Sunday, February 1, 2015

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N.Y. / Region

Video: Cuomo: Travel Ban Lifted in New York

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, in coordination with nearby states’ leaders, reopened roads and mass transit services in New York after a predicted “destructive” storm in the region failed to materialize.

Moved east.

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N.Y. / Region

With Sweeping Plastics Ban, New York Village Joins Environmental Vanguard

Hastings-on-Hudson is the first municipality in the New York region to prohibit both single-use plastic bags and foam food containers.
Plastic Bags; Foam; Waste Materials and Disposal; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores

We will try out the ban.

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Travel

Maine, One Coffee Roaster at a Time

Four places where you can check out the vibrant coffee scene in midcoast Maine.
Coffee; Travel and Vacations

In warmer weather.

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Opinion

Good Riddance to the Foam Take-Out Carton



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Food

Parm Dishes to Warm Weary Souls

When carefully and lovingly cooked with excellent ingredients, parmigiana is a fantastic dish, one worth learning how to make just right. (Article plus video.)
Cooking and Cookbooks; Restaurants; Cheese

OK.

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Food

Every Year Is the Year of the Dumpling

For the Chinese New Year, celebrate with homemade won tons packed with shrimp and scallops, seasoned simply with ginger, scallions, hot pepper and sesame oil.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Chinese Food (Cuisine); Lunar New Year

Yes,  often.

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Travel

How to Find the Best Deals on Flights

David Solomito of Kayak interprets the website’s annual user data report, which reveals the best days to fly to get the lowest prices.
Travel and Vacations

Fine by me.

Moving furniture this time.

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Opinion

The Days of Wine and Droning

Whether you support drones seems to depend on whether you live in a crowded space or an empty space.
Drones (Pilotless Planes); Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; United States Politics and Government; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; White House Building (Washington, DC)

Not her best column.

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N.Y. / Region

New York’s Sanitation Commissioner Faced First Major Test

Kathryn Garcia confronted the threat of a major snowstorm armed with an emailed pep talk from her predecessor.
Waste Materials and Disposal; Hurricane Sandy (2012)

A gentle introduction.

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Opinion

Getting Immigrants ‘Right With the Law’ Benefits All

Representative Janice Hahn, a California Democrat, and the Latino Victory Project discuss comprehensive immigration reform.
Immigration and Emigration; Hispanic-Americans; Executive Orders and Memorandums

Here and now.

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Real Estate

Mortgage Shopping and Credit Scores

The notion that a flurry of credit inquiries from mortgage lenders will lower a borrower’s score is a common misconception.
Credit Scores; Mortgages

Any loan will be yours.

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Opinion

Child Health and Poverty

Sandra G. Hassink, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, responds to an online column by Charles M. Blow.
Children and Childhood; Poverty; Anxiety and Stress; Malnutrition

Children and poverty are paired.

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Real Estate

On the Market in New York City

This weeks properties include co-ops in Carnegie Hill, on the Upper East Side and in Brooklyn Heights.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

I would try to visit.

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Technology

The New Pleasures of Photo Printing

The Canon Pixma Pro-100 sells for around half the price of a top-of-the-line model and still delivers luscious color photos.
Computers and the Internet; Photography; Computer Printers

Yes.   I need an audience.

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

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U.S.

Man Lost Contact With Drone Before It Sped to White House, Friend Says

The man was flying the drone outside his apartment window when it shot off toward the White House, the friend who owned the device said.

Now we will get rules.

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Business Day

Greece Signals Unwillingness to Cooperate With Auditors

The new finance minister said his country would no longer cooperate with international auditors sent to negotiate its bailout.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Banking and Financial Institutions

Negotiations continue.

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Business Day

G.M.O. Labels for Food Proliferate Even as a Battle Over Them Rages

Products described as not containing genetically modified organisms, whether that statement has been verified or not, are increasingly appearing in stores.
Labeling and Labels; Genetic Engineering; Food; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores; Law and Legislation; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Lobbying and Lobbyists; Agriculture and Farming

All fear for now.

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Books

‘Only One Thing Can Save Us,’ by Thomas Geoghegan

How the labor movement could survive and thrive.
Books and Literature; Organized Labor; Labor and Jobs

"Of course, this is all a fantasy. A militantly anti-union party now controls Congress. But history shows that the ideas that grow into legislation need an expansive advocacy to fertilize their bloom — which is why Geoghegan’s book is so useful."

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Technology

Video Feature: English Grammar Aids for Both Native Speakers and Students

Everyone can struggle with English grammar’s complexities; these apps can improve your knowledge whatever your level of proficiency.
Grammar; Mobile Applications

I notice the need.

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N.Y. / Region

As New York Moves People With Developmental Disabilities to Group Homes, Some Families Struggle

As people with developmental disabilities are being moved from large institutions into smaller group homes, some families are fighting to preserve the care their loved ones need.
Intellectual Disabilities; Group Homes

We try to do the possible.


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