Sunday, January 3, 2016

@23:30, 1/2/16

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1
Opinion

For the Homeless, Help and a Steady Job

Readers discuss how New York City and Albuquerque are trying to address the problem and offer their own suggestions.

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

I am without a solution.

2
N.Y. / Region

New York Police Department Fires Back at Crime-Data Accusations


Ignore.

3
World

Release of 1985 Race Riots Memo Prompts Apology From Cameron Aide

Oliver Letwin helped write a document that argued that the violent protests had been caused by “bad moral attitudes” in black neighborhoods.

Church and state are by U.S. law separate.

4
N.Y. / Region

Man Crushed by Elevator at Building That Had a History of Complaints

Stephen Hewett-Brown, 25, helped a resident escape a broken elevator on the Lower East Side shortly before he was crushed, witnesses said.

Machinery has no consciousness.

5
Sports

Swedish Players Increasingly Drawn to U.S. Colleges


6
Times Insider

Reporter’s Notebook: Maritime ‘Repo Men’ in Haiti

The Times reporter Ian Urbina provides an inside look at work he did and the people he met for a series about stolen ships and lawlessness at sea.

A "boy's" true adventure story.

7
World

Trial of Chad’s Ex-President Brings Harrowing Accounts of Abuse

Men and women from Chad testified about their ordeals in a Senegal court, where Hissène Habré is being tried for atrocities during his rule between 1982 and 1990.

Assassination is a usual exit.

8
N.Y. / Region

Prosecutors’ Secrecy Orders on Subpoenas Stir Constitutional Questions


They should do more.

9
World

South Africa: A King Goes to Prison

The king of the AbaThembu clan has started a 12-year sentence for arson, kidnapping and assault, local news media reported on Thursday.

A rule of law, not of men.

10
Opinion

Girls in Japan’s War Brothels

A women’s studies professor notes that some of those coerced to serve as prostitutes for Japanese soldiers in World War II were not yet adults.

Expendable subhumans.
Definitions change.

11
N.Y. / Region

Death of Man Found in Burning Bronx Home Is Ruled a Homicide

Keith Alexander, who was found unconscious in October, died from asphyxia by neck compression, the authorities said.

Community policing would help.
 
12
Sports

Woes for Real Madrid Star

The Real Madrid playmaker James Rodríguez was caught by the police driving about 125 miles per hour on his way to a training session.

http://www.theguardian.com/football

13
Sports

Golden State Warriors Routed? It Happens to the Best of Teams

The Warriors, now 29-2, lost on Wednesday for the second time this season, but even the 72-10 Chicago Bulls of 1995-96 had a groaner: a 32-point loss to the Knicks.

http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/scoreboard.asp

Final 1 2 3 4 Tot
Brooklyn 31 25 25 19 100
Boston 29 26 16 26 97
Preview | Box | Recap 
 Leaders Brooklyn Boston
Points B. Lopez 30 I. Thomas 24
Rebounds B. Lopez 13 A. Johnson 11
Assists J. Jack 9 I. Thomas 6 
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 World

2 Sentenced to Death in Killing of Bangladeshi Activist in 2013

Six others were given prison terms in the killing of Rajib Haider, a secular blogger and activist who was a critic of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami.

Bangladesh is a sovereign nation.

15
Business Day

Over 50, Female and Jobless Even as Others Return to Work

Although the economy has improved since the financial crisis, waves from the recession continue to upend job seekers and now a new study shows long-term unemployment has risen among women.

For 99% of labor the economy is disastrous.

16
U.S.

Farmers Try Political Force to Twist Open California’s Taps

Few in agriculture have shaped the debate over water more than the several hundred owners of an arid finger of farmland west of Fresno.

No water is the problem. 
Raise the price of water until demand is less than or equal to supply.

17
Opinion

Nassau County’s Bad Bet on Gambling

If gambling is such an economic boon, why do Long Islanders want it far away from where they live, work or shop?

It will be good if it does not happen.

The Atlantic City shuttle is no longer advertised in my hearing.

18
Sports

Chris Mullin Sees Mixed Signs in St. John’s Loss

The Red Storm dropped their Big East Conference opener on Thursday. Still Mullin, the St. John’s basketball legend turned first-year coach, sees signs of improvement.

http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/schedules.asp?team=0129

#1 Connecticut Huskies (11-0)

Stats | Roster | Schedule

Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/16 at
7
Ohio State
5:30 PM ET ESPN2 W 100 - 56
11/23 vs. Kansas State 7:00 PM ET  W 97 - 57
11/28 vs. Nebraska 1:00 PM ET  W 88 - 46
11/30 at Chattanooga 6:30 PM ET  W 79 - 31
12/2 at
23
DePaul
7:30 PM ET FS1 W 86 - 70
12/5 vs.
3
Notre Dame
5:15 PM ET ESPN W 91 - 81
12/9 at Colgate 7:00 PM ET  W 94 - 50
12/11 vs.
11
Florida State*
6:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 73 - 49
12/21 vs. LSU 7:00 PM ET  W 86 - 40
12/28 vs.
6
Maryland*
8:30 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 73
12/30 at Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET  W 107 - 45
1/6 vs. Tulsa 7:00 PM ET  
1/8 at Houston 9:00 PM ET ESPN3 
1/10 at
20
South Florida
5:00 PM ET  
1/13 at Memphis 6:00 PM ET  
1/16 vs. Temple 6:00 PM ET  
1/20 vs. UCF 7:00 PM ET  
1/23 at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET  
1/27 at Tulsa 8:00 PM ET  
1/30 vs. Memphis 12:00 PM ET  
2/3 at Tulane 8:00 PM ET  
2/6 vs. East Carolina 1:00 PM ET  
2/8 at
2
South Carolina
7:00 PM ET  
2/14 at Temple 12:00 PM ET  
2/17 vs. Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET  
2/20 at East Carolina 8:00 PM ET  
2/24 vs. Southern Methodist 7:00 PM ET  
2/27 vs. Tulane 1:00 PM ET  
2/29 vs.
20
South Florida
7:00 PM ET  

* - Neutral Location

19
Sports

Xavier Takes Its First Loss at the Hands of Villanova

No. 16 Villanova may again be the team to beat in the Big East. It thumped No. 6 Xavier, 95-64, at home on Thursday.

http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/scoreboard.asp?day=20160106&conf=182
7:00 PM ET
 

20
Food

Happy New Year!

Peas and mustard greens, pizza dough, Alfred Lord Tennyson and more recipes for the New Year.

Happy New Year.

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

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