Friday, September 12, 2014

12-Sep-2014 15:31

Using Your Phone to See Paris in a Whole New Light :: Transit apps and virtual tour guides can get you around the city and through its popular landmarks, like the Louvre.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/technology/personaltech/using-your-phone-to-see-paris-in-a-whole-new-light.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

36 Hours in Cartagena, Colombia :: From Old City strolls and sunset views to fried street snacks and late-night dancing, spend a weekend in this Caribbean city.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-cartagena-colombia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Munger Says Burger King Tax Critics 'Stark Raving Mad' - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-10/munger-says-burger-king-tax-critics-stark-raving-mad-.html

Munger Likens Auditor to Doctor Prodding Groin to Treat Nose - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-10/munger-likens-auditor-to-doctor-prodding-groin-to-treat-nose.html

Nations Called Lax in Returning Art Looted From Jews :: A new report takes several countries to task for not following through on promises to research the background of art that may have been looted from Jews during World War II.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/arts/design/lax-efforts-on-wartime-looted-art-criticized-in-new-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

For White Sox’ Paul Konerko, 16 Years of Earning His Keep Is an Ample Farewell :: Paul Konerko, a serious slugger who never left the South Side of Chicago, is retiring his way, quietly, proud of the 2005 championship and of his unbroken string of seasons in black.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/sports/baseball/for-paul-konerko-a-steady-white-sox-presence-16-years-of-earning-his-keep-is-an-ample-farewell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Columnist: It Takes a Mentor :: Gallup says successful students had one or more teachers who were mentors, and they had an internship related to what they were learning in school.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/opinion/thomas-friedman-it-takes-a-mentor.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

A Trip to the Saltry Restaurant in Alaska :: A homegrown Alaskan has turned an old fishermen’s cove into a haven for artful, modern cooking.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/dining/a-trip-to-the-saltry-restaurant-in-alaska.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Columnist: Becoming a Real Person :: Elite American universities give students extensive résumé guidance but seem to have forgotten the moral component of their mission.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/opinion/david-brooks-becoming-a-real-person.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections :: The Internet and social media in Kenya, which played a central role in this year's elections by allowing Kenyans to question candidates, took on a new function Tuesdayâ€"spreading messages of peace to avert new bloodshed.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342160621330212.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Stocks: Signs of spring? :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/VVvqtjhe90g/index.html

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