Saturday, July 22, 2017

@20:10, 7/21/17

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Sports

British Open Leaderboard: Matt Kuchar Holds On as Rory McIlroy Surges

Matt Kuchar finished at four under par, one behind Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka, who began their second rounds in the afternoon.

Not my game.

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Sports

Feng Shanshan Pursues Wire-to-Wire Victory at the U.S. Women’s Open

Only 22 of the 62 golfers who made the 36-hole cut were under par for the tournament. The presence of President Trump provided some distraction from the chaos on the course.

You may have to travel.

3
Opinion

Sean Spicer, We’ll Always Have ‘Facts’

In the glow of the gaslight, we bid the White House press secretary adieu.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting

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U.S.

Republicans’ Push to Overturn Health Law Is Back From the Dead

The Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, has taken extraordinary measures to pump oxygen back into the G.O.P.’s badly fading effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

A zombi program, the walking dead.

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Arts

Comedy Central Cancels ‘@midnight With Chris Hardwick’

The late-night show hosted by Mr. Hardwick, which invited its viewers to participate on Twitter, will air its final episode on Aug. 4.

Drama may do better with the viewers.

6
Technology

Daily Report: Can Facebook Woo Back Publishers?

The Instant Articles feature disappointed many publications that tried to work with the social media giant, but it is developing a tool that might drive subscriptions.

Probably not.
FaceBook provides no service to the publishers.

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Arts

Jake Paul, a Reality Villain for the YouTube Generation

Mr. Paul, a YouTube star and actor on the Disney channel show “Bizaardvark,” has taken a heel turn in recent months, capped off by a viral news clip of him annoying his neighbors.

Jake Paul needs a second act.

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Your Money

Three Things I Should Have Said About Retirement Planning

As he approaches retirement age, the author of several books about retirement looks back on the advice he dispensed and modifies it a bit.

Good advice.

9
Travel

5 Ways to Get Good Customer Service From an Airline

Tweeting at a carrier works, just don’t mock them and four other tips to make your flight smoother.

The airline is trying to provide the service promised.
Do what you can to help them.

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Technology

Going Low-Tech to Solve Everyday High-Tech Problems

What technology does our personal tech columnist use to solve readers’ everyday frustrations with gadgets, gear and apps?


Real work honorably done.
Computer games and time management are not my strengths.


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1
Sports

At Swimming Worlds, More Chances to Shine Than at the Olympics

At the championships, held every two years, athletes compete in events like 27-meter dives and solo synchronized swimming.

A development venue makes sense to me.

2
Travel

How to Plan a Trip With the New TripAdvisor

I tested the new TripAdvisor before and during a recent trip and was impressed with its intuitive layout and improved search capability.

The application begins to be useful.
I usually have a destination and an approximate time.
I hate to be bound by waypoints.

Rallying is not my choice of sports.

3
Magazine

How to Read Palms

Ask before touching. Never diagnose illness or predict death.

I cannot scoff.
The service is theraputic.
Do not return to the same practitioner.
The addictive aspects can be exploititive.


4
Magazine

Letter of Recommendation: Cold Showers

People like to promote the physiological benefits of icy showers, but what it really will improve is your mind.

Ben Dolnick is on to something.

Do what works.

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Sports

Something Strange in Usain Bolt’s Stride

Bolt is the fastest sprinter ever in spite of — or because of? — an uneven stride that upends conventional wisdom.

Interesting.
People are learning by observation and analysis.
The researchers need a larger sample base to resolve their questions.

6
Arts

Shark Week Gets Competitive With ‘Phelps vs. Shark’

Discovery’s annual celebration of underwater predators pits the American swimmer Michael Phelps against a great white.

It is not quite "jumping the shark" though I wonder why it was done.

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Magazine

Everywhere You Look, We’ve Downgraded Real Problems Into Mere ‘Issues’

One simple word might help explain how every last thing in our society seems to have become a point of contention.

No solution is offered here.

Historically the separation of church and state has been enough when paired with respect for other's beliefes.

Our Union has come to a condition when beliefs, with or without a creed, interfere with the responsibilities of the civil state.
I am of the opinion that the civil state must control the public interactions within our national borders.
I expect a constitutional case for such control can and should be built and resolved.

I believe that resolution would resolve the troubling issues.

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U.S.

On Reddit, Intimate Glimpses of Addicts in Thrall to Opioids

Dispatches left on a now-banned forum show the role one of the world’s largest online communities played in facilitating access to drugs tied to a mounting toll.

Nations cannot control the flow of drugs.
We know this by watching the street price of drugs.
Medicine cannot cure addictions.
Maintenance and overdose antagonists are the best that can be imposed on a free addict.
The money could be taken out of the drug trade if that was politically possible.
Many more would die soon.  Others would kick.
Petty crime would collapse. 
There would probably be a spike in gang violence as groups attempted to maintain monopolies without police backing.

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U.S.

Video: Trumpcare: How Republicans Have Tried to Sell It

Since his campaign, President Trump and the Republican Party have pushed hard for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/trump-obama-legacy-dismantle.html

People are resistant to a pig in a poke.
The cat has gotten out of the bag.

10
Well

Long Workdays May Be Bad for Your Heart

Compared with people who worked 35 to 40 hours a week, those who worked more than 55 hours had a 40 percent increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

I am alerted.

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