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Sports

Serena Williams’s Grand Slam March

Jun 5th 2015

A look at some of the numbers in Williams’s remarkable 18-year career at Grand Slam events.

A life work.

Oakland		4:05 ET Preview
Boston

Final	1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	1		0	0	0		1	0	0		2	5	0
Boston	2	0	2		0	0	0		0	0	x		4	11	0

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Sports

Video: American Pharoah Trains at Belmont

Jun 4th 2015

Bob Baffert, the trainer of the Triple Crown contender American Pharoah, said he was aware of the looming pressure but was trying to take it all in stride.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/06/us/ap-rac-belmont-stakes-the-latest.html

"11:58 a.m.

A look at some updated odds shows Triple Crown hopeful as the 1-2 favorite in an eight horse field for the Belmont Stakes.

Here's the rest of the early odds: Frosted 5-1; Materiality 7-1; Madeforlucky 15-1; Mubtaahij 16-1; Keen Ice 17-1; Tale of Verve 20-1; Frammento 20-1."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/sports/american-pharoah-wins-belmont-stakes-and-triple-crown.html

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N.Y. / Region

A Heartfelt Letter Home

By JOANNE STARKEY | Jun 6th 2015

The restaurant features dishes from the Argentine city its owner hails from, and its décor reflects Mendoza’s status as the capital of the nation’s wine country.

When opportunity offers. 

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Business Day

Video: Greek Prime Minister on Debt Talks

Associated Press | Jun 3rd 2015

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece said on Wednesday that international creditors must do their part to help end speculation of the country leaving the euro zone.

I do not expect a deal.

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Business Day

Exception to Taco Bell Shift on Artificial Ingredients

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jun 5th 2015

The company said it would continue to exempt co-branded products, like Doritos Locos Tacos, from its push to change ingredients.

The shift was window dressing.

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World

68 Migrants Are Found Locked Inside Trucks at British Port

By DAN BILEFSKY | Jun 5th 2015

They had been crammed into the vehicles, and several were suffering from chest and abdominal pain, the local ambulance service said.

Britain can do its part or leave the European Union.

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Sports

Caught Between Fresh Horses and Triple Crown Tradition

By WILLIAM C. RHODEN | Jun 5th 2015

The effect on racing of fresh horses spoiling Triple Crown bids is a problem seeking an answer in an industry fighting for relevance.

A triple crown by five lengths.

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Technology

Changing the Look of Excel

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Jun 3rd 2015

Microsoft Excel provides for changes in the typeface, point size and other characteristics of files that a user creates.

So far I have avoided Excel.

I would like to put more care into a picture than a stick can provide.

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Food

Don’t Fear the Bluefish

By MELISSA CLARK | Jun 5th 2015

If you like tuna, swordfish and striped bass, you’ll adore this sustainable variety. (Article plus video.)

http://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692/1305309-seafood-dishes-with-asian-flavors

Bluefish must be fresh.
It is best to catch it ones self.

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Business Day

Demand and Expectations Grow for Green Retirement Communities

By CONSTANCE GUSTKE | Jun 5th 2015

Many older adults are seeking residences that offer eco-friendly amenities, but the challenge is ferreting out which facilities are legitimate.

I will not retire anytime soon. 
I will draw benefits in another year because they will stop growing.

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N.Y. / Region

Long Island Sees a Crisis as It Floats to the Surface

By KIRK SEMPLE | Jun 5th 2015

In the largest kill of its kind that anyone can recall, thousands of dead fish washed ashore in the Peconic Estuary in recent months, victims of the nitrogen pollution that is the bane of the region.

People insist on a shore front home with a green lawn down to the bulkhead.
A tidal wetland is a problem rather than a fish nursery .

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Opinion

Water for Israel

Jun 5th 2015

A reader weighs in on a news story about defeating the drought.

There will be no two state solution.

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Sports

Timea Bacsinszky Reaches Her First French Open Semifinal

By BEN ROTHENBERG | Jun 3rd 2015

Bacsinszky, the No. 23 seed, will face top-seeded Serena Williams, who ended a streak of slow starts by handling 17th-seeded Sara Errani, 6-1, 6-3, on Wednesday.


http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp

American League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
NY Yankees	31	25	.554	-	14 - 10	17 - 15	16 - 13	7 - 3	6 - 6	7 - 3	W 5
Tampa Bay	30	27	.526	1.5	14 - 16	16 - 11	18 - 14	1 - 2	8 - 9	6 - 4	L 1
Toronto	27	30	.474	4.5	16 - 12	11 - 18	14 - 14	5 - 5	5 - 8	6 - 4	W 4
Boston	26	31	.456	5.5	14 - 14	12 - 17	10 - 15	2 - 5	10 - 9	5 - 5	W 2
Baltimore	25	30	.455	5.5	15 - 12	10 - 18	15 - 17	3 - 2	6 - 7	4 - 6	L 1
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Minnesota	32	23	.582	-	19 - 9	13 - 14	9 - 4	16 - 15	5 - 2	5 - 5	L 2
Kansas City	30	23	.566	1	18 - 11	12 - 12	2 - 4	16 - 12	7 - 5	2 - 8	L 3
Detroit	29	28	.509	4	14 - 15	15 - 13	1 - 3	19 - 11	4 - 10	2 - 8	W 1
Cleveland	27	28	.491	5	11 - 15	16 - 13	3 - 3	12 - 18	8 - 5	7 - 3	W 1
Chi White Sox	25	29	.463	6.5	13 - 11	12 - 18	2 - 4	13 - 20	6 - 3	5 - 5	L 1
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Houston	34	23	.596	-	19 - 13	15 - 10	8 - 5	4 - 6	18 - 11	4 - 6	L 3
Texas	30	26	.536	3.5	11 - 15	19 - 11	10 - 4	9 - 6	10 - 15	7 - 3	W 3
LA Angels	28	28	.500	5.5	16 - 13	12 - 15	6 - 9	4 - 3	15 - 11	5 - 5	L 4
Seattle	25	31	.446	8.5	13 - 18	12 - 13	9 - 10	2 - 5	13 - 12	2 - 8	W 1
Oakland	23	35	.397	11.5	9 - 17	14 - 18	6 - 7	6 - 10	11 - 18	6 - 4	L 2

National League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Washington	30	26	.536	-	16 - 11	14 - 15	17 - 12	4 - 8	5 - 2	3 - 7	L 1
NY Mets	30	27	.526	0.5	21 - 8	9 - 19	21 - 11	4 - 10	2 - 4	4 - 6	L 2
Atlanta	27	28	.491	2.5	13 - 11	14 - 17	13 - 14	7 - 6	4 - 6	5 - 5	W 1
Miami	23	33	.411	7	12 - 16	11 - 17	14 - 17	2 - 4	4 - 9	5 - 5	L 1
Philadelphia	21	36	.368	9.5	14 - 16	7 - 20	10 - 21	5 - 6	5 - 7	2 - 8	L 3
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
St. Louis	37	19	.661	-	22 - 7	15 - 12	7 - 4	19 - 8	7 - 2	7 - 3	L 1
Pittsburgh	30	25	.545	6.5	15 - 9	15 - 16	9 - 3	12 - 16	8 - 2	7 - 3	L 1
Chi Cubs	29	25	.537	7	15 - 11	14 - 14	8 - 5	14 - 13	6 - 6	5 - 5	W 1
Cincinnati	23	31	.426	13	13 - 13	10 - 18	8 - 5	12 - 12	2 - 7	5 - 5	L 2
Milwaukee	20	36	.357	17	9 - 20	11 - 16	2 - 5	10 - 18	3 - 10	4 - 6	W 2
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
LA Dodgers	32	24	.571	-	22 - 9	10 - 15	4 - 2	4 - 6	21 - 16	4 - 6	W 1
San Francisco	32	25	.561	0.5	16 - 14	16 - 11	6 - 4	6 - 4	16 - 16	5 - 5	W 2
San Diego	29	28	.509	3.5	15 - 15	14 - 13	3 - 4	7 - 5	16 - 14	7 - 3	W 4
Arizona	27	28	.491	4.5	15 - 15	12 - 13	9 - 7	4 - 8	13 - 12	6 - 4	W 2
Colorado	25	29	.463	6	11 - 16	14 - 13	6 - 3	6 - 3	13 - 21	7 - 3	W 1

X - Clinched Division,  Y - Clinched Playoff Spot

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Opinion

Europe’s Shared Responsibility for Migrants

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jun 5th 2015

A proposed system of quotas would ensure that European countries do their fair share in handling the huge number of people seeking asylum.

Africa and the middle east are voting with their feet.

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U.S.

Video: Congress Holds Hearing on Amtrak Crash

Associated Press | Jun 2nd 2015 

Grandstanding.

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World

As Hopes Dim for Yangtze Survivors, China Keeps Information Under Wraps

By AUSTIN RAMZY | Jun 3rd 2015

Images and reporting from the site of the overturned ship were largely limited to state media outlets for the first 24 hours.

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U.S.

Video: Sail, Run or Row?

Kirk Johnson and Jessica Naudziunas | Jun 5th 2015

Participants in “The Race to Alaska” will race in boats without motors for 750 miles from Port Townsend, Wash. to Ketchikan, Ak.

About ten days.  Crew of four.   Go outside if the wind is reasonable.   Run a stove.

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Sports

L.I.R.R. Outlines Changes to Ease the Wait for a Stampede of Fans Heading Home

By MELISSA HOPPERT | Jun 4th 2015

Though there still likely will be a wait for the Long Island Rail Road after American Pharoah’s Triple Crown bid at the Belmont Stakes, improvements have been made.

I caught no discussion this evening.

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Fashion & Style

Vineyard Vines Takes Leisurewear to a Colorful Dimension

By JON CARAMANICA | Jun 3rd 2015

The company’s new Upper East Side store is its first in New York and offers weekenders prepwear with a shrug in the colors of Easter.

Necco wafers.

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World

What You Need to Know About MERS

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Jun 4th 2015

The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea has raised fears about the disease’s potential for further contagion.

I add that people without symptoms are not carriers.


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