Saturday, April 26, 2014

@21:40, 4/22/14

1
Opinion

No Time to Waste: Students Pursue Environmental Progress Instead of Exam Grades

College students get out of the classroom and pursue environmental initiatives with partners in surrounding communities.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Animals; Circuses; Colleges and Universities; Elephants; Factory Farming; Invasive Species; Solar Energy; Wind Power 

I think of earth day as a children's  crusade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Crusade
Let us attempt to organize.
A part of the problem is political.



2
Books

Taken for a Ride

Lance Armstrong and the win-at-all-costs world of pro cycling.
Books and Literature; Tour de France (Bicycle Race); Bicycles and Bicycling; Doping (Sports)

A very long ride.


3
U.S.

Covert Inquiry by F.B.I. Rattles 9/11 Tribunals

The F.B.I.’s inquiry became the focus of the pretrial hearings at Guantánamo this week, after the contractor who was visited by the F.B.I. disclosed it to the defense team.
Detainees; Military Tribunals; September 11 (2001); Terrorism

The plotters are all dead.


4
Automobiles

Media Previews in Beijing Feature Many Debuts From Global Automakers

This year’s edition of China’s show includes many models custom-tailored to the Chinese auto market.
Automobiles

Sales are always fashionable.


5
U.S.

With Eyes on 2016, Perry Is Mired in the Past

While Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has been traveling to promote himself and his state, a criminal inquiry continues into his handling of a district attorney’s drunken driving arrest and the financing for a public corruption unit under her control.
Presidential Election of 2016; District Attorneys; Drunken and Reckless Driving

Perry will not be president by election.


6
Opinion

Cancer Society and Tobacco

The chief executive of the American Cancer Society explains its policy on the sale of tobacco products by pharmacies.
Smoking and Tobacco; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Drugstores

This presents no argument.
Screening does not prevent cancer.
It does find it.


7
Sports

A Double Standard in Doping Punishments

Lance Armstrong can never again compete in an Olympic sport, while three of the people who helped facilitate doping in the peloton will be free to return in eight years or less.
Olympic Games; Cycling, Road

A discontinuity in the record book is to be avoided.
Doping is the sport.


8
Arts

Vision of Home

It’s a new life for many repatriated antiquities, back on display in their countries of origin.
Arts and Antiquities Looting; Museums; Art; Archaeology; Historic Buildings and Sites

Art belongs to the people who experience it.


9
N.Y. / Region

Video: Rise of the Milkbots

At a farm near Albany, N.Y., robots milk the cows. Dairy operations across New York have been leading the country’s charge into a brave new world of automated milking systems.
Agriculture and Farming; Cattle; Dairy Products; Robots and Robotics; Milk


10
N.Y. / Region

A Catholic High School Abruptly Loses Its Fight to Stay Open

Saddled with an estimated $4 million in debt and low enrollment, 52-year-old Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School in Brooklyn will close in June.
Shutdowns (Institutional); Private and Sectarian Schools; Education (K-12)


11
Sports

Horse Owners and Trainers Say They’ll Release Veterinary Records

More than 40 horsemen have agreed to turn over records for the two weeks before any graded stakes races, which will be made available to the public two hours before post time.
Horse Racing; Triple Crown (Horse Racing); Jockeys, Drivers and Trainers; Horses; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare


12
U.S.

Texas Twins Campaign, but They Aren’t Sure for What

While Mayor Julián Castro of San Antonio and Representative Joaquin Castro have projected a fresh Latino face for the Democratic Party, some are concerned they are too politically cautious.
Hispanic-Americans; Elections; Voting and Voters; United States Politics and Government


13
Automobiles

Auto China Opens to the Public in Beijing

Volkswagen showed off its redesigned Touareg S.U.V., and Japanese automakers made a push into the Chinese market.
Automobiles


14
Opinion

Reining In Predatory Schools

The Obama administration should strengthen its new rules against for-profit colleges that saddle poor students with crippling debts.
For-Profit Schools; Student Loans; Editorials


15
N.Y. / Region

Panel Tells Port Authority to Lessen Governors’ Sway

“There should be no secret votes,” said one of the panelists invited to suggest ways to fix the beleaguered bistate agency.
George Washington Bridge; Governors (US)


16
Opinion

Benefits of Hospice Care

A nurse responds to a Sunday Review article about how a stranger gave tender care to the writer’s ill mother.
Hospice Care; Elder Care; Alzheimer's Disease; Nursing and Nurses; Death and Dying


17
N.Y. / Region

In Effort to Fight Overdoses, Staten Island Officers Will Soon Carry Heroin Antidote

All police officers in the borough, and emergency medical workers across New York City, will be equipped with naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an overdose.
Emergency Medical Treatment; Naloxone (Drug); Heroin; Pain-Relieving Drugs


18
U.S.

Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said that gun control advocates had to learn from the National Rifle Association and punish those politicians who fail to support their agenda.
Gun Control; Law and Legislation


19
Business Day

Alaska Lawmakers Back Natural Gas Plans

Alaska’s legislature on Monday approved Gov. Sean Parnell’s plan to join four energy companies in moving ahead on plans to build infrastructure to transport and market 35 trillion cubic feet of North Slope gas to be shipped by an 800-mile pipeline to a liquefied natural gas export plant.
Pipelines; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas


20
Opinion
Lance Armstrong and the win-at-all-costs world of
Lance Armstrong and the win-at-all-costs world of pro cycling.
Lance Armstrong and the win-at-all-costs world of pro cycling.
pro cycling.

The Deepwater Horizon Threat

Not enough has been done to prevent a blowout at another well.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010); Offshore Drilling and Exploration; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

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