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Well
Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
Don’t assume that young children’s natural language abilities will lead to true grown-up language skills without a good deal of effort.Learning language skills requires effort.
The marginal cost of a second language is less than that of the first.
Because of the history of the English language it is first a spoken language.
Low German is another.
Hindi and Cantonese are probably other primarily spoken languages.
The marginal price of them as secondary languages is higher.
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Books
Understanding Poetry Is More Straightforward Than You Think
In school, the poet Matthew Zapruder writes, we are taught that poetry is inherently “difficult.” Focusing on one interesting word can change that.Matthew Zapruder is working hard at teaching.
I will forgive him that.
Examiners want to see labor.
Children are taught to satisfy examiners.
Grace does not get far
enough down the stairs.
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Fashion & Style
Christine Mulhall, Brian Farrell
The couple first met in 2003, when the groom was visiting friends at Siena College during the bride’s freshman year there.Sooner is better.
As soon as you can is best.
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World
Shunned During Her Period, Nepali Woman Dies of Snakebite
A tradition of isolating menstruating women in huts persists in rural Nepal despite the dangers and a 2005 court order. Parliament is weighing making it a crime.I would consider chhaupadi misogyny.
Making chhaupadi unlawful probably will not work.
Regulating the practice would require more social work than
Governments can subsidize.
Literacy and screeds in the papers may work against this
ancient cultural practice.
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Today’s Paper
Quotation of the Day: Fed Up With Republican Bill, Obamacare’s Foes Lower Voices
Quotation of the Day for Sunday, July 9, 2017.Yes.
Single payer is better.
I do not expect it soon.
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Travel
Meet Your Next Travel Agent
DIY travel booking gets a helping hand from new services — some of them based on artificial intelligence — that help refine your choice of destinations, hotels and flights.I am not a Rom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people
I want a project and a destination.
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Opinion
Weakening Dodd-Frank
A reader writes that the president and his Treasury Department are not for the little guy.https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/opinion/trump-dodd-frank-banks.html
I noticed.
I would like to build without a bank loan.
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The Upshot
Health Plans That Nudge Patients to Do the Right Thing
What would happen if insurance gave more generous coverage for important care, and less generous coverage for services that offered little benefit?People yell rationing.
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Sports
Baseball’s Story So Far
As baseball heads into the All-Star Game break, here is a look at some notable moments from the first half of the season.I have been giving baseball no attention this year.
https://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/standings.asp
Well
Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors?
No one looks beyond the short-term effects of the many hormone injections needed to stimulate the release of multiple eggs at one time.I do not know the hormonal risks to donors.
I am aware of some of the political risks.
The business of reproduction is politically fraught.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fraught
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Times Insider
The Soul and Soles of a Texas Boot Maker
Rocky Carroll died in his boot shop, sitting on the same recliner where he told me the story about the donuts and the president and the .45 for Christmas.A Texan is gone.
2
Smarter Living
This is How You Get Stuff Done
Welcome to the latest edition of the Smarter Living newsletter.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/17/jobs/take-breaks-regularly-to-stay-on-schedule-workstation.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/opinion/sunday/the-positive-power-of-negative-thinking.html
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Fashion & Style
Roxanna Iran, Korey Anvaripour
The bride, a lawyer at Uber, met Kourosh Anvaripour, also a lawyer, on a Metro bus in Los Angeles.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
4
Well
Raising a Truly Bilingual Child
Don’t assume that young children’s natural language abilities will lead to true grown-up language skills without a good deal of effort.Yes.
It is not that much more effort than true competence in one language.
5
Fashion & Style
Katherine Doehring, Matthew Ullsvik
The couple met when she was sent from New York to help out with the Wisconsin Senate campaign that he was managing.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Well
Are There Long-Term Risks to Egg Donors?
No one looks beyond the short-term effects of the many hormone injections needed to stimulate the release of multiple eggs at one time.The answer is unknown.
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Business Day
News Outlets to Seek Bargaining Rights Against Google and Facebook
A group of news organizations plans to ask Congress for the right to negotiate with the online giants, which are gaining greater shares of digital advertising and distribution.Ship adds embedded in the text. Clicks benefit the publisher.
Copying is easy. editing is harder. getting the writers paid is the goal.
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Opinion
The Islamic State Is Not Dead Yet
The terrorist group may have been defeated in Mosul, but it will return if there is not a clear strategy for rebuilding Iraq.ISIS has lost one base and many loyal troops.
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Fashion & Style
Inna Djaniants, Jon Simonian Jr.
The couple met three years ago while attending an Armenian cooking class sponsored the same church where they were married.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Opinion
Citizenship for Adoptees
It would be “vindictive” to deport adoptees from other countries because their parents failed to apply for U.S. citizenship for them.Adoption should include citizenship.
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