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Autos

Wheelies: The Best of St. John's Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Jul 30, 2013

The auction at the Concours d’Elegance of America in Michigan over the weekend saw several cars sell for several hundred thousand dollars; used-car prices continue to fall.

Auctions; Automobiles; Small Cars (Compact, Subcompact and Microcars); Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks; Used Cars; 

A small truck would be a good idea.

For the moment I am happy with the Focus I am driving.

Electrics are the future of the car but they are not cheap.

 

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World

Congress Party Supports Creation of Telangana State

By SRIRAM KARRI | Jul 30, 2013

Telangana will be the 29th state of India after it goes through the legislative process.

Agriculture and Farming; Elections, House of Representatives; Indian Rupee (Currency); Law and Legislation; Population; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; 

OK.

Secession it is.

 

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Autos

Ford Recalls 33,000 C-Max Cars

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Jul 30, 2013

Citing concern about potential head injuries from inadequately padded headliners, N.H.T.S.A. directed Ford to recall a number of C-Max hybrids and E.V.s.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Recalls and Bans of Products; 

The recall is trivial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C-Max

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Focus_Electric

Getting better.

 

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N.Y. / Region

Plan to Separate Food Waste Will Expand

By MIREYA NAVARRO | Jul 30, 2013

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has announced an expansion of New York’s pilot program for food waste recycling, looking to cities like San Francisco for lessons.

Waste Materials and Disposal; Recycling of Waste Materials; Food; 

There are problems.   I want to see it work.

 

5

Opinion

Found in Translation

By HAMID DABASHI | Jul 28, 2013

For students of my generation in Iran, translated works opened a wider philosophical imagination, where borders between East and West dissolved.

Arabic Language; Muslims and Islam; Philosophy; Translation and Interpreters; 

Revealed Truth is incompatible with philosophy.

Extreme precision of language greatly aids translation.

Translation enforces precision of meaning.

 

6

Style

Making Medicine Bottles Even More Child-Resistant

By HOPE REEVES | Jul 30, 2013

If you don’t get the cap all the way back on, most 3- and 4-year olds can drain a bottle of sweetened medicine in minutes. New flow restrictors could help.

Children and Childhood; Medicine and Health; Parenting; Poisoning and Poisons; 

Children climb.

A self closing, self locking cabinet with a push button lock.

 

7

Opinion

Carving Up the Country

By CHARLES M. BLOW | Jul 27, 2013

Our 50 states seem to be united in name only. That has led to disturbing concentrations of power.

States (US); United States Politics and Government; Voting Rights Act (1965); Voter Registration and Requirements; Abortion; 

Mr. Blow is observant.  We will have to vote them out.

8

Science

Science Events: Math Games, Bugs and Cloud Machines

By JASCHA HOFFMAN | Jul 30, 2013

Coming events and reading matter at the intersection of science and culture.

Genetics and Heredity; Genetic Engineering; Insects; 

This looks like a miss this time.

 

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Business Day

A Spurned Offer on Corporate Taxes

By JARED BERNSTEIN | Jul 30, 2013

The rejection of President Obama’s proposal to trade a corporate tax cut — a goal Republicans have long sought — for a small jobs package shows Washington’s dysfunction, an economist writes.

Corporate Taxes; Labor and Jobs; Law and Legislation; United States Politics and Government; 

The GOP will accept nothing less than victory.

 

10

Business Day

Deciding Whether It Is Time to Revamp a Web Site

By PAUL DOWNS | Jul 30, 2013

Among other issues, an owner wonders how much pricing information to disclose. And how much to worry about mobile?

Computers and the Internet; Search Engines; Small Business; Tables; 

I have much to learn on website design.

This looks to be a standard form with a few bells and whistles.

Get the "For Dummies" book and read it.

I do not see my initial stages following his pattern.

 

11

Opinion

The Psychology of an Irish Meltdown

By TANA FRENCH | Jul 28, 2013

If the Celtic Tiger had simply wandered in, that meant it could wander out again.

European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Psychology and Psychologists; 

Possibly.

I was informed that the Irish state took on the bank's liabilities to prevent a general collapse.  The debt has taken down the state and the boom.  

There has been no recovery.

12

Opinion

Our Pulchritudinous Priesthood

By FRANK BRUNI | Jul 28, 2013

Personal trainers are becoming a must-have accessory in modern life.

Exercise; Health Clubs; Social Conditions and Trends; 

I will be more active.  It is a question of time.

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Business Day

China Opts for Only Small Steps to Stimulate Economy

By BILL BISHOP | Jul 29, 2013

Even as new economic reports signal that China’s economy is slowing, Beijing continues to resist a large stimulus package.

Economic Conditions and Trends; Foreign Investments; 

Denial and half measures.

Not much hope.

 

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Business Day

Chipping Away at the Smartphone Leaders

By ERIC PFANNER | Jul 27, 2013

The competition in high-end cellphones is stirring, and consumers are giving a new look to brands they once ignored, a factor Samsung acknowledged in its latest earnings report.

Smartphones; Cellular Telephones; 

Android is winning as expected.

 

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Business Day

In Surprise, Tourre Defense Calls No Witnesses

By SUSANNE CRAIG and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED | Jul 29, 2013

The defense team for Fabrice Tourre, the former Goldman Sachs trader accused of defrauding investors in a mortgage deal six years ago, began its case at about 11:47 a.m. One minute later, it rested.

Mortgage-Backed Securities; Securities and Commodities Violations;

Fabrice Tourre was instructed to sell a trade, his normal business.

He did not know that it was fixed to fail.  There was no fraud on his part.

 

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Your Money

In Search of Romance, and Maybe a Refund

By DAVID SEGAL | Jul 28, 2013

A reader tells the Haggler about her soured relationship with a matchmaking service.

Dating and Courtship; Customer Relations; Computers and the Internet;

I can attempt to provide the romance.  

We must decide where and when.

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

 

17

Opinion

Mr. Putin’s War on Gays

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 28, 2013

Will President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown keep people from the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year?

Homosexuality; Discrimination; Olympic Games (2014); Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; 

The Times may be picking a fight.

 

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Signs Law Banning Shark Fin Sales

By JESSE McKINLEY | Jul 27, 2013

The bill signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signals the death knell for a traditional Chinatown delicacy: shark fin soup.

Sharks; Law and Legislation; Restaurants; 

Not a moment too soon.

 

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Opinion

Daniel Yergin on George Mitchell's Shale Energy Innovations and Concerns

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Jul 29, 2013

An energy historian considers the legacy of the energy entrepreneur who unlocked shale gas and oil with fracking.

Drilling and Boring; Hydraulic Fracturing; Natural Gas; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Pulitzer Prizes; Shale; 

It is still fossil carbon.

 

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World

Six Decades Later, a Second Rescue Attempt

By JANE PERLEZ | Jul 30, 2013

Harsh weather in North Korea prevented a Navy pilot from retrieving the remains of a fellow airman killed 62 years ago in one of the fiercest battle of the Korean War.

Korean War; Pilots; Race and Ethnicity; Missing in Action; 

Some commitments do not fade away.

I must sleep.