Friday, July 22, 2016

@12:40, 7/22/16

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1
The Upshot

First Rule of the Job Hunt: Find Something You Love to Do

To be happy, research suggests, earning a high salary isn’t enough. Once you have met your basic needs, satisfaction comes from developing an expertise.

http://www.lincolnhsbrooklyn.com/34219.php

2
Travel

In Jamaica, Running in Usain Bolt’s Footsteps

My parents liked to run, but I was not enthusiastic — and then I went to Jamaica, where I followed the trail of the Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.

I have not been running.

3
N.Y. / Region

Package Thrown at Police Leads to Frantic Drive and 6-Hour Standoff

After a man tossed a blinking device into a police van in Times Square, officers urgently drove it away from crowds out of fear that it was a bomb.

The police are required to take these things seriously.

4
N.Y. / Region

Taking Aim at Fatigue, Taxi Commission Limits Drivers to 12-Hour Days

The limits, which also include a cap of 72 hours per week, are the first such rules that New York City has set for both taxis and services like Uber.

Fares will rise.

5
Sports

A Runner’s Career Ends, but Her Mission Goes the Distance

Lauren Fleshman is retiring at 34, but her push for reforms in track and field and in the role of women in the sport continues.

Swim?

6
Opinion

K2 Drug Overdoses

A New York psychiatrist writes that “criminalizing use without adequately addressing social determinants is unlikely to be effective.”

The D.E.A. can pursue the use of K2.

7
Food

Searching for Soul Among Douro Reds

The wine panel sought and found some distinctive wines, but glossy modern winemaking too often took the spotlight.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/22/alcohol-direct-cause-seven-forms-
of-cancer-study

8
U.S.

Another Baltimore Police Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case

After four trials so far, prosecutors in Baltimore have not secured convictions against any officers charged in the death of Mr. Gray last year in a police van.

There will be no convictions.

9
Magazine

Judge John Hodgman on an Uneven Split of Backpacking Weight

Beware the hiking partner who praises your superior fitness level.

Splitting the load by body weight seems fair.

10
The Upshot

Letting Markets Guide Adaptation to Climate Change

Insurance markets can communicate important information about risk — unless prevented by well-meaning but harmful regulations.

https://epic.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/citizens_readme.pdf

The thought is fine with me.
The politics are impossible.

11
Opinion

Lenny Singleton’s Life Sentences

A prisoner’s wife tells her story.

Good luck to her.

12
Fashion & Style

A Crash Course in Honeymoon Survival

Lost in the Amazon jungle, a newly married couple finds hope in fantasizing about the future (while clad in underwear and headlamps).

Nothing so ambitious.

13
Opinion

Get Juveniles Out of Rikers Island

A plan to move young prisoners out of a notorious New York City jail could help end the inhumane treatment they have received.

Rikers is not the problem.  The building and the guards are the problem.

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I will return late.     returned
Science

Two’s Company, Three’s a Lichen?

New research challenges the one fungus-one alga paradigm of how lichens form.

Ok.

15
Health

Skinny People With Obesity Issues? A Rare Window for Researchers

A small group of thin patients who develop disorders typically tied to obesity pose a medical mystery and a potential opportunity for scientists.

They are treating symptoms.
Eliminate fructose.

16
Magazine

How Sex, Animals and Obama End Up in Drink Names

Christening cocktails can be as bold an art as creating them.

Games.

17
U.S.

Baton Rouge Gunman Moved ‘Tactically’ to Target Police Officers, Officials Say


18
N.Y. / Region

Insurance Groups in New York Improperly Cut Home-Care Hours for Disabled Patients, Report Says

The study was co-sponsored by Medicaid Matters, which is an advocate for Medicaid beneficiaries, and by the New York chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

No charity.

19
U.S.

The Capital of Car Culture, Los Angeles Warms to Mass Transit

A light rail extension from downtown Los Angeles to the Santa Monica beach has raised some excitement, despite the line’s modest size.

Ok.

20
U.S.

A Conversation With Jeanne Gang on Architecture With a Mission

The architect and founder of Studio Gang is using balconies and common areas in tall buildings to give people visual connections.

An effort, not yet a fix.

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