Saturday, April 26, 2014

@14:00, 4/22/14

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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

"Whatever their motives, sadomonetarists have already done a lot of damage. In Sweden they have extracted defeat from the jaws of victory, turning an economic success story into a tale of stagnation and deflation as far as the eye can see.
And they could do much more damage in the future. Financial markets have been fairly calm lately — no big banking crises, no imminent threats of euro breakup. But it would be wrong and dangerous to assume that recovery is assured: bad policies could all too easily undermine our still-sluggish economic progress. So when serious-sounding men in dark suits tell you that it’s time to stop all this easy money and raise rates, beware: Look at what such people have done to Sweden."

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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

Here is a disaster in need of mitigation.
What is needed is income.
Sadomonetarism  Will do this population no good.
Coal will not return.  The area is depopulating as best it can.
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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 Sherpas are working.  The union is a good idea.

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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

These militants do not have the right to say no.



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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

I have been limiting salt.
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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

"Another damned mess in the Balkans".
"The Russians are mobilizing."
July, 1914
I am afraid.
The fire next time.

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U.S.

Jeb Bush’s Rush to Make Money May Be Hurdle

Mr. Bush’s efforts to capitalize on his résumé and reputation have thrust him into situations that may prove challenging to explain should he mount a campaign for the presidency.
Presidential Election of 2016; Executive Compensation; Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Jeb Bush will not be president.
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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

Trivial.
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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

I would not deny a child love.
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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

Ghoulish.
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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

yes
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U.S.

Army’s Ban on Some Popular Hairstyles Raises Ire of Black Female Soldiers

Black women in the Army have criticized new regulations banning twists, dreadlocks and large cornrows as showing a lack of understanding about black hair.
Blacks; Hair; United States Defense and Military Forces

Yes.
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World

After Everest Disaster, Sherpas Contemplate Strike

As the Sherpas, who put themselves at great risk to guide affluent clients up Mount Everest, mulled an unprecedented strike, some would-be climbers said their passion for the ascent was gone.
Avalanches; Mountain Climbing; Sherpas (Himalayan People); Strikes

A union is a good idea.
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World

Errors Mounted as Chaos Ruled Capsizing Ferry

A portrait of chaos is emerging from crew members, survivors and a transcript of the vessel’s final 40 minutes of communications with emergency dispatchers.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Ferries

Do the technical investigation.
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U.S.

Bankrupt City Fighting to Open a Crack in California’s Pension Agency

After having declared bankruptcy, San Bernardino wants to make a deal with Calpers to reduce the amount of money it owes the pension system.
Bankruptcies; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Local Government; Budgets and Budgeting; Government Employees

Find the fraud.
There may not be a fraudulent action.
It looks to me that "Boom times is normal." became accepted wisdom.

The housing bubble popped.
Expected income did not happen.
Expected expenditures did happen.
Calpers is doing its job.
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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 fingerlings imprint on the spawning waters.
The boat trip is pointless but worth the attempt.
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U.S.

U.S. Promotes Network to Foil Digital Spying

The State Department and other agencies are spending millions around the world to finance local systems, called mesh networks, as more secure alternatives to the Internet.
Computers and the Internet; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Privacy; Computer Security; Espionage and Intelligence Services

"“Exactly at the time that the N.S.A. was developing the technology that Snowden has disclosed, the State Department was funding some of the most powerful digital tools to protect freedom of expression around the world,” said Ben Scott, a former State Department official who supported the financing and is now at a Berlin policy nonprofit, the New Responsibilities Foundation. “It is in my mind one of the great, unreported ironies of the first Obama administration.”"

I have had something like this in mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoMotion
The described software is not as the Times article tells.
Here is the proper one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commotion_Wireless
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The change is necessary.
This is not the way.

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Sports

In a Hole, Golf Considers Digging a Wider One


Why bother?

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Business Day

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



Corporate boards must be incompetent.

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