28-Feb-2013 22:56

Crackdown on Nudity Planned for Fire Island Beach :: Instead of turning their heads, rangers patrolling the beaches will enforce a New York ban on public nudity, the National Park Service says.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/nyregion/crackdown-on-nudity-planned-for-fire-island-beach.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

State of the Art: A Review of Cookoo, G-Shock and Other Smartwatches :: Here come the smartwatches, and a motley bunch they are. Some require daily charging, others use watch batteries. When it comes to design, well ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/technology/personaltech/a-review-of-cookoo-g-shock-and-other-smartwatches.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Journalist Bob Woodward blasts Obama "madness" in handling cuts :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/AzOnzPP_ADQ/us-usa-fiscal-woodward-idUSBRE91Q11620130227

Van Cliburn, Pianist and Cold War Envoy, Dies at 78 :: Mr. Cliburn won the first-place award at the 1958 Tchaikovsky International Competition in Moscow, a victory viewed as an American triumph over the Soviet Union at the height of the cold war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/arts/music/van-cliburn-pianist-dies-at-78.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

International Real Estate: Real Estate in Croatia :: Average home prices fell by about 30 percent in Croatia as a result of the global financial crisis, though prices receded only slightly in Dubrovnik.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/greathomesanddestinations/real-estate-in-croatia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | The Stone: Dependents of the State :: Why do we loathe and fear some people’s reliance on the government but not others?
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/dependents-of-the-state/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Conversations: Increasing Sales by Answering Customers’ Questions :: An installer of fiberglass pools uses an unconventional marketing approach to save his company and start a new venture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/28/business/smallbusiness/increasing-sales-by-answering-customers-questions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ask an Expert: What Should Be Done About Hearing Loss? :: Questions about hearing are answered by this week’s expert, Dr. Neil J. DiSarno of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/booming/what-should-be-done-about-hearing-loss.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Opinionator | Fixes: When Deviants Do Good :: The positive deviance approach, which identifies and builds on existing behaviors and practices that produce results, has worked to reduce malnutrition, hospital infection rates and other problems.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/when-deviants-do-good/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Keith Ellison Explodes At Sean Hannity: 'The Worst Excuse For A Journalist I've Ever Seen' (VIDEO) ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/keith-ellison-sean-hannity-worst-journalist-fox-news_n_2772687.html

Pimps hit social networks to recruit underage sex workers :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/HruMMuz9k1A/index.html

Op-Ed Columnist: Is Mexico the Comeback Kid? :: Despite its problems, our neighbor to the south is an unlikely hub of innovation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/opinion/friedman-is-mexico-the-comeback-kid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Tineesha Lashun Howard 'Person Of Interest' In Las Vegas Shooting And Crash ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/tineesha-lashun-howard-person-of-interest_n_2769505.html

Jamie Neal And Garrett Hand Found: California Couple Feared Missing Safe On River Boat In Peru ::
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/26/jamie-neal-garrett-hand-found_n_2770089.html

Op-Ed Columnist: Get Off of Your Cloud :: Is Marissa Mayer dragging Silicon Valley back to the Stone Age or dragging slackers back to the Creative Age?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/opinion/dowd-get-off-your-cloud.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Contributor: Republicans Must Bridge the Income Gap :: As the gulf between rich and poor grows ever wider in America, Republicans should stand for policies that help the average Joe and Jane.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/opinion/republicans-must-bridge-the-income-gap.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Contributor: Native Americans and the Violence Against Women Act :: One in three American Indian women is sexually assaulted over a lifetime. We need a Violence Against Women Act that expands the reach of tribal courts.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/opinion/native-americans-and-the-violence-against-women-act.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

When Diet Meets Delicious: The Mediterranean Approach :: The latest study backs up what we’ve known for 20 years. A diet low in red meat, low in sugar and low in junk has little downside, and it’s good for you.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/dining/when-diet-meets-delicious-the-mediterranean-approach.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The 50 Best Inventions :: The year's most inspired ideas, innovations and revolutions, from the microscopic to the stratospheric
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2099708,00.html?xid=rss-mostpopular

The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food :: Inside the hyperengineered, savagely marketed, addiction-creating battle for American “stomach share.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?partner=rss&emc=rss