Monday, July 28, 2014

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1
Fashion & Style

Fake IDs, Still Coveted, Are Harder to Get

For under-age drinkers, a phony card is now high tech, and it comes at a high price.
Identification Devices; Teenagers and Adolescence; Drivers Licenses; Bars and Nightclubs

There is or was an easter egg on c-net full of Russian Hackers.
They sell porn for income so reformat after contact.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_%28media%29

2
Dining & Wine

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

It’s difficult to make a veggie burger with great flavor and a firm, succulent texture. This is how you do it.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Hamburgers; Vegetables

http://www.nytimes.com/recipes/1016668/the-ultimate-veggie-burger.html

I can do this.
3
Opinion

Abe Reinterprets Japan’s Constitution

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is taking a new approach to Japan’s post-war pacifist Constitution.
Constitutions

Japan can modify their government any way they like.
4
Books

Legacy Tarnished by His Own Words

“The Nixon Defense,” by John W. Dean, Richard M. Nixon’s counsel during the Watergate scandal, is a day-by-day account of the president’s cover-up.
Books and Literature; Watergate Affair; Presidents and Presidency (US); United States Politics and Government

I am happy to let Richard Nixon rot.
5
Technology

The Next Big Thing in Hardware: Smart Garbage

The old gadgets are piling up. Is there a way to deal with the formerly shiny new things being dumped in the back of closets?
Electronics; Recycling of Waste Materials; Smartphones; Waste Materials and Disposal

Most things do not need remote control.
Every remote access point is another vulnerability.

6
Travel

Photo Storage by Personality (Yours)

Use this guide to match the type of photographer you are with storage and organization tools for your vacation pictures.
Photography; Data Storage

I would rather be present than be planning a record.

It has been a visually quiet period for me.

We will put the images on a monitor at need.
 
7
World

Facing Escalating Violence, U.S. Evacuates Staff From Its Embassy in Libya

Weeks of fighting between militias for control of Tripoli’s airport has edged toward the embassy in recent weeks, leading the State Department to close it and issue a travel warning.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Evacuations and Evacuees

The "Green Zone" embassy is the wrong model.
Ambassadors speak to governments and listen to the market places.
8
Opinion

Race and Plea Bargains

Martha Rayner of Fordham Law School responds to an editorial, “How Race Skews Prosecutions.”
Race and Ethnicity; District Attorneys; Discrimination; Sentences (Criminal)

Yes
9
Business Day

An Austrian Company in Gazprom’s Grip

As the European Union weighs sanctions against Russia, the Austrian energy firm OMV is caught in a bind.
Natural Gas; Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Pipelines

The fight is for power and profit in Europe.
It looks even here.
10
World

U.N. Warns of a Food Shortage 3 Years After Somalia’s Famine

The United Nations said that aid groups were unable to feed the more than 350,000 people in need in the capital, warning of “alarming malnutrition rates.”
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Famine; Malnutrition; Humanitarian Aid

Their problems continue.
11
Science

Video: How It Happens | Carbon Capture

To fight against global warming, the world needs to sharply reduce emissions of carbon dioxide gas. A technology called carbon capture and storage can keep the gas out of the environment.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Carbon Capture and Sequestration

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/22/science/corralling-carbon-before-it-belches-from-stack.html

The numbers do not work.
Just a practical problem.
I hear their claim of a fifth of output.
I want better backing than their word.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_capture_and_storage
It does not appear to have worked yet.

I don't want to rescue the coal business.
12
World

Video: Celebrities on Scottish Independence

Actors, authors and singers weigh in on whether or not Scotland should break away from Britain, ahead of the country’s referendum in September.
Celebrities; Referendums

Independence would not benefit Scotland.
13
Home & Garden

New Gleanings from a Jewish Farm

A rural Connecticut program teaches perennials, permaculture and pickling. But no work on the Sabbath.
Jews and Judaism; Agriculture and Farming; Sustainable Living

"You don't have to be Jewish . . . "
Torah is not ecological.
14
Science

Brand New Look at the Face of Mars

A map captures the Martian craters, valleys and peaks in stunning detail and offers ideas on where the rovers of the future might land.
Mars (Planet); Maps; Planets

No is the answer to life on Mars.

Exploration is almost always worth its price.
15
U.S.

Control of Senate May Hinge on Georgia Race

After David Perdue’s victory in the Republican primary, he will face off against the Democrat Michelle Nunn in what many in both parties see as a race crucial to gaining a majority in the Senate.
Elections, Senate; United States Politics and Government; Midterm Elections (2014)

Government is not a business nor should it be.
16
Crosswords/Games

The Twelve-Coin Problem


I have no better solutions.

17
U.S.

Obama Goes to West Coast for 3 Days With Donors

President Obama will help the Democratic Party’s campaign committees and two “super PACs” that were created for the midterm elections.
Midterm Elections (2014); Political Action Committees; Campaign Finance

ok
18
N.Y. / Region

Ode to Grand Central

Metropolitan Diary: A poetic tribute to the celestial-ceilinged railroad terminal the author calls a polyglot of promise.
Grand Central Terminal (NYC); Poetry and Poets

A nice space badly abused in the past.
19
U.S.

Off Alabama’s Beaten Path, Tribute to a Native American’s Journey Home

Tom Hendrix has built a mile-long stone wall to memorialize his Native American great-great grandmother, who was displaced during the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans; Monuments and Memorials (Structures)

His life, his property, his choice.

"Good fences make good neighbors"
 
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N.Y. / Region

Vandals Go on a Spree in Central Park

The park was the scene of wanton destruction in the West 60s and 70s.
Vandalism

As to why; ask the vandals.

Possibly it is an attempt to mark territory or to exercise power.





@15:29
1
Fashion & Style

Fake IDs, Still Coveted, Are Harder to Get

For under-age drinkers, a phony card is now high tech, and it comes at a high price.
Identification Devices; Teenagers and Adolescence; Drivers Licenses; Bars and Nightclubs
2
U.S.

Off Alabama’s Beaten Path, Tribute to a Native American’s Journey Home

Tom Hendrix has built a mile-long stone wall to memorialize his Native American great-great grandmother, who was displaced during the Trail of Tears.
Native Americans; Monuments and Memorials (Structures)
3
World

Video: Celebrities on Scottish Independence

Actors, authors and singers weigh in on whether or not Scotland should break away from Britain, ahead of the country’s referendum in September.
Celebrities; Referendums
4
Opinion

Chamber of Commerce Lost Its Way in Right Turn

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is regretting its one-sided support of Republicans.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Tea Party Movement
5
Dining & Wine

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

It’s difficult to make a veggie burger with great flavor and a firm, succulent texture. This is how you do it.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Hamburgers; Vegetables
6
U.S.

Martin R. Hoffmann, Army Secretary in 1970s, Dies at 82

As secretary of the Army in the 1970s, Mr. Hoffmann presided over a cheating scandal at West Point and helped usher in the all-volunteer Army.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Deaths (Obituaries); Education; Cheating; Colleges and Universities
7
Opinion

Abe Reinterprets Japan’s Constitution

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is taking a new approach to Japan’s post-war pacifist Constitution.
Constitutions
8
Science

Drones on a Different Mission

A fleet of remote-controlled aircraft has been deployed, and operators trained, not to conduct military operations, but to protect natural resources around the world.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Environment; Reefs
9
World

Facing Escalating Violence, U.S. Evacuates Staff From Its Embassy in Libya

Weeks of fighting between militias for control of Tripoli’s airport has edged toward the embassy in recent weeks, leading the State Department to close it and issue a travel warning.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Evacuations and Evacuees
10
Technology

The Next Big Thing in Hardware: Smart Garbage

The old gadgets are piling up. Is there a way to deal with the formerly shiny new things being dumped in the back of closets?
Electronics; Recycling of Waste Materials; Smartphones; Waste Materials and Disposal
11
U.S.

Pioneer Day of Mormons, Retooled for Saloon

The state holiday honors the arrival of Brigham Young in the Salt Lake Valley, but for non-Mormons, it has become something else: “Pie ’n’ Beer Day.”
Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints); Holidays and Special Occasions
12
Science

Brand New Look at the Face of Mars

A map captures the Martian craters, valleys and peaks in stunning detail and offers ideas on where the rovers of the future might land.
Mars (Planet); Maps; Planets
13
U.S.

Control of Senate May Hinge on Georgia Race

After David Perdue’s victory in the Republican primary, he will face off against the Democrat Michelle Nunn in what many in both parties see as a race crucial to gaining a majority in the Senate.
Elections, Senate; United States Politics and Government; Midterm Elections (2014)
14
Business Day

Gilead’s Hepatitis C Drug, Sovaldi, Is on Pace to Become a Blockbuster

Sales of Sovaldi reached $3.5 billion in the second quarter, testifying to the effectiveness of the drug, which can essentially cure over 80 percent of patients with few side effects.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Hepatitis; Sovaldi (Drug); Health Insurance and Managed Care
15
U.S.

Detroit’s Retirees Vote to Lower Pensions, in Support of Bankruptcy Plan

The vote by the city’s public-sector retirees was a crucial step in its plan to emerge from bankruptcy before the end of the year.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Bankruptcies; Government Employees; Labor and Jobs
16
World

U.N. Warns of a Food Shortage 3 Years After Somalia’s Famine

The United Nations said that aid groups were unable to feed the more than 350,000 people in need in the capital, warning of “alarming malnutrition rates.”
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Famine; Malnutrition; Humanitarian Aid
17
Arts

Auction Houses Seek a Competitive Edge

The past few weeks have seen rival auction houses announce a number of initiatives designed to set them ahead in the upcoming fall season of sales.
Auctions; Art; Antiques; Antique and Classic Cars; Collectors and Collections
18
U.S.

Video: Lawyer on Guilty Verdict in Bombing

Carmen M. Ortiz, the United States attorney for Massachusetts, said she was satisfied with the guilty verdict for Azamat Tazhayakov.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Decisions and Verdicts
19
U.S.

For Obama, Protectiveness About Daughters Gives Way to Pride

When he became president, President Obama vowed to shield his daughters from the public and press. Now, he can’t stop talking about them.
Presidents and Presidency (US); United States Politics and Government
20
Science

Video: How It Happens | Carbon Capture

To fight against global warming, the world needs to sharply reduce emissions of carbon dioxide gas. A technology called carbon capture and storage can keep the gas out of the environment.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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