Tuesday, April 7, 2015

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Food

Video: Cooking Techniques: Making Stock

Make quick chicken stock by boiling chicken bones, onion, carrot and herbs in a large pot.
Cooking and Cookbooks 

I have made stock.  I will make stock.

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Science

Forest Fires Threaten New Fallout From Chernobyl

According to a new computer analysis, wildfires near the nuclear plant have cumulatively redistributed an estimated 8 percent of the original amount of cesium-137 released in the disaster.
Wildfires; Nuclear Energy 

Own and use a radiation counter.  
The background is always with us.

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Science

Study Forecasts 70% Loss of West Canada’s Glaciers

The new research on western Canada’s glaciers had implications for predicting glacier loss around the world caused by climate change.
Glaciers; Global Warming 

Anthropogenic global warming is real.

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World

Indonesia: Court Deals a Setback to Two Australians Facing Execution

An Indonesian court rejected a challenge by two Australian drug smugglers facing execution after being convicted in 2006 as the ringleaders of a plot to smuggle heroin out of the country.
Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Indonesia is sovereign.

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World

Argentina: Ex-Economy Minister Gets Suspended Sentence for Hidden Cash

Felisa Miceli, the economy minister from 2005 to 2007, had been unable to prove that she legally obtained money — cash in dollars and pesos worth more than $64,000 — when it was turned up in 2007.
Money Laundering; Sentences (Criminal) 

It is not enough money to be a bribe.
There is more to this story.

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Food

Homemade Pizza, Easier and Faster

Two allies in the kitchen — your food processor and freezer — can make pizza a regular weeknight event.
Pizza; Cooking and Cookbooks; Recipes 

yes    I make bread about twice a week.

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Health

Oral Antibiotics Are Found to Save More Infant Lives

Studies have found that the recommended protocol of injectible antibiotics and hospitalization are hard for many poor people to carry out.
Babies and Infants; Antibiotics; Research; Medicine and Health 

OK.
It would be good to restore their microbiome after treatment.
 
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Opinion

Yes, We Were Warned About Ebola

Crucial evidence of the virus’s presence in Liberia was overlooked.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Medicine and Health; Research 

I now understand the low death rate.
The journal publishers are not behaving well.
Copyright was intended to get the authors paid.

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N.Y. / Region

A Review of H2Ocean in Cedar Knolls

H2Ocean Restaurant & Raw Bar serves only wild-caught varieties of its seafood.
Restaurants 

Fine by me.
The kitchen is learning.  
It will be better or gone in a few months.

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Travel

In Rome, Industrial Ruins Take On a Colorful New Profile

New businesses, cultural spaces and an Eataly Italian food emporium have injected the Ostiense district with life.
Travel and Vacations 

I will have to think on what I want to do in Rome.

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Magazine

The Living Beauty of Wicken Fen

In one of Britain’s oldest nature reserves, Darwin collected beetles and Saxon warlords hid from invaders. But walking there now is much more than a visit to the past.
Zoos 

I prefer her way of viewing.

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The Upshot

Alcoholics Anonymous and the Challenge of Evidence-Based Medicine

 
I an relieved to know A.A. helps.
Do what works.
 
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World

Maldives’ Transition to Democracy Appears Increasingly Precarious

Diplomats say President Abdulla Yameen is becoming more autocratic and unpredictable, citing the influence of gangs and the imprisonment of a former president.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

Machine politics . . .
They look to be the default condition.
Reform can be another machine.

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U.S.

Kentucky: Flood Sweeps Away Mother and Child

A mother and child were missing after being swept into a creek in the eastern part of the state.
Floods 

Stupidity carries a death penalty.
http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp?region=mw&setprefs.0.key=SVRMAP&setprefs.0.val=mw

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Technology

Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software’s Uneasy Glare

School administrators say for online learning to be legitimate, the testing has to be monitored. Proctortrack requires the student to sit upright, remain glued to their chair, keep their face fully visible, and a few more.
Tests and Examinations; E-Learning; Cheating; Colleges and Universities 

Cheaper is not often better.
The software is still primitive.

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Science

Planes Without Pilots

Technological advances are making human pilots less necessary in the cockpit. But will passengers board a flight controlled by a robot?
Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Pilots; Drones (Pilotless Planes); Air Traffic Control 

Probably not and certainly not yet.

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World

After Shift in Nigeria, Entrenched-Party Rule Faces Test Elsewhere in Africa

An incumbent president steps down in a country with a history of military coups and rivalries, raising the possibility that it can happen elsewhere on the continent.
Elections; Appointments and Executive Changes 

We can only hope.

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Job Market

Taking On Vertical Challenges

Jonathan Temple, an elevator mechanic for the Liberty Elevator Corporation in Paterson, N.J., talks about how he got into the field.
Elevators and Escalators; Labor and Jobs 

Yes, it is a skilled job that cannot be outsourced.

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The Upshot

If Algorithms Know All, How Much Should Humans Help?

Data science offers a lot of promise in many fields, but for now, it seems wise to keep human beings in the loop.
Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Artificial Intelligence 

The machines are still blind to aesthetics.  
The machines are tools.

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U.S.

Food Safety Law’s Funding Is Far Below Estimated Requirement

New requirements, which were passed by Congress in 2010, cannot be met without more money, supporters of the overhaul say.
Food Contamination and Poisoning; Food; Law and Legislation; Federal Budget (US) 

The question that needs an answer is what failure rate is acceptable.
Zero is very costly.  One hundred percent is free.
An acceptable rate of failure will cost more than the money available.
That money may be as much as should be spent this year.
The agency will tell the president when the funds are all committed.

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