Saturday, October 17, 2015

@11:05, 10/17/15

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1
Food

A Lamb Curry That Conjures Jamaica

Tender chunks of meat suffused with a dark, fragrant curry sauce laced with chiles, fresh ginger and garlic. (Article plus video.)

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017750-west-indian-lamb-curry

http://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692/1763969-when-only-a-curry-will-do

I have run out of curry powder.  I will get more.

2
Opinion

Nobel Winner Prizes Data That Congress Disdains

Financing for federal data, including the census, needs to be increased.

Angus Deaton has been rewarded for his innovative methods.
The reactionary faction would have government by faith.

3
U.S.

Planned Parenthood to Forgo Payment for Fetal Tissue

The decision was meant to combat videos that contended that officials sought to profit from the programs, which provide fetal tissue to researchers.

The policy change at Planned Parenthood may end the present assault on their existence.
The underlying problem is the reactionary's need to escape the founders radical thoughts.
Religion and government share no common ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_church_and_state_in_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Establishment_Clause
The common defense and the general welfare are the proper business of government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxing_and_Spending_Clause

4
Science

Geoffrey Marcy to Resign From Berkeley Astronomy Department

Dr. Marcy had been on probation after he was found guilty of sexually harassing students.

I do not know the facts.

Symmetry is a useful principle. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misandry

5
Opinion

The Funny Thing About Adversity

It makes you more compassionate. Except when others are suffering just as you did.

Interesting.
Probably accurate.

6
U.S.

Maryland: 16 Protesters Arrested After Baltimore City Hall Sit-In

Sixteen people were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at a Baltimore City Hall hearing to consider a new police commissioner.

Police Commissioner is not an elected office.
The protesters are using the wrong tool.
Vote at every opportunity.
Always vote your interest.

Organizing for the longer term is necessary.

7
U.S.

Georgia: Verdicts in Jail Inmate’s Death

Two former sheriff’s deputies were acquitted of involuntary manslaughter but convicted of lesser charges in the death of a detainee at the Chatham County jail.

Georgia is not willing to modify its culture.

8
Opinion

Stirring Up the Restaurant World

The real power in Danny Meyer’s new policy is its potential to force a broader debate on tipped work.

Tipping must leave the world culture.
Service is honorable work.

9
Real Estate

$300-a-Night Hotel Houses N.Y.U. Students

Faced with a shortage of dormitory space, New York University and other schools in the city seek creative alternatives.

Company towns are necessary.

10
Sports

United States vs. Costa Rica Player Ratings

The U.S. men’s team looked dull and lethargic in a loss to Costa Rica. Here’s how the players grade out:

http://nytimes.stats.com/mls/scoreboard_daily.asp

The U.S. national team has no connection to a national government.

11
Opinion

G.E.’s Hudson Dredging

A G.E. official writes that the Environmental Protection Agency “called the six-year project a success.”

I see that I agree with the company managers.

12
N.Y. / Region

Winemakers Cultivate the 718 Terroir

An urban winemaking movement is growing in New York City. Today, there are eight official wine producers in the city, though most make their wine in facilities upstate.

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

"Terroir (French pronunciation: ​[tɛʁwaʁ] from terre, "land") is the set of all environmental factors that affect a crop's epigenetic qualities, when the crop is grown in a specific habitat. Collectively, these environmental characteristics are said to have a character; terroir refers also to this character.[1]"

What matters is where and how the crop is grown.
Grapes are not grown as a crop in Brooklyn and Queens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis_labrusca
" In fact, in areas of the United States where vinifera does flourish in the west, the conditions during the growing season are often too arid for labrusca vines.[5]"

Can you stop at one glass?

13
Business Day

Consumer Prices Fall as Gasoline Costs Decline

The core inflation rate, with volatile food and energy prices stripped out, showed signs of firming up, however, which might encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year.

There will be no rise in interest rates at the federal reserve soon.

14
Food

Asian Spicy Curry Pops Up in Chinatown

The name is vague where the food is distinct: The curries draw from Malay, Indian and Chinese traditions, and are brimming over with spices rather than packing heat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_tree    New to me.

Any time you can.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

15
World

Ethiopia: Food Assistance Needed

The government has allocated $192 million for food and other aid and is appealing for $596 million in aid from international donors for the rest of 2015.

Ethiopia has found a malthusian limit.
We can save the nation of Ethiopia.
That would be a temporary salvation.
Universal literacy and the scientific method would be steps toward a permanent solution.

16
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and Connecticut

This week’s properties include a four-bedroom in New Canaan, Conn., and a five-bedroom in Roslyn Harbor, N.Y.

Neither of these.
 
17
World

Video: Dutch Report on Malaysia Flight 17

Tjibbe Joustra, chairman of the Dutch Safety Board, announced the findings of a 15-month investigation into the disintegration of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/world/europe/mh17-malaysia-airlines-dutch-report.html

A modern Russian made missile brought the airplane down. 

18
Sports

Big Crowd and Defense Spur Lynx to Another Title

Minnesota, led by Sylvia Fowles’s 20 points and 11 rebounds, won its third W.N.B.A. championship in five years.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/basketball/index.html?action=click&contentCollection=Pro%20Basketball&module=Kicker&region=Header&pgtype=article

Season over.

19
Sports

In Unusual Move, N.F.L. Suspends Official for Clock Error

The side judge Rob Vernatchi was suspended for one game for not noticing an 18-second runoff in the fourth quarter of Pittsburgh’s victory at San Diego on Monday night.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/results

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland

20
Sports

U.S. Women’s Rowing Coach Says Secret Is the Deep Talent Pool

Coach Tom Terhaar has led the national team to 10 consecutive victories in either the world championships or the Olympics, a phenomenal streak for any sport.

Yes.


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