Wednesday, May 14, 2014

@20:00, 5/12/14

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1
Science

Looks Like Rain Again. And Again.

More frequent downpours and flash floods come as no surprise to those scientists who have been studying the climate in the past two decades.
Floods; Levees and Dams; Rain; Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Yes.
 
2
Opinion

Regulating E-Cigarettes: The View From the F.D.A.

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, discusses its proposed rule that would cover e-cigarettes.
E-Cigarettes; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Smoking and Tobacco

Get it done.
 
3
Business Day

Chrysler Reports a Loss On Acquisition Charges

The carmaker, which is now part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, said it took charges totaling $1.2 billion, but revenue rose 23 percent.
Automobiles; Company Reports; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

German ownership was not a benefit.
 
4
Opinion

My Kind of Town?

A reader writes that city dwellers who move to the suburbs can’t expect to have everything they had in the city.
Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

"If I wanted to live in Queens I would move there".

The hope is to trade one set of problems for another different set.
The questions must be resolved.  That means change for or other adjustment by the new comer.
Buy the property and get the neighbors.

5
U.S.

Signatures on Petitions for Conyers Fall Short

Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan is short by hundreds of names to qualify for the primary ballot in August.
United States Politics and Government; Primaries and Caucuses

Let the process continue.  Conyers will probably be on the ballot.
 
6
Health

They've Deleted Their 'Spacebook' Profiles

A new documentary describes a program in Toronto that links teenage tutors to seniors who need computer lessons.
Computers and the Internet; Elder Care; Teenagers and Adolescence

I did not manage to get a result.
I can usually make the things work.
The process is not quick or graceful.
 
7
Crosswords/Games

Tetsuya Miyamoto's KenKen®

Try three KenKen puzzles by KenKen’s inventor, Tetsuya Miyamoto.
Creativity; Education (K-12); Mathematics; Puzzles

not tonight.
8
Opinion

Read, Kids, Read

It’s not a chore. It’s a path to fulfillment that fewer are traveling.
Books and Literature; Intelligence and Intelligence Tests (IQ); Youth

Bruni is not wrong.
There is more to life and thought than novelists record.
 
9
Arts

Sugar? Sure, but Salted With Meaning

With her stinging, site-specific installation at the former Domino Sugar compound in Brooklyn, Kara Walker raises the bar on an overused art-spectacle formula as well as her own work.
Art; Sculpture

I do not feel a need to see this work.
 
10
Opinion

Dumbledore in the NICU

With my mother’s letter to my new baby girl, several worlds converge in the strange fluorescent dimness.
Letters; Babies and Infants; Families and Family Life; Death and Dying

I could use a hug.
 
11
U.S.

Why I Play the Mom Card

When critics (usually men) want to delegitimize my views, they often refer to me as a “mommy blogger,” relegating me to an imagined intellectual wasteland of sippy cups and Legos. But being a mother animates and inspires my activism.
Blogs and Blogging (Internet); Education (K-12); Food; Parenting; Women's Rights

It is not a volatile relationship.
 
12
Opinion

A Long Way to Privacy Safeguards

A White House report on big data has some good ideas, but it falls short of the “clear rules of the road” that were envisioned.
Privacy; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Electronic Communications Privacy Act; Law and Legislation; Computers and the Internet; Search and Seizure; Editorials

I have no answer.
 
13
N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Works to Mend Fences With Liberals

Leaders of the Working Families Party say Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has drifted too far to the right, and are privately talking about nominating their own candidate to run for governor this year.
Elections, Governors; Polls and Public Opinion; Governors (US); Politics and Government

C uomo needs to do that mending.
DINO . . .

14
Opinion

The Rise of Antibiotic Resistance

The pharmaceutical industry must be encouraged to develop new drugs to supplement those that are losing their effectiveness.
Antibiotics; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Infections

Their effectiveness was accidental.
All the bacteria continue.

15
Business Day

High-Octane Burger Chain From New Zealand Aims at the U.S.

BurgerFuel hopes a partnership with Subway restaurants and an emphasis on quality and car culture can lure American diners in a competitive industry.
Fast Food Industry; Restaurants; Hamburgers; Franchises

dreams.
 
16
N.Y. / Region

The Lasting Legacy of an Unwelcome Pioneer

One of the first black firefighters on Staten Island did not live to see the New York Fire Department change its hiring practices, but he helped bring them about.
Blacks; Fires and Firefighters; Minorities; Labor and Jobs; Hiring and Promotion

Cultures do not change easily.
 
17
Health

A Simple Theory, and a Proposal, on H.I.V. in Africa

18
Opinion

Follow the Money, China-Style

The economy's mystery of surplus currency yet low inflation may be a result of the piles of cash hoarded by corrupt officials.
Bribery and Kickbacks; Corruption (Institutional); Economic Conditions and Trends; Inflation (Economics); Renminbi (Currency)

The zero lower bound.
 
19
Books

Snowden’s Story, Behind the Scenes

“No Place to Hide” is an account of the Edward Snowden case by Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who broke the story.
Books and Literature; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Classified Information and State Secrets

The intercept is of more interest to me.
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/

20
N.Y. / Region

Christie Vetoes Bill to Improve Storm Recovery Effort; Big Mistake, Top Senator Says

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey vetoed the bill conditionally, suggesting a list of changes. Lawmakers had unanimously passed the bill to improve the state’s management of Hurricane Sandy recovery.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Federal Aid (US)

Chris Christie is self destructive.

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