Tuesday, December 20, 2016

@9:15, 12/19/16

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Real Estate

The New Suburbia: More Urban

New multifamily developments outside New York are changing the yard-and-picket-fence image of commuter towns and villages.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/faubourg#English

I cannot pay rent.
I do not have the income.

2
Science

The Gooey Details Behind a Glow Worm’s Starry Night Illusions

In the Waitomo caves of New Zealand, the insects use bioluminescence and silk threads of a sticky substance to catch prey.

Ok    Interesting


3
Real Estate

Suburban Buyers Ask: Can I Walk to Town?

Homes close to city centers and mass transit stations are selling faster than ones farther afield.

The automobile's days are numbered.

Sooner is better.


Opinion

Are Americans Experiencing Collective Trauma?

If they weren’t before the election, they are now.

Why is this a question?
They are.

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N.Y. / Region

Harlem Deer Caught in City-State Tussle Has Died

City officials had decided to allow the state to take the white-tailed buck upstate. But before it could be relocated, it died from stress while in an animal shelter.

More noise.

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Opinion

A Pro Bono Dream Team Takes On the N.R.A.

The gun industry, and the lawmakers who do their bidding, will be facing a potent new adversary.

"Perhaps the horse will learn to sing hymns."
The effort toward civil behavior must be encouraged.

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Business Day

Buyer Beware: ‘Certified’ Used Cars May Still Be Under Recall

A settlement with General Motors and two used-car chains said cars described as carefully inspected and repaired can still have unresolved recall issues.

Bitter experience has informed the buying public.

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U.S.

Obama Confronts Complexity of Using a Mighty Cyberarsenal Against Russia

The president has vowed to “send a clear message” to Russia over its hacking of the U.S. election but has few great options.

Truth.

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U.S.

Obama Says He Told Putin: ‘Cut It Out’ on Hacking

The president said he refrained from retaliating against Moscow for hacking the D.N.C. before the election because he did not want it to be seen as unfair meddling.

The damage was already done.

10
World

Napping in Public? In Japan, That’s a Sign of Diligence

The practice of “inemuri,” or “sleeping while present,” is common. People sleep on the job, but also in cafes and on commuter trains.

Waking for a stop could be a problem.
The Japanese make it work.
When it has happened to me I miss stops and appointments.

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