Tuesday, October 29, 2013

@20:40, 10/28/13

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Business Day

The International Fate of ‘12 Years’

The movie industry is waiting to see if “12 Years a Slave,” a story focusing on an African-American, can garner a global audience.
Movies; Race and Ethnicity; Slavery 

Half our nation must see this film.
8 times 150,000,000 = $1,200,000,000.  
The biggest box office.
Why worry?

2
Science

Algorithm Can Identify Dolphin Whistles

In the past, researchers charted the signature whistles of bottlenose dolphins on a spectrograph, which maps sound waves visually. But the algorithm, also used to identify songs, is much faster.
Dolphins and Porpoises; Research; Marine Biology; Mathematics 

So dolphins sign their whistles.  Useful for a pack hunter.
 
3
Opinion

A Remedy for Inequality

Stuart Appelbaum of the Jewish Labor Committee cites unions as a solution.
Income Inequality; Labor and Jobs; Organized Labor; Collective Bargaining; Minimum Wage 

Initially it is hard on management incomes.
Eventually it could be hard on international trade.
Unionization pushes innovation hard. 
Going around the union is a way to seize the upper hand.

 
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U.S.

Judge Blocks Part of Texas Abortion Law

The ruling in Federal District Court rejected a provision requiring doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
Abortion; Law and Legislation 

If people did not want abortions they would not get them.
Limiting laws are ultimately futile.
RU-486 not available over the internet.  That can change with manufacture in India.  Plan B is available on open shelves.
 
5
Opinion

Shadows Over Central Park

Where are the public-spirited New Yorkers who would fight overblown development?
Buildings (Structures); Parks and Other Recreation Areas 

Children out of doors has become abusive.
 
6
Fashion & Style

Video: Intersection: Flatbush Indie Fashion

Helen Milkson, 72, who was born in Grenada, has been living in Flatbush for 20 years. She likes to look special and doesn’t go for fashion, she says.
Fashion and Apparel 

I don't care how you dress.
If it pleases you it pleases me.
 
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U.S.

Love Affair Between One Artist and Texas

James Turrell is a Californian born and bred, but Texas has long been an unusually significant player in his artistic career.

The subject is light and the color of light.  
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Books

Video: Abramson and Tanenhaus on J.F.K.

Jill Abramson, The Times’s executive editor, and Sam Tanenhaus discuss the many books devoted to John F. Kennedy, how his presidency changed the news media and the effect the assassination had on her.
Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations 

History is.
 
9
Fashion & Style

Makeup Trend: Matte Base Layers

A gel, a mist and a lotion promise to smooth complexions.
Cosmetics and Toiletries; Skin 

If you are pleased I am pleased.
 
10
Sports

Mets’ Harvey Has Tommy John Surgery

Matt Harvey had successful Tommy John surgery to repair a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.
Baseball 

I am not a fan.
Boston won game three and four.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Mario Cuomo, Vocal Foe of Italian Stereotyping, Finally Sees ‘The Godfather’

Mr. Cuomo, who had refused invitations since 1972 to see the movie, finally relented for a film forum at Fordham Law School.
Discrimination; Italian-Americans; Organized Crime; Movies 

Now we have Mexican bandits.
 
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Business Day

The Man Who’ll Do Triage on Europe’s Banks

Ignazio Angeloni, a top European Central Bank official, has a leading role in reviewing euro zone banks to determine which are sound and which are not.
Banking and Financial Institutions 

The Euro is unworkable.
 
13
Sports

Amid Rising Discord Over Indian Images, F.S.U. Has Harmony

Objections to an American Indian nickname and tribal representations are rare at Florida State, which has long received support from the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Football (College); Seminole Indians; Native Americans; Mascots; Athletics and Sports; Names, Organizational 

ok
 
14
Fashion & Style

Giorgio Armani Runway Show Is an Extravaganza of Extremes

Armani held an elaborate event on the Hudson River, where it was hard to stay afloat amid the celebrities, Champagne and other displays of excess.
Fashion and Apparel; Parties (Social) 

Treat it as art.
 
15
U.S.

U.S. Health Insurance Website’s Problems Continue Despite Improvements

Insurers said that severe technical problems were still making it difficult to enroll new subscribers.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Computers and the Internet 

We will be told when it is fixed.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Former Suspect to Testify in Patz Case

Jose Antonio Ramos, a convicted child molester, is expected to take the stand in the trial of Pedro Hernandez, who has been charged in the 1979 killing of Etan Patz.
Murders and Attempted Murders 

There had better be some real evidence.

17
Opinion

‘An Industry of Mediocrity’

When will America learn how to teach its teachers?
Education (K-12); Teachers and School Employees; Colleges and Universities; Graduate Schools and Students 

Not soon.
 
18
Opinion

What the Pollen Says

Early civilizations in the Middle East may have fallen victim to climate change.
Global Warming; Drought; Pollen 

Pollen indicates plant abundance.  Burning and browsing and grazing change plant populations.
Reforestation in Israel demonstrates the reversal of bronze age events.
 
19
World

Georgia Elects New President, but Real Power Will Rest With Next Premier

Giorgi Margvelashvili, a former deputy prime minister and education minister, was headed to a decisive victory, according to surveys of voters leaving the polls.
Elections 

Their state.  Their election.  Their chaos.
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N.Y. / Region

City Drops Bid to Ban Display of Cigarettes

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg withdrew the measure that was fiercely opposed by a coalition of retail stores and likely to meet a powerful constitutional challenge.
Smoking and Tobacco; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

The F.D.A. must act.

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