Tuesday, September 6, 2016

@20:30, 9/5/16

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1
Business Day

How Uber Drivers Decide How Long to Work

A study that has implications for the gig economy finds that many new drivers quit early on days when their hourly wage is high but work longer when it is low.

The piece rate appears  higher than optimum to the drivers.

2
Science

Bees Buzz for Their Supper

The insects innately use vibration to cause the release of pollen from some flowers.

Biological robots.

3
Fashion & Style

Mari Armstrong-Hough, Jacob Remes

The couple met at Duke, where they have four degrees between them.

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

4
Opinion

The Injustice of Making Kids Pay

Charging court fees to poor juveniles is counterproductive and only increases the likelihood of more crime.

Taxes will rise.

5
Fashion & Style

Samuel Spector, Glenn Greilsamer

The couple met 14 years ago, but didn’t begin dating until 2013 after running into each other at a party.

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

6
Fashion & Style

Susanna Fried, David Cohen

The couple met as teenagers at Blue Star Camps, a Jewish sleep-away camp in Hendersonville, N.C.

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

7
U.S.

Hermine Gains Strength Off East Coast, Threatening Flooding


no

8
Fashion & Style

Missy Mlotek, Zach Schonbrun

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to officiate at the couple’s wedding in Livingston, N.J.

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

9
Arts

‘Narcos’ Season 2, Episode 3: A Flawed Endgame

With their single-minded mission, the Colombian and American governments are prepared to win the battle, even if it costs them the drug war.

I don't see it.
Drama does not add to the tale.

10
Science

The Mystery of Sweating Buckets

The overlapping factors that affect an individual’s heat tolerance are many, ranging from age and body mass to circulatory efficiency and hydration.

I have been having a break from the heat.

11
Food

Happy Labor Day!

Patty melts, ice cream cake and more for a day of celebration.

Thank you

12
Opinion

Georgetown University’s Reparations for Ties to Slavery

Readers discuss the university’s plans to atone for its sale of slaves in 1838 to support the school.

Slaves were property.
Selling property is still proper.

Chattel slavery was never proper.
It took a war to demonstrate the problem. 

13
Times Insider

An Unlikely Fangirl Discovers Charles Merz

At first blush, the editor of The Times’s editorial page from 1938 to 1961 is an improbable object of adoration. Until you get to know him.

Good jewelry is as hard to spot as good journalism.

14
Business Day

A Temp Agency That Gives Ex-Inmates a Job, and a Ride to Work

MaineWorks, a temporary employment agency in Maine, not only finds jobs for former convicts, but also helps them ease their way back into society.

Do what works.

15
World

Gentler Chicken Slaughter? Chinese Province Thinks It’s Worth a Try

New voluntary guidelines in Shandong Province are motivated at least as much by commercial considerations as by concerns for animal welfare.

Baby steps.

16
Real Estate

A TriBeCa Duplex for $22.2 Million

A sprawling penthouse was the sale of the week.

Play realestate if you want to.
I would rather not worry.


17
Opinion

The TPP Deal’s Effect on U.S. and China

Readers offer arguments for and against passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

Smart loyal people tell us the TPP is in our interest.
Parsing it out is beyond me.

18
U.S.

In Debate Over ‘Sanctuary Cities,’ a Divide on the Role of the Local Police

Where Donald J. Trump sees oases for criminals, some local law enforcers see policies that make their jurisdictions safer by encouraging undocumented immigrants to report crimes.

Border control is not a local responsibility.
All residents are community members.

19
N.Y. / Region

New York City Will Change Lead Testing Methods at Its Schools

Don't bother.  Change the plumbing and fixtures.

20
The Upshot

Politics Are Tricky but Science Is Clear: Needle Exchanges Work

Not only do the exchange programs reduce the spread of damaging viral infections, but they also have been shown to save money.

The problem:
"The wages of sin are death"
The other part:
Addiction is trivially easy.  "The first one is free."

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