A serial accumulation of memory, incident, consideration, reconsideration, personal discovery and attempts at truth.
It is intended for my attention and that of other interested persons
If that changes, I will extensively re-edit.
Warning:
I attempt to use inductive logic.
Quarterly earnings numbers from Home Depot, Target and others; a
vote on oil-industry taxes in Alaska; possible Fed insights in a speech
by its chairwoman; and data on housing starts, consumer prices and
global economic recovery.
Shopping and Retail; United States Economy; Company Reports; Consumer Price Index; Taxation; Inflation (Economics)
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, accused of using his veto power to
pressure Austin’s top prosecutor to step down, said, “I would make
exactly the same decision.” He also said President Obama was responsible
for a national erosion of the “rule of law.”
District Attorneys; Drunken and Reckless Driving; Corruption (Institutional)
The center is near two previous units, which have been filled
beyond their intended capacity as the number of suspected Ebola patients
grew greatly.
Ebola Virus; Hospitals
"The opening came a day after an improvised holding center at a former
school in the densely packed West Point neighborhood of Monrovia was overrun by protesters who broke through the gates and carried away patients and supplies, including contaminated mattresses."
Disease update
Confirmed, probable, and suspect cases and
deaths from Ebola virus disease in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra
Leone, as of 13 August 2014
New (1)
Confirmed
Probable
Suspect
Totals
Guinea
Cases
9
376
133
10
519
Deaths
3
245
133
2
380
Liberia
Cases
116
190
423
173
786
Deaths
58
154
190
69
413
Nigeria
Cases
0
11
0
1
12
Deaths
1
4
0
0
4
Sierra Leone
Cases
27
733
38
39
810
Deaths
14
309
34
5
348
Totals
Cases
152
1310
594
223
2127
Deaths
76
712
357
76
1145
(1) New cases were reported between 12 and 13 August 2014.
The total number of cases is subject to change due to ongoing
reclassification, retrospective investigation, and availability of
laboratory results. Data reported in the Disease Outbreak News are based
on official information reported by Ministries of Health.
The Rev. Dominique C. Atchison has served as a church minister and
as a chaplain, but she has struggled to remain afloat financially, as
have many in her generation called to religious life.
Clergy; Unemployment; Christians and Christianity
I turn to the church of my training when in need of religious services. I rarely use my Unitarian training.
“We will treat ourselves like we treat a client,” said Ben Boyd,
an executive at Edelman, adding, “Just because you advise clients on the
complexities of today’s world, that doesn’t mean they’re easier to
manage.”
Public Relations and Publicity; Global Warming; Depression (Mental);
Blogs and Blogging (Internet); Suicides and Suicide Attempts
A PR firm should be invisible to the public.
It must not demonstrably lie for its clients.
The following tax-exempt fixed-income issues are scheduled for pricing this week.
Stocks and Bonds; Credit and Debt; Income Tax
"At the close of the New York cash market on Friday, the rate on the
outstanding three-month bill was 0.05 percent. The rate on the six-month
issue was 0.06 percent and the rate on the four-week issue was 0.01
percent. "
The Sunni militants appeared to be falling back on several fronts
after two days of American airstrikes, Kurdish officials said, as pesh
merga troops pushed toward Mosul.
Readers shared their experiences with racial profiling and
policing in comments on Charles Blow’s column about the shooting of
Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.
Blacks; Discrimination; Race and Ethnicity; Racial Profiling
Efforts to identify and quarantine people infected with Ebola in
the poor West Point neighborhood of Monrovia have been haphazard,
chaotic and largely ineffective.
Ebola Virus; Protective Clothing; Doctors
90% die. The transmission rate is about 4 for every death in the open.
The federal autopsy of Michael Brown, 18, who was shot by a police
officer, will supplement the state autopsy. Also on Sunday, Gov. Jay
Nixon of Missouri said an overnight curfew had been effective in
stabilizing Ferguson, Mo.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Curfews; Deaths (Fatalities); Race and Ethnicity; Police
Every fact in the Brown case further damns the police.
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