NEW THINGS: @21:25, 11/15/14

Sunday, November 16, 2014

@21:25, 11/15/14

Sports

Winless Driver Could Wear the Crown

By ANDY KENT | Nov 15th 2014

Although he hasn’t finished first all year, Ryan Newman has a chance to capture the Sprint Cup title in Nascar’s last race of the season.

Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series

You are a winner.

Arts

When Mother Nature Stops Being Maternal

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN | Nov 13th 2014

N.Y. / Region

With Persistence and Phone Calls, Defending Against Ebola in New York

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Nov 11th 2014

World

Nigeria: Gunmen Take Town Where Girls Were Seized

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 14th 2014

The Upshot

Nevada Provides Test Case in Debate Over a Skills Gap

By DIONNE SEARCEY | Nov 14th 2014

Sports

Expert in X’s and O’s Was Inspired by His Father, a Man of Letters

By HARVEY ARATON | Nov 14th 2014

U.S.

Video: Missouri May Use National Guard Again

AP | Nov 11th 2014

World

Fishermen in Brazil Save a River Goliath, and Their Livelihoods

By SIMON ROMERO | Nov 12th 2014

Technology

Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute

By DAVID STREITFELD | Nov 13th 2014

The accord allows the publisher to set prices on its e-books, a major issue in a battle that led Amazon to discourage sales of Hachette books.

E-Books and Readers; Book Trade and Publishing

An armistice is not a peace

U.S.

Federally Contracted Food Workers Strike Over Wages

By ELENA SCHNEIDER | Nov 13th 2014

Hundreds took part in a one-day strike in Washington as labor groups called on President Obama to prioritize federal contracting to employers that pay $15 an hour.

Strikes; Food; Wages and Salaries; Minimum Wage; Living Wage; United States Politics and Government

The G.O.P. are skinflints.

Skinflint redirects to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miser

World

Captain Gets 36 Years for Deserting Korean Ferry

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Nov 11th 2014

Lee Jun-seok was convicted of deserting the Sewol as it sank in April, killing 304 people, but the judge rejected the death penalty sought by prosecutors.

Ferries; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities); Sentences (Criminal)

He will be released "For reasons of health".

He will not work again.

If he serves his time he will be released at 105.

Opinion

Warning Signs From Commodity Prices

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 15th 2014

Lower-priced fuels and metals are providing a windfall — and a cause for worry.

Economic Conditions and Trends; Quantitative Easing; United States Economy

No it is not quantum entanglement.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/opinion/sunday/is-quantum-entanglement-real.html

The successful traders are Keynesian.

The markets tend to be zero sum.

Light quanta are created new at emission.

The four degree background should be entangled. All of it.

Not true. These are "new" quanta.

the old quanta are the edge of the universe. There is nothing to turn them.

World

Jean-Claude Juncker Breaks Silence Over Luxembourg Tax Issues

By JAMES KANTER | Nov 12th 2014

Opinion

In Joint Steps on Emissions, China and U.S. Set Aside 'You First' Approach on Global Warming

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Nov 12th 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/opinion/paul-krugman-china-coal-climate.html

World

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank Clash

By JODI RUDOREN | Nov 11th 2014

A spokeswoman for the Israeli military said that troops opened fire at the man, who was aiming a homemade gun at them from a crowd of about 200 people.

Palestinians; Israeli Settlements

There will be no peace.

Opinion

The Worst Voter Turnout in 72 Years

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 11th 2014

Apathy, anger and frustration at the negative tone of the campaigns resulted in the lowest percentage of voter participation since 1942.

Midterm Elections (2014); Editorials; Voting and Voters; Elections, Senate; Elections, House of Representatives; Elections; Voter Registration and Requirements

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