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Health

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

By PAM BELLUCK | Dec 31st 2013

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 

"The study, published in Wednesday’s issue of JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that over a little more than two years, high-dose vitamin E slowed the decline of people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s by about six months on average.
Vitamin E did not delay cognitive or memory deterioration, however. Instead, it seemed to temporarily protect something many patients consider especially valuable: their ability to perform daily activities like putting on clothes and feeding themselves."

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo, Joined by Biden, Details Disaster Aid Plans

By THOMAS KAPLAN | Jan 7th 2014

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, cheered on by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., announced more than 1,00o projects that he said would make New York better prepared for future storms.

Hurricane Sandy (2012); Infrastructure (Public Works) 

No real discussion of sea walls and storm gates.  Good.

 

3

Home & Garden

Video: Hawaiian Roots

Michael Inouye and Sandy Keenan | Dec 31st 2013

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 

Invasive species are called weeds.

 

4

Opinion

Indoctrinating Religious Warriors

By CHARLES M. BLOW | Jan 3rd 2014

Republican party leaders employ a tactic to divert the attention of the rank-and-file from areas of common sense.

Polls and Public Opinion; Evolution (Biology); Religion and Belief; United States Politics and Government 

5

Booming

I May Be 50, but Don’t Call Me a Boomer

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Jan 6th 2014

There’s definitely a gap between the two halves of the baby boom, and those significant differences define us.

Baby Boomers; Nineteen Hundred Sixties; Vietnam War; Watergate Affair; United States Economy; Children and Childhood; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Sex; Youth; Marijuana 

If one is in the bulge one is considered a boomer.

We don't fit the image though we bear the label.

 

6

Technology

China Cracks Open the Door for Video Game Consoles, but Doubts Abound

By ERIC PFANNER | Jan 8th 2014

While console systems remain popular in Western markets, the vast majority of Chinese players use computers and mobile phones or other handheld devices.

Computer and Video Games; Nintendo DS (Video Game System) 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_console

The essential identity of computers and game consoles is considered best forgotten by the console makers.

See also

	Electronics portal
	Video games portal

• Console game
• Console manufacturer
• Console wars
• Dedicated console
• Handheld game consoles
• Handheld TV game
• History of video games
• Home theater PC
• List of video game consoles
• Timeline of video game console releases in North America
• Unlockable games

Merry Christmas.

 

7

N.Y. / Region

Late Lobbying for Support as Speaker Election Nears

By KATE TAYLOR and DAVID W. CHEN | Jan 7th 2014

Supporters of Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s handpicked candidate, and Daniel Garodnick, her challenger, continued to campaign before the City Council picks its new speaker on Wednesday.

Elections, City Councils 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/nyregion/mark-viverito-is-elected-city-council-speaker.html

"The New York City Council unanimously elected a fiercely liberal Democrat from East Harlem as its powerful speaker on Wednesday, eschewing the moderate leadership that had overseen its ranks for a decade and eliminating the last barrier to a government fully in line with the undiluted liberalism embraced by the new mayor."

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and KATE TAYLOR

Politics is invading the news.

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World

Human Rights Chairman Said to Resign Over Harassment Accusation

By HARI KUMAR | Jan 6th 2014

A.K. Ganguly had been under pressure to vacate his post since a Supreme Court panel found he had shown “unwelcome behavior” toward a law intern in a hotel room.

Appointments and Executive Changes; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Internships; Sex Crimes; Sexual Harassment; Women's Rights 

India has been sensitized to women's rights.  It is a new thing to them.

 

9

Multimedia/Photos

Video: Times Minute | ‘Polar Vortex’ at Work

Carrie Halperin | Jan 6th 2014

Also in the Minute, Liz Cheney quits the Wyoming Senate Race and “Spider-Man” closes on Broadway.

Theater; Elections, Senate; Weather 

It has been cold.

 

10

Opinion

Kale? Juicing? Trouble Ahead

By JENNIFER BERMAN | Jan 2nd 2014

“You’d be better off with chocolate and cola,” the dentist told me.

Diet and Nutrition; Medicine and Health; Teeth and Dentistry; Vegetables

Sweet revenge with an acid bite.

 

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Crosswords/Games

Daniel Finkel's Stained Glass Window Problem

By GARY ANTONICK | Jan 6th 2014

Can you help a pilgrim design stained glass windows for a shrine?

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles 

2, 4, 8, 12 close; 3, 5, 7, 11 close; 6, 8, 10, 2 close; 9, 11, 1, 5 close.

I found no other new ones.

 

12

World

Saudis’ Grant to Lebanon Is Seen as Message to U.S.

By ANNE BARNARD | Jan 6th 2014

Saudi Arabia’s $3 billion gift to the Lebanese Army was intended as much to send a message to the United States as to shift the military balance, analysts said.

Defense and Military Forces; Foreign Aid; Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); International Relations 

It is mostly a message to Lebanon.  Loyalty matters.

 

13

World

Gaza: Hamas Lawmakers Approve Large Budget Deficit

By FARES AKRAM | Dec 31st 2013

Hamas lawmakers on Tuesday approved a 2014 budget totaling $589 million for the Gaza Strip that included a staggering 75 percent deficit.

Budgets and Budgeting 

Trivial if it is not my money at risk.  Gaza has little foreign trade.

They must borrow what is not granted.

 

14

Opinion

How the Obama Administration Can Get Bluefin Tuna Off the (Wrong) Hook

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Jan 7th 2014

The public’s help is sought in a push to restrict wasteful fishing practices that are harming rare bluefin tuna.

Fish and Other Marine Life; Fishing, Commercial; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Tuna 

Do it.

 

15

World

To Lower Maternal Deaths, India Urged to Reconsider Role of Midwives

By MALAVIKA VYAWAHARE | Jan 7th 2014

Health experts and nongovernmental organizations are pushing the government to refocus its attention on community-based midwifery services as growing institutional deliveries strain the health care system.

Babies and Infants; Breastfeeding; Deaths (Fatalities); Hospitals; Hygiene and Cleanliness; Midwives; Millennium Development Goals; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Superstitions; Third World and Developing Countries 

There are more pregnancies than doctors.

 

16

Opinion

Football’s Devastating Harvest

By FRANK BRUNI | Jan 6th 2014

Emblematic of yet another brutal season in the N.F.L., the Chiefs-Colts game was at once breathtaking and queasy-making.

Football; Sports Injuries; Concussions 

Let us have a different amusement.

 

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Issues Pardons for First Time in Office

By JESSE McKINLEY | Dec 31st 2013

Mr. Cuomo on Tuesday granted pardons to three men who had already completed their sentences.

Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons; Governors (US); Crime and Criminals 

A mere gesture.

 

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Opinion

Give Rose a Shot at the Hall

By KOSTYA KENNEDY | Jan 5th 2014

Pete Rose was banished from baseball for gambling, but is still one of the game’s greats.

Baseball; Doping (Sports); Gambling 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Black_Sox

 

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Opinion

Compromise: Not a 4-Letter Word

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | Jan 4th 2014

There is a sensible path forward on America’s biggest challenges if Congress would only do the right thing and take it.

United States Politics and Government; Tea Party Movement 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBecM3CQVD8

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil Lyrics
(M. Jagger/K. Richards)

Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)

I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
(woo woo, woo woo)

I shouted out,
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me
(who who, who who)

Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
(woo woo, who who)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
(who who, who who)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
(woo woo, who who)

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
(who who, who who)

So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
(woo woo)
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down
(woo woo, woo woo)

Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
(woo woo)

Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame

Oh, who
woo, woo
Woo, who
Woo, woo
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah

What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name

Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
Woo woo
Woo woo

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Automobiles

Lightening the Load on an E.V.’s Batteries

By KRISTEN HALL-GEISLER | Jan 3rd 2014

When Nissan asked Bose for a sound system for the Leaf that would not impede the E.V.’s range, Bose designed a system that draws half the current of a conventional Bose stereo.

Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 

Ok 

A better idea would be to use some of the waste heat from the batteries to  warm the cabin in cold weather.  Yes, working batteries run hot.  A door is much more energy efficient than any heater. 

There will be a heat pump for air conditioning. Make it reversible for additional heat.

Do without the high power stereo.  

A few watts is plenty to make your ears bleed.