Friday, April 26, 2013

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World

Boom Times in Paraguay Leave Many Behind

On paper, Paraguay is the fastest-growing country in the Americas, but its economic success exists only in pockets: more than 30 percent of the population lives in poverty.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Poverty; Taxation; Agriculture and Farming; International Trade and World Market; 

A bankster's dream.
This is a plantation economy and the dream of the G.O.P.
 
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Business Day

How to Charge Millions of Electric Cars? Not All at Once

Electric companies are looking for ways to provide enough power at reasonable prices for electric vehicles.
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Automobiles; Electric Light and Power; Power Outages and Blackouts; Solar Energy; Wind Power; 

This is a fictional problem.
The charging load will develop over time.  There will be opportunity to increase capacity.
The charging load will be distributed in time and space.  Commuters arrive home after they leave work.  They travel varied distances.  They  travel at the carrying capacity of the roads at max flow.
The charging load is not that big compared to the peak load now.  Charging 
current is limited to about the same value as a hot water heater for the same reasons.  Batteries have a finite mass and thermal conductivity and are sensitive to overheating.  There will be a charging period of about ten hours at the home location.  Charging at the work location is possible.

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World

The Trans-Atlantic College Search

What happens when an American family lives overseas and it’s time to shop for college? A writer on higher education and his daughter begin their search. Has your family navigated this process?
Admissions Standards; Americans Abroad; Colleges and Universities; Education; Foreign Students (in US); Parenting; Tests and Examinations; 

Think ivy.   Yale?  Cornelle?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_schools_in_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_schools_in_the_United_States#Law_school_rankings
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N.Y. / Region

Gases to Be Dispersed Across City (Exhale: It’s a Test)

In July, odorless gases will be released at street level and in the subways to study how airborne toxins would flow after a terrorist attack or a spill of hazardous chemicals.
Subways; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Terrorism; 

We have been here before.  Nothing to be concerned about.
 
5
Opinion

The Lieber Codes

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Business Day

Power Grids Iffy, Populous Areas Go for Generators

City and suburban families hit hard by so-called superstorms are bypassing utility companies to supply their own power.
Power Outages and Blackouts; Home Appliances; 

We bought a generator after Sandy.  It will not run the stove but does run the heat and refrigeration.
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Opinion

The Confidence Questions

Is there a relationship between gender and self-confidence? Dear Readers, please ponder the matter in your own lives and send in written reflections. We seek responses from men and women.
Women and Girls; Sociology; Gender; Men and Boys; 

Don't know.  Don't care.
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Health

The Lies We Tell in the Exam Room

Doctors and patients are never supposed to lie directly to each other, but rare is the examining room where complete mutual honesty prevails.
Doctors; Ethics (Institutional); Health Insurance and Managed Care; 

Good policy.
 
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Business Day

When Algae on the Exterior Is a Good Thing

A building opening this week in Hamburg, Germany, uses algae on the exterior to provide heat and cooling and muffle noise.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Algae; Architecture; Design; Energy and Power; Biology and Biochemistry; Photosynthesis; 

The Pratt effort is about there.  This is a very German implementation.
 
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Technology

Updating an E-Mail Law From the Last Century

An overhauling by Congress would require that search warrants be obtained for all personal e-mails and other electronic content held by a third-party service provider.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act; E-Mail; Law and Legislation; Search and Seizure; Computers and the Internet; Cloud Computing; United States Politics and Government; Privacy; 

It is time to update a few definitions.  
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Opinion

Birth Control in Drugstores

Dr. Douglas W. Laube of Physicians for Reproductive Health responds to a Sunday Review news analysis.
Birth Control and Family Planning; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); 

The average woman in need of an over the counter pill is without health insurance.
Stop quibbling and subsidize this pill.
No woman will be required to use it in this country.
 
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U.S.

Maryland: Guards Accused of Aiding Gang

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Multimedia

Civil Rights, One Person and One Photo at a Time

In the midst of the national struggle for civil rights, James Karales, born into an immigrant Greek family in Ohio, turned his camera on the individuals fighting for rights and respect.
Blacks; Civil Rights and Liberties; Photography; Segregation; 

The Civil War will be over when these pictures loose their power.
                    
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World

When 'Love Marriage' Needs a Little Help

Forward-looking Indian parents, who agree not to force children into arranged marriages, push kids to wed in other ways.
Astrology; Dating and Courtship; Marriages; Online Dating; Parenting; Single Persons; 

More than a little help.  
 
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Books

The Young Salinger, Mordant Yet Hopeful

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Opinion

Credit History Discrimination

Employers have created a disadvantaged class by making hiring decisions based on credit reports. New York City can fix that.
Labor and Jobs; Credit Scores; Editorials; Hiring and Promotion; 

The companies will find other reasons not to hire.
We are in a depression due to no demand.
 
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U.S.

Texas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory Cracks

It is still unclear how much ammonium nitrate, the chemical linked to last week’s deadly blast, was stored at a West, Tex., plant that operated in a regulatory patchwork.
Explosions; Chemicals; 

The authorities don't know yet how the ammonium nitrate cooked off.
It has been considered by many a relatively safe chemical.
I wonder if there is a catalyst like the sulfur in black powder.
 
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Technology

The Digital Ad Industry Gets Dressed Down in Washington

At a hearing in Washington on Wednesday, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV lambasted the digital advertising industry for failing to voluntarily honor privacy requests from online consumers called Do Not Track signals.
Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Online Advertising; 

A dressing down and the fare will get you on the subway.
I perhaps have FireFox behaving itself.  Mostly I do not worry much.
I have no cash exposed to the net at this time.
 
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N.Y. / Region

From Terrorizing Streets to Making Them Safer

A documentary that teenagers helped produce follows Dedric Hammond of Harlem, a former prisoner who tries to prevent conflicts from ending in gunfire.
Tribeca Film Festival (NYC); Documentary Films and Programs; Crime and Criminals; 

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

Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival

Fans of Internet cats fill the premiere of “Lil Bub & Friendz,” though the fuss can be unsettling.
Cats; Documentary Films and Programs; Tribeca Film Festival (NYC); 

I am quite happy without pets at the moment.
I will be content to be beta to your alpha.


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Business Day

How to Charge Millions of Electric Cars? Not All at Once

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World

The Trans-Atlantic College Search

What happens when an American family lives overseas and it’s time to shop for college? A writer on higher education and his daughter begin their search. Has your family navigated this process?
Admissions Standards; Americans Abroad; Colleges and Universities; Education; Foreign Students (in US); Parenting; Tests and Examinations; 

Knowing a daughter is worth the effort.
 
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Health

Ask Well: Exercises to Prevent Dementia?

What kind of exercise should I do in addition to cardio to maintain brain health and ward off dementia? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to readers’ questions.
Alzheimer's Disease; Brain; Dementia; Exercise; Memory; Weight Lifting; 

I will have to get active.
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Business Day

Power Grids Iffy, Populous Areas Go for Generators

5
Health

The Lies We Tell in the Exam Room

6
Business Day

When Algae on the Exterior Is a Good Thing

7
Opinion

The Confidence Questions

8
Opinion

Birth Control in Drugstores

9
U.S.

Maryland: Guards Accused of Aiding Gang

10
Multimedia

Civil Rights, One Person and One Photo at a Time

11
World

When 'Love Marriage' Needs a Little Help

12
Books

The Young Salinger, Mordant Yet Hopeful

13
Opinion

Credit History Discrimination

14
U.S.

Texas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory Cracks

15
Technology

The Digital Ad Industry Gets Dressed Down in Washington

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N.Y. / Region

From Terrorizing Streets to Making Them Safer

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Business Day

Europe Struggles in Shale Gas Race

Unsuccessful attempts at extraction, along with wary citizens and officials, have stymied the use of shale gas on the Continent.
Shale; Natural Gas; International Trade and World Market; Hydraulic Fracturing; 

It is not a race.  Or perhaps it is a race to the bottom.
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Arts

Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival

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N.Y. / Region

Half a Fare, Half a Seat

Metropolitan Diary: An argument on a crosstown bus over whether a young child had the right to his own seat.
Buses; Children and Childhood; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); 

Well worth reading.   
My compliments to the gentleman.

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Opinion

Vietnam's Bilingual Experiment

The country’s bilingual education programs for minority students could help close some socioeconomic gaps.
Bilingual Education; Education (K-12); Hmong Tribe; Language and Languages; Minorities; 

Total immersion has worked better in the U.S.
We have been trying bilingual education.
We have schools with instruction in other than English.
They usually charge tuition.

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1
Style

A New Mom Is Downsized, but Not Down and Out

As a pregnant school manager, I never imagined that seven weeks after giving birth, I would be working at a specialty foods store, slinging food for people whose lives no longer resembled mine.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Layoffs and Job Reductions; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Working Hours; 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
2
Health

Ask Well: Exercises to Prevent Dementia?

3
Business Day

When Algae on the Exterior Is a Good Thing

4
Opinion

Birth Control in Drugstores

5
World

When 'Love Marriage' Needs a Little Help

6
Opinion

Credit History Discrimination

7
Multimedia

Civil Rights, One Person and One Photo at a Time

8
U.S.

Texas Fertilizer Plant Fell Through Regulatory Cracks

9
Technology

The Digital Ad Industry Gets Dressed Down in Washington

10
Opinion

Rape and Justice in the Civil War

How the Lieber Code gave white and black women recourse from the conflict’s horrific sexual violence.
Blacks; Civil War (US) (1861-65); Sex Crimes; Slavery; Women and Girls; 

Yes.
 
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Business Day

Europe Struggles in Shale Gas Race

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N.Y. / Region

Half a Fare, Half a Seat

13
N.Y. / Region

From Terrorizing Streets to Making Them Safer

14
Arts

Lil Bub Hits the Tribeca Film Festival

15
Opinion

Vietnam's Bilingual Experiment

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Health

God and Doctor

When a patient who had refused blood transfusions on religious grounds died quickly, the staff of the leukemia floor was plagued by a question: Had we done enough for him?
Cancer; Chemotherapy; Doctors; Religion and Belief; 

Faith does not model facts.
 
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World

Indian Government Unable to Deal With Public Rage

After the rape of a five-year-old girl, the government was unable to produce officials who knew how to employ the language of tactical humility or could at least say the right things in the right manner.
Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Sex Crimes; Sexual Harassment; Police; Politics and Government; 

Material here is presented in convenient order. 

Rape and Justice in the Civil War

How the Lieber Code gave white and black women recourse from the conflict’s horrific sexual violence.
Blacks; Civil War (US) (1861-65); Sex Crimes; Slavery; Women and Girls; 

Rape is an implement of conquest.
The history of India is a history of conquest.
Conquest is fossilized in the cast system.
Rape is an artifact of the cast system.
Child rape is no different from any other rape.
The object of rape is a demonstration of power.

The Government of India has no interest in changing the structure of power.

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Technology

Updating an E-Mail Law From the Last Century


It must be done.

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Technology

For Congress, a Question of Cellphone Tracking

The House Judiciary Committee has received dueling arguments over when and how police can track the location of Americans carrying a cellphone.
Cellular Telephones; Law and Legislation; Search and Seizure; Wireless Communications; 

There is law on privacy of telephone connections and contents.  There is law on mail privacy.  There is law on searches and seizures.  There is law on internal passports and identification papers.
The Cell phone is just another form of these things.  
Congress should recognize the facts.

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World

30 Years Later, Forged Hitler Diaries Enter German Archives

The magazine Stern handed over 60 handwritten volumes that it published in 1983, mistakenly claiming they were Hitler’s undiscovered journals, to Germany’s Federal Archives for posterity.
Forgery; Holocaust and the Nazi Era; Archives and Records; News and News Media; 

Even forgeries have a history.  
These belong in the archives clearly labeled as what they are. 
Include the proven provenance.
We have been much troubled by documents without provenance.

Think Dan Brown and his predecessors.

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