Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | Second Blast Hits Russia

Also on the Minute, Schumacher remains in a medically induced coma, and looking back at the N.S.A. and Edward Snowden.
Disasters and Emergencies; Bombs and Explosives; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Railroad Accidents and Safety; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Automobile Racing; Coma; Commuting; Consciousness - decreased; Whistle-Blowers; Head injury; Stations and Terminals (Passenger) 


  1. Putin, After Silence, Condemns Twin Bombings in Volgograd ...

    5 days ago ... President Vladimir V. Putin called the attacks "inhumane terrorist acts" and vowed that Russia would fight terrorists until "their complete ...
There are still a few weeks to the opening. 
We await events.

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Home & Garden

Video: Hawaiian Roots

Armed with hatchets and herbicides, Paul Zweng and his volunteers thin a forest of invasive trees one section at a time. Their mission: to return the land to its natural state.
Invasive Species; Forests and Forestry; Flowers and Plants 

As much as you can afford.
 
3
U.S.

Path to Casinos Turns Messy in Massachusetts

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Business Day

Solar Power Craze on Wall St. Propels Start-Up


The fight goes on.

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U.S.

Harold Simmons Dies at 82; Backed Swift Boat Ads


The world is improved.

6
Opinion

First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic Is Up to You.

A question for Times readers: What neglected topics would you like to see explored in 2014?
Mental Health and Disorders; Depression (Mental); Eating Disorders; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

Pay attention to mental health.

We can move on from there to public health.

Naturally charity and entitlements come in for scrutiny

Finance suffers from "more heat than light".

Then we could consider that facts are never balanced.


That should fill the next year with smoke and noise.
 
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Opinion

The Facts About Benghazi

An exhaustive investigation by The Times makes it clear that Al Qaeda did not run the attack on the American mission, but that won’t silence conspiracy theorists.
United States International Relations; Editorials; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

True.
 
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World

A Hunting Community in Nagaland Takes Steps Toward Conservation

In 2012, people in the northeastern state killed about 150,000 federally protected Amur falcons. In 2013, the number dropped to zero, after a campaign by the state and nonprofit groups to promote the value of wildlife.
Agriculture and Farming; Animals; Biodiversity; Birds; Eco-Tourism; Forests and Forestry; Hunting and Trapping; Irrigation; Reservoirs; Water

These people will try to make a living.  
The falcons are a resource they can exploit.
That resource can be replaced or the tribe can be removed.

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Business Day

Football, War and the Workplace

The National Football League and the United States military should be more honest about the high risks associated with their workplaces, Tony Schwartz writes in his Life@Work column.
Defense and Military Forces; Football; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Sports Injuries; Veterans; Workplace Environment 

"The truth is a starting place."

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Opinion

Syria's Raging Health Crisis

Has the World Health Organization made the polio outbreak worse?
Poliomyelitis; Vaccination and Immunization; Medicine and Health 

I have read that in a war of attrition casualties are more costly than deaths.
Each casualty removes several persons from the fight. 
 A death removes only the dead from the fight. 

Islam is at war with itself. 
Healthcare is a weapon of war.

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Style

New Year, New Round of I.V.F., New Attitude

When a healer told me my fear of motherhood was getting in my way, I reached out to friends for positive thoughts on parents and children to replace my colder experience.
Babies and Infants; In Vitro Fertilization; Parenting 

"Whatever works"

You are enough.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

Signing up for medicare is a project.  I missed the office today,1/6/14.
I will try again tomorrow.

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U.S.

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state of Texas this week.
Photography; Art; Museums; Space and Astronomy; Classical Music 

Most interesting to me of the group:
SAN ANTONIO
The Art of Warfare

This capsule review gets the culture wrong.
These weapons were most of the net worth of the Samurai class. 

13
Magazine

Can Data Be Evil?

The ends, the means and that dark area in between.
Ethics (Personal); Ethics (Institutional); Research; Holocaust and the Nazi Era 

I can give no better argument.
The data itself is neutral knowledge.
 
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World

As the Working Poor Become More Common in Britain, So Does Hunger

Five years of economic weakness, austerity and rising prices have left a mark, with at least 500,000 people in Britain reliant on food aid, three times more than a year ago.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Food Aid; Food Banks and Pantries; Recession and Depression; Unemployment; Floods 

$3.22  It will go a long way if one has time to cook. 
Eggs at $.21 each. Dry milk is a miserable beverage but makes good pancakes and mashed potatoes.  Dry beans at $1.20 the pound.  

I talk a good game.
The need is real and pressing.  
Westminster is firmly in the hands of the wealthy few.
Things will change though not soon.
  
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Opinion

Regulating Supplements

The American Herbal Products Association responds to an Op-Ed essay questioning the safety of supplements.
Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Fine words cost little.
 
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Opinion

Anxious Youth, Then and Now

Today’s millennials face many of the same concerns and challenges of the late 19th century, when the booms and busts of the Industrial Age tore apart the accepted order.
Youth; Recession and Depression; Marriages; Teenagers and Adolescence 

All true but the youth do not know it.
 
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Health

High-Dose Vitamin E Slows Decline of Some Alzheimer’s Patients in Study

A daily dose of 2,000 I.U.’s slowed the decline of people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in a study of more than 600 veterans at hospitals across the country.
Alzheimer's Disease; Vitamin E; Dementia 

A few weeks pause in the trajectory.

It could be a placebo effect.
 
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Health

A Fix for Stress-Related Pelvic Pain

A specialized therapy and a hook-shaped wand could help ease a sometimes baffling disorder.
Pain; Prostate Gland; Inventions and Patents 

This is not porn or a joke.
It is also not my problem.

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Opinion

Saving New Jersey’s Coast

Property owners who are resisting plans to build protective dunes are putting lives and property at risk, including their own.
Eminent Domain; Dunes; Hurricane Sandy (2012) 

A battle of faiths.
 
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Automobiles

Fixes for Ticks, Clicks and Leaks

The latest technical service bulletins include Corvettes with oil problems and Audis that need new brake discs.
Automobiles 

ugly problems.

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Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | Second Blast Hits Russia


Russia could use some help if the perception of Crusade continues.
A big help would be an end to direct efforts at Crusading by our agencies.

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Business Day

Solar Power Craze on Wall St. Propels Start-Up

The rise of SolarCity, a provider of rooftop solar systems, is either a sign that solar power is finally having its day or that yet another mania has gripped the markets.
Solar Energy; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Stocks and Bonds; Start-ups 

Do business with them.  Do not buy the stock.  Buy the product.
In a few years the price will come down or the dollar will collapse.
I would bet on the stock price.
 
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Home & Garden

Video: Hawaiian Roots


As much as you will pay for.

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U.S.

Path to Casinos Turns Messy in Massachusetts

Casino operators are finding state legalization is but the first step in a difficult process.
Gambling; Casinos; Ethics (Institutional) 

Gambling has not saved Detroit or the state of Michigan.
Atlantic City is not happy.
Lake Charles is not happy.
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U.S.

Harold Simmons Dies at 82; Backed Swift Boat Ads

Mr. Simmons, who built a billion-dollar empire starting with a Dallas drugstore, gave $26.9 million to “super PACs” opposing President Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
United States Politics and Government; Deaths (Obituaries); Political Action Committees; Philanthropy 

Our world is improved.
 
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Opinion

First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic Is Up to You.

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Opinion

The Facts About Benghazi

An exhaustive investigation by The Times makes it clear that Al Qaeda did not run the attack on the American mission, but that won’t silence conspiracy theorists.
United States International Relations; Editorials; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

It is over.
 
9
Business Day

Football, War and the Workplace

10
Opinion

Syria's Raging Health Crisis

11
Style

New Year, New Round of I.V.F., New Attitude

12
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Moose-Proof Jeep Edition

The updated Jeep Grand Cherokee passes a “moose test,” and N.H.T.S.A. submits proposed backup camera rule to the White House.
Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Better anti-roll bars.
 
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U.S.

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state of Texas this week.
Photography; Art; Museums; Space and Astronomy; Classical Music 

Texas can play with itself.
 
14
Magazine

Can Data Be Evil?


No.
Getting data can be evil.

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World

As the Working Poor Become More Common in Britain, So Does Hunger

Five years of economic weakness, austerity and rising prices have left a mark, with at least 500,000 people in Britain reliant on food aid, three times more than a year ago.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Food Aid; Food Banks and Pantries; Recession and Depression; Unemployment; Floods 

Again.
 
16
Opinion

Regulating Supplements

The American Herbal Products Association responds to an Op-Ed essay questioning the safety of supplements.
Dietary Supplements and Herbal Remedies; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Forensic argument has no place in this matter.
 
17
Opinion

Anxious Youth, Then and Now

Today’s millennials face many of the same concerns and challenges of the late 19th century, when the booms and busts of the Industrial Age tore apart the accepted order.
Youth; Recession and Depression; Marriages; Teenagers and Adolescence 

Children do not remember the past.
 
18
Health

High-Dose Vitamin E Slows Decline of Some Alzheimer’s Patients in Study

A daily dose of 2,000 I.U.’s slowed the decline of people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in a study of more than 600 veterans at hospitals across the country.
Alzheimer's Disease; Vitamin E; Dementia 

Study on.
 
19
U.S.

Senators Differ Sharply on Penalty for Snowden

Senator Rand Paul said he did not believe that Edward J. Snowden deserved the death penalty or life in prison for exposing national secrets, but Senator Charles E. Schumer said he should stand trial and face the consequences.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Espionage and Intelligence Services

Snowden's was an act of civil disobedience.
He is a hero and a criminal.
Socrates found himself in such a situation.
 
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Health

A Fix for Stress-Related Pelvic Pain



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Business Day

Economic Reports for the Week of Jan. 6

Samsung Electronics will report its fourth-quarter earnings estimates, the insider trading trial of Mathew Martoma will begin and the European Central Bank will review its monetary policy.
Insider Trading 

Most of our economic troubles result from efforts to "blame the victims".

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Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | Second Blast Hits Russia

Also on the Minute, Schumacher remains in a medically induced coma, and looking back at the N.S.A. and Edward Snowden.
Disasters and Emergencies; Bombs and Explosives; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Railroad Accidents and Safety; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Automobile Racing; Coma; Commuting; Consciousness - decreased; Whistle-Blowers; Head injury; Stations and Terminals (Passenger) 

We just don't know but it is bad.
 
3
Home & Garden

Video: Hawaiian Roots

Armed with hatchets and herbicides, Paul Zweng and his volunteers thin a forest of invasive trees one section at a time. Their mission: to return the land to its natural state.
Invasive Species; Forests and Forestry; Flowers and Plants 

Like the American population they are all weeds.
Vegetable racism.

4
Opinion

First Up, Mental Illness. Next Topic Is Up to You.

A question for Times readers: What neglected topics would you like to see explored in 2014?
Mental Health and Disorders; Depression (Mental); Eating Disorders; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

yes
 
5
World

A Hunting Community in Nagaland Takes Steps Toward Conservation

In 2012, people in the northeastern state killed about 150,000 federally protected Amur falcons. In 2013, the number dropped to zero, after a campaign by the state and nonprofit groups to promote the value of wildlife.
Agriculture and Farming; Animals; Biodiversity; Birds; Eco-Tourism; Forests and Forestry; Hunting and Trapping; Irrigation; Reservoirs; Water 

Fix the local economy.
 
6
Opinion

The Facts About Benghazi

An exhaustive investigation by The Times makes it clear that Al Qaeda did not run the attack on the American mission, but that won’t silence conspiracy theorists.
United States International Relations; Editorials; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

I don't want to go to the Crusade or the Jihad.
 
7
Business Day

Football, War and the Workplace

The National Football League and the United States military should be more honest about the high risks associated with their workplaces, Tony Schwartz writes in his Life@Work column.
Defense and Military Forces; Football; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Sports Injuries; Veterans; Workplace Environment 

Yes
 
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Opinion

Syria's Raging Health Crisis

9
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Moose-Proof Jeep Edition

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Opinion

Abolish the Corporate Income Tax

It might sound like a gift to the rich, but eliminating or at least lowering the corporate tax rate would help workers.
Corporate Taxes; Income Tax; Relocation of Business; United States Economy; Labor and Jobs; Economics (Theory and Philosophy) 

"Fully eliminating the corporate income tax and replacing any loss in revenues with somewhat higher personal income tax rates leads to a huge short-run inflow of capital, raising the United States’ capital stock (machines and buildings) by 23 percent, output by 8 percent and the real wages of unskilled and skilled workers by 12 percent. Lowering the corporate rate tax to 9 percent while also closing loopholes is roughly revenue neutral and also produces very rapid increases in capital (by 17 percent), output (by 6 percent) and real wages (by 8 percent)"

Good idea.
 
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U.S.

GTT ★

12
Opinion

Regulating Supplements

14
Health

A Fix for Stress-Related Pelvic Pain

15
Style

New Year, New Round of I.V.F., New Attitude

When a healer told me my fear of motherhood was getting in my way, I

"Whatever it takes."

16
Opinion

Saving New Jersey’s Coast

Property owners who are resisting plans to build protective dunes are putting lives and property at risk, including their own.
Eminent Domain; Dunes; Hurricane Sandy (2012) 

New Jersey = Chris Christie
 
17
Automobiles

Fixes for Ticks, Clicks and Leaks

18
U.S.

Senators Differ Sharply on Penalty for Snowden

19
Sports

Rangers Bury the Maple Leafs Beneath 7 Goals

Dominic Moore scored twice, Carl Hagelin had a goal and an assist, and the Rangers cruised past the Maple Leafs.
Hockey, Ice 

Money helps.  Mercenaries can win.
 
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Health

Celebrity Cancer Diagnosis Spurs Smokers to Try to Quit

Researchers have found that a diagnosis of cancer in a high-profile person sharply increases efforts to quit smoking.
Celebrities; Smoking and Tobacco 

It is the dynamics of celebrity I don't understand.
 
3
Sunday Review

Why Everyone Seems to Have Cancer

As heart disease and stroke are beaten back, cancer vies to become the final killer.
Cancer; Deaths (Fatalities)

Again it is a denominator problem in ratios.
Other causes of death are falling faster than cancer is falling.



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