Sunday, September 28, 2014

@20:30, 9/26/14

20:30



1
Opinion

Labor Rights for Home Care Workers

The states have had plenty of time to figure out how to carry out the new rule. Further delay would only prolong the indefensible.
Home Health Care; Minimum Wage; Labor and Jobs 

We pay the agencies now.
I would rather pay the workers.

2
Business Day

Harvard Names Investment Chief as Yale Reports 20% Return

Harvard reported a gain of 15.4 percent for the fiscal year, continuing to lag rivals like Yale.
Endowments; Colleges and Universities; Private Equity 

It is a contest of returns.

3
Sunday Review

Judges on the Campaign Trail

Does spending on judicial elections corrupt the courts’ impartiality?
Elections, Courts and the Judiciary; Conflicts of Interest; Campaign Finance; Courts and the Judiciary 

In most matters it should not.
I find I vote the party line.

4
Opinion

Toronto, Restored

“We who live in Toronto do not define ourselves in any way by the antics, the misdemeanors and the lack of leadership by Rob Ford,” a resident writes.
Elections, Mayors 

Toronto knew him and elected him.

5
U.S.

Protection for Wolves Is Restored in Wyoming

World

Yemeni Rebels Fire at U.S. Embassy

An affiliate of Al Qaeda fired a rocket at the United States Embassy in Sana, injuring local guards in what it said was retaliation for an American drone strike.
Terrorism; Shiite Muslims 

Political speech.

7
World

A Jab at Indonesia’s President-Elect as Parliament Curbs Local Voting

The departing Indonesian Parliament passed a law on co; Legislatures and Parliaments; E-Cigarettes Friday eliminating the popular vote for mayors, district chiefs and governors.
Elections 

Political hard ball.

8
Opinion

Eric Holder’s Legacy

 
good
 
9
Business Day

Casino Magnate Steve Wynn Sues Short-Seller for Slander

In his suit, Mr. Wynn contended that the hedge fund founder James Chanos falsely claimed that Mr. Wynn’s company had violated laws against bribing foreign officials.
Bribery and Kickbacks; Casinos; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1977); Gambling; Securities and Commodities Violations; Suits and Litigation (Civil) 

Meaningless.  
Wynn threw a tantrum.

10
false

Why Asexuals Don’t Want to Be Invisible Anymore

Asexuality is known as the “fourth,” or “invisible,” orientation. Now the community wants to be seen and better understood.
Celibacy; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Marriages; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Sexual Harassment; Transgender and Transsexuals 

Possible.

Get some numbers.

11
Business Day

Why Asexuals Don’t Want to Be Invisible Anymore

Asexuality is known as the “fourth,” or “invisible,” orientation. Now the community wants to be seen and better understood.
Celibacy; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Marriages; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Sexual Harassment; Transgender and Transsexuals 

Possible.

Get some numbers.

12

Digital ‘Sports Jeopardy!’ Puts Quiz Shows in the Ring With Angry Birds

“Sports Jeopardy!,” one of the first online-only game shows, will appear on Crackle, Sony’s streaming video service, weekly beginning on Wednesday.
Web-Original Programming; Television; Contests and Prizes; Athletics and Sports 

I don't want to play.

13
Business Day

France Proposes Tough Antismoking Measures

The rules to be submitted to Parliament include plain packages for cigarettes and restricting the public use of e-cigarettes.
Smoking and Tobacco; Legislatures and Parliaments; E-Cigarettes 

More money for Tunisia.

14
Magazine

Steal This E-Book

Lowdown download.
Book Trade and Publishing; E-Books and Readers; Ethics (Personal) 

Say that I borrow the ebook from a public library
copy the data and return the borrowed copy.

The publisher would think it stealing.
I would think it fair use if I do not sell my copy.
 
13
Business Day

Draghi Praises Lithuania as Economic Example to Europe

The Baltic country overcame a brutal economic downturn in 2009 to become one of the fastest-growing members of the European Union.
Euro (Currency) 

Lithuania exported its unemployed.
Conditions there are brutal.
Russian occupation was worse.

14
World

In Liberia, Home Deaths Spread Circle of Ebola Contagion

The C.D.C. said that only 18 percent of patients in Liberia are being cared for in proper medical centers, raising the risk of the Ebola virus spreading through communities.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics 

We have no solid numbers from Liberia.

15
U.S.

A Battle to Keep Trees, or an Industry, Standing

A fight continues between preservationists focused on saving ancient forests and wildlife and an agency bound by politics and tradition to loggers, mills and economic development.
Forests and Forestry; Environment 

Wood will cost much more.

16
U.S.

Daughter for Chelsea Clinton (and Granddaughter for a Certain Couple)

The child, Charlotte, whose birth was announced on Twitter early Saturday, is the first for Ms. Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky.

It is a privilege of the position.

17 
U.S.

Colorado’s Perceived Left Turn Puts Governor in Tight Race

Gov. John W. Hickenlooper and his opponent, Bob Beauprez, are trying to appeal to urban and rural voters who are split ideologically.
Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Governors; Gun Control; Capital Punishment 

Publish the news.
Do not editorialize on the news pages.

18
Opinion

Saving the Lives of Migrants

To save more lives in the future, prosperous nations must offer asylum seekers adequate, accessible legal means to safely enter safer countries.
Illegal Immigration; Fences; Asylum, Right of 

NIMBY is not politically correct.

20
N.Y. / Region

Pockets of Poverty in New York City

A 2014 analysis of census data by Queens College shows that Census Tract 910, in BrrrBrrrrownsvillerownsville, Brooklyn, is the poorest in the city.
Poverty; Income 

Working on the problem of poor people here.

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