Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Jan 13, 2014 (II)

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(1) Birgit Jennen, After 90 Years, German Inflation Angst Is Fading.
businessweek.com/articles/2014-01-09/german-inflation-fears-fade-after-90-years
("Unlike the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve, the Bundesbank isn’t officially responsible for maintaining a stable financial market and isn’t a lender of last resort. Its prime focus, according to the founding act in 1957, is price stability")
Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: A wealthier generation loses its grandparents’ fear of higher prices
(b) For Birgit, see Bridget (given name)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridget_(given_name)
(Bridget or Brigid is a Celtic/Irish female name derived from the noun brígh; section 1 Variations: Birgit (Scandinavian))

(c) For "Bundesbank, the country's central bank," see
Bundesland (noun neuter; "from Bund, related to binden ('bind') and Land. In a literal sense: 'one of several lands bound to another' or more simply 'allied country'"):
"one of the 16 federal states of Germany"
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bundesland
(i) states of Germany
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_of_Germany
(Germany is made up of sixteen Länder (singular "Land," colloquially called Bundesland, for "federated state"))
(ii) Compare
The Bund
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bund
(section 1 Name)

(d)
(i) University of Hohenheim
)"The [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hohenheim
(located in the south of Stuttgart, in Hohenheim Palace; Established 1818; public
(ii) Hohenheim
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenheim
(one of the 18 outer districts of Stuttgart; Hohenheim is famous for Hohenheim Palace, today the site of Stuttgart's oldest university, the University of Hohenheim)

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(2) Dorothee Tschampa, Cue the Engine Rumble.
www.businessweek.com/articles/20 ... e-sounds-for-safety
("the [electric] cars emit almost no sound at low speeds, potentially posing a threat to cyclists and pedestrians. [Daimler’s e-Smart city car and Mercedes’s SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive each offer a fake, artificial car engine sound, whereas Renault offers three car tones—pure, glam, and sport—that customers can choose from for its electric Zoe hatchback.]  Electric vehicles are mainly silent at speeds slower than 30 kilometers (19 miles) per hour")
Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: Almost-silent cars are getting audio to make them safer
(b) There is no need to read the rest.

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(3) Brooke Jarvis, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Manure Pit Runoff.
www.businessweek.com/articles/20 ... y-give-legal-shield

Quote:
“The bill’s sponsors [in Indiana’s legislature to amend state constitution] said it was a way to keep non-farmers, including national animal rights groups, from meddling in the state’s rural interests—an update on the right-to-farm laws that protect farmers in all 50 states from being sued by people who move to rural areas from cities and then sue their new neighbors over the smell.

“Indiana is one of several states that have moved to change their constitutions to favor agricultural operations. In 2012, North Dakota became the first to enshrine [in state constitution, thus banning state laws--past and future--contrary to that effect] a broad right to engage in ‘modern farming practices.’

“Much of the drive behind the amendments has come from big [agricultural] corporations [such as Cargill and Monsanto].

My comment:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: States consider constitutional amendments that could shield industrial farms from lawsuits
(b) In print, an arrow points to the green pool in the online photo and labels “manure pit runoff” which is an integral part of the title.
(c) right-to-farm laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-to-farm_laws
(“Right to farm laws in the United States (sometimes called nuisance laws) deny nuisance suits against farmers who use accepted and standard farming practices, even if these practices harm or bother adjacent property owners or the general public. Agricultural nuisances may include noise, odors, visual clutter and dangerous structures. Every state has some form of a right-to-farm law”)
(d) Wayne County, Indiana
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_County,_Indiana
(named for Gen "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who was an officer during the Revolutionary War)

Compare
Wayne State University, located in Detroit, seat of Wayne County, Michigan. These two counties, together with City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, are all named for the same general.
(e) In the Web page 2 of the article, there is an arial photo at the time where a dairy farm was to the left and the Stickdirns's farm to the right, demarcated by a vertical line right in the middle. In print, there is a label "open manure pit" atop the lower right quadrant of the dairy farm, 3 to 6 o'clock relative to the white barn.
(f) When I saw the title, and the photos (two additional ones in print), I thought the article would be facetious and inane. It turns out to be not the case. Regarding a somber matter, the article talks about things we have had in Taiwan also (and we did not really mind, for we thought the world lived that way; I am referring to the mindset there back prior to my departure fro Taiwan).