Saturday, May 20, 2017

@9:15, 5/19/17

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Business Day

U.S. Admiral in ‘Fat Leonard’ Navy Scandal Sentenced to 18 Months

Rear Adm. Robert Gilbeau, the first admiral ever convicted of a federal crime while on active duty, was sentenced Wednesday for lying about his role in a bribery scheme that has snared many officers.

 There was no way to save him.

2
Opinion

What Roger Ailes Learned From Richard Nixon

The mastermind of Fox News played on the cultural resentment he learned working for the Nixon White House.

I agree with David Greenberg on Roger Ailes.

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U.S.

Democratic Leaders Try to Slow Calls for Trump’s Impeachment

Elected Democratic officials are counseling sobriety as they press ahead with investigations of President Trump, but activists want more: impeachment now.

Going  off half cocked is a waste of time and credibility.
Build the case before charges are brought.

4
Opinion

Rod Rosenstein’s make-up call

Helping Donald Trump isn’t worth your reputation. But you can often recover, at least partially, from your own mistakes.

David Leonhardt is cheering for an end to Trump.

5
Technology

Getting Google Cards to Load Again

Various issues can interfere with the information feed from the Google apps displaying properly on your device, but there are workarounds.

The problem was an unpaid cable bill.
The connection now works better.

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U.S.

McConnell Seeks ‘a Little Less Drama’ From the White House

He carefully pleaded with the administration to stop impeding the G.O.P. agenda as Democrats prepared to pressure the White House on the president’s meeting with Russian officials

The republicans have an agenda that is not Trump's.

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Travel

How to Keep Your Valuables Safe on Vacation

Limit what you bring, don’t be showy and don’t rely on the in-room safe.

Leave them home or in the or in a safety deposit box.

Do not carry what you cannot afford to lose.

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Food

Salad Days!

Julia Moskin has delivered a wonderful new “How to Make Salad” guide. Why not follow it tonight, or in the coming days?

It is an aesthetic problem.

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Magazine

The Genetics of Pooched-Out Pooches

A mutation in some obesity-prone dog breeds might reveal new risk factors for obesity in humans — and perhaps one day give rise to new drugs.

Obesity is not an obsession of mine.

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Business Day

Roger Ailes’s Swift Exit From the Network He Built

Mr. Ailes was ousted barely two weeks after the former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual harassment.

FoxNews is a fashion house.
Roger Ails became unfashionable.

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