The Upshot
Readers’ Turn: Fighting Fat
Upshot commenters share some strategies for staying away from overeating.Starch goes to glucose and maltose.
It does not go to fructose.
I try to eat no fructose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fructose
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U.S.
Things to Know About Embryo Donation
Tamar Lewin, a Times reporter, spoke with couples who are dealing with the agonizing decision of what to do with their unused embryos. Now, she is answering basic questions about embryo donation.I am willing.
I worry about the time and energy we have available.
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Travel
36 Hours in Lima, Peru
Lima’s attractions include a rich pre-Columbian heritage, ethnic diversity, and emerging art and fashion scenes, along with remarkably great food.Check.
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Opinion
Fighting the Tuberculosis Threat
An advocate for TB vaccines urges greater funding.It is just waiting in the wings.
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N.Y. / Region
Calls Mount for Changes to Speed Criminal Cases to Trial
The name of Kalief Browder, a man who killed himself after spending three years at Rikers Island before charges were dropped, was invoked at a New York City Council hearing on reducing court backlogs.Hire the staff.
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Business Day
U.S. Gets More Time to Consider Insider-Trading Appeal
Federal prosecutors have another month to decide whether to ask the Supreme Court to review a ruling that narrowed the definition of insider trading.http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/insider%20trading
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/daniel-gitner-the-defender-who-ended-prosecutors-winning-streak-in-trading-cases/
Rengan Rajaratnam
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/10/what-an-appeals-court-insider-trading-decision-does-and-doesnt-do/
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Real Estate
A Conversation With James H. Coleman
Mr. Coleman is the founder and managing partner of Hanley Advisors, a boutique real estate consulting and advisory firm.Rent will rise until demand fails.
Rent will not go down.
If rent is not allowed to rise buildings will be abandoned.
Costs rise.
Rent can be considered a wage.
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/?s=downward+nominal+wage+rigidity
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N.Y. / Region
Brooklyn Landlord Is Arrested in Tenant Harassment Inquiry
Officials said the arrest of the landlord, Daniel Melamed, was the first from a city-state task force that investigates properties that have generated harassment complaints.Daniel Melamed will be found guilty.
Millions of dollars would tempt anyone.
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Travel
Video: 36 Hours in Lima
Lima’s winning formula: A rich pre-Columbian heritage, emerging art and fashion scenes, and remarkably great food.Nice pictures.
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U.S.
Illinois: Hastert Evidence is Shielded
Judge Thomas Durkin of Federal District Court has approved prosecutors’ request to keep some evidence against former House Speaker Dennis Hastert secret.Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is enough.
He is removed from public life.
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Sports
California Chrome’s Overseas Trip Hits a Detour
After a minor injury forced the reigning American Horse of the Year to miss his start at Royal Ascot, his trainer and co-owner remained optimistic about his next start.“I took an X-ray, and the foot is perfect as far as nothing is penetrating it,” Sherman said. “It is just an abscess that is going to come to a head. Sometimes it takes 10 days, but sometimes it takes two weeks.”
The owners are always hopeful.
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N.Y. / Region
New York City Schools Official Charged With Sexual Abuse
The administrator, John DiFiore, has been charged with endangering and sexually touching a 14-year-old boy at his home in Manhattan.John DiFiore got caught.
The behavior is genetic. It is also criminal.
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Opinion
The Difficulties of Easing a Loved One’s Death
A dying woman’s friend and a psychiatrist discuss efforts to relieve suffering.The simple fact is people die.
We support the dying for our comfort.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misericorde_%28weapon%29
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U.S.
Video: Official Discusses Balcony Collapse
Jennifer Coats, the Berkeley, Calif., Police Department spokeswoman, discussed a deadly apartment balcony collapse early Tuesday morning.http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/us/amid-grief-for-students-a-search-for-answers-after-balcony-collapse.html
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Opinion
New Jersey Needs to Raise the Gas Tax to Repair Bridges and Roads
Christie should show leadership by fixing crumbling infrastructure with a gas tax for New Jersey.The roads and railroads the state of New Jersey owns must be kept in repair if they are to operate.
The costs must be paid.
How those costs are paid is not the public's concern.
The gas tax is linked to maintenance costs by the legislature.
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World
Bangladesh: Top Court Upholds Death Sentence for Islamist Politician
The leader, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was convicted of five charges, including murder, abduction and torture, in 2013.Bangladesh is sovereign.
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N.Y. / Region
At Gawker Media, New Economy Workers Strive to Form a New Kind of Union
Workers at the digital media outlet made headlines with their decision to form a union, but they say they are simply looking for a way to provide some stability in a turbulent industry.
"The
hard part comes next, negotiating a collective bargaining agreement.
But for the moment, everyone seems to be taking a deep breath.
Last
week, Ms. Merlan was right where she usually is at 8:30 a.m. on a
workday, sitting on her bed in her bathrobe, getting her first posts
ready for the web."
There are some adults employed there.
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Technology
Review: Devices Adapted to the Outdoor Life
Items made for the hiker or camper include a hard drive, solar charger, precision watch, water-activated light, map app and headphones.I would rather be out of contact in the woods.
I carry a cell phone as a watch and a digital camera.
Ziplock bags are good weather seals.
Six AA batteries are all that are required for a week.
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Health
Sand Fly Saliva Proves a Good Monkey Vaccine for Leishmaniasis
A new study suggests a vaccine against leishmaniasis that worked well in monkeys may have potential to work in humans as well.Early days. The studies should continue.
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U.S.
Immigrants’ Lawsuit Over Post-9/11 Detention Is Revived
An appellate panel ruled that the detention of mostly Muslim immigrants, who say they were mistreated in a Brooklyn jail, may have violated their constitutional rights.Panic is not a good reaction.
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Sports
Rafael Nadal Is Ousted in London Opener
Nadal fell to Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament.| American League | |||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Tampa Bay | 38 | 30 | .559 | - | 19 - 19 | 19 - 11 | 18 - 14 | 4 - 2 | 10 - 11 | 7 - 3 | W 2 |
| NY Yankees | 36 | 30 | .545 | 1 | 18 - 11 | 18 - 19 | 17 - 15 | 7 - 3 | 7 - 6 | 5 - 5 | W 2 |
| Toronto | 36 | 32 | .529 | 2 | 22 - 12 | 14 - 20 | 17 - 14 | 5 - 5 | 6 - 8 | 8 - 2 | W 2 |
| Baltimore | 34 | 32 | .515 | 3 | 22 - 13 | 12 - 19 | 20 - 18 | 4 - 2 | 6 - 7 | 8 - 2 | L 1 |
| Boston | 29 | 39 | .426 | 9 | 16 - 18 | 13 - 21 | 10 - 21 | 2 - 5 | 11 - 9 | 2 - 8 | W 1 |
Travel
Monday’s Travel News and Tips
What you need to know if you’re on a trip or planning one soon, including a new electric-car-sharing service in Indianapolis, and a cruise with Rob Gronkowski of the Patriots.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollor%C3%A9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollor%C3%A9_Bluecar
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Bolloré Bluecar in Paris
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Vehicule Électriques Pininfarina Bolloré |
| Production | 2011-present |
| Assembly | Bairo, Italy (Cecomp) |
| Designer | Pininfarina |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 3-door |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Electric motor | 50 kW (68 PS; 67 bhp) Electric |
| Transmission | None |
| Battery | 30 kWh lithium polymer (LMP) battery |
| Electric range | 250 km (160 mi) in urban use 150 km (93 mi) on the highway |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (98.4 in) |
| Length | 3,300 mm (129.9 in) |
| Width | 1,720 mm (67.7 in) |
| Height | 1,610 mm (63.4 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,070 kg (2,359 lb) |
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Travel
Hotel Review: Praktik Bakery Hotel in Barcelona
The 74-room Praktik Bakery Hotel, with cheerful, inexpensive rooms, includes an artisanal bakery on the ground floor.Fine by me.
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N.Y. / Region
Carnegie Deli’s Closing Is Extended
The famed delicatesssen, which its owner’s lawyer says will be closed at least two more weeks, has been shut since late April, when Con Edison discovered it had been stealing natural gas.They should have known better.
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Sports
Chile’s Copa América Star in Court After Crashing Ferrari
Arturo Vidal, the tournament’s leading scorer and the star midfielder for Chile, was arrested for driving under the influence on Tuesday night.A sad event.
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Justices Side With Arizona Church in Dispute Over Sign Limits
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Arizona town of Gilbert had violated the First Amendment by placing restrictions on the size of church signs.Regulate all signs.
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U.S.
After Blackout in California, a Squirrel Seems Too Convenient a Scapegoat
Pacific Gas and Electricity blamed a squirrel for a power failure that struck 45,000 Bay Area residents last week. But the utility’s past transgressions have left many skeptical of that excuse.Giggle.
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Science
DNA May Help Track Ivory Poachers
DNA evidence from elephant dung, tissue and hair can help identify the origins of illegal ivory, researchers have found.Dead elephants.
By the time the Ivory is identified the poachers and their agents will be gone.
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Real Estate
Real Estate in Spain
Spain’s property market was hard hit by the financial collapse in 2008, and it has been slow to recover.No one wants to take a loss.
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Opinion
Why Seniors Prospered
A reader says that young people today will have a much harder time saving money for old age.The middle class is nearly closed.
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U.S.
Video: How the Search for Dylann Roof Unfolded
After a deadly shooting at Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., details of the case and suspect were released, intentionally and by mistake, and an arrest was made in less than 24 hours.16
N.Y. / Region
Cars to Be Banned From Much of Central Park and Prospect Park
The closings, which Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday and pedestrian advocates have been seeking for decades, would banish cars on weekdays from sections of the thoroughfares along the edges of both parks.Good.
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Science
New DNA Results Show Kennewick Man Was Native American
A new analysis, published in Nature, refutes the theory that the 8,500-year-old skeleton was a European. Instead, he was related to contemporary Native Americans.The former theory was more exciting.
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Sports
Fabian Gomez Wins St. Jude Classic
Fabian Gomez of Argentina won his first PGA Tour title at the St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn.The Red Sox have been losing this season.
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World
North Korea Says It’s Facing Its Worst Drought in a Century
The Korean Central News Agency, a state agency, said that more than 30 percent of the country’s rice paddies were drying up.It is not intentional.
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Opinion
Fighting the Tuberculosis Threat
An advocate for TB vaccines urges greater funding.yes
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