@23:00, 12/27/16

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Opinion

Friend, Counselor, Supplier of Condoms

By ERIN DUNNE | Dec 26th 2016

As a resident adviser at my college, some interactions with students got complicated, given that I am not just their peer.

It is an impossible but necessary job.

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Technology

Clean Tech Rises Again, Retooling Nature for Industrial Use

By QUENTIN HARDY | Dec 27th 2016

A California start-up that genetically engineers yeast to produce an acid for fragrances is at the forefront of efforts to reignite a market that fell short of earlier expectations.

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

They may have a business.
Analytic biology is still a dream.

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Opinion

Don’t Let Trump Speak for Workers

By RICHARD TRUMKA | Dec 27th 2016

The president-elect wants to displace unions as the champion of labor.

Adversarial negotiation has worked well.

Autocracy has yet to work.

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N.Y. / Region

Complaint Board Softened Report on Police Use of Tasers

By J. DAVID GOODMAN | Dec 27th 2016

Stern words and recommendations were removed since a draft report was circulated in the spring, prompting critics to question the city’s seriousness on the issue.

The Taser is not a wonder weapon.
It should not be used casually.

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U.S.

Piers J. Sellers, Climate Scientist and Astronaut, Dies at 61

By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN | Dec 24th 2016

An effective voice has been lost.

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Well

Marriage May Help You Survive a Stroke

By NICHOLAS BAKALAR | Dec 27th 2016

Our social relationships can have immediate and lasting consequences for our health.

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

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Food

Chocolate Made With Olive Oil

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Dec 27th 2016

K & M chocolates are a partnership between the chef Thomas Keller and the olive oil producer Armando Manni.

I could gift you with an occasional bar.

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N.Y. / Region

‘Abandoned’ in New Jersey, Chris Christie Returns to a Changed Landscape

By KATE ZERNIKE and PATRICK McGEEHAN | Dec 27th 2016

After months of humiliation on the campaign trail, the governor came home to find angry voters and a State Legislature unwilling to support his agenda.

I will be glad to see the end of the Christie administration.

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Opinion

Let’s Think About the Future of Driverless Cars

Dec 27th 2016

Readers call for government support and a move to examine their effect on cities.

Let automated cars remain a dream for now.
Light rail can do a better job.

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Food

A New Champagne for the New Year

By FLORENCE FABRICANT | Dec 27th 2016

Arlaux, a family-run winery known for its use of the pinot meunier grape, is now selling its Champagnes in the United States.

A different toast.
For a different event.
Sooner is better.    As soon as you can is best.