Thursday, January 25, 2018

@13:00, 1/24/17

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Opinion

I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States.

Nearly 700,000 adults in the country have been subjected to this harmful practice.

"We must pass legislation to stop licensed therapists who seek to harm L.G.B.T.Q. youth with conversion therapy. Everyone should know that you can’t change what you never chose."

I can argue "until the cows come home".
The gay remain gay.

I find that good people are good.

2
U.S.

Right and Left React to the End of the Government Shutdown

Writers from across the political spectrum examine the aftermath of the government shutdown.

The government is back to square one on immigrants.
Children have health care.

3
Travel

In a Swiss Ski Town, Private Chalets Have Become the Place to Stay

Wengen, a popular winter sports destination, has seen visitors turning toward attractively priced rental properties; hotels are working to stay competitive.

enjoy.

4
The Learning Network

Word + Quiz: superficial

This word has appeared in 178 articles on nytimes.com in the past year.

A useful descriptor.      Paint.

5
Opinion

When Life Gave Me Lemons, I Had a Panic Attack

My anxiety severely limits what I can do in my life. Should I consider myself disabled?

https://www.disability-benefits-help.org/disabling-conditions/mental-disorders

My dyslexia is not medically diagnosed.

Gila Lyons is correct.

6
Sports

Dr. Larry Nassar Sentenced to 40 to 175 Years for Sexual Abuse

More than 150 women, including Olympic gymnasts, testified during an extraordinary seven-day hearing for the former U.S.A. Gymnastics and Michigan State team doctor.

"The mills of the gods grind slowly
but they grind exceeding fine"

https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/332/the-mills-of-the-gods-grind-slowly-but-they-grind-exceeding-fine

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

"In philosophy, skepticism can refer to:
  1. a mode of inquiry that emphasizes critical scrutiny, caution, and intellectual rigor;
  2. a method of obtaining knowledge through systematic doubt and continual testing;
  3. a set of claims about the limitations of human knowledge and the proper response to such limitations."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_skepticism

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The Learning Network

Is Hollywood Becoming More Diverse?

Are there any races, ethnicities, genders, body types or other types of people and life experiences that you think are especially underrepresented in movies?

Anti hispanic prejudice rests in part on the protestant reformation.  Further it is rooted in the Spanish dominance of the Papacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Borgia

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

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_%282009_film%29

8
Food

Pasta Flyer

Mark Ladner, who mastered pasta at Del Posto, opens a restaurant where the dishes are under $10 and ready in a minute.

Noodles are good.

9
Travel

Taking a Private Jet Could Be More Affordable Than You Think

Flights from companies like JetSuite, Blade and JetSmarter can turn out to be reasonably priced, especially for groups. Here’s how it works.

Hitchhiking.
The charters of airlines have changed to firmly limit "space available" fares.

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Books

A Remarkable Man Among Remarkable Men and Women

David N. Schwartz’s “The Last Man Who Knew Everything” recounts the life of the great physicist Enrico Fermi.

The title is wrong.

I would read the biography if it were to hand.
I am the wrong audience.
Put it on the Junior Highschool reading list.

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/quickquotes/quickquotehamletdreamt.html

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
- Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio 


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