Friday, September 4, 2015

@20:50, 9/3/15

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1
Sports

Italian Takes Vuelta Lead

Mikel Landa of Spain raced ahead to climb the final ascent alone and win the 11th stage of the Vuelta a España, and Fabio Aru of Italy finished second to claim the overall leader’s jersey.

My guess is that you are in Spain.

2
World

Analysis Confirms Plane Debris Came From Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Investigators said a serial number inside the wing piece that was found in July corresponded with records of the company that supplied the part for the disappeared plane.

Opinions confirmed.

3
Science

Warming Oceans Putting Marine Life ‘In a Blender’

An analysis of nearly 13,000 species of fish, invertebrates and other marine organisms is an ambitious effort to map the future ranges of ocean life.

Yes.

I am more worried about flooding and high temperatures on land.

4
T Magazine

Chef Michael White Closes Summer by Opening Vaucluse

The restaurateur, who just opened a new French restaurant on the Upper West Side, shares an exclusive recipe and wine pairing with T.

I can try for an acceptable result in season or we can pay Chef White.

5
Business Day

Problems With Supreme Court’s Ruling on Fees

A recent opinion suggests that the Supreme Court does not really understand the dynamics of large Chapter 11 cases.

I fees in bankruptcy are settled in advance.
Chapter 11 is an alternative to a "fire sale" of the company assets.
It is a privilege rather than a right. 
Pay the administrator. 

6
Travel

Hotel and Cruise News: Art on the Rhine, a Resort in Mexico

What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including new nature cruises in Ecuador and Cuba and a ‘Fast & Furious’ ride in Florida.

If you insist.

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Magazine

Can I Lie to My Father About Being Gay So He Will Pay for My College Education?

The ethicists consider whether a son’s need for financial support justifies concealing his sexual orientation.

I hope it works out for the son.

8
Health

Insurer Says Clients on Daily Pill Have Stayed H.I.V.-Free

The finding contradicts critics’ predictions that pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, would lead to less condom use and more H.I.V. infections.

The protective pill is a new development.

We can use it at need.

9
Travel

Video: 36 Hours in Rio

Rio has a new cosmopolitan edge, with a reinvigorated downtown, recently opened museums and a diverse cuisine that ranges from Amazonian to old-school European.

We could go to the Olympics.
Sao Paulo is a better choice for Brazil 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Paulo

10
Health

Polio Paralyzes 2 Children in West Ukraine Outbreak

The Ukrainian cases are the first time polio has been seen in Europe in five years, but a World Health Organization official said the outbreak appeared to be small.

A setback.  We will watch for developments.

11
World

Village in Moldova Thrives After a Lifeline Leads to a Port on the Danube

In 1999, in exchange for ceding a stretch of contested road to Ukraine, landlocked Moldova received a strip of land along the Danube River.

A rail connection would be better than a road.

12
U.S.

Hearing Starts in Freddie Gray Police Death Case

Demonstrators gathered as a Baltimore judge reviewed motions from lawyers for the six officers, including a request to dismiss a state’s attorney.

Convictions are the goal.

13
Business Day

Trinity Guardrails Will Face Tests Again, This Time by the State of Virginia

In addition to federal testing, the state of Virginia will have vehicles hit Trinity’s ET-Plus guardrails at slight angles — said to be representative of many car accidents.

The guardrails seem to work. 

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U.S.

Fox Lake Mourns Police Officer as Search for Suspects Shifts

After a manhunt Tuesday failed to find three men suspected in the killing of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, there were signs in Fox Lake, Ill., that normalcy was still elusive.

Fox Lake should keep looking.

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N.Y. / Region

Police Officers and Other New York City Agencies Visit Homeless Encampments

Police Commissioner William J. Bratton discusses the measures the city has taken to address a rise in homelessness.

New York city will continue to deal with an increasing number of homeless.
Everyone gets shelter if they can stand it.

16
N.Y. / Region

Manhattan School Damaged in Explosion Will Open Next Week

City officials said that the building, John F. Kennedy High, is structurally sound, and that the areas affected by the blast last month have been sealed off.

Yes.

17
Opinion

Solitary Confinement Is Cruel and All Too Common

If California, the worst offender, can reform its use of solitary, there is hope for the rest of the country.

yes

18
Opinion

Psychology Is Not in Crisis

Failure to replicate experiments is just how science works.

This is a straw man fight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

19
Sports

Mardy Fish Wilts in Fifth Set, Ending Career With a Loss

Fish, who has said he will retire after the United States Open, lost, 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, to 18th-seeded Feliciano López and said, “I worked as hard as I could.”

Hard work does not always win.
N.Y. / Region

De Blasio’s Aide on Homeless Is Resigning Amid Crisis

Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, the deputy mayor overseeing the city’s response to the homelessness crisis, will resign at the end of September to become the volunteer chairwoman of the board of the Health and Hospitals Corporation.

She is changing her hat.
She will do a splendid job.

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