Wednesday, February 21, 2018

@12:14, 2/20/18

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Well

Counting Calories Is Not the Key to Weight Loss, New Study Finds

People who cut back on added sugar, refined grains and processed foods lost weight without worrying about calories or portion size.

Avoiding the sugar fructose works.

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Food

At Tetsu, an Elite Chef Comes Down to Earth

Masayoshi Takayama has made a career of charging premium prices for luxury ingredients. He’s trying another approach at his new restaurant.

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

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Food

Masa’s Chef Comes Out from Behind the Truffles, at Tetsu

Masayoshi Takayama’s new Japanese restaurant in TriBeCa shows he can still dazzle while charging less than $595 for dinner.

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

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Admin

Video: “The New Electricity”

Machine-learning pioneer and Landing.ai Founder and C.E.O. Andrew Ng, speaking at The New York Times’s 2018 New Work Summit, discussed the widespread impact of artificial intelligence on the economy.

There is nothing artificial in the intelligent use of computers.
Machines will not be intelligent for people.

People will continue to need to observe and to think.

5
World

Cape Town Pushes Back ‘Day Zero’ as Residents Conserve Water

Sharp restrictions on water use and help from farmers pushed back the day when taps would run dry, but the city remains in a water crisis.

Cape Town will survive.

6
Style

Dry Winter Hair Is the Worst

Pros like the Paris stylist David Mallett share some super-practical tips for salvaging your parched strands.

Good advice.

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N.Y. / Region

Little Italy Is Very Little, and Not Very Italian

A fire at the oldest Italian restaurant in the neighborhood further erodes the authenticity of an area that’s now better known for its souvenir shops.

Try Arthur Ave. in the Bronx.


Books

Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?


The British Museum.

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U.S.

Lawyer Accused of Making False Statements in Russia Investigation

The attorney was interviewed by the special counsel about work he did in Ukraine with Rick Gates, who went on to serve on President Trump’s campaign.

"The plot thickens"

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Sports

Short-Track Speedskaters Are Lopsided

They spend hours torqued to the left as they speed around a tight oval. As a result, their bodies are asymmetrical, with much of their right sides bulkier.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/sports/olympics/winter-games-medals.html

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