Tuesday, August 18, 2015

@10:20, 8/18/15

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1
Opinion

Tracking Police Use of Force

A professor calls on police departments to compile reliable data on officers’ use of aggression.

Most contacts between the police and the public are forceful.

2
Travel

Tuesday’s Travel News: Cool Cars for Guests and More About Hotels

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a golf package in Marrakesh and new guesthouses in the Rhone Valley.

There is only one escape from life.

3
Sports

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Village Workers Living in Squalor

Public prosecutors compared their deplorable conditions to slavery.

The Olympics is political.

4
Opinion

Europe, Listen to the I.M.F. and Restructure the Greek Debt

Rather than go through a messy default in a few years, Europe should restructure Greece’s debt now.

The I.M.F. is the first lender to perform due diligence on the Greek debt.

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Sports

Serena Williams Is Stunned in Toronto Semifinal

Williams lost for only the second time in 45 matches this season when she fell to the Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, at the Rogers Cup.

Cleveland8Final
Boston2


7:10 PM ET  STOh/NESN 
Cleveland (55-62, 31-28 Road)
Boston (52-66, 29-30 Home)

 Cle: T. Bauer  (9-9, 4.35 ERA)
 Bos: E. Rodriguez  (6-5, 4.83 ERA)
Preview

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Opinion

Retaliation at the Clinton Prison in Upstate New York

Readers urge further, broader investigations after inmate reports of brutal treatment after the escape of two prisoners.

Prisoners are effectively enslaved.

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I will be late.
Sports

Winning Rogers Cup, Andy Murray Ends a Skid Against Novak Djokovic

With his first victory over top-ranked Djokovic since the 2013 Wimbledon final, Murray will move to No. 2 in the world rankings, ahead of Roger Federer.

Another Red Sox Shake-Up as Dave Dombrowski Is Hired

Dave Dombrowski in March. Let go by the Detroit Tigers two weeks ago, he was hired as Boston’s president of baseball operations.
Carlos Osorio/Associated Press
Dave Dombrowski in March. Let go by the Detroit Tigers two weeks ago, he was hired as Boston’s president of baseball operations.
In the latest seismic shake-up for the franchise, Boston hired Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, and Ben Cherington declined to stay on as general manager.

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
Cleveland0 0 0
0 0 0
1 0 0
161
Boston1 4 1
0 1 0
2 0 x
9160

  W: E. Rodriguez (7-5)   L: T. Bauer (9-10)
  Cle HR: M. Brantley (9)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap


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Business Day

Volkswagen and Mazda Recall Over 600,000 Vehicles

The recall comes several years after the automakers changed parts on new vehicles to fix the possible loss of steering or failure of airbags, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Liability continues.

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World

France: Search for Malaysia Flight 370 Debris Cut Back

France will reduce its search for debris from the missing jet after a 10-day hunt off the island of RĂ©union in the Indian Ocean turned up nothing new.

Start looking on the coast of eastern Africa

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U.S.

Collision of 2 Small Planes Near a San Diego Airport Kills 4

A single-engine Cessna 12 and a twin-engine Sabreliner that were flying to Brown Field Municipal Airport broke into pieces, leaving no survivors, an official said.

There will be a report.

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Sports

More Problems for U.N.C.

North Carolina uncovered possible N.C.A.A. violations in women’s basketball while preparing a response to an academic scandal, the university said.

"If one looks under rocks, things that live under rocks look back."

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N.Y. / Region

Order to Clean Towers Strains Crews Amid Legionnaires’ Outbreak in Bronx

The health department has ordered every building in New York City with a cooling tower to evaluate and disinfect it, prompting frustration and confusion.

Panic among politicians.

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Business Day

Air Traffic Control Problem Delays Hundreds of U.S. Flights

A tracking service reported delays continued into Sunday, the day after a problem at an air traffic control center in Virginia was fixed.

An hour's delay for me.

The air traffic system is integrated.
Call it a catastrophic scheduling failure.

14
Opinion

Build a New Hudson River Tunnel

The antiquated rail tunnels need a long-term solution and proper funding.

Christi likes oil money.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Gould#Railroad_investing

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

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

The Pennsylvania built the tunnels.

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The Upshot

How to Know Whether to Believe a Health Study

Two key questions: What method did the researchers use? How similar am I to the people examined?

We can know more from the published information.

16
Food

International Designation Is Sweet Victory for Burgundy

Wine producer celebrates Unesco’s recognition of French ‘climats’ as World Heritage sites.

The climate is changing.
Unesco is fighting the changes.
 
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Science

The Butterfly, the Ant and the Oregano

The discovery of a hostile but symbiotic three-way relationship has led to the Large Blue butterfly’s comeback in Britain.

All research does not payoff in money.

I am glad the work was done and the Large Blue again lives in Britain.

18
Sports

Union Ruling Underlines N.C.A.A.’s Evolution

In effect, the college sports establishment has so far been able to head off fundamental alterations to its model in part by allowing incremental changes.

"In effect, the college sports establishment has, so far, been able to head off fundamental alterations in part by allowing incremental changes. Revolution has been sacrificed to evolution."

Changes will come.
The students will effectively unionize to deal with the N.C.A.A. and the college administrators.
The sports teams and their coaches should choose between professions.
A professional player is not a full time student.

The advantage of college sponsorship will end.

19
Sports

Familiar Face in World Championship Badminton Final

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei advanced to his fourth straight men’s singles final in Indonesia.

Badminton is an intensely athletic sport. 

7:10 PM ET  STOh/NESN 
Cleveland
Boston

 Cle: C. Kluber  (8-12, 3.34 ERA)
 Bos: J. Kelly  (5-6, 5.69 ERA)
Preview

MLB Standings

Standings | Wild Card Standings

American League
East
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
NY Yankees 6652.559-34 - 2132 - 3128 - 2216 - 816 - 145 - 5W 2
Toronto 6654.550140 - 2326 - 3127 - 2315 - 1314 - 128 - 2W 2
Baltimore 6157.517536 - 2125 - 3626 - 2412 - 1015 - 156 - 4L 1
Tampa Bay 5960.4967.531 - 3128 - 2924 - 2610 - 1314 - 155 - 5L 1
Boston 5366.44513.530 - 3023 - 3620 - 3010 - 1215 - 185 - 5W 1
Central
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Kansas City 7246.610-42 - 2030 - 2610 - 1032 - 1918 - 118 - 2W 4
Minnesota 5960.49613.538 - 2421 - 3613 - 1226 - 2512 - 114 - 6L 2
Detroit 5761.4831528 - 3029 - 3110 - 1630 - 209 - 154 - 6W 1
Chi White Sox 5562.47016.530 - 2825 - 3412 - 1420 - 3114 - 64 - 6L 2
Cleveland 5563.4661724 - 3431 - 2911 - 1118 - 3116 - 146 - 4L 1
West
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Houston 6555.542-41 - 2024 - 3515 - 1411 - 1528 - 234 - 6W 1
LA Angels 6257.5212.538 - 2324 - 3416 - 1311 - 1128 - 234 - 6W 2
Texas 6058.508427 - 3033 - 2819 - 913 - 1219 - 296 - 4L 1
Seattle 5664.467926 - 3330 - 3115 - 1710 - 1424 - 235 - 5W 1
Oakland 5269.43013.528 - 3424 - 359 - 2112 - 1724 - 253 - 7W 1

National League
East
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
NY Mets 6455.538-42 - 2122 - 3430 - 179 - 2018 - 125 - 5W 1
Washington 5959.5004.531 - 2328 - 3627 - 2010 - 1614 - 143 - 7W 1
Atlanta 5366.4451132 - 2421 - 4225 - 2512 - 1411 - 184 - 6L 2
Miami 4970.4121528 - 3021 - 4016 - 2810 - 1416 - 186 - 4W 3
Philadelphia 4673.3871827 - 3019 - 4318 - 269 - 2112 - 174 - 6L 4
Central
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
St. Louis 7643.639-45 - 1931 - 2418 - 832 - 1815 - 86 - 4L 1
Pittsburgh 7047.598540 - 1930 - 2821 - 821 - 2915 - 37 - 3W 1
Chi Cubs 6750.573834 - 2533 - 2516 - 1029 - 2214 - 98 - 2L 2
Cincinnati 5166.4362428 - 2723 - 3916 - 1222 - 267 - 163 - 7L 4
Milwaukee 5170.4212627 - 3824 - 3214 - 1219 - 2810 - 204 - 6L 2
West
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
LA Dodgers 6752.563-42 - 2025 - 3219 - 1311 - 1429 - 205 - 5L 1
San Francisco 6554.546235 - 2430 - 3018 - 159 - 1027 - 236 - 4W 1
Arizona 5860.4928.530 - 2928 - 3115 - 1810 - 1124 - 265 - 5L 1
San Diego 5862.4839.528 - 2930 - 3314 - 1212 - 1526 - 246 - 4W 2
Colorado 4869.4101826 - 3222 - 3713 - 1314 - 1118 - 312 - 8L 1

X - Clinched Division,  Y - Clinched Playoff Spot


20
Sports

The Pizza Man Wins the Arlington Million

The Pizza Man edged Big Blue Kitten by half a length for his third straight win.

https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Pizza+Man&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoA2oVChMIyZLSm7G1xwIVRW4-Ch3STAP6&biw=1024&bih=635#tbm=isch&q=the+pizza+man+horse




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