Sunday, June 8, 2014

@10:15, 6/8/14

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1
World

In South Sudan, a Ghost of Wars Past: Child Soldiers

 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_fodder
 
2
Opinion

How to Beat Malaria, Once and for All


Sadly no.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria
Five species of plasmodium and animal reservoirs 

3
Sports

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Says Polluted Bay Won’t Be Clean

Mayor Eduardo Paes of Rio de Janeiro said the city would fail to keep the promise of cleaning the polluted Guanabara Bay for the 2016 Olympics.
Olympic Games (2016); Olympic Games 

A big project.
It would require a "cultural revolution".
I am not going to learn Portuguese.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanabara_Bay

4
Health

Losing Weight May Require Some Serious Fun

Volunteers who were told to exercise by walking a mile consumed more calories afterward than those who were told to have fun while completing the same workout, a provocative new study found.
Calories; Exercise; Medicine and Health; Psychology and Psychologists; Weight 

Body image is all in the head.
Having active fun fights fat.
 
5
Fashion & Style

Shoe Companies Show a Red Card to Black Soccer Cleats

For the tournament in Brazil, major shoe companies have planned a veritable parade of pigments for cleats.
Soccer; World Cup 2014 (Soccer); Shoes and Boots; Fashion and Apparel 

Fashion drives sales.
 
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Your Money

When a Shared ID Leads to a Grim Predicament

Apple’s new family sharing program will come too late for those embroiled in disastrous situations because of inadvertently shared private messages.
Privacy; Consumer Protection; Cloud Computing 

I began this story with trepidation. Relief came quickly.
 
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Fashion & Style

In a Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes

Love doesn’t afford us the luxury of caring, or not caring, only about ourselves.
Love (Emotion); Dating and Relationships; Sex; Modern Love (Times Column); Marriages 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
 
8
U.S.

Outside Money Floods Alaska in Senate Race

Political ads fill the airwaves in Alaska, which has become a giant receptacle for money from super PACs fighting for control of the United States Senate.
Political Action Committees; Political Advertising; Campaign Finance 

I think its an attack add. 
I am unsure what group paid for it.
 
9
Business Day

Wind? Biofuels? Get Real, a Contrarian Says

A new book by a “climate agnostic” offers contrarian views on energy policies, arguing that the world needs a revival of nuclear power.
Global Warming; Nuclear Energy; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Wind Power; Natural Gas 

I agree with Robert Bryce on the facts.
I don't like it. 

10
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Z06 Power Edition

Chevrolet announces specifications for the 2015 Corvette Z06; Mercedes-Benz says it will double its urban sales locations.
Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Organized Labor 

Consider it commercial art.
 
11
World

Saudi Arabia and Iran Reach Out Tentatively

With the Persian Gulf region still in tumult, there have been surprising signs that Tehran and Riyadh are looking to temper their destructive rivalry.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); International Relations 

Iraq may yet enter exhausted silence.
There is enough oil and gas escaping the conflict to fuel the continuing civil war.
 
12
Opinion

Detroit’s Fight Against Blight

A census of the city’s demise shows how many buildings must be torn down, but that would be just the starting point for a real rescue effort.
Abandonment (Property); Demolition 

Detroit is a zombie city.  Dead but artificially animated.
If it is brought back to life it will be a Frankenstein's monster.
 
13
World

Vietnam Says Video Shows Chinese Ship Intentionally Sinking Boat

Vietnam has released video of a clash at sea last month that it says shows a Chinese vessel in disputed waters intentionally ramming and sinking a smaller Vietnamese fishing boat.
Boats and Boating; Offshore Drilling and Exploration 

Acts of war are a good sign.
We may yet get a U.N. resolution.
 
14
Business Day

Lara Logan Returns to Work on ’60 Minutes’

Ms. Logan and a producer had been placed on leave after a discredited report about the attacks on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Television; News and News Media; Benghazi Attack (2012) 

Working is a good idea.
Anyone can be deceived.

15
Opinion

Attitudes About Work

Readers discuss some of the factors that make people love or hate their jobs.
Labor and Jobs; Happiness; Social Conditions and Trends 

Yes.
 
16
Business Day

Shifts in Wireless Market May Sway a Sprint Deal

17
World

$21 Million for Selling Parts to Iran

Fokker Services had been accused of more than 1,150 violations of American sanctions on Iran and Sudan through the illicit sale of aircraft parts.
Embargoes and Sanctions; Military Aircraft; Defense Contracts 

A cost of doing business.

A step on the way.

Spain’s cabinet on Friday approved a bill allowing descendants of Jews forced into exile centuries ago the right to dual citizenship.
Citizenship and Naturalization; Jews and Judaism 

The campaign in Berlin is successful it appears.
 
19
Opinion

In Kurdistan, democratic ideas in young minds.
Kurds; Iraq War (2003-11); Colleges and Universities 

No.  No real hope.
 
20
 
U.S.

Peter Glaser, Who Envisioned Space Solar Power, Dies at 90

Dr. Glaser’s concept for harnessing solar energy was deemed credible enough for the government to spend $20 million studying it, only to conclude it was too expensive.
Space and Astronomy; Solar Energy; Deaths (Obituaries) 

Regrets and condolences.   
This is practical fusion power.


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@13:12



1
Sports

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Says Polluted Bay Won’t Be Clean

2
Opinion

Stopping Bike Thieves

 
Entrapment.
Law enforcement is not doing their job.
Petty theft is damaging.
 
3
U.S.

Under Obama, a Chill on Press Freedom

This administration has prosecuted more whistle-blowers for leaks and gone after more journalists than any of its predecessors.
News and News Media; Classified Information and State Secrets 

I note that the executive branch is not simple in organization.
 
4
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Z06 Power Edition

Think art 

5
Fashion & Style

Shoe Companies Show a Red Card to Black Soccer Cleats

6
Business Day


15
Opinion

Attitudes About Work

16
Business Day

Shifts in Wireless Market May Sway a Sprint Deal

17
World

$21 Million for Selling Parts to Iran


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U.S.

Massachusetts: Details Emerge on Fatal Jet Crash

The crew of the Gulfstream IV jet that crashed in Bedford on Saturday night made comments about aircraft control before the plane exploded, killing all on board, federal investigators said.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Airlines and Airplanes; Deaths (Fatalities) 

No useful information yet.
It looks like a human failure so far.
 
 
 
 
 
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