Monday, June 8, 2015

@3:22, 6/7/15

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1
Sports

American Pharoah Wins Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown

For the first time since Affirmed in 1978, a horse swept the Triple Crown races. American Pharoah became the 12th horse to accomplish the feat.

It should be done again soon.

2
World

SEAL Team 6: A Secret History of Quiet Killings and Blurred Lines

The unit best known for killing Osama bin Laden has been converted into a global manhunting machine with limited outside oversight.

I am not surprised security people are nervous.
Other groups can play at assassination.
We should not be leading the pack.
More, we should not advertise.

3
Opinion

Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans

I refused to waste my life to pay back a pointless and overbearing debt.

She should pass the bar.

4
Opinion

What Makes a Woman?

There is a collision course between feminists and transgender activists.

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony

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

Shelter from prevailing misogyny.

Women's colleges should admit those who need the shelter.

That leaves the situation fuzzy.

I have limits.

5
Your Money

Millionaires Who Are Frugal When They Don’t Have to Be

Recent research shows that single-digit millionaires, at least, are generally far more mindful about how they save, spend and invest their money.

Just good habits.

6
U.S.

Obama Delivers Eulogy for Beau Biden

For Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who lost a daughter and his first wife decades ago, it was another day of grief as he buried a son in Delaware.

Random numbers.

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N.Y. / Region

A Manhattan Fortuneteller Cost Him Fortune After Fortune

Even those who are skeptical of scams may be surprised by the eye-popping payouts one Brooklyn man made to a Times Square psychic in hopes of being united with the woman he loved.

I will take action when you speak.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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N.Y. / Region

With Power Tools and a Ruse, 2 Killers Escape New York Prison

The New York State Police said the inmates had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, a maximum-security prison about 170 miles north of Albany near the Canadian border.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dannemora,+NY/@44.5694288,-73.7195232,10z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4cca4a95dc47980f:0xaf101db439f7a829

Either they had outside help or they are in the woods.
If they are in the woods at this season they will not come out in good shape.  Black fly.

9
Style

Escape to Bro-topia

Foster Huntington was an up-and-comer in the New York fashion industry. Then he ditched it all and built his own personal paradise in the sky.

Not since I was ten years old.

10
U.S.

Scott Walker Riding With Joni Ernst in Iowa as Rivals Give Chase

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin was ready to mount a motorcycle Saturday for a “Roast and Ride” fund-raiser, but Republican challenges lie ahead.

None of them seem serious contenders.

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N.Y. / Region

With Power Tools and a Ruse, 2 Killers Escape New York Prison

The New York State Police said the inmates had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, a maximum-security prison about 170 miles north of Albany near the Canadian border.

It is a long way to Canada.
The bugs are thick in early June.

12
U.S.

Dennis Hastert Rushed to Make Money as Payouts Grew

The former speaker of the House became more active in his lobbying firm at about the time that, according to a federal indictment, he began making large payments to a man known as “Individual A.”

sad.

13
T Magazine

Seven Leading Architects Defend the World’s Most Hated Buildings

Can the field’s top minds change the way we think about a doomed housing project in Naples or the most abhorred skyscraper in Paris? Allow them to try.

I would hope they could do a better job of defense.
They cannot.
They seem ignorant of the history.

14
World

Surprising Saudi Rises as a Prince Among Princes

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 29, has swiftly accumulated more power than any prince has ever held, and he has become one of Saudi Arabia’s most visible leaders.

Most princes are deposed.
There are questions on the stability of the regime.

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false

Rubios on the Road Have Drawn Unwanted Attention

According to a search of the Miami-Dade and Duval County court dockets, Marco Rubio and his wife have been cited for numerous infractions over the years for incidents that included speeding, missing stop lights and careless driving.

 No real hope.

16
Sports

Ahmed Zayat’s Journey: Bankruptcy and Big Bets

The associations and dealings of Mr. Zayat, who made his fortune selling beer in Egypt and became a successful horse owner, have resulted in myriad legal proceedings. 

He is not my concern.

17
U.S.

Pink Slips at Disney. But First, Training Foreign Replacements.

American tech workers in Orlando found their jobs and desks transferred to immigrants brought in under H-1B visas by an Indian firm.

Business management.

18
N.Y. / Region

Long Island Sees a Crisis as It Floats to the Surface

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.

Business as usual.

19
Books

Alice Goffman’s Heralded Book on Crime Is Disputed

Since her book “On the Run” was published, the author has achieved a measure of fame that is rare​ for a young sociologist, but ​she now faces criticism over her facts and methods.

Involvement is a necessary part of learning. 

20
Opinion

The Value of a Mindless Summer Job

Humble work assignments give students a chance to build their character, if not their résumés.

Yes.

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