Saturday, September 20, 2014

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Opinion

We Can Save the Caribbean’s Coral Reefs

We need to stop overfishing and impose strict regulations on coastal development and pollution.
Fish and Other Marine Life; Fishing, Commercial; Coral; Reefs; Water Pollution 

What is good for coral is good for the world.

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U.S.

In Debut, Benghazi Panel Leaves Sparring to Others

The special House committee on Benghazi got off to a quiet start in a hearing on Wednesday, but outside groups on the left and the right continued their maneuvering.
Benghazi Attack (2012); Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; United States Politics and Government; United States International Relations; Presidential Election of 2016 

Benghazi  is a distraction.  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_herring

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Business Day

Banks Show Tepid Interest as E.C.B. Begins Program of Cheap Loans

Under a plan to stimulate the real economy, banks signed up to borrow nearly 83 billion euros, which most analysts considered to be less than a mark of success.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit and Debt; Euro (Currency) 

As predicted.  The program is ineffective.

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U.S.

Against the Odds, Finding Refuge in El Paso

A Somali woman was granted asylum in Texas, bucking a national trend in which a majority of applicants do not receive asylum.
Immigration and Emigration; Asylum, Right of; Terrorism 

Texas is ruled by "men".
Law and logic do not bend to faith.
 
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World

Bangladesh: Islamist Leader’s Death Penalty Dropped

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of an Islamist political leader on Wednesday who was convicted last year of war crimes during the nation’s 1971 war for independence.
War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; Capital Punishment; Sentences (Criminal); Muslims and Islam 

Islam continues to fragment.

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World

As Moscow’s Landfills Near Limits, Recyclers Do Whatever It Takes

A small but growing movement is working to make it easier to recycle household waste, and advocates say Moscow’s brimming landfills could use the relief.
Recycling of Waste Materials; Environment; Waste Materials and Disposal 

This is still a fashion statement.

The deflationary spiral has only just started.
It is not yet vicious.

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Opinion

Looking Back to 1821, Insurers Foresee a $100-Billion Hurricane

If the great 1821 hurricane struck the East Coast today, it would leave a $100-billion trail of losses.
Floods; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Hurricanes and Tropical Storms; Insurance; Weather

http://media.swissre.com/documents/the_big_one_us_hurricane_web2.pdf

Read the PDF.
 
 http://media.swissre.com/documents/the_big_one_us_hurricane_web2.pdf
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Fashion & Style

The Catwalk Serves as a Billboard

The cost of staging a fashion show may require corporate sponsors.
New York Fashion Week; London Fashion Week; Advertising and Marketing; Fashion and Apparel; Wearable Computing; September Fashion Week (2014) 

Always.

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Business Day

Multinational Companies Court Lower-Income Consumers

Companies once had little interest in lower-end consumers, but some now recognize the potential of that vast market.
Income; Consumer Behavior; Inventions and Patents 

Management is relearning what Henry Ford knew.

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U.S.

Judge Accused of Assaulting Wife Is Urged to Resign

In a sign that the outrage about domestic violence in the National Football League has expanded, a federal judge in Alabama faced abrupt and potent pressure to resign after he was charged with striking his wife last month at a luxury hotel in Atlanta.
Courts and the Judiciary; Domestic Violence 

I do not know enough.
I expect Judge Fuller will leave the bench.

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Business Day

A Bezos Company Will Make Engines for Rockets

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, agreed to work with United Launch Alliance, which has sent nearly all United States spy and military satellites into space in the last decade.
Rocket Science and Propulsion; Private Spaceflight; Space and Astronomy 

There is no real competition.
All the work will be done.

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Opinion

Murder in the Mediterranean

The international community must take collective action before more migrants perish.
Illegal Immigration; Murders and Attempted Murders; Refugees and Displaced Persons; Maritime Accidents and Safety; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

If international agencies could solve these problems they would.
Solutions may not exist.

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Technology

Amazon Refreshes Its Kindle Line

The updated tablets aim at a variety of audiences: from adults who want to work on their tablets to children.
Amazon Kindle; Amazon.com Inc; E-Books and Readers; Tablet Computers 

From this I can't tell.
A screen usable out of doors is a necessity for real mobile use as is a cell phone network connection.
Audio and telephone along with several full usb points
add.  A clean open operating system makes a useful fully portable computer.
These features or their lack are not mentioned  in this review.

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Opinion

When Medicine Is Futile

Doctors need to be able to say “no” when more treatment won’t help.
Death and Dying; Social Conditions and Trends; Elderly; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Medicine and Health 

I have no argument with this column.
When it was time to exercise the health care proxy and call in hospice it was easy to do.

At the end we can only provide comfort.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Lotus Layoffs Edition

Group Lotus says it may have to cut up to 325 jobs; Fiat Chrysler’s new global headquarters will be in London’s upscale West End.

The compilation is news I want to have.

Lotus has been one of the few innovative builders.

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World

Unrest by Palestinians Surges in a Jerusalem Neighborhood

The authorities and activists alike cite the strongest and most sustained uprising by the city’s Palestinian residents in a decade.
Palestinians 

A police matter.

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Opinion

Boycott the N.F.L.?

Some critics have called for a boycott of the league in light of the Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson abuse scandals. But who is ultimately responsible for change — the league, its sponsors or viewers like you?
Boycotts; Child Abuse and Neglect; Concussions; Domestic Violence; Football 

I admire the effort and will participate.

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N.Y. / Region

Trustees Endorse Plan to Sell Land Beneath Branch of Brooklyn Library

The trustees of the Brooklyn Public Library approved a plan that calls for a developer to build a 20-story building that would include housing, retail, a school gym and the Brooklyn Heights branch.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Land Use Policies; Libraries and Librarians; Affordable Housing; Real Estate (Commercial) 

A destructive plan.
There must be a better solution to the library's problems 

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Opinion

Deciding Who Gets Overtime Pay


Wages should be proportioned by market rents.

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U.S.

In Georgia, Politics Moves Past Just Black and White

With an emerging population of immigrants who do not or cannot vote, Democrats are trying to increase black turnout and bring back moderate whites.
Series; Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; Midterm Elections (20Series; 14) 

We can hope the changes are real.
I will go to you when asked.
I do not want to settle in the Georgia I think of.
There are mountains.  
I have no substitute for experience.

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