Wednesday, July 13, 2016

20:40, 7/11/16

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Sports

Olympic Return for South African Star and His Telegenic Dad

Chad Le Clos will try to defend his 200-meter butterfly title; his father and mother are battling cancer.

I can't help with a cancer.
I can support some.

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

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Health

Dr. Paid Less: An Old Title Still Fits Female Physicians

A broad analysis of salary information from public medical schools found that women made almost $20,000 less a year than comparable male doctors.

Paying by the hour is not the proper solution.

3
Food

Regaining Chicken Salad’s Dignity, Any Time of Day

Make the classic with care and good ingredients to bring it back to its origins as a special-occasion summer meal.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018211-best-chicken-salad

YES.

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N.Y. / Region

Prairie Heals a Verdant Wound at a Former Brooklyn Cemetery

Replanted as a meadow with an elevated walkway, the site where as many as 2,000 sailors and Marines (and their relatives) were once buried has reopened as the Naval Cemetery Landscape.

Potter's fields are difficult to deal with.
This is far from the worst solution.

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Opinion

Bigger and More Equal Cities

A former mayor of Boulder, Colo., says zoning and land use regulations have not necessarily promoted inequality.

Negro Removal is automated.

The space for low rent is too small.

6
Books

Can Love Redeem the Sins of Jonah Lehrer?

In “A Book About Love,” Jonah Lehrer says love is defined not by romantic passion, but by a lifetime of steady emotions.

I disagree with David Brooks consistently.

Let us find out.
Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

7
Fashion & Style

Amelia Kiely, Evan Libby

In 2007, the couple worked at a grocery store in Maine. She is now a teacher, and he is a bank examiner.

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

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N.Y. / Region

With Prosecutors at Odds, U.S. Inquiry Into Eric Garner’s Death Drags On

Discord between officials in New York and Washington is one factor slowing the investigation into the death of Mr. Garner, who died after being put in a police chokehold.

The Medical Examiner will issue a report.

Let things start with facts.

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Opinion

Lessons From the Tesla Crash

Driverless cars or those with driver assistance systems won’t be risk-free, but federal regulations and other measures should help.

Driver Assistance will be treated as perfect.
It must be perfect.

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N.Y. / Region

Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Man in Brooklyn Moves to Modified Duty

Officer Wayne Isaacs had his gun and badge taken away by the Police Department as an investigation continued into what led to the fatal episode on July 4.

Officer Isaacs is guilty.


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Business Day

Child Care Expansion Takes a Toll on Poorly Paid Workers

Early childhood services are meant to relieve poverty, but a new study says they can actually generate poverty in the predominantly female work force.

Moral hazard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard

Put money into the system.

12
Science

Stingray Robot Powered by Light, and Living Rat Cells

Among other applications, a new artificial stingray can teach scientists more about how the heart beats.

Toy design teaches the possible.

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N.Y. / Region

New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others

In more upscale parts of the city, residents say the new lights are too bright, but people in other neighborhoods say they make them feel safer.

Design is important.

Darkness is a part of life.

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Business Day

U.S. Deepens Investigation of Tesla in Fatal Autopilot Collision

The request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration comes as the government is increasing its scrutiny after a Model S owner died in May.

Turn the autopilot system off.

15
Opinion

Silicon Valley-Driven Hype for Self-Driving Cars

The excitement over autonomous driving ignores the many potholes along the way.

Yes, the system is not ready for people.

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N.Y. / Region

After a Professor Is Cleared of Sexual Harassment, Critics Fear ‘Cultural Silence’ at Yale

After a professor was cleared of sexual misconduct by university personnel, faculty members and students wondered whether the review process had been fair.

They could write; a paper or an article or another book.

17
Science

Lyme Disease Only Sounds Recent

The tick-borne bacteria that cause the symptoms were identified in 1981, but may have been around for millions of years.

Diagnosis is better than it was.

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Opinion

Unjamming the Sidewalks of New York

A former city official and other New Yorkers address the problem.

A central market square is a traditional solution.

19
Opinion

The City Where I Live and Where Alton Sterling Died

There are two Baton Rouges, divisions courtesy of our troubled racial past.

The problem is apparent. 
Many cannot see the solution.
Pay people for the work done.

20
U.S.

Dallas Police Chief, David O. Brown, Is Calm at Center of Crisis

In the aftermath of the police shootings in Dallas, Chief Brown’s public appearances have helped ease tensions in the city and the nation.

Dallas is lucky in its police chief.


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