Saturday, March 16, 2013

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I have lost a project.


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N.Y. / Region

Jury Finds Tenant Guilty of Setting Deadly Fire at a Crowded Brooklyn Tenement in 2010

A jury found that a Guatemalan immigrant set a blaze in an illegally subdivided apartment building with few exits.
Arson; Decisions and Verdicts; Murders and Attempted Murders; Fires and Firefighters;
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Autos

Fuel Economy: Small Decline in 2011 and a Probable Climb in 2012, E.P.A. Says

The E.P.A. fuel economy and emissions numbers for 2012 are preliminary, and based on sales estimates provided to the agency by automakers.
Air Pollution; Automobiles; Fuel Efficiency;
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Business Day

Financial Tips for Younger People

Financial advisers share their advice to Americans under 40 who are having trouble putting aside money in savings.
Financial Planners; Personal Finances; Savings;
4
World

Government Pledges to Clean Up Yamuna River (Again)

Government promises a blueprint for cleaning up the holy river for Hindus in two months.
Agriculture and Farming; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Rivers; Sewers and Sewage; Water Pollution;
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Opinion

Death to Whistle-Blowers?

What could be more destructive to an informed citizenry than the threat of the death penalty or life imprisonment for whistle-blowers?
Whistle-Blowers; Freedom of the Press; Classified Information and State Secrets; United States Defense and Military Forces;
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Opinion

Stealing Books for the Poor

In the West, piracy is a matter of intellectual property but in China, the issue is not just legal, but social.
Books and Literature; Copyrights and Copyright Violations; Counterfeit Merchandise; Poverty;
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Business Day

F.D.A. Raises Heart Alert on Antibiotic in Wide Use

Azithromycin, a popular drug, can cause changes in the electrical activity of the heart that may lead to a fatal irregular heart rhythm in some patients.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Labeling and Labels; Heart; Antibiotics;
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N.Y. / Region

Lhota Makes a Strong Start in Fund-Raising

Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, has begun to dispel worries that he could not mount a candidacy capable of keeping pace with his better-established rivals.
Elections, Mayors; Campaign Finance;
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Sports

How to Watch the NYC Half

There are a number of prime viewing spots along the route of the NYC Half, scheduled for Sunday.
Marathon Running; New York City Marathon; Running;
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U.S.

Senate Debate Introduces 3 Republicans to Massachusetts Voters

Disagreements were rare as Gabriel Gomez, Michael Sullivan and Daniel B. Winslow made their cases for filling John Kerry’s seat.
Debates (Political); Elections, Senate;
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Business Day

More Companies Holding Annual Board Elections, Group Reports

After prompting by shareholders, 46 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index have agreed to hold annual elections for all their directors, a corporate governance initiative run out of Harvard Law School said on Wednesday.
Boards of Directors; Shareholder Rights and Activism;
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Business Day

Coca-Cola Cooperating With Chinese GPS Investigation

The authorities in Yunnan Province are looking into whether the company's employees illegally used the navigation system to "collect classified information."
Global Positioning System; Industrial Espionage;
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Opinion

Why Label Genetically Engineered Food?

There is no reliable evidence that genetically modified foods now on the market pose any risk to consumers.
Food; Genetic Engineering; Labeling and Labels;
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Opinion

The Long Shadow of Budget Cuts on U.S. Science Investment

Political deadlock over the budget threatens basic research on energy frontiers.
Federal Budget (US); Obama, Barack; Politics and Government; Research; Science and Technology;
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World

For Enclave of Rebel Artists, Much in Life Was Free, but Not Real Estate

The artist squat, in an old factory, became a cultural hub, but now the property owners are trying to shut it down.
Art; Squatters; Area Planning and Renewal; Jazz; Rap and Hip-Hop;
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Business Day

What Hospitals Charge the Uninsured

Why not link the prices that hospitals can charge the uninsured to the prices Medicare pays? an economist asks.
Hospitals; Medicare; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates);
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Business Day

Do You Pay Employees to Exist or to Produce?

Many companies offer bonus plans that could be called pennies-from-heaven plans, in which a bonus is given when the owner decides the company has had a good year and wants to spread some of the wealth. This tends to be a waste of money.
Bonuses; Labor and Jobs; Small Business;
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Opinion

Using Pardons Sparingly

A lawyer disagrees with an editorial urging President Obama to approve more pardons.
Sentences (Criminal); Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons;
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Opinion

The Censors' Salon

A legendary literary café reopens in Lahore as ever more Pakistanis are silenced by restrictions on free speech.
Books and Literature; Censorship; Freedom of Speech and Expression;
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N.Y. / Region

U.S. Will Provide Millions More in Storm Aid for New York

The $436 million will go to repair dunes, beaches and sea walls in coastal communities that were hammered by the hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Federal Aid (US);


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Business Day

Financial Tips for Younger People

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World

Government Pledges to Clean Up Yamuna River (Again)

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Opinion

Stealing Books for the Poor

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Business Day

F.D.A. Raises Heart Alert on Antibiotic in Wide Use

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Sports

How to Watch the NYC Half

8
N.Y. / Region

Lhota Makes a Strong Start in Fund-Raising

9
Opinion

The Long Shadow of Budget Cuts on U.S. Science Investment

11
Business Day

What Hospitals Charge the Uninsured

12
Business Day

Do You Pay Employees to Exist or to Produce?

13
Opinion

Using Pardons Sparingly

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N.Y. / Region

U.S. Will Provide Millions More in Storm Aid for New York

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Home & Garden

A Creative Turn for Watering

A Brooklyn designer’s latest creation is a twist on an old watering can.
Gardens and Gardening; Design;
16
Opinion

The Censors' Salon

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N.Y. / Region

Mother Called Her Final Act ‘Evil’

Cynthia Wachenheim jumped to her death from her eighth-floor Harlem apartment on Wednesday, holding her 10-month-old son, who survived.
Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Depression (Mental); Parenting; Deaths (Fatalities);
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Opinion

The Junking of Civilization

When fine art and serious music are offered as junk global commodities, we face the making of universities into junk global brands.
Education (Secondary); Colleges and Universities; Embargoes and Economic Sanctions;
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Business Day

U.S. and Europe Seek Support for Trade Pact

Exports of motor vehicles from Europe to the United States could increase 149 percent with the passage of a free trade deal.
International Trade and World Market; Automobiles; Factories and Manufacturing; Politics and Government;
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World

India and Italy Share Blame in Marines Case, Analysts Claim

Both countries made mistakes, political experts say.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Fear (Emotion); Murders and Attempted Murders;

 





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