Friday, July 11, 2014

@11:00, 7/11/14None is offered

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N.Y. / Region

Congress Unlikely to Step In as L.I.R.R. Strike Looms

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Fashion & Style

Unraveling a Dark Family Secret

At 21, a writer made a discovery that she feared would betray her beloved grandmother.
Modern Love (Times Column); Families and Family Life; Grandparents 

Ok
 
3
U.S.

The No Longer Reluctant Sperm Donor

When my friends Tori and Kelly first asked me to be their sperm donor, I was reluctant. But I quickly became fully invested in their process, and far more aware of how widespread infertility is.
Artificial Insemination; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Infertility; Parenting; Sperm 

Ok
 
4
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Next-Generation Toyobaru Edition

Subaru says it will build a next-generation BRZ sports coupe; Manchester United, a British soccer team, will wear Chevrolet bow ties on its jerseys.
Automobiles; Soccer; Factories and Manufacturing 

You are off to the South West ending in Texas where the refugees are entering.  A good thing to do.
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U.S.

Texas’ No. 1 Democrat May Be No. 2 on Ballot

Despite Wendy Davis’s national acclaim, it is Leticia Van de Putte, the candidate for lieutenant governor, who appears more popular among Texans.
Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Governors; Hispanic-Americans 

The Texas Tribune is showing a political slip. 
There is little Southern Hospitality.
 
6
Business Day

Sony Threatens to Bypass Licensers in Royalties Battle

The world’s biggest song publisher has threatened to end its relationship with the music licensing agencies Ascap and BMI if those groups do not agree to its demands.
Music; Royalties; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Last time we lost broadcast music for months.

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

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

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U.S.

Campaign Atmosphere Amid Detroit Vote on Debt Plan


Noted.

8
Arts

In the Language of Romance, Romeo Santos Is a True Superstar

Romeo Santos’s consecutive sold-out shows at Yankee Stadium are a testament to the popularity of bachata music and to the growing influence of Hispanics.
Music; Spanish Language; Hispanic-Americans; Rap and Hip-Hop; Dominican-Americans; Mexican-Americans 

Love and lust are the two sides of a coin.
They are inseparable.
Romance is what we buy with that coin.

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Business Day

A Provocateur’s Book on Hillary Clinton Overtakes Her Memoir in Sales

Edward Klein’s “Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas,” a 320-page unauthorized and barely sourced account, has toppled “Hard Choices” from its spot on the best-seller list.
Books and Literature 

The G.O.P. is more fond of fiction than most.
 
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U.S.

Senate Confirms Obama's Pick for Housing Secretary

The Senate voted to confirm Julián Castro as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, catapulting the young mayor of San Antonio to the national stage.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Appointments and Executive Changes; Mayors 

Washington is drinking.
 
11
Technology

Independent Music Labels and Young Artists Offer Streaming, on Their Terms

Labels like Sub Pop, Fool’s Gold and others have made deals with Drip.fm, a subscription streaming service, while musicians like Ryan Hemsworth have started their own services.
Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Music 

There is much more bandwidth available on the net.
Encryption keys are hard to keep private.
I find I don't need a sound track these days.
You can have as much music as you want.
I may get to listening again.  It has happened.
 
12
Fashion & Style

Tangled Web of Memories Lingers After a Breakup


It can't be done for one.

13
World

It’s Tasty and Political: Britain Presses U.S. on Haggis


I can't comment.

14
N.Y. / Region

Study Finds Racial Disparity in Criminal Prosecutions

 
A correlation.

15
U.S.

V.A. Is Accused of Retaliating in 67 Complaint Cases

A federal investigative agency is examining 67 claims of retaliation by supervisors at the Department of Veterans Affairs against employees who filed whistle-blower complaints — including 25 complaints filed since June 1, after a growing health care scandal involving long patient waits and falsified records at department hospitals and clinics became public.
Veterans; Whistle-Blowers 

Cost control became primary.
Blame the penny pinchers.

16
Opinion

From Twitter, a Growing Collection of Communicative Conservationists

A list of communicative conservationists who press the case for animal care on Twitter.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Endangered and Extinct Species; Environment; Fish and Other Marine Life; Social Media; Wildlife Sanctuaries 

I am not following just now.
 
17
N.Y. / Region

2 Arrested After Drone Flies Close to a New York Police Helicopter

The two people from Manhattan were charged with reckless endangerment after a small drone came within 800 feet of the helicopter, the police said.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Helicopters 

Not significant.
 
18
Technology

You Don't Have to Feel Very Guilty About Using Your Smartphone While Parenting

A preschool boy has a vacation. And his father finds a way to spend time with him and still get his work done.
Parenting; Smartphones; Work-Life Balance 

My attention does not split.
 
19
Magazine

David Brat’s Hand-of-God Economics

The congressional candidate is only the latest proponent of the tricky relationship between religion and the free market.
Tea Party Movement; Economics (Theory and Philosophy); Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Banking and Financial Institutions; United States Politics and Government; Protestant Churches; Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy) 

Evolving thought?
 
20
Opinion

Help for Troubled Youths

John A. Tuell of the Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice responds to a column by Nicholas Kristof.
Juvenile Delinquency; Transgender and Transsexuals; Youth 


None is offered in this letter.




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