Thursday, June 12, 2014

@13:55, 6/12/14

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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 

Stop being lonely.
Better communication helps.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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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 

The girls cut mothers permit the cutting of their children.I do not know how to edit culture gently.
Killing is traditional.
Education is slow.
Forced education is ineffective.
I object to the discrimination of forbidding travel by minors to areas 
where genital cutting is practiced.
The girl's cut mothers permit the cutting of their children.

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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 

Wind power would probably work for Chile. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevailing_winds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Chile#mediaviewer/File:Chile_veg_1972.jpg
media.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Cl-triconti-en.PNG
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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 wear your choice of uniform for your events.
 
5
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 

She is correct.  
Government and academia are concerned with advancing knowledge.
Industry and business are always most concerned with profit.
When government becomes concerned with profit there is trouble.

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N.Y. / Region

Anti-Overdose Drug Becoming an Everyday Part of Police Work

The number of officers carrying naloxone is still small, but departments across the country are preparing training programs amid a national epidemic of heroin and opioid pill abuse.
Drug Abuse and Traffic; Police; Naloxone (Drug); Addiction (Psychology); Heroin; Emergency Medical Treatment 

Naloxone treats the overdose only.
The addiction is unchanged.
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World

Palestinian Authority Premier Says Unity Government Lacks Power in Gaza

Rami Hamdallah said that not much had changed since the new government took over and that reconciliation between the West Bank and Gaza Strip would take time.
Palestinians 

This is not a hopeful development.
The Palestinians are not shooting at each other yet.
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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 

The problem has been a lack of funds to pay staff and buy equipment.  
We will see how far the investigation goes.
Funding is a congressional responsibility.

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U.S.

Court Requires Warrants for Tracking Locations by Cellphone

A federal appeals court in Atlanta on Wednesday ruled that the Fourth Amendment protects information about people’s locations based on the cell towers their mobile phones are using.
Fourth Amendment (US Constitution); Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Cellular Telephones; Decisions and Verdicts 

The Ruling speaks to criminal investigation.  I approve of it.
The courts have not and may not be empowered to speak on commercial tracking.  Commercial operations opened the question and remain unresolved.  Intelligence gathering is much closer to commercial than forensic behavior.
 
10
U.S.

With Marijuana Legalized, a City in Washington State Says, ‘Not So Fast’

Wenatchee says the state statute permitting sales of marijuana also gives the city the right to ban sales, but a lawsuit seeking a license to sell the product is challenging that right.
Marijuana; Law and Legislation; Shopping and Retail; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; City Councils 

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/marijuana_law/2014/06/is-a-home-rulepreemption-localstatefederal-legal-battle-brewing-in-wenatchee-washington.html

Wenatchee must defend their rule for it to be effective.
 
11
Sports

Le Mans Endurance Race Looks to the Future

On Saturday, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is running its 82nd edition with historic new regulations that are even bolder than the new Formula One rules.
Le Mans Auto Race; Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Fuel Efficiency 

The rules control the race.  This is a very different race.
 
12
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 

The European Union is troubled.
 
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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 

The bank should be offered no subsidy by the City of New York.
The traffic reduction would be welcome.
 
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U.S.

Aid Groups Allege Abuses of Young Border Crossers

Five legal aid groups said in a complaint that unaccompanied children detained after crossing the border illegally are held in cold, crowded, filthy cells and mistreated by officers.
Illegal Immigration; Children and Childhood 

Treat them well.
We will not send them back to the unknown.
These children are entrusted to our care.

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U.S.

Campaign-Finance Challenge in Alaska Senate Race

Spending in Alaska by so-called super PACs and other outside groups is expected to exceed that of all other states this election season.
Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision); Elections, Senate; Political Action Committees; Political Advertising 

I do not know the result.

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World

Video: Pope Francis Meets With Peres and Abbas

Pope Francis, the Israeli president Shimon Peres and the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas spoke after a peace prayer meeting in the Vatican gardens.
Palestinians 

Nice pictures without perceptible result.
 
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World

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza Strip Kills Palestinian The airstrike that killed a Palestinian, who was believed to be a militant, and injured two others came hours after a rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel.
Palestinians; Defense and Military Forces 

War as usual.
 
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U.S.

Massachusetts: Venue Change Is Sought in Marathon Case

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused in last year’s marathon bombings, filed court documents on Wednesday saying that they want their client’s trial moved out of Boston.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013); Marathon Running 

Delay is his best result.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Watches, Watches All Around, but Not a Timex to Be Found

Sales are scheduled at Bonhams auction house on Thursday for timepieces, some bejeweled and some dating to colonial times.
Watches and Clocks; Luxury Goods and Services; Collectors and Collections 

I carry a cell phone. 
 
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World

Only a Few Will Decide on What Could Be a Big Shift for Britain

The decision on whether Scotland breaks away will be made by a small fraction of the people who stand to see their notions of national identity upended.
Referendums 


Big decisions.
Mine are made.

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