Sunday, June 22, 2014

@12:45, 6/21/14

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U.S.

North Carolina: Duke Energy Was Warned About Pipe

Records subpoenaed by federal prosecutors show that engineers working for Duke Energy warned the company nearly 30 years before a large coal ash spill.
Water Pollution; Accidents and Safety; Coal; Hazardous and Toxic Substances 

Duke Energy will pay.  
They must continue to operate in order to pay.
They will operate in bankruptcy.

2
N.Y. / Region

A Gilded Monument Is Mysteriously Shedding Its Brand-New Gold

The William Tecumseh Sherman statue in Central Park, which began peeling only a few months after it was regilded, will undergo further repair this fall.
Monuments and Memorials (Structures); Gold 

The Old South never considered the Union victory proper.
Sherman is not a hero there.
You are dealing with the Old South.
The Lost Cause is still bitter.

I think I heard Biden is dealing with Homeland Security.

3
Business Day

2 Million Tune In to See Hillary Rodham Clinton on Fox News

The former secretary of state, who is promoting her new memoir, gave a boost of 23 percent to the usual audience on the network.
Ratings (Audience Measurement); News and News Media 

The Faux News viewers want to see Hillary humiliated.
4
U.S.

Michigan: Governor Signs Plan to Help Detroit

Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law bills that complete funding for a major component of Detroit’s plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in the nation’s history.
Bankruptcies 
The state of Michigan is on the hook for pensions as long as Detroit is under state management. 
I don't know how this is going to work out and neither do they.

My siblings will gather to confer 7/4/14
5
Technology

Yahoo Wants You to Linger (on the Ads, Too)

With a huge audience but declining ad revenue, the company is pinning its revival on a constellation of sites, where news and advertising intertwine.
Online Advertising; Search Engines; Advertising and Marketing; Magazines 

The wrong thing.  
If I wanted to read an add I would go to the company or watch the Super Bowl.

6
Health

Dr. Lorna Wing, Who Broadened Views of Autism, Dies at 85

Dr. Wing, a British psychiatrist, recognized autism as a mental disorder of many gradations, and she coined the term Asperger’s syndrome for its mildest form.
Asperger's Syndrome; Autism; Deaths (Obituaries); Psychiatry and Psychiatrists 

Dyslexia is its own thing.      
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism_spectrum

7
Opinion

 

Gov. Scott Walker’s Campaign Violations

There clearly is plenty to fear from independent spending groups that raise unlimited dollars.
Political Advertising; Campaign Finance; Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision); Corruption (Institutional) 

A review in federal court is too thin a thread to hang our democracy on.  
We need a congressional reversal of the Citizens United decision. 
We need the mandated update of the voting rights act.

8
World

Rail Strike Strands French and Tests Their President

A work stoppage has entered its second week, challenging François Hollande’s attempt to steer his Socialist Party on a more centrist path.
Railroads; Strikes 

Austerity is not the right treatment for depression.
I will dig it out for you again if you wish.
9
Business Day

F.D.A. Approves Antibiotic for Common Infections

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new antibiotic from Cubist Pharmaceuticals to treat common skin infections often acquired in the hospitals.
Antibiotics; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

I am glad to see there is a new familly of antibiotics.
Let us not destroy these before their time.
There is no statement as to their toxicity.
I seem to have developed a penicillin sensitivity.
 
10
U.S.

Decades Later, 17 Service Members Who Perished in Crash Will Be Laid to Rest

The remains of the crew aboard a military plane that crashed in Alaska in 1952 have been identified and recovered. They will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Military Aircraft; Deaths (Fatalities); Glaciers; United States Defense and Military Forces 

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
11
Opinion

The Structures of Growth

What do you need to do to get better at something after you have gone through the early stages of making a lot of progress really quickly?
Education; Psychology and Psychologists; Social Conditions and Trends 

A useful view.
12
Health

After Baby, an Unraveling

One woman’s wrenching struggle illuminates recent findings that postpartum mental disorders can emerge later than expected and include a broader range of symptoms.
Mental Health and Disorders; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Suicides and Suicide Attempts; Series 

Noted.  
13
U.S.

On Immigration, the Hard Lines Start to Blur

Farmers Branch, Tex., was once a leader in passing laws intended to curb immigration, but those laws were struck down and people are adapting.
Hispanic-Americans; Illegal Immigration; Law and Legislation; Elections, Mayors; Urban Areas 

Yes, 
some are resigned to the reality that the immigrants earn and pay taxes.
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The Upshot

The Unexpected Ceasefire in Washington’s Tax Wars

The reasons for a pause in advancing tax plans are partly practical, but philosophical shifts have also played a role.
Federal Taxes (US); Income Tax; United States Politics and Government; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions; United States Economy; Elections, Senate 

A stalemate is quiet.  
There is no change in taxation.

15
Health

Father, Doctor, Role Model

“The Good Doctor” is more than a son’s search to understand his father’s actions, but an evaluation of a generation that practiced medicine differently.
Doctors; Books and Literature; Death and Dying; Parkinson's Disease 

When my life is over let me go as gracefully and free of pain as possible. I want to live while I can and die when I must.
I believe in brain death and think there is no point in respiration and pulse without a mind.
I should make a will.
We will discuss it if I can.  If I can't it is probably time to go to palliative care.
What is your plan?
16
U.S.

Ohio: Man Gets 35 Years for Fire That Killed 9

A man twice convicted of killing a woman and eight children at a birthday sleepover in Cleveland’s deadliest house fire was sentenced Friday to 35 years in prison.
Arson; Murders and Attempted Murders; Sentences (Criminal) 

I do not know the case.
I suspect he is not guilty.  
Motive and method.  There is no stated motive.  
The method is either too stupid, a possibility, 
or far too clever for this limited man.
17
N.Y. / Region

After the Storm, 20 Months in Limbo

Some households damaged by Hurricane Sandy are just now beginning to recover with the help of faith-based, community and nongovernmental organizations.
Hurricane Sandy (2012); Faith-Based Initiatives; Philanthropy; Nonprofit Organizations 

Yes, 
the city is terrible at these problems.
Most of the examples seem to need the attention of a sitter to guide them through the process or find the lost form or get a replacement.
Many may have missed a prompt for a tip.
Tammany Hall did this job with ward healers.
Any candidate for city council would be wise to send people through the area to fix problems.  
Get the grass roots party workers working.
 
18
Business Day

Siemens and Mitsubishi Counteroffer for Alstom Is Less Than G.E.'s Bid

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries formally presented a counteroffer for Alstom, but their combined bid was less than what General Electric was offering.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 

It looks like GE is playing for another part of the turbine business.

https://www.google.com/search?q=steam+turbine+makers&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb 

506,000 results.   There is competition.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gas+turbine+manufacturers&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb
1,770,000 hits There is lots of competition.

19
Opinion

Congress and Guns

Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York responds to an editorial, “Legislating Ignorance About Guns.”
Research; Gun Control; United States Politics and Government; Editorials 

Yes.  
Do the science.
When we know, there can be effective action.
Until we know, there is no goal.

20
Arts

To the Sea in Ships, as Naughty as Ever

“All These Darlings and Now Us,” a waterborne installation in San Francisco, is a response to the closing of two beloved local sex clubs, Esta Noche and the Lusty Lady.
Art; Strip Clubs and Strippers 

Software city is squeezing the joy out of life.
It is not my idea of fun.
But then I am a bit strange.
I like boats. 

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