Wednesday, April 23, 2014

@9:30, 4/22/14

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Books

Taken for a Ride

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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 F.B.I. got caught.

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Science

A new method, still being tested, would coat receptors in the throat and nose before influenza viruses attach.
Influenza; Avian Influenza; Proteins; Mice; Vaccination and Immunization

No.
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Opinion

Preventing Painkiller Overdoses

With thousands of fatal overdoses from pills and heroin, the federal and state governments are trying new initiatives to save more lives.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Emergency Medical Treatment; Naloxone (Drug); Editorials; Pain-Relieving Drugs

Impossible.
Naloxone comes after the overdose.

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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

Screening does not prevent cancer.
It only discovers it.
Reducing tobacco use prevents cancer.
There is enough cancer to keep medicine occupied without tobacco.
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Automobiles

Auto China Opens in Beijing

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

The Chinese will learn the hard way.
7
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

The work is best viewed where it was intended to be seen.

"You can't go home again."
                     You can get close.

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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

Liberalism is not respected by the Texas establishment.
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Opinion

Deadbeat on the Range

Most ranchers honorably play by the rules. Then there’s Cliven Bundy.
Ranches; Tea Party Movement; Cattle

Usually such people have been called outlaws.
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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

Hospice does the best job their workload allows.
They do very well.
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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

They should be reined in.
Methods must be debated.

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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

The project is a good one.
Fear is not a tool I want used.
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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

The North Slope gas was being recharged into the oil deposit.
If it is being sold off the deposit must be very nearly exhausted.
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U.S.

G.O.P. Discovers Useful Voter Outreach Tool: Gun Sweepstakes

Online weapon giveaways have become one of the fastest growing ways for Republican candidates to build up donor lists and expand support.
Firearms; Primaries and Caucuses; Contests and Prizes; Gun Control

The tool will appeal to their base.
15
Science

Reactions

Letters to the editor and online comments.
Birds; Language and Languages; Space and Astronomy

The natural wetlands have been diked and drained.
They are no longer extant.
The guano is not significant.
The flooded fields will have to do.
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Business Day

Skeptical Justice Scolds Coca-Cola on Juice Label

A lawyer for Coca-Cola remained poised under sometimes harsh questioning on its Pomegranate Blueberry juice blend, which contains only notes of either fruit.
Labeling and Labels; Soft Drinks; Consumer Protection

Shoot down this deceptive label.
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N.Y. / Region

In Queens, Chickens Clash With the Rules

Officials at Forest Hills Gardens, a private neighborhood, are citing century-old regulations to make a resident get rid of her chickens.
Chickens; Eggs; Agriculture and Farming; Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

The rules win.  
I will tolerate a small flock of your chickens.
We will have to find a tolerant place.
18
World

Apology Over Rwanda Genocide

The president of the United Nations Security Council in 1994 apologized on Wednesday for their failure to do anything to halt the slaughter of more than one million people during the Rwandan genocide.
War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Apologies

Killing them all for God to sort out is not allowed.
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U.S.

Florida Lawmakers Proposing a Salve for Ailing Springs

An effort to clean up waterways plagued by agricultural runoff and other pollutants is meeting some legislative opposition.
Water Pollution; Environment; Law and Legislation; Agriculture and Farming; Algae; United States Politics and Government; Fertilizer

The treatment for the springs is an end to civilization locally.
That will happen only with salt flooding
which will be just as terminal for the springs.
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World

Central African Republic: Aid Sought for Those Fleeing Unrest

The United Nations refugee agency said Wednesday that it was working to seek $274 million in emergency donations to support refugees fleeing violence in the Central African Republic.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Humanitarian Aid

We could try to extract the necessary cash from the Saudis and the Persians.

I would contribute my part.  I doubt I will be asked.

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