Thursday, April 24, 2014

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1
Opinion

Sweden Turns Japanese

The sadomonetarists, with their gut dislike of low interest rates, have claimed another victim.
Economic Conditions and Trends; Deflation (Economics); Interest Rates; Banking and Financial Institutions 

Yes.



2
World

Deadliest Day: Sherpas Bear Everest’s Risks

An avalanche that left at least 12 dead has focused attention on the Sherpas, skilled high-altitude climbers who put themselves at great risk for the foreign teams that pay them.
Avalanches; Mountain Climbing; Sherpas (Himalayan People) 

The union is a good idea.


3
World

Pro-Russian Insurgents Balk at Terms of Pact in Ukraine

A U.S.-backed deal to settle the crisis in eastern Ukraine fell flat but appeared to arrest, at least temporarily, the momentum of separatist unrest in the region.
International Relations; United States International Relations 

The "insurgents" have no right to act.


4
U.S.

50 Years Into the War on Poverty, Hardship Hits Back

A half-century after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “war on poverty,” McDowell County, W.Va., is a sobering reminder of how much remains broken, in drearily familiar ways and utterly unexpected ones.
Poverty; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Labor and Jobs; Series 

McDowell County, W.Va. depended on coal mining.
Mining has ended.
This population is living without significant income.

The "war on poverty" never reached them.



5
Opinion

Video: Animals Are Persons Too

This short documentary follows the lawyer Steven Wise’s effort to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans.
Monkeys and Apes; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare 

I am rebuilding the Windows drive after Trojan infections. 

I can't view the video.
An animal is more of a person than any corporation.
Animals are part of the community.  
They should not suffer for our amusement.
Their status as property is a problem.
They have not joined our culture.
They are not enfranchised.

Yes,  Chimpanzees are not food.
They deserve to be persons. 





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N.Y. / Region

Video: Scuba Diving in Brooklyn

As part of an unusual internship, nine high school students work in a tropical reef, located at the end of the F subway line in Coney Island.
Diving and Divers; Education (K-12) 

I remember the New York Aquarium.



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Opinion

The Public Health Crisis Hiding in Our Food

A new British study shows many lives can be saved by cutting salt.
Salt; Hypertension; Diet and Nutrition; Blood Pressure; Food 

The F.D.A. needs to overhaul the Generally Recognized as Safe list.
We know more than we did when it was made.


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U.S.

North Carolina Shows Strains Within G.O.P.

In North Carolina’s high-profile Republican primary for Senate, the divisions gripping the party nationally are playing out loudly and expensively.
Elections, Senate; United States Politics and Government; Primaries and Caucuses; Political Advertising 

Like the Democrats, most of the G.O.P. minority will vote for their candidate.
This fight will not change the general election.
With luck the majority will win.  With more luck it will be the Democrat.



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N.Y. / Region

The Toddler Who Survived, and the Cop Who Became Her Mom

As a baby, Christina Rivera survived a massacre in Brooklyn whose 10 victims included her mother. Police Officer Joanne Jaffe cared for her that night, the first link in a bond that led Ms. Jaffe to adopt Christina.
Adoptions; Murders and Attempted Murders 

Children need to be loved as much as we need to give love.

I would not deny a child.
I would not have a child denied.



10
World

Messages From Students on South Korean Ferry

Texts sent by Danwon High School students as their ferry began sinking on Wednesday morning express love, fear and despair.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Text Messaging; Rescues 

I am not a ghoul.
Death is not a spectator sport.


11
Opinion

Running Out of Time

There are years, not decades, left to start reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and American leadership is urgently needed.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Editorials 

We will have the coastal disaster.  We are already committed.

If we hurry St. Louis may not see the sea.



12
U.S.

Justice Stevens Suggests Solution for ‘Giant Step in the Wrong Direction’

In his new book, Justice John Paul Stevens proposes six amendments, one of which would address the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance.
Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision); McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision); Campaign Finance; Books and Literature 

Agreed.
The constitutional amendments are probably not the way.
Less faith and more comprehension on the court might be enough.


13
U.S.

Swim to Sea? These Salmon Are Catching a Lift

California’s drought has left rivers too shallow for salmon, so the government is trucking and barging them to the sea in the hope they will return.
Salmon; Drought; Fishing, Commercial; Agriculture and Farming; Water 

The boat trip is not silly.
It is probably unnecessary. 



14
Sports

In a Hole, Golf Considers Digging a Wider One

The golf world has lost five million players in the last decade, spurring a growing revolution to create alternative forms of the game.
Golf 

There are more golf courses than the players can support.
This is a disaster for the speculators who own the links.
Changing the rules will not save the speculators.


15
Business Day

Goldman, Citi, UBS ... and a Guy in an Office

Paul J. Taubman has single-handedly accounted for $175 billion in deals over the last year, which has had Wall Street bankers buzzing with a mix of admiration and envy.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Banking and Financial Institutions 

Corporate boards are incompetent.


16
World

Photos Link Masked Men in East Ukraine to Russia

Photos and descriptions suggest that many of the mysteriously well-armed gunmen in eastern Ukraine are Russian military and intelligence forces.
International Relations; Photography 

A Nightmare and not a fantasy.

This is why the United Nations General Assembly was chartered.

There should not be a new "Czar of All the Russias".



17
World

Video: Slovyansk Mourns 3 Killed at Checkpoint

Anger and questions swirled as residents in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk buried three men killed in a gunfight at a roadblock on Sunday.
Deaths (Fatalities); Funerals and Memorials 

Death hurts the living.
I am not such a Sadist as to want to "share their pain".
Debating interment date for the cremains.
My clan will do it in the Elmira Deane plot.



18
Technology

Video: Siri and Google Now, Meet Cortana

Molly Wood tests out mobile virtual assistants, including Microsoft’s Cortana, to see if Siri has met her match.
iPhone; Android (Operating System) 

I do not want to go there.
My object is independence.
These systems promote dependence.
"Japanese Usurpation" is a cruel play for dominance.



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N.Y. / Region

With Farm Robotics, the Cows Decide When It’s Milking Time

Farms in upstate New York and elsewhere are using automatic milkers that scan and map the underbellies of cows, extract the milk, and monitor its quality, without the use of human hands.
Robots and Robotics; Cattle; Agriculture and Farming; Milk; Dairy Products; Labor and Jobs 

"Not ready for prime time"
My mother's family was in the dairy farming business.  She missed it.
She saw to it that some of her family knew of it.
I could not treat cows as this herd is treated.



20
U.S.

Covert Inquiry by F.B.I. Rattles 9/11 Tribunals

The F.B.I.’s inquiry became the focus of the pretrial hearings at Guantánamo this week, after the contractor who was visited by the F.B.I. disclosed it to the defense team.
Detainees; Military Tribunals; September 11 (2001); Terrorism 

Our continuing imperial adventure in South Asia is illicit.
Trying to package the clean up in secrecy is a stentorian announcement of embarrassment without apology. 

"First, stop digging".


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