Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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Opinion

Geoengineering: Our Last Hope, or a False Promise?

By CLIVE HAMILTON | May 27, 2013
We should not try to play God with the planet.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Carbon Dioxide; Global Warming; Science and Technology; Oceans and Seas; 

"When stuck in a hole the first thing to do is stop digging it deeper".
Ending fossil carbon use leaves the world in the dark.
Nuclear breeder programs enable weapons builders.

The Mote in God's Eye
http://www.amazon.com/Mote-Gods-Eye-Larry-Niven/dp/0671741926
The Moties were caught in this trap.

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Health

Battling Cancer Together

By JANE E. BRODY | May 26, 2013
Honesty, communication and affection are crucial for couples in this prolonged ordeal.
Breast Cancer; Cancer; Love (Emotion); Medicine and Health;

It is easier with two than one. 
This is all good advice.
I am not looking for perfection.
3
Science

A Vital River, Drained of Wildlife

By JEFF OPPERMAN | May 24, 2013

Editing the population is not an option for me.

4
Opinion

Preventing a U.S.-China Cyberwar

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 26, 2013
Before adopting punitive measures to fight against hackers, the two nations need to try working together.
Cyberattacks and Hackers; Cyberwarfare; Computer Security; United States International Relations;

Talking is about all we can do.
Their systems should be kept open to us. 
That probably can be done quietly.

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World

Deal Reached to Reduce Inequality in Colombia

By WILLIAM NEUMAN | May 27, 2013
In an encouraging step in the country’s long-running guerrilla war, the government and a top rebel group reached a deal on rural inequality, an area of focus for the rebels.
Politics and Government; Agriculture and Farming; Rural Areas; Education; Infrastructure (Public Works);

Land reform is a start.
 
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Opinion

Behind the Fine Words

May 25, 2013
Yes

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Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

May 27, 2013
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Government Bonds; States (US);

" 64 Comments

Nightmare in Portugal

The FT has a long, deeply depressing portrait of conditions in Portugal, focusing on the plight of family-owned businesses — once the core of the nation’s economy and society, now going under in droves.
This is what it’s really about. And anyone playing any role in our current economic debate, whether as an actual policy maker or as an analyst giving advice from the sidelines, should be focused, above all, on how and why we’re allowing this nightmare to happen all over again three generations after the Great Depression.
Don’t tell me that Portugal has had bad policies in the past and has deep structural problems. Of course it has; so does everyone, and while arguably Portugal’s are worse than those of some other countries, how can it possibly make sense to “deal” with these problems by condemning vast numbers of willing workers to unemployment?
The answer to the kind of problems Portugal now faces, as we’ve known for many decades, is expansionary monetary and fiscal policy. But Portugal can’t do those things on its own, because it no longer has its own currency. OK, then: either the euro must go or something must be done to make it work, because what we’re seeing (and the Portuguese are experiencing) is unacceptable.
What could help? A much stronger expansion in the euro area as a whole; higher inflation in the European core. Looser monetary policy could help achieve these things, but bear in mind that the ECB, like the Fed, is basically up against the zero lower bound. It can and should try to push unconventional policies, but it needs as much help as possible from fiscal policy too — not a situation in which austerity in the periphery is reinforced by austerity in the core, too.
What has happened instead, however, is three years in which European policy has been focused almost entirely on the supposed dangers of public debt. I don’t think it’s a waste of time to discuss how that misplaced focus happened, including the unfortunate role played by some economists who have done fine work in the past and will presumably do fine work in the future. But the important thing now is to change the policies that are creating this nightmare."

Holiday in the US and Britain.
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Business Day

The Corrosive Effect of Apple’s Tax Avoidance

By FLOYD NORRIS | May 24, 2013
In a Senate subcommittee hearing on Apple’s avoidance of paying taxes, John McCain and others tried to point out how unfair the current system was to domestic corporations.
Corporate Taxes; Tax Shelters; Tax Evasion; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions;

Corporate income taxes are voluntary.
 
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Business Day

Why Did Citigroup Try to Overturn an Overhaul?

By PETER EAVIS | May 24, 2013
Citigroup’s direct involvement in shaping a House bill suggests it feels that it should work behind the scenes to shape legislation for its benefit. Fears about its bottom line may have been what stirred it.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Credit Default Swaps; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Law and Legislation; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry;

Money, just money.
 
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Opinion

Offensive Advertising

May 25, 2013
A longtime ad man cites the coarsening of popular culture.
Advertising and Marketing; Youth; Social Conditions and Trends;

When one pursues ignorance one is likely to achieve it.
 
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Arts

A Critical Moment for Penn Station

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN | May 27, 2013
The plan for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, issued in a report last week, tries to address the hub’s limitations. The architecture critic Michael Kimmelman makes further suggestions.
Infrastructure (Public Works); Pennsylvania Station (NYC); Architecture; Transit Systems; Railroads;

The plan appears to be to fix Penn Station twice.
The Dolans may be behind this.
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U.S.

Train Service to Cape Cod, an Alternative to Road Rage

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | May 27, 2013
On Friday, the CapeFlyer took its inaugural run from Boston to Cape Cod, a route that stopped a half-century ago, giving would-be drivers a $35 round trip.
Railroads; Travel and Vacations; Roads and Traffic;

Obvious and glad to see it.
 
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Opinion

Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food

By JO ROBINSON | May 26, 2013
Much of our produce is relatively low in phytonutrients — compounds that may reduce the risk of many diseases.
Agriculture and Farming; Corn; Food; Diet and Nutrition;

Food has become bland.  
I would like more evidence linking flavor and health.
 
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Opinion

The End of the Perpetual War

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 24, 2013
For the first time, President Obama clearly stated that the current state of war is unsustainable for a democracy.
Targeted Killings; United States Defense and Military Forces; Detainees; Drones (Pilotless Planes); Terrorism; Freedom of the Press; Editorials;

The G.O.P. has not been striped of power. 
They will strike at the Obama administration as they can.
 
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Health

Ask Well: White-Coat Hypertension

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR | May 24, 2013
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Arts

Political Unrest of '68 Still Reverberates

By ALICE RAWSTHORN | May 27, 2013
Activists pushed the Venice Biennale to become stronger and more provocative.
New Models, Design and Products; Design; Venice Biennale;

Italy is not the only place that designs.
This is about the management of the biennial show in Venice.
 
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Opinion

The Uses and Abuses of Plastic Bags

May 27, 2013
Readers respond to a Sunday Review news analysis.
Shopping Bags; Plastics; Waste Materials and Disposal; Recycling of Waste Materials;

String bags or other reusable bags are a viable alternative.
Their purchase could be by 'food stamps'.
A significant deposit is probably the best way to get plastic bags out of the trash.
 
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Business Day

On the Horizon, Five Reasons to Smile

By TYLER COWEN | May 26, 2013
Although high unemployment and lackluster personal income still plague the nation’s economy, several developments provide reason for longer-term optimism.
United States Economy; Graduation Rates; Education (K-12); Colleges and Universities; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Creativity;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhJ0aNrYmbA
 
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N.Y. / Region

All of City’s Public Swimming Beaches to Reopen by Memorial Day

By LISA W. FODERARO | May 25, 2013
City officials say they will fulfill a promise, made in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, to open all of the free beach areas in time for the holiday.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Beaches; Memorial Day; Area Planning and Renewal;

Some beach weather would be nice.  I will have to check on the WiFi.
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World

Turkey: Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 25, 2013
The measure also bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., except in tourist zones, and prohibits alcohol sales near mosques and schools.
Alcoholic Beverages; Law and Legislation; Advertising and Marketing; Muslims and Islam;

Yes, an Islamic agenda.



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Opinion

Moscow's Gay-Bashing Ritual

By MASHA GESSEN | May 27, 2013
L.G.B.T. activists show up to protest, some are beaten by gay-bashers, and the next year they show up again – just to prove that they will keep showing up.
Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Discrimination; Freedom of Speech and Expression; Hate Crimes; Homosexuality; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; 

If the homophobic group is not resisted they will think they can win.
 
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Arts

Angelina Jolie's Aunt Dies of Breast Cancer

By ADAM W. KEPLER | May 27, 2013
The sister of Angelina Jolie’s mother had the same defective gene whose presence prompted Ms. Jolie to have a double mastectomy.
Breast Cancer; Genetics and Heredity; Mastectomy; 

Genes are hard to dodge.   Genes are not infectious. 
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Opinion

Preventing a U.S.-China Cyberwar

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 26, 2013
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World

Deal Reached to Reduce Inequality in Colombia

By WILLIAM NEUMAN | May 27, 2013
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Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for This Week

May 27, 2013
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; Government Bonds; States (US); 

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Business Day

The Corrosive Effect of Apple’s Tax Avoidance

By FLOYD NORRIS | May 24, 2013
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Business Day

Why Did Citigroup Try to Overturn an Overhaul?

By PETER EAVIS | May 24, 2013
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Opinion

Offensive Advertising

May 25, 2013
9
Arts

A Critical Moment for Penn Station

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN | May 27, 2013
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U.S.

Train Service to Cape Cod, an Alternative to Road Rage

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | May 27, 2013
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Opinion

The End of the Perpetual War

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 24, 2013
12
Health

Ask Well: White-Coat Hypertension

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR | May 24, 2013
13
Arts

Political Unrest of '68 Still Reverberates

By ALICE RAWSTHORN | May 27, 2013
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Opinion

The Uses and Abuses of Plastic Bags

May 27, 2013
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Business Day

On the Horizon, Five Reasons to Smile

By TYLER COWEN | May 26, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

So Bake Sales Are Taboo? Try Selling Hand Sanitizer

By JENNIFER MILLER | May 27, 2013
Parents, teachers and students in New York are struggling to find alternatives to the traditional fund-raising lures since a crackdown as part of an anti-obesity drive.
Bakeries and Baked Products; Snack Foods; Diet and Nutrition; Obesity; Education (K-12);

Boston again.  Girl Scout cookies are bad enough.
 
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Business Day

In Tax Overhaul Debate, Large vs. Small Companies

By GRAHAM BOWLEY | May 24, 2013
As large companies fight for a cut in the official corporate tax rate, small businesses fear they will pay for it.
Federal Taxes (US); Corporate Taxes; Small Business; Income Tax; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; 

I see no reason to pay more in taxes than is required.
Congress is responsible to require enough to meet expenses.
Corporations are not sentient.
Stockholders only may be.
 
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Your Money

Leaving Behind the Digital Keys to Financial Lives

By PAUL SULLIVAN | May 25, 2013
  
If you want my files you must ask for them.

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World

Turkey: Legislation Would Limit Sales of Alcohol and Ban Advertising for It

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 25, 2013
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Technology

Disruptions: At Odds Over Privacy Challenges of Wearable Computing

By NICK BILTON | May 26, 2013
Fans of wearable computers can capture what is happening around them with a wink or a subtle click, which raises the question of whether bystanders have a say in being recorded.
Privacy; Wearable Computing;

We have some learning to do.  Things will be different.

Urban anonymity may become a thing of the past. 

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Opinion

A Rising Tide of Suicides, and Access to Guns

May 27, 2013
Responses to a column by Ross Douthat.
Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Gun Control; Deaths (Fatalities); 

Most of the discharged are separated by choice.
They leave the military and the military does not leave them.

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Opinion

Democracy, Jobs and Growth in Europe

By GERHARD SCHRÖDER and JACQUES DELORS | May 24, 2013
There is no “either growth or austerity.” We need budgetary discipline, but we also need to emphasize economic growth.

Unlikely.  
There will be no recovery while austerity is the rule.





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Opinion

When Numbers Mislead

By STEPHANIE COONTZ | May 26, 2013
Data can lead to mistaken notions — that divorce, for instance, must hurt children.
Marriages; Divorce, Separations and Annulments; Grief (Emotion); Sociology; Happiness; Mental Health and Disorders; Research; Depression (Mental); 

Nice of her to notice.  

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Technology

If My Data Is an Open Book, Why Can’t I Read It?

By NATASHA SINGER | May 26, 2013
Despite all the hoopla about an “open data” society, many consumers are being kept in the dark.
Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Privacy; Customer Relations; Computers and the Internet; Energy Efficiency;

I am in no shape to do this justice.
There are legal concerns.
Identity is in doubt.
Data may be held a statistics by category rather than name.
Data may be held as cookies on the user's machine.

http://wethedata.org/about/why-we-are-doing-this/

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Magazine

Was It Ethical for Zach Braff to Take to Kickstarter?

By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN | May 26, 2013
He can probably finance his own movie. Does that mean he should have to?
Movies; Ethicist, The (Times Column); Ethics (Personal);

Change your password.
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Sports

Postscript in Pink: Rule Kept Bats in Rack

By HILLEL KUTTLER | May 26, 2013
Other companies are free to produce all-pink bats for Mother’s Day but only Hillerich & Bradsby, the makers of Louisville Slugger, can display its logo on the bats.
Baseball; Sporting Goods; Mother's Day; Breast Cancer; 

Sharp elbows . . .
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N.Y. / Region

Bill on College Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Seems Stalled in Albany

By KIRK SEMPLE | May 25, 2013
The New York State Dream Act passed overwhelmingly in the Democratic-dominated Assembly, but the bill’s supporters acknowledged that its chances were slim in the Senate.
Dream Act (Development, Relief and Education for Minors Act); Illegal Immigration; Financial Aid (Education); 

I think it is mostly fear with only a tinge of greed.  
More educated people are a benefit to the world.  
Treat the education help as foreign aid if that is easier.
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World

One Region in Myanmar Limits Births of Muslims

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 26, 2013
The unusual order makes Myanmar perhaps the only country in the world to impose such a restriction on a religious group.
Population; Birth Rates; Discrimination; Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Muslims and Islam; Law and Legislation; 

The border is useful.
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Opinion

Obamacare’s Other Surprise

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | May 26, 2013
Start-ups to manage mountains of health care information are transforming an industry.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Electronic Health Records; Science and Technology; Start-ups; 

The coders are hungry.
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Real Estate

Q & A

May 26, 2013
Answers to questions about limiting the number of rental units in condominiums; moving out while elevators are not in service; and income requirements for renting.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Elevators and Escalators; Condominiums; Income; 

Getting up and down the stairs.  I have some experience with that.
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Business Day

An Ackman Investment Scorecard

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED | May 24, 2013
The departure of Robert McDonald as Procter & Gamble’s chief executive was yet another victory for the hedge fund manager William A. Ackman. But how is the activist investor doing in his other big bets?
Hedge Funds; Shareholder Rights and Activism; Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations; 

Stock speculators like him.  I would avoid his positions.
He looks to concentrate on short term profit.  The results in the longer term are not pretty.
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U.S.

Judge Finds Violations of Rights by Sheriff

By FERNANDA SANTOS | May 25, 2013
The ruling handed down by a federal judge is peppered with stinging criticism of the policies and practices of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying the sheriff relied on racial profiling and illegal detentions.
Decisions and Verdicts; Racial Profiling; Hispanic-Americans; 

About time.
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Fashion & Style

Losing a ‘Boyfriend,’ the Best Way Possible

By AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS | May 26, 2013
So in addition to rings, our wedding was about sugar. And one less name by which we can refer to one another.
Modern Love (Times Column); Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Homosexuality; Weddings and Engagements; 

A delicious and satisfying tale.  
I hope we can do as well.
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U.S.

Texas Lawmakers Put Down Their Swords

By EMILY RAMSHAW | May 26, 2013
Lawmakers steered almost entirely clear of ideological battles over immigration and abortion, expanding financing for water infrastructure, women’s health, public education and the mentally ill.
Budgets and Budgeting; State Legislatures; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Education (K-12); Water; 

Texas remains unreconstructed.
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Opinion

Is Google Glass Dangerous?

By DANIEL J. SIMONS and CHRISTOPHER F. CHABRIS | May 26, 2013
Technology like Google Glass and Siri may be hands-free, but it still demands your attention.
Computers and the Internet; Wireless Communications; New Models, Design and Products; Eyes and Eyesight; 

Yes. 
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Business Day

On the Front Lines of Food Safety

By STEPHANIE STROM and STEVEN GREENHOUSE | May 25, 2013
Fruit growers, farm workers and a major retailer have started a program aimed at preventing the types of bacterial outbreaks that have sickened consumers who ate contaminated produce.
Agriculture and Farming; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Fruit; 

It is the best we can do.
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Science

A Vital River, Drained of Wildlife

By JEFF OPPERMAN | May 24, 2013
A researcher and his family watched as pairs of Irrawaddy dolphins breached and frolicked, their whimsical play in sharp contrast to the species’ grim reality.
Dolphins and Porpoises; Fishing, Commercial; Rivers; 

Depressing.  I hate cheering for human death.
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N.Y. / Region

All of City’s Public Swimming Beaches to Reopen by Memorial Day

By LISA W. FODERARO | May 25, 2013
City officials say they will fulfill a promise, made in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, to open all of the free beach areas in time for the holiday.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Beaches; Memorial Day; Area Planning and Renewal; 

Ok.  
A proud boast for the politicians.

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Real Estate

Restoring a Sag Harbor Eyesore

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER | May 26, 2013
The long-vacant Bulova Watchcase factory, near the heart of Sag Harbor, is being turned into a luxury residential complex; construction is set to be completed by winter.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Historic Buildings and Sites; Restoration and Renovation; Condominiums; 

Eyesore status is not dependent on repair.
I happen to enjoy industrial architecture.  Most do not.
It is still an eyesore.
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Opinion

Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food

By JO ROBINSON | May 26, 2013
Studies published within the past 15 years show that much of our produce is relatively low in phytonutrients — compounds that may have the potential to reduce the risk of many diseases.
Agriculture and Farming; Corn; Food; Diet and Nutrition; 

I have noticed the loss of flavor in commercial foods.
I would like a better link between flavor and nutrition.
The causal link presented here is very weak.

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Your Money

The Talk You Didn’t Have With Your Parents Could Cost You

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD | May 25, 2013
Children may be reluctant to ask aging parents about their estate and financial affairs, but information shared can prevent confusion later.
Elderly; Wills and Estates; Banking and Financial Institutions; Families and Family Life; 

We have had the discussion.  The details are well known.
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Opinion

More Guns in the Sky

By NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF | May 26, 2013
If the good guys can’t have guns on planes, only the bad guys will have guns on planes.
Gun Control; Airlines and Airplanes; Law and Legislation; 

This had better be humor.


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Technology

If My Data Is an Open Book, Why Can’t I Read It?

By NATASHA SINGER | May 26, 2013
It is their data.  Collect your own.
Mostly they don't file it by name.
2
Magazine

Was It Ethical for Zach Braff to Take to Kickstarter?

By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN | May 26, 2013
3
Sports

Postscript in Pink: Rule Kept Bats in Rack

By HILLEL KUTTLER | May 26, 2013
Intellectual property fight.
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N.Y. / Region

Bill on College Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Seems Stalled in Albany

By KIRK SEMPLE | May 25, 2013
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World

One Region in Myanmar Limits Births of Muslims

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 26, 2013
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Real Estate

Q & A

May 26, 2013
7
Opinion

Obamacare’s Other Surprise

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN | May 26, 2013
8
Business Day

An Ackman Investment Scorecard

By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED | May 24, 2013
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U.S.

Judge Finds Violations of Rights by Sheriff

By FERNANDA SANTOS | May 25, 2013
10
Fashion & Style

Losing a ‘Boyfriend,’ the Best Way Possible

By AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS | May 26, 2013
11
Opinion

Is Google Glass Dangerous?

By DANIEL J. SIMONS and CHRISTOPHER F. CHABRIS | May 26, 2013
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U.S.

Texas Lawmakers Put Down Their Swords

May 26, 2013
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Business Day

On the Front Lines of Food Safety

By STEPHANIE STROM and STEVEN GREENHOUSE | May 25, 2013
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Science

A Vital River, Drained of Wildlife

By JEFF OPPERMAN | May 24, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

All of City’s Public Swimming Beaches to Reopen by Memorial Day

By LISA W. FODERARO | May 25, 2013
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Real Estate

Restoring a Sag Harbor Eyesore

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER | May 26, 2013
17
Opinion

Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food

By JO ROBINSON | May 26, 2013
18
Your Money

The Talk You Didn’t Have With Your Parents Could Cost You

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD | May 25, 2013
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Opinion

More Guns in the Sky

By NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF | May 26, 2013
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Technology

Bequeathing the Keys to Your Digital Afterlife

By ANNE EISENBERG | May 26, 2013
An assortment of services can help you and your heirs organize the online accounts that you will eventually leave behind.
Wills and Estates; Computers and the Internet; Death and Dying; Social Networking (Internet); 

I have nothing of particular value on line aside from this blog.


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Fashion & Style

Losing a ‘Boyfriend,’ the Best Way Possible

By AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS | May 26, 2013
2
Opinion

Is Google Glass Dangerous?

By DANIEL J. SIMONS and CHRISTOPHER F. CHABRIS | May 26, 2013
3
U.S.

Texas Lawmakers Put Down Their Swords

May 26, 2013
4
Science

A Vital River, Drained of Wildlife

By JEFF OPPERMAN | May 24, 2013
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N.Y. / Region

All of City’s Public Swimming Beaches to Reopen by Memorial Day

By LISA W. FODERARO | May 25, 2013
6
Real Estate

Restoring a Sag Harbor Eyesore

By MARCELLE S. FISCHLER | May 26, 2013
7
Business Day

On the Front Lines of Food Safety

By STEPHANIE STROM and STEVEN GREENHOUSE | May 25, 2013
8
Your Money

The Talk You Didn’t Have With Your Parents Could Cost You

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD | May 25, 2013
9
Opinion

More Guns in the Sky

By NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF | May 26, 2013
10
Technology

Bequeathing the Keys to Your Digital Afterlife

By ANNE EISENBERG | May 26, 2013
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Real Estate

Because the Board Says So

By JOANNE KAUFMAN | May 26, 2013
Some New York buildings have strange, even quirky rules.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Cooperatives; Boards of Directors; 

Get another set.  Or we can deal with the motel short term. 
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N.Y. / Region

Questions About Police Response to Killing of a Gay Man in October

By J. DAVID GOODMAN | May 23, 2013
The killing of Louis Rispoli, a gay rights activist, has prompted two investigations: one into the crime and the other into why officers first declared that no crime had occurred.
Assaults; Deaths (Fatalities); Murders and Attempted Murders; Hate Crimes; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Homosexuality; 

Hunters.
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Opinion

Where Will They Go When There's No More Room in Arlington?

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | May 25, 2013
A fresh musical take on the persistent tussle between war and peace — and the human cost of conflict.
Civil War (US) (1861-65); Defense and Military Forces; Memorial Day; Monuments and Memorials (Structures); 

Arlington is a prime example of why conflict will continue.


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N.Y. / Region

Tuition Protesters Are Still in Top Office at Cooper Union

By ARIEL KAMINER | May 25, 2013
Since May 8, students have used the president’s office to spread word about their rebellion against charging undergraduate tuition, eat catered meals and entertain visits from activists.
Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Colleges and Universities; Tuition; 

The board will have to decide.
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N.Y. / Region

Donors Urge Cuomo to Press for Public Financing of State Campaigns

By THOMAS KAPLAN | May 23, 2013
About 140 major political contributors, including more than 50 fund-raisers for President Obama, have signed a letter to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
Campaign Finance; Law and Legislation; State Legislatures; 

I think it is not a good idea.  It may be the only measure available.
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Opinion

Behind the Fine Words

May 25, 2013
A reader responds to a column by David Brooks about what language reveals about society.
Search Engines; Research; Social Conditions and Trends;

YES
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Science

Wily Cockroaches Find Another Survival Trick: Laying Off the Sweets

By JAMES GORMAN | May 24, 2013
Some populations of roaches have evolved a highly effective strategy to avoid sweet-tasting poison baits, researchers say.
Cockroaches; Research; Insects; Evolution (Biology); Pesticides; 

Evolution can be quick.
I have no real insight into mosquito behavior.  
The group that rested on interior walls died.
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Booming

Advice on How to Preserve Your Old Photos and Records, and Your Digital Media

By NICOLE HIGGINS DeSMET | May 23, 2013
Bertram Lyons, an archivist at the American Folklife Center, is answering questions on how to manage your analog and digital material from old videotapes to pictures on your blog.
Archives and Records; Baby Boomers; 

I will be interested in his answers.
The fifth is a good day.
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Health

Ask Well: White-Coat Hypertension

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR | May 24, 2013
A reader asks whether white-coat hypertension — the tendency to develop high blood pressure at the sight of a doctor’s garb — is common and dangerous.
Blood Pressure; Doctors; Hypertension;

We are aware of the phenomenon.
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Canada: Mayor Denies Drug Allegations

By IAN AUSTEN | May 25, 2013
After a week of avoiding journalists, Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto on Friday denied accusations that he smoked crack cocaine.
Cocaine and Crack Cocaine; Drug Abuse and Traffic; 

Let the R.C.M.P. chase it.  
If it is real we will hear the gory details.


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