Saturday, June 1, 2013

@2:56, 5/31/13

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Arts

The Artist’s Force Field, Frozen in Time

The cast-iron building in SoHo where Donald Judd lived and worked has been restored and will be open to public tours, starting on Monday.
Art; Sculpture; Restoration and Renovation; Architecture; Historic Buildings and Sites; 

This moves the work from creation to collection.  
I don't want to visit.  I want to do.

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Technology

Self-Driving Cars for Testing Are Supported by U.S.

The Transportation Department said that driverless cars should not yet be allowed, except for testing, but noted that some safety features could save lives.
Automobiles; New Models, Design and Products; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Computers and the Internet; Roads and Traffic; 

A self-driving car would solve the "car at the bar" problem.
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N.Y. / Region

New Summer for Shore Residents, but Not as Before

The first Memorial Day Weekend in Ortley Beach, N.J., since Hurricane Sandy was unusual: no drinks at Joey Harrison’s Surf Club, no arcade games at Barnacle Bill’s, and construction sites at best where some houses had stood.
Memorial Day; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Summer (Season); Series; 

The season comes at its appointed time. 
The sea and the sand are there as are the people.
The built environment is not there.
yet
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Education

Colleges Show Uneven Effort to Enroll Poor

Colleges say they are eager to find and enroll low-income students, but with the cost high, some do a lot more than others.
Colleges and Universities; Affirmative Action; Poverty; Income Inequality;

Racial equality is the object.  
I don't know when diversity was substituted for equality.
There is nothing wonderful about poverty.
Brilliant scholars look to be evenly distributed through the population.

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World

South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors Over Faked Certificates

A series of forced shutdowns and other problems have raised questions about whether nuclear plants can supply South Korea’s power needs.
Nuclear Energy; Shutdowns (Institutional); Frauds and Swindling; Electric Light and Power; Corruption (Institutional);

Dot the i-s and cross the t-s.
Let us move on.
 
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World

Myanmar: Concern Over 2-Child Limit

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, rights groups and Islamic leaders expressed dismay over plans in Rakhine State to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists.
Muslims and Islam; Rohingya (Ethnic Group); Children and Childhood; Birth Control and Family Planning; Discrimination; 

Islam "does not play well with others".
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Home & Garden

Houses for Dreamers (and Kids)

Pete Nelson, who builds treehouses that can cost six figures, says it’s all about plugging into the energy of the tree.
Trees and Shrubs; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Architecture; Reality Television; 

I am not responsible for the failure of others' imagination.
Greek temples have an even number of columns in the front.

Fire towers are better structurally.  I like looking at the upper branches of trees.  Plumbing is a problem.

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Opinion

The Suicide Debate, Revisited

God, guns and state-by-state suicide rates.
Families and Family Life; Gun Control; Religion and Belief; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; 

So religion makes a .06% difference
Douthat assumes that suicide is a bad thing.
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Opinion

Caution and the Common Core

States should have some flexibility as they move to the new and more demanding curriculum.
Tests and Examinations; Education (K-12); Reading and Writing Skills (Education); Editorials; States (US); 

My guess is that this project will be much more difficult than the right believes.
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N.Y. / Region

Man Killed in the Village Is Remembered as Outgoing and Private

Mark Carson, fatally shot in what the police say was a hate crime, was described as both private and outgoing by friends and relatives who attended his memorial service.
Funerals and Memorials; Murders and Attempted Murders; Hate Crimes; Homosexuality;

He was out.  For some that is a killing offense. 
We are trying to fix that. Our success is not total.

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Booming

Tips on Archiving Family History, Part 1

Bertram Lyons, an archivist at the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress in Washington, answers questions about preserving audio materials.
Baby Boomers; Archives and Records; History (Academic Subject); Families and Family Life; Digital Audio Players; Recording Equipment; Audio Recordings and Downloads; 

I have a decent turntable.  A to Ds are found on most computer sound cards.
External units exist.  I can get one if required.
I have not paid much attention to the details.
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Opinion

From the Mouths of Babes

The ugly and destructive war on food stamps, which do good for both families and the economy, doesn’t make sense.
Food Stamps; Federal Budget (US); Children and Childhood; United States Politics and Government; 

The G.O.P. is "a danger to self and to others".
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Science

Mountain Populations Offer Clues to Human Evolution

When people moved to high altitudes, they experienced natural selection that has reworked their biology and allowed them to cope with low oxygen levels.
Evolution (Biology); Mountains; Genetics and Heredity; Oxygen; Research; 

OK
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Science

Tasting Words; DNA Art; Neuroscience on the Small Screen

A look at coming events at the intersection of science and culture.
Art; Science and Technology; Mars (Planet); DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); 

A cabinet of wonders.
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World

Globalization Creates a New Worry: Enemy Convergence

Adm. James G. Stavridis, who stepped down this month as NATO’s supreme commander, is concerned about previously unrelated adversaries, who not only might combine in operations, but also share resources, know-how, weapons and technology and personnel.
Defense and Military Forces; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Smuggling; United States International Relations; 

Terrorists tend to build their systems locally.
I am not much worried about smuggling.
 
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Business Day

Europe Moves to Overhaul Fishing Policies

Officials hailed the deal as a landmark agreement, but environmentalists said it might not be ambitious enough.
Fishing, Commercial; Legislatures and Parliaments; Environment; 

I wish them success.  
There is very little fin-fish in the market.
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Business Day

Federal Program for Distressed Homeowners Is Extended

The Making Home Affordable program and its related initiatives, set to expire at the end of this year, will continue through 2015.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan; Mortgages; United States Economy; Federal Aid (US); 

There is a great deal of money running away from the rest of the world.
It has been supporting the housing market with cash sales.
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N.Y. / Region

New Jersey Sent Welfare Checks to Prisoners

A lack of internal controls at state agencies is blamed for nearly $24 million in various benefits going to 20,000 people behind bars.
Prisons and Prisoners; Frauds and Swindling; Welfare (US); 

New Jersey again.
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Theater

Can’t Smell or Breathe, but Checks Keep Coming

In “Marcellus Shale,” townspeople of Rock Valley (site of fracking) try just to sit back and enjoy the monthly checks from the gas company, but that isn’t always easy.
Theater; Hydraulic Fracturing; Shale; 

The propaganda load overcomes the drama in this piece of political theater.

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Science

Data Point to Radiation Risk for Travelers to Mars

The NASA findings could lead to a search for better shields to block radiation, measures to shorten the trip or a recalibration of allowable risks.
Mars (Planet); Radiation; Cancer; 

A volunteer can be found.

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1
Opinion

The Suicide Debate, Revisited

2
N.Y. / Region

New Summer for Shore Residents, but Not as Before

3
World

South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors Over Faked Certificates

4
Education

Colleges Show Uneven Effort to Enroll Poor

5
World

Myanmar: Concern Over 2-Child Limit

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N.Y. / Region

Man Killed in the Village Is Remembered as Outgoing and Private

7
Opinion

Caution and the Common Core


Booming

Tips on Archiving Family History, Part 1

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Opinion

From the Mouths of Babes


Dining & Wine

Make Peace With Meat

With a focus on better selection and preparation, you can eat less and enjoy it more.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Meat; Local Food; 

Wholehearted agreement.
  
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Technology

Self-Driving Cars for Testing Are Supported by U.S.

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Science

Mountain Populations Offer Clues to Human Evolution

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N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn Prosecutor’s Office Is Accused of Detaining Trial Witnesses

The claims were made in depositions as part of a lawsuit against the city by Jabbar Collins, whose murder conviction was recently tossed out after he spent 16 years in prison.
False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Civil Rights and Liberties;

These events cannot be tolerated.

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Business Day

European Officials Move to Curb Overfishing

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World

Globalization Creates a New Worry: Enemy Convergence


Power play.

16
Science

Tasting Words; DNA Art; Neuroscience on the Small Screen



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N.Y. / Region

New Jersey Sent Welfare Checks to Prisoners

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Business Day

Federal Program for Distressed Homeowners Is Extended


I wish it worked.

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N.Y. / Region

A Second Democrat Calls for Silver to Resign

Assemblywoman Inez D. Barron of Brooklyn is the first Democratic woman to call for Sheldon Silver’s resignation over his handling of Vito Lopez’s sexual harassment case.
Sexual Harassment; State Legislatures;

Sexual politics in the legislature.
 
20
Theater

Can’t Smell or Breathe, but Checks Keep Coming



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Booming

Different in Many Ways, Both Know Compromise Is Not a Weakness

Over 30 years of marriage, Lynn Casmier-Paz and Augustine Paz have learned to split domestic duties and accept their differences.
Baby Boomers; Marriages; Race and Ethnicity; Cuban-Americans; Blacks; Love (Emotion);

Something keeps me looking in your direction.
 
2
Opinion

The Suicide Debate, Revisited

3
N.Y. / Region

New Summer for Shore Residents, but Not as Before

4
World

South Korea Shuts 2 Reactors Over Faked Certificates

5
Education

Colleges Show Uneven Effort to Enroll Poor


Racial equality . . .
6
World

Myanmar: Concern Over 2-Child Limit

7
Technology

Q&A: Choosing a Windows Tablet

Microsoft has two versions of Windows that can run on tablet computers, but Windows 8 is more generally versatile than the more mobile-oriented Windows RT.
Computers and the Internet; Software; Tablet Computers; Windows (Operating System);

I find I really dislike the touch screen.
Windows 8 does not help.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Man Killed in the Village Is Remembered as Outgoing and Private

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Opinion

Caution and the Common Core

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Opinion

Take Back the Asphalt

Cities find that when space reserved for cars is given over to other uses, lots of great things happen.
Area Planning and Renewal; Parking; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Roads and Traffic; Urban Areas;

The idea is good.  I wonder about the methods.
 
11
Booming

Tips on Archiving Family History, Part 1

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Opinion

From the Mouths of Babes

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Dining & Wine

Make Peace With Meat


Yes!

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Science

Mountain Populations Offer Clues to Human Evolution

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Fix it.

16
Business Day

European Officials Move to Curb Overfishing


Not enough.

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World

Globalization Creates a New Worry: Enemy Convergence

18
Science

Tasting Words; DNA Art; Neuroscience on the Small Screen


The aesthetic is . . .

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N.Y. / Region

New Jersey Sent Welfare Checks to Prisoners

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N.Y. / Region

A Second Democrat Calls for Silver to Resign


Sexual politics.







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