Wednesday, January 28, 2015

@20:50, 1/27/15

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A Climate Hawk Separates Energy Thought Experiments from Road Maps

A progressive “climate hawk” says simplified road maps for solving the climate challenge are counterproductive.
Air Pollution; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Carbon Dioxide; Electric Light and Power; Environment; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Innovation; Solar Energy

The tasks are first, invention, then development.
The invention is not done.

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Business Day

Myriad Genetics Ending Patent Dispute on Breast Cancer Risk Testing

The biotech company, the subject of a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that genes cannot be patented, said it was giving up trying to stop other companies from offering tests.
Inventions and Patents; Genetics and Heredity; Breast Cancer; Tests (Medical); Decisions and Verdicts; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Cancer; Biotechnology and Bioengineering

The panic over cancer will be reduced.

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World

Video: Netanyahu Defends Speech to Congress

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel defended his coming speech before Congress about Iran after critics accused him of trying to win an election scheduled two weeks after the trip.
Elections, House of Representatives; Midterm Elections (2014)

Netanyahu calls for victory.

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U.S.

Lynch to Cast Herself as Departure From Holder

Loretta E. Lynch is expected to present herself as an apolitical career prosecutor when the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee opens hearings Wednesday on her nomination as attorney general.
Attorneys General

She will not be confirmed.

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U.S.

Obama Relents On Plan to Alter College Savings

The president, facing pressure from both parties, dropped from his budget a proposal to effectively end college savings accounts known as 529s.
Colleges and Universities; Savings; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Tuition

Congress remains in deadlock.

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Business Day

Job Licenses in Spotlight as Uber Rises

Regulations for many occupations create bottlenecks in the economy, raise the prices of goods and services and put good jobs out of reach of many Americans.
Car Services and Livery Cabs; Labor and Jobs; Consumer Protection; Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Accreditation

The regulations in question are acting as intended.
They are preventing races to the bottom.

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Judge Unfazed by Pace of Bomb Trial

The judge in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing, said Monday that he was not discouraged by the slow pace of jury selection.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Jury System

A fair trial on that bombing is nearly impossible.

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Science

Treatment of Overdose Will Cost Cities Less

The Clinton Foundation on Monday announced that it had negotiated a lower price for an emergency treatment that can prevent heroin overdoses with a company that makes it.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Naloxone (Drug); Heroin; Pain-Relieving Drugs; Emergency Medical Treatment; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

As stopgap measure.

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Opinion

Save the New Ukraine

The pro-European reformers desperately need financial aid to survive Russia’s assault.
Bribery and Kickbacks; Politics and Government

The Putin regime must be broken.

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Opinion

Is Vaping Worse Than Smoking?

You wouldn’t discover the correct answer from reading the latest study on e-cigarettes.
Smoking and Tobacco; Cancer; Formaldehyde; E-Cigarettes; Research

To me it does not matter.
Addiction is objectionable in itself.

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U.S.

Reid Is Home After Surgery for Injuries

Senator Harry Reid of Nevada was back at his home in Washington on Monday after surgery for injuries sustained in an exercise accident on Jan. 1.
United States Politics and Government

Every vote counts.

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Business Day

S.E.C. Faces Challenges Over the Constitutionality of Some of Its Court Proceedings

Defense lawyers say the Securities and Exchange Commission’s push to bring more cases before its administrative law judges rather than in federal district courts is not just unfair but also unconstitutional, Peter J. Henning writes in White Collar Watch.
Courts and the Judiciary; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Fines (Penalties); Securities and Commodities Violations; Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Lawyers like their fees.

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Food

The North Carolina Way

Women are prominent in every part of the state’s food operation, from farms to restaurants.
Food; Agriculture and Farming; Women and Girls; Restaurants

Closer to the farm is better.
Macrobiotics has a point.

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Opinion

Egypt’s War on Atheism

Persecuting minorities in the name of public morality is a tried and tested technique of authoritarian regimes.
Atheism; Social Conditions and Trends; Religion and Belief; Muslims and Islam; Homosexuality and Bisexuality

Witch hunting is always popular.

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Opinion

A New Level of Refugee Suffering

I have visited camps before, but this time the pain left me speechless.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

Yes.

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The Upshot

Fight the Temptation to Pay Attention to Polls

Asking people which presidential candidate they prefer this early is about as useful as consulting a Magic 8-Ball.
Presidential Election of 2016; Polls and Public Opinion; Presidential Elections (US); United States Politics and Government

The polls measure the campaigns.

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Opinion

Diagnosis: The View of the Psychiatric Association

The president of the American Psychiatric Association responds to an Op-Ed essay, “Redefining Mental Illness.”
Mental Health and Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Research

The brain is only part of the problems.
Psychiatry  is an art rather than a science.

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Technology

Twitter Adds Group Messaging and Video Recording

In an effort to catch up to rival services like Facebook, Twitter will now allow people to shoot, edit and post video directly from its mobile apps. Also, private messages on the service can now be sent to as many as 20 people.
Instant Messaging; Mobile Applications; Social Media; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

I see no advantage.

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World

Top Officials Join Obama in Brief Visit to Saudi King

A group of prominent current and former officials joined President Obama as he offered his condolences on the death of King Abdullah and sought to reinforce relations.
United States International Relations

It is required.

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U.S.

U.S. Aid Agency Suspends Group From New Contracts

One of the United States Agency for International Development’s largest contractors, International Relief and Development, will not be awarded any new contracts over questions about its spending oversight.
Foreign Aid; United States Politics and Government; Nonprofit Organizations

The action is probably proper.


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