|
1
Business Day
By ANDREW POLLACK | Jan 29, 2013
The industry’s lobbying effort could blunt new
competition to its products and reduce the savings anticipated in the
federal health care overhaul.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals);
Biotechnology;
Law and Legislation;
Generic Brands and Products;
Inventions and Patents;
Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (2010);
States (US);
Lobbying and Lobbyists;
"We have the best legislatures money can buy"
2
Science
By RACHEL NUWER | Jan 30, 2013
A new mapping tool visualizes water stress and scarcity around the globe.
Conservation of
Resources; Maps;
Water;
http://aqueduct.wri.org/
I do not keep flash on this machine.
The atlas looks wonderful. I will have to study on how to get the nature of the risks.
As I think about weather and water I am much less worried about drought.
The sea surface will evaporate more as it warms. We may get more and bigger cyclones.
Cold air outbreaks from the polar regions may be less severe but the temperature difference need not be great to get an extra-tropical storm.
Fronts happen even in high summer.
3
World
By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD | Jan 31, 2013
Though nations have urged the North not to
conduct the test, American officials say such a blast could yield
much-needed insights into the North’s nuclear program.
United States
International Relations;
Nuclear Weapons;
Uranium; Nuclear Tests;
Espionage and
Intelligence Services;
Nuclear Energy;
I would really rather not learn the sophistication of the North Korean program this way.
4
N.Y. / Region
By DAVID W. CHEN and MARC SANTORA | Jan 30, 2013
In his final budget proposal after 11 years in
office, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that New York schools could be
hit the hardest.
Budgets and Budgeting;
Finances;
Organized Labor;
Education (K-12);
Hurricane Sandy (2012);
Labor and Jobs;
This is the Republican program. I hoped he was sharper.
This may be, like the Rockefeller Drug Laws, an attempted step to higher office.
5
Business Day
By EDUARDO PORTER | Jan 30, 2013
Americans may have grown more aware of the
potential risks of climate change, but they are no more willing to bear
the costs of trying to solve the problem.
Taxation;
Global Warming;
Greenhouse Gas Emissions;
Carbon Dioxide;
We can pay now or pay more later or wait for the heat to kill us.
The cost of eliminating fossil carbon is not going down.
This man thinks there will be no consensus to reduce fossil carbon.
Ignoring the problem may still look cheaper as they wait to be elevated to heaven by their faith.
6
Opinion
By RICHARD STRINER | Jan 29, 2013
What Americans, North and South, thought of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Civil War (US)
(1861-65); Emancipation
Proclamation (1863);
Slavery;
The emancipation proclamation was as constitutional as Sherman's march to the sea and for the same reasons.
7
U.S.
By MANNY FERNANDEZ | Jan 30, 2013
In his State of the State address, Gov. Rick
Perry of Texas urged lawmakers to draw $3.7 billion for infrastructure
projects, 12 years after warning that the Rainy Day Fund should not be
touched.
Speeches and Statements;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Infrastructure (Public
Works);
Just another politician following the money.
8
Opinion
Jan 31, 2013
Teachers, retired and working, respond to an editorial.
Tests and Examinations;
Education (K-12);
Performance Evaluations
(Labor); Teachers and
School Employees;
The question here is why are the children not educated adults?
What other standard could one judge teachers on?
The simple fact is the students are children. They are not educated.
The children learn facts and relations between facts very early.
Think of language acquisition.
Our schools intentionally miss this early acquisitive stage demanding instead that students suffer as their instructors suffered.
The teachers are excellent at this task.
9
Education
By ETHAN BRONNER | Jan 31, 2013
Applications are headed for a 30-year low,
reflecting increased concern over soaring tuition, crushing student debt
and diminishing prospects of lucrative employment upon graduation.
Education;
Law Schools;
Legal Profession;
Labor and Jobs;
Colleges and Universities;
It would appear that law school aspirants can do arithmetic.
If the qualification will not yield an income to justify the expenditure other goals must be satisfied.
True vocations are rare. Most people are not able.
10
U.S.
By ROBERT PEAR | Jan 31, 2013
In deciding whether an employer’s health plan is
affordable, the Internal Revenue Service said it would look at the cost
of coverage only for an individual, not for a family.
Health Insurance and
Managed Care; Regulation
and Deregulation of Industry;
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010);
Income;
Federal Aid (US);
Children and Childhood;
Our nation must fix this mess.
That will mean a Democratic super-majority and a broken GOP.
11
U.S.
By BRIAN KNOWLTON | Jan 31, 2013
The growing use of technology and a 2009 law
reponding to complaints about a frustrating system seem to have helped
streamline the process.
Americans Abroad;
Absentee Voting;
Voting and Voters;
Computers and the Internet;
Presidential Election of 2012;
Presidential Election of 2008;
"The use of technology, however, has brought its own problems. Both
voters and election officials sometimes received electronic files that
would not open, arrived corrupted or refused to print."
There is no expectation of privacy for broadcast material.
Whether the net is private or not is in debate.
If homeland security can peak without a warrant the net is not private.
12
Opinion
Jan 30, 2013
The author of a book about abortion writes about desperate measures women will take to end an unwanted pregnancy.
Abortion;
Birth Control and Family Planning;
Roe v Wade (Supreme Court
Decision); Pregnancy and
Childbirth;
Agreed.
Abortion is a right. Aborting is a legal choice.
Interference with that choice is not part of U.S. or state law.
13
Opinion
By OLIVER BULLOUGH | Jan 31, 2013
The more distant World War II becomes, the more Russians seem to commemorate it.
Awards, Decorations and
Honors; Veterans;
World War II (1939-45);
Russia paid a horrendous price for the both world wars.
They should be encouraged to remember all of it.
14
World
By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Jan 31, 2013
Allegations of opium smuggling halted military
contracts, and some American officials, too, have quietly questioned the
response.
Drug Abuse and Traffic;
United States
International Relations;
Afghanistan War (2001- );
Airlines and Airplanes;
Smuggling;
This is why we have diplomats.
This is for the State Department to deal with.
15
Science
By RACHEL NUWER | Jan 31, 2013
The Republic of Congo has set aside a new national park for some 15,000 gorillas.
Endangered and Extinct
Species; Forests and
Forestry; Monkeys and
Apes; National Parks,
Monuments and Seashores;
Poaching (Wildlife);
A park means roads and people. Not a happy addition.
The concept of a wilderness park is foreign to politicians.
16
Business Day
By MICHAEL S. PAGANO | Jan 28, 2013
A recent study found that the most corrupt
countries like Venezuela are actually better for investors than
moderately corrupt countries like Morocco or Mexico.
Bribery and Kickbacks;
Corruption
(Institutional); Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act (1977);
Foreign Investments;
Stocks and Bonds;
Good for finance. Terrible for the population.
17
Technology
By NICOLE PERLROTH | Jan 31, 2013
The timing of the attacks coincided with
reporting for an investigation that found that the relatives of China’s
prime minister had accumulated a fortune worth several billion dollars
through business dealings.
Cyberattacks and
Hackers; Computer
Security; Computers and
the Internet;
The Times should be able to defend itself.
18
Opinion
Jan 28, 2013
New York City’s public hospital system is moving away from cost-of-living increases.
Doctors;
Hospitals;
Reform and Reorganization;
Health Insurance and Managed Care;
Wages and Salaries;
Editorials;
The doctors do not set prices, administrators do.
19
Style
By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Jan 29, 2013
This week, grain-based vegan hot dogs for your Super Bowl and staged excepts from famous authors who have expounded on food.
Crackers;
Hot Dogs and Frankfurters;
Parties (Social);
Super Bowl;
Veganism;
Vegans do not eat hotdogs. That seems to be the point of veganism.
20
Health
By JUDITH GRAHAM | Jan 30, 2013
Some caregivers struggle with intrusive thoughts and memories months and even years after a loved one has died.
Elderly;
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder;
Psychology and Psychologists;
Call it battle fatigue if you wish. I am not going to quibble.
Sleep calls. @2:24
|
No comments:
Post a Comment