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Magazine
By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN | Apr 14, 2013
Corporations, alas, are people.
Landlords;
Ethics (Personal);
Ethicist, The (Times Column);
In all cases fulfill the legal obligation.
The cable company and the landlord do not get tipped.
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N.Y. / Region
By ANDY NEWMAN | Apr 12, 2013
The police said Ruben Ubiles set fire to 12
mezuzot, religious ornaments that many Jews affix to their door frames,
at a public-housing complex.
Hate Crimes;
Arson;
Jews and Judaism;
He is a problem for the legal system now.
I am mildly curious as to the nature of his insanity.
The courts do not deal with this kind of situation with any grace.
The legislature should be debating the problem.
They are not doing so and will not do so without a popular mandate.
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Sunday Review
By IAN URBINA | Apr 14, 2013
The overwhelming majority of chemicals in use today have never been independently tested for safety.
Hazardous and Toxic
Substances; Chemicals;
Regulation and
Deregulation of Industry;
Bisphenol A (BPA);
United States Politics and Government;
Medicine and Health;
Babies and Infants;
Many industrial chemicals are not safe.
Industry is should not be allowed to poison our environment for convenience or for cost reduction.
Safety is the wrong standard.
Possibly public health would be better.
OSHA is supposed to deal with process problems.
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Education
By TAMAR LEWIN | Apr 12, 2013
A panel led by a former education secretary wants
to make it easier for universities to offer online courses across state
lines by relaxing the current patchwork of rules and fees.
E-Learning;
Colleges and Universities;
States (US);
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;
It appears that state legislatures have seen education as a source of revenue.
The legislatures should correct this view and behavior.
If they do not, the federal government should correct it for them.
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Opinion
By ELIZABETH MULLER | Apr 13, 2013
Exploiting China’s vast resources of shale gas is
the only short-term way for the country to avoid huge increases in
greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal.
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions; Shale;
Hydraulic Fracturing;
Global Warming;
There is no "must" about it.
We cannot impose our views on other sovereign states.
Screech all you wish, there is no way short of conquest to require a behavior.
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World
By GERRY MULLANY | Apr 14, 2013
A plane with 108 people onboard skidded off the runway on Saturday, cracked in half and landed in the sea while trying to land.
Airlines and Airplanes;
Aviation Accidents and
Safety;
This is a problem for Indonesia.
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 12, 2013
The Santa Clara County sheriff’s office arrested
three 16-year-old boys on accusations that they sexually battered a
15-year-old.
Assaults;
Suicides and Suicide Attempts;
Sex Crimes;
Child Abuse and Neglect;
Yes. Saddened, not shocked.
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Real Estate
By JULIE SATOW | Apr 14, 2013
Some co-op buildings are now able to reap the benefits a change in the 80-20 tax rule.
Real Estate and Housing
(Residential); Real
Estate (Commercial);
Cooperatives; Shopping
and Retail; Taxation;
Rents, like wages, do not go down. The same reasoning applies.
Costs are reduced by inflation.
The numbers stay or increase. The value of the numbers decreases.
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Sunday Review
By RICHARD MORIN | Apr 14, 2013
In Qatar, Asian workers can’t change jobs or leave the country without permission.
Foreign Workers;
Labor and Jobs;
Economic Conditions and Trends;
Wages and Salaries;
Forced Labor;
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations;
She has done the right thing.
We will act to suppress slavery.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 14, 2013
A case in California could set a precedent for how cities deal with retirees’ benefits.
Bankruptcies;
Pensions and Retirement Plans;
Decisions and Verdicts;
The pensioners are not required to yield their retirement.
Their contracts are now with Calpers.
Stockton's bondholders loose their investment.
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N.Y. / Region
By JESSE McKINLEY | Apr 13, 2013
An unidentified 10th-grade English teacher at
Albany High School told students to construct an anti-Semitic argument
using historical propaganda.
Education (K-12);
Anti-Semitism;
Holocaust and the Nazi Era;
Poor judgement but a very effective exercise.
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Education
By TAMAR LEWIN | Apr 14, 2013
Senator Tom Harkin answers questions on the for-profit business model and the federal role in higher education.
Colleges and
Universities; For-Profit
Schools; Federal Aid
(US); Student Loans;
The more I look the less happy I am. There seem to be no standards on tuition and other university charges to students. What the traffic will bear seems to be the only rule. There are standards for what is learned but none for what is charged for instruction.
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U.S.
By SCOTT SHANE | Apr 13, 2013
A nine-page letter sent to President Obama is the
most significant critique to date of what has become the centerpiece of
the United States’ counterterrorism efforts.
United States Politics
and Government; Drones
(Pilotless Planes);
Targeted Killings;
If the nations whose residents have been killed by drone strikes were to take the killings to the International Court of Justice the U.S. would be adjudged guilty, probably of "war crimes", certainly of murder.
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N.Y. / Region
By MARC SANTORA | Apr 11, 2013
The men, who are father and son, will also be
sentenced to five years’ probation and be barred for life from owning an
animal for the attack on the cat last summer in their Brooklyn home.
Cats;
Cruelty to Animals;
Noted.
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World
By HIROKO TABUCHI | Apr 11, 2013
Recent mishaps at Fukushima — including a
blackout triggered by a dead rat — have underscored just how vulnerable
the site is to leaks, breakdowns and simple human error.
Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant (Japan);
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011);
Power Outages and Blackouts;
Nuclear Energy;
Accidents and Safety;
There are and will be people and groups of people who would prefer a larger disaster. They must not gain influence.
A safe shut down and clean up are the first order.
They can worry about cost later.
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Opinion
Apr 13, 2013
Nate Downey, the author of “Harvest the Rain,” responds to a Sunday Review news analysis.
Rain;
Water;
Drought;
Sumps for storm water recharge. The water quality is considered low.
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Fashion & Style
By LEAH KEITH | Apr 14, 2013
Our relationship was not an obvious one, but neither of us liked the obvious.
Love (Emotion);
Dating and Courtship;
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Your Money
By DAVID SEGAL | Apr 14, 2013
The nation’s dated communications infrastructure makes it hard to find the ideal way to thwart illegal robocalling.
Telemarketing;
Identification Devices;
Consumer Protection;
David Segal and his sources have hold of the wrong part of Robocalling.
All the robocallers I have experienced are using a conference call system.
There are robocall systems that deliver medical and library calls. Though ugly they are useful. The billing system can be set to refuse large pool calls. Smaller pools I suspect would be unprofitable for robo systems.
I have been having reasonable luck getting a live agent and requesting removal. The effort is not totally effective. Aggressive marketers reenter the phone book and numbers must be struck from the list again.
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U.S.
By JACKIE CALMES | Apr 13, 2013
President Obama met with insurance executives to
discuss the so-called rate shock if the industry sharply raises premiums
this fall.
Health Insurance and
Managed Care; Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010);
Law and Legislation;
Reform and Reorganization;
United States Politics and Government;
We can hope. The insurance industry has but one objective. They want as much income as they can extract. Everything else is at best secondary.
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Health
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Apr 12, 2013
A Mediterranean flatbread where walnuts and their oil stand in for olives.
Medicine and Health;
Diet and Nutrition;
Recipes;
Nuts;
Bread;
I can easily do that. I usually prick over a flat bread with a fork. The pricking keeps the bread from popping just like a pita. I have seen a roller covered with pins used for making ship's biscuit.
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Opinion
By ELIZABETH MULLER | Apr 13, 2013
Exploiting China’s vast resources of shale gas is
the only short-term way for the country to avoid huge increases in
greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal.
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions; Shale;
Hydraulic Fracturing;
Global Warming;
No.
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World
By GERRY MULLANY | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 12, 2013
Drama.
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Real Estate
By JULIE SATOW | Apr 14, 2013
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 14, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By JESSE McKINLEY | Apr 13, 2013
Bad timing.
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Education
By TAMAR LEWIN | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By SCOTT SHANE | Apr 13, 2013
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World
By HIROKO TABUCHI | Apr 11, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By MARC SANTORA | Apr 11, 2013
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Fashion & Style
By LEAH KEITH | Apr 14, 2013
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Your Money
By DAVID SEGAL | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By JACKIE CALMES | Apr 13, 2013
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Health
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Apr 12, 2013
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World
By ADAM NOSSITER | Apr 14, 2013
The top leadership of the Healthy Ministry faces
charges of misusing foreign funds, raising alarm in a nation with the
region’s worst health statistics.
Medicine and Health;
Foreign Aid;
Corruption (Institutional);
Embezzlement;
Infant Mortality;
Reform and Reorganization;
Free money always finds a home.
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U.S.
By KIRK JOHNSON | Apr 13, 2013
The state and the federal government have wagered
$1.9 billion on a project intended to improve the health of low-income
people and lower the rate of spending growth.
Health Insurance and
Managed Care; Medicaid;
Budgets and Budgeting;
Yes
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Health
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Apr 11, 2013
An analysis of Google search queries suggests that mental illnesses flourish in winter and decline in summer.
Anxiety and Stress;
Medicine and Health;
Mental Health and Disorders;
Figuring it out first.
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Business Day
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Apr 13, 2013
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Opinion
By CARLOS PUIG | Apr 11, 2013
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 14, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By JESSE McKINLEY | Apr 13, 2013
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Education
By TAMAR LEWIN | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By SCOTT SHANE | Apr 13, 2013
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World
By HIROKO TABUCHI | Apr 11, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By MARC SANTORA | Apr 11, 2013
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Fashion & Style
By LEAH KEITH | Apr 14, 2013
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Your Money
By DAVID SEGAL | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By JACKIE CALMES | Apr 13, 2013
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Health
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Apr 12, 2013
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World
By ADAM NOSSITER | Apr 14, 2013
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U.S.
By KIRK JOHNSON | Apr 13, 2013
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Health
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Apr 11, 2013
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Business Day
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Apr 13, 2013
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Opinion
By CARLOS PUIG | Apr 11, 2013
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Booming
By ERIKA ALLEN | Apr 12, 2013
For Pat and Anne Chang, 30 years of marriage has meant being there for each other, and an occasional marital letter.
Baby Boomers;
Marriages;
Race and Ethnicity;
Something like that.
I would like to have the physical part.
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Science
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 11, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By MARC SANTORA | Apr 13, 2013
A day after a Bronx judge freed David Bryant, who
had been convicted in the death of an 8-year-old girl, the girl’s
family was just starting to process what had happened.
Murders and Attempted
Murders; Sex Crimes;
Decisions and Verdicts;
False Arrests, Convictions
and Imprisonments;
This story does not reassure me about human nature.
The guy was innocent.
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Opinion
By PHILLIP W. MAGNESS | Apr 12, 2013
A plan to colonize recently freed slaves on an island near Haiti goes terribly awry.
Civil War (US)
(1861-65); Slavery;
The faithful do not learn.
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Technology
By J.D. BIERSDORFER | Apr 12, 2013
I do not upload to YouTube.
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U.S.
By JACKIE CALMES | Apr 13, 2013
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 12, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By SHIVANI VORA | Apr 12, 2013
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U.S.
By REUTERS | Apr 12, 2013
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Opinion
By GLENN DAVID BRASHER | Apr 11, 2013
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N.Y. / Region
By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Apr 13, 2013
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Opinion
By CARLOS PUIG | Apr 11, 2013
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Business Day
By FLOYD NORRIS | Apr 13, 2013
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U.S.
By MARIE BIGHAM and MARK KANTROWITZ | Apr 11, 2013
Debt should be minimized.
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U.S.
By FELICITY BARRINGER | Apr 10, 2013
A small water agency has moved to force state agencies that control distribution to deprive some users of their supplies.
Drought;
Water;
Agriculture and Farming;
Irrigation;
The law is very firmly established.
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N.Y. / Region
By MARC SANTORA | Apr 13, 2013
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Science
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 11, 2013
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Opinion
By ELIZABETH MULLER | Apr 13, 2013
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Business Day
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Apr 13, 2013
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Opinion
By PHILLIP W. MAGNESS | Apr 12, 2013
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Health
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Apr 10, 2013
A study of ninth graders found that each additional hour of sleep was linked to a reduction in body mass index.
Children and Childhood;
Medicine and Health;
Sleep;
Interesting.
There is not enough in this report to go further.
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Sports
By JEN A. MILLER | Apr 12, 2013
The New Jersey Marathon, to be run May 5, had to
be rerouted because of Hurricane Sandy, but the race’s organizer said
there was never a doubt that it would be held.
Marathon Running;
Hurricane Sandy (2012);
Pass.
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Business Day
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Apr 11, 2013
The oil company cited regulatory uncertainties in announcing that it would not drill in Alaskan waters in 2014.
Offshore Drilling and
Exploration; Oil
(Petroleum) and Gasoline;
The thought does not disappoint me.
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Business Day
By STANLEY REED | Apr 11, 2013
Genel said its first well at Chia Surkh was producing almost 12,000 barrels of oil per day.
Oil (Petroleum) and
Gasoline; Drilling and
Boring;
I have not been watching the area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genel_Energy
This does not look like a well behaved operation.
Kurdistan has not been in the news for several months.
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