Wednesday, May 25, 2016

@ 12:20, 5/24/16

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Opinion

A Reporter Imprisoned in Azerbaijan

A journalist writes that the Azerbaijan first lady’s role as a Unesco ambassador has nothing to do with the jailed reporter’s case.

Journalists and spies are easily confused with each other.

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Science

Nile Crocodiles Found Really Far Out of Africa. In Florida.

Four of the animals have been discovered in Florida. So far, there is no indication that they are reproducing.

I understand the impulse to add a predator to south Florida.
I do not approve of the release of another predator species.

3
Science

Earth May Be Home to a Trillion Microbes

According to a new estimate, there are about one trillion species of microbes on Earth, and 99.999 percent of them have yet to be discovered.

The questions are of small interest to me.

It is worthwhile to know more.

4
Arts

‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 7: This Place is Dangerous

Things continued to go south in the midseason finale.

Let the two of us decide.

The dead do not walk.

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Science

Squid Are Thriving While Fish Decline

Warming oceans, while detrimental to some fish, may be creating beneficial growing conditions for some cephalopods.

Overfishing is my bet.

6
Opinion

Dream Me a River

A nocturnal vision revealed what led me into psychiatry in the first place.

"The dream was a reminder that I can’t rescue anyone from his or her feelings, not myself or my patients. I can only learn to live with my own and be an instrument for my patients to do the same if they so choose."

I will help if I can.

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U.S.

San Francisco Police Chief’s Ouster Mirrors Moves in Other Cities

Law enforcement leaders in Baltimore and Chicago are among those who have been replaced after unrest over shootings or other uses of force by officers.

Drama with a display of power may buy temporary peace.

Firing the new chief does not change the culture.

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U.S.

Police Officer Is Acquitted of All Charges in Freddie Gray Case

Officer Edward M. Nero’s trial in Baltimore renewed questions about when a police officer can stop a private citizen and what they are allowed to do.

I am not surprised.

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The Upshot

Sorry, There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast

Don’t feel bad if you’d rather skip it. Studies have not proved its importance.

True.
People behave better if they are not hungry.

10
Fashion & Style

Emily Miller, Todd Olmstead

The couple met while working as baristas at a coffee shop in Iowa City.

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

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Opinion

From Nursing Home to Own Home

Readers discuss the challenges of moving from institutional care back into the community.

If people can do it they should do it.

12
Food

South Africa, One Nation United by the Grill

They call it braai, an outdoor cooking ritual with many rules but no limits.

It is grilling season in the northern hemisphere.

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T Magazine

Alejandro Aravena, the Architect Rebuilding a Country

Good-looking, charming and a celebrity in his native Chile, the surprise winner of this year’s Pritzker cares more about solving social problems than exercising his artistic chops.

I am not sure there is any where else for architecture to go.
Alejandro Aravena has earned his prize.

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N.Y. / Region

A Brooklyn Ambulance Service Speaks Chinese, Like Its Patients

Midwood Ambulance, a private company, started the new service last year to cater to New York City’s growing Asian-American population.

A true service.

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Opinion

Scrutinizing Our Frenzy

Do people underestimate how much free time they actually have in their hectic lives?

Time is less limited than attention.

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N.Y. / Region

Man Seen Wheeling Body on Staten Island Is Arraigned in Wife’s Murder

The police said that Anthony Lopez, 31, had 52 prior arrests, and that he and his wife had “a domestic history.”

Some are crazy.

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T Magazine

The Subtle Appeal of Glossy, Nearly Naked Eyelids

Instead of layers of shadow and liner, what about applying ... almost nothing?

I like that thought.
Please yourself.  You will please me.

18
Business Day

Toyota Expands Takata Airbag Recall in U.S.

The announcement came after United States regulators accelerated moves to recall vehicles with a defective airbag inflater made by the Japanese company Takata.

All the Takata inflators will be replaced.

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U.S.

Many Readers Say No to Idea of Life-Extending Drug, but Yes for Their Dogs

“You can’t cheat death,” wrote a reader who echoed many responses to an article about drug tests on dogs to try to slow aging. But others said the goal seemed worthy.

Death is easy.
Old age optional sounds good to me.

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Science

Cattle on the Wilder Side

A young reader wants to know whether there are any wild cows.

Yes.
Let the neighbors run the dairy operation.

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