Monday, June 9, 2014

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Opinion

Stopping Bike Thieves

Brent Sverdloff of San Francisco SAFE responds to a letter, “Baiting Bike Thieves.”
Robberies and Thefts; Bicycles and Bicycling; Police 

It is entrapment.
The practice should end.  So should the thefts.
Law enforcement is being lazy
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U.S.

Under Obama, a Chill on Press Freedom

This administration has prosecuted more whistle-blowers for leaks and gone after more journalists than any of its predecessors.
News and News Media; Classified Information and State Secrets 

The Federal prosecutors office has a history at least as long as a civil-service career.  
Bloomberg writes for the financial industry.
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Fashion & Style

Shoe Companies Show a Red Card to Black Soccer Cleats

For the tournament in Brazil, major shoe companies have planned a veritable parade of pigments for cleats.
Soccer; World Cup 2014 (Soccer); Shoes and Boots; Fashion and Apparel 

Fashion drives sales.  
Sell the shoes without the cleats for street wear.
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Science

In Some States, Emissions Cuts Defy Skeptics

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/the-war-on-coal-already-happened/


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Opinion

Gov. Christie’s Money Troubles

The decision to skimp on scheduled payments to pension funds for state workers adds another stain to the governor’s résumé.
Budgets and Budgeting; Pensions and Retirement Plans; Credit Ratings and Credit Rating Agencies 

Soft in the middle.
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Automobiles

General Motors Recalls 105,500 Vehicles in 2 Actions

The automaker said some recent G.M. pickups and S.U.V.s may have inoperative door chimes and other models may have a problem with an air bag.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks; Small Cars (Compact, Subcompact and Microcars); Recalls and Bans of Products 

http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp

Click on a colored region of the map for details.

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Fashion & Style

In a Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes

Love doesn’t afford us the luxury of caring, or not caring, only about ourselves.
Love (Emotion); Dating and Relationships; Sex; Modern Love (Times Column); Marriages 

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

Peter Glaser, Who Envisioned Space Solar Power, Dies at 90

Dr. Glaser’s concept for harnessing solar energy was deemed credible enough for the government to spend $20 million studying it, only to conclude it was too expensive.
Space and Astronomy; Solar Energy; Deaths (Obituaries) 

We may yet do orbiting arrays for power and shade.
They will not be done soon.
We will miss the man who dreamed them.
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World

Syria: Drought Adds to Woes, U.N. Says

The supply of safe water in Syria is now one-third of the level it was before March 2011 when the civil war began, Unicef officials said.
Drought; Water Pollution; Clean Water Act 

There has not been much agriculture for several years.
The immediate impact will be small.
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N.Y. / Region

Higher Minimum Wage Gains Support

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he would support raising the state minimum wage — currently $8 per hour — and he might also support an even greater wage for high cost-of-living areas like New York City.
Minimum Wage; Wages and Salaries 

It would help.  It is still not enough.
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World

Libya: Swiss Red Cross Worker Is Killed

Gunmen in the central Libyan city of Surt fatally shot a Swiss man working for the Red Cross on Wednesday, the humanitarian group said in a statement.
Murders and Attempted Murders; Humanitarian Aid; Foreign Workers 

The government is failing,

http://www.juancole.com/2014/03/community-libyas-chaos.html

“Libya has been sitting on the international community’s back burner as the country has slipped into near chaos,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Unless the international community focuses on the need for urgent assistance to the justice and security systems, Libya risks the collapse of its already weak state institutions and further deterioration of human rights in the country.”

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U.S.

GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around the state this week.
Poetry and Poets; Rodeos; Movies 

Yes, a pivotal year.
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U.S.

Though Not Quietly, Kentucky Moves to Cut Reliance on Coal

Despite cries of a “war on coal” that echo through mining country in eastern Kentucky, the region is already taking hardheaded steps toward a post-coal economy.
Coal; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Electric Light and Power 

Lots of political noise.  
Kentucky will not suffer excessively.
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Opinion

Belatedly, Europe Takes On Low Inflation

The Central Bank has taken some steps, but they need to be matched by government actions if the economy is to recover.
Interest Rates; Inflation (Economics); Credit and Debt; Government Bonds; Banking and Financial Institutions; Euro (Currency); Editorials 

"Ideally, governments would provide stimulus with increased spending on public services. Yet most euro countries are doing the opposite. They are cutting spending and increasing taxes to conform with the austerity policies demanded by Germany and the European Union. Until those policies change, there is little hope for a vigorous economic recovery in the euro zone."
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Business Day

A Gas Cache, Now Under Shaky Ground

The Groningen field in the Netherlands has provided energy for decades, but a series of earthquakes have damaged property and rattled residents.
Natural Gas; Earthquakes; Drilling and Boring; Energy and Power 

Usually 5 on the Richter scale is considered the lower limit of damage.  Groningen has not gotten near it.  
North West Germany has a similar field.
 
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Opinion

When the Landline Is a Lifeline

The new Internet-based phones still haveIdeally, governments would provide stimulus with increased spending on public services. Yet most euro countries are doing the opposite. They are cutting spending and increasing taxes to conform with the austerity policies demanded by Germany and the European Union. Until those policies change, there is little hope for a vigorous economic recovery in the euro zone. some major flaws.
Telephones and Telecommunications; Internet Telephony; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry 

The digital system remains a common carrier system.
The F.C.C. should declare it so and be done with these attempts to game the system. The local analog system here links to digital fiber trunk lines. I have DSL service along with analog phone service.
Service has been good recently.

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World

In Britain, Child’s Weight Leads to Parents’ Arrest

The police called it a rare step when they arrested the parents of a 210-pound, 11-year-old boy on suspicion of neglect and child cruelty.
Child Abuse and Neglect; Obesity; Parenting 

General insanity.
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U.S.

Researchers Race to Save Coral in Miami

With dredging set to begin this weekend in the Port of Miami, researchers are scrambling to salvage a much larger than expected trove of corals.
Reefs; Coral; Ports; Building (Construction); Ships and Shipping; Engineering and Engineers; Fish and Other Marine Life 

The money is small change for these projects.
The Army Corps local commander in Miami should be reassigned.
The scientists have work to do.
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World

Spain: Citizenship Plan for Sephardic Jews




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Sports

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Says Polluted Bay Won’t Be Clean

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World

Pope Holds Vatican Prayer Summit With Israeli and Palestinian Leaders


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U.S.

Under Obama, a Chill on Press Freedom

4
Opinion

Gov. Christie’s Money Troubles

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Automobiles

General Motors Recalls 105,500 Vehicles in 2 Actions

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Fashion & Style

In a Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes

Love
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World

Syria: Drought Adds to Woes, U.N. Says

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N.Y. / Region

Higher Minimum Wage Gains Support

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World

Libya: Swiss Red Cross Worker Is Killed


Libya is falling further into chaos.

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U.S.

GTT ★

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Business Day

A Gas Cache, Now Under Shaky Ground

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Opinion

When the Landline Is a Lifeline

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World

In Britain, Child’s Weight Leads to Parents’ Arrest

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U.S.

Researchers Race to Save Coral in Miami

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An act of war.

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Opinion

Belatedly, Europe Takes On Low Inflation


pointless

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N.Y. / Region

A Lifetime of Guiding Young Scholars in Harlem

Since 1964, Edouard E. Plummer has taken promising poor and minority children and, in one intense year, given them the tools to get into — and thrive at — the nation’s leading schools and beyond.
Education (K-12); Minorities; Segregation and Desegregation 

The what and the how are known.  
The lack of action must be intentional.

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Business Day

Shifts in Wireless Market May Sway a Sprint Deal

By EDWARD WYATT | Jun 5th 2014The two companies say their merger would add a strong competitor to a market now dominated by AT&T and Verizon.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Wireless Communications 

The internet and its servicers are common carriers.
Regulate them as such.
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World

Bear Rescue Plan Delayed by Permit Problems

A plan to transport 28 of the sickest animals from a bear bile farm to a rescue center in Sichuan Province cannot go forward without a government permit for the transfer.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Bears; Veterinary Medicine 

Trouble shooters earn their cut.
Someone wants to be paid and is not on the list.



Enough for tonight.

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