Monday, June 23, 2014

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1
Business Day

2 Million Tune In to See Hillary Rodham Clinton on Fox News

2
N.Y. / Region

A Gilded Monument Is Mysteriously Shedding Its Brand-New Gold

3
Opinion

Immigration Reform’s Open Invitation to Children

The mere promise of amnesty in the future has played a role in the surge of children trying to cross the border.
Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Minors Act); Asylum, Right of; Citizenship and Naturalization; United States Politics and Government; Deportation; Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons

Ross Douthat continues to live in his own world.
Unaccompanied children are sent for safety.
Mothers do not part with children casually.
 
4
Your Money

A Test for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

5
U.S.

Decades Later, 17 Service Members Who Perished in Crash Will Be Laid to Rest

6
U.S.

A Push for New Look into Tainted Water’s Source


It is a leak.
The methane is new in the formation.

7
U.S.

Parents Upset in Handling of Stabbings

The parents of the first three victims of Elliot O. Rodger’s murderous rampage said they were frustrated by the authorities’ handling of the case.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Isla Vista, Calif, Massacre (2014)

There is much more to know.
 
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Technology

Reclaim the Firefox Search Box


Nothing useful to me.

9
Science

This Is Your Brain on Writing

For the first time, researchers have used fMRI scanners to track the brain activity of writers as they created fiction. The results have drawn strong reactions from other scientists.
Writing and Writers; Creativity; Brain

It could be simple and direct.
Ocham's razor is always sharp.

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U.S.

Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life

Funeral services in New Orleans and Puerto Rico pose the dead to play host at their own wakes, propped up in a familiar tableau.
Funerals and Memorials; Fads

I have no need to haunt or be haunted.
 
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The Upshot

The Unexpected Ceasefire in Washington’s Tax Wars


Stalemate.

12
Health

Dr. Lorna Wing, Who Broadened Views of Autism, Dies at 85


Ok.

13
Arts

A Palatial Setting for Surreal Imagery in Venice

Palazzo Fortuny, the former Venetian studio of the artist Mariano Fortuny, hosts an exhibition of women artists that highlights Dora Maar, the Surrealist and Picasso muse.
Art; Photography

See the show if you can.
Bring post cards. 
The cards do not survive the mail well.
Know what pleases you best.

14
U.S.

Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case

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U.S.

Health Site Is Changing Supervision

A top executive from the UnitedHealth Group is expected to bolster management of the federal insurance marketplace and prevent a repeat of the chaos in the program last fall.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Appointments and Executive Changes; Medicare; Medicaid; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)

It will remove an opponent.
 
16
Opinion

A New Kind of Church, Led by Pope Francis

The president of Catholics for Choice and a professor of church history respond to a front-page article.
Priests

A church without authority would be a new church.
 
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Business Day

A German Voice, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Calls for Euro’s Abolition

Mr. Henkel, a former business chief who was recently elected to the European Parliament, has joined a wave of popular discontent with the European Union.
Euro (Currency)

One more is heard.  The Euro has few friends.
 
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N.Y. / Region

A King Refuses to Abdicate His Throne

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World

City Aims to Play Down Its Dog Meat Festival

The feasting is expected to go ahead as scheduled in the southern city of Yulin, but officials have taken steps to deflect outside attention from the annual event, at which thousands of dogs are consumed.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Dogs; Meat

Tradition has power. 
I know it happens.
So does canibalism.

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World

With War at Doorstep, Iran Sees Its Revolutionary Guards in a Kinder Light

The well-documented mass killings by Sunni militants in Iraq have caused ordinary Iranians to rethink their views of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; Deaths (Fatalities)

The Kurds may get a state out of this mess.


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N.Y. / Region

A Gilded Monument Is Mysteriously Shedding Its Brand-New Gold

The William Tecumseh Sherman statue in Central Park, which began peeling only a few months after it was regilded, will undergo further repair this fall.
Monuments and Memorials (Structures); Gold 

The Civil War continues.  
We should know it and act on the knowledge.
 
2
Business Day

2 Million Tune In to See Hillary Rodham Clinton on Fox News

The former secretary of state, who is promoting her new memoir, gave a boost of 23 percent to the usual audience on the network.
Ratings (Audience Measurement); News and News Media

I expect Hillary to run in 2016.
This audience expected her to be humiliated.
She was not.
 
3
Arts

A Shadow Market at Art Basel

Dealers email digital images to collectors, enticing them to buy before the event even opens.
Art; Auctions; Art Basel (Festival); Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows; Collectors and Collections 

A high price for boasting rights.
4
Your Money

A Test for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease


This is not a dating tool.
 
5
U.S.

Parents Upset in Handling of Stabbings

The parents of the first three victims of Elliot O. Rodger’s murderous rampage said they were frustrated by the authorities’ handling of the case.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Isla Vista, Calif, Massacre (2014) 

There is more to this story than reported.
 
6
U.S.

A Push for New Look into Tainted Water’s Source

 
The methane is new.
 
7
Technology

Reclaim the Firefox Search Box

Plus, how to remove books from the Kindle screen.
Search Engines; Amazon Kindle; Web Browsers; E-Mail 

Not what I am looking for.

8
U.S.

Decades Later, 17 Service Members Who Perished in Crash Will Be Laid to Rest


Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

9
Science

This Is Your Brain on Writing

For the first time, researchers have used fMRI scanners to track the brain activity of writers as they created fiction. The results have drawn strong reactions from other scientists.
Writing and Writers; Creativity; Brain 

It is good to have confirmation.
 
10
World

World War I Conference in Sarajevo Divides Scholars

Controversy over the meeting’s purpose speaks to how the interpretation of a turning point like World War I remains entangled in present-day politics.
Education; History (Academic Subject); World War I (1914-18) 

Nothing is forgotten including many things that did not happen.
"Theirs not to wonder why" . . .
The war was a diplomatic failure.
 
11
U.S.

Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life

Funeral services in New Orleans and Puerto Rico pose the dead to play host at their own wakes, propped up in a familiar tableau.
Funerals and Memorials; Fads 

We did a cremation without a viewing.
We remember her in life.
I decided not to keep a photographic record fifteen years earlier.
I proposed the thought and was relieved at the negative reaction.
 
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Health

Dr. Lorna Wing, Who Broadened Views of Autism, Dies at 85

Dr. Wing, a British psychiatrist, recognized autism as a mental disorder of many gradations, and she coined the term Asperger’s syndrome for its mildest form.
Asperger's Syndrome; Autism; Deaths (Obituaries); Psychiatry and Psychiatrists 

Age is not kind.
 
13
U.S.

Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case


Guilty.

14
U.S.

Health Site Is Changing Supervision

A top executive from the UnitedHealth Group is expected to bolster management of the federal insurance marketplace and prevent a repeat of the chaos in the program last fall.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Appointments and Executive Changes; Medicare; Medicaid; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) 

One less problem.
 
15
Opinion

A New Kind of Church, Led by Pope Francis

The president of Catholics for Choice and a professor of church history respond to a front-page article.
Priests 

Another non-event.
 
16
Business Day

A German Voice, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Calls for Euro’s Abolition

 
Obvious.
 
17
World

City Aims to Play Down Its Dog Meat Festival


You don't have to look.
We will have a dog or dogs.

18
Real Estate

Bike Storage Needed

A couple is fined for leaving bikes in the hall; a tenant wonders about an absentee super; and a landlord asks about rent-stabilization rules.
Rent Control and Stabilization; Landlords; Fines (Penalties); Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Bicycles and Bicycling; Storage 

Bicycle storage was tried.  It was not a viable business at the rate charged.
 
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Opinion

The Coming Climate Crash

We need to tax carbon dioxide emissions to protect our economy.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; United States Economy; Global Warming; Carbon Dioxide 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/opinion/paul-krugman-conservatives-and-climate-change.html

It will be messy.

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World

With War at Doorstep, Iran Sees Its Revolutionary Guards in a Kinder Light

The well-documented mass killings by Sunni militants in Iraq have caused ordinary Iranians to rethink their views of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; Deaths (Fatalities) 

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

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1
N.Y. / Region

A Gilded Monument Is Mysteriously Shedding Its Brand-New Gold

2
Business Day

2 Million Tune In to See Hillary Rodham Clinton on Fox News

3
Arts

A Shadow Market at Art Basel

Dealers email digital images to collectors, enticing them to buy before the event even opens.
Art; Auctions; Art Basel (Festival); Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows; Collectors and Collections 

Money for boasting rights.
 
4
Your Money

A Test for the Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease


Doctors in Ohio have developed a simple four-page quiz that can help reveal dementia early on, allowing patients to get their lives in order.
Alzheimer's Disease; Tests (Medical); Elderly 

Yes.  
It is not in my family.  
The group has stayed sharp as long as the partial pressure of oxygen  stays high.

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U.S.

Parents Upset in Handling of Stabbings

The parents of the first three victims of Elliot O. Rodger’s murderous rampage said they were frustrated by the authorities’ handling of the case.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Police; Isla Vista, Calif, Massacre (2014) 
https://www.google.com/search?q=Elliot+O.+Rodger&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/us/elliot-rodger-killings-in-california-followed-years-of-withdrawal.html

"LOS ANGELES — It was the summer of 1999, and the parents of Elliot O. Rodger were battling over the boy’s deep and puzzling psychological problems as they struggled through a divorce.
Mr. Rodger’s mother, Li Chin, filed an affidavit describing Elliot as a “high-functioning autistic child,” and said she needed more child support to care for him. His father, Peter Rodger, countered with a Beverly Hills doctor, Stephen M. Scappa, who challenged that diagnosis, saying it failed to acknowledge the possibility of “depression or anxiety.” Dr. Scappa said that Elliot, almost 8 at the time, should be sent to a child psychiatrist for more examination and treatment."

We will get a much better view in a few months.
 
6
U.S.

A Push for New Look into Tainted Water’s Source

In a report, the Railroad Commission of Texas rejected the idea that nearby drilling was the cause of a high content of methane in wells along the Brazos River.
Water Pollution; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Drilling and Boring; Wells 

The Texas Railroad Commission wants the drilling to continue.
More careful investigation is a next step. 
Isotope balances could be effective labels on the gasses.
 
7
Technology

Reclaim the Firefox Search Box

Plus, how to remove books from the Kindle screen.
Search Engines; Amazon Kindle; Web Browsers; E-Mail 

I found nothing useful. 
 I loose control of the desktop when changing urls.
8
U.S.

Decades Later, 17 Service Members Who Perished in Crash Will Be Laid to Rest


Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

9
Science

This Is Your Brain on Writing

10
World

World War I Conference in Sarajevo Divides Scholars

Controversy over the meeting’s purpose speaks to how the interpretation of a turning point like World War I remains entangled in present-day politics.
Education; History (Academic Subject); World War I (1914-18) 

Still a hot topic there.
 
11
U.S.

Rite of the Sitting Dead: Funeral Poses Mimic Life

 
 
12
Health

Dr. Lorna Wing, Who Broadened Views of Autism, Dies at 85

13
U.S.

Wisconsin Governor at Center of a Vast Fund-Raising Case

 
Yes,  they are stuck.

14
U.S.

Health Site Is Changing Supervision

16
Business Day

A German Voice, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Calls for Euro’s Abolition

17
World

City Aims to Play Down Its Dog Meat Festival

18
Real Estate

Bike Storage Needed


I don't want the job.

19
Opinion

The Coming Climate Crash


It will be messy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/23/opinion/paul-krugman-conservatives-and-climate-change.html

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

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