Monday, June 2, 2014

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World

3 Kidnapped Missionaries Are Freed in Cameroon

The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were held for nearly two months near Cameroon’s border with Nigeria in a region rife with Boko Haram militants.
Kidnapping; Priests; Nuns; Missionaries

Killing a population for their faith has not been approved of for several hundred years.
The echos of the Spanish Inquisition are still with us.
It was a measure against Islam and Judaism.
It did change the culture of the Iberian peninsula.
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U.S.

On Win Streak, Mainline G.O.P. Takes Tougher Stance Toward Tea Party

After the party’s establishment wing won a series of primaries this year, its leaders are considering tough tactics to head off further attacks from the Tea Party.
Tea Party Movement; United States Politics and Government; Elections, State Legislature; Presidential Election of 2016 

The G.O.P. is suffering a schism.
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Technology

Dark Side to Internet of Things: Hacked Homes and Invasive Ads

While the connected home will offer plenty of conveniences in the operation of locks, lights and appliances, there likely will also be problems around privacy and other concerns.
Computer Security; Cyberattacks and Hackers; iPad; iPhone; Privacy; Smartphones 

Use a manual override. 
The automated system runs off an operating on a read only memory.
The day instructions are in a volatile memory.  the unit has a phone number.
an uninteruptable power supply and a mechanical off switch outside the door.  The door unlocks on power off.

Better just to lock the door with a mechanical key.  
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World

China Accuses U.S. and Japan of Incitement

A senior Chinese military official’s remarks followed speeches by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Japan’s prime minister faulting China for maritime disputes with its neighbors.
Defense and Military Forces; United States International Relations 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/02/25/world/asia/claims-south-china-sea.html

China is overreaching.  
We must find something they want more.
Last time it was opium.

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N.Y. / Region

Police Search for Upset Teenager Who Sank Into the Hudson

Omotayo Adeoye, 17, was seen crying and wading into the river fully clothed on Thursday after she was confronted by a teacher who believed she was cheating on a test.
Teenagers and Adolescence 

It is always a risk when people are pushed beyond their limits.
Parsons and Pratt lose several every year.
My imaginings are not facts.
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U.S.

The Lasting Appeal of the Nonpolitician Politician

Benjamin Carson, a retired physician at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, has become a favorite of the political right as he weighs a run for the Republican presidential nomination.
Doctors; United States Politics and Government; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Presidential Election of 2016 

Just wrong.
On all political counts.
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Opinion

Confronting Who We Are

For the West, it was a week of self-searching.

A less than stellar review of where the world stands.
The leadership of Europe has been hiding from their voters.
It will take another election to decide the issues.
 
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Opinion

How Book Publishers Can Beat Amazon

They may have to control their own online marketplace.
E-Books and Readers; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Book Trade and Publishing; Suits and Litigation (Civil) 

I can't follow Bob Kohn's logical argument.
I think I am reasonably skilled at that.
I think my inability to follow is not with me.
The marginal cost of a downloaded eBook is little more than the royalty to the author.  The rest of the price is cost of the sale and profit.
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Opinion

How to Get Girls Into Coding

Educators believe that computer games can be the gateway — and female mentors are the X factor.
Women and Girls; Computers and the Internet; Science and Technology; Education (K-12)

This article keeps crashing firefox.
In so far as I can read, it assumes that the virtual world, a world built of code, is enough.
My virtual world interacts with the real world.  It is not gender linked.
Wishing things so is only the beginning.

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The Upshot

There’s Nothing Wrong With Being a Banker

My job helped me develop skills that have served me well outside finance.
Banking and Financial Institutions; Careers and Professions; Labor and Jobs; Real Estate (Commercial); Work-Life Balance

True.  There is much good luck in the tale.
There are also predatory banks without scruples.
"Lloyd's insists there are no bad risks. There are bad premiums."

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U.S.

G.O.P. Senate Hopeful in Iowa Enlists a Familiar Face

Joni Ernst’s unconventional campaign for the Senate in Iowa has included running ads highlighting her farm experience castrating hogs and being introduced at rallies by Mitt Romney.
Endorsements; Tea Party Movement

"Mr. Romney’s record in Iowa is less than stellar. He lost the Republican presidential caucuses in 2008, then appeared to win in 2012, only to finish second when the official count was certified. He then lost the state to President Obama in the election, as Senator John McCain and Ms. Palin did in 2008."

Joni Ernst does not look to have a winning strategy.

Iowa was not my favorite place and never my choice.
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U.S.

Environmental Groups Focus on Change by Strengthening Their Political Operations

Environmental groups are raising and spending more money than ever to mount a revitalized climate-change campaign that looks nothing like failed past efforts.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Environment; Political Action Committees

Global warming and sea level rise are not going away.
We seem to be committed to ten feet in the next ten years.
There is not enough time to save the cities.
On that time scale cutting carbon dioxide by thirty percent will have no effect on the sea.  It will make us feel better.
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U.S.

Texas Beer Finds Home in the Heart of New York

By the time Shiner Bock entered the New York market last year, the craft beer already had fans in patrons of some city bars, as their owners bought cases from other states.
Beer; Bars and Nightclubs; Seasons and Months

I have not run across it.
It reads as something I would like.
14
Sports

Around Seattle, Ballmer’s Other Title Is Superfan

The former Microsoft chief, who has a well-known competitive streak, is a boisterous presence at youth sports events in the Seattle area.
Basketball

He will not miss his investment.
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Opinion

Full Screed Ahead

Be it the Isla Vista rampage or the transition at The Times, the event is mere prompt for the exegeses.
News and News Media; Isla Vista, Calif, Massacre (2014); Social Media; Social Conditions and Trends
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Health

Google Glass Enters the Operating Room

Surgeons and other doctors are experimenting with the devices, recording and streaming procedures and looking up data.
Hospitals; Medicine and Health; Surgery and Surgeons; Wearable Computing 

Google glass is on the way to being a useful tool.  
The objections seem trivial.  
Minor adjustments in the software and hardware.
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Opinion

This Fugitive Life

For many poor black men, the threat of capture and confinement looms.
Blacks; Crime and Criminals; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Men and Boys; Prisons and Prisoners 

The solution is paid work at a comfortable rate.  
Get the money flowing from the bottom and many of the problems go away.

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World

Britain’s New Immigrants, From Romania and Bulgaria, Face Hostilities

The European Union extended full employment rights to Romania and Bulgaria this year, sparking unfounded fears in Britain of a flood of desperate immigrants.
Immigration and Emigration; Foreign Workers 

Yes
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Technology

Apple Monitors for Health and Home

Apple is expected to introduce mobile apps that will track a user’s health and fitness routine, and smart home devices.
Smartphones; Mobile Applications; Home Appliances; Computers and the Internet; Software; iPod 

Specialized devices would do the jobs better.
There is plenty of capacity.  The risk of loss is high.
I see why the in-house team would  write the code.
I do not see the market or the advantage.

A better product would be a baby toy.
A blue tooth link would allow additions and updates.
Such a gadget does not need or want a real time net link.
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U.S.

Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Among 7 Killed in Massachusetts Plane Crash

Lewis Katz, an owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer, died along with six other people when a private jet erupted into a ball of fire as it took off outside Boston.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Deaths (Fatalities); News and News Media; Private Aircraft; Newspapers 

There will be an investigation and a report.  I will read it or all about it.

"Mr. Schiada said the N.T.S.B. would post a preliminary report about Saturday’s crash on its website in 10 days."

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World

Three Kidnapped Missionaries Are Freed in Cameroon

The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun were held for nearly two months near Cameroon’s border with Nigeria in a region rife with Boko Haram militants.
Kidnapping; Priests; Nuns; Missionaries
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Opinion

Sisi and the Palestinians

In the past, a strong and stable Egypt has meant more support for Palestine in the region and abroad.
Palestinians; Elections; International Relations

A profound misperception of the situation.
Palestine is not sovereign.

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Technology

Dark Side to Internet of Things: Hacked Homes and Invasive Ads


Use a key.

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N.Y. / Region

Police Search for Upset Teenager Who Sank Into the Hudson

Omotayo Adeoye, 17, was seen crying and wading into the river fully clothed on Thursday after she was confronted by a teacher who believed she was cheating on a test.
Teenagers and Adolescence

There is nothing to be done but fish out the body.
 
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Business Day

Lewis Katz, Co-Owner of Philadelphia Inquirer, Dies at 72

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U.S.

The Lasting Appeal of the Nonpolitician Politician

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World

China Accuses U.S. and Japan of Incitement

9
Opinion

How to Get Girls Into Coding

10
The Upshot

There’s Nothing Wrong With Being a Banker

11
U.S.

G.O.P. Senate Hopeful in Iowa Enlists a Familiar Face

12
Opinion

Confronting Who We Are


13
Opinion

How Book Publishers Can Beat Amazon

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U.S.

Texas Beer Finds Home in the Heart of New York

15
Sports

Around Seattle, Ballmer’s Other Title Is Superfan

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Opinion

Full Screed Ahead

Be it the Isla Vista rampage or the transition at The Times, the event is mere prompt for the exegeses.
News and News Media; Isla Vista, Calif, Massacre (2014); Social Media; Social Conditions and Trends

Let us start with the facts.
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Business Day

News From the Advertising Industry

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies.
Appointments and Executive Changes; Advertising and Marketing; Political Advertising; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Online Advertising

I don't know enough to comment.
Do they?
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Business Day

StoryCorps to Collect Gays’ Oral History

OutLoud, which will begin on June 28, the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in Greenwich Village, will focus on young and minority gays and those who lived before the riots.
Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Stonewall Riots (1969); Transgender and Transsexual

http://www.wnyc.org/story/70797-storycorps-on-wnyc/
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Opinion

Obama’s Foreign Policy Book

Here are a few working titles for the president’s consideration.
United States International Relations; Kurds; Afghanistan War (2001- )

Wait for the Presidents book.
 
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Arts

Library Reveals Details and Costs of Upgrade Plan

The New York Public Library’s revised renovation plan is expected to cost about $300 million.
Libraries and Librarians; Restoration and Renovation; Architecture

Just leave the library as a great research tool.
Midtown can be well served by the public spaces in the Arnold Constable building.
 A great architect knows when not to build.




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