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Health
By ANDREW POLLACK | Jan 9th 2015
Clinical trials in Africa are being pushed by a sense of urgency
as fewer new cases occur, making it more difficult to determine how
effective the drugs are.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Clinical Trials; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Placebos
It might be true that new infections are down in Liberia.
I have been trying to look at how many of the sick a being reported dead.
Either there are unreported deaths or there are false reports of infection.
It would be nice if the reports of probable infection are inflated.
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U.S.
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Jan 8th 2015
The election had to be decided by the Legislature after the
front-runner, Gov. Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, failed to win 50 percent
of the vote in November.
State Legislatures; Elections, Governors
"61.5 percent for Mr. Shumlin to 38.5 for Mr. Milne"
Another term for Shumlin.
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World
By MAJD AL WAHEIDI and JODI RUDOREN | Jan 9th 2015
A baby in Gaza, where thousands of residents’ homes were destroyed or damaged last summer, was among the cold weather’s victims.
Weather; Refugees and Displaced Persons; Floods
Hamas should have learned not to throw bombs at the Israelis.
The Israelis throw more bombs back.
Hamas is a small target.
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The Upshot
By JOSH BARRO | Jan 7th 2015
While prices have decreased in New York, medallions are barely selling at all in Chicago and Boston.
Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; Car Services and Livery Cabs; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)
The Yellow cabs depend on street hails.
The black cars are dispatched. The competition is mostly with dispatched cabs.
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Business Day
By BILL VLASIC | Jan 8th 2015
G.M. must improve.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jan 8th 2015
The Federal Communications Commission is getting closer to issuing strong rules on broadband service.
Net Neutrality; Editorials; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
Reclassify the I.S.P.s. They do telecommunication.
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World
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO | Jan 8th 2015
One passenger rescued in waters off Greece last week told of “chaos.” Another said “everything worked.”
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Ferries; Rescues; Fires and Firefighters; Evacuations and Evacuees
It could be human action. It could be accident.
There seems to have been little attempt to fight the fire.
Fire pumps are usually independently powered.
There will be better reports.
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jan 8th 2015
Now the hole is known it will be blocked.
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U.S.
By MITCH SMITH | Jan 8th 2015
A subpoena asks Carol E. Williams, the executive director of the
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, to provide documents regarding
loans made in 2013 and 2014 to the campaign of Gov. Sam Brownback.
Campaign Finance; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Subpoenas; Elections, Governors
Brownback is guiding Kansas to destruction.
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Home & Garden
By STEVEN KURUTZ | Jan 7th 2015
Using Legos, Adam Reed Tucker has built a model of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West.
Architecture; Toys
Wright used T square and triangle as a master and thought in Froebel blocks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Fr%C3%B6bel
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Opinion
Jan 9th 2015
Heskel M. Haddad of the World Organization of Jews From Arab Countries responds to a column by Roger Cohen.
Palestinians; Israeli Settlements
Start here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis
Be sure to read this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Gaza_Strip_by_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
Give Gaza justice. They have had none.
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N.Y. / Region
By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Jan 8th 2015
Reporters for The Times covering politics, crime, education and
the environment weighed in on Mr. de Blasio’s first-year performance.
Education (Pre-School); Budgets and Budgeting; Traffic Accidents and Safety; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
Doing better than expected.
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Opinion
By EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL | Jan 8th 2015
They cost the country billions, but they don’t save lives.
Preventive Medicine; Medicine and Health; Tests (Medical); Health Insurance and Managed Care; Doctors; Research
OK seems like a good idea.
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World
By ISMA’IL KUSHKUSH | Jan 8th 2015
Peace talks that ended in December failed to produce an agreement
and prompted analysts to question whether the divided government can, or
even wants to, reach a deal.
Assassination could be tried.
Anarchy is unstable.
It should not have our name on it.
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Health
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Jan 9th 2015
A small study challenges the notion that you can be obese and healthy in the long run.
Blood Pressure; Cholesterol; Heart; Obesity
"Healthy obese" tends to be a comforting lie.
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Sports
By TOM SPOUSTA | Jan 7th 2015
Winston, the Florida State quarterback, said on Wednesday that he
would enter the draft, and the woman who accused him of rape has sued
the university, her lawyer said.
Football (College); Sex Crimes; Colleges and Universities; Football
She did not prove the rape charge.
With a skilled attorney she has a good chance against the university.
Conditions there must have been unbearable.
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Opinion
By JOE NOCERA | Jan 5th 2015
Why is Shell drilling for oil in the most inhospitable place on earth?
Offshore Drilling and Exploration; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Maritime Accidents and Safety
Drilling for oil is always about money now.
There is a good chance this oil will become politically unavailable.
Money already spent would then be the equivalent of "a dry hole", a total loss.
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World
By WILLIAM NEUMAN | Jan 6th 2015
A road trip across the island revealed a slowly changing Cuba — beautiful, tired and looking ahead.
Road Trips
I would do it.
Cuba needs a manual of seaworthy small craft. The whaleboat comes to mind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whaleboat
Take the rowing boat.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Whaleboat&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=HcOwVPeYI4WpgwTvoYPQBA&ved=0CDQQ7Ak&biw=946&bih=669
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Opinion
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jan 8th 2015
People haven’t agreed with all of the Bloomberg and de Blasio
administrations’ crusades, but those takeout containers are truly
noxious.
Waste Materials and Disposal; Plastics; Editorials; Foam; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry
A ban is a good idea.
Recycling should be reasonably easy.
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Opinion
By ROGER COHEN | Jan 9th 2015
My mother suffered as an immigrant, as a Jew set adrift.
Immigration and Emigration; Mental Health and Disorders; Depression
(Mental); Holocaust and the Nazi Era; Electroshock Therapy
I will need another home.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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