Sunday, July 1, 2018

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U.S.

Woman Assaulted Black Boy After Telling Him He ‘Did Not Belong’ at Pool, Officials Say

The South Carolina woman was nicknamed Pool Patrol Paula after a viral video captured her threatening to call the police.

The police should be called by the boy.
The result would probably not be satisfactory.

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Watching

The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in July

Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of movies and TV shows to their libraries. Here are the titles we think are most interesting for July.

I do not have time.

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U.S.

Neighbor Calls the Police on a 12-Year-Old Boy Mowing the Grass

The episode, which happened outside Cleveland and was streamed on Facebook, figures in a trend of the police being called on black people engaged in innocuous behavior.

"Good fences make good neighbors"

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44266/mending-wall

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Sports

Andy Murray Pulls Out of Wimbledon

Murray, who returned from hip surgery last month, decided that playing best-of-five-set matches would be bad for his recovery.

No loss.

https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp
 
                      AL east
TeamWLPctGBHomeRoadEastCentralWestLast 10Streak
Boston 5628.667-28 - 1228 - 1629 - 116 - 617 - 107 - 3W 1
NY Yankees 5327.663130 - 1223 - 1519 - 1411 - 216 - 65 - 5L 1
Tampa Bay 4241.50613.523 - 1719 - 2418 - 199 - 313 - 128 - 2W 3
Toronto 3944.47016.522 - 2117 - 2312 - 2012 - 68 - 155 - 5L 1
Baltimore 2459.28931.512 - 2912 - 309 - 238 - 121 - 153 - 7W 1

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Opinion

Imperial China

China has acquired its own version of Hong Kong in Sri Lanka.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/world/asia/china-sri-lanka-port.html

As far as I can tell there were no opiates involved.

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Theater

Review: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’ Plumbs a First Lady’s Mysteries

Diverging explanations of her past, her marriage and what’s really on her mind in a solo comedy.

George H. W. Bush was the best of the lot.

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Opinion

Abuse by Technology

A criminal justice professor sees further potential for harm via internet-connected devices.

Easy.
Do not use it.

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World

10 Family Members Are Found Hanged in Home Near New Delhi

An 11th family member was found lying on the ground. Most of the dead were found blindfolded and gagged. The police said it was not clear what had led up to their deaths.

Strange things have been done in the name of religion.

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Obituaries

Donald Ritchie, Record-Breaking Ultrarunner, Is Dead at 73

Ritchie set more than a dozen records in grueling runs much longer than a standard marathon, including one that took him the length of the Britain.

Masochism will shorten ones life.

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Theater

Review: ‘First Love’ for a Couple of a Certain Age

In this Charles Mee play, two sixty-somethings, who have never known true love, find the tender comfort of companionship.

"“Love is the glue of human society,” Harold says. “We can’t live without it.”
Good thing he shoved up, then, and agreed to share the bench."


There is nothing first about it.

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


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Fashion & Style

Vetements: Fall 2018

The fall 2018 couture collection.

All I can see are clown shoes.

My system stretches the horizontal on these pictures.

I think clown shoes are appropriate.

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Opinion

Australia’s Anti-interference Laws

China takes offense at the country’s newest legislation.

Everyone is not as stupid as Donald Trump.

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Business Day

Hard News. Angry Administration. Teenage Journalists Know What It’s Like.

High school educators across the country have been clamping down on students who publish articles on protests, sexuality and other hot-button issues.

Go to the internet.
Administrators control the purse strings.
Blogger is still free.  Comments can be closed.
Indirect comments can be edited by someone with a strong stomach.  

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Opinion

Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace: Does It Help?

Readers discuss an Op-Ed asserting that meditation may actually reduce motivation.

Mindfulness probably helps.
Do the homework and know.

It will make people far less driven.

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Watching

The Best TV Shows and Movies New to Netflix, Amazon and More in July

Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of movies and TV shows to their libraries. Here are the titles we think are most interesting for July.

I do not have the cycles.
"when I sits, I goes to sleep"

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U.S.

Neighbor Calls the Police on a 12-Year-Old Boy Mowing the Grass


"good fences make good neighbors."

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Theater

Review: ‘Laura Bush Killed a Guy’ Plumbs a First Lady’s Mysteries

Diverging explanations of her past, her marriage and what’s really on her mind in a solo comedy.

I don't need to know.

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Opinion

Abuse by Technology

A criminal justice professor sees further potential for harm via internet-connected devices.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrm8usaH0sM

More abuse.

Know how the tools work.

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Theater

Review: ‘First Love’ for a Couple of a Certain Age

In this Charles Mee play, two sixty-somethings, who have never known true love, find the tender comfort of companionship.

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

I would rather be snapped at than alone.

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@9:50, 7/1/18

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World

11 Family Members Are Found Dead Near New Delhi

Most of the dead were found hanging from the ceiling of their home, blindfolded and gagged. The police said it was not clear what led up to their deaths.

Religion is not mentioned in this report.
Refugees from what?

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Opinion

I Did a Terrible Thing. How Can I Apologize?

People want to be listened to, not just apologized at.

An apology is neither needed or accepted.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aesthetic
I need help with aesthetics.
There is a disconnect between human creation and beauty.
I continue to search for a relationship between the two.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43729/a-musical-instrument

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Admin

36 Appetizers for a Summer Cookout

Cheddar scallion dip, stuffed jalapeños and more recipes for the weekend.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692-nyt-cooking/2881790-our-best-summer-cookout-appetizers

yes

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Real Estate

How to Stop That Unruly Neighbor From Ruining Your Sale

Some neighbors are determined to make things difficult. But it’s in everyone’s interest to play nice. 

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Sports

Tiger Woods’s Momentum Abandons Him, but Carries Over to a Competitor

Abraham Ancer, playing in the group ahead of Woods at the Quicken Loans National, said he fed off roars from Woods’s great start Saturday. Ancer ended up atop the leader board with Francesco Molinari.

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Aa+good+walk+spoiled&keywords=a+good+walk+spoiled&ie=UTF8&qid=1530464133

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Opinion

Local Girl Makes Good

At long last, the Democrats have a candidate with youth, fight and energy — and not Trumpian dragon energy.

You go girl.

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Fashion & Style

Bryce Hall, Marshall Nannes

The couple were married June 30 at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington.

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

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Fashion & Style

Sarah Schrag, William Adler

The couple were casual friends at the same high school in Washington. They reconnected a few years after graduation at a party.

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

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Opinion

The Rise and Fall of China’s ‘Stout,’ ‘Dark’ and ‘Not Pretty’ Pop Star

An unlikely reality-show hero has forced the country to confront its rigid ideas of Chinese womanhood.

Pop music is about sex.

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Sports

Spain vs. Russia: World Cup 2018 Live

Spain looks to get back on track after struggling through the World Cup group stage, while hosts Russia hopes to send Moscow into a delirium.



https://www.theguardian.com/uk/sport




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Opinion

I Did a Terrible Thing. How Can I Apologize?

People want to be listened to, not just apologized at.

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Admin

36 Appetizers for a Summer Cookout

Cheddar scallion dip, stuffed jalapeños and more recipes for the weekend.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/search?q=high%20tea

https://cooking.nytimes.com/search?q=afternoon%20tea

Cooking.nytimes does not know about tea as a meal.

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Real Estate

How to Stop That Unruly Neighbor From Ruining Your Sale


They will probably suffer for their behavior.

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Opinion

Local Girl Makes Good

At long last, the Democrats have a candidate with youth, fight and energy — and not Trumpian dragon energy.

Yes

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World

Thailand Cave Rescuers Report Some Progress in Search for Soccer Team

After days of heavy rain, rescuers made their way further into the flooded cave complex where a dozen boys and their soccer coach were trapped.

Noise.

The boys will be OK for about a month on just water.

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U.S.

The Philadelphia History Museum Is Closing Its Doors (Maybe for Good)

Revenue is down and talks with Temple University abruptly fell through, city officials said. Now they don’t know when the museum will reopen.

Philadelphia must pay to boast.
That means taxes.

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U.S.

‘The Blue Wave Came’: Win for Non-Hispanic Democrat Signals Big Shift in Miami

In South Florida politics, Hispanic voters could be counted on to vote for Hispanic candidates. A special election suggests that may no longer be the case.

Support for the Spanish language is more important than a Spanish sir name.
Puerto Rico must be resurrected.

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Opinion

The Millennial Socialists Are Coming

Part of the blue wave is red.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Gold_speech

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

People do forget in a few generations.

Coming again has a millennial burden.

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Opinion

The Rise and Fall of China’s ‘Stout,’ ‘Dark’ and ‘Not Pretty’ Pop Star

An unlikely reality-show hero has forced the country to confront its rigid ideas of Chinese womanhood.

She is not canceled.

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Sports

Spain vs. Russia: World Cup 2018 Live Updates

Spain looks to get back on track after struggling through the World Cup group stage, while hosts Russia hopes to send Moscow into a delirium.

Russian players celebrate after beating Spain on Sunday. 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/sport


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@12:00, 6/30/18


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Opinion

The Millennial Socialists Are Coming

Part of the blue wave is red.

Ok.

Capitalism should not be the master.

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Business Day

Thanks for the Opportunity. Can I Quit Now?

A new job isn’t really working out. Here’s how to move on to the next thing without feeling guilty. And without rushing.

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

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U.S.

Annapolis Mourns Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: ‘They Were Part of Us’

Americans have gathered again and again this year to grieve in the wake of mass shootings, and now it was Annapolis’s turn.

The United States have no king and no hereditary court.

The shooter survived.   I want to hear his grievance.

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Style

Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard

Just another night eating vegan shepherd’s pie in musical Camelot.

Working at stability.

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U.S.

San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’

Families of four in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties can earn up to $117,400 and still qualify as low-income — the nation’s highest threshold of its kind.

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

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Opinion

Trump’s Potemkin Economy

The trade war is going great, say trade warriors

Paul Krugman is correct.

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World

Hillsborough Police Commander Faces Trial in 95 Soccer Deaths

A judge allowed the case against David Duckenfield to go to trial, almost three decades after soccer fans were trampled and crushed to death at a stadium.

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

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Admin

36 Appetizers for a Summer Cookout

Cheddar scallion dip, stuffed jalapeños and more recipes for the weekend.

It is not my habit.

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U.S.

Kudlow Falsely Claims Deficit Is ‘Coming Down Rapidly’

Three sources of government data contradict Friday’s claim by the White House economic adviser, showing instead that the federal budget deficit is actually increasing.

Noisy distractions.

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Real Estate

How to Stop That Unruly Neighbor From Ruining Your Sale

Some neighbors are determined to make things difficult. But it’s in everyone’s interest to play nice.


cleaning out








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Business Day

Thanks for the Opportunity. Can I Quit Now?



yes

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Style

Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard


They make it work.

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U.S.

Kudlow Falsely Claims Deficit Is ‘Coming Down Rapidly’


Diplomacy . . .

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U.S.

San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’


A gold rush again.

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World

Hillsborough Police Commander Faces Trial in 95 Soccer Deaths

A judge allowed the case against David Duckenfield to go to trial, almost three decades after soccer fans were trampled and crushed to death at a stadium.

Scapegoating

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Style

What 9 Instagram Employees Wore to Their New Offices

The company has a sunny new home in New York City.

"Cloths make the man"

I want to ask other questions.

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Movies

The Best Films of 2018, So Far

Our critics share their recommendations for catching up on new movies during the long, hot holiday.

I do not have the cycles.

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U.S.

Hundreds Arrested During Women’s Immigration Protest in Washington

The women were charged and released after staging a sit-in at a Senate office building in Washington, D.C., over the president’s immigration policies.

Only the Klan understands.

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World

Bavaria: Affluent, Picturesque — and Angry

The Texas of Germany, the state is home to a third of the nation’s blue-chip firms and a far-right fired culture war that could bring down the government.

"Repeating the same action while expecting a different result" is a definition of insanity.  All conservatives are insane under this definition.
A problem is keeping conservatives from being "dangers to themselves and to others".

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New York

New Jersey to Suspend Prominent Psychologist for Failing to Protect Patient Privacy

The state investigated Barry Helfmann about debt collection lawsuits against his patients that included details of their mental health diagnoses and treatments.

Dr. Barry Helfmann had an incompetent lawyer.
His fees are a matter of contract law.
If he prepared the documents himself the suspension is proper.

Dr. Helfmann has probably lost his license to practice.

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