Monday, May 25, 2015

@11:30, 5/25/15

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1
The Upshot

Obamacare’s Big Gamble on Hospital Productivity

An influential theory says productivity growth in health care is inherently low, but a new study offers reason for hope.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Productivity; Hospitals; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Medicare; Wages and Salaries 

This is a political fight.
There is a Republican effort to cut the Medicare and Medicaid benefits.
Obama Care leans on the Medicare program and the Medicaid program to get the population that is not earning medical care.
Austin Frakt is intentionally confusing cause and effect.

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Business Day

European Central Bank Expands Mandate as It Struggles to Keep Zone Intact

Top central bankers and economists convened this weekend to discuss unemployment and other economic issues that extended beyond the bank’s edict to contain inflation.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Interest Rates; Inflation (Economics); Quantitative Easing 

The Austrian school is searching fir legitimacy.

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T Magazine

Video: How To | Prep Vegetables

The chef and cookbook author April Bloomfield invites T into her kitchen.
Vegetables; Food; Cooking and Cookbooks; Chefs 

"Just do it."

4
Science

New Approach Trains Robots to Match Human Dexterity and Speed

Linking several powerful software techniques makes it possible for a robot to learn tasks rapidly with a relatively little training.
Robots and Robotics; Artificial Intelligence; Research 

It is progress.
It is not the progress John Markoff  is looking for.

5
Technology

Forwarding Text Messages on the iPhone

You can send the message to someone not in the original conversation by taking a couple of steps.
Text Messaging; E-Books and Readers; Amazon Kindle; iPhone 

It looks to be straightforward.

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There will be no change.  The refugees will be put in camps.

7
Opinion

A Costly Tax Break for Nonpublic Schools


Separation of church and state.
The public purse should not support elitism.

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Automobiles

Schools Turn to Propane Buses as Stricter Emissions Standards Loom


It is better than low test gasoline and does not stink like diesel.

9
Sports

Lewis Hamilton Gains Pole at Monaco Grand Prix

Hamilton clinched his first pole at the Monaco Grand Prix, while his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg will start from second in Sunday’s race as he bids to win it for the third straight year.
Automobile Racing; Monaco Grand Prix (Auto Race) 

Formula One is having an off year.

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U.S.

Video: Officials Discuss California Oil Spill

“We are committed to the thorough cleanup of this accident,” a spokesman for the responsible company said.
Oil Spills; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Pipelines; Beaches; Accidents and Safety 

The bitter recriminations will come later. 

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World

Indian Minister Is Back

One of India’s most powerful politicians, Jayalalithaa Jayaram, was sworn in as chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Saturday after a court overturned her conviction in a corruption case.
False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments 

Politics in India is a rough game.

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Opinion

Decision Time on the Hudson

If G.E. doesn’t complete the environmental cleanup job it has skillfully begun, a remarkable opportunity will be squandered.
PCB (Polychlorinated Biphenyls); Water Pollution; Environment 

The PCBs are the fishes best defense.

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Business Day

Fiat Chrysler Raises Hackles by Refusing to Fix Some Recalled Jeeps

The carmaker’s unwillingness to fix some rusty Jeeps comes as the highway safety agency is preparing for a hearing on the automaker’s recall practices in general.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects 

Fiat Chrysler is stuck.  They must provide remedies for the vehicles.

15
Travel

Free Passes to Parks for Fourth Graders

For the 2015-16 school year, fourth graders in the United States can sign up for free admission (families included) to America’s national parks.
Travel and Vacations; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Parks and Other Recreation Areas 

I would as soon see fewer children in the parks.
They will come there when they are ready.

16
World

Japan: Climate Change Aid Pledged for Pacific Islands

Japan pledged $450 million in aid to island nations that are battling rising sea levels and natural calamities as a result of global warming.
Global Warming 

Eventually the low islands will be evacuated.  This aid package only makes that evacuation more difficult.
It is aid to the Japanese conscience. 

17
Sports

Nerves Fray Over New French Open Stadium Plans

Construction permits for the latest French Open expansion project remain in limbo as the local and national authorities squabble among themselves.
Tennis; French Open (Tennis); Weather 

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E
Boston0 0 2
0 0 0
0 0 0
280
Minnesota1 6 0
0 0 0
0 0 x
7160

  W: R. Nolasco (5-1)   L: J. Kelly (1-4)
  Min HR: T. Plouffe (7)

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Travel

Gay Dating App’s New Alert: Hooking Up Is Illegal Here

The gay dating app Scruff is starting to alert users when they’re in a country where homosexuality is against the law.
Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Travel and Vacations 

It looks like a necessary feature.
I am happy that I do not need it.

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N.Y. / Region

Firefighting the Old-School Way

The collection of the New York City Fire Museum contains artifacts like leather buckets that were key equipment until the early 1800s, and inscribed horns used for parades and to drink beer from.
Fires and Firefighters 

The collection has been in existence for a long time.  
I visited it as a child.

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Opinion

Stronger Regulation of Toxic Chemicals

The measures to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, though an improvement, are not sufficient.
Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Chemicals 

Labeling after study would be enough.
Very few things need an outright ban.

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