Sunday, August 28, 2016

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N.Y. / Region

‘I Don’t Know Mr. and Mrs. L.L.C.’: New Neighbors Unsettle a Black Enclave

Residents of Sag Harbor’s African-American neighborhoods on Long Island worry that an influx of investors who are sweeping up properties will forever alter the community’s character.

The exigencies of fashion are displacing the descendants of the whaling ship crews.


Fashion & Style

Rebecca Ravski, Mitchell Berkowitz

The bride’s brother, a rabbi, set up the couple four years ago. Now he is marrying them.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

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Fashion & Style

Kathryn Kennedy, John Bleday

The bride captained the Dartmouth women’s golf team, and the groom was a captain of the men’s cross-country team.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 

4
Fashion & Style

Tracy Roosevelt, Robert O’Loughlin

The couple, who met at a pub nearly a decade ago, were married at Goodenough College in London.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best. 

5
Opinion

A Summer to Make Mistakes

How close should I have gotten to the man in the rented armor?

Most of living is mistakes.
If people are lucky we get to learn from our mistakes.

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Your Money

7 Essential Money Questions Sure to Start a Conversation


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Opinion

Do You Believe in God, or Is That a Software Glitch?

A new study reveals a fundamental flaw in neuroscience research.

"“Finding errors is how scientific fields evolve. This is how science gets done.”"

Intellectual Property needs legislative attention.
The public domain should expand and continue to expand. 

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U.S.

Judge in Stanford Sexual Assault Trial Will No Longer Hear Criminal Cases


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erinyes

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Books

‘Patient H.M.’ Recalls the Story of a Surgery That Took a Man’s Memories

Luke Dittrich’s book examines the case of Henry Molaison, who, after a brain operation, was almost unable to form memories. His surgeon was Mr. Dittrich’s grandfather.

All of the principals are dead.
The papers are published.
The surgery will not be tried again.

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Books

Imagine Your Substitute Teacher Is Nicholson Baker. For These Kids, He Was.

In “Substitute,” Nicholson Baker fills in at school in Maine to find out what’s really going on in class.

Ask an expert . . .

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Business Day

Only in Palm Beach: The $95 Million Tear-Down

The most expensive single residential property ever sold in Palm Beach, Fla., once owned by Donald Trump, is being demolished by its new owner, a Russian billionaire.

It is not my problem.

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Travel

A Madrid Tapas Bar With Global Influences

The small plates at KultO reflect a larger trend in Spain: After years of molecular gastronomy, a more recognizable cuisine is now the fashion.

Next year in Williamsburgh.


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Fashion & Style

Melissa DeRosa, Matthew Wing

The couple met in 2013, when she was Governor Cuomo’s communications director and he was the governor’s press secretary.

Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.

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Real Estate

Underground and Over the Top in the Hamptons

Finished basements have been a cost-effective way to increase living space, but builders in the Hamptons say restrictions have accelerated the trend.

See them as bunkers.

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N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn’s Bicycling Culture Doesn’t Ease Risks for Riders

Statistics this year show Brooklyn is the most dangerous borough for cyclists, despite its bike-friendly reputation and high number of bicycling commuters.

A bicycle is not safe.
A wider circle of awareness can help.

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Opinion

Living With Disability

Several readers discuss how their lives have been changed, for better and worse, and how disabled people are perceived.

It is possible.

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Opinion

Taking a Stand at Standing Rock

My Sioux tribe opposes a pipeline that risks the clean water of millions.

 The Oceti Sakowin is correct.

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Opinion

Obama the Monument Maker

The president has emerged as a modern-day Theodore Roosevelt for his protection of public lands. There’s more for him to do before he leaves office.

Yes,  more needs to be done.

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U.S.

‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias

As Mr. Trump assumed an increasing role in his father’s business, the company’s practice of turning away potential black tenants was painstakingly documented.

Donald Tramp has not changed his spots.

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World

Prosecutors in Oscar Pistorius Case Lose Bid to Appeal 6-Year Sentence

Mr. Pistorius was convicted of the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, but last month he received a sentence more lenient than many observers had expected.

The death in question was not a murder.
The courts got it right the first time.

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