Sunday, May 15, 2016

@18:50, 5/14/16

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1
T Magazine

A Rum Infusion From Cartagena’s Swanky New Watering Hole

The owner of Alquímico, located in a former Colombian mansion, shares his recipe for a refreshing ginger lime cocktail.

Not for me.

2
N.Y. / Region

Damaged After One Season, a Public Dock in Brooklyn Is Now Used Only by Birds

A dock installed off the shoreline of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is sitting in storage, and some have criticized it for being poorly designed.

The marine environment is more aggressive than most people realize. 

A throw away project is thrown away.

The yelling and finger pointing continue.

3
Fashion & Style

Bill Cunningham | Rips and Tears

The concept of radical chic has been evolving for a couple of years and is now heading into formal evening wear.

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2016/05/15/fashion/15STREET.html

The deal is class consciousness

The messages our clothing signal..

4
N.Y. / Region

When Caterpillars Move In, the Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Feasts

An upside to the onslaught of Eastern tent caterpillars, whose webby bivouacs festoon black cherry trees, is the chance to watch the birds that eat them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantria_dispar_dispar#Birds

The morning concert is impressive.

5
Real Estate

Home Renovation With a Learning Curve

With the proceeds from the sale of a Brooklyn maisonette, a couple embark on an ambitious plan to bring urban design to their new suburban apartment.

Building can avoid a multitude of headaches.

6
U.S.

Chicago Mayor Looks to Replace Agency That Reviews Police Conduct

Rahm Emanuel’s new plan follows a task force’s blistering report, which said the force falls short on matters of race, transparency and accountability.

The culture of the Chicago police must change.
These measures may not be sufficient to force the necessary changes.

7
Times Insider

Alzheimer’s: Inside a Strangely Upbeat Story

N.R. Kleinfield talks about his reporting on one woman with early stage Alzheimer’s and some of the unexpected dimensions connected with her disease

If you want to do Alzheimer's support I have no objection.

8.
Real Estate

The Risks of Inhaling Construction Dust

Keeping an apartment healthy, privacy rights and dealing with an unknown landlord.

Ronda Kayson is being excessively cautious with construction dusts.
The other advice seems good.

9
Fashion & Style

Single Woman Seeking Manwich

Dating, like insanity, is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome.

I stopped looking.

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N.Y. / Region

Charges Dropped Against Brooklyn Mail Carrier in Altercation With Police

A judge dismissed charges of disorderly conduct against Glen Grays, who was arrested in March by plainclothes police officers.

"Stephen Davis, a spokesman for the Police Department, said on Thursday that Lieutenant Machado would be served with departmental charges and the other officers would face discipline from their commanders."

11
Arts

Prince’s Doctor Arrived With Test Results Only to Find Him Dead

Dr. Michael T. Schulenberg had seen Prince the previous day, according to a police affidavit filed in connection with a search warrant for his medical records.

There will be a more satisfying report.

12
Science

Global Warming Cited as Wildfires Increase in Fragile Boreal Forest

Scientists say the near-destruction of a Canadian city last week by a wildfire is proof that the threat from climate change to the vital boreal forest is very real.

Eventually the facts get into the news.

13
Food

An Easy Phyllo Torte for Spring

A streamlined technique and a lot of butter make this golden herb-flecked phyllo pastry stunningly simple.

I need more than one appetite for this torte.
It looks easy.

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U.S.

Treating Pain Without Feeding Addiction at ‘Ground Zero’ for Opioids

The difficult work of addressing the nation’s overreliance on opioids, while also treating debilitating pain, is playing out patient by patient in West Virginia.

Addicts don't want to be addicted.
32% of the patients have been dropped from the program.
70% continue to use opioids.
I wish West Virginia better success.

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N.Y. / Region

The Dutch Prime Minister Is a Big Fan

Robert Caro, the biographer, led Mark Rutte of the Netherlands through one of Robert Moses’ 12 offices and the many New York City features that the power broker built.

Robert Moses did what Al Smith trained him to do.
He had no second act.

16
Science

Humans and Mastodons Coexisted in Florida, New Evidence Shows

The discovery of an unmistakable human artifact proves that humans colonized northern Florida by 14,550 years ago.

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

The case is good.

17
Opinion

Talk to Us, Mr. President

There’s one last, great thing Obama can do this spring for the nation’s community colleges.

It couldn't hurt.

I know the dimensions of what I need to learn.
Putting in the hours has been difficult.

18
Science

Look Through Wood, No X-Ray Vision Required

The scientists say they were “very surprised by how transparent it could go.”

I will let it be a curiosity for now.
Wood is wonderful and cheap as it comes from the tree.

19
Sports

Bottles Used in Fight Against Doping Take Center Stage

The bottles, thought to be tamper proof, are prominent characters in an operation, as described by a former Russian antidoping official, to avoid positive drug tests at the Olympics.

An easy trick would be to replicate the bottles.
Counterfeiting is highly developed.
Russia has the industrial resources of a nation.

20 
Magazine

When Do You Give Up on Treating a Child With Cancer?

Andrew Levy’s parents knew that the rare and deadly cancer in his blood could not be beaten, so they began to prepare for the worst. Then something mysterious happened.

We follow the Buddhist way and live in the moment.

My car broke a front spring. 
I hope to get it fixed in the next few days. 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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