Saturday, September 7, 2013

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Health

When Med Students Get Medical Students' Disease

Some medical students notice something innocuous about their health and then attach to it exaggerated significance, often related to disease they’ve recently learned about. But are med students more likely to be anxious hypochondriacs than others?
Doctors; Medical Schools; Mental Health and Disorders; 

Intern's disease is long recognized.  
It is generally considered to be very short term, a few days at most.
It is not to be confused with actual disease which is much more persistent.
Know the patient.

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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about transportation. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.
Transportation; Bicycles and Bicycling; Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; 

Each voter must decide.  
The solution to transportation is dense location of residence and work.
This is called a city or town.  
Inter city travel is rare.
Intra city travel is trivial.
Commutation is just a bad idea.

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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on the Police

The New York Times asked the leading candidates in contested mayoral primaries three questions about crime. The description of their positions is drawn from their responses and previous statements.
Search and Seizure; 

The police reside within their precincts and are members of the community. 
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U.S.

New Mexico: Gallup Diocese Will File for Bankruptcy

The Diocese of Gallup plans to petition for Chapter 11 reorganization in federal bankruptcy court because of mounting legal claims over sexual abuse by clergy members.
Bankruptcies; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Sex Crimes; Clergy; Native Americans; 

Churches are not immune to civil law.
"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's.  Render unto God what is God's"
  
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Travel

In Dallas, a Garden Designed for Children

The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden at the Dallas Arboretum will focus on teaching young visitors about the natural world.
Flowers and Plants; Gardens and Gardening; Travel and Vacations; 

Go to the Bronx Botanical Garden.  Start with the Children's Garden.
The subway or Metro North will take you there.
 
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World

Rebel Brutality in Syria Posing Dilemma in the West


It is an old civil war.

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U.S.

House Republicans Say Constituents Are Strongly Opposed to a Syria Strike

Fewer than a dozen House Republicans have publicly said they would back President Obama on a military strike, making the White House climb to a House majority steep.
United States Politics and Government; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Defense and Military Forces; United States Defense and Military Forces; 

Neither group fighting in Syria can be supported by us.
We can send refugee relief.  
We can arm and train the refugees to destroy the winner. 

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Health

Fertility Rate Stabilizes as the Economy Grows

The number of babies born in the United States in 2012 remained flat, the first time in five years that the number did not significantly decline, federal data show.
Birth Rates; United States Economy; Recession and Depression; 

This does not look good for the U.S. economy.
The forgone births will not be.
 
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Multimedia/Photos

The Candidates Discuss Staten Island

The leading candidates for mayor of New York City weigh in on how they would help Staten Island.
Elections, Mayors; 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/nyregion/undecided-and-holding-little-hope-20-miles-from-city-hall.html

Staten Island is a suburb.  
If it is to be part of the city the subway must go there.

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N.Y. / Region

A City Council Race Takes a Vicious Turn

The Democratic candidates vying for Christine C. Quinn’s seat in Chelsea hold similar positions on many issues, but that hasn’t stopped the mudslinging.
Elections, City Councils;

One would not expect these strivers to fight nicely.
 
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N.Y. / Region

In Hynes Ad, Praise for the Boss

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Opinion

Mr. Bloomberg and ‘the Ideologues’

The mayor is using the shooting of a young Brooklyn boy to level baseless charges against critics of his unconstitutional policing tactics.
Crime and Criminals; Search and Seizure; Editorials; Racial Profiling;

Police cannot be a gestapo or an army of occupation.
Garrisoned strong points do not keep the peace.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Cops
 
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Business Day

Chrysler Auto Sales Up 12 Percent in August

The carmaker predicted that the industry will continue on its hot streak as it heads into the fall selling season.
Automobiles; Company Reports; 

People are leasing.  Manufacturers count that as a sale.
 
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World

U.S. Sends Envoy to North Korea to Seek American’s Release

Robert King, a special envoy, will visit North Korea to help free Kenneth Bae, an American missionary detained last year and sentenced to 15 years hard labor for proselytizing.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Missionaries; United States International Relations; 

Silly people.  Missionaries do not learn.
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World

Rwanda Warns Congo After Shells Hit Its Territory

The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened to embroil Rwanda after a woman there was killed and her baby wounded in shelling, Rwanda’s government said.
Defense and Military Forces; Civilian Casualties; 

I wish I believed these people.
Artillery is not a weapon of choice for irregular light infantry (guerrilla fighters).
 
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Sunday Review

Vive le Terroir

Terroir, the cultivation of a region’s particular products, is an idea even more important now to a France that fears losing its identity in a larger Europe and a more competitive world.
Agriculture and Farming; Food; Wines; 

Mostly I am hungry.
Some things are better than others and I will pay a small premium.
The difference is often not worth the price.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babette%27s_Feast 
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World

Budget Documents Detail Extent of U.S. Cyberoperations

The documents show that the United States conducted 231 cyberoperations in 2011, even while the Obama administration protested other countries’ attacks on American computer networks.
Cyberwarfare; United States Defense and Military Forces; 

This reads like the N.S.A. is doing its job.
I wish it could do it less effectively. 
I will stick with my Linux distribution.
It has been a long time since I saw a security hole warning.
I suppose I am either penetrated or not.
 
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Multimedia/Photos

'Closer Look'

The most recent ad from the Quinn campaign is the first negative ad produced by a candidate in the Democratic primary.

You know you are winning when the opposition is shooting at you.

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World

White House Looks to Syria Vote as Rudder for Rest of Term

President Obama and his team see Congress’s action, either approval or rejection, as a guidepost that goes well beyond the question of an attack on Syria.
United States International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest 
(2010- ); 

Ultimately President Obama speaks for himself.

I am tired of trying to guess the politics.
Congress will say no.  That will set off an internal fight.
 
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/03/the-austerian-mask-slips/

The Austerian Mask Slips

Simon Wren-Lewis looks at France, and finds that it is engaging in a lot of fiscal austerity — far more than makes sense given the macroeconomic situation. He notes, however, that France has eliminated its structural primary deficit mainly by raising taxes rather than by cutting spending.
And Olli Rehn — who should be praising the French for their fiscal responsibility, their willingness to defy textbook macroeconomics in favor of the austerity gospel — is furious, declaring that fiscal restraint must come through spending cuts.
As Wren-Lewis notes, Rehn is very clearly overstepping his bounds here: France is a sovereign nation, with a duly elected government — and is not, by the way, seeking any kind of special aid from the Commission. So he has no business whatsoever telling the French how big their government should be.
But the larger point here, surely, is that Rehn has let the mask slip. It’s not about fiscal responsibility; it never was. It was always about using hyperbole about the dangers of debt to dismantle the welfare state. How dare the French take the alleged worries about the deficit literally, while declining to remake their society along neoliberal lines?

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Business Day

Falling Economic Tide in India Is Exposing Its Chronic Troubles

As its boom ends, India suffers from a weak currency, soaring prices, neglected infrastructure and red tape.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Indian Rupee (Currency); Infrastructure (Public Works); International Trade and World Market; 

The regulatory goal matters.
The Government of India is profoundly conservative.
Industry is a radical innovation.

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Opinion

The New Science of Mind

An increasing understanding of the workings of the brain means that psychiatric disorders are increasingly seen as being based in biology.
Brain; Therapy and Rehabilitation; Genetics and Heredity; Mental Health and Disorders; Depression (Mental); Science and Technology; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Schizophrenia; 

Pop science.
Living is not so simple as this presentation.
 
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Opinion

Alimony for Your Eggs

Should divorce settlements include money for fertility treatments?
Reproduction (Biological); Suits and Litigation (Civil); Divorce, Separations and Annulments; In Vitro Fertilization; 

All of that.  I see the problem.  How much of it is mine?
 
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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on Transportation

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World

Heavy Casualties on Both Sides as Congo Soldiers Fight Rebels Near Eastern City

The front line is nine miles north of the eastern city of Goma, where Congolese soliders and United Nations troops have been battling M23 rebels since Wednesday.
Deaths (Fatalities); 

Nothing to add.
 
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Business Day

F.D.A. Approves a Drug for Late-Stage Pancreatic Cancer

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Abraxane, which in a clinical trial prolonged the lives of patients by a little less than two months on average.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Pancreatic Cancer; Clinical Trials; 

"Welcome if modest"

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Business Day

A.F.L.-C.I.O. Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members

Richard Trumka, the labor federation’s president, says a broad coalition could help restore the labor movement’s clout.
Organized Labor; Labor and Jobs; Collective Bargaining; Wages and Salaries; 

Organization precedes collective bargaining.
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Real Estate

A Witness to Gentrification in Cobble Hill

Peggy White, a longtime resident of Warren Street, offers a window onto the evolution of a neighborhood.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Gentrification; Elderly; Historic Buildings and Sites; 

We are not alone.
 
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N.Y. / Region

The Mayoral Candidates on the Police

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Fashion & Style

Rowing Revives in the Gym

The rowing machine, plucked from the recesses of the gym, is suddenly a crowd favorite, even to those who have never picked up an oar.
Exercise; Rowing; Health Clubs; 

Better than paddling and more controlled than sailing.
A way to travel on the water without much expense.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Trying to Shame Dune Holdouts at Jersey Shore

Townspeople are using various tactics to pressure more than 1,000 homeowners who are standing in the way of building a protective barrier along the coast.
Dunes; Floods; Eminent Domain; Beaches; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Coast Erosion; Coastal Areas; 

Give them cents off on their insurance.
 
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U.S.

Insurance Rolls to Rise in State Fighting Plan

South Carolina’s refusal to expand Medicaid under the new health care law leaves several hundred thousand without insurance, but state officials say the reality is more complex.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Medicaid; United States Politics and Government; 

Refusing the program should be suicidal.

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U.S.

A New World Where We All Keep Score

Complex though you may be, ever more companies believe they can reduce you to a number. But how much confidence can we have in these numbers of our lives?
Social Media; Computers and the Internet; Social Conditions and Trends; Science and Technology; Smartphones; Parties (Social); 

It depends on who is looking for what.
Self image has little impact on demographic class.
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Travel

In Dallas, a Garden Designed for Children

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Multimedia/Photos

'Closer Look'


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Confused.

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World

Obama Fails in Bid for Wide Backing for Syria Attack

President Obama emerged from the Group of 20 summit meeting with a few international supporters, but other leaders urged him not to attack without United Nations backing.
Biological and Chemical Warfare; 

Get UN backing.
 
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Health

Gut Bacteria From Thin Humans Can Slim Mice Down

Mice exposed to gut bacteria of overweight humans become overweight, while those exposed to the microbiomes of thin humans lose weight, a new study found.
Obesity; Intestinal Tract; Bacteria; Mice; Feces; Research; Digestive Tract; 

I will give this one a miss.
 
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World

Pentagon Is Ordered to Expand Potential Targets in Syria With a Focus on Forces

The Obama administration is now talking about using aircraft to strike specific targets, as intelligence indicates the Syrian government has moved troops and equipment.
Biological and Chemical Warfare; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); United States Defense and Military Forces; 

Engage brain!
 
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Health

Some Fruits Are Better Than Others

New research suggests that eating blueberries, grapes, apples and grapefruit is associated with a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes; Fruit; Medicine and Health; 

Yes.
 
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Magazine

The Steely, Headless King of Texas Hold ’Em

How a poker-playing machine taught itself to be all but unbeatable.
Gambling; Poker (Card Game); Computers and the Internet; Inventions and Patents; 

Not of interest to me.  
A skilled machine will win if possible.



Time for me to sleep
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