Tuesday, April 9, 2013

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1
Opinion

The Pitfalls of Evaluating Teachers

Educators and policy analysts respond to a front-page article.
Teachers and School Employees; Tests and Examinations; Performance Evaluations (Labor); Education (K-12); 

This group wants the teachers to get on with teaching.
 
2
World

Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History

Syria’s archaeological heritage, which has yet to be fully studied, is imperiled by threats ranging from outright destruction to opportunistic treasure hunters.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Looting; Archaeology; Skull (Body Part); Robberies and Thefts; Vandalism; 

It is their country.
 
3
Opinion

The Slow Death of the American Author

The new, global electronic marketplace is rapidly depleting authors’ income streams.
Books and Literature; Writing and Writers; Copyrights and Copyright Violations; E-Books and Readers;  

SCOTT TUROW is a very greedy man.
"to promote the progress of Science and the useful Arts by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."

4
N.Y. / Region

Nanny Charged in 2 Killings Is Found Mentally Fit for Trial

State psychiatrists say that Yoselyn Ortega, who was charged with fatally stabbing two children she cared for, is capable of participating in her defense.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Child Care; 

Just no interest.
The facts will come out and we will learn.
5
Health

Think Like a Doctor: The Baby Who Won't Eat Solved!

More than 100 readers solved the terrifying case of a 3-month-old baby who stopped eating.
Babies and Infants; Bacteria; Botulism; Digestive Tract; Doctors; Hospitals; Muscles; Paralysis; 

"The correct diagnosis is…
Infant botulism."

6
Business Day

A Cosmetics Freebie With a Cause

When shoppers buy two Clarins items at Macy’s, Clarins will donate $1 to an antihunger group, the equivalent of paying for 10 school meals.
Cosmetics and Toiletries; Philanthropy; 

I have no concept of the mind that would find comfort in this promotion.
 
7
Business Day

Cleveland Paper to Trim Delivery and Cut Staff

The Plain Dealer, owned by Advance Publications, will trim home delivery to three days a week and lay off 53 newsroom employees.
Layoffs and Job Reductions; Newspapers; 

The cancer of cost cutting.  Austerity kills papers.  
The cuts to the newsroom show the terminal condition here.
 
8
World

Dutch Man Confesses to Killing British Woman in Kashmir, Police Say

Attacker blamed influence of cannabis in part for killing, police said
Assaults; Hashish; Marijuana; Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Travel and Vacations; Women and Girls; 

Just a murder probably.
 
9
Opinion

The Atlanta Teacher Aptitude Test (ATAT)

Please use a sharp No. 2 pencil and, where needed, the pink tip of the writing implement.
Tests and Examinations; Cheating; Education (K-12);

Attempted humor

10
Job Market

Big Thoughts, Early On

Born in Hong Kong, the C.E.O. of a software company says the immigrant experience taught her the importance of hard work, and the value of being entrepreneurial.
Executives and Management (Theory); Careers and Professions; Entrepreneurship; Software; Social Networking (Internet); 

A technical career built around communication.

11
Opinion

Medical Device Tax Hurts the Economy and Patients

Medical device lobbyists and the United Spinal Association respond to an editorial, “One Industry’s Hold on the Senate.”
Medical Devices; Federal Taxes (US); Lobbying and Lobbyists; 

The tax reduces these peoples profit.  
Their profit is the most important part of their existence.
They are the only people of importance.
The tax is thus a threat to the nation.

12
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Government Bonds; Stocks and Bonds; States (US); 

The inflation rate is a bit less than 2%. People are paying for security.
 
13
U.S.

Ban on Free Condoms Jeopardizes Group’s Work With Catholic College

Boston College Students for Sexual Health, an unofficial campus group, was told by university officials to stop distributing condoms, leading organizers to ask: Why now?
Condoms; Sex; Colleges and Universities; 

The idea was to end the distribution.  It is a bad idea.

A question that needs to be asked is: When can one suggest sex to an adolescent?  The thought is ever present.
 
14
N.Y. / Region

A Shaman, Coaxing Sobriety

Dimitri Mugianis, a former heroin addict, tries to help users end their dependence on drugs with elements of shamanic rituals he discovered while traveling in Gabon.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Music; Therapy and Rehabilitation; 

Anything that works.
I have no belief in shamanism.  
Others find comfort there.
I will not deny them their comfort.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibogaine
The effects appear to be real.

15
Business Day

B&B Owner Responds to Web Site Review

Should the Wedgwood Manor country inn include people in its promotional photographs or not?
Advertising and Marketing; Bed-and-Breakfast Lodgings; Computers and the Internet; E-Commerce; Small Business; 

I like the Edwardian super cottage.   I have no intention of dealing with anything so large.
The professional hospitality business appeals to me only as a customer.
People in promotional pictures date the picture.

16
U.S.

How to Get Rich From the Eastward Tilt

The next Steve Jobs may well be living in a place like Pakistan, Turkey or Nigeria, thanks to a surge in entrepreneurship that is a response to the peril and promise of a globalized economy.
Entrepreneurship; Third World and Developing Countries; 

It is not a zero probability event.
It is not a likely event.
The culture of research is not the culture of physical exploration.
We have not indulged it much.
Most of the world has not indulged it at all.

17
Opinion

For the Anxious, Avoidance Can Have an Upside

Research in neuroscience suggests that exposure to fear-inducing situations is not the only way to overcome them.
Anxiety and Stress; Brain; Rats; Shyness; 

Practical.   
Ledoux avoids discussion of the present edge of his research.

18
N.Y. / Region

Sharing Soda on a Crowded Subway

Metropolitan Diary: Two friends, separated on a crowded train, manage to share a drink thanks to a man in the middle.
Friendship; Pennsylvania Station (NYC); Soft Drinks; Subways; 

We are in life together.
Cooperation makes things just a bit easier.
 
19
U.S.

Obama Tells Donors of Tough Politics of Environment

President Obama laid bare the political dilemma he faced on environmental issues, including the fate of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.
Keystone Pipeline System; United States Economy; United States Politics and Government; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; 

The thought of Jeremy Bentham is pervasive.

20
Magazine

Lean In, Dad

In talking about women at work, let’s not forget the role of men at home.
Women and Girls; Work-Life Balance; Parenting; Careers and Professions; 

Much more what I want in a discussion than many.

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1
Booming

At Ease With a Body Fighting Gravity

An almost-60 woman finds she is more at ease with her body now than when it was at its best, and she was a self-critical teenager.
Baby Boomers; Age, Chronological; Exercise; 

yes
 
2
World

Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History

3
N.Y. / Region

Nanny Charged in 2 Killings Is Found Mentally Fit for Trial

4
Health

Think Like a Doctor: The Baby Who Won't Eat Solved!

More than 100 readers solved the terrifying case of a 3-month-old baby who stopped eating.
Babies and Infants; Bacteria; Botulism; Digestive Tract; Doctors; Hospitals; Muscles; Paralysis; 

Good to know.   
5
Business Day

A Cosmetics Freebie With a Cause

6
Business Day

Cleveland Paper to Trim Delivery and Cut Staff

8
Opinion

The Atlanta Teacher Aptitude Test (ATAT)

9
World

'Kissinger Cables' Offer Window Into Indian Politics of the 1970s

India may have conducted its first nuclear test to counter an economic slowdown and other revelations.
Classified Information and State Secrets; Economic Conditions and Trends; Nuclear Tests; United States International Relations; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; 

Our understanding can be just a bit more complete.
 
11
Opinion

The Slow Death of the American Author

12
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

14
Job Market

Big Thoughts, Early On

15
N.Y. / Region

A Shaman, Coaxing Sobriety

16
Opinion

For the Anxious, Avoidance Can Have an Upside

17
N.Y. / Region

Sharing Soda on a Crowded Subway

18
U.S.

Obama Tells Donors of Tough Politics of Environment

19
Magazine

Lean In, Dad

20
U.S.

Part 1: Answers to Your Questions on Making the Final College Decision

Marie Bigham, a veteran college counselor, and Mark Kantrowitz, an expert on paying for college, answer select reader questions about where to enroll. Part 1.
Admissions Standards; Colleges and Universities; Financial Aid (Education); 

Talk can help.  Think before you speak.


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1
Health

Walnuts for Diabetes

Eating walnuts may reduce the risk for Type 2 diabetes in women, a large new study concludes.
Diabetes; Nuts; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; Women and Girls; 

I like nuts.  I eat them often.
2
N.Y. / Region

Nanny Charged in 2 Killings Is Found Mentally Fit for Trial

3
Business Day

A Cosmetics Freebie With a Cause

4
Business Day

Cleveland Paper to Trim Delivery and Cut Staff

6
World

'Kissinger Cables' Offer Window Into Indian Politics of the 1970s

8
Opinion

The Slow Death of the American Author

9
Opinion

The Atlanta Teacher Aptitude Test (ATAT)

11
N.Y. / Region

A Shaman, Coaxing Sobriety

12
Style

Lockdown: Teaching Students to Hide From Guns, and Hide Their Fears

“Mommy, it’s so hard at school,” my daughter whispers. “We’re not even allowed to say the word ‘gun.’ But then they make us think about them.”
Education (K-12); Families and Family Life; Parenting; School Shootings; 

Probably the wrong approach.  I have no better one.
13
Health

Air Pollution Tied to Birth Defects

Exposure in the first two months of pregnancy to air pollution from traffic sharply increases the risk for neural tube defects, a new study has found.
Birth Defects; Carbon Monoxide; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Pregnancy and Childbirth; 

“These results need to be taken in context,” she said. “More studies are needed to affirm these associations before we make any clinical recommendations to pregnant women.”  

14
Opinion

For the Anxious, Avoidance Can Have an Upside

15
N.Y. / Region

Sharing Soda on a Crowded Subway

16
Job Market

Big Thoughts, Early On

17
World

Saudis to Delay a Measure Deporting Foreign Workers

Stricter enforcement of laws on foreign workers raises fears of hardship in countries like Egypt and Yemen, which rely on remittances from its workers in Saudi Arabia.
Foreign Workers; Labor and Jobs; Immigration and Emigration; Remittances; Ships and Shipping; Deportation; 

Actions in advance of need.
Hard times anticipated.
18
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

19
U.S.

Obama Tells Donors of Tough Politics of Environment

20
N.Y. / Region

At Trial Over Police Tactic, Judge’s Focus Shifts From Stopping to Frisking

As proceedings over the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy enters the fourth week, questions about the extent of searches stand in contrast to much of the public debate.
Search and Seizure; Fourth Amendment (US Constitution); 

Police policy may be in trouble.

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20:45

1
Health

Walnuts for Diabetes

2
Business Day

Cleveland Paper to Trim Delivery and Cut Staff


4
World

'Kissinger Cables' Offer Window Into Indian Politics of the 1970s

6
Opinion

The Atlanta Teacher Aptitude Test (ATAT)

7
Health

Surprise Path to Better Sex: Hip Surgery

Many patients whose sex life had suffered because of arthritis report an increase in libido and stamina and in their ability to climax after joint surgery.
Hips; Knees; Medicine and Health; Sex; Surgery and Surgeons; 

I flex at least as well as I did.   No tin hips or knees.
 
8
N.Y. / Region

A Shaman, Coaxing Sobriety

10
Health

Air Pollution Tied to Birth Defects

11
Opinion

For the Anxious, Avoidance Can Have an Upside

12
N.Y. / Region

Sharing Soda on a Crowded Subway

13
Job Market

Big Thoughts, Early On

14
World

Saudis to Delay a Measure Deporting Foreign Workers

15
Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

17
U.S.

Obama Tells Donors of Tough Politics of Environment

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19
Science

Scientists Question Impact as Vineyards Turn Up in New Places

A new study focuses on what happens to animals and plants when grapes are transported to their habitat.
Wines; Animals; Agriculture and Farming; Global Warming; 

The idea of vineyards as weeds is a surprise.
 
20
World

Newswallah: Bharat Edition

A round-up of news from across India.
Elections; Hydroelectric Power; Police Brutality and Misconduct;


Early and rapid snow melt.  Low volume.





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