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Arts

Frieze Week Descends on London

By SCOTT REYBURN | Oct 10th 2014

With nine fairs, seven auctions, and more than 150 selling exhibitions in galleries, London’s "Frieze Week,” which starts Monday, is a hectic seven days in the art world.

Art; Auctions; Frieze Art Fair; Collectors and Collections 

I would walk all day and see little I needed to see.

I make things.

There are museums I must see.

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U.S.

Republicans to Investigate Environmental Group’s Influence on Carbon Rule

By CORAL DAVENPORT | Oct 10th 2014

The inquiry, to be led by Representative Darrell Issa of California and Senator David Vitter of Louisiana, will look at whether the Environmental Protection Agency allowed an advocacy group too much sway in developing a regulation to curb carbon emissions.

Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Environment; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

A waste of attention and time.

The price of gas is too low.

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World

Dam Rising in Ethiopia Stirs Hope and Tension

By JACEY FORTIN | Oct 11th 2014

Ethiopia is a poor country, but officials say the Renaissance Dam, one of Africa’s most ambitious infrastructure projects, will be paid for without foreign assistance.

Infrastructure (Public Works); Levees and Dams; Hydroelectric Power 

"GUBA, Ethiopia — There is a remote stretch of land in Ethiopia’s forested northwest where the dust never settles. All week, day and night, thousands of workers pulverize rocks and lay concrete along a major tributary of the Nile River. It is the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the continent’s biggest hydropower plant and one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever in Africa."

Dams are just not a good idea.

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Opinion

For Justice on Bosnia

Oct 9th 2014

Frank J. Perez, a history teacher, writes that the International Criminal Court must fulfill its mandate in the case of Radovan Karadzic.

War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

Radovan Karadzic is guilty.

His proper sentence is a puzzle.

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Sports

Kevin Harvick Advances in the Sprint Cup After a Tense Race

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 12th 2014

Harvick moved into the third round of Nascar’s championship race with a victory Saturday night in the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

I can't make a sport of it.

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Opinion

Grim Executions in Afghanistan

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 9th 2014

By failing to order a fair trial for five men convicted of rape, the new president sent a signal that a corrupt judicial system is good enough.

Capital Punishment; Editorials; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Sex Crimes 

I don't know enough.

They are a sovereign nation.

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World

Investigation Into Missing Iraqi Cash Ended in Lebanon Bunker

By JAMES RISEN | Oct 12th 2014

Between $1.2 billion and $1.6 billion in Iraqi funds were stolen after the American invasion and moved to rural Lebanon, a former United States investigator said for the first time, but the trail ended there.

Iraq War (2003-11); Corruption (Institutional)

"But Mr. Bowen added that he believed one reason American officials had not gone after it was “because it was Iraqi money stolen by Iraqis.”"

Sovereignty counts.

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Opinion

Better Pay for Home Care

Oct 12th 2014

An advocate for domestic workers clarifies her support for quick enforcement of new Labor Department rules.

Home Health Care; Overtime; Minimum Wage; Wages and Salaries; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Yes

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U.S.

The Dark Side of Campaign Financing

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG VIEW | Oct 12th 2014

Dark money allows both Republicans and Democrats to set up supposed social welfare organizations that are a front for political partisans, providing influence and access without the accountability.

Midterm Elections (2014); Campaign Finance 

Disclosure would help.

Money as speech is not free.

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U.S.

Lawmaker Asks Holder to Review Foreign Cash Accepted by Think Tanks

By ERIC LIPTON | Oct 9th 2014 

More wasted time and attention.

Representative Frank R. Wolf, Republican of Virginia has a staff which could look up the law on the subject.

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Opinion

The Problem With Energy Efficiency

By MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER and TED NORDHAUS | Oct 8th 2014

It would be a mistake to assume that LEDs will significantly reduce overall energy consumption.

Light-Emitting Diodes; Energy Efficiency; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Electric Light Bulbs; Electric Light and Power; Nobel Prizes 

We need to raise the cost of fossil carbon.

There is no question there.

This piece of foggy thinking is not helping.

A major cost of electric power has been the distribution wires.  Led lighting can easily be solar powered.  In the developing world it is and will be.

Solar power does not add significantly to the carbon loading of the atmosphere.

Where the power grid exists there will be four fifths reduction in the lighting load.  Application of LEDs does not require an extension of the power grid.

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Arts

In the Shadows of Archaeological Swashbucklers

By EVE M. KAHN | Oct 9th 2014

Exhibitions, books and films turn their gaze to archaeological sites in the Middle East and the people who explored them.

Antiques; Muslims and Islam; Art; Textiles; Archaeology; Photography 

Archaeology has matured since "The West" went looting in the rest of the world.  Pot hunting is not respected among academics.

Post processing is not new with Photoshop.

Gertrude Bell deserves the attention she is getting.

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World

Fear of Sunni Extremists Grows After Fatal Blast in Yemen’s Capital

By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and KAREEM FAHIM | Oct 9th 2014

A suicide bomber struck a crowded square in Sana, the capital, killing more than 40 people in an attack thought to be aimed at supporters of a Shiite rebel group.

Bombs and Explosives; Terrorism 

Counter revolution.

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Opinion

What I Saw as an N.F.L. Ball Boy

By ERIC KESTER | Oct 10th 2014

Games spent gathering helmet fragments and supplying smelling salts.

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy; Concussions; Mental Health and Disorders; Dementia; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Domestic Violence; Football 

Football should end.

Bets can be laid on the statistics of highway accidents.

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World

Kurdish Rebels Assail Turkish Inaction on ISIS as Peril to Peace Talks

By KIRK SEMPLE and TIM ARANGO | Oct 12th 2014

P.K.K. commanders say their halting, nine-year-old peace process with the Turkish government and, indeed, the future of the region, turn on the battle for Kobani and on Turkey’s response.

Kurds; Yazidi (Religious Sect) 

Not at this hour.

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U.S.

Texans Getting Creative With Water Conservation

By CHRISTINE AYALA and NEENA SATIJA | Oct 11th 2014

Water and sewer bills are going up substantially across Texas as utilities struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, deal with drought or come to grips with the rising costs of a scarce resource.

Water; Conservation of Resources; Drought 

Water use in Texas will change as the drought continues.

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?TX

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World

As Putin Talks Near, Both Sides Take Steps to Defuse Ukraine Tension

By ANDREW ROTH | Oct 12th 2014

As President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered a troop pullback from the border, President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine said he believed that a full cease-fire could soon be achieved.

Defense and Military Forces 

I will believe it when it happens.

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Opinion

New York’s Jails Need Federal Oversight

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 9th 2014

It will take constant outside pressure to end the brutality and corruption at the Rikers Island jail.

Prisons and Prisoners; Editorials; Civil Rights and Liberties; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Guards 

We need to decriminalize drugs.

The jails will quickly empty.

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Automobiles

Rough Gems, Brought to a Fine Polish

By DAVID SHAFTEL | Oct 10th 2014

A mechanic in Allentown, Pa., has only one customer: Nicola Bulgari, the Italian jewelry magnate, whose collection focuses on workaday prewar American models.

Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Restoration and Renovation; Collectors and Collections

I am not competitive.  

I am not looking for a collectors item.

I do not love fixing cars.  I prefer it to paying for others to do it.

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U.S.

California: Firefighting Planes Are Grounded

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 8th 2014

The state’s fleet of air tankers was temporarily grounded Wednesday after one of the planes crashed while battling a wildfire in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot.

Aviation Accidents and Safety; Fires and Firefighters; Wildfires; Parks and Other Recreation Areas

It reads like pilot error.
A checkout is a good idea.
It has been a demanding season.
The season is not over yet.



I will be away from my screen most of tomorrow.
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