Thursday, February 26, 2015

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U.S.

Missouri Safety Official, Hired in Ferguson Aftermath, Quits

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015
Daniel Isom II was appointed the state’s public safety director six months ago amid the fallout over the police shooting of Michael Brown.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Appointments and Executive Changes 

Missouri is suffering the ills of a border state.

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Opinion

How to Make College Cheaper

By STEVE COHEN | Feb 25th 2015
Tuition deferment should replace loans to students and parents.
Colleges and Universities; Tuition; Student Loans; Financial Aid (Education) 

College is expensive because it is attempting to limit demand with price.
Entrance exams have been tried and found wanting.
An increase in supply is an obvious fix.
The problem is so much of the value is reputation, known as branding.

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Opening Is Set in Boston Marathon Bombings Trial

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 25th 2015
Opening arguments in the Boston Marathon bombings trial are set to begin Wednesday.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) 

The machinery grinds on.
Nothing has been decided but a jury pool has been selected.

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N.Y. / Region

Commodes, if Not Commutes, Have Improved at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JAMES BARRON | Feb 24th 2015
The terminal in Midtown Manhattan, called “a hall of unfathomable nightmares” on the website Failed Architecture, has modernized the second-floor bathrooms.
Bathrooms and Toilets; Restoration and Renovation; Stations and Terminals (Passenger); Commuting 

The architecture is decent as a solution to an impossible problem.
I have never encountered a good bus terminal.

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 U.S.

Insanity Defense Fails in Killing of the Former Navy Sniper Chris Kyle

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Feb 25th 2015
The defendant, Eddie Ray Routh, said he was suffering from psychosis and paranoid delusions when he fatally shot Mr. Kyle and Chad Littlefield in 2013.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides; Veterans; United States Defense and Military Forces; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

It is Texas.  
Texas does not believe in insanity.
No individual is more insane than the majority.

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Opinion

The Horrors Keep Coming at Rikers

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015
The abuse from corrections officers that continues to unfold at Rikers Island must end.
Editorials; Guards; Prisons and Prisoners; Suits and Litigation (Civil) 

Yes.
Try moving abusive guards out of prisoner contact for three months.
a repeat offense is grounds for termination.

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Automobiles

Carmakers Find That Turbos Are a Powerful Solution for Fuel Efficiency

By LAWRENCE ULRICH | Feb 26th 2015
Once mostly found in expensive sports and luxury cars, turbochargers are proliferating as automakers scramble to improve fuel economy without sacrificing performance.
Automobiles; Engines; Fuel Efficiency 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger#History

Laurence Ulrich should do his homework.

A supercharged engine will do better with direct injection.
A carburetor engine will knock at high boost.

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Science

According to the Words, the News Is Actually Good

By JOHN TIERNEY | Feb 23rd 2015


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Opinion

Can There Be Good Mental Asylums?

Feb 26th 2015
Readers discuss an Op-Ed essay that said institutionalization would be best for some psychiatric patients.
Mental Health and Disorders; Group Homes; Intellectual Disabilities; Psychiatry and Psychiatrists; Americans With Disabilities Act 

The socially incompetent need shelter and care.
This can be done in an institution.
The problem is the attempt to "cure"
Treatment should be voluntary.
The doors should not be locked from the outside.
The new asylum is a shelter rather than a prison.
The answer is yes.

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Food

Mimi Sheraton and 1,000 Pieces of Advice

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Feb 23rd 2015
Food guides, city by city and across the globe; a campaign to produce a handblown beer glass; a chocolatier opens a spot in Jersey City; marine-farmed king salmon; and a lecture on brunch.
Salmon; Fish Farming; Food; Cooking and Cookbooks; Books and Literature; Restaurants; Crowdfunding (Internet); Chocolate; Jams and Jellies; Glassware 

" “1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die” by Mimi Sheraton (Workman, $25); “1,001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die” (Barron’s, $35); “Where Chefs Eat: A Guide to Chefs’ Favorite Restaurants” (Phaidon, $24.95)."
I would put them on my shelf.

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Business Day

European Leaders Seek Tighter Cooperation on Energy

By JAMES KANTER and STANLEY REED | Feb 25th 2015
The European Commission vowed to accelerate efforts to knit together diverse national energy systems amid deepening tensions with Russia.
Energy and Power; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Natural Gas; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

Such cooperation will be a difficult negotiation.

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U.S.

Vermont Tackles Heroin, With Progress in Baby Steps

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 25th 2015
About 40 percent more people in the state are seeking treatment for addiction today than a year ago. But the number of deaths from heroin is going up.
Heroin; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Buprenorphine (Drug) 

Deaths and people seeking treatment may be directly connected.
Addicts form social networks.

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N.Y. / Region

Daniel Donovan, Garner Case Prosecutor, Defends Record as He Runs for Congress

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Feb 24th 2015
Mr. Donovan is the favorite to replace Representative Michael G. Grimm, despite criticism of the way he handled Eric Garner’s chokehold inquiry on Staten Island.
Elections, House of Representatives 

Staten Island votes Republican.

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World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015
A ransom has been demanded, according to officials, who said the kidnapping was probably not the work of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Kidnapping and Hostages; Missionaries 

Nigeria has developed bad habits.

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U.S.

Nevada: Woman Gets Prison Term for Arson at Her Pet Shop

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015
A former Las Vegas pet shop owner was sentenced Wednesday to 5 to 14 years in state prison for setting fire to the business where 27 puppies and dogs were rescued last year.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Arson; Frauds and Swindling; Sentences (Criminal) 

The presentation in the Times was damning.

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World

The Vatican: Pope’s Remark Irks Mexico

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015
The Vatican on Wednesday sought to defuse a diplomatic quarrel with Mexico after Pope Francis referred to the possible “Mexicanization” of his native Argentina from drug trafficking.
Drug Abuse and Traffic 

Mexico does not want to own its reputation for narcotics traffic.

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Opinion

Guarding Denmark’s Jewish Heritage

By BO LIDEGAARD | Feb 26th 2015
How can we protect not only the security of Jews, but also their position as a well-integrated part of our society?
Jews and Judaism; Religion and Belief; Freedom of Religion 

Murder is not a privilege of any religion.
My wish is that the U.S. take the same position.

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Business Day

House Republicans Intensify Attacks on Federal Reserve

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Feb 25th 2015
At a hearing, the Federal Reserve chairwoman defended the Fed’s actions and warned against proposals to constrain its independence.
United States Politics and Government; United States Economy; Inflation (Economics); Unemployment 

Janet Yellen is correct.

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Opinion

The Gentrification Effect

By THOMAS B. EDSALL | Feb 25th 2015
Changing urban demographics are shifting the balance of power throughout the U.S., but the differences are being felt first in the Democratic Party.
Urban Areas; Gentrification; Race and Ethnicity; Blacks; Hispanic-Americans 

The blacks who leave downtowns are the ones who can afford to move.
I expect the result will be a wash most places.

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World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015
The head of Gazprom said that Ukraine would use up its prepaid allotment in days and would not be able to pay in time to keep the supply going.

"The warning by Aleksei B. Miller, the chief executive of Gazprom, the state-controlled Russian energy behemoth, illustrated how the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine are hardly limited to the battlefields in eastern Ukraine, where a cease-fire agreed to nearly two weeks ago has still not fully taken hold."

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Opinion

Monuments to America’s Past, and Future

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 26th 2015
Three new national monuments will be protected forever by the federal government from development and destructive neglect.
National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Editorials; Historic Buildings and Sites; Wilderness Areas 

I have no objection to the designation of national monuments.

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U.S.

Massachusetts: Opening Is Set in Boston Marathon Bombings Trial

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 25th 2015


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N.Y. / Region

Commodes, if Not Commutes, Have Improved at Port Authority Bus Terminal

By JAMES BARRON | Feb 24th 2015

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U.S.

Insanity Defense Fails in Killing of the Former Navy Sniper Chris Kyle

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA | Feb 25th 2015 

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Opinion

The Horrors Keep Coming at Rikers

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 23rd 2015

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U.S.

Vermont Tackles Heroin, With Progress in Baby Steps

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 25th 2015

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Automobiles

Carmakers Find That Turbos Are a Powerful Solution for Fuel Efficiency

By LAWRENCE ULRICH | Feb 26th 2015

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Opinion

Can There Be Good Mental Asylums?

Feb 26th 2015

yes

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Business Day

European Leaders Seek Tighter Cooperation on Energy

By JAMES KANTER and STANLEY REED | Feb 25th 2015

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Science

According to the Words, the News Is Actually Good

By JOHN TIERNEY | Feb 23rd 2015


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World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015

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Food

Mimi Sheraton and 1,000 Pieces of Advice

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Feb 23rd 2015

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N.Y. / Region

Daniel Donovan, Garner Case Prosecutor, Defends Record as He Runs for Congress

By ALEXANDER BURNS | Feb 24th 2015

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U.S.

Nevada: Woman Gets Prison Term for Arson at Her Pet Shop

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015

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Opinion

Guarding Denmark’s Jewish Heritage

By BO LIDEGAARD | Feb 26th 2015

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Business Day

House Republicans Intensify Attacks on Federal Reserve

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | Feb 25th 2015

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World

Russia Heightens Dispute With Ukraine Over Natural Gas

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Feb 24th 2015

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World

The Vatican: Pope’s Remark Irks Mexico

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015

Honor.

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Opinion

The Gentrification Effect

By THOMAS B. EDSALL | Feb 25th 2015

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Opinion

George Clooney on Sudan’s Rape of Darfur

By GEORGE CLOONEY, JOHN PRENDERGAST and AKSHAYA KUMAR | Feb 25th 2015
There is disturbing new evidence that Khartoum is using sexual violence as a tactic to terrorize civilians.
Sex Crimes; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

Sudan has not behaved well.  We should bring what pressure we can.





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Sports

Bach Is ‘Very Satisfied’ With Rio’s Olympic Preparations

By REUTERS | Feb 24th 2015
The International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, made upbeat comments 10 months after the I.O.C. vice president John Coates described Brazil’s organization as the “worst ever.”
Olympic Games (2016); Olympic Games 

"The International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, said he was “very satisfied” with Rio de Janeiro’s preparations to host in 2016. Bach’s comments came 10 months after the I.O.C. vice president, John Coates, described Brazil’s organization as the “worst ever.”"

He is telling the required tale.

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Sports

Reggie Jackson's Debut With Pistons Ends With Win Over Wizards

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 22nd 2015
After a win over the Wizards, the Pistons are 2-0 since trading four players to get Reggie Jackson and Tayshaun Prince at the trading deadline Thursday.
Basketball 

http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/detroit
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/business/smallbusiness/how-wayne-state-police-helped-breathe-life-into-a-blighted-detroit-strip.html

"Years of dogged, incremental work went into the district’s renaissance, much of it led by the nonprofit development group Midtown Detroit Inc. But those who live and work in the area also point to a more unusual catalyst: the Wayne State University police department, which has become the primary security force in Midtown.
This is no ordinary campus police squad. The department, which spends most of its time operating beyond the university, has invested in high-tech security equipment that looks as if it came straight from the set of “C.S.I.” Since most small businesses operate on razor-thin margins and cannot afford the financial toll of even petty crime, the force has been one of the area’s biggest assets, residents and owners say."

A college town grows among the ruins.

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Sports

Upset of No. 9 Utah Bolsters Oregon’s N.C.A.A. Prospects

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 22nd 2015
The host Ducks earned their first win over a top-10 team since defeating then-No. 3 Arizona last season.
Basketball (College) 

UConn. has made the playoffs.

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Real Estate

$1,850,000 Homes in Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin

By MIKE POWELL | Feb 25th 2015
This week’s properties includes a compound in Arizona, a converted barn and a farmhouse in Wisconsin and a contemporary in Texas.

I don't want that much house.

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Sports

Video: Skiing With the Sport’s Next Generation

Video by TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH | Feb 25th 2015
The veteran skier Sage Cattabriga-Alosa spent a day skiing with the young talent in Alta, a ski resort in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah.
Skiing 

I never learned the skills.

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N.Y. / Region

Chris Christie’s Budget Address Plan Is in Disarray

By KATE ZERNIKE | Feb 24th 2015
The New Jersey governor’s annual speech, set for Tuesday, was uncertain after a judge ruled that Mr. Christie had to find $1.57 billion in state pension fund payments.
Budgets and Budgeting; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Speeches and Statements 

Chris Christie has lost his bid for the presidency.

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Sports

Napoli Makes Headway in Serie A

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Napoli beat Sassuolo, 2-0, at home to move within 3 points of second-place Roma in Serie A. Duvan Zapata and Marek Hamsik combined for the goals.
Soccer 

It is the other football.
I do not know enough to appreciate the strategy.

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Home & Garden

How NOLA Can You Go?

By PENELOPE GREEN | Feb 25th 2015
A pair of exiles from New Orleans have put down roots in Brooklyn — among their own.
Interior Design and Furnishings 

There is a customer base.

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Opinion

A Disease Doctors Refuse to See

By JULIE REHMEYER | Feb 25th 2015
Only effective tests for chronic fatigue syndrome will change its image.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; Tests (Medical); Doctors; Research 

Lack of sleep leaves one tired.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not helped by sleep.

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Opinion

How Should We Eat?

By MARK BITTMAN | Feb 25th 2015
Food-industry representatives hate the recommendations in a new nutrition-panel report — a good indicator of its value — but they should become policy.
Diet and Nutrition; Food; Lobbying and Lobbyists; Factory Farming; Cholesterol 

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28nutritionism.t.html

I question the whole grains position.
Glucose is food.  Fructose is toxic.
 

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U.S.

A Back-and-Forth View of the President’s Executive Power

By PETER BAKER | Feb 25th 2015
This week, President Obama and Republicans have swung between advocating a muscular assertion of executive authority and seeking to circumscribe it.
Presidents and Presidency (US); Executive Orders and Memorandums 

The Republican Party does not and should not control the executive powers.
They object.

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Real Estate

House Hunting in ... Italy

By VIRGINIA C. McGUIRE | Feb 25th 2015
Prices have remained low in Italy following the global financial crisis, but real estate brokers say they are seeing more inquiries from potential buyers than last year.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

I would be isolated.  I would have difficulty working as a designer.  
I could probably bear it. 
It would not be my choice. 

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N.Y. / Region

As a Social Service Agency Collapses, a Union Leader Worries for Its Workers

By RACHEL L. SWARNS | Feb 22nd 2015
Lorraine Guest, a FEGS Health and Human Services employee for 25 years and the president of District Council 1707, has been fielding anxious queries from her members about new jobs.
Labor and Jobs; Layoffs and Job Reductions 

"Many of us are looking for straight answers when it comes to FEGS. The 80-year-old agency, which has $202 million in multiple-year contracts with the city, said in January that it could no longer provide services after uncovering a $19.4 million shortfall and other financial problems. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is investigating the matter, according to two people familiar with the inquiry who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to discuss the matter."

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Science

Rats May Be Exonerated in European Plague, Say Scientists With a Gerbil Theory

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 24th 2015
Researchers suggest that the bacterium behind the Black Death was repeatedly imported via gerbils and other mammals in Asia.
Epidemics; Bubonic Plague; Rodents; Science and Technology 

Reasonable and interesting.

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Sports

UConn Player Byron Jones Shines at Combine

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Jones soared 12 feet 3 inches in the broad jump at the N.F.L. scouting combine. That is eight inches better than any jump in the combine database.
Football 

The next game for the UConn women is on the twenty eighth.

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Business Day

Globalization That Works for Workers at Home

By EDUARDO PORTER | Feb 24th 2015
Writing labor and environmental standards into international trade agreements has had little effect. Perhaps real change should start at home.
International Trade and World Market; North American Free Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Labor and Jobs 

The social safety net is necessary.  
Probably the best thing we could do to protect workers in this country would be to aggressively unionize the low wage nations.
I cannot see the Republican party supporting such an effort.

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U.S.

U.S. Asks Judge to Lift His Block on Obama’s Immigration Actions

By REUTERS | Feb 23rd 2015
The Justice Department asked a federal judge on Monday for an emergency stay that would put on hold his decision that temporarily blocked President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.
Immigration and Emigration 

Asking politely is a first step.
Beating  Judge Andrew Hanen on appeal will be necessary.

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U.S.

Rule Change Sought by Tech Firms Will Allow Some Spouses of Immigrants to Work

By JULIA PRESTON | Feb 24th 2015
The new rule, which mainly affects workers from some Asian countries who have applied for permanent resident green cards, added to a debate over President Obama’s executive actions.
Foreign Workers; Immigration and Emigration; Visas; Executive Orders and Memorandums 

Cheap engineering talent is the goal of the tech industry.  This rule change will add marginally to the pool.

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U.S.

Food Waste Is Becoming Serious Economic and Environmental Issue, Report Says

By RON NIXON | Feb 25th 2015
A report released Wednesday shows that about 60 million metric tons of food is wasted a year in the United States, a problem that contributes to climate change and to the loss of natural resources like water and land.
Food; Waste Materials and Disposal; Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Food waste causes cheap food.
The price falls until consumed production meets the cost of production. 
Unconsumed production is waste.
People starve if consumption is limited by price.
We would rather not get rid of all food waste.

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U.S.

Word of Threat Cuts Short Hearing on Right-to-Work Measure in Wisconsin

By MITCH SMITH | Feb 24th 2015
In a hurried roll call as protesters chanted in opposition, legislators voted to advance to the full Senate a bill that would bar unions from requiring workers to pay the equivalent of dues.
Organized Labor; Law and Legislation; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

Wisconsin may get some industry.  
The result will not be good. 


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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

@9:30, 2/25/15

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Sports

Devils Win Their Fourth Straight

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Cory Schneider made 38 saves to record his third shutout of the season as the Devils won, 3-0, at home over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday.
Hockey, Ice 

American Athletic Conference
 ConferenceOverallvs
  W-L Pct Hm Rd W-L Pct Hm Rd Nt  Top 25
1 x-Connecticut 16-0 1.000 8-0 8-0 27-1 .964 12-0 10-1 5-0 4-1
South Florida 14-2 .875 8-0 6-2 23-5 .821 12-1 8-3 3-1 0-3
Tulane 11-6 .647 6-3 5-3 20-8 .714 11-4 8-3 1-1 0-2
East Carolina 10-6 .625 5-3 5-3 19-8 .704 9-3 8-4 2-1 1-3
Tulsa 10-6 .625 6-2 4-4 15-12 .556 8-6 6-6 1-0 0-2
Temple 9-6 .600 6-2 3-4 13-15 .464 7-6 4-8 2-1 0-3
Memphis 7-9 .438 4-4 3-5 13-14 .481 9-6 4-8 0-0 0-1
UCF 5-11 .313 3-5 2-6 9-18 .333 7-7 2-11 0-0 0-1
Cincinnati 3-13 .188 2-6 1-7 6-21 .222 5-7 1-12 0-2 0-2
SMU 2-13 .133 0-7 2-6 6-20 .231 4-10 2-8 0-2 0-4
Houston 1-16 .059 0-8 1-8 6-22 .214 1-10 3-10 2-2 0-2

Conference W-L - conference win-loss record
Conference Pct - conference winning percentage
Conference Hm - conference home record
Conference Rd - conference away record
Conference Nt - conference neutral site record

Overall W-L - overall win-loss record
Overall Pct - overall winning percentage
Overall Hm - overall home record
Overall Rd - overall road record
Overall Nt - overall neutral site record
vs Top 25 - record vs. Top 25 teams

x - conference champion -- regular season
y - conference champion -- tournament
z - divisional champion

Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/14 at California-Davis 10:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 102 - 43
11/17 at
6
Stanford		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 L 86 - 88
11/23 vs. Creighton 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 60
11/28 vs. Charleston* 8:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 24
11/29 vs. Vanderbilt* 8:30 PM ET  W 91 - 52
11/30 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* 8:30 PM ET  W 89 - 53
12/6 at
2
Notre Dame		 3:15 PM ET ESPN W 76 - 58
12/19 vs.
25
DePaul		 7:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 64
12/21 vs. UCLA* 5:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 86 - 50
12/27 vs. Southern Methodist 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 45
12/29 vs.
10
Duke		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 52
12/31 at East Carolina 2:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 89 - 38
1/4 vs. St. John's (NY)* 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 70 - 54
1/7 vs. Tulsa 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 60
1/11 at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 28
1/14 vs. Temple 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 58
1/18 vs. South Florida 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 92 - 50
1/21 at UCF 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 100 - 45
1/25 at Cincinnati 3:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 96 - 31
1/28 vs. East Carolina 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 32
2/1 at Temple 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 49
2/3 vs. Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 36
2/7 at Memphis 3:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 80 - 34
2/9 vs.
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South Carolina		 8:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 87 - 62
2/14 vs. Tulane 4:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 39
2/17 vs. Houston 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 26
2/21 at Tulsa 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 46
2/23 at Tulane 8:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 94 - 47
2/28 vs. Memphis 2:00 PM ET CBSS 
3/2 at South Florida 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 

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N.Y. / Region

Snow, Winds and Freezing Rain Make for Treacherous Weekend in New York City

By KENNETH ROSEN | Feb 22nd 2015
The National Weather Service said Central Park reported 3 inches of snow on Saturday evening, with more forecast through late Sunday.
Snow and Snowstorms; Social Media; Wind 

I was able to keep warm and dry.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/01/books/review/kazuo-ishiguros-the-buried-giant.html
Sports

Upset of No. 9 Utah Bolsters Oregon’s N.C.A.A. Prospects

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 22nd 2015 

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N.Y. / Region

Metro-North Engineer Tried to Slow Train Before Crash With S.U.V., Report Says

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Feb 23rd 2015
The National Transportation Safety Board released preliminary findings in its investigation, but answers to the main questions remain months away.
Railroad Accidents and Safety 

The cause was driver panic.

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N.Y. / Region

New Housing to Benefit as Citigroup Sells Queens Site

By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Feb 23rd 2015
The financial services giant built a first tower in Long Island City in 1989, but the area has since shifted its focus from office tenants to the growing housing market.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Relocation of Business; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Real Estate (Commercial) 

Back office operations have been heavily automated.

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The Upshot

Behind New Dietary Guidelines, Better Science

By AARON E. CARROLL | Feb 23rd 2015
Government recommendations on how much fat and salt you should eat weren’t always based on the best available evidence. That may be changing.
Diet and Nutrition; Research; Cholesterol; Salt 

Yes.

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Technology

Filing Away Gmail Messages

By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Feb 24th 2015
Tips on how to archive Gmail messages to tidy up your inbox, and solutions for when your laptop battery begins to fade.
Computers and the Internet; Laptop Computers; Gift Cards and Certificates; E-Mail 

I have misplaced my power brick for one of my laptops.
I have replaced it with a generic.  The D.C. connector is not satisfactory.

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Science

Length of Lashes Keeps Eyes From Drying, Study Finds

By JAMES GORMAN | Feb 24th 2015
Researchers found that across a wide variety of mammals, eyelashes are always about one-third as long as the eye is wide, the ideal length for diverting airflow around the eye and reducing evaporation.
Animals; Eyelashes; Research; Mammals 

Yes.

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Health

Cash Payments Fail to Improve H.I.V. Drug Adherence, Researchers Say

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Feb 24th 2015
Scientists at an AIDS conference in Seattle said paying patients as much as $280 a year to take AIDS-prevention drugs failed to significantly improve adherence or infection rates.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Medicine and Health; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 
$0.77 per day is not significant.
$5.77 per week is less than the minimum effective payment.
Two beers a day might work.

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World

Saudi Arabia: U.N. Experts Criticize Response to MERS Virus as Inadequate

By REUTERS | Feb 23rd 2015
Saudi Arabia has not done enough to investigate and control the deadly Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, United Nations health experts said Monday.
MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) 

The Saudis love their camels.  Try blaming the bats again.

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U.S.

‘American Sniper’ Jury Finds Ex-Marine Guilty of Murder

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 24th 2015

No surprise.

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Sports

Keith Olbermann Suspended by ESPN for Remarks About Penn State

By RICHARD SANDOMIR | Feb 24th 2015
Olbermann will not host his ESPN2 program for the rest of the week as punishment for churlish remarks he made on Twitter.
Social Media 

One is not allowed to think ill of football by commercial  television.

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U.S.

Court in Texas Stays Execution

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday stayed the scheduled March 5 execution of Rodney Reed, who was convicted of killing a 19-year-old woman in 1996.
Capital Punishment; Sex Crimes 

Texas justice is infamous.

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In Justices’ Tests on Standing to Sue, Answers Aren't Always Clear-Cut

By ADAM LIPTAK | Feb 23rd 2015
As the court prepares to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, questions have been raised about whether the plaintiffs have a dog in the fight.
Suits and Litigation (Civil); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) 

The reactionaries want the end of Affordable Care. 

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Senate Democrats Seek House Support for McConnell Plan on Homeland Security

By ASHLEY PARKER | Feb 24th 2015
Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, said he would allow a vote on funding the department and a separate vote on President Obama’s immigration orders. Democrats want the House to go along.
United States Politics and Government; Shutdowns (Institutional); Executive Orders and Memorandums; Immigration and Emigration 

The obduracy continues.

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Washington, D.C., Is to Ease Marijuana Rules

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 24th 2015
The nation’s capital will become the first place east of the Mississippi River with legal recreational marijuana after a voter-approved initiative takes effect this week.
Marijuana; Law and Legislation 

Congress has quashed sales.

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Commuter Train Derails in Oxnard, Calif., After Colliding With Truck

By JACK HEALY | Feb 24th 2015
Numerous people were injured, some critically, when the Metrolink train, traveling from Ventura County to Los Angeles, derailed.
Railroad Accidents and Safety 

The situation is confused.   It was not an accident.

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Foreign Policy Ascends as Issue for Republican Presidential Contenders

By JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS | Feb 24th 2015
G.O.P. hopefuls are focusing on global problems like the Islamic State and Iran that defy Senator Rand Paul’s restrained stance on U.S. involvement abroad.
Presidential Election of 2016; United States Politics and Government 

Their opinion does not count yet.
Sports

Second-Ranked South Carolina Women End 25-Year Home Skid Against Tennessee

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Travel

‘Snow Snow Snow’ and the East Coast Skiers Rejoice

By JOHN O’CONNOR | Feb 23rd 2015

Yes.
 The western drought continues.

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