@11:50, 10/9/14

|

World

Palestinian Prime Minister Holds First Cabinet Meeting in Gaza

By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL KERSHNER | Oct 9th 2014

The move by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah is intended to signal more involvement of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority in Gaza after a deal with Hamas.

Palestinians 

Hamas won the recent internal battle.

2

Opinion

New York’s Big Chance on Public Defense

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 8th 2014

The state may finally settle a class-action suit and set the stage for a public-defense system that lets lawyers do their jobs competently.

Public Defenders and Court-Appointed Lawyers (Criminal); Legal Aid for the Poor (Civil); Civil Rights and Liberties; Constitution (US) 

If successful the suit will change the police culture.

It will also employ lawyers.

3

Fashion & Style

For Luxury Watch Buyers, One Just Isn’t Enough

By GUY TREBAY | Oct 8th 2014

Let techies say wristwatches are dead; that hasn’t fazed luxury-timepiece collectors.

Watches and Clocks; Collectors and Collections 

Yes.

I want to sell into a collector market.

Such is not the place for me to buy.

4

Opinion

Will Cities Turn Texas Purple?

By RICHARD PARKER | Oct 5th 2014

Urban growth is the real force for change in Lone Star politics.

Hispanic-Americans; Urban Areas; Population; Elections, Governors 

Not in this election.

5

Opinion

The Community of Expulsion

By ROGER COHEN | Oct 6th 2014

Slaughter in the Middle East cannot be an alibi for Israel to avoid self-scrutiny.

Jews and Judaism; Palestinians; Israeli Settlements 

Expulsion is a continuing problem in our world.

It is a problem of faith.

Israel must include the Palestinians.

6

Arts

Tax Court Ruling Is Seen as a Victory for Artists

By RANDY KENNEDY | Oct 6th 2014

If you say you are an artist, but you make little money from selling your art, your work can still be considered a profession in the eyes of the I.R.S.

Art; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Federal Taxes (US); Finances; Income Tax 

I have not run my life as a business.

It has been easier to simply pay what was demanded.

7

Business Day

E.P.A. Says Gas Mileage for New Vehicles Hits 24.1 Miles Per Gallon

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Oct 8th 2014

The agency said the expected increase in fuel economy would slow this year, but that it expected carmakers to meet federal standards of 54.5 m.p.g. by 2025.

Automobiles; Fuel Efficiency 

Profits are overpowering regulation.

54.5 m.p.g. will require a large proportion of grid powered electrics.

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

8

Business Day

Warren Buffett’s Big Bet on Renewables in Nevada

By FELICITY BARRINGER | Oct 7th 2014

An expanded market for geothermal, solar and wind electricity in the West has attracted the attention of the likes of Warren E. Buffett.

Alternative and Renewable Energy 

Warren Buffett has a research staff.  He wins most of his bets.  We learn of them after the fact.

9 

Opinion

Reining In Egypt’s Military Aid

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 4th 2014

It’s time for the United States to disabuse Egyptian leaders of the notion that they are entitled to aid in perpetuity.

Foreign Aid; United States International Relations 

Let the state department work.

10

U.S.

Attorney General Eric Holder Calls for Review of Police Tactics

By JULIE BOSMAN | Oct 8th 2014

The attorney general and former President Bill Clinton spoke to dozens of mayors and police chiefs at a forum on race relations and policing.

Police; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Mayors; Race and Ethnicity 

Holder is being nice.

11

Crosswords/Games

Hamilton's Icosian Game

By GARY ANTONICK | Oct 6th 2014

Can you solve William Rowan Hamilton’s classic icosian game?

Computers and the Internet; Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles 

no connection.

12

Arts

Building Hope and Nurturing Into Housing

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN | Oct 6th 2014

The new Sugar Hill subsidized housing complex in Upper Manhattan goes beyond even the more ambitious developments by providing a school and a children’s museum.

Architecture; Public and Subsidized Housing; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Affordable Housing; Education (K-12) 

I want to see it work.  

Let us look again in a few years.

13

Real Estate

What You Get for ... $935,000

By MIKE POWELL | Oct 8th 2014

This week’s properties include a home with cedar shakes in Minneapolis, an adobe in Santa Fe and a brick house in Virginia.

Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

More front than I want.

14

World

As Egyptians Grasp for Stability, Sisi Fortifies His Presidency

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Oct 7th 2014

A speech to the United Nations General Assembly burnished President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s image at home, where the former general builds power on Egyptians’ desire to avoid the chaos nearby.

Yes.

15

World

Russia Cancels Exchange Program After a Student Seeks U.S. Asylum

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and MICHAEL R. GORDON | Oct 4th 2014

Russian media reported that the student feared returning to Russia because he could face persecution over his sexuality.

United States International Relations; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Asylum, Right of; International Study and Teaching 

Relations between Russia and the U.S. are not good.

16

World

New President of Afghanistan Welcomes Back Times Reporter

By AZAM AHMED | Oct 5th 2014

Matthew Rosenberg, who was expelled from the country in August, will be allowed to return effective

immediately, according to the Afghan government.

Freedom of the Press; News and News Media 

The Afghan government knows where 

the money is coming from.

17

Opinion

A Week Dominated by Hong Kong, Ebola and the Secret Service

By SERGE SCHMEMANN | Oct 3rd 2014

Much of the news in the past week was about security and its failures.

Ebola Virus; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Cyberattacks and Hackers; White House Building (Washington, DC); Computer Security 

Yes.

18

World

Whirlwind Ascent of Houthi Rebels in Yemen Brings Relief and Trepidation

By SHUAIB ALMOSAWA and KAREEM FAHIM | Oct 8th 2014

Overshadowed by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, the rebel group’s stunning advance on Sana on Sept. 21 drew little notice.

Muslims and Islam; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Defense and Military Forces 

All I can think is panic by the government that was.

19

Opinion

The First to Fear Gunplay

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 5th 2014

Who might know better than a relative that a family member’s firearms should be taken away?

Gun Control; Editorials; Law and Legislation; Search and Seizure; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Murders and Attempted Murders 

Turning in ones family seems a certain way to domestic trouble.

Turning in the guns may make domestic trouble survivable.

The governor should sign the bill if it gets to his desk.

The police response is another problem.

20

U.S.

As Energy Boom Ends, a Political Identity Crisis in Alaska

By KIRK JOHNSON | Oct 8th 2014

Economic anxiety amid a dwindling oil and gas industry is raising difficult questions about the future. It is also shaping a Senate race in which a Democrat is seeking re-election in a state long dominated by Republicans.

Pipelines; Natural Gas; Series; Midterm Elections (2014); Economic Conditions and Trends; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Elections, Senate 

I am for the Democrat.

I do not vote in Alaska.

The local politicians know how this vote will go.

It looks like the Democrats from here.