Friday, March 3, 2017

@20:27, 3/2/17

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U.S.

California Today: Hefty Paychecks for Police Officers and Firefighters

Thursday: Big pay for public safety employees, Snap is valued at $24 billion, and a plea for help from a battered Big Sur.

Pension benefits are an accounting problem.
I will ignore Snap until they have a business model.
People could walk across the gap.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixby_Creek_Bridge
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bixby+Creek+Bridge,+CA-1,+Monterey,+CA+93940/@36.3714635,-121.9042686,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x808d94a0aea9511b:0xadfeac07efb3a389!8m2!3d36.371434!4d-121.9017074
Or drive around.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bixby+Creek+Bridge,+CA-1,+Monterey,+CA+93940/@36.3714635,-121.9042686,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x808d94a0aea9511b:0xadfeac07efb3a389!8m2!3d36.371434!4d-121.9017074


Opinion

Russia’s Attack, an Alternate History

Lamenting Obama’s low-key response to Russia’s attack obviously depends on 20/20 hindsight.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/trump-putin-and-the-new-cold-war

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-spoke-twice-with-russian-ambassador-during-trumps-presidential-campaign-justice-officials-say/2017/03/01/77205eda-feac-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html

The Trump administration should be at an effective end.

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Well

Doctors No Longer Rush to Cut the Umbilical Cord

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is the newest group to recommend that doctors wait to clamp and cut the cord of newborns.

It appears to be a good idea.
It is another thing for grandmothers to know.

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World

Airstrikes Are Said to Target Al Qaeda in Yemen

The United States military was said to have attacked Qaeda militants in three Yemeni provinces, the first strikes since an ill-fated raid in January.

Remember that the U.S. campaign must be one of psychological warfare.

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U.S.

A Young Immigrant Spoke Out About Her Deportation Fears. Then She Was Detained.

Daniela Vargas, 22, had applied to renew her status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Her lawyer said she has been told she will be sent back to Argentina.

ICE are nasty people.

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U.S.

Republicans Confront Widening Split Over How to Handle Sessions

Amid revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with the Russian ambassador last year, some Republicans seemed ready to relent in their staunch protection of the president.

Pence first.
Getting rid of Trump would not please me as much as disempoweriing him and leaving him in a "green room" situation.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/green_room

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World

Devices Seized in Yemen Raid Offer Some Clues to Qaeda Tactics

The information provides insight into hidden explosives the group is making and new training tactics, but it is unclear how much it advances the military’s knowledge.

Saying and being are different.

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Opinion

However Much Trump Spends on Arms, We Can’t Bomb Ebola

A bigger military isn’t a substitute for diplomacy, foreign aid and good will.

Genocide is rarely effective.

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Health

Birth Defects Rise Twentyfold in Mothers With Zika, C.D.C. Says

The agency estimated that 60 of every 1,000 births involved some type of severe defect caused by infections from the mosquito-borne virus.

If six percent of births remove parents from the population the working population is reduced by about twelve percent.
That is a depression.

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Fashion & Style

Agreeing to Go Steady Before You Are Ready

Plus: the current politics of asking people where they’re from, an older partner and an H.R. puzzle.

All important considerations.

Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.







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U.S.

Trump’s Conciliatory Speech Was an Attempt to Smooth Hard Edges

The president’s speech was a recognition that a softer sales tactic was needed to sell the hard-edge populist agenda he campaigned on.

Nevermind the edges. 
The thing itself is the problem.

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Health

Birth Defects Rise Twentyfold in Mothers With Zika, C.D.C. Says

The agency estimated that 60 of every 1,000 births involved some type of severe defect caused by infections from the mosquito-borne virus.

A"lost generation".

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Well

Stress Can Make the Pounds Accumulate

By measuring cortisol levels in hair, scientists confirmed a link between long-term stress and obesity.

Fructose?

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U.S.

Ever a Showman, Donald Trump Keeps Washington Guessing

On the day of his first speech to Congress, a new president rips up the script and opens the door to an unexpected compromise on immigration policy.

Watch his actions.

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U.S.

What to Watch: Trump to Speak to a Joint Session of Congress


The speech was made.

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U.S.

A Debate: Should the Justice Department Police the Police?

Two law enforcement leaders discuss the wisdom of the Trump administration’s initial retreat from an aggressive stance on civil rights.

Jeff Sessions is wrong.

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Food

Looking for a Trump Doctrine in the White House Kitchen

The Obamas put food front and center, but the Trumps have yet to signal just how they will eat, entertain or set an example.

Martha Stewart is toxic.

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U.S.

Trump Likely to Steer Clear of Specifics in Policy Speech to Congress


https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004953687/president-addresses-lawmakers.html

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U.S.

‘Today, He Acted Like a Politician’: Voters’ Reactions to Trump’s Speech

The New York Times spoke with a few voters who were watching the president’s speech ton Congress from either side of the partisan divide.

By his words he will make his will known.

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U.S.

Republicans Confront Widening Split Over How to Handle Sessions

Amid revelations that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke with the Russian ambassador last year, some Republicans seemed ready to relent in their staunch protection of the president.

Sessions will shortly step down.
The attempt to stop an inquiry into the administrations actions will fail.


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