Friday, February 7, 2014

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1
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Flashing Lights and Free Speech Rights Edition

A federal judge rules that flashing high beams to warn motorists of a speed trap is not illegal; the 2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pickup gets 28 m.p.g.
Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Fuel Efficiency 

The Ram 1500 Ecodiesel is a monster.  
A fashion statement is not my goal.
 
2
U.S.

Party Predictions Differ in Texas on Impact of New Voter ID Law

Texas’s new voter ID law will be tested again in the March 4 primary, with Democrats predicting a day of confusion and Republicans saying such concerns are overblown.
Voter Registration and Requirements; Identification Devices; Primaries and Caucuses; Voting and Voters; Voting Rights Act (1965) 

Voter suppression  must not be tolerated.

4
U.S.

Senate Passes Bill to Delay Spike in Flood Insurance Rates

The bill would effectively gut a 2012 law that had aimed to overhaul the nearly bankrupt National Flood Insurance Program.
Floods; Insurance; Coastal Areas; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Emptying flood areas is a good thing.
 
5
Health

An Unusual Partnership to Tackle Stubborn Diseases

6
Science

E.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule

Success could result in the most significant action taken by the United States to curb climate change. But it will not come easily.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Air Pollution; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; States (US); Coal; Clean Air Act 

No one wants to pay more for electricity or less for coal.
Fossil carbon is the enemy.  The sooner we recognize that the less draconian the future regulations will need to be.

7
Opinion

A Missing Argument on Contraceptives

Allowing employers to duck the birth control insurance mandate would violate the establishment clause, which enforces the separation of church and state.
Religion-State Relations; Constitution (US); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; First Amendment (US Constitution) 

We can hope that the court will ask for new briefs. 
I do not think it likely.
 
8
World

Scientists Warn of New Bird Flu Strain in China

9
U.S.

Study Puts Exonerations at Record Level in U.S.

The number of exonerations in the United States of those wrongly convicted of a crime increased to a record 87 during 2013, according to a report to be released on Tuesday.
False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

People will say anything under torture.
 
10
Opinion

Football, Pain and Marijuana

11
Arts

Gloria Leonard, Publisher and Pornography Star, Dies at 73

Ms. Leonard was a pornographic film star, and, later, a publisher of High Society magazine and a spokeswoman for the industry.
Pornography; Deaths (Obituaries); Magazines 

I do not know how to make a porn film.
I have little interest in learning how.
The attempts I have seen were unsatisfactory.
Take a life class and learn.
 
12
U.S.

A Library for Obama First Needs an Address

13
U.S.

House Fire Kills 9 Members of a Kentucky Family

The fire broke out in a single-family house just west of Greenville in the state’s western coal fields.
Fires and Firefighters; Mines and Mining 

I have a low opinion of Kentucky.  It is probably undeserved.
There is a history of labor violence and willful ignorance I would rather not deal with.
 
14
World

India's 1st Monorail Opens in Mumbai to Much Fanfare and Doubt

15
Business Day

Auto Sales for January Held Down by Harsh Winter Weather

16
Automobiles

Safety Agency Says 22 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2013

Toyota issued the most recalls of any carmaker in 2013; Chrysler ranked second.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Automobiles; Recalls and Bans of Products 

These are the problems that were fixed.
 
17
Sports

After Squandering Lead, Devils Bounce Back in Overtime

The Devils allowed the Stars to tie the game with 52 seconds remaining, but they then scored 40 seconds into overtime.
Hockey, Ice 

Boston had a bad night.
 
18
U.S.

Texas Republicans Vying for Lieutenant Governor Lean Heavily Right

The four rivals in a close primary race for a position that is a powerful behind-the-scenes force are trying hard to appeal to grass-roots conservatives and Tea Party supporters.
Elections, State Legislature; Primaries and Caucuses 

Texas Republicans are reactionary.
 
19
World

German Paper Says U.S. Kept Tabs on Leader

20
Opinion

Detroit’s Immigration Solution

Granting 50,000 visas to people with advanced degrees won’t save the down-and-out city, but they could help.
Immigration and Emigration; Visas; Foreign Workers; United States Economy; United States Politics and Government 

If they came, why would they stay in Detroit? 

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2
Opinion

Calling All Candidates

Scott Brown is shirtless and on the front page of newspapers this week. It’s definitely an election year!
United States Politics and Government; Elections, House of Representatives; Elections, Senate; Tea Party Movement 

Yes.
 
3
U.S.

Senate Passes Bill to Delay Spike in Flood Insurance Rates

4
Opinion

A Missing Argument on Contraceptives

5
U.S.

Bond Hearing Is Held in Killing at Theater

After fatally shooting a fellow moviegoer after an argument over texting, a retired Florida police captain said, “I can’t believe what I’ve done,” a witness testified.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Bail; Witnesses; Text Messaging; Self-Defense 

I could skip this.
 
6
U.S.

Obama Denounces Religious Repression

Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, the president said promoting freedom of faith around the world was a central goal of his foreign policy.
Freedom of Religion 

The suppression of religious liberty is a primary goal of many governments.
 
7
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Flashing Lights and Free Speech Rights Edition

8
Opinion

Football, Pain and Marijuana

10
Sports

Crosby Leads Penguins Over Sabres

11
U.S.

A Library for Obama First Needs an Address

12
Sports

After Squandering Lead, Devils Bounce Back in Overtime

13
World

German Paper Says U.S. Kept Tabs on Leader

14
Business Day

Auto Sales for January Held Down by Harsh Winter Weather

15
Magazine

The Super Bowl of Sports Gambling

16
N.Y. / Region

White-Glove Treatment for Super Bowl Trophy

Two football players, wearing gloves to prevent fingerprints, delivered the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Super Bowl Boulevard in Manhattan on Wednesday.
Football; Super Bowl; Series 

Noise.
 
17
Arts

Gloria Leonard, Publisher and Pornography Star, Dies at 73

18
Booming

Remembering to Pray

Finding my way back to religion, I find some prayers are composed in the sanctuaries of my making.
Prayers and Prayer Books; Jews and Judaism 

The world does as it must.  
It has no free will.
I have aesthetic responses to the world.
 
19
Sports

N.F.L. Off-Season Could Bring Changes on Rules of Hazing

As the Super Bowl ends and the off-season begins, hazing — and where the line should be drawn — will once again be part of the conversation about professional football.
Football; Hazing; Bullies; Workplace Environment 

Important to the bookies.
 
20
Opinion

How the Fed Learned to Talk

Communication is now a tool of economic policy.
United States Economy 

Yellen  understands the present policy and approves of it.
The rest is noise.

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1
U.S.

Months Later, Sniper Attack at Power Hub Still a Mystery

The incident at a Silicon Valley power substation underscored concerns about the vulnerability of the country’s electrical grid and prompted debate over whether it was an act of terrorism.
Electric Light and Power; Terrorism; Power Failures and Blackouts 

If Luddites are terrorists then this was terrorism.
I would not say this was an effective attack 
though it has made some people nervous. 

2
U.S.

Party Predictions Differ in Texas on Impact of New Voter ID Law

Texas’s new voter ID law will be tested again in the March 4 primary, with Democrats predicting a day of confusion and Republicans saying such concerns are overblown.
Voter Registration and Requirements; Identification Devices; Primaries and Caucuses; Voting and Voters; Voting Rights Act (1965) 

Voter suppression is never a good idea.
 
3
Sports

Crosby Leads Penguins Over Sabres

Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist, leading the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Hockey, Ice 

Buffalo has miserable winters.

Pittsburgh is a thought.  The soil in the valley is toxic.  The city has a limited economy and unlimited corruption.  I would have to study the politics.
 
4
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Sorry, Ferrari Edition

High-end luxury automakers, except Ferrari, enjoy strong sales; a G.M.-Isuzu diesel engine joint venture receives $60 million in upgrade money.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Trucks and Trucking 

Luxury is doing well.
 
6
U.S.

Bond Hearing Is Held in Killing at Theater

7
Opinion

Calling All Candidates

8
U.S.

Senate Passes Bill to Delay Spike in Flood Insurance Rates


This is popular but bad policy.

9
Opinion

The Gospel According to Paul

When it comes to fooling around with an intern in the Oval Office, is there a political statute of limitations?
United States Politics and Government; Presidential Election of 2016 

Unanswerable and unanswered.  
Just a distraction.
 
10
N.Y. / Region

2-Year-Old Girl Dies in Home With a History of Violence

From 2010 to 2013, police officers came to her home nine times in response to domestic disputes, including arguments, harassment and assault, police officials said.
Deaths (Fatalities); Child Abuse and Neglect; Domestic Violence; Murders and Attempted Murders 

Action is needed.  
Let us first consider how to get the desired result.
Defining the desired result would help.
 
11
Opinion

A Missing Argument on Contraceptives

13
World

France and Britain Agree on Outer Space, but Find No Common Ground on Europe

Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain wants to revise the European Union’s rule book, but President François Hollande of France says no.
Treaties; Space and Astronomy 

The Euro must die.  
It may be reborn under a different treaty equipped with the tools required of a currency. 

14
Opinion

Football, Pain and Marijuana

15
U.S.

A Library for Obama First Needs an Address

16
Science

E.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule

17
U.S.

House Fire Kills 9 Members of a Kentucky Family


Rand Paul

18
Sports

After Squandering Lead, Devils Bounce Back in Overtime

19
World

India's 1st Monorail Opens in Mumbai to Much Fanfare and Doubt





 

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