29 September 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 29 Sep 2010 The recession forced New Yorkers to move; one in seven Americans now live in poverty. India attempts to improve governance by assigning identification numbers to each of its 1.2 billion citizens. New to New York, Joanne McNeil wonders if geolocation could actually be useful: by helping her retrace her steps. "You're not allowed to wash your hands in the kitchen sink." Writer invites the health dept. into his kitchen. For candidates, all pronunciations of "comptroller" are correct; for etymologists, the word is a mistake. In Nuremberg, the world's oldest pencil makers battle over who's older. The surprising strength of brand loyalty: After 50 years, early preferences are still strong. Model train makers point out that the typical customer for their locomotives is not a child but a 53-year-old man. Our brains are constantly creating separate sense recordings--we remember by reassembling the tracks. Scientists work backward to predict what aliens look like. Survey suggests atheists know more about religion than the religious. "I am an Israeli patriot. I want us to do the right thing." A journalist looks back on 30 years of exposing crimes against Palestinians. How to spot a terrorist--without infringing on their privacy and constitutional rights.
