Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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1
Opinion

A New York Times Column on Climate and Energy

The Times launches a new column on global warming and energy.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Energy and Power; Fusion (Nuclear Reaction); Global Warming; Nuclear Energy;

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/science/in-search-of-energy-miracles.html?ref=science&_r=0
"A lot of smart people are coming to see the energy problem as the defining challenge of the 21st century. We have to supply power and transportation to an eventual population of 10 billion people who deserve decent lives, and we have to do it while limiting the emissions that threaten our collective future."
A succinct statement of the problem. 
One solution is many of those ten billion deserve not a decent life but a decent death.
All the deaths I know are indecent.
The healer with the knife has left our tradition.

2
N.Y. / Region

At L.I. Overpass, New Rules Are Announced for Truckers

Senator Charles E. Schumer and other officials announced the new standards at a parkway bridge on Long Island that has been struck at least 27 times by trucks that should not have been on that road.
Bridges and Tunnels; Global Positioning System; Roads and Traffic; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Trucks and Trucking;

We will be told that this is an unfunded mandate.  Another lie.

3
Business Day

Safety Board Gives New Details on Boeing Battery Fire, but Not Cause

In a safety board report, witnesses tell of intense smoke, acrid smells and a white glow from a battery that caught fire on a Boeing airliner parked at Boston’s airport two months ago.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Batteries; Airlines and Airplanes;

We know no more than we did of the mode of failure.

4
Business Day

Sycamore Turns Heads With Its Retail Shopping Spree

Stefan Kaluzny, who started the buyout firm Sycamore Partners just two years ago, has made a couple of splashy purchases, including the $600 million deal for the retail chain Hot Topic.
Fashion and Apparel; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Shopping and Retail;

Retail is what remains of our consumer economy.
A bet on stimulus.

5
Sports

Half of New York City Marathon Entrants Opt for a Refund

New York Road Runners will have to limit the number of new entrants to accommodate runners who had the right to compete after they missed last year’s canceled race.
Running; New York City Marathon; Hurricane Sandy (2012);

The cancellation gave only symbolic relief.

6
Business Day

Jobless Claims Fall Unexpectedly

Initial claims for state jobless aid fell 7,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, the Labor Department reported.
Labor and Jobs; United States Economy; Unemployment; Unemployment Insurance;

Exhausted benefits also end.

7
U.S.

McConnell Stands With (and Raises Money Off) Rand Paul

In a fund-raising pitch, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky touted his support for Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster of John O. Brennan, even though he opposed Mr. Paul’s candidacy in 2010.
Elections, Senate; Tea Party Movement; United States Politics and Government;

Purity is never practical.

8
Autos

Pango Says Its App Can Cut Waiting Time at Parking Garages

The Pango system, developed by entrepreneurs in Israel in 2007, is essentially focused on a smartphone app.
Automobiles; Mobile Applications; Parking Garages and Lots;

I would rather pay cash.  I can ride the subway.
N.Y.U. runs a jitney to their student housing.


9
Opinion

Rigging the I.P.O. Game

What a decade-old dot-com I.P.O. case says about Wall Street today.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Initial Public Offerings; Stocks and Bonds; Suits and Litigation; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates);

Whine.

10
Opinion

Does This Ad Make Me Fat?

We could reduce obesity by finding its causes, but that isn’t so easy.
Advertising and Marketing; Obesity; Research;

Eating without exercise makes one fat.  

11
Education

Rational Decisions and Heartbreak on School Closings

Officials in cities like Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington are being met with anger and criticism as they close schools citing budgets.
Education (K-12); Economic Conditions and Trends; Shutdowns (Institutional); Budgets and Budgeting; Teachers and School Employees;

In the presented irrational frame it looks rational.
What these cities need is income.  That means a functioning economy.

12
World

Where is India's Feminist Movement Headed?

Feminism in India is grappling with new problems as vast economic and social changes sweep the country, while old mindsets steeped in patriarchy still prevail
Sex Crimes; Women and Girls; Women's Rights;

I hope they are headed toward true equality.
Children make that very difficult.

13
Business Day

Yes, We’re Confident, but Who Knows Why

History shows that public confidence is fickle and little understood, but it can have great influence on the markets and the economy.
United States Economy; Stocks and Bonds; Standard & Poor's 500-Stock Index; Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Index; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Consumer Confidence (Economic Indicator);

Confidence is how people feel. 
With enough morphine one can feel great while dying.

14
Opinion

Mr. President, Tear Down This Wall

The border fence with Mexico is harming communities on both sides of the frontier.
Fences; Illegal Immigrants; Immigration and Emigration;

Any rational person knows the border wall will not work well.
Such walls are the product of self reinforcing fear.

15
World

In Parts of Syria, Lack of Assistance ‘Is a Catastrophe’

The vast majority of foreign aid is going to territory controlled by President Bashar al-Assad while the small amount reaching opposition-held areas is all but invisible.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Humanitarian Aid; Foreign Aid; United States International Relations; Refugees and Displaced Persons;

Whine.
Should we stop?.

16
U.S.

In Search of Debt Deal, Obama Walks a Narrow Path

As President Obama seeks a solution that will satisfy the ideological and political tests of both parties, he faces complaints from Democrats who say he mishandled his last attempt at a “grand bargain.”
Federal Budget (US); United States Economy; National Debt (US);

There is no possible "grand bargain".
17
Education

Advocacy Group to Monitor Reform Efforts in Public Schools

The Network for Public Education will call for curriculums that include arts and foreign languages, as well as better financing for schools and more respect for teachers.
Education (K-12); Performance Evaluations (Labor); United States Politics and Government;
A necessary organization.  I don't need a blow by blow.
18
U.S.

Declared Innocent in a Killing, but Still in a Cell

In 2008, Ben Spencer was found “factually innocent” of the killing of Jeffrey Young, yet he is still behind bars.
False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments; Murders and Attempted Murders; Witnesses; Decisions and Verdicts;

Prosecutors hate to be second guessed.

19
World

Is Europe Trying to Ban Pornography?

European legislation meant to protect women from degradation is being attacked by opponents as an encroachment on freedom of speech and expression.
Censorship; Computers and the Internet; Pornography; Women and Girls;

The legislation is not a good idea.
If they must legislate, legislate against the act of degradation.
Images are always an act of imagination.

20
Style

Do You Pay the Baby Sitter if You Cancel?

This scheduled baby sitter turns down other work to be there for this family, and she counts on the income. So what happens when the parents cancel?
Child Care; Parenting;

They should pay for cancellations with short notice.
I would expect to pay. 

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