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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Flawless Ricciardo Scores Formula One Win at Spa

By JERRY GARRETT | Aug 25th 2014

back to the road.

2

U.S.

No Link Found for Deaths and Veterans’ Care Delays

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Aug 25th 2014

A federal investigation has been unable to substantiate allegations that 40 veterans may have died because of delays in care at the veterans’ medical center in Phoenix.

Veterans; United States Defense and Military Forces; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Falsification of Data 

Real problems though not so accute as claimed.

There is more money in the system.

The money is much less than what is needed.

3

Science

Moving Back Home Together

By NATE SCHWEBER | Aug 25th 2014

A growing number of younger Native Americans are helping to restore native animals to the Northern Great Plains, providing new homes for the animals and a connection to the past.

Native Americans; Area Planning and Renewal; Endangered and Extinct Species 

Yes.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

4

Education

Generation Later, Poor Still Rare at Elite Colleges

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Aug 25th 2014

Surveys of top colleges found virtually no change from the 1990s to 2012 in enrollment of students who are less well off despite a huge increase in the number of such students going to college.

Colleges and Universities; Financial Aid (Education); Admissions Standards; Poverty; Income 

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yes.

U.S.

Facing Ire, Mark Driscoll Says He Will Take a Leave

By MICHAEL PAULSON | Aug 24th 2014

Mr. Driscoll, whose Mars Hill Church has its headquarters in Bellevue, Wash., made the announcement after he returned from a vacation overshadowed by rising objections to his leadership.

Evangelical Movement; Calvinism; Christians and Christianity 

"The only way to be not guilty is not to be guilty".

Under predestination the blessed are never guilty.

I know of none without fault.

The doctrine of predestination is probably faulty.

I remain agnostic. 

6

U.S.

Oklahoma: Suit Seeks Reporting Access at Executions

By ERIK ECKHOLM | Aug 25th 2014

Reporters should have the right to witness executions in Oklahoma from start to end, a federal suit filed in Oklahoma City on Monday by the American Civil Liberties Union contends.

Freedom of Speech and Expression; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Civil Rights and Liberties; Witnesses 

The execution was as public as need be.

Find another way to bother the authorities.

 

7

Opinion

Can a New Premier Save Turkey?

By MUSTAFA AKYOL | Aug 24th 2014

The next prime minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, may help keep Erdogan in check.

Politics and Government 

One man, one vote, one time

The Turkish democracy is in trouble.

8

Automobiles

The McLaren P1 GTR: Form Equals Function

By ROB SASS | Aug 25th 2014

Frank Stephenson, who designed the P1, talks about the roles function and aesthetics play in the creation of a beautiful car.

Automobiles; Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (Car Show).

Very designed.  McLaren has won many races.

9

Technology

Ways to Protect a PC With Windows 8.1

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Aug 25th 2014

Plus, how to see which devices are connected to your Mac.

Computers and the Internet; Computer Security; Windows (Operating System); Android (Operating System) 

AVG free does the job for me most of the time.

Fedora has updated a few times and is better behaved.

10

U.S.

Virginia Ex-Governor Was Immersed in Trading Favors, Prosecutors Say

By JONATHAN WEISMAN | Aug 25th 2014

Prosecutors took aim at the defense’s claim that Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia, knew little about the lavish gifts from a supporter.

Corruption (Institutional); Gifts to Public Officials 

guilty

11

World

In India, an App for Chats and for Keeping Secrets

By SARITHA RAI | Aug 25th 2014

The Hike instant messaging system lets users filter information to cloak aspects of their social lives from their parents.

Mobile Applications; Instant Messaging; Smartphones; Parenting; Youth 

When secrecy fails it is a disaster.

If you can stand the current situation I can.

I hope for an early change.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

12 

Crosswords/Games

The Two Cookies Puzzle

By GARY ANTONICK | Aug 25th 2014

Two Cookies and 2guess: two logical quests to bend your mind.

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles 

Five bridges. one cookie per bridge. Start with seven cookies to end with two.

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Business Day

An Unfinished Chapter at Countrywide

By GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Aug 23rd 2014

Remember Angelo Mozilo, the lender’s former chief? A possible lawsuit could bring him back into the hot seat.

Mortgages; Subprime Mortgage Crisis 

I just don't care. 

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World

Liberian Doctor Treated With an Experimental Drug Dies From Ebola

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Aug 25th 2014

Dr. Abraham Borbor, deputy chief medical doctor at Liberia’s largest hospital, received ZMapp — the same drug given to two infected Americans who survived.

Ebola Virus; ZMapp (Drug); Deaths (Fatalities) 

The Ebola epidemic continues.

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N.Y. / Region

Bronx Caregiver Is Charged With Manslaughter in the Death of a Toddler

By J. DAVID GOODMAN | Aug 24th 2014 

a sad tale.

 

16

Opinion

Saudis Must Stop Exporting Extremism

By ED HUSAIN | Aug 22nd 2014

We would not face the barbarism of ISIS without their sponsorship of Salafi Islam.

Muslims and Islam; Sunni Muslims; Shariah (Islamic Law) 

"Saudi Arabia created the monster that is Salafi terrorism. It cannot now outsource the slaying of this beast to the United Nations. It must address the theological and ideological roots of extremism at home, starting in Mecca and Medina. Reforming the home of Islam would be a giant step toward winning against extremism in this global battle of ideas."

Easier said than done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War

17

Business Day

Consol Energy Starts Drilling at Pittsburgh Airport

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 25th 2014

The project could ultimately bring more than $500 million in royalties to local airport authority.

Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Airports 

Dreams of wealth.

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U.S.

E-Cigarette Use Said to Rise Among Tobacco-Free Youths

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Aug 25th 2014

The number of middle school and high school students in the United States who say they have tried e-cigarettes but not traditional cigarettes increased by about 60 percent from 2012 to 2013.

Smoking and Tobacco; E-Cigarettes; Teenagers and Adolescence 

Advertising works, sadly.

19

Sunday Review

Dealing With Digital Cruelty

By STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Aug 23rd 2014

The web encourages bad behavior, and it’s part of our nature to focus on the negative. But there are smart ways to respond.

Computers and the Internet; Cyberharassment; Psychology and Psychologists; Writing and Writers; Blogs and Blogging (Internet) 

I try.

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The Upshot

Cutting the Corporate Tax Would Make Other Problems Grow

By JARED BERNSTEIN | Aug 25th 2014

To combat inversions, it’s tempting to collect revenue without a corporate tax, but other tax avoidance measures would then spring up.

Tax Shelters; Corporate Taxes; Relocation of Business; Corporations; Federal Taxes (US) 

Jared Bernstein is assuming orders of actions and other facts not established for his arguments.

There will be no action while this congress is sitting.

Realistic individual rates and effective enforcement must be in place before the corporate tax could be turned off.

We could start there.