Thursday, June 12, 2014

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1
Theater

Careening Into a Bottomless Vortex

“The Village Bike,” Penelope Skinner’s play at the Lucille Lortel Theater, centers on a lonely pregnant woman whose growing obsession with sex takes her and other characters to dark places.
Theater 

A solution is to stop being lonely.
Good communication helps with that.

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
2
Technology

Mobile Blogging Options for Storytelling on the Go

Full-featured apps from WordPress, Blogsy and others make it easy to create multimedia-rich blog posts from a smartphone or tablet.
Mobile Applications; Blogs and Blogging (Internet); iOS (Operating System) 

I dislike the keyboard approximation found on tablets and phones.
I will lug a laptop for the keyboard and the USB ports.
The Fedora live disk is a free download.  It comes with Libraoffice 
which, like Openoffice, is a branch of Star Office.  These are fully featured word processing programs and open source.  
There is a photo editor I have not explored.

I have not made a photograph for several years.  The relations I value have not been visual.  I will have to work on that.

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N.Y. / Region

Emergency Housing Unit Is Unveiled in Brooklyn

In an attempt to improve its disaster assistance services, the City of New York unveiled a prototype for temporary living structures. The units will be studied by the city’s Office of Emergency Management for the next year.
Mobile Homes and Trailers; Disasters and Emergencies; Hurricane Sandy (2012); Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

This is better modular manufactured housing.
It does not solve the problem of a newly flooding city.
New York will not willingly be abandoned.  As long as the site remains above water there will be residents.

When a condition is chronic   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic
it is not an emergency.

We need a solution for chronic oceanic flooding.

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N.Y. / Region

The Circus That Doesn’t Leave Town

Circus acts have infused almost every kind of entertainment option in the city, and demand for circus-related services is surging.
Circuses; Acrobats and Acrobatics; Theater; Bars and Nightclubs; Juggling and Jugglers 

Life subverts entertainment.
The show inside must be better.  

5
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Average Age Edition

IHS Automotive reports that the average age of autos in the United States is still 11.4 years; Bill Hoglund, a former G.M. executive, dies at 79.
Automobiles; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Museums; Organized Labor 

yes
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Automobiles

Toyota Recalls 2.3 Million Vehicles for Air Bag Problem

The action could also affect millions of vehicles already recalled from other manufacturers.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

I am not included.  It is serious if one is included.  
Check with a dealer.
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Business Day

Ex-Employee of Novartis’s Japan Unit Arrested

The former employee is thought to have given false data to researchers, whose work was intended for use in advertising the blood pressure drug Diovan.
Courts and the Judiciary 

Novartis has been caught cheating.
If it is a pattern it could be serious.
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World

Trial of South Korean Ferry Crew Begins

Angry relatives of the victims gathered at the courthouse, shouting “Murderer!” as the captain and other senior crew members entered not guilty pleas.
Maritime Accidents and Safety; Ferries 

The prosecutors are looking in the wrong place.
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U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad

Female genital cutting has been banned in the United States since 1996, and now it is also illegal to transport girls for “vacation cutting.” But some are concerned that such cutting is on the rise.
Female Genital Mutilation; Women and Girls; Immigration and Emigration; Computers and the Internet 

It is a practice of misogyny.
Taking the statute of limitations off it would get the parents prosecuted long after the fact.
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World

Groggy Mornings Ahead for China's World Cup Fans

Chinese soccer fans are expected to tune in to live World Cup matches despite games that will start at 4 in the morning.
Employee Fringe Benefits; Mascots; Paid Time Off; World Cup 2014 (Soccer) 

My impression is that 4:00 local is rise time in China.
World cup for breakfast.
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Multimedia

Seeing Red in the Gene Pool

Redhead deposits aren’t wanted at the world’s largest sperm bank, leading a photographer to document gingers in all their blazing, freckled varieties.
Genetics and Heredity; Identification Devices; Photography; Sperm 

I did not want and do not want to reproduce myself.
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Health

Killing a Patient to Save His Life

Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plan to treat trauma patients with an experimental procedure that induces hypothermia in dying patients to buy them more time.
Hypothermia; Hospitals; Surgery and Surgeons; Death and Dying; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Emergency Medical Treatment 

Interesting 
Many would find it shocking.  I do not.
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Business Day

Netflix Investors to Vote on C.E.O.-Chairman Split

Shareholders of the media company are to vote Monday on whether to divide the roles of chief executive and chairman now held by Reed Hastings.
Stocks and Bonds; Boards of Directors; Media 

Ok.  There seems to be a change on the way.

The stock of Netflix may be worth buying if tumbles and seems likely to recover.  We will see how the stock behaves in the next year.

The disk business is not the streaming business.
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World

China Complains About Plutonium in Japan

China has complained that Japan has 640 kilograms of plutonium that it has not reported to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011); Nuclear Energy; Nuclear Weapons; Plutonium 

China is being a nuisance.

This is reactor fuel.  
The Bomb grade Japan holds is reported and monitored.
Japan will not indulge in nuclear arms.

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Opinion

Ecuador Breaks Its Amazon Deal

The decision to go back on a pledge to refrain from oil drilling threatens one of the world’s most biodiverse areas.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Biodiversity; Drilling and Boring 

The money was not paid so the leases are being drilled.
The world must keep its promises.
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Dining & Wine

The Best Iced Latte in America?

This exquisite latte from Los Angeles is just one of the nation’s creative new versions of a summer staple.
Coffee; Coffeehouses; Milk; Nuts 

I would like to use such a place.
I don't want it to be my life.  To work it must be someone's life.
I would happily own it or part of it.
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Opinion

All Justice Is Local

Small communities in Rwanda and Uganda are revolutionizing postconflict justice.
War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

If such a process could end the echos of the Holocaust it would be a great benefit.  
Most direct participants have died.  
Sourceless echos cannot confess and ask forgiveness from the millions extinguished.
Nor can the dead grant forgiveness.
We are faced with predestination by incomplete memory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide

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Business Day

Video: European Union Investigates Tax Rulings

The European Union’s competition commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, announced the opening of three in-depth investigations into tax breaks affecting Apple, Starbucks and Fiat Finance and Trade.
Corporate Taxes; Income Tax; Taxation; Coffeehouses; Automobiles; Corporations 

They will investigate to the limits of public attention.
This is more whitewash.
Or it is the end of multinationals for tax purposes.
Beggar thy neighbor wins.
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U.S.

I.R.S. Publishes Guide It Says Will Help Ensure Taxpayer Rights

The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday unveiled a Taxpayer Bill of Rights that is intended to ensure the rights to privacy, confidentiality and a fair appeals process with the agency.
Federal Taxes (US); Taxation; Privacy 

They are covered on public relations.  There seems to be no innovation here.
I will owe some taxes but do not owe them yet.
20
Sports

Plan B Eased Clippers Deal: Sterling’s Diagnosis

Rochelle Sterling and her lawyer used a clause in the Clippers trust documents to cut her husband, Donald, out of the deal after doctors found him to be affected by cognitive impairment.
Basketball; Brain; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures 

 Dementia is a terrible thing.  
I did not see any significant degree until the last few weeks
She would wake from time to time until the final slide.
Her will was signed thirty years ago.

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1
Theater

Careening Into a Bottomless Vortex

2
Opinion

Ecuador Breaks Its Amazon Deal

3
U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad


I will not forbid them their culture.
I abhor the misogynist practice.
I am stuck.

4
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Average Age Edition

5
N.Y. / Region

Emergency Housing Unit Is Unveiled in Brooklyn

6
N.Y. / Region

The Circus That Doesn’t Leave Town

7
Automobiles

Toyota Recalls 2.3 Million Vehicles for Air Bag Problem

The action could also affect millions of vehicles already recalled from

9
World

Trial of South Korean Ferry Crew Begins


2
Opinion

Ecuador Breaks Its Amazon Deal

3
U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad

4
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Average Age Edition

World

Groggy Mornings Ahead for China's World Cup Fans

11
Multimedia

Seeing Red in the Gene Pool

12
Technology

Mobile Blogging Options for Storytelling on the Go

13
Health

Killing a Patient to Save His Life

Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plan to treat trauma patients with an experimental procedure that induces hypothermia in dying patients to buy them more time.
Hypothermia; Hospitals; Surgery and Surgeons; Death and Dying; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Emergency Medical Treatment 

The procedure was developed for open heart surgery in the fifties.
Profusion with cold saline is new.
14
Business Day

Netflix Investors to Vote on C.E.O.-Chairman Split

15
World

China Complains About Plutonium in Japan

16
Dining & Wine

The Best Iced Latte in America?

18
Opinion

All Justice Is Local

19
Sports

Plan B Eased Clippers Deal: Sterling’s Diagnosis

20
Automobiles

A Starter Kit for Military Collectors

Jeeps from World War II are ubiquitous at military vehicle shows, and they are a starting point for many people getting into the collecting hobby.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; World War II (1939-45)
other manufacturers.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products 

I will not own an "F" head engine.

Willys did a bad job on the design.
8
Business Day

Ex-Employee of Novartis’s Japan Unit Arrested

9
World

Trial of South Korean Ferry Crew Begins

10
World

Groggy Mornings Ahead for China's World Cup Fans

11
Multimedia

Seeing Red in the Gene Pool

12
Technology

Mobile Blogging Options for Storytelling on the Go


A laptop, dongle and Fedora live disk.

13
Health

Killing a Patient to Save His Life

14
Business Day

Netflix Investors to Vote on C.E.O.-Chairman Split

15
World

China Complains About Plutonium in Japan


Razzing

16
Dining & Wine

The Best Iced Latte in America?

Empty words.
18
Opinion

All Justice Is Local

19
Sports

Plan B Eased Clippers Deal: Sterling’s Diagnosis

20
Automobiles

A Starter Kit for Military Collectors

Jeeps from World War II are ubiquitous at military vehicle shows, and they are a starting point for many people getting into the collecting hobby.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; World War II (1939-45) 

Willys did a bad job on the mechanical design.  It had to be light.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_Jeep

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1
Theater

Careening Into a Bottomless Vortex

2
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Porsche Martini Edition

3
Opinion

Ecuador Breaks Its Amazon Deal

4
U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad

5
World

Militants Seize Turkish Consulate Staff in Iraqi City

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey held an emergency meeting with top security officials amid a diplomatic effort to free the hostages in Mosul.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/world/middleeast/militants-seize-turkish-consulate-staff-in-mosul.html?src=rec&recp=4&mabReward=RI:10

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/world/middleeast/iraq.html
6
World

Groggy Mornings Ahead for China's World Cup Fans

7
Multimedia

Seeing Red in the Gene Pool

8
Health

Killing a Patient to Save His Life


Open heart surgery.

9
World

China Complains About Plutonium in Japan

10
Business Day

Netflix Investors to Vote on C.E.O.-Chairman Split

11
Opinion

All Justice Is Local

12
Opinion

What Causes Weight Gain

Real food is more likely to promote health than hyperprocessed food.
Obesity; Diet and Nutrition; Food; Sugar

"Do the science."
"Sugar; The Bitter Truth"   youtube
13
Arts

Google Adds Graffiti to Its Art Portfolio

The new Street Art Project includes graffiti and other works from around the globe, including some that no longer exist.
Art; Graffiti; Computers and the Internet; Copyrights and Copyright Violations; Vandalism

A public record of public works.
A good Idea.   I hope they use the G.P.L. (Gnu Public License)
14
World

J. K. Rowling Donates £1 Million to Oppose Scottish Breakaway

The author of the Harry Potter series gave backers of the effort to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom some high-profile financial support.
Referendums; Harry Potter (Fictional Character)

Let's  check the polls as the vote nears.

15
Dining & Wine

The Best Iced Latte in America?

16
U.S.

Five Dead in Shooting Rampage in Las Vegas


Just sad.

17
U.S.

Faces of an Immigration System Overwhelmed by Women and Children

In Phoenix, up to four buses a day arrive at the Greyhound station, each filled to capacity with women and children from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Children and Childhood; Women and Girls; Buses

If there is not a mind behind this wave
Central America is in terrible trouble.
These children are not unloved.
Central America is in terrible trouble.
You are should be working.
The youthful evidence is here.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador
Nothing.
search google:
  1. Surge of children fleeing gang recruitment in Central America ...

    New York Daily News-13 hours ago
    The surge of children fleeing gang recruitment in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to seek asylum in the U.S. and other countries is a ...


  2. El Salvador Officials Visiting, Interviewing Unaccompanied Minors in ...

    Breitbart News Network-Jun 9, 2014
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consular representatives from El Salvador have been involved in identifying and offering protection to the ...
    New search: Gang recruitment activity
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    Huffington post: null
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Honduras
    This seems to be a first report.
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U.S.

Oregon Shooting Draws Obama’s Outrage on Gun Laws

On a day when the nation’s attention was drawn to another school shooting, President Obama expressed frustration with the inability to pass laws on background checks.
School Shootings; Murders and Attempted Murders; Gun Control; United States Politics and Government

"“What are you going to do?” the student asked. “What can we all do?”
Mr. Obama replied that passing federal legislation would require a shift in public opinion big enough to move Congress, where he said most members “are terrified of the N.R.A.”"

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Dining & Wine

Video: Marketing Domino’s in the Lunchroom

Companies like Domino’s are making more healthful versions of their food to sell in schools, prompting concerns about the use of brands in the school lunch line.
Lunch and Breakfast Programs; Pizza; Diet and Nutrition; Advertising and Marketing; Education (K-12)

It is not the worst food and the kids will eat it.
No high praise.
20
Sports

Mets’ Murphy Discusses Fatherhood at White House Meeting

Criticized on sports talk radio for going on paternity leave for the birth of his son, he said it was the right choice and that he had the backing of his team.
Baseball; Family Leaves

A good decision.

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1
Theater

Careening Into a Bottomless Vortex


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

2
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Porsche Martini Edition

Porsche celebrates its return to Le Mans with a Martini-liveried special edition 911; Fiat announces 86 Alfa Romeo dealerships for North America.
Antique and Classic Cars; Le Mans Auto Race

"Hyundai delivered its first vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell — a Tucson crossover — Tuesday in Tustin, Calif. Hyundai says the Tucson is currently the world’s only mass-produced fuel cell vehicle. The automaker is offering them at a $499-per-month lease rate, along with an unlimited supply of free hydrogen fuel. (Hyundai)"
3
Opinion

Undecided

The consequences of doing nothing were highlighted this week when the Supreme Court chose not to decide a case about juveniles serving life sentences.
Juvenile Delinquency; Mandatory Sentencing; Murders and Attempted Murders

I could not guess.
4
Sports

Video: Will Ed O’Bannon Change the N.C.A.A?

The implications of O’Bannon v. N.C.A.A., a class-action lawsuit that could change the economics of college sports.
College Athletics; Basketball (College); Basketball; Computer and Video Games; Television; Suits and Litigation (Civil)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/sports/ncaafootball/ncaa-settles-sam-keller-video-game-suit-for-20-million.html

Yes.
5
U.S.

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad

6
World

Chile: Patagonia Dams Rejected

A government commission rejected an $8 billion proposal to dam Patagonian rivers to meet growing energy demands, handing a victory to environmentalists who praised the ruling on Tuesday.
Levees and Dams; Rivers; Water; Electric Light and Power

Good.
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Business Day

CNN Defends Choosing O.J. Simpson Over Eric Cantor

As its cable news rivals flooded the airwaves with coverage of the Cantor primary race upset, CNN aired a documentary about O.J. Simpson.
Ratings (Audience Measurement); News and News Media

Corporate tends to be dumb.
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U.S.

Legal Confusion Follows Federal Judge’s Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage in Wisconsin

An unusual approach by Judge Barbara B. Crabb of Federal District Court has pitted county clerks against the Wisconsin attorney general.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Constitutional Amendments; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Marriages; Ethics and Official Misconduct; States (US); Attorneys General

Judge Barbara B. Crabb has been clever.
I compliment her.
 
9
Sports

Plan B Eased Clippers Deal: Sterling’s Diagnosis

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Fashion & Style

Tips From Fashion Insiders on How to Wear Sneakers With a Suit

Men’s wear experts offer their fashion tips for getting it right.
Sneakers; Suits (Apparel); Shoes and Boots; Fashion and Apparel

I will do things your way.
11
World

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Strip Kills Palestinian

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N.Y. / Region

A Tug-of-War of Tax Breaks Tightens Across the Hudson

BNY Mellon is at the center of a fierce competition between New York and New Jersey for a subsidy deal to either move or relocate in Lower Manhattan.
Relocation of Business; Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions

I don't care.
Avoid subsidies.
13
Magazine

Silicon Valley Tries to Remake the Idea Machine

Hoping to invent the future, the tech industry is looking to recreate its past.
Inventions and Patents; Research; United States Economy

Industrial research has always been "inventions to order"
Sometimes the crew gets to suggest the order.
Academic research is "understanding to order"
Or failing that "Describe the relationship and its dependancies"
If it can be predicted we don't care how it works.
14
World

Merkel Cites ‘Threats’ in Warning to Cameron

Fissures are forming as Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain expresses increasing skepticism of the value of European Union inclusion.
Elections
Strains are building again.
Germany must decide its course.

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U.S.

F.B.I. Begins Criminal Inquiry in V.A. Scandal

The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, said the bureau was looking into accusations that Department of Veterans Affairs officials had manipulated medical waiting lists.
Veterans

Shared glory of a sort.
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N.Y. / Region

Manhattan Transfer

Metropolitan Diary: A poem in which a man looking to settle down with simpler things is upset at the pace of demolition and construction.
Birds; Demolition; Gardens and Gardening; Poetry and Poets

Cheap rent.
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World

Militants Storm Turkish Consulate in Iraqi City, Taking 49 People as Hostages

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey held an emergency meeting with top security officials amid a diplomatic effort to free the hostages in Mosul.
Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )

Yes.
18
U.S.

Official Backs Marines’ Move to Classify Photos of Forces With Taliban Bodies

An administration official cited troops’ safety in rejecting a whistle-blower’s complaint that photos showing American forces with the corpses of Taliban fighters had violated an executive order.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Afghanistan War (2001- ); Photography; Classified Information and State Secrets; Whistle-Blowers; Freedom of Information Act; Executive Orders and Memorandums

Secrecy can hide things if it can be had.
19
Opinion

More Voting Games in Ohio

By cutting back on early voting, the state has taken another egregious step to impose barriers for citizens who tend to vote Democratic.
Editorials; Voter Registration and Requirements; Blacks

Politicians like to hold office.

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Opinion

The Power to Cure, Multiplied

Project ECHO is a “disruptive innovation” that uses video to train clinicians to perform like specialists in underserved areas. Used more widely it could transform health care.
Doctors; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Hepatitis; Medicine and Health; Videophones and Videoconferencing

It is an odd form of apprenticeship.
Doing a single project, a treatment, colegially with expert advice.
Each patient is different requiring slightly different treatment.
It will work if the money is there.



I must sleep.



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