The Browser daily newsletter [12 May 2012]

Daily Newsletter       12 May 2012  Best of the Moment Can You Call A 9-Year-Old A Psychopath? Jennifer Kahn | NYT | 11 May 2012 Nine year old Michael is unlike others. His parents took him to see psychologist Dan Waschbusch. Who diagnosed him as a psychopath. "Even if accurate, it’s a ruinous diagnosis. No one is sympathetic to the mother of a psychopath" Comments Medvedev The Phony Lilia Shevtsova & David Kramer | Foreign Policy | 7 May 2012 Outgoing Russian president was never the liberal reformer many hoped he was or would be. His presidency was a farce and will be a mere footnote in history. He leaves Russians demoralised, frustrated. And growing in anger Comments Do The Eyes Have It? Pat Shipman | American Scientist | 1 May 2012 Plenty of dogs save their owners—waking them during fires, fetching help after an accident. But that's not all. "They may have saved not only individuals but also our whole species, by 'domesticating' us while we domesticated them" Comments Christianity And The Rise Of Western Science Peter Harrison | ABC | 8 May 2012 Many presume that Christianity and science have always been at war. Little could be further from the truth. "The myth of a perennial conflict between science and religion is one to which no historian of science would subscribe" Comments Investigation, Lawsuit Expose Barbaric Conditions At For-Profit Youth Prison Booth Gunter | Southern Poverty Law Center | 3 May 2012 Anyone still think for-profit prisons are a good idea? Well, this should change your mind. Horrifying account of a children's prison out of control. Drugs, weapons, beatings, rapes commonplace. Often with prison staff complicit Comments Operation Self-Deceit Sven Böll et al | Spiegel | 8 May 2012 New documents confirm early history of euro project. Numerous shortcomings were apparent right from start. Politicians realised Italy was an economic basket case. But chose to ignore the facts. After all this was a political project Comments  FiveBooks Interview Simon Johnson on Why Economic History Matters History contains useful warnings and lessons. And, says the former IMF chief economist, today's economic policymakers would do well to heed them  Featured Special Report London and the Olympics The Games creep ever closer, though in London you'd hardly know it. Here's a sideways look at the event and its host city  Reader Recommendations @TorontoStar: #Hemingway: The Toronto mayor loves all sport t.co/dEv2ftDg  #browsings t.co/XdH2Ustx  Book of the Day The English Common Reader by Richard Altick William St Clair says: It’s an astonishing book, published in 1957. Altick is so different from what came before because he wants to find out what was actually available to be read in the 19th century.   Video of the Day Joshua Foer: Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do "Visualise a pack of overweight nudists on bicycles..."  Quote of the Day Harry Truman, on negotiating "It's amazing what you can achieve if you don't care who gets the credit"   | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF

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Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Devours 'Dark Shadows,' Eyeing Record-Breaking Second Weekend

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May 12, 2012 Box Office Report: 'Avengers' Devours 'Dark Shadows,' Eyeing Record-Breaking Second Weekend  "Avengers" could become the first film in history to earn $100 million in its sophomore session after grossing $29.1 million on Friday; Tim Burton and Johnny Depps' "Dark Shadows" soft with $9.7 million. More news: Top Stories | Movies | TV | Music | Tech | Style | The Business | Awards

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Cheat Sheet - Gay Marriage Won’t Matter in November

Today: JP Morgan Fought for Loophole , Anti-Bailout Greek Party Leads Poll , Dow Suffers Worst Week This Year May 12, 2012 ELECTORAL MAP 1. Why Obama’s Gay-Marriage Stance Won’t Matter Much in November Both parties are calculating the impact from Obama’s announcement on his reelection chances. The Daily Beast’s Andrew Romano on why it won’t move the needle much. Read it at The Daily Beast REGULATION 2. JP Morgan Fought for Loophole The first rule of gambling is to know when to fold ’em. But after the creation of the Volcker Rule, a regulatory law meant to prevent overly risky trading, JPMorgan Chase sent lobbyist to Washington to argue for loopholes that would allow for trades much like those that led to a $2 billion loss announced by the bank on Friday. Bank chief executive Jamie Dimon and other members of upper management paid regular visits to lawmakers to argue that, while they thought some parts of the rule were useful, others would hurt the bank’s ability to hedge against risk. The result, said Senator Carl Levin, was a “big enough loophole that a Mack truck could drive right through it.” Read it at The New York Times RADICAL LEFT 3. Anti-Bailout Greek Party Leads Poll Chaos is, after all, is derived from Greek. And the political landscape of the country continued to shift this week as SYRIZA, a hard-left party led polls, but seemed to be losing support to more moderate parties that support the country’s bailout. In a vote last Sunday that was widely seen as a referendum against the unpopular international bailout, voters kept any one party from forming a majority, effectively stalling the next stage of aid. Support for the extremist Golden Dawn party, which gathered seven percent of the vote last week, fell as well, down to 4.7 percent. The pro-bailout New Democracy and PASOK parties gained slightly in support this week in polls, though they still fall behind SYRIZA in overall support. Read it at Reuters AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE 4. Dow Suffers Worst Week This Year The Down Jones Industrial Average closed its worst week this year Friday, falling 1.7 percent overall, the worst decline since January. Much of that activity—83 percent of it, in fact—was attributable to a drop in JPMorgan Chase stock after the bank announced it had lost $2 billion in a series of trades. JPMorgan’s stock fell $3.78. The Standard & Poor’s 500 dipped 4.6 points, while the Nasdaq lifted slightly. JPMorgan has said that it could suffer as much as $1 billion in additional second quarter losses. Analysts said that the bad news for the Dow may be more a blip than anything else, as the market looked strong overall in the first quarter. Read it at The Wall Street Journal POTABLE 5. EPA: Water Safe in PA Town The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that water in Dimrock, Pennsylvania does not show hazardous levels of contaminants linked to fracking, the agency announced Friday. Homeowners in the town had filed complaints saying that their water appeared clouded and could be lit on fire. After testing 61 wells in the town, the EPA concluded that water in the town did not show contamination beyond the federal standards set for drinking. According to the agency, one home in the town did test for high levels of methane, but the EPA does not set standard for the presence of the gas. An earlier series of tests found elevated levels of contaminants at four well, and the agency said it will retest those. Read it at Bloomberg News DEADLY Militants Claim Suicide Bombings Killed 55 in Syria this week. POLITICS GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse on Gay Marriage According to secret memo. TRAGEDY Three BU Students Killed in Crash Five more injured in NZ auto crash. LONDON 2012 ‘Sonic Weapon’ Deployed for Games Can emit painful beam of sound. BLIND JUSTICE Hudson Jury Ignores Star Status Played no role in conviction, jurors say. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. The Battle for Mitt's Mind by Leslie H. Gelb The Week’s Best Reads by David Sessions The Week in Viral Videos by The Daily Beast Video

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