Saturday, September 14, 2013

@10:20, 9/13/13

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World

Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back

A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced after opposition from Russia and other nations with large fishing industries.
Oceans and Seas; Fishing, Commercial; Conservation of Resources; 

In order to catch fish there must be fish to be caught.

Most of the seas are empty of fish.
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U.S.

Flooding Forces Evacuation of Thousands in Colorado

Some of the worst flooding occurred in Lyons, north of Denver. A lull in the rain was expected, but officials in the state were bracing for more rain later in the day.
Floods; Evacuations and Evacuees; 

Debris flow.  They don't knpw how badly they are hurt.
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Home & Garden

A Passion and Then a Solace

A garden planted with an amateur’s enthusiasm now comforts its creator with variety and extravagance.
Gardens and Gardening; 

Gardens demand time and attention.   I must rebuild if time allows. 

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U.S.

Colorado Towns Are Left Stranded in Deadly Floods

The flooding killed at least three people and cut off major highways, isolated towns and forced the closing of the main campus of the University of Colorado.
Rain; Floods; Deaths (Fatalities); Landslides and Mudslides; Rescues; 

Deployed.
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Theater

Taking the Reins, Then Hanging On

After moving from New York to Oregon to run the Profile Theater in Portland, Adriana Baer faced many challenges, starting with finding the company a new home.
Theater; 

The G.O.P. will try to crash the system.
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World

India's Electoral Politics Reignites Religious Hatreds

A comparison of economic and sectarian strife in India during the early 1990s and the country today.
Deaths (Fatalities); Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Elections; Hinduism; Mosques; 

The faithful do not learn.
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U.S.

Michigan: Governor to Be Questioned

Gov. Rick Snyder has agreed to be questioned by union lawyers about his decision to let Detroit file for bankruptcy protection, state lawyers said.
Bankruptcies; Organized Labor; 

Bankruptcy is an automated process that once started must go to completion.
Witch hunting is emotionally satisfying.  It does not solve the problem.
There is no way to force industry back to Michigan.
Building new industry will not save the cities.

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Business Day

Fed Prepares for Change in Policy, and in Policy Makers

The Federal Reserve is trying to reassure investors about its effort to stimulate the economy as it prepares a shake-up of its policy-making committee.
United States Economy; Quantitative Easing; 

I am ambivalent.
A recovery would be very nice.  A depression would not hurt my feelings.
The financial industry is rooting for a depression.
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U.S.

House Ethics Panel Continues Inquiries of 3 Lawmakers

The committee announced that it would extend investigations into the lawmakers, including Representative Michele Bachmann.
Campaign Finance; Tax Evasion; Gifts; Ethics (Institutional); 

Tempest in a tea pot.
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Opinion

The Federal Reserve Nomination

Senators should tell President Obama that Lawrence Summers would be the wrong choice for the Fed, and a big mistake.
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Banking and Financial Institutions; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Editorials; 

Agreed.
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U.S.

Albuquerque Becomes Latest Focal Point in Abortion Wars

Operation Rescue, the militant anti-abortion group based in Kansas, is calling Albuquerque the “late-term abortion capital of the country.”
Abortion; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; United States Politics and Government; 

Carrying a fetus to term is the mother's decision.
Allowing her to terminate her pregnancy safely and legally is preferable to any of the alternatives.
Operation Rescue lacks the ability to save the fetus without damning its mother to delivering an unwanted child.
 
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World

Assault on Christian Town in Syria Adds to Fears Over Rebels

Maaloula has long symbolized Syria’s history of diversity and coexistence, but most of its residents have fled after fighting between rebels and government forces.
Christians and Christianity; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Muslims and Islam; 

Our current crop of zealots has no interest in other religions.
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World

Stuck in Mexico City Traffic

I dare suggest elevated rail.
Let the drivers suffer for their fashion sense.
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Style

Parenting as a Spiritual Practice

There is a not-very-implicit assumption in Jewish law that someone else is in charge of the emotional little humans who evidently impede living a life of spiritual service. But holding a sleeping child feels more like worship than reading psalms.
Children and Childhood; Jews and Judaism; Parenting; Religion and Belief; Rosh Hashana;

Judaism would be better without misogyny. 

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U.S.

Tax Filings Hint at Extent of Koch Brothers’ Reach

Tax returns show that a nonprofit group linked to Charles G. and David H. Koch, billionaire industrialists who support Republican causes, has given away a staggering amount of money in recent years.
Nonprofit Organizations; Campaign Finance; Philanthropy; 

"The best government money can buy" must not be ours.
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Magazine

Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?

If everybody knows that test scores and grades aren’t the keys to success, how do we teach, and measure, the things that are?
Education (K-12); Emotions; Children and Childhood; Psychology and Psychologists; Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ); Anger (Emotion); Education; Empathy; 

Intelligence cannot be taught, emotional or not.  
Understanding of emotional responses can be learned.
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N.Y. / Region

Boardwalk Fire Erases Months of Rebuilding at Jersey Shore

Flames that began in an ice cream shop quickly engulfed businesses along a stretch of boardwalk rebuilt after Hurricane Sandy left the area devastated.
Fires and Firefighters; Hurricane Sandy (2012); 

This is not a bad result.
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World

As Obama Pauses Action, Putin Takes Center Stage

President Vladimir V. Putin has, at least for now, made Russia indispensable in containing the conflict in Syria.
United States International Relations; Biological and Chemical Warfare; United States Defense and Military Forces; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); United States Politics and Government; 

Cheap relief.

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Business Day

Unions’ Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View

Labor leaders meeting in Los Angeles approved a sharply worded resolution that demanded changes to the federal health care law.
Organized Labor; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; 

"His piece is bigger"
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World

A Rare Public View of Obama’s Pivots on Policy in Syria Confrontation

President Obama’s handling of his confrontation with Syria has been an unusual instance of a commander in chief seemingly thinking out loud and changing his mind on the fly.
United States Politics and Government; United States Defense and Military Forces; United States International Relations; Biological and Chemical Warfare; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- );

I am happy to let the state department find a solution to Syria.



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1
World

Proposal to Protect Antarctic Waters Is Scaled Back

A proposal by the United States and New Zealand to create a huge ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been sharply reduced after opposition from Russia and other nations with large fishing industries.
Oceans and Seas; Fishing, Commercial; Conservation of Resources; 

A common invites abuse.
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World

Hong Kong Drops Shark Fin From Official Menus

The authorities, yielding to years of pressure from environmental groups, also applied the curbs to bluefin tuna and black moss, a type of algae.
Endangered and Extinct Species; Sharks; Fishing, Commercial; Cruelty to Animals;

I am happy the blue fin tuna may survive.
Sharks have a place in ecology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A0_c%C3%A0i
A new for me.
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Education

Class Is Seen Dividing Harvard Business School

The student body is somewhat economically diverse, but small cliques of the ultrawealthy seem to have grown over the years.
Income Inequality;

The students are acting to defeat the egalitarian actions of the admissions office.
"Diversity is good for others."

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Home & Garden

A Passion and Then a Solace

A garden planted with an amateur’s enthusiasm now comforts its creator with variety and extravagance.
Gardens and Gardening;

A garden is mostly weeding.
 
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Theater

Taking the Reins, Then Hanging On

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Business Day

Pictures From the Week in Business

Verizon Communications held a $49 billion bond sale, Apple released two new iPhones and Tina Brown left The Daily Beast.
Automobiles; Building (Construction); Coal; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures;
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/technology/court-says-privacy-case-can-proceed-vs-google.html
There is no expectation of privacy for radio communications.
Google wins.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/business/counting-the-cost-of-fixing-the-future.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/11/business/global/a-housing-slump-in-india.html

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Magazine

The Boy Genius of Ulan Bator

How a kid from Mongolia found his way to M.I.T.
E-Learning; Admissions Standards;

When I get time again.
 
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U.S.

Michigan: Governor to Be Questioned


He only knows what he has been told.

9
World

Assault on Christian Town in Syria Adds to Fears Over Rebels

10
World

Stuck in Mexico City Traffic

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U.S.

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
Art; Rap and Hip-Hop; Horses; Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows; Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations; Music;

Texas can be without me for now.
 
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Magazine

Caveat Donor

Cross-campaign finance; government-sanctioned charity.
Ethics (Personal); Philanthropy; Campaign Finance; Ethicist, The (Times Column);

OK.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Group Financed by Business Leaders Has Put Nearly $7 Million Into Council Races

As Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg departs, Jobs for New York, a political action committee, is throwing its support behind allies who are pro-development.
Elections, City Councils; Campaign Finance;

Money may not buy a vote but it does buy attention.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Stringer Defeats Spitzer in Comptroller Primary

Eliot Spitzer lost his bid for political redemption on Tuesday when he was defeated in the Democratic primary for New York City comptroller by Scott M. Stringer.
Elections; Primaries and Caucuses;

It might be an error.
 
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Magazine

Can Emotional Intelligence Be Taught?


This is the wrong question.

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N.Y. / Region

Boardwalk Fire Erases Months of Rebuilding at Jersey Shore

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World

As Obama Pauses Action, Putin Takes Center Stage


And he is welcome to it.

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World

Listing Demands, Assad Uses Crisis to His Advantage

In exchange for giving up control of his chemical arsenal, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said he would require the United States to stop arming the opposition, using President Obama’s own “red line” against him.
Biological and Chemical Warfare; United States International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); United States Defense and Military Forces;

Assad is not in a position to negotiate.
 
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World

4 Sentenced to Death in Rape Case That Riveted India

Four men convicted of brutally raping and murdering a 23-year-old woman were sentenced Friday to die by hanging, a sentence that drew cheers from some outside the courtroom.
Sex Crimes; Murders and Attempted Murders; Capital Punishment; Sentences (Criminal);

The problem has not gone away.
 
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Business Day

Unions’ Misgivings on Health Law Burst Into View

Labor leaders meeting in Los Angeles approved a sharply worded resolution that demanded changes to the federal health care law.
Organized Labor; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;

The unions can and should worry.
Obama Care is the best deal that could be passed.
It will be fixed when it can be fixed.

Labor is generally conservative.



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