Thursday, February 7, 2013

10:17, 2/6/13

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1
World

As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age


2
U.S.

Vast Oil Reserve May Now Be Within Reach, and Battle Heats Up


3
Opinion

India’s Speech Impediments

In the world’s biggest democracy, there is no true freedom to speak and write.
Freedom of Speech and Expression; Censorship; Freedom of the Press; 

Yes.  
Freedom of speech comes with freedom of religion.
Islam and other religions must recognize the rights of others.  
They recognizes the problems.

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Science

Arizona Mining Project Wins Crucial Permit

State environmental regulators have decided that emissions from a proposed Rosemont Copper mine would meet federal air standards.
Chemicals; Conservation of Resources; Deaths (Fatalities); Federal Lands; Mines and Mining; Water Pollution; 

Copper is trading at about one fifth the price it commanded in 1970 corrected for inflation.
This deposit can rest in the ground until conditions change for the better.
Endangered species and water should block the developers.

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World

Rise in Oil Tax Forces Greeks to Face Cold as Ancients Did

After a 450 percent increase, many residents have switched to firewood but still cannot keep warm, as smoke and logging raise environmental worries.
Trees and Shrubs; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Heating; Sales and Excise Taxes; 

There is almost no cash in Greece. 
There is no blood in that stone.
 
6
World

U.S. May Have Trouble Gauging North Korean Nuclear Test

Analysts have an intense interest in seeing whether Pyongyang can detonate a uranium bomb instead of the plutonium ones it has tested so far.
Nuclear Tests; Plutonium; Uranium; United States International Relations; 

Nervous people.
The North Koreans have the basic problem of very limited ore.
They are in the business of making things to sell. 
Centrifuges for uranium hexafloride command the high price of contraband.
This will be a plutonium bomb.

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Opinion

Nagging Concerns Before the Big Game

As President Obama pointed out, football must change because of the long-term damage from concussions.
Concussions; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Football; Dementia; 

And after.  The NFL will play as long as the money is good.
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Opinion

More Jobs, Higher Pay

To have healthy economic growth, President Obama needs to elevate labor issues in his second term.
Labor and Jobs; Wages and Salaries; United States Economy; Organized Labor; Series; Editorials; 

That is the way out we know.  
It does not look right to business.

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U.S.

Florida: Nuclear Plant Will Be Closed Permanently

Duke Energy, the nation’s largest electricity company, said on Tuesday that it would permanently close its Crystal River Nuclear Plant, which has been shut since 2009 after botched repairs.
Electric Light and Power; Nuclear Energy; 

A sop to the fearful and an insult to those who understand the carbon dilemma.

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World

Felling Trees to Save Kashmir's Wullar Lake

Decades of planting willow trees has led to water shortages and shrinking marshes.
Lakes; Trees and Shrubs; Wetlands; 

Cutting the trees will not get them more water.
 
11
Technology

KPN to Raise 4 Billion Euros to Fend Off Rivals

The share sale will test the resolve of the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú, who bought 28 percent of the company a year ago, an unprofitable investment so far.
Telephones and Telecommunications; Cellular Telephones; 

This looks to me like Carlos Slim takes over the telephones of Europe.

Nothing at the register or slash dot.
 
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World

Mali Rebels, Now Aiding French, Say They’re Holding Militants

Warplanes attacked militant bases and depots, according to French officials, as secular Tuareg rebels said they had captured two Islamist commanders near the Algerian border.
Defense and Military Forces; Tuareg (Ethnic Group); Muslims and Islam; Shariah (Islamic Law); International Relations; 

The French win one for now.  We will see how fugitive this relationship is.
 
13
World

Reformers Aim to Get China to Live Up to Own Constitution

The Constitution guarantees full powers for a representative legislature, the right to ownership of private property, and freedoms of speech, press and assembly.
Constitutions; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Reform and Reorganization; Law and Legislation; 

China has a long history of killing large numbers of Chinese.
I wish these reformers luck and am trying to think on anonymity
and how to communicate without passing under the censors eyes.
We would also find that useful.

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Business Day

Similar Overheating Is Seen on 2 Damaged 787 Batteries

A Japanese safety board said All Nippon Airways’ damaged Boeing 787 battery had the same type of “thermal runaway” seen on a Japan Airlines 787 battery in Boston.
Batteries; Airlines and Airplanes; Aviation Accidents and Safety; Lithium (Metal); 

Boeing is going to be required to change the battery type.
GS Yuasa is going to pay for the change. 
The courts and lawyers will be involved.
This is the beginning of the maneuvering  before the settlement.

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Health

Study Discovers Internal Trigger for Panic Attack in the Previously Fearless

An experiment involving a woman incapable of experiencing fear because of brain damage suggests a different path for signals generated by internal bodily stress like heart attacks.
Brain; Fear (Emotion); Anxiety and Stress; 

Suppressing panic is much more costly than avoiding panic.
PTSD is a constellation of symptoms without a cause present.
Here we have a strong fear response in individuals who lack the classic mechanism for fear.
The combination of military training and personal fear might well be PTSD.
If fear need not be triggered from the amygdala there is need to study the other triggers and their mechanisms.  Such a study might involve watching  panic attacks develop in PTSD victims.  There may be specific medications
or relaxation techniques that prove effective in the control of symptoms
without disabling the person.

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Business Day

Target Date Funds at Fidelity Fall Short of Rivals

Investors have flocked to so-called target date funds, but the retirement products are not as worry-free as the big investment companies advertise.
Mutual Funds; Retirement; Asset Allocation (Personal Finances); Pensions and Retirement Plans; 

The daily fluctuations of the stock markets are generally unpredictable.
My approach has been to buy something I think  will do well and let it sit.
Another approach I like is to buy an index fund and let it sit.

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Opinion

To Kill an American

A new document underscores the Obama administration’s chilling analysis of executive power.
Targeted Killings; Constitution (US); Terrorism; United States Politics and Government; Defense and Military Forces; Civil Rights and Liberties; 

This kind of extrajudicial murder should be done at several removes and never admitted.  We have had a very strange period in governance.
There is cleaning up to be done.  There is plenty of dirt for all. 

18
U.S.

Colorado Communities Take On Fight Against Energy Land Leases

Amid organic farms and ranches, the government is opening up thousands of acres of public land for oil and gas drilling, part of its largest lease sale in Colorado since President Obama took office.
Land Use Policies; Agriculture and Farming; Drilling and Boring; Organic Foods and Products; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas; 

The could just stop.  Some drillers and small operators would go broke.
That would not be a bad thing for the future.
There would be less money for oil politics.
 
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World

In Propaganda Video, Only North Korea Sleeps Easy

Animation of Manhattan in flames, taken from a video game, is part of a sleeping citizen’s dream of a glorious future of rocket launchings and the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
Propaganda; Defense and Military Forces; Video Recordings and Downloads; United States International Relations; Missiles and Missile Defense Systems; 

They made it for themselves.
 
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U.S.

Lost Votes, Problem Ballots, Long Waits? Flaws Are Widespread, Study Finds

Problems in the election system extend beyond isolated voting issues in a few locations, according to a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Voting and Voters; United States Politics and Government; Absentee Voting; Polls and Public Opinion; 

We do the best we can each time because there will be another election.
That gets forgotten at times.  People are supposed to remember.



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1
Science

A New Path on Emissions

The best way President Obama can keep the nation on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to enact new standards for power plants, a new study suggests.
Air Pollution; Factories and Manufacturing; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hydrofluorocarbons; Natural Gas; Speeches and Statements; State of the Union Message (US); United States Politics and Government; 

The only goal we should set is less.  
There is no acceptable rate of fossil carbon use.
 
2
World

As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age

Residents found ways to hide delicate artifacts from the Islamists who reigned over the city until last weekend, when fighters set fire to dozens of ancient manuscripts.
Manuscripts; Libraries and Librarians; Defense and Military Forces; Tombs and Tombstones; Tuareg (Ethnic Group); Archaeology; 

Religious wars are not a novelty there.
What other works than the religious texts exist in this collection?
 
3
U.S.

Lost Votes, Problem Ballots, Long Waits? Flaws Are Widespread, Study Finds

 
 
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World

Rise in Oil Tax Forces Greeks to Face Cold as Ancients Did

They are not so well equipped.
 
5
U.S.

Vast Oil Reserve May Now Be Within Reach, and Battle Heats Up


There is no hope of cheap fuel.
 
6
World

U.S. May Have Trouble Gauging North Korean Nuclear Test


Yes.  It will be a plutonium bomb.

7
Business Day

Free Retirement Advice, From Professionals

You can submit questions ahead of time to fee-only financial advisers, who answer online.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Personal Finances; Retirement; Savings; 

I get good advice when I ask.
I have not asked for a year or so.
 
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Opinion

Nagging Concerns Before the Big Game

As President Obama pointed out, football must change because of the long-term damage from concussions.
Concussions; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Football; Dementia;

This may end the football scholarship and the student athlete.
Pay the players now.  They have no future.
 
9
U.S.

Florida: Nuclear Plant Will Be Closed Permanently


A sop and a tease.

10
World

Felling Trees to Save Kashmir's Wullar Lake

11
Technology

KPN to Raise 4 Billion Euros to Fend Off Rivals

12
Business Day

The Things Traders Say, R.B.S. Edition

On Wednesday, authorities offered an array of colorful e-mails and instant messages in their $612 million settlement with the Royal Bank of Scotland that portray a scheme to influence the rate-setting process.
E-Mail; Interest Rates; Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate); 

We will see what the grand juries make of these things 

13
World

Mali Rebels, Now Aiding French, Say They’re Holding Militants

14
Opinion

More Jobs, Higher Pay

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Opinion

A Look at the Role of Policy in America's Shale Oil and Gas Era

An energy economist explores how American policies and open markets, not just technology and geology, lie behind the surprising shale oil and gas boom.
Energy and Power; Hydraulic Fracturing; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Shale; 

A nice set of links.
 
16
World

Reformers Aim to Get China to Live Up to Own Constitution


Not a safe thing to do.  Glad it is being done.

17
Opinion

To Kill an American

A new document underscores the Obama administration’s chilling analysis of executive power.
Targeted Killings; Constitution (US); Terrorism; United States Politics and Government; Defense and Military Forces; Civil Rights and Liberties; Editorials; 

Shoot, shovel, shut up.
18
Business Day

Similar Overheating Is Seen on 2 Damaged 787 Batteries


The battery maker will end up paying.

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Fear is not only from the amygdala.
 
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N.Y. / Region

City’s Chief Medical Examiner Since ’89 Quietly Retires

Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, who had served since 1989, developed the nation’s largest DNA laboratory to help identify the victims of the Sept. 11 attack.
Forensic Science; September 11 (2001); DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); 

I am confident Dr. Barbara Sampson is ready and in position.


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1
Science

A New Path on Emissions

 
There is no tolerable level of use of fossil carbon.
 
2
World

As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age

3
World

Felling Trees to Save Kashmir's Wullar Lake

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4
U.S.

Lost Votes, Problem Ballots, Long Waits? Flaws Are Widespread, Study Finds


5
U.S.

Vast Oil Reserve May Now Be Within Reach, and Battle Heats Up

6
Business Day

Free Retirement Advice, From Professionals

I have an adviser.

7
Opinion

Nagging Concerns Before the Big Game

Pay the players.  They have no future.

8
Technology

KPN to Raise 4 Billion Euros to Fend Off Rivals

9
U.S.

Florida: Nuclear Plant Will Be Closed Permanently

A sop and a tease.

10
Business Day

The Things Traders Say, R.B.S. Edition

11
World

Mali Rebels, Now Aiding French, Say They’re Holding Militants

 
France has another chance to make enemies.
 
12
Opinion

A Look at the Role of Policy in America's Shale Oil and Gas Era


13
World

Reformers Aim to Get China to Live Up to Own Constitution

Not a safe thing to do.  It is good that it is done.
 
14
Opinion

To Kill an American

15
Business Day

Similar Overheating Is Seen on 2 Damaged 787 Batteries

18
World

In Propaganda Video, Only North Korea Sleeps Easy

 
I doubt it.
 
19
U.S.

Colorado Communities Take On Fight Against Energy Land Leases

Amid organic farms and ranches, the government is opening up thousands of acres of public land for oil and gas drilling, part of its largest lease sale in Colorado since President Obama took office.
Land Use Policies; Agriculture and Farming; Drilling and Boring; Organic Foods and Products; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas;
20
Business Day

KFC Parent Suffers After China Scandal

Yum Brands sales fell 6% during the fourth quarter in the nation, and worsened in January, because of what it called "adverse publicity" regarding chemical residue found in some of its chicken supply.
Fast Food Industry; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Company Reports;


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1
Science

A New Path on Emissions

The best way President Obama can keep the nation on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to enact new standards for power plants, a new study suggests.
Air Pollution; Factories and Manufacturing; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hydrofluorocarbons; Natural Gas; Speeches and Statements; State of the Union Message (US); United States Politics and Government;
2
World

As Extremists Invaded, Timbuktu Hid Artifacts of a Golden Age

Residents found ways to hide delicate artifacts from the Islamists who reigned over the city until last weekend, when fighters set fire to dozens of ancient manuscripts.
Manuscripts; Libraries and Librarians; Defense and Military Forces; Tombs and Tombstones; Tuareg (Ethnic Group); Archaeology;
3
U.S.

Lost Votes, Problem Ballots, Long Waits? Flaws Are Widespread, Study Finds

Problems in the election system extend beyond isolated voting issues in a few locations, according to a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Voting and Voters; United States Politics and Government; Absentee Voting; Polls and Public Opinion; Voter Registration and Requirements;
Advertisement
4
U.S.

Vast Oil Reserve May Now Be Within Reach, and Battle Heats Up

Monterey Shale deposits, which could turn California into the nation’s top oil-producing state, is stirring conflict between drillers and environmental interests.
Hydraulic Fracturing; Environment; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Reserves (Natural Resources); Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline;
5
Business Day

Free Retirement Advice, From Professionals

You can submit questions ahead of time to fee-only financial advisers, who answer online.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Personal Finances; Retirement; Savings;
6
Opinion

Nagging Concerns Before the Big Game

As President Obama pointed out, football must change because of the long-term damage from concussions.
Concussions; Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Football; Dementia;
7
Business Day

The Things Traders Say, R.B.S. Edition

On Wednesday, authorities offered an array of colorful e-mails and instant messages in their $612 million settlement with the Royal Bank of Scotland that portray a scheme to influence the rate-setting process.
E-Mail; Interest Rates; Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate);
8
Opinion

A Look at the Role of Policy in America's Shale Oil and Gas Era

An energy economist explores how American policies and open markets, not just technology and geology, lie behind the surprising shale oil and gas boom.
Energy and Power; Hydraulic Fracturing; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Shale;
9
Opinion

To Kill an American

A new document underscores the Obama administration’s chilling analysis of executive power.
Targeted Killings; Constitution (US); Terrorism; United States Politics and Government; Defense and Military Forces; Civil Rights and Liberties; Editorials;
10
N.Y. / Region

City’s Chief Medical Examiner Since ’89 Quietly Retires

Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, who had served since 1989, developed the nation’s largest DNA laboratory to help identify the victims of the Sept. 11 attack.
Forensic Science; September 11 (2001); DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid);
11
World

In Propaganda Video, Only North Korea Sleeps Easy

Animation of Manhattan in flames, taken from a video game, is part of a sleeping citizen’s dream of a glorious future of rocket launchings and the reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
Propaganda; Defense and Military Forces; Video Recordings and Downloads; United States International Relations; Missiles and Missile Defense Systems;
12
U.S.

Colorado Communities Take On Fight Against Energy Land Leases

Amid organic farms and ranches, the government is opening up thousands of acres of public land for oil and gas drilling, part of its largest lease sale in Colorado since President Obama took office.
Land Use Policies; Agriculture and Farming; Drilling and Boring; Organic Foods and Products; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas;
13
Business Day

KFC Parent Suffers After China Scandal

Yum Brands sales fell 6% during the fourth quarter in the nation, and worsened in January, because of what it called "adverse publicity" regarding chemical residue found in some of its chicken supply.
Fast Food Industry; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Company Reports;

Not even the Chinese like poison for lunch.
 
14
Technology

Q.& A.: Making Smartphones Easier to Read

If your smartphone screen is difficult to see comfortably, you can often adjust the text size and turn on a screen-magnification feature in the software's accessibility settings.
Android (Operating System); Mobile Applications; Smartphones; Software; 

not a problem for me.
 
15
Science

A Play on Nature’s Patterns

The sculptor Haresh Lalvani, whose eight-foot-tall SEED54 is installed in Manhattan, plays with natural shapes and mathematical principles to create seemingly anomalous objects.
Sculpture; Mathematics; Art; 

I know him some.
16
Arts

Viewing the Nazis Through Their Children's Eyes

The Australian director of "Lore" talks about why she took on a WWII-era story focused on the children of Nazis and why she decided to make the film in German.
Holocaust and the Nazi Era; Movies; World War II (1939-45); 

These ghosts haunt us all.  Denial does not help.

Germany is trying a replay with different light.
 
17
Business Day

Target Date Funds at Fidelity Fall Short of Rivals

Investors have flocked to so-called target date funds, but the retirement products are not as worry-free as the big investment companies advertise.
Mutual Funds; Retirement; Asset Allocation (Personal Finances); Pensions and Retirement Plans; 

"No plan survives contact with reality."
 
18
Opinion

The Cosmetics Wars

We're all being used as guinea pigs in the test of new product safety.
Chemicals; Consumer Protection; Cosmetics and Toiletries; Cruelty to Animals; Product Tests; 

We have been using things longer than we have been noticing effects.
We do remove the most nasty problems to reveal only slightly less nasty problems.
There is incremental progress.  There is no general cure.
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N.Y. / Region

Lawyers Say Surveillance of Muslims Flouts Accord

Civil rights lawyers say the treatment of Muslims in New York violates federal court guidelines and they will ask for an independent monitor to review compliance with the Handschu agreement.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Muslim-Americans; Civil Rights and Liberties; 

 When I learned of the concern of the founders with majority faction 
I was puzzled.
This is an illustration of majority faction.

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U.S.

Ohio: Governor Will Seek to Cover More Under Medicaid

Gov. John R. Kasich, a Republican, said he would seek to expand the Medicaid program in Ohio to cover several hundred thousand more adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the poverty level.
Medicaid; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Reform and Reorganization;

It has taken four years of constant pressure to get this much yielding from one Republican.


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