Wednesday, January 31, 2018

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The Learning Network

Are You a Perfectionist?

By NATALIE PROULX | Jan 31st 2018
Do you think setting high standards for yourself is a positive attribute? Or can it be cause for concern?

Perfectionism is a form of competition.
It sets an impossible goal and measures down from the goal.

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Opinion

A Democratic Ticket for 2020?

Jan 31st 2018
Readers were impressed by Representative Joseph Kennedy’s rebuttal to the State of the Union but disagree about whether he is the “liberal savior.”

There are two and a half years before Democrats need to find a ticket for 2020.

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Science

The Famine Ended 70 Years Ago, but Dutch Genes Still Bear Scars

By CARL ZIMMER | Jan 31st 2018
Babies born during the Dutch Hunger Winter became adults with higher rates of health problems. Now researchers may have found the genetic switches that made it happen.

Africa is loaded with people bread in famine conditions.

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The Learning Network

Teaching Activities for: ‘This Flu Season Is the Worst in Nearly a Decade’

By NATALIE PROULX | Jan 30th 2018
What do we know about this year’s dominant virus, H3N2?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/health/flu-rates-deaths.html

It is another bad flu season.

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Style

Sex Hurts. Help!

By JEN GUNTER | Jan 31st 2018
Navigating a sensitive, and critical, topic.

Talk helps.

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

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Opinion

Baby Hope’s Birth Mom Has a Name

By JENNIFER WEINER | Jan 31st 2018
Abortion opponents seem to easily erase women. So does Trump.

Yes.
Adults matter.

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Science

The Super Blue Blood Moon: Pictures From an Astronomical Hat Trick

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Jan 31st 2018
Around the world, people woke up early or stayed up late to take in the cosmic coincidence of a blue moon, a supermoon and a lunar eclipse.

Interesting.

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U.S.

What Were Those Purple Ribbons For at the State of the Union?

By MATTHEW HAAG | Jan 31st 2018
At least a dozen members of Congress wore purple ribbons at President Trump’s address to help raise awareness about the country’s opioid epidemic.

There are emergencies that need attention.

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Business Day

Facebook’s Earnings Jump, but Its Shares Slide: DealBook Briefing

Jan 31st 2018
The social media giant reported its fourth-quarter operating profit jumped 61 percent to $7.35 billion, but its stock slid after hours.

Facebook is not making the world better.

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Real Estate

$750,000 Homes in Washington, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia

By JULIE LASKY | Jan 31st 2018
A midcentury-modern house in a Seattle suburb, an 1871 home outside Milwaukee and a duplex condominium in Washington.

I shall seek a house in the near neighborhood of Alfred, New York.
If you object let me know soon.

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Health

Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, C.D.C. Director, Resigns Over Tobacco and Other Investments

By SHEILA KAPLAN | Jan 31st 2018
Dr. Fitzgerald left the agency in the middle of a flu epidemic following a report in Politico that Ms. Fitzgerald traded in tobacco stocks.

She is unwilling to do the job.

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U.S.

Melania Trump, Again on Her Own, Emerges at State of the Union Speech

By KATIE ROGERS | Jan 31st 2018
The high-profile appearance by Mrs. Trump ended several weeks of few public appearances and fewer public statements.

"Don't ask.  Don't tell.

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Reader Center

Are You in a Romantic Relationship That Crosses the Political Aisle?

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Jan 31st 2018
We are looking for couples who have dealt with the struggles or triumphs of dating someone with opposing political beliefs.

If so our votes will cancel.
That will be fine with me.
Talking will be difficult.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Arts

Stormy Daniels Deflects Jimmy Kimmel’s Questions on Rumored Trump Affair

By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO | Jan 31st 2018
The former pornographic-film actress strongly implied that she had not written a denial letter refuting allegations of an affair with President Trump.

Perhaps she is a honest sex worker.

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Fashion & Style

It’s the Little Things, Like Coffee, Cocktails and Listening

By ALIX STRAUSS | Jan 31st 2018
Jamie Cat Callan and Bill Thompson met in her English class; the semicolon, and all that is ordinary, connected them from the beginning.

We need to talk.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

I don't care who cooks.
I will eat the food.
Drunks are addicts. The addiction is dangerous.
I fear addictions. 

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Magazine

Is It O.K. to Surprise Someone With a Negative Reference?

By KWAME ANTHONY APPIAH | Jan 31st 2018
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what you owe someone who has asked you to recommend them or otherwise testify on their behalf.

When requested tell authorities what you know.

Supporting a revolt is a different matter.  Keep your friends secrets. 

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Fashion & Style

Melania Trump and the Case of the White Pantsuit

By VANESSA FRIEDMAN | Jan 31st 2018
Clothes became a symbolic dividing line during this State of the Union address like seemingly never before.

Hillary Clinton wore a white pantsuit often.

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Opinion

A Brutal Fact-Check of President Trump

By NICHOLAS KRISTOF | Jan 31st 2018
A play-by-play assessment of the president’s speech.

Yes, A deal with Nicolas Kristof.

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Well

After a Cancer Diagnosis, Playing the Odds

By KATIE PALAY | Jan 31st 2018
I could continue to obsess over cold facts, or I could choose to be present and enjoy all the beautiful moments that make life worth living.

Enjoy the moment.
Check often.

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Technology

Getting a Fresh Start With Windows 10

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Jan 31st 2018
A recently added feature in Windows 10 tries to simplify the process of performing a clean installation of the operating system.

I hope I don't need one.
I have been using FireFox and its forget button.


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World

3 Philippine Officers Charged in a Killing That Spurred Outrage

By FELIPE VILLAMOR | Jan 29th 2018
The officers were charged in connection with the killing of Kian Loyd delos Santos, 17, which strengthened opposition to the government’s brutal antidrug crackdown.

 Rodrigo Duterte’s is not the way away from opioids.

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The Learning Network

The State of the Union Address: A Place for Student Predictions and Reactions

By THE LEARNING NETWORK | Jan 29th 2018
What predictions can you make about the speech? What reactions do you have during and after? This forum is a place for teenagers to post both.

Trump does not know.

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Real Estate

The D.I.Y. Country House

By TIM McKEOUGH | Jan 30th 2018
Buying a home in Connecticut seemed like a good idea to two longtime Manhattanites — so long as the renovation required was mostly aesthetic.

They have the right idea.
My aesthetic sense is different.

It is time to talk.

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Business Day

For His Next Act, Ken Chenault Turns His Focus on Silicon Valley

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN | Jan 30th 2018
Seeing an opportunity to have a larger impact on Silicon Valley and its business culture, Mr. Chenault plans to join the venture capital firm General Catalyst Partners.

I have not found a next act for Silicon Valley.

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U.S.

Here’s Who Will Sit With the First Lady at the State of the Union

By EMILY BAUMGAERTNER | Jan 30th 2018
President Trump and Melania Trump, the first lady, have released their joint guest list for the State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Stolen thunder.

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U.S.

Democratic National Committee’s Chief Executive Quits

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Jan 30th 2018
Senior Democratic officials indicated that Jess O’Connell, who had been in the job less than year, had clashed with the party’s elected chairman.

Life continues.

I will continue to vote for the Democrats.

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Opinion

The Fascist Sympathizer Who Founded Ikea

By ELISABETH ASBRINK | Jan 30th 2018
Ingvar Kamprad, who died Saturday, was hailed as a Swedish national hero. But he had a darker past.

Ingvar Kamprad may have recovered from his early history.
His company's design standards have degenerated in recent years.

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Podcasts

Listen to ‘The Daily’: Testing Canada’s Welcome

By MICHAEL BARBARO | Jan 29th 2018
Some asylum seekers fleeing the United States are learning that Canada is not the promised land that they had hoped for.

Yes.

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U.S.

Is Retirement for You or Your Kids?

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Jan 29th 2018
The New York Times would like to hear from parents who are retiring and how they intend using their savings and if they plan on sharing it with their children.

I hope there are resources left at the end of my life.
My heirs will have to deal with them.
I have yet to designate heirs.

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Crosswords & Games

Like Most Pet Dogs

By DEB AMLEN | Jan 30th 2018
Emily Carroll rewards our good behavior.

Other people's dogs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHUAJTZqF0

Edwin Starr got airplay.     I remember.

Diplomacy works 

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Tuesday, January 30, 2018

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U.S.

A Paper Tears Apart in a City That Never Quite Came Together

By TIM ARANGO and ADAM NAGOURNEY | Jan 31st 2018
The turmoil at the Los Angeles Times is the latest setback for Los Angeles, a region that has long suffered from a lack of civic institutions.

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison#Motion_pictures

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

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_%281974_film%29

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulholland_Drive_%28film%29

The city state of Los Angeles was and will not be again.

After decades of effort the company town has perished.

Long live Silicon valley.

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Arts

Candles and a Cake? This Is a Much Better Way to Honor a Birthday

By STEVEN KURUTZ | Jan 30th 2018
For the interior designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, one particular piece in their collection of Modern and contemporary art has special meaning.

I have no wish to stop your evolution.
I want to be near it.
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Business Day

Exxon Mobil Tripling Its Bet on the Hottest U.S. Shale Field

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | Jan 30th 2018
The company will increase its output of oil and natural gas in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico to 600,000 barrels a day by 2025.

Fracked petroleum is expensive and limited.
Exxon thinks they can recover more of their sunk costs.
Exxon is betting on a Republican dynasty.
"In the long run we are all dead"
                                 Keynes

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

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Fashion & Style

A Clothing Line Based on Her Great-Grandmother’s Aprons

By RACHEL FELDER | Jan 30th 2018
Paris Starn, the young daughter of New York artists, debuts her line at Opening Ceremony.

"The Art of Fashion: As a little girl, she would frequently spend afternoons at Chelsea art galleries with her parents. Toward the end of those jaunts, she was encouraged to choose a final gallery to visit. “I would take them to Comme des Garçons,” she recalled. “My parents always laughed at me and I didn’t understand why, because I genuinely thought those clothes were art, which they are.”"

Artists learn early not to try to define art.

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Arts

James Corden Responds to Nikki Haley’s Grammys Criticism

By GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO | Jan 30th 2018
After Hillary Clinton appeared on the Grammys, the U.N. ambassador tweeted that the awards show should not “ruin great music with trash.” James Corden fired back.

Nikki Haley has demonstrated her blind spot.

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Opinion

Melania Trump Is No Radical

Jan 30th 2018
Two readers disagree with an opinion writer’s assertion that Mrs. Trump is redefining the role of first lady.

Melania Trump is trying . . . very.

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World

Anguish in New Delhi at Rape of an 8-Month-Old Girl

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HARI KUMAR | Jan 30th 2018
The infant was hospitalized in the Indian capital after she was raped, the police said. A cousin who was babysitting her has been arrested.

India is changing.
India does not like it.

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Watching

Three Shows to Watch This Week

By MARGARET LYONS | Jan 29th 2018
Choose from something soapy, something sporty and something surprising.

I am fascinated by blinking lights.

These story lines are not my favorites at the moment.
I don't what my favorites will be next week.

I can make more satisfying pictures in my head than any director has made on a screen.

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U.S.

Melania Trump, Out of Sight Since Report of Husband’s Infidelity, to Attend State of the Union

By KATIE ROGERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN | Jan 29th 2018
The reports of a payoff to an adult actress blindsided the first lady, who was furious with her husband, according to two people close to the couple.

She has not filed for a divorce. 
Her prenuptial agreement must certainly be restrictive.

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U.S.

Attacks Reveal What U.S. Won’t: Victory Remains Elusive in Afghanistan

By HELENE COOPER | Jan 29th 2018
In his State of the Union address, President Trump is expected to promote his strategy to win the war in Afghanistan. He’ll be the third president to do so.

"Victory" in Afghanistan is not possible.

Henry XII of England had difficulty displacing the Pope.
Oliver Cromwell could not change the faith of Ireland. 


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Arts

Mark Salling, Former ‘Glee’ Star, Is Found Dead

By SOPAN DEB | Jan 30th 2018
Weeks after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography, the actor and songwriter Mark Salling, 35, was found dead.

Sad.

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World

Norway Ski Team’s Sweater Gets Tangled in a Neo-Nazi Uproar

By RICHARD MARTYN-HEMPHILL | Jan 30th 2018
A design for official knitwear to be worn by the country’s competitors this season bears a rune that white supremacists have tried to co-opt.

Junk.   it is a letter.

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U.S.

Video: It’s Trump’s Speech, but Eyes Are on Melania

By CHRIS CIRILLO | Jan 30th 2018


I await developments.

Family values are tricky.

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N.Y. / Region

New York Today: A Month of Weird Weather

By ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE | Jan 29th 2018
Monday: January’s ups and downs, a lecture on distraction and a raven’s birthday.

The January thaw is an old acquaintance.  Lost Lenore is a bit more recent.

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Opinion

Monkeys and Volkswagen

Jan 30th 2018
The Humane Society cites a misguided animal experiment aimed at reassuring Americans.

Sales people do not think clearly.

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Style

My In-Laws Are Suffocating Me. Help!

By CHERYL STRAYED and STEVE ALMOND | Jan 30th 2018
While on the receiving end of cooked meals, free services and generous gifts, a reader wonders where the line is between nice and annoying.

"Death heals all wounds"

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Arts

Christo to Build Floating Structure in London’s Hyde Park

By ANDREW R. CHOW | Jan 29th 2018
The trapezoidal work, called a mastaba, will be made out of 7,506 barrels and be on view this summer. Later, a much larger one is planned in Abu Dhabi.

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

Do not ignore iconography.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44726/second-fig
Water?
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/14095/first-fig

the floating world

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

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Travel

Travel Tips From Comedians: Tom Segura

By JUSTIN SABLICH | Jan 30th 2018
Comedians know a thing or two about travel, since their job is to make people laugh in cities all across the world. Here are a few pointers from Tom Segura, whose new special “Disgraceful” is now streaming on Netflix.

Federal Express ships stuff.
Airlines carry passengers.
Plan ahead if you can.
Touring is another problem.
R.V.s can work.

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Opinion

Melania Trump Is No Radical

Jan 30th 2018
Two readers disagree with an opinion writer’s assertion that Mrs. Trump is redefining the role of first lady.

Every First Lady defines her role.

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Opinion

Treating the Lifelong Harm of Childhood Trauma

By DAVID BORNSTEIN | Jan 30th 2018
Toxic stress among children is far more harmful than has been appreciated. An expert describes new methods to screen and treat victims early.

The U.S. culture is learning.

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