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Fashion & Style

Angel Hsu, Carlin Rosengarten

May 29th 2016

The bride and groom have graduate degrees from Yale.

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

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World

Drought and ‘Rice First’ Policy Imperil Vietnamese Farmers

By JANE PERLEZ | May 28th 2016

The Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s premier rice growing region, is suffering its worst drought since at least 1926, and saline water has swept farther up the delta than ever.

"A 2010 study commissioned by the Mekong River Commission warned against the building of 11 dams in Laos and Cambodia because they would trap valuable sediment and stop it from reaching the delta. The report was ignored, two of the dams are under construction, and the rest are scheduled to go ahead."

Global warming is the immediate cause.

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N.Y. / Region

Disparate Visions for a Park: Dismantle Industrial Ruins, or Preserve Them

By SARAH MASLIN NIR | May 30th 2016

While New York City struggles to make good on a promise to develop a park along the Bushwick Inlet, a competing proposal has arisen as an alternative to a conventional green space.

Give Norman Brodsky his price.
The oil refineries should be removed along with the spilled oil.
The city was slow to move.

4

Opinion

New York’s Outdated Knife Law

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 31st 2016

Thousands of law-abiding people a year are arrested for carrying a type of knife that is openly available in countless stores for legitimate purposes.

Give the police their batons.

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Opinion

Veterans Deserve a Chance in College, Not a Free Pass

By ALEXANDER MCCOY | May 30th 2016

Guidelines that allow former service members to transfer college credit are intended to help. They be may hurting.

"The A.C.E. should significantly reform its transfer credit recommendations, and the military community must recognize that shortcuts to a degree can be more harmful to veterans than beneficial. Veteran organizations and lawmakers should pressure the A.C.E. to stop abetting the exploitation of veterans by predatory colleges. The first and most important way a college can be veteran-friendly is to provide an excellent, unabridged education."

"There is no royal road to mathematics."

"The Haskell Road to Logic, Maths and Programming. Second Edition ...

www.amazon.com › ... › Mathematics

Amazon.com, Inc.

... Alexander the Great asked the mathematician Menaechmus for a crash course in geometry, he got the famous reply ``There is no royal road to mathematics."

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Fashion & Style

Jane Gray, Trace Henderson

May 29th 2016

The bride and groom met in a political science class at the University of North Carolina.

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

7

Food

Four Seasons Restaurant Is Headed for New Space on Park Ave.

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | May 28th 2016

The restaurant, which opened in 1959 on Park Avenue and East 52nd Street, will close in July and move to a new, redesigned space at 280 Park Avenue in late 2017.

The building is important.
The restaurant is less important.

8

Science

Review: ‘Pit Bull’ Traces Path From Fighter to Pet to Demon

By JAMES GORMAN | May 27th 2016

An exhaustively researched work on the much maligned dog breed concludes that they are more victims than monsters.

The pit bulls I have met are lovely dogs.
Any creature can be driven insane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting

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U.S.

Iowa Court Rejects Life Without Parole for Juveniles

By DAVE PHILIPPS | May 27th 2016

Yes.

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U.S.

Chicago and Race: Perception, Polling and Reality

May 27th 2016

Examining the country’s third largest city, and the challenges of polling about race and racism.

The map is informative

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/18/us/chicago-murder-problem.htm

I am off to another day in Brooklyn.
I will be back this evening.

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N.Y. / Region

Dining Review: A Waterfront View at Pearl Restaurant and Bar in Conneticut

By PATRICIA BROOKS | May 27th 2016

On the Long Island Sound, Pearl Restaurant and Bar serves all-American dishes on the grounds of the Longshore Club Park in Westport.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Westport,+CT/@41.1703955,-73.3740064,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e81bc1a36b8ff1:0x5d57e5fea037e3fa!8m2!3d41.1414717!4d-73.3579049

It must be on the way to someplace.

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N.Y. / Region

Queens Man Arrested in J’ouvert Killing of Cuomo Aide in 2015

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL | May 27th 2016

Micah Alleyne was charged with murder in the death of Carey Gabay, a lawyer in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration, before a festival in Brooklyn last September, officials said.

A stray bullet from a gun fight.

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Fashion & Style

Jenna Levy, Andrew Keller

May 29th 2016

The couple met in sixth grade but didn’t begin dating until college.

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

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U.S.

Old and on the Street: The Graying of America’s Homeless

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | May 31st 2016

The emergence of an older homeless population is creating daunting challenges for social service agencies and governments already struggling to fight poverty.

Social Security was supposed to solve this problem.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pauper
Welfare was poisoned.

The old poor end at Heart Island.

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Opinion

Bangladesh Banking Clarification

May 27th 2016

Salman F. Rahman responds to an article about banking scandals in Bangladesh.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/opinion/bangladeshs-other-banking-scam.html

Salman F. Rahman does not want to be included.

16

Travel

The Beguiling Charm of a Return Visit to Sicily

By FRANCINE PROSE | May 30th 2016

The author traveled with three generations of family to one of her favorite places on earth and wondered: Can you ever go back again?

The stones remain.
The ferment of culture is ever changing.

One can revisit the stones and the entire culture.

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World

First Arrest Made in Gang Rape Case in Brazil

By CHRISTOPHER MELE | May 28th 2016

A 16-year-old girl told the authorities that she had been attacked by more than 30 men, prompting outrage as the government vowed to combat crimes against women.

The crimes will continue.
The "usual suspects" will be arrested.

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Fashion & Style

Ashley Nathanson, Michael Czin

May 29th 2016

The couple met in 2007 while working on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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

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N.Y. / Region

Lake George, in Need of Off-Season Visitors, Puts Hopes in a Hotel

By ALAN WECHSLER | May 29th 2016

Income is important.

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Sports

Historian Is at Heart of Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Home

By JERRY GARRETT | May 29th 2016

Pursuing his fascination with the Indianapolis 500, Donald Davidson moved in 1964 to Speedway, Ind., a town envisioned as an experiment.

He lives there.
The 500 is his life.

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The Upshot

Drug Prices Too High? Sometimes, They’re Not Costly Enough

By AUSTIN FRAKT | May 30th 2016

For some of the most important drugs, the prices may be too low, giving rise to shortages.

The manufacturers are trying to get the price bid up.
Let Medicare bargain for drugs.

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N.Y. / Region

Lake George, in Need of Off-Season Visitors, Puts Hopes in a Hotel

By ALAN WECHSLER | May 29th 2016

In July, a 120-room Courtyard Marriott is expected to open in the popular tourist destination as a way to attract visitors beyond the warm-weather months.

At leaf change there are no accommodations along Lake George.
"Boom times is normal"  Big Tupper went bankrupt..


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Opinion

Sand Mining Compliance

May 30th 2016

The National Industrial Sand Association writes that sand mining done in compliance with laws and regulations “is an essential use of our resources.”

Sand mining is not pretty. 
Blocking Fracking is enthusiastically supported.

Mark Ellis writes truth that can be ignored.

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Opinion

The Plight of Medical Residents

May 30th 2016

A medical resident writes about a successful plan to reduce work hours at a hospital in Sweden.

Orthopedic surgeons do trauma. 
The training is for battlefield conditions.
Exhaustion and overload are part of the job.

If we called the surgeons back from south Asia life would be better for those in training.

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Science

Tales of African-American History Found in DNA

By CARL ZIMMER | May 27th 2016

Geneticists have studied clues in the DNA of African-Americans about the history of slavery and the Great Migration.

Keep looking. 

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Opinion

Do-Nothingism, a Fine Idea for the Fed

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 28th 2016

Sound policy making by the Federal Reserve requires responding to conditions as they are, not as policy makers might wish they were.

"If she’s true to her word, Ms. Yellen, the Fed’s chairwoman, will resist what many people think will be an interest rate increase when the Fed’s policy committee meets in mid-June. The underlying economic data — on jobs, prices and economic growth generally — simply do not support such an increase."  . . .
"Fed policy is not to blame for the economy’s underperformance. Congress bears much of the blame because of its tightfisted federal budgets when more government spending is needed to offset feeble spending and investment in the private sector."

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Fashion & Style

Allegra Fanjul and Calixto Garcia-Velez IV: Using Birthdays as Bookends

By LINDA MARX | May 29th 2016

The couple first met at a sixth-grade party in 2002 but didn’t have their first date until the summer of 2009 at a party for the groom’s mother.

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

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Food

Four Seasons Restaurant Is Headed for New Space on Park Ave.

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | May 28th 2016

The restaurant, which opened in 1959 on Park Avenue and East 52nd Street, will close in July and move to a new, redesigned space at 280 Park Avenue in late 2017.

The Segram Building will not be the same.

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N.Y. / Region

New York’s Zika Fight Turns to Travel Precautions and Safe Sex

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | May 30th 2016

Doctors are warning pregnant women to avoid regions affected by the virus and to use condoms or to forgo sex if their partner has visited those areas.

Microcephaly is not yet real to these.

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Fashion & Style

Jessica Levine, Evan Sherman

May 29th 2016

The couple met in January 2013 through mutual friends at a birthday party in Manhattan.

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

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Health

You Know You Should Use Sunscreen. But Are You Using It Right?

By DANIEL VICTOR | May 27th 2016

Tips from experts on skin cancer prevention and using sunscreen that you’re less likely to have heard.

Long sleeves and a hat.
I should use gloves in the boat.

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Science

How, and Why, to Hunt the Red-Spotted Newt

By JAMES GORMAN | May 30th 2016

First of all, newts and salamanders are just plain cool. Also, many species in the United States may be on the brink of a deadly fungal assault.

Yes.

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Fashion & Style

Sarah Feldman, Emily Loeb

May 29th 2016

The couple met at a cocktail party in Washington in 2012.

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

A mother is needed.


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Fashion & Style

Shayndi Raice, Dov Weiss

May 29th 2016

The bride first noticed the groom when he was playing the guitar during Sukkot.

Late spring is the season.

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

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U.S.

A Challenge to Donald Trump’s Energy Claims: Economic Reality

By CORAL DAVENPORT | May 27th 2016

Energy policy experts who followed Mr. Trump’s proposals said that while some hewed to G.O.P. orthodoxy, others appeared implausible and ill-considered.

"“The oil supply side will take care of itself, through the market,” Mr. Kloza said. “The demand side is where progress can be made through policy. The best thing a president could do, given the market, would be to lower oil demand.”"

A carbon tax.

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U.S.

At Yale, World Crises Take a Back Seat to Campus Concerns

By CELESTINE BOHLEN | May 30th 2016

In a commencement speech, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, weighed in on a polarizing issue: renaming a residence.

Conservatism and youth do not fit.
It should not be a discovery.

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N.Y. / Region

On Governors Island, Mountains of Junk Where Children Find Adventure

By ANNIE CORREAL | May 27th 2016

Planks and tires replace monkey bars and slides at a new playground where a sense of danger is part of the appeal.

I like the idea. 
I do not expect it to last.
I am still playing with junk,  often with a goal.

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Opinion

Are They Car Accidents, or Crashes? Or Collisions?

May 30th 2016

Readers reject the term “accident,” which they consider imprecise.

Consider accident as a class of event
A collision  as a subclass of accident.
A crash as a destructive collision.
Precision of language follows precision of thought.

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Science

Do Big Brains Make for Smart Animals?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | May 30th 2016

As with many traits, the answer is “It depends.”

One must add birds into this consideration.
Small brain, small body,  relatively smart. 

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Opinion

Airline Security: Check-In Lines and Safety Shtick

May 30th 2016

Readers discuss long security lines and take sides in a debate about flight attendant shtick.

It is all part of the price of getting there.

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Opinion

States Lead the Way on Justice Reform

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | May 30th 2016

While Congress continues to drag its feet, both red and blue states are showing how many ways there are to fix the broken justice system.

"In Congress, however, some recalcitrant lawmakers still cling to outdated or incorrect beliefs about crime and punishment in America. They need to pay close attention to the ingenuity and the record of the states."

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N.Y. / Region

New York Prison Guard Is Burned When Package Explodes at His Home

By BENJAMIN MUELLER | May 29th 2016

The 52-year-old corrections officer, whose name was not released, suffered serious burns to his hands and arms in the blast in Floyd, N.Y., the authorities said.

"“We’re very confident that others in the neighborhood are not in danger,” Sheriff Maciol said.

He would not describe the package in greater detail or discuss how sophisticated the explosive device was. But he said that it was clear the device was intentionally placed outside the home and that investigators were working to determine who was responsible."

They will not call the package a bomb or the motive revenge.

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Travel

You Are in the Sea. Your Stuff is on the Beach. Now What?

By DANIEL VICTOR | May 26th 2016

How do you keep your phone from being stolen? We assembled some creative ideas to thwart the thieves.

Leave the valuables in a safe place.
Carry a disposable phone turned off, lunch money, and I.D. like a hotel receipt.
Keep them at the bottom of the beach bag under the sandals, sunscreen and towel.

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Opinion

Life After Wrongful Conviction

By KAREN BROWN | May 28th 2016

It’s a game of chance. Where you spent your prison years determines how much help you get — if you get any.

It is important to everyone that there are no wrongful convictions.
An exonerated person cannot be made whole.

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/gopher/text/earlymodern/shakespeare/tragedy/Othello/Othello_ACT_III_SCENE_III

"IAGO Good name in man and woman, dear my lord,

 Is the immediate jewel of their souls:
 Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing;
 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands:
 But he that filches from me my good name
 Robs me of that which not enriches him
 And makes me poor indeed."

The government must attempt the feat of restoring the former prisoner's good name.


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Magazine

What’s a Swimsuit Worth?

By TAFFY BRODESSER-AKNER | May 27th 2016

Deciding whether the convenience of a Slender Tunic trumps the desire to protest.

A one piece suit is fine with me.

Retailers bend to pressure.

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N.Y. / Region

Gang Violence at Rikers Seizes Spotlight During Guards’ Trial in ’12 Beating

By WINNIE HU | May 29th 2016

A Rikers Island inmate’s association with the Bloods street gang has elevated the issue in the Bronx trial of nine guards accused in his assault.

These issues are distractions at this trial.
The question of fact is the beating and the perpetrators of the beating.

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N.Y. / Region

Review: At Autentico in Oyster Bay, a Sicilian Chef Shares His Expertise

By JOANNE STARKEY | May 27th 2016

A new Italian restaurant has a number of unfamiliar dishes that required an explanation from the waiter.

Easy for me.

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Fashion & Style

Melissa Danilow, Mack Kline

May 29th 2016

The couple met while both were working at JP Morgan Chase.

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

I am not Jewish.

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World

End of an Art Form? The Persian Rug May Not Be Long for This World

By THOMAS ERDBRINK | May 26th 2016

Shoppers’ changing tastes, and years of economic sanctions, are putting in jeopardy one of the world’s most complex and labor-intensive handicrafts.

The price will rise.

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N.Y. / Region

Drawing Up a Hit List to Erase Traces of a Hostage Siege in Queens

MICHAEL WILSON | May 29th 2016

The police charged two people with hiring a man to kill witnesses of an armed robbery in Queens before the suspect’s trial begins.

These are not wise people.

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Business Day

From Tylenol to Fitbit: 10 Notable Product Safety Recalls

By STACY COWLEY | May 29th 2016

Manufacturers recall at least one product a day, on average. Here are 10 that stood out.

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission is doing its job.
The congress should help it do it better.

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The Upshot

Take Low-Salt Advice With a Grain of You Know What

By AARON E. CARROLL | May 26th 2016

A new study adds to the research suggesting that diets very low in salt are not beneficial for everyone, and may in fact be harmful for some.

Government recommendations are slow to change.
I will slightly increase my salt intake.
I would like to see another study.
Most high blood pressure is undetected.
This says five grams a day is about right for all people. 

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Automobiles

Oil Above $50 a Barrel as Summer Driving Season Kicks Off

By CLIFFORD KRAUSS | May 26th 2016

Despite higher crude oil prices, American holiday travelers are paying the cheapest prices at the pump in 11 years.

I will have no choice but to pay retail for gas.

Much higher prices for fossil carbon are necessary.

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U.S.

2 Dead, Including a Gunman, After a Police Shootout in Houston

By MIKE McPHATE | May 29th 2016

Two suspects wielded at least one high-powered weapon, the authorities said; one was fatally shot and one critically wounded. Another person was killed, and gunfire injured five others.

This is an early report.
We don't know enough yet.

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Magazine

Trembling Before Blancmange

By TAMAR ADLER | May 26th 2016

Paying homage to history’s most enduring — but now unjustly neglected — dessert.

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018142-blancmange

For the lactose tolerant.
I expect I can make it.  I may have to try a few times to get it right.

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N.Y. / Region

Boy, 4, Dies After Falling in Brooklyn Elevator Shaft

By ANNIE CORREAL and NATE SCHWEBER | May 26th 2016

The police said Jack Roberts went to the third floor of a Park Slope garage with his parents in a freight elevator and slipped through a gap.

The mechanical world does not care.

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Books

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES | May 27th 2016

Siddhartha Mukherjee’s “The Gene,” which enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No.1, is the latest in a string of recent science-themed hits.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/

I hope to have time to read books again.

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N.Y. / Region

Buffaloed at Nathan’s

By JIM O’BRIEN | May 26th 2016

Recalling a visit to Coney Island where a counter woman at a hot dog stand didn’t recognize a man’s nickels.

I see the dollar coin has changed again.
It is now headed by lesser presidents.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_%28United_States_coin%29

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Fashion & Style

Neil Brown, Eric Braverman

May 29th 2016

The couple was introduced by a mutual friend in Washington in 2010.

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

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T Magazine

The Moroccan Garden of One Man’s Dreams

By UMBERTO PASTI | May 30th 2016

In an unforgiving countryside, the writer and horticulturist Umberto Pasti has created Rohuna, his garden, which is nothing less than autobiography writ from earth and flora.

It will take me years to become so mad.
It was not instant for Umberto Pasti.
Sheep and goats are the death of  plants.


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