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Istanbul Cup Final to End With a First Win
Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine beat Kirsten Flipkens and Urszula Radwanska of Poland beat Magdalena Rybarikova to set up the final. Each player will be seeking her first WTA singles title.
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N.Y. / Region
Court Rejects New York City’s Efforts to Restrict Sex Shops
In a 3-2 decision, an appellate court in Manhattan upheld a 2012 lower court decision that chided the city for its attempt to violate the free speech rights of sex-themed establishments.Sleaze Sells.
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U.S.
Most Undocumented Immigrants Will Stay Under Obama’s New Policies, Report Says
Up to 87 percent of unauthorized immigrants would have “a degree of protection” to remain in the country under new enforcement programs, according to a report published Thursday.Faced with adamant opposition 9,570,000 of 11,000,000 have some protection from deportation.
That looks successful.
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N.Y. / Region
2 Men Are Found Dead in Bronx Apartment
Officers responded to a call and discovered the men unconscious in an apartment, the police said.We don't know.
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N.Y. / Region
Brooklyn Bridge Park Opening New Vistas
Two new sections of the park are set to open in August, one a floral meadow on Pier 6, the other a reminder of the area’s industrial past.City under grass
A necropolis of trade.
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Opinion
Does Legal Same-Sex Marriage Presage Polygamy?
Readers take two sides on the polygamy question.We have serial polygamy now.
I am not worried.
The Chinese pictograph for discord is two women under one roof.
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U.S.
Senate to Consider Delaying Rail Safety Mandate
Northeast lawmakers expressed outrage at a provision in a bill that would postpone for three years the deadline for railroads to install positive train control.Throw money at the problem.
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N.Y. / Region
Citi Bike to Begin Service in Queens and Expand in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Starting in August, the bike-share program plans to install the first stations in Long Island City, Queens, and add 79 stations in Brooklyn.Citi Bike is not a good solution.
I do not have a substitute.
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Opinion
Can Mass Shootings Be Predicted?
A psychiatrist writes that the “psychological reconstructions we typically see after mass shootings will not help us predict or prevent such attacks.”No. is the simple answer.
Things can be done to make them less likely.
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Technology
Taking Stock of a Hard Drive’s Files
And how to get iTunes on a PC play over Bluetooth speakers.I can look at my hard drive in all my operating systems.
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Opinion
Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb
The conditions imposed on the country make it a kind of debtors’ prison.
"I
believe strongly that the policies being imposed will not work, that
they will result in depression without end, unacceptable levels of
unemployment and ever growing inequality. But I also believe strongly in
democratic processes — that the way to achieve whatever framework one
thinks is good for the economy is through persuasion, not compulsion.
The force of ideas is so much against what is being inflicted on and
demanded of Greece. Austerity is contractionary;
inclusive capitalism — the antithesis of what the troika is creating —
is the only way to create shared and sustainable prosperity.
For
now, the Greek government has capitulated. Perhaps, as the lost half
decade becomes the lost decade, as the politics get uglier, as the
evidence mounts that these policies have failed, the troika will come to
its senses. Greece needs debt restructuring, better structural reforms
and more reasonable primary budget surplus targets. More likely than
not, though, the troika will do what it has done for the last five
years: Blame the victim."
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Sports
Rain Leads to Crash-Filled Women’s Race on Champs-Élysées
Slick cobblestones proved treacherous at the second edition of La Course by Le Tour de France as nearly half the field, 57 riders, abandoned the race.Bicycling in the rain is not fun.
Chris Frooome has won the tour.
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Opinion
An Act That Enabled Acceptance
The Americans With Disabilities Act gave me access, and also dignity.Dyslexia does not show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
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Sports
Gold Cup Match Fixed, Panama Official Says
Pedro Chaluja, the president of Panama’s soccer federation, told reporters that the outcome of Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Mexico had been manipulated in retaliation for Panama’s not voting for Sepp Blatter in the recent FIFA presidential election.The Referee is correct by definition.
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N.Y. / Region
Proposed Raise for Fast-Food Employees Divides Low-Wage Workers
A $15-an-hour minimum wage recommended for fast-food employees has created a chasm between workers who will receive the raise and those who will not.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_conquer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rule
The power game goes on.
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N.Y. / Region
Aging Infrastructure Plagues Nation’s Busiest Rail Corridor
The Northeast Corridor has doubled its ridership in the last 30 years as its old and overloaded infrastructure has begun to wear out.The railroad managers and the politicians are playing a long and multiplayer game.
They play for political power.
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World
Chile: 7 in Pinochet’s Military Charged in Death of Protester
A judge charged them in the burning death of a 19-year-old American in 1986 during a protest against the dictatorship then in power.Adult games are not trivial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decision_theory
I will take courses when there is time.
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Sports
Lewis Hamilton Is Favored in Budapest
The Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in both Hungarian Grand Prix practice sessions in Budapest.The leading cars are well matched this year.
The contest is among the drivers and pit crews.
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Sports
Chris Froome Set to Win Tour de France
Froome, the 2013 Tour champion, was unable to follow Nairo Quintana on the switchbacks of the 20th stage but stayed in position to win, with Sunday’s stage largely ceremonial.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/sports/chris-froome-gives-britain-and-africa-a-tour-de-france-win.html
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Job Market
When You’re Writing a Resignation Letter, Less Is More
A look at what phrases to include in — and what last words to leave out of — your resignation letter when quitting an unpleasant work environment.It is all good advice.
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Science
Honeybees Show Evidence of Insecticide
More than 70 percent of pollen and honey samples collected in Massachusetts contained neonicotinoid, which has been linked to colony collapse.These are facts insecticide users and makers want to keep obscure.
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Books
An Unfinished Library
“The Greatest Books You’ll Never Read” is a new survey of books that are “unfinished, unbegun or lost, and today exist as only suggestive fragments or not at all.”Scholarly publication has a place. These abandoned, incomplete and censored works should be available but need not enter the public culture.
A possible solution is a category of "self publication" on the internet.
Scholars could refer to them as published works but would have to hunt them out from a chaos of unread work.
Go Set a Watchman was never intended for publication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Set_a_Watchman
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Sports
Move to Disc Brakes, on Trial Basis, Stirs Concern Among Riders
The International Cycling Union will allow professional road cycling teams to give disc brakes a tryout at two races of their choice in August and September.I will be interested to learn the results of the tests.
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N.Y. / Region
Proposed Raise for Fast-Food Employees Divides Low-Wage Workers
The effort to impose wage slavery continues.5
Opinion
A City for the Poor, Rich and In Between
Mayor Bill de Blasio has made headway with creating affordable housing in New York City, but the road ahead may be harder.Affordable housing does not build capital.
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Business Day
Wariness as Auto Industry Eyes Mexico for Growth
As the United Automobile Workers union enters talks on new contracts with the Detroit car companies, perhaps its biggest worry is losing vehicle production to lower-wage nations like Mexico.America is not able to give up industry.
Some Americans think it should.
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Sports
Two Albatrosses at Senior British Open
Two albatross twos were recorded on the same hole on a memorable opening day at the Senior British Open.The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
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Real Estate
A Floor at the Pierre Hotel for $22.9 Million
The apartment, which sold to the widow of one of the founders of Liberty Travel, was the most expensive sale of the week.I would rather have the money.
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Travel
A Visit to Padang, Indonesia’s Food Paradise, During Ramadan
The Frugal Traveler’s first stop on a four-island Indonesia trip was Padang, known for its rich and spicy cuisine, during the Muslim fasting season.Always eat the local foods.
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Sunday Review
Higher Wages, Great! But How to Enforce?
Cities are telling businesses to pay more, but now they have to figure out how to make that happen.Class action suits.
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Style
Muffled in the Hamptons, Uber Makes Some Noise
The car service wants to take the East End, but town officials warn: Not so fast.Uber has problems.
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Business Day
Mitsubishi to Stop Production at Only U.S. Plant
The move will make Mitsubishi the first Japanese automaker to stop production in the United States and Europe.The sport utility vehicle is not a good concept.
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Health
Benefit of End-Stage Chemotherapy Is Questioned
The findings in a new study contradict guidelines for oncologists that recommend the treatment for stronger patients on the chance it can prolong and improve life."“It worsened quality of life for those that are relatively healthy, and those are the ones that the guidelines support treating,” said Dr. Charles D. Blanke, a medical oncologist at Oregon Health and Science University, who was not involved in the study. “Chemotherapy is supposed to either help people live better or help them live longer, and this study showed that chemotherapy did neither.”"
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Style
A Family Rift on Middle Ground
Plus: an overly inquisitive friend; the pluses and minuses of a wedding invitation; and a few words about tight exercise clothes.Talk helps.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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