Friday, September 27, 2013

@12:49, 9/26/13

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N.Y. / Region

Power Failure Disrupts Metro North’s New Haven Line; May Last Days

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that the problem was caused by the loss of a feeder cable, and that the disruptions could persist for at least a few days.
Power Outages and Blackouts; Transit Systems; 

I keep hearing weeks.
Another spike in hotel rates is not of much interest.
 
2
Technology

Box Adds Document Writing to Its Cloud

Box, the online storage service, has announced it is getting into the content-creation business. The first product is a stripped-down, word-processing program. If you miss the bells and whistles of Microsoft Word, you may also be missing the new aesthetic — build it to work quickly, from anywhere, with sharing.
Cloud Computing; Word Processing; 

Email is simpler.  We can go to shared documents in the cloud if you wish.
You could comment here.
 
3
N.Y. / Region

Metro-North Disruption Continues, Snarling Morning Commute

Officials advised riders of the New Haven line to find alternate routes to work, but for those who were relying on the train, exasperation was the feeling of the day.
Transit Systems; Commuting; Delays (Transportation); 

Most will try to drive.
 
4
Opinion

A Pause, Not an End, to Warming

The lull is consistent with historic temperature variability.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Temperature; 

ok.
 
5
World

Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban Economist and Critic of Castro, Dies at 72

Mr. Espinosa Chepe, who advocated the limited restoration of capitalist principles, remained in Cuba despite enduring harassment and imprisonment.
Economics (Theory and Philosophy); Deaths (Obituaries); 

He was learning.
 
6
Business Day

A Tool Kit for Future Euro Crises

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N.Y. / Region

Security Officer Is Charged With Setting 8 Fires at 2 Manhattan Hotels

Over four years, Mariano Barbosa Jr. started the blazes at the Yotel and the SoHo Grand in an attempt to make the hotels less popular and his job easier, fire officials said.
Arson; 

I will not comment.
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N.Y. / Region

3 Queens E.M.T.’s Are Held in Theft


N.Y. / Region

Faith Healing on the Train

Metropolitan Diary: A rider with his foot in a cast was surprised when a woman offered to give him a hands-on prayer.
Feet; Prayers and Prayer Books; Subways; 

New York performs small random acts of kindness.

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Business Day

China Internet Giant Buys Stake in Search Engine

Tencent Holdings, the biggest Internet company in China, said Monday that it had invested $448 million for a 36.5 percent stake in Sogou, a search engine, in a bid to keep pace with its rivals.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Search Engines; 

Dog eat dog.
 
11
Arts

Nureyev Foundation Grant to Support Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet in Chicago has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation to help create and produce full-length story ballets.
Dancing; Grants (Corporate and Foundation); 

Doing their job.
 
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Movies

Will Woody Allen Show Up This Time?

Mr. Allen will be the recipient of the 2014 Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given annually during the Golden Globes in January.
Golden Globes (Awards); Movies; 

Not a concern of mine.
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Business Day

Getting a Clearer Picture of College Costs

A calculator being introduced by Wellesley will give students and their families a clearer sense — perhaps less daunting — of the prospective out-of-pocket costs at top colleges.
Calculators; Colleges and Universities; Tuition;

So we are told.
 
14
Automobiles

Oh, the Vanity: Left-Right Divide Persists in Interior Mirrors

Vanity mirrors have become common, and most vehicles have them. But why do some cars have them only above the passenger seat?
Automobiles; Mirrors; 

The "vanity" mirror is expected to be used while the vehicle is in motion.
The driver needs  to watch the road.
 
15
Health

Study Affirms Benefit of Back Braces as Scoliosis Treatment

Physicians have recommended bracing to treat scoliosis in adolescents for more than 50 years, but until now, research on its effectiveness had produced mixed results.
Scoliosis; Research; Teenagers and Adolescence; Back (Human Body Part); 

The braces help most and injure none.
 
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Business Day

Sister of ‘Into the Wild’ Protagonist Is Writing Memoir

Carine McCandless, the sister of Chris McCandless, will publish her memoir through HarperOne, an imprint of Harper Collins.
Books and Literature; Book Trade and Publishing; 

I have no intention of reading this book.
 
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Booming

Bowser, Stay! (Forever)

Pet owners in New York State can now be interred with their pets. Do you really want to go there?
Cemeteries; Cats; Dogs; Baby Boomers; Comedy and Humor; Funerals and Memorials; Horses; 

Humor.
 
18
Magazine

Garage-Sale Arbitrage

The $1,000 comic book with the 25-cent price tag.
Flea Markets; Ethics (Personal); Ethicist, The (Times Column); 

The way things work.
19
U.S.

U.S. Orders More Steps to Curb Stiff Drug Sentences

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said prosecutors were ordered to refile charges in certain drug cases to avoid triggering mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
Mandatory Sentencing; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Sentences (Criminal); 

Reasonable.
 
20
Sports

New York’s Top Recruit Selects Seton Hall

Isaiah Whitehead, the 12th-best prospect in the country, according to Scout.com, had whittled his choices to Indiana, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Seton Hall and St. John’s.
Draft and Recruitment (Sports); Basketball (College); 

ok

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@23:00

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Business Day

Companies Admit They Fixed Prices of Car Parts

The companies, all based in Japan, agreed to pay $740 million in fines on federal charges of fixing prices on parts like radiators sold to automakers in the United States.
Automobiles; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; 

Buy from another source.
 
2
N.Y. / Region

Power Failure Disrupts Metro North’s New Haven Line; May Last Days

3
Technology

Box Adds Document Writing to Its Cloud

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N.Y. / Region

Frustration Is Mounting Over Trouble On Rail Line

5
Opinion

A Pause, Not an End, to Warming

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Sports

Swimmer Is Fighting a Ruling: She Is Not Disabled Enough

Victoria Arlen was ruled ineligible for Paralympics competition because officials said she had not provided conclusive evidence of a permanent eligible impairment: her doctor believes her condition may improve.
Swimming; Paralympic Games; Disabilities; 

I am glad not to be in this fight.
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N.Y. / Region

Bill Requiring Sick Leave Is Approved in Jersey City

More than 30,000 workers in New Jersey’s second largest municipality will be able to earn up to five sick days a year.
Paid Time Off; City Councils; 

Better to recover when sick.
 
8
U.S.

A Flight Ends With a Drive in Chicago

A single-engine, experimental plane makes an emergency landing on the iconic Lake Shore Drive.
Airlines and Airplanes; Aviation Accidents and Safety; 

A minor incident.
 
9
Books

Not O.K.

Soldiers interviewed by David Finkel faced their greatest challenges once they came home.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Books and Literature; Iraq War (2003-11); Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; 

Yes
 
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Business Day

A Tool Kit for Future Euro Crises

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N.Y. / Region

Security Officer Is Charged With Setting 8 Fires at 2 Manhattan Hotels

13
N.Y. / Region

3 Queens E.M.T.’s Are Held in Theft

14
N.Y. / Region

Faith Healing on the Train

15
Movies

Will Woody Allen Show Up This Time?

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Automobiles

Oh, the Vanity: Left-Right Divide Persists in Interior Mirrors

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Health

Study Affirms Benefit of Back Braces as Scoliosis Treatment

18
Business Day

Sister of ‘Into the Wild’ Protagonist Is Writing Memoir

19
Booming

Bowser, Stay! (Forever)

20
Magazine

Garage-Sale Arbitrage




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