Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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1
Arts

How to Find Hassle-Free Playing Fields With Priceless Views

Booking athletic fields in New York City can be difficult, but you can cut through the red tape in some parks.

Where, not how. 

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Sports

Six-Time Olympic Medalist Retires

The Canadian Cindy Klassen sat out the past two years after sustaining a concussion.

ok

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Sports

Unsteady Hands, but Steely Play by Jason Day

Day, who was felled by vertigo just a day before, sank a birdie putt on No. 18 that tied him with Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Branden Grace at four-under par headed into the final day of the U.S. Open.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/sports/golf/jason-day-finishes-out-of-the-race-but-finishes-nonetheless.html
"When Day made his final putt on the 18th green, completing a round of 74 to finish the final round at four over and the championship at even par, five behind Spieth, the grandstand crowd gave him a standing ovation. Day smiled and waved at the fans."

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Real Estate

$15.5 Million, a Record for Brooklyn Real Estate

A brick townhouse in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn broke the record for the highest price ever paid for a single residence in the borough.

The estate is not yet established.

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Sports

Jason Day Finishes Second Round After Collapsing at U.S. Open

The Australian golfer collapsed, apparently from a dizzy spell, while playing his final hole of the day, and, after several minutes lying on the grass, he finished his round with a bogey.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/sports/golf/jason-day-finishes-out-of-the-race-but-finishes-nonetheless.html
"When Day made his final putt on the 18th green, completing a round of 74 to finish the final round at four over and the championship at even par, five behind Spieth, the grandstand crowd gave him a standing ovation. Day smiled and waved at the fans."

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U.S.

Wait Lists Grow as Many More Veterans Seek Care and Funding Falls Far Short

The number of veterans on waiting lists of one month or more is now 50 percent higher than it was during the height of last year’s problems.

Congress has failed to fund the system adequately.

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N.Y. / Region

Redevelopment of Manhattan’s Far West Side Gains Momentum


The developers have some available space.
The port has moved to Newark.

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Health

Frederick P. Li, Who Proved a Genetic Cancer Link, Dies at 75

Dr. Li helped show a skeptical medical establishment that a dominant gene, passed from parent to child, was predisposing family members to various cancers.

"Dr. Elaine Shiang, confirmed his death and said the probable cause was Alzheimer’s disease."

No cancer reported in my generation.

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Travel

Boom in Treetop Parks Lets Visitors Learn the Ropes

Aerial rope courses have grown more popular in the U.S., offering challenges to vacationing families and adrenaline-rushers alike.

http://www.amazon.com/Alan-Villiers/e/B001HCVVGC/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2?qid=1435008152&sr=8-2

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N.Y. / Region

Ceramic Skyline, on the Move

At the New York Transit Museum, one can find a steel-dust stained terra cotta plaque showing the Brooklyn Bridge and New York Harbor, one of four that formed a mural.

If Bill Schulz looked at the Brooklyn Bridge he would see both diagonal stay wires and vertical suspenders.
He should do his homework. 
The transit system is fascinating in its successes and failures.
There is much to be learned about urban design from the effort to build a city that cannot be walked across in half a day. (~12 miles)

11
Opinion

A Rebuke to Military Tribunals

After a recent court ruling, almost no one who remains at Guantánamo can be constitutionally prosecuted by military tribunals.

Another shrub policy is in ruins.

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Magazine

How to Train a Cadaver Dog

Find an incurious animal. Use your own blood.

There is always work for such a dog.
Knowing the local pathologist will supply training scent.

13
Real Estate

Mortgage Market on the Mend

Research predicts that about 1.5 million people forced out of the mortgage market after the housing bust will have recovered sufficiently to return sometime by 2017.

If Greece exits the Euro there is no need to hurry.

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Opinion

El Salvador’s View: More Prosperity, Less Migration

The foreign minister of El Salvador describes his country’s efforts to bring more prosperity to the region so citizens are less likely to flee.

Hugo Martinez understands the problems.
Prosperity with security will help.

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World

To Soften Image, Brazilian Police Ride in Atop Horned Beasts

“Being the guy on the buffalo makes me more approachable, making my job a little bit easier,” is how one officer in Marajó, Brazil, explained it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=water+buffalo&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cMuIVYLQLIPVsAWmi4PwBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=635#tbm=isch&q=riding+water+buffalo

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Opinion

How to Really Fix Rikers

The city’s settlement with the Justice Department must address the culture of violence.

We will not soon see a change of culture.
Body cameras will force a change of behavior.

17
Science

For Faithful, Social Justice Goals Demand Action on Environment

Many faith traditions are awakening to the burden that climate change is placing on poor people, and finding justification for caring for the environment in their scripture.

I understand the message.
I question the message's effectiveness.

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U.S.

California Golf Trip Lands Obama in a Water-Use Debate

President Obama returned to a beloved golf oasis in California for a getaway with friends, but a punishing drought in the state has raised questions about whether such oases can survive.

I am willing  to allow a day or three of presidential golf on courses that should not be allowed to exist.
The courses are well enough supported that the presidential visit will not add significantly to that support.

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N.Y. / Region

Worker Is Killed During Attack at Upper West Side Shop

Officers responding to a 911 call arrived at BNC General Merchandise, on Amsterdam Avenue between 104th and West 105th Streets, to find a man with severe blunt force trauma to the head.

There are risks to urban life.

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Automobiles

For Automakers, Fuel Economy Targets May Be Less of a Stretch

A federal report found that hitting the corporate average of 54.5 miles per gallon might not be as difficult as the industry had feared.

The forty mile per gallon barrier is traditional.
Small diesels in light cars do better.  
Fleet economy of 54.5 mpg may not be possible.
Hybrids will help.   Electrics will help more.

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Opinion

Our Seafood Choices: Health and Sustainability

Responses to an Op-Ed writer seeking “Simple Rules for Seafood.”

Much less efficient fishing could do the job.

There is a wild oyster population in Chesapeake bay because Maryland  forbids power in oystering.

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Business Day

Greece Submits Plan to Tackle Debt Crisis

Athens delivered a raft of proposals to its creditors early Monday in an attempt to force a breakthrough over the country’s sputtering international bailout.

I will watch for results.

3
Magazine

How to Train a Cadaver Dog

Find an incurious animal. Use your own blood.

Scent samples can be found.

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World

Tell Us How Your Church Addressed the Pope’s Encyclical

The Times wants to know how places of worship in the United States and around the world are responding to Francis’ message on the environment and climate change.

I have no idea.
It is a political problem.

5
Travel

Monday’s Travel News and Tips

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including picnics in Brussels and a partnership between the Philadelphia Museum of Art and 15 hotels.

Let us figure out a budget first.

6
Real Estate

TriBeCa Tower Inspired by a Glass Vase

Sales are about to begin at 111 Murray Street, a new 58-story residential skyscraper with sweeping views being developed by a group led by Fisher Brothers.

It does not look like a good building.
I need to think on that.

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Travel

In Iceland, Seeking a Luxury Hotel Amid the Rustic Charm

A trip outside Rejkyavik, where minimalist aesthetics and raw nature coexist.

I would just like to go.  Luxuries are hot meals and a comfortable bed

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N.Y. / Region

Meningitis Vaccine Mandate for Seventh Graders in New York Passes

Meningitis can cause death in a few hours, and if the bill is signed, all students entering seventh grade would have to be vaccinated against it.

They should not delay so long.

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N.Y. / Region

Lessons From a Past Escape as Another Manhunt Presses On

A State Police report on the search for Ralph Phillips, a convict known as Bucky who eluded capture for months in 2006, was prepared with the current situation in mind.

Another day of no news.

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Opinion

Pope Francis’ Call to Action Goes Beyond the Environment

The pope has come down on the side of the catastrophists, and is really condemning the modern way of life.

Ross Douthat remains in dream worlds.

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World

With Tourist Missing, Worry Spreads on Camino de Santiago in Spain

An American, Denise Thiem, disappeared in April along the Catholic pilgrimage, which has drawn a record number of people in recent years.

There has been no ransom demanded.
She is dead or run.
Probably she is dead.
If she has run she would have sent word. 

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Opinion

Pope Francis’ Climate Error

To control emissions, a carbon market is best.

It is not important how fossil carbon use is achieved.
It must be done quickly and, soon, completely.

13
Food

Greek Pie on the Skinny Side

Homemade phyllo dough, to hold the feta and greens, should be so thin you can read a newspaper through it.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017486-greek-skillet-pies-with-feta-and-greens

I can do that.

14
World

Greek Leader, Pressuring E.U. Lenders, Cozies Up to Putin in Russia

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras shared a stage with President Vladimir V. Putin at an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg.

It snows in Greece.
They have not developed a gas field.

15
U.S.

Kennedy’s Gay-Rights Rulings Seen in His Sacramento Roots

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the onetime altar boy from Sacramento and conservative Republican, has advanced legal equality for gays more than any other American jurist.

Another attempt to forecast the Supreme Court.

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N.Y. / Region

Hot Peppers Becoming a Cash Crop for Bronx Community Gardens

The Bronx Greenmarket Hot Sauce was developed last year to support local gardens through purchases of its main ingredient, serrano peppers.

Why not?
It is a not for profit project.

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U.S.

California Golf Trip Lands Obama in a Water-Use Debate


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U.S.

Allen Weinstein, Historian of Alger Hiss Case, Dies at 77

Mr. Weinstein cited new evidence of guilt in a 1978 book, decades after a divisive Cold War trial, and later became the national archivist under President George W. Bush.

I find I have nothing to add.

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N.Y. / Region

A ‘Street Nun’ Who Specializes in Redemption

Ana Martinez de Luco, 60, a Catholic nun, can be found in the thick of the action at a bustling can and bottle recycling center in Brooklyn.

http://www.surewecan.org/

The canners work hard for not much. 
Picking minimum wage means 140 cans per hour.  1120 cans per day and their transport to the center.

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Opinion

The Pope’s Landmark Call on Climate Change

Readers respond to news articles about Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment.

Let it stand without further comment.
His words are carefully considered.



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