Wednesday, October 16, 2013

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World

Tunnel Found From Gaza Into Israel, Military Says

Responding to the discovery, the Israeli military said it had suspended the flow of building materials into Gaza because the tunnel could have been used for an attack against soldiers or civilians.
Bridges and Tunnels; Defense and Military Forces; 

An escape from the siege.  
It is not big enough to support an effective attack.
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World

Between Big Cities, a Road Passes the Russia Left Behind

Along the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg — a 12-hour trip by car — one sees great neglected stretches of land that seem drawn backward in time.
Roads and Traffic; Infrastructure (Public Works); Rural Areas; 

Depressed.
 
3
Dining & Wine

To Market, to Market, No More

When a New Jersey farmer retires, New York’s Greenmarkets will not be the same.
Agriculture and Farming; Local Food; Vegetables; 

Fuel is still cheap.
 
4
Opinion

Disease: The Next Big One

The worst new diseases of the future, like those of the recent past, will have originated in animals.
Viruses; Epidemics; Livestock Diseases; SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome); Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; 

Yes
 
5
Opinion

Diseases That Spread From Animals

To predict where viruses are going, it helps to look at where they’ve been.
Bubonic Plague; Influenza; Ebola Virus; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome); 

Again, yes.
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Opinion

Where Science Is Going

Are we seven billion (and rising) humans jostling for position on the surface of this planet prepared for the future?
Science and Technology; Space and Astronomy; Physics; Research; Global Warming; 

Always toward understanding.
 
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Style

On National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a Mother With a Candle to Light

On Oct. 15, I’ll be the woman with a candle in my window, remembering Silvan.
Babies and Infants; Death and Dying; Grief (Emotion); Miscarriages; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth; 

Nature can't care.  
Only people have that ability.

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Science

ScienceTake: Sharing a Peahen's Gaze

Do a peacock’s feathers, in all their iridescent beauty, really win the girl? Scientists put an eye-tracking helmet camera on a peahen to find out where her gaze lingered.
Peacocks and Peahens; Science and Technology; Biology and Biochemistry; Reproduction (Biological); 

Better communications!
 
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Science

A Maryland Hill’s Prehistoric Secret

On a Maryland hilltop, what is believed to be an ancient ceremonial site offers a tantalizing view into prehistoric gatherings.
Archaeology; 

Now we know there is a secret.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Sailing Beneath the Red, White And Green

New Yorkers gathered for the 69th Annual Columbus Day Parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday.
Italian-Americans; 

Celebrating third place and first publication.
 
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Technology

Privacy Fears Grow as Cities Increase Surveillance

A program in Oakland, Calif., is one of the latest and most contentious examples of cities using big data technology, and federal dollars, for routine law enforcement.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Police; Privacy; Federal Aid (US); 

Fear chasing fear in a vicious circle.
 
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U.S.

Cities Report Better Finances, but Worries Persist

Cities’ fiscal conditions are improving, aided by higher tax revenue, according to an annual study, but there are also sources of worry.
United States Economy; Urban Areas; Government Employees; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Sales and Excise Taxes; Income Tax; Local Government; 

Fear, uncertainty and dread.
 
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Magazine

Behind the Cover Story: Susan Dominus on Daniel Radcliffe's Introspective Side

The author who profiled the star of “Harry Potter” answers questions about the perks — and insecurities — that fame and wealth can bring.
Celebrities; 

Celebrity noise.
 
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World

Crash in Colombia Kills 4, U.S. Says

A plane carrying five Americans and a Panamanian on an antidrug mission crashed in a jungle region in Colombia, killing four of the occupants and injuring the other two.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Drug Abuse and Traffic; United States Defense and Military Forces; 

Fragment.
 
15
Real Estate

A Novel Way to Sidle Up to the High Line

The elevated park is undergoing a stampede of residential development, the latest of which will have its front doors underneath.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Condominiums; 

New only means expensive.
 
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Technology

On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline

After Hurricane Sandy, Verizon said it was too expensive to replace landlines in Mantoloking. The move may presage the end of the lines across the nation.
Wireless Communications; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Wire and Cable; Telephones and Telecommunications; 

Fiber to the desktop.
 
17
Sunday Review

How Activist Is the Supreme Court?

The Roberts court is less activist than any in the last 60 years.
Decisions and Verdicts; 

Another distraction.

The Supreme Court is always active when in session.
 
18
Health

Beets for Breakfast, or Dinner

Martha Rose Shulman offers five new ways to eat beets, cooked and raw, sliced and in salsa. You can even have beets for breakfast.
Beets; Cooking and Cookbooks; Recipes; Salads; 

ok
 
19
Opinion

False Equality in Michigan

A state constitutional amendment places improper burdens on racial minorities.
Affirmative Action; Colleges and Universities; 

If admissions are a matter of justice (yes) how is the division to be adjusted?
I do not know.
 
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U.S.

Senators Near Fiscal Deal, but the House Is Uncertain

While Senate leaders praised the progress that was made on a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt limit, it was clear that the most conservative members of the House were not going to go along quietly.
United States Politics and Government; Federal Budget (US); 

No deal.

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Movies

The Watchful Years, Before the Howling Began

“Kill Your Darlings” stars Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg in a film about the early days of the Beats.
Movies; 

A film about a change of perceptions.  We have not had another change since.
 
2
World

Tunnel Found From Gaza Into Israel, Military Says

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4
Dining & Wine

To Market, to Market, No More

5
Opinion

Disease: The Next Big One

6
Opinion

Diseases That Spread From Animals

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Opinion

Where Science Is Going

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Health

Study Finds Wives Often Struggle With Stepchildren Over Caregiving

An unusual survey reports that older wives often hold their stepchildren responsible for caregiving problems.
Dementia; Elder Care; Families and Family Life; 

I have no expectation of justice.
 
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Style

On National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, a Mother With a Candle to Light

On Oct. 15, I’ll be the woman with a candle in my window, remembering Silvan.
Babies and Infants; Death and Dying; Grief (Emotion); Miscarriages; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth; 

People care.  Nature lacks the capacity.
 
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Better communications.

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U.S.

Credit Agency Places U.S. on ‘Ratings Watch’

Just days before the government could default on some of its obligations, the credit rating agency Fitch has put the United States on a “negative ratings watch.”
Credit Ratings and Credit Rating Agencies; 

The cash rich will celebrate.
 
12
Science

A Maryland Hill’s Prehistoric Secret

 
We now know a secret exists.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Sailing Beneath the Red, White And Green


Columbus published.

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Arts

Ivy League Home for a Cartoonist’s Vast Archive

Al Jaffee, best known for the three-panel fold-ins in Mad magazine, is donating many of his cartoons, along with other material from his personal archives, to Columbia.
Cartoons and Cartoonists; Archives and Records; Art; Libraries and Librarians; Magazines; Comic Books and Strips; Colleges and Universities;

Far better than the dumpster.
 
15
Real Estate

A Novel Way to Sidle Up to the High Line

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Technology

On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline

 
Fiber will replace copper.
 
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Sunday Review

How Activist Is the Supreme Court?

 
Not a concern.
 
18
Opinion

False Equality in Michigan

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U.S.

Senators Near Fiscal Deal, but the House Is Uncertain



No deal.
 
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Opinion

Obamacare: The Rest of the Story

A flood of newly insured Americans isn’t the half of it.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; 

"One reason you may not have heard much about this part of the Obamacare story is that it is numbingly complicated. (Stephen M. Davidson of Boston University has written a concise and accessible guide to the law and its consequences.) But I suspect another reason is partisan spite. The Democrats were passionately in favor of enrolling the uninsured, but many would have preferred a government-run program, or at least a public option. What Obamacare has wrought is the kind of market-driven reformation that Republicans pretend to believe in. Which makes you wonder how much of their opposition rests on the merits, and how much is just a loathing for anything associated with Barack Obama."





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