Stig Östlund

lördag, augusti 18, 2012

 
NEW YORK TIMES
TOP NEWS                               
Many New York City Teachers Denied Tenure in Policy Shift  By AL BAKER    
The education reform movement, slow economies and federal grant competitions have led lawmakers to tighten the requirements for earning and keeping tenure.                               
 anti-Putin Stunt Earns Punk Band Two Years in Jail
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Three women who staged a protest against Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's president, in a cathedral and became a cause célèbre of artists around the world were convicted of hooliganism.
A Measure of Change                           
Obama Lags on Judicial Picks, Limiting His Mark on Courts
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
With relatively few lower-court appointments, President Obama has made less of an ideological imprint on the judiciary than liberals hoped and conservatives feared.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
If we go back and they attack us again, who will save us? I have visited my home. There is nothing left."SUBLA MUSHARY, who is living with her two teenage daughters in a refugee camp after ethnic violence in the state of Assam in India.

World
A Muslim youth suffered from chest pain during a scuffle with the Assam police.

Photographs:    In India, Many Flee Fearing Violence

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured migrants that they were safe as thousands fled big cities, fearing a backlash from violence against Muslims in Assam.

OpinionBaseball, Faith and Doubt
Opinionator    Baseball, Faith and Doubt

By DOUG GLANVILLE
Melky Cabrera is no baseball icon. But his suspension for failing a drug test brings us one step closer to shaking the faith we invest in the game.
WORLD                                
 Panic Seizes India as a Region's Strife Radiates
By JIM YARDLEY
What began as a vicious if obscure fight over land and power between Muslims and an indigenous tribe in a remote state has set off panic among northeastern migrants across India.
By RICK GLADSTONE and HWAIDA SAAD
The insurgents' seizure of areas near the airport comes as the United Nations and the Arab League announce that Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat, will succeed Kofi Annan as the envoy to Syria.

Two Americans Killed by Afghan Recruit

By GRAHAM BOWLEY and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
In a second "green on blue" attack, in the south, an Afghan security force member wounded two American soldiers, the latest in a spate of attacks by Afghan forces on their coalition counterparts.
U.S.
                              
 West Memphis Three, a Year Out of Prison, Navigate New Paths
By KIM SEVERSON
Coming soon: A memoir by one of those convicted and a Hollywood movie about the case.                                 A College Lifts a Hurdle for Illegal Immigrants
By DAN FROSCH
Metropolitan State University of Denver's new policy extended a special tuition rate to illegal immigrants is raising hopes and anger.                              

Putting a Good Face on Street Art, to Upgrade Atlanta

By ROBBIE BROWN
In Atlanta, a city with one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates, a project called Living Walls commissions artists to spruce up recession-hit neighborhoods.
POLITICS
                                
Conservative Elite in Capital Pay Heed to Ryan as Thinker
By ANNIE LOWREY
Since his emergence as the key Congressional Republican on the budget issue, Representative Paul D. Ryan has had a powerful influence on intellectuals, writers and policy makers.
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI
The Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul D. Ryan and his wife also paid 15.9 percent in federal income taxes in 2010, according to tax returns he released Friday.                           

By BRIAN STELTER and MICHAEL SHEAR
Monday's announcement of this fall's moderators were met with complaints about a lack of diversity and other choices seen as "safe."
BUSINESS                      
Deutsche Bank's Business With Sanctioned Nations Under Scrutiny
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG
A clash between New York's top banking regulator and federal authorities over how to handle a similar case against Standard Chartered could complicate the current investigation.
DealBook
 In Report, British Officials Question Testimony of Barclays Chief
By MARK SCOTT
The report also challenges some of Robert Diamond's assertions about the bank's relationship with regulators and raises questions about the culture and top leadership at the bank.
                              
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE
The showdown was a test case in American labor relations, partly because Caterpillar was driving such a hard bargain when its business was thriving.
TECHNOLOGY
Common Se
 When the Network Effect Goes Into Reverse
By JAMES B. STEWART
The more users a social network site like Facebook attracts, the more others will want to use it. But a site's audience can decline just as quickly as it grows.
News Analysis
 Facebook's Big Problem: Investors Losing Faith
By PETER EAVIS
Ordinary success won't do for a company like Facebook. To justify its stock price, it needs for investors to believe it is a revolutionary business.
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
After an initial flush of enthusiasm, merchants have grown wary of daily deal Web sites like Groupon and LivingSocial. Now consumers are starting to follow.
SPORT
 Horse Given Painkiller Breaks Down at New Mexico Racetrack
By WALT BOGDANICH and REBECCA R. RUIZ
The horse, which recently tested positive for a powerful painkiller, died Thursday at a New Mexico racetrack after winning a trial heat for one of the world's richest horse races.
Yankees 6, Red Sox 4

Jeter Hits Home Run, Savoring a Milestone

By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Derek Jeter hit his 250th home run, one of five solo shots that the Yankees hit against the Red Sox on Friday.
On Baseball

Of Red Sox' Many Problems, Injuries Have Hurt Most

By TYLER KEPNER
While much of the blame for the Red Sox' disappointing season has been directed at Bobby Valentine, injuries and bad games have plagued the team all season.
ARTS
Dance Review

Woody Guthrie, Choreographer's Muse

By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
The Downtown Dance Festival featured a variety of styles and themes, including a tribute to Woody Guthrie by the Vanaver Caravan.
Video Game Review | New Super Mario Bros. 2

Back to His Old Stomping Ground

By STEPHEN TOTILO
Mario's adventures continue to look like kids' stuff, but the new edition still offers amusing surprises.

Picasso's Life Inspires Two Films

By RAPHAEL MINDER
Two events in Picasso's life have inspired two movies by Spanish directors.
NEW YORK / REGION

Senator, Senator, Make Me a Match: For Staff, Schumer Is Cupid

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
Senator Charles E. Schumer keeps close track of office romances and is known to cajole, nag and outright pester his staff toward connubial bliss.

Repair Costs Could Bring Down a Popular Pier

By LISA W. FODERARO
With Pier 40's roof falling in and the pilings underneath it deteriorating, the pier has turned into a drain on Hudson River Park's finances.
Summer Nights

Savoring the Illicit Thrill of a Glass of Something, Outside

By EMILY S. RUEB
The law against consumption of alcohol in front of your apartment is enforced at police officers' discretion, but the practice endures around the city.
TRAVEL

Casting in Colorado, Away From the Crowds

By CHRISTOPHER SOLOMON
What good is a fishing spot if it's on private land? A club in Colorado solves this problem, offering access to dozens of properties while keeping costs - and crowds - small.
Journeys

The Beasts and Beats of Belize

By CLAUDIA DREIFUS
A jaguar preserve loaded with natural wonders is driving an eco-tourism boom in the country's Stann Creek District. But nature isn't the area's only draw.
Overnighter

Where Mondrian Lingers on a Dutch Coast

By FREDA MOON
In an area two hours by train from Amsterdam, where Mondrian began a move away from naturalism a century ago, suggestions of the artist's brush dot the landscape.
EDITORIALS
Editorial

Long Lines and Big Dreams

The new policy that gives young illegal immigrants a reprieve from deportation and a chance to work is an application of common sense.
Editorial

The Unsafe World of Investing

The JOBS Act is a bad law, but at least the S.E.C. has resisted pressure to rush through new rules without seeking public comment.
Editorial

Welcome, New York Voters

At a time when some other states are throwing up obstacles to voters, New York's governor is trying to make voting easier by allowing online registration.
OP-ED
Op-Ed Contributor

A Libyan's Plea to the S.E.C.

By NAJWA al-BESHTI
Oil-industry lobbyists are trying to undermine transparency measures in America and Europe that could help prevent future tyrants, like the Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, from emerging.
Op-Ed Columnist

Dark Road to the White House

By CHARLES M. BLOW
If the repulsive strategy Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are using doesn't motivate some voters who had been considering sitting out this election, nothing will.
Op-Ed Columnist

Political Page Turners

By GAIL COLLINS
Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney are NOT the same person! Yes, yes, yes. I've heard all the rumors, too. But let's get a few things straight.
ON THIS DAY
On Aug. 18, 1963, James Meredith became the first black to graduate from the University of Mississippi.

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