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U.S.

Challenged by Tea Party, Veteran Mississippi Senator Seeks 7th Term

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Dec 6th 2013

Many thought Thad Cochran was going to retire after 34 years in the Senate, but now Mississippi faces a tough Republican primary for his seat.

Tea Party Movement; United States Politics and Government; Primaries and Caucuses 

It is soon to look at what a split Republican party in Mississippi does to the general election.

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N.Y. / Region

Diamond-Paved, Deal-Obsessed

By ALEX VADUKUL | Nov 29th 2013

The diamond district, on a block of West 47th Street, pulses with the competition of the jewelry sellers, who are always looking for a way to make a deal.

Diamonds; Jewels and Jewelry; Photography 

I will get your choice of stone and setting.

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Real Estate

Undaunted by Giants

By ROBIN FINN | Dec 6th 2013

For a stubborn, fiercely independent coterie of small real estate brokerages, success is measured in repeat clients, laserlike focus and resilience.

Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Real Estate Brokers; Small Business

Part of the process is consulting the local brokers.

Hope has never died among the sellers of property.

The G.O.P. is behaving badly.

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Arts

Video: TimesTalks: Ricky Gervais

| Dec 3rd 2013

 new series on Netflix, "Derick."

Television; Comedy and Humor 

Give Netflix their fee.

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Business Day

Credit Suisse Highlights Its Break Dancer Who Strips

By WILLIAM ALDEN | Dec 6th 2013

An article in the bank’s magazine notes a more unusual employee achievement.

Banking and Financial Institutions; Break Dancing; Hobbies 

I thought it was bonds he stripped.

Everyone needs a day job.

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Opinion

What Is the Future of Priestly Celibacy?

| Dec 6th 2013

Men and women religious and members of the Catholic laity respond to a column by Bill Keller.

Priests; Celibacy; Abstinence (Sexual); Nuns; Sex Crimes 

The presence of children is the main enabler for those inclined to child abuse.

Priestly celibacy has at least two roots, one in paganism and another in inheritance.  

The celibate priesthood was a very useful place to dispose of younger sons

as the nunnery would care for a daughter without dower. 

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Soul?

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Business Day

Record Prices Mask a Tepid Market for Fine Art

By JAMES B. STEWART | Dec 6th 2013

Analysts said recent headline-grabbing auction sales reflected the tastes of hedge fund billionaires, not a developing boom in the market for fine art.

Art; Collectors and Collections; Auctions; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); High Net Worth Individuals 

The market makers view.

It is not an art market.  It's a market of art. 

Each work is unique.  Each work must find it's own price.

the experience most valued is "boasting rights".

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Magazine

Video: The Trials of Jacob Mach

Brent McDonald and Taige Jensen | Dec 4th 2013

Much of the labor market is closed to me.

I will find some products with very little craft involved in their production.

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Opinion

Dreaming of a Future Beyond Fossil Fuels

| Nov 28th 2013

Two environmental organizations discuss the health and environment risks from fracking.

Hydraulic Fracturing; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Water Pollution; Alternative and Renewable Energy 

Though I hold little hope for a triumph against fossil carbon 

I applaud those actively working against it 

and will aid them as I can.

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Automobiles

Hyundai, BMW, McLaren, Dodge and Mercedes-Benz Issue Recalls

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Dec 6th 2013

The recalls involve various safety problems, from rusting control arms on Hyundais to an engine control software problem on BMW motorcycles.

Automobiles; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

It would be good to publish more of the details.

This sounds like low bid parts.

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Automobiles

On Alert for Red-Light Cameras

By JOHN R. QUAIN | Dec 6th 2013

The battlefront of photographic traffic enforcement is moving to the dashboard, where an increasing number of gadgets are alerting drivers to the locations of cameras.

Automobiles; Mobile Applications 

Why have the distraction?

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Health

Whooping Cough Study May Offer Clue on Surge

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Nov 25th 2013

Scientists said a finding — that baboons vaccinated against the illness could still carry and spread it — could provide insight on the increase in the incidence of the disease.

Whooping Cough; Monkeys and Apes; Vaccination and Immunization; Research 

More to worry us.  

The vaccine will soon be fixed.

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N.Y. / Region

Parents Push to Quiet Roar From Trains Near Queens School

By CARA BUCKLEY | Dec 3rd 2013

Parents of children at Public School 85 want the Education Department and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fix what they say is an obstacle to learning.

Noise; Subways; Education (K-12) 

Quiet the noise. 

Here noise is a treatment for noise so make a noise.

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In Our Pages: December 6

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | Dec 5th 2013

From The International Herald Tribune.

Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Income Tax 

The income tax has never been a popular tax.

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U.S.

Are You Experienced in Politics? Please Leave.

By ROSS RAMSEY | Dec 5th 2013

If you’ve done a job for a while in most career fields, you’re called experienced; in politics, you’re called an incumbent, which in some circles is a synonym for tainted.

Elections, State Legislature 

Deep splits in the G.O.P. are a good thing.

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Business Day

I.M.F. Shifts Its Approach to Bailouts

By LANDON THOMAS Jr. | Nov 26th 2013

The International Monetary Fund is advocating a more aggressive approach to debt restructuring that would shift some pain to the private sector, and away from German-style austerity.

European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) 

The U.S. government speaks with more than one voice.

The I.M.F. is not the U.S. Government.

The German bankers are seeking a German empire in Europe again.

It would be foolish to bankrupt a financially sound government.

It would be foolish to lend to a bankrupt government.

The Euro zone is doubly foolish.

The problem of the bailouts continue.  

Playing with the next instance does not fix the present problem.

Foolish.

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World

Kurds’ Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq

By TIM ARANGO and CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Dec 2nd 2013

Iraqi Kurds are selling oil and natural gas directly to Turkey, upsetting Baghdad and Washington, which fear a broader independence for Kurds in Iraq’s north.

Kurds; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; United States International Relations 

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2013/12/03/world/middleeast/03kurds-img.html?ref=middleeast

As the map indicates, Iraq is broken in all but name.

If the Kurds can buy a quiet border with Turkey with an oil deal they should do the deal as cheaply as possible.

http://www.juancole.com/news/azzaman-english/2013/12/despite-baghdads-warning

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Sports

Day’s Best in the N.F.L.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and BRETT MICHAEL DYKES | Nov 24th 2013

The top performers and key injuries in Week 12 of the N.F.L. season.

Football; Sports Injuries 

http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/totalstandings.asp

NFL Standings

American Football Conference
East Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
New England Patriots	9	3	0	.750	0.0	322	261	6 - 0 - 0	3 - 3 - 0	6 - 2 - 0	3 - 1 - 0	2 W
Miami Dolphins	6	6	0	.500	3.0	252	248	3 - 3 - 0	3 - 3 - 0	5 - 3 - 0	1 - 2 - 0	1 W
New York Jets	5	7	0	.417	4.0	189	310	4 - 2 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	2 - 7 - 0	2 - 3 - 0	3 L
Buffalo Bills	4	8	0	.333	5.0	267	307	3 - 4 - 0	1 - 4 - 0	3 - 6 - 0	2 - 2 - 0	1 L
West Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Denver Broncos	10	2	0	.833	0.0	464	317	6 - 0 - 0	4 - 2 - 0	6 - 2 - 0	4 - 0 - 0	1 W
Kansas City Chiefs	9	3	0	.750	1.0	298	214	5 - 2 - 0	4 - 1 - 0	6 - 3 - 0	1 - 3 - 0	3 L
San Diego Chargers	5	7	0	.417	5.0	279	277	2 - 3 - 0	3 - 4 - 0	3 - 6 - 0	1 - 2 - 0	1 L
Oakland Raiders	4	8	0	.333	6.0	237	300	3 - 3 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	4 - 4 - 0	1 - 2 - 0	2 L
North Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Cincinnati Bengals	8	4	0	.667	0.0	292	216	5 - 0 - 0	3 - 4 - 0	6 - 3 - 0	2 - 2 - 0	2 W
Baltimore Ravens	6	6	0	.500	2.0	249	235	5 - 1 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	6 - 4 - 0	3 - 2 - 0	2 W
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	7	0	.417	3.0	263	278	3 - 2 - 0	2 - 5 - 0	4 - 5 - 0	2 - 2 - 0	1 L
Cleveland Browns	4	8	0	.333	4.0	231	297	3 - 4 - 0	1 - 4 - 0	3 - 6 - 0	2 - 3 - 0	3 L
South Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Indianapolis Colts	8	4	0	.667	0.0	285	274	4 - 2 - 0	4 - 2 - 0	6 - 2 - 0	4 - 0 - 0	1 W
Tennessee Titans	5	7	0	.417	3.0	264	267	2 - 4 - 0	3 - 3 - 0	4 - 5 - 0	0 - 4 - 0	1 L
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	9	0	.308	4.5	201	372	1 - 5 - 0	3 - 4 - 0	4 - 5 - 0	3 - 1 - 0	3 W
Houston Texans	2	11	0	.154	6.5	250	350	1 - 6 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	2 - 7 - 0	1 - 3 - 0	11 L
National Football Conference
East Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Dallas Cowboys	7	5	0	.583	0.0	329	303	5 - 1 - 0	2 - 4 - 0	6 - 2 - 0	4 - 0 - 0	2 W
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	0.0	300	281	2 - 4 - 0	5 - 1 - 0	6 - 2 - 0	3 - 2 - 0	4 W
New York Giants	5	7	0	.417	2.0	237	297	3 - 3 - 0	2 - 4 - 0	4 - 5 - 0	2 - 3 - 0	1 W
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	4.0	269	362	2 - 4 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	1 - 8 - 0	0 - 4 - 0	4 L
West Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
x-Seattle Seahawks	11	1	0	.917	0.0	340	186	6 - 0 - 0	5 - 1 - 0	8 - 0 - 0	3 - 0 - 0	7 W
San Francisco 49ers	8	4	0	.667	3.0	297	197	4 - 2 - 0	4 - 2 - 0	5 - 3 - 0	3 - 1 - 0	2 W
Arizona Cardinals	7	5	0	.583	4.0	275	247	5 - 1 - 0	2 - 4 - 0	4 - 5 - 0	0 - 3 - 0	1 L
St. Louis Rams	5	7	0	.417	6.0	279	278	3 - 3 - 0	2 - 4 - 0	2 - 6 - 0	1 - 3 - 0	1 L
North Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	0.0	326	287	4 - 2 - 0	3 - 3 - 0	6 - 3 - 0	4 - 1 - 0	1 W
Chicago Bears	6	6	0	.500	1.0	323	332	4 - 2 - 0	2 - 4 - 0	3 - 6 - 0	2 - 3 - 0	2 L
Green Bay Packers	5	6	1	.458	1.5	294	305	3 - 2 - 1	2 - 4 - 0	3 - 5 - 1	2 - 2 - 1	1 L
Minnesota Vikings	3	8	1	.292	3.5	289	366	3 - 3 - 0	0 - 5 - 1	2 - 7 - 1	1 - 3 - 1	1 W
South Division
	W	L	T	Pct	GB	PF	PA	Home	Road	vs. Conf	vs. Div	Streak
New Orleans Saints	9	3	0	.750	0.0	312	230	6 - 0 - 0	3 - 3 - 0	7 - 1 - 0	3 - 0 - 0	1 L
Carolina Panthers	9	3	0	.750	0.0	285	157	5 - 1 - 0	4 - 2 - 0	7 - 2 - 0	3 - 0 - 0	8 W
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	9	0	.250	6.0	217	285	2 - 4 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	2 - 7 - 0	1 - 4 - 0	1 L
Atlanta Falcons	3	9	0	.250	6.0	261	340	2 - 4 - 0	1 - 5 - 0	2 - 6 - 0	1 - 4 - 0	1 W

X - Clinched Playoff Spot,  Y - Clinched Division,  Z - Clinched Conference

Last updated Dec. 8, 11:07 A.M. ET

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World

Casualties of Kashmir's Unrest Live in the Dark

By ZAHID RAFIQ | Nov 25th 2013

Numerous young men in Kashmir have lost one or both of their eyes after being fired at by the Indian troops and police with pellet guns.

Blindness; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Depression (Mental); Doctors; Eyes and Eyesight; Firearms; Hospitals; Men and Boys; Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Ramadan; Terrorism 

Religious war is always cruel.

This seems more like a shotgun than what I think of as a BB gun.

We could use a bit more clarity in the reporting.

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Opinion

Millennial Searchers

By EMILY ESFAHANI SMITH and JENNIFER L. AAKER | Nov 30th 2013

Young adults born after 1980 are more altruistic than they are given credit for.

Sociology; Happiness; Careers and Professions; Research; Youth 

Emily Esfahani Smith is an editor at The New Criterion and Defining Ideas, a Hoover Institution journal.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Institution
"The Hoover Institution is a conservative^[2][3][4] American public policy think tank located at Stanford University in California. Its official name is the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. It began as a library founded in 1919 by Republican Herbert Hoover, Stanford's self-proclaimed first student,^[5] before he became President of the United States."

Jennifer L. Aaker is a professor of marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

"Some studies have suggested that millennials are narcissistic and flaky in their professional and personal lives, and are more selfish than prior generations."

"St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital came in as the No. 1 place these millennials wanted to work “The focus on helping others is what millennials are responding to,” James W. Lewis, the chief executive of the honor society, told Forbes."

"Although it was named after Thomas's patron saint, St. Jude is not a Catholic hospital and not affiliated with any religious organization"

I still hold the sample is local to Stanford.
The majority of the millennials are unemployed and searching.


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