Friday, January 30, 2015

30-Jan-2015 06:30

The Carpetbagger: ‘American Sniper’ Fuels a War on the Home Front :: After earning more than $250 million and six Oscar nominations, the movie has spawned diatribes from both hand-wringing lefties and chest-thumping righties.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/movies/awardsseason/american-sniper-fuels-a-war-on-the-home-front.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sick Child’s Father Seeks Vaccination Requirement in California :: Carl Krawitt, of Marin County, argued that parents who refused to have their children vaccinated against diseases like measles were putting his son at risk.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/us/father-of-boy-with-leukemia-asks-california-school-officials-to-bar-unvaccinated-students.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Greek PM Tsipras freezes privatisations, markets tumble :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/AG1XB9lPgw4/story01.htm

UPDATE 2-U.S. provides more aid to Ukraine, threatens to step up sanctions on Russia :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/KsOTjZeI1fo/story01.htm

Pete Carroll Has a Fan Club Deep in Patriots Territory :: Carroll’s former neighbors in Medfield, Mass., fondly recalled what he did for the town when he lived there, and some said they would even root for him in the Super Bowl.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/sports/football/a-pete-carroll-fan-club-deep-in-patriots-territory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

App Smart: English Grammar Aids for Both Native Speakers and Students :: Everyone can struggle with English grammar’s complexities; these apps can improve your knowledge whatever your level of proficiency.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/technology/personaltech/video-feature-english-grammar-aids-for-both-native-speakers-and-students.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Study of Retirees Links Youth Football to Brain Problems :: A study of N.F.L. retirees found that those who began playing tackle football when they were younger than 12 increased their risk of developing memory and thinking problems later in life.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/sports/football/study-points-to-cognitive-dangers-of-tackle-football-before-age-12.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Revenge Retail Gone Awry? Tory Burch’s Ex-Husband Describes C. Wonder’s Fall :: How J. Christopher Burch’s dream of selling whimsical doodads and party dresses went disastrously wrong. His fashion company is seeking bankruptcy protection.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/style/revenge-retail-gone-awry-tory-burchs-ex-husband-describes-c-wonders-fall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Skull Fossil Offers New Clues on Human Journey From Africa :: Researchers have discovered a 55,000-year-old skull fossil that they say is a missing connection between African and European populations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/science/ancient-skull-adds-new-insight-to-story-of-human-evolution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Adult ISIS Fighter in Child Executioner Video Killed, Official Says :: Man watched as young boy appeared to murder two men in chilling video.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/adult-isis-fighter-child-executioner-video-killed-official/story?id=28553447

Top 50 mega-donors spent almost half a billion dollars on state elections in 2014 - Washington Post (blog) :: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/01/28/top-50-mega-donors-spent-almost-half-a-billion-dollars-on-state-elections-in-2014/

State of the Art: Uber’s Business Model Could Change Your Work :: New technologies have the potential to divide a variety of traditional jobs into tasks that can be assigned to people just when they’re needed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/technology/personaltech/uber-a-rising-business-model.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Charles H. Townes, Who Paved Way for the Laser in Daily Life, Dies at 99 :: Dr. Townes shared the Nobel Prize in 1964 for his work on lasers, in a career that included advising on lunar landings, verifying Einstein’s theories and creating an atomic clock.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/us/charles-h-townes-physicist-who-helped-develop-lasers-dies-at-99.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Arizona SCOTUS Case Could Throw Out CA House Districts - Breitbart News :: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/01/28/arizona-scotus-case-could-throw-out-ca-house-districts/

Disruptions: Jerome Jarre: The Making of a Vine Celebrity :: How a 24-year-old French guy went from a homeless entrepreneur to a social media celebrity in six seconds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/style/jerome-jarre-the-making-of-a-vine-celebrity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: How Did Politics Get So Personal? :: One study shows that from 1960 to 2010 the percentage of Republicans and Democrats who would be upset if their children married across party lines shot up.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/opinion/how-did-politics-get-so-personal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Women in Texas Sue a Porn Site :: More than a dozen women filed a civil lawsuit in Texas state court against a porn website, Texxxan.com, alleging their intimate photos were posted illegally and included information that made them easy to identify.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323301104578258203530565638.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

TIME Person of the Year Reader’s Poll â€" Updating Results (1294964 views) :: http://time.com/3562201/time-person-of-the-year-poll-results/

Vote Now: Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year? (3166906 views) :: http://time.com/3562179/time-person-of-the-year-poll/

The New ‘Normal Barbie’ Comes With an Average Woman’s Proportions â€" and Cellulite-Sticker Accessories (1538902 views) :: http://time.com/3593968/the-new-normal-barbie-comes-with-an-average-womans-proportions-and-cellulite-sticker-extension-packs/

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