Monday, August 22, 2016

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Magazine

The 8.7.16 Issue

Readers respond.

We act based on what is believed at the time of the decision.
We learn from the results of our actions.
Academic credit goes to the author of the paper.

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N.Y. / Region

Queen Anne’s Lace: New York’s Midsummer Snowflakes

The showy and delicate Queen Anne’s lace, also known as wild carrot, may bloom best after furious thundershowers on a hot and muggy day.

Wild flowers are worth having about.

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Opinion

Altruism and College Admissions

Young people who volunteer aren’t always motivated by altruism. But how much should that matter?

Harvard accepts people who appear to be of value to the world Harvard wants.
There is no other winning formula.

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Food

What to Cook This Week

What to eat when you’re fatigued from summer produce.

I am not desperate yet.

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Fashion & Style

Melissa Duren, Sean Conner

The bride is the managing director of a public relations firm. The groom focuses on business development for a staffing and recruitment agency.

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

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Fashion & Style

Elizabeth Denniston, Seth Palmer

The bride, who went to Princeton, and groom, who went to the University of Michigan, got postgraduate degrees from Harvard.

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

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Fashion & Style

Alexis Fields, Brian Mapel

The couple were introduced by their wedding officiant, Leonard Sucsy (who is also the groom’s godfather) and Mr. Sucsy’s wife, Sue.

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

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Fashion & Style

Samantha Greenblatt, Scott Lexton

The couple met as students at the Dalton School in New York and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

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

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T Magazine

The New (Very Pink) NoLIta Restaurant Making Italian Healthy

Pietro, on Elizabeth Street, focuses on light interpretations of mainstay dishes — served in a bright pink space inspired by the Memphis Group.

If you wish.

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Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

This week’s properties are in Morningside Heights, East Harlem and Brooklyn Heights.

I can build anything but location.

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Opinion

John Kasich: 20 Years After Reform, Welfare Is Still Broken

In 1996, I joined a bipartisan coalition to break the cycle of dependency among the poor. Why didn’t it work?

The assumption that there is work in all communities is probably wrong.

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N.Y. / Region

Criminal Justice Reforms Stall in a Liberal Capital: New York

As lawmakers in other states work to reduce prison populations and reform police practices, interest in such efforts have lagged in Albany and at City Hall.

All policy is compromise.
Voices rise when the compromise is not with them.
Let us not make the perfect the enemy of the good.

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Food

Overstuffed (and Underground) Pastry at Bolivian Llama Party

A stand beneath Columbus Circle specializes in savory pockets called salteƱas.

Another meal in hand.
something else in street food.

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U.S.

Judge Refers Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Criminal Prosecution

A judge found that Sheriff Arpaio and his second-in-command ignored court orders designed to keep the office from racially profiling Latinos.

Criminal Contempt is the charge.
Joe Arpaio has worked hard to earn his prosecution.

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N.Y. / Region

As Ridership Soars, PATH Service Disruptions Cut Deep

Weekend work on the PATH rail system between northern New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan has been a major inconvenience for those who rely on the line.

Deferred maintenance only gets more disruptive.

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Fashion & Style

Ellen Freedman, Ethan Baron

The bride, a senatorial aide, and the groom, a consultant, met in Athens during their junior year abroad.

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

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Opinion

This Land Is My Land (And Yours, Too!)

The national parks are our heritage, and they are in danger.

The money is in development.
We can do better without it.

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U.S.

California Crime Initiative Leads to Lowest Arrest Rate in State’s History

The reduction of penalties for certain drug and property crimes led to 52,000 fewer arrests last year and a 28 percent drop in felony arrests.

The police are not happy.
Some people may be living better.

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U.S.

2 Convicted and 5 Acquitted in BP Oil Spill Fraud Case

The defendants were accused of making up names on a list of 40,000 people wanting to sue BP after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and environmental disaster.

Free money is usually bait.

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N.Y. / Region

‘Like a Furnace’: New Yorkers Sweat It Out as Reports of Hot Subway Cars Rise

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it is alerted to 12 to 16 so-called hot cars per day. But not all riders flee to cooler cars.

Hot cars solve the crowding problem.


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