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Opinion

Life Questions on Premature Babies

Aug 12, 2013

A discussion including doctors and a clergyman about an Op-Ed article.

Premature Babies; Babies and Infants; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth; 

So far the decision is to punt.  

The mother decides on an individual basis.

The romantic fourteen year old commands the same medical resources as the PHD at the end of her fertility. 

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Booming

The Memory Lady’s Daughter Tries to Fill the Gaps

By BETH THOMPSON | Aug 12, 2013

A daughter whose mother is 94 cares for the generations before and after her, living their lives and preserving their memories.

Baby Boomers; Memory; Parenting; Elder Care; Alzheimer's Disease; Books and Literature; 

Memory dies.  Physical text continues.  

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Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for the Week of August 12

Aug 12, 2013

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.

Stocks and Bonds; Government Bonds; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; States (US); 

American common stocks seem to be the place to park money.

Be very selective.  They are going to suffer.

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Opinion

Chemical Plant Safety

Aug 12, 2013

The American Institute of Chemical Engineers says it is working to be part of the solution.

Accidents and Safety; Factories and Manufacturing; Chemicals; 

Yes.

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U.S.

Obama Assures Disabled Veterans They Will Get Aid

By JACKIE CALMES | Aug 11, 2013

The president addressed the annual convention of the Disabled American Veterans in Florida, then left for an eight-day vacation.

Veterans; Disabilities; Federal Aid (US); 

Money will be found.  President Obama may have to declare an emergency.

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Business Day

Leak at Oil Sands Project in Alberta Heightens Conservationists’ Concerns

By IAN AUSTEN | Aug 9, 2013

Environmental concerns threaten the oil sands industry, which is pumping billions of dollars into the Canadian economy and providing thousands of jobs.

Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Oil Sands; Environment; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Accidents and Safety; 

This is an opportunistic fight.

The accident is trivial in the scale of things.

I would like to see a shutdown.

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Opinion

Another Twist in the Saga of Henrietta Lacks

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Aug 11, 2013

The restrictive agreement between the government and the family of the unknowing HeLa cells donor was welcome and long overdue.

Research; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Genetics and Heredity; 

Ok.

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World

Mexican Tied to Killing of D.E.A. Agent Is Freed

By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD and KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY | Aug 10, 2013

Rafael Caro Quintero, a drug kingpin convicted of masterminding an American’s death, was unexpectedly released from prison on Friday after his conviction was overturned.

Murders and Attempted Murders; Kidnapping; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Courts and the Judiciary; 

Mexico claims the rule of law.

They must follow their rules.

He will be guilty again.

Follow the rules this time.

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Technology

New Targets for Hackers: Your Car and Your House

By NICK BILTON | Aug 11, 2013

Hackers and security researchers are exploring vulnerabilities to break through the high-tech security of homes or cause car accidents.

Automobiles; Computer Security; Cyberattacks and Hackers; Pacemakers;

Turn the computer's radios off.

If a hacker can't communicate he is stymied.

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Opinion

Bursting the Neuro-Utopian Bubble

By BENJAMIN Y. FONG | Aug 11, 2013

Pyschosocial problems cannot simply be solved in the neuroscientist’s lab.

Brain; Brain Activity Map Project; Human Genome Project; Mental Health and Disorders; Psychology and Psychologists; Schizophrenia; Science and Technology; Synthetic Biology; 

Lets get computer oriented.

The hardware, physical brain, is very limited without the operating system of culture.  We know there are patterns expressed in the brain.  There are others that exist only in the culture.  We confuse the two.  Dr. Fong is confusing them here.

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N.Y. / Region

Preservationists Have Concerns About Plan to Sell Hudson River Park’s Air Rights

By LISA W. FODERARO | Aug 12, 2013

Critics say the provision would benefit developers, but the adjacent communities would suffer the consequences of overdevelopment.

Area Planning and Renewal; Real Estate (Commercial); Parks and Other Recreation Areas; 

The lower west side is tall enough.

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World

Jailed Chinese Rights Advocate Speaks Out in Video

By JANE PERLEZ and CHRIS BUCKLEY | Aug 9, 2013

The unusual affront by the advocate, Xu Zhiyong, was available for viewing on a number of Web sites after being disseminated by his supporters.

Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Video Recordings and Downloads; 

Civil disobedience works slowly.  The authorities are properly worried.

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Technology

Nokia Map Project Sheds Light on Belarus’s Roads

By KEVIN J. O’BRIEN | Aug 12, 2013

The former Soviet republic, a black holes for motorists where reliable map data are held by the authoritarian government, is undergoing a geographic coming out with volunteers’ help.

Roads and Traffic; Maps; Geography; 

Microsoft is very destructive.

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Opinion

The Wrong Lesson From Detroit’s Bankruptcy

By JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ | Aug 11, 2013

There is more than enough blame to go around for the largest municipal insolvency in American history. But in restructuring, the city’s interests, not creditors’, should be foremost.

Bankruptcies; Economic Conditions and Trends; Subprime Mortgage Crisis; United States Economy; Urban Areas; 

Detroit is probably not reparable.  The banks should take all the loss.

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Opinion

Kansas and Al Qaeda

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Aug 11, 2013

How the drought in the Middle West is connected to the turmoil in the Middle East.

Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Muslims and Islam; Agriculture and Farming; Environment; 

http://www.climate.gov/nidis-north-american-drought-monitor

Poesy for simple minds.

Monoculture and puritanism are not the same kind of thing.

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Opinion

Don’t Leave Climate Change to a Partisan Congress

Aug 9, 2013

An executive and a Republican-turned-independent respond to an Op-Ed article.

Global Warming; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Energy Efficiency; Heating;

Still doctrinaire.    Revenue neutral is not required.

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Opinion

Pardon My Spanish

By URSULA LINDSEY | Aug 9, 2013

A scandal over the king of Morocco’s decision to release a pedophile from jail is testing the relationship between the crown and its citizens.

Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons; Child Abuse and Neglect; Sex Crimes; 

It is an autocracy.  

The rule is follow the king's orders or suffer the consequences.

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Health

Risk of Adult Anxiety Seen in Children’s Stomachaches

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Aug 11, 2013

Children with chronic stomach pains are at high risk for anxiety disorders in adolescence and young adulthood, a new study has found.

Anxiety and Stress; Children and Childhood; Mental Health and Disorders; Teenagers and Adolescence; 

Ok.

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Technology

Daily Report: Patent Case May Give Apple an Advantage

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Aug 9, 2013

The federal International Trade Commission is expected to say on Friday whether it will uphold a preliminary finding that Samsung mobile products violated a handful of Apple patents.

Decisions and Verdicts; International Trade and World Market; Inventions and Patents;

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/09/apple-samsung-iphone-patents-itc

"Samsung violated two of Apple's iPhone patents and must end US import of some of its products, the top US trade court ruled Friday as the smartphone giants clashed once more in court.
In a mixed ruling the International Trade Commission (ITC) found that Samsung had unfairly used Apple technology in some of its devices. It issued cease and desist orders banning further imports of some Samsung products. But the ITC dismissed four other claims made by Apple.
The verdict came as Apple asked an appeal court to force Samsung to stop using iPhone features that a jury had declared to be in violation its patents."

 

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Business Day

It's the Affordable Care Act. But What Is Affordable?

By ROBB MANDELBAUM | Aug 12, 2013

The A.C.A. will require employers with more than 50 employees to estimate their employees’ household incomes. How are they supposed to do that?

Health Insurance and Managed Care; Income; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Small Business; Wages and Salaries;

Lots of noise about not much.

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