Saturday, September 19, 2015

@14:00, 9/18/15

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U.S.

The California Wildfires: The Death Toll Rises



2
Sports

Rutgers Football Player Charged

Receiver Leonte Carroo faces an assault under domestic violence count after an episode involving Rutgers police on Saturday.

Selecting a team for aggression is not the best idea.

3
Real Estate

House Hunting in ... London

Home prices are at the highs they reached last year, motivating many to look outside central London. Some popular areas are Clapham, Balham, Fulham, Hammersmith and Battersea.

I actively dislike the Victorian.
I can tollerate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morris
I am better with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimir_Malevich
http://www.kazimir-malevich.org/the-complete-works.html

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World

Video: Hungarian Police Block Migrants


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Sports

Djokovic Finishes at No. 1

Djokovic, the winner of the men’s title at the United States Open, clinched the year-end ranking.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
Boston0 0 0
0 1 0
0 0 0
181
Toronto0 0 1
3 0 2
0 0 x
690

  W: M. Stroman (2-0)   L: R. Porcello (8-13)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

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Travel

Resort and Tour News: Hiking in Trinidad & Tobago; Snowmobiling in Wyoming

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a fall foliage map from a New York resort and a golf course from Greg Norman in Australia.

Leaf peeping is good.
I would start soon.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/09/18/us/ap-us-travel-new-england-foliage-preview.html
Watch for updates.
Deer season starts in October.  Rifles, about Columbus day.

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U.S.

Kentucky: Kim Davis Loses Another Appeal on Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

The Rowan County clerk lost another bid on Thursday to delay licensing same-sex marriages.

She does not have a case.

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Sports

Rory McIlroy Tops Rankings

McIlroy returned to No.1, making this the fourth successive week he and Jordan Spieth have traded places.

Golf.

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N.Y. / Region

N.J. Transit Facing Major Delays at Hudson Tunnels

Trains were delayed by up to 90 minutes in and out of Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan because of power problems at the river crossing.

I need more information to begin to understand the problem.
A pantograph power system is very simple.
All the control is on the train.
The trolley wire can be replaced without rebuilding the cattenary carrier system.
Rail is a different problem.   

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N.Y. / Region

2 Rikers Guards Set Up Attack on Inmate, Officials Say

The charges against Officers Nakia Gales, 39, and Herman Jiminian, 41, include assault, falsifying records and official misconduct for their suspected role in the January 2014 attack.

Justice grinds on.

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N.Y. / Region

Construction in Buildings Declared Vacant Surprises Some: The Tenants

Tenant groups say that with little oversight from New York City, landlords have submitted permits falsely claiming that a building is unoccupied in an effort force out residents, particularly in rent-stabilized units.

Civil suits may be required. 
The tort is real.

12
Opinion

Hospital Errors That Put Lives at Risk

Readers react to a doctor’s account of taking matters into his own hands when he felt that a hospital was not properly treating his daughter.

I hope to get and give good care when it is necessary.

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Business Day

Consumer Prices Fall, Aided by Gas Prices and Strong Dollar

The decline adds a new factor to the Federal Reserve’s imminent decision whether or not to raise interest rates this month.

Krugman:

 

The Receding NAIRU

"I began my apprenticeship in economics as a research assistant to Bill Nordhaus, who was working on energy at the time (check the acknowledgments), and one thing I remember was the continual frustration over the failure of alternatives to conventional crude oil to materialize. That’s all changed now, of course; but at the time people used to cite “Weitzmann’s Law”, which said that the cost of alternatives to oil was 40 percent above the current price — whatever the current price happened to be.
It’s hard to escape the sense that something similar is happening now when it comes to estimates of the NAIRU, the lowest level unemployment can reach before inflation becomes an issue. The chart shows the actual unemployment rate versus the FOMC estimate of the long-run unemployment rate (the middle of the “central tendency” until the latest report, which gives us the median). Estimates of how low U can go seem always to be a bit below the current level of unemployment.
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What’s driving this ever-falling estimate of the NAIRU? The failure of inflation to materialize. And look, it’s better to see the FOMC update in the light of evidence than not. But the truth is that we really don’t know how low unemployment can go, which means that the unemployment rate is not a good reason to tighten. Wait until you see the whites of inflation’s eyes!"

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Sports

Champions League Comes Before Domestic Ones for Some Top Clubs

Powerhouses like Paris-St. Germain, Manchester City and Bayern Munich make no secret of their emphasis on the Champions League over their domestic leagues.

"It has not gotten so bad that associations are handing out participation trophies (yet),"

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U.S.

Richard Glossip Execution Halted by Oklahoma Court

The court acted with just hours to spare after lawyers cited an inmate’s claim that he overheard the other man convicted in the case admit he had acted alone.

Possible dismissal. 

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Health

Measles Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Kills 400

More than 23,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with the disease in the Katanga region of the country.

Katanga province is always in trouble.
Propane refrigeration is relatively cheap.
Peatier effect solar powered refrigeration is more easily understood.

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Business Day

Housing Starts Fell in August, but Remained on Pace for Recovery

Builders broke ground on fewer houses and apartment complexes in August, but homebuilding still seems much stronger than a year ago.

Real recovery will be dramatic.

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Sports

Jason Day Continues His Torrid Play in Third FedEx Cup Event

Day, who has won three of his last five tournaments, was 10 under par through 17 holes in the BMW Championship.

More golf.

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Business Day

Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

With the markets in a downturn and economies weak overseas, Fed officials said that they saw little risk in postponing an increase in interest rates.

As it should.

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Science

More Evidence for Coming Black Hole Collision

A new report supports the theory that two black holes in a galaxy 3.5 billion light-years away are headed for a cosmic collision of unimaginable scale.

Propagation delay puts the event 200,000 years in the past.
I expect the fireworks were disappointing.


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@19:20, 


1
U.S.

Kentucky: Kim Davis Loses Another Appeal on Same-Sex Marriage Licenses



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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students

Meeting the requirement set by Mayor Bill de Blasio for New York public schools will present major challenges, mostly in training enough teachers.

The kids can learn basic literacy.

New code is much more of a project.  A few will master the skills.

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Sports

Gasol Leads Spain Past France and Into Final

Pau Gasol overwhelmed host France, the defending champion, by scoring 40 points in an 80-75 victory in overtime on Thursday in Lille as Spain advanced to the final of the European basketball championship.

I do not wager.
My work is interesting to me.

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N.Y. / Region

2 Rikers Guards Set Up Attack on Inmate, Officials Say


5
U.S.

Richard Glossip Execution Halted by Oklahoma Court



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N.Y. / Region

N.J. Transit Facing Major Delays at Hudson Tunnels



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World

Video: Hungarian Police Block Migrants


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N.Y. / Region

Suspect in 2 Deaths at New York Hotels Is Arrested

Joseph Danclair, 36, of Brooklyn was charged with second-degree murder in one case; the authorities said charges were also expected soon in the other.

We will learn more.

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Sports

Red Bulls Fall Out of First

Kelyn Rowe broke a tie in the 65th minute, and the New England Revolution edged the visiting Red Bulls, 2-1, on Wednesday night to overtake them for first place in the Eastern Conference.

http://nytimes.stats.com/epl/scoreboard_daily.asp

Scoreboard
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Chelsea v Arsenal
Stamford Bridge
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Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion
Villa Park
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Newcastle United v Watford
St. James' Park
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Stoke City v Leicester City
Britannia Stadium
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Swansea City v Everton
Liberty Stadium
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Bournemouth v Sunderland
Vitality Stadium
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Manchester City v West Ham United
Etihad Stadium
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10
Real Estate

A Condo Near MoMA for $23 Million

A full-floor sponsor apartment at the Baccarat Hotel and Residences was the sale of the week.

I can spend a few hours traveling.

11
Food

Danny Meyer Has a Wine for Everyone

The restaurateur’s Union Square Hospitality Group makes wine drinkers from novice to expert feel that they can order something better than what they may have imagined at a more-than-fair price.

Ethanol.

12
Opinion

Countdown to an Execution in Oklahoma


13
The Upshot

A Promise to Critics

Some university administrators say the available data on economic diversity is too imperfect to be meaningful. The Upshot’s editor responds.

Economic diversity is not the objective.

14
Travel

New Ecotourism Tours in Sarasota

The debut tour, “Inspired Sarasota Bay,” departs Oct. 25 and will take guests to bays, islands and beaches, showcasing the environmental heritage of Sarasota Bay.

The tours are worth looking into.

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N.Y. / Region

Trial for Robert Menendez, New Jersey Senator, Is Delayed

Mr. Menendez’s lawyers vowed to go to the Supreme Court to have the charges dismissed, arguing that the federal case was tainted from the beginning.

The battle is necessary.  
May the facts win.

16
Opinion

Reaching Europe

Huge numbers of people continue to arrive at Europe’s borders.

Finding an open gate is the problem.

17
Travel

Resort and Tour News: Hiking in Trinidad & Tobago; Snowmobiling in Wyoming


Leaf peeping.

http://www.nybarexam.org/

"The bar examination is administered twice per year, on the last Tuesday and Wednesday of February and July. In 2014, the Board processed 17,010 applications for the bar examination and examined 15,227 applicants."

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Opinion

Why Some Employees Don’t Take Family Leave

Readers cite workers’ commitment to their jobs and unclear expectations from employers as reasons.

Some breaks should be ruptures.

19
World

Migrants Plot Alternative Routes as Hungary Detains 500

Some were planning to go through Croatia or Slovenia, or even through Hungary’s border with Romania — which Hungary is also moving to tighten.

/www.google.com/maps/place/Hungary/@47.1611614,19.5057541,5z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4741837bdf37e4c3:0xc4290c1e1010

Take the southern rout.

20
Sports

Header Gives Borussia Dortmund 10th Straight Win

Borussia Dortmund needed a stoppage-time goal for its 10th straight win to start the season, beating Krasnodar, 2-1, in the Europa League.

More Soccer.


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