Tuesday, December 15, 2015

@20:00, 12/14/15

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1
World

North and South Korea Meet in Latest Bid to Improve Relations

Few analysts expected any major breakthroughs from the talks, which were being led by a vice minister from each side.

Neither side is ready to surrender.
In the Balkans such conditions have lasted more than two thousand years.

2
World

Negotiations Break Down Between Two Koreas

No progress on long-simmering disputes, from tourism to reunions for family members separated by war and rigid borders many decades ago.

It is nearly impossible to destroy a faith.

3
Opinion

Falling Short on Climate in Paris

World leaders made promises for climate action in Paris. Now they must be held accountable.

Reality is unacceptable.

4
Health

Rising Obesity Rates Put Strain on Nursing Homes

Facilities for older adults are overwhelmed and unprepared for increasing numbers of very heavy residents.

We will have to raise Medicare and Medicaid.
Sugar is deadly.
There are mechanically clever people. 
The equipment to deal with obesity need not cost so much.
Weight loss should be easier if it were better understood.

5
Food

What to Cook This Week

Coke-brined fried chicken, spaghetti carbonara and more.

I will be happy to cook for us.
I am not feeling ambitious.

6
Sports

Patriots’ Injured Standouts Work Out

New England’s Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman returned to practice Friday, with Gronkowski listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
New England 7 10 3 7 27
Houston 3 3 0 0 6
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap
Leader New England Houston
Passing T. Brady 226 B. Hoyer 155
Rushing L. Blount 53 J. Grimes 53
Receiving R. Gronkowski 87 D. Hopkins 52

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The Upshot

Even in Basic Health Decisions, You Can’t Screen Out Politics

A panel of experts sets national standards for preventive care like mammograms, but it has not been immune to criticism from politicians.

I am not going to worry about the testing protocol.

8
Science

Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure


yes.

9
Sports

Durant’s Huge Second Half Helps Thunder Defeat Jazz

Oklahoma City rallied from a 16-point deficit to beat visiting Utah, 104-98, in overtime Sunday for the Thunder’s second win over the Jazz in a three-day span.

http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/scoreboard.asp?day=20151215
7:30 PM ET CSNE/FSOH/NBAt
Cleveland           
Boston           
Preview


10
U.S.

Chicago Police Commander Accused of Putting Gun in Man’s Mouth Is Acquitted

Cmdr. Glenn Evans, who had been accused of putting a gun inside a suspect’s mouth and holding a Taser to his groin in a 2013 encounter, was found not guilty of misconduct.

Expected.

11
Sports

Arsenal Eases to Its Second Straight Win

Arsenal won by 2-0 at Aston Villa, and late goals gave Newcastle a victory over Tottenham and Liverpool a draw with West Bromwich Albion.

http://www.theguardian.com/football

12
Opinion

Liberals, Conservatives and Guns

Readers discuss gun control and gun rights.

There is a constituency for scrapping guns.

13
World

Bus Crash in Argentina Kills Over 40 Police Officers

The bus was on its way to San Salvador de Jujuy, a city about 175 miles from the border with Bolivia, when it veered off a bridge and plunged into a ditch.

An accident.   Bad roads result from bad finances and/or corruption. 

14
Opinion

A World Without Growth

Environmental professors write that the conditions for true prosperity can no longer be achieved solely through relentless economic expansion.

yes. 
Some things shrink, others grow.
The problem is selection.

15
Science

Some Prairie Voles Play the Field, Researchers Find

The small rodents are famously monogamous — but not all of them. Nonmonogamy seems a viable strategy for males, as well.

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

16
Travel

Glacier National Park Adds Cycling Trip

The trip features the renowned Going-to-the-Sun Road, 50 miles of paved roadway that leads through the park’s interior.

A summer trip.

17
Sports

Fantasy Football Week 14: Rankings and Matchup Analysis

Fantasy football analysis for N.F.L. Week 14 games, including Monday’s matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Giants.

http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/scoreboard.asp
Sunday, December 20, 2015
1:00 PM ET CBS
Tennessee
New England

18
Sports

Kyle Palmieri Settles In With Devils, Close to the Family Farm

Palmieri has scored 13 goals in 30 games in his first season with a team that plays 28 miles south of where he grew up in New Jersey. Is his sudden scoring touch connected to his homecoming?

http://nytimes.stats.com/nhl/scoreboard.asp
Final 1 2 3 OT Tot
Edmonton 2 0 0 1 3
Boston 0 1 1 0 2
Preview | Box | Gameview | Recap 
Three Stars
1: Andrej Sekera, Edm (1G)
2: Cam Talbot, Edm (47 Saves)
3: Brad Marchand, Bos (1G)

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N.Y. / Region

As Housing Project Starts, Another Battle Flares on a Revolutionary War Site in Princeton

The Princeton Battlefield Society wants to preserve the site where George Washington’s troops defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton in January 1777.

I am ambivalent. 
Let the legal system decide though it is New Jersey.

20
Sports

Japanese Players Take Titles in Dubai

Kento Momota and Nozomi Okuhara, both of Japan, captured the men’s and women’s singles titles at a year-end flagship event, the Super Series finals, in Dubai.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news

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

I was never competitive even with my siblings.

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