Monday, February 12, 2018

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1
Well

A Perfect Storm for Broken Bones

Untreated osteoporosis could spawn an epidemic of bone fractures, hospital and nursing home admissions, even premature deaths.

Denialism  is always counterproductive.
There is nothing new in this observation.

2
Sports

For Olympic Figure Skaters, a New Meaning to Morning Routine

Athletes are using sunlamps and other methods to adjust to competing in the morning instead of the evening. All to accommodate NBC’s broadcast schedule.

Everything yields to sponsorship pressure.

3
Arts

Sony Apologizes After ‘Peter Rabbit’ Movie Exploits a Food Allergy, Upsetting Parents

Tom McGregor, a villain who has food allergies, goes into anaphylaxis when rabbits fire a blackberry into his mouth. Some parents said it set a poor example.

Beatrix Potter's text and art are monumental.

Sony should have known better.

It is a cute idea but use a different name and production values.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120630/

4
Sports

How Jamie Anderson Won Her Second Straight Olympic Gold in Slopestyle

High winds kept her from executing a dream run, but she scored nearly 7 points ahead of the silver medalist.

OK,   Good job.

5
Opinion

Trumpism for Thee, but Not for Me

The president keeps protecting his supporters from his own policies.

"In other countries, the most effective way to stop recent demagogues has been to treat them as normal politicians who are failing to deliver on their promises, as Luigi Zingales of the University of Chicago has noted. Don’t focus mostly on the outrages, the insults and the scandals. Most voters have become inured to them. Focus instead on the demagogue’s policies and job performance.
Most Americans don’t want college to become more expensive. They don’t want medical care to become less accessible. They don’t want to live among tarballs or breathe dirtier air. They don’t want the top priorities of the federal government to be maximizing corporate profits and reducing taxes on the wealthy, at everyone else’s expense.
Often, Trump simply lies about what his policies would do. But his aides and the leaders of Congress know they can’t always get away with lying. Instead, they create carve-outs. In doing so, they are admitting the truth about the Trump agenda: It’s so bad that they don’t want their own voters to live with it."

6

Real Estate

Shopping for Wall-Mounted Shelves

The minimalist alternative to big bookcases, floating shelves offer enough space to display or store a few items without overwhelming a room.

A decorators idea.

7
The Learning Network

How Much Do You Know About Norway?

Can you find Norway on a map? What else do you know about this Northern European country with 5.3 million people?

Five out of five

8
N.Y. / Region

New York Today: Dog Concierge Tells All

Monday: Secrets from the hotel that hosts 600 Westminster show dogs, Off-Broadway week and the anniversary of the premiere of “Dracula.”

Money is power.  

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N.Y. / Region

Far From the Great Lawn, Saving a Home Tied to Central Park

Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed Central Park with Calvert Vaux, lived in a home on Staten Island in the 1840s and 1850s. The city hopes to renovate and restore it.

A nice house in the country.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Law_Olmsted#New_York_City%27s_Central_Park

10
Sports

Where Were You When Oddvar Bra Broke His Pole?

In 1982 the Norwegian cross-country skier Oddvar Bra collided with a skier from the Soviet Union. Somehow, a national myth was born.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/10/sports/olympics/winter-games.html

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