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N.Y. / Region
19 Police Officers in the Bronx Are Charged With Downgrading Crimes
An internal audit found that at least 55 reports were improperly classified at the 40th Precinct during a four-month period last year.The police department has real problems.
We will be treated to displays of the dirt.
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Opinion
Why Science Needs Female Mice
When studies are done primarily with male animals, as is often the case, the usefulness of drugs for women is in doubt.Animal studies are looking for strong clean results.
Anything that might fog the result should be eliminated.
A second study to measure sex dependent differences should be done.
Yes, science needs female mice.
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Opinion
How the West Overcounts Its Water Supplies
There’s even less than people think there is.We should know that there is no magical source of water.
If we remove more water than is coming in we are running out of water.
Governments should regulate on the basis that all water is interconnected.
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Opinion
Psychiatry’s Identity Crisis
Despite so much money for basic research, we have no big new drugs, and we do way too little research into psychotherapy.It is obvious to me that treatment toward recovery is far preferable to a lifetime of symptom management.
Let the work be done.
If there is money to help the will be done much faster.
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Business Day
Gawker Retracts an Article After Criticism, and Gets More Brickbats From Its Staff
The decision to remove the item was a departure for the news and gossip website, which pushes the limits of privacy.Gawker's editorial staff is probably correct.
The business side is along for the ride.
The truth is never lible.
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Opinion
When Doctors Accuse Parents of Medical Child Abuse
When do parents cross the line between zealously seeking care for their child and medical abuse?These levels of disagreement require arbitration by a skilled third party.
Children should not be denied necessary treatment.
Some knowledgeable person must untangle the situation.
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Magazine
The Law That Keeps People on Death Row Despite Flawed Trials
How a piece of Clinton-era legislation stops federal judges from overturning convictions.The state has infinite resources to seek justice.
No impediment should be placed on defendants seeking to aid the state in this quest.
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Sports
Jeffrey Webb, Top FIFA Official, Pleads Not Guilty in Corruption Case
Webb, who was a FIFA vice president and the president of Concacaf, was indicted as part of a sweeping case against corruption in global soccer.Jeffery Webb would be a fool to plead guilty.
The state must prove its case.
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U.S.
Brush Fire Jumps Southern California Freeway, Burning Cars
The fast-moving flames closed Interstate 15 in Cajon Pass, stranded some motorists and forced others to abandon their vehicles.Accidents happen.
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Sports
Ha Na Jang Leads Marathon Classic
Jang of South Korea shot a two-under-par 69 on Saturday, leaving her a stroke ahead with one round left in the L.P.G.A. Tour’s rain-plagued Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.Hot and humid tonight.
http://www.wunderground.com/news/
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Opinion
Moving to End Housing Segregation
Readers discuss federal efforts to encourage integration.Cheap housing is bad housing.
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Fashion & Style
Michael Bastian’s Preppy Bel Air Look
The designer Michael Bastian puts on a show steeped in California style.I feel mildly ripped off.
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Sports
Cycling May Turn Armstrong Into a Sympathetic Figure Yet
Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of seven Tour de France titles, remains a pariah in the sport even as the continued presence of some other dopers seems to be just fine.Bicycle racing has been drug dependent.
It is known that addictions are not cured.
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Food
Vegan Ice Cream From ‘Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream’
The new cookbook offers 90 inventive recipes, but it’s the 10 vegan variations that make it stand out.I will not make these for myself.
You can tell me when to attempt them.
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017568-vegan-roasted-banana-ice-cream
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Books
Reading and Writing the Waves
“Riding a wave well is like putting together a sentence that works,” says William Finnegan, whose new book is a surfing memoir.It is time for me to get wet.
I am working at Pratt for the next couple of days.
Blogging will continue to be limited.
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Sports
Belgium Leads Canada at Davis Cup
Steve Darcis and David Goffin gave Belgium a 2-0 lead over Canada with singles victories at the Davis Cup, one of four quarterfinal matches held Friday.
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Sports
Greg Van Avermaet Holds Off Top Sprinter to Win Tour de France Stage
Peter Sagan, who holds the green jersey for best sprinter, was second for the fourth time at this year’s Tour, and the overall leaders remained unchanged.Some are faster than others.
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U.S.
Illegal Residents Flock to Get California Licenses
More than half of all new driver’s licenses issued in California this year have gone to people who are in the country illegally, state officials said.Pentup demand.
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N.Y. / Region
4 Women Are Killed in Limousine Crash on Long Island
The women appeared to be members of a bridal party, according to reports. The authorities said the driver of a pickup would be charged with driving while intoxicated.Another thing to avoid.
Planning is not easy.
Please keep the event simple.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Fashion & Style
Men’s Wear Designers Lead the Pack for the CFDA/Vogue Award
Six men’s wear labels are among the finalists, the most since the prize’s inception in 2004.I would hope so.
Men's wear designers should lead that pack.
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Magazine
‘The Dead’
Selected by Natasha Trethewey.The dead are within
because we remember
Some are furies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinyes
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N.Y. / Region
Third Teenager Dies in Crash Between Truck and Driver’s Ed Car
Lucas O’Connor, 16, was one of the passengers in a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu that was struck by a Freightliner truck on Tuesday.I do not know enough.
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World
Lives Change as China Creates a Supercity Around Beijing
The new megalopolis, Jing-Jin-Ji, is to cover ground the size of Kansas and have a population about six times larger than the New York metropolitan area.They have not built a subway system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_megalopolis
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World
South Korea: Body of Intelligence Agent Is Found With Note on Hacking Case
A South Korean government spy was found dead Saturday, in what appeared to be a suicide.The Koreas are a mess and will continue to be a mess.
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Science
Counting All the DNA on Earth
Hint: It takes an awful lot of trillions to come up with this sort of estimate for global biodiversity, a group of researchers in Scotland has found.yes.
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Opinion
The F.D.A.’s Medical Device Problem
A proposed law would weaken the agency’s already ineffective oversight.Congress is not expected to be competent.
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N.Y. / Region
‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ Will Be New York City’s Standard Cab Starting Sept. 1
Most taxi owners will be required to switch to the Nissan NV200 model when they retire their cabs, the city’s taxi commission said Friday.ok
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Travel
Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine?
A float trip down a beloved river explores what might be at stake if a proposal for a copper mine by its watershed becomes reality.There will be no copper mine.
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Food
Honoring the International, Adaptable Eggplant
Found in myriad shapes and colors, it can be delicious prepared in as many different ways.Early and often.
http://cooking.nytimes.com/68861692/1436828-eggplant-season
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Travel
For Indian Weavers in Varanasi, Help for an Endangered Craft
On the banks of the Ganges River, ancient looms and their artisans are working again, thanks to outside help.I would go with you.
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N.Y. / Region
62 City Schools in Bottom of Rankings Will Be Put in Steward Program
Putting pressure on the de Blasio administration to show improvements, new state law gives the New York City schools chancellor temporary authority to make broad changes.Let the state try for a while.
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Business Day
Frozen Chicken Recalled After Reports of Illnesses
Breaded, raw stuffed chicken breasts from Aspen Foods and Barber Foods have been linked to salmonella infections.Chicken will cost more.
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Opinion
Sovereignty for Tibet
A reader writes, “China needs a uniting idea other than the Communist Party.”I wish them luck.
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U.S.
Texas: Officer Placed on Desk Duty After Woman Is Found Dead in Cell
A police officer who arrested a woman who later was found hanged in her cell has been placed on desk duty after a preliminary review by the state."Do not poke the tiger."
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