Thursday, May 14, 2015

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Food

Restaurant Guy Savoy Has a Striking New Home in Paris

By ELAINE SCIOLINO | May 11th 2015
The signature restaurant of the chef Guy Savoy is moving inside the Monnaie de Paris.
Restaurants 

Is a meal worth the price of another week?

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Travel

Pedaling Through Provence

By DIANE DANIEL | May 11th 2015
Ride & Seek, the bicycle outfitter, is offering a new tour of French villages.
Bicycles and Bicycling; Travel and Vacations 

I am not sure I want to be ready to pedal 300 miles in eight days.
Let us talk about a year after I stop reading and writing twelve hours a day.

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U.S.

Health Insurers Ordered to Heed Law on Free Contraception Coverage

By ROBERT PEAR | May 11th 2015
The Obama administration issued new guidance after reports that insurers often flouted a federal requirement to provide free coverage of birth control for women.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Birth Control and Family Planning; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Women and Girls 

The administration is doing the right things.

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Magazine

Into the Wild

By TAMAR ADLER | May 13th 2015
The pleasure of a picnic is in the friction between nature and culture.
Picnics; Recipes; Cooking and Cookbooks 

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017394-cold-fried-chicken

We can do it that way or another.

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Technology

Finding a New Broadband Connection

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | May 11th 2015
When the cable company just won’t do, here are tips for finding another way to get online.
Computers and the Internet; Wireless Communications 

http://www.broadbandmap.gov/internet-service-providers/dover-plains,-new-york/lat=41.74120509999999/long=-73.5765151/

Plenty.
http://www.broadbandmap.gov/internet-service-providers/martinsburg,-west-virginia/lat=39.4562099/long=-77.96388689999998/

Not so much.

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The Upshot

Questions About Coffee and Health: We Have Some Answers

By AARON E. CARROLL | May 12th 2015
Responding to readers’ questions about decaf, tea and more.
Coffee; Caffeine; Tea 

Coffee appears to be benign. 

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Real Estate

$850,000 Homes in Phoenix, Alaska and New Jersey

By MIKE POWELL | May 13th 2015
This week’s homes include a Victorian in New Jersey, a Colonial in Alaska and an updated modern in Arizona.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

A rental now would be all your choice.
I would like some input on how I will live.

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Business Day

Drillers Answer Low Oil Prices With Cost-Saving Innovations

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | May 11th 2015
Even as boom towns go quiet, oil production chugs along thanks to rapid gains in technology to extract more with less.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Production; Wells; Shale; Natural Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing 

The headline is spin.
The drillers are cutting costs.

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World

Fear of Ruin as Disease Takes Hold of Italy’s Olive Trees

By JIM YARDLEY | May 11th 2015
The livelihood of families who have manufactured olive oil for generations is threatened by a disease sweeping across one of the nation’s most famous olive regions.
Olives; Agriculture and Farming; Olive Oil; Zoning; Bacteria 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylella_fastidiosa
http://www.piercesdisease.org/
http://www.piercesdisease.org/news
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30737754

The Times is late.
There is no good news on the subject.
Study and search are active.

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Business Day

Avian Flu Virus Confirmed in Nebraska

By REUTERS | May 12th 2015
The avian flu virus was confirmed for the first time in Nebraska, at an egg-laying farm housing 1.7 million chickens, the Agriculture Department said.
Avian Influenza; Poultry 

Dead birds.  
Expensive eggs.
The outbreak is not local.

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World

Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet Uncovers Shipwreck’s Remnants

By MICHELLE INNIS | May 13th 2015
A scan of the seabed in the southern Indian Ocean found objects including an anchor and possibly a ship’s bell.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters 

The aircraft will be found.

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Opinion

Poverty and Place

May 11th 2015
Michael Rubinger of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation writes that “we need to invest more heavily” in poor communities to make them stronger.
Poverty 

Michael Rubinger seems to be mistaken.
The dominant society seeks to destroy poverty by attacking the communities where 
poverty resides.  
He is "fighting city hall".

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World

Nepal School System Left Shattered in Aftermath of Quake

By GARDINER HARRIS | May 13th 2015
Officials say that thousands of schools have been destroyed and that tens of thousands of classrooms need replacing, even as aftershocks continue.
Earthquakes; Education (K-12) 

Support the teachers. 
They will hold classes even without buildings.

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World

Video: Hollande: End the Cuba Trade Embargo

AP | May 12th 2015
President François Hollande of France called on Monday for an end to the United States trade embargo on Cuba, saying France would work to get the measures repealed.
Embargoes and Sanctions; United States International Relations 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/world/europe/cuba-france-fidel-castro-francois-hollande-visit.html
Fidel Castro looks old.

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Opinion

Transporting Oil by Train

May 13th 2015
The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers writes that the practice is “very safe,” but that new federal rules “are not sufficiently comprehensive.”
Railroad Accidents and Safety; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline 

The oil industry understands their problem.

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Opinion

Russia’s Arctic Interests

May 12th 2015
A reader writes that “we should appreciate national interests in the high north and fit Arctic developments into a robust regional understanding.”
Defense and Military Forces; International Relations 

Russia has real problems.  
Some of them are not Putin's fault.

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Science

A Climate-Modeling Strategy That Won’t Hurt the Climate

By JOHN MARKOFF | May 11th 2015
A scientist proposes a power-saving computer that might answer basic questions about global warming.
Global Warming; Supercomputers; Electric Light and Power; Computers and the Internet; Weather 

Let us do what we can.
The investment is trivial.
Let the "Bean counters" count beans.
A better approximation will remove the political jam.

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N.Y. / Region

Readers Ask About the Exploitation of Nail Salon Workers

May 11th 2015
Sarah Maslin Nir, a reporter on the metropolitan desk, discussed her two-part investigative series on the nail-salon industry in the New York region.
Beauty Salons; Nails (Body Part); Labor and Jobs 

OK

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U.S.

New Test Could Spare Patients From Biopsies

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 11th 2015
The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of taking tissue from the tumor itself.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Tests (Medical); Cancer 

OK

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Travel

Ready to Go to Cuba? It Has Gotten Even Easier.

By VICTORIA BURNETT | May 12th 2015
Airbnb, JetBlue and tour operators are scrambling to offer American travelers an easy way in.
Travel and Vacations 

Maybe in a few years.
Florida wants another Cuban revolution.


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Technology

Finding a New Broadband Connection

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | May 11th 2015
When the cable company just won’t do, here are tips for finding another way to get online.
Computers and the Internet; Wireless Communications 

http://www.broadbandmap.gov/

Explore the map.

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World

Italian Nurse Who Worked in Sierra Leone Tests Positive for Ebola

By GAIA PIANIGIANI | May 13th 2015
The nurse, who was admitted to an infectious disease hospital in Rome, returned home last week after working in Sierra Leone.
Ebola Virus; Nursing and Nurses; Epidemics 

http://www.who.int/csr/don/archive/disease/ebola/en/
http://apps.who.int/ebola/

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Technology

Video Feature: Apps for Cyclists Offer Everything but the Flat-Tire Kit

By KIT EATON | May 13th 2015
Route tracking, speed and distance monitoring, social-media updating and more.
Mobile Applications; Bicycles and Bicycling; Cycling, Mountain Bike 

Bicycles are transportation and a business.
I leave the competition to other people.
I have not found them social.

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World

Asian Nations Struggle as Thousands of Migrants Approach by Sea

By THOMAS FULLER | May 12th 2015
Governments are straining to respond to would-be arrivals from Myanmar and Bangladesh, some fleeing persecution and others looking for better job prospects.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Illegal Immigration; Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Human Trafficking 

I can find no good solution to the problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_people#Religion
"Further information: Islam in Burma
The Rohingya people practice Sunni Islam with elements of Sufi worship. Because the government restricts educational opportunities for them, many pursue fundamental Islamic studies as their only educational option. Mosques and religious schools are present in most villages. Traditionally, men pray in congregations and women pray at home."
It would not be good to send them to ISIS.

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Opinion

Transporting Oil by Train

May 13th 2015

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Real Estate

Real Estate in St. Lucia

By MARCELLE SUSSMAN FISCHLER | May 13th 2015
The real estate market in St. Lucia has been weak in recent years as tourism has dropped off, though prices have been picking up lately.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Travel and Vacations 

I would visit.  
I do not want to live there.

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Fashion & Style

At Nail Salons, Questioning a Beauty Rite

By KATHERINE ROSMAN | May 13th 2015
Learning about health and labor problems at nail salons has many women wondering what to do now.
Nails (Body Part); Beauty Salons; Medicine and Health; Labor and Jobs 

There will soon be polish certified nontoxic.
Personal service will always be problematic.
Hire a maid directly or do your own nails.
Trimmed and filed is an option.

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Opinion

Senator Barbara Boxer, on Formaldehyde Rules

May 12th 2015
The senator says she supports a strong rule to protect consumers from the health risks posed by formaldehyde.
Consumer Protection; Formaldehyde; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/business/energy-environment/the-uphill-battle-to-better-regulate-formaldehyde.html

Resistance to a regulation can come from either direction.

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Opinion

La Guardia Airport: Fix It or Shut It?

May 13th 2015
Readers discuss an Op-Ed writer’s argument that it makes more sense to just close the airport rather than do an expensive upgrade.
Airlines and Airplanes; Airports 

Better rail links to all the airports would help.
Let LGA deal with the short hop traffic.

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Travel

Pedaling Through Provence

By DIANE DANIEL | May 11th 2015 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provence
Motorcycles?

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U.S.

Health Insurers Ordered to Heed Law on Free Contraception Coverage

By ROBERT PEAR | May 11th 2015

12
Technology

Video: App Smart | Track Your Cycling Data

Kit Eaton | May 13th 2015 

13
Real Estate

$850,000 Homes in Phoenix, Alaska and New Jersey

By MIKE POWELL | May 13th 2015

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Opinion

The Rohingya Refugees, Adrift

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 13th 2015 

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

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Fashion & Style

Brooke Grossman, Michael Mure

May 10th 2015
The wedding took place at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.
Weddings and Engagements 

Find her a Reformed Rabbi.
Ask the one you know.

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The Upshot

Questions About Coffee and Health: We Have Some Answers

By AARON E. CARROLL | May 12th 2015 

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U.S.

Video: House Committee Meets on Rail Safety

AP | May 13th 2015
Representatives Jeff Denham and Bill Shuster urged rail safety reform on Wednesday in a Transportation Committee meeting the day after a deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.
Railroad Accidents and Safety 

8 Dead in Train Crash With All Passengers Accounted For

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM, EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Rescue workers pulled the body of an eighth victim from the wreckage of Tuesday’s Amtrak crash, as investigators turned their attention to the train’s engineer and why he reacted too late to slow it down as he went into a curve.

Related Coverage

A light toll considering the incident.


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Business Day

Lethal Strain of Avian Flu Makes Its Way East to Indiana

By REUTERS | May 11th 2015
A strain of the avian flu that had recently been found only in the Western United States has been confirmed in a backyard poultry flock in Indiana, the Agriculture Department said on Monday.
Avian Influenza; Poultry 

Fewer birds.

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World

Nepal School System Left Shattered in Aftermath of Quake

By GARDINER HARRIS | May 13th 2015

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U.S.

After 36 Years, Nuclear Plant in Tennessee Nears Completion

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 10th 2015
Federal safety regulators will decide in the coming weeks whether to grant an operating license to the second reactor of the Watts Bar nuclear plant in Tennessee.
Nuclear Energy; Building (Construction) 

It was "mothballed".


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