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Sports

Kyle Busch Is Granted Qualification Waiver

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 14th 2015

Nascar announced it had granted Busch a waiver that would allow him to qualify for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship even though he missed the first 11 races.

Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

WWF?

Name change:

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

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Science

In a First, a Fish Is Shown to Be Fully Warm-Blooded

By SINDYA N. BHANOO | May 14th 2015

The moonfish, or opah, is the only fish shown to warm its heart and brain, researchers report in the journal Science.

Fish and Other Marine Life; Oceans and Seas; Blood 

If they say so.

A case of parallel evolution.

http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

https://www.google.com/search?q=agricultural+zones&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l_xVVbCVBIGGsAX_ooCwBg&ved=0CDEQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=635

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.74120794100048&lon=-73.57651756599967&site=all&smap=1#.VVYBbFJocsY

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ 

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cdo-web/search?datasetid=NORMAL_ANN

 I have not figured out how to get data.

http://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/poughkeepsie/new-york/united-states/usny1174

http://www.ccedutchess.org/

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Health

U.S. Introduces New DNA Standard for Ensuring Accuracy of Genetic Tests

By ROBERT PEAR | May 14th 2015

By offering a new DNA standard for tests used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease, the federal government is opening a new era in genetic medicine.

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Genetics and Heredity; Tests (Medical) 

A necessary service.

There was a name change to the National Bureau of Standards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology

http://www.nist.gov/

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

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World

Video: Kerry Speaks After Meeting With Putin

Reuters | May 12th 2015

After an earlier meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared with Russia’s foreign minister and spoke about the conflict in Ukraine.

United States International Relations 

The sanctions will not be reduced while fighting continues in Ukraine.

He did not say Saudi will continue to export low priced gas for permission 

to develop nuclear power equal to Iran.

The Shia Sunni war will continue.

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T Magazine

Video: How To | Make a Thai Chili Cocktail

United Labor | May 14th 2015

Nico de Soto demonstrates how to make a frothy, egg-based drink off his menu for Mace, a new East Village bar that celebrates spices.

Cocktails; Bars and Nightclubs; Recipes 

It is one personal solution to South East Asia.

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Business Day

B Vitamin Is Found to Help People Prone to Some Types of Skin Cancer

By ANDREW POLLACK | May 13th 2015

In a clinical trial involving 386 people, participants who received a form of vitamin B3 had a lower risk of getting non-melanoma skin cancer than those who received a placebo.

Vitamins; Skin Cancer; Clinical Trials; Skin; Melanomas 

I will wear a hat.

I need to see more sun.

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Science

Crew Change on International Space Station Is Delayed

By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR | May 12th 2015

The recent failure of a Russian resupply mission forced NASA and its partners in the space station to shuffle their plans.

Space and Astronomy; International Space Station 

Justified caution.

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Business Day

Burger and Hot Dog Combined at Hardees-Carl’s Jr. Outlets

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | May 14th 2015

The restaurants announced a new menu item, the Most American Thickburger, which is a beef patty topped by a split hot dog.

Hot Dogs and Frankfurters; Fast Food Industry 

Yuck.

Just put mustard on the burger.   

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Opinion

End Immigration Detention

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 15th 2015

The system of jails and prisons shatters families and squanders taxpayer money. It should be shut down.

Immigration Detention; Illegal Immigration; Deportation 

These people are either refugees or invaders.

The people who built the concentration camps consider them invaders.

To me they are refugees.

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Business Day

Judge Denies Group’s Whistle-Blower Standing in Suit Against U.S. Bank

By PETER EAVIS | May 13th 2015

A federal judge in Ohio dismissed mortgage-abuse claims by the Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, saying the group had not acted as envisioned by the False Claims Act.

Mortgages; Foreclosures; Banking and Financial Institutions; Whistle-Blowers 

Judge Jack Zouhary of Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio is a Republican political person.

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality should bring their suit in another jurisdiction.

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Business Day

After Pay-to-Play Scandals, Evaluating Pension Funds’ Middleman

By STEVEN DAVIDOFF SOLOMON | May 12th 2015

Placement agents are supposed to help pension funds select better investments. But their track record has been mixed.

Pensions and Retirement Plans; Private Equity; Frauds and Swindling; Bribery and Kickbacks 

Licensing is the usual solution.

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Opinion

Jobs in the Inner City

May 15th 2015

Philip S. Hart, an urban developer and sociologist, writes that “the length of a commute to work has been a problem for low-income people for quite some time.”

Labor and Jobs; Commuting; Urban Areas 

Before the railroad there was no outer city.  

There were only company towns, towns, and cities. 

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N.Y. / Region

New York State Ending Fight on Tappan Zee Bridge Loan

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | May 12th 2015

The federal Environmental Protection Agency rejected the $511 million request in September.

The change is trivial.  The EPA is doing its job.
13.1% can almost be saved on the interest.
The money should come out of the highway fund.

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Travel

Wyndham Revamps Its Frequent-Stay Program

By ELAINE GLUSAC | May 11th 2015

The new rewards program at the Wyndham Hotel Group includes a flat redemption rate.

Travel and Vacations; Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Customer Loyalty Programs 

I have no loyalty points.

These deals are never as good as they should be.

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Food

Finnish Pancakes With a Side of Canada’s Labor History

By IAN AUSTEN | May 12th 2015

The Finnish pancake, a popular Canadian creation the size of a plate, is steeped in history, if not maple syrup.

Restaurants; Pancakes; Historic Buildings and Sites; Organized Labor

When I am next in Thunder Bay I will try them.

I find I can get light pancakes by beating the egg whites stiff.

I read that birch makes a syrup where maples are rare.

The Labor History needs footnotes.

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

"I wont work"  

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Opinion

Great In-Flight Reads

May 13th 2015

Readers object to a privilege reserved for first and business class.

Magazines; Books and Literature; Airlines and Airplanes 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/business/media/rhapsody-the-in-flight-magazine-is-becoming-a-first-class-literary-journal.html

Bring a book or three.

Electronics may be banned but paper always works.

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Business Day

Bank of England Expects Zero Inflation Rate to Pick Up

By JENNY ANDERSON | May 13th 2015

The Bank of England said it expected British consumer prices, which have been stuck at a zero percent inflation rate for two months, to pick up by the end of the year as the economy gathers steam.

Economic Conditions and Trends; Interest Rates; Inflation (Economics) 

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/11/interest-rates-are-still-very-low/

http://www.bundesbank.de/Navigation/EN/Service/Federal_securities/Prices_and_yields/prices_and_yields.html

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=lowflation

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Travel

Video: 36 Hours in Medellín

Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Chris Carmichael, Will Lloyd and Sarah Brady Voll | May 13th 2015

The city’s situation — set in the Aburrá Valley, surrounded by green mountains — is ideal, its weather springlike year-round, and its people outgoing and proud of their city.

Travel and Vacations; Museums; Restaurants 

It is lovely except for the cartels.

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Business Day

Eurozone Finance Ministers Meet for Greece Debt Talks

By JAMES KANTER and NIKI KITSANTONIS | May 11th 2015

No clear resolution to the country’s long-running debt debacle is expected as Athens and its international creditors try to reach a deal.

European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Banking and Financial Institutions 

They are negotiating.

The debt is unpayable.

Germany will not accept any available deal yet.

Greece will default again rather than meet Germany's terms.

The rest of it is noise.

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Opinion

Qualcomm, on Patent Law

May 14th 2015

Don Rosenberg of Qualcomm writes that “patent bills in the House and the Senate are sweeping measures that would treat all patent holders seeking to enforce their rights as ‘trolls.’ ”

Inventions and Patents; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Law and Legislation 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/opinion/curbing-abusive-patent-lawsuits.html

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualcomm#Legal_issues

I will be back late.

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