Thursday, January 10, 2019

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1
Magazine

How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor


Debtor's prison is a bad concept.

2
U.S.

Angela Davis Says She’s ‘Stunned’ After Award Is Revoked Over Her Views on Israel


Birmingham is wrong.

3
U.S.

C.E.O. Resigns Over Case of Woman in Vegetative State Who Gave Birth


If he was in any way responsible he should go to jail for enabling rape.
She could not consent.

4
Real Estate

Five Apartments in Four Years


I will rusticate.

5
The Upshot

Why a ‘Passive’ Health Approach Can Produce the Most Action

Some in Congress say financial incentives will lead to healthful choices, but having more choices can be problematic when so many Americans are busy and stressed.

Attention is the most precious part of life.

6
Opinion

Two Women Enter a Temple. A Country Erupts.

The debate over whether women of childbearing age can visit a shrine in southern India has become a battle involving caste, gender, party politics and history.

Religion gets excessive attention in India.

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Opinion

The Latest Front Against Civil Rights

The law of “disparate impact” isn’t broken. There’s no need for Donald Trump to rewrite it.

"What the Trump administration is doing is nothing new. Republicans and conservative legal theorists have long set their sights on the disparate impact principle, claiming that the only true evil that needs to be rooted out under the law is intentional discrimination. To the Reagan Justice Department, disparate impact was a “rhetorical misappropriation” of the word “discrimination” — a “contrived theory” that only perpetuates injustice and inequality."

A court ruling will be required.

8
Real Estate

Rebooting the Bathroom

Installing new tile might not be the easiest way to refresh your bathroom, but it can be the most effective.

I will build you a bath that pleases you.
I will not upgrade a rental.

9
New York

They Upended Their Lives to Avoid the L Train Shutdown. Then There Was No Shutdown.

When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new plan on Thursday, Brooklyn residents past and present were perplexed, frustrated and relieved.

"Look before you leap"

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U.S.

He Disparaged the Police on Facebook. So They Arrested Him.

The case of a New Hampshire man raises questions about criminal libel laws, which about half of states have and under which prosecutions are not uncommon.

Gordon Mac Donald is mistaken.

11
Travel

Five Places to Visit in Beverly Hills


I have no desire to visit Beverly Hills at this time.

Visitors anywhere should know what and where they are visiting.

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

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U.S.

Cyntoia Brown Is Granted Clemency in Case That Drew National Spotlight

Ms. Brown, 30, who as a teenage trafficking victim killed a man who had hired her for sex, will be released in August after serving 15 years in prison.

Her life has been reduced by bad policy.

13
Obituaries

Sylvia Chase, Pioneering Television Newswoman, Is Dead at 80

Ms. Chase was at the forefront of a generation of women who took themselves seriously and demanded that the industry and viewers did, too.

Some do not live as long as others.
Death takes no excuses.
Journalism is not an easy life.

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Obituaries

Pegi Young, 66, Musician Who Started a School for Disabled, Dies

The mother of a child with cerebral palsy, she helped start the Bridge School, whose star-studded benefit concerts included her ex-husband, Neil Young.

Buy what you can.
Build what you must.

15
Opinion

I Love Doing Nothing. So Why Am I Bad at Yoga?

During class, my mind is too afraid to wander, so it goes into overdrive.

Think on the space between; the gap left by limiting walls.

16
Health

Top Cancer Doctor, Forced Out Over Ties to Drug Makers, Joins Their Ranks

AstraZeneca has hired Dr. José Baselga, the former chief medical officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering, to lead its cancer research unit.

He has found a way to go on.

17
Health

Dementia May Never Improve, but Many Patients Still Can Learn

In “cognitive rehabilitation,” therapists train patients in simple tasks that can make daily life much easier.

The demented do not care.

Half wittedness is difficult.

18
Business

Flipping the Economics of Paying for Education, Because They’re Upside Down

Income Sharing Agreements are gaining the attention of higher education and Wall Street. One early success story is getting a boost from venture capital.

The payment is more direct than it should be.
Education is a benefit to the whole society.
Taxes should pay the cost of education.

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Style

How to Make a Millennial Feel Cozy in Just One Beverage

CBD? Check. Bubbles? Check. Ironic fonts? Check. The aggressive marketing of commodified wellness? Oh yes.

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

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New York

Judge Blocks New York City Law Aimed at Curbing Airbnb Rentals

The law was intended to prevent apartments from being used as illegal hotels. The decision could aid home-sharing services’ fights in other cities.

The hotels will have to clear the market for rooms with real beds.

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