Monday, September 22, 2014

@23:00, 9/21/14

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Automobiles

And Then My Car Chimed In, After It Nudged Me in the Rear

Today’s automobiles are beeping and chirping at us, raising lights like stage curtains, playing little movies on our screens and serenading us with theme melodies.
Design 

I could take a cab if I could stand the adds.

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U.S.

Child Pornography Case Spurs Debate on Military’s Role in Law Enforcement

A case in Washington State has sparked sharp debate over how much the military’s formidable investigative powers can legally contribute to civilian cases.
Child Pornography; Posse Comitatus Act (1878); Search and Seizure; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; United States Defense and Military Forces; Privacy; Appeals Courts (US) 

The case will be appealed further and the decision overturned.  The government was within their rights.

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World

Growing Imbalance Between Germany and France Strains Their Relationship

French leaders are facing the pressure of their own weakened economy and the continuing austerity push of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Budgets and Budgeting 

Germany can change the austerity policy or see the end of the Euro.

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World

Though Adversaries on the Surface, U.S. and Hezbollah Share a Goal

In practice, Hezbollah and the United States are already working — separately — on a common goal: to stop the extremist Islamic State from moving into Lebanon.
Terrorism; United States International Relations 

The State Department understands what it is doing.
Congress and the pentagon do not.

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World

Q. and A.: Glen Peters on China and Climate Change

A scientist with the Global Carbon Project argues that China holds the key to promoting renewable energy and limiting global warming.
Air Pollution; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Carbon Dioxide; Coal; Fuel Efficiency; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; International Trade and World Market; Nuclear Energy; Temperature; Wind Power

The how is just as important as the what. 
Manufacturing in China is fossil carbon dependent for the foreseeable future. 

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Opinion

The Great Pennsylvania Poultry Disaster

If some hipster named Seth could raise a chickens on a roof in Williamsburg, I could do it far better in the woods. Or so I thought.
Agriculture and Farming; Chickens; Food; Invasive Species; Parenting 

I have beaten the local squirrels in a contest over sunflower seeds.  I am willing to contest with the bears.  Electric fencing and a large dog are a place to start.   

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Opinion

A Chance at College for Ex-Offenders

Colleges are screening out applicants based on criminal records, but those records are often inaccurate and misleading or contain only trivial offenses.
Colleges and Universities; Admissions Standards; Ex-Convicts; Juvenile Delinquency mrhcharrison

Colleges have a problem with excess applications.
They will seize on any ground to rank applicants.

The state should pay for course work for prisoners.
Study does not increase cleverness.  It does connect people to communities.

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U.S.

Arizona Republican Official Resigns After Remarks About Medicaid Recipients

Russell Pearce, who had been a polarizing figure on the immigration issue, said he was quoting someone else in calling for birth control for those getting Medicaid.
Birth Control and Family Planning; Medicaid; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Sterilization (Biological); Midterm Elections (2014) 

It was time for him to go.

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Opinion

The Sex Geckos' Sacrifice

The demise of these lizards should make us question the ethics of animal research in space.
Dogs; Animals; Rocket Science and Propulsion; Space and Astronomy; Reptiles; Research 

Expensive education for experimenters.
Even geckos like to be warm. 
The Russians should understand reptiles. 

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World

‘Happy in Tehran’ Dancers Are Given Suspended Sentences



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World

Bangladesh: Islamist Leader’s Death Penalty Dropped



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World

In the Rhine Valley, Clamoring for Relief From Ramped-Up Rail

A vital stretch along Europe’s most important north-south rail route is being overrun with train traffic, spoiling the quality of life for residents in a region famous for its natural beauty.
Railroads; Noise; Freight (Cargo); Travel and Vacations 

A tunnel would separate freight and passenger service.
It would also provide employment in tight money times.
The sound walls could come down.

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Fashion & Style

Video: Vows | Embracing the Unknown

Breezy Jackson and Paul Koubek find love in adventure and adventure in love. They met while working in Antarctica and dated while scuba diving and rock climbing.
Rock Climbing; Yoga; Diving and Divers; Dating and Relationships; Marriages 

I will play as much as you want.

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World

Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine Hours After an Amended Cease-Fire Is Signed

A huge explosion shattered the stillness of an early fall morning in Donetsk, illustrating the fragility of a cease-fire agreed upon two weeks ago.
Explosions (Accidental) 

The "civil war" continues.  

This blast was not an accident.

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N.Y. / Region

The Famous Can Present a Minefield for Doctors

The term, described in a 1964 medical journal, points out how famous or influential patients can receive preferential care. Joan Rivers’s throat procedure at a clinic last month may be the latest example.
Celebrities; Doctors; Ethics and Official Misconduct 

Yes.

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U.S.

To Win Back Older Voters, Democrats Talk Up Social Security

Looking to voters 65 and older who have been the party’s weak spot and who reliably turn out in midterm elections.
Midterm Elections (2014); Elderly; Medicare; Social Security (US) 

They should do it.

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Automobiles

New Script, but Still Playing the Heavy

The 2015 Escalade remains mostly unchanged, a cartoonish rear-drive barge laden with the pomp and pretension that used to be Cadillac’s mainstay.
Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks 

If it looks like a truck and drives like a truck its a truck.  In this case, a luxury truck.

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Science

NASA Craft Reaches Mars’ Orbit to Study Atmosphere

The orbiter, called Maven, will keep tabs on a comet passing by and analyze the planet’s upper atmosphere to learn how it has changed.
Mars (Planet); Space and Astronomy; Comets 

Work goes on.

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U.S.

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
Writing and Writers 

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U.S.

Health Care Act Still Covers 7.3 Million


I have aged well.
 
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