Monday, February 25, 2013

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1
Science

The Ant and the Grasshopper

New England’s electricity shortage is rooted in disincentives for gas-fired generators to invest in pipeline capacity, experts say.
Electric Light and Power; Natural Gas; Pipelines; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Standards and Standardization; 

"In other words, the market should pay more for electricity from a generator that has invested in making its power supply reliable than for the same product from a generator that can only produce when the weather is warm and gas demand is low."
People will pay more for power that is there when requested.
If these companies cannot supply power they should not supply power.
Load shedding is the option if they will not contract dependable operation.
 
2
U.S.

A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

 
I think she will get a revolution before she changes minds.
 
3
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Government Bonds; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Banking and Financial Institutions; States (US); 

You must decide what the tax-exemption is worth to you.
 
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4
Opinion

Testing the Gifted

 
Testing the gifted is not the problem.
Selecting the gifted is the problem.
 
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Michael Moss is a reporter.

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Technology

French Tax Proposal Zeroes In on Web Giants’ Data Harvest

 
Taxing data mining would mean reading all the net traffic.
Just fix browsing.  
Cookies  should not be read by or reported to advertisers.
No click, no trace.

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Opinion

Housing the Homeless

Care for the Homeless, a provider of health care and other services to the homeless in New York City, responds to a front-page article.
Homeless Persons; Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Landlords; Public and Subsidized Housing; 

BOBBY WATTS should write another letter.
This one assumes knowledge I do not have.

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Business Day

Major Banks Aid in Payday Loans Banned by States

Banking giants have become behind-the-scenes allies of Internet-based lenders that offer loans with interest rates that can exceed 500 percent.
Payday Loans; Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit and Debt; Computers and the Internet; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Interest Rates; Consumer Protection; 

Unlawful contracts are difficult to enforce.
Leg breakers are considered criminal.
 
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Opinion

Patent System Isn’t Broken

The general counsel of Qualcomm responds to a column by Joe Nocera, “Innovation Nation at War.”
Inventions and Patents; Suits and Litigation; Science and Technology; 

So says a vitally interested party.
 
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U.S.

Governor of New Mexico, and Now an Envoy for Republicans

The New Mexico governor, a Republican who will represent her party in efforts to recruit Latino candidates, is fighting to repeal a state law allowing illegal immigrants to get a driver’s license.
Governors (US); Illegal Immigrants; Drivers Licenses; Law and Legislation; Hispanic-Americans; 

The faithful do not learn.
 
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World

Russia: Foreign Assets Bill Advances

The lower house of Parliament voted for a bill to bar government officials from holding bank accounts outside of Russia, signaling that the measure may win final approval.
Legislatures and Parliaments; Corruption (Institutional); Law and Legislation; 

They can try to look good.
 
12
U.S.

Congress Set to Consider Tighter Rules on Firearms

Congress will begin to consider legislation this week that is likely to include expanded background checks for gun buyers and increased penalties for those who purchase guns for criminals.
Gun Control; United States Politics and Government; Law and Legislation; School Shootings; 

Debate does not mean effective or any legislation will result.
 
13
World

A Modern Medal Is Met With Modern Protest

The new Distinguished Warfare medal — immediately dubbed the Drone Medal — has spawned memes and an online petition.
Awards, Decorations and Honors; Defense and Military Forces; Drones (Pilotless Planes); Purple Heart (Military Decoration); 

How are logistics honored?
These people are certainly military and they do serve and suffer stress.
 
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Business Day

F.A.A. Weighs Criteria for Allowing 787 to Fly

Experts say that Boeing’s proposals for the 787 are on the right track, but that without knowing what caused the jets’ batteries to fail, they cannot be sure the measures will work.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Airlines and Airplanes; Batteries; 

The batteries must be certified.  The testing protocol will be decided and published.
 
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Business Day

F.A.A. Sets Terms for Boeing’s Battery Fixes on the 787

After meeting with company executives, the Federal Aviation Agency said any proposal to get the 787 back in the air must assure that its lithium-ion batteries do not fail again.
Airlines and Airplanes; Aviation Accidents and Safety; Batteries; 

Yes.
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U.S.

Seen as Nature Lovers’ Paradise, Utah Struggles With Air Quality

Topographic and meteorological factors combine to trap auto emissions and other air pollutants in the region, a problem with no easy solution.
Air Pollution; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 

Banning combustion in the inversion would work.
If conditions are bad enough it might be workable.
"The future is electric."
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Business Day

Deciding Whether to Dip a Toe in the Market

Bucks readers discuss their investing strategy and their views about the stock market.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Financial Planners; Stocks and Bonds; 

One usually invests in individual stocks.
The problem is to estimate which will do well in the period of interest to the investor.
18
U.S.

Pennsylvania: Justice and Her Sister Are Convicted

A suspended justice of the State Supreme Court was convicted Thursday of campaign corruption charges in a case that has engulfed a prominent Pittsburgh political family.
Decisions and Verdicts; Elections; Courts and the Judiciary; 

The laws are not just for little people.

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Opinion

Making Some Painkillers Harder to Get

Widely abused prescription drugs like Vicodin need tighter restrictions to curb the epidemic.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Pain-Relieving Drugs; Editorials;

By the online adds U.S. law will not solve the problem.
 
20
Technology

Microsoft Inherits Sticky Data Collection Issues From Skype

Privacy advocates are calling on Microsoft to disclose government requests for information of Skype users' encrypted, peer-to-peer conversations, and to ensure that the service is still hack-proof.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Privacy; Internet Telephony; 

I distrust Microsoft.  

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1
Science

The Ant and the Grasshopper

2
U.S.

A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

3
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

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4
Opinion

Housing the Homeless

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Business Day

Major Banks Aid in Payday Loans Banned by States

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Opinion

Patent System Isn’t Broken

7
U.S.

Governor of New Mexico, and Now an Envoy for Republicans

8
World

Russia: Foreign Assets Bill Advances

9
U.S.

Congress Set to Consider Tighter Rules on Firearms

10
World

A Modern Medal Is Met With Modern Protest

11
Business Day

F.A.A. Weighs Criteria for Allowing 787 to Fly

12
Business Day

F.A.A. Sets Terms for Boeing’s Battery Fixes on the 787

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Business Day

Deciding Whether to Dip a Toe in the Market

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U.S.

Pennsylvania: Justice and Her Sister Are Convicted

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17
Technology

Microsoft Inherits Sticky Data Collection Issues From Skype

18
Science

Catching the Slack Tide

The expedition took advantage of a slack tide to fish for data.
Oceans and Seas; Science and Technology; 

And that is how it is done.
 
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Business Day

In Thrifty Times for Publishers, Food Finds Success

With sales down for both magazines and Walmart, Delish — a magazine available only at the retailer’s stores — is having remarkable success.
Magazines; Shopping and Retail; 

I would rather read a cook book.
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N.Y. / Region

The Week in Pictures for Feb. 22

View a selection of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include a book signing, the end of a citywide school bus strike and a conference on gun violence in Connecticut.
Buses; Gun Control; Mayors; 

Pictures are not words.





















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