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Opinion

A Beach Project Built on Sand

By ROBERT S. YOUNG | Aug 21st 2014

A plan to protect Fire Island and the mainland is a waste of money.

Coast Erosion; Hurricanes and Tropical Storms; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Dunes; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores 

A limited view.

The shoreline moves inland. 

The property grid is fixed.

Peoples net worth on the shore has gone to zero.

Those people find this very exciting, 

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Opinion

A Small Island Takes a Big Step on Ocean Conservation

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 22nd 2014

On the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda, fishing communities and biologists craft a marine conservation plan.

Area Planning and Renewal; Coastal Areas; Coral; Endangered and Extinct Species; Fish and Other Marine Life; Fishing, Commercial; Oceans and Seas; Reefs; Travel and Vacations 

Necessary. 

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Arts

Scratches in the Art Market Gilding

By SCOTT REYBURN | Aug 22nd 2014

I would have to pay attention.

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Automobiles

Show-Stoppers

Aug 22nd 2014

The auctions held during Pebble Beach week brought in a record $430 million, topped by the $38 million paid for a Ferrari 250 GTO.

Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance (Car Show) 

Think of them as sculpture.

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Automobiles

Weekend Auto Calendar: Greyhound Across America

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 22nd 2014

Greyhound’s brings old coaches to Birmingham, Ala., and St. Louis this weekend; Formula One is back in action in Belgium.

Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Buses; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

Yet more auto eroticism.

6

World

Dangers Abound for Thousands Taking to the Ocean in Search of Safety

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE | Aug 22nd 2014

Tens of thousands of people seeking refuge are fleeing by boat across the Indian Ocean, risking death, malnutrition and brutal treatment, the United Nations says.

Immigration and Emigration; Refugees and Displaced Persons 

If there were another way the risk would be unacceptable.

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Opinion

What Are the Best Small Towns in America?

By JAKE FLANAGIN | Aug 21st 2014

Your choice.

8

Sports

O’Bannon Appeal Advances

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 22nd 2014

The N.C.A.A. notified the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that it intended to appeal a judge’s ruling in the Ed O’Bannon case that it had violated antitrust laws.

Basketball (College); College Athletics; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

No surprise.

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Arts

In Redesigned Room, Hospital Patients May Feel Better Already

By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN | Aug 21st 2014

Often ignored by front-rank architects, left to corporate specialists who churn out too many heartless buildings, hospitals are a critical frontier for design.

Architecture; Hospitals; Pain; Nursing and Nurses; Design 

Yes

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Opinion

Obama Cares. Look at the Numbers.

By TALI MENDELBERG and BENNETT L. BUTLER | Aug 21st 2014

Pay attention.

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Health

Part D Gains May Be Eroding

By PAULA SPAN | Aug 21st 2014

Part D was designed to fail.

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U.S.

Virginia’s McDonnell Tells of Pursuing Loan From Businessman

By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and KEN MAGUIRE | Aug 22nd 2014

The former governor testified that there was nothing illegal in his efforts and that he had done no favors for the businessman.

Gifts to Public Officials 

A guilty plea.

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U.S.

California: 2 Teenagers Are Arrested After Police Say They Planned Attack

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 19th 2014

"Freedom of thought"?

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N.Y. / Region

De Blasio Encounters Rising Friction Over Liberal Expectations

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Aug 19th 2014

Political reality.

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Opinion

Observed Planet: A Dawn Torrent of Tree Swallows

By ANDREW C. REVKIN | Aug 22nd 2014

Weather radar captures a stunning view of a spectacular daily bird commute.

Biology and Biochemistry; Birds; Connecticut; Connecticut River; Environment 

The swallows are well fed.

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Opinion

Will Skipping College Help Women Succeed?

By ANNA NORTH | Aug 22nd 2014

no

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Sexy Electric Hamster Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 22nd 2014

Kia unveils a new video ad for the 2015 Soul E.V. featuring a shapely she-hamster; Audi releases a star-studded promo for the Emmy Awards.

Emmy Awards; Hamsters; Automobiles; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks 

"Kia has created a new commercial for the electric version of its 2015 Soul compact: something along the lines of “Weird Science,” but with nerdy scientist hamsters creating a harem of shapely female hamsters along with the new Soul E.V. The ad, which follows the hamster theme Kia that has been using since it introduced the Soul in 2009, features the song “Animals” by Maroon5. (Kia)"

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U.S.

With a Brash Style, a Preacher Drives Off Followers He Once Attracted

By MICHAEL PAULSON | Aug 22nd 2014

Accused of bullying and other abuses, Mark Driscoll, a celebrity in conservative Christianity, is being urged to leave the megachurch he founded.

Christians and Christianity; Calvinism 

If you insist.

I am a cultural christian at most.

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Opinion

Tell It to the Camera

By GAIL COLLINS | Aug 20th 2014

 

Send on the clowns.

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U.S.

Shooting Accounts Differ as Holder Schedules Visit to Ferguson

By FRANCES ROBLES and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT | Aug 19th 2014 

The autopsies present only one set of facts.

The blacks have those facts.