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Magazine
The One-Bowl Wonder
A citrusy holiday punch makes life better for the guests and their host.Enjoy.
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N.Y. / Region
Sheldon Silver’s Lawyers Are Likely to Argue U.S. Failed to Prove Quid Pro Quo
The defense’s pledge to file “vigorous post-trial motions” seeking to have the verdict set aside offer a preview of how it would appeal Mr. Silver’s conviction on graft charges.The jury saw the quid pro quo.
Sheldon Silver will go to jail.
His pension is at risk.
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Business Day
E.P.A. Announces Biofuel Levels for 2016
The agency increased the total volume of renewable fuel required by the end of 2016 to 18.11 billion gallons, an 11 percent increase from 2014.The argument against serves the oil industry.
"The 2009 RFS is also pushing up against what is known as the "blend wall". To address the blend wall issue, DOE and others are studying the use of mid-range blends, such as E15 and E20, for use in standard gasoline-burning vehicles. Allowing all gasoline blends to contain up to 20% ethanol would double the potential market for ethanol.[13]"
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060019596
"Ethanol groups, on the other hand, have heavily criticized the proposal for falling short of the full levels that Congress wrote into the statute. They say that the blend wall is of refiners' own making and that they could have avoided it by investing in infrastructure to add more ethanol to gasoline."
The refiners have a problem and will not fix it.
Higher percentage mixes exist and can be required.
The price of the result will rise a few percent. The demand for petroleum and the price will fall furthur.
We will get less mileage and burn less fossil carbon.
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U.S.
Staffing Crisis Threatens Secret Service Mission, House Report Says
The report said that budget-related hiring freezes left fewer people protecting the White House, and that the agency needed to fix “systemic mismanagement.”President Obama is not shot.
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Opinion
Sheldon Silver’s Conviction on Corruption Charges
A local politician says the only way to clear up Albany is to bar campaign contributions from those who deal with the state government.It would be better for government to pool campaign contributions and issue a standard fund to candidates on the ballots.
They are the population's representatives.
The population should choose the person.
We must remove nameless campaigning.
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Opinion
Danger: Building Construction Site
A sector of the construction industry “that operates with no accountability and often puts the lives of workers (and the public) at risk in pursuit of profit.”yes.
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N.Y. / Region
Suspect Who Escaped From Police Custody Is Arrested in Queens
Gerald Brooks, 39, who was originally arrested in October for violating an order of protection, was the last in a string of five people who have escaped from police custody beginning in June.The police grew careless.
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Opinion
Nonviolent Drug Offenders
Common Sense for Drug Policy writes that “destroying the futures and families of citizens who make unhealthy choices doesn’t benefit anyone.”We must allow drug users to use or not use.
We can help the addicts to quit but we cannot force them to quit.
Getting the money out of the business will end the business.
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Sports
Five-Star Zurich Hotel Again Figures Into FIFA Arrests
The Baur au Lac, a fixture in the city for more than 170 years, is becoming as known for the way some of its guests check out as for its history and its in-house brand of chocolate.The Swiss know the mercenary business.
They abide by Swiss law.
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N.Y. / Region
Jury Returning in Sheldon Silver Trial
The fifth week of the federal corruption trial of New York State Assemblyman Sheldon Silver is getting underway.Guilty on all counts.
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Science
Chief of House Science Panel Picks Battle Over Climate Paper
As nearly 200 nations convene in Paris to fight climate change, Representative Lamar Smith continues to dispute climate science itself.I am sorry Representative Lamar Smith, a Republican from Texas, cannot understand he is wrong.
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U.S.
Officer in Chicago Shooting Is Released From Jail
Jason Van Dyke should arrange his affairs.13
Sports
More Charges as FIFA Scandal Widens After Raid in Zurich
Charges against 16 new defendants on Thursday nearly doubled the size of the case that has upended FIFA, soccer’s multibillion-dollar governing body."Fish rots from the head."
The Swiss are convinced.
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Sports
Italy Seeks Doping Suspensions for 26 Athletes
The Italian Olympic Committee requested two-year doping bans for 26 track and field athletes — several of whom were expected to compete at next year’s Rio de Janeiro Games.The Olympics may survive.
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U.S.
Pentagon Will Open All Combat Roles to Women
The groundbreaking decision overturns a 1994 Pentagon rule that restricts women from artillery, armor, infantry and other such combat roles.The Pentagon is slow.
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Sports
Packers and Lions Are Trending in Opposite Directions
Green Bay and Detroit had very different Novembers. How they fare during the first game of December might decide the fate of the N.F.C. North.http://nytimes.stats.com/fb/standings.asp
| American Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 0.0 | 347 | 212 | 6-0-0 | 4-1-0 | 7-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 1 L | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4.0 | 272 | 228 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 1 W | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 5.0 | 266 | 257 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-5-0 | 3-2-0 | 2 L | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 6.0 | 225 | 287 | 1-3-0 | 3-4-0 | 2-6-0 | 0-5-0 | 2 L | ||
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0.0 | 252 | 207 | 4-1-0 | 5-1-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 2 W | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3.0 | 287 | 220 | 3-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 5 W | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4.0 | 264 | 280 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 5-3-0 | 1-1-0 | 1 W | ||
| 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 6.0 | 244 | 307 | 2-4-0 | 1-4-0 | 2-5-0 | 0-2-0 | 1 W | ||
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0.0 | 297 | 193 | 5-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 7-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 1 W | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3.0 | 266 | 230 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 3-4-0 | 1-2-0 | 1 L | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 5.0 | 259 | 276 | 2-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-5-0 | 2-2-0 | 2 W | ||
| 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 7.0 | 213 | 310 | 1-4-0 | 1-5-0 | 2-7-0 | 1-3-0 | 6 L | ||
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.0 | 249 | 260 | 3-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-3-0 | 3-0-0 | 3 W | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.0 | 232 | 234 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 4 W | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2.0 | 236 | 299 | 3-3-0 | 1-4-0 | 4-5-0 | 1-2-0 | 1 L | ||
| 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 4.0 | 203 | 257 | 0-6-0 | 2-3-0 | 0-7-0 | 0-3-0 | 3 L | ||
| National Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0.0 | 241 | 267 | 5-1-0 | 0-5-0 | 5-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 1 W | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0.0 | 287 | 273 | 3-2-0 | 2-4-0 | 4-5-0 | 2-3-0 | 2 L | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1.0 | 243 | 274 | 2-3-0 | 2-4-0 | 3-6-0 | 2-2-0 | 3 L | ||
| 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2.0 | 204 | 261 | 1-5-0 | 2-3-0 | 2-7-0 | 2-2-0 | 1 L | ||
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0.0 | 355 | 229 | 4-1-0 | 5-1-0 | 6-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 5 W | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3.0 | 267 | 222 | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 5-4-0 | 2-2-0 | 2 W | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 5.0 | 186 | 230 | 3-2-0 | 1-5-0 | 3-4-0 | 3-0-0 | 4 L | ||
| 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 6.0 | 152 | 271 | 3-3-0 | 0-5-0 | 2-7-0 | 0-5-0 | 2 L | ||
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0.0 | 231 | 194 | 4-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 5-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 1 W | ||
| 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 0.5 | 289 | 238 | 4-2-0 | 4-2-0 | 6-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 1 W | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3.0 | 231 | 264 | 1-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 2-5-0 | 1-3-0 | 1 W | ||
| 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4.5 | 253 | 315 | 3-4-0 | 1-4-0 | 3-5-0 | 2-3-0 | 1 L | ||
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 332 | 205 | 6-0-0 | 5-0-0 | 7-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 11 W | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5.0 | 260 | 234 | 3-3-0 | 3-2-0 | 4-4-0 | 0-2-0 | 4 L | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6.0 | 248 | 279 | 2-3-0 | 3-3-0 | 4-3-0 | 2-1-0 | 1 L | ||
| 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 7.0 | 261 | 339 | 3-2-0 | 1-5-0 | 3-5-0 | 1-2-0 | 3 L | ||
X - Clinched Playoff Spot,
Y - Clinched Division,
Z - Clinched Home Field Advantage
Last updated Dec. 4, 9:07 A.M. ET
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N.Y. / Region
Employees Arrested in Scheme to Defraud a New York City Agency
A current employee of the Human Resources Administration, along with one who had been fired and 11 others, were charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud.The question is why it lasted so long.
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N.Y. / Region
Sheldon Silver, Found Guilty, Moves to Collect State Pension
The former Assembly speaker, who was convicted on corruption charges, could earn nearly $100,000 a year.His life is over.
He can try to collect.
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Opinion
Chicanery in Chicago
Are officials so desperately afraid of losing their jobs that they would conceal details about the loss of a boy’s life?Probably.
Let's find out.
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Opinion
Hungry, Homeless and in College
Why do housing and food subsidies often stop when high school ends?Government in the U.S. does not do charity willingly.
An easy thing to do would be an endowed dormitory and commons.
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The Upshot
In Other Countries, You’re as Likely to Be Killed by a Falling Object as by a Gun
In most of the Western world, gun homicides are as rare as deaths from falling tree limbs or plane crashes. In the U.S., they are much more common.A large number of U.S. voters think the gun death rate acceptable.
There are minds in need of change.
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Food
At Kopitiam, the Art of Malaysian Snacking on the Lower East Side
A tiny coffee shop on Canal Street takes its sweets seriously.I usually have not used Canal East.
Getting there is easy.
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N.Y. / Region
Sheldon Silver’s Lawyers Are Likely to Argue U.S. Failed to Prove Quid Pro Quo
They can try.
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Science
Parents May Pass Down More Than Just Genes, Study Suggests
A new study found genetic differences in men’s sperm after they underwent gastric bypass surgery.It should be known.
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Real Estate
House Hunting in ... the Czech Republic
Home sales in the Prague area have been increasing in recent years, fueled by the improving economy and low mortgage rates.I do not want a mortgage.
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Sports
Nets Edge Suns to Win Fourth in a Row at Home
Brook Lopez had 23 points for the Nets, who also won consecutive games for the first time this season.Tomorrow.
http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/scoreboard.asp?day=20151205
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Travel
How I Learned to Hunt
In Mississippi, a novice hunter who had long wanted to learn to shoot game birds on the wing, attempts to live up to a family legacy that skipped a generation.Grandfather Dean hunted.
I do not. I am not fond of the result.
I will happily go out behind the shooting party.
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U.S.
Calls Grow to Define Clinic Attacks as Domestic Terrorism
A letter was sent to Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch two days before the shootings at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.It should happen.
I doubt that it will as yet.
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World
Ex-President of Argentina Is Sentenced in Embezzlement Case
Carlos Saúl Menem was sentenced to four and half years in prison for overseeing a $466 million embezzlement scheme during his presidency in the 1990s.I wish I was more interested.
I am glad for the confirmation of my suspicions.
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U.S.
Officer in Chicago Shooting Is Released From Jail
He will serve his sentence if he lives.
It will not make Chicago a better city.
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Books
Cooking: ‘Asian-American,’ ‘Women Chefs of New York’ and More
Today, the best recipes communicate a rebellious spirit and a back story.I will have to get another copy of Harold McGee.
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Science
A Path Beyond the Paris Climate Change Conference
There are leaders seeking aggressive solutions to global warming, but success will be difficult given that technologies and overall efforts may not be sufficient.The U.S. will take action when New Orleans irreversibly floods.
Biloxi and Houston will not be far behind.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biloxi,_Mississippi
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Sports
Meeting on Reforms, FIFA Also Flirts With a 40-Team World Cup
FIFA’s executive committee agreed on a variety of reforms on Thursday, including term limits for top officers and a restructured leadership council.It can try.
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World
India: Floods Threaten Southern State
The heaviest rainfall in decades has driven thousands from their homes, shut auto factories and paralyzed the airport in the state capital.I am interested in the snow pack in the Himalayas.
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Opinion
Chicanery in Chicago
Are officials so desperately afraid of losing their jobs that they would conceal details about the loss of a boy’s life?Probably.
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Sports
Rangers Fall as Avalanche Score Twice in Second Period
Chris Wagner and Matt Duchesne scored 4 minutes 16 seconds apart in the second period on Thursday night to lead Colorado to a 2-1 win at Madison Square Garden.http://nytimes.stats.com/nhl/scoreboard.asp?meta=true
| 2nd Intermission | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tot |
| Boston | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Calgary | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Real Estate
A One-Bedroom in the Financial District
Justin Cohen Anderson wanted to rent a one-bedroom apartment in a familiar neighborhood.A life without projects.
Not my choice.
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