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Food

A Spring Chicken Soup With Miso

By DAVID TANIS | Apr 3rd 2015

A noodle soup inspired by an evening in Japan.

Cooking and Cookbooks; Soups; Chickens 

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

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017330-spring-chicken-miso-soup

I can do that.

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World

Zhou Yongkang, Former Chinese Official, Faces Corruption Trial

By CHRIS BUCKLEY | Apr 2nd 2015

Mr. Yongkang, a former member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee who was in charge of law and order, is the most senior party official to face trial on corruption charges.

Corruption (Institutional); Bribery and Kickbacks 

A problem with such theater is the principal never acted in isolation.

The systems they built continue without legitimacy.

The fissioned systems struggle for dominance.

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U.S.

Video: Coast Guard Airlifts Rescued Sailor

U.S. Coast Guard | Apr 3rd 2015

Video showing the Coast Guard airlifting Louis Jordan from the container ship that found him off the North Carolina coast 66 days after his boat capsized.

Maritime Accidents and Safety 

With some food and water one can last a long time on a raft.

I have not taken the boat out this year.

I will take it out in about six weeks if things go well.

I am crew on that project.

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Science

Beneath California Crops, Groundwater Crisis Grows

By JUSTIN GILLIS and MATT RICHTEL | Apr 5th 2015

Farmers are pumping billions of gallons of water from the ground, depleting a resource that was endangered before the drought even began.

Agriculture and Farming; Water; Irrigation; Drought 

Water rights are property.

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

The lawyers will grow rich.

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N.Y. / Region

Robert Durst’s Lawyers, Fighting New Orleans Charges, Want Agents in Court

By CHARLES V. BAGLI and MARC SANTORA | Apr 2nd 2015

A battle over weapons and drug charges in Louisiana is a prelude to what is expected to be a bitter court fight in California, where Mr. Durst is accused of killing his longtime confidant.

Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Search and Seizure 

Tell us if new law is made.

The drama holds little interest for me.

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World

Myanmar: China Receives an Apology

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 2nd 2015

Myanmar has apologized for a cross-border bombing last month in which four Chinese farmers were killed.

Bombs and Explosives 

It was an incident that did not change the situation.

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U.S.

Kentucky: Flood Sweeps Away Mother and Child

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 3rd 2015

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

Floods 

The local authorities have not asked for help.

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Opinion

Denmark’s Drug-Free Pigs

By BARRY ESTABROOK | Apr 3rd 2015

American farmers don’t need all those antibiotics.

Antibiotics; Pigs; Factory Farming; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

It is demonstrated that pigs can be raised without antibiotics in the daily feed.

The U.S. should require the pork producers to do it like the Danes. 

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Opinion

McDonald’s Minimum Raise

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 3rd 2015

The wage increase is minimal and leaves out workers at the company’s franchise outlets.

Wages and Salaries; Fast Food Industry; Minimum Wage; Franchises; Labor and Jobs 

"A fair wage for all McDonald’s workers would be one that allowed them to get by without food stamps and other public assistance. Research indicates that half of fast-food workers rely on public aid, with an estimated $1.2 billion a year in taxpayer dollars going to supplement low wages at McDonald’s. That is money that should be coming out of corporate coffers and going into worker pay."

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The Upshot

Bernanke Says Global Imbalances Bedevil the World Economy. Discuss.

By JOSH BARRO | Apr 2nd 2015

Maybe the question we should ask is how we can make developing countries unafraid to borrow from us again and to buy more of our products.

Economic Conditions and Trends; Interest Rates; International Trade and World Market 

Get some inflation in the U.S. dollar.

That can be done by putting the unemployed to work in the U.S. for decent wages. 

 Only the federal government can do that.

Congress must borrow and spend.

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U.S.

Arizona Bill Would Ban Local Limits on Plastic Bags

By RICK ROJAS | Apr 2nd 2015

The bill would prevent cities and counties from regulating the “sale, use or disposition of auxiliary containers,” which include single-use disposable bags, boxes, cans and bottles.

Plastic Bags; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Another way would be to preempt the local bans with a general ban.

Such a ban would not bother me.

Arizona should not be allowed to behave insanely.

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World

Explosion at Protest in Afghanistan Kills Over a Dozen, Authorities Say

By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN | Apr 2nd 2015

Dozens of others were wounded in the city of Khost, including a member of Parliament, at a demonstration seeking the removal of a provincial governor.

Terrorism; Bombs and Explosives; Deaths (Fatalities) 

The religious and tribal wars continue.

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N.Y. / Region

Coast Guard Swaps Buoys on the Hudson, a Sure Sign of Spring

By COREY KILGANNON | Apr 5th 2015

The quaint red or green buoys that dot the local waterways are actually formidable steel structures extending deep below the surface that require specialized care from the Coast Guard.

Spring (Season) 

It is work that matters.

It is paid for from the federal budget.

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Fashion & Style

Honey, I Messed Up the Kitchen

By SAM SIFTON | Apr 3rd 2015

How to combat the disarray men create in the kitchen, and other cooking advice from a seasoned food pro.

Cooking and Cookbooks; Grilling (Cooking); Food; Kitchens 

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6532-chicken-la-tulipe

I will cook or not.  Your choice.

I will not fuss about housecleaning. 

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

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Business Day

Italian Farm Groups Accuse France of Trade War

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 3rd 2015

The associations accused France of starting a trade war by announcing a ban on imports of vegetables from the southern Puglia region because of an outbreak of the bacteria xylella fastidiosa.

Agriculture and Farming; International Trade and World Market 

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

France has a case.  

The quarantine is deserved but probably ultimately useless.

It buys time to seek a cure and a treatment.

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Travel

With Fishing, Suspense Trumps a Sure Thing

By ADAM CLYMER | Apr 3rd 2015

If you’d asked me a year ago whether the day that I caught 25 fish would be better than the day I caught just one, I’d have said, no contest. But I’d have been wrong.

Travel and Vacations; Fishing, Sport 

I have found I do not need to fish to enjoy being on the water.

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U.S.

Report Details Flawed Law Enforcement Response to Marathon Bombings

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. | Apr 3rd 2015

A throng of officers from Massachusetts and neighboring states rushed to a Boston suburb without any coordination with police commanders, the report said.

Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Police 

Heroes are a nuisance.

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Business Day

Appeals Court Rejects Request to Rehear Landmark Insider Trading Case

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and BEN PROTESS | Apr 3rd 2015

Preet Bharara was denied in his request for the appeals court to reconsider a ruling that narrowed the definition of what constitutes insider trading.

Insider Trading; Decisions and Verdicts 

Rumor is not insider information.

Apparently a necessary clarification.

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Business Day

G.M. Bets Big on a Resurgent Cadillac

By JAMES B. STEWART | Apr 2nd 2015

Cadillac used to be synonymous with American style, quality and prestige. Now, with a new model and a move, G.M. is trying to recapture the swagger.

Automobiles; New York International Auto Show 

Cadillac owned the personal luxury car market.

There are competitors in that sector. 

I have no special insight into the aesthetics or the engineering.

I would be happy to devote some attention to the problems.

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U.S.

Kentucky: Fire Shuts a G.E. Manufacturing Plant

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 3rd 2015

Nearly 200 firefighters fought a fire at General Electric’s Appliance Park in Louisville, the sprawling manufacturing center that employs thousands.

Fires and Firefighters 

I wonder what "a private supplier distribution center" does.

It sounds like a purchasing department. 

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