Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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Opinion

Feelings, Facts, Food and Genetic Engineering - A Fresh Look

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Feb 26th 2014
A chef, a law professor, a scientist and two journalists discuss the role of genetic technology in our food system.
Agriculture and Farming; Biotechnology; Cooking and Cookbooks; Environment; Factory Farming; Food; Genetic Engineering; Meat; Poultry; Science and Technology; Sustainable Living 

Not worth the effort just now.
 
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Business Day

Fed Misread Crisis in 2008, Records Show

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Feb 21st 2014
The transcripts provide new insights into the debates, miscalculations and actions of the Federal Reserve in assessing and countering the financial crisis.
Subprime Mortgage Crisis; United States Economy; Banking and Financial Institutions 

From zero there is no lower.
Q.E. is an attempt.
Relief is not the bank's job.

The piece is spin.
 
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Dining & Wine

Fresh Maine Scallops; Hefty Sandwiches and a Wine Club in Manhattan

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Feb 25th 2014
Recommendations for the week of Feb. 25.
Cheese; Scallops; Wines; Sandwiches; Fishing, Commercial; Food 

Treats.
 
4
World

Video: Germany’s Coal Addiction

Erik Olsen | Feb 18th 2014
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Business Day

U.A.W. Asks Labor Board to Examine Vote at Tennessee Plant

By STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Feb 21st 2014
The United Automobile Workers has asserted that Tennessee lawmakers interfered with a unionization vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Organized Labor; Automobiles 

The case may get to court.  
The U.A.W. should not have to win on appeal.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Suit Seeks Relief for Trade School Students With Years of Debt but No Career

By EMILY S. RUEB | Feb 25th 2014
The suit contends that the government should stop trying to collect on some loans since it was aware that a nationwide chain of beauty schools routinely falsified student eligibility.
Suits and Litigation (Civil); Student Loans; Credit and Debt; Beauty; Vocational Training; For-Profit Schools 

Some debts are bad.
George W. did no favors for the 99%.
 
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U.S.

Lewis Yablonsky, Sociologist Fascinated by Sociopaths, Dies at 89

By WILLIAM YARDLEY | Feb 25th 2014
A rough childhood in Newark, N.J., informed Dr. Yablonsky’s academic work, which combined analysis, experiential research and sometimes unconventional efforts to solve social problems.
Sociology; Gangs; Deaths (Obituaries); Murders and Attempted Murders; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Not my story.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Honorific Streets, Now Cataloged

By SAM ROBERTS | Feb 25th 2014
A history buff and retired urban planner has taken on the challenge of creating a master list that compiles honorific names for New York City streets.
Names, Geographical; Roads and Traffic; Signs and Signage 

"Confusion to the enemy".
 
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Business Day

No Surprise, Fed Was Biggest Buyer of Treasuries in 2013

By FLOYD NORRIS | Feb 21st 2014
Japan was the largest foreign investors in Treasuries, replacing China.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit and Debt; Government Bonds 

So?
 
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World

Former Marine in Tehran Jail Retains a Top Iranian Lawyer

By RICK GLADSTONE | Feb 18th 2014
Amir Hekmati, held on spying charges, has retained a lawyer with influential political ties who has lobbied successfully for another foreigner who was detained in Iran.
Prisons and Prisoners; Espionage and Intelligence Services; International Relations; United States Defense and Military Forces 

Iranian power is not our ally.

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World

France Honors Two Women With Burial in the Panthéon

By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Feb 21st 2014
President François Hollande named Germaine Tillion and Genèvieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz, activists in a resistance group, among those to be buried in the monument to national heroes.
Awards, Decorations and Honors; Holocaust and the Nazi Era; Women and Girls 

I do not understand the French mind.
 
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N.Y. / Region

14-Year Term for Leader in Bronx Antigay Attack

By WINNIE HU and KATE PASTOR | Feb 20th 2014
Idelfonso Mendez, the reputed leader of a gang calling itself the Latin King Goonies, pleaded guilty on Thursday in connection with the beating and robbery of a gay man.
Gangs; Hate Crimes; Homosexuality; Sentences (Criminal); Assaults 

As pretty as he is he will have an interesting life in prison.
 
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N.Y. / Region

‘Too Perfect’ Job Offer Lures a Parks Expert Back to Work

By LISA W. FODERARO | Feb 18th 2014
Tupper Thomas, former chief of the Prospect Park Alliance, is coming out of retirement to lead New Yorkers for Parks.
Parks and Other Recreation Areas 

I agree.  The parks need a capital budget.
 
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World

2 Allies Meet Before 50th Anniversary of Israeli-German Ties

By ISABEL KERSHNER | Feb 25th 2014
The joint meeting in Jerusalem was both symbolic and a practical reflection of the strong ties between the two countries.
International Relations 

The alliance should function at a higher level.
 
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U.S.

U.S. Proposes Cuts to Rates in Medicare Payments

By ROBERT PEAR | Feb 21st 2014
An Obama administration proposal to reduce Medicare payment rates for managed care plans was met with resistance by Republicans, who said beneficiaries would suffer.
Medicare; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) 

Just wrong.
 
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World

Mystifying Deaths for 2 Anti-Piracy Guards

By NICHOLAS KULISH, IAN URBINA and MARK MAZZETTI | Feb 25th 2014
Troubling questions surround how two former Navy SEALs working as ship guards ended up dying inside the Maersk Alabama, the ship made famous in the movie “Captain Phillips.”
Heroin; Deaths (Fatalities); Piracy at Sea; Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Who and why are the only mysteries.
 
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Sports

Luck’s on Their Side, but Americans Don’t Need It in Rout

By KEN BELSON | Feb 19th 2014
The United States men beat the Czech Republic and Canada edged Latvia, 2-1, to set up a rematch of the 2010 gold medal game.
Hockey, Ice; Olympic Games (2014) 

Alpine Skiing
Biathlon
Bobsled
Cross Country
Curling
Figure Skating
Freestyle Skiing
Ice HockeyMore Hockey Results »
Luge
Nordic Combined
Short Track
Skeleton
Ski Jumping
Snowboard
Speed Skating

 
 
Russia 13 11 9 33
United States 9 7 12 28
Norway 11 5 10 26
Canada 10 10 5 25
Netherlands 8 7 9 24
Germany 8 6 5 19
Austria 4 8 5 17
France 4 4 7 15
Sweden 2 7 6 15
Switzerland 6 3 2 11
China 3 4 2 9
Korea 3 3 2 8
Czech Republic 2 4 2 8
Slovenia 2 2 4 8
Japan 1 4 3 8
Italy 0 2 6 8
Belarus 5 0 1 6
Poland 4 1 1 6
Finland 1 3 1 5
Britain 1 1 2 4
Latvia 0 2 2 4
Australia 0 2 1 3
Ukraine 1 0 1 2
Slovakia 1 0 0 1
Croatia 0 1 0 1
Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1
Totals 99 97 99 295
 
 
 
 
 
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Dining & Wine

Where It’s All Served Sotto Voce

By LIGAYA MISHAN | Feb 20th 2014
The half-secret Wallflower in the West Village is where you go for a rendezvous or lying low.
Restaurants 

yes
 
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Health

Camels Linked to Spread of MERS Virus in People

By DENISE GRADY | Feb 25th 2014
A study suggests that camels are the major source of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a viral disease that has sickened 182 people and killed 79 of them since it was first detected in 2012.
MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome); Camels; Research 

I will be happy to stay away from camels.
 
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Business Day

Shell to Sell Refinery and Gas Stations in Australia

By STANLEY REED | Feb 21st 2014
The $2.6 billion deal with the commodity trading house Vitol illustrates changes in the international oil business as companies give up less profitable assets.
Company Reports; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline 

Business continues.
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