Tuesday, May 12, 2015

@10:00, 5/11/15

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1
Sports

First Loss of 2015 for Serena Williams

Williams lost her first match of 2015, falling by 6-2, 6-3 to Petra Kvitova in the semifinals of the Madrid Open.
Tennis; Madrid Open (Tennis) 

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp
Boston:
http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/preview.asp?g=350511111

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Food

Buried Treasures at Raclette

Scraping the surface of cheese to find a satisfying meal in the East Village.
Restaurants 

A delicious description.

We could share a table with others. 

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Job Market

The Sweet Science of Syrup

Paul Weyant of Crown Maple in Dover Plains, N.Y., helps maintain a complex system of taps, pipes and tubes used in producing maple syrup.
Maple Syrup and Sugar; Careers and Professions 

Fun for a few days.

It is not a project I want.
It is a project I could do.
Every line should be walked every day.

The owned maple bush is a bit over a mile square
697 square ft per tree,  30 ft between trees.
about 232 trees square.
Five tanks of sap a day.  Call it 770 gallons of syrup a day for 30 days or 23077 gallons of syrup a year at say $10 a gallon = $231,000 per year supports 800 acres.
$288 per acre.  It pays the taxes, equipment, salary and the mortgage with a profit.  

Land is less than $1000 per acre. 
It is a good place to be off the grid.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dover+Plains,+NY/@41.7450846,-73.5745678,11z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89dd66a2d93b6033:0xa2b923dc2c613b67 
 
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Sports

Orica Green-Edge Wins Giro Time Trial

Orica Green-Edge won the Giro d’Italia’s opening team time trial on Saturday for the second year in a row, with Simon Gerrans taking the overall leader’s pink jersey.
Giro d'Italia (Bicycle Race); Bicycles and Bicycling 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d%27Italia

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Real Estate

A Loan Modification Program’s Limited Reach

A federal inspector is taking the Treasury Department to task for not doing enough to promote HAMP, a program designed to help borrowers avoid foreclosure.
Foreclosures; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Mortgages 

I do not have a loan.  I do not want a loan.

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N.Y. / Region

Transformer Burns at Indian Point; Cuomo Cites Potential Environmental Risks

A fire at the Indian Point nuclear plant, about 24 miles north of New York City, was extinguished Saturday night, but the materials used to fight it could prove hazardous if they seep into the Hudson River.
Fires and Firefighters; Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY); Nuclear Energy 

Scary but trivial.

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N.Y. / Region

Indian Point Plant Remains Offline After a Fire

Emergency crews were on the water near the nuclear plant trying to contain and clean up fluid that leaked from the reactor.
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY); Fires and Firefighters; Oil Spills 

Still trivial. 
Once transformers were cooled with poly chlorinated biphenyl.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphenyl

The practice was ended more than twenty years ago and the equipment removed.
Biphenyl does not burn.
 
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The Upshot

More Consensus on Coffee’s Benefits Than You Might Think

A review of studies shows that coffee’s reputation as being unhealthy is undeserved, with the potential health benefits surprisingly large.
Coffee; Medicine and Health; Research; Caffeine; Diet and Nutrition 

A result to make me happy.

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U.S.

Georgia: Transgender Inmate to Be Transferred

The Department of Corrections gave Ashley Diamond, a transgender inmate and prison rape victim, what a federal judge refused to grant her in April: a transfer to a medium-security prison.
Prisons and Prisoners; Transgender and Transsexuals 

It appears Georgia has yielded.

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U.S.

Action and Dysfunction in the U.S. Food-Safety Effort

Outbreaks of tainted food often lead to calamities that sicken millions and cause deaths, indicating that protections do not always work, some experts say.
Food Contamination and Poisoning; Salmonella (Bacteria); E Coli (Bacteria); Law and Legislation 

Congress likes to pass out money.  
They should do a bit more for food safety.

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Opinion

Smart Social Programs

Investing in kids has long-term benefits.
Children and Childhood; Research; Welfare (US); Poverty 

I hope the word spreads.

11
Business Day

Bank of America’s Relief for Mortgage Borrowers Is Questioned

Under its settlement with the Justice Department, Bank of America has in some cases offered forgiveness for loans already discharged in bankruptcy.
Subprime Mortgage Crisis 

Bank of America is behaving badly again.

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Opinion

The New SAT: Will It Be Better?


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World

4 Countries Ground Military Transport Planes After Crash

Four of the five countries that operate the Airbus A400M aircraft said they were suspending operations of their fleets after a fatal crash during a test flight near Seville, Spain.
Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Military Aircraft 

There is no information on the cause of the crash. 

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N.Y. / Region

True to Spanish Tradition, Despite Its Name

Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre, N.Y., offers an abundance of the small dishes, which are made to be shared
Restaurants 

Spanish or Chinese,  dim sum is good.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dim_sum

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Business Day

Eurozone Ministers to Meet Again on Greek Debt

As Greece draws close to running out of money and defaulting on its debt, eurozone finance ministers are scheduled to discuss the matter in Brussels on Monday.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32685938

"Greece orders handover of 750m euros to IMF"

The end of June next.
The banks may collapse before then.

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Opinion

Suicides on an Indian Reservation

Board members of the Pine Ridge Girls’ School and others respond to a front-page article.
Native Americans; Suicides and Suicide Attempts 

The problem is racism.

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Opinion

More Assaults on Fair Pay

Republicans continue the fight against “prevailing wage” laws.
Wages and Salaries; Building (Construction); States (US) 

Yes.

18
Sports

Big Names Still Alive in Madrid Open

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals. On the women’s side, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova reached the semifinals.
Tennis; Madrid Open (Tennis) 

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/baseball/index.html
http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

Final-11 3 4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 R H E
Boston0 1 1 0
2 0 0
0 1 5100
Oakland1 1 1 0
1 0 0
0 0 4131


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World

Dubai: Flight Diverted After Social Media Threats

An Etihad Airways flight from Cairo to Abu Dhabi was diverted to a military air base in Dubai on Sunday for “security reasons,” the airline said.
Threats and Threatening Messages; Social Media; Airlines and Airplanes 

A threat is better than a bomb.

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@14:00

2
Sports

Michael Matthews Takes Overall Lead at Giro d’Italia


 Some cyclists are faster.

3
Opinion

Defending the Emergency Room

The president of the American College of Emergency Physicians says emergency rooms are the only place to go if you experience stroke symptoms.
Emergency Medical Treatment; Stroke 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/opinion/sunday/maureen-dowd-stroke-of-fate.html

The insurance companies should not be in the healthcare business.
an emergency is never planned by the victims.

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Opinion

Smart Social Programs

World

4 Countries Ground Military Transport Planes After Crash

Opinion

Formaldehyde Standards

David Fischer of the American Chemistry Council calls for “stringent” formaldehyde emissions standards for composite wood products made or shipped to the United States.
Formaldehyde; Product Tests; Law and Legislation; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Cheap glue has been important to industries.
It has an external cost.
We can do without it. 
Zero is only low enough.

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The Upshot

More Consensus on Coffee’s Benefits Than You Might Think

Health

W.H.O. Urges More Care in Naming Diseases

The World Health Organization issued recommendations for naming infectious diseases, concerned about stigmas of names like Swine Flu and Monkey Pox.
MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome); Ebola Virus 

W.H.O. is off the deep end.
Diseases are named by the first people who need to discuss them.
They must call them something.  A chart number is not memorable.
Some names are changed.  
GRIDS became AIDS.
The Black Death became Bubonic Plague.

10
Food

Cider Bars Are Taking Root

An increase in cider producers and drinkers inspire places to drink it all in.
Bars and Nightclubs; Cider; Alcoholic Beverages 

Apple wine.
It is alcohol.

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Opinion

The Roots of Poverty

Readers react to a column by David Brooks about the barriers to social mobility.
Social Conditions and Trends; Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Poverty 

Slaves are useful to those who control them.
Slaves often control slaves.

12
Travel

7 Travel Inventions I’d Love to See (But Probably Never Will)

Devices and contraptions that could solve some common problems.
Travel and Vacations; Budget Travel; Inventions and Patents 

Hire a guide.

13
Opinion

Hands-Free Driving

Michael Spielman, a reader, asks, “Who needs robotic cars?”
Automobiles 

Agreed.
There are arguments for self driving cars.
Heavy traffic and finding parking are two.

14
Health

The Mystery Behind an Eye That Changed Color

It is rare for an iris to change color, but it can happen during some viral infections. Most of the time, the changes in hue are permanent.
Eyes and Eyesight; Ebola Virus; Viruses; Medicine and Health 

I speculate:
Add a bit of brown to blue; the result is green.
Ebola is an hemorrhagic fever.
a bit of blood leaked in the iris.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaundice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilirubin#Hyperbilirubinemia   

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N.Y. / Region

Cuomo Orders Emergency Measures to Protect Workers at Nail Salons

Acting in response to a series in The New York Times, the governor said a multiagency task force would investigate possible wage theft and health hazards salon by salon.
Beauty Salons; Nails (Body Part) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibutyl_phthalate  Banned since 2006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluene                 Banned  in    2007
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde   
"Formaldehyde is highly toxic to all animals, regardless of method of intake."

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Business Day

Drugmaker and University Ally to Seek Cure for AIDS

GlaxoSmithKline will contribute a total of $20 million to start a research institute and a company with the goal of curing patients infected with H.I.V.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Research; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

"“We really feel like we are in the very beginning discovery phase,” said Dr. David Margolis, a professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina who will lead the university’s effort. “I can’t see something popping up that is going to be broadly successful in the next five to 10 years.”"

There is no hope yet.

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U.S.

Tennessee: Nun’s Sabotage Conviction Overturned

At issue was whether the defendants had interfered with national security when they cut through several fences to break into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge in July 2012.
False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments; Sabotage (Crime); Nuns 

The D.H.S. is brain dead.

18
U.S.

Action and Dysfunction in the U.S. Food-Safety Effort

N.Y. / Region

Indian Point Plant Remains Offline After a Fire


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U.S.

State Legislatures Put Up Flurry of Roadblocks to Abortion

Numerous bills have been passed by Republican-controlled legislatures this year that make it harder for women to terminate their pregnancies.
State Legislatures; Law and Legislation; Abortion; Pregnancy and Childbirth 

Many people do not comprehend "separation of church and state".

All the objections to abortion are religious.

 
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