Philadelphia

14° wind chill -1.4°. Civil twilight. 6:59am awakened by flashing light pre-recorded call for evacuation due to fire from my hotel room 1010 in the Warwick Hotel. Is the cause a malfunctioning fire detector? Taking time to dress warmly, grab a necklace from Ulf and ipad pro. Leaving behind my favorites to wear work boots and join a calm polite stream of folks down flights of stairs. Some in bedclothes, sans shoes or slippers when a door opens onto the street. Freezing winds. Doors into the lobby opened minutes later. Where I remain watching, filming emergency crews (15 fire engines) navigate glass revolving doors that hotel staff fail to switch modes. Word passes the cause in an upper floor residence. I can’t find the necklace in my bag .... nor anywhere after a return to my room.

Only a few degrees warmer (19.4° wind chill 6.2°) as I enter the Philadelphia Museum of Art (11:29 am) to revisit the work of art that changed my life at four: Duchamp’s The Large Glass.

from NYTimes: Japan Balks at Calls for New Apology to South Korea Over ‘Comfort Women’. Hawaii Panics After Alert About Incoming Missile Is Sent in Error. Male Models Say Mario Testino and Bruce Weber Sexually Exploited Them. Condé Nast Crafts Rules to Protect Models From Harassment. Climate Change Is Altering Lakes and Streams, Study Suggests. Dolphins Show Self-Recognition Earlier Than Children.

from WSJ: Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence Agreement just before election required woman to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, people familiar with the matter say.
the intercept: FIVE SPILLS, SIX MONTHS IN OPERATION: DAKOTA ACCESS TRACK RECORD HIGHLIGHTS UNAVOIDABLE REALITY — PIPELINES LEAK

the guardian: Has #MeToo gone too far, or not far enough? The answer is both.

from Huffpost: Republicans Embrace Democratic Lawmaker Accused Of Sexual Harassment. LAPD Launches Sexual Assault Investigation Against Steven Seagal. The 65-year-old actor has been accused by more than a dozen women of sexual misconduct. Truth And Lies “All of us must take some responsibility...”

from earthsky: Is Arctic warming behind year’s crazy winter weather? An atmospheric scientist who studies the Arctic explains why – because of global warming – the U.S. may be in for longer cold spells in the winter.

The length of visible light 10h 38m. The length of day 9h 38m. Tomorrow will be 1m33secs longer.