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N.Y. / Region
Cuomo to Lift Minimum Wage for Workers at New York Universities
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s executive action will affect about 28,000 workers who are employed by the state’s university system.Adjuncts need a living wage.
"Frederick E. Kowal, the union’s president, said he hoped the wage increase for staff members and student workers might also eventually be extended to adjunct faculty in the system, who he said were shouldering an increased workload on many campuses. “These individuals make up a third of the faculty at SUNY and many have terminal degrees,” Mr. Kowal said. “However, their compensation is not commensurate with the important work they do.”"
2
Opinion
We Need a New Green Revolution
The United States needs to increase research in agriculture to feed a growing world population in a warming world."Liars shure do figgure"
Statistics are used here to give a distorted picture of the situation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#Impact_of_subsidies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_subsidy#Haiti_and_US_rice_imports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_policy_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_policy_of_the_United_States#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_policy_of_the_United_States#Political_and_economic_dynamics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution#Criticism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture
Phillip A. Sharp, a professor at M.I.T., won a Nobel Prize in 1993. Alan Leshner is the C.E.O. emeritus of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They serve on the board of the Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation.
Phillip A. Sharp is Institute Professor (highest academic rank) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and member of the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. His research interests have centered on the molecular biology of gene expression relevant to cancer and the mechanisms of RNA splicing.
Surprising.
It matters where the money comes from.
http://www.aaas.org/person/alan-i-leshner
A psycologist and grants manager.
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N.Y. / Region
Two Found Dead in Sheepshead Bay
The victims, a man and a woman, were found in an apartment in a public housing complex in Brooklyn, and the police were talking to a 15-year-old girl about the episode.No update.
I cannot read read the situation from his report.
Death was not quick. The killer will be bloodstained.
Someone left the apartment in panic before the police arrived.
4
World
Fire Engulfs Luxury Dubai Hotel, Forcing Evacuation of New Year’s Crowd
A 63-story luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, burst into flames on Thursday evening. Fourteen people were reported to have sustained minor injuries.Possibly a rocket propelled grenade.
Possibly a firework.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/03/world/middleeast/ap-ml-dubai-fire.html
The cause has not been named.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/01/02/world/middleeast/02reuters-emirates-dubai-fire.html
Speculation.
5
Sports
Serena Williams Sits With Injury
Top-ranked Serena Williams was ruled out of her opening match at the Hopman Cup mixed team event in Perth, Australia, on Monday because of knee inflammation, organizers said.It may be time for her to retire.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox?p1=menu_sports_more_redsox
No news. Review articles and forecasts.
http://www.boston.com/?p1=Levelone_Nav_home
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The Upshot
The Hidden Financial Incentives Behind Your Shorter Hospital Stay
Changes to how hospitals are paid can affect both admission and discharge decisions."The influence of hospital financing is hardly perceptible to an individual patient. But the record is clear: Financing matters, and it affects both hospital admission and discharge decisions."
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U.S.
Armed Group Vows to Hold Federal Wildlife Office in Oregon ‘For Years’
The ranchers planned to surrender at a California prison to serve additional time for setting fires in 2001 and 2006, but the occupiers described the case as a tyrannical use of federal authority.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah#LDS_settlement_.281847.29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah#Utah_Territory_.281850.E2.80.931896.29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War#April.E2.80.93July_1858:_resolution
The Mormons tried to declare sovereign independence.
The effort was crushed.
Some hold the effort is only delayed.
Federal law applies in "Deseret".
8
Opinion
What’s Going On in Our Prisons?
New York State needs effective and independent oversight of its troubled prison system.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly
Go and look.
Visitors never see reality.
Find a journalist who can be a prisoner.
It is the way to know.
You, personally, should not go.
9
Magazine
The Next Big Voting-Rights Fight
“One person, one vote” has long been the logic behind drawing legislative districts. But a new case faces the Supreme Court with a huge question: Who, exactly, counts as a "person”?Article one, section two, U. S. Constitution:
"
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be
apportioned among the
several States which
may be included within this Union, according to
their respective Numbers, which shall be
determined by adding to the whole Number
of free Persons, in
cluding those bound to
Service for a Term of Years, and excluding I
ndians not taxed, three fifths of all other
Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made
within three Years after the first Meeting
of the Congress of the United States, and within
every subsequent Term of ten Years, in
such Manner as they shall by Law direct.
The Number of Representatives shall not
exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but
each State shall have at Least one
Representative; and until such enumeration
shall be made, the State of New Hampshire
shall be entitled to chuse three, Massa
chusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence
Plantations one, Connecticut fi
ve, New-York six, New Jersey
four, Pennsylvania eight,
Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, No
rth Carolina five, South Carolina five, and
Georgia three."
There is no mention of citizenship or age.
10
N.Y. / Region
Woman’s Death in Queens Is City’s First Homicide of 2016
The police at first said there was “no apparent trauma” in the death of Joceline Romo, 19, before the medical examiner’s office ruled it was a homicide.She said no to the wrong person.
11
Opinion
A Lack of Compassion for the Dying in Prison
Readers call for compassionate release.If the purpose of incarceration is punishment
There should be no compassion.
Others suffering is not my objective.
Learning might be an objective.
Release of those past learning and other voluntary action would then work.
12
Sports
Xavier Bounces Back Against Butler
In a men’s game in Cincinnati, Remy Abell scored a career-high 21 points, and No. 6 Xavier recovered from its first loss of the season by beating No. 9 Butler, 88-69.#1 Connecticut Huskies (11-0)
| 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
22
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 |
13
World
Earthquake Strikes Northeast India, Killing at Least 5
The quake, of magnitude 6.7, left scores wounded, and the death toll was expected to rise.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale#Richter_magnitudes
More a panic than a disaster.
There will be better information in a few days.
14
Sports
Butler’s 40-Point Half Leads Bulls to Victory
Butler broke Michael Jordan’s team record for points in a half, scoring 40 of his 42 after the break to lead Chicago over the Toronto Raptors, 115-113, on Sunday.http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2016010417&home=17&vis=2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
| Boston | 37 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 103 |
| Brooklyn | 22 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 94 |
| Preview | Box |
| Leaders | Boston | Brooklyn |
| Points | J. Crowder 25 | T. Young 23 |
| Rebounds | E. Turner 11 | T. Young 15 |
| Assists | I. Thomas 7 | J. Johnson 4 |
15
Opinion
Retiring More Comfortably in New York State
The president of AARP New York State discusses Social Security and retirement savings.I am ok if I can escape rent.
16
World
China’s Homeless Find Shelter Under McDonald’s Golden Arches
In major cities across East Asia, downtrodden people with no better place to sleep have made 24-hour McDonald’s restaurants their overnight home.There are worse places to wait than here.
17
N.Y. / Region
Ex-Suffolk County Police Chief’s Arrest Comes Amid a Broader Federal Inquiry
The case against James Burke, who is accused of beating a suspected thief and trying to cover it up, suggests investigators are examining a political machine’s hold over the local criminal justice system.I would like to let the justice system try to find a way forward.
18
Opinion
Connecticut’s Second-Chance Society
The state has become a remarkably productive laboratory of criminal justice reform.I hope it works.
I can wait a short while to see the results.
19
World
New Elections Likely in Catalonia After Separatist Leader Is Rebuffed
In a vote by a far-left party’s political committee, the leader of the region, Artur Mas, failed to gain the necessary support to remain in office.Artur Mas has lost his leadership position by joining the central government.
Catalonia will not be a sovereign nation soon.
20
Sports
Villarreal Controls Champions Spot
Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano scored with a free kick to earn a 1-0 win over visiting Valencia in the Spanish league.http://www.theguardian.com/football
http://www.theguardian.com/football/results
La Liga
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