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Opinion

In Joint Steps on Emissions, China and U.S. Set Aside 'You First' Approach on Global Warming

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Nov 11th 2014

China and the United States pledge simultaneous steps to curb emissions of greenhouse gases.

Alternative and Renewable Energy; Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Carbon Dioxide; Chinese-Americans; Coal; Electric Light and Power; Energy Efficiency; Fuel Efficiency; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Solar Energy; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; United States Economy; Wind Power

Real progress.
Watch the oil industry try to destroy it.

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Opinion

Freud and the Middle East

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Nov 11th 2014

Dreams, nightmares and the war against ISIS.

Muslims and Islam; Ottoman Empire; Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; International Relations

The Turks must be controlled and there must be a treaty with Iran.
There will be no peace without changes to Judaism and Islam.
Justice must be secular. 
The imposition of secular justice is beyond our capability.

3

Sports

Problems With Antidoping System Cast a Shadow on Kenyan Runners

By JULIET MACUR | Nov 6th 2014

The shadow is on running competitively.

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N.Y. / Region

New York Plants Curbside Gardens to Soak Up Storm-Water Runoff

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Nov 7th 2014

The city, as part of a $2.4 billion project to protect waterways will plant . . .

The proposed plantings do not have the absorptive capacity.
They will filter the runoff.

5

Health

Medicare Proposes Paying for Lung Cancer Screenings for Older Longtime Smokers

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Nov 10th 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer#Management

It would be better to tax nicotine more.

Don’t Ask How to Feed the 9 Billion

By MARK BITTMAN | Nov 11th 2014

The solution isn’t to produce more food, it’s to eliminate poverty.

Food; Shortages; Agriculture and Farming; Malnutrition; Obesity; Weight

"It’s not news that the poor need money and justice. If there’s a bright side here, it’s that it might be easier to make the changes required to fix the problems created by industrial agriculture than those created by inequality.

There’s plenty of food. Too much of it is going to feed animals, too much of it is being converted to fuel and too much of it is being wasted.

We don’t have to increase yield to address any of those issues; we just have to grow food more smartly than with the brute force of industrial methods, and we need to address the circumstances of the poor.

Our slogan should not be “let’s feed the world,” but “let’s end poverty.”"

yes.    

"Feeding the world" feels good and enriches industrial farmers.

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Health

What Our Sewage Can Teach Us

By JOSHUA A. KRISCH | Nov 11th 2014

 

Yes

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Opinion

Who Really Tore Down This Wall?

Nov 10th 2014

The East Germans.

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U.S.

Winter’s Early Footfall in the West

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 11th 2014

People in the Upper Midwest and Rockies woke up to frigid temperatures Tuesday, with heavy snow blanketing some areas.

Snow and Snowstorms; Weather

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2858
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2857
The drought continues.
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2856

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 Automobiles

Wheelies: The Duality of Honda Edition

Nov 11th 2014

Honda releases an interactive ad for the sporty Civic R; Ford begins production of the new F-150 pickup truck.

Automobiles; Advertising and Marketing

"Production of the new F-150 pickup truck began Monday at the Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich. Ford had to retool its Dearborn plant to build the mostly aluminum-body truck and said it was doing the same at its factory in Claycomo, Mo., in order to begin building the trucks there, too, in early 2015. (The Dallas Morning News)"  no  It seats five.

11

Sports

Ireland Savors Rugby Win Over Powerful Springboks

By HUW RICHARDS | Nov 9th 2014

In a busy weekend with Southern Hemisphere teams touring Europe, England and Wales lost to New Zealand and Australia, but Ireland beat South Africa.

Rugby

Homo-eroticism with balls. 

There are no games scheduled.

• UConn's Geno Auriemma Not Close to Retirement

• UConn Guard Says Degree Will Mean More Than Title

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N.Y. / Region

With Persistence and Phone Calls, Defending Against Ebola

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Nov 11th 2014

The health department is monitoring almost 300 people, including those involved in Dr. Craig Spencer’s care and recent arrivals to New York City from African countries hit hardest by the virus.

Ebola Virus; Quarantines

The health department is doing the most we can expect.

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N.Y. / Region

Joan Rivers’s Treatment Had Numerous Violations, U.S. Inquiry Finds

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Nov 10th 2014

Doctors treating Ms. Rivers did not notice her deteriorating vital signs for about 15 minutes before she went into cardiac arrest, a report said.

Anesthesia and Anesthetics

Accidental death.
The docs deserve attention.
The daughter is abusive.

14

World

Thailand: Police to Send Migrants Back Out to Sea in Boats

By REUTERS | Nov 10th 2014

More than 200 migrants from Myanmar who are being held in southern Thailand will be pushed back out to sea, the police said Monday.

Illegal Immigration; Rohingya (Ethnic Group)

The G.O.P. would have South Americans be Rohingya Muslims.

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World

Ukraine to Freeze Payments in Separatist Areas

By ANDREW E. KRAMER | Nov 5th 2014

The prime minister said payments totaling $2.6 billion, mostly for public sector wages and pensions, would be withheld, putting a burden on Russia.

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

Substitute natural gas for water. 

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


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Public Editor

Pricey Doughnuts, Pricier Homes, Priced-Out Readers

By MARGARET SULLIVAN | Nov 8th 2014

An affluent audience helps the paper pay the bills, but at what cost?

News and News Media; Luxury Goods and Services; Poverty; Income Inequality

Living as a spectator sport.

17

Business Day

Berkshire Hathaway’s 3rd-Quarter Profit Falls 9%

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 7th 2014

Interesting.

18

Technology

Apple Releases Web Tool for iPhone Switchers

By BRIAN X. CHEN | Nov 10th 2014

A new web tool allows former iPhone users to deregister their phone numbers from Apple’s proprietary messaging service, iMessage.

iPhone; Smartphones; Text Messaging

Use it if you need it.

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Opinion

Making Chemistry Green

By ROLF U. HALDEN and ROBERT S. LAWRENCE | Nov 9th 2014

Synthetic chemicals are vital to our society. Let’s fix how we produce and regulate them.

Chemicals; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Triclosan; Triclocarban; DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)

"Synthetic chemicals are vital to our society. But we should be doing everything possible to make sure they are safe."

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U.S.

Fostering Pheasants to Keep a Tradition Alive

By JENNIFER DOBNER | Nov 5th 2014

Families, wildlife groups and others are raising day-old chicks that they will release into the wild as part of a Utah program to promote hunting.

Hunting and Trapping; Birds

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheasant_%28disambiguation%29