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Jim Hansen Presses the Climate Case for Nuclear Energy

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Jul 23, 2013 

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Technology

Wirelessly Expand Your Smartphone or Tablet Memory

By NICK BILTON | Jul 24, 2013

The SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive allows user to plug an SD memory card into a tiny hard drive and then wirelessly retrieve photos, videos or files on a tablet or smartphone.

Cameras; iPad; Photography; Tablet Computers; Wireless Communications; 

Just get a real computer.  More gadgets are not better gadgets.

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Science

Looking at Oil Palm’s Genome for Keys to Productivity

By CARL ZIMMER | Jul 24, 2013

Scientists have found that mutations to a single gene of the oil palm tree, a huge global industry, can raise the oil yield of the tree by as much as 30 percent.

Palm Oil; Genetics and Heredity; Forests and Forestry; Agriculture and Farming; 

Looking in the wrong place.

. . . "Dr. Edwards and other conservation biologists doubt that genome-driven improvements can protect forests on their own. If plantations become more profitable, agricultural companies and small farmers will have an incentive to plant more trees. “This increases pressure on converting land for plantations,” said Lisa Curran of Stanford University."

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Opinion

Hydropower and the Dams

Jul 24, 2013

Gary Hart, a former Democratic senator from Colorado, responds to an editorial.

Levees and Dams; Hydroelectric Power; 

Fish are of more value than some power there.

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N.Y. / Region

High Line’s Best-Kept Secret: It’s a Fast Commute

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Jul 22, 2013

With no traffic lights, cars or bikes and few tourists during the morning rush, the elevated stretch of Manhattan has attracted people just seeking to walk to work.

Commuting; Walking; 

https://maps.google.com/

The High Line, New York, NY
Just not long enough.

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Technology

A Social Network Dedicated to Happy Moments

By VINDU GOEL | Jul 23, 2013

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U.S.

After Filibuster, a Star Rises in Texas

By LUISITA LOPEZ TORREGROSA | Jul 24, 2013

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World

Amid Violence, Hamlet Joins Electoral Politics in Bengal

By SHAIKH AZIZUR RAHMAN | Jul 23, 2013

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Health

Diaries Aid Mental Recovery

By JAN HOFFMAN | Jul 22, 2013

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Opinion

Increase in Child Abuse

Jul 22, 2013

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World

Prices Fuel Outrage in Brazil, Home of the $30 Cheese Pizza

By SIMON ROMERO | Jul 23, 2013

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Opinion

The Hanging-by-a-Thread Gardens

By ANDREW FINKEL | Jul 23, 2013

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Fashion & Style

A Lesson in the Desert

By LIESL SCHILLINGER | Jul 21, 2013

Yes.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

Composting in New York

Jul 24, 2013

The Citizens Committee for New York City says cities are “the true activists that fight big agribusinesses.”

Compost; Urban Areas; Recycling of Waste Materials;

Where is the question.
 

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Health

F.D.A. Closer to Decision About Menthol Cigarettes

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Jul 24, 2013

The agency released its own scientific review that found the mint flavoring made it easier to start smoking and harder to quit and opened a 60-day public comment period.

Smoking and Tobacco; Menthol;

I oppose an absolute ban.
Sell tobacco like alcohol.

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N.Y. / Region

Spitzer Hits the Street, and Doesn’t Break a Sweat

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Jul 24, 2013

On Tuesday, Eliot Spitzer received a mostly friendly reception as he spoke with subway commuters in Jackson Heights, Queens.

Elections, Comptrollers; Political Advertising;

No new scandal.
 

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Health

F.D.A. Grants Exclusivity to Plan B One-Step

By PAM BELLUCK | Jul 24, 2013

The agency on Monday granted the maker of Plan B One-Step exclusive marketing rights for three years to sell the morning-after pill without a prescription for all ages.

Plan B (Contraceptive); Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Medicine and Health;

The F.D.A. is still fighting use by the at risk.
 

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Opinion

What a Difference a Massacre Makes

By GRAEME WOOD | Jul 23, 2013

On the anniversary of Anders Behring Breivik’s killing spree, Norway revisits a tamer kind of evil.

Anti-Semitism; Discrimination; Murders and Attempted Murders;

Nuts are where you find them.
 

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Sports

Going From Classroom to All-Star Game

By TYLER KEPNER | Jul 21, 2013

A program that emphasizes weighted balls and encourages pitchers to make throws without letting go helped Steve Delabar resurrect his major league career.

Baseball; Draft and Recruitment (Sports); All Star Games; Sports Injuries;

Good stories.

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Fashion & Style

The Care-Package Wars

By BRUCE FEILER | Jul 21, 2013

To stop hypercompetitive parents from sending tubs of M&M’s, camps are outlawing packages. The result? Increasingly elaborate smuggling routines.

Camps and Camping; Parenting; Children and Childhood;

Letters are a good idea.  Junk food is always available.