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Warren Bobrow
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Battery Power Gives Deliverymen a Boost, at a Cost
“Really interesting story by @coreykilgannon on the proliferation of electric bikes used by Chinese deliverymen - http://nyti.ms/m6NzGw”I am told they are legal in California. They really work. The battery is never big enough. It is the city that makes them unlawful. The feds and state allow up to one horsepower.
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Japanese, in Shortage, Willingly Ration Watts
There is nothing willing about it. it is all social pressure.
Justin Bacon
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Showing Gay Teens a Happy Future
A new online video channel is reaching out to teenagers who are bullied at school for being gay. The message: life really does get better after high school.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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In Norway, the Past Is a Foreign Country
“Jo Nesbo, a Norwegian novelist, on his nation's lost past. NYT Op-Ed - http://nyti.ms/rdMEqL”
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Unearthing an African-American Village Displaced by Central Park
A consortium of professors and a team of students are researching the history of Seneca Village, home to about 260 people from the 1820s to the 1850s.Seneca village was active during the end of slavery in New York. -
Will the Norway Massacre Deflate Europe's Right Wing? - Room for Debate
The killings could weaken nationalist fervor in Europe, as the Oklahoma City bombing cooled off militias in the U.S. in the late 1990s.No. This is the wrong model. -
Levan Ramishvili
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After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years
“After Oil Spills, Hidden Damage Can Last for Years - http://nyti.ms/a2Y0Tw”The reports are all under court seal.
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With Online Sales Tax, Define 'Fair' - Room for Debate
Just having a Web site should not obligate a company to collect sales taxes in every state. But Amazon is not just a Web site.Flat taxes are generally bad. It is really hard to collect sales tax on mail order. -
Rose Vines
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Nobel Peace Laureates Square Off at Newark Summit
“Nice pic of @dalailama & @jhalifax at Newark Peace Summit. Gr8 effort by @bobthurman http://nyti.ms/kaF6sR”I like to be a bit more active about things.
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jgossen
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An Oyster on the Seder Plate?
“An Oyster on the Seder Plate? - http://nyti.ms/eL7QJP”Our civilization has run on oil for one hundred years.It will not be easy to build another.
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urbansake
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Reopened School Soothes Tsunami-Torn Town in Japan
“Reopened School Soothes Tsunami-Torn Town in Japan - http://nyti.ms/iLd6q3”If the school survives, the town still has hope.
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Angelines
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Is Sugar Toxic?
“Is Sugar Toxic? - http://nyti.ms/fnOnfc Interesting read on that ingredient so many of us consume daily. ”Yes, it is toxic. I have given it up and feel very different.
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Glenn Strachan
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Want to Call Your Senator? Advocates Make It Easy
“Want to Call Your Senator? Advocates Make It Easy - http://nyti.ms/lzngg4 - Very Cool”Yes.
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BillBayer
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George Lang of Café des Artistes Dies at 86
“George Lang of Café des Artistes Dies at 86 - http://nyti.ms/orv1Dl”Many of the survivors did very well.
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eliz
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Eliot Spitzer’s TV Days
“New Photograph by me for NYTM Talk Column -Eliot Spitzer’s TV Days - http://nyti.ms/e8AJVI Pick up the magazine this weekend.”Careless.
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NielsenAnnetteA
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Gay Marriage Approved by New York Senate
“Gay Marriage Approved by New York Senate - http://nyti.ms/kZ2kIa”Yes. Rejoice. I heard that there is an effort to repeal the DOMA.
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Sasha Koren
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Tara Parker-Pope
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Showing Gay Teens a Happy Future
A new online video channel is reaching out to teenagers who are bullied at school for being gay. The message: life really does get better after high school.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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AskMrMickey
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Unicef’s Idea
“This Editorial in the NYT discusses counterintuitive and compelling new research by UNICEF for reducing child mortality - http://nyti.ms/dlCD8Y”We have a new set of problems in that part of the world.
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ClosDuValNapa
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Judging Napa Cabernet’s Class of 2007: Wines of the Times
“CDV is "Best Value" & "No. 3": Judging Napa Cabernet’s Class of 2007: Wines of the Times - http://nyti.ms/fvflxg”To read them is to think of adding water like the ancients.
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AWolk
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Digital Maps Are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land
“For fellow map geeks: Digital Maps Are Giving Scholars the Historical Lay of the Land - http://nyti.ms/r7MeNO”I have not yet learned to use a GIS.
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Should California Tax Sales on Amazon? - Room for Debate
California and other states are trying to get revenue from online sales, but Amazon is fighting to be exempt.I think not. Why make people lie? Their offices are in Oregon. California law does not reach there.
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