Monday, April 10, 2017

14. 4/10/17

Today, I am going to peruse the seven articles which The Times lists on Page A3 under a heading entitled "Of interest: noteworthy facts from today's paper."


A4

FEWER TOMATOES IN KETCHUP? EASTERN EUROPE SEEKS FOOD PARITY

"Coca-Cola sold in the Czech Republic, Spain and the United States is made with fructose syrup. In Germany, Austria and other countries, it is made with cane or beet sugar."

Fact-checking the fact-checkers: Coca-Cola is available here without fructose. My local Safeway carries it. I used to have to drive to Nogales, Mexico to pick up cases of "real" Coke.


C6

WHEN AMERICA THREW IN ITS LOT WITH THE WORLD

"In 1916, a huge explosion at an ammunition dump in New York Harbor, blamed on German agents, blew out most of the windows in Lower Manhattan and was felt as far away as Philadelphia."

"Anti-German feelings were virulent ..."

Check out this article from my father's birthday -- March 11, 1919.



A21

PUBLICITY STUNTS AREN'T POLICY

"Around 75,000 U.S. workers are laid off or fired every working day."

Excellent op-ed by Paul Krugman.


B1

HOW COLBERT FINALLY GOT ON A ROLL

"On Tuesdays when they learn they've beat 'The Tonight Show' in the ratings, the staff of Stephen Colbert's 'The Late Show' is rewarded with pizza."

Fallon should have never touched that greasy orange presidential hair.


B1

RICH IN A.I. LEADERS, CANADA TRIES TO FINALLY CASH IN

"In its new budget, the Canadian government pledged $93 million to support artificial-intelligence research centers in Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton."

Canada playing catch-up. Perhaps the brain drain will work in reverse now. All these Trump-angry kids who code in their sleep might be tempted to move there and work for Trudeau.


C1

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES, IN PURPLE

"Largely smuggled from labs in China and Mexico, the opioid fentanyl is cheaper to produce than heroin -- and as much as 50 times stronger."

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"Good Conscience: He should have never used the elixir ... and only stuck to the incense ... Oh Atlantis."

I'm Stealing the Towels

B4

TO WOO YOUNG MOVIEGOERS, AMC THINKS LIKE McDONALD'S

"The 'Bavarian Beast,' a new menu item at AMC movie theaters, is a pound-and-a-half salted pretzel the size of a steering wheel."

Hey -- your pretzel is blocking out the movie screen!

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