Sunday, August 6, 2017

@10:00, 8/6/17

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1
Opinion

Give Jared Kushner a Break

A reader praises Mr. Kushner for his loyalty and ability and says he has been unfairly criticized.

Government is not a business.

2
Real Estate

Homes for Sale in New York and New Jersey

This week’s properties include a peaceful house in the woods in Westport, Conn., and a seven-bedroom contemporary in Roslyn Heights, N.Y.

I hope I can do better.

3
Times Insider

‘I’m Still Overweight, but Much Happier and Healthier’

Our Top 10 Comments of the Week: Readers debate weight loss vs. wellness, Gen. John Kelly’s presence in the White House and affirmative action.

Procrustes was a monster. 

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

4
U.S.

Outer Banks Businesses Tally Their Losses After Power Is Restored

A weeklong power failure on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands in North Carolina cost businesses millions of dollars, officials estimated.

There is no right to profit.

5
Science

It’s Better to Swim Alone, Yet Together, if You’re a Salp

Although they form chains to swim as a collective, these gelatinous marine organisms use uncoordinated strokes when not in danger, a study finds.

I have questions that are not answered.

6
Opinion

The Policies of White Resentment

Trump won on the politics of racial backlash. Now he’s following through with an agenda meant to stoke it further.

The Republican strategists want political power.
They deploy their actors to get it.

7
Real Estate

Hudson Yards Grows Slowly, Apartment by Luxury Apartment

The rents are no bargain — and the area is still transitional — but developers seem confident about demand.

Money chasing money.

8
World

Intense Heat Wave Sends Temperatures Soaring Across Europe

Scorching temperatures across Europe have sparked wildfires, damaged crops and prompted emergency alerts.

The heat of summer will return again and again.

9
Science

Let Forest Fires Burn? What the Black-Backed Woodpecker Knows

A scientific debate is intensifying over whether too much money and too many lives are lost fighting forest fires.

Let the fires do their work.
Continue the research. 
We need to know more about when and how fires are needed. 

10
Opinion

Hire Women Your Mom’s Age

Work is where many older women get their superpowers.

People are learning.   People keep learning.

Sixteen does not last more than a year.

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