Saturday, August 6, 2016

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1
Food

3 Quick and Savory Recipes for Peak-of-the-Season Tomatoes

Anchovies, yes anchovies, are a perfect pairing, providing a meaty, savory umami to tomatoes in a tart, on pasta or on the grill.

Yes to fresh ripe tomatoes.

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U.S.

Boston Police Chief on Defusing Tensions: Relationships Matter

Commissioner William B. Evans’s leadership style and close ties with minority communities have helped keep police-related violence in Boston to a minimum.

William B. Evans is doing the right things.
Other places are not.
Where there is trouble the police seem to consider themselves occupying forces.

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Job Market

Help for a Colleague Who Has Talent, and Isn’t Afraid to Scream It

Blunt truth may be the most effective way to help keep a talented, though difficult-to-work-with, former colleague from sabotaging his own potential.

The team effort is the corporate goal.

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N.Y. / Region

Official Defends Cuomo Program That Has Created Only 408 Jobs

Lawmakers repeatedly questioned the wisdom and effectiveness of Start-Up New York, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s signature initiatives.

Economic development is not easy.

5
Travel

A Birmingham Restaurant With Fire in Its Belly

At OvenBird, you’ll find big but nuanced flavors yet no gas line.

I like a wood fire.

6
Science

First We Made Fire! But It May Have Come With Some Downsides

Figuring out how to make fire was no doubt an evolutionary boon to our ancestors. But it may have led to our smoking habit and the emergence of tuberculosis.

These are past events.
We must simply deal with the results.

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Your Money

Single, 54, and a New Dad: Why Some Start Families Late

Many woman and men over 50 who never had children are deciding to put their longer life spans and higher incomes to use by starting families.

Lives are only statistically longer.
A plan to get any late child to adulthood is necessary.

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N.Y. / Region

Boxed In. Freaked Out. A Claustrophobe Navigates a Crowded City

For a claustrophobe, it’s tough to get around a city that relies on elevators and subways.

I have to remember the fears are real.

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N.Y. / Region

James O’Neill, a Lifelong Officer, Will Step Into the Police Dept.’s Top Job

Chief O’Neill, who was named New York’s next police commissioner, is steeped in the city’s policing culture, but has been among those eager to embrace change.

The fix is in.

10
Arts

In Gowanus, a People’s Housing Plan to Challenge the Mayor’s

This Brooklyn neighborhood is joining East Harlem and six other districts that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration will try to rezone to accommodate more housing.

Rents in the Gowanus area are above $3,000.


11
Books

Dementia Dims a Father’s Brilliance in a Novel Plumbing Family Mysteries

As dementia closes in, a girl tries to decipher her father’s past in Liz Moore’s “The Unseen World.”

The publisher wanted a product.

Most of a mind is the associations of words.

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N.Y. / Region

William Bratton, New York Police Commissioner, Will Step Down Next Month

Commissioner Bratton, the most widely recognized face in American policing, will take a job in the private sector; he will be replaced by the department’s top uniformed officer, Chief James O’Neill.

There is an untold story behind the resignation. 

13
World

A World Vision Donor Sponsored a Boy. The Outcome Was a Mystery to Both.

An Australian asked for help years later to find out what had happened to a Palestinian, and he learned the money had aided the boy’s community — while the family never understood the cards he sent.

The money is well spent.  The hook is deceptive.

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Books

In ‘Hot Milk,’ a Woman Struggles to Break Free of Her Hypochondriacal Mother

In Deborah Levy’s new novel, “Hot Milk,” a woman brings her hypochondriacal mother to a clinic in Spain.

Sometimes one must just say no.

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Opinion

The Police Force Mr. Bratton Leaves Behind

William Bratton helped make New York City safer while leading his department away from abusive stop-and-frisk policing.

The force has changed less than was hoped.

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N.Y. / Region

The One That Got Away: How an Elusive Fish Captured a New York Town

The 37-inch alligator gar found in a Schenectady lake was very far afield, and weeks later, it hasn’t been seen again.

The fish is said to have been caught.

17
Books

A Thriller Constructed From the Frustrations of a Long Marriage

Jane Rogers’s “Conrad and Eleanor” traces the deepening conflicts in the union of two scientists.

In the abstract I would not be very interested in this tale.

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N.Y. / Region

Tightrope Walk Awaits New York’s New Police Commissioner, and de Blasio

James P. O’Neill and Mayor Bill de Blasio face unresolved problems like the mistrust of officers in minority communities, union contract battles and a corruption investigation.

The rank and file are not accepting community policing.
Nothing less will satisfy the black population.

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Opinion

Uncovering the Chicago Police Cover-Up

A special prosecutor faces a challenge in getting to the bottom of how the city police handled an officer’s killing of a black teenager.

Nothing less than digging out the history, prosecuting and convicting the persons involved will resolve the distrust and anger of the populace.
Chicago may need a new police force.

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Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties include a six-bedroom in Tenafly, N.J., and a four-bedroom in Chappaqua, N.Y.

Who pays the staff?

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