Monday, January 1, 2018

@12:00, 1/1/18

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U.S.

Cruise Ships Have Made Bar Harbor Popular. But Have They Ruined It?

A Maine town is embroiled in a debate over the ships that have magnified its status and brought huge crowds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acadia_National_Park

1916 was a long time ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Homer

"In 1883, Homer moved to Prouts Neck, Maine (in Scarborough), and lived at his family's estate in the remodeled carriage house seventy-five feet from the ocean.[32] During the rest of the mid-1880s, Homer painted his monumental sea scenes. In Undertow (1886), depicting the dramatic rescue of two female bathers by two male lifeguards, Homer's figures "have the weight and authority of classical figures".[33] In Eight Bells (1886), two sailors carefully take their bearings on deck, calmly appraising their position and by extension, their relationship with the sea; they are confident in their seamanship but respectful of the forces before them."

https://www.winslow-homer.com/Maine-Coast.html

The wrong artist.
https://www.frederic-remington.org/
My browser thinks there may be a problem.
I expect it is political.

Bar Harbor is an old summering place.

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Business Day

Tax Law Offers a Carrot to Gig Workers. But It May Have Costs.

A 20 percent tax deduction for setting oneself up as a business could reward severing formal employment relationships but erode benefits and security.

The Republican party objective is deflation and twenty dollar gold.

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Business Day

Democrats in High-Tax States Plot to Blunt Impact of New Tax Law

State officials are considering legal challenges, looking at other sources of revenue and considering ways to, in effect, restore deductions that the overhaul scaled back.

The Republican contention is the poor should starve and freeze.

Torches and pitchforks should be selling well.

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World

New York Family of 5 Among 10 Americans Killed in Costa Rica Plane Crash

The Costa Rican government said the crash occurred in the mountainous area of Punta Islita, a tourist destination about 140 miles west of the capital, San José.

Regulation is necessary.

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U.S.

Partisans, Wielding Money, Begin Seeking to Exploit Harassment Claims

The earthquake of sexual misconduct allegations has taken down powerful men without regard to politics, but as it shakes Washington, accusations are taking on a partisan tint.

It is expected.

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Opinion

Tom Brokaw: You Can Find the Entire World Inside Your Hospital

American health care is a universe of scientific genius and selfless compassion populated by the most diverse population in the country.

The Republican party is not in the real world.

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Opinion

The Sentient-Being Diet

Making New Year resolutions as a hedge against apocalypse.

I notice that the irregular mole disappears in a shower of other worries.

See the doctors,  swear off fructose and vote for a future in November.

Sentience is a good thing.
Social helps.

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

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U.S.

For Trump, a Glittering Gala Ends a Winter Vacation Rooted in Routine

On New Year’s Eve, Mar-a-Lago hosted its annual gala, an opulent but customary occasion for a president who spent his winter vacation reveling in the comforts of familiarity.

"Smiles and smiles and is yet a villain"
World

The World Celebrates New Year’s Eve

As midnight struck from East to West, revelers welcomed 2018 with fireworks, festivities, food, drinks and dancing. (And hundreds of weddings.)

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

Powerful Hollywood Women Unveil Anti-Harassment Action Plan

Shonda Rhimes and Reese Witherspoon are among the 300 actresses and insiders behind Time’s Up, an initiative for legal protections for workers nationwide.

Yes, get stuff done.

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