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Real Estate
House Hunting in ... Croatia
Although prices fell as much as 30 percent after the 2008 global financial crisis, the housing market in Croatia has stabilized in recent years, and Dubrovnik remains the most expensive.https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croatia/@44.4493119,14.2199823,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x133441080add95ed:0xa0f3c024e1661b7f
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Croatia/@42.6257152,18.4085199,9z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x133441080add95ed:0xa0f3c024e1661b7f
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Croatia Page
U.S. Embassy: Croatia
History of U.S. Relations With Croatia
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Possibly a place to vacation.
I do not want to invest in the country.
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N.Y. / Region
Woman, 59, Is Killed in Machete Attack in Bronx
The police said Carmen Torres-Gonzalez of the Mott Haven section was fatally slashed by a resident in the same apartment building, who was taken into custody.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/nyregion/man-26-is-charged-in-machete-killing-in-the-bronx.html
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U.S.
Washington: 2 Killed and 3 Are Wounded in Shooting at Homeless Camp
The police said they were searching for at least one person after the shooting near Airport Way South and South Atlantic Street south of downtown.If it were political the report would say so.
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World
Studies Point to Inequalities That Could Strain Chinese Society
Two new reports suggest that while Chinese people remain wedded, though not always blissfully, to the status quo, President Xi Jinping confronts a persistent undercurrent of discontent.I do not expect revolutionary changes in China this decade.
Students are not dying.
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Science
Old Nuclear Fallout Proves Useful for Sea Turtle Clues
Researchers are relying on radiocarbon from bomb tests decades ago to learn more about endangered hawksbill turtles in the Hawaiian Islands.Knowing more is good.
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N.Y. / Region
Several Days Later Newark Is Still Feeling Blizzard’s Effects
With schools closed for a second day and many side streets still clogged with snow, Newark residents expressed frustration on Tuesday with the slow place of recovery from the weekend storm.Postmortems will soon be available.
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U.S.
Obama to Urge Easing 401(k) Rules for Small Businesses
The 2017 budget plan would make it easier for small businesses to form retirement savings plans for their workers.Social Security is a better plan.
Significant increases are not politically possible.
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Food
Meat Matters at Achilles Heel in Greenpoint and Resto in Kips Bay
Carnivores can delight in the menus at a bar turned dinner destination and a restaurant with Belgian cuisine.Can you have just one glass?
These places should be encouraged.
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N.Y. / Region
Police Testify on Housing Project’s Dangers at Officer’s Manslaughter Trial
Two police officers, who responded to a radio call after Officer Peter Liang shot and killed a man in Brooklyn, gave testimony in Officer’s Liang’s trial.The charges are not stated.
The charge should be manslaughter.
His state of mind is not germane.
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World
Taiwan: Scores Die as Cold Descends
Temperatures abruptly plunged to a 16-year low of 39 degrees Fahrenheit in the subtropical capital.http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/freakish-sleet-snow-and-cold-sting-southeast-asia
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Business Day
British Tax Deal With Google Puts Government on Defensive
The technology company agreed to pay $185 million on revenue generated in a 10-year period, a deal the government called a “major success.”Collect a graduated personal income tax.
The others are regressive.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jan/28/google-tax-deal-eu-commissioner-investigation
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U.S.
Some Areas Hit by East Coast Blizzard Can Only Crawl Toward Recovery
In several states, many government offices and schools remained closed on Monday, many roads had not yet been cleared and trash pickup was postponed.Brooklyn is recovering rapidly.
http://www.weather.gov/
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/very-mild-temps--but-major-storm-next-week
SPECIAL ‘POST MORTEM’ ON SUPER BLIZZARD LATE WILL BE POSTED THURSDAY 13
Food
Recipes for Midweek (and Mozart)
For dinner tonight, a no-recipe recipe for roasted fish with capers and lemon and strudel for dessert. Later this week, make pizza.I can do all that.
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Sports
Lindsay Vonn Sets Downhill Record
http://www.wunderground.com/q/zmw:00000.1.11350?MR=1
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/zmw:00000.1.11120
http://www.wunderground.com/weather-forecast/zmw:00000.1.10389
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Health
Monkeys Built to Mimic Autism-Like Behaviors May Help Humans
Scientists in Shanghai are trying to locate the deficiency in the ‘brain circuits’ responsible for autism-like behavior found in genetically engineered monkeys.This study probably should not continue.
I will not object to further studies on modified monkeys.
It appears autism is genetic.
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Travel
From Paris With Love: Valentine’s Day Packages Aim to Boost Tourism
Hotels in Paris are offering Valentine’s Day packages and amenities to help counter the dip in tourism attributable to last November’s terrorist attacks.We could find a better way to celebrate.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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N.Y. / Region
Bronx Mother Charged in Death of Infant Whose Body Was Left in Woods
Danielle Whyte pleaded not guilty of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide and her companion, Jose Feliciano, pleaded not guilty of murder and manslaughter.The workings of the justice system may not please me in these cases.
I do not know enough.
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Sports
Brook Lopez’s 31 Points Help Nets End Thunder’s Winning Streak
The Nets ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s seven-game winning streak with a 116-106 home win.http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/scoreboard.asp
http://nytimes.stats.com/nba/scoreboard.asp?day=20160127
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
| Denver | 21 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 103 |
| Boston | 29 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 111 |
| Preview | Box | Recap |
| Leaders | Denver | Boston |
| Points | 2 tied with 23 | A. Bradley 27 |
| Rebounds | K. Faried 15 | A. Johnson 13 |
| Assists | 4 tied with 4 | 2 tied with 6 |
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N.Y. / Region
Southern Jersey Shore Hit With Severe Flooding by Snowstorm’s High Tides
The southern end of the Jersey Shore, which was largely spared by Hurricane Sandy, suffered the most severe flooding in the state during the weekend blizzard.A scary storm.
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