Saturday, June 14, 2014

@21:20, 6/13/14

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World

Video: Bringing Back Europe’s Bison

A German prince is leading an effort to bring back the European bison, Europe’s largest land mammal, in Bad Berleburg. The animal almost went extinct in the early 20th century.
Endangered and Extinct Species; Animals; Bison; Wilderness Areas; Forests and Forestry; Conservation of Resources 

I think it a good idea.  They are getting the usual whines.
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U.S.

Iowa: Conviction Thrown Out in Case of H.I.V. Transmission

The State Supreme Court on Friday threw out the conviction of a man who pleaded guilty to criminal transmission of H.I.V.
Supreme Courts (State); Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 

The law becomes less draconian.

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Business Day

F.C.C. Begins Investigation Into Quality of Internet Download Speeds

The commission has begun an investigation of Internet service providers at the same time that it is trying to define whether it has jurisdiction over their businesses.
Net Neutrality; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

The F.C.C. should impose common carrier on the whole internet.
We will not then be surprised by unreasonable charges.
It is a natural monopoly.
4
U.S.

Malfunction Seen in Jet Crash That Killed Co-Owner of Philadelphia Inquirer

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a report on the crash on May 31 near Boston that killed seven people, including Lewis Katz, co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Airlines and Airplanes 

The preliminary report says mechanical failure.
There is much more to come.
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Automobiles
  1. Teenage Endurance Driver Takes Exams While Preparing for Le Mans

6
Sports

U.S.O.C. Narrows Bids To Four Cities

The United States Olympic Committee said Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington were candidates to host the Summer Games.
Olympic Games (2024) 

I do not understand the Olympic Committee politics.
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Magazine

Before Learning to Crawl, You Must Learn to Swim

Underwater photographs of infants learning to swim.
Babies and Infants; Drownings; Swimming; Photography 

Cute pictures.
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U.S.

Florida: Law Bans Abortion Based on Fetus’s Ability to Survive

Under a new law signed Friday by Gov. Rick Scott, abortions will be illegal in Florida at any point in a woman’s pregnancy if her doctor determines that the fetus could survive outside the womb.
Abortion 

It is still bad law.  
It is what we have now with the loss of the psychological exception.
These laws are nuisance rules.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Stuyvesant Town, Former Middle-Class Bastion, Awaits Mayoral Help

For years, tenants in Stuyvesant Town and its cousin, Peter Cooper Village, sat preserved behind a dam of rent regulations. Those days are gone. A sale could come soon.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Stuyvesant Town (NYC); Peter Cooper Village (NYC); Affordable Housing

People do win the lottery.
The odds are similar.
10
Opinion

A Good Ruling on Privacy

Cellphone tracking cannot be allowed to trample the Fourth Amendment.
Fourth Amendment (US Constitution); Decisions and Verdicts; Wireless Communications; Privacy; Editorials; Cellular Telephones; Search and Seizure; Surveillance of Citizens by Government 

It is not good enough yet.
I am not so worried about the government.  The phone companies should not store these records at all.  
At one time one could turn the function off.  
No matter what the battery can come out.
I may have to carry a watch.
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Business Day

U.S. Allocates $31.5 Million to Aid Florida Citrus Industry

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N.Y. / Region

Concerns on Mad Cow Lead to Recall

Questions were raised about meat shipped to 34 Whole Foods stores in the Northeast and an unnamed New York restaurant from September to early April.
Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy); Beef; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Meat; Cattle; Livestock Diseases; Supermarkets and Grocery Stores; Recalls and Bans of Products 

Minor concern.
I buy cheap beef.
13
World

Businessman Guilty of Killing and Eating Tigers

China could do better.
14
Opinion

What Causes Weight Gain


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Lustig
http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Sugar-The-Bitter-Truth-16717

Sugar: The Bitter Truth - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6...
YouTube
Jul 31, 2009 - Uploaded by University of California Television (UCTV)
Sugar: The Bitter Truth by Robert Lustig MD, University of California ... The fiber slows the release of sugar into ...
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These are children entrusted to our care.

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Business Day

G.M. Recalls Camaros To Replace Faulty Keys

The action covers half a million 2010 to 2014 Camaros, which can stall if their key fobs are jostled.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Defective Products; Seat Belts 

GM shoots self in other foot.

"General Motors is recalling more than half a million Chevrolet Camaros because of the danger that a bump to the keys could suddenly turn off the ignition — a problem similar to the defect that led the automaker to recall millions of small cars this year.
G.M. said that a driver’s knee could jostle the key fob, causing the ignition to turn off and cutting the engine. The automaker said it was aware of three crashes and four injuries related to the defect, which is in about 510,000 Camaros worldwide from the 2010 to 2014 model years."
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World

Mayor of Venice Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

Mayor Giorgio Orsoni had been arrested last week and charged with receiving illegal campaign donations believed to be linked to a project intended to save Venice from flooding.
Mayors; Corruption (Institutional) 

He would be foolish to be guilty.
He could be foolish.
He could be firmly framed.
I can't know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOSE_Project
wiki/MOSE_Project#Work_progress_and_next_stages
"The Mose are expected to be completed and in operation by 2016."
I suspect a frame.

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Fashion & Style

We Didn’t Have a Plan, but the Baby Did


Yes.

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Fashion & Style

At the Tone, Leave a What?

Despite a constant connection to their phones, Generation Y tend to text in lieu of vocal interaction.
Text Messaging; Voice Mail; Cellular Telephones; Telephones and Telecommunications; Customs, Etiquette and Manners; iPhone 

I do not take voice messages on my cell.  The file is locked.
I do not text.  I answer the phone.
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U.S.

A Lost Father, and a Daughter Who's Not Ready to Let Him Go

The Friday before Father’s Day last year, my dad, an Alzheimer’s patient, wandered off from my mother at the grocery store. I’d been saying goodbye to him for almost a decade, but I wasn’t ready to lose him.
Alzheimer's Disease; Elderly; Father's Day; Parenting 

More words please.
The title is descriptive of one of my guesses.

I will sleep and will spend much of the day away from my screens.

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