Friday, March 21, 2014

@8:30, 3/20/14

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N.Y. / Region

Inquiry Seeks Port Authority Records That Involve Christie Ally

David Samson, who is an ally of Gov. Chris Christie, voted to award contracts on bridge projects worth $2.8 billion to companies connected to Mr. Samson’s law firm.
Subpoenas; George Washington Bridge; Conflicts of Interest 

Now a plea bargain for testimony.
Attorney client privilege will make that difficult.
  
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N.Y. / Region

In New Sandy Hook School, Newtown Plays Design Role

The team designing the new Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Conn., has had to contend with the extra burden of the horrific crime that unfolded on Dec. 14, 2012.
Newtown, Conn, Shooting (2012); Architecture; School Shootings; Education (K-12) 

The town through the school board has the final say.
 
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Opinion

Your Questions, My Answers (III)

A columnist faces his readers, yet again.
Abortion; Blogs and Blogging (Internet); Carbon Dioxide; Christians and Christianity; Global Warming; Iraq War (2003-11); Liberalism (US Politics); Philosophy; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Taxation 

Ross Douthat is wrong by definition.
 
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N.Y. / Region

Port Authority Moves Toward Transparency With Public Roll Call

At a meeting on Wednesday, what might seem a bureaucratic snore qualified as a sea change at the troubled agency, which has for years forsaken public roll calls of votes.
George Washington Bridge 

Pressure for reform is building.  
The authority may be responding.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Jimmy Fallon’s Truck Edition

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Home & Garden

Meet Me in Chicago

The International Home and Housewares Show turns out to be the perfect spot for a transcontinental date.
Cookware; New Models, Design and Products; Shopping and Retail; Tableware; Smartphones 

I have fought the battle against cute.  It may be lost.

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

To Change Tunes, a Nod Will Be as Good as a Wink

Automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and Ford, are cautiously installing gesture sensing systems that read hand and head motions as computer commands.
Automobiles; Inventions and Patents; Sensors 

Not for me.
Another bad idea.
 
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U.S.

Amid Bitter Rift, Senate Approves Pick for Top C.I.A. Lawyer

The vote to confirm Caroline D. Krass as the C.I.A.’s general counsel came amid a public battle between the agency and the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
United States Politics and Government; Classified Information and State Secrets 

The proper business of the C.I.A. is a necessary part of government.
Correction of extra legal patterns is part of supervision.
Confusion does not help.

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World

Years After Abduction by North Korea, a Reunion

The parents of the woman, who was kidnapped in 1977 and is believed to have died in 1994, saw their North Korean-born granddaughter for the first time last week in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.
Kidnapping; Missing Persons; International Relations 

"If it bleeds, it leads."
 
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U.S.

Union Leaders Gird for Battle Against Republican Running for Governor of Illinois

With the selection of a multimillionaire businessman as the G.O.P. candidate, union leaders have begun bracing for a fight over the fate of public sector labor unions, pensions and pay.
Elections, Governors; Organized Labor 

I would hope so.
 
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Opinion

What to Do About California’s Drought

Readers discuss climate change, farmers’ use of water, desalination plants and fracking.
Drought; Agriculture and Farming; Water; Hydraulic Fracturing; Aquifers 

Not useful.
 
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U.S.

Obama Turns to Web to Illustrate the Effects of a Changing Climate

The White House on Wednesday inaugurated a website aimed at turning scientific data about projected droughts and wildfires and the rise in sea levels into eye-catching digital presentations.
Global Warming; Mobile Applications 

There is supposed to be a website.  
I have not found a page at the address: www.climate.data.gov
The proper address is: https://www.data.gov/climate/
 
Still rough.
 
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U.S.

Virginia: Governor Expects Payment for Spill

Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he expected Duke Energy to fully compensate Virginia for a large coal ash spill into the Dan River that turned collection basins at Danville’s water treatment plant gray.
Water Pollution; Water; Coal; Hazardous and Toxic Substances 

Gov. McAuliffe will be disappointed.
The Dan river flows into the Roanoke and through several large reservoirs.

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U.S.

Senator’s Simmering Battle With C.I.A. Over Detentions Report

A broadside by Senator Dianne Feinstein has set up a showdown between the executive and legislative branches of government, and may well have permanently chilled her relations with the spy agency she oversees.
Classified Information and State Secrets; United States Politics and Government; Interrogations; Detainees

The C.I.A. will not win this contest.
Congress supervises the agencies and their budgets.
 
15
Sports

Letang Practices Again

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang resumed practicing nearly two months after he had a stroke, but his return to game action remained uncertain.
Hockey, Ice 

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy 
 
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Technology

Google Unveils Software for Smartwatches-to-Be

In a pre-emptive move against Apple, Google revealed Android Wear, a version of the Android operating system that is tailored for wearable computers.
Android (Operating System); Wearable Computing 

The interface cannot be small.  
It can be virtual.  
A virtual interface will distract its user.

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Business Day

Confident CBS Renews 18 Shows at Once

The unexpected news came from the shows that were not on the renewal list, including the new comedy “The Crazy Ones.”

ok
I watch only public television.

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U.S.

Arizona: Appeals Court to Hear No-Bail Law

  
A needless law.

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World

Japan: Man Arrested in Damage to Anne Frank Books

The police on Friday arrested a man who said he tore pages out of books related to Anne Frank at a Tokyo library.
Vandalism; Libraries and Librarians 

Monsters object to the name is my guess.
 
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Fashion & Style

New Natural Shampoos

Independent companies emphasize botanical ingredients.
Shampoos and Hair Products; Hair 

I just want one that works.
Nontoxic, pain free and inexpensive are bonus qualities.

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