Sunday, May 4, 2014

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Sports

Union Effort at Northwestern May Not Mean Much for Public Colleges

The vast majority of Division I universities are public but the National Labor Relations Board has no power over them, only over private-sector employers like Northwestern.
College Athletics; Organized Labor; Collective Bargaining; Decisions and Verdicts; Private and Sectarian Schools; Colleges and Universities; Football (College); Basketball (College) 

The politics of labor organizing are above my pay grade.
The athletes are obviously employed.  
OSHA should now rule on safety. 
Payment in non-negotiable scrip is never legal.
The athletes don't need a union to for labor law to apply.


2
Opinion

Vatican Dialogue: 'Man is a Technical Giant and an Ethical Child'

At the Pope’s science academy, an unfolding discussion of the role of science and ethics in shaping the human journey.
Birth Control and Family Planning; International Relations; Millennium Development Goals; Population; Science and Technology; Sociology; Sustainable Living

I am not willing to give the conference the attention it deserves.
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Business Day

Stern Talk From Chief of F.C.C. on Open Net

Tom Wheeler, the F.C.C. chairman, says there is a shortfall in adequate broadband competition.
Computers and the Internet; Net Neutrality; Consumer Protection

Regulate the net as a utility and common carrier sooner rather than later.  Now is not too soon.
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N.Y. / Region

For de Blasio, Carriage Horse Ban Is No Walk in the Park

The New York City mayor has seemingly avoided Central Park and is struggling to turn public attention toward other issues on his agenda: housing and wages.
Horses; Carriages; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare

leave the horse carriages in the park.
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Opinion

The Wire Next Time

Municipal networks are the answer to the end of net neutrality.
Net Neutrality; Computers and the Internet; Local Government; Urban Areas

Build the systems.
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World

A Korean City With 250 Holes in Its Heart

There is a mournful stillness in the industrial city of Ansan, where nearly three quarters of a high school’s 11th graders died in the ferry disaster.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Funerals and Memorials; Ferries

yes

I find no pleasure in disaster.

Profit must not depend on others unrecognized risk.
Try
Profit must not depend on others non recognition of their risk.

             I am still not happy with the clarity of the statement.
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Crosswords/Games

N U M + B E R = P L A Y

Replace letters with integers to make the following expression true: N U M + B E R = P L A Y.
Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles
All ten numerals must be used.
Zero must map to NUM+BER.  There is no two numeral sum equal to zero.
Nine maps to PLAY.  It cannot be part of a sum and a result simultaneously.
Any numeral summed with zero results in that numeral.

There exists no solution in base ten.

Larger base number systems have solutions.
At a guess those solutions number 100 for each base.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Solo Alfa Romeo Edition

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles may present Alfa Romeo as an independent brand.
Automobiles; Natural Gas; Transportation

"Transportation legislation supported by President Obama’s administration is making its way through Congress. If passed, the bill would pour more than $300 billion into road and transit projects by the end of 2018. There are no specific projects on the table yet. (Bloomberg)"

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-29/obama-said-to-unveil-302-billion-highway-bill-funded-with-taxes
The legislation will be killed by the G.O.P.

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Magazine

Behind the Cover Story: Charles Siebert on the Fight for Animal 'Personhood'

Charles Siebert, a contributing writer for the magazine, on the possibility of animals gaining some of the same legal rights that people enjoy.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Animals; Monkeys and Apes; Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Any extension of "personhood" will be a taking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eminent_domain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canibalism
  
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Opinion

Will Liberal Cities Leave the Rest of America Behind?

While testing new ideas, progressive mayors may exacerbate the differences between successful and unsuccessful urban areas.
Local Government; Urban Areas; United States Politics and Government; Minimum Wage; Liberalism (US Politics); Relocation of Business; Income Inequality

There is no question. 
The affluent cities have left the others behind.
Local attempts to level up  have and will lead the drones to leave.
They will find few homes.
Successful  cities have converted to the company town model.
If the philosophical model of government does not change interpersonal relations will be medieval
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11
World

Blast in Gaza Damages Boat Meant for Protest

An explosion partially sank a small vessel that Palestinian and foreign activists had planned to use to challenge the Israeli-imposed blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinians; Boats and Boating; Explosions

The siege continues.
We can debate the wisdom of both sides.
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N.Y. / Region

Bidders Lining Up Lobbyists in Fight for New York Casinos

A casino license, particularly within a leisurely drive of New York City, could be a golden ticket to billions in profits in one of the last underdeveloped gambling markets in the nation.
Casinos; Gambling; Lobbying and Lobbyists

The more  I learn of Andrew Cuomo the less appealing he is.

 
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U.S.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Requiring Photo ID at Polls

The judge found that the 2011 law, which required voters to produce state-approved photo identification cards at polling places, violated the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.
Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution); Voting Rights Act (1965); State Legislatures; Decisions and Verdicts; Identification Devices; Voter Registration and Requirements

A judge worthy of honor.
 
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World

U.S. and Philippines Agree to a 10-Year Pact on the Use of Military Bases

The accord will give American warships, planes and troops greater access to bases in the Philippines, returning the United States to a visible presence there for the first time since 1992.
United States International Relations; Military Bases and Installations; Military Aircraft; United States Defense and Military Forces

The pressure from China is part of it. 
We will have a presence in the South China Sea again.

15
Opinion

Slaves to Prejudice

Home, home on the racist range, where the cows and the antelope play (for free).
Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Cattle; Land Use Policies

Maureen Dowd is not shrill.
 
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Business Day

Toyota Will Shift 4,000 to New Offices in Texas

The Japanese automaker said the move to a new North American headquarters near Dallas in about three years would affect employees in California, Kentucky and New York.
Relocation of Business; Automobiles

"“It indicates that money — and tax incentives — talks when it comes to headquarters locations of large corporations,” said Jack R. Nerad, an analyst with the auto-research firm Kelley Blue Book."


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Business Day

A Ghost Town, Going Green

Nipton, Calif., is one of many places trying to generate its own power, and maybe sell some back to the grid.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Global Warming; Solar Energy; Wind Power; Communes

How very English, a country estate with a model village.
I do not want to live there.  Not even as consort of the Lady of the manner.

18
Your Money

In a Stock Trade, It’s Man vs. Machine

An investor used an interactive voice response system to sell just a few shares of stock in his company. But, he contends, the system misheard him and sold all of them.
Voice Recognition Systems; Stocks and Bonds; Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation; Consumer Protection; Customer Relations


Call me on my landline I do not have access to voice mail on my cell.
I will get that fixed shortly.  I will let you know.
I am alone in the house until the 16th I will return on the 18th.  I will announce my absences and carry my cell.
 
19
World

On Bridges in Paris, Clanking With Love

Romantics from around the world affirm their love by affixing padlocks to certain bridges in Paris. But some see not a touching symbol of commitment, but an eyesore.
Love (Emotion); Historic Buildings and Sites; Locks and Keys

I have wished love was only as permanent as a lock on a railing in Paris.
To my joy mine may last the rest of my life.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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World

Vowing Changes, South Korean Leader Apologizes for Ferry Disaster

Under mounting public pressure over a disaster that left 302 people dead or missing, President Park Geun-hye promised broad reforms.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Corruption (Institutional); Ferries

Overloading by a factor of four seems to be the cause of the accident.

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U.S.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Law Requiring Photo ID at Polls

The judge found that the 2011 law, which required voters to produce state-approved photo identification cards at polling places, violated the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act.
Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution); Voting Rights Act (1965); State Legislatures; Decisions and Verdicts; Identification Devices; Voter Registration and Requirements

Good.
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Business Day

Stern Talk From Chief of F.C.C. on Open Net

Tom Wheeler, the F.C.C. chairman, says there is a shortfall in adequate broadband competition.
Computers and the Internet; Net Neutrality; Consumer Protection

I am confused.
I suspect double dealing.
 
3
Opinion

Vatican Dialogue: 'Man is a Technical Giant and an Ethical Child'

At the Pope’s science academy, an unfolding discussion of the role of science and ethics in shaping the human journey.
Birth Control and Family Planning; International Relations; Millennium Development Goals; Population; Science and Technology; Sociology; Sustainable Living

Action with the fine words.
 
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World

A Korean City With 250 Holes in Its Heart

There is a mournful stillness in the industrial city of Ansan, where nearly three quarters of a high school’s 11th graders died in the ferry disaster.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Funerals and Memorials; Ferries

There is no real remedy.
 
5
Opinion

The Wire Next Time

Municipal networks are the answer to the end of net neutrality.
Net Neutrality; Computers and the Internet; Local Government; Urban Areas

It would work if it were allowed to work.
 
6
Crosswords/Games

N U M + B E R = P L A Y

Replace letters with integers to make the following expression true: N U M + B E R = P L A Y.
Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles

THERE IS NO BASE TEN SOLUTION.
 
7
U.S.

Optimism as Detroit Makes Pacts on Finances

While many issues remain, a deal with representatives of current city workers is one of a number of agreements the city is making to climb out of bankruptcy.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Collective Bargaining; Bankruptcies; Government Employees; Organized Labor

Happy talk.
 
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Magazine

Behind the Cover Story: Charles Siebert on the Fight for Animal 'Personhood'

Charles Siebert, a contributing writer for the magazine, on the possibility of animals gaining some of the same legal rights that people enjoy.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Animals; Monkeys and Apes; Suits and Litigation (Civil)

It should happen but will not.
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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Solo Alfa Romeo Edition

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles may present Alfa Romeo as an independent brand.
Automobiles; Natural Gas; Transportation

"Transportation legislation supported by President Obama’s administration is making its way through Congress. If passed, the bill would pour more than $300 billion into road and transit projects by the end of 2018. There are no specific projects on the table yet. (Bloomberg)"
To be blocked by the G.O.P.
 
10
Business Day

Video: ‘Dripping’ and E-Cigarettes

Trey Hudson of Oklahoma City, Okla., demonstrates how he drips nicotine solution onto the heating element of his tank-system e-cigarette.
Nicotine; E-Cigarettes
Getting a powerful hit of the drug.
It has no attraction for me.
Addiction is just ugly.
 
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Opinion

Will Liberal Cities Leave the Rest of America Behind?

While testing new ideas, progressive mayors may exacerbate the differences between successful and unsuccessful urban areas.
Local Government; Urban Areas; United States Politics and Government; Minimum Wage; Liberalism (US Politics); Relocation of Business; Income Inequality

Wrong and poorly reasoned.
 
12
Opinion

Energy Incentives

Readers respond to an editorial criticizing efforts to impose surcharges on solar installations.
Solar Energy; Taxation

There are no services without cost.
The value of electricity through the day is a variable. Getting the rate right will pay for the grid and the central capacity and the local photovoltaic panels.
No party gets a "free lunch".
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Business Day

A Ghost Town, Going Green

Nipton, Calif., is one of many places trying to generate its own power, and maybe sell some back to the grid.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Global Warming; Solar Energy; Wind Power; Communes

I do not want to pay rent.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Bidders Lining Up Lobbyists in Fight for New York Casinos

A casino license, particularly within a leisurely drive of New York City, could be a golden ticket to billions in profits in one of the last underdeveloped gambling markets in the nation.
Casinos; Gambling; Lobbying and Lobbyists

Casinos are a bad idea.
 
15
Opinion

Voter ID Is the Real Fraud

A federal judge struck down Wisconsin’s voter-identification law, making it clear that the law was a harmful solution in search of an imaginary problem.
Identification Devices; Voter Registration and Requirements; Voting Rights Act (1965); Editorials; States (US)

YES.
 
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World

In Spite of the Law, Afghan ‘Honor Killings’ of Women Continue

The body of civil law enacted with Western assistance and the classic Islamic code of Shariah protect the rights of women not to be forced into marriage. Tribal codes do not.
Honor Killings; Women and Girls

yes
 
17
Business Day

Toyota Will Shift 4,000 to New Offices in Texas

The Japanese automaker said the move to a new North American headquarters near Dallas in about three years would affect employees in California, Kentucky and New York.
Relocation of Business; Automobiles

Just money. 
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World

U.S. and Philippines Agree to a 10-Year Pact on the Use of Military Bases

The accord will give American warships, planes and troops greater access to bases in the Philippines, returning the United States to a visible presence there for the first time since 1992.
United States International Relations; Military Bases and Installations; Military Aircraft; United States Defense and Military Forces

A good thing.
 
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U.S.

Tennessee: Governor Signs Bill Targeting Drug Use During Pregnancy

The bill will allow women to be charged with assault if they abuse narcotics while pregnant and give birth to a child who is dependent on drugs or has been harmed by them.
Pregnancy and Childbirth; Law and Legislation; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Women's Rights; Child Abuse and Neglect

It is bad law and based on bad science.
Fetal alcohol syndrome is real.
 
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World

On Bridges in Paris, Clanking With Love

Romantics from around the world affirm their love by affixing padlocks to certain bridges in Paris. But some see not a touching symbol of commitment, but an eyesore.
Love (Emotion); Historic Buildings and Sites; Locks and Keys 

Love can be more durable than locks.
I find it is.

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