Monday, October 6, 2014

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A fight over money.

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U.S.

Small Towns Wrestle With Lengths They’ll Go for Water

Some communities are responding to growing needs by considering pipelines to bring water from other regions. Opponents say such efforts can hurt the parts of the state giving up the water.
Water; Rivers; Pipelines; Aquifers 

I have no idea how long the drought will last.
There have been decades long droughts in the past.

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U.S.

Spy Agencies Urge Caution on Phone Deal

They must.
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World

Spanish Premier Insists Vote on Catalan Independence Will Not Happen

A decree signed by Catalonia’s leader authorizing a secession vote prompted a terse response from Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who said such a vote would be unconstitutional.
Referendums 

Civil War is never a good idea.
Madrid would fight.

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World

Clashing Visions of Conservation Shake Brazil’s Presidential Vote


We did the science.

The politics are theirs.

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Business Day

France Produces a ‘No Austerity’ Budget, Defying E.U. Rules

France will get no benefit.
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Opinion

Reining In Egypt’s Military Aid

It’s time for the United States to disabuse Egyptian leaders of the notion that they are entitled to aid in perpetuity.
Foreign Aid; Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat; United States Politics and Government 

Israel would lose their local ally.
Egypt is reluctant now.

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Opinion

Who Are ‘We the People’?

Eric Lewis has a convincing argument.

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The Upshot

Uber Improves Life, Economists Agree

No,  The passengers may do better for the moment.
Between the medallion owners and the fuel companies
All the cab companies will go broke. 
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World

Deforestation Increasing in the Amazon

The challenges of balancing conservation and economic development in the largest remaining area of tropical forest come into sharp relief in Brazil.
Forests and Forestry; Logging Industry 

Brazil finds money hard to resist.

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Opinion

Throw Out the College Application System


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Automobiles

2014 Paris Motor Show: Infiniti’s Q80 Inspiration Faces Uncertain Future

Infiniti has lost two chiefs this year, but is soldiering on with its large flagship sedan concept.
Automobiles; Paris Motor Show 

Hybrid is a bad idea.
It works if the daily drive is evenly split between stop and go and long distance.

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Technology

Right-Clicking Without a Mouse

Plus, how to turn your iPad off with a timer.
Windows (Operating System); iPad; iOS (Operating System); Web Browsers 

Straight forward.

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U.S.

A Christian Apologist and an Atheist Thrive in an Improbable Bond

Patrick Arsenault’s perspective as an atheist came into play in David Skeel’s book “True Paradox: How Christianity Makes Sense of Our Complex World.”
Religion and Belief; Christians and Christianity; Atheism 

The debate can be fun.  
I doubt the question of god has meaning.

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The Upshot

Bill Gross, Calpers and the End of the Investment Guru

Betting on a system, rather than on the prospect of a lone genius, may well be the way of the future.
Stocks and Bonds; Hedge Funds; Personal Finances 

Bill Gross has been loosing his investors money.
CalPERS does not want the risks.

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Science

The Difficulties of Nuclear Containment

A recently declassified report makes it clear that the Manhattan Project was threatened by leaks and espionage, and it reveals a huge blind spot on the government’s part.
Manhattan Project; Nuclear Weapons; Espionage and Intelligence Services; World War II (1939-45); United States Defense and Military Forces 

The world still exists.  
Hiroshima and Nagasaki have not been repeated. 
Let us keep it that way.

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Opinion

An Expanding Menu for Locavores: Tilapia on Hudson

An innovative business brings new meaning to the idea of local food by raising tilapia, salmon and year-round greens in the Hudson Valley.
Agriculture and Farming; Fish and Other Marine Life; Fish Farming; Local Food 

yes

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N.Y. / Region

High Line Draws Millions, but de Blasio Isn’t One

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he is a fan, but he was not among the 4.8 million visitors the park attracted last year. In fact, he has never been there.

Meh

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World

U.S. Eases Embargo on Arms to Vietnam



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Opinion

New York’s Sensible Immigration Shift



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@13:10

U.S.

Spy Agencies Urge Caution on Phone Deal

Opinion

Reining In Egypt’s Military Aid

Opinion

Who Are ‘We the People’?

Business Day

France Produces a ‘No Austerity’ Budget, Defying E.U. Rules

Opinion

Throw Out the College Application System

Science

The Difficulties of Nuclear Containment

Opinion

An Expanding Menu for Locavores: Tilapia on Hudson

World

U.S. Eases Embargo on Arms to Vietnam

Opinion

Pagans and Christians

Some thoughts on a Slate quasi-critique of Christian missionary doctors.
Christians and Christianity; Missionaries; Pagans and Paganism; Secular Humanism

The argument is without meaning.
We will act against ISIS for humanitarian reasons.
We will attempt to control Ebola virus for the same reasons.
Opinion

Great Lakes Pollution

John Reeder, an agricultural economist, writes that the problem is due mainly to agricultural chemical runoff.
Agriculture and Farming; Factory Farming; Water Pollution

The drainage from cities is more easily controlled.

Agricultural runoff will require rationing fertilizer.
That will bring howls of pain in political circles.
N.Y. / Region

High Line Draws Millions, but de Blasio Isn’t One


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Shamed, Flamed, Harassed: What It’s Like To Be Called Fat Online

A new study documents the insults and harassment overweight people can face on social media, and its findings may give the public health community a look at the realities of weight stigma.
Computers and the Internet; Medicine and Health; Obesity; Research; Weight

 
The Upshot

Uber Improves Life, Economists Agree


no
Business Day

F.A.A. Tells Airlines to Replace Some Boeing Cockpit Displays

The agency is requiring the replacement of cockpit displays on 737 and 777 jets within the next five years to avoid interference from Wi-Fi and cellular devices.
Wireless Communications; Airlines and Airplanes

A cheap fix.


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