Friday, July 4, 2014

@8:38, 7/3/14

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1
Sports

Sterling Case to Focus on Trust Terms

The $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Clippers will hinge on whether Rochelle Sterling, the estranged wife of the team’s former owner, Donald Sterling, had the right to unilaterally negotiate the sale under the terms of the family trust.
Basketball 

Donald Sterling and his lawyer are thrashing, keeping hope alive.
I hope you have good legal advice.  Experience and language count.
 
2
Automobiles

Weekend Auto Calendar: Goodwood Is Addicted to Winning

The Goodwood Festival of Speed features Formula One racers; Nascar to hold races at Kentucky Speedway.
Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Antique and Classic Cars; Nascar Sprint Cup Series 

You are still traveling.
3
Technology

Fast and Easy Photo Albums for Printing

Also, how to replace the discontinued iGoogle page.
Software 

I just want to get control of my screen.
It should stop trying to guess what I want.
4
Magazine

The Brave New World of Three-Parent I.V.F.

A new treatment could sidestep certain hereditary diseases by altering the genetic makeup of the egg. Is there anything wrong with that?
Genetics and Heredity; Babies and Infants; Genetic Engineering; In Vitro Fertilization; Infertility; DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid); Biology and Biochemistry; Science and Technology; Mitochondria 

This is not the technology you want or that you hope.
The name is right.  The act is trivial.
It could be a beginning.
That frightens some people.
  
5
Technology

How to Digitally Avoid Taking It to the Grave

Tips to plan ahead for handling your digital content after your death.
Computer Security; Data Storage; Wills and Estates; Privacy 

My print on the digital world can sink into the noise.
If I produce anything I consider immortal I will look to it then.
6
U.S.

Creeping Up on Unsuspecting Shores: The Great Lakes, in a Welcome Turnaround

Scientists attribute the resurgence of water levels to an unusually cold winter that limited evaporation as well as heavy precipitation in the winter and spring.
Water 

It is a large system and it suffers from large noise.
I expect the levels to fall back to the previous rate of decline.
7
Business Day

Puerto Rico's Indebted Power Utility Adds to Island's Problems

Living
As Puerto Rico’s electric company struggles to pay its debts, the governor signed a law allowing public corporations to seek protection similar to what bankruptcy provides.
Bankruptcies; Credit Ratings and Credit Rating Agencies; Electric Light and Power; Energy and Power; Government Bonds; Municipal Bonds 

When governments attempt to dodge their obligations there are consequences.
Low wealth taxes are meaningless to the population that is less than wealthy.
The extremely wealthy do not sell loyalty.
8
World

Find Another Name, Belgian Court Tells DSK Sex Club

A legal victory for the man known widely by those initials: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the French politician and former head of the International Monetary Fund.
Prostitution; Names, Personal; Strip Clubs and Strippers; Sex Crimes 

A plea of guilty would do as well to decrease notoriety.
9
U.S.

When the Texas Governor Drops the Official State Footwear

Gov. Rick Perry, who appeared on the cover of Newsweek in 2010 with a pair of cowboy boots, announced recently that he had given them up because of his back problems.
Shoes and Boots; Presidential Election of 2016; Surgery and Surgeons; Spine (Body Part) 

I would consider it a disaster if Rick Perry were to be elected president.

At a modest cost platform boots can be had.
They increase the perception of stature without straining one's back.
Bone loss can take off inches of height. Those inches stay in the mind.
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Fashion & Style

In the Company of Known Strangers

Travails pull a family together for home improvements, on the surface and beneath.
Families and Family Life; Modern Love (Times Column)

Any way that works for you will work for me.
I will tell you plainly if I am bothered.  I hope you will do the same.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.
11
U.S.

Aid From Massachusetts in New Hampshire Race

Scott Brown, seeking a Senate seat in New Hampshire after losing in Massachusetts, turns to Mitt Romney, the former governor who has helped his career at many crucial times.
Elections, Senate; Endorsements

Only in the G.O.P. core has the environment for Democrats deteriorated.
It is near a zero lower bound.
12
U.S.

Colorado: New Gun Restrictions Withstand a Challenge in Court

A federal judge in Denver upheld gun laws on Thursday that were signed in the wake of deadly shooting rampages in Colorado and Connecticut.
Gun Control

"Well regulated" has meaning in spite of the N.R.A.
 
13
Science

City Smells Confound Flower-Seeking Moths

A study found that car exhaust and other urban fumes can hurt moths’ ability to find flowers.
Smells and Odors; Butterflies and Moths; Air Pollution

Bees navigate by sight.  Part of the in hive communication is by scent.
I will be interested in the paper when it is published.
 
14
Crosswords/Games

World Cup 2014: Puzzle 1 of 2

A puzzle by Joe Fendel to celebrate World Cup 2014.
Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles; Soccer; World Cup 2014 (Soccer)

54 different point standings. 3X3X6 = 54
 My four dimensional geometry is unpolished.
My three dimensional geometry gets practice.  Yes.
15

N.Y. / Region

Chronicler Recalls a Bridge’s Rising, 50 Years Later

Before the current Tappan Zee project, there was the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which opened in 1964; Gay Talese talked about covering that construction.
Building (Construction); Bridges and Tunnels; Series

I remember the electric ferry.
 
16
Opinion

Give Scotusblog a Seat in Court


Yes. give Scotusblog credentials.
Yes. give Scotusblog credentials.
 
17
The Upshot

When Halibut Was Plentiful

A fish praised for its flavor has virtually vanished from the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific catch is on a downward trend.
Fishing, Commercial; Oceans and Seas; Conservation of Resources

We are out of fish.
 
18
Opinion

Should Facebook Manipulate Users?

As guinea pigs, we deserve to know what researchers are doing.
Social Media; Research; Emotions

It is their life.
It is not a good life.
19
World

Ireland’s First Billionaire Ordered to Sell Assets to Repay Loans

Anthony O’Reilly, the former chief executive and chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company, was ordered to sell his assets to repay loans to one bank exceeding $30 million.

Business has little mercy.

20
U.S.

Flights to U.S. Face Scrutiny After Threats Are Reported


By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC SCHMITT | Jul 2nd 2014


Better than a bomb

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