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U.S.

Technology Firms Press Congress to Tighten Privacy Law

By ELENA SCHNEIDER | May 26th 2014

Cloud computing companies fear that a Reagan-era law governing access to email and other data is causing an image problem in the United States and hurting business.

Electronic Communications Privacy Act; Privacy; Cloud Computing; Law and Legislation

Give the S.E.C. subpoena power.  Then the bill goes through.
 

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World

U.S. Doctor Is Killed by Gunman in Pakistan

By WAQAR GILLANI | May 26th 2014

Mehdi Ali Qamar, a cardiologist based in Ohio and a follower of the minority Ahmadi faith, was shot in Punjab Province, where he was volunteering at a hospital.

Murders and Attempted Murders; Doctors; Freedom of Religion; Discrimination

Islam is Pakistan's only excuse for existence.

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Crosswords/Games

Dave Auckly's Crunched Charms

By GARY ANTONICK | May 26th 2014

Can you restore these crunched charms? A short introduction to knot theory by mathematician Dave Auckly.

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles

I am going to have to do this by counting crossings.
It is more of a project than fits my day as yet.

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Dining & Wine

Video: Sugar Snap Pea Salad

Jenny Woodward | May 23rd 2014

Melissa Clark makes a salad that is the perfect balance between freshness

It will be a few weeks more until the local crop comes in.

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Arts

Video: This Weekend | The 9/11 Memorial Museum

Christian Roman | May 22nd 2014

This weekend you can visit the new Sept. 11 museum, see art that was made by ordinary people at the American Folk Art Museum or check out the Carpeaux exhibit at the Met before it ends.

Art

Time does not remember.  I do.
The Danes build more strange bicycles than the Dutch.
The Dutch buy them.

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Science

Strange Brews: The Genes of Craft Beer

By WILLIAM HERKEWITZ | May 26th 2014

While brewing yeast is one of the best-studied organisms in molecular and cell biology, exactly how its genes translate to varied beers is still poorly understood.

Genetics and Heredity; Beer; Genetic Engineering

There is a place for a catalog sales business specializing in yeasts and other biological material.

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Business Day

G.M. Adds to Recall Woes With 218,000 More Cars

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 21st 2014

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Sports

Disney Executive Gains Supporters

By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT | May 24th 2014

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Business Day

Swedish Cable Company Hopes to Raise $830 Million in I.P.O.

By MARK SCOTT AND CHAD BRAY | May 23rd 2014

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World

Turkey Says 2 Have Died After a Protest in Istanbul

By CEYLAN YEGINSU | May 24th 2014

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U.S.

Walking a Fine Line on Campaign Finance

By ALBERT R. HUNT | BLOOMBERG VIEW | May 25th 2014

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Business Day

F.D.A. Clears New Drug to Treat Colitis and Crohn’s

By REUTERS | May 21st 2014

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World

Tempting Europe With Ugly Fruit

By RAPHAEL MINDER | May 24th 2014

I can't compete with free.  I will buy at that price.

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Business Day

Financial Crisis, Over and Already Forgotten

By FLOYD NORRIS | May 22nd 2014

Amnesia seemed to be in force as the House Financial Services Committee met this week for a hearing on “the dangers” of financial regulation.

Banking and Financial Institutions; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Stocks and Bonds; Insurance; Subprime Mortgage Crisis

No.

The G.O.P. cannot surrender.

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World

Pope Lays Wreath at Tomb of Zionism’s Founder

By JODI RUDOREN | May 26th 2014

Francis’ visit to the grave of Theodor Herzl came after several symbolic signals the day before that lent a spiritual lift to Palestinian aspirations for sovereignty.

Palestinians

That war will continue.

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Business Day

A TGI Fridays Makeover to Recapture the Social Crowd

By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN | May 21st 2014

The restaurant is trying to burnish its image in an bid to draw younger revelers, who may dismiss the chain as a place where their parents ordered potato skins in the 1980s.

Advertising and Marketing; Restaurants; Food

Business as usual.

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N.Y. / Region

On Roller Skates in a Downpour

By MICHELE W. MILLER | May 25th 2014

Metropolitan Diary: A windy downpour tossed around a woman and her two sons, who were wearing roller skates from a Central Park outing.

Naumburg Bandshell (Central Park); Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Rain; Roller Skating; Wind

Yes

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Opinion

Keeping Track: Gay Marriage, Patent Reform and Airbnb’s Data

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 22nd 2014

Good

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Real Estate

Architecture for the Upper East Side Horse

By CHRISTOPHER GRAY | May 22nd 2014

69th Street, from Lexington to Third, is notable among surviving stable streets — where the smells and noise of horses were isolated their owners.

Horses; Architecture

The horse; a force now vanishing.

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World

Youths in ‘Happy’ Video Find Iran’s Grip on Internet Is Still Tight

By RICK GLADSTONE | May 21st 2014

Six young people were arrested and then released on bail over their dance video, an episode that appears to reflect a broader clash between religious conservatives and the faction represented by Iran’s president.

Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Music; Social Media; Computers and the Internet; Shariah (Islamic Law); Censorship

The charge of shocking the censor is not permitted in our courts.
The diplomats can talk to the powers.
They have no authority to act.

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