Sunday, February 11, 2018

@19:25, 2/11/18

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1
Sports

Adding to Olympic Nerves: A Wardrobe Malfunction on Ice

It was her Olympics debut, but the figure skater Yura Min didn’t let the threat of her costume falling down stop her performance.

Sew the costumes on.

2
U.S.

As DeVos Approves Education Plans, She Finds Skeptics in G.O.P. Governors

Several governors, mostly Republicans, have declined to sign their own states’ plans for implementing a new federal education law intended to devolve control to the states.

The Republican party has problems.
They are not mine.

3
Watching

Ready for Season 7 of ‘Homeland’? Here’s What You Need to Know

“Homeland” is bound up in so many complex conspiracies, it can be hard to unravel them all. Here’s a look at where we left off in Season 6.

Stop protecting the guilty.

4
Climate

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan May Ignore Climate Change. It Could Be Costly.

President Trump wants to spend $1.5 trillion on rebuilding roads and bridges, but experts say failing to account for climate change will add to costs.

https://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/19/infrastructure-build-or-privatization-scam/

I will be surprised if anything is built.

5
Opinion

A Threat to the Justice Dept. and the F.B.I.

A former official in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey cites “grave consequences” in attacking the Justice Department.

Trump does the wrong thing as promised.

6
Obituaries

Asma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66

She gained international acclaim as the voice of conscience in a country where liberal, secular voices have been under threat.

The work is incomplete.
The work continues.

7
Fashion & Style

Pamela McMurray, Sherry Christian

Pamela McMurray and Sherry Christian, who met through Match.com, are married at the Hausmann Nature Center in Delafield, Wis.

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

8
Fashion & Style

Tibi: Fall 2018

The fall 2018 rtw collection.

I would call it student work
but it is more competent than that.

"There is no there there."

9
U.S.

Fiery Helicopter Crash in Grand Canyon Kills at Least 3 and Injures 4 others

The chopper was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it went down around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday on the Hualapai Nation near Quartermaster Canyon.

The N.T.S.B. must investigate and report.

10
World

Catholic Bishop Says He’s Willing to Step Down for Vatican Deal With Beijing

Guo Xijin warned against government control of the church in China, but said he would respect any agreement the Vatican made with Beijing.

Protestant Europe solved the problem by removing Rome from their churches.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War

China will not welcome such a conflict.

China has been there.

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

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