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U.S.
By LAURIE GOODSTEIN | Dec 6th 2014
It has been 53 years since the Supreme Court ruled that states
could not have a “religious test” for public office, but a belief in God
remains a requirement in Maryland and other states.
State Legislatures; Atheism; Freedom of Religion
The laws are struck down.
Four fifths of a man is still in the federal constitution.
The attempt to remove the language is salt in the wound.
I would like to see it done.
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Business Day
By DIANE CARDWELL | Dec 8th 2014
Urban areas around the world are installing wireless networks of
streetlamps and sensors that could ease traffic congestion and reduce
carbon emissions.
Light-Emitting Diodes; Roads and Traffic; Lighting; Infrastructure
(Public Works); Urban Areas; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Bicycles and
Bicycling; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Smartphones; Privacy; Sensors
I would like to see fewer gadgets and more attention to the road.
Street lights are for all the traffic.
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Science
By DENNIS OVERBYE | Dec 8th 2014
Mars is a frigid desert, suggesting that the mother of all climate
changes happened there, about four billion years ago. The question that
haunts planetary scientists is why? And could it happen here?
Mars (Planet); Planets; Solar System; Oceans and Seas; Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The case for solar wind is solid.
Earth lacks atmospheric helium.
Helium is found in natural gas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium
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Opinion
By MARK BITTMAN | Dec 2nd 2014
Christie's presidential hopes seem to be evaporating.
NPR is working on the story.
There are records of the existence of emails at the critical time.
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By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Dec 5th 2014
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Education
By JESS BIDGOOD | Dec 7th 2014
Many experts say limited resources may be better spent on mental
health services and training for teachers and students on what to do if
their peers talk about bringing a gun to school.
School Shootings and Armed Attacks; Education (K-12); Security and Warning Systems
As long as guns are available there will be shootings.
This equipment need not show.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Dec 1st 2014
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U.S.
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Dec 8th 2014
They fear being split into competing camps and raising hundreds of
millions of dollars for a bloody primary that will injure the eventual
nominee.
Presidential Election of 2016; Campaign Finance
Do not neglect to vote.
They would narrow our choices among insane clowns.
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N.Y. / Region
By THOMAS KAPLAN, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and SUSANNE CRAIG | Dec 8th 2014
The Moreland Commission had urged officials to increase disclosure
requirements and restrict how campaign funds could be spent. Now, eight
months after its work was cut short, little in Albany has changed.
Campaign Finance; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Corruption (Institutional)
I am happy Andrew Cuomo bought his budget with the commission.
He should try the maneuver again.
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Business Day
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Dec 3rd 2014
Microsoft shareholders approved the pay package despite concerns raised by an investor advisory group.
Executive Compensation; Wages and Salaries
This is a good reason not to own the stock.
The company technology plan stinks.
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World
By JODI RUDOREN | Dec 8th 2014
The country’s parliament was dissolved on Monday in part over
legislation that some Israelis fear would elevate the state’s Jewishness
above its democratic character.
Jews and Judaism; Palestinians
There is a way that would not be well received.
Take the Palestinians in in modest groups and hang the revolutionaries. They will be known by their acts.
They will have to be treated justly and be compensated for their losses.
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Health
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Dec 2nd 2014
Short-term psychotherapy may be an effective way to prevent repeated suicide attempts.
Psychology and Psychologists; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Therapy and Rehabilitation
I wonder how much is the "Westinghouse Effect".
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Health
By JANE E. BRODY | Dec 8th 2014
After years of research, there is genuine hope for reducing the
toll exacted by lung cancer, which is the leading cause of cancer deaths
in the United States.
Clinical Trials; Lung Cancer; Lungs; Smoking and
Tobacco
I am not qualified for this study.
I smoked for ten pack years.
I quit about 38 years ago. I had to do the arithmetic.
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Business Day
By CHAD BRAY | Dec 8th 2014
The French company plans to acquire the stake in Sika from the
Burkard family, which controls its voting rights, despite opposition
from Sika’s board and management.
Building (Construction); Chemicals; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Stocks and Bonds
It is a business I have not studied.
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By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Dec 4th 2014
The best way to sustain productive soils and harvests on America’s smaller farms is through technological innovation.
Agriculture and Farming; Defoliants and Herbicides; Organic Foods and Products; Sustainable Living
I do not expect to be profitable the first few seasons.
I will be learning.
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World
By PETER BAKER | Dec 8th 2014
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the C.I.A.'s harsh
interrogations of terrorism suspects a decade ago were “absolutely,
totally justified.”
Interrogations; Torture
Dick Cheney has not improved his reputation.
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World
By ADAM NOSSITER | Dec 1st 2014
Two attacks on Monday in Maiduguri and Damaturu, state capitals in
northern Nigeria, were among a wave of assaults showing Boko Haram’s
ability to strike at will, especially against civilians.
Terrorism
Yes.
The present Nairobi government is not for the ages.
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U.S.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Dec 8th 2014
Mayor Eric M. Garcetti announces an ambitious plan for preserving
structures, water lines and telecommunications in a major quake.
Earthquakes; Accidents and Safety; Buildings (Structures); Real Estate (Commercial)
At sea "There is always a bigger wave".
In California there is always a bigger earthquake.
"How safe is safe enough" is the question.
The city is too big to walk.
How much water can be carried?
A person in the sun needs about a gallon a day.
In Los Angeles I do not want the general preparedness contract. I can deal with one structure at a time.
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World
By EDWARD WONG | Dec 8th 2014
A Chinese court has sentenced eight people to death for two
separate attacks in Xinjiang that officials called terrorist operations.
Capital Punishment; Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group); Han Chinese (Ethnic Group)
The mess is not shrinking.
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