Monday, August 19, 2013

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U.S.

Bicycling for Thinner Texans and New Businesses

Bike lanes and the use of bicycles in general has recently exploded in Texas, which is a good sign for local business and for residents’ waistlines.
Bicycles and Bicycling; Infrastructure (Public Works); Obesity; Roads and Traffic; 

Gasoline must be in short supply.
Fashion has real power.
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Business Day

Clara Lippert Glenn, on Balancing Intensity and ‘Kumbaya’

The C.E.O. of the Oxford Princeton Program says her leadership style has evolved to emphasize “the importance of culture, environment and work-life balance.”
Executives and Management (Theory); Work-Life Balance; Hiring and Promotion; 

I think an elephant.
3
N.Y. / Region

One Chase Manhattan Plaza for Sale

JPMorgan Chase & Company may make at least $1 billion on its former headquarters.
Real Estate (Commercial); Historic Buildings and Sites; 

Selling at the top of the market.
Oligarchy is not sustainable.
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N.Y. / Region

A Mayor Who Puts Wall Street First

No mayor has done more than Michael R. Bloomberg to consolidate New York’s identity with that of Wall Street.
Income Inequality; Poverty; 

Michael Bloomberg is an idealistic practical man.  He does not dream big dreams. He solves problems as he was taught to do in engineering school.
He made his fortune by supplying news to the financial traders.
It is hardly surprising that he is encouraging the supply of other 'objects of desire' to wealthy merchants.
5
Opinion

Why We Talk in Tongues

Speaking in tongues might be a more effective way to pray — if one seeks the technique of detaching from the everyday world and everyday thought to experience God.
Prayers and Prayer Books; Language and Languages; Pentecostal Churches; 

Meditation without theology   Very Transcendental.

6
Magazine

The Office Shakedown

Philanthropic pressure; malpractice pursuit.
Philanthropy; Malpractice; Hospitals; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Ethicist, The (Times Column); Ethics (Personal); 

I find myself in agreement with Mr. Klosterman.
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Opinion

Foreign Investment in Mexican Oil

Proposed changes could help revive Mexico’s energy sector and give its economy a much-needed lift.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Nationalization of Industry; International Trade and World Market; Foreign Investments;

No change to the drug trade or the carbon burden.
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Magazine

How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets

It all started with her own fight against surveillance.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Computers and the Internet; Classified Information and State Secrets; Airport Security; News and News Media;

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/opinion/the-national-security-agencys-domestic-spying-program.html

I will continue when I can.

They believe what they report.

Tuesday.

The NSA exposure is critical to the future of constitutional government.
Action is required.
How is still a question.
"Those who would trade liberty for security will have neither."

On with the day.
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N.Y. / Region

Prison for Founder of Body Armor Company

David H. Brooks, former chief executive of DHB Industries Inc., was given a 17-year sentence for a $185 million stock swindle in which the proceeds were used to finance personal luxuries.
Frauds and Swindling; Sentences (Criminal); United States Defense and Military Forces; Securities and Commodities Violations;
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U.S.

Shipping Continued After Computer Inspection System Failed at Meat Plants

A new computer system for meatpacking and processing plants shut down for two days in August, leading to the shipment of millions of pounds of meat that had not been tested for contaminants.
Computers and the Internet; Meat; Food Contamination and Poisoning;
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Opinion

Sunday Dialogue: Tumult in the Book World

Can traditional bookstores survive the digital marketplace?
Books and Literature; Book Trade and Publishing; Computers and the Internet; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); E-Books and Readers; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues;
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Health

In All Flavors, Cigars Draw In Young Smokers

Cigarette sales are down, but tobacco critics say the gains are being offset by the rise of alternatives like cigars, whose flavored varieties are smoked overwhelmingly by young people.
Cigars; Smoking and Tobacco; Youth;
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Fashion & Style

A Pact to Make the Heart Grow Fonder?

Two 20-somethings try an experiment to refrain from sex for almost a year, and find out more about themselves than they had expected.
Love (Emotion); Abstinence (Sexual); Modern Love (Times Column);
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Business Day

Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels

The agreement is believed to be the first of its kind between a major programmer and any of the technology giants that are trying to disrupt traditional modes of TV delivery.
Television; Cable Television; Computers and the Internet; Video Recordings and Downloads;
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Opinion

Tech Love Isn’t Forever

So, you think you and your iPhone are inseparable?
Blackberry (Handheld Device); Science and Technology; Consumer Behavior;
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Technology

An Inventor Wants One Less Wire to Worry About

In college, Meredith Perry wondered why wireless devices needed wires for recharging. That question has led to her work on a way to transmit electrical power via sound waves.
New Models, Design and Products; Cellular Telephones; Electric Light and Power; Wireless Communications; Entrepreneurship; Computers and the Internet;
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Business Day

Chevrolet’s Cheap Minicar, the Spark, Is a Surprisingly Strong Seller

The four-door Spark, made in South Korea and sold in the United States since last year, starts at $12,170 and gets about 35 miles to the gallon.
Small Cars (Compact, Subcompact and Microcars); Automobiles; Fuel Efficiency;
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Sports

Out of Track’s Doping Scandal, Redemption and Progress

Kelli White’s positive test 10 years ago began a new era in track and field because she decided to help anti-doping organizations in their fight.
Doping (Sports); Tests (Drug Use); Steroids;
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U.S.

A Musical Switch From Self-Pity to Gratitude

The new album by Blue October, “Sway,” is less about the specifics of a band member’s recovery from addiction to alcohol and prescription pills than it is about hope.
Music; Therapy and Rehabilitation; Alcohol Abuse; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals);
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N.Y. / Region

Police Dept.’s Focus on Race Is at Core of Ruling Against Stop-and-Frisk Tactic

A federal court judge used the term “indirect racial profiling” to explain how the department’s reliance on data was flawed.
Racial Profiling; Police; Minorities; Search and Seizure;

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