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U.S.
One Backlash Spawns Another for Oklahoma Paper That Backed Clinton
After many local readers canceled their subscriptions to an Oklahoma newspaper that endorsed Clinton, out-of-town readers stepped in to support it.It is indeed time that Oklahoma thought about the nation and the world.
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N.Y. / Region
Drop in Gang Violence Drove New York City Shootings Below 1,000 in 2016
The gangs have not gone away.
They have realized broader horizons.
The police do not help with that.
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Technology
Google Helping Mobile Publishing? Some Publishers Are Not So Sure
AMP, a method of loading of mobile web pages more quickly, has raised concern among small publishers worried they are losing control of their content.Wait for Google to fix their system.
The servers at the Times are fast when the advertisers are not bogging my system down.
Mobile is inherently small screen.
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World
Fighting Restoration by Clinging to Remnants of the Past
At Fort Mahakan in Bangkok’s historic core, a deadline for eviction is approaching in a 24-year battle for the fort between the city and unyielding villagers.My preference is "inhabited ruins".
Most governments like higher rents.
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U.S.
Arkansas Judge Resigns After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct
Timothy Parker, who was a district court judge, has denied allegations by a state disciplinary commission that he traded favorable bond conditions for sexual favors.There are three different stories under this headline.
None of them are well written.
The sentences are grammatical.
They do not follow oneanother logically.
An editor has butchered a longer piece.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/arkansas-judge-accused-sexual-misconduct-steps-44528661
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U.S.
Dylann Roof, Charleston Church Killer, Is Deemed Competent for Sentencing
The penalty phase of Mr. Roof’s federal trial will begin on Wednesday. He could be sentenced to death for killing nine black churchgoers last year.http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/us/no-regrets-from-dylann-roof-in-jailhouse-manifesto.html
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Well
Mediterranean Diet May Be Good for the Brain
Aging can shrink the brain, but older men and women who ate a Mediterranean-style diet had less loss of brain volume than those not following the diet.Reason for more work.
Find the mechanism.
Discover how to optimize it.
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World
Video of Smog Engulfing Beijing Shows Extent of Pollution
The pollution in Beijing has been particularly bad recently, and the city has been enveloped in smog for extended periods starting in October.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/world/asia/china-smog-toxic.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_gas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syngas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_(fuel)
http://www.steel.org/making-steel/how-its-made/processes/processes-info/coke-production-for-blast-furnace-ironmaking.aspx
Water gas from coke is a clean way to fire a boiler.
The Wikipedia articles are not informative.
The process is old and dirty.
Careful design can help.
My thought is as an emergency measure for Peking.
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Opinion
Going Green in ’17
An environmental consultant writes that the cumulative effect of personal direct actions can be significant.I am willing to be as carbon neutral as you can afford.
Let us talk about how.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Movies
The Glare Varies for Two Actors on Hollywood’s Awards Trail
Some in Hollywood see a double standard in the awards season treatment of Casey Affleck and Nate Parker.The art is not the artist.
I have not experienced the work.
I will not prejudge it.
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