Saturday, August 30, 2014

@14:40, 8/30/14

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U.S.

Getting Ferguson Majority to Show Its Clout at Polls

In the wake of the Michael Brown killing, there is a new focus on turnout in a suburb that is majority black but has mostly white elected leaders.
Voter Registration and Requirements; Blacks; Local Government; Minorities 

People know the next step.

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N.Y. / Region

Never Rich Enough

Helicopter traffic at the East Hampton airport this summer has increased by close to 40 percent over last and with it has come a comparable rise in tension between the very affluent and the exceptionally rich.
Income; Helicopters 

We would be better without the .01%.

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Business Day

With $38 Million Ferrari, Classic Car Market Revs Up

Some classic cars, including a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta, are setting records at auctions, prompting some to ask if they are the next great asset class.
Antique and Classic Cars; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Collectors and Collections; Auctions 

I can make art.

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Business Day

Divisions Grow as a Downturn Rocks Europe

Leaders are battling a raft of problems, including deflation and unemployment, and many are increasingly taking issue with Germany’s austerity mantra.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Recession and Depression; Deflation (Economics); Unemployment 

The condition is called depression.

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Opinion

The Original Charter School Vision

It was supposed to free up teachers and integrate students.
Teachers and School Employees; Organized Labor; Education (K-12); Collective Bargaining; Segregation and Desegregation 

Faith can hide anything.
Look at the results.

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Business Day

New Novartis Drug Effective in Treating Heart Failure

The experimental drug developed by the Swiss company Novartis reduced the risk of dying from cardiovascular causes and could replace what has been the bedrock treatment for more than 20 years, researchers said.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Heart; Clinical Trials; Beta Blockers; Blood Pressure 

I will use what is recommended.

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Business Day

Businesses Are Winning Cat-and-Mouse Tax Game

Corporations are finding ways to legally avoid paying federal taxes, causing business income tax revenue to be stagnant.
Corporate Taxes; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Tax Shelters; United States Politics and Government 

The cat is confined.

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Opinion

Fighting Credit Card Fraud

The chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association discusses efforts to thwart cyber thieves.
Identity Theft; Credit Cards; Shopping and Retail; Frauds and Swindling; E-Commerce 

yes

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Science

Leadership and Calm Are Urged in Ebola Outbreak

 
We are out of stock.

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U.S.

Public Integrity Without Smell of Politics

Gov. Rick Perry’s indictment on charges that he abused his official powers has reignited the perennial argument over who monitors the periodic criminal behavior of politicians and bureaucrats in Texas.
Ethics and Official Misconduct; Governors (US) 

We have parties and courts.

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Opinion

A Child’s Visit to the Gun Range


Incompetent instructor.
A self treating problem.

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U.S.

California Power Substation Attacked in 2013 Is Struck Again


Just theft this time.

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World

Yemen: U.N. Body Condemns Instability


Yemen must fight it out.

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Automobiles

In Flint, a New Bronze Age

 
There is no contribution to aesthetics in this work.
It is art if you wish to call it that.

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Technology

Irish Panel to Pick Privacy Regulator With Global Reach

The commissioner will be responsible for protecting the rights of those who use technology services outside the United States, including many users of Facebook, LinkedIn and Apple.
Privacy; Computers and the Internet; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Window dressing.

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The Upshot

Inequality and Web Search: Q. and A. With Google Researchers

Two researchers responded to readers’ comments and questions about a recent column on the different search patterns in richer and poorer areas.
Computers and the Internet; Income Inequality; Data-Mining and Database Marketing 

bookmark.

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Health

Ask Well: The Problem with Bunions

Non-surgical treatments can reduce the pain or discomfort from a bunion and keep it from worsening.
Feet; Pain; Shoes and Boots; Surgery and Surgeons 

Get them fixed. 
Surgery if it is indicated. 
You knew the problem going in.
I will live with the recovery.
A plate and screws will give immediate mobility.
World

Experimental Drug Would Help Fight Ebola if Supply Increases, Study Finds

All 18 monkeys exposed to a lethal dose of the virus and given the experimental drug survived, raising hopes that ZMapp will work in people.
ZMapp (Drug); Ebola Virus; Epidemics 

If the supply is insufficient there will be a war.
At this time the infected are doubling every twenty days. 
There will be 100,000 in 100 days.  200,000 in 120 days.
About a half million dead by the time the drug gets to the West Africans.
Opinion

Diplomat and Warrior

We need Richard Holbrooke’s skill and resolve today.
United States Defense and Military Forces; United States International Relations; Afghanistan War (2001- ); Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

The Military is being petty.
It is skilled at that.
U.S.

Judge Rejects Texas Stricture on Abortions

A federal judge in Austin, Tex., blocked a stringent new rule on Friday that would have forced more than half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics to close.
Abortion; Women and Girls; Hospitals; Decisions and Verdicts 

The Texas law is recognized as an attack on legal abortion.
It is properly voided.

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