Monday, March 11, 2013

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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.
Government Bonds; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Banking and Financial Institutions; States (US); 

I will avoid more bonds at this time.  Your money is yours.
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Opinion

When to Say No

The revised plan for the proposed oil pipeline is still a threat to the environment.
Keystone Pipeline System; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Pipelines; 

Do not operate it.
Building it is a toss up.

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World

China Calls for Global Hacking Rules

Remarks by Yang Jiechi, the foreign minister, were China’s highest level response yet to intensifying accusations that the Chinese military may be engaging in cyber espionage.
Cyberattacks and Hackers; Computer Security; Espionage and Intelligence Services; 

Security services seem to like bad code.

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U.S.

A Senate Watchdog of Waning Significance

Although no administration believes it, it's healthy when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is strong enough to foster discussion about major geopolitical concerns, including war and peace.
Cyberwarfare; Iraq War (2003-11); 

The Republicans have no right to their own facts.

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Business Day

Re-Examining Board Priorities in an Era of Activism

As corporate boards have to steer companies owned by both long- and short-term shareholders, new ideas are needed to figure out how to cater to all constituencies, the author writes.
Boards of Directors; Mutual Funds; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Shareholder Rights and Activism; Stocks and Bonds;

The board of directors of a corporation represent the stockholders.
Their duty is to get the best possible return on invested capital.
Read all about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance

Boardroom fights are why there are boardrooms.

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World

Caught Between Hong Kong's Two Systems

Students who are neither Chinese nor foreigners from wealthy families fall between the city's two main school categories.
Education; Race and Ethnicity; Education (K-12); Education (Secondary); Bilingual Education;

It is terribly sad when the relict of empire is a child.
Architecture has done well with these children.
 
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Sunday Review

The Liberals Against Affirmative Action

With most cases before the Supreme Court, liberals would contemplate a 5-to-4 decision with dread. But the affirmative action case comes with a fascinating wrinkle.
Admissions Standards; Affirmative Action; Minorities; Discrimination; Income Inequality;

I will leave this one alone.
 
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World

Love in the Time of Durjoy Datta

A fresh-faced, best-selling author who pens raunchy tales of young professionals in India.
Books and Literature; Dating and Courtship; Love (Emotion); Writing and Writers; Youth;

It is designed experience.    I feel no need to make the product.
                                                   Even tho there is money in it.
 
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U.S.

Latinos Gain Political Muscle, and Fund-Raisers Show How

A new generation of Latino leaders — highly educated, sophisticated and rich — is tapping into Hispanics as a fund-raising pool to influence elections and policy.
Hispanic-Americans; Immigration and Emigration; United States Politics and Government; Campaign Finance;

Female runway models get instruction in self presentation from a female imitator. 
To do it right takes a lifetime of study.
I can say the same of political organizing.
 
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Opinion

Saying 'Yes' Matters as Much as 'No'

In all the complex arguments in the past few months in India on rape and violence against women, the paramount importance of consent has not been discussed nearly as much as it should be.
Sexual Harassment; Sex Crimes; Domestic Violence; Women and Girls;

The change that must come.
 
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U.S.

Mildred Manning, ‘Angel’ of Corregidor, Dies at 98

Mrs. Manning was the last survivor of 77 nurses who served in the Philippines and were known as the Angels of Bataan and Corregidor.
Nursing and Nurses; Deaths (Obituaries); Prisoners of War; United States Defense and Military Forces;

There is a great deal I do not know.
 
12
Business

2 Awards Given to Promote Multicultural Children's Books

First Book, a nonprofit that promotes literacy among children in low-income communities, will give two awards through its Stories for All project to publishers offering multicultural books.
Book Trade and Publishing; Children and Childhood; Nonprofit Organizations;

Please examine this organizations assumptions.
It does not seem intent on helping the child to be a child.
 
13
Opinion

On Questioning the Jewish State

It is not anti-Semitic to argue that a nation that favors one “people” over another can never be fully just.
Anti-Semitism; Jews and Judaism; Palestinians; Zionism;

Joseph Levine is pulling his punches.
He does make a sound argument.
 
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Opinion

Shopping While Black: Racism in Everyday Life

Sampling the responses to a column by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Blacks;

We do not deal well with "The Other".

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N.Y. / Region

In Cannibal Case, Deliberations Go On

Jurors in the trial of Gilberto Valle, the New York police officer accused of plotting to kidnap and eat women, ended their first full day of deliberation without reaching a verdict.
Decisions and Verdicts; Kidnapping; Cannibalism;

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/Gilberto+Valle

No report yet today
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Travel

Singled Out (for the Single Supplement)

Solo travelers, long resigned to paying more because they’re traveling alone, are starting to find some relief.
Travel and Vacations; Single Persons; Cruises;

Stop whining. 
You get a room for a thousand dollars off the regular price.

I will continue to go to sea in small sailboats and rowing boats.
There are parts of the Adirondacks I have not visited.
I would be happier there with a companion.
 
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Opinion

Polar Bears Go to Court

The bears are threatened by the melting of Arctic ice, and although a global conference failed to protect them, they did get some judicial help in an American court.
Polar Bears; Endangered and Extinct Species; Decisions and Verdicts; Global Warming; Environment; Editorials;

Congress has not always been as narcissistic as the present group.
 
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Business Day

Safety Board Gives New Details on Boeing Battery Fire, but Not Cause

In a safety board report, witnesses tell of intense smoke, acrid smells and a white glow from a battery that caught fire on a Boeing airliner parked at Boston’s airport two months ago.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Batteries; Airlines and Airplanes;

This airplane needs a different battery.
 
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World

Two Years After Tsunami, Church Holds a Service

The Fukushima First Baptist Church, whose members fled after the March 2011 disaster, has had a long road back.
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011); Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan); Population; Baptist Churches;

I have relatives that think missionaries are a benefit.
Life would be easier for me if that were true.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Closing Arguments Made, Jurors at Cannibal Trial Get Case

The central question posed by both sides was whether the sadistic acts that Officer Gilberto Valle had fantasized about involved real crimes.
Cannibalism; Freedom of Speech and Expression;
 no result yet.

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@15:20

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World

Uprooted by Tsunami, Church’s Flock Regroups

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N.Y. / Region

At 64 Percent, Cuomo's Favorability Rating Marks a New Low

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s favorability rating would be the envy of most governors, but it is at the lowest point of his tenure, according to a new survey.
Gun Control; Law and Legislation; Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012); Polls and Public Opinion; 

I hear some grumbling.  We are not ready to send him home.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Opposition Emerges to Cuomo’s Plan to Cut $120 Million for the Disabled

The Assembly’s Democratic majority will propose restoring the full $120 million that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is seeking to cut; the State Senate’s majority coalition is also objecting to the reduction.
Budgets and Budgeting; Disabilities; State Legislatures; 

This is the best way I have seen to get a tax hike.
 
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Opinion

Hold Generic Drug Makers Accountable

Lawsuits are important as deterrents to negligence or wrongdoing by manufacturers when they fail to make their drugs safe and effective.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Decisions and Verdicts; Generic Brands and Products; 

It is the FDA's failure.
 
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World

The Geneva Auto Show's Green Lining

As the beautiful models standing next to gas-guzzling muscle cars attest, the 83rd International Motor Show in Geneva is firmly rooted in its macho tradition, but there is a definite eco-friendly trend.
Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Geneva International Motor Show; 

They are still looking for a flying car.
 
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Opinion

The Right to Counsel: Badly Battered at 50

The Supreme Court said the poor must be provided with lawyers, but that promise has been mocked more often than fulfilled.
Public Defenders and Court-Appointed Lawyers (Criminal); Capital Punishment; Courts and the Judiciary; Juvenile Delinquency; Crime and Criminals; 

There is certainly work that needs doing.  Getting paid will be the project.
 
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Opinion

How to Shop for College

The government’s new online scorecard can help families cut through some of the cost confusion.
Financial Aid (Education); Colleges and Universities; Scholarships and Fellowships; Tuition; 

This is worth some study though it seems to be for an earlier stage.
Before classes start find the resources.  Learn the layout of the Bobst. Find the door to the Cooper library.  Do not neglect the collections at the N.Y.Public.  Think about A keyboard and monitor that will keep working.
Get a chair you can work through the night on.  Get a good alarm clock.

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N.Y. / Region

Your Guide to New York's Soda Ban

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ban on the sale of large sugary drinks will go into effect on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.
Beverages; Coffee; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Soft Drinks; 

Update, 3:30 p.m. | A state Supreme Court judge in Manhattan invalidated the city’s sugary-drink ban on Monday afternoon. Read the article.

Just noise. 
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World

Massive March for Yamuna River Nears Delhi

Thousands including women and children demand action against the rising pollution in the river.
Rivers; Sewers and Sewage; Water; Water Pollution; 

The project is worth doing.  It will not be cheap.
It will be a wonderful opportunity for corruption.
In fifty years it will have to be done again.
Better that than to still be waiting.

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Opinion

An Ugly Truth in the War on Drugs

Human rights abuses in the war on drugs are widespread and systematic. They must be stopped.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Addiction (Psychology); 

I have no ready answer.
 
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Business Day

This Week in Small Business: The Next Big Battle

The sky has yet to fall, employment numbers are up, and here’s how to use Pinterest. So why aren’t you going to SXSW this year?
Entrepreneurship; Small Business; Start-ups; United States Economy; 

Over load.
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Business Day

S.B.A. Proposes Rule Changes to Lure Borrowers

The moves are the latest in a series of steps by taken by both Congress and the administration to expand the S.B.A.’s reach by making more businesses eligible for the agency’s programs.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Factories and Manufacturing; Small Business; 
I do not want a loan without a plan topay it off.  I am not alone.
 
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Business Day

Sycamore Turns Heads With Its Retail Shopping Spree

Stefan Kaluzny, who started the buyout firm Sycamore Partners just two years ago, has made a couple of splashy purchases, including the $600 million deal for the retail chain Hot Topic.
Fashion and Apparel; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Private Equity; Shopping and Retail; 

Fashion is active.
 
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Sports

Half of New York City Marathon Entrants Opt for a Refund

New York Road Runners will have to limit the number of new entrants to accommodate runners who had the right to compete after they missed last year’s canceled race.
Running; New York City Marathon; Hurricane Sandy (2012);
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Business Day

Jobless Claims Fall Unexpectedly

Initial claims for state jobless aid fell 7,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, the Labor Department reported.
Labor and Jobs; United States Economy; Unemployment; Unemployment Insurance; 

Not good enough.
I have to get up in the morning.
Good night.




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