NEW THINGS: 11:10, 8/5/13

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Opinion

Mixed Blessings

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 5, 2013

Early detection of cancer helps some patients but not others.

Lung Cancer; Cancer; Tests (Medical); Preventive Medicine;

The best that can be done.

World

Hours to Go, Just to Get to Work

By JOE COCHRANE | Aug 5, 2013

With 9.9 million vehicles taking to the streets of Jakarta each workday, the daily commute can take a toll on stressed Indonesians.

Infrastructure (Public Works); Transit Systems; Muslims and Islam; Ramadan; Roads and Traffic;

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

The only quick fix. People will pay almost any price for gas.

Health

'Still Mine' Adds to Movies on Aging

By PAULA SPAN | Aug 2, 2013

A spate of excellent movies about aging may reflect filmmakers’ dawning recognition of the way this global demographic shift affects all our lives.

Alzheimer's Disease; Dementia; Elderly; Movies;

"The worried well".

Technology

Computer-Brain Interfaces Making Big Leaps

By NICK BILTON | Aug 4, 2013

U.S.

Finally, Thousands of Old Rape-Evidence Kits Are to Be Tested

By JULIÁN AGUILAR | Aug 4, 2013

Health

Think Like a Doctor: Not Just the Flu, Solved!

By LISA SANDERS, M.D. | Aug 2, 2013

Readers solve the case of a 59-year-old woman who’d been sick for over a week with what she thought was just the flu but then suddenly became deathly ill.

Babesiosis; Emergency Medical Treatment; Spleen; Ticks (Insects);

"Complications of Babesiosis include sepsis, in which the body’s immune system goes into overdrive to fight an overwhelming infection; heart or kidney failure; and, as was the case in this patient, a rupture of the spleen."

Business Day

An Economy Stuck in Second Gear

By JARED BERNSTEIN | Aug 2, 2013

The United States economy is reliably growing, but too slowly to absorb the residual slack in the economy left over from the recession, an economist writes.

Gross Domestic Product; Labor and Jobs; Recession and Depression; Unemployment; United States Economy;

The economy may be growing. It is growing at the top.

This is still a result of low demand.

Put money at the bottom where it will be spent.

Opinion

A Plan to Avert the Pension Crisis

By RICHARD J. RIORDAN and TIM RUTTEN | Aug 5, 2013

Washington should create a public employee pension reform program that serves as an insurance agency.

Pensions and Retirement Plans; Bankruptcies; Local Government; Credit and Debt; Government Bonds; Organized Labor;

Governments are contractually bound to meet their pension obligations.

They must get the income. The right way is to start the economy so that taxes will be paid and bonds will earn a reasonable rate of return.

This means the federal government must spend money employing the population. The federal government is blocked by the spending cap imposed by the GOP.

Real Estate

Real Estate Q & A

By JAY ROMANO | Aug 4, 2013

Opinion

Marriage and Minorities

By CHARLES M. BLOW | Aug 3, 2013

Most Americans still believe in marriage, but there are factors working against marriage for many.

Blacks; Marriages; Polls and Public Opinion; Minorities; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Student Loans; Welfare (US); Prisons and Prisoners;

Mr Blow has good points.

U.S.

G.O.P. Push to Slash Food Stamps Puts Farm Bill in Jeopardy

By RON NIXON | Aug 2, 2013

The GOP heist by their own petard . . .

Autos

Navigating the Greenway: 1,200 Miles Journey in an Electric Bicycle-Car

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 5, 2013

Mark Stewart wanted a bicycle he could use during cold Massachusetts winters. He has ended up riding his Elf bicycle-car from North Carolina to Cambridge, Mass., this summer.

Automobiles; Batteries; Bicycles and Bicycling; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Sustainable Living;

Check the local rules carefully. I will own one if it will meet the need legally.

Magazine

What’s an Idea Worth?

By ADAM DAVIDSON | Aug 4, 2013

Opinion

Appalachian Hope and Heartbreak

By AMY D. CLARK | Aug 3, 2013

A corner drugstore, an extension of the family kitchen, closes.

Small Business; Shopping and Retail; Restoration and Renovation;

An unfashionable life. Those who live it would live no other.

N.Y. / Region

Why Must Voting Be Be So Hard?

By ROSS RAMSEY | Aug 4, 2013

Science

Monogamy’s Boost to Human Evolution

By CARL ZIMMER | Aug 2, 2013

Fossil records suggest that by sticking around and protecting and feeding their offspring, early men paved the way for the growth of the human brain.

Evolution (Biology); Monkeys and Apes; Mammals; Reproduction (Biological); Sex; Brain;

Highly speculative. There seems to be no causal chain.

Health

In Nursing Homes, an Epidemic of Poor Dental Hygiene

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Aug 4, 2013

Opinion

Shark Fins or Champagne?

By ELEANOR RANDOLPH | Aug 4, 2013

Stores in New York are whittling away their stocks of shark fins in advance of a city ban on their sale, a move intended to protect the sharks and the whole ocean ecosystem.

Sharks; Cruelty to Animals; Law and Legislation; Fishing, Commercial;

No fish, no fishing.

No reason to start eating it now.

Business Day

Air Force Invites Youths to Help Solve Problems

By JANE L. LEVERE | Aug 5, 2013

The initiative involves a digital “Collaboratory,” in which young people will be challenged to develop new technologies for tasks like search and rescue.

Advertising and Marketing; United States Defense and Military Forces; Youth; Science and Technology;

There is almost no career ladder from enlisted to officer.

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Opinion

Mixed Blessings

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 5, 2013

World

The Dangers of a Sensationalist Portrayal of Veterans

By DAVID EISLER | Aug 5, 2013

There is an incongruity here between society’s respect for the military and its fear of the ways military life can reshape people.

Afghanistan War (2001- ); Defense and Military Forces; Iraq War (2003-11); Mental Health and Disorders; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Veterans;

The bottom 90% of the nation is in economic depression.

It is not lack of understanding. There are no real jobs to be had.