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Our power is out as of an hour ago.
It is just this line here.
Conditions are bad enough I will kick the generator in the morning.
Battery for now.
I will post to what list you have up now.
The gulf coast got hit.
You are probably on your way.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
@4:18, 12/25/12
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N.Y. / Region
4 Firefighters Shot, 2 Fatally, in New York; Gunman Dead
It was a simple call to put out a fire, but there was a killer waiting — William Spengler, 62, a man with a lengthy criminal record — who met the firefighters with a burst of gunfire.
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U.S.
Search for Way Through Fiscal Impasse Turns to the Senate
With little more than a week left to avert huge tax increases and spending cuts, attention moved to the less polarized chamber, where several Republicans openly back an agreement.
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Books
The O’Reilly Factory
The Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has the No. 1 and 2 spots on The New York Times’s best-seller list for hardcover nonfiction, a rare feat.
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Education
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
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N.Y. / Region
Gun Makers Use Home Leverage in Connecticut
Firearm companies in Connecticut, a cradle of the American gun industry, have defeated tighter regulation by threatening to close factories there.
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Movies
The Wretched Lift Their Voices
Amid the grime, power ballads and surging strings, there is a familiar, reassuring story of oppression, liberation and redemption.
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Arts
Why Is This Museum Shaped Like a Tub?
At 130,000 square feet, the new Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam gloms onto the rear of the old one, a beloved red-and-white-striped, late-19th-century Neo-Renaissance brick pile by Adriaan Willem Weissman.
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Technology
No Sales Pop for a New Version of Windows
Weak PC sales this holiday season suggest the struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.@10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30, @10:30,
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U.S.
Richard Adams, Same-Sex Spouse Who Sued U.S., Dies at 65
Mr. Adams legally married Tony Sullivan during a brief window in Colorado, but their lawsuit seeking federal recognition, the first of its kind, did not succeed.
2
World
Frenzy Over Teaching Test Is Symptom of Italy’s Myriad Woes
A flood of applicants for examinations to fill teaching positions said as much about Italy’s dim job prospects as it did about the rigidities of its public education system.
3
Opinion
Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones
A new measure would close a legal loophole that allows software companies to create cyberstalking apps.
4
Books
Tasting Freedom, at Last, in Black, White and Sepia
A new book, “Envisioning Emancipation,” collects photographs depicting slavery, Emancipation and freedom during the Civil War and beyond.
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World
At a Sacred Site, a Fight Over Women and Prayer
After years of legislative and legal fights, the movement for equal access for people to pray as they wish at the Western Wall has become a rallying cause for liberal Jews.
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Sports
Hackers of Football Team’s Web Site Demand Apology in Rape Case
Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
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Business Day
Dressing Up for Success
Some hotels are adding luxuries like fancier sheets or nicer bathrooms as they change management companies and update properties.
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Opinion
The Power of a Mom’s Love
The mission is to help people with special needs find their place in the world.
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Science
As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Trees are disappearing across the world, in a way not fully understood, so a scientist in New Mexico has set up a kind of sylvan intensive care unit to get answers.
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Health
Garlic Soup With Spinach
A quick and easy soup that is a great way to use any leftover turkey stock from Thanksgiving.
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Business Day
If You’re Trying to Stretch a Budget, Forgo the Fowl
The prices of the six geese, seven swans and other winged creatures named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” rose in 2012 because the country’s drought increased the cost of bird feed.
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World
Gaza Cease-Fire Helps Fishermen, but Risks Remain
The deal that halted fighting between Israel and Hamas allows fishermen to go six nautical miles out to sea, instead of three, but arrests by Israeli patrols are still possible.
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Opinion
Approaching Illness as a Team
The Cleveland Clinic hospital system finds innovative ways to cut the costs of treating a patient.
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Science
From Bang to Whimper: A Heart Drug’s Story
American medicine managed to take a small step forward and a giant step backward at precisely the same time with BiDil, a drug designed to treat heart failure in blacks.
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Health
Fudging the Facts, for Peace of Mind
Sometimes it's best to tell white lies and omit certain truths with our elderly parents and grandparents, a doctor argues.
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Science
A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress
A significant body of work suggests that what a person experiences just after a traumatic event, particularly other people’s responses, may be just as crucial as the event itself.
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Opinion
Bloomberg, LaPierre and the Void
Where are the alternatives to centrist arrogance and right-wing folly?
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Opinion
The 2012 Sidney Awards I
It’s that time of year! Here is the first batch of the best magazine essays of 2012.
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Sunday Review
Wounded Warrior Pose
Yoga can be dangerous for men, who have more muscle and less flexibility than women.
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Opinion
Guys and Dolls No More?
Though we’ve made great strides toward gender equity over the past 50 years, the world of toys looks a lot more like 1952 than 2012.
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Business Day
A Conservative Case for the Welfare State
Conservatives who oppose many social-welfare programs misunderstand both their origin and their efficiency, an economist writes.
2
U.S.
Richard Adams, Same-Sex Spouse Who Sued U.S., Dies at 65
Mr. Adams legally married Tony Sullivan during a brief window in Colorado, but their lawsuit seeking federal recognition, the first of its kind, did not succeed.
3
World
Frenzy Over Teaching Test Is Symptom of Italy’s Myriad Woes
A flood of applicants for examinations to fill teaching positions said as much about Italy’s dim job prospects as it did about the rigidities of its public education system.
4
Opinion
Sneaky Apps That Track Cellphones
A new measure would close a legal loophole that allows software companies to create cyberstalking apps.
5
Books
Tasting Freedom, at Last, in Black, White and Sepia
A new book, “Envisioning Emancipation,” collects photographs depicting slavery, Emancipation and freedom during the Civil War and beyond.
6
Sports
Hackers of Football Team’s Web Site Demand Apology in Rape Case
Hackers of the Steubenville High School football team’s Web site threatened to release the personal information of those connected to the case.
7
Business Day
Dressing Up for Success
Some hotels are adding luxuries like fancier sheets or nicer bathrooms as they change management companies and update properties.
8
Opinion
The Power of a Mom’s Love
The mission is to help people with special needs find their place in the world.
9
Science
As Forests Disappear, Examining the Mechanisms of Their Death
Trees are disappearing across the world, in a way not fully understood, so a scientist in New Mexico has set up a kind of sylvan intensive care unit to get answers.
10
Health
Garlic Soup With Spinach
A quick and easy soup that is a great way to use any leftover turkey stock from Thanksgiving.
11
Business Day
If You’re Trying to Stretch a Budget, Forgo the Fowl
The prices of the six geese, seven swans and other winged creatures named in “The 12 Days of Christmas” rose in 2012 because the country’s drought increased the cost of bird feed.
12
World
Gaza Cease-Fire Helps Fishermen, but Risks Remain
The deal that halted fighting between Israel and Hamas allows fishermen to go six nautical miles out to sea, instead of three, but arrests by Israeli patrols are still possible.
13
Opinion
Approaching Illness as a Team
The Cleveland Clinic hospital system finds innovative ways to cut the costs of treating a patient.
14
Science
From Bang to Whimper: A Heart Drug’s Story
American medicine managed to take a small step forward and a giant step backward at precisely the same time with BiDil, a drug designed to treat heart failure in blacks.
15
Health
Fudging the Facts, for Peace of Mind
Sometimes it's best to tell white lies and omit certain truths with our elderly parents and grandparents, a doctor argues.
16
Science
A New Focus on the ‘Post’ in Post-Traumatic Stress
A significant body of work suggests that what a person experiences just after a traumatic event, particularly other people’s responses, may be just as crucial as the event itself.
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World
Pass the Hat, Save the Arts?
Amid the rush to turn crowd-funding online into a new source of public revenue to buy everything from medieval ivory statues in France to a gallery for dinosaur bones in Canada, there's a cautionary note: It doesn't always work.
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Opinion
The 2012 Sidney Awards I
It’s that time of year! Here is the first batch of the best magazine essays of 2012.
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Sunday Review
Wounded Warrior Pose
Yoga can be dangerous for men, who have more muscle and less flexibility than women.
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Opinion
Guys and Dolls No More?
Though we’ve made great strides toward gender equity over the past 50 years, the world of toys looks a lot more like 1952 than 2012..
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
@10:30, 12/24/12
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I will get through today's lists.
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I will get through today's lists.
1
U.S.
Cargo Continues Moving on the Mississippi River, but Perhaps Not for Long
A section of the river was expected to be closed when levels dip so low that it will become dangerous for tugboats to travel without scraping the river bottom.
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Education
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
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World
As Charter Nears Passage, Egyptians Face New Fights
An Islamist-backed constitution appeared headed for approval, propelling deeply split political factions into a new phase in the battle over Egypt’s future.
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Science
Scientists Report Faster Warming in Antarctica
With a 4.4-degree rise since 1958, a region of West Antarctica is heating up at three times the global rate.
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Technology
Instagram Reversal Doesn’t Appease Everyone
Even as the social network furiously backpedaled on its proposal to change its privacy terms, some users said they were carrying through on plans to leave.
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World
In Reviving Haiti, Lofty Hopes and Hard Truths
Despite billions of dollars spent — and billions more allocated for Haiti but unspent — rebuilding has barely begun and 357,785 Haitians still languish in 496 tent camps.
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N.Y. / Region
Intense Alienation Can Be an Incubator for Violence
Homicide is a predominantly urban form of lawlessness, but research shows mass murders happen more often in smaller communities.
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Technology
Deciphering the Decline in Spanish Mobile Accounts
Economic troubles are a big factor in the decline in the number of cellphones in Spain, but there are other forces at work.
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U.S.
Sale of Wright House Assures Its Preservation
A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Phoenix was sold on Thursday, after it had been threatened for months with demolition.
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Business Day
Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor
In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t welcome.
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World
In Paris, Longing for Damascus
A Yemeni citizen watched in horror as Syrian security forces rounded up 15 friends and colleagues at the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression. Five are still in prison.
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Health
Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct
Three pharmaceutical firms are trying to restore a mechanism that normally tells cells to die if their DNA is badly damaged, an approach that might work against half of all cancers.
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Style
From Corn Dogs to Bûche de Noël, and Onward
Food was important to my mother, and I grew up eating Ouefs à la Neige and celebrating Christmas with bûche de Noël. So why do I serve my children corn dogs?
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World
Iraqi President Is Flown to Germany for Treatment After Stroke
Jalal Talabani was said to be in “stable” condition after he suffered a stroke earlier this week.
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Opinion
One Nation Under God?
The Christian consensus that long governed our public square is disintegrating.
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U.S.
Latina Liberals Vie for Senate Seat Left by Gallegos’s Death
Sylvia Garcia and Carol Alvarado, the two Democrats running to fill the State Senate seat of Mario Gallegos, who died in October, have a lot in common. For starters, both are Latina progressives.
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Real Estate
Talking Turkey About Real Estate
When family and friends gather over the holidays, talk invariably turns to real estate, especially in the housing-obsessed New York area.
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Business
In Filing, News Corp. Says Publishing Business Showed $2.1 Billion Loss
The losses, reported in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission as News Corporation prepares to spin off its publishing and entertainment divisions, gave potential investors a glimpse of the challenges facing the new entity.
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Technology
Giving Mom’s Book Five Stars? Amazon May Cull Your Review
Amazon’s decision to delete thousands of book reviews has generated an uproar, but the company has not offered a public explanation for the sweeping purge..
@22:08, 12/24/12
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I continue to think. I am standing pat at the moment. Europe looks very unstable. The U.S. may panic next week. I will buy if I see a bottom.
I have not seen one. I have no plan to sell until my situation changes.
Merry Christmas.
Time for some sleep.
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1
Opinion
On Issues Like Climate Change, Can Urgency and Patience Coexist?
Some thoughts on smoothing the human journey amid polarized debate and spiking appetites.
2
U.S.
Cargo Continues Moving on the Mississippi River, but Perhaps Not for Long
A section of the river was expected to be closed when levels dip so low that it will become dangerous for tugboats to travel without scraping the river bottom.
3
Education
For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
The story of three friends from Galveston, Tex., seems less a tribute to upward mobility than a study of obstacles in an age of economic inequality.
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Science
Food vs. Fuel in 2013
With cellulosic biofuel production almost nonexistent, soybean-based biodiesel and sugar-cane ethanol might have to make up the difference to meet a government quota.Alternate feedstock materials
Although natural gas is the most economical and widely used feedstock for methanol production, many other feedstocks can be used to produce syngas via steam reforming.[9] Steam-reformed coal is sometimes used as a feedstock for methanol production, particularly in China. In addition, mature technologies available for biomass gasification are being used for methanol production. For instance, woody biomass can be gasified to water gas (a hydrogen-rich syngas), by introducing a blast of steam in a blast furnace. The water-gas / syngas can then be synthesized to methanol using standard methods. The net process is carbon neutral, since the CO2 byproduct is required to produce biomass via photosynthesis.- 2 C16H23O11 + 19 H2O + O2 → 42 H2 + 21 CO + 11 CO2 → 21 CH3OH + 11 CO2
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Business Day
Austerity for Posterity
An economist asks why pro-family voices do not offer more support for public spending to benefit parents and children.
6
Science
Scientists Report Faster Warming in Antarctica
With a 4.4-degree rise since 1958, a region of West Antarctica is heating up at three times the global rate.
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Health
Pedestrian Accidents More Deadly in Men
More than twice as many men as women die in pedestrian-vehicle accidents. Now researchers have partly determined why.
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World
Rebuilding in Haiti Lags After Billions in Post-Quake Aid
Despite billions of dollars spent — and billions more allocated for Haiti but unspent — rebuilding has barely begun and 357,785 Haitians still languish in 496 tent camps.
9
Technology
Instagram Reversal Doesn’t Appease Everyone
Even as the social network furiously backpedaled on its proposal to change its privacy terms, some users said they were carrying through on plans to leave.
10
World
As Charter Nears Passage, Egyptians Face New Fights
An Islamist-backed constitution appeared headed for approval, propelling deeply split political factions into a new phase in the battle over Egypt’s future.
11
N.Y. / Region
Intense Alienation Can Be an Incubator for Violence
Homicide is a predominantly urban form of lawlessness, but research shows mass murders happen more often in smaller communities.
12
Technology
Deciphering the Decline in Spanish Mobile Accounts
Economic troubles are a big factor in the decline in the number of cellphones in Spain, but there are other forces at work.
13
Business Day
Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor
In a twist on the ancient sport of falconry, more companies are employing hawks and falcons to keep birds like sea gulls and pigeons away from areas where they aren’t welcome.
14
World
In Paris, Longing for Damascus
A Yemeni citizen watched in horror as Syrian security forces rounded up 15 friends and colleagues at the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression. Five are still in prison.
15
Health
Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct
Three pharmaceutical firms are trying to restore a mechanism that normally tells cells to die if their DNA is badly damaged, an approach that might work against half of all cancers.
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Health
Holiday Greens: Spinach for Christmas
Whether it comes from a farmers’ market or a bag, spinach is a health-packed addition to any festive table.
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World
Iraqi President Is Flown to Germany for Treatment After Stroke
Jalal Talabani was said to be in “stable” condition after he suffered a stroke earlier this week.
18
U.S.
Latina Liberals Vie for Senate Seat Left by Gallegos’s Death
Sylvia Garcia and Carol Alvarado, the two Democrats running to fill the State Senate seat of Mario Gallegos, who died in October, have a lot in common. For starters, both are Latina progressives.
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Real Estate
Talking Turkey About Real Estate
When family and friends gather over the holidays, talk invariably turns to real estate, especially in the housing-obsessed New York area.
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Business Day
Don't Mistake Investing Folklore for Personalized Advice
All too often, we change our minds about our portfolios because of something we've heard from our uncle or some purported investing expert who may not share our goals.I continue to think. I am standing pat at the moment. Europe looks very unstable. The U.S. may panic next week. I will buy if I see a bottom.
I have not seen one. I have no plan to sell until my situation changes.
Merry Christmas.
Time for some sleep.
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