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Science
How a Small, Family Forest Can Help Save the Planet
Small, private forests, which make up more than half of the forestland in the United States, can be turned into potent weapons against climate change.The method is still speculative.
It has not received the necessary approvals.
Carbon credits are a subsidy rather than a full solution.
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Your Money
An Essential Budget Query: Is This Spending Aligned with My Values?
Values-based budgeting starts with noticing where your money is going, and then assessing whether that is what’s important to you, a financial planner writes.Good thought.
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Science
Scientists Inspect the Great Barrier Reef, From 28,000 Feet Above
A NASA flying laboratory is using a specially designed sensor in a search for answers about what is killing large sections of the world’s coral reefs.An example of a larger headline than an incremental development deserves.
The landsat files should extend the data set into the past.
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Real Estate
Doors of Manhattan
Even though they stand between us and the chaos of the city, the borough’s distinctive doors are easy to overlook.Details can be important.
They deserve the attention.
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Fashion & Style
Amy Goldstein, Jonathan Farber
The couple met at Hamilton College, from which they both graduated, he cum laude.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
I’m Black. Does America Have a Plan for My Life?
Terrence Crutcher was pursuing his ambitions, until the state interfered by killing him.There is no plan for blacks as blacks.
That is the shame of American civilization.
Chattel slavery was ended.
There was no broad based plan to place the former slaves in the dominant society.
There is no plan for equality.
A plan is required.
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Science
Geysers May Erupt on Europa, Jupiter’s Moon
There is new evidence that plumes of water erupt through the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa.Interesting.
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Business Day
Millions in U.S. Climb Out of Poverty, at Long Last
In 2015, 3.5 million Americans were able to breach the poverty line as an economic recovery hit a tipping point.Wages and costs of living rise with inflation. Inflation continues.
The poverty level of income is a number fixed by congress.
The poverty level has not been adjusted for inflation.
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Fashion & Style
Tracy Dansker, Timothy Sacks
The bride and groom both went to Riverdale Country School, and met years later while working there.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Who Gets to Write What?
An Asian man can write a lynching scene if it’s good enough. So could Lionel Shriver.Any writer can take on the challenge of any character.
The only proper critique is that the character fails to inhabit its space and time.
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Science
Tardigrades Have the Right Stuff to Resist Radiation
Japanese researchers have found a protein in tardigrade cells that confers an ability to tolerate doses of radiation that would kill most other animals.http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12808
interesting.
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N.Y. / Region
Ahmad Khan Rahami’s Father and Wife Retain A.C.L.U. to Defend Him
A dispute continues over what jurisdiction should provide a lawyer for Mr. Rahami, who faces federal charges in both New York and New Jersey for two bombings.The various prosecutors should exercise caution.
The accused has interim council. His rights must be respected on pain of a mistrial.
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N.Y. / Region
CUNY Application Fee to Be Waived for Low-Income Students
The initiative, which applies to New York City public school students, is part of an effort by the city to encourage more young people to go to college.Desire must be part of the process.
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Opinion
College Education in Prison
The president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice writes that we should “restore college education to our prisons.”All true. Also the privilege of education provides another lever on behavior.
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N.Y. / Region
Hasidic Man Found Guilty of Gang Assault in Beating of Black Student in Brooklyn
A judge found Mayer Herskovic guilty of participating in a racially charged group attack in 2013 that left the victim without sight in one eye.More should have stood trial.
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Opinion
Police Officers Need to Get Better at CPR
When they shoot, they must be prepared for the aftermath.There is hope that the officers on the scene will be knowledgeable.
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Fashion & Style
Felicia Quentzel, Daniel Albano
The bride, a lawyer, and the groom, an electrical engineer, were wed in Westport, Conn.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Fashion & Style
Hibah Hussain, Timothy Grayson
The bride works for Google, the groom for the law firm Skadden Arps.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Health
What Obese Patients Should Say to Doctors
Being prepared with detailed questions is one way to prevent a physician from dismissing a medical problem as simply a consequence of weight.Yes.
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Your Money
A New Cost at College: Digital Access Codes
The required purchase of online materials may require a digital access code, costing around $100. There is no buying a used copy, sharing or opting out.Pay the fee.
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