Thursday, May 21, 2015

@22:45, 5/20/15

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Magazine

Every Last Bit

Discovering ara yaki, an addictive Japanese dish of fish scraps and bones roasted to a golden crisp.
Recipes; Seafood; Waste Materials and Disposal; Cooking and Cookbooks 

Yes

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017419-ara-yaki

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Food

Beyond Gin and Tonic

Tonic makes new friends with tequila, rum, white port and Calvados.
Cocktails; Rum; Tequila; Port (Wine) 

Tonic is good without the gin.

https://www.google.com/search?q=hogarth&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lktdVcOcGo2uyASV2YCQCg&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=635

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Health

Severe Mental Illness Found to Drop in Young, Defying Perceptions

A new report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, comes at a time of debate over the rates and treatment of childhood mental disorders.
Mental Health and Disorders; Children and Childhood; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Teenagers and Adolescence; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Autism 

I will look for confirming studies.

"Insanity is contagious.  You get it from your kids."

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N.Y. / Region

In Liberty Park, a Leafy Refuge for Residents Annoyed by Construction

The first trees have been planted in the park, just south of the World Trade Center, in an area that has seen nonstop demolition and rebuilding for the past 14 years.
Parks and Other Recreation Areas; World Trade Center (Manhattan, NY) 

Go out to Governors Island.

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Science

Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico Linked to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A new study says lung and adrenal lesions found in dead dolphins along the Gulf of Mexico are consistent with damage from exposure to petroleum products.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010); Dolphins and Porpoises 

B.P. is on the hook for damages in the Gulf.

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Opinion

A $15 Minimum Wage Bombshell in Los Angeles

The city’s minimum wage increase challenges Congress and other states, especially New York.
Minimum Wage; Wages and Salaries; Restaurants; Labor and Jobs; Productivity 

The workers deserve the raise.

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N.Y. / Region

Lane-Closing Trial Moved to November

A judge has pushed back the trial date for two people accused of closing access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., in September 2013.

Mr. Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, Bridget Anne Kelly, and Bill Baroni, the former deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,  did nothing without orders from above.

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World

Nepalese Officials Set Two-Story Limit on Height of New Buildings

The restriction is part of a government effort to crack down on shoddy and illegal construction practices after the country’s devastating earthquakes.
Building (Construction); Earthquakes; Deaths (Fatalities) 

Signing off on a building code violation should be worth the inspectors job.
Violations must be removed.

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Food

Fudge Pop Perfection

The chocolate ice pop grows up in this sophisticated recipe.
Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts; Cooking and Cookbooks; Chocolate 

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017425-frozen-fudge-pops

I will pass on such things for myself.  I will make them for you if you wish.

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Travel

36 Hours in Bilbao, Spain

Beyond the city’s celebrated museum, there’s much to explore from Michelin-star restaurants and enticing shops to a vast cultural center and sprawling Art Deco market.
Travel and Vacations; Museums 

I am feeling incurious.

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Real Estate

$650,000 Homes in California, Florida and Montana

This week’s properties include a modern house in California, a bungalow in Florida and a contemporary home in Montana.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

I am not going to think details until we talk.

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U.S.

Roaming Elk at Point Reyes Bedevil Ranchers in California

Tule elk in a refuge have been dying off while a thriving herd outside it has encroached on pastures, rekindling a dispute over the management of the creatures.
Elk; Agriculture and Farming; Animals; Drought 

The farmers can be expropriated.

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The Upshot

Readers’ Turn: The ‘Rat Race’ of College Competition

Weighing the pros and cons of the in-state tuition discount.
Colleges and Universities; Tuition 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elitism

Self protection

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World

Chinese Fleets Illegally Fish in West African Waters, Greenpeace Says

A study by the group accuses hundreds of Chinese-owned or Chinese-flagged vessels of taking advantage of weak enforcement by African governments.
Fishing, Commercial; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Distant Water  William W. Warner

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0316923281/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

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World

Low U.S. Rail Spending Leads to Poor Safety, Experts Say

The fatal Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia last week highlights a lesson already learned by many other nations: You get what you pay for.
Railroad Accidents and Safety; High-Speed Rail Projects; Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters 

Better:  You pay for what you get.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport#United_States_1830.E2.80.931890
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_the_United_States
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_the_United_States#Expansion_and_consolidation_.281878.E2.80.931916.29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_the_United_States#Nationalized_management_.281917.E2.80.931920.29
There was a fight over subsidies.

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U.S.

Boston Marathon Bomber to Be Formally Sentenced in June, but Process Is Far From Over

A lengthy period of appealing the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected, including a possible challenge to a judge’s refusal to move the trial.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Capital Punishment; Sentences (Criminal) 

yes.

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Opinion

How to Get Our Fish Stocks Back

Responses to a Sunday Review article.
Fishing, Commercial; Fish Farming; Fish and Other Marine Life 

Fish cause fishermen.
Limiting the catch to less than recruitment is essential.

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U.S.

9/11 Ruling by Supreme Court Has Transformed Civil Lawsuits

Since the court’s 5-to-4 decision six years ago in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, the rate of early dismissals in cases brought by individuals has risen sharply.
Suits and Litigation (Civil); September 11 (2001) 

The Iqbal decision denies the right to a trial of the facts in many cases.
It must be reversed.

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U.S.

Proposed Rule Seeks Details on Antibiotics in Livestock

In a step aimed at tackling the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule that would require makers of drugs for livestock to detail their antibiotic sales by type of animal.
Antibiotics; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Livestock 

The rule should not be burdensome.
It is a requirement to report labeling.

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U.S.

U.S. Details New Efforts to Support Ailing Bees

The White House outlined its strategy to restore the nation’s struggling honeybee and monarch butterfly populations to some semblance of health, mostly by expanding the acreage devoted to the plants that are crucial to their survival.
Bees; Federal Budget (US); Agriculture and Farming; Butterflies and Moths; Pesticides 

The Research must also get done.
It will be easier to support bee and buterfly populations if we know more.

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