Monday, July 6, 2015

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Sports

Peru Tops Paraguay in Third-Place Copa América Match

Peru beat Paraguay, 2-0, to finish in third place for the second time in a row.

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
Houston0 0 0
1 0 0
3 0 0
492
Boston0 1 0
0 0 2
2 0 x
5101

  W: M. Barnes (3-2)   L: T. Sipp (2-4)   S: K. Uehara (19)
  Hou HR: C. Correa (7) E. Gattis (14)
  Bos HR: H. Ramirez (18)
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap

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Your Money

It’s Summer, but Where Are the Teenage Workers?

Pressed for time, competing against adults or simply not finding opportunity, fewer teenagers are in the summer work force, statistics show.

The adolescents are in front of screens.

3
Opinion

Days of Our Digital Lives

Minute by minute, just what are we searching for?

It is nice to be in the group.

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N.Y. / Region

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory Serves Red Bean to Durian Scoops

Located in New York City’s Chinatown since 1977, Chinatown Ice Cream Factory is a popular destination, more so in the summer, where one can find more than two dozen flavors.

The exotic attracts.

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Real Estate

Five Ways to Escape Your Renovation

There are plenty of options for short-term leases.

I don't need to simplify my life yet.

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Opinion

Medical Mysteries of the Heart

Further study could help patients with coronary heart disease and their doctors overcome ingrained resistance to new medical approaches.

Data can be had.
I am not troubled.
I hope you also are not troubled.

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World

As Referendum Looms, Greece’s Tourism Industry Holds Its Breath

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks make a living in tourism, and though officials say visits have been steady, economic tumult in the high season has many worried.

People will continue to go.

Krugman:

Europe Wins

Tsipras and Syriza have won big in the referendum, strengthening their hand for whatever comes next. But they’re not the only winners: I would argue that Europe, and the European idea, just won big — at least in the sense of dodging a bullet.
I know that’s not how most people see it. But think of it this way: we have just witnessed Greece stand up to a truly vile campaign of bullying and intimidation, an attempt to scare the Greek public, not just into accepting creditor demands, but into getting rid of their government. It was a shameful moment in modern European history, and would have set a truly ugly precedent if it had succeeded.
But it didn’t. You don’t have to love Syriza, or believe that they know what they’re doing — it’s not clear that they do, although the troika has been even worse — to believe that European institutions have just been saved from their own worst instincts. If Greece had been forced into line by financial fear mongering, Europe would have sinned in a way that would sully its reputation for generations. Instead, it’s something we can, perhaps, eventually regard as an aberration.
And if Greece ends up exiting the euro? There’s actually a pretty good case for Grexit now — and in any case, democracy matters more than any currency arrangement."


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World

Murder Complaints Filed Against Ferry Crew in Philippines

The police in a central Philippine city filed murder complaints against the owner and the crew of a ferry that capsized, leaving more than 50 people dead.

The South Koreans are not the only ones to be troubled by marine architecture.

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Opinion

Could You Block Your Mobile Phone?

For $1,200-plus a night, you get a nice room at a spa, with a switch that blocks all electronic signals. Would you dare?

I often walk away from my mobile.
I try to give fair warning to people I expect to contact me.

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U.S.

California Drought Takes Some Sparkle Out of Fireworks Displays

Cupertino and other towns are canceling Fourth of July displays, but most are focusing instead on illegal fireworks use, which is seen as a greater risk.

The costs are relatively small.
It is a way to share the pain of the drought.

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Opinion

Making Congressional Research Service Reports Public

A former employee worries that wider access to reports might change the focused, nonpartisan nature of the work.

If the reports are cited in the public record they should be accessible to the public.
Congress is composed of representatives.
Members and committees can have secrets but the work of the congress as a whole is the work of the people.
The population should not have secrets from itself.

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World

Video: Greek Voters React to Referendum

Greeks voted on Sunday in a high-stakes referendum on an international bailout.

There is no question now about the opinion of the Greeks in Greece.

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Business Day

Fiat Chrysler Accused of Neglect in 23 Recalls

In a rare public hearing, the N.H.T.S.A. condemned the automaker for not promptly notifying owners of problematic vehicles, delaying repairs and failing to alert regulators.

The management has been lying to itself.

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N.Y. / Region

A Crime Rehashed and Parole Denied, Again and Again

Dempsey Hawkins argues that despite admitting his crime and showing remorse, a panel has not agreed to release him because of the brutal facts surrounding his case.

People cannot undo past events.
The parole board must assess the character of the man before them rather than the man who did the crime.
If learning and growth are impossible
the parole board is purposeless and its meetings cruel and unusual.

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World

Confusion Remains as Voting Begins in Greek Referendum


All confusion is resolved.
The troika is refused.

16
Real Estate

A Co-op Pool Closing, Just in Time for Summer

This week: A shareholder bemoans an unavailable amenity; imagining a fire escape as a deck; and heirs navigate inheriting a co-op apartment.

In the matter of the pool the board is remiss of its duties.
I do not see that there is anything to be done beyond general unhappiness.

17
Science

Colorado’s Push Against Teenage Pregnancies Is a Startling Success

A program to offer long-acting birth control, like free IUDs and implants, has helped drop teenage pregnancies by 40 percent and abortions by 42 percent.

It reads as a rational policy.

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Sports

Chile Wins Its First Copa América Title After Shootout

Chile defeated Argentina, 4-1, in a shootout after a 0-0 draw in the Copa América final, capturing its first major title and securing a spot in the Confederations Cup.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/sports/soccer/womens-world-cup-usa-defeats-japan-to-win-title.html

"VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Women’s World Cup began uncertainly for midfielder Carli Lloyd. But it quickly built toward predatory dependability, then concluded Sunday in a display of startling deliverance."

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U.S.

BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The tentative settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas as well as the federal government.

"NEW ORLEANS — An $18.7 billion settlement announced Thursday of all federal, state and local claims against the oil giant BP arising from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would be the largest environmental settlement — and the largest civil settlement with any single entity — in the nation’s history, officials said Thursday."

BP is not bankrupt.
Business Day

Varoufakis Says He’ll Resign as Greece Finance Minister if Referendum Endorses Bailout

Yanis Varoufakis’s comment is the starkest sign yet that the government is likely to be reshuffled or could even fall should a yes vote prevail.

A no vote prevailed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/business/international/greece-referendum-bailout.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/06/world/europe/greek-referendum-debt-crisis-vote.html


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