Wednesday, June 15, 2016

@16:30, 6/15/16

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N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn Teenager Gets 19 Years to Life for Fire That Killed Officer

Marcell Dockery set fire to a mattress in the hallway of a Coney Island apartment building in 2014, killing Dennis Guerra and injuring his partner.

He will win on appeal.

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Opinion

Reusable Shopping Bags


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N.Y. / Region

New York Serbian Church Gutted by Fire Won’t Be Demolished, for Now


Next year if there is no new roof.

4
Science

National Aquarium Plans to Create Dolphin Sanctuary


5
Books

Jenny Diski’s ‘In Gratitude’

Jenny Diski’s final memoir examines the origin, and the close, of her life as a writer.

I will watch you die if I must.
Time with you is always my pleasure.

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World

The Deeper Meaning of Mexico’s Giant Speed Bumps

Suspension-killing wonders called topes, which crop up on highways and back streets alike, are a means of enforcing speed control and civility, and cannot be avoided.

They are everywhere. 
They mean slow down or regret your speed.

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Science

A Face-Reading Fish

The archerfish can obtain food by shooting down insects with jets of water. Now researchers find that they can apparently tell one face from another.

Anthropomorphism.

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U.S.

Video: A Year Alongside Omar Mateen

Daniel Gilroy, a former co-worker of Omar Mateen, describes what he calls “unstable” and at times frightening behavior.

Most people lack the experience to recognize a psychopath.

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Food

Jewel-Like Pâtes de Fruits From Locally Grown Berries

Jellied candies intensely colored and flavored.

I would attempt to resist them.

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Science

Video From a Polar Bear’s Point of View

Collar-mounted cameras have produced glimpses of a polar bear’s life, giving researchers a picture of their activities and energy use.

It is a proper thing to do.

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Books

Finishing His Sentences

In a Father’s Day tribute, Walter Mosley recalls how his father turned him into a storyteller.

Learning to see.

12
Opinion

I Am a Gay Man From Orlando. Why Can’t I Donate Blood?

It’s time for the F.D.A. to change an outdated, discriminatory policy.

The F.D.A. keeps records.
There is still the period between infection and seroconversion.
Enough blood will be found.
Nursing is a better contribution.

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Opinion

The National Tragedy in Orlando

Sampling early reactions to “this horrific event.”

Think on the destruction of the religion while protecting the people.

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Health

W.H.O. Says Olympics Should Go Ahead in Brazil Despite Zika Virus

The agency said that, with the exception of pregnant women, athletes and spectators should not hesitate to attend the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer.

The W.H.O. is not wrong.
There is more to learn.

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U.S.

Police Account of Decisions Made During Orlando Rampage Contains Crucial Gaps

Many details of the police response remained in question, particularly during the hours that the gunman was hiding in a bathroom as he spoke intermittently to the police by phone.

The postmortem will develop over the next few days.
Let the police work.

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U.S.

An Uneasy Orlando Mourns Shooting Victims

Thousands gathered downtown for a candlelight vigil that was by turns defiant and melancholy as new questions arise about the gunman.

The shooting is over this time.

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N.Y. / Region

In a Race to Save a Man on the Tracks, a Reminder of What’s Good in the World

Three men jumped down from a subway platform in Manhattan to rescue a man who had fallen onto the tracks, a moment that was recorded by a witness.

New Yorkers do what they can.
Next time it could be them.

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Business Day

When Lawyers Testify Against a Client

The specter of having to disclose confidential information can have a chilling effect on the attorney-client relationship.

I am not following the logic.
Lawyers are in general protected from prosecutors fishing.
It appears lawyers are not allowed to lie for their clients.
It is better if the prosecution can find other evidence to bring to trial. 

19
Sports

Cycling Officials Combat ‘Mechanical Doping’

A sport scandalized by the use of performance-enhancing drugs is trying to prevent riders from using tiny motors or magnets to add power to their bikes.

Catch the cheaters first.  Then fight about the ones that got away.

Tiny motors deliver tiny power.

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U.S.

Study Calls Snub of Obama’s Supreme Court Pick Unprecedented

Republicans’ categorical refusal to consider any nominee is new in the nation’s history, two professors said, though a conservative legal writer disagreed.

It does not matter.
It is a reason to remove Republicans from congress.

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