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Opinion

Preventing Painkiller Overdoses

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 14th 2014

With thousands of fatal overdoses from pills and heroin, the federal and state governments are trying new initiatives to save more lives.

Drug Abuse and Traffic; Emergency Medical Treatment; Naloxone (Drug) 

I am negative on opioids.  

Naloxone  is a good idea.

It could be abused by the Police.

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Sports

Alex Ovechkin Reaches 50-Goal Mark for Fifth Time in Career

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 9th 2014

The Washington right wing became the 11th player in league history to do so, scoring in a 4-1 victory over St. Louis.

Hockey, Ice 

Washington calls you.

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Opinion

The Tobacco Ties That Bind

By PETER B. BACH | Apr 10th 2014

Why doesn’t the cancer society protest all cigarette sales?

Smoking and Tobacco; Philanthropy; Nonprofit Organizations; Drugstores 

Money talking.
I do not use tobacco in any form.

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Real Estate

New York Boomers on Hipster Turf

By CONSTANCE ROSENBLUM | Apr 11th 2014

Driven by a taste for adventure and a lively urban lifestyle, an older set is moving into neighborhoods colonized by the young and the artistic.

Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Baby Boomers

If your girl wants to live in Brooklyn I will not try to stop her.
I will let her recover. 

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Automobiles

For the Auto Industry, a Showcase for Change

By JERRY GARRETT | Apr 14th 2014

The New York International Auto Show, which starts two days of press previews on Wednesday, promises dozens of new and updated models.

Automobiles; New York International Auto Show; Javits, Jacob K, Convention Center (NYC)

The auto market is narrowing. 
Only the top end is buying.

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N.Y. / Region

Pre-K Victory Ad With Mayor de Blasio’s Family Aims to Help Him Regain His Footing

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Apr 8th 2014

Allies of Bill de Blasio spent nearly $500,000 to put the ad on the air, and they plan to spend more to keep it on through the month.

Political Advertising; Education (Pre-School); Mayors; Charter Schools; Lobbying and Lobbyists

The mayor is discovering the limits of his power.
 

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U.S.

Amid ‘Exploding’ Houses and a Wave of Mud, a Maternal Instinct Flared

By KIRK JOHNSON | Apr 9th 2014

When a landslide swept down on Oso, Wash., last month, it propelled Amanda Skorjanc and her infant son about 600 feet, with the couch they had been sitting on swept along with them.

Landslides and Mudslides; Rescues; Deaths (Fatalities)

Yes.

A community has some responsibility for its location.

Volcanic ash is not stable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_repose
 

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Opinion

The Apple Chronicles

By JOE NOCERA | Apr 11th 2014

These days, the tech industry is battling over patents instead of new products.

Inventions and Patents; Suits and Litigation (Civil); New Models, Design and Products; Smartphones

Book report.  
 "a new book by Yukari Iwatani Kane, titled “Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs.”"

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Opinion

In the Middle East, Time to Move On

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 14th 2014

The United States has been fully committed to a two-state solution, but now it must devote its attention to other international challenges like Ukraine.

Palestinians; Israeli Settlements; United States International Relations

A two state solution is not possible. 
It has never been possible.
We are looking at genocide or the end of a Jewish state
Genocide will not be permitted either way.
Israel will exist with justice for the Palestinians.
There may be an attempt at civil war.

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U.S.

Illinois Moves to Ease Chicago Pension Woes

By MONICA DAVEY | Apr 8th 2014

The state legislature approved a plan put forth by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that would presumably include a property tax increase for Chicago residents.

Pensions and Retirement Plans; State Legislatures; Bankruptcies; Property Taxes; Government Employees 

The price is excessive for a moral hazard.

Business set the accounting rules.

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U.S.

Florida Lawmakers Proposing a Salve for Ailing Springs

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ | Apr 14th 2014

An effort to clean up waterways plagued by agricultural runoff and other pollutants is meeting some legislative opposition.

Water Pollution; Environment; Law and Legislation; Agriculture and Farming; Algae; United States Politics and Government; Fertilizer; Water

Florida is in trouble.
 

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Automobiles

Wheelies

: The Car Tipping Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Apr 8th 2014

Hooligans tip Smart cars around San Francisco; some Toyota factories replace robots with people.

Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars

Small cars have problems.
 

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U.S.

Pressing Obama’s Agenda, Maryland Lawmakers Raise Minimum Wage

By TRIP GABRIEL | Apr 7th 2014

The General Assembly’s vote was a victory for Gov. Martin O’Malley, who said on Monday that he would also sign a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Minimum Wage; Marijuana; State Legislatures

"Reality has a distinct liberal bias"

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Opinion

Big Bang to Little Swoosh

By MAX TEGMARK | Apr 11th 2014

The discovery of gravitational waves in the fabric of space may go down as one of the greatest in the history of science.

Gravitation and Gravity; Space and Astronomy; Solar System; Physics

I am not going to fight with the theorists.
Inflationism  smells of magic.

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World

Warily, Jordan Assists Rebels in Syrian War

By BEN HUBBARD | Apr 10th 2014

Jordan has been quietly providing a staging ground for the rebels and their foreign backers on Syria’s southern front, but many say the aid is not enough.

International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ); United States International Relations; Foreign Aid

Calling it a religious war does not help them.
There may be no way to help the situation.
 

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Opinion

Ebola Is Not the Next Pandemic

By DAVID QUAMMEN | Apr 9th 2014

But that doesn’t make it any less horrific for the poor West Africans who get it.

Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Humanitarian Aid

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/guinea/

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Outbreak Update

April 10, 2014

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Guinea reported 157 probable and suspect cases, including 101 deaths on April 10, 2014. Of these suspect cases, 66 have been laboratory confirmed positive cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF). One additional health care worker with clinical symptoms has been reported since April 7, increasing the total to 15 health care workers. All cases reported in Conakry (20) have been laboratory confirmed. Other districts with confirmed and suspected cases remain Guekedou, Macenta, Kissidougou, Dabola, and Djingaraye.
UNICEF of Liberia reported on April 9, 2014, 22 probable and suspect cases of EHF, including 14 deaths and 5 laboratory-confirmed cases. Four of these confirmed cases were reported from Lofa County and 1 from Margibi County according to WHO. Other Counties in Liberia under further investigation now include Bong, Nimba, Montserrado, and for the first time, Grand Cape Mount County. Additional reports of suspect cases in Sierra Leone and Mali are under investigation."

 

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N.Y. / Region

Testimony Still Sought on Shut Lanes at George Washington Bridge

By KATE ZERNIKE | Apr 10th 2014

Investigators in New Jersey say they will begin calling witnesses to testify despite a judge’s ruling that two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie did not have to comply.

George Washington Bridge; State Legislatures

Chris Christie is being hunted.
I wish the hunters success.
 

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N.Y. / Region

Another Prosecutor Is Said to Investigate Port Authority

By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM | Apr 12th 2014

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has subpoenaed documents concerning a range of the troubled agency’s major construction projects, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

Subpoenas; George Washington Bridge

Chris Christie is being hunted.
I wish the hunters success.

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U.S.

 

Big G.O.P. Donors Stir Senate Runs

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Apr 11th 2014

Democrats in races that will help determine control of the Senate are burning through campaign cash as they fend off attacks from conservative groups.

Elections, Senate; Campaign Finance; Political Action Committees; Political Advertising

The .01% are attempting to seize command.
This is not a good thing.
 

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Business Day

In New Tack, I.M.F. Aims at Income Inequality

By EDUARDO PORTER | Apr 8th 2014

The International Monetary Fund has been moving away from its single-minded focus on spending cuts, and broadening its scope.

Income Inequality; Economics (Theory and Philosophy); Inflation (Economics); Poverty; Economic Conditions and Trends

Christine Lagarde
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Lagarde

"Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (French: [kʁistin madlɛn ɔdɛt laɡaʁd]; née Lallouette, IPA: [laluɛt]; born 1 January 1956)^[1] is a French lawyer and Union for a Popular Movement politician who has been the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 5 July 2011. Previously, she held various ministerial posts in the French government: she was Minister of Economic Affairs, Finance and Employment and before that Minister of Agriculture and Fishing and Minister of Trade in the government of Dominique de Villepin. Lagarde was the first woman to become finance minister of a G8 economy, and is the first woman to head the IMF.
A noted antitrust and labor lawyer, Lagarde became the first female chairman of the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. On 16 November 2009, the Financial Times ranked her the best Minister of Finance in the Eurozone.^[2] On 28 June 2011, she was named as the next MD of the IMF for a five-year term, starting on 5 July 2011,^[3][4][5] replacing Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Her appointment is the 11th consecutive appointment of a European to head the IMF.^[6] In 2011, Lagarde was ranked the 8th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine.^[7] On 29 October Lagarde accepted an honorary doctoral degree from the KU Leuven, in Courtray."

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Release to "Hospice at home" planned for the afternoon of 4/16/14.

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