Friday, February 13, 2015

@0:30, 2/13/15

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N.Y. / Region

В Time Warner Center - Анклав Могущественных Русских

Богатство, обретенное в период хаотического капитализма постсоветской России, представляет могущественную силу в буме люксовых апартаментов, изменяющем современный Нью-Йорк
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Condominiums 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/nyregion/the-hidden-money-buying-up-new-york-real-estate.html 

We have always had "malefactors of great wealth". 

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Health

Smoking’s Toll on Health Is Even Worse Than Previously Thought, a Study Finds

A new analysis suggests that an additional 60,000 deaths a year in the United States are linked to smoking.
Smoking and Tobacco; Deaths (Fatalities); Medicine and Health; Lung Cancer 

The study is correct.  
I have not smoked in 39 years.  I had to do the arithmetic.

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Sports

Grizzlies Roll, Sending Nets to Seventh Loss in 10 Games


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Sports

Blake Griffin’s Out, and Clippers Are Crushed by the Thunder

Click the extender on Women's College Basketball >>
Click Standings at the top of the box.
Select American Athletic in the Conference pull down.
Click Connecticut in the table
Click Schedule in the roster header bar.
See 2/14/15 against Tulane at 16:00 est as their next game.

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N.Y. / Region

At Rail Crossings in New York Area, a Constantly Lurking Danger

The recent Metro-North Railroad crash cast renewed attention on the mix of trains, cars and humans that make crossings in the region more dangerous than elsewhere in the country.
Railroad Accidents and Safety 

"Stupidity carries a death penalty."

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U.S.

Video: ‘American Sniper’ Case Opens

Alan Nash, a district attorney in Texas, and Tim Moore, the defense lawyer, gave different portraits of Eddie Routh, who is accused of killing Chris Kyle, the protagonist in the “American Sniper” film.
Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides 

Uninformative.

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World

India’s Governing Party Heads for Crushing Defeat in Delhi Elections

Early returns suggested that the Aam Aadmi Party of the anticorruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal would win as many as 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.
Corruption (Institutional); Bribery and Kickbacks 

India is still a democracy.

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Movies

Video: Dressing ‘Inherent Vice’

Mark Bridges dressed the women of “Inherent Vice” in one “sexy number after the other” because he wanted to give life to the vivid, psychedelic world created by the book’s author, Thomas Pynchon.
Movies; Costumes 

I tried to read Gravity's Rainbow.   
Maybe I could now.

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Opinion

Treating Vascular Disease

Peter F. Lawrence, president of the Society for Vascular Surgery, responds to a front-page article.
Surgery and Surgeons; Medicine and Health 

Malpractice is real.

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U.S.

Facing Mixed Messages, Alabama May Gain Clarity on Gay Marriage

A possible move by a federal judge would send a signal to the judges statewide, who are caught between a federal ruling and an order from the state’s chief justice.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Marriages; Supreme Courts (State) 

Marriage is a civil contract.
State's Rights are limited.

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World

Taiwan President Urges More Prison Oversight in Wake of Hostage Standoff

President Ma Ying-jeou expressed regret that the six inmates who took two officers hostage had killed themselves, and he called for corrective measures to be put in place.
Prisons and Prisoners; Attacks on Police 

Bad design.

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U.S.

Illinois Governor Acts to Curb Power of Public Sector Unions


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Magazine

In Sort-of-Defense of Roy Moore

The Alabama judge isn’t George Wallace.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; States (US); Law and Legislation 

Integration is never popular though it is necessary.  Sex or color are not grounds for segregation.

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Business Day

Report Sees Weak Security in Cars’ Wireless Systems

The report also concludes that the majority of automakers do not have systems in place that can detect breaches or quickly respond to them.
Automobiles; Wireless Communications; Computer Security; Cyberattacks and Hackers; Privacy 

Yes.

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N.Y. / Region

Driver of Brooklyn Couple Killed in Crash Says He Was Not Rushing

The livery driver who picked up a pregnant woman and her husband on their way to the hospital was not asked to hurry, he testified in the trial of the man accused of striking their car.
Traffic Accidents and Safety 

Julio Acevedo is guilty.

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Home & Garden

Should We Replace the Patterned Wallpaper in Our Powder Room?

Not necessarily. It’s typically among the smallest rooms in a home, so you can use wallpaper and colors there that might look too bold in other rooms.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Wallpaper; Interior Design and Furnishings 

There is work to be done here.

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N.Y. / Region

Council Speaker Seeks Criminal Justice Reforms in State of the City Address

Melissa Mark-Viverito called for nonviolent, low-level offenders to be issued a summons and cited for a violation, rather than be arrested and charged with a crime.
State of the City Message (NYC); Crime and Criminals 

The Republican party will not like the policy.

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U.S.

Justice Thomas’s Dissent Hints of Supreme Court’s Intentions on Same-Sex Marriage

Justice Clarence Thomas’s dissent was a strong signal that gay rights advocates are likely to prevail in their quest to establish a nationwide constitutional right to same-sex marriage.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships 

Justice Clarence Thomas is not "Horatio at the Bridge".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatius_Cocles

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Opinion

The Risks of Climate Engineering

“If this is our Hail Mary, what a scary, scary place we are in.”
Global Warming; Research; United States Politics and Government; Carbon Dioxide 

Nothing will be done until Bangladesh drowns.


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