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Crosswords/Games
Stern-Mackenzie One-Round War
From award-winning mathematics writer Dana Mackenzie: It’s war. What’s your strategy?
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Science
Nutcracker Man’s Secret: He Didn’t Crack Nuts
Forget the strong jaws. An ancient human ancestor actually preferred something softer and chewier, the nutrient-rich tiger nut."Cyperus esculentus (or chufa sedge, nut grass, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, or earth almond) is a crop of the sedge family native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It can be found wild, as a weed or as a crop. It has been cultivated since the fourth millennium BC in Egypt, and for several centuries in Southern Europe. Nowadays it is often cultivated for its edible tubers (tigernuts), mainly in Spain for the preparation of the milky beverage Horchata de chufa. But in many countries C. esculentus is considered a weed and it is underused.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_esculentus#Biology
Besides Egypt presently, they are cultivated mainly in Spain, where it is extended for common commercial purposes in mild climate areas, tigernuts were introduced by Arabs, first in the Valencia region. They are found extensively too in California and were grown by the Paiute in Owens Valley. Tigernut is also cultivated in countries like Guatemala, Mexico, Chile, Brasil, USA, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, India, Yemen, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Sudan, South Sudan, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Northern Cameroon and Mali,
where they are used primarily as animal feed or uncooked as a side
dish, but in Hispanic countries they are used mainly to make horchata, a sweet soft drink. Some African tigernuts export countries are united they forming UEMOA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horchata
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Opinion
Don't Try Wooing Action Star Maggie Q with Shark Fin Soup
A Chinese action star spills soup in a fresh effort to cut China’s appetite for shark fins.
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Business Day
Europe Opens Inquiry Into Licensing of U.S. Films and TV
Officials may seek to break down country-by-country partitions that keep pay TV from being a single market in the European Union.
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World
Enemies of Mexican Drug Gangs Pose a Security Challenge
The armed men calling themselves self-defense forces may include members of the gangs themselves, officials said.
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Fashion & Style
For Martha Stewart, the Secret Is Routine
The lifestyle media magnate outlines her skin care, fitness and diet routine, which she says keeps her healthy and helps her prepare her for television appearances.
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Opinion
The Next Council Speaker
The reputation and legislative record of Councilman Daniel Garodnick makes him the better choice.Mayoral Ally Elected Speaker, Furthering City's Liberal Shift ...
5 days ago ... The election of Melissa Mark-Viverito as speaker of the City Council marked another swift and sharp shift in New York City's political landscape.Jan. 8, 2014 - - Nyregion - article - Print Headline: "Mayoral Ally Elected Speaker, Furthering City’s Liberal Shift"
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U.S.
New Mexico Judge Affirms Right to ‘Aid in Dying’
The ruling could make New Mexico the fifth state to allow doctors to prescribe fatal drug doses that suffering patients can use to end their lives.
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Business Day
Hong Kong Firm Makes Bid for Fisker Automotive Assets
Hybrid Technology said in court papers that it was offering $30 million in cash and would cancel $25 million in debt that Fisker owed Hybrid as its senior secured lender."Assets of Fisker Automotive Inc., the bankrupt maker of hybrid cars, will be sold at auction after a judge limited the amount of debt that lender Hybrid Tech Holdings LLC can trade for the company.
Hybrid can put only $25 million of the $168.5 million it is owed by Fisker toward an acquisition bid, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross found today at a hearing in Wilmington, Delaware. Fisker’s assets include a closed General Motors Co. factory in Wilmington.
“I’m not denying a right to credit bid,” Gross said. “I’m simply saying it should be capped at $25 million.”
The official committee of unsecured creditors on Dec. 30 proposed a sale process naming Wanxiang America Corp. as the “stalking-horse” bidder with a lead offer of $25.8 million, plus assumed liabilities. Wanxiang, a unit of China’s Wanxiang Group Co., on Jan. 8 increased its offer by $10 million.
The Wanxiang proposal required that the bankruptcy court limit Hybrid’s credit bid, or the amount it can offer to forgive on what it is owed, to $25 million, the price Hybrid paid to buy the loan from the government.
Fisker asked Gross to allow Hybrid to buy its assets in exchange for $75 million of the acquired loan. Hybrid is controlled by Richard Li, son of Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-Shing."
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World
North Korea Rejects South’s Bid for Family Reunions
The reunions would be a way to improve tense ties between North and South Korea, allowing meetings of relatives who have been split for decades.
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In Our Pages: January 15
From The International Herald Tribune.- 6 Abdul Hamid II (1876–1909)
- 7 Mehmet V (1909–1918)
- 8 World War I, 1914–1918
- 9 Mehmet VI (1918–1922)
- 10 Further reading
In Turkey There is an active community that exists on sufferance.
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Sports
Vuelta to Bypass Madrid
Organizers of the Spanish Vuelta announced that the race would end in the city of Santiago de Compostela instead of the traditional finish in Madrid.| Date | September (since 1995) |
|---|---|
| Region | Spain |
| English name | Tour of Spain |
| Local name(s) | Vuelta Ciclista a España (Spanish) |
| Nickname(s) | The Vuelta |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour |
| Type | Grand Tour |
| Organiser | Unipublic |
| Race director | Javier Guillén |
I do not ride competitively.
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Opinion
A Decision to Go to Trial
Stephen Gillers, an N.Y.U. law professor, surmises why a trader may have refused to accept the deal offered by prosecutors.
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Opinion
Myanmar’s Constitutional Reform
Parliament can promote democracy by ending unfair restrictions on candidates.The Government of Myanmar has no interest in practicing democracy.
The appearance of democracy is vital to it.
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World
Stuck Ships Break Free Near Antarctica
Chinese and Russian ships immobilized near Antarctica broke free Tuesday, news agencies reported, while a United States Coast Guard icebreaker called in to help rescue them was days away.
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Business Day
Oracle Agrees to Buy Cloud-Based Service
Oracle’s purchase of Corente pushes the once web-shy technology giant further into the Internet age.Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. The company specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly its own brands of database management systems. Oracle is the second-largest software maker by revenue, after Microsoft.[3]
The company also builds tools for database development and systems of middle-tier software, enterprise resource planning software (ERP), customer relationship management software (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software.
Larry Ellison, a co-founder of Oracle, has served as Oracle's CEO throughout its history. He also served as the Chairman of the Board until his replacement by Jeffrey O. Henley in 2004. On August 22, 2008, the Associated Press ranked Ellison as the top-paid chief executive in the world.[4][5]
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N.Y. / Region
Diary of an Exit Poller
Metropolitan Diary: A first-time exit poller felt embarrassed about stalking voters as they left the polling place.
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Sports
Syracuse Beats Struggling North Carolina
The Tar Heels have defeated some top-ranked teams this year, but the Orange managed a win despite shooting 35 percent from the field.
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U.S.
Arctic Blast Proves Unwelcome Novelty, Especially Across South
The polar vortex took the jet stream for a turn in the South on Monday and Tuesday, bringing freezing temperatures as far south as Florida.
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Fashion & Style
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