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World

In Sweden, the Land of the Open Door, Anti-Muslim Sentiment Finds a Foothold

By MELISSA EDDY | Jan 2nd 2015

A few bigots are enough.

Automobiles

Carmakers Take a Hint From Tablets

By JOHN R. QUAIN | Jan 1st 2015

The driver should not be distracted.

U.S.

Republicans Try to Fix Damage Scalise’s 2002 Speech Could Do in 2016

By JONATHAN MARTIN and JACKIE CALMES | Dec 30th 2014

Speaker John A. Boehner issued a statement supporting Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who confirmed that in 2002 he addressed a group of white supremacists.

Fringe Groups and Movements; United States Politics and Government 

The effort just calls attention to the problem.

Opinion

Radical Islam, Nihilist Rage

By KENAN MALIK | Jan 3rd 2015

Jihadism fills the void left by failed political ideologies.

Muslims and Islam; Terrorism; School Shootings and Armed Attacks 

Jealousy has many forms.

Technology

Uber Suspends Operations in Spain

By MARK SCOTT | Jan 2nd 2015

The Upshot

A Closer Look at the Colorado Senate Race

By NATE COHN | Jan 2nd 2015

How turnout and shifting loyalties affected one of the closest Senate races of 2014.

Midterm Elections (2014); Voting and Voters 

I am always surprised at how people vote and fail to vote.

U.S.

Supreme Court, in Big Leap, Plans to Put Filings Online

By ADAM LIPTAK | Dec 31st 2014

Opinion

Denied Entry to Egypt

Jan 2nd 2015

Opinion

A Weary Greece Considers Its Options

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jan 3rd 2015

Voters, battered by misguided austerity policies, are looking beyond mainstream political parties.

European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Elections 

Germany will not allow the euro to inflate. 

Greece must inflate its currency.

Greece or Germany must leave the euro.

Business Day

Start-Ups Rise to Close a Gap for Farmers

By STEPHANIE STROM | Dec 30th 2014

Small businesses are stepping in to help farmers connect with their local markets with marketing, transportation, logistics and other services.

Agriculture and Farming; Local Food; Small Business; E-Commerce; Start-ups; Venture Capital 

An interesting service.

Opinion

Rapprochement With Russia?

By HANS BINNENDIJK, CHRISTOPHER S. CHIVVIS and OLGA OLIKER | Dec 30th 2014

The ruble's plunge offers the West a chance to resolve the Ukraine crisis and re-engage with Putin.

Ruble (Currency); Politics and Government 

No rapprochement with Russia as yet.

Moscow is not in pain.

N.Y. / Region

Exit Alarms in the Subways Are Silenced by the M.T.A.

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER | Dec 31st 2014

Acknowledging that the emergency sirens on gates had done little to discourage fare evasion, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said it was disabling them at all of its stations.

Subways; Stations and Terminals (Passenger); Security and Warning Systems 

More people in the stations would be better.

Science

Gene Linked to Obesity Hasn’t Always Been a Problem, Study Finds

By CARL ZIMMER | Dec 31st 2014

The relative importance of certain genes may shift over the years as our environment changes, the study suggests.

Genetics and Heredity; Obesity; Research 

The very wealthy have been pictured as obese from the beginning of wealth.

"In America even the poor are fat"

"You can't be too thin or too rich"

The study is reaching for a way to dodge personal responsibility for dietary excess.

N.Y. / Region

Soothing the Aged With Verse, a Lawyer Takes a Road Less Traveled

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS | Jan 1st 2015

Marvin Wexler, a commercial litigator, also cultivates another side of himself, reading poetry to a room full of elderly and disabled residents at a nursing home.

Elderly; Poetry and Poets; Nursing Homes; Elder Care 

When the demented lose language, I include iconography, the end is near.

Opinion

Brazen Attempts by Hotels to Block Wi-Fi

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jan 3rd 2015

The Federal Communications Commission should not allow Marriott and others to prevent guests from using their own wireless Internet devices.

Computers and the Internet; Wireless Communications; Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Telephones and Telecommunications; Law and Legislation 

The process would be to block cell phone service.

The theaters have litigated the problem.

The answer was and is no.

Cell signals are now digital and encrypted.

Signal interception is easier in wi-fi.

Wi-fi networks are also closed by packet addressing.

The hotel reasoning is false.

U.S.

F.B.I. Employees With Ties Abroad See Security Bias

By ERIC SCHMITT | Jan 3rd 2015

An F.B.I. program aimed at reducing internal threats is said to be penalizing employees hired for their foreign-language skills by subjecting them to higher scrutiny.

Espionage and Intelligence Services; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Terrorism; Muslims and Islam; Arabic Language; Language and Languages 

Security people are paranoid.  It is a condition of employment.

Their question is: "Are we paranoid enough?"

The F.B.I. has a long standing management problem.

Business Day

Cage Law Expected to Push Up Egg Prices

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jan 1st 2015

Getting eggs out of the deflation trap will be a good thing.

Competition on price should be limited by the quality of life of the producers.

Quality of life problems are the driver of social justice programs.

Social justice programs are Marxism. socialism, unionism and the political left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice

I did not know the formalism of the term.

World

Video: Officials on AirAsia Flight 8501 Debris

AP | Dec 30th 2014

The Indonesian president, the chief executive of AirAsia and the country’s rescue chief offered condolences to those who lost loved ones in the AirAsia plane crash and discussed the recovery efforts.

Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Airlines and Airplanes; Rescues 

It is work for the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

There is no medical emergency.

Aid in body recovery must be requested by the local authorities.

The F.A.A. is concerned about the air frame. 

N.Y. / Region

New York City Requiring Flu Shots for Preschoolers

By SHARON OTTERMAN | Jan 2nd 2015

The new rule applies to about 150,000 children in city-licensed day cares and preschools, covering those from 6 months to 5 years of age.

Vaccination and Immunization; Influenza; Children and Childhood; Education (Pre-School) 

I had a flu shot.

The city has taken responsibility for healthful conditions by licensing child care institutions.  The demand for vaccination is covered by the license.

Business Day

A Record Year for Auto Recalls

By GREGOR AISCH and WILSON ANDREWS | Dec 30th 2014

More vehicles, including old models, have been recalled in the United States in 2014 than ever before. Explore the size and scope of the recalls, and find out if your car has been affected.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Automobiles; Recalls and Bans of Products 

I see the service.