Friday, April 28, 2017

@16:30, 4/28/17

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Food

This Herb Deserves Your Attention

Before roasting, marinate chicken thighs with tarragon to perfume the meat.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018741-tarragon-chicken-with-sherry-vinegar-onions

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Well

The Best Thing to Eat Before a Workout? Maybe Nothing at All

Fasting before exercise may have beneficial effects on fat cells.

It seems a good Idea.

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N.Y. / Region

Amtrak Said to Weigh Extended Track Closings for Penn Station Repairs

Officials say the move, which would cause huge disruptions for commuters, is needed because infrastructure at the terminal urgently needs a major overhaul.

Amtrak is committed to track closures in the station.

"A decision to upend the lives of so many riders would follow years of failures to invest adequately in aging infrastructure even as ridership boomed in the busiest region of rail travel in the country, and it would be a break from Amtrak’s traditional strategy of trying to minimize disruptions."

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N.Y. / Region

Dennis Edwards, Judge Who Presided Over Trial of Lennon’s Killer, Dies at 95


Old people die suddenly.

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U.S.

Report Compares Texas’ Solitary Confinement Policies to Torture


Texas likes torture.

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Travel

In Lima, Peru, History and Culture Run Deep

The Peruvian capital is a truly an international city, with a wealth of sights, tastes and activities that connect the present with its ancient past.

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

There is a break in culture in 1542.

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Public Editor

Intemperate Words, Temperate News Coverage

When a public figure utters a slur and news organizations use euphemisms to describe it, a question comes up: Who’s really being protected?

It is good to revisit the story.

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N.Y. / Region

‘Soft on Crime’? Bill de Blasio Turns Gibe Into Campaign Fuel


Good.

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Opinion

Men Invent, Women Transcribe

Considering how stereotypes afflict women in writing, journalism, television and politics.

I have not noticed the problem.

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Food

Light Noodles, Deep Flavor

Vietnamese rice noodle bowls are festooned with lemongrass-scented shrimp, a sweet-and-spicy sauce and piles of fresh herbs.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018744-vietnamese-rice-noodles-with-lemongrass-shrimp

I have no objection.











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U.S.

Trump to Tell N.R.A. in Person: Thank You

President Trump will be the first sitting president since Ronald Reagan to address the annual convention of the gun rights group, which spent over $30 million to help get him elected.
Food

Asparagus!

Wok-fried, steamed, shaved or with a green-garlic chimichurri: Make some this week.
N.Y. / Region

Dennis Edwards, Judge Who Presided Over Trial of Lennon’s Killer, Dies at 95

Judge Edwards was serving as an acting Supreme Court justice in New York when he sentenced Mark David Chapman in the 1980 murder of John Lennon.
Business Day

Kate O’Beirne, National Review Editor and Columnist, Dies at 67

A stalwart of the neoconservative movement who was Washington editor of National Review and wrote its “Bread and Circuses” column.
Opinion

Asking for Trouble on Iran

Demonizing and bullying Iran is not likely to be as effective as dialogue and seeking cooperation from them.
Crosswords & Games

No Place Like It

Gary Whitehead reminds us of the most important life lesson of all.
N.Y. / Region

Boy Killed as Concrete Planter Falls on Him Outside Brooklyn Home

An 8-year-old climbing the security gates on a window in Marine Park apparently grabbed the flower box, which fell on him, the police said.
World

South Korean Military Is Accused of Cracking Down on Gay Soldiers

The armed forces’ treatment of gay service members has become an issue in the presidential race, with the leading candidate saying he opposes homosexuality.
Real Estate

$1.2 Million Homes in Arizona, Rhode Island and California

A hilltop retreat in Tucson; an 1854 mansion in Providence; and a minimalist bungalow in Los Angeles.
U.S.

Trump Sounds Forceful Tone at Holocaust Remembrance: ‘Never Again’

The president appears to be trying to reset his relationship with the Jewish community after a series of controversies.

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