Thursday, June 23, 2016

@23:30, 6/22/16

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1
Science

Watermelon Snow: Not Edible but Important for Climate Change

A study called for better understanding of potential effects on the climate of red algae that grows on snow in warmer months.

Another bit to add to the climate model.

2
Magazine

Can You Keep a Woman From Courting Your Elderly Dad?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to prevent a father’s late-in-life romance and whether it’s O.K. to leave your hearing aids at home during a job interview.

The answer is no.


3
Fashion & Style

Sarah Filipski, Fletcher Bingham

He helped a friend move into a townhouse, and ended up finding a partner for life.

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

4
Education

Teacher and Tech: Making the Most of Learning Technologies

In education, learning technologies are only as helpful as the teachers and principals who use them.

"Learning technologies" are a textbook.
They could become more.
They have not as yet.

5
Fashion & Style

Sarah Hardman, Ryuk Byun

The couple, who met on the dating app Hinge, were married at the Harvard Club.

Announcing after the fact is good.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

6
Food

Paying Tribute to Porchetta, the Ancient Italian Pig Roast

An Umbrian dish combines tender meat, lush fat and crunchy cracklings in a single bite.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018188-outdoor-porchetta

I can do that and enjoy the result.

7
World

Jaguar Shot Dead After Olympic Torch Event in Brazil

The animal, who had apparently escaped a zoo enclosure, was shot after she moved toward a soldier, the military said.

Fear.

8
Fashion & Style

Jennifer Thaxton, Andrew Bird

The couple met in Bahrain in 2013. She made dinner for a group of her colleagues, and one of them brought the groom along as a guest.

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

9
U.S.

Trying to Get Through Airport Security Faster? Get in Line

A surge in applications for PreCheck, the Transportation Security Administration’s solution to long lines, has led to processing delays and enrollment waiting lists.

The T.S.A. exists for security theater.
Enjoy the performance.

10
Opinion

How to Reform Welfare Reform

Nicholas Kristof acknowledged being “wrong” in endorsing welfare reform 20 years ago, saying it hasn’t worked. Readers offer their views.

Welfare is necessary.
The detailed design is uncertain.

11
Opinion

Let the Games Begin Clean

The International Olympic Committee’s decision to bar Russia’s track and field team could ultimately lead to a level playing field in sports.

Let us open a new record book.

12
Real Estate

$1,500,000 Homes in Albuquerque, California and Pennsylvania

This week’s properties include a Spanish colonial in Albuquerque, a 1948 ranch house in California and an old stone house in Pennsylvania.

A pool is not a feature.

13
World

Rescue Flight Lands at South Pole to Evacuate Sick Worker

The plane, which used skis to land on the snow and ice, was to remain at a station for about 10 hours, the National Science Foundation said.

The story has been on N.P.R.

14
Education

Food Pantries Address a Growing Hunger Problem at Colleges

As tuition and the enrollment of low-income students rise, food pantries have become more prevalent, opening on more than 300 campuses.

A problem recognized.

15
N.Y. / Region

New York Today: Hello, Summer

Monday: Summer solstice, sultry weather, and your summer photos.

Yes.  We have had the summer solstice.

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N.Y. / Region

A Horse Carriage and a Missed Opportunity

Looking back on a summer evening riding beside a horse-carriage driver, sharing a lemonade and listening to him speak to his horse.

Some things do not fit.

17
Travel

Gay Travelers on Where to Go From Here

In a post-Orlando world, L.G.B.T. people are balancing whether to vacation in a gay-friendly enclave with the need for safety.

Anywhere out.

18
Science

Lab-Grown Bones Successfully Implanted in Pigs

Jaw bones grown in a nutrient solution were implanted in 14 animals, who are now doing fine.

Hope for the victims of osteoporosis.

19
Health

Birth Control via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar

Apps and websites that use telemedicine and other methods to offer prescriptions have sprung up with little of the furor expected in issues involving reproductive health.

"At least six digital ventures, by private companies and nonprofits, including Planned Parenthood, now provide prescriptions written by clinicians after women answer questions about their health online or by video. All prescribe birth control pills, and some prescribe patches, rings and morning-after pills. Some ship contraceptives directly to women’s doors."

20
Business Day

Veterans Use Battlefield Experiences to Build Businesses

The number of veterans starting businesses has dropped since World War II, but new programs and technologies are inspiring those formerly in the military to pursue start-ups.

Always.    Business management does not think.


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