IDEAS, Feb 06, 2012

IDEAS

Whale tale tackles big ideas Vancouver Sun BIG MIRACLE Starring: Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski Directed by: Ken Kwapis G: Off-screen animal distress Running time: 107 minutes Rating: 3 out of 5 Back in 1988, when the world was a simpler place - although a no less selfish one - a distant ... See all stories on this topic »

India should re-wrap economic reforms IBNLive.com But as Victor Hugo once said, "no power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come". I suggest to this august House that the emergence of India as a major economic power in the world happens to be one such idea. Let the whole world hear it loud and ... See all stories on this topic » IBNLive.com

Halfpenny holds nerve to complete Wales' lucky escape The Independent Their agonising one-point defeat to France in the World Cup semi-final springs instantly to mind. Indeed, much of this would have reminded him of the day in Auckland. The tip tackle, the premature departure of their inspirational captain, ... See all stories on this topic »

World Environment Organization backed by 100 countries, French minister says Vancouver Sun The idea is to beef up the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), which critics say lacks clout and resources for dealing with the world's worsening environmental crisis. Kosciusko-Morizet said the new agency was a key to the success of the June 20-22 ... See all stories on this topic »

PREVIEW: Munich conference topics run gamut of security issues Monsters and Critics.com By Niels C Sorrells Feb 1, 2012, 10:31 GMT Munich - Economists wonder about the effects of the ongoing financial crisis. Energy analysts question the oil supply from an increasingly belligerent Iran. Meanwhile, diplomats worry about ever more strained ... See all stories on this topic »

Hennessy Youngman Presented by C Magazine and Mercer Union blogTO (blog) Based in Toronto, with contributors from around the world, C keeps cultural professionals and readers informed of significant ideas and trends in contemporary visual art and culture. C Magazine is an international art quarterly that publishes critical... See all stories on this topic »

Ron Paul Will Lose in Florida, But He Wins the War of Ideas in 2012 PolicyMic Paul illustrated again in Jacksonville that only ideas change the world, not force. In a spar with Rick Santorum over South America, Cuba , and how to interact with others, Paul illustrated to the former Senator that leading by example, ... See all stories on this topic » PolicyMic

Deans and University VP Meet With Israeli Leaders Harvard Crimson “The idea is to educate the faculty as much as the students about what's going around the world, so that the ideas we're teaching are responsive to the world,” said Business School professor Arthur I. Segel '73, who helped organize the trip to Israel. See all stories on this topic »

New Research Finds Kids & Teens More Exposed to Character Education Volunteer More Sacramento Bee The study was commissioned by Scholastic Media – a division of Scholastic Inc., the global children's publishing, education and media company – and HandsOn Network – the volunteer enterprise of Points of Light – and administered by C+R Research and MDR ... See all stories on this topic »

How Jamaica's Mario C Is Fusing Dancehall and House Music Caribbean Journal Mario C is one of Jamaica's top dancehall producers – winning the EME Award for Dancehall Producer of the Year and well known for his collaborations – from Beenie Man to Lady Saw. But now he has a new project – trying to bring one of his passions, ... See all stories on this topic »

Grandparents assuming the role of parent: A life changing event Williamson Daily News By RACHEL C. DOVE WILLIAMSON - Many grandparents in today's world are stepping in to raise their grandchildren when the children's own parents are not able or willing to do so. They are giving up their retirement and other plans for relaxing and ... See all stories on this topic »

Artistic tendencies: How long have you felt this way, Darth? The Independent The impact on the arts of this theoretical split has been dramatic: Jung's ideas rapidly inspired artists such as Salvador Dali to plot a course into the previously uncharted dream world of Surrealism, followed by musicians such as The Beatles and Pink ... See all stories on this topic »

TEDxBerkeley's 2012 Theme "Innovation" Kicks Off Third Year at Zellerbach Hall ... MarketWatch (press release) BERKELEY, Calif., Feb 03, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On Saturday, February 4, 2012, UC Berkeley will gather world leading thinkers, visionaries, creative pundits, philosophers, academics and doers to host the third TEDxBerkeley Event (a 501c3) at... See all stories on this topic »

Censoring the Web Every Which Way PC Magazine By John C. Dvorak Let me get this straight: Just because Twitter is essentially censoring its services in various countries to abide by local laws, Google intends to do the same thing? This, of course, refers to Blogger.com, a Google property. See all stories on this topic »

Raffi's visit to city for adults only - for TEDxYYC conference Calgary Herald Joining Raffi Cavoukian on the stage speaking about new ideas that can change theworld will be Sir Nicholas Kenyon, director of London's Barbican Centre, and Dr. Breanne Everett, president and CEO of Calgary-based Orpyx Medical Technologies. See all stories on this topic »

US law professor has no doubt Gülen trial in Turkey was political Sunday's Zaman How did you come up with the idea to write this book? I had been on a trip to Turkey about three years ago and so I got interested in it, probably because of my human rights work -- I've done a lot of travel in different parts of the world in human ... See all stories on this topic »

Bloomberg Hosts Its First Portfolio Manager Mash-Up Conference MarketWatch (press release) Features Legendary Investor John C. Bogle; Loomis Sayles & Company Vice Chairman Daniel J. Fuss; and CEO of Investment Company Institute Paul Schott Stevens NEW YORK, Feb 02, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On the heels of a year when Standard & Poor's cut the ... See all stories on this topic »

What Does the Movie “The Descendents” Tell About Hawai'i Now? Maui News (blog) Spouse C. and I finally watched “The Descendents” at the Kukui Mall in Kihei. (C. is a George Clooney fan.) The movie contained several of my friend's George Kahumoku Jr. songs, so I was straining to hear them. But there were many slack-key songs, ... See all stories on this topic »

Revolution in education, culture and national development Nassau Guardian College of The Bahamas students gathered at The Harry C Moore Library and Information Center on January 27 to listen to a panel on National Development led by Ian Strachan, Nicolette Bethel and Olivia Saunders as part of the Critical Caribbean ... See all stories on this topic » Nassau Guardian

The C-word and social media Cabume - Cambridge technology news (blog) Events over the last week have got me thinking about social media and the C-word (censorship). Firstly, Twitter announced that it was 'accommodating countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression', ie enabling the ... See all stories on this topic »

Is Modern Finance Ruining Modern Art? (Part 2): Mark Taylor Bloomberg Perhaps, by refiguring the spiritual, art can redeem the world. (Mark C. Taylor is the chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University. This is the second of two excerpts from his new book “Refiguring the Spiritual: Beuys, Barney, Turrell, ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Adam Vinatieri's Kick In Super Bowl XXXVI Started Boston Sports Resurgence NESN.com The Red Sox made the World Series, also with a sour ending, and the Bruins were a solid team that would soon make two Stanley Cup runs. But once the 1990s came around, everything took a turn for the worse. The Red Sox were irrelevant for the first half ... See all stories on this topic »

Exclusive interview with The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner The Independent One of the drum'n'bass scene's hardest working and most revered DJs/producers is Andy C, a man who h... The date is 23rd November 1963, the time is 5.15pm and JFK has been assassinated the day before. Des... Aaron and Bryce Dessner, identical twin... See all stories on this topic »

Lawrence addresses Indian university audience Brandeis University President Lawrence with C. Raj Kumar, vice chancellor and dean of the law school at OP Jindal Global University. by Charie RadinFeb. 3, 2012 President Fred Lawrence explained Brandeis' interest in expanding its engagement in India on Feb. See all stories on this topic » Brandeis University

Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, February 3, 2012 Library Journal 2012. c.288p. index. ISBN 9780062105110. pap. $15.99. COOKING Barnouin's latest book in the “Skinny Bitch” series (eg, Skinny Bitch: Ultimate Everyday Cookbook) capitalizes on the immense popularity of the “Eat This, Not That! See all stories on this topic »

Don't settle for husband's money because it's easier: Simone de Bouvoir Daily News & Analysis Women have made a lot of progress since then. So, is the book still relevant? S: Yes. We still live in a patriarchal world. Look at the corporate setting — the disparity in wages is enormous. C: A girl child is still brought up as a girl. See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

Inequality in the United States Policy Innovations We can keep different ideas in our minds that are not necessarily coherent. But I think the issue is really beyond that. The issue is, here we are bailing out these corporations, and we're given a reason why, if you remember the speeches in Congress ... See all stories on this topic »

Opflex Becomes a Part of Italy's Costa Concordia Solution MarketWatch (press release) PORTO GIGLIO, ITALY, Feb 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- From his home base on Cape Cod, Opflex Solutions' CEO Scott C. Smith saw the wreck of the Costa Concordia on TV along with the rest of the world. His personal knowledge of what happens in ... See all stories on this topic »

Close to Home, a Cosmic Setting for Her Songs New York Times Five years ago Elvis Costello joined her for a concert devoted to the idea of magic numbers, revealing the profusion of numerological pop songs: “Heartaches by the Number”; Bob Dylan's “One Too Many Mornings”; Mr. Costello's “Less Than Zero. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Mark Cuban Sounds Off New York Times (blog) (See exhibits A, B, C, D, E, F, we could go on.) So it's natural that Mr. Cuban would play the bad cop role on “Shark Tank,” an ABC reality show that recently began its third season. In the show, which has been compared to a venture capitalist's ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Community Calendar – Issue of Feb. 2, 2012 Pomerado Newspaper Group WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL – Join columnist Ruben Navarrette as he discusses the people, politics, and priorities of modern day Mexico at the World Affairs Council, North County Chapter, 10 am to noon Thursday, Feb. 2 at The Remington Club II, 16916 Hierba ... See all stories on this topic »

What to Expect of the American Airlines Bankruptcy U.S. News & World Report (blog) By Thomas C. Lawton AMR Corp, parent company of the once mighty US airline, filed for Chapter 11 protection in late November 2011. In doing so, it followed most other US network carriers down a path to buying some breathing space from creditors and ... See all stories on this topic »

Newark's Rice to Challenge Payne in June's Congressional Primary Patch.com By Sharon Adarlo Newark Councilman Ronald C. Rice of the West Ward Antonella Rao Democratic Newark Councilman Ronald C. Rice officially announced he is running for US Congress via Facebook and a YouTube video on Thursday. Rice will be running in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Director Sees Room for Growth in Trauma Training Program Department of Defense (Dr.) Raymond Fang is director of the Air Force's Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness Skills Program, known as “C-STARS,” here at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. The program, affiliated with the University of Maryland School of ... See all stories on this topic » Department of Defense

Building an offroad R/C track. Help, Ideas, Suggestions. - Tacoma ... I have recently gotten into offroad r/c cars and want to make a track in my field for myself and friends. All I have for "heavy equipment" www.tacomaworld.com/.../201690-building-offroad-r-c-track-...

  

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WASHINGTON POST News, Feb 06, 2012

Super Bowl 2012, brought to you by the Couch Slouch Washington Post I'm happy for America, which, for one day, shows the world it still is the No. 1 superpower for spectacle and sport. And, of course, I'm happy that the somewhat evil Patriots lost. As usual, I took it all in and took copious notes: 1:01 pm Eastern ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama the most polarizing president? Maybe not. Washington Post (blog) It's a great headline. It's brief, punchy, says something that a lot of people in the politicalworld talk about. And I'm sure it drove tons of traffic to The Post's Web site. But readers wrote to me saying it was at worst wrong, and at best misleading ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt soccer riots leave scores dead, FIFA demands explanation Washington Post As Elizabeth Flock reported: It wasn't just post-match fighting that got out of hand. Witnesses say security forces ignored, if not encouraged, the violence that broke out after an Egypt soccer match Wednesday, killing 74 people, the Washington Post's ... See all stories on this topic »

Washington Post Gets Behind Republican Economic Agenda Business Insider In a major business section article on President Obama's plans to address inequality, the Washington Post (aka Fox on 15th Street) came down squarely on the side of the Republicans. The Republican slant starts with the headline, "Obama's push to revive ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. News & World Report Announces 2012 Best Cars for Families Sacramento Bee By US News & World Report WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- US News Best Cars, one of the most influential and trusted sources for car rankings and reviews, announced today the 2012 Best Cars for Families Awards, ... See all stories on this topic »

El-Arian On Economic Uncertainty NPR Mohamed El-Erian is the CEO of PIMCO. That's the largest investor of bonds in theworld. And he joins me from his office in Newport Beach, California. Mohamed, welcome to the program. RAZ: OK. In The Washington Post - I opened it up today. See all stories on this topic »

Analysis: An Iranian outing Jerusalem Post Barak did not specify, but according to a report in The Washington Post that came out Thursday afternoon, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta believes it could be as early as April, May or June. How did Panetta reach this conclusion? See all stories on this topic »

COMSYS Report Calls Hughes Dominant Force in Satellite Networking Industry Sacramento Bee Hughes operates the world's largest satellite Internet service, HughesNet®, with more than 620000 subscribers in North America, and is the world's largest Ka-band network. The Ka-band spectrum provides higher bandwidth and delivers more capacity at ... See all stories on this topic »

Viewpoints: Supreme Court's catastrophe has damaged democracy Sacramento Bee By EJ Dionne We have seen the world created by the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and it doesn't work. Oh, yes, it works nicely for the wealthiest and most powerful people in the country, especially if they want to shroud their efforts to ... See all stories on this topic »

The Morning Fix: Netflix's TV bet! 'Chronicle' tops box office. Los Angeles Times Monday's headlines include Netflix's move into television, weekend box office and how newspapers are building their own live channels. The Daily Dose: With commercials going for $3.5 million apiece during Sunday's Super Bowl, it is no wonder that NBC ... See all stories on this topic »

Brent steady above $112 on Iran tension, US jobs data eyed Reuters US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a growing possibility Israel will attack as early as April to stop Tehran from building a nuclear bomb, US mediareported. The Washington Post first reported that Panetta was concerned about the... See all stories on this topic »

Paul Dietrich Joins Washington Wealth Management as Director of Global Research Sacramento Bee With a background as publisher and editor in chief of Saturday Review and television producer for CBS and Public Broadcasting, Dietrich has also been a frequent contributor to the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, ... See all stories on this topic »

Soul Train's Don Cornelius dies The Periscope Post As host of the show, Cornelius was, according to The Washington Post, “the epitome of cool”, known for his deep baritone voice and stylish dress sense. He stepped down in 1993 (quoted in The New York Times as saying, “I took myself off because I just ... See all stories on this topic »

Credit Suisse Hails First Book's Innovative Work in New Report Released at Davos Sacramento Bee By First Book WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a newreport released at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Credit Suisse highlighted First Book's ground-breaking work as a prime example of a successful social enterprise. See all stories on this topic »

Romney Takes Nevada, But Obama Takes The Lead (The Note) ABC News (blog) Instead, the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll points to President Obama as the biggest winner of the GOP primary contest. President Obama has snuck ahead of Romney among registered voters, 51 percent to 45 percent. What's more, 50 percent of voters ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

Are Right-to-Work Laws Actually Good for Corporations? Equities.com Indiana has been making national headlines these past few weeks, and not only because of Super Bowl XLVI. Recently, lawmakers there passed legislation that will make Indiana the first state in over 10 years to enact right-to-work laws. See all stories on this topic » Equities.com

No headline - Morning_wire_lineup San Angelo Standard Times WASHINGTON — Even as the Obama administration says it's close to defeating al-Qaida, the size of the government's secret list of suspected terrorists who are banned from flying to or within the United States has more than doubled in the past year, ... See all stories on this topic »

For Young Americans, Including Young Veterans, the Poor Economy Sends a Double ... Sacramento Bee Both pages post links to relevant articles and reports from sources ranging from the federal General Accountability Office (GAO), to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Brookings Institution, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, ... See all stories on this topic »

Aerius Phones to be Sold in Brazil Sacramento Bee "Firms in Washington DC and Brazil will be assisting Aerius phone sales in Brazil, and we are very pleased to have their assistance in our marketing efforts," said Bill Luxon, Aerius CEO. Chuck Closterman, Aerius VP International Sales reports, ... See all stories on this topic »

Consumer Confidence in U.S. Increases for a Second Week in Bloomberg Index Bloomberg Play Video Consumer confidence in the US climbed for a second week as Americans became less pessimistic about the prospects for the world'slargest economy. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (COMFCOMF) rose to minus 44.8 in the period to Jan. See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Republican Red Pill, Democratic Blue Pill: Matrix-like media and politics ... Montreal Gazette According to The Washington Post, an Iranian toymaker is now manufacturing scaled-down toy versions of the captured RQ-170 drone, and President Obomber will receive one in response to his formal request to return the top-secret craft. See all stories on this topic »

Liberal Echo Chamber Howls at Planned Parenthood Controversy; Networks Can't ... NewsBusters (blog) Traditional print media outlets such as the Washington Post and the New York Times (both of which ran Komen stories front page, above the fold) blasted Komen's decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood. Far-left media outlets funded by left-wing ... See all stories on this topic »

Send Some Love Sacramento Bee By US Postal Service WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Postal Service wants to make sending your Valentine some love as quick and easy as a stop at your local Post Office, where the new "In the Mailbox Love Bear" and ... See all stories on this topic »

Polarised data The Economist (blog) The Washington Post, on the other hand, notes that Barack Obama has a partisan approval gap of 68%—that is, 80% of Democrats approve of the job he's doing, compared to 12% of Republicans—the largest partisan gap for any president's third year of ... See all stories on this topic »

Concordia Coffee Systems Closes Over $6 Million Financing Sacramento Bee Seattle, WA-based First Hill Partners served as sole financial advisor to Concordia in connection with this round of financing. Concordia Coffee Systems is the world'sleading manufacturer of self-serve commercial coffee systems for coffee roasters and ... See all stories on this topic »

Sudan Condemns Allegations of Civilian Attacks Sacramento Bee Sudan's Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) is working jointly with the World Food Programme (WFP), World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) assess the Humanitarian situation which they have yet to issue a report ... See all stories on this topic »

Offshore Everywhere Huffington Post (blog) Even in post-withdrawal Iraq, the Pentagon is negotiating for a new long-term defense agreement that might include getting a little of its former base space back, and it continues to build in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Washington has typically signaled in ... See all stories on this topic »

Enviva, E.ON Sign Multi-Year Biomass Supply Contract Sacramento Bee By Enviva LP WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Enviva LP ("Enviva"), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, and E.ON, one of the world's largest investor-owned utilities, today announced a multi-year... See all stories on this topic »

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Goes to Washington Sacramento Bee "We are proud to be affiliated with Washington Hilton, whose excellent reputation for service and quality aligns with our own," said Bob Kaufman, Vice President of Business Development & Franchises for The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®. See all stories on this topic »

Fans Crash Servers for Early Preview Screenings of "TITANIC" in 3D Sacramento Bee In a matter of hours, sell-out screenings were reported throughout the United States and in countries around the world, following the launch of the special screening program on January 31st. Moviegoers who were lucky enough to secure a seat will now be ... See all stories on this topic »

Danaher Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results Sacramento Bee By Danaher Corporation WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. All financial metrics in this release reflect only the Company's continuing ... See all stories on this topic »

Zipcar and the City of Boston Launch New Program to Provide Car Sharing ... Sacramento Bee 6, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, today announced a new partnership with the City of Boston to launch a new fleet sharing program called FleetHub. Through this program, a number of existing ... See all stories on this topic »

Komen reverses course, says Planned Parenthood still eligible BP News WASHINGTON (BP) -- Susan G. Komen for the Cure revised a policy Friday that it had recently used in deciding to stop funding for Planned Parenthood, leaving the impression it had reversed itself on future grants to the country's No. See all stories on this topic »

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Celebrates 50 Years Sacramento Bee St. Jude is currently engaged in the largest effort in the world to do whole genome sequencing of pediatric cancer tumors. The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital –Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project collaboration has already ... See all stories on this topic »

Washington Post ombudsman defends coverage of March for Life ... Catholic World News. Washington Post ombudsman defends coverage of March for Life. RSS Facebook January 31, 2012 ... links will take you to other sites, in a new window. An incomplete picture of the March for Life (Washington Post) ... CatholicCulture.org - Catholic...

  

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