Thursday, December 5, 2013

@9:30, 11/27/13

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1
Business Day

‘Leave of Absence’ for Lara Logan After Flawed Benghazi Report

The leaves for the CBS correspondent and her producer follow an internal report that criticized her reporting methods for the segment on “60 Minutes.”

I did not see the original report.

2
Business Day

Barnes & Noble Reports Profit, but Sales Decline 8%

Sales were hurt by the Nook division, where revenue fell 32 percent, to $109 million.
Company Reports; Barnes & Noble Nook; E-Books and Readers; Book Trade and Publishing 

It looks like people are not fond of reading ebooks.
3
Business Day

Vestas Hopes to Bring Wind Power to World


Wind power does not scale well.

4
Your Money

Individuals Find Ideas in the Institutional Investment World

There are no new thoughts here useful to individuals.
5
World

Pakistan Names New Army Chief

The appointment of Lt. Gen. Raheel Sharif on Wednesday ended months of speculation about the successor to Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.
Appointments and Executive Changes; Defense and Military Forces

No quick change.
Probably no change at all.
6
World

In Raipur, Tribal Artists Finding Fewer Spaces for Self-Expression

Longtime residents of the capital of Chhattisgarh lament the loss of culture and art in the city.
Art; Civilian Casualties; Culture (Arts); Deaths (Fatalities); Dormitories; Folk Music; Lakes; Music; Names, Geographical; Population

The economy of the area is changing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee-Enfield
A remnant of empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:British_Indian_Empire_1909_Imperial_Gazetteer_of_India.jpgWor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhattisgarh
 
7
World

Militia in Benghazi Flees After Deadly Gun Battle

The fighting followed the deaths of at least 43 people in Tripoli this month and came as rival factions flex their muscles ahead of a bid to elect a constitutional assembly.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates

Libya is still having a revolution.
Militias rarely stand and fight.
8
Science

Video: ScienceTake: Sea Slug Love

In the mating game, males and females can have different agendas even when they inhabit the same body.
Fish and Other Marine Life; Biology and Biochemistry; Reproduction (Biological)

Living is good.
Eating well is better.
Philosophy helps
Sex is good.
Love is better.
Love with sex is better yet.
Love with sex and philosophy . . .

9
Dining & Wine

A School Where Cooks Learn to Be Farmers, a Project for White Corn and More

Recommendations for the week of Nov. 26.
Agriculture and Farming; Bacon; Corn; Pickles and Relishes

The other C.I.A.s have treated me well.
 
10
World

Syrian Rebel Group Skeptical of Talks

The planned international conference on ending Syria’s civil war encountered its first obstacles, a day after it was announced in Geneva.
11
U.S.

In a Time of Need, the Vice President Plays to His Strengths

Following Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. for a week shows how much he is talking to discouraged Democrats and covering the distracted president’s bases.
United States Politics and Government
12
World

Parents Receive Life Sentences in Murders of Daughter and Domestic Worker

A court in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, handed down life sentences to Rajesh and Nupur Talwar for the murders of their teenage daughter and domestic worker.
Children and Childhood; Domestic Service; Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Sentences (Criminal); Sex Crimes
13
Technology

A Graphic Novel With Teeth (and Claws)

“Shifter,” a graphic novel from Anomaly Productions, uses augmented reality to make prehistoric creatures spring to life.
Comic Books and Strips; 3-D Devices and Effects
14
Science

A Historical Elephant’s New Identity

A 255-year-old elephant fetus on which Carl Linnaeus based his taxonomy of Asian elephants was actually African, new research shows.
Elephants
15
Sports

Bolt Laments Testing Costs

The Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt said controversy over Jamaica’s antidoping program is scaring potential sponsors.
Track and Field
16
U.S.

Emissions of Methane in U.S. Exceed Estimates, Study Finds

A new analysis of man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas in the United States showed they were about 1.5 times higher than prevailing estimates.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Methane; Carbon Dioxide; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Air Pollution; Global Warming
17
World

The Two Lucknows During Muslim Holy Month

During the festival of Muharram, the differences between Old and New Lucknow could not be starker.
Curfews; Hinduism; Muslims and Islam; Police; Ramadan; Restaurants; Shiite Muslims; Sunni Muslims
18
World

Health Group Retracts Report on H.I.V. in Greece

The World Health Organization blamed an editing error for a widely reported claim that many Greeks infect themselves to get benefit payments.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Frauds and Swindling

Just noise.
 
19
Opinion

A Glimmer of Sense on Guantánamo

The Senate defeated an amendment that would have extended the existing transfer restrictions of the detainees.
Detainees; Editorials

yes.
 
20
N.Y. / Region

Gunman Scare at Yale Believed to Be a Hoax

A 911 call about a person with a gun led to a campus lockdown on Monday, but a search yielded no one with a weapon, the police said.

Poor taste.

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@14:11

1
Business Day

Barnes & Noble Reports Profit, but Sales Decline 8%

2
Business Day

Vestas Hopes to Bring Wind Power to World

3
Your Money

Individuals Find Ideas in the Institutional Investment World

4
Technology

Pages Scores Technical Knockout Over Word

To point out the vast improvement in the new version of Pages, we offer a three-round comparison bout between it and Word.
Software; Word Processing

O.K.
5
World

Pakistan Names New Army Chief

6
U.S.

New Rules Would Rein In Nonprofits’ Political Role

7
Opinion

Myanmar’s Empty Capital


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World

Militia in Benghazi Flees After Deadly Gun Battle

10
Science

Video: ScienceTake: Sea Slug Love

In the mating game, males and females can have different agendas even when they inhabit the same body.
Fish and Other Marine Life; Biology and Biochemistry; Reproduction (Biological)
11
World

Berlusconi Expelled from Senate in Italy


12
Health

Paratransit: Stuck in the Slow Lane

14
Technology

A Graphic Novel With Teeth (and Claws)

15
Dining & Wine

A School Where Cooks Learn to Be Farmers, a Project for White Corn and More

16
Science

A Historical Elephant’s New Identity

A 255-year-old elephant fetus on which Carl Linnaeus based his taxonomy of Asian elephants was actually African, new research shows.
Elephants

sad tale.
17
Sports

Bolt Laments Testing Costs

18
World

Syria Will Attend Geneva Peace Talks

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20
Opinion

A Glimmer of Sense on Guantánamo






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