Monday, March 24, 2014

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Health

Protein May Hold the Key to Who Gets Alzheimer’s

The protein, which switches off at birth, reawakens in some older brains, protecting people from the memory and thinking problems of dementia, researchers say.
Alzheimer's Disease; Elderly; Dementia; Proteins 

Interesting.  I am not a researcher in the field.
 
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U.S.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Michigan’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

A federal judge issued the latest in a string of rulings that say it is unconstitutional to deny marriage to gay couples.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships 

"One step at a time"
                                 S.C.
 
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Opinion

Myanmar’s Deadly Medicine

Banning a group that helped Muslim victims of mob violence is a cynical effort to encourage human rights abuses.
Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Muslims and Islam; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Editorials; Buddhism 

Buddhist are hard to raise to violence.
 
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Automobiles

Sticker Shock From the Options Sheet

Choosing options was once a normal part of buying a car. But today it’s a luxury experience reserved almost exclusively for high-end machines. And those options have grown ever more indulgent.
Automobiles; Luxury Goods and Services 

Not much.
 
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Opinion

Crying Wolf on Religious Liberty

The Supreme Court should reject the claim of religious infringement in the health care law’s contraception mandate.
Religion-State Relations; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Birth Control and Family Planning; Freedom of Religion 

Let us sit back and watch them.
 
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Fashion & Style

An Online Generation Redefines Mourning

Expressions of grief take on many public forms in the digital age.
Grief (Emotion); Computers and the Internet; Death and Dying; Social Media 

The group is not deeply bonded.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Ex-Christie Aides Seek Immunity in Deal for Bridge Scandal Documents

Bridget Kelly, a former deputy chief of staff to Mr. Christie, and Bill Stepien, his former campaign manager, are refusing to comply with a subpoena.
Subpoenas; George Washington Bridge; Self-Incrimination 

Step by step
 
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Business Day

Life Expectancy and Income

Readers respond to “Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap” (March 16).
Income; Longevity 

The libertarian ideal looks wonderful.
The practicalities are very different.
Low income people have no ability to bargain.
 
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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Jimmy Fallon’s Truck Edition

The host of “The Tonight Show” wants to buy a pickup; Hyundai apologizes for overestimating the fuel-economy figure for the new Sonata.
Automobiles; Fuel Efficiency 

Short cab, long bed and small engine.
 
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Opinion

The Plot to Cut Food Stamps, Foiled

Republicans are furious that states have decided to be generous to the neediest families.
States (US); Food Stamps; Farm Bill (US); United States Politics and Government; Editorials 

Yes.
 
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Opinion

What to Do About California’s Drought

Readers discuss climate change, farmers’ use of water, desalination plants and fracking.
Drought; Agriculture and Farming; Water; Hydraulic Fracturing; Aquifers 

There is nothing to be done about the drought.
 
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Business Day

Wind Industry’s New Technologies Are Helping It Compete on Price

With new technology, the industry has been able to produce more power at lower cost by capturing the faster winds that blow at higher elevations.
Wind Power; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Electric Light and Power 

For the moment.
 
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World

Iraqi Journalist Shot Dead by Officer

Mohammed Bdaiwi, a Radio Free Iraq bureau chief and a professor, was killed by a Kurdish officer in the presidential guard brigade.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Murders and Attempted Murders; Kurds; Deaths (Fatalities) 

The religious war continues.
 
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World

Relatives of Ghanaian Who Died During Deportation Win Ruling in Japan

A Tokyo court ordered the Justice Ministry to pay about $50,000 to the family of the man, who had suffocated in a plane seat under excessive force.
Decisions and Verdicts; Asphyxiation, Choking, and Suffocation; Deportation 

Yuck.
 
15
U.S.

‘Moderate’ Tag a Label to Fear for Republicans

In the 1990s, Texas Senate Democrats used “crazy right-winger” to describe incoming Republicans, but now politicians who have been labeled moderates by party mates are fighting to prove their conservatism.
Elections; Conservatism (US Politics); Primaries and Caucuses; Tea Party Movement 

Texas is crazy.
 
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U.S.

Paying Price, 16 Years Later, for an Illegal Entry

A man’s deportation case previews the difficulties President Obama will face in a review he ordered last week, asking the Homeland Security secretary to come up with a more “humane” policy.
Deportation; Illegal Immigration 

Homeland Security has no commonsense.  
The system was not setup to be fair.

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U.S.

The Catholic Roots of Obama’s Activism

In an often-overlooked period of President Obama’s life, he had a small office in a South Side parish and became steeped in the social justice wing of the Catholic Church.
Religion and Belief; Churches (Buildings) 

Good training.
 
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World

U.N. Warns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Central African Republic

Navi Pillay, the human rights chief, also criticized the slow international response to what she said was a humanitarian catastrophe.
Muslims and Islam; Torture; Sex Crimes 

The religious war continues.
 
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N.Y. / Region

New York Council Speaker Keeps a Low Profile Everywhere but on Twitter

The Twitter feed of Melissa Mark-Viverito is an unfiltered, unruly stream of musings and irritations, and sometimes loopy observations.
Social Media; East Harlem Explosion (March 2014) 

A politician must be social.
 
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Sports

Florida Tops Kentucky to Complete Flawless SEC Season

The No. 1 team in the nation did not make it easy on itself, as the young Wildcats clawed their way back from a 16-point deficit to nearly pull off the upset.
Basketball (College) 

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1
Automobiles

Sticker Shock From the Options Sheet


The luxury market is the only functioning auto market.
2
Opinion

Myanmar’s Deadly Medicine

3
Opinion

Crying Wolf on Religious Liberty


We will have to wait for the decision.

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N.Y. / Region

Ex-Christie Aides Seek Immunity in Deal for Bridge Scandal Documents

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Jimmy Fallon’s Truck Edition

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Opinion

The Plot to Cut Food Stamps, Foiled


Good.

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U.S.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Michigan’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

A federal judge issued the latest in a string of rulings that say it is unconstitutional to deny marriage to gay couples.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships 

No stay has been issued.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/us/appeals-expected-to-block-more-marriage-bans-on-fast-track-to-justices.html?rref=us&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=article
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Business Day

Life Expectancy and Income

Readers respond to “Income Gap, Meet the Longevity Gap” (March 16).
Income; Longevity 

Yes
 
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Business Day

Wind Industry’s New Technologies Are Helping It Compete on Price

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Fashion & Style

An Online Generation Redefines Mourning

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U.S.

The Catholic Roots of Obama’s Activism

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U.S.

Sergeant Missing Since 1964 Is Given Funeral

Nearly 50 years after Staff Sgt. Lawrence Woods of the United States Army disappeared while fighting in the Vietnam War, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Funerals and Memorials; Vietnam War; Missing in Action 

Unit cohesion gets a new meaning.
 
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N.Y. / Region

At Trial, Son-in-Law Recalls a Cave Meeting With Bin Laden on 9/11

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama Bin Laden’s most senior adviser to be tried in a civilian court, said the former Qaeda leader summoned him on the night of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Terrorism; September 11 (2001) 

I still can't find the crime.
 
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U.S.

F.B.I. Agent Is Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Man Tied to Boston Suspects

The initial accounts of the shooting, which occurred during an interrogation, conflicted and three inquiries were opened.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) 

Investigate.
There is nothing here that convinces me of accidental  death.

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World

U.N. Warns of Anti-Muslim Violence in Central African Republic

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Multimedia/Photos

Video: $23M drugs haul in U.S.

U.S. coast guard crew seizes cocaine worth $23 million after intercepting boat in the Caribbean. Paul Chapman reports.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Cocaine and Crack Cocaine; Boats and Boating 

"International waters" is a key phrase.
These people may be guilty of nothing.
There would be no crime until the load entered U.S. waters.
This would be years of court fights if the drug people played that way.
 
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Opinion

Shortchanging New York City’s Commuters

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal would skim $40 million dedicated to providing much-needed dollars to mass transit.
Transit Systems; Budgets and Budgeting; Editorials; Subways 

http://web.mta.info/mta/budget/

Read the numbers.

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Opinion

Studying Abroad, in a Linked World

Students and others respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof.
International Study and Teaching; Americans Abroad; Colleges and Universities 

Do it if you can.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Bridge’s Neighbors Fight Bike Path on Tappan Zee

At a meeting, opponents said the proposal would invite scores of cyclists’ cars scrambling for parking to their streets, unsettling a quiet neighborhood.
Tappan Zee Bridge; Bicycles and Bicycling; Bridges and Tunnels; Parking 

Parking is not a real problem.  Most will come by train.

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