Monday, April 6, 2015

@9:30, 4/5/15

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Opinion

Watering California’s Farms

Agriculture businesses will also need to change the way they operate if California’s drought continues.
Agriculture and Farming; Irrigation; Water; Drought 

Demand for water must be reduced to a sustainable level.
Unlimited drawing on ground water is an abuse of the common.

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Opinion

Justice Kennedy’s Plea to Congress

In a recent hearing, he was right to remind lawmakers of America’s “broken” criminal justice system.
Prisons and Prisoners; Mandatory Sentencing; United States Politics and Government; Law and Legislation; Eighth Amendment (US Constitution); Sentences (Criminal) 

Punishment is a failed theory of correction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
I have trouble making the argument on tenth amendment grounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

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Science

California Drought Is Worsened by Global Warming, Scientists Say

Scientists say that the warming trend makes it highly likely that California and other parts of the Western United States will see more severe droughts in the future.
Drought; Global Warming; Water 

The thing that matters is the drought will continue for another year.
The rest is speculation.

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Opinion

How to Screen Pilots and Protect Passengers

The airline industry could be doing more to provide mental health assessments and treatment.
Mental Health and Disorders; Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Depression (Mental); Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

The proposed program will be applied.
It will not fix the problem. 

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N.Y. / Region

State Senate Leaders Says Additional $25 Million in Budget Will Aid Charter Schools

Buried in the details are items of $14 million and $15 million that will also be for ‘certain school districts, public libraries and not-for-profit institutions.’
Education (K-12); Budgets and Budgeting; Charter Schools; State Legislatures 

The Charter schools must "Sink or swim".
The public libraries, parks, WiFi and other projects deserve help.

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Science

Behind Each Breath, an Underappreciated Muscle

Researchers have developed new tools that give a glimpse into how the muscle that helps every mammal breathe, the diaphragm, develops.
Muscles; Respiratory System; Science and Technology 

Interesting.

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U.S.

Long-Eared Bat Gets Federal Protection

The federal government said Wednesday that it is giving new protections to a species that has been nearly wiped out in some areas by the spread of a fungal disease.
Endangered and Extinct Species; Bats 

Telling the oil drillers no is a good thing.

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World

Andreas Lubitz, Germanwings Co-Pilot, Researched Suicide and Cockpit Doors, Prosecutors Say

The information was discovered in the browser history on an iPad found by investigators searching the co-pilot’s apartment in Düsseldorf.
Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Airlines and Airplanes; Pilots 

I favor privacy.

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U.S.

Maryland: Johns Hopkins Sued Over Disease Study

More than 750 plaintiffs sued the Johns Hopkins Hospital System on Wednesday over medical experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s and 1950s during which subjects were infected with venereal diseases.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases 

The United States Government owes these people.

10
Opinion

Denmark’s Drug-Free Pigs

American farmers don’t need all those antibiotics.
Antibiotics; Pigs; Factory Farming; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

It is a demonstration of a proper pork program.

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U.S.

Rhode Island Settles Lawsuit on Union Pension Overhaul

Six of the nine unions that sued over the state’s 2011 pension system overhaul agreed to the tentative settlement, which affects 59,000 current and past workers.
Pensions and Retirement Plans; Government Employees 

A bad resolution of a fictional crisis.

12
Magazine

The Enduring Appeal of Roasted Chicken Provençal

A simple and classic dish from the designer Steven Stolman.
Cooking and Cookbooks; Chickens; Recipes

An easy dish.


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Business Day

European Commission Asks Companies to Go Public With Google Complaints

The move is part of an antitrust inquiry into whether the search giant has used its dominant position to give preferential treatment to its own services.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

Google appears to behave itself.

14
Fashion & Style

Looking for Cheaper Skin-Care Products? Borrow From the Men

Skin care products for men may be similar in quality to those marketed to women but are often far less expensive.
Skin; Cosmetics and Toiletries 

Please yourself.

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World

Educators Found Guilty in Sexual Assault of Kindergartners in Indonesia

A Canadian guidance counselor and an Indonesian teaching assistant at the Jakarta Intercultural School were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Sex Crimes; Sentences (Criminal); Child Abuse and Neglect 

I can't guess.

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The Upshot

Why a Claim About the Irrelevance of Parenting Time Doesn’t Add Up

Insights can be found despite measurement problems, which affect nearly all studies, but cause-and-effect conclusions require careful interpretation.
Parenting; Statistics; Children and Childhood 

Bad numbers.

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Opinion

What New Yorkers Get for $150 Billion

The details of this last-minute jumble of a budget yield very little for most people to celebrate.
Budgets and Budgeting; Corruption (Institutional) 

The bills will be paid for another year.
Half the legislature wants to stop all change.
The other half is split on what changes should happen.

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Your Money

Federal Flood Insurance Premiums for Homeowners Rise

New rates increase premiums for homeowners in high-risk areas by as much as 25 percent, while new surcharges add $25 for owner-occupied primary homes and $250 for second homes.
Flood Insurance; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Insurance only spreads the risk.
The risk has been split into several pools. 
One of the pools is coastal flooding.
The price of coastal houses is higher.
The risk of coastal flooding is higher
The share of the risk pool is bigger.
Home owners pay more.

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Food

Video: Cooking Techniques: Making Mayonnaise

Whisk together egg yolk, lemon juice, mustard, water and neutral oil to form this emulsion.
Mayonnaise; Cooking and Cookbooks 

I have seen it done.
I worry about the raw egg.
I buy the commercial product.
 
20
Opinion

The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much

It’s not because states have cut funding for higher education.
Colleges and Universities; Tuition 

I cannot follow Mr. Campos' argument.
It appears to be false.
Tuition is paid on an individual basis.
On an individual basis less public money contributes toward tuition.
Total individual tuition has not decreased.
Individual tuition costs have risen.
The rest is noise relative to the premise.

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