Friday, January 2, 2015

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U.S.

Video: On Tribal Lands, Oil and Trouble

 
Stealing from the tribes is an old tradition. 
We are learning it is expensive.

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Opinion

Hens, Unbound

A new law is a significant step forward in animal welfare.
Agriculture and Farming; Chickens; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Referendums; Pigs 

Approved.
World

Kenyan Court Suspends Part of New Antiterrorism Law

The court blocked some of the law’s contentious restrictions on media organizations and provisions on refugees until further hearings could be held.
Civil Rights and Liberties; Law and Legislation; Courts and the Judiciary; Politics and Government; Terrorism 

The Kenyan courts can read their constitution.
The Upshot

Jeb Bush, and Two Myths About Shifting to the Right

A study suggests he doesn’t need to move to the right in the primary but won’t be punished in the general election if he does.
Presidential Election of 2016; Presidential Election of 2012 

There are no centrists in the G.O.P. power structure.
Business Day

Digital Tax Increase to Take Effect in Europe

 
The users always pay all the taxes.
Sellers pass the taxes on to their customers.
U.S.

Maryland: Diocese Says Bishop Was Hit-and-Run Driver

The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Baltimore, a diocese spokeswoman said Monday.
Hit-and-Run Drivers; Bicycles and Bicycling; Episcopal Church; Deaths (Fatalities) 

OK.
There are no surprises here.
World

Bomber in Yemen Kills at Least 23 at a Ceremony

Religious war.

Yes.  
There are wrong assumptions about the nature of food markets.
This population are not any kind of slave.
Health

In a New Approach to Fighting Disease, Helpful Genetic Mutations Are Sought

After years of looking for genetic mutations that cause diseases, investigators are now searching for those that prevent them.
Genetics and Heredity; Alzheimer's Disease; Preventive Medicine; Research; Biotechnology and Bioengineering 

Genetic differences matter, even in families.
Technology

Uber Suspends Operations in Spain


Regulations are enforced.
Opinion

Stanford Women and Silicon Valley

Readers discuss an article examining the class of 1994 at Stanford.
Women and Girls; Computers and the Internet; Science and Technology; Careers and Professions 

There are sex linked differences in behavior.
I have no idea how they relate to Silicon Valley.
Software has been a "gold rush" situation.
World

New Year, Old Problems


Yes.
Business Day

Euro Falls Against Dollar as European Central Bank Hints of Stimulus

Mario Draghi, the bank’s president, told a German newspaper that the risk of deflation must be tackled.
Quantitative Easing; Euro (Currency) 

The Euro zone governments believe in "Austrian" economics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_School
Krugman is a Keynsian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keynesian_economics
He has convinced me.
World

Turkey Strengthens Rights of Syrian Refugees

New ID cards will grant access to basic health care and education, while a separate proposal would allow conditional work permits.
Refugees and Displaced Persons; Labor and Jobs; Identification Devices 

For Turkey the alternative is mass killing.
Business Day

Allianz Is to Share in Payouts Over 3 Malaysia-Linked Air Disasters

The German insurance giant faces responsibility as the lead reinsurer for AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines.
AirAsia Flight 8501; Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Malaysia Airlines Flight 17; Malaysia Airlines Flight 370; Insurance 

It is why they were paid their premiums.

Even a "good" Bush is the wrong man.
Sports

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Retires From Test Cricket

Dhoni, 33, went out on a personal high, setting an all-time record for Indian wicketkeepers.
Cricket (Game) 

Connecticut women have no scheduled game.


American Athletic Conference
 ConferenceOverallvs
  W-L Pct Hm Rd W-L Pct Hm Rd Nt  Top 25
2 Connecticut 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 11-1 .917 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-1
Tulane 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 11-2 .846 6-1 4-0 1-1 0-0
South Florida 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 11-3 .786 6-1 2-1 3-1 0-2
Temple 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 6-8 .429 2-4 2-3 2-1 0-1
Tulsa 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 6-6 .500 3-4 2-2 1-0 0-0
UCF 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 5-7 .417 4-2 1-5 0-0 0-0
East Carolina 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 9-4 .692 4-1 3-2 2-1 0-2
Memphis 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 6-7 .462 5-3 1-4 0-0 0-0
Houston 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 5-8 .385 1-3 2-3 2-2 0-1
SMU 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 4-9 .308 4-3 0-4 0-2 0-2
Cincinnati 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 3-10 .231 3-2 0-6 0-2 0-0

Obituaries

Looking Back: Those We Lost in 2014


We are now the elders.
World

Shelling Strikes Afghan Wedding Party, Killing at Least 25 Civilians



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World

Kenyan Court Suspends Part of New Antiterrorism Law

The Upshot

Jeb Bush, and Two Myths About Shifting to the Right

Automobiles

Carmakers Take a Hint From Tablets

By adopting tabletlike, touch-screen systems, automakers are integrating smartphones and online services with fewer complicated controls that frustrate and distract drivers.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Software; Automobiles 

A touch screen is not a reduction in distraction.
Business Day

A Stress Test for Europe’s Top Banker

In doing “whatever it takes” to save the eurozone, Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, now risks dividing it.
Quantitative Easing; Economic Conditions and Trends; Government Bonds; Euro (Currency); Inflation (Economics) 

"Pushing on a string"
U.S.

Maryland: Diocese Says Bishop Was Hit-and-Run Driver


Supreme Court, in Big Leap, Plans to Put Filings Online

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said the changes would come “as soon as 2016” in his annual year-end report on the condition of the federal judiciary.
Computers and the Internet; Archives and Records 

Faster publication is not a big change.
Arts

Record-Setting Auctions Cap a Turbulent Year

Sotheby's and Christie's, the top international auction houses, are facing new challenges even though the art market is booming.
Auctions; Art 

Supply problems are troubling the auction market.
Business Day

Cage Law Expected to Push Up Egg Prices

The new standard requires farmers to put fewer hens into each cage or invest in revamped henhouses, and they will probably pass the costs on to consumers.
Eggs; Chickens; Agriculture and Farming; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); United States Economy 

I can afford more than $2.00 a dozen.
The price rise will not be significant.  A few cents more to food stamps will not kill us.

Look under all the shells.
Technology

Uber Suspends Operations in Spain

U.S.

Gun Control Groups, Blocked in Washington, Turn Attention to States

The movement, facing mounting losses in federal elections, is tweaking its name, refining its goals and using the gay-marriage movement as a model.
Gun Control; States (US); Law and Legislation 

It is only a sane action.
Opinion

Stanford Women and Silicon Valley

Business Day

Allianz Is to Share in Payouts Over 3 Malaysia-Linked Air Disasters


Contractual obligation.
Sports

Mahendra Singh Dhoni Retires From Test Cricket


No scheduled game.  There will probably be one Sunday.
Opinion

Settling Investor-State Disputes

International arbitration provides a neutral referee to depoliticize disputes.
Foreign Investments; Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation; Law and Legislation 

"Domestic courts do it all the time."
Technology

Daily Report: Pinterest Opening Its Boards to Ads on Wide Scale for First Time

On New Year’s Day, the digital scrapbook Pinterest will start selling advertising, competing with Google, Twitter and Facebook for marketing revenue from the biggest consumer brands.
Advertising and Marketing; Online Advertising; Social Media 

Another reason to avoid the cloud.
Technology

Writers Are Mixed Over Amazon Unlimited

Six months after its introduction, Kindle Unlimited is proving controversial and disruptive, just like so many other Amazon innovations.
Amazon Kindle; Book Trade and Publishing; Books and Literature; E-Books and Readers; Writing and Writers 

As long as the Writers are getting paid there is no real fight.

Editors, illustrators and designers provide a real service.  
For most writers it is a luxury.
Vanity presses take the hit.
Business Day

Airports Modernize Dining Options With Farm-to-Terminal Fare

The interest in locally sourced food has reached the once-grim world of airport cuisine, and restaurateurs and producers are working to adapt to airports’ challenges.
Airports; Food; Travel and Vacations; Business Travel; Local Food 

Fashion in food is a way to compete.
Arts

A Shaker Village Finds Enterprise Is Not So Simple

The Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts, a window into a religious sect that embraced celibacy and social tenets of egalitarianism and pacifism, is struggling financially.
Museums; Finances 

Finances killed the sect before.  
Celibacy is not a good foundation for community.

Mother Ann Lee found it better than a bad marriage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Lee
N.Y. / Region

New York Casinos’ Remote Homes Could Dampen Success

A state board’s recommendation that licenses for three upstate casino resorts be approved is getting mixed reviews from gambling analysts, urban planners, politicians and rival developers.
Casinos; Gambling 

Cuomo has produced a possible result.
These will be removed when they fail.


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