Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Lots of things I noticed in the news

As a reminder of who we're dealing with:

"Meanwhile, Switzerland is locked in a yearlong standoff with Libya
over the fate of two Swiss businessmen held hostage in the North
African country after Geneva police arrested Moammar Gadhafi's son
Hannibal for allegedly beating two servants.

Switzerland's allies have been conspicuously silent about the
incident. In August, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz traveled to
Tripoli to apologize personally for the arrest, but failed to secure
the release of the two men."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125538837430881287.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories

As a reminder of what we're dealing with:

Britain's path in 1946 is not that dissimilar to where we stand today.
Sniping at climate change etc was a little unnecessary, but his point
isn't wrong.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204574469073847604010.html

Something very different. I have no idea if I agree or disagree,
whether it makes me angry cuz've its callousness or relieved cuz
someone else thinks so... really, no idea. but it's interesting, at
least.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704429304574467080047317314.html

British hospitals use donor lungs from smokers? Are they THAT short of them?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/soldier.lung.cancer.transplant/index.html


While capping pain and suffering awards has problems (see prior
posting, thanks to Mike), capping punitive damages would be nice...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/12/tort.reform/index.html


SUPER cool and strange article on the Large Hadron Collider
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/space/13lhc.html?8dpc

Disney wants to make its stores entertainment centers
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/business/media/13disney.html?hp

Small silver linings to huge black clouds: motorcycle usage increases
organ donation! (Because so many people die...)
https://www.msu.edu/~telder/donorcycles6-10-09.pdf

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