Friday, January 27, 2017

@18:30, 1/27/17

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Technology

Generation X More Addicted to Social Media Than Millennials, Report Finds

Adults from the ages of 35 to 49 were found to spend an average of six hours and 58 minutes on social media per week, compared with six hours and 19 minutes for their younger counterparts.

The difference is not big.
I have signed in with these things.
I do not go there.

2
U.S.

Storm That Roared Through the South Sweeps Into the Northeast


A pussy cat locally.   It is out to sea now.

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N.Y. / Region

Man Kicked J.F.K. Airport Worker Wearing Hijab, Prosecutor Says

A passenger faces hate crime charges after he kicked an airline worker in a head scarf at Kennedy and told her, “Trump is here now,” officials said.

Drunk and disorderly to start with.
Religious war would not be a good thing.

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U.S.

With Pent-Up Demand, States Vie for Proposed $1 Trillion Infrastructure Sprees

Governors, both Republican and Democrat, are eager to get their hands on money for infrastructure projects. Everyone has a list, and a need.

Spending other peoples money is always popular.

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N.Y. / Region

Manhattan Doctor Is Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Patients

Dr. David Newman, a former employee of Mount Sinai Hospital, pleaded guilty last month to several counts of sexual abuse involving four women.

There are plenty that are willing.
Dr. David Newman has a problem.  He will continue to have that and other problems.

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U.S.

Trump Threatens Federal Intervention in Chicago, Citing ‘Carnage’

Tweeting the latest reported crime statistics in the nation’s third-largest city, the president said he would “send in the Feds!” if the city doesn’t do more.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/the-opposite-of-carnage/

Give Chicago gun control like that in Massachusetts.
Business Day

Wind Farm Approved for Waters Off Long Island

The offshore farm, with as many as 15 turbines capable of powering 50,000 average homes, will be the nation’s largest.

I worry about the birds.

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Magazine

How to Remember Your Dreams

Drink water before going to bed. Don’t open your eyes — or move — when you wake up.

I will try it.

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N.Y. / Region

Child Welfare Unit Tied to Toddler’s Death Is Understaffed and Poorly Trained, Report Says

Agency workers who took two days to find a Brooklyn boy who later died were inadequately trained in how to search a database for the toddler’s correct address.

Always.

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U.S.

Inquiry Into Fatal Amtrak Crash Reveals Error in Communication

Documents that are part of a continuing investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board also revealed the train’s operator tested positive for marijuana.

An error by the dispatcher.  
Let the shift change be less sudden.  The hand off  should be smooth.

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