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Opinion
States Lead the Way on Justice Reform
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many ways there are to fix the broken justice system."In Congress, however, some recalcitrant lawmakers still cling to outdated or incorrect beliefs about crime and punishment in America.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
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?
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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