Sunday, February 22, 2015

@14:22, 2/22/15

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N.Y. / Region

Driver Faces Life Sentence in Crash That Killed Expectant Brooklyn Couple

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U.S.

Duke Energy Is Charged in Huge Coal Ash Leak

Sports

Princeton Tops Harvard To Reach 25-0

The Tigers cruised past the Crimson and remained the only unbeaten team in Division I women’s basketball this season.
Basketball (College) 

"CONNECTICUT 92, TULSA 46 Breanna Stewart scored a season-high 28 points, and No. 1 Connecticut defeated host Tulsa for its 25th straight win.
Stewart, last year’s national player of the year, made 13 of 18 shots and had 9 rebounds and 6 blocks for the Huskies (26-1, 15-0 American Athletic Conference).
Kelsee Grovey and Ashley Clark each scored 13 points for Tulsa (14-12, 9-6), which lost its second straight."

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World

Iran Judge Blocks Effort to Hire Lawyer for Reporter

The family of Jason Rezaian, The Post’s Tehran correspondent who has been jailed since July, has been frustrated in efforts to hire a lawyer to represent him.
Political Prisoners; Freedom of the Press; News and News Media 

Jason Rezaian is a hostage.

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false

A Look Behind the Headlines on China’s Coal Trends

A reality check on coal trends in China and their implications for the climate.
Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Carbon Dioxide; Coal; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

Coal will be burned for decades to come.

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U.S.

Obama Proposes Single Overseer for Food Safety

In his budget proposal, the president asks that the number of agencies dealing with food safety be reduced from 15, but many say that a single agency would be unwieldy.
Food; Food Contamination and Poisoning; United States Politics and Government; Federal Budget (US) 

Food safety is not a matter of opinion.

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World

Malaria in Widening Area Resists Drug, Study Finds

If resistance to the drug, artemisinin, were to spread, it could hamper treatment of a disease that kills hundreds of thousands a year, mostly in Africa.
Malaria 

There is nothing to be done directly.
We must step up the research effort.
Nets will help some.

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World

Sri Lanka’s Leader Grapples With Release of Political Prisoners

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he has only the vaguest idea of how many are still being held, but that the number is likely far less than rumored.
Tamils (Ethnic Group); Political Prisoners; War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe should be given a copy of the U.N. report if he does not already have one.  He then can be asked for an accounting.
The threat will be U.N. investigators groundtruthing  the report before public release.
The time limit should be a few weeks.

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Business Day

U.S. Agency Sets Fines for Maker of Airbags

Takata must fix the problem.  That will be least costly.  The builders can share the cost.

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U.S.

Scott Walker Hardens Tone on Social Issues to Woo Christian Conservatives

Wisconsin’s governor, a Republican, has made noticeable shifts on abortion and gay marriage since his re-election victory over a well-funded Democrat.
Abortion; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships 

The Christian Conservative base wins primaries.  It does not win elections.
Scott Walker has selected a losing strategy.

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World

Video: Three Friends, One Jihadi

A millennial cult. 

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Business Day

Canadian Rail Strike Ends as Parties Agree to Arbitration

With the return to the bargaining table, Canadian Pacific Railway said it had begun the “ramp-up process” to resume train service.
Strikes; Railroads; Organized Labor 

I find it easy to blame management.  
Arbitration looks like a solution.
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U.S.

Still Shivering From Deadly Cold, South Awaits More

The winter weather was responsible for at least 31 deaths across the South, with more snow and ice expected from the West.
Weather; Temperature; Deaths (Fatalities) 

http://www.weather.gov/

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html

The South caught some winter this year.
It was not prepared.

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N.Y. / Region

David Carr, a Times Reporter, Is Eulogized

People he covered and people he worked with filed into the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan to remember David Carr, who died last week.
Funerals and Memorials; Newspapers 

He earned his eulogy. 

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N.Y. / Region

Under Thick Coating, an Icebreaking Ship Uncovers the Hudson

The Sturgeon Bay, a 140-foot Coast Guard icebreaker, has been clearing paths through the crystallized river so that boats carrying supplies can reach the communities counting on them.
Icebreakers; Rivers; Boats and Boating; Ice 

Winter on the Hudson.

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Business Day

New Rules Spur a Humbling Overhaul of Wall St. Banks

Wall Street is in a transformation, as bonuses shrink, revenue growth stalls and business lines are cut, driven primarily by regulatory efforts.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010); Executive Compensation; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

"On the other side, critics of the banks like Sheila C. Bair, who was the chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, say all the rules have still forced the banks to cut only at the periphery. But Ms. Bair said that the capital rules were forcing the industry to answer hard questions for the first time.
“We haven’t had that kind of scrutiny in the past, and I think that is healthy,” Ms. Bair said. “It’s not a bad thing for the banks to have to deal with that sort of discipline.”"

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N.Y. / Region

Herald Price Fahringer, a Defender of Free Speech, Dies at 87

The court victories of Mr. Fahringer, a lawyer who represented Larry Flynt and Al Goldstein when they were accused of distributing pornography, often reverberated beyond the individual client.
Deaths (Obituaries); Pornography; First Amendment (US Constitution); Freedom of Speech and Expression

"Just two weeks before he died, Mr. Fahringer, appearing in federal court on behalf of a client, affirmed his fear of retiring.
“I have great trouble filling leisure time, so I eliminate it,” he said. “Working is easy. It’s living that’s hard.”"

Agreed

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N.Y. / Region

Focus on Transportation and Justice System in Connecticut Governor’s Budget

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy presented a nearly $40 billion two-year budget that proposes to overhaul the aging transportation infrastructure in Connecticut, cuts the state sales tax and revamps the state’s criminal justice system.
Budgets and Budgeting; Transportation; Sales and Excise Taxes

Just raise the top rate on the income tax.

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World

Chip Maker to Investigate Claims of Hacking by N.S.A. and British Spy Agencies

The American and British intelligence agencies were said to have stolen the encryption codes to chips manufactured by Gemalto, the world’s biggest manufacturer of SIM cards.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Wireless Communications

I wish the investigators good luck finding the evidence.
I believe that system was hacked.  The Government hackers would be very slick.
They have no reason to abuse peoples finances.
Government hackers are not unique.  If they can do it others can also do it.

No computer system connected to the internet can be completely trusted.

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Style

Letting Your Kids Play in the Social Media Sandbox

When you break it down, there are essentially three social media doors that you can unlock for a child.
Parenting; Social Media; Children and Childhood; Computers and the Internet; Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming

Good advice.

Anonymity is a feature for early explorations.
If they do not have a traceable identity it is all just words.  

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