Sunday, July 21, 2013

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1
Opinion

Dealing With Anxiety

A psychologist and a psychiatrist react to a Sunday Review essay urging us to embrace what we fear.
Anxiety and Stress; Psychology and Psychologists; Philosophy; 

Understand our world.  
 
2
World

Steam Detected at Damaged Fukushima Reactor

The operator of the ravaged nuclear plant in Japan stood ready Thursday to inject boric acid into the reactor if temperature or radiation levels rose.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan); Nuclear Energy; Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011); 

Let the engineers work.
It is not a problem with a political solution.
 
3
Opinion

Mr. Spitzer and His Money

Eliot Spitzer is promising to spend plenty on the race for New York City comptroller without revealing where it comes from.
Income Tax; Elections, Comptrollers; Conflicts of Interest; Campaign Finance; 

This is an attack.
I will sit back and watch the fight.
 
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U.S.

Immigration Bill’s Supporters Call on Business Groups to Pressure G.O.P.

Advocates of the immigration overhaul are counting on the groups to turn up the pressure on House Republicans who are much less susceptible to that lobby than in the past.
Immigration and Emigration; Law and Legislation; Illegal Immigration; Foreign Workers; Labor and Jobs; Lobbying and Lobbyists; 

The faithful do not learn.
A large part of the GOP sees Hispanic immigrants as invaders.
Another group sees them as exploitable.

5
Health

Overweight? Maybe You Really Can Blame Your Genes

Researchers have found a genetic mutation that may help explain why some people can eat the same amount as others but gain more weight.
Obesity; Genetics and Heredity; Research; Mice; Weight; 

We continue to learn.
 
6
U.S.

Capitalism, but With a Little Heart

A lot of people, including many hard-driving capitalists, are trying to figure out how to retool the institutions of capitalism for our time so that pursuing social good is part of the business goal.
Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy); Corporations; Social Conditions and Trends; Communism (Theory and Philosophy); Subprime Mortgage Crisis; 

Capitalism is a system for concentrating wealth.
Changing the ownership does not change capitalism.
Socialism concentrates wealth in the hands of the state.
Unions counterbalance the power of capital.
Progressive taxation pays for the social welfare and common defense programs.

Balances of power are our choice of governance.
 
7
Technology

Apple Buys 2 Mapping Companies

Apple confirmed on Friday that it had bought the mapping start-ups HopStop and Locationary, giving Apple more expertise in an area where it has struggled.
Maps; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Mobile Applications; Software; 

Apple tries to be a gated community.
 
8
Sports

For Combat Veterans, Life During Ice Time

The Fort Bragg Patriots are an amateur ice hockey team made up primarily of active-duty combat veterans.
Hockey, Ice; Veterans; Iraq War (2003-11); Afghanistan War (2001- ); 

Combat platoon, team sport or hunting band, all are bonded groups.
Good therapy.
 
9
Opinion

The Arms Race at Home

Statehouse politicians make it ever easier for constituents to carry guns at alarming rates.
Gun Control; States (US); Editorials;

Hand guns should be self correcting.  
The problem is not catching stray bullets in that process.
 
10
Opinion

A Dementia Omen, or Normal Aging?

Readers react to studies indicating that subtle cognitive complaints may foretell the future.
Dementia; Alzheimer's Disease; Research; Memory; Elderly; 

Sundowning is a good indicator.
 
11
U.S.

I.R.S. Investigator to Reopen Inquiry Into Applications

The Internal Revenue Service’s inspector general said that he was expanding his investigation of I.R.S. treatment of political groups that applied for tax-exempt status.
Internal Revenue Service Political Profiling; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Inspectors General; Tea Party Movement; 

They probably do not deserve tax exemptions.
12
Health

In the Doctor's Office, a Neglected Resource

Patients with certain conditions receive better treatment if they see a nurse practitioner in addition to a doctor, according to a new study, but professional territoriality and mistrust have long prevented progress.
Doctors; Elder Care; Nursing and Nurses; 

Sadly true.
 
13
Business Day

G-20 Backs Plan to Curb Tax Avoidance by Large Corporations

The plan aims at corporations only and, if widely adopted, would shift some of the global tax burden away from small businesses and individuals.
Corporate Taxes; Tax Evasion; 

Corporations do not owe taxes.
Stop trying.
 
14
Your Money

A Public Debate Over the Wisdom of Gandolfini’s Will

Did James Gandolfini, the actor who played the mob boss Tony Soprano, exercise sound financial judgment about his estate?
Wills and Estates; Inheritance and Estate Taxes; High Net Worth Individuals; 

A good opportunity to discuss inheritance.  My situation is relatively simple.  No children, no ex wives, siblings who have no expectations.
We can discuss details after the event.
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N.Y. / Region

Daring Enough to Bare It All for a New York Swim

Technically speaking, skinny-dipping is illegal in the city, but that has not stopped swimmers from taking the risk.
Nudism and Nudity; Swimming; Beaches; Series; 

Sandy Hook  and Smith Point are nude beaches.

If you want closer in try Fort Tilden.   From a boat off shore works well.
After dark there are numerous beaches on the north shore that are isolated enough still. 

16
Opinion

From Paddy to Patty

In Vietnam’s ongoing transition to capitalism, there’s more to McDonald’s arrival than just attracting foreign investment.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Foreign Investments; International Trade and World Market; United States Economy; Vietnam War; Vietnamese-Americans; 

I am sorry.  
I know that the Vietnam war was an error in US policy.
McDonald's is another error in policy.

17
Business Day

Gas Raises Consumer Prices, but Inflation Remains Tame

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in June, with two-thirds of the increase coming from a 6.3 percent jump in gas prices.
United States Economy; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Consumer Price Index; Inflation (Economics); Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Factories and Manufacturing; 

I am waiting for the other shoe to drop. 
 
18
Business Day

New Jobless Claims Drop, Partly for Seasonal Reasons

Unemployment benefit applications were at the lowest level in 10 weeks, the Labor Department said.
Labor and Jobs; Layoffs and Job Reductions; Unemployment Insurance; United States Economy; 

We are still in this lesser depression.
 
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N.Y. / Region

The Straphangers' Fold

Metropolitan Diary: A subway rider was identified as a veteran New Yorker by the way he folded his newspaper.
Buses; Newspapers; Subways; 

The proper response to such a line is: Where do you live now? 
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Style

$55 Billion: The Cost of Summer 2013

When you add up the camps, sports, programs, pool memberships and child care, how much will summer cost your family this year?
Child Care; Families and Family Life; Parenting; 

My time in the mountains costs about a thousand bucks.
I will go late this year if I go at all.  Beds are about a hundred bucks.
I cook for myself most meals.  Hot showers are my luxury.

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1
Technology

Apple Buys 2 Mapping Companies


Learning how.

2

The Tea Party does not deserve an exemption.

3
Business Day

G-20 Backs Plan to Curb Tax Avoidance by Large Corporations


Nothing will come of it.

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4
Your Money

A Public Debate Over the Wisdom of Gandolfini’s Will

 
A useful discussion of what
5
N.Y. / Region

Daring Enough to Bare It All for a New York Swim


There are places. 

6
Opinion

From Paddy to Patty


They can do better.

7
Business Day

Gas Raises Consumer Prices, but Inflation Remains Tame


Getting it right.

8
Business Day

New Jobless Claims Drop, Partly for Seasonal Reasons


Constant.

9
N.Y. / Region

The Straphangers' Fold

  
Respond: Where do you live now?

10
Style

$55 Billion: The Cost of Summer 2013

 
Not that much.
 
11
U.S.

Senate and C.I.A. Spar Over Secret Report on Interrogation Program

Senator Dianne Feinstein says she will push to declassify parts of a hotly disputed report that accuses the C.I.A of misleading Congress and the White House.
Classified Information and State Secrets; Interrogations; Detainees;

There is more to know.  
 
12
Opinion

In Defense of Clinical Drug Trials

Sampling the responses to a Sunday Review article, “Do Clinical Trials Work?”
Clinical Trials; Cancer; Medicine and Health; 

Clinical trials work when they are well designed.
 
13
Autos

Wheelies: Mini's Vanishing Van Edition

Mini quietly kills the Clubvan after selling only 50, and Volkswagen may bring back the high-price Phaeton.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; 

Mostly about marketing.
 
14
Booming

Just Neighbors, and Then Much More, for 38 Years

Kent and Jeanne Henriksen started out on the same street, and now can’t imagine life without the other.
Marriages; Dating and Courtship; Baby Boomers; Religion and Belief; 

The opportunity was there.  I found limits that I had denied.
 
15
Business Day

Austin's 'Silicon Hills' Builds on Its Infrastructure

Austin has plenty of incubators, interest from venture capital and a low cost of living, making it easy for start-ups to set up shop. But can it live up to its hype?
Computer and Video Games; Entrepreneurship; Start-ups; Venture Capital; 

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U.S.

As a Religion, Marijuana-Infused Faith Pushes Commonly Held Limits

The church of a pastor facing drug charges may sound like a plot device in a stoner movie, but Hawai’i Cannabis THC Ministry raises serious issues.
Marijuana; Religion and Belief; 

Not yet and not for me.
 
17
N.Y. / Region

Commuter Line Is Tied Up After a Freight Train Derails

Service on the Hudson line was suspended, disrupting the morning rush for thousands of commuters, after a freight train derailed overnight in the Bronx.
Railroad Accidents and Safety; Commuting;

Hauling garbage is a real business.
 
18
Opinion

Sex, Parents and Plan B

The executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union applauds school access to contraception.
Plan B (Contraceptive); Teenagers and Adolescence; 

As it should be.
 
19
Style

Are Over-the-Top Parents Really the Rule at Summer Camp?

The stories about the crazy things parents do for their camper kids are a little disillusioning for this noncamp veteran.
Camps and Camping; Children and Childhood; Parenting; Smuggling; Summer (Season); 

There are always several.
 
20
Sports

$60 Million Settlement May Be Near for Penn State

The university’s board authorized about $60 million to settle many of the roughly 30 outstanding claims by victims in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse case.
College Athletics; Sex Crimes; Child Abuse and Neglect; Colleges and Universities; Suits and Litigation (Civil); 

Buying silence has worked before.  They have left it too late.

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1
Technology

Apple Buys 2 Mapping Companies

3
Business Day

New Jobless Claims Drop, Partly for Seasonal Reasons

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4
U.S.

Senate and C.I.A. Spar Over Secret Report on Interrogation Program

5
Opinion

In Defense of Clinical Drug Trials

 
 
6
Autos

Wheelies: Mini's Vanishing Van Edition

7
Booming

Just Neighbors, and Then Much More, for 38 Years

8
Business Day

Austin's 'Silicon Hills' Builds on Its Infrastructure

Austin has plenty of incubators, interest from venture capital and a low cost of living, making it easy for start-ups to set up shop. But can it live up to its hype?
Computer and Video Games; Entrepreneurship; Start-ups; Venture Capital; 

Not a game I want to play.
 
10
Opinion

Sex, Parents and Plan B

11
N.Y. / Region

Commuter Line Is Tied Up After a Freight Train Derails

12
Style

Are Over-the-Top Parents Really the Rule at Summer Camp?

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Sports

$60 Million Settlement May Be Near for Penn State

14
Business Day

The Worst Two Weeks of My Business Life

When disaster strikes, there are steps to take that can mean the difference between survival and ruin.
Disasters and Emergencies; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Salmonella (Bacteria); Small Business; 

A good response to a bad situation.
Also a reason not to be in food service.
 
15
Opinion

Judging Rolling Stone by Its Cover

The criticism that the magazine is trying to turn Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into a rock star by putting him on the cover is going too far.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Recalls and Bans of Products; Magazines; Editorials; 

Yes. "Spell my name right".
 
16
Technology

Finding Just the Right Word in Two Tongues

Bilingual dictionary apps for iOS and Android smartphones can ease language navigation.
Mobile Applications; Dictionaries; Smartphones; Language and Languages; Translation and Interpreters; 

Slower than they should be.
 
17
Technology

The Rules of In-Store Surveillance

We are all cookies now. And to allay concerns about that, several companies involved in offline tracking have said that they would work with a research group based in Washington to develop a series of “best practices” for privacy controls.
Computers and the Internet; Customer Loyalty Programs; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Privacy; Shopping and Retail; 

The easy answer is no.  
It is better to clear the cookies.  A full reformat works.  Telling FireFox to delete all may work.  I have been having some luck with that.
 
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Technology

A Console With Quirks, for Tinkerers

Ouya is an economy-model game console with open-source, hackable innards and a collection of some truly great and some completely dreadful games.
Computer and Video Games; Computers and the Internet; Open-Source Software; Android (Operating System); 

Worth the $100.
 
19
Sports

Lawyers Seek to Expand Concussion Lawsuit Against N.C.A.A.

Lawyers suing the N.C.A.A. over its handling of head injuries asked a federal judge to let them expand the lawsuit nationwide to include thousands of plaintiffs.
College Athletics; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Concussions; 

Two ventures in torts.  Head injuries is a winner.  The images should not win.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Revised Plan for Taller Midtown Fails to Assuage Critics

Some find little comfort in modifications to a proposal to rezone a 70-block area around Grand Central Terminal for even taller skyscrapers.
Zoning; Buildings (Structures); Grand Central Terminal (NYC); Real Estate (Commercial); 

I think there are real limits.  Most are unknown to me.

Sleep.

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