Sunday, July 6, 2014

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1
Business Day

Downloads in Decline as Streamed Music Soars

2
Health

The Price of Prevention: Vaccine Costs Are Soaring

Vaccination prices have risen significantly over the past 30 years, creating dilemmas for physicians and parents and straining public health budgets.

The Pharmaceutical companies behavior is scandalous.
It is the best reason I know for socialism.


3
World

Andy Coulson Gets 18 Months in Tabloid Phone Hacking

Mr. Coulson, 46, a former editor in Rupert Murdoch’s news empire, was found guilty last week of one count relating to the hacking scandal.
Sentences (Criminal); Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods

It is the lightest possible escape for News Corp.
He must have acted with the permission and active encouragement of top management.

4
Opinion

Protecting Parrotfish on the Path to a Caribbean Reef Revival

Marine scientists see parrotfish protection as a vital step toward restoration of Caribbean reefs after decades of devastation.
Coral; Fish and Other Marine Life; Global Warming; Invasive Species; Reefs

This makes sense to me.
Graze the weeds.
 
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Sports By BEN SISARIO | Jul 3rd 2014

Lawyers for N.C.A.A. Show Support for Northwestern

Lawyers for the N.C.A.A. filed a brief with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday supporting Northwestern University, which has been trying to fend off a movement by members of its football program to form a union.
College Athletics; Football (College)

This is badly timed.
The N.C.A.A. and Northwestern are wrong.

6
Opinion

There Goes the Neighborhood Cafe

Rising rents are killing off Manhattan’s local restaurants.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Landlords; Restaurants; Rent Control and Stabilization; Gentrification; Real Estate (Commercial)

Jane Jacobs (The Life and Death of Great American Cities) points out that a city grows and dies in rings.  There is no sign that there is currently a dying ring in the New York area. The Dying rings are where regeneration occurs.  The regeneration has happened and its name is housing.  The small manufacturing businesses and their support services are in the Orient.  When they are needed here we will have to grow them again.  I would like easy access to the support businesses.  That looks to be the internet these years.
I would like to be among under employed technical people.  That seems to be New England still.
Food out is always a project.  Less now than it was.
7
Opinion

My American Family

A previous generation of immigrants now supports today’s immigrants.
Immigration and Emigration; Italian-Americans; Hispanic-Americans; Politics and Government

Joe Nocera should use his eclectic education more in his compositions.
8
World

Refugee Camp for Syrians in Jordan Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City

As the sprawling Zaatari camp evolves into an informal city — with an economy and even gentrification — aid workers say camps can be potential urban incubators that benefit host countries like Jordan.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Humanitarian Aid; International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )

An enforced temporary nature is a tent camp.
It can only be maintained if the occupants are convinced it is very temporary.
Here the refugees know they are there for years.  Comfort and health at minimum cost are their objectives. 
I see no difference between a refugee camp and a slum known as a favella in Portuguese.

9
U.S.

Deadlock in Congress Appears to Worsen as Midterms Loom

With immigration legislation dead for the year, Congress has a very short must-do list as relations between the two parties, already miserable, seem to be getting worse.
United States Politics and Government; Elections, House of Representatives; Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Senate

The Republicans see obduracy as their rout to power.
I hope they will be frustrated.
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World

Deeply Divided Israel Unites in Grief and Sees a Larger Purpose

A day after the bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers were found in the West Bank, thousands gathered to bury them side by side, wrapped in Israeli flags.
Palestinians; Israeli Settlements; Kidnapping; Funerals and Memorials; Murders and Attempted Murders; Teenagers and Adolescence; Grief (Emotion); Jews and Judaism; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots

When Syria collapses the shooting war with Israel will continue.
If things break as expected Turkey will open another front.

This is going to be messy for years to come.
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World

Kurdish Officials Seek More Autonomy in Any Deal With a New Government

Leaders in Kurdistan have said they will not participate in a unified government unless Baghdad grants the region expanded self-rule and accepts the occupation of Kirkuk.
Kurds; Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; International Relations

Yes, messy.
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Opinion

On Construction: Buy American

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing responds to an Op-Ed article.
Infrastructure (Public Works); Factories and Manufacturing; Bridges and Tunnels; Government Contracts and Procurement; Building (Construction)

There is no reason a Chinese company cannot do the work if they will meet the specifications.  It is an old fight.
Contractors have thought profit lies in cheating forever.
There is no way to make it good.  We can only make it right in the first place.
The B.Q.E. stands as an example.
13
Opinion

The War on Workers

Why the Supreme Court decision on Harris v. Quinn was a bigger loss for labor than people think.
Collective Bargaining; Organized Labor; First Amendment (US Constitution); Wages and Salaries; Labor and Jobs; Government Employees

Yes, or rather wages.
14
U.S.

Many Sharp Turns in Bergdahl’s Path to Army

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World

Honduras: Search for Miners Continues

Eight miners remained missing after three others were rescued Friday after more than two days trapped underground in a small wildcat gold mine that collapsed in southern Honduras.
Mines and Mining; Accidents and Safety; Rescues

Capitalization could make it safer.
It would reduce returns to the miners.

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Business Day

Virus Plagues the Pork Industry, and Environmentalists

A disease is killing huge numbers of piglets and young hogs, and environmental groups worry about the effects on groundwater of the buried carcasses.
Agriculture and Farming; Livestock Diseases; Pork; Pigs; Water Pollution

Legislators tend to take the cheapest fix.
The pictures are not the problem.
Mobile crematoria would solve the water problem.
17
U.S.

Aims of Donor Are Shadowed by Past in Coal

Though the environmentalist Tom Steyer has vowed to sell his investments in companies that generate fossil fuels, the projects his hedge fund bankrolled may emit carbon for decades to come.
Coal; Mines and Mining; Global Warming; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

I understand the position.
I would take his money.
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World

Pakistan Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights Groups

The act allows security forces to shoot suspects on sight, arrest suspects without warrant and withhold information about where detainees are being held or what they are being charged with.
Search and Seizure; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Civil Rights and Liberties; Terrorism

This is not an effective move.
It will be seen as what it is, religious war.
19
Opinion

Bangladesh’s Rotten-Mango Crisis

A dispute over contaminated mangoes reveals a growing chasm between the city and the country.
Mangoes; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Agriculture and Farming

The city and garden inherent conflict needs work.
Bicycle transport could be part of a solution.
Cities should be dense to minimize communication difficulties.
Gardens require space that could be profitable city.
20
Business Day

Italian Leader Presses His Case for Budget Relief in Europe

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi means to use Italy’s six-month tenure in the European Union presidency to promote policies that focus on growth.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )
and Childhood
3
World

Andy Coulson Gets 18 Months in Tabloid Phone Hacking

Mr. Coulson, 46, a former editor in Rupert Murdoch’s news empire, was found guilty last week of one count relating to the hacking scandal.
Sentences (Criminal); Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods
4
Opinion

Protecting Parrotfish on the Path to a Caribbean Reef Revival

Marine scientists see parrotfish protection as a vital step toward restoration of Caribbean reefs after decades of devastation.
Coral; Fish and Other Marine Life; Global Warming; Invasive Species; Reefs
5
Sports

Lawyers for N.C.A.A. Show Support for Northwestern

Lawyers for the N.C.A.A. filed a brief with the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday supporting Northwestern University, which has been trying to fend off a movement by members of its football program to form a union.
College Athletics; Football (College)
6
Opinion

There Goes the Neighborhood Cafe

Rising rents are killing off Manhattan’s local restaurants.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Landlords; Restaurants; Rent Control and Stabilization; Gentrification; Real Estate (Commercial)
7
Opinion

My American Family

A previous generation of immigrants now supports today’s immigrants.
Immigration and Emigration; Italian-Americans; Hispanic-Americans; Politics and Government
8
World

Refugee Camp for Syrians in Jordan Evolves as a Do-It-Yourself City

As the sprawling Zaatari camp evolves into an informal city — with an economy and even gentrification — aid workers say camps can be potential urban incubators that benefit host countries like Jordan.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Humanitarian Aid; International Relations; Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- )
9
U.S.

Deadlock in Congress Appears to Worsen as Midterms Loom

With immigration legislation dead for the year, Congress has a very short must-do list as relations between the two parties, already miserable, seem to be getting worse.
United States Politics and Government; Elections, House of Representatives; Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Senate
10
World

Deeply Divided Israel Unites in Grief and Sees a Larger Purpose

A day after the bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers were found in the West Bank, thousands gathered to bury them side by side, wrapped in Israeli flags.
Palestinians; Israeli Settlements; Kidnapping; Funerals and Memorials; Murders and Attempted Murders; Teenagers and Adolescence; Grief (Emotion); Jews and Judaism; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
11
World

Kurdish Officials Seek More Autonomy in Any Deal With a New Government

Leaders in Kurdistan have said they will not participate in a unified government unless Baghdad grants the region expanded self-rule and accepts the occupation of Kirkuk.
Kurds; Sunni Muslims; Shiite Muslims; International Relations
12
Opinion

On Construction: Buy American

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing responds to an Op-Ed article.
Infrastructure (Public Works); Factories and Manufacturing; Bridges and Tunnels; Government Contracts and Procurement; Building (Construction)
13
Opinion

The War on Workers

Why the Supreme Court decision on Harris v. Quinn was a bigger loss for labor than people think.
Collective Bargaining; Organized Labor; First Amendment (US Constitution); Wages and Salaries; Labor and Jobs; Government Employees
14
U.S.

Many Sharp Turns in Bergdahl’s Path to Army

People who knew Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Idaho paint a fairly consistent portrait: hard-working and socially awkward, full of restless energy and romantic plans.
Afghanistan War (2001- ); Desertion (Military); United States Defense and Military Forces; Prisoners of War
15
World

Honduras: Search for Miners Continues

Eight miners remained missing after three others were rescued Friday after more than two days trapped underground in a small wildcat gold mine that collapsed in southern Honduras.
Mines and Mining; Accidents and Safety; Rescues
16
Business Day

Virus Plagues the Pork Industry, and Environmentalists

A disease is killing huge numbers of piglets and young hogs, and environmental groups worry about the effects on groundwater of the buried carcasses.
Agriculture and Farming; Livestock Diseases; Pork; Pigs; Water Pollution
17
U.S.

Aims of Donor Are Shadowed by Past in Coal

Though the environmentalist Tom Steyer has vowed to sell his investments in companies that generate fossil fuels, the projects his hedge fund bankrolled may emit carbon for decades to come.
Coal; Mines and Mining; Global Warming; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
18
World

Pakistan Approves Sweeping Antiterror Bill, Prompting Warnings From Rights Groups

The act allows security forces to shoot suspects on sight, arrest suspects without warrant and withhold information about where detainees are being held or what they are being charged with.
Search and Seizure; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations; Civil Rights and Liberties; Terrorism
19
Opinion

Bangladesh’s Rotten-Mango Crisis

A dispute over contaminated mangoes reveals a growing chasm between the city and the country.
Mangoes; Food Contamination and Poisoning; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Agriculture and Farming
20
Business Day

Italian Leader Presses His Case for Budget Relief in Europe

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi means to use Italy’s six-month tenure in the European Union presidency to promote policies that focus on growth.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )

"Jul 5 11:36 am

Swedish Sadomonetarist Setback

OK, this is fairly amazing. I’ve written often about sadomonetarism among central bankers — the evident urge to find some reason, any reason, to raise interest rates despite high unemployment and low inflation. The most influential hive of this kind of thinking is the Bank for International Settlements, which for some reason commands great respect even though it offers an ever-changing rationale — inflation! Any day now! Or maybe not! Financial stability! — for its never-changing advocacy of tight money. But the place where policy makers most dramatically gave in to this urge is Sweden, where the majority at the Riksbank decided to indulge its rate-hike vice while freezing out one of the world’s leading experts on deflation risks, my friend and former colleague Lars Svensson.
Well, guess what: Lars has been proved so dramatically right by events — raising rates didn’t curb rising debt, but it did push Sweden into deflation — that the Riksbank has done an abrupt U-turn, slashing rates (and overruling the governor and first deputy governor).
Actually, the drama of this U-turn may be a very good thing, since it might convince investors that this is a real regime change."

"How Prophets Get Lonely
At Bloomberg View, Leonid Bershinksy weeps over the cruel world that for some reason isn’t listening to Jaime Caruana of the BIS, who warns that we must raise interest rates now now now. Why is this prophet so lonely?
Well, it might have something to do with the fact that three years ago Caruana and the BIS warned that interest rates must rise to avert a surge of inflation. That didn’t happen — in fact, low inflation and the threat of deflation came instead.
Now, everyone gets things wrong sometimes. But when that happens, you’re supposed to think about why you were wrong, and reconsider your policy views. If the BIS did any soul-searching, nobody else noticed — and it’s still calling for higher rates, with a new justification (and where it used to warn about inflation, now it’s arguing that deflation isn’t so bad.) Why, exactly, should anyone take its views seriously at this point?
But being a hard-money guy seems to mean never having to reconsider. I missed my chance to mark the anniversary, but it’s now five years plus since the WSJ warned that wildly inflationary monetary and fiscal policies were bringing on the bond vigilantes. And to read their opinion pages, you’d think they were right all along."

The Euro Zone is getting more insane.

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