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Opinion
Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces and Free Speech, Too
A little-heads up about uncomfortable and complex topics isn’t coddling. It helps students engage with one another.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities
Change the name and continue as before.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College#Etymology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School#Etymology
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Real Estate
Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey
This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Lloyd Neck, N.Y., and Little Silver, N.J.These are rustic villas built for the new wealthy.
Let us rusticate properly.
When my maternal great grandparents were trying to run from TB they bought a small farm on the outskirts of Clinton N.Y. When that did not work they went up the hill to Otter Lake.
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0500484,-75.3961787,12z
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Opinion
Late to the Fight Against Predator Schools
Regulators need to act sooner in cases where students are victimized by for-profit colleges.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_school
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma_mill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accreditation_mill
"Let the buyer beware."
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U.S.
Chicago’s Plan to Toughen Oversight of Police Is Under Fire
Mayor Rahm Emanuel is not allied with any of the Chicago powers.
He is of the DNC.
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N.Y. / Region
Prosecutors Describe Bungled Robbery in Killing of Hasidic Landlord
Confidence games have worked in the past.
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Job Market
A Robot May Be Training to Do Your Job. Don’t Panic.
Robots that can recognize emotions are in development, and they could someday move into roles reserved for humans. But it’s an opportunity, not a threat.Japan has the special circumstance of a shrinking population that allows for mechanical entry level workers. The formal and near slave based culture do not hurt the process.
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N.Y. / Region
Minority Youth Mistrust Police. A Brooklyn High School Has a Plan.
At a transfer school in Coney Island, an elective class aims to bridge the gap between officers and young people from a poor, minority community.The police must wait for the civilian response (the first shot).
Proactive policing is a mistake.
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N.Y. / Region
A False Conviction Is Overturned, but the System That Allowed It Remains
Proof of Wayne Martin’s innocence was buried during his 2010 murder trial. On Wednesday, the Brooklyn district attorney moved to dismiss all charges.Properly discovery should be required on pain of disbarment of the judge and prosecution.
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U.S.
Whereabouts of Cast-Out Police Officers? Other Cities Often Hire Them.
An Oregon officer was barred from taking another police job after a charge involving a child. Three months later, he was a police chief in Kansas. Experts say it’s a widespread problem.A registry of police officers is necessary. There are those who have lost the right to serve as police.
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Opinion
‘Rolling Coal’ Is a Crime
A reader asks, “Who would be so senseless as to treat polluting as a sport?”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet#Materials
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_(pellet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_lead
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Construction-Metals-12-in-x-25-ft-Lead-Roll-LDR1225/100320734
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium-238
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium#Ionization-type_smoke_detector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke
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Books
The Return of Omniscience
The return of omniscient narrators might reflect the sense we all have, as internet users, of access to unlimited knowledge.Old story: A project to build a supercomputer delivers a product.
After a self check the owner has a first question: Is there a God?
After extensive processing the power switch is struck by lightning.
The teletype delivers a series of bells and three words - Now there is.
The author is "Choking at gnats and swallowing elephants whole."
Having extensive knowledge at ones fingertips is not having extensive knowledge.
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Public Editor
‘Leave the Editorializing to Our Colleagues on the Opinion Side’
As the election nears, Times staffers have gotten another warning to play it safe on social media.I do not expect reporters to be without opinions. Bylines will reflect the opinions of the writers. If those opinions do not reflect the opinions of the editor there is other employment. The primary requirement is the body of the paper is factual.
Editorial pages writers are allowed to directly express their own opinions in the paper.
Personnel on the news side may not use the reputation of the paper to enhance their opinions.
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Sports
With Paralympics, Rio Defies the Odds for a Second Time
The Paralympics began on an optimistic note after the events were nearly overshadowed by a doping scandal, financial troubles and poor ticket sales.A better party.
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Science
NASA Launches Osiris-Rex Spacecraft to Retrieve Asteroid Pieces
The craft is set to return to Earth in seven years with bits of a nearby asteroid that would give scientists a window on some of the material that made up the early solar system.http://www.asteroidmission.org/
NASSA continues.
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Real Estate
In East Williamsburg, an Architect Updates the Streets of His Youth
Anthony Morena opts for designs like a zinc shingle facade that recalls the neighborhood’s vinyl exteriors.Wood was cheap, wind resistant and waterproof.
Galvanized steel turns brown in a decade.
Paint can help.
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Business Day
Downfall of ITT Technical Institutes Was a Long Time in the Making
More than a decade ago, students found themselves locked out as federal agents searched for evidence of fraud.Here price did not mean quality.
That is known as fraud.
ITT technical's lawyers earned their fees.
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U.S.
7 Police Officers to Be Charged in Bay Area Sex Scandal
A California prosecutor said criminal charges would be filed after a monthslong investigation into allegations of officers having sex with a teenage prostitute.Overwhelming evidence.
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Times Insider
Fun With Dick and Seth
Seth Meyers, a longtime fan of Dick Cavett’s late-night work, had asked for him. “They could, and probably should, have been alone.”The event is a hit with the producer.
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