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The Upshot
The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion
Research suggests that colleges are not unified by teaching standards, and that the real differences are within departments and classrooms.Kevin Carey reveals his cultural prejudice.
The university in the U.S. has grown out of the apprenticeship system.
The trade the undergraduates are bound to is gentleman.
Alternatively they can be bound to the priesthood.
Agricultural and mechanical schools are often mistaken for universities.
A university attempts to introduce the undergraduates to the Liberal Arts.
Some are more sophisticated than others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philistinism
I believe there is a middle way.
I have not yet recognized it.
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Sports
Plenty of Blame for U.S. in Jamaica Loss; Mexico-Panama Descends Into Chaos
The United States’ defense was heavily criticized after Wednesday’s loss, and a debated hand ball call helped Mexico win the other Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal.I do not know the tactical game.
Texas is a problem for both Washington D.C. and Mexico City.
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Technology
Keeping Dictation on a Mac Private
Also, how to move documents and photos to a new computer after switching to Windows 10.Most of these things I do not want to do.
Those I want to do I do other ways.
There is more to know than I have explored and there is always more to learn.
When there is time I will master the Linux operating system.
That time is not now.
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N.Y. / Region
A Fatal Crash Shows a Safety Problem With Stretch Limousines
Four young women died on Long Island after a vehicle they had hired for safety reasons was struck just where it had few of the protections of regular cars.Should we blame the limo or the drunk driver of the truck?
My preference is to blame the drunk.
Blame him not for being drunk but for driving drunk.
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Technology
Video Feature: Summertime, and the Grilling Is Easy, With Help
Cooking on the grill can be a challenge, but these apps offer recipes and tips to help users serve up a tasty feast.First build a fire.
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Opinion
A Big Victory for Fast-Food Workers in New York
The raise will reinforce the notion that $15 an hour is a minimally decent wage, not a symbol or an extravagance.YES.
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N.Y. / Region
Restaurant Review: Olio in Stamford Offers a Stew of Global Ingredients
The restaurant Olio, named for the word meaning hodgepodge, draws inspiration from around the world.I never read Cervantes.
I am an adventurous eater.
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World
China Mounts Crackdown Against Human Rights Lawyers
More than 200 lawyers and associates have been detained on accusations of exploiting cases to enrich themselves and to attack the Communist Party.Communists claim to favor human rights.
I doubt any of these advocates are growing rich.
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Business Day
New Criticism Over the S.E.C.’s Use of In-House Judges
The United States Chamber of Commerce issued a report last week that included calling for a number of changes to how administrative cases are pursued.The United States Chamber of Commerce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Chamber_of_Commerce
"The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is a business-oriented American lobbying group. It is not an agency of the United States government.
Politically, the Chamber is generally considered to be a conservative organization. It usually supports Republican political candidates, though it has occasionally supported conservative Democrats.[1][2] The Chamber is one of the largest lobbying groups in the U.S., spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis.[3][4]"
Pay attention to who is talking.
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World
Chinese Police Are Said to Seize Ashes of Tibetan Monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
The religious leader’s cousin said the authorities took the remains as they were being transported to his hometown for Buddhist funeral rites.The Chinese government is worried about its borders.
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World
Ex-Leader of Chad Goes on Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
Twenty-five years after he was overthrown, Hissène Habré finally went on trial on Monday in a special court in Senegal backed by the African Union.Chad Minister Says Justice Served With Ex-Dictator Trial
DAKAR, Senegal — The trial for Chad's ex-dictator Hissene Habre, accused in the deaths of thousands, represents justice for Chad victims and a path toward reconciliation, the country's justice minister saidJuly 22, 2015 - - World - Print Headline: "Chad Minister Says Justice Served With Ex-Dictator Trial"
A Milestone for Justice in Africa
landmark trial began that could herald a new era of justice and accountability in Africa. The former president of Chad, Hissène Habré, is being tried over atrocities committed during his rule in a new court set upJuly 22, 2015 - - Opinion - Print Headline: "A Milestone for Justice in Africa"
Trial of Ex-Leader of Chad Suspended After He Refuses to Speak
of Hissène Habré, the former strongman of Chad, was suspended on Tuesday — its second day — because Mr. Habré refused to speak and his defense lawyers did not show up. The judges of theJuly 22, 2015 - - World - Print Headline: "Judges Suspend War Crimes Trial of Former Strongman of Chad"Court Suspends Trial of Ex-Chad Dictator Until September
of Chad's ex-dictator Hissene Habre was suspended on Tuesday until September to allow court-appointed lawyers to prepare his defense. The Extraordinary African Chambers, established by Senegal and the African Union,July 21, 2015 - - World - Print Headline: "Court Suspends Trial of Ex-Chad Dictator Until September"Trial of Chad's Habre Suspended After Boycott by His Lawyers
trial of Chad's former ruler Hissene Habre for thousands of killings during his 1982-1990 rule was suspended on Tuesday until September after the court named new lawyers because his defense team shunned the session.July 21, 2015 - - World - Print Headline: "Trial of Chad's Habre Suspended After Boycott by His Lawyers"
Opinion
The Minimum-Wage Muddle
Mandates for better pay will certainly help some people, but hurt some, too.Spending equals income. Start there.
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N.Y. / Region
A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants
It is not a good idea yet.
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U.S.
Autopsy of Sandra Bland Finds Injuries Consistent With Suicide, Prosecutor Says
The injuries suffered by Ms. Bland, who died in a Texas jail cell three days after a minor traffic stop, did not have telltale signs of someone else having killed her, a prosecutor said.Investigation must not stop there.
Hanging does not specify murder or suicide.
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Opinion
Is the Euro to Blame for Europe’s Woes?
Readers react to Paul Krugman’s argument that the euro was a mistake and that its skeptics have been proved right.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/opinion/paul-krugman-the-mit-gang.html
. . .
"On
other fronts, however, the M.I.T. gang’s good advice has been ignored.
The I.M.F.’s research department, under Mr. Blanchard’s leadership, has
done authoritative work on the effects of fiscal policy, demonstrating
beyond any reasonable doubt that slashing spending in a depressed
economy is a terrible mistake, and that attempts to reduce high levels
of debt via austerity are self-defeating. But European politicians have
slashed spending and demanded crippling austerity from debtors anyway.
Meanwhile,
in the United States, Republicans have responded to the utter failure
of free-market orthodoxy and the remarkably successful predictions of
much-hated Keynesians by digging in even deeper, determined to learn
nothing from experience."
. . .
There is much more:
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/annoying-euro-apologetics/
Annoying Euro Apologetics
Are there
good arguments against the proposition that the creation of the euro was
an epic mistake? Maybe. But the arguments I’ve been hearing lately are
really bad. And they’re also deeply annoying.
One argument I keep seeing is that economist critics like myself don’t understand that the euro was a political and strategic project,
not merely a matter of economic costs and benefits. Yes, I’m a dumb
uncouth economist, completely unaware of the role of politics and
international strategy in policy decisions, who never heard of the
European project and its origins in the effort to put Europe’s legacy of
war behind it, not to mention strengthen democracy in the Cold War.
Well, actually I do
know all about that. The point, however, is that while the European
project has at every stage combined economic objectives with broader
political goals – it’s about peace and democracy through integration and
prosperity – the project can’t be expected to work unless the economic
measures are a good idea in and of themselves, or at least a
non-catastrophic idea. What happened in the march to the euro was that
European elites, in love with the symbolism of a single currency, closed
their minds to warnings that currency union – unlike the removal of
trade barriers – was at best ambiguous in its economic logic, and
arguably, even ex ante, a very bad idea indeed.
An alternative
argument, which we’re hearing from depressed European economies like
Finland, is that the short-term costs of inflexibility are outweighed by
the supposedly huge gains from greater integration.
But where’s the evidence for these huge gains? In this article, they’re
said to be demonstrated by Finland’s strong growth before the recent
crisis. But is it plausible to give credit for the Nokia boom to the
single currency?
Well, the chart shows a
comparison I find interesting, between Finland and its neighbor Sweden,
where a referendum in 2003 rejected euro membership. (I remember that
vote: Swedish friends who shared my worries about the euro phoned me in
the middle of the night to celebrate.) For both countries I use 1989 as a
baseline; that was the year before the great Scandinavian slump of the
1990s, brought on by runaway banks and a huge housing bubble.
After that slump,
Finland experienced a long stretch of solid economic growth. But so did
Sweden, and it’s hard to see any real difference in their degrees of
success. There’s certainly nothing there to indicate that euro
membership was crucial to growth. Since 2008, on the other hand, Sweden
has – despite bobbling its monetary policy – done much better.
As I said, maybe there
are good arguments against the proposition that the euro was a mistake.
But pointing out that politics matters, and economies grow, doesn’t cut
it; these aren’t the factoids you’re looking for."
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World
Disasters, Both Natural and Weather-Related, Displaced 19 Million in 2014
A report by the Norwegian Refugee Council said China, India and the Philippines suffered the most displacement from typhoons, floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.Global warming is real.
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Sports
Chris Froome in Control at Tour de France; Frenchman Wins Stage
Romain Bardet of the AG2R team gave France its second win of this Tour, while Froome’s advantage appears insurmountable with only two real racing days left.OK.
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Science
Laying Eggs of Just the Right Hue
Female stink bugs assess the surface on which they are laying their eggs, and change the eggs’ color to match, a new study suggests.We may know in several PHDs
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U.S.
White Former N.A.A.C.P. Leader Who Said She Was Black Still Does
Rachel Dolezal’s claims about her race upended her life, but she nonetheless tells Vanity Fair that she is “black.”yes
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U.S.
Dylann Roof, Charleston Shooting Suspect, Is Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges
The man held in the shooting deaths of nine people in a church in Charleston, S.C., is eligible for the death penalty, two law enforcement officials said Wednesday.yes
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Opinion
A Big Victory for Fast-Food Workers in New York
The raise will reinforce the notion that $15 an hour is a minimally decent wage, not a symbol or an extravagance.2
N.Y. / Region
A Guide to New York’s $15 Minimum Wage Proposal
Five key questions and answers about the planned higher minimum wage for fast-food workers.ok
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Sports
Venus Williams Is Upset in Istanbul
Williams was eliminated from the first round of the Istanbul Cup by the Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko.
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Books
New Dr. Seuss Drawings Emerge Before Book’s Publication
The alphabet flashcards are the first new work by Dr. Seuss to be published since 1990.Of interest to collectors.
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U.S.
Autopsy of Sandra Bland Finds Injuries Consistent With Suicide, Prosecutor Says
The injuries suffered by Ms. Bland, who died in a Texas jail cell three days after a minor traffic stop, did not have telltale signs of someone else having killed her, a prosecutor said.The prosecutor will be required to prove his contentions.
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Sports
Mardy Fish to End His Career at U.S. Open
Fish, a former top-10 player, announced that the United States Open would be the last tournament of his career."Serena Williams joined her fellow world No. 1 Novak Djokovic atop the U.S. Open direct entry lists. The United States Tennis Association said 99 of the world’s top-ranked men and 100 of the top 101 women were scheduled to be in the field when the year’s final Grand Slam event begins next month at Flushing Meadows."
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U.S.
No Charges for Officer in Miami Taser Death
The state attorney cited the medical examiner’s determination that although the heart of an 18-year-old stopped because of a Taser, his death was accidental.No surprise here.
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N.Y. / Region
Navigating a Bureaucratic Maze to Renew Food Stamp Benefits
Even as New York has embarked on a campaign to increase access to the federal benefits, many who are already enrolled in the program either lose them or struggle to renew them.There was a deliberate effort to end "welfare".
That effort continues though it may no longer be driven from above.
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The Upshot
The Fundamental Way That Universities Are an Illusion
Kevin Carey has a fantasy of universities as trade schools.
It is only a fantasy.
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Sports
Live and Kicking: Soccer Games to Watch This Week
Gold Cup Match Fixed, Panama Official Says
CHESTER, Pa. — The disorderly Gold Cup regional soccer tournament grew even more chaotic on Friday as the head of Panama’s soccer federation said the country’s controversial semifinal defeat by Mexico had beenJuly 25, 2015 - - Sports - Print Headline: "Gold Cup Match Was Fixed, Panamanian Official Says"Panama's Penedo Banned for Pushing Official, Team Fined
player Luis Tejada have been suspended for two matches and the nation's federation fined after their Gold Cup semi-final loss to Mexico, the CONCACAF Gold Cup disciplinary committeeJuly 24, 2015 - - Sports - Print Headline: "Panama's Penedo Banned for Pushing Official, Team Fined"New York Panorama
the Upper West Side in July 2012. Played well before the tournament in Brazil, the game — no doubt beautiful — had no World Cup implications. July 13, 2014 ‘Good Game’Bronx Gregg Vigliotti for The New York Times A ritualJuly 24, 2015 - - N.Y. / Region - Print Headline: "New York Panorama"AP Source: Panama, Costa Rica Request CONCACAF Ref Reviews
formally asked for reviews of CONCACAF'S referee procedures after both countries had questionable calls go against them late in Gold Cup knockout round games against regional power Mexico, according to a person inJuly 24, 2015 - - Sports - Print Headline: "AP Source: Panama, Costa Rica Request CONCACAF Ref Reviews"Disappointed US Faces Panama in Gold Cup 3rd-Place Game
CHESTER, Pa. — Asked what winning the third-place game at the CONCACAF Gold Cup would mean, U.S. captain Michael Bradley paused for a moment, then said softly, "Not much." The midfielder quickly added that prideJuly 24, 2015 - - Sports - Print Headline: "Disappointed US Faces Panama in Gold Cup 3rd-Place Game"Gabby Douglas Right on Schedule for Golden Return
Beneath, however, is a quest to silence the doubt that surrounds Douglas' bid to become the first repeat Olympic all-around gold medalist since Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1968. "When people say I can't do something, I loveJuly 24, 2015 - - U.S. - Print Headline: "Gabby Douglas Right on Schedule for Golden Return"
Opinion
On Retirement, What’s Good for California Could Be Good for the Country
New rules would help states create their own retirement plans for workers who do not have employer-provided benefits.Comfortable retirement was a New Deal vision.
It has disappeared in a blizzard of Hard Choices.
We are supposed to labor until we drop in our tracks for others hard money.
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Real Estate
The Historic Charm of Brooklyn Heights
Convenience to Manhattan, leafy streets, abundant historic buildings and the expanding Brooklyn Bridge Park are major neighborhood draws.We are supposed to love the view of condo towers' back sides.
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Science
Book Review: Taking on ‘The Vital Question’ About Life
The biochemist Nick Lane offers an eloquent suite of answers about evolution, looking deeper than a warm, little pond and a lightning strike.The "Vital" question is relatively uninteresting to me.
Because the mechanisms in question are universal I have no need to manipulate them.
I am happy for others to study them and explain them as they are understood.
I am content that they are.
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Science
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to articles in Science Times.More thoughtful than many.
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