Thursday, July 18, 2013

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Science

Study Finds Spatial Skill Is Early Sign of Creativity

A study suggests that a child’s gift for spatial reasoning may better predict future innovation than math or verbal skills, particularly in math and science fields.
Research; Children and Childhood; Creativity; Psychology and Psychologists; Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ); Mathematics; Science and Technology; 

The art schools know this.  The kids without the bump call it talent.
Creativity was not valued in academic art.

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Business Day

Battery Seen as Way to Cut Heat-Related Power Losses

Large-scale batteries of various types are being tested by some big utilities that want to store power for times when it is needed most.
Batteries; Electric Light and Power; Conservation of Resources; Weather; Alternative and Renewable Energy; 

I am glad to see the work continuing.
Edison floated a battery in his initial installations.
Stand alone photovoltaic and wind systems use batteries.

3
World

21 Children Die From Poisoned Lunches at Indian School

The children complained the food tasted odd, and after seeing the students get sick, teachers and administrators fled the school.
Children and Childhood; Food; Pesticides; Poisoning and Poisons; 

This reads as political.  I have no details.


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Opinion

New Rules Protecting News Media

The Obama administration announced tougher guidelines to protect the news media from federal investigators.
News and News Media; Classified Information and State Secrets; Editorials; Search and Seizure; Freedom of the Press; 

Witch hunting must stop.

5
World

Australian Leader Scraps Tax on Carbon Emissions

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a plan to replace a deeply unpopular tax on carbon emissions with a market-based trading system a year ahead of schedule.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Taxation; Air Pollution; 

People prefer present comfort to the life of the future.
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World

Under Pressure, Bangladesh Adopts New Labor Law

Lawmakers amended the law three weeks after the United States announced plans to suspend Bangladesh’s trade privileges over labor rights and safety violations in factories.
Law and Legislation; Organized Labor; Rana Plaza Building Collapse, Bangladesh (2013); Factories and Manufacturing; Fashion and Apparel; Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities); International Trade and World Market; 

Being good is overwhelmed  by looking good.

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Science

A High-Tech Menagerie

Even before cloning and genetic tinkering, scientists have long meddled with animals, and it appears the benefits may outweigh the ethical quandaries.
Animals; Research; Biotechnology; Books and Literature;
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World

Greece Hit by General Strike to Protest Austerity

The nationwide walkout came as Parliament prepared to debate an array of new economic reforms needed to obtain rescue loans.
Strikes; Organized Labor; Wages and Salaries; European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Unemployment;
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World

Extrajudicial Killings Corrode Democracy in India

Extrajudicial killings in the name of counterinsurgency are corroding India’s democratic ideals.
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Terrorism;
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Health

Dementia Rate Is Found to Drop Sharply, as Forecast

Two new studies out of Europe have confirmed what researchers had long suspected: rates would fall and mental acuity improve as populations grew healthier and better educated.
Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; Research;
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Business Day

Glaxo Used Travel Firms for Bribery, China Says

Fictitious conferences and sham expense receipts provided the money to pay off doctors, hospitals and government officials, the authorities said.
Bribery and Kickbacks; Money Laundering; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Travel Agencies and Agents;
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Opinion

The Future of Same-Sex Marriage

In the wake of two important Supreme Court rulings, the fight for equality continues.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Homosexuality; State Legislatures; Editorials; States (US);
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Business Day

Profit and Sales Slip for Coke, But It Expects a Better 2nd Half

Coca-Cola’s earnings fell 4 percent last quarter, while revenue fell 3 percent. The company attributed the results to bad weather and global economic weakness.
Soft Drinks; Consumer Behavior;
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Science

Skull Surgery Offers Perils and Potential

Partial skull removal, used to relieve life-threatening pressure in the brain after a traumatic injury or severe stroke, raises questions about quantity versus quality of life.
Surgery and Surgeons; Skull (Body Part); Emergency Medical Treatment; Brain;
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Business Day

When an Executive Turns Buyout Adviser, Alarm Bells Go Off

In its bid to buy Gardner Denver, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts hired the company’s former chief, Barry Pennypacker, to provide advice, raising questions of fairness.
Boards of Directors; Conflicts of Interest; Private Equity;
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U.S.

Credit Reporting Agency Hired to Verify Incomes for Insurance Subsidies

The Obama administration has hired Equifax Workforce Solutions to help verify information provided on subsidy applications under the new health care law.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Federal Aid (US); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Health Insurance and Managed Care; United States Politics and Government;
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N.Y. / Region

Citi Field’s Neighbors to Protest Evictions Before All-Star Game

A group of business owners unhappy at being displaced in Willets Point, Queens, are expected to air their frustrations near the stadium.
Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Evictions; Area Planning and Renewal; Baseball; All Star Games; Affordable Housing; Small Business;
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World

China: Four Officials Detained Over Mine Explosions

Four local officials are being investigated for “dereliction of duty” in two coal mine blasts that killed 53 people last spring.
Accidents and Safety; Mines and Mining; Coal;
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Business Day

Insider Traders Should Be Ready to Do Hard Time

Two recent decisions by appeals courts have upheld the discretion of judges to mete out long sentences for insider trading, even if this was not the common practice in similar cases.
Courts and the Judiciary; Insider Trading; Sentences (Criminal);
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Business Day

Baidu to Pay $1.9 Billion for Chinese App Store Operator

Baidu, China’s largest search engine company, has reached a preliminary deal to acquire 91 Wireless, a leading mobile app developer and app store operator in China.
Android (Operating System); Computers and the Internet; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mobile Applications; Wireless Communications;

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