Thursday, December 18, 2014

@9:30, 12/18/14

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N.Y. / Region

Push to Provide Lawyers in New York City Housing Court Gains Momentum

 
A good idea.

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Sports

N.F.L. Sued by Players Union Over Adrian Peterson Ruling

The complaint, filed on Monday, argues that the league-appointed arbitrator who upheld Peterson’s season-long suspension last week was biased and disregarded collectively bargained rules.
Football; Child Abuse and Neglect 

The suit is for breach of contract.
The players union should win.

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Business Day

France Says It Will Ban Uber’s Low-Cost Service in New Year

As Paris taxis staged a go-slow protest on Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said the ride-booking service would be prohibited as of Jan. 1.
Car Services and Livery Cabs; Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; Fines (Penalties) 

Paris regulated taxis in an attempt to limit traffic in the city center.

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Business Day

E.C.B. Will Publish Accounts of Meetings but Not Details on Votes

Its decision to keep the gatherings anonymous — unlike the Federal Reserve or the Bank of England — is likely to lead to criticism that it is less than transparent.
Banking and Financial Institutions 

Baby steps.

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World

Car Bombs in Yemen Kill Dozens, Including Schoolchildren

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings in the central city of Rada, but suspicion fell on Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Bombs and Explosives; Terrorism 

The Shia Sunni sectarian war continues.

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Opinion

Coal, an Outlaw Enterprise

The outsize influence and campaign donations of King Coal subvert democracy in Appalachia.
Coal; Campaign Finance; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Mountaintop Removal Mining; Accidents and Safety 

Yes.  
EPA regulation of coal plant emissions is the best tool we have without 
action from congress and possibly a constitutional amendment.
  
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World

Egypt Says It Rejected American Over Visa


Egypt can refuse admission to anyone for any or no reason.
 
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World

U.N. Secretary General to Visit Ebola-Plagued Nations

The trip, which is to begin later this week, seems designed to send a message of solidarity with the three affected countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Ebola Virus 

It is politically impossible to admit that the world is still unable to significantly 
moderate the Ebola Viral Disease outbreak.

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Opinion

On Torture: Cheney, McCain et Al.

Readers respond to remarks by former Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John McCain.
Torture; Interrogations; Detainees; United States Politics and Government; Human Rights and Human Rights Violations 

The G.O.P. has things to hide.

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Business Day

Still Mastering Facebook. Do I Really Need to Learn Snapchat?

Small businesses experiencing “social media overload” must decide which platforms they’ll embrace and which ones they’ll avoid.
Social Media; Small Business; Advertising and Marketing; Customer Relations 

I am not interested in doing retail business at this time.

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World

Israel Cracks Down on Lehava, a Group Tied to Anti-Arab Acts

Ten members of Lehava, a far-right Jewish group, were arrested on suspicion of incitement and calls for acts of violence motivated by racism, a day after three were arrested in an arson case.
Palestinians; Arson; Mosques; Arabs 

There will be no peace in the Levant.

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Business Day

Guardrail Maker Trinity Industries Conducts More Tests for Malfunction



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Opinion

Conserving Water

The director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper describes its campaign to encourage motorists not to wash their cars for 60 days.
Water; Drought; Conservation of Resources 

Agriculture could try to use less water.
The smart operators have cut back.
Rationing will be a hard sell.
You will have to see where things stand when the rain stops.

14
Science

‘A Great Moment’: Rover Finds Methane, a Clue That Mars May Harbor Life

The presence of the gas could be the result of a geological process or the product of microbes.
Mars (Planet); Curiosity (Mars Rover); Methane 

We know there are organics in the Oort cloud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud
'The Oort cloud is thought to comprise two regions: a spherical outer Oort cloud and a disc-shaped inner Oort cloud, or Hills cloud. Objects in the Oort cloud are largely composed of ices, such as water, ammonia, and methane."

15
Technology

Agencies Investigate Unauthorized Customer Billings at Sprint

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a suit in federal court on Wednesday, saying millions of dollars in unauthorized charges were put on consumers’ bills.
Wireless Communications

I have no intention of using such a service.

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With Unresolved Health Risks and Few Signs of an Economic Boon, Cuomo to Ban Gas Fracking

A look at the mix of economic, political and environmental factors that prompted Gov. Cuomo to bar fracking.
Hydraulic Fracturing; Natural Gas; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Shale; Trucks and Trucking; Water Pollution 

OK

17
World

Turkey Promotes Religious Schools, Often Defying Parents

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Islamist party has injected religion into many aspects of Turkish life, has celebrated an increase in enrollment at religious schools to almost a million from 63,000 during his 12 years in power.
Education (K-12); Private and Sectarian Schools; Muslims and Islam 

Free secular education will make a cause to depose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

18
Technology

Google’s Detractors Take Their Fight to the States

Critics of Google are turning to state attorneys general to push the company to censor illegal content and sites from search results.
Attorneys General; States (US); Search Engines; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Movies; Music 

Users of the service should take responsibility for their searches. Google uses the world wide web as a database.  They cannot and do not take responsibility for the content of the World Wide Web.

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U.S.

Court Rules for a Mistaken Police Officer

The Supreme Court, 8 to 1, ruled that a police officer can stop a car based on a mistaken understanding of the law without violating the Fourth Amendment.
Fourth Amendment (US Constitution); Search and Seizure; Decisions and Verdicts; Police 

The Court has ruled properly.
I would not have the conviction quashed on the dubious stop.

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Fashion & Style

Video: Vows | Chemistry vs. Physics

In 1998, Deborah Berebichez fell for Neer Asherie, in part, over a shared love of physics. That love also quickly broke them apart until a chance online encounter 15 years later.
Weddings and Engagements; Online Dating; Dating and Relationships; Physics 

Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.


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