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Opinion

Smoke in the Water

By DERB CARTER | Jun 2nd 2014

North Carolina is rapidly gutting its environmental laws.

Water Pollution; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; State Legislatures

A passionate plea for reform.
Ex post facto law is not our way.
The North Carolina government cannot relieve Duke Energy of its debt.
 

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Business Day

Treasury Auctions Set for the Week of June 2

Jun 1st 2014

The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.

Stocks and Bonds; Credit and Debt; Education (K-12); Income Tax; Government Bonds; Auctions

"At the close of the New York cash market on Friday, the rate on the outstanding three-month bill was 0.04 percent. The rate on the six-month issue was 0.05 percent, and the rate on the four-week issue was 0.04 percent."

One pays for the safety of government bonds.
 

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Business Day

Hospital Charges Surge for Common Ailments, Data Shows

By JULIE CRESWELL, SHERI FINK and SARAH COHEN | Jun 2nd 2014

Hospitals charged more for every single one of 98 common ailments in 2012, and the increase for all but seven exceeded the nation’s 2 percent inflation rate for that year, according to a Times analysis.

Health Insurance and Managed Care; Medicare

What matters most to the hospital is the amount they get paid.
The management has pricing power.
 

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Automobiles

N.H.T.S.A. Investigates Effectiveness of Chrysler Air Bag Recall

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Jun 2nd 2014

Chrysler has repaired only 13 percent of the S.U.V.s affected by the 745,000-vehicle recall, which was issued in 2012.

Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products

An ineffective repair could be expensive for Chrysler.
 

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U.S.

Birds Leave Nest Involuntarily, and Oakland Fumes

By CAROL POGASH | Jun 2nd 2014

The outcry began when the Postal Service decided to prune trees by its parking lot in Oakland and five baby herons fell from their nests, but some people say the situation has descended into absurdity.

Birds; Postal Service and Post Offices; Animals; Homeless Persons

Zero tollerance strikes again.

Negotiate a resolution and move on.
Pay the tree trimmer and let the crazies fume.
 

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Business Day

Amazon Absorbing Price Fight Punches

By DAVID CARR | Jun 1st 2014

By blocking inventory from the Hachette Book Group, Amazon has become the less-than-everything store.

Book Trade and Publishing; BookExpo America; Books and Literature; Writing and Writers; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; E-Books and Readers

I have not understood the problem.
The publishers are getting their payments.
One wants a higher payment and the retailer is refusing to sell that publisher's products.
The publisher is welcome to seek other retailers and direct sales.
Google will find the books though not at Amazon.
We are looking at a problem of lazy customers.
 

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N.Y. / Region

Visitors Fault Sept. 11 Museum’s Portrayal of Islam

By SHARON OTTERMAN | Jun 1st 2014

Some visitors to the National September 11 Memorial Museum described its treatment of Islam and terrorism as “clinical” and “light” and said they thought a Muslim might feel uncomfortable visiting.

Muslims and Islam; Terrorism; September 11 (2001)

Institutions have points of view!
There are other institutions that teach all about Islam.
This one teaches about the destruction of two buildings and the effort to repair the damage to the city that resulted from that destruction.

It carries an emotional burden.  Expect it when visiting.
 

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Automobiles

Monday Motorsports: Milestones Fall at Englishtown Drag Races

By JERRY GARRETT | Jun 2nd 2014

Speed records were set at N.H.R.A.’s Summernationals in New Jersey; three were killed and several injured at the Jim Clark Rally in Scotland.

Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Indianapolis 500 (Auto Race)

I have never paid much attention to the drivers or the races.
I have an interest in the machinery, the shapes and the paint.
The sound is also important.

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U.S.

One Party, Two Factions: South’s Republicans Look a Lot Like Its 1970s Democrats

By JONATHAN MARTIN | Jun 2nd 2014

Republicans enjoy near-total political control in the South, but the Tea Party and establishment are struggling for supremacy.

Primaries and Caucuses; Tea Party Movement; Elections, State Legislature

Republican factionalism is something to celebrate.
 

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U.S.

Seattle Approves $15 Minimum Wage, Setting a New Standard for Big Cities

By KIRK JOHNSON | Jun 2nd 2014

The City Council’s unanimous vote guarantees workers here the highest big-city minimum wage in the nation, and more than double the federal level.

Minimum Wage; Wages and Salaries; Labor and Jobs; Income Inequality

We will see how this works out.
 

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Fashion & Style

Isabel Toledo’s Beauty and Fitness Regimen

By BEE SHAPRIO | Jun 2nd 2014

The designer’s beauty regimen also includes makeup and fragrance for a bit of fantasy.

Cosmetics and Toiletries; Skin; Hair; Exercise

Your choice. 
There is nothing I can contribute.
 

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Opinion

Addressing the Problems at the V.A.

Jun 2nd 2014

Readers react to continuing coverage of the long waits and doctor shortages.

Veterans; Health Insurance and Managed Care

The problems boil down to lack of funds.
That is a congressional problem.
Vote your interest every time.
 

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Business Day

Scots Are Divided Over Independence, and Its Economic Costs

By DANNY HAKIM | Jun 1st 2014

Voices inside and outside Scotland are warning of the implications of leaving the United Kingdom, even as supporters say Scotland would be better off by itself.

Referendums; Economic Conditions and Trends

The problem is best left to the resident Scots.
It is an emotional issue.  The economics are against it.
 

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Crosswords/Games

Paulo Ferro's Math Challenges

By GARY ANTONICK | Jun 2nd 2014

Two puzzles by the Portuguese math teacher Paulo Ferro.

Creativity; Mathematics; Puzzles

405 moves one match  108 moves two  No others found.

44**=1936  2014-1936 = 78  no pair of perfect squares
43**                                                       "
42**         250
enough

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Opinion

The Right and Misogyny

Jun 2nd 2014

Why the cultural right shouldn’t reflexively disagree with the feminist left.

Conservatism (US Politics); Men and Boys; Sex Crimes; Women's Rights

We could begin by having Ross Douthat not tell us what we think.
 He gets it wrong every time.

 

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Opinion

Sex Crimes That Shouldn't Be

By LAURIE SHRAGE | Jun 2nd 2014

H.I.V. disclosure laws are not just unfair; they no longer serve any practical purpose.

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Discrimination; Privacy; Sex

My status is negative. 
If your your status becomes important to me I hope you will inform me.

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World

Ciro de Quadros, 74, Dies; Leader in Ridding Latin America of Polio

By PAUL VITELLO | Jun 2nd 2014

Dr. de Quadros navigated war zones and reimagined outmoded public health practices to lead a successful immunization campaign in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Poliomyelitis; Deaths (Obituaries); Vaccination and Immunization

A loss for the world.
 

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N.Y. / Region

As Antics Subside, Both Cuomo and the Left Claim the Last Hurrah

By THOMAS KAPLAN and SUSANNE CRAIG | Jun 1st 2014

After a vote by the Working Families Party to support Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, liberals were exulting in what they believed would be the start of a tectonic shift in New York politics.

Endorsements; Elections, State Legislature; Politics and Government; Elections, Governors

Problem resolved to every ones  relief.

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Opinion

Baiting Bike Thieves

Jun 1st 2014

Katharine Tinto of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law responds to a San Francisco Journal.

Bicycles and Bicycling; Robberies and Thefts; Crime and Criminals; Police

The problem is the police have no half measures.
The bicycle thieves will no end in the equivalent of a good juvenile hall.

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Opinion

Opinion

Navigating a Post-Samsung Era

By YOUNG-HA KIM | Jun 2nd 2014

What would happen to South Korea's economy if its largest conglomerate were to fail?

Corporations

The smart phone industry will not die all at once.
There will be a long transition period as there has been with broadcast television.
The big corporations will again reinvent themselves or they will slowly erode. 
Sony is eroding now.
South Korea will not soon be a backwater.

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