Wednesday, November 6, 2013

@8:25, 11/6/13

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1
Business Day

U.S. in Talks to Settle Suit Over American-US Airways Merger

The negotiations raised hopes that the merger of the two airlines would proceed with relatively modest concessions.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Airlines and Airplanes 

No surprise here.
 
2
Business Day

CNN Ratings Fall as Health Care Coverage Rises

CNN fell to fifth place during the week, below Fox News and MSNBC, as well as HLN and CNBC.
Ratings (Audience Measurement); News and News Media; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) 

There was no disaster.
 
3
Fashion & Style

Rachel Roy’s Beauty Regimen for Two Coasts

The clothing designer lives in New York and Los Angeles, which can be tough on sensitive skin like hers.
Cosmetics and Toiletries; Skin; Hair; Perfumes and Fragrances 

Rachel Roy has things to sell.

The result is not worth the delay from my point of view.
 
4
Health

Medical Ethics Have Been Violated at Detention Sites, a New Report Says

A group of experts in medicine, law and ethics accused the United States government of directing doctors and others to ignore their professional codes of ethics by abusing detainees.
Detainees; United States Politics and Government; Ethics (Institutional); Doctors; Interrogations; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Psychology and Psychologists 

Yes
"How many divisions has the Pope?"
 
5
Opinion

Bloomberg, Champion of the Poor

Usually depicted as a champion of the rich, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg also started a bold antipoverty program.
Poverty; Income Inequality; Labor and Jobs; Census; Recession and Depression 

Aristocrats need serfs. 
The aristocrats do not recruit domestic servants among their own children.
Squires are a problem.

6
Health

Ask Well: CoQ10-Drug Interactions?

Those who take the dietary supplement coenzyme Q10 should do so carefully, because in some cases it can blunt or amplify the effects of other drugs.
Cholesterol; Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies; Medicine and Health 

Here CoQ10 would just be a supplement.
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U.S.

F.A.A. Toughens Pilot Training Rules

One of the most important changes requires airlines to provide better training on how to prevent and recover from an aerodynamic stall, in which a plane slows to the point that it loses lift.
Airlines and Airplanes; Aviation Accidents and Safety 

This too:   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_447
 
8
Business Day

End of the Assembly Line

Automotive plants in Europe that closed or ceased production this year, or whose closure has been announced.
Automobiles 

The automobile is becoming a luxury again.
 
9
World

With Cows in Mind, Swiss Farmers Wage Litter Battle

A traditionally tidy nation is being alerted to the danger, sometimes fatal, that refuse poses to livestock.
Livestock; Waste Materials and Disposal; Rural Areas; Agriculture and Farming 

Trash in the feed is a real problem for both cows and people.
 
10
N.Y. / Region

Budgets Challenge Libraries, a ‘Point of Integration’ for Immigrants

Public library branches like the one in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, provide a range of services with reduced budgets and increased demand, much of it from immigrants.
Libraries and Librarians; Budgets and Budgeting; Elections, Mayors; Immigration and Emigration 

Public Libraries are agents of civilization and culture.

Ben Franklin invented them because there must be a reason for public education.   
Public libraries should be included in the education budget.

11
U.S.

Oversight of Parade Faulted in Fatal Texas Train Collision

A federal safety board faulted city and police officials and the parade organizers in Midland, Tex., for allowing a procession to take place without a permit or a written safety plan and without notifying the railroad.
Parades; Railroad Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities) 

The N.T.S.B. properly blames the parade organizers for not communicating with the railroad and the parade marshals.  
The railroad had the right of way and the parade did not know.

12
World

New Chinese Drone Unveiled in Video

The body of the new drone resembles that of the United States’ Global Hawk.
Defense and Military Forces; Military Aircraft 

It is a biplane for the same reasons the Writes built them.
The bubble is a canopy for the pilot.  
The thought is probably a reconnaissance vehicle.
A Cessna in modern design.   
13
World

U.N. Agency and Iran Cite Progress in Settling Questions on Nuclear Program

A joint statement from Iranian officials and the International Atomic Energy Agency offered no specifics, but the tone was one of optimism.
International Relations; Nuclear Weapons 

Diplomacy is the better way.
 
14
World

Colombia Rebels Free American Hostage

The guerrilla group FARC turned Kevin Scott Sutay, a former American service member, over to an international delegation after he had been held for more than four months.
Hostages; Kidnapping 

A dead hostage has no value.

15
World

Canada: 3 Senators Suspended in Expenses Scandal

The three, Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau, were appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Expense Accounts 

The "Conservative" model does not work.
They are cleaning up the debris.
 
16
Opinion

'Listen to the Mockingbird'

A new recording of a Civil War classic gives us a picture into 19th century American culture.
Birds; Civil War (US) (1861-65); Music 

Ted Widmer is hearing more than is recorded.
 
17
Sports

Jacksonville’s Blackmon Is Suspended Indefinitely

Justin Blackmon, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 draft, had earlier violations of the N.F.L.’s substance-abuse policy.
Football 

Jacksonville is a poor excuse for a city.
I95 encircles the town.
 
18
U.S.

Though Defiant, Senator Accused of Plagiarism Admits Errors

In an interview, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky offered a mix of contrition and defiance, saying that he was being held to an unfair standard.
Plagiarism 

The end, I hope.
 
19
Arts

German Officials Provide Details on Looted Art

The first glimpse of the collection brought astonishment but also anger and the initial stirrings of what will likely be a long battle over who owns the works.
Art; Holocaust and the Nazi Era 

First, there is a great deal of money involved.
Second there are a number of criminal prosecutions that could be pursued.
Third for most of the works title does not rest with the German government.
Fourth many of the works will have multiple claimants.
Fifth Some of these works will have no surviving legal claimant. 
Sixth German expressionism has been thought to be a lost school of art.
There are lines of aesthetic succession to be fought over in academic circles.
Seventh the provenance of several "discovered" works will be destroyed.
8 Madness thought safely buried will surface.

Few images of the works in question are available.
No list of the works is published.

20
Sports

In Bullying Case, Questions on N.F.L. Culture

The unfolding saga between the offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito of the Miami Dolphins is forcing the league to start defining the gray areas between pranks and bullying.
Football; Hazing; Bullies 

"Animal house"  
The survival of the game is becoming more doubtful.


 
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