17-Oct-2014 04:09

Major indexes end down, but well off session lows :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/Rz3EJxFU_tI/story01.htm

Art Review: ‘Egon Schiele: Portraits’ at Neue Galerie :: “Egon Schiele: Portraits,” at the Neue Galerie, unspools the striking evolution of this Expressionist, who would become one of the 20th century’s most popular artists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/arts/egon-schiele-portraits-at-neue-galerie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bonds rally, stocks fall as global economy fears mount :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/cOhYdXPhQM4/story01.htm

T-Cell Therapy Puts Leukemia Patients in Extended Remission :: Researchers in Philadelphia have reported that in a study, 23 of 30 patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia remained in remission after the therapy, which programs a patient’s T-cells to fight the disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/health/leukemia-patients-cell-therapy-childrens-hospital.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Experts Offer Steps for Avoiding Public Hysteria, a Different Contagious Threat :: With a growing number of Ebola cases now documented in the United States, psychologists say the next few weeks are crucial in containing public anxiety.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/health/ebolas-other-contagious-threat-hysteria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Blizzard and Avalanche Kill at Least 20 Trekkers in Himalayas :: The victims included at least nine foreigners, and heavy snow forced the suspension of rescue operations until Thursday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/asia/himalayas-blizzard-and-avalanche-kill-at-least-20-and-leave-dozens-missing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

HS Football Player Charged With Rapes Quits Team :: A high school football player accused of rape has decided to step down from the team, even after school officials said he was "innocent until proven guilty," his attorney told ABC News today.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/high-school-football-player-charged-rapes-quits-team/story?id=26216158

Pot or Not: Cops Worry Edibles Look Like Halloween Candy :: Police say parents should go through child's candy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/denver-police-warn-parents-pot-laced-candy-trick/story?id=26218032

T Magazine: The Meaning of Life :: Whether or not the latest wave of self-helping meditators or corporate practitioners of ‘mindfulness’ know it, the spiritual enlightenment sweeping America has strong ties to Buddhism, thanks in part to one huggable ex-monk in California.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/buddhism-meditation-spiritual-mindfulness/?partner=rss&emc=rss

CORRECTED-UPDATE 8-New Texas nurse with Ebola had fever on airliner :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/oEaFUaa4imw/story01.htm

What the Latest Ebola Infection Says About Odds of US Outbreak :: With a second nurse in Dallas now infected with Ebola, many Americans fear a widespread outbreak of the deadly virus in the country is possible. And as troubling as this second case may be, it also could serve as a much-needed wake-up call to public health officials nationwide, experts said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/latest-ebola-infection-odds-widespread-us-outbreak/story?id=26213070

App Smart: Positive Thinking, With a Little Help From Your Phone :: A roundup of apps to help you get happy, or at least figure out what is stressful in your life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/business/positive-thinking-with-a-little-help-from-your-phone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

36 Hours in Athens :: The city’s self-confidence and creativity are stirring again after years of tough press that defined Athens as a beleaguered capital.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-athens.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Eat: The Baked Potato, Three Ways :: Dressed to your taste, the baked potato makes a nice side to a slice of prime rib or a meal in itself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/the-baked-potato-three-ways.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Phys Ed: What’s Your Fitness Age? :: While you can’t change your chronological age, you can turn back the clock on your “fitness age.”
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/whats-your-fitness-age/?partner=rss&emc=rss

When Women Become Men at Wellesley :: Can women’s colleges survive the transgender movement?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/magazine/when-women-become-men-at-wellesley-college.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

State of the Art: Samsung’s Superior Note 4 Smartphone Gives Glimpse of Computing’s Future :: With a half-dozen new features that will delight users, Samsung’s latest smartphone may have its owners forgetting about all their other computers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/technology/personaltech/samsung-galaxy-note-4-review.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Frances McDormand, True to Herself in HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’ :: The Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand, who set the HBO mini-series “Olive Kitteridge” in motion and stars in it, chafes at Hollywood’s conventions and defies its norms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/arts/frances-mcdormand-true-to-herself-in-hbos-olive-kitteridge.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: A ‘Homeland’ We Pakistanis Don’t Recognize :: Hollywood invents a complex woman and sends her to a land of monsters who lack our own complexity.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/opinion/bina-shah-a-homeland-we-pakistanis-dont-recognize.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Secret Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons :: The Pentagon kept silent as munitions left over from Saddam Hussein’s war with Iran found new targets from 2004 to 2011: American and Iraqi troops.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/10/14/world/middleeast/us-casualties-of-iraq-chemical-weapons.html?partner=rss&emc=rss