Monday, September 29, 2014

29-Sep-2014 08:06

Hunting for the Source of the World’s Most Beguiling Folk Music :: A moving song by a Greek violinist led the writer to a hillside village across the ocean.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/hunting-for-the-source-of-the-worlds-most-beguiling-folk-music.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The New Old Age Blog: Study Links Anxiety Drugs to Alzheimer’s Disease :: Alzheimer’s occurs more often among older people who have used benzodiazepines for long periods, researchers report.
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/24/study-links-anxiety-drugs-to-alzheimers-disease/?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

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

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK/B) Vice Chairman Charles Munger recently ... - Mynextfone :: http://www.mynextfone.co.uk/news/berkshire-hathaway-inc-brk-b-vice-chairman-charles-munger-recently-summed-h39074.html

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

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

Manhattan home prices soar to median $972,000 :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/0BQQ1VMD6Wo/index.html

Tesla car doors can be hacked :: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_mostpopular/~3/e6nEmtwvvvA/index.html

The Woman Who Walked 10,000 Miles (No Exaggeration) in Three Years :: For Sarah Marquis, a very long hike â€" like one she took from Siberia through the Gobi Desert, China and eventually Australia â€" can become a voyage of discovery.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/magazine/the-woman-who-walked-10000-miles-no-exaggeration-in-three-years.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Charlie Munger, Harvard and the Calpers hedge fund exit - MarketWatch :: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/charlie-munger-harvard-and-the-calpers-hedge-fund-exit-2014-09-18

Deals of the Day: Berkshire's Munger Speaks, JDS Plans Split - Wall Street Journal (blog) :: http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/09/11/deals-of-the-day-berkshires-munger-speaks-jds-plans-split/

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