Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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N.Y. / Region

Industry Is Angered Over Move by Cuomo

A decision by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to have a boat show’s dates changed provides a glimpse into his decision-making style and its unintended consequences.
Boats and Boating; Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows; 

The boat show has almost no charms for me.
I like the boats I am involved with.  
The ones I would like are beyond my budget.
"A hole in the water into which you throw money".
"The two happiest days in a boaters life: 
the day he bought it and the day he sold it."
  
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Business Day

The Border Is a Back Door for U.S. Device Searches

Documents released Monday detail the largely secretive process that lets the government detain an individual at a border crossing and confiscate or copy any electronic devices that person is carrying.
Search and Seizure; Law and Legislation; Computers and the Internet; Fourth Amendment (US Constitution); Suits and Litigation (Civil); 

Keep those sensitive files on a thumb drive.  Boot the machine on a thumb drive with Linux.  The hard drive stays innocent.  The thumb drive gets smuggled or goes by pigeon.  A jacket pocket or watch pocket would do it.
Even better, the SD memory in the camera.  8 Gigs is big enough for an operating system, files and pictures.  The SD memory could go by mail to a drop.  
More security theater.
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World

Kenneth Wallis, British Pilot of Bombers and Odder Flying Machines, Dies at 97

Mr. Wallis was an enthusiastic maker, flier and promoter of autogyros, buglike vehicles similar to helicopters.
Pilots; Deaths (Obituaries); World War II (1939-45); 


 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_and_Gromit

Wallace & Gromit - YouTube

www.youtube.com/show/wallaceandgromit
From Nick Park's original short film A Grand Day Out, to the more recent series Cracking Contraptions, Wallace & Gromit never fail to delight audiences with ...
 
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U.S.

Farm Subsidies for Nonfarmers May Continue as Lawmakers Deadlock Again

Far from the nation’s fields of wheat and corn, more than 18,000 people who live in the 54 largest American cities received millions in farm subsidies last year, a report finds.
Farm Bill (US); Agriculture and Farming; Crop Controls and Subsidies;

Redesign the program.
 
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World

Rebel Brutality in Syria Posing Dilemma in the West

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Business Day

Taxing Homeowners as if They Were Landlords


Not what we want to encourage.

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World

Brazil’s Humor Guerrillas

Few start-ups in Brazil have had success like Porta dos Fundos, a comedy troupe whose YouTube channel is the country’s most popular.
Comedy and Humor;

They might survive the next year.
 
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World

Opening a Door to the Burmese Past, and the Present, Too

Curators are working in Myanmar to assemble a collection of Buddhist art that will travel to the United States and offer a rare glimpse into the country’s history.
Buddhism; Museums; Sculpture; Art;

I will make no special effort to see the show.
 
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Opinion

Drilling in Britain

A California reader, responding to a column by Roger Cohen, warns the British of the consequences.
Hydraulic Fracturing;

I hope the fracking is causal.
 
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U.S.

Sex Films Halted After a String of Positive H.I.V. Tests

A trade group for the pornography industry called for a moratorium on production after the third performer in less than a month tested positive for H.I.V.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Pornography; Condoms;

The producers are irresponsible.
This is grounds for a civil suit.
There should be a very costly settlement.
If these panderers were ruined it would be a good thing.
 
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Your Money

Seeking Investments That Are Profitable and a Little Bit Green

Many investors are no longer looking for companies in the vanguard of the green movement, but those that are making a profit while showing concern for social and environmental issues.
Stocks and Bonds; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Sustainable Living;

Socially responsible and profitable would be the best filter. 
All industry is extractive at some level.

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World

Islamists Seize Town in Southern Egypt and Attack Christians

Homes and businesses owned by Christians, as well as churches and monasteries, have been looted and burned since the president’s ouster.
Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); Christians and Christianity; Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots;

In Russian this is called a pogrom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_of_the_Book
 
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N.Y. / Region

Voter Voices: Charter Schools

Voters in New York share their views on charter schools.
Elections, Mayors; Charter Schools;

Charter schools should not be.
They are just a bad idea.
No public money for private education.
 
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Business Day

Shaking Pennies and Fists Against Utility Rate Increases

Campaigns against utility rate increases, sometimes directed by AARP, can take different forms, employing creativity and legal action.
Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Electric Light and Power; Elderly;

The utilities have real costs.
They are also used to covertly collect taxes.
They also often have costs of mismanagement.

There is not much to be done about costs after they are incurred.
Act early, get off the grid.

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Health

Penicillin Allergies Overblown

Though one in 10 Americans avoids the antibiotic, a majority of them have no serious allergy and doctors lack the time to dispel their misunderstanding.
Allergies; Antibiotics; Medicine and Health;

Immediate triage.
"The right option is not to proceed like a bunch of cowboys, gleefully administering the penicillin ourselves. The right option is to address the matter with the available scientific tools. A system of skin tests can predict with precision whether a person can safely get penicillin and its many relatives."
The patient will wait at least as long as the skin test will take to be treated. 
The seconds it will take to administer and read the test will make no difference if it is standard before treatment and started at the triage station.

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Health

New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries

A study says that some cases of serious injuries involving robotically assisted surgeries performed by the da Vinci system were not reported to an F.D.A.-mandated database.
Doctors; Medical Devices; Prostate Cancer; Surgery and Surgeons;

The medical profession needs to know.
The surgeons should at least tell the surgeons.  If it is a machine error the FDA needs to get action from Intuitive.
 
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Sports

A Fast-Expanding Buffet Of Sunday N.F.L. Analysis

Starting Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern, there will be 19 hours of pregame N.F.L. programming on TV.
Football;

A good excuse to go to PBS.
 
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Books

Journey Into Darkness

A memoir of a young wanderer’s brutal ordeal in captivity, and how it was transformed into spiritual triumph.
Books and Literature;

We will deal with such things in person.
 
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Health

Drinking When Young Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Young women who regularly drink alcohol before their first pregnancy may be increasing their risk for breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Breast Cancer; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Women and Girls;

Scare story.
A 16% increase in a small risk is still a small risk.
 
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U.S.

In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst

With heavy rain driving waters from Lake Okeechobee to estuaries in the east and west, devastating wildlife, officials are looking for solutions.
Water Pollution; Levees and Dams;

End the sugar subsidy.  Buy the fields and convert them to lagoons to treat the lake water.  Send the water into the glades where it belongs.
Sorry about those towns without a reason.

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@10:19

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Health

New Concerns on Robotic Surgeries

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World

Family of Former South Korean Dictator to Pay His Fines

The children of Chun Doo-hwan said on Tuesday that they would pay 167 billion won, or $154 million, that their father owed after being convicted of treason and taking bribes.
Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat; Fines (Penalties);

Anything to keep the prosecutors out of the books.
 
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Style

Fertility Diary: Pincushion

We took a two-bedroom apartment hoping to fill it with a crib and diapers and toys for a baby — not with the needles and pills and vitamins I need for in vitro fertilization.
In Vitro Fertilization; Infertility; Parenting; Pregnancy and Childbirth;

I will not ask you to go through such a regime.
 
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World

Rebel Brutality in Syria Posing Dilemma in the West


It is a dirty war.

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N.Y. / Region

Hindi Voices Beckon in SoHo

Metropolitan Diary: The children of Hindi speakers were delighted to find English-Hindi index cards on the sidewalk, apparently written by a learner.
Language and Languages; Sidewalks;

Hindi is not dominant.  It is present.
 
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Arts

Federal Officials Return Looted Artifacts to Afghanistan Ambassador

Federal officials on Monday returned to the government of Afghanistan several cultural artifacts that they said had been looted from that country.
Arts and Antiquities Looting;

The authorities try to do their jobs.
 
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Business Day

Taxing Homeowners as if They Were Landlords

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World

Brazil’s Humor Guerrillas

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Opinion

Drilling in Britain

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World

European Rail Crashes Show Gaps in an Increasingly Precarious System

A spate of deadly train wrecks has highlighted the patchwork nature of the network, where high-speed 21st-century trains often run on 19th-century rails.
Railroads; Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities);

Under staffing is not good practice.
 
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Your Money

Seeking Investments That Are Profitable and a Little Bit Green

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N.Y. / Region

Voter Voices: Charter Schools


The voters do not get to say.

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Business Day

Shaking Pennies and Fists Against Utility Rate Increases

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Health

Penicillin Allergies Overblown

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World

Islamists Seize Town in Southern Egypt and Attack Christians

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World

Storied U.S. Barracks Closes With Little Fanfare

Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, which, as the headquarters of the United States Army in Europe, issued the orders for millions of American soldiers, closed on Friday.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Cold War Era;

The wall and the border are gone.
So is Joseph Stalin.
We have new horrors.
 
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U.S.

In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst

The cane fields must go.

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