Monday, December 23, 2013

@8:10, 12/22/13

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Vezel View Edition


Automobiles

BMW and Infiniti Issue Recalls

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N.Y. / Region

Christie Agrees to In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

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N.Y. / Region

Life Expectancy of New Yorkers Rises With Influx of Immigrants, Study Finds

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Opinion

Social Conservatives and Social Science


"The facts have a liberal bias."
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Business Day

Brazil Snubs Boeing in Fighter Jet Deal

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Business Day

Smart Gifts, and Old Devices Made New Again

Companies and environmentalists are looking for ways to cut energy use and ensure that more old electronics are reused or recycled.
Consumer Behavior; Electronics; Recycling of Waste Materials; Conservation of Resources; Gifts; Energy Efficiency 

Electronic antiques are not very useful.
Standards keep changing.
 
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U.S.

When the Right to Bear Arms Includes the Mentally Ill

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Opinion

‘The Night Witch’


Write the novel.

10
Health

Should We Toss Our Vitamin Pills?


Yes . . .
 
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U.S.

Food Stamp Fraud, Rare but Troubling

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World

Nonpayment Taking a Toll on South African Colleges

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N.Y. / Region

Going Out With Building Boom, Mayor Pushes Billions in Projects

Bloomberg administration officials are determined to finish public reviews for a number of “legacy projects” before Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg leaves office.
Real Estate (Commercial); Building (Construction); Zoning; Architecture; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Area Planning and Renewal 

Paying off the real estate interests.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Time Is Up for High-Security Wine Cellar Hit by Hurricane, Judge Rules

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Opinion

Santa Spotted in Night Sky


No.

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Opinion

John Boehner’s Betrayal


Irrational.

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Sports

Two Milestone Goals Help Devils to a Victory

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World

German Parliament Elects Merkel to Third Term

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Student Is Charged in Bomb Threat

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U.S.

Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It?



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Opinion

The Affluenza Society

Four roadside deaths, but little outrage, in the North Texas suburbs.
Suburbs; Sentences (Criminal) 

Too much of country suffers.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Christie Agrees to In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants

 
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Business Day

Smart Gifts, and Old Devices Made New Again

U.S.

Focus on Ocean’s Health as Dolphin Deaths Soar

The resurgence of a marine mammal virus on the Eastern Seaboard and ‘unusual mortality events’ in the Gulf region have puzzled scientists.
Dolphins and Porpoises; Oceans and Seas; Mammals; Coastal Areas 

Reasons will be found if money can be found.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Going Out With Building Boom, Mayor Pushes Billions in Projects


pay back.

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N.Y. / Region

Time Is Up for High-Security Wine Cellar Hit by Hurricane, Judge Rules

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Opinion

John Boehner’s Betrayal

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Sports

Two Milestone Goals Help Devils to a Victory

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U.S.

Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is It?

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N.Y. / Region

Outcry in Eastern Long Island Over a Plan to Cull Deer

Officials in East Hampton are calling for federal sharpshooters to arrive in February in one of the largest government deer removals ever undertaken.
Deer; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare 

Deer are food.  In suburbs they are weeds.
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Sports

Behind Napier, Connecticut Rallies Against Washington

Connecticut took control in the second half, with Shabazz Napier scoring 15 of his 20 points during that period.
Basketball (College) 

Blinking lights in a box.
 
12
Business Day

Inequality and Good Intentions

A new book asserts that attempts to redistribute wealth and aid the world’s poor often do more harm than good, an economist writes.
Books and Literature; Foreign Aid; Income Inequality; Third World and Developing Countries; United States Economy 

A "conservative" social thinker.
Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton  should think more deeply.  Perhaps he has and I am only seeing the filter applied by Casey B. Mulligan.
In a labor poor environment more people do mean more wealth.  For most of the world labor is in surplus and more people mean more poverty.

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Opinion

Candy Crush and Mr. Christie

How many of you gentlepeople are playing Candy Crush? Playing the addictive game brings to mind Chris Christie and his political future.
Gambling; Computers and the Internet; Casinos; Law and Legislation 

Chris Christie will maintain that only the wealthy matter.
 
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Sports

Touchbacks May Reach Milestone

A change in the length of kickoffs to protect returners from concussions is working — and is cutting into their production.
Football 

I will happily watch you watch football.  
I make good popcorn.  
I also toast almonds.

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World

China: Tibetan Sets Himself on Fire

A monk in a Tibetan region of western China died after setting fire to himself on Thursday afternoon, according to two Tibet advocacy groups based outside China.
Immolation; Deaths (Fatalities) 

At the sign of the burning Monk.
The self immolation will continue for years.
 
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Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | After the N.S.A. Ruling

Also on the Minute, political compromise in Tunisia and basketball diplomacy continues.

I question if any of this matters.

17
Fashion & Style

The High Priest of Horology

Benjamin Clymer, the founder of the watch-enthusiast website Hodinkee, carves a niche in the underground and beyond.
Watches and Clocks; Computers and the Internet; Auctions; Collectors and Collections; Fashion and Apparel 

I did not go there.
 
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Multimedia

From the Bowery, Comfort and Joy

Susan Meiselas photographed Santas whom the Volunteers of America used to field, men who lived in a homeless shelter and were briefly transformed by their costume.
Homeless Persons; Photography 

The salvation army sends out Santas.
 
19
Technology

Cloudera Moves Deeper Into Public Cloud Computing

The move by Cloudera is another acknowledgment of the growing power of public computing clouds.
Cloud Computing 

O.K.
 
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Arts

Daft Punk and Kendrick Lamar Among Grammy Awards Performers

The Grammy Awards in January will include some unusual pairings of artists.
Grammy Awards; Music 

I have no intention of turning them on in any way.





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