Saturday, August 29, 2015

29-Aug-2015 09:48

From the Bench, a New Look at Punishment :: Some federal judges are questioning minimum sentences and giving fresh consideration to expunging convictions that they say are holding defendants back.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/nyregion/from-the-bench-a-new-look-at-punishment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

‘The Story of the Lost Child,’ by Elena Ferrante :: In the fourth and final installment of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series, we have arrived at the 21st century and Elena, its narrator, is growing old.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/books/review/the-story-of-the-lost-child-by-elena-ferrante.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

Find Out What Your Name Would Be if You Were Born Today (708207 views) :: http://time.com/3856405/baby-name-popularity/

Buffett-Backed Kraft Heinz Cuts 2500 Jobs as Hees Targets Costs - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-12/buffett-backed-kraft-heinz-cuts-2-500-jobs-as-hees-targets-costs

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

J.K. Rowling Reveals New Harry Potter Backstory on Pottermore (643962 views) :: http://time.com/3931826/j-k-rowling-harry-potter-pottermore-dursley/

Donald Trump Insult Generator (758449 views) :: http://time.com/3966291/donald-trump-insult-generator/

Study: 'Coregasm' With Exercise Real :: Hundreds of women responded to an online query, describing orgasms during abdominal crunches, rope climbing and weight lifting, among other exercises.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/study-reveals-coregasm-orgasm-exercise-real-women/story?id=15955635

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

That Welterweight Title Mayweather Won When He Beat Pacquiao? He Doesn’t Hold It Anymore (670492 views) :: http://time.com/3947464/floyd-mayweather-welterweight-title-manny-pacquiao/

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

Charlie Munger, Coke and Apple - GuruFocus.com (registration) :: http://www.gurufocus.com/news/350819/charlie-munger-coke-and-apple

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