Saturday, January 25, 2014

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Arts

Stalking Heritage Far From Home

About 80 Maya artifacts are on view in Los Angeles, home to many Guatemalans, to drum up support for a national heritage museum.
Art; Mayans; Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows; Archaeology 

These cultures had bad habits.
We don't need to know what they were to look at the work.
Interested people will quickly be informed.
 
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Job Market

How to Suppress the Apology Reflex

In the workplace, standing up for yourself may mean having to overcome some of your cultural upbringing.
Workplace Environment; Executives and Management (Theory); Labor and Jobs; Apologies 

No apologies necessary.  You are worth the wait.
 
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Opinion

Perverse Primaries

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U.S.

It’s Here: A Library With Nary a Book

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Science

List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report

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N.Y. / Region

DNA Confirms Body Parts Belong to Missing Boy With Autism

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High demand price spike.

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Business Day

German Energy Official Sounds a Warning


cheap energy.

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Technology

Chip Figures Take Sting Out of Declining Sales at Samsung

A slide in smartphones was partly offset by the company’s hold on vital handset components.
Electronics; Company Reports; Computer Chips; Telephones and Telecommunications 

There will be a processor power battle.
The real problem is the interface.

I do not find constant distraction helps me think.
 
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World

Brazil’s Latest Clash With Its Urban Youth Takes Place at the Mall

Authorities are struggling to decide how to handle rolezinhos — rowdy gatherings of young people at shopping malls — as questions abound about the racial, social and class implications.
Racial Profiling; Teenagers and Adolescence; Shopping Centers and Malls; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Social Conditions and Trends 

How to keep the Malls social spaces is a problem everywhere.
 
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U.S.

Erased Answers on Tests in Philadelphia Lead to a Three-Year Cheating Scandal

Answer keys were passed to students. Principals doctored answer sheets. At some schools, teachers and administrators gathered to change test answers. The episode in Pennsylvania has again raised questions about standardized testing.
Tests and Examinations; Cheating; Education (K-12); Principals (School) 

What did the powers expect?
The test marking system is a triumph for the Board of Regents.
 
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World

An Attack on Westerners Helps Bridge a Divide in Kabul

The attack by the Taliban at a restaurant in Kabul narrowed a gap between the Westerners who live an often cosseted existence, and ordinary Afghans, who have borne the brunt of the war’s violence.
Terrorism; Afghanistan War (2001- ); United States Defense and Military Forces; Civilian Casualties; Bombs and Explosives 

A sanguine view.
 
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Business Day

Tijuana Airport Parking, Just Over the Border

Next year, if all goes according to plan, air travelers will be able to park their cars in the United States and walk across an enclosed 325-foot passageway directly to Tijuana International.
Airports; Travel and Vacations; Bridges and Tunnels 

A reasonable plan.

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Opinion

Casino Fever in Asia

Before rushing ahead, Japan and Taiwan should consider gambling’s downside.
Gambling; Casinos 

Casinos are not a good plan.
 
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Technology

Buses for Tech Workers in San Francisco Will Pay Fee

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Opinion

Bananas are Chemicals, Too

A chemistry teacher reminds students and the rest of us that natural foods are made of chemicals, too.
Cancer; Chemistry; Diet and Nutrition; Education (K-12); Education (Secondary); Environment; Food; Science and Technology 

People are chemical systems.
 
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U.S.

With ‘Virginia Way,’ State Thought It Didn’t Need Rules

No Virginia laws bar elected officials from taking gifts, nor are there restrictions on what gifts family members of officeholders can take.
Gifts; Ethics (Institutional) 

It has been clear for some time that Virginia needs better laws.
 
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Sports

Citing Costs, N.H.L. Injury Study Urges More Safety

Researchers estimated that N.H.L. teams and their insurers paid about $653 million in salary to players sidelined by concussions and other injuries over three recent seasons.
Hockey, Ice; Concussions; Sports Injuries 

A sad commentary.
 

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N.Y. / Region

DNA Confirms Body Parts Belong to Missing Boy With Autism

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Opinion

Perverse Primaries

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U.S.

Treasury Secretary Sends Warning on Debt Limit


Been there, done that,
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Automobiles

Wheelies: The More Emotional Camry Edition

Toyota’s president calls for an emotional Camry design; ADAC, the German car club, is embroiled in scandal over falsified contest results.
Automobiles

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U.S.

Chemical Spill Muddies Picture in a State Wary of Regulations

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World

3 Dead in Clash at Police Station in Western China, Report Says

Three ethnic Uighurs were shot and killed in the Xinjiang region during a fight with security guards, Radio Free Asia reported.
Uighurs (Chinese Ethnic Group); Attacks on Police 

The Uighurs keep trying.
 
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Movies

Smut, Refreshed for a New Generation

Vintage pornography, from hard core’s “golden age” in the 1970s and ’80s, is being restored and featured at art-film houses.
Movies; Pornography; Restoration and Renovation; Nineteen Hundred Seventies; Collectors and Collections 

Pulp Fiction does it better.
 
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Automobiles

Jeep Struggles to Repair Vehicles 14 Months After Recall

Only 47,000 of the 745,000 S.U.V.’s Jeep recalled 14 months ago for an air-bag-related problem have been repaired. Jeep says parts are scarce.
Automobiles; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

Lets avoid these products.
 
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N.Y. / Region

With University’s Help, New Park on Harlem River Is a Marshland Sanctuary

Muscota Marsh, built by Columbia University, features a wooden boardwalk and gravel paths that extend river access to Inwood residents.
Wetlands; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Colleges and Universities 

Better than another field house.
 
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Technology

Buses for Tech Workers in San Francisco Will Pay Fee

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Your Money

Advice to Customer Service: Don’t Blame the Computer

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Opinion

Detention Must Be Paid

Congress won’t pay to extend unemployment insurance, but it can find billions of dollars to hunt down illegal immigrants.
Immigration Detention; Law and Legislation; United States Politics and Government; Editorials; Illegal Immigration; Unemployment Insurance 

Only if you are a Republican.
 
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Opinion

Blindness at the Top

Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, needs to stop playing games with the people’s trust.
Politics and Government; Corruption (Institutional) 

Vote him out.
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U.S.

Leaning Right in Hollywood, Under a Lens

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World

More Problems for American Couple Accused in Qatar

An American accused with his wife of starving their daughter to death says his employer asked him to return to work, even though the couple could face the death penalty.
Adoptions; Prisons and Prisoners; Eating Disorders; Child Abuse and Neglect; Murders and Attempted Murders 

"Twisting the lions tail"
 
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Yes, cut the Gordian knot.

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