Saturday, August 2, 2014

@20:30, 78/1/14

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Automobiles

Weekend Auto Calendar: Tutto Italiano, Massachusetts-Style

The Larz Anderson Auto Museum, in Brookline, Mass., is holding an Italian car show; Auctions America offers Southern California classics.
Automobiles; Antique and Classic Cars; Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series; Trucks and Trucking; Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters 

We depend on them.

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N.Y. / Region

Once Leader of Outcry, de Blasio Is Now Trying to Quell It

Bill de Blasio campaigned as a critic of New York Police Department policies. Now he is trying to strike a delicate balance between supporting the police and delivering on promised reform.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Search and Seizure; Mayors; Police; Blacks; Race and Ethnicity; Asphyxiation, Choking, and Suffocation; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

No riot in the streets.
We will see action on the police soon.

3
World

Russia: Snowden Waiting for Extension of Asylum

The temporary asylum status of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor accused of leaking secret documents, has expired in Russia.
Asylum, Right of; Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Classified Information and State Secrets 

He will get his extension.

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Business Day

Energy Companies Rethinking Russia After New Round of Sanctions

Industry executives are now acknowledging that the escalating tensions could sharply hurt companies with major investments in Russia.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas; Energy and Power; International Relations; Embargoes and Sanctions 

The politics of oil are complicated.
The U.S. and Euro zone are players with different goals.

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The Upshot

Kansas Democrats Turn to Data in Governor's Race

The state party has been increasing its use of modeling, which takes voter registration and history information to target likely supporters.
Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Midterm Elections (2014); Taxation; Elections, Governors 

The data will give a better picture if it is not manipulated.

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U.S.

California Candidate Veers From Campaign Trail to Test Life on Streets

Neel Kashkari, the Republican candidate for governor of California, spent a week pretending to be homeless in Fresno, Calif., an experiment that added some sorely needed publicity to his campaign while also attracting some ridicule.
Homeless Persons; Poverty; Public Relations and Publicity; Elections, Governors

Governor Brown is correct.

6
U.S.

Sizing Up Senator Thad Cochran Alongside Tomatoes, Pies and Cows

Mississippi voters came to hear Mr. Cochran give his stump speech at the Neshoba County Fair, a 125-year-old tradition that signifies the beginning of the general election season.
State and County Fairs; Elections, Senate; Speeches and Statements; Tea Party Movement; Midterm Elections (2014)

What is offered is more of the same.

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Business Day

Eurozone Inflation Continues Its Slide

The annual inflation rate for the currency bloc declined in July to 0.4 percent, far below the target, but unemployment improved, with a slight decline to 11.5 percent in June.
Inflation (Economics); Unemployment; Economic Conditions and Trends

In no way is this good news.

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U.S.

Arizona: Rain and Smugglers Damage Border Fence

Federal Border Patrol officials said Wednesday that agents discovered a garage-size hole in a steel fence that divides the United States and Mexico just east of Nogales.
Fences; Illegal Immigration; Smuggling; Rain

Not a surprise.

9
Opinion

How Conservation and Groundwater Management Can Gird California for a Drier Era

Experts see a mix of conservation and groundwater management as the cheapest way for Californians to grapple with deepening drought.
Aquifers; Conservation of Resources; Drought; Global Warming; Reservoirs; Water; Wells

First there must be some water,
Conservation starts the process.

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U.S.

Video: Preserving the Church’s Past


10
Opinion

All-Knowing Amazon

A reader is disturbed by the idea that Amazon monitors what passages its Kindle customers highlight.
Amazon Kindle; E-Books and Readers; Privacy

Amazon is not telling on you.

11
Opinion

America’s Hidden Credit Card Bill

The federal government should have to report all its liabilities, like Social Security — not just the official debts.
National Debt (US); Federal Budget (US); Social Security (US); United States Economy; Federal Taxes (US); Pensions and Retirement Plans

Why?
Much is money the federal government owes itself.

I am not in debt if I spend some of the grocery money on paperbacks.

11
U.S.

A Buried Memory Is Preserved: The Unborn Victim of a Texas Sniper’s Shot in 1966

Almost five decades after her unborn child was killed in the first mass shooting on an American university campus, Claire James learned what had become of her baby’s remains.
School Shootings; Cemeteries

Sooner is better,  As soon as you can is best.

12
U.S.

Deadline Set to Redraw Voting Map in Florida

A judge admitted that he was unsure how to resolve the problem of illegally gerrymandered districts before elections in November.
Midterm Elections (2014); Primaries and Caucuses; Redistricting and Reapportionment; Elections, House of Representatives; Decisions and Verdicts

"Remove the violation"

13
U.S.

Senate Approves Veteran and Highway Bills

In something of a consolation prize in a year marred by gridlock, the Senate approved expanding veterans’ health care and replenishing the Highway Trust Fund.
Veterans; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Infrastructure (Public Works); Roads and Traffic; Federal Budget (US); Transportation; Law and Legislation; United States Politics and Government

Two things patched.

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U.S.

Inquiry by C.I.A. Affirms It Spied on Senate Panel

A report by the agency’s inspector general also found that C.I.A. officers read the emails of the Senate investigators and sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department based on false information.
Interrogations; Detainees; Espionage and Intelligence Services; Torture

yes.

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Technology

Judge Rules That Microsoft Must Turn Over Data Stored in Ireland

Other big technology companies are watching the case, which Microsoft said it would appeal, as a potential threat to their plans to offer cloud computing overseas.
Cloud Computing; Data Storage; Decisions and Verdicts; Privacy; Search and Seizure

Encrypt all data.

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Arts

Fragments of History That Fit in a Pocket

For true shard collectors, the more interesting finds are in the weedier parts of the Northeast, where slag heaps and demolition debris survive from the long vanished factories that once thrived.
Glass; Ceramics and Pottery; Antiques; Factories and Manufacturing; Art

I could do that.  It is fun to look.


N.Y. / Region

Luster Lost, Atlantic City Home Is Auctioned for $530,000

The fight over the three-story boardinghouse made a folk hero of Vera Coking, who became known for fending off eminent domain, Donald J. Trump and his multimillion-dollar offers.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Auctions

Some one made money.

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