@10:30, 7/26/16

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Fashion & Style

Michele Hong, Stephen Santulli

Jul 24th 2016

The couple graduated from Georgetown, where they met.

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

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Times Insider

One Woman’s Crusade for Her Late Husband’s Sperm

By TAMAR LEWIN | Jul 25th 2016

“We always knew we’d have to use I.V.F. so the embryos could be tested for Marfan, which has a 50-50 chance of being inherited. But we thought we had time.”

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_bank#Regulation

Dr. Peyman Saadat should be in regulatory shutdown.

He is in a filter business and a safe deposit business.
He is doing neither of these businesses.

3

Opinion

Clutter Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Jul 25th 2016

Is the “magic house” cluttered, or not?

I am going to downsize. 
What part of life should I trash?

4

Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

By MICHELLE HIGGINS | Jul 22nd 2016

This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper West Side and in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Different clutter.

5

Opinion

Fathers as Caregivers

Jul 23rd 2016

Readers discuss a letter about the critical role that fathers play in parenting and how to remove stigmas and promote equity.

Parenting is not gender specific.
Childbearing is gender specific.

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N.Y. / Region

Keeping New York Dogs Cool as the City Heats Up

By SARAH MASLIN NIR | Jul 24th 2016

Advice varies from the practical (carry water when you walk them) to odd (goat-milk Popsicles and tiny shoes for their paws).

People try to care for their dogs.
Dogs do well in Central Asia, Africa and Australia.
Shade and water with limited activity seem to be enough.

7

Books

A Second Mississippi Novel by Brad Watson

By AMY GRACE LOYD | Jul 22nd 2016

Brad Watson’s “Miss Jane” imagines the ways a real woman with a birth defect insisted on her humanity in the old South.

I would have a tough time building this tale.

8

Real Estate

Fancy Swimming Pools as Building Perks

By JANE MARGOLIES | Jul 22nd 2016

Pools in some new apartment buildings have been elevated from their usual basement locations or embellished with high-end finishes.

Yes.

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Fashion & Style

Amanda Posner, Benjamin Neumann

Jul 24th 2016

The couple met at a birthday party in August 2011 in Oakland, Calif.

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

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Books

A Debut Novel Traces a Woman’s Life in Solitude

By MEGHAN O’ROURKE | Jul 22nd 2016

The linked vignettes in Claire-Louise Bennett’s “Pond” trace the streaming thoughts of a solitary woman.

She is dependent on her landlord, the local market, the town water, the gas and the electric and the trash.
Her solitude is in her head.
She has recovered or we would not see these fragments.

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N.Y. / Region

Principals Chosen for 2 Troubled Brooklyn High Schools

By KATE TAYLOR | Jul 25th 2016

Boys and Girls High School and Automotive High School, two of New York City’s lowest-performing schools, are part of a turnaround effort by the Education Department.

The schools did appear to work better once.
The problem may be the goal the schools are pursueing.
It may be the timing of the pursuit 

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Health

Summer Travel and the Zika Virus

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Jul 22nd 2016

Travelers are headed to the Olympics and other destinations where mosquitoes are carrying the infection. Here’s what they should know.

The Zika Virus should cancel the Olympics in Rio.

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Business Day

A Healthier Way to Feed Your Cat: Hide Its Meals

By CLAIRE MARTIN | Jul 23rd 2016

To keep cats from overeating, a veterinarian invented the NoBowl Feeding System, a product that lets them hunt for their food and then play with it.

I have not had a cat here for decades.
I like the menagerie of small animals.

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Real Estate

Rules for Dog Owners

By RONDA KAYSEN | Jul 23rd 2016

Dogs using the service entrance, inaccuracies in listings, and wiring in co-ops.

There is no substitute for due diligence.

Some New York residents must remember standard poodles.

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Health

Personality Change May Be Early Sign of Dementia, Experts Say

By PAM BELLUCK | Jul 24th 2016

A new diagnosis, mild behavioral impairment, is being proposed, including a 38-question checklist to one day identify people at greater risk for Alzheimer’s.

I am reasonably sure neither of us is suffering from genetic brain rot.

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Fashion & Style

Margaret Lindsay, Matthew Pietroforte

Jul 24th 2016

The couple met while working at an investment banking firm in Manhattan.

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

17

Science

Letters to the Editor

Jul 25th 2016

Readers react to articles in Science Times.

Much is known about algae.
The big problem is human and animal waste in the waters.

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Science

In Africa, Birds and Humans Form a Unique Honey Hunting Party

By NATALIE ANGIER | Jul 22nd 2016

Tribesmen and honeyguides share an ancient pact and communicate in trills and grunts, scientists report. The shared goal: beehives full of honey and wax.

Many bees, not many people. 

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Sports

Rio Olympics: Officials Sanction Russian Athletes, but Stop Short of Complete Ban

By REBECCA R. RUIZ | Jul 24th 2016

Individual athletes will have to prove they are innocent of doping before being allowed to compete in Rio.

It is much more embarrassing to be disqualified after wining.  

Sports will be much cleaner.

Opinion

Children and Violence

Jul 25th 2016

A social services agency official writes that “the effect of toxic stress on children is sadly emerging from the shadows in light of recent shootings.”

This is a statement of hope rather than fact.
Children know everything and understand little of the future implications.
If children understood there would be no need for youthful offender status.


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@18:20, 7/25/16

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Science

A Fish Outlived the Dinosaurs. Can It Outlast a Dam?

By JOANNA KLEIN | Jul 25th 2016

The pallid sturgeon is threatened because it can no longer travel far enough on the Missouri River to find a healthy place for its eggs to develop.

It is\ an easy decision to replace the dam with pumps.
It will benefit the fish and the area can use the work.

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Opinion

The Common Core Costs Billions and Hurts Students

By DIANE RAVITCH | Jul 23rd 2016

I thought a national curriculum would promote equity. But it does the opposite.

Yes.
A different pencil does  not improve education.
Young children memorize everything.
Older children begin to think abstractly.
Confusing the two processes leads to frustration.

3

Food

Angel Food Cake, an Airy Bed for Summer Fruit

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Jul 22nd 2016

There’s a trick to making this light, versatile classic.

The cake is easy.
The available commercial fruit is not worth eating.
It is green when picked, shipped and sold.
Nothing else will take the abuse.

Source the fruit with care.

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Fashion & Style

Anne Reister, Anthony Bommarito

Jul 24th 2016

The bride is a marketing director in the cosmetics industry; the groom is the president of a wine distributor.

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

5

The Upshot

You Probably Don’t Need Dental X-Rays Every Year

By AUSTIN FRAKT | Jul 25th 2016

For many people, it’s a needless expense that comes with needless risk.

I am not going to worry about the X-ray exposure.

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Fashion & Style

Maria Dixon, Christopher LeBlanc

Jul 24th 2016

The bride works for the Harvard College Fund, and the groom for a software security company.

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

7

U.S.

One Police Shift: Patrolling an Anxious America

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Jul 23rd 2016

Riding along with officers illuminated fears they confront, compassionate gestures from the public after two recent ambushes against the police, and varied responses to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Police officers are human beings.
They are paid to risk civilian violence.
If they are underpaid they should take the matter up with their paymasters.
Police must not be allowed to initiate violence.

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Fashion & Style

Sally Callaway, John Rader

Jul 24th 2016

Two sweaters emblazoned with a cat in a Santa hat brought the bride and groom together.

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

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N.Y. / Region

Review: Bar Sugo’s Seriously Italian Menu Goes Beyond the Sauce

By PATRICIA BROOKS | Jul 22nd 2016

Bar Sugo in Norwalk is a place for people who know that Italian food is much more than spaghetti and red gravy.

As convenient.

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Opinion

Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought

By MENNO SCHILTHUIZEN | Jul 23rd 2016

In the extremity of the urban environment, natural selection is transforming species in unexpected ways.

Obviously so.
It is a fascinating study

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N.Y. / Region

Utica Settles State Claim Alleging Biased Enrollment for Refugee Students

By DAVID W. CHEN | Jul 21st 2016

The lawsuit claimed that immigrant students had been funneled into substandard alternative programs rather than being enrolled in the district’s only public high school.

Utica has not made the defrauded students whole.

The city has received a "slap on the wrist" for significant fraud.

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U.S.

Justices Show How Disclosing Revisions Offers (Confers?) Benefits

By ADAM LIPTAK | Jul 25th 2016

Urged to be more open about changes, the Supreme Court has started pointing out after-the-fact edits, both stylistic and factual, to its opinions.

Editing and proof reading before publication is expected.

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N.Y. / Region

Cabana Boys, a Queens Throwback, Will Do Anything, Almost, for the Tips

By COREY KILGANNON | Jul 22nd 2016

At the Silver Gull Beach Club, the workers who carry members’ beach gear and fetch their drinks work hard, smile nonstop and hope it all pays off.

They earn their tips.

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Opinion

Gov. Cuomo’s U-Turn on Mass Transit

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 22nd 2016

Having declared himself New York’s primary transportation advocate, the governor now needs to make a sustained political effort.

He even more needs to think
Some things will wait.
Laguardia should have a rail link.
The passenger and freight tunnels under the Hudson are needed soonest.
A rail spur to Hunts Point will help.

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N.Y. / Region

A Grim First: New York City Reports Baby Born With a Zika-Related Defect

By MARC SANTORA | Jul 22nd 2016

Health officials on Friday reported a baby born with microcephaly, a Zika-related condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development.

Inevitable.

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U.S.

Lawsuit Forces Texas to Make It Easier for Immigrants to Get Birth Certificates for Children

By JULIA PRESTON | Jul 24th 2016

With the settlement of a lawsuit against the state, undocumented immigrants will be able to use more types of documents to get birth certificates.

Texas does not control the borders.

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N.Y. / Region

Skipping Out on the Sizzling Heat

By GINIA BELLAFANTE | Jul 22nd 2016

A new club is offering people who can’t handle high temperatures (and lack a second home) the opportunity to spend weekends at a well-appointed house out of the city with strangers.

Any house is to me a personal space.
I do not share easily with strangers.

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Magazine

The Grief That White Americans Can’t Share

By NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES | Jul 22nd 2016

For our white friends and colleagues, police shootings are a tragedy in the abstract. For black people, they’re agonizingly personal — and devastating.

Police do not have a right to initiate violence.

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Fashion & Style

Erin Riordan, Francis McCabe

Jul 24th 2016

The couple met 10 years ago while waiting in line to buy tickets to a high school hockey game.

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

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N.Y. / Region

I Returned My Rental Car. Didn’t I?

By JAMES BOYD | Jul 22nd 2016

The adventures of a man who had only a few hours to return his Hertz keys and couldn’t remember if he had even returned the vehicle.


It is far to easy to drop important steps.

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@12:00, 7/23/16

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Travel

G-Rough, a Roman Hotel Both Refined and Rugged

By INGRID K. WILLIAMS | Jul 22nd 2016

A boutique hotel in a 17th-century palazzo has a sense of place and style.

Enjoy

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Food

Make Vibrant Mezze the Whole Meal

By DAVID TANIS | Jul 22nd 2016

These Middle Eastern and Mediterranean small plates are a brilliant solution for summertime dining.

Mashed Eggplant With Capers, Scallions and Parsley | Cucumbers With Feta, Mint and Sumac | Zucchini and Cherry Tomatoes With Red Pepper Dressing

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Food

Angel Food Cake, an Airy Bed for Summer Fruit

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Jul 22nd 2016

There’s a trick to making this light, versatile classic.

"Tastes like bread."

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Travel

At Kali in Los Angeles, California Cuisine Without the Pretension

By LESLIE PARISEAU | Jul 22nd 2016

The menu at Kali skirts preciousness in favor of seriously beautiful food.

I will try.

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U.S.

A Conversation With Jeanne Gang on Architecture With a Mission

Jul 20th 2016

The architect and founder of Studio Gang is using balconies and common areas in tall buildings to give people visual connections.

Get paid.

N.Y. / Region

A Grim First: New York City Reports Baby Born With a Zika-Related Defect

By MARC SANTORA | Jul 22nd 2016

Health officials on Friday reported a baby born with microcephaly, a Zika-related condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development.

Inevitable.

U.S.

The Capital of Car Culture, Los Angeles Warms to Mass Transit

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Jul 20th 2016

A light rail extension from downtown Los Angeles to the Santa Monica beach has raised some excitement, despite the line’s modest size.

Freeways were a mistake.

Food

What to Cook This Weekend

By SAM SIFTON | Jul 22nd 2016

Celebrate Edward Hopper’s birthday with some peach recipes.

Real Estate

Homes for Sale in Brooklyn and Manhattan

By MICHELLE HIGGINS | Jul 22nd 2016

This week’s properties are in Chelsea, on the Upper West Side and in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

N.Y. / Region

Review: Bar Sugo’s Seriously Italian Menu Goes Beyond the Sauce

By PATRICIA BROOKS | Jul 22nd 2016

Bar Sugo in Norwalk is a place for people who know that Italian food is much more than spaghetti and red gravy.

Magazine

The Grief That White Americans Can’t Share

By NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES | Jul 22nd 2016

For our white friends and colleagues, police shootings are a tragedy in the abstract. For black people, they’re agonizingly personal — and devastating.

Health

Summer Travel and the Zika Virus

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Jul 22nd 2016

Travelers are headed to the Olympics and other destinations where mosquitoes are carrying the infection. Here’s what they should know.

N.Y. / Region

I Returned My Rental Car. Didn’t I?

By JAMES BOYD | Jul 22nd 2016

The adventures of a man who had only a few hours to return his Hertz keys and couldn’t remember if he had even returned the vehicle.

Sports

At New York City Triathlon, an Arms Race as Cyclists Vie for an Edge

By WAYNE EPPS Jr. | Jul 22nd 2016

Some competitors spend thousands on highly specialized bikes with electronic shifts and improved aerodynamics.

N.Y. / Region

Brooklyn Woman, a Correction Recruit, Dies After Collapsing During Training

By ASHLEY SOUTHALL and ELI ROSENBERG | Jul 22nd 2016

Jessica Louis, 33, died during a physical-training exercise on Thursday afternoon, the Correction Department said on Friday.

Science

Second Possible Zika Infection Is Found in Florida

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Jul 21st 2016

If the two cases are confirmed, they would be the first transmissions in the continental United States.

Health

Skinny People With Obesity Issues? A Rare Window for Researchers

By GINA KOLATA | Jul 22nd 2016

A small group of thin patients who develop disorders typically tied to obesity pose a medical mystery and a potential opportunity for scientists.

U.S.

‘Black Lives Matter’ Banner on City Hall Divides a Boston Suburb

By KATIE ROGERS | Jul 22nd 2016

Tensions rose in Somerville, Mass., this week after the mayor denied the police union’s request to replace the banner with one reading, “All Lives Matter.”

N.Y. / Region

Ex-Student of Emma Willard School Says a Teacher Raped Her in 1998

By LISA W. FODERARO | Jul 22nd 2016

Kat Sullivan decided to come forward after a classmate at the elite boarding school in Troy, N.Y., contacted her.

N.Y. / Region

Utica Settles State Claim Alleging Biased Enrollment for Refugee Students

By DAVID W. CHEN | Jul 21st 2016

The lawsuit claimed that immigrant students had been funneled into substandard alternative programs rather than being enrolled in the district’s only public high school.


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@15:00, 7/24/16

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N.Y. / Region

Bringing Nikkei Cuisine to New York

By HELENE STAPINSKI | Jul 22nd 2016

Two chefs will open a 190-seat Peruvian-Japanese restaurant in Midtown Manhattan this fall.

Preview.

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N.Y. / Region

Nuclear Subsidies Are Key Part of New York’s Clean-Energy Plan

By VIVIAN YEE | Jul 20th 2016

Approval of the subsidies would make New York one of the first states to reward nuclear plants for producing zero greenhouse-gas emissions.

Nuclear power is a good deal.

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Opinion

Fathers as Caregivers

Jul 23rd 2016

Readers discuss a letter about the critical role that fathers play in parenting and how to remove stigmas and promote equity.

At least two adults are required to raise a child.

The rolls are not sex linked.

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Fashion & Style

Michelle Tolkin, Adam Miller

Jul 24th 2016

The couple were introduced three years ago through Tinder.

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

5

Opinion

California Deposes Its ‘Welfare Queen’

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Jul 23rd 2016

The nation’s most populous state will finally stop punishing the poor to spite mythical “welfare queens.”

It is time to get rid of the stereotype.

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N.Y. / Region

A Grim First: New York City Reports Baby Born With a Zika-Related Defect

By MARC SANTORA | Jul 22nd 2016

Health officials on Friday reported a baby born with microcephaly, a Zika-related condition marked by an abnormally small head and impaired brain development.

A sad development.

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Fashion & Style

Dana Nathanson, Alexander Rosenthal

Jul 24th 2016

The bride, a first-grade teacher, and the groom, a lawyer, met in a bar in Hoboken, N.J.

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

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Food

Angel Food Cake, an Airy Bed for Summer Fruit

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN | Jul 22nd 2016

There’s a trick to making this light, versatile classic.

I have made the cake.  I would rather just eat the summer fruit.

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Fashion & Style

Gregg Schaufeld, Jonathan Kirk

Jul 24th 2016

The couple lived around the corner from each other in Brooklyn when they met through OkCupid in 2011.

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

10

Fashion & Style

Angela Johnson, Seth Rogers

Jul 24th 2016

The couple, who met when they were teachers, are now editors for an educational publisher.

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

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Opinion

The Right Way to Bribe Your Kids to Read

By KJ DELL’ANTONIA | Jul 23rd 2016

Studies show rewards backfire. But what if they don’t come in cold, hard cash?

The proper reward for reading is the story.

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U.S.

As Dallas Sniper Prowled, Quick Decisions and Life-Altering Consequences

By MANNY FERNANDEZ, ALAN BLINDER and JULIE TURKEWITZ | Jul 22nd 2016

Amid the chaos of gunfire, there was confusion akin to the fog of war, improvisation under fire and acts of bravery to shield loved ones and strangers alike.

Blacks feel that war has been declared.
They know how to fight a war.
Some of them are willing to die.

Don't start a war.
Let the civilian fire the first shot.

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Sports

WADA Clears Rio Drug-Testing Laboratory After Brief Suspension

By REBECCA R. RUIZ | Jul 20th 2016

WADA’s director general endorsed the laboratory, which had been expected to handle testing at the Olympics before being suspended last month.

There will be many disqualifications.

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N.Y. / Region

How Does This Garden Grow? To the Ceiling

By TAMMY La GORCE | Jul 22nd 2016

Food produced by the high-tech, indoor farming facilities of AeroFarms is winning over even the toughest critics.

A field is cheaper than any building.

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Opinion

Bring Moral Imagination Back in Style

By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN | Jul 22nd 2016

What losing my hearing is teaching me about the suffering of others.

Use the john you are comfortable with.  The stalls have doors.

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Real Estate

Fancy Swimming Pools as Building Perks

By JANE MARGOLIES | Jul 22nd 2016

Pools in some new apartment buildings have been elevated from their usual basement locations or embellished with high-end finishes.

So?

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N.Y. / Region

Review: Scratch Cooking at Agostino’s in New Rochelle

By M.H. REED | Jul 22nd 2016

Agostino’s offers an array of pastas from an area in Italy particularly admired for it.

As convenient.

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N.Y. / Region

Review: Bar Sugo’s Seriously Italian Menu Goes Beyond the Sauce

By PATRICIA BROOKS | Jul 22nd 2016

Bar Sugo in Norwalk is a place for people who know that Italian food is much more than spaghetti and red gravy.

As convenient. 

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Fashion & Style

Corinne Sweeney, Taylor Catarozoli

Jul 24th 2016

The bride, who is beginning her postdoctoral training, and the groom who specializes in making investments, were married in Portsmouth, R.I.

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

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Books

Dave Eggers’s New Novel Follows a Family Into the Alaskan Wild

By BARBARA KINGSOLVER | Jul 21st 2016

In Dave Eggers’s “Heroes of the Frontier,” a single mother imagining a new life takes her kids on the lam in Alaska.

I am not in search of adventure.

I hit my limit and had to take a day off.

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