Tuesday, October 16, 2018

@0:50, 10/16/18

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U.S.

Among the Ruins of Mexico Beach Stands One House, Built ‘for the Big One’

Hurricane Michael wrecked every other beachfront house on the block, but one came through the storm nearly pristine, as if protected by grace. How did it survive?
HURRICANE MICHAEL (2018); REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING (RESIDENTIAL); WIND; GLOBAL WARMING 

The builders looked at the beach and walked the land. 

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U.S.

White Woman Who Blocked Black Neighbor From Building Is Fired

First she blocked his entry to the St. Louis building, demanding proof that he lived there. Then she followed him. And then the police showed up.
BLACKS; REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING (RESIDENTIAL); VIDEO RECORDINGS, DOWNLOADS AND STREAMING 

Proper action by the owners.

World

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announce She’s Pregnant

The news came as the couple were beginning a tour of Australia and the South Pacific. The child is expected in the spring of 2019, Kensington Palace said.
CHILDREN AND CHILDHOOD 

They have the income.

Charles is very old.  This will be a difficult depression. 

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U.S.

In Shifting Story, Saudi Arabia May Admit Dissident Journalist Was Killed

President Trump echoed the possibility that Jamal Khashoggi was victim to “rogue killers.” The explanation shields the Saudi crown prince, who has cast himself as a moderate.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

Trump and his owner do not pass the laugh test.

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World

Kenyans Say Chinese Investment Brings Racism and Discrimination

Episodes involving discriminatory behavior by the region’s growing Chinese work force have unsettled many Kenyans, particularly at a time when their government seeks closer ties with China.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; DISCRIMINATION; BLACKS 

There can only be one Emperor for the Han, the natural aristocrats.
The rest of us are the wrong tribes.

Obituaries

Paul G. Allen, Microsoft’s Co-Founder, Is Dead at 65

Mr. Allen and Bill Gates started the company in 1975, helping to usher in the personal computing revolution. He died after a recurrence of cancer.
DEATHS (OBITUARIES) 

Bill Gates was a business man who could cut code.
I would guess he was instrumental in the acquisition of QDOS:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/86-DOS

I understand it is an ugly story of early death and bankruptcy.

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World

Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance: What We Know and Don’t Know

The confusing case of the Saudi journalist has set off an international diplomatic storm and raised important questions, including some that cannot be answered yet.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONS; POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT 

Salafi are not tolerant. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salafi_jihadism

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U.S.

Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Results Put Trump on Defensive, but Also Raise Questions

The Massachusetts Democrat, weighing a 2020 presidential run, rebuts President Trump’s mocking of her claims about her heritage, but the right and left remain skeptical
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2020; NATIVE AMERICANS 

She might win.

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Style

A ‘Sugar Date’ Gone Sour

In the fuzzy space between jobs and relationships, there’s a lot that can go wrong.
YOUR-FEED-SELFCARE; WOMEN AND GIRLS 

Getting started in art is near impossible.
I could not stand the price.

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Business Day

Sears, the Original Everything Store, Files for Bankruptcy

The retail chain struggled to adapt to changes in how Americans shop and engaged in risky financial engineering, racking up big losses.
BANKRUPTCIES; SHUTDOWNS (INSTITUTIONAL); SHOPPING AND RETAIL; E-COMMERCE 

Death in retail is cheap and easy.

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Arts

Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande Split Up: Your Monday Pop Culture Cheat Sheet

What you need to know from today’s TV, music and movie news.
MOVIES; TELEVISION; POP AND ROCK MUSIC 

The Times does not know and neither do I.  
I turn the radio off often.  Tuning in other stations does not help.

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Technology

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

The goal, said L. Rafael Reif, the president of M.I.T., is to educate “the bilinguals of the future.” Blackstone’s Steven A. Schwarzman is contributing $350 million.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 

Money is always useful.
A.I. is another school of fashion.
People are clever.  Machines do what they are told.
Tools help people be clever.
Clever is called a hack at M.I.T.
Machines do not hack.

13 
Travel

Can 18 Hours in the Air Be Bearable? Airlines Bet on Ultra-Long-Haul Flights

Singapore Airlines now flies more than 9,500 miles between Newark and Singapore, and more super-long routes are in the offing, with new amenities to ease the pain.
AIRLINES AND AIRPLANES 

Direct flights have worked in the past.
These could be considered cruising.
The business model cannot be a long distance bus ride.

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U.S.

He’s ‘One of Us’: The Undying Bond Between the Bible Belt and Trump

Although President Trump often paints a rosy picture of his national support, his descriptions of mutual love with voters in parts of the South match reality.
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; POLLS AND PUBLIC OPINION; VOTING AND VOTERS 

Trump is not a pastor.
Religion will not save his believers.

That way lies civil war.

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Health

Harvard Calls for Retraction of Dozens of Studies by Noted Cardiologist

Some 31 studies by Dr. Piero Anversa contain fabricated or falsified data, officials concluded. Dr. Anversa popularized the idea of stem cell treatment for damaged hearts.
STEM CELLS; HEART; FALSIFICATION OF DATA; RESEARCH 

Harvard is not magic.
It is an academic community dedicated to the creation of leadership and truth.  

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New York

The Case of Jane Doe Ponytail

She moved to Flushing, Queens, with dreams of success and citizenship. Now she was crumpled outside a massage parlor on 40th Road, her blood pooling on the pavement she had so often worked.

I don't want to know "how the other half lives".
Literature is full of this unchanging story.

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Opinion

The Senate: Affirmative Action for White People

And why it’s time to make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., the 51st and 52nd states.
BLACKS; STATES (US); UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; RACE AND ETHNICITY; ASIAN-AMERICANS 

It is racist. 
It is not racist enough for many. 
"There aint no justice"

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Sunday Review

Is Trump on a Collision Course With Impeachment?

Democrats are largely ducking the topic on the campaign trail, but few people in Washington doubt that it will be on the table if they win the House.
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT; MIDTERM ELECTIONS (2018) 

Impeachment is not conviction.
The Democrats should get subpoena power.
Constant investigation and publication may stop Trump and his allies.
"Dirty deeds are done in the dark"

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World

For Khashoggi, a Tangled Mix of Royal Service and Islamist Sympathies

Jamal Khashoggi had both an affinity for Islamist political movements and close ties to the Saudi royal family — until they were cut by a new crown prince.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; MURDERS, ATTEMPTED MURDERS AND HOMICIDES 

The political murder may change things.

https://www.juancole.com/2018/10/arabia-dissident-journalist.html

More civil war.

20 
Well

Advice From a Formerly Lonely College Student

Last fall, I made a viral video about having trouble making friends. Here’s what I’ve learned.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; FRIENDSHIP 

Everyone starts as an addict of some kind.  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070509/

More later if you wish.

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