Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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1
World

What Are You Doing to Fix India's Broken Education System?

A teacher in a Mumbai slum says all Indians, and in fact the entire world, have a moral responsibility to address crippling inequalities.
Admissions Standards; Economic Conditions and Trends; Education (K-12); English Language; Poverty; Teachers and School Employees; 

There is no way to avoid spending more money on education for the children.
If the money is spent on education rather than education administration or training the problems of education other than hungry children will vanish.
 
2
Opinion

The Credit-History Pariah Class

People whose credit history was damaged in the recession should not be shut out of the job market.
Credit Scores; Credit Ratings and Credit Rating Agencies; Hiring and Promotion; Labor and Jobs; Recession and Depression; 

Industry sees its problem as excess workers.  
Change the problem to excess work and doubtful credit of potential workers will be ignored.
 
3
Opinion

At the Hospital: The Role of the Team

Doctors and a dentist respond to a Sunday Review article, “Healing the Hospital Hierarchy.”
Nursing and Nurses; Doctors; Hospitals; 

A medical team is not a democracy.
The problem was about the hierarchy of command authority.
 
4
Business Day

In Leak Case, State Secrecy in Plain Sight

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s public trial over state secrets has itself become a state secret.
Classified Information and State Secrets; Courts-Martial; News and News Media; Suits and Litigation; Freedom of the Press; 

David Carr needs to think a bit more.  So does the military prosecutor.
There are two parts to this case.  We need to establish that the publication 
of the files was criminal.  The government can do that in a closed court if it needs.  Bradley Manning has plead guilty to releasing the files.
David Carr has no grounds to complain.  He can read the files for himself.

5
Opinion

Love and Disability

The mother of a son with Down syndrome responds to an Editorial Observer essay.
Down Syndrome; Disabilities; Discrimination; 

No question.
 
6
World

Permit Allowing a Few Pints Tests a Tolerance for Drunken Driving

An Irish town drew attention this winter after a county council passed a motion calling for people living in country areas to be allowed a few beers before driving home.
Alcoholic Beverages; Rural Areas; Drunken and Reckless Driving; Law and Legislation; 

No one has ever claimed the Irish were sane.
They do work at sanity.
 
7
Technology

Disruptions: F.A.A. May Loosen Curbs on Fliers' Use of Electronics

Under mounting pressure, the Federal Aviation Administration hopes to announce by the end of this year that it will relax the rules for reading devices during takeoff and landing.
Airlines and Airplanes; Computers and the Internet; E-Books and Readers; Electronics; 

Once a rule is made there are endless interests in its maintenance.
 
8
Fashion & Style

Treading Gingerly

Addressing concerns about Easter egg hunts, the neighbors’ housekeeping skills, names of affection and pay raises.
Customs, Etiquette and Manners; Easter and Holy Week; Parties (Social); Wages and Salaries; 

She doesn't even have to visit.  
I will like her more if she does.
  
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Business Day

Chinese Solar Giant's Bankruptcy Presents a Test

Some distressed debt investors are about to find out what exactly it is you buy when you buy American-issued debt in a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and doing business in China.
Bankruptcies; Credit and Debt; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Reform and Reorganization; 

Looks like this is a dead loss for subordinated creditors.
 
10
Business Day

Justices to Look at Deals by Generic and Branded Drug Makers

The Supreme Court is to decide whether the maker of a brand-name drug can pay a generic-drug company to keep its version off the market.
Suits and Litigation; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Generic Brands and Products; Inventions and Patents; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues;
11
Business Day

Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt City Goes to Trial

In Stockton, Calif., bondholders and insurers want the pain of the city’s bankruptcy to be evenly distributed. Calpers, the country’s largest pension system, prefers to protect its retirees.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Bankruptcies; Municipal Bonds; Local Government; Government Employees;
12
Opinion

A Plan To Fix Cancer Care

Five major changes need to occur in the delivery of care for cancer.
Cancer; Doctors; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Reform and Reorganization;
13
Opinion

Is the Estate Tax Doomed?

As inequality has risen in the developed world, many governments have been dismantling — not increasing — estate taxes. In the United States, it took national wartime mobilization to create the political conditions that made progressive estate taxation possible.
Income Inequality; Inheritance and Estate Taxes; Taxation; United States Economy; Wills and Estates;
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N.Y. / Region

As Newtown Aid Stays Unspent, a Lesson From Past Tragedies

Organizations have raised roughly $15 million to help families of the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook in Connecticut, and differing views are emerging over what should be done with it.
Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012); Philanthropy; Families and Family Life;
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Opinion

Sunday Dialogue: Defining Mental Illness

Readers discuss criticisms of how conditions are diagnosed.
Mental Health and Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Labeling and Labels; Social Conditions and Trends;
16
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Government Bonds; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; States (US);
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Booming

A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris

With a new duets album out, Emmylou Harris talks about four decades of singing and the reinventions and tradeoffs along the way.
Baby Boomers; Country Music; Music; Age, Chronological; Creativity;
18
Opinion

Your Phone vs. Your Heart

The more face-to-face time you spend, the healthier you and your children are.
Computers and the Internet; Smartphones; Social Conditions and Trends; Psychology and Psychologists; Research;
19
Business Day

Britain Haunted by Risk of Flooding

A series of major floods in recent years has prompted questions about the nation's readiness for the higher sea levels and increase in storms expected as the climate warms.
Floods; Environment; Disasters and Emergencies; Hurricane Sandy (2012);
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Technology

App Smart Extra: Looking for Real Estate Rentals

Several real-estate apps offer special tools for renters.
Mobile Applications; Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); 

These may not help.

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Business Day

This Week in Small Business: Does Yelp Help?

March Madness will cost businesses. The economy may be turning a corner. The Affordable Care Act has its third anniversary. And do you think Yelp helps?
Economic Conditions and Trends; Entrepreneurship; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Online Advertising; Small Business; Start-ups;
2
World

Hey, What About Men's Rights?

It is a myth that Indian society is male-dominated, and a recent anti-rape law is discriminating against men, a group in Pune says.
Child Custody and Support; Dating and Courtship; Discrimination; Sex Crimes; Sexual Harassment; Stalking (Crime); Women and Girls; Women's Rights;
3
World

What Are You Doing to Fix India's Broken Education System?

A teacher in a Mumbai slum says all Indians, and in fact the entire world, have a moral responsibility to address crippling inequalities.
Admissions Standards; Economic Conditions and Trends; Education (K-12); English Language; Poverty; Teachers and School Employees;
4
Opinion

The Credit-History Pariah Class

People whose credit history was damaged in the recession should not be shut out of the job market.
Credit Scores; Credit Ratings and Credit Rating Agencies; Hiring and Promotion; Labor and Jobs; Recession and Depression;
5
Opinion

At the Hospital: The Role of the Team

Doctors and a dentist respond to a Sunday Review article, “Healing the Hospital Hierarchy.”
Nursing and Nurses; Doctors; Hospitals;
6
Business Day

In Leak Case, State Secrecy in Plain Sight

Pfc. Bradley Manning’s public trial over state secrets has itself become a state secret.
Classified Information and State Secrets; Courts-Martial; News and News Media; Suits and Litigation; Freedom of the Press;
7
Opinion

Love and Disability

The mother of a son with Down syndrome responds to an Editorial Observer essay.
Down Syndrome; Disabilities; Discrimination;
8
World

Permit Allowing a Few Pints Tests a Tolerance for Drunken Driving

An Irish town drew attention this winter after a county council passed a motion calling for people living in country areas to be allowed a few beers before driving home.
Alcoholic Beverages; Rural Areas; Drunken and Reckless Driving; Law and Legislation;
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Fashion & Style

Treading Gingerly

Addressing concerns about Easter egg hunts, the neighbors’ housekeeping skills, names of affection and pay raises.
Customs, Etiquette and Manners; Easter and Holy Week; Parties (Social); Wages and Salaries;
10
Business Day

Justices to Look at Deals by Generic and Branded Drug Makers

The Supreme Court is to decide whether the maker of a brand-name drug can pay a generic-drug company to keep its version off the market.
Suits and Litigation; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Generic Brands and Products; Inventions and Patents; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; 

The drug companies win this one.  
The payment was not for the purpose asserted by the Federal Trade Commission.
Solvay was getting out of court.

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Business Day

Chinese Solar Giant's Bankruptcy Presents a Test

12
Business Day

Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt City Goes to Trial

In Stockton, Calif., bondholders and insurers want the pain of the city’s bankruptcy to be evenly distributed. Calpers, the country’s largest pension system, prefers to protect its retirees.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Bankruptcies; Municipal Bonds; Local Government; Government Employees; 

The bond holders should get wiped out.  
The result of the trial will be interesting.
13
Opinion

Is the Estate Tax Doomed?

As inequality has risen in the developed world, many governments have been dismantling — not increasing — estate taxes. In the United States, it took national wartime mobilization to create the political conditions that made progressive estate taxation possible.
Income Inequality; Inheritance and Estate Taxes; Taxation; United States Economy; Wills and Estates; 

I am not going to worry about it.
The change corrects for inflation.
14
Opinion

A Plan To Fix Cancer Care

Five major changes need to occur in the delivery of care for cancer.
Cancer; Doctors; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Reform and Reorganization; 

Good ideas.
 
15
Opinion

A Day in the Life

Getting out of my apartment to go to class should have been simple. But the voices in my head wouldn’t let me go quietly.
Anxiety and Stress; Depression (Mental); Mental Health and Disorders; Schizophrenia; 

Some people have real problems like this person.
  
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Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Government Bonds; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; States (US); 

I am still not expecting deflation.
I don't know where to put money at this time.  
It will be safe as insured bank accounts.
You may need more than one, possibly at different banks.
Consult an expert.  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDIC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FDIC#Insured_products
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Opinion

Sunday Dialogue: Defining Mental Illness

Readers discuss criticisms of how conditions are diagnosed.
Mental Health and Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Labeling and Labels; Social Conditions and Trends; 

Psychiatry needs work. As a beginning it should be labelled an experimental discipline.  
We can and should understand much more of the structure of the mind and of the brain which supports it.
  
18
Booming

A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris

With a new duets album out, Emmylou Harris talks about four decades of singing and the reinventions and tradeoffs along the way.
Baby Boomers; Country Music; Music; Age, Chronological; Creativity; 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
19
Opinion

Your Phone vs. Your Heart

The more face-to-face time you spend, the healthier you and your children are.
Computers and the Internet; Smartphones; Social Conditions and Trends; Psychology and Psychologists; Research; 

I can  live without my phone.  Living without a heart is harder.
Living without social contact is just not worth it.
20
Business Day

Britain Haunted by Risk of Flooding

A series of major floods in recent years has prompted questions about the nation's readiness for the higher sea levels and increase in storms expected as the climate warms.
Floods; Environment; Disasters and Emergencies; Hurricane Sandy (2012); 

As long as austerity is national policy let things flood.
  There is nothing like a few feet of water to get peoples attention.
Flood control is a stimulus project. 


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1
World

Hey, What About Men's Rights?

It is a myth that Indian society is male-dominated, and a recent anti-rape law is discriminating against men, a group in Pune says.
Child Custody and Support; Dating and Courtship; Discrimination; Sex Crimes; Sexual Harassment; Stalking (Crime); Women and Girls; Women's Rights; 

What part of victimization do they want?
 
2
Business Day

This Week in Small Business: Does Yelp Help?

March Madness will cost businesses. The economy may be turning a corner. The Affordable Care Act has its third anniversary. And do you think Yelp helps?
Economic Conditions and Trends; Entrepreneurship; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Online Advertising; Small Business; Start-ups; 

I found nothing compelling.     Tired.
3
World

What Are You Doing to Fix India's Broken Education System?

Send money.
4
Opinion

The Credit-History Pariah Class

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6
Business Day

In Leak Case, State Secrecy in Plain Sight

7
Opinion

Love and Disability

9
World

Can Earth Hour Help Save the Planet?

Even Vladimir Putin participated in Earth Hour for the first time this year, switching off the lights in the Kremlin.
Earth; Global Warming; 

Not directly.
 
10
Fashion & Style

Treading Gingerly

11
Business Day

Chinese Solar Giant's Bankruptcy Presents a Test

12
Business Day

Justices to Look at Deals by Generic and Branded Drug Makers

13
Business Day

Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt City Goes to Trial

14
Opinion

Is the Estate Tax Doomed?

15
Opinion

A Plan To Fix Cancer Care

16
Opinion

A Day in the Life

17
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

18
Booming

A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris

20
Opinion

Your Phone vs. Your Heart




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1
World

Hey, What About Men's Rights?

3
Business Day

This Week in Small Business: Does Yelp Help?

4
World

Can Earth Hour Help Save the Planet?

5
Business Day

Pension Funds Wary as Bankrupt City Goes to Trial

6
Opinion

Is the Estate Tax Doomed?

7
Opinion

A Plan To Fix Cancer Care

8
Opinion

A Day in the Life

9
Style

Know When to Hold ’Em: Making Family Time Work for Teens

When did I lose the power to declare “family time”?
Families and Family Life; Parenting; Teenagers and Adolescence; 

Sounds familiar.
 
10
Opinion

First Hint of Spring Links

Some links while waiting for spring to kick in.
Agriculture and Farming; Diet and Nutrition; Obesity; 

Just pick one.
 
12
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

13
Booming

A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris

14
Opinion

Your Phone vs. Your Heart

15
Business Day

Britain Haunted by Risk of Flooding

16
Arts

Female Pioneers of the Bauhaus

The Bauhaus Archive in Berlin is trying to make amends to the early artists who felt marginalized at the school, by celebrating their work in the "Female Bauhaus" series of exhibitions.
Design; Holocaust and the Nazi Era; 

I am told that the Bauhaus was far better at hiring talented people than at teaching them.
My opinion is that there is little sexism among designers and a great deal among clients.
17
N.Y. / Region

Recording Points to Race Factor in Stops by New York Police

A recording played in a lawsuit over millions of stop-and-frisk encounters suggested that, in at least one Bronx precinct, skin color can be a deciding factor in who is stopped.
Search and Seizure; Racial Profiling; Blacks; Hispanic-Americans; Discrimination; 

I await developments.
18
Business Day

What You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

Every merchant services application I have seen has required a Social Security number and demanded that all card transactions be backstopped by my own assets. My house, my car and my savings are all up for grabs if things go wrong.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit Cards; Small Business; 

Not trivial

19
Opinion

Europe Caps Bank Bonuses

The restrictions just passed are unlikely to make bankers more accountable or the financial system more sound.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Executive Compensation; Bonuses; 

European banks are not sound with the possible exception of the Swiss.
Effective regulation would lead to rapid closures in the Euro area.
I believe the bank of England would survive. Other English and Scots banks could have a much harder time.

20
World

With New Pope, Spotlight Returns to a Mild but Rebellious Priest

The Rev. Helmut Schüller is one of the organizers behind a group of more than 400 priests and deacons who in 2011 issued an “Appeal to Disobedience.”
Religion and Belief; Priests; Reform and Reorganization; Sex Crimes; Child Abuse and Neglect; 

I await developments.

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1
World

Hey, What About Men's Rights?

3
Business Day

This Week in Small Business: Does Yelp Help?

4
World

Can Earth Hour Help Save the Planet?

5
Style

Know When to Hold ’Em: Making Family Time Work for Teens

6
Opinion

First Hint of Spring Links

8
Booming

A Full Circle for Emmylou Harris

9
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

10
Business Day

Britain Haunted by Risk of Flooding

11
Arts

Female Pioneers of the Bauhaus

12
Opinion

Your Phone vs. Your Heart

13
N.Y. / Region

Recording Points to Race Factor in Stops by New York Police

14
Business Day

What You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

15
Opinion

Europe Caps Bank Bonuses

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17
U.S.

Part 5: Answers to Your Questions About Paying for College

Laura Perna, a researcher in college finance and affordability, answers select reader questions about paying for college. Part 5.
Admissions Standards; Colleges and Universities; Financial Aid (Education);

Nothing of interest.
18
World

Thailand: Fire at Refugee Camp

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N.Y. / Region

As Newtown Aid Stays Unspent, a Lesson From Past Tragedies

Organizations have raised roughly $15 million to help families of the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook in Connecticut, and differing views are emerging over what should be done with it.
Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012); Philanthropy; Families and Family Life; 

Use it to to relieve the pains of the survivors as intended.

20
N.Y. / Region

Just Freed, Cleared Man Has a Heart Attack

David Ranta, who was wrongly convicted in 1991 of killing a Hasidic rabbi, was taken to a New York hospital where doctors put in a stent, and he is expected to undergo another procedure.
Heart; False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments;

David Renta certainly gets his medical costs paid in addition to whatever he can collect in compensation.












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