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Science

In Climate Change, What’s in a Name?

By JUSTIN GILLIS | Feb 12th 2015

For those opposing the science surrounding the issue, are they “climate deniers” or merely “skeptics”? And what about “warmistas” vs. “lukewarmers”?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Science and Technology; Labeling and Labels 

Enough but not much of interest.

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U.S.

Outrage Over North Carolina Shootings Spurs #MuslimLivesMatter on Twitter

By DAMIEN CAVE | Feb 11th 2015

The news of the murder of three Muslim students in North Carolina spread quickly through social media, with the hashtag #muslimlivesmatter appearing in posts from all over the world, from Southeast Asia to the Middle East and Europe.

Muslims and Islam; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides 

The gunman will suffer for his action.  Where is the symmetry?

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Opinion

Treating Vascular Disease

Feb 12th 2015

Peter F. Lawrence, president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, responds to a front-page article.

Surgery and Surgeons; Medicine and Health 

OK,  start cheap.

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U.S.

Virginia: Man Held in Abduction Now Faces Murder Charge

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 10th 2015

Nearly four months after his arrest in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia student, a 33-year-old man has been indicted on a murder count in the case.

Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Kidnapping and Hostages 

Stopped in Staunton for a late lunch.

The parkway was shut at Peaks of Otter.

I exited on 43 west.

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Health

Ebola Victims Still Infectious a Week After Death, Scientists Find

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Feb 12th 2015

The findings by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases confirm the importance of handling the corpses carefully.

Ebola Virus; RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) 

More facts in the data bank.

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Opinion

Don’t Fence the Jaguar Out

By JON BECKMANN | Feb 11th 2015

We need a secure border — but not at the expense of our wildlife.

Animal Migration; Wolves; Jaguars; Bears; Ocelots; Illegal Immigration 

A good reason for cheaper fencing.

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Science

Atlantic Corals: Colorful and Vulnerable

By JAMES GORMAN | Feb 9th 2015

Possible protections for fragile ecosystems from fishing in and around 15 ocean canyons are being considered.

Oceans and Seas; Fishing, Commercial; Fish Farming 

These are old fights.

The more of the environment has strong protections the healthier the fish populations will be.

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T Magazine

Video: Behind the Scenes at a Fashion Shoot

Jordan Fuller/Supercasual | Feb 11th 2015

T’s senior fashion editor Jason Rider reveals the inspirations behind styling a floral and military trend fashion spread for the magazine’s spring fashion issue.

It is all artifice.

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Technology

Backpacks That Pack Power for Mobile Devices

By ERIC A. TAUB | Feb 11th 2015

Tylt, Ampl Labs, Phorce and Voltaic Systems offer bags that can protect and recharge smartphones, tablets, laptops headphones and game players.

Mobile Applications; Batteries; Smartphones; Laptop Computers; Tablet Computers 

Leave the devices with the car.  

Look at the scenery and listen to the animals and the wind.

You can listen to the devices at home.

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Fashion & Style

At Rebecca Minkoff in SoHo, Interface-to-Face Service

By MOLLY YOUNG | Feb 10th 2015

At the brand’s new store, casual clothes in a high-tech setting.

Shopping and Retail; Fashion and Apparel

I have had little patience with theatrics.

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Opinion

Children and Technology: How Much Is Best?

Feb 9th 2015

Educators respond to an Op-Ed article, “Can Students Have Too Much Tech?”

Real tools and real failure are the best teachers and toys.
Tools should be made available as skills and understanding grow.
To a young child tech is magic. 
It should be presented after the child learns that people only a bit older made the widgets.  All widgets can be changed.  Improvements are much harder.
Life skills are also learned.  Keep the children learning by doing.

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World

About 300 Migrants Said to Have Died Crossing Mediterranean

By GAIA PIANIGIANI | Feb 11th 2015

They belonged to the same group as the 29 sub-Saharan Africans who died despite a rescue mission by the Italian Coast Guard this week.

Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Maritime Accidents and Safety

The European goal was fewer refugees.
Triton has achieved that goal.
Administrators can be monsters.

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Business Day

Heinz Wants to Capture Heat of Sriracha for New Ketchup

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 9th 2015

Sriracha’s ingredients include chili pepper paste, garlic and vinegar. Taco Bell and Pizza Hut also have plans to include Sriracha flavoring.

Ketchup

Heinz is not brain dead.   
That is a surprise.
They have also solved the dispensing problem.
The inverted bottle is a great design.

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U.S.

F.B.I. Director to Give Speech Addressing Relations Between Police and Blacks

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT | Feb 11th 2015

James B. Comey will be attempting something that politicians and law enforcement leaders have failed to do without causing a backlash.

Race and Ethnicity; Speeches and Statements; Blacks; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2015/02/13/fbi-director-james-comeys-unprecedented-speech-on-race/

The F.B.I. is alive again.

I will watch developments.

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Science

Plastic Ocean Waste Levels Going Up, Study Says

By JOHN SCHWARTZ | Feb 12th 2015

The amount of debris is likely to increase tenfold over the next decade unless nations start disposing of trash responsibly, new research suggests.

Oceans and Seas; Plastics; Waste Materials and Disposal

Yes.
Better waste control is absolutely necessary.
I agree that the place to start is at the source.
Almost all plastic is fossil carbon.
A stiff tax on fossil carbon as it comes out of the ground is necessary.
Such a tax will raise the value of plastic waste and the price of virgin plastic.
Much less will end in the oceans.

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Opinion

What Is the Purpose of Society?

By MARK BITTMAN | Feb 11th 2015

We can’t fix our problems if we don’t know the end goal.

Social Conditions and Trends; Agriculture and Farming; United States Politics and Government; United States Economy

"It’s been adequately demonstrated that more than minor tweaks are needed to improve life for most people. Let’s try to make sense of where the world is now instead of relying on outdated doctrines like “capitalism” and “socialism” created by people who had no idea what the 21st century would look like. Let’s ambitiously and publicly philosophize — as the conservatives do — and think about what shape a sensible political economy might take.

The big ideas and strategies for how we should manage society and thrive with the planet are not a set of rules handed down from on high. To develop them for now and the future is a major challenge, and we — progressives and our allies — have to work harder at it. No one is going to figure it out for us."

Yes.

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Food

Restaurant Review: Kao Soy in Red Hook, Brooklyn

By PETE WELLS | Feb 10th 2015

The offerings from the northern Thai menu can prove too tempting for the tables to handle.

Restaurants

Say when.

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Business Day

Report Sees Weak Security in Cars’ Wireless Systems

By AARON M. KESSLER | Feb 8th 2015

The report also concludes that the majority of automakers do not have systems in place that can detect breaches or quickly respond to them.

Automobiles; Wireless Communications; Computer Security; Cyberattacks and Hackers; Privacy

Wireless systems should not be able to access driving histories.
Wireless key systems need strong security.

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Business Day

New Dosages of Old Drugs Are Used to Raise Their Prices

By BARRY MEIER | Feb 10th 2015

States have moved to crack down on so-called physician dispensing of prescription drugs but doctors and companies are adopting new strategies to stay one step ahead, recent studies suggest.

Pain-Relieving Drugs; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Drugstores

Let medicare bargain with the pharmaceutical companies.

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N.Y. / Region

Substantiated Complaints About New York Police Department’s Use of Chokeholds Increase

By J. DAVID GOODMAN and AL BAKER | Feb 10th 2015

In 2014, the Civilian Complaint Review Board verified six allegations by people who said officers had used the banned maneuver, up from a total of nine from 2009 to 2013.

Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings

The body cameras will help enforce the ban.

Retraining is the proper treatment of a first violation.

A fine for a second violation.

A fine and desk duty for a third.

Termination for a fourth.

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