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Sports

Devils Win Their Fourth Straight

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015

Cory Schneider made 38 saves to record his third shutout of the season as the Devils won, 3-0, at home over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.

Hockey, Ice 

American Athletic Conference
	Conference				Overall					vs
	W-L	Pct	Hm	Rd	W-L	Pct	Hm	Rd	Nt	Top 25
1 x-Connecticut	16-0	1.000	8-0	8-0	27-1	.964	12-0	10-1	5-0	4-1
South Florida	14-2	.875	8-0	6-2	23-5	.821	12-1	8-3	3-1	0-3
Tulane	11-6	.647	6-3	5-3	20-8	.714	11-4	8-3	1-1	0-2
East Carolina	10-6	.625	5-3	5-3	19-8	.704	9-3	8-4	2-1	1-3
Tulsa	10-6	.625	6-2	4-4	15-12	.556	8-6	6-6	1-0	0-2
Temple	9-6	.600	6-2	3-4	13-15	.464	7-6	4-8	2-1	0-3
Memphis	7-9	.438	4-4	3-5	13-14	.481	9-6	4-8	0-0	0-1
UCF	5-11	.313	3-5	2-6	9-18	.333	7-7	2-11	0-0	0-1
Cincinnati	3-13	.188	2-6	1-7	6-21	.222	5-7	1-12	0-2	0-2
SMU	2-13	.133	0-7	2-6	6-20	.231	4-10	2-8	0-2	0-4
Houston	1-16	.059	0-8	1-8	6-22	.214	1-10	3-10	2-2	0-2

Conference W-L - conference win-loss record
Conference Pct - conference winning percentage
Conference Hm - conference home record
Conference Rd - conference away record
Conference Nt - conference neutral site record

Overall W-L - overall win-loss record
Overall Pct - overall winning percentage
Overall Hm - overall home record
Overall Rd - overall road record
Overall Nt - overall neutral site record
vs Top 25 - record vs. Top 25 teams

x - conference champion -- regular season
y - conference champion -- tournament
z - divisional champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
11/14	at California-Davis	10:00 PM ET	ESPN3	W 102 - 43
11/17	at 6 Stanford	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	L 86 - 88
11/23	vs. Creighton	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 60
11/28	vs. Charleston*	8:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 85 - 24
11/29	vs. Vanderbilt*	8:30 PM ET		W 91 - 52
11/30	vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay*	8:30 PM ET		W 89 - 53
12/6	at 2 Notre Dame	3:15 PM ET	ESPN	W 76 - 58
12/19	vs. 25 DePaul	7:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 64
12/21	vs. UCLA*	5:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 86 - 50
12/27	vs. Southern Methodist	1:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 45
12/29	vs. 10 Duke	9:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 52
12/31	at East Carolina	2:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 89 - 38
1/4	vs. St. John's (NY)*	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 70 - 54
1/7	vs. Tulsa	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 98 - 60
1/11	at Southern Methodist	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 28
1/14	vs. Temple	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 92 - 58
1/18	vs. South Florida	1:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 92 - 50
1/21	at UCF	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 100 - 45
1/25	at Cincinnati	3:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 96 - 31
1/28	vs. East Carolina	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 87 - 32
2/1	at Temple	2:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 83 - 49
2/3	vs. Cincinnati	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 96 - 36
2/7	at Memphis	3:30 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 80 - 34
2/9	vs. 1 South Carolina	8:00 PM ET	ESPN2	W 87 - 62
2/14	vs. Tulane	4:00 PM ET	CBSS	W 87 - 39
2/17	vs. Houston	7:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 85 - 26
2/21	at Tulsa	3:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 92 - 46
2/23	at Tulane	8:00 PM ET	ESPN-FC/ESPN3	W 94 - 47
2/28	vs. Memphis	2:00 PM ET	CBSS
3/2	at South Florida	7:00 PM ET	ESPN2

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N.Y. / Region

Snow, Winds and Freezing Rain Make for Treacherous Weekend in New York City

By KENNETH ROSEN | Feb 22nd 2015

The National Weather Service said Central Park reported 3 inches of snow on Saturday evening, with more forecast through late Sunday.

Snow and Snowstorms; Social Media; Wind 

I was able to keep warm and dry.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/books/review/kazuo-ishiguros-the-buried-giant.html

Sports

Upset of No. 9 Utah Bolsters Oregon’s N.C.A.A. Prospects

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 22nd 2015 

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N.Y. / Region

Metro-North Engineer Tried to Slow Train Before Crash With S.U.V., Report Says

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Feb 23rd 2015

The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings in its investigation, but answers to the main questions remain months away.

Railroad Accidents and Safety 

The cause was driver panic.

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N.Y. / Region

New Housing to Benefit as Citigroup Sells Queens Site

By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Feb 23rd 2015

The financial services giant built a first tower in Long Island City in 1989, but the area has since shifted its focus from office tenants to the growing housing market.

Banking and Financial Institutions; Relocation of Business; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Real Estate (Commercial) 

Back office operations have been heavily automated.

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The Upshot

Behind New Dietary Guidelines, Better Science

By AARON E. CARROLL | Feb 23rd 2015

Government recommendations on how much fat and salt you should eat weren’t always based on the best available evidence. That may be changing.

Diet and Nutrition; Research; Cholesterol; Salt 

Yes.

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Technology

Filing Away Gmail Messages

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Feb 24th 2015

Tips on how to archive Gmail messages to tidy up your inbox, and solutions for when your laptop battery begins to fade.

Computers and the Internet; Laptop Computers; Gift Cards and Certificates; E-Mail 

I have misplaced my power brick for one of my laptops.

I have replaced it with a generic.  The D.C. connector is not satisfactory.

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Science

Length of Lashes Keeps Eyes From Drying, Study Finds

By JAMES GORMAN | Feb 24th 2015

Researchers found that across a wide variety of mammals, eyelashes are always about one-third as long as the eye is wide, the ideal length for diverting airflow around the eye and reducing evaporation.

Animals; Eyelashes; Research; Mammals 

Yes.

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Health

Cash Payments Fail to Improve H.I.V. Drug Adherence, Researchers Say

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Feb 24th 2015

Scientists at an AIDS conference in Seattle said paying patients as much as $280 a year to take AIDS-prevention drugs failed to significantly improve adherence or infection rates.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Medicine and Health; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

$0.77 per day is not significant.

$5.77 per week is less than the minimum effective payment.

Two beers a day might work.

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World

Saudi Arabia: U.N. Experts Criticize Response to MERS Virus as Inadequate

By REUTERS | Feb 23rd 2015

Saudi Arabia has not done enough to investigate and control the deadly Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, United Nations health experts said Monday.

MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) 

The Saudis love their camels.  Try blaming the bats again.

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U.S.

‘American Sniper’ Jury Finds Ex-Marine Guilty of Murder

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 24th 2015

No surprise.

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Sports

Keith Olbermann Suspended by ESPN for Remarks About Penn State

By RICHARD SANDOMIR | Feb 24th 2015

Olbermann will not host his ESPN2 program for the rest of the week as punishment for churlish remarks he made on Twitter.

Social Media 

One is not allowed to think ill of football by commercial  television.

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U.S.

Court in Texas Stays Execution

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday stayed the scheduled March 5 execution of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of killing a 19-year-old woman in 1996.

Capital Punishment; Sex Crimes 

Texas justice is infamous.

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U.S.

In Justices’ Tests on Standing to Sue, Answers Aren't Always Clear-Cut

By ADAM LIPTAK | Feb 23rd 2015

As the court prepares to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, questions have been raised about whether the plaintiffs have a dog in the fight.

Suits and Litigation (Civil); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) 

The reactionaries want the end of Affordable Care. 

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U.S.

Senate Democrats Seek House Support for McConnell Plan on Homeland Security

By ASHLEY PARKER | Feb 24th 2015

Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said he would allow a vote on funding the department and a separate vote on President Obama’s immigration orders. Democrats want the House to go along.

United States Politics and Government; Shutdowns (Institutional); Executive Orders and Memorandums; Immigration and Emigration 

The obduracy continues.

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U.S.

Washington, D.C., Is to Ease Marijuana Rules

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 24th 2015

The nation’s capital will become the first place east of the Mississippi River with legal recreational marijuana after a voter-approved initiative takes effect this week.

Marijuana; Law and Legislation 

Congress has quashed sales.

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U.S.

Commuter Train Derails in Oxnard, Calif., After Colliding With Truck

By JACK HEALY | Feb 24th 2015

Numerous people were injured, some critically, when the Metrolink train, traveling from Ventura County to Los Angeles, derailed.

Railroad Accidents and Safety 

The situation is confused.   It was not an accident.

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U.S.

Foreign Policy Ascends as Issue for Republican Presidential Contenders

By JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS | Feb 24th 2015

G.O.P. hopefuls are focusing on global problems like the Islamic State and Iran that defy Senator Rand Paul’s restrained stance on U.S. involvement abroad.

Presidential Election of 2016; United States Politics and Government 

Their opinion does not count yet.

Sports

Second-Ranked South Carolina Women End 25-Year Home Skid Against Tennessee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015

Travel

‘Snow Snow Snow’ and the East Coast Skiers Rejoice

By JOHN O’CONNOR | Feb 23rd 2015

Yes.

 The western drought continues.

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