Friday, July 22, 2016

@21:30, 7/21/16

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1
Food

At Dawa’s in Queens, a Fusion of Earth and Sky

At this Tibetan and American cafe, the thrill is the hidden tracks on the flip side of the menu.

As convenient.

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N.Y. / Region

Heroin and Pill Overdoses Claim Immigrant Victims, Catching Families Off Guard

Parents from Russia and the Middle East are often unfamiliar with the signs of drug abuse and may not know how to navigate the world of treatment and recovery.

This is a different story than Russia after their Afghan adventure.

3
Magazine

A Clam Fritter That Brings the Bahamas to Your Home

Peppery heat and a zip of lime add an island flair to the familiar.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018223-clam-fritters

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U.S.

Sperm Banks Accused of Losing Samples and Lying About Donors

One lawsuit, by a California woman, claims a Los Angeles fertility center lost her late husband’s banked sperm, denying her the ability to have his children.

http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/marfan-syndrome/overview.html

Horror stories. 

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N.Y. / Region

Prosecutor Offers Glimpse of Evidence in New York Police Corruption Case

Among the evidence under review were thumb drives, smartphones and business cards, which related to people currently and formerly at the New York Police Department and local elected officials.

Guilty but fighting conviction.

6
Travel

On Tap: New Craft Beer Outposts

Established craft breweries in the West like Oskar Blues and Green Flash are opening tasting rooms in North Carolina, Virginia and Texas.

It is interesting that these brewers are moving south.

7
U.S.

Future House: 3-D Printed and Ready to Fly

Technologies using 3-D printing and other methods are expected to reshape home-building as the world faces climate change and population growth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fireproof_House_for_$5000

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

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

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

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Health

I.V.F. Does Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk, Study Shows

The largest study to date shows little evidence of an increased risk in breast cancer among women who have undergone fertility treatments.

There is a political constituency for suppression of all manipulation of fertility.
They are fighting a bitter rearguard action. 

9
Technology

What’s the Right Age to Give a Child a Smartphone?

As more children get phones at 10 and younger, parents face the question of when to allow unfettered access to the internet and all its benefits and perils.

There is no 'right' age.

They will buy them when they can.

10
Books

Man vs. Machine

New books about competing against computers for jobs, holding on to privacy in the digital age and more.

Read these if you wish.
They will not help one deal with the moment.
Many problems are aggressive salesmen demanding our attention.

11
Business Day

How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course

Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy.

I do not like Eduardo Porter's tone.
His logic is solid.

12
U.S.

Obama Faces Growing Expectations on Race and Policing

Activists have questioned why he is not doing more to help. It’s complicated, he tries to explain — a response he acknowledges is accurate and unsatisfying.

Obama is trying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era#Ending_Reconstruction

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

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N.Y. / Region

A ‘Heat Dome’ Is Approaching New York. At Least There Won’t Be ‘Corn Sweat.’

A large bubble of high pressure will have the city sweltering in time for the weekend. In the Midwest, the dome’s unbearable effects are being compounded by water being released from corn.

It is a reason to go to a beach.

14
Travel

From Zip Lines to Trails, Vail Becomes a Summer Wonderland

Vail Resorts is being viewed as a test case by other ski resorts that may be considering summer programs beyond hiking and mountain biking.

A ski slope in summer is an ugly place.
I have some experience.

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N.Y. / Region

Thumbelina’s Secret Architect, Creating Fairy Houses on a New Jersey Trail

Made of twigs, moss and acorns, the tiny enchanting houses in the South Mountain Reservation in Millburn, N.J., have inspired children as well as copycats.

Fantasy and reality should not intersect.

Leave it on the page.

16
Health

Hotlines Faster Than Hospitals in Pinpointing Dengue, Study Says

Calls to public health hotlines in Pakistan confirmed outbreaks two or three weeks
earlier, according to a new study.

Ok.

17
U.S.

Baton Rouge Gunman ‘Was Targeting Officers,’ Police Say


Sometimes the bears are armed.
The police uniform can be a target.

18
U.S.

The 3 Officers Killed in Baton Rouge


Baton Rouge is lucky so few were killed.
Let civilians take the first shot or kill the handgun industry.

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N.Y. / Region

Black Police Officers Feel the Inner Tug of a Dual Role


Divided loyalties hurt.

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U.S.

Yes, the World Is Going Berserk, but Inner Peace Is Still Possible

City dwellers in particular may bear the brunt of racial division, terrorism and any number of fearsome events, but neighborhood social connections may hold the key to sanity.

Inner peace is easier where there is less noise.

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