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T Magazine
Dungeness Crab Tacos, the Vancouver Way
One chef shares his recipe for miso maple lime vinaigrette, which he drizzles on tacos set atop a smear of smashed avocado.Lobster.
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Business Day
Honda to Recall 300,000 Accords for Airbag Problem
The automaker said the side airbags could deploy without the vehicle being in a crash if the ignition were on and the door was slammed hard.A different airbag problem.
The accelerometer is improperly specified.
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Opinion
The Sale of Stuyvesant Town in New York
A reader writes that “praising this as a good deal is at best shortsighted and at worst a denial of the long-term sellout of the middle class.”An experiment in class structure ends.
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Education
The Test-Optional Surge
More than 850 institutions, including research universities and top-tier private colleges, no longer require ACT or SAT scores. Who benefits?"Wake Forest University, in Winston-Salem, N.C., went test-optional in 2009. “We struggled in the admissions committee for years,” said Martha Blevins Allman, dean of admissions. “What was the meaning of the difference between a 1250 and 1350 SAT score?” Their conclusion: The SAT measured family income, not ability."
A college is an expression of elitism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elite
Colleges are meritocratic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit
"The term merit constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or (sometimes) an object."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy
"Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō "I earn" and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos "strength, power") is a political philosophy which holds that power should be vested in individuals almost exclusively according to merit.[1] Advancement in such a system is based on performance measured through examination and/or demonstrated achievement in the field where it is implemented."
"Tail chasing"
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N.Y. / Region
Video: High Stakes on the High Seas
At sea, what does it mean for a ship to 'fly a flag?' That was a key, and somewhat improbable, question in a federal drug smuggling case in Manhattan federal court."Mr. Prado’s lawyers, Julia L. Gatto, a federal public defender, and Sarah H. Wolf, contend that a videotape made as the Coast Guard boarded the go-fast shows a small Ecuadorean flag — applied as a decal or painted — on the side of the hull. The boat was therefore not stateless and should not have been stopped, they say."
The crew were not engaged in piracy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_slavery#Abolitionist_movements
"In 1807 Britain and the U.S. both criminalized the international slave trade. The Royal Navy was increasingly effective in intercepting slave ships, hanging the crew and freeing the captives."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_Africa
"Might makes right"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_makes_right
The U.S. government has a problem.
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N.Y. / Region
Acrimony at Jersey Shore Over Plan to Build Protective Dunes
Three years after Hurricane Sandy devastated the area, the state has invoked eminent domain over holdout homeowners as the plan causes division, frustration and fear among residents.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_interest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Might_makes_right
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World
Indonesia’s Forest Fires Take Toll on Wildlife, Big and Small
Scientists and environmentalists can only speculate about the extent of the damage to the animals, but early signs are not promising."Life is a game . . .
Money is how we keep the score."
Burning the forest should cost the people who think to benefit.
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Sports
Donovan Wins in Debut
Russell Westbrook had 33 points and 10 assists on Wednesday night to help Billy Donovan win his N.B.A. coaching debut as the host Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs, 112-106.| WNBA Scoreboard | ||
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Oct 30, 2015
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U.S.
Massachusetts: Report Faults Agency in Death of Toddler Found on Beach
A report released by the Office of the Child Advocate of Massachusetts criticized the state’s Department of Children and Families for its handling of the case of Bella Bond, the 2-year-old found dead on a beach in Boston this year."A report released on Wednesday by the Office of the Child Advocate of Massachusetts criticized the state’s Department of Children and Families for its handling of the case of Bella Bond, the 2-year-old found dead on a beach in Boston this year. The report said that neglect reports filed in 2012 and 2013 about Bella’s mother, Rachelle Bond, should have received a higher-level response, and that those cases were closed prematurely. The report also said caseworkers failed to gather current information on Ms. Bond and did not adequately assess her parenting ability. The state had previously taken two other children of Ms. Bond’s children from her care because of her long history of arrests and drug use. Ms. Bond’s boyfriend, Michael P. McCarthy, has pleaded not guilty to killing the toddler, and Ms. Bond pleaded not guilty to covering up her death."
There will be trials.
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N.Y. / Region
Despite Vow, Mayor de Blasio Struggles to Stop Surge in Homelessness
The mayor’s long-term strategy to combat homelessness, a problem whose magnitude he has called “unacceptable,” hasn’t kept pace with the flow of women, men and children streaming into shelters.11
U.S.
White House Disagrees With F.B.I. Chief on Scrutiny as a Cause of Crime
Officials saw James B. Comey’s remarks about the so-called Ferguson effect as undermining the administration’s criminal justice policies.I expect James B. Comey will be spending more time with his family soon.
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Your Money
Preparing for Financial Shocks Before They Strike
A single unexpected expense, or loss of income, can send many American households into a tailspin.yes.
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Real Estate
Summit, N.J., a Place to Grow Into and Stay
Summit, a city of 21,000 with a small-town feel in Union County, is a desirable place to live, with prices to match. But people who find their way there often stay put.The town commutes.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Summit,+NJ/@40.71096,-74.3993065,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c3ae3f4c51b33d:0x90e229d96fad276f
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Sports
Jimmy Roberts, 75, Dies; Won Five Stanley Cups in Montreal
Roberts also played for the St. Louis Blues and coached the Buffalo Sabres and the Hartford Whalers.Cancer can be a miserable exit.
http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/scoreboard.asp
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World
China Will Feel One-Child Policy’s Effects for Decades, Experts Say
Having one child has become the social norm in China, demographers say, so allowing two children per couple will have a limited impact.China is having the demographic collapse they planned to have.
The status of women will change.
It may not improve.
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Sports
Islanders Defeat Flames
Mikhail Grabovski, Frans Nielsen, Cal Clutterbuck and Kyle Okposo scored as the host Islanders blanked Calgary, 4-0.http://nytimes.stats.com/nhl/scoreboard.asp
World Series
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Food
The Hot Dogs at Schaller’s Stube in Yorkville Have Been Working Out
The sausages at this annex to Schaller & Weber, a venerable butcher shop on the Upper East Side, make a mockery of the buns meant to contain them.We will work on the project.
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Sports
Concussion Lawsuit in Illinois Is Dismissed
A circuit court judge sided with the Illinois High School Association, ruling that football players assume the risk of playing contact sports.Football has its enthusiasts.
An end of highschool football would not offend me.
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U.S.
Los Angeles Schools Ordered to Pay $6 Million to 2 Boys Who Were Abused
A court ruled that the Los Angeles United School District must pay $3 million each to two students who were sexually abused by their elementary school teacher.I am sorry I read this article.
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Business Day
A Strategy to Ignore Poverty
Fixed block grants have become a central part of the Republican strategy to confront America’s poverty, but states have powerful incentives to use the money elsewhere.We see here the reason Mayor DeBlasio has no hope of housing the homeless.
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