Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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1
Opinion

Saratoga Springs Doesn’t Need a Casino

Though voters in New York approved a constitutional amendment to allow casinos, local residents should have the right to say: not in our town.
Casinos; Gambling 

Saratoga Springs can say no with its zoning and building code.
 
2
World

Japan Defends Dolphin Hunt After Kennedy Criticism

The new American ambassador, Caroline Kennedy, had pointedly criticized the “drive hunt,” in which dolphins are herded into an area from where they cannot escape.
Dolphins and Porpoises; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; International Relations 

These are Japans territorial waters.  Japan sets the rules there.
Take the problem to the United Nations.
 
3
Sports

Canucks’ Tortorella Suspended 15 Days for Actions After Brawl

Vancouver Coach John Tortorella was suspended without pay for attempting to enter the Calgary Flames locker room at intermission.
Hockey, Ice; Coaches and Managers 

Next time send him to the broadcast booth for life.
A cultural change is required.
 
4
Style

Finding a Doctor Who Supports Genetic Screening During I.V.F.

Genetic screening of embryos during our I.V.F. procedures may not increase my chances of having a baby, but it would greatly reduce my chances of miscarrying or bearing a baby with genetic defects.
Genetics and Heredity; In Vitro Fertilization; Infertility; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth 

We will do it your way.  
 
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Booming

For Micah’s Birthday, His Grandfather’s Blessing

Irving and his grandson Micah share a special bond that Irving’s age and dementia cannot break.
Dementia; Families and Family Life; Grandparents; Baby Boomers; Retirement Communities and Assisted Living 

I can't do it to my mother.  I don't want to continue to do for her.
 
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Science

List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report

Long known to cause lung cancer and heart disease, smoking also causes diabetes, colorectal and liver cancers and erectile dysfunction, a new report from the United States surgeon general says.
Smoking and Tobacco; Liver Cancer; Death and Dying; Lung Cancer; Respiratory System; Research 

I have no magic formula.  
What worked for me was no money and no car.
It was not worth it to walk a mile for a Camel.
Once off, staying off is easy.

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U.S.

Program to End Homelessness Among Veterans Hits Milestone in Arizona

Phoenix has become the first American city to end homelessness among veterans with long or recurrent histories of living on the street.
Veterans; Homeless Persons 

There are more homeless veterans in the country than there are apartments in Phoenix.

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World

Human Rights Watch Criticizes Inaction on Syria

In its annual report, Human Rights Watch said the desire to bring the Syrian government to peace talks should not be a pretext for failure to shield civilians.
Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Torture; International Relations 

When the disputing parties agree, peace will be made in Syria.
One of the parties is Iran.
 
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U.S.

Accused of Blurring Facts of Stirring Life Story, Texas Lawmaker Offers Chronology

Wendy Davis, a Texas state senator, released a chronology of her life after a Dallas newspaper said that she had blurred some details about her past.
Elections, Governors 

This is not traffic problems in Fort Lee.
 
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N.Y. / Region

32 Arrests at Rally for Airport Workers Near La Guardia

Demonstrators called for a paid holiday for airport workers on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots; Labor and Jobs 

Not a riot.
 
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Fashion & Style

Blending Into Her Scenery

“Your style is your art, so I definitely want to complement the area in which I live,” Isis Miller said of the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami.
Fashion and Apparel 

I just don't care.
 
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Automobiles

Prototype Sets Stage for New TLX

It previews the design and performance characteristics of Acura’s coming midsize performance luxury sedan, which will replace the aging TL and TSX.
Automobiles; North American International Auto Show 

Very Japanese.  It is not my favorite design convention.
 
13
Theater

Some Alluring Sex Ideas For Dolphins in Your Life

Isabella Rossellini talks about the sex lives found in the natural world in “Green Porno,” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Theater; Sex 

I am not an adolescent.
 
14
Science

The Final Frontier’s Financial Limits

As NASA waits on the coming year’s federal allotment, present and future missions hang in the budgetary balance.
Federal Budget (US); Space and Astronomy; United States Politics and Government 

These projects are shovel ready.
 
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Science

Stark Reminders of How Uncivil a War It Was

A new exhibition in Philadelphia, with its ball forceps and Minié balls, offers visitors “a kick in the gut.”
Civil War (US) (1861-65); History (Academic Subject); Museums; Amputation 

"The objective is not to die for your country but to have the other side die for his.

16
Sports

Blackhawks Top Bruins in Cup Rematch

Patrick Kane scored the winning goal for Chicago in a shootout, capping an impressive weekend for the Blackhawks that also included a victory over the Ducks.
Hockey, Ice 


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World

Syria Proposes Aleppo Cease-Fire as Opposition Weighs Attending Peace Talks

The proposal appeared to be an effort by the government to show good faith before a peace conference next week aimed at ending Syria’s civil war.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) 

Chaos.
 
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Sports

Crosby at Top of His Game on the Way to Sochi

Sidney Crosby is the unquestioned face of the Canadian team as it looks to defend its Olympic gold medal next month.
Hockey, Ice; Olympic Games (2010) 

Ok.
 
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Sports

Stepan Ends Drought as Rangers Top the Senators

Derek Stepan had not scored since Dec. 20. The Rangers have won five of their last six games.
Hockey, Ice 

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N.Y. / Region

Shepherding the Coney Island Polar Bear Club

Dennis Thomas, the president of the Coney Island Polar Bear Club, goes for a frigid swim in the morning and spends the rest of the day trying to warm up.
Swimming 

I think he is nuts.

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Science

A Queen Bee’s Secret, Pinpointed

An international team of researchers has identified pheromones that are specific to queen wasps, bumblebees and desert ants that keep workers sterile while in their presence.
Bees; Insects; Research; Reproduction (Biological) 

As much of a proof as we will see.
 
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World

A Quandary for Mexico as Vigilantes Rise

In Michoacán State, where vigilantes battle drug cartel gunmen, Mexican officials face a decision on whether to disarm the loosely organized groups or allow them to continue fighting.
Vigilantes; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Defense and Military Forces; Drug Cartels 

Better than it was.
 
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Business Day

Peugeot Shares Tumble as Capital Plan Comes into Focus

Investors fear their stakes in the French automaker will be diluted under terms of a capital injection by a Chinese car company and the French government.
Automobiles 

Their production will not support their plant.
They have a big problem.  
More capital will not help.
They need more income.
 
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The next step is a concentration camp.

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Opinion

Spain’s Alarming Abortion Debate

The country could be the first European Union member to retreat on reproductive rights.
Abortion; Birth Control and Family Planning; Women's Rights 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco
Back to the sixteenth century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain

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Video Shows Toronto's Mayor Using Jamaican Patois in Obscene Rant About Police Surveillance

Two months after he claimed to have embraced sobriety, Mayor Rob Ford was caught on video Monday complaining about police surveillance of him and his associates in a drunken, obscenity-laced rant.
Cocaine and Crack Cocaine; Video Recordings and Downloads 

Toronto will not keep him.
 
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Science

List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report

Long known to cause lung cancer and heart disease, smoking also causes diabetes, colorectal and liver cancers and erectile dysfunction, a new report from the United States surgeon general says.
Smoking and Tobacco; Liver Cancer; Death and Dying; Lung Cancer; Respiratory System; Research 

The facts are coming out.
The tobacco industry should pay its external costs.
 
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Business Day

Investors Seek Yields in Europe, but Analysts Warn of Risk

Investors are piling into the government debt of bailed-out countries like Ireland. But the demand comes despite the problems still plaguing the euro zone.
Government Bonds; European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) 

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/running-economies-into-the-sand/

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Running Economies Into the Sand

Hmm. Allies of the Cameron government are now taunting Hollande as having run the French economy “into the sand” — presumably by contrast with the British triumph. How does that look in terms of, you know, actual numbers?
Here’s French and British real GDP since the beginning of the crisis:
Eurostat
Neither economy has covered itself with glory, but this sure doesn’t look like a British triumph.
OK, but maybe we should only look at developments since the coalition took power. That’s actually a bad idea — economies do tend to rebound from deep slumps, so you would expect faster growth since the trough in Britain, which had the deeper slump. Still, for what it’s worth:
Eurostat
British performance was clearly worse than French until the last couple of quarters, when it pulled slightly ahead. Again, hardly the kind of thing that would justify the boasting.
It really is amazing to watch a so far brief and not all that impressive cyclical upswing get sold as a gigantic policy triumph. But I guess that’s politics."

Europe is scary.
http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/
Poor economics.  Sharp political observation.
http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/2014/01/18/sick-predators-how-a-dying-regime-preyed-upon-women-with-hiv-invested-in-wholesale-racism-and-endangered-public-health/#more-4974

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Arts

A Five-Band Countdown to Goodbye

The Brooklyn music club 285 Kent has shut down, having left its mark on a scene that’s ever mutating.
Music; Bars and Nightclubs 

Bleeding from the ears is not a good thing.

Audio Thrills will continue elsewhere.
 
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Science

Bee Deaths May Stem From Virus, Study Says

The mysterious die-offs of honeybees known as colony collapse disorder may be linked to a rapidly mutating virus that jumped to bees from tobacco and soy plants.
Bees; Viruses; Agriculture and Farming; Research 

Now for a vaccine.
 
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Automobiles

If Your Car Could Talk, Would It Speak ‘Sensual Clarity’?

At the Detroit auto show, many companies restated or reset their design language, which distills and defines the shapes and forms that make car families recognizable.
Automobiles; North American International Auto Show; Design 

The words are always different.
It is referred to as the studio aesthetic and communicated by example.

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N.Y. / Region

Adored Walrus Goes to Texas as Aquarium Renovates

Mitik arrived in Brooklyn just weeks before Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but was never seen by outsiders because of ongoing construction and the calf’s poor health.
Walruses; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Building (Construction) 

Growing up is important.
 
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Fashion & Style

Cartier’s Roses Bloom Eternal

The French high-end jeweler has developed an innovative new technique for floral marquetry that it is applying to its watches.
Watches and Clocks; Jewels and Jewelry; Flowers and Plants 

There are two reasons to know the time.
Dividing the day and knowing ones location on the earth.
Cartier's roses "belong to the ages".
 
14
Dining & Wine

A New Outlet, Handy Sauce, Winter Cheese and More

Recommendations for the week of Jan. 21.
Cheese; Cookware 

They are learning what is important.
 
15
Opinion

Stop Trusting Yourself

Why we struggle to keep the promises we make, even to ourselves.
Psychology and Psychologists 

Your mind is not open to mine.
 
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N.Y. / Region

All That Remained of 100 Elephants: A Ton of Ivory, Turned Into Trinkets

New York City has the largest market for illegal ivory sales in the country. While it is against the law, the crime rarely results in prison time for poachers or sellers.
Elephants; Ivory; Poaching (Wildlife) 

Conspiracy defines the problem.
The law on conspiracy: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_%28criminal%29#United_States 

Lazy or overworked prosecutors.

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U.S.

Same-Sex Newlyweds Sue Utah After Series of Rulings

Four same-sex couples have sued the State of Utah over its decision not to recognize their marriages or provide any new benefits to them.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Suits and Litigation (Civil) 


The newlyweds will win in any civil court.

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World

South Sudan: Government Forces Claim to Recapture Regional Capital

The government said on Monday that it had regained control of Malakal, the capital of the oil-producing Upper Nile state.
Defense and Military Forces 

We are waiting for developments.  There is no surrender or ceasefire.

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Business Day

Funds Created to Offload Credit Risk From Big Projects

UniCredit, the large Italian bank, is the first to take advantage of the funds from the Mariner Investment Group, which will help European banks and other financial institutions free up capital.
Derivatives (Financial Instruments); Infrastructure (Public Works) 

High risk, high return.
Pure gold if one is playing with others money.
 
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Sports

Beasts of the East Display Some Offensive Flair in the A.C.C.

Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame have made the jump from the defense-first Big East to the up-tempo Atlantic Coast Conference with little problem.
Basketball (College) 


  1. UConn Defeats No. 17 Memphis

    5 days ago ... College Basketball|Sports Briefing | College basketball ...2014, on page B14 of the New York edition with the headline: UConn Defeats No.







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