Friday, June 26, 2015

26-Jun-2015 02:04

Pursuit of Cash Taints Promise of Gene Tests :: As labs and research start-ups grow, the federal government is scrutinizing their relationships with doctors, as well as their payment and billing practices.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/technology/genetic-testing-case-highlights-the-fields-hope-and-hype.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Why Don’t the Poor Rise Up? :: Is it because the idea of the collective good has given way to ‘individualization’? Whatever happened to e pluribus unum?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/opinion/why-dont-the-poor-rise-up.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ex-Advisers Warn Obama That Iran Nuclear Deal ‘May Fall Short’ of Standards :: In a letter, five former members of President Obama’s circle of Iran advisers said a pending accord to stem Iran’s nuclear program might “fall short” of administration standards.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/world/middleeast/former-advisers-caution-obama-on-iran-nuclear-talks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Gadgetwise: Amazon Echo, a.k.a. Alexa, Is a Personal Aide in Need of Schooling :: The Amazon Echo is an artificially intelligent personal assistant answering to the name Alexa. It’s not yet heavy on the “intelligent,” but could one day be useful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/technology/personaltech/amazon-echo-aka-alexa-is-a-personal-aide-in-need-of-schooling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Columnist: Tearing Down the Confederate Flag Is Just a Start :: I’m all for celebrating the drawing down of the flag, but now let’s pivot from symbolic moves to substantial ones.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/opinion/tearing-down-the-confederate-flag-is-just-a-start.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Meet Blind Dog and His Trusty Canine Best Friend Who 'Acts as His Eyes' :: Buzz, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier acts as a pair of eyes for Glenn, a blind Jack Russell Terrier. The two are "inseparable," says the organization that rescued the pair.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/meet-abandoned-blind-dog-trusty-canine-guide-acts/story?id=31974056

Why Buffett may need a weak board to prosper - MarketWatch - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-buffett-may-need-a-weak-board-to-prosper-2015-06-24

TRAVEL: 36 Hours in Split :: Surrounded by mountains and sea, Split has it all: Roman ruins, trendy shops and fashionable restaurants.
http://www.nytimes.com/video/travel/100000003725129/36-hours-in-split.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New York City Escalates the War on Rats Once Again :: The city budget, expected to be finalized this month, includes $2.9 million in rat money, aimed at attacking large concentrations of the creatures called rat reservoirs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/nyregion/new-york-city-escalates-the-war-on-rats-once-again.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Details of Sean Combs' Altercation with UCLA Coach :: Days after Sean Combs' arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, new details have emerged, alleging the UCLA coach tried to grab the music mogul's phone before Combs defen
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-arrest-news-details-altercation/story?id=31992399

Well: Fidgeting May Benefit Children With A.D.H.D. :: Instead of telling children with hyperactivity and attention problems to sit still, perhaps we should encourage them to wriggle at will.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/fidgeting-may-benefit-children-with-a-d-h-d/?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Mental Health Issue: Tell It About Your Mother :: Can brain-scanning help save Freudian psychoanalysis?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/magazine/tell-it-about-your-mother.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Getaway: Tips for Keeping That Post-Vacation Feeling :: Maintaining pleasure after a great vacation is a challenge, but there are vacation-extending tactics that can help.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/travel/tips-for-keeping-that-post-vacation-feeling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Homegrown Extremists Tied to Deadlier Toll Than Jihadists in U.S. Since 9/11 :: A count by a research center found that non-Muslim extremists have been far more lethal than Islamic militants on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001, running counter to public perception.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/us/tally-of-attacks-in-us-challenges-perceptions-of-top-terror-threat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Trust Me. Butter Is Better. :: Why not get those heart-stopping trans fats off the shelves now?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/opinion/the-trans-fats-that-wont-leave.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op-Ed Contributors: Is Special Education Racist? :: Black children are not being “dumped” into special education. On the contrary, many need help they are not getting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/opinion/is-special-education-racist.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Don Featherstone, Inventor of the Pink Flamingo (in Plastic), Dies at 79 :: Mr. Featherstone’s first pink plastic flamingo came off the assembly line in 1957.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/business/don-featherstone-inventor-of-the-pink-flamingo-in-plastic-dies-at-79.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

See Amy Schumer Take a Dive on the Red Carpet With Kim and Kanye (702174 views) :: http://time.com/3830669/time-100-gala-amy-schumer-kim-kanye/

Find Out What Your Name Would Be if You Were Born Today (7096175 views) :: http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/

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