Thursday, July 17, 2014

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1
U.S.

Towns Fight to Avoid Taking In Migrant Minors

Federal officials trying to house the influx of minors from Central America have been forced to scrap several proposed sites because of local opposition, as the issue grows more toxic.
Children and Childhood; Illegal Immigration; Immigration and Emigration 

The far right is insane.
They will fight abortion and murder children with neglect.

2
World

For Sale, English Mountain and Title of Lord, $3 Million. (There’s a Catch.)

To help pay taxes, the eighth Earl of Lonsdale wants to sell one of England’s most distinctive and much clambered mountains. Not that a new owner could do much with it.
Mountain Climbing; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Wills and Estates; Sex Crimes; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Zoning 

My decisions are all made.
 
3
Opinion

The Dangers of Private Planes

The F.A.A. should require all general aviation pilots to carry liability insurance, which would force them to have better training.
Aviation Accidents and Safety; Pilots; Private Aircraft; Weather; Airlines and Airplanes; Insurance 

Safe is not the objective.
 
4
U.S.

Justice Department Investigating Lost I.R.S. Emails

As part of the inquiry, F.B.I. forensic investigators will try to recover the emails, which belonged to Lois Lerner, the former I.R.S. official at the center of the investigation.
Internal Revenue Service Political Profiling; E-Mail 

Paranoia knows no bounds.  
The investigating committee will not be satisfied.
The G.O.P. wants blood.
 
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N.Y. / Region

New York Inquiry on Boy, 14, in Stabbing Is Released

The mother of a boy accused of fatally stabbing a classmate may have sought to transfer him to another school to get away from students she said had been bullying him, according to a new report.
Bullies; Education (K-12) 

We do not know the background.
The school was trying to duck its responsibility.
 
6
World

Nigeria: Money for Armed Forces

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sought approval from Parliament to borrow up to $1 billion abroad to help the armed forces tackle the security threat posed by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram.
Kidnapping 

There is an income from oil.
The money must be in Swiss banks.
A mercenary army is expensive.
 
7
World

Netherlands Held Liable for 300 Deaths in Srebrenica Massacre

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World

Sweden: Order of Detention Is Upheld Against Assange

A Swedish court upheld its detention order on the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, on Wednesday, reaffirming the legal basis for an international warrant that has kept him hiding in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for two years.
Sex Crimes; Diplomatic Service, Embassies and Consulates 

The C.I.A. is a vengeful organization.
 
9
Health

A Family Plot

A trip to find a family burial site has a father and a son finally speaking the same language about mortality.
Cemeteries; Families and Family Life; Funerals and Memorials; Medicine and Health 

I have no plan.  Any choice is yours.
If there is an afterlife I will be "greatly surprised".

Changyuraptor, Large Species of Flying Dinosaur, Is Discovered

The microraptor was four feet long and weighed about nine pounds — by far the largest such dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago.
Dinosaurs; Paleontology 

Humanity does keep learning.
 
11
Business Day

Tech Scene in Myanmar Hinges on Cellphone Grid


Communication is an easy thing to sell.

12
U.S.

57,000 Reasons Immigration Overhaul May Be Stalled for Now

The influx of Central American children has led President Obama to focus on deportations at the moment he was preparing to allow more undocumented people to stay.
United States Politics and Government; Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Deportation; Executive Orders and Memorandums 

The Republicans are confused as usual.
 
13
Business Day

Euro Comes Back Into Investor Favor

The European Central Bank said there were signs the currency was becoming more popular for issuing debt and conducting international transactions.
Euro (Currency); Foreign Investments 

Under the spin this is not a good report.
The Euro has continued to sink.
Euro denominated debt dies with the currency.
 
14
U.S.

Family Behind Hobby Lobby Has New Project: Bible Museum

The family’s plan to establish a Bible museum in Washington has raised concerns that it will be more about evangelizing than educating.
Museums; Bible; Religion-State Relations; Decisions and Verdicts; Birth Control and Family Planning 

There will be no government money for this display.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelizing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educating
 
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Business Day

Novartis Joins With Google to Develop Contact Lens That Monitors Blood Sugar

The Alcon unit of the European drug maker will help with one of the latest moves into the health care sector by the tech industry.
Contact Lenses; Diabetes; Wearable Computing 

"Follow the money".
 
16
Opinion

The Original Long, Hot Summer

The Harlem Riot and others like it bear an important relation to today’s culture of mass incarceration.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Race and Ethnicity; Blacks; United States Politics and Government; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Civil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BalkanizedRights Movement (1954-68); Crime and Criminals; Police; Prisons and Prisoners 

The political use of racism drives.
 
17
Business Day

Ford Foundation Executive to Lead Consumer Reports

Marta L. Tellado, vice president for global communications at the Ford Foundation, will succeed James A. Guest, who is retiring as chief executive of Consumer Reports.
Magazines; Appointments and Executive Changes 

My parents did not find it useful.

Most people buy aesthetics.
There is an overlap between the effective and aesthetic acceptability. 
Find those solutions.
They will sell.
 
18
Technology

Slump in Advertising Sales Dragged Quarterly Revenue Down at Yahoo

Shares of the tech company fell on disappointing earnings, even though it closed a deal to hang onto more of its stake in the Chinese Internet company Alibaba.
Company Reports; Computers and the Internet 

I find Yahoo a nuisance.
I suspect their code is badly written.
Alibaba Exists because of the Chinese fire wall.
It can be broken.  I would like to see that.

19
U.S.

Calls for Resignation Mount for Minnesota Archbishop in Scandals

Archbishop Nienstedt earlier this year commissioned an investigation of himself in response to allegations that he had a series of inappropriate sexual relationships with men.
Sex Crimes; Priests; Child Abuse and Neglect; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Homosexuality and Bisexuality 

It does not look good for the Archbishop.
A second reformation would not be a good idea.
 
20
Business Day

Former Dewey Executives Seek Dismissal of Case, Saying They Were 'Scapegoats'

Former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf said a criminal indictment stemming from the collapse of the firm should be dismissed because they did not intend to deprive bond investors and bank creditors of their money.
Bankruptcies; Securities and Commodities Violations 

The three senior men are guilty.
In general the law does not try to guess intent.
The rules apply to actions taken.

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@10:05



1
U.S.

Towns Fight to Avoid Taking In Migrant Minors

N.I.M.B.Y. triumphant.
Use military bases.

2
World

For Sale, English Mountain and Title of Lord, $3 Million. (There’s a Catch.)

To help pay taxes, the eighth Earl of Lonsdale wants to sell one of England’s most distinctive and much clambered mountains. Not that a new owner could do much with it.
Mountain Climbing; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Wills and Estates; Sex Crimes; National Parks, Monuments and Seashores; Parks and Other Recreation Areas; Zoning 

You are not significantly younger than I am. About 1%.
 
3
U.S.

Justice Department Investigating Lost I.R.S. Emails

As part of the inquiry, F.B.I. forensic investigators will try to recover the emails, which belonged to Lois Lerner, the former I.R.S. official at the center of the investigation.
Internal Revenue Service Political Profiling; E-Mail 

We will know more about disk crashes.
 
4
Opinion

The Dangers of Private Planes


Safety is not the objective.

5
N.Y. / Region

New York Inquiry on Boy, 14, in Stabbing Is Released

6
World

Nigeria: Money for Armed Forces



7
World

Netherlands Held Liable for 300 Deaths in Srebrenica Massacre

8
World

Sweden: Order of Detention Is Upheld Against Assange

9
U.S.

Effort to Avoid Vote on Fracking Falters in Colorado

10
Science

Changyuraptor, Large Species of Flying Dinosaur, Is Discovered

11
Business Day

Tech Scene in Myanmar Hinges on Cellphone Grid

12
U.S.

57,000 Reasons Immigration Overhaul May Be Stalled for Now

Republicans!

13
U.S.

Family Behind Hobby Lobby Has New Project: Bible Museum

This would not have government sponsorship.

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Good Luck to them.

15
Business Day

Ford Foundation Executive to Lead Consumer Reports

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Opinion

The Original Long, Hot Summer

The Harlem Riot and others like it bear an important relation to today’s culture of mass incarceration.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Race and Ethnicity; Blacks; United States Politics and Government; Drug Abuse and Traffic; Civil Rights Movement (1954-68); Crime and Criminals; Police; Prisons and Prisoners 

A deep plot.
 
17
Technology

Slump in Advertising Sales Dragged Quarterly Revenue Down at Yahoo

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U.S.

White House Announces Climate Change Initiatives

President Obama announced plans aimed at guarding the electricity supply; improving local planning for flooding, coastal erosion and storm surges; and better predicting landslide risks.
Global Warming; Electric Light and Power; Floods; Coast Erosion; Landslides and Mudslides 

Good luck to him.
 
20
Health

A Family Plot

 
I have no plan.
I will do it your way.


 

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