Tuesday, August 5, 2014

@23:10, 8/4/14

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1
U.S.

As Oysters Die, Climate Policy Goes on the Stump

By CORAL DAVENPORT | Aug 3rd 2014
In Washington State, where scientists say a rise in carbon levels is killing shellfish, Gov. Jay Inslee is working to pass climate change policies, aided by a billionaire friend.
Oysters; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Midterm Elections (2014); Carbon Dioxide; Global Warming; Governors (US); State Legislatures 

"Mr. Taylor, who said his 500-employee company is the largest shellfish supplier in the Pacific Northwest, said he knows the climate policies Mr. Inslee is pushing could increase his energy costs. “I’m a businessman.” he said. “I know this could raise the cost of fuel for my boats and electricity for my buildings. But if this problem gets worse, and our oysters can’t grow, then we just go away as a business.”"

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Earnhardt Sweeps Pocono

By JERRY GARRETT | Aug 4th 2014
Dale Earnhardt Jr. picked up his third season win, making it two at Pocono; Scott Dixon raced from a 22nd-place start to win the IndyCar race in Ohio.
Automobile Racing; Automobiles; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

moving on the surface.

3
U.S.

A Summer of Extra Reading and Hope for Fourth Grade

By MOTOKO RICH | Aug 4th 2014
Educators question whether new classes can help students meet literacy rules that could force them to stay back a year in school.
Reading and Writing Skills (Education); Tests and Examinations; Education (K-12); Summer School; Children and Childhood; Teachers and School Employees 

In the fourth grade children should be reading for pleasure.

If schools can spot the children who are not learning two years earlier there will be time to correct the problem.

“If I were a parent and I had a struggling third grader, I would get whatever help I could to help get them up to speed,” said Deborah J. Stipek, dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. “But if I were a state policymaker or superintendent, I would say, ‘What can we offer these kids in pre-K, kindergarten and first grade so they aren’t behind when they get to third grade?’ ”

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World

Lax Quarantine Undercuts Ebola Fight in Africa

By ADAM NOSSITER | Aug 4th 2014
Sierra Leone, the nation with the most cases of the disease, has banned many public gatherings and set strict quarantine rules, but health officials are deeply worried by loose enforcement efforts.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Viruses; Deaths (Fatalities) 

At a guess 40% of the population will die.
The survivors will be very frightened or good listeners.
- - The next step is panicked flight.

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U.S.

The Eyes of Texas Are Upon a Man Who Kept to the Shadows

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Aug 3rd 2014
An admiral who has made a career of keeping secrets is about to move into a field where openness is prized and everything is debated as the chancellor of the University of Texas system.
Appointments and Executive Changes; Colleges and Universities

Texas may have the right person.

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Opinion

Nuclear Lessons for the World

Aug 3rd 2014
Scientists say the message from Fukushima is to prepare for unexpected events outside the plant.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan); Nuclear Energy; Accidents and Safety; Radiation

Keep the engineers working on system design.

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U.S.

40 Years Later, Still Trying to Define Presidential Power

By PETER BAKER | Aug 3rd 2014
Four decades ago the near-impeachment of Richard Nixon rocked the nation. Several books and television programs are reviewing his presidency and its scandals.
Watergate Affair; Presidents and Presidency (US); Impeachment

Witnesses are not dependable.

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Opinion

The Custom-Made ‘Super PAC’

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 3rd 2014
These days, a candidate is committing political malpractice without a super PAC raking in unlimited donations (often from mom and dad). Is this bribery run amok?
Editorials; Campaign Finance; Elections, House of Representatives; Elections, Senate; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government; Elections, State Legislature; Political Action Committees

I have difficulty accepting that a third of the U.S. population believes aristocracy is a preferable form of government.

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U.S.

U.S. to Shut 3 Interim Shelters Housing Immigrant Children

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Aug 4th 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services said the military base shelters were no longer needed to cope with the influx of children across the border.
Illegal Immigration

The season is high summer.
It kills people in the valleys of northern Mexico.

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N.Y. / Region

On the Bowery, Questions About the Catholic Church’s Shifting Mission

By DAVID GONZALEZ | Aug 3rd 2014
In a neighborhood once synonymous with being down and out, a building owned by the Archdiocese of New York has traded offering showers to the homeless for serving as a cultural center.
Theater; Homeless Persons

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

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_law_%28disambiguation%29

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief_%28disambiguation%29

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

The problem is the modern political divide.

We can do better.
Perfection is beyond us.

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Health

A Key Malaria Drug Becomes Less Effective

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Aug 4th 2014
Researchers have found signs of increasing resistance in Southeast Asia to artemisinin, a crucial drug that has helped save millions of lives.
Malaria; Research; Parasites

The rule on antimalarial drugs is: "Use it and loose it".
A vaccine is the requirement.
Different agricultural practice works some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever#Vector_control

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U.S.

Neighbors Say Barn Weddings Raise a Rumpus

By JULIE BOSMAN | Aug 3rd 2014
A boom in barn weddings is pitting owners who say they need the revenue against neighbors who worry about noisy intrusions on rural life.
Weddings and Engagements; Barns; Zoning; Rural Areas

Make yourself happy.
I will follow your specifications.

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U.S.

Mississippi: Cochran Victory Is Challenged

By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON | Aug 4th 2014
State Senator Chris McDaniel filed a formal challenge on Monday to the outcome of the Republican United States Senate primary, citing evidence he said would show “a pattern of conduct” resulting in an improper victory for his rival, Senator Thad Cochran.
Midterm Elections (2014); Primaries and Caucuses

There is only one registration book.
Voters are marked off in it as they arrive at the polls.
There is no space to mark twice.

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Business Day

Fast-Food Scandal Hurting Chains in China

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 4th 2014
McDonald’s, the world’s biggest hamburger chain, said on Monday that a scandal over a meat supplier in China was hurting sales in the region and that its global sales forecast for 2014 was “at risk.”
Meat; Fast Food Industry

Bad management has a real price.

Pay for source inspection.

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World

Iraq Agrees to Help Kurds Battle Sunni Extremists

By TIM ARANGO | Aug 4th 2014
Iraq’s prime minister ordered the air force to support Kurdish forces fighting ISIS, a thaw born of military necessity in the fraught relations between Baghdad and the Kurds.
Kurds; Yazidi (Religious Sect); Muslims and Islam

"On Monday, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a militant Kurdish separatist group in Turkey that for decades has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state, in a statement called for its fighters to go to Sinjar, one of three Iraqi towns where the Kurds were pushed out on Sunday."

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N.Y. / Region

Nonprofits Provide Jobless Men With a Fitting for a Second Chance

By RACHEL L. SWARNS | Aug 3rd 2014
Few nonprofit organizations are helping unemployed men find interview suits, but the ones that do are making a big difference.
Unemployment; Fashion and Apparel; Philanthropy; Homeless Persons; Labor and Jobs

I will get a good suit when needed.

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N.Y. / Region

Man Who Filmed Fatal Police Chokehold Is Arrested on Weapons Charges

By J. DAVID GOODMAN | Aug 3rd 2014
Ramsey Orta, whose video of Eric Garner’s confrontation with the authorities helped set off a citywide debate, had tried to pass a handgun to a teenager on Staten Island, the police said.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Firearms; Police

Plainclothes narcotics officers went hunting.

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N.Y. / Region

Princess Fights Leaks and an Eviction Notice in Manhattan

By MATT A. V CHABAN | Aug 4th 2014
Zeynep Osman, a niece of a former Afghan ruler and the widow of the heir to the Ottoman throne, is trying to keep her $390-a-month rent-controlled apartment.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Ottoman Empire; Evictions; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Landlords; Rent Control and Stabilization

I don't care.

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Business Day

Raising Awareness About Girls’ Struggles

By JANE L. LEVERE | Aug 4th 2014
Girls Inc. is starting a campaign to raise money and support for underprivileged girls in North America.
Women and Girls; Online Advertising; Social Conditions and Trends; Advertising and Marketing; Child Abuse and Neglect; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Sex Crimes

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

"20. In 1999, interest in Stanton was popularly rekindled when Ken Burns and others produced the documentary Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony.[97][98] Once again, attention was drawn to her central, founding role in shaping not only the woman's suffrage movement, but a broad women's rights movement in the United States that included women's suffrage, women's legal reform, and women's roles in society as a whole.[99] "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_for_Ourselves_Alone


The larger problem is not solved.

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Business Day

Affordable Housing Draws Middle Class to Inland Cities

By SHAILA DEWAN | Aug 3rd 2014
Pushed out of big coastal cities by the price of homes and a lack of easy credit, many Americans are gravitating toward places like Oklahoma City.
Affordable Housing; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Urban Areas

I will consider almost anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham,_Massachusetts   ?

Shoal draft.  Buy or lease in November.



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Monday, August 4, 2014

@14:20, 8/3/14

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U.S.

Video: Preserving the Church’s Past

Katherine Taylor | Jul 29th 2014
Margaret Bendroth, the executive director at the Congregational Library in Boston, reflected on its mission to preserve centuries-old artifacts that come from churches in Massachusetts.
Churches (Buildings); Christians and Christianity 

A scanned copy is as useful to the central archive as the original document.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_%28theologian%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_in_the_Hands_of_an_Angry_God

Let us know the past and not repeat it.

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U.S.

Newly Insured, Many Now Face Learning Curve

By ABBY GOODNOUGH | Aug 2nd 2014
 
The refusal to extend Medicaid is a deliberate act of sabotage.

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U.S.

Opinion May Pose Obstacle for Same-Sex Unions

By ADAM LIPTAK | Jul 28th 2014
 
Judge Holmes  is allowed to agree wrong.
The Supreme Court has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to decide as it wishes.

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Your Money

Fed’s Goldilocks Economy Just Right for Stock Investors

By JEFF SOMMER | Aug 2nd 2014
The not too hot, not too cold climate has supported the long bull market in stocks.
United States Economy; Stocks and Bonds 

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/hawks-be-gone/

Bond rates will stay low until we get significant inflation.  
There is no prospect of that in the austerity environment.
 
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World

Japan: Names Given to Disputed Islands

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 1st 2014
Japan on Friday gave names to five uninhabited islets in an island group at the center of a territorial dispute with China as part of efforts to reinforce its claim, drawing quick condemnation from Beijing.

No progress toward a resolution of the dispute.

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U.S.

A Buried Memory Is Preserved: The Unborn Victim of a Texas Sniper’s Shot in 1966

By REEVE HAMILTON | Jul 31st 2014
 
I have nothing further to contribute on this topic.

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Opinion

All-Knowing Amazon

Jul 31st 2014
 
There is no requirement that a Kindle be used.

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Opinion

A Creole Solution for Haiti’s Woes

By MICHEL DeGRAFF and MOLLY RUGGLES | Aug 1st 2014
Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.
French Language; Language and Languages; Education (K-12); Poverty 

This is the same problem that Ebonics presents in the U.S.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebonics

Different instruction techniques would solve the problem. 
Learning the skills and the dialects simultaneously appeals to me.
I would like to see Haitians members of the world culture.  

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Business Day

MetLife's Low Profile May Work to Its Advantage

By ROB COX | Jul 29th 2014
It’s understandable if MetLife objects to being labeled a systemically important financial institution, an action that’s likely later this week. But public disputes with regulators are never advisable, Rob Cox writes for Reuters Breakingviews.
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Insurance; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

This has no significance to anyone but MetLife stockholders.

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World

China Moves to Ease Home-Registration Rules in Urbanization Push

By CHRIS BUCKLEY | Jul 30th 2014
China issued proposals to break down barriers between rural and urban residents that have long been seen as reinforcing inequality and hampering economic growth.
Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Economic Conditions and Trends; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Allowing the population to urbanize is a good idea.

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World

Extremists Seize 3 More Towns in Iraq After Routing Kurdish Forces

By TIM ARANGO | Aug 3rd 2014
Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, who swept into the towns and forced thousands of locals to flee the fighting, were now within striking distance of the nation’s largest dam.
Terrorism; Levees and Dams; Kurds; Defense and Military Forces; Monuments and Memorials (Structures); Shiite Muslims; Sunni Muslims 

I have seen nothing on ISIS logistics.
Loot will not sustain them.

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Business Day

De Villiers May Gain an American Audience, Posthumously

By ALEXANDRA ALTER | Jul 30th 2014
Vintage will release English translations of the spy thrillers by Gérard de Villiers, the French novelist who died of cancer last fall.
Books and Literature; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Book Trade and Publishing; Translation and Interpreters 

  1. Gérard de Villiers, the Spy Novelist Who Knows Too Much ...

    The espionage thrillers of Gérard de Villiers have more than the ring of truth to them.
    January 30, 2013 - By ROBERT F. WORTH - Magazine - Article - Print Headline: "The Spy Novelist Who Knows Too Much"
I do not write for a living and have no desire to play "The Great Game".
I live in the world culture and want to comprehend my home.

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Opinion

America’s Hidden Credit Card Bill

By LAURENCE J. KOTLIKOFF | Jul 31st 2014

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/01/hawks-be-gone/
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/02/quadrillions-and-quadrillions/

"What Kotlikoff does is calculate the present discounted value of predicted funding gaps in federal programs, point out that they are really, really big numbers, and declare America bankrupt. As Dean says, this is silly, disingenuous, or both." 

http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/larry-kotlikoff-tells-us-why-we-should-not-use-infinite-horizon-budget-accounting
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N.Y. / Region

Clashing Visions for Old Rail Bed (Just Don’t Call It the High Line of Queens)

By DAVID W. DUNLAP | Jul 30th 2014
For years, a ghost rail bed largely unknown outside of Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Rego Park has inspired very different ideas, including restored rail service and a public space.
Railroads; Parks and Other Recreation Areas 

Opportunity but not just yet.

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World

Otherworldly Downpour Preceded Landslide in India

By NIDA NAJAR | Aug 2nd 2014
Severe weather hit South Asia in recent days, but the reason for the landslide, in which 158 people were feared dead, was unclear even four days later.
Landslides and Mudslides; Weather; Agriculture and Farming; Rescues 

I am not much interested in liability.  
The survivors are interested.
I am more interested in not repeating the event.
The civil engineering is known.
The politics are a problem.

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Opinion

Throw the Book at Him

By MAUREEN DOWD | Aug 2nd 2014


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N.Y. / Region

At Harlem Rally, Calls for Action in Chokehold Case

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | Aug 2nd 2014
The family of Eric Garner, 43, who died last month after a confrontation with the police, called for the arrest of an officer after the death was ruled a homicide.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

There is not much traction for Al Sharpton as yet.
I am watching for a pattern.

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N.Y. / Region

Staten Island Man Died From Chokehold During Arrest, Autopsy Finds

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN and MARC SANTORA | Aug 1st 2014
The manner of death for Eric Garner, 43, who died last month during a confrontation with the police, was homicide, the New York City medical examiner said.
Autopsies 

Yes.
Let the prosecutors figure it out.

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N.Y. / Region

Payola Figure Is Charged in Gambino Betting Ring

By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. | Jul 30th 2014
Joseph Isgro, a convicted loan shark who has been a record promoter and a movie producer, was accused of helping to run a sports book ring.
Gambling; Organized Crime; Sentences (Criminal) 

He may go to jail again.
Prosecutors earn their salaries.

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Opinion

The C.I.A.’s Reckless Breach of Trust

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 31st 2014
The agency will have to go much further than apologies for breaking into the Senate’s computers. Its culture needs an overhaul, too.
Cyberattacks and Hackers; Editorials; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Espionage and Intelligence Services; United States Politics and Government 

The C.I.A. was clumsy from the start.
We should not forgive them.
We need an external intelligence operation.
The one we have needs housecleaning.
I am glad that the cleaning is not my job. 

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Opinion

Omar Khadr’s Untold Story

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 3rd 2014
Reporters should be allowed to interview a Canadian man who was transferred from Guantánamo to Canada, where he is still incarcerated.
Detainees; Freedom of the Press; News and News Media; Military Tribunals; Torture; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Child Soldiers; Freedom of Speech and Expression 

If we can bury the madness of the Bush II administration we probably should.

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Opinion

The Battle by the Bay of Bengal

By TAHMIMA ANAM | Aug 3rd 2014
A diplomatic triumph awards dominion of the sea, but river water rights remain a source of contention with India.
Rivers; Water; Fish and Other Marine Life; International Relations 

Diplomacy is a real skill.

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U.S.

Video: Preserving the Church’s Past

Katherine Taylor | Jul 29th 2014

My family was there.  One flavor or another.
 
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Science

Group Earns Oil Income Despite Pledge on Drilling

By JUSTIN GILLIS | Aug 3rd 2014
The Nature Conservancy is earning money from an oil well on land it controls in Texas, despite pledging a decade ago not to permit new oil and gas drilling on land supposedly set aside for conservation.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Biodiversity; Endangered and Extinct Species 

"The Nature Conservancy — which says it helps protect about 20 million acres in the United States — argues that it has had no choice in the case of the well. Under the terms of a lease it signed years ago with an oil and gas company and later came to regret, the group says it had to permit the drilling of the well in 2007."

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Business Day

European Central Bank Meeting and Bank of England Interest Rates

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Aug 3rd 2014
The European Central Bank is not expected to plan further economic stimulus, and the Bank of England may raise rates, which are at historic lows.
Securities and Commodities Violations 

Interest rates are not going up.

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U.S.

Newly Insured, Many Now Face Learning Curve

By ABBY GOODNOUGH | Aug 2nd 2014 

spin.

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U.S.

Neighbors Say Barn Weddings Raise a Rumpus

By JULIE BOSMAN | Aug 3rd 2014
A boom in barn weddings is pitting owners who say they need the revenue against neighbors who worry about noisy intrusions on rural life.
Weddings and Engagements; Barns; Zoning; Rural Areas; Agriculture and Farming; Land Use Policies 

Invite the neighbors.

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Opinion

All-Knowing Amazon

Jul 31st 2014
A reader is disturbed by the idea that Amazon monitors what passages its Kindle customers highlight.
Amazon Kindle; E-Books and Readers; Privacy 

Don't use a Kindle.

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U.S.

A Buried Memory Is Preserved: The Unborn Victim of a Texas Sniper’s Shot in 1966

By REEVE HAMILTON | Jul 31st 2014

Survivors choice.
 
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Business Day

De Villiers May Gain an American Audience, Posthumously

By ALEXANDRA ALTER | Jul 30th 2014

Do more.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Clashing Visions for Old Rail Bed (Just Don’t Call It the High Line of Queens)

By DAVID W. DUNLAP | Jul 30th 2014

An opportunity only.
 
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Opinion

America’s Hidden Credit Card Bill

By LAURENCE J. KOTLIKOFF | Jul 31st 2014

Foolish.
 
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World

Video: How the E.U. Signed On to Sanctions

Carrie Halperin | Jul 28th 2014
Why Europe had been so hesitant to act but is now set to dramatically escalate sanctions against Russia.
Embargoes and Sanctions

Pain that does not lead to war.

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The Upshot

Why Crucial Vaccines Are Sometimes Unavailable

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Jul 31st 2014
An outbreak of a rare meningitis strain at Princeton drew attention to the fact that a vaccine for it existed — one not sold in America.
Vaccination and Immunization; Meningitis 

Money.

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Opinion

The C.I.A.’s Reckless Breach of Trust

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 31st 2014


Guilty.

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Technology

Checking In From Home Leaves Entry for Hackers

By NICOLE PERLROTH | Jul 31st 2014
Hackers are exploiting the tools that help Americans work from home to break into retailers’ computer networks, says a Homeland Security report.
Cyberattacks and Hackers; Computers and the Internet; Shopping and Retail 

Weak code.
Spend some money.

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Business Day

Tesla and Panasonic Agree to Build Factory in U.S.

By AARON M. KESSLER | Jul 31st 2014
The planned factory will produce batteries for Tesla’s all-electric vehicles, as well as modules designed for the stationary storage market, according to a news release from Tesla.
Automobiles; Factories and Manufacturing 

OK.

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N.Y. / Region

At Harlem Rally, Calls for Action in Chokehold Case

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | Aug 2nd 2014
The family of Eric Garner, 43, who died last month after a confrontation with the police, called for the arrest of an officer after the death was ruled a homicide.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

There will be some action.
 

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U.S.

Tap Water Ban Continues for Toledo Residents

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Aug 3rd 2014
The mayor ordered residents of the Ohio city not to ingest tap water, which was found to contain a toxin that can cause vomiting and harm liver function.
Water Pollution; Algae; Water 

Toledo has a continuing problem.
They will have to find another water source.
Cleaning up the lake will take years. 

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Business Day

F.D.A. Acts on Lab Tests Developed In-House

By ANDREW POLLACK | Jul 31st 2014
The Food and Drug Administration said it felt the need to act to ensure the safety of home-brew test systems that are being developed and marketed widely.
Tests (Medical); Laboratories and Scientific Equipment; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

There is no right to profit.
The F.D.A. has safe and effective which is a different standard than properly executed,
The procedures must meet both sets of standards.

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

@20:10, 8/2/14

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The C.I.A.’s Reckless Breach of Trust

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 31st 2014


yes

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Opinion

Ocean Radioactivity

Aug 2nd 2014
A marine radiochemist urges more study of ocean contamination from nuclear accidents.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan); Oceans and Seas; Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011); Water Pollution; Radiation; Environment 

There is much published work.

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U.S.

Court Allows Groin Searches of Detainees at Guantánamo

By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Aug 1st 2014


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U.S.

North Carolina Budget May Raise Teacher Pay

By ALAN BLINDER | Jul 31st 2014

Buying quiet.
 
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Fashion & Style

Tell Me What You See, Even if It Hurts Me

By DOUGLAS QUENQUA | Aug 1st 2014
As a generation raised on YouTube and iPhones enters middle school, questions of self-esteem are increasingly being posed to anyone on the Internet, often via YouTube.
Women and Girls; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Children and Childhood; Beauty (Concept) 

Islam has a solution to the problem.
We reject purdah.
Most survive adolescence.
If there is a "right way"I don't know it.

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U.S.

Newly Insured by Health Law, Millions Face a Learning Curve

By ABBY GOODNOUGH | Aug 2nd 2014
The Affordable Care Act is reaching many people who have not had health insurance in years, if at all, and they are struggling to understand their policies.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Medicaid; Emergency Medical Treatment; Medicare 

The G.O.P. has done its best to kill health care for all.
 
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Business Day

A Dozen States File Suit Against New Coal Rules

By CORAL DAVENPORT | Aug 1st 2014
The states are seeking to block efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon emissions from coal-powered plants.
Coal; Clean Air Act; Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

These suits will not go forward.

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Automobiles

Hyundai Recalls 419,000 Vehicles in Three Actions

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Aug 1st 2014
The automaker on Friday recalled the Santa Fe, Sonata and Veracruz for problems ranging from oil leaks to rust.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

Hyundai should know better.

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World

Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Efforts to Control It, World Health Body Warns

By ADAM NOSSITER and ALAN COWELL | Aug 1st 2014
Leaders of the affected countries and the head of the World Health Organization introduced a $100 million plan to combat the disease that will allow hundreds of medical professionals to be deployed to West Africa.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics 

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_07_31_ebola/en/

Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, as of 27 July 2014



 New (1) Confirmed Probable Suspect Totals by country
Guinea




Cases 33 336 109 15 460
Deaths 20 218 109 12 339
Liberia




Cases 80 100 128 101 329
Deaths 27 72 62 22 156
Nigeria




Cases 1 0 1 0 1
Deaths 1 0 1 0 1
Sierra Leone




Cases 8 473 38 22 533
Deaths 9 195 33 5 233
Totals




Cases 122 909 276 138 1323
Deaths 57 485 205 39 729






1. New cases were reported between 24 and 27 July 2014.
The total number of cases is subject to change due to reclassification, retrospective investigation, consolidation of cases and laboratory data, and enhanced surveillance. Data reported in the Disease Outbreak News are based on best available information reported by Ministries of Health.


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World

In India, Kerry Seeks Compromise With Prime Minister

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and GARDINER HARRIS | Aug 1st 2014
During his first meeting with the recently elected Nerendra Modi , the secretary of state tried to improve relations and close a divide over a trade treaty.
United States International Relations; International Trade and World Market; International Relations; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

Keep talking.  
India will give nothing away.
The party loyalty of the poor is vital to the BJP.
Coal or nuclear is seen as their choice for utility power. Nuclear has more opposition than coal.

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Technology

Alibaba Is Investing Huge Sums in an Array of U.S. Tech Companies

By MIKE ISAAC and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED | Jul 31st 2014
The Chinese retail giant has made a half-dozen major investments in American start-ups over the last year, focusing on mobile and e-commerce.
Instant Messaging; Mobile Applications; Start-ups 

I would take their money.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Pick Your Poison Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 1st 2014
Nissan releases video ads starring Bret Michaels, the frontman from Poison; Fiat-Chrysler merger is approved by shareholders.
Automobiles; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters; Advertising and Marketing 

"Amid higher spending for development of new products and facilities, Tesla Motors deepened its net loss in the second quarter to $62 million. Tesla says it should be able to meet its sales goal of 35,000 vehicles by the end of the year and begin increasing production of its new crossover, the Model X, by the end of 2015. (The Wall Street Journal, subscription required)"

Short cab, long bed.  
I have no need of one as yet.

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World

Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict

By MELISSA EDDY | Aug 1st 2014 

What is Israel going tp do with the Palestinians it will not admit as citizens?

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Automobiles

A Ferrari for You and Two Friends

By JIM MOTAVALLI | Aug 1st 2014
The 1966 365 P Berlinetta Speciale, which is heading to auction, is startling in many ways, but it’s the three-across seating, with the driver in the center, that is its most unusual feature.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Auctions; Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (Car Show) 

Pretty car.
The interior is less than optimal.
If it were in production an easy entry slide could be arranged.
I will let it be the museum piece it is.

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Opinion

Throw the Book at Him

By MAUREEN DOWD | Aug 2nd 2014
43’s biography of 41 should be called “Mano a Mano: I Wish I'd Listened to my Dad.”
Books and Literature; Presidents and Presidency (US); Iraq War (2003-11) 

Maureen Dowd is not happy.
No one is happy.
Let ISIS starve for its lack of logistics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_logistics

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U.S.

What to Expect When You Shouldn't Expect Lunch: A Dad's Guide to Delivery Day

By JON METHVEN | Aug 1st 2014
Fathers are vital components of delivery day — except not vital enough that anyone cares if they get hungry or need something.
Hospitals; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth 

Attempted humor.

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Your Money

What’s Almost as Certain as Death? Not Talking About the Inheritance

By PAUL SULLIVAN | Aug 1st 2014


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World

Greece: Government Aids Evacuations From Libya

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jul 31st 2014
A Greek government official said that a merchant vessel had been chartered by the Chinese government for the evacuation of hundreds of its citizens, but gave no further details.
Evacuations and Evacuees; Ships and Shipping 

There is no governing coalition in Libya as yet.
18
Your Money

Fed’s Goldilocks Economy Just Right for Stock Investors

By JEFF SOMMER | Aug 2nd 2014

The 0.1% like it.
 
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Opinion

Sympathy for the Devil

By JOE NOCERA | Aug 1st 2014
Should we care if a big corporation that did an awful thing is being hosed?
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010); Suits and Litigation (Civil); Frauds and Swindling 

Class Action is not the appropriate tool.
BP's liability is far from over.  They are solvent.



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