Tuesday, June 30, 2015

@11:30, 6/29/15

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U.S.

Video: A Legacy of Devotion at Supreme Court

John Arthur died in 2013, but the legacy of his marriage to Jim Obergefell is at the center of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage case.

The ruling is about "Separation of Church and State".

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N.Y. / Region

Video: A Very Special Pride Parade

This year’s Gay Pride Parade came two days after the United States Supreme Court affirmed same-sex marriage as a right.

Love and contracts.

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N.Y. / Region

Restaurant Review: Quenas in Harrison Offers Tastes of Peru, With Asian Influences

A bit of cultural history as well as coastal geography are reflected in the menu offerings.

Another adventure in eating.

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The Upshot

Where Same-Sex Couples Live

The biggest practical effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling will be felt in a band of cities that runs from Texas to Ohio.

Concentrations are not high.
3% in Sanfrancisco.


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The Upshot

Supreme Court: Liberal Drift v. Conservative Overreach

One explanation for why conservatives are losing more cases is that they are bringing more cases and testing the limits of what they can accomplish.

Of these choices overreach is the better one.

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U.S.

Jailed Crime Boss’s Tip to Students: Go to Law School

When three high school girls wrote to James (Whitey) Bulger for a history project, his response included: “If you want to make crime pay go to law school.”

Yes.
Criminals pay their lawyers.

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Travel

Monday’s Travel News and Tips

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including updates on Greece, new tours in Siberia and a Provence package for kids.

Jamaica bay, Here and Brooklyn.  Then perhaps the Adirondacks.
The escapees have been removed.


Travel

New Travel Options to Chad

Mountain Travel Sobek is offering an 18-day trip in the Republic of Chad, becoming the first North American outfitter to lead guests through the little-visited African country.

Southern Utah?  Canyon Lands are nearer, safer and nearly as exotic.
http://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm

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N.Y. / Region

Ex-Friend of State Senator Tells of a Cover-Up

State Senator John L. Sampson threatened to silence people cooperating with investigators, a key witness testified at the senator’s obstruction trial.

The jury will decide

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Sports

Florida State Quarterback De’Andre Johnson Is Suspended

Coach Jimbo Fisher made the announcement on Thursday night; ESPN reported Johnson had punched a woman at a bar in Tallahassee, Fla.

Football provides less immunity than it did.

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Opinion

A Profound Ruling Delivers Justice on Gay Marriage

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinion follows the arc of history in securing more freedom under the Constitution.

It is a confirmation of the separation of church and state and of the civil nature of marriage.
Henry XIII of England is still winning.

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U.S.

Video: Jubilation Outside Supreme Court

Supporters of gay rights cheered outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage.html


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Business Day

Fears of Greece Leaving Euro Are Fears of the Unknown

Economists cannot think of a time when a developed country with an open economy dropped out of a shared currency and set up a new one, and many worry that path would be dangerous one.

Many currencies have abandoned gold.

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Opinion

Affordable Housing, Racial Isolation

Measures intended to counter segregation have instead been used to perpetuate it.

Yes.

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Technology

Agency Taps Mapping Technology to Curb Rail Crossing Accidents

The Federal Railroad Administration is hoping its new measure to integrate grade-crossing locations into mapping technology will curb the recent increase in crashes and fatalities.

I suspect it is pointless.
These  accidents may not involve strangers to the geography.

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Opinion

Evan Wolfson: What’s Next in the Fight for Gay Equality

Supporters of same-sex marriage must now turn their energies to securing protections from discrimination.

OK get on with it.

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Opinion

Greece Over the Brink

Ever-harsher austerity has been a dead end, and those who demand more of it have been wrong every step of the way.

The referendum is next.
The result will affect all of Greece.
It must produce informed consent.

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Sports

Sepp Blatter of FIFA Expects Successor in 2016

Blatter said that his decision to step down as FIFA president was “liberating” and that he expected the election to replace him to be held in early 2016.

"Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan has a hyperextended left ankle, and the team is not certain if she will play in Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal against the United States. Marozsan was injured in Friday’s quarterfinal against France. She entered the game as a substitute at halftime and converted the fourth penalty shot in the shootout that Germany won, 5-4, to settle a 1-1 tie.
After the shootout, Germany Coach Silvia Neid said Marozsan’s ankle was swollen and that she didn’t know how Marozsan walked to the spot to take the kick."

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The Upshot

The Next Few Days Have the Potential to Transform Greece and Europe

Greece wants change, but if it exits the euro it could show Europe is less unified and more fragile than its leaders want us to think.

Leaving the euro offers the hope of economic recovery.
Keeping the euro offers no hope.

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Sports

Belinda Bencic Wins First Title

Bencic, 18, won her first WTA title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, in the Eastbourne final, enhancing her burgeoning reputation ahead of Wimbledon.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston0 0 2
0 1 0
0 0 0
370
Toronto0 0 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
150

  W: C. Buchholz (6-6)   L: R. Dickey (3-8)   S: K. Uehara (17)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap


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Business Day

Urgent Recall for Some Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos

Fiat Chrysler says about five dozen of the 2015 models require modifications and should not be driven.

Fiat Chrysler is being proactive.

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N.Y. / Region

Top State Court Backs New York City’s ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’

The legal battle over whether the city was allowed to choose the Nissan NV200 as the standard model ended with the decision by the Court of Appeals.

"The Greater New York Taxi Association, a taxi group, had argued that the Bloomberg administration overstepped its authority by trying to force drivers to buy a certain vehicle. The group said that it was disappointed by the ruling, but it was “time to move on,” and that it would not appeal the decision."

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Opinion

Affordable Housing, Racial Isolation


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Opinion

Product Testing Caveat

A law professor writes that corporations should first obtain informed consent.

yes.

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U.S.

Video: Jubilation Outside Supreme Court

Opinion

Money for Cancer Trials

The American Society of Clinical Oncology writes that Congress needs to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Thinking of government as the problem leads to trouble.

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U.S.

Protester Removes Confederate Flag at South Carolina Capitol

The flag’s placement at the State House is protected by law, and it was quickly replaced.

The Confederacy has become a "Tar Baby".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Remus

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Travel

Biking a New Route Through Ontario’s Scenic Greenbelt

A new bicycle route will take travelers through 295 miles of Ontario, whether for a quick day trip or week long adventure.

It is probably a wonderful trip.
I would need to train for it.

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Business Day

Tempers Flare as Greek Talks Enter Final Stages

With time running out in negotiations to resolve Greece’s debt crisis, tensions showed in comments by European leaders.

Negotiations are over.
The offered deal demands more than Syriza can grant.
The deal is offered to the Greek population with the recommendation to reject it.
The deal should be rejected.

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Opinion

New York’s War on Rats

A reader calls for “cheap common sense” to address the problem.

Common sense will help.
The rats will thrive less.

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Travel

Monday’s Travel News and Tips



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The Upshot

Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges

One result of the ruling is that even states that started their own exchanges, facing technical challenges, may let the federal government take over.

The state exchanges would not be a loss.

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N.Y. / Region

To Police New York in the Future, Bratton Looks to His Past

With New York set to add nearly 1,300 new officers, Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke on Thursday about the reinvigorated approach to community policing that the reinforcements would aid.

Foot patrol.

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Business Day

S.E.C.’s Use of Internal Tribunals May Give It a Home Court Advantage

The agency’s use of in-house trials has raised questions about fairness because defendants may not have all the same rights they have in federal court

I am not concerned.

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Technology

Agency Taps Mapping Technology to Curb Rail Crossing Accidents

Opinion

Women in Science

A professor at Harvard Medical School writes of a need to “create new visions” to help women succeed.

Graduate school is not easy for anyone.
"There is no royal road to mathematics."  

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The Upshot

In an Uber World, Fortune Favors the Freelancer

Working for sharing-economy services can benefit ambitious, educated self-starters, but stifle those who are less adaptable or have less schooling.

Professional services are not brute labor  One must be both willing and able.
Showing up is the willing.  The Uber type service must certify the able.
Tyler Cowen has not properly modeled professional services.

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The Upshot

A Promising Medicare Plan, if Only Health Organizations Would Stick Around

A new program seems to be working in reducing spending and improving quality, but it has a worryingly high attrition rate.

The organizations must be paid enough to stay with the program.
The states are being too cheap.

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N.Y. / Region

State Relaxes an Order Preventing Teachers From Discussing Standardized Tests

Teachers who grade standardized tests, who are required to sign confidentiality agreements, can now discuss some test materials once they’ve been released by the state.

Let the teachers talk and publish.  They are learning to teach to the test.

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Science

Evaporation Gives Spores Energy-Generating Muscle

A team used the combination to do small tasks, and power a toy car. The research is a gateway to exploring larger-scale energy generation.

Controlling evaporation means controlling temperature.  

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Travel

New Travel Options to Chad


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U.S.

Video: Obama on Same-Sex Marriage Ruling



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Travel

Monday’s Travel News and Tips


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N.Y. / Region

Pine Bush School District Agrees to Pay $4.48 Million to Settle Anti-Semitism Suit

The lawsuit had accused officials of the school district, about 90 minutes north of New York City, of failing for years to take action to protect five Jewish students from bullying.

Yes

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U.S.

Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants

The ruling stops in its tracks one of the administration’s most ambitious initiatives for controlling toxic emissions.

Do the study.  
The result will shock the conservatives.

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Opinion

Money for Cancer Trials

The American Society of Clinical Oncology writes that Congress needs to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.

yes.
U.S.

Supreme Court Will Reconsider Affirmative Action Case

The court has agreed to take another look at a challenge to the use of race in admissions decisions by the University of Texas at Austin.

The present situation is not satisfactory.
No system that operates on college admissions will be satisfactory.
The proper fix is cultural at the primary and secondary level.
There must be a better racial mix in the entering group of qualified students.
Opinion

Affordable Housing, Racial Isolation


Sports

Belinda Bencic Wins First Title

Bencic, 18, won her first WTA title by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, in the Eastbourne final, enhancing her burgeoning reputation ahead of Wimbledon.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston0 0 2
0 1 0
0 0 0
370
Toronto0 0 0
0 0 1
0 0 0
150

  W: C. Buchholz (6-6)   L: R. Dickey (3-8)   S: K. Uehara (17)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

The Upshot

In an Uber World, Fortune Favors the Freelancer


Travel

Biking a New Route Through Ontario’s Scenic Greenbelt


Fashion & Style

Givenchy Is Coming to New York Fashion Week — on Sept. 11

When history and fashion shows collide, what’s a brand to do?

I will look at the pictures at leisure.
The Upshot

A Promising Medicare Plan, if Only Health Organizations Would Stick Around


Pay the docs.
Business Day

Greece’s Financial Lifeline Is Now Up to European Central Bank


The ECB has refused to respond.
U.S.

California: Criminal Inquiry Into Balcony Collapse

Prosecutors said Thursday that they had opened a criminal investigation into the balcony collapse that killed six students last week.

Charges should not be filed.
Opinion

A Profound Ruling Delivers Justice on Gay Marriage


Technology

Agency Taps Mapping Technology to Curb Rail Crossing Accidents


U.S.

Kansas: Parts of School Funding Law Unconstitutional

A district court panel in Kansas ruled on Friday that key parts of a new state law for financing public schools violated the state constitution.

Cutting education is a no.
U.S.

Supreme Court Allows Use of Execution Drug

The ruling came in the case of three death row inmates in Oklahoma who had sought to bar the use of the sedative midazolam, which they said risked causing excruciating pain.

Not a surprise.
Business Day

Fears of Greece Leaving Euro Are Fears of the Unknown

Economists cannot think of a time when a developed country with an open economy dropped out of a shared currency and set up a new one, and many worry that path would be dangerous one.

Think of it as leaving the gold standard.


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Monday, June 29, 2015

@11:30, 6/25/15

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Opinion

Tearing Down the Confederate Flag Is Just a Start

I’m all for celebrating the drawing down of the flag, but now let’s pivot from symbolic moves to substantial ones.

The Union won the civil war.

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Opinion

After Charleston: Flags, Guns and Forgiveness

Readers discuss the aftermath of the racially motivated shootings.

We have not seen the aftermath.

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U.S.

Video: Charleston Rally to Take Down the Flag

South Carolina leaders spoke at a rally in Charleston on Tuesday, saying it was time for the Confederate battle flag to be removed from the grounds of the state house.

The Union won the civil war.
States rights are subservient.

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The Upshot

Middle-Class Black Families, in Low-Income Neighborhoods


yes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/28/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-same-sex-marriage-supreme-court-our-weddings-our-worth.html

"And that’s because the Supreme Court’s decision wasn’t simply about weddings. It was about worth. From the highest of this nation’s perches, in the most authoritative of this nation’s voices, a majority of justices told a minority of Americans that they’re normal and that they belong — fully, joyously and with cake."

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Magazine

Chop Suey’s Comeback

How an old-school Chinese-American favorite found a new audience in L.A.

I can do that.

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U.S.

Video: Gov. Haley on Removing Confederate Flag

Gov. Nikki R. Haley, Republican of South Carolina, on Monday called for removal of a Confederate battle flag from the State Capitol grounds.

The fight is over.
The South lost.
The Cause is lost.

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U.S.

Live: Boston Marathon Bombing Victims and Families Address Tsarnaev


I have no interest.

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Opinion

Confederate Flags and Institutional Racism

Taking down symbols is well and good. But we are focusing on the 10 percent of the iceberg above the water and not the 90 percent below.

"Institutional racism isn’t so much a grand design as it is an accumulation of racial detritus.
Symbols are important. Those Confederate flags must come down. That will be a spiritual victory. But we must not stop there. Institutional racism is the real prize on this hunt. Bring that down and cheers can truly go up."

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World

Unicef Report Describes Grim Trends for the Poorest Children

The United Nations Children’s Fund said improvements in national averages had obscured worsening trends among the world’s poorest children.

Drama.
Technology

Video: App Smart | Make the Most of Summer

Summer is short, and cramming in the most fun requires a level of organization. New apps can do some of that for you.

Make a list.
Opinion

Beyond the Flag: Calling for Governor Haley to Do More

A reader urges Gov. Nikki R. Haley to take more concrete actions beyond removing a Confederate flag.

Constant effort helps.
Science

Ruling Says Netherlands Must Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The decision by the Dutch court could motivate environmental activists to pursue a similar legal strategy in other countries.

Allies.
U.S.

Video: Dashcam Video of Dylann Roof Arrest

Police in Shelby, N.C. Tuesday released video of the arrest of Dylann Roof, the suspect in last week’s mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.

Traffic was heavy.
Opinion

Video: The World’s Deadliest Place for Kids

Nicholas Kristof reports on the rampant corruption in oil-rich Angola, which is depriving children of education and contributing to the highest rate of child mortality in the world.

One man, one vote, one time.
U.S.

Video: Politicians Weigh In on Flag Debate

A look at comments made by politicians in the debate over whether South Carolina should be able to fly the Confederate battle flag.

No.
Opinion

Take Down the Confederate Flag, Symbol of Hatred

The flag does not truly honor Civil War dead and South Carolina’s Legislature should remove the flag from the Capitol grounds.

Yes.
Food

Cherries Add a Sweet Touch to Tabbouleh

As a stand-in for tomatoes, the stone fruit adds a juicy surprise in every bite.




Just eat them.

Sports

Federer Wins Weber Title for Eighth Time

Roger Federer showed he was ready for Wimbledon by defeating Andreas Seppi of Italy, 7-6 (1), 6-4, on Sunday in Halle, Germany, to claim his record-setting eighth Gerry Weber Open title.


7:07 PM ET  NESN 
Boston (34-43, 17-23 Road)
Toronto (41-36, 25-15 Home)

 Bos: C. Buchholz  (5-6, 3.68 ERA)
 Tor: R. Dickey  (3-7, 4.88 ERA)
Preview
Travel

Hotel Review: The Brice in Savannah

From the sunny yellow awnings to the unfailingly friendly bellhops, the hotel delivers a fresh and cheerful interpretation of Southern hospitality.

All fashion.



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