Friday, September 11, 2015

@12:30, 9/11/15

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U.S.

Alaska: Walrus Again Crowd Onto Shore

About 35,000 Pacific walrus came ashore in a September phenomenon tied to shrinking sea ice brought on by climate change.

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/

http://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index/images/daily_images/N_daily_extent_hires.png


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World

Video: In Denmark, Migrants Aim for Sweden

Hundreds of migrants walked along a road north of Padborg, Denmark, toward Sweden on Wednesday.

Walking works.

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World

Video: Extra Ferries Ship Migrants to Athens

Overwhelmed by the influx of people, the authorities put in place extra vessels to ship them from the Greek island of Lesbos to the capital.

General winter is coming. 
The boats will be bigger and fewer.
The sea will be rougher and there will be storms.
The migration will slow as travel on land becomes more difficult.
The Turkish rail system will carry more of the load.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/poland-versus-greece/

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Sports

Liberty Clinch Top Seed in W.N.B.A. Playoffs

Epiphanny Prince had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and the Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun, 74-64, at Madison Square Garden.

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/sports/ncaabasketball/index.html

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncw/scoreboard

The season starts November 13

A date certain.
I will wait for results.

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World

Video: The Last Stretch to Sweden

A group of migrants, who were aiming to go to Sweden but were being detained by the police in Denmark, defiantly marched on.

The migration continues.

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World

Prison for Man Who Slashed U.S. Ambassador in South Korea

The attacker has insisted since his arrest and during the trial that he never intended to kill Mark W. Lippert, who suffered serious wounds.

South Korea is a sovereign nation.

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Sports

Australia Pulls Out of Soccer Friendlies With U.S. Women’s Team

Australia withdrew from two friendly matches that were to be part of the United States women’s national team’s World Cup victory tour, but U.S. Soccer said the games would go on.

"But Australia’s players are in a labor dispute with the country’s soccer federation, and on Wednesday their union released a statement saying the players would not travel to the United States without a new collective bargaining agreement. On Thursday, Australia’s soccer federation announced it had withdrawn from the American tour, calling the players’ salary demands “unaffordable.”"

Money problems at the Austrailian front desk.


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U.S.

A Long Road to a Place of Peace for Flight 93 Families

The $26 million visitor center and museum that documents the crash of Flight 93, which left 40 passengers and crew members dead, opens on Thursday in Shanksville, Pa.

I see no reason for a museum.

Francisco Franco would approve of the monument.

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U.S.

Maryland: Ex-Bishop Enters Plea Deal in Death

A former Episcopal bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter, drunken driving and leaving the scene in the death of a cyclist in Baltimore.

There is not much to be done about past actions.

We go on.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

10
Opinion

Homeless in New York: Ways to Help

Readers call for permanent housing rather than shelters and free legal representation to reduce evictions.

The homeless have no money to spend on rent.

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 N.Y. / Region

Ex-Inmate Speaks Out About ‘Beat Up Squad’ Abuse as Family Sues Over Death

Lucas Renfrow was jailed at Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., when he says he saw corrections officers manhandling the lifeless body of Samuel Harrell, another inmate.

We will see if there is a successful prosecution.
The reporting looks good.

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Opinion

A Plan to Save Refugees and Europe’s Open Borders

A relatively modest proposal for quotas should be only a starting point in meeting the growing crisis with compassion.

The Junker Plan will not work.
The migrants will not allow it to work.

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U.S.

No Charges for Washington State Officers in Hispanic Man’s Death

The death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, 35, led to a wave of protests in Pasco, a farming community of 68,000 that is more the 50 percent Hispanic

Shawn Sant's opinion should not be acceptable.


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U.S.

Maine: Speedy Hiker Will Pay Fine After Champagne Celebration

Scott Jurek, the ultramarathon runner who set a speed record for hiking the Appalachian Trail in 46 days, agreed to pay a $500 fine for public drinking at the trail’s terminus on Mount Katahdin.

These are the costs of having the Appalachian Trail.
The cash flow is positive.

If the state of Maine truly objects it can pave the trail for auto traffic.

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World

Video: Floods Ravage Eastern Japan

The authorities issued “rare weather warnings” for five million people in Japan as rivers swelled after torrential rains, leaving scores stranded.

Weather happens.

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N.Y. / Region

G Train Derails in Brooklyn, but No Serious Injuries Are Reported

The front two wheels of a southbound train came off the tracks near the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station Thursday night, and service remained limited on Friday.

Hire more inspectors and track maintainers.

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Opinion

The House Stretches Legal Logic on Health Reform

Once again, Republicans are trying to manipulate the courts into overturning the health care law.

The Republicans cannot give up.

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Health

High Blood Pressure Treatment Should Be More Aggressive, Study Finds

A new study finds that bringing blood pressure down below current recommendations may greatly reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

A good result.

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U.S.

Series of Highway Shootings Unnerves Phoenix


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U.S.

Dentist Who Killed Cecil the Lion Returns to Work

Dr. Walter J. Palmer returned to work on Tuesday as protesters, and police officers, gathered outside his Minnesota dental office.

I don't like mob rule.

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