Sunday, September 20, 2015

@1:30, 9/20/15

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1
World

Video: Hungarian Police Block Migrants


2
Sports

Europe Leads U.S. at Solheim Cup

Spain’s Carlota Ciganda hit an eagle to level her match as Europe led the United States, 4-2, on the opening day of the Solheim Cup in St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

Golf   The weather will go bad in Scotland.

3
Sports

Lithuania Advances to European Final

Lithuania beat Serbia, 67-64, on Friday in Lille, France, to advance to the final of the European basketball championship and clinch a slot at next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

http://nytimes.stats.com/wnba/scoreboard.asp?day=20150919
WNBA Scoreboard
Previous Day | Saturday, September 19 | Next Day

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
 Chicago Sky 20 22 23 17 82 
 Indiana Fever 20 24 25 20 89 
Preview |  Box  | Recap
Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
 Phoenix Mercury 19 22 23 27 91 
 Tulsa Shock 19 12 17 19 67 
Preview |  Box  | Recap

http://nytimes.stats.com/wnba/scoreboard.asp?day=20150920



 1:00 PM ET   
 New York Liberty (23 - 11)
 Washington Mystics (18 - 16)
Preview
 3:00 PM ET   
 Minnesota Lynx (22 - 12)
 Los Angeles Sparks (14 - 20)
Preview

4
U.S.

Protecting Homes Elsewhere, California Firefighters Find Their Own Burned Down


The services are overloaded.

5
Business Day

Video: Fed Announces Unchanged Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve chairwoman, Janet L. Yellen, said that the Federal Open Market Committee had decided to keep interest rates near zero.

Interest rates will not rise soon.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/rate-rage/

6
Travel

Stretching Dollars, and, Yes, Feasting, in Lower-Priced Rio

For visiting Americans, due to Brazil’s struggling currency, Rio is a very different place from what it was last year.

I am not anxious to go.

7
U.S.

Washington to Come to a Halt for Pope, Willingly or Not

The nation’s capital has been mired in gridlock for years, but next week’s snarls could be the worst ever as Pope Francis arrives on Tuesday.

It will be a good day to stay home.

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N.Y. / Region

Hummingbirds Are Lovely Loners, Drawn to New York City’s Parks in Fall

The city’s most commonly seen species, the ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris), is a tiny bird; insect-like and intricate. It is also asocial.

Feed them.

10
Opinion

Making Government Logical

Obama is requiring government to use behavioral insights to simplify forms and reduce burdens.

Thinking just makes life difficult.  Follow the instructions.

11
Business Day

Labor Market Steadies as Jobless Rate Falls in 29 States

Unemployment fell in 29 states in August and held steady in 11, but falling oil and coal prices continued to take a toll on energy-producing states.

There is no inflation.

12
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties include a1907 house in Woodcliff Lake, N.J., and a 2004 house in Mill Neck, N.Y.

no

13
T Magazine

A Southern Recipe for Natural Ink

In Georgia, the artist Hope Hilton forages wild pokeberries, and smashes them into a vibrant paint color.

Try oak gall and iron for a permanent black ink.
Gas black and gum arabic is more modern.

14
Sports

Rutgers Suspends Football Coach for Three Games


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N.Y. / Region

Corruption Inquiry Appears to Expand to a Signature Cuomo Program

Manhattan federal prosecutors issued grand jury subpoenas seeking records related to one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s upstate economic development programs.

Re-industrialization is not an easy process. 
It starts with low rent. 

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N.Y. / Region

Restaurant Review: Seoulite’s Owners Rebuild With Authentic Korean Food

The Berkeley Heights restaurant opened in 2014, two years after the owner and manager lost their home and adjacent Japanese restaurant to Hurricane Sandy.

I am not familiar with the cuisine.
I have tried it and liked it.

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N.Y. / Region

New York City Settles Harassment Suit by 3 Female Police Officers

The city agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle the lawsuit, which accused Lt. Alexander Rojas of groping the officers.

good.

18
Job Market

Loving the Job, but Loathing the Boss

An employee who says a supervisor is unqualified and deficient in management skills considers going over his head to complain at a higher level.

Find a different job.

19
Opinion

Migration and Morality

Ira Glasser, formerly of the A.C.L.U., discusses the moral argument in the migrant crisis in Europe today and yesterday.

Europe is behaving badly.

20
U.S.

Judge’s Ruling Awards $600,000 to Exploited Workers

More than two dozen men with intellectual disability who worked decades for little pay in a turkey-processing plant will share the money.

$25,000. each is not a big payoff or a large cost for the processor.
Nothing good is learned.



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