Monday, December 17, 2012

Sleep

I have the list.





1
Arts

The Eccentric Monk and His Typewriter

Dom Sylvester Houédard was a pioneer of concrete poetry, in which the typographic style of the letters is as important as the meaning and rhythm of the words.
Design; Poetry and Poets; Typography; Religion and Belief; Philosophy;
2
Business Day

Pilots at United Agree on Contract

The contract, which includes raises averaging 43 percent and bigger retirement contributions, covers United pilots as well as those from Continental.
Organized Labor; Airlines and Airplanes; Pilots; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures;
3
World

Britain: Police Say They Won’t Charge Hacker

British authorities will not charge a computer hacker who waged a decade-long struggle to avoid a trial in the United States over accusations that he broke into military computers.
Cyberattacks and Hackers; Computer Security; September 11 (2001);
4
Opinion

How to Fight Homelessness

Though the homeless population has held steady during the recession, more help is needed for struggling families with children.
Homeless Persons; Veterans; Economic Stimulus Act (2008);
5
Opinion

Making Us Safer, One iPad at a Time

The antiquated and inefficient way police officers have to communicate arrest information is like a game of telephone, in which the message is ultimately garbled.
Crime and Criminals; Police; Science and Technology; Computers and the Internet;
6
World

Tips for Hiring Education Agents

Warning signs can tip off students to agents who might be not trusted.
Colleges and Universities; Frauds and Swindling; Admissions Standards; Education;
7
U.S.

U.S. Fiscal Deal Unlikely Without Compromise

As the political tension mounts over Washington's fiscal deadlock, there will have to be trade-offs from Democrats and Republicans for any deficit-reduction pact to happen.
Taxation; Income Tax; Federal Taxes (US); Capital Gains Tax; Inheritance and Estate Taxes; Tax Shelters;
8
Technology

Message, if Murky, From U.S. to the World

The United States’ refusal to sign a global treaty on telecommunications — even though it got most of what it wanted — is seen as taking a stand for Internet freedom.
Telephones and Telecommunications; Treaties; Computers and the Internet;
9
Sports

Rape Case Unfolds on Web and Splits City

Football at Steubenville High School is an everyday topic. But rape charges against two players have some residents questioning the culture of football in the Ohio community.
Football; Sex Crimes; Child Abuse and Neglect;
10
U.S.

Judge in North Carolina Voids 3 Death Sentences

It was the second such decision under the state’s Racial Justice Act and the first since the act was amended by the state legislature.
Decisions and Verdicts; Race and Ethnicity; Capital Punishment;
11
N.Y. / Region

Roger Prigent, 89, Photographer and Antiquarian, Dies

After a diagnosis of macular degeneration, Mr. Prigent reinvented himself as a dealer in antiques and was a connoisseur of the French Empire style.
Photography; Deaths (Obituaries); Fashion and Apparel;
12
Business Day

Quiet Doctor, Lavish Insider: A Parallel Life

While he appeared a grandfatherly academic, Dr. Sidney Gilman advised a network of Wall Street traders through SAC Capital and eventually crossed the line into criminal behavior.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Alzheimer's Disease;
13
World

For Spaniards, Having a Job No Longer Guarantees a Paycheck

With the regional and municipal governments deeply in debt, even workers like bus drivers and health care attendants, dependent on government financing for their salaries, are not always paid.
Labor and Jobs; Wages and Salaries; European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- );
14
N.Y. / Region

2 Correction Officers Are Killed in Brooklyn Crash

An S.U.V. went out of control, hurtled across Kings Highway and struck an oncoming vehicle driven by an off-duty police officer.
Traffic Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities);
15
Technology

Apps Give Preschoolers a First Look at TV Shows

With more parents putting mobile devices into preschoolers’ hands and laps, television networks like Nick Jr. and PBS are turning their focus to educational apps.
Mobile Applications; Television; Children and Childhood;
16
Business Day

Buffeted by the Web, but Now Riding It

Digital technology has overwhelmed many of those who sought to master it. Brian Lam was both a prince and casualty of it.
Computers and the Internet; Online Advertising;
17
U.S.

Under Many Aliases, Mislabeled Foods Find Their Way to Dinner Tables

Using genetic testing, an ocean conservation group found that nearly 40 percent of the seafood from 81 grocery stores and restaurants was not what the establishment claimed it was.
Restaurants; Seafood; Fish Farming;
18
N.Y. / Region

Promise vs. Reality in Newark on Mayor’s Watch

As Cory A. Booker weighs a run for New Jersey governor, many residents complain that his apparent focus on the national stage may have shortchanged his efforts to solve the city’s problems.
Mayors; Politics and Government;
19
U.S.

How Maps Helped Republicans Keep an Edge in the House

Democrats and Republicans alike use legislative redistricting to keep and gain power, but it played especially well to Republican interests in this year’s elections.
Redistricting and Reapportionment; United States Politics and Government; Elections, House of Representatives;
20
Opinion

Our Corrosive Guessing Games

The media’s insistence on looking far, far into the political future isn’t just silly. It’s damaging.
Presidential Election of 2016; Endorsements; United States Politics and Government;






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