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16 Feb, 2013
Banyan: Before the gold rush
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- ONE of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Mongolia finds itself
at odds with the sources of its new-found wealth: the foreign miners and
financiers dazzled by the unfathomable bounty under its ...
Daily chart: The week in charts
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- Graphics from the print edition of February 16th 2013 Navigate this
week's issue of The Economist via the graphics that accompany some
articles. A contact sheet of all this week's charts is also av...
Human capital: Does subsidised pre-school pay off?
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- IN LAST night's state-of-the-union address, Barack Obama proposed
"working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every
child in America". It's not yet fully clear what Mr Obama ha...
Economist Debates: Fracking: Statements
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- The debate, between both the main participants and many of those who
have left comments, is running on two tracks. One argument has developed
about the nitty-gritty of shale-gas extraction. What th...
Mobility: Low mobility associated with inherited ability is no social tragedy
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- This week's Free exchange column discusses new research on rates of
inter-generational social mobility (summary here). We are inviting
experts in the field to comment on the piece and related resea...
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What if an asteroid were really headed our way?
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- Simulation of Asteroid 2012 DA14 close flyby of Earth. (Photo:
NASA/JPL) Asteroids come and asteroids go, but every once in a while one
smacks into Earth. What happens on the day when we know one i...
Close call? Kind of, as asteroid hurtles past Earth
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- Simulation of Asteroid 2012 DA14 as it headed toward Earth. (Photo:
NASA / JPL) After Friday morning's Russian meteor blast injured 1,100
people, an afternoon flyby of a far bigger asteroid drew pl...
Triumph passengers laud cruise ship's crew
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- Passengers from the cruise ship Carnival Triumph are questioned by
reporters after they disembarked in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday. (Photo:
John David Mercer, AP) MOBILE, Ala. — A Carnival cruise shi...
Passengers leave crippled cruise
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Drug development: Teaching old pills new tricks
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- EXPLODING research costs and falling sales: there seems to be no cure
for the pharma industry’s two big afflictions. But it may have found a
way to both cut costs and open up new markets: repurposi...
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Daily chart: The week in charts
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- Graphics from the print edition of February 16th 2013 Navigate this
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Mobility: Low mobility associated with inherited ability is no social tragedy
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- This week's Free exchange column discusses new research on rates of
inter-generational social mobility (summary here). We are inviting
experts in the field to comment on the piece and related resea...
Human capital: Does subsidised pre-school pay off?
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- IN LAST night's state-of-the-union address, Barack Obama proposed
"working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every
child in America". It's not yet fully clear what Mr Obama ha...
Mission Viejo Principal: ‘Tutoring Program Open To All Students’ After Segregation Allegations « CBS Denver
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- AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)- An elementary school principal is clarifying
admission to an after-school tutoring program after parents complained
it was only open to “children of color.” Mission Viejo Elem...
Valentine’s Day Bloodbath: WaPo Lays Off Workers in Hush-Hush Manner - FishbowlDC
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- On Thursday, Valentine’s Day, WaPo officially discussed the
circumstances surrounding the layoffs of employees, FishbowlDC sources
have learned. Internal sources appropriately place the number at 5...
Michelle Vacationing Separately From President Obama
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- First Lady Michelle Obama plans to vacation in Aspen, Colorado this
Presidents’ Day weekend, separately from her husband, who will land this
evening in West Palm Beach for his own down time with th...
Incredible amateur videos of meteor over central Russia; 1,000 injured | Video
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- Hard-edged reporting, insight and analysis, Reuters TV breaks ground
creating informative news and financial videos. Showcasing Reuters’ 3000
award-winning journalists, Reuters TV delivers high-ene...
Chrystia Freeland | Analysis & Opinion
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- President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech this week
confirmed it: The pre-eminent political and economic challenge in the
industrialized democracies is how to make capitalism work for the ...
Hundreds injured as meteor hits central Russia | Video
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- Hard-edged reporting, insight and analysis, Reuters TV breaks ground
creating informative news and financial videos. Showcasing Reuters’ 3000
award-winning journalists, Reuters TV delivers high-ene...
Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want
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- Charter Schools usually are exempt from mandated, expensive, time
consuming jobs that public schools must address: disabled children,
special needs children, homeless children, non-English speaking...
Detroit emergency manager, a job for a poor devil
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- DETROIT/WILMINGTON, Delaware | Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:02am EST
DETROIT/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Wanted: A financial whiz with
powers of persuasion, an acute political radar and thick skin, for ...
When Kochi-Muziris Biennale leaves you asking for more (questions) by Arrackistan : John Cheeran's blog-The Times Of India
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- Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is soon coming to a close on March 13.
How corny can art get? The biennale began on 12/12/12 and will end on
13/03/13. Thank God, Malayalis haven't discovered a 13th mo...
Asteroid, Meteoroid – What Is It? by Curiosity Shop : Subodh Varma's blog-The Times Of India
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- This blog is about science in its widest meaning - from elementary
particles to cosmic upheavals, and of course, the latest in
understanding human life and behaviour. It may also make small forays
...
What makes Indians so good at research and strategy? - The Economic Times
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- Many of these Indian scholars have spanned the two different realms
of India and the US with a deep understanding of each culture and a
heartfelt sense of gratitude. By Anjani Jain In my discussion...
Does Indian IT sector need Nasscom? - The Economic Times
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- By Srivatsa Krishna 'Do we need Nasscom' is like asking 'Do you beat
your wife' , so no one associated with the Indian IT industry can dare
be politically incorrect to such a question posed to him!...
The Hindu : Technology / Internet : Facebook says it was hacked
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- Facebook said it was the target of hackers but no user information
was compromised during the attack. The social media giant said on Friday
on its security blog that the company discovered in Janua...
The Hindu : Blogs / Brave New World : Stepping in where the state doesn't
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- Powerful philanthropic organisations such as the Gates Foundation are
doing seminal development work. Could they be more accountable to the
communities they serve? I recently did my second intervie...
The Hindu : Blogs / The Copernican : The other kinds of research
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- Investment in science is more well-planned than it was before, but
has this bred a divisive attitude toward what research is useful and
what isn't? The evolution of economic perspectives over the l...
Basic toothpaste loses sparkle as buyers seek extra benefits - The Economic Times
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- MUMBAI: Consumers have taken a fancy for flavoured toothpastes that
promise extra benefits at a premium, helping such value-added products
outsell basic white toothpaste in value for the first time...
Cruise Horror: Hellish vacation voyage comes to an end - Cruise Horror: Hellish vacation voyage comes to an end
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- Cruise Horror: Hellish vacation voyage comes to an endText: Reuters
Reeking of raw sewage, a crippled cruise ship carrying more than 4,200
people was limping into Mobile, Alabama, on Thursday as pa...
Meteorites strike Earth every few months - The Hindu: Mobile Edition
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- A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia on Friday, causing a
shockwave that blew out windows injuring hundreds of people and sending
fragments falling to the ground in the Ural Mountains. Here’s ...
The Hindu : News / International : More than 500 hurt as meteorite falls in Russian Urals
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- A major Russian city in Siberia had a miraculous escape on Friday
when a meteorite streaked above it, shattering windows, shaking the
ground and injuring hundreds of people. Amateur videos taken in...
Tank storing radioactive waste leaking in Washington - CNN.com
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- (CNN) -- A tank storing radioactive waste at the Hanford Nuclear
Reservation in southeast Washington is leaking liquids to the tune of
150 to 300 gallons per year, the governor said Friday. "This i...
Russian meteor blast injures at least 1,000 people, authorities say - CNN.com
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- Did you see the meteor? Share your images with CNN iReport. Moscow
(CNN) -- A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region
Friday morning before exploding with a flash and boom tha...
BBC News - Horsemeat scandal: Supermarkets 'share anger and outrage'
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- UK retailers have rejected government criticism they "remained
silent" over the horsemeat crisis - as they begin to release test
results on beef products. In a public letter, 11 firms, including Te...
BBC News - Horsemeat scandal: Burgers withdrawn from hospitals
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- Burgers containing horsemeat have been supplied to hospitals in
Northern Ireland. David Bingham from the Business Services Organisation,
which sources meat for the health trusts, said that one rang...
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