Tuesday, January 10, 2017

@18:23, 1/10/17

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U.S.

2016 Was Second-Warmest Year on Record in U.S.

Federal scientists reported that only 2012 had a higher average temperature in the lower 48 states in records reaching back to 1895.

Local weather is a random distribution around long term averages and trends.
short term departures from expectations are nearly meaningless.
Climate is behaving as expected, warming at an accelerating rate.


U.S.

‘What’s the Big Deal?’ Ask Trump Voters on Russia Hacking Report

Supporters of President-elect Donald J. Trump have dismissed a report by U.S. intelligence officials accusing Russia of interfering in the election to undermine Hillary Clinton.

Turnabout may be fair play but it will be better not to play the game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion#History
"The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (Russian: Протоколы сионских мудрецов) or The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion is an antisemitic fabricated text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. The forgery was first published in Russia in 1903, translated into multiple languages, and disseminated internationally in the early part of the 20th century."

It is an old and ugly game.

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Business Day

Smaller Airports Get the Attention of International Carriers


Better aircraft are being built.

They can use the shorter runways.

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Technology

Uber Extends an Olive Branch to Local Governments: Its Data

The company, hoping to weave itself into municipal transit planning, unveiled Movement, a website that will allow outsiders to study traffic patterns with information collected by Uber vehicles.

Uber abuses its drivers.  The possible income is less than the costs of driving.

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Real Estate

Voyeur: Front Yards

Statues figure prominently in the front yards of homes in Astoria, Queens.

Christian icons exclusively.   Mostly Nativity themes.
The ass with a raincoat is new to me.

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Business Day

Takeda’s Bid for Cancer Drug Maker Looks Expensive

The Japanese pharmaceutical offers to buy Ariad Pharmaceuticals for $5.2 billion, about 75 percent above the price where the biotech’s shares were trading.

Takeda's management is betting on medical insurance.


U.S.

Transcript: Jeff Sessions’ Prepared Remarks at His Attorney General Hearing

“The Justice Department must remain ever-faithful to the Constitution’s promise that our government is one of laws, not of men,” he told the senators.

After Jeff Sessions holds office for a few years I will consider my opinion.

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N.Y. / Region

New York City’s Fire Deaths Reach Lowest Point in Over 100 Years


I would like a more sophisticated analysis.
Buildings are more fire resistant.

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Business Day

UnitedHealth Group to Buy Outpatient Surgery Chain for $2.3 Billion

The insurance giant expects to close the deal for the chain, Surgical Care Affiliates, in the first half of 2017.

Another bet on insurance.
Health care is difficult to offshore and is growing.


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Real Estate

A Ski Resort Grows Under an Expansive Montana Sky

Big Sky, one of the country’s largest ski areas, is relatively undiscovered. But $1 billion in development set for the next decade seems sure to change that.

I never learned to downhill ski.
I will try again if you wish.


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