Tuesday, November 5, 2013

@10:21, 2/11/13

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1
Opinion

Delaware, Den of Thieves?

States shouldn’t be allowed to register anonymous shell companies, which can be used for underground financing, tax evasion and other bad deeds.
Money Laundering; Tax Evasion; Corruption (Institutional) 

The Du Ponts like it.
2
Sports

Jacksonville’s Blackmon Is Suspended Indefinitely

Justin Blackmon, the fifth overall pick in the 2012 draft, had earlier violations of the N.F.L.’s substance-abuse policy.
Football 

Just a waste of my time.
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Your Money

Seeking to Toughen the Rules for Brokers

It is too easy for stock and insurance brokers to avoid rules that would require them to put their customers first when picking their investments for their individual retirement accounts.
Financial Brokers; Individual Retirement Accounts; Stocks and Bonds; Banking and Financial Institutions 

Yes, there are monsters in the business.
Some of them have lobbyists.
You know the regulators are skilled and interested.

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World

Ukraine: Boxing Champion Throws His Hat in a New Ring

Vitali Klitschko, who is the reigning World Boxing Council heavyweight champion and leads an opposition political party in Ukraine, declared his candidacy for president of Ukraine in an election scheduled for 2015.
Elections; Boxing 

His sport should disqualify him.
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Business Day

Twitter Helps Revive a Seedy San Francisco Neighborhood

Before Twitter moved in, San Francisco’s Mid-Market area was run down and not very safe. Now that’s changed, thanks to tax breaks and a need for office space in the city.
Real Estate (Commercial); Area Planning and Renewal; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions 

Realestate dreams of glory.
Gentrification is not always a good thing.
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U.S.

In Detroit, Safety Protest Keeps the Buses Parked for a Day

The city’s public buses were expected to resume running on Tuesday, a day after 156 unionized drivers called in sick amid contract negotiations and reports of attacks on drivers.
Buses; Organized Labor; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Assaults 

Detroit is getting more desperate.
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U.S.

Contribution Solicitation Form Offers a Choice

A donation to the efforts of Americans for Job Security would be “nonreportable,” while one to the Small Business Action Committee PAC would be, the form says.
Campaign Finance; Political Action Committees; Politics and Government 

I saw.
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N.Y. / Region

Video: Obama Visits a Brooklyn School

President Obama went to Pathways in Technology Early College High School, and spoke to students Friday afternoon.

Trade school should work.  It does not at this level.

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Multimedia/Photos

Video: Alan S. Blinder on Janet Yellen

Alan S. Blinder, an economist and former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, talks about Janet Yellen’s handling of policy disagreements at the Fed.

Not found .

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Opinion

No Husband, No Friends

What is it about being a widow that makes people pull away from me?
Grief (Emotion); Widows and Widowers 

call.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Education

Catching Up on the Bennett Hypothesis

What’s to blame for the high cost of college? It’s financial aid, stupid.
Financial Aid (Education); Colleges and Universities 

Another kind of monster.
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Automobiles

Aware at the Wheel

Here are some recommendations to reduce the chance of a collision with an animal.
Traffic Accidents and Safety; Deer; Automobiles 

Reasonable advice.
13
Arts

A Not-Quite New Guy on ‘New Girl’

Damon Wayans Jr. had to drop out of the sitcom “New Girl” after appearing in the pilot. Now, in Season 3, he’s back.
Television 

I see very little television.
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Sports

Knit One, Purl Two and Run 26.2

A college professor in Missouri recently ran a marathon while knitting a scarf over 12 feet long, weaving together pastimes first combined by an Englishwoman, Susie Hewer, in 2008.
New York City Marathon; Knitting and Knit Goods; Running; Scarves; Marathon Running 

Peripatetic twiddling.
The wrong competition.
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Crosswords/Games

Calculus Made Easy

Can learning calculus be made easy? What suggestions do you have?
Mathematics; Puzzles

The algebra is hard.  The calculus is conceptually easy.
 
17
Automobiles

Deer Mating Season: Drivers Beware

Nearly half of vehicle accidents involving white-tail deer occur from October to December, with November the worst month.
Automobiles; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Deer

I see them.  So far I have had no incidents.
 
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Automobiles

BMW Releases Its New 2 Series Coupe

The successor to the diminutive 1 Series coupe will be slightly larger, with two fuel-efficient, but powerful, engine options.
Automobiles

They will not car-top my boat.
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U.S.

2012 Leak Detection Study

A study found that emergency responders or members of the public were more likely to detect hazardous liquid pipeline spills than pipeline companies themselves.
Oil Spills; Pipelines

Yes.
 
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U.S.

Oil Spill in North Dakota Raises Detection Concerns

A Tesoro Logistics pipeline that ruptured in North Dakota spilled more than 865,000 gallons of oil, one of the largest inland oil pipeline accidents in the United States.
Oil Spills; Pipelines

More at cleanup.



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1
Opinion

A Victory Against Dark Money

California has imposed $16 million in penalties and fines in a case demonstrating the importance of state laws requiring the disclosure of political donations.
Campaign Finance; United States Politics and Government
2
Your Money

The Dangers of a Stock Market Melt-Up

Though a steadfast market bull, a strategist worries about investors’ nonchalant attitude toward ever-rising stocks.
Stocks and Bonds; Quantitative Easing; United States Economy; Interest Rates
3
World

A Fiscal Scold, Merkel Softens Tone at Home

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany is being pushed to accept policies that would sharply increase domestic spending, even as she shows few signs of easing austerity for the rest of Europe.
Minimum Wage; Infrastructure (Public Works); Budgets and Budgeting
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Business Day

‘The Frackers’ and the Birth of an Energy Boom

A new book focuses on the half-dozen Texas and Oklahoma energy companies behind the surging growth of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas in the last two decades.
Hydraulic Fracturing; Books and Literature; Shale
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N.Y. / Region

Hynes Faces Tough Road in Brooklyn District Attorney Race

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Opinion

That Dreadful Day in December

8
Opinion

Confronting the Legacies of Slavery

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Business Day

Twitter Helps Revive a Seedy San Francisco Neighborhood

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N.Y. / Region

Hopefuls in New York and New Jersey Pack Their Final Weekend

12
Opinion

Keep the Gates of Paradise Open

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Economics is a branch of psychology.

14
U.S.

In Alabama Race, a Test of Business Efforts to Derail Tea Party

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U.S.

Security Agent Is Killed at Los Angeles Airport

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World

Snowden Asks U.S. to Stop Treating Him Like a Traitor

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World

No Morsel Too Minuscule for All-Consuming N.S.A.

18
World

Drone Strikes Are Said to Kill Taliban Chief

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Business Day

When Insurers Drop Policies: Three Stories

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Opinion

Being ‘Partly Jewish’

Children who grow up in interfaith communities, learning and celebrating both family religions, are not lost to Judaism.
Jews and Judaism; Families and Family Life; Christians and Christianity; Parenting
Some of the most uncomfortable people I have known were partly
(name the religion).
Such are at home nowhere.




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