Friday, November 15, 2013

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Automobiles

In Milan, Fashion on Two Wheels

Highlights from the 71st edition of the International Motorcycle Exhibition in Milan, which included more than 1,000 manufacturers of machines, riding gear and accessories.
These things are not my dreams.  
When the rear wheels come loose I do not want to be dead.
Transportation needs weather protection for the driver.
Stability on a bad surface is important.
The ability to get up after a dump has great appeal.
Motorbike people who travel distances own and use trucks.

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Booming

The Gift at an Ending

My mother at the extraordinary age of 99 was “winding down” and faraway. But then my husband, a doctor, sat down at her bedside and started cracking jokes.
Death and Dying; Doctors; Baby Boomers; Families and Family Life 

Mother is not there yet.  
Do what you can.

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Business Day

‘60 Minutes’ Airs Apology on Benghazi

The CBS newsmagazine issued a rare retraction and apology for its report on an attack on Americans in Libya, saying it was misled by a source.
Apologies; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Terrorism; Television 

Confirmation bias.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
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Booming

The Blackout That Exposed the Flaws in the Grid

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Science

Finding the Higgs Leads to More Puzzles

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Business Day

Starbucks to Pay Kraft $2.75 Billion, Ending Broken-Deal Dispute

The disagreement centered on the way Starbucks broke off its long-term relationship with Kraft three years ago over Kraft’s objections.
Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation; Coffee; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores 

I have found Starbucks coffee less than great.  I do not love flavored coffee.
I generally like black, no sugar.  It ages better.
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Business Day

In Music Piracy Battles, Lyrics Demand Respect Too

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Opinion

The Francis Era: Synthesis or Civil War?

  
Just a recognition.

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Opinion

21st-Century Slavery

A reader urges that money be used to fight today’s bondage rather than as reparations for slavery of the past.
Reparations; Human Trafficking; Slavery 

I see no way to make people damaged by slavery whole.
There is a debt.  
The method of payment escapes me.

Efforts can be made to end the practices.
Success will be limited.
The rule of neutral law will help.

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Opinion

A Train Too Far

Istanbul’s grand new metro system is a ticket into the unknown.
Bridges and Tunnels; Transit Systems 

Istanbul is having a building boom.  
Cities and automobiles are incompatible.
There is not much in city park land.
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Technology

A New Design for Wireless Sound

The Danish audio company Libratone has embraced a new shape for wireless speakers: round. Its latest, the Loop, resembles a large plate.
Speakers (Audio); Wireless Communications 

When I bother, sound is important to me.
Good speakers are worth their price as is an amplifier that matches their impedance.  The output from a computer sound card is low impedance.  Use one of the flat response inputs on the amplifier.  Tape or spare are good.  avoid the phonograph inputs.  There is a standard cable eighth inch stereo plug to RCA plugs.  Use it.  Plug it into the computer, the phone audio or the tablet.  Power with the charger if appropriate.
  
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Science

A Jolt to Complacency on Food Supply

The negative effects of global climate change on agriculture are expected to get worse, experts say, raising deep concerns about the global food supply in the decades to come.
Global Warming; Food; Corn; International Trade and World Market; Agriculture and Farming 

Fossil carbon is still the problem.
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World

Norway: Man With Knife Kills 3 After Hijacking a Bus

The suspect, described as a man in his 50s, was arrested after the attack in Sogn and Fjordane County, the police said.
Hijacking; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Murders and Attempted Murders 

Half a story.
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Science

Poisonous to Pets

In addition to chocolate, canine food risks include the artificial sweetener xylitol, macadamia nuts, onions, garlic, leeks and chives.
Pets; Dogs; Cats; Poisoning and Poisons 

I use no medications on a regular basis.
We will take great care with pet toxic materials.

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Science

More Like Her

Letter to the editor.
Robots and Robotics 

Does studying a map count as asking?
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Magazine

Mayor Ed Lee: ‘Tech Workers Are Not Robots’

The mayor of San Francisco on the Twitter economy.
Mayors 

Greedy landlords.  
Any market will clear at the right price.
Sometimes the price is negative.

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World

A Conversation With: Former Indian Army Chief Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh

Former Indian Army Chief Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh on India-Pakistan relations and corruption in the Indian military establishment.
Corruption (Institutional); Defense and Military Forces; Government Procurement; Newspapers; Terrorism 

Vijay Kumar Singhknows where too many bodies are burried.
He will be assassinated if he enters political office.

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Science

Choosing to Chew Gum

Chewing sugarless gum after a meal can help prevent tooth decay, the American Dental Association has said.
Chewing Gum; Teeth and Dentistry 

Short answer:  no.   
Gum will not hurt you.  Sugar can do harm.
 
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Opinion

Alfre Woodard

The actress has only eight friends on Facebook — “otherwise, it becomes a job.”

I have been ignoring Facebook.   I intend to continue to ignore it.
You will communicate directly when you wish.

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

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/fashion/02Small.html?_r=1&src=tp




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Opinion

Stop Penalizing Poor College Students

The way the Pell grant program is designed makes it harder for low-income students to graduate on schedule.
Pell Grants; Financial Aid (Education); Colleges and Universities; Tuition; Community Colleges; For-Profit Schools; Income

It appears that there is a large group determined to deny higher education to most of those of less than wealthy background.
That group has been successful.
Smart people earning starvation wages built the nineteenth century.
 
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N.Y. / Region

M.T.A. Sees Smaller Fare Increases in ’15 and ’17

An improved financial outlook, aided by higher than expected passenger and real estate revenues, suggest transit fare and toll prices would go up by 4 percent, down from 7.5 percent.
Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Transit Systems

The fare will rise or the subsidies will be restored.
 
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Opinion

Does My Virginity Have a Shelf Life?

At 35, I’ve been holding out for so long, how can I change now? And yet I have doubts.
Abstinence (Sexual); Dating and Courtship; Love (Emotion); Sex

Virginity has no expiration date.
Fertility has an expiration date.
Persons have an expiration date.
I find that love has no expiration date.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Bloomberg Issues Final Letter Grades for New York Schools

The announcement was accompanied by a sense of acquiescence as the city prepares to hand over the school system to Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, who has pledged to do away with the ratings.
Education (K-12)

Important only as a way to reduce costs.
 
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World

Attacks Across Iraq Kill Dozens

At least 27 people were killed on Wednesday in a series of bomb blasts and gunfire attacks that stretched to the northern cities of Tikrit and Mosul and to the regions west of Baghdad and Falluja.
Shiite Muslims

The religious war continues.
 
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Business Day

Starbucks to Pay Kraft $2.75 Billion, Ending Broken-Deal Dispute


The coffee is not that good.  They do supply hot spots.

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World

Norway: Man With Knife Kills 3 After Hijacking a Bus

The suspect, described as a man in his 50s, was arrested after the attack in Sogn and Fjordane County, the police said.
Hijacking; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Murders and Attempted Murders

Ask the knife wielder why.
 
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Science

Poisonous to Pets

In addition to chocolate, canine food risks include the artificial sweetener xylitol, macadamia nuts, onions, garlic, leeks and chives.
Pets; Dogs; Cats; Poisoning and Poisons

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control
 
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Science

More Like Her

Letter to the editor.
Robots and Robotics

Stay found.
 
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Science

A Jolt to Complacency on Food Supply

The negative effects of global climate change on agriculture are expected to get worse, experts say, raising deep concerns about the global food supply in the decades to come.
Global Warming; Food; Corn; International Trade and World Market; Agriculture and Farming

No details as yet.
 
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Magazine

Mayor Ed Lee: ‘Tech Workers Are Not Robots’

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Science

Choosing to Chew Gum

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Opinion

Alfre Woodard


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Fashion & Style

For Gore Vidal, a Final Plot Twist

The author and master contrarian left his entire estate to Harvard, forsaking loved ones and setting off a legal battle.
Writing and Writers; Books and Literature; Colleges and Universities

I did not read him and do not intend to read him.

 
16
Magazine

Your Vegetable Ad Here

Readers suggested nearly 400 slogans for untrendy vegetables. The magazine’s art department envisioned three of them as ad campaigns.
Advertising and Marketing; Vegetables

Vegetables - - Moral Fiber
 
17
Travel

Festivals Where the Beat Makes You Move

Want to mix music into a Caribbean vacation? Here’s a guide to festivals next year from Anguilla to St. Lucia.
Music; Festivals; Travel and Vacations

Iron bands can be beaten.
 
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N.Y. / Region

The Implications of Ownership

“Owners,” a 1972 play by Caryl Churchill at the Yale Repertory Theater, taps the ethos of “Do what you want. Get what you can.”
Theater

We must act as though we owned our lives. 
Obligations guide but do not bind us.

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In Our Pages: November 7

From The International Herald Tribune.
Automobiles; Transportation

The Philippines?
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Fashion & Style

‘Annie Hall,’ the Sequel

Seen at New York City’s Union Square, Cara Araneta’s style influences include Woody Allen and Wong Kar-wai.
Fashion and Apparel

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