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Arts

When Mother Nature Stops Being Maternal

By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN | Nov 13th 2014

Yes, it qualifies as art.

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Automobiles

Volkswagen Recalls 400 Cars, and N.H.T.S.A. Investigates Honda and Infiniti

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Nov 17th 2014

VW is recalling some 2015 Jettas and Passats for a seat defect; N.H.T.S.A. is investigating Honda and Infiniti for steering problems.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects 

Nothing notable.

The builders are building cheap.

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Big Wins for Harvick, Enders-Stevens, MacCachren

By JERRY GARRETT | Nov 17th 2014

Kevin Harvick won the 2014 Sprint Cup title, Erica Enders-Stevens became the first woman to win the championship in the N.H.R.A. Pro Stock car class.

Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

The touring season ends.

4

Sports

Adrian Peterson’s Path to Reinstatement Is Bogged Down in N.F.L.'s Complex Process

By KEN BELSON | Nov 16th 2014

Peterson, the Vikings running back suspended during a child abuse investigation, skipped a disciplinary hearing on Friday and had an arbitration hearing scheduled Monday.

Football; Child Abuse and Neglect; Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation 

Delay satisfies the popular lust for ruin.

5

World

Russia Deports One German and Several Polish Diplomats

By ANDREW ROTH | Nov 17th 2014

Russia said a number of Polish diplomats were being sent home and Germany confirmed a report that one of their diplomats had been asked to leave, too.

Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; International Relations; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Deportation 

Economic warfare is a better option.  

Cyber actions can help.

Russia will not be so foolish as to walk out of the Security Council again.

6

Business Day

SunEdison and TerraForm to Buy First Wind for $2.4 Billion in Renewable Energy Deal

By DIANE CARDWELL | Nov 17th 2014

SunEdison said the purchase would make it the world’s largest renewable energy development company.

Alternative and Renewable Energy; Energy and Power; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Solar Energy; Wind Power 

Roughly one and one third percent of the U.S. load.

7

Science

Safety in Numbers

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | Nov 17th 2014

The specific antigens given in vaccines represent only a small portion of the daily stimuli the immune system has to deal with.

Influenza; Tetanus; Hepatitis; Immune System; Vaccination and Immunization 

Yes,  Immunity helps.

8

U.S.

Video: National Guard to Help Police St. Louis

Reuters | Nov 17th 2014

Mayor Francis G. Slay described the National Guard’s role in policing St. Louis in case of unrest after a decision by the grand jury in the Michael Brown case, which is expected later this month.

Reserves (Military) 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Act

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How It Feels to Land a Spacecraft on a Comet

By ANNA NORTH | Nov 17th 2014

Claudia Alexander, a scientist on the Rosetta Project, talked to Op-Talk about the challenges scientists of color face, the importance of mentorship and her reaction to Philae’s wondrous landing.

Blacks; Color; Comets; Mentors; Physics; Science and Technology; Solar System; Space and Astronomy; Vocational Training; Women and Girls; Writing and Writers 

OK

10

World

Dutch Investigators Collect Debris From Malaysian Plane Downed Over Ukraine

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR | Nov 16th 2014

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World

Psychologists to Review Role in Detainee Interrogations

By JAMES RISEN | Nov 13th 2014

The nation’s largest organization of psychologists will investigate whether it supported the government’s use of torture in the interrogation of prisoners during the Bush administration.

Psychology and Psychologists; Interrogations; Torture; Detainees 

"Most notable, the emails reveal that after the Abu Ghraib scandal broke in 2004, the association was eager to get out in front of the controversy by developing new professional guidelines for psychologists involved in interrogations. The group created a committee to study the matter, and in 2005 issued a report that, in effect, enabled psychologists involved in the Bush interrogation program to continue."

12

N.Y. / Region

M.T.A. Expected to Raise Fares and Tolls

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Nov 16th 2014

Board members are expected to discuss a 4 percent increase across the system’s trains, buses, tunnels and bridges at a meeting this week.

Bridges and Tunnels; Tolls; Transit Systems; Subways; Buses; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) 

The M.T.A. is not a business.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Transit_Authority

"The New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a public benefit corporation, was created in 1953 pursuant to Title 9 of Article 5 of the Public Authorities Law, as amended (the "TA Act"), for the purposes of acquiring the transit facilities then operated by the City and operating them "for the convenience and safety of the public." These facilities included the surface lines (buses and, until 1956, streetcars) and the IRT, BMT, and IND subways; before that date these services were managed by New York City's Board of Transportation. A major impetus of the formation of the NYCTA was to remove transit policy, and especially the setting of the transit fare, from City politics.^{[citation needed]} Today, all of the subways are owned by New York City and leased to the Transit Authority for operation."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public-benefit_corporation

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N.Y. / Region

Desalination Plan Draws Ire in Rockland County

By JOSEPH BERGER | Nov 12th 2014

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N.Y. / Region

Puerto Ricans Once Found Solace in Churches, but the Pews Are Now Empty

By DAVID GONZALEZ | Nov 16th 2014

As church attendance wanes, Roman Catholics are reminded of the contributions made by Puerto Ricans in the 1950s.

Hispanic-Americans; Immigration and Emigration; Puerto Ricans 

Rent . . .

15

Health

Firefighter Accidents Are Linked to Sleep Problems

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Nov 13th 2014

More than 60 percent of deaths of firefighters are caused by heart attacks and traffic accidents, and a new study suggests that one important cause is sleep disorders.

Deaths (Fatalities); Fires and Firefighters; Heart; Insomnia; Sleep; Traffic Accidents and Safety 

Sleep is important.  I must get some.

16

World

Oil Dispute Takes a Page From Congo’s Bloody Past

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN | Nov 15th 2014

Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has become a battleground pitting economic development against environmentalism.

Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Drilling and Boring; Monkeys and Apes 

We must do without fossil carbon.

17

Business Day

Airbnb Introducing Print Magazine, Pineapple

By JANE L. LEVERE | Nov 16th 2014

The quarterly publication, whose debut issue contains no advertising, will be distributed to the company’s hosts, people who rent rooms to travelers.

Travel and Vacations; Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Magazines 

Airbnb can afford to publish.  

See the results.

 

18

Opinion

A Cuban Brain Drain, Courtesy of the U.S.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Nov 16th 2014

It is hypocritical for Washington to praise Cuba’s efforts in fighting Ebola while inviting Cuban doctors working abroad to defect.

Editorials; Doctors; Ebola Virus; Series; United States International Relations; Embargoes and Sanctions; Defectors (Political); Asylum, Right of 

The GOP has not forgiven the Castro brothers.

It also pleases Miami.

19

Opinion

Peru Prepares to Host Climate Talks as its Indigenous Forest Defenders Die

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Nov 17th 2014

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Science

Climate Accord Relies on Environmental Policies Now in Place

By HENRY FOUNTAIN and JOHN SCHWARTZ | Nov 12th 2014

The United States and China should both be able to meet the stated goals by aggressively pursuing policies that are largely underway, analysts said.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Carbon Dioxide; United Nations Framework Convention on

The program looks good and will help.













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