Saturday, February 23, 2013

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1
Opinion

Gender Equality

The executive director of the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute responds to a Sunday Review article.
Work-Life Balance; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Gender; United States Politics and Government; 

Fact and repute often conflict.
 
2
U.S.

Obama’s Backers Seek Big Donors to Press Agenda

President Obama’s political team is attempting to raise $50 million to convert his re-election campaign into a powerhouse lobbying group for his second-term goals.
Lobbying and Lobbyists; Campaign Finance; Political Action Committees; Nonprofit Organizations; Presidential Election of 2012; 

Good luck.
 
3
U.S.

Drone Pilots Are Found to Get Stress Disorders Much as Those in Combat Do

A Defense Department study, the first of its kind, showed that pilots of drone aircraft experience mental health problems much like those of pilots who are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Research; Pilots; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Anxiety and Stress; Mental Health and Disorders; United States Defense and Military Forces; 

Interesting.  The stressers must be much the same.

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Business Day

HTC Settles Privacy Case Over Flaws in Phones

The Federal Trade Commission charged HTC with customizing software on its phones in ways that could steal personal information and surreptitiously send text messages.
Privacy; Consumer Protection; Mobile Applications; Android (Operating System); Windows (Operating System);

Amazing what can be bought.
 
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N.Y. / Region

A Video of Fighting 7-Year-Olds Leads to 2 Arrests

Authorities charged two teenage girls with endangering the welfare of a child by forcing two 7-year-olds to fight in a Bronx park, the police said.
Video Recordings and Downloads; Teenagers and Adolescence; Assaults; Child Abuse and Neglect; 

There must be better ways to deal with this problem.
 
6
Opinion

Cry, the Misogynistic Country

 
I have no interest in this sermon.
 
7
World

Human Rights Watch Faults Mexico Over Disappearances

The organization said in a report that Mexico has “the most severe crisis of enforced disappearances in Latin America in decades.”
Missing Persons; Police; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Drug Abuse and Traffic; 

If true this should be a constitutional crisis.
Our undocumenteds  should be asking for refugee status.

8
U.S.

A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

 
Figure out what is failing and fix that.
 
9
Business Day

The Tax Advantages Behind an Oil Deal

 
Exploration requires risk money.
The traditional sources do not supply it.
 
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N.Y. / Region

In Mayoral Bid, Thompson Hopes Old Ties Attract Jewish Votes

William C. Thompson Jr., who is running in a primary race without a major Jewish rival, is long known and liked by many Orthodox leaders in New York City.
Jews and Judaism; Elections, Mayors; Voting and Voters; 

Early campaigning.
I have no special knowledge.
 
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Business Day

Iglo and Birds Eye Pull Meals After Finding Horse Meat

The company that owns Iglo and Birds Eye brands withdrew a dozen types of prepared meals from stores in four European countries after finding traces of horse meat.
Food; Fast Food Industry; Food Contamination and Poisoning; 

Still aesthetics and labeling.  
 
12
Business Day

F.D.A. Approves a New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer

The new type of drug combines the widely used breast cancer medicine Herceptin with a powerful toxin to more effectively kill cancer cells while potentially reducing side effects.
Cancer; Breast Cancer; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Herceptin (Drug); 

Another small step.   We are cancer free.
 
13
Business Day

In Battling Tax Dodgers, Britain Gives Shame a Try

The government published the names and addresses of scofflaws, but critics said the effort ignores the biggest offenders: big corporations.
Taxation; Income Tax; Tax Evasion; 

Distracting noise.  These are prosecuted.  
The bigger fish have better accountants.
 
14
Opinion

Arguing About the Keystone Pipeline

Sampling the responses to a column by Joe Nocera.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Keystone Pipeline System; Taxation; 

It is fossil carbon that we don't have.  
Higher gas prices are a feature and not a bug.
 
15
Autos

Rolls-Royce Recalls Phantoms for Possible Fire Hazard

The automaker said the “anti-misfueling device” was missing on the fuel filler neck. The device prevents diesel fuel from being used and also discharges static electricity to reduce the chance of a fire.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Automobiles; Helmets; Recalls and Bans of Products; 

The system is working.
 
16
U.S.

White House Tactic for C.I.A. Bid Holds Back Drone Memos

The White House may deny Democrats information on targeted killings but tell Republicans more about an attack in Libya to win confirmation for John O. Brennan.
Appointments and Executive Changes; Targeted Killings; United States Politics and Government; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; 

If congress wants to call a halt to the assassination program they should do so.  My feelings will not be hurt.  
They have neither the skill or the right to to command it.
17
Real Estate

Millions of Dollars Later, Landlords Reopen After Deluge

Owners of buildings in Manhattan’s financial district have invested millions since Hurricane Sandy to make their properties more storm-resistant.
Real Estate (Commercial); Hurricane Sandy (2012); Area Planning and Renewal; 

Ok.
 
18
Opinion

The Benefits of Positive Parenting

A program developed in Australia is proving how intensive parenting and family interventions can reduce violence against children, and its aftermath.
Child Abuse and Neglect; Children and Childhood; Corporal Punishment; Parenting; Social Conditions and Trends; 

I can learn.
 
19
U.S.

Fear of U.S. Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows

States fear that the budget impasse in Washington will saddle them with across-the-board spending cuts that threaten to slow their fragile recoveries or thrust them back into recession.
States (US); Federal Budget (US); Federal Aid (US); Layoffs and Job Reductions; Infrastructure (Public Works); Medicaid; Recession and Depression;

Peoples ignorance continues to amaze me.
The red states boast that they get more money back from Washington than they send.  
That money will be gone with the cuts.

20
N.Y. / Region

Candidates at a Forum All Support Mass Transit

Seven likely mayoral candidates met to discuss the city’s transportation at a forum at the City University of New York.
Elections; Mayors; Transit Systems; Subways; 

OK.


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1
Opinion

Satellite Tracking of Middle East Aquifers Points to the End of 'Data Denial'

Satellites offer a clear view of important shifts in Middle East water resources from a distance.
Agriculture and Farming; Aquifers; Conservation of Resources; Drought; Global Warming; International Relations; Irrigation; Water; 

We know the problem.
 
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The stress remains.
 
3
Business Day

HTC Settles Privacy Case Over Flaws in Phones

 
Accidentally on purpose.
 
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4
N.Y. / Region

A Video of Fighting 7-Year-Olds Leads to 2 Arrests


There must be a better way.

5
U.S.

A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling

 
A pressure group is a blunt instrument.
 
6
Travel

You Asked. Carnival Answered. (Sort Of.)

Stephanie Rosenbloom asks Carnival why the Triumph passengers weren’t evacuated and other questions from our readers.
Cruises; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Travel and Vacations; 

No gain in knowledge.
 
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N.Y. / Region

In Mayoral Bid, Thompson Hopes Old Ties Attract Jewish Votes

 
Early politics.
 
8
Business Day

Iglo and Birds Eye Pull Meals After Finding Horse Meat


Fraud and aesthetics.

9
Business Day

F.D.A. Approves a New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer

 
Mostly marketing.
 
10
Business Day

In Battling Tax Dodgers, Britain Gives Shame a Try

 
No effective action.
 
11
Opinion

Arguing About the Keystone Pipeline

 
People love to drive.
 
12
Autos

Rolls-Royce Recalls Phantoms for Possible Fire Hazard

 
The system working.
 
13
U.S.

White House Tactic for C.I.A. Bid Holds Back Drone Memos


just power politics.

14
Real Estate

Millions of Dollars Later, Landlords Reopen After Deluge


Puffery.

15
Opinion

The Benefits of Positive Parenting

 
I do learn.   Many do not.
 
16
U.S.

Fear of U.S. Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows


Federal money pays many programs.

17
N.Y. / Region

Candidates at a Forum All Support Mass Transit

 
Mom and Apple pie.
 
18
Business Day

Johnson & Johnson Confirms Inquiry Into Hip Devices


Grandstanding this time.  J&J were doing the right thing.

19
World

Warning Signs Seen Ahead of India Bombings

The death toll from the explosions in Hyderabad rose Friday to 16 people, as new information suggested the attacks had been long planned.
Bombs and Explosives; Deaths (Fatalities); Security and Warning Systems; 

I am curious about the police function in India.  Most large organizations bent on chaos contain informers.
20
Opinion

Tunnel Vision

 
A ten percent shut-down is not significant.
 
I suspect this was disciplining the smugglers who's tunnels were flooded.




 

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