition to any festive table.
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World
Iraqi President Is Flown to Germany for Treatment After Stroke
Jalal Talabani was said to be in “stable” condition after he suffered a stroke earlier this week.
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U.S.
Latina Liberals Vie for Senate Seat Left by Gallegos’s Death
Sylvia Garcia and Carol Alvarado, the two Democrats running to fill the State Senate seat of Mario Gallegos, who died in October, have a lot in common. For starters, both are Latina progressives.
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Real Estate
Talking Turkey About Real Estate
When family and friends gather over the holidays, talk invariably turns to real estate, especially in the housing-obsessed New York area.
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Business Day
Don't Mistake Investing Folklore for Personalized Advice
All too often, we change our minds about our portfolios because of something we've heard from our uncle or some purported investing expert who may not share our goals.I continue to think. I am standing pat at the moment. Europe looks very unstable. The U.S. may panic next week. I will buy if I see a bottom.
I have not seen one. I have no plan to sell until my situation changes.
Merry Christmas.
Time for some sleep.
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