More than half of the rivers previously thought to exist in China appear to be missing, according to the 800,000 surveyors who compiled the first national water census, leaving Beijing fumbling to explain the cause.
via 28,000 rivers wiped off the map of China | The Australian.
The solution I try as a first-resort is to sync to paper. Syncing to paper is no more complicated than it sounds, you simply take whatever problem you are working on digitally code, design, project plan, article, etc. and re-frame it using pencil and paper.
via Sync to Paper.
Many of the safety issues of yesterday’s kitchens are gone. No one in my family is likely to tumble into an open hearth. But new kitchens pose a more subtle danger to our health by doubling as a comfortable social, entertainment and eating hub. Retail marketers have long known that when tempting food is within close range of our eyes or nose, we tend to eat more of it. In our new kitchens, it’s just too darn easy to get to addictive snacks and calorie-rich drinks.
via Is Your Kitchen a Health Hazard?.
If Saudi Arabia allowed its crude to be traded — that is, sold by the original buyer to some other final or intermediate client — the abundant availability of Saudi oil would drive prices down. But the Saudis are afraid of playing an active role in the market because they do not want to be accused of “controlling” the price of oil.
If you’re barefoot running, everyone thinks, oh, you’re going to stub your toe and I do. Right in front of an armed guard who’s saying, Would you not like to wear some shoes?
“I don’t think I’ve been up here in maybe two years,” Arlene Simon said, standing in her rooftop staff room at 27 West 67th Street, surrounded by cardboard boxes and an old air-conditioner.
via An Apartment High Above 5th Avenue, but Without Frills – NYTimes.com.
Digital advertisers have not gone running for the exits. As of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, a total of 390,000 subscriptions had been logged… [and] home-delivery circulation had increased for the first time in five years…
At cocktail parties, I say, “I’m a landlord.” People hate that. Everybody hates landlords.
via Life as a Landlord – NYTimes.com.
This is why everybody hates landlords: Because they say stuff like this, in the newspaper(!):
Keep the Sunday paper strong for at least several more years — and quite likely longer — and the Times gains a fighting chance to find a print/digital hybrid model to sustain its journalism.
via At Almost 400,000 Digital Subscribers, Inside the New York Times Pay Strategy, Year 2 | Newsonomics.
The work also includes HVAC upgrades, new lighting, floors, furniture and finishes, and a new public service model with self checking. The renovation should wrap in late spring or summer, and a re-opening is anticipated in the fall.
via Park Slope Library Under Construction Until Fall | Brownstoner.
This library really has been closed forever. And it is welcome interesting news that — and I must have slept through this — this branch will be installing self-checkout stations.
