Monday, August 27, 2018

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Business Day

DealBook Briefing: The Biggest Ever I.P.O. Is on Hold

Saudi Aramco says its landmark public debut isn’t canceled, but there’s no timeline for getting it back on track.

Sales tax free on line purchases have ended in the U.S.
This action has probably saved brick and mortar retail.

A radio license fee has supported the B.B.C. much attention
that was given to broadcasting now goes to narrowcasts on the internet.
A computer license fee could supplement the radio fee. 


Business Day

Should These Tests Get a Failing Grade?

High scores on standardized tests are crucial for students seeking admission to elite schools. But faulty questions may be skewing the scores.

Yes.
The tests should be vetted by recognized experts.
The New York State Board of Regents has learned the need.

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Business Day

Top C.E.O.s Denounce Trump Immigration Policy as Threat to U.S. Economy

Timothy D. Cook of Apple, Ginni Rometty of IBM and dozens of other C.E.O.s said new guidelines and practices were hindering skilled foreign workers and harmful to economic growth.

Cheap labor is popular with business.

4
Movies

5 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend

Our guide to film series and special screenings.

I have little time for film.
I can get these from the services.

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Books

7 New Books We Recommend This Week

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

I will try to read anything you drag home.
I will not seek any of these.

6
Technology

Make Several Gmail Addresses Out of One

Thanks to the way Google processes your mail, you can modify part of your address for different situations and still get all your messages.

It could be useful if my life were more complicated.

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Magazine

How Dev Hynes, English Misfit, Became Blood Orange, R.&B. Miracle Worker

The polymath musician is a whole new model of artist, daubing his signature sensibility over music, film, dance and everything else he touches.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Z9sE9kQelyDVtYT5vzFzA

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Technology

Manage Your Digital Magazines

You can clear the clutter from your coffee table with electronic editions of your favorite periodicals.

I do not subscribe to digital magazines.
Articles get passed around.

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Business Day

DealBook Briefing: The Hard Math of a Tesla Take-Private

Figuring out the numbers required to remove the automaker from the stock markets is complex — and perhaps even unmoored from reality.

The short sellers do not like to be squeezed.
The S.E.C. will investigate.

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Arts

Singer Accuses David Daniels, Leading Opera Star, of Rape

Mr. Daniels has taken a leave of absence from his teaching position at the University of Michigan after the singer accused him of being involved in an assault eight years ago in Houston.

I tend to doubt the story.
It is possible but not probable.
There will be others if there is anything there.

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