Friday, October 17, 2014

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Opinion

Something Happening Here

By LINDA GREENHOUSE | Oct 15th 2014 

Denials leading to good results.

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N.Y. / Region

After Deportation Threats and a Long Wait, Citizenship for a Lifesaver

By NINA BERNSTEIN | Oct 15th 2014
Mohammad Sarfaraz Hussain, a New Yorker from Pakistan, was tagged for deportation at age 18 after complying with the post-Sept. 11 “special registration” program. Now Mr. Hussain, an E.M.T., is becoming a citizen.
Immigration and Emigration; Deportation; September 11 (2001); Asylum, Right of

It has not been an easy path.  I am glad it is almost done.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The Jeeps of Japan Edition

By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Oct 16th 2014
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee becomes the first American vehicle to make the top 10 in Japan’s Car of the Year contest; Honda announces internal audit.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Automobiles

I was wondering how to get the sand to fly as shown in the picture.

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Sports

Searching for Adult Supervision in Sayreville

By JULIET MACUR | Oct 15th 2014
A veteran coach in New Jersey believes coaches need to keep a close watch on their players and teach them to trust and protect one another.
Football; Hazing; Sex Crimes; Interscholastic Athletics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_of_the_Flies
Children self organize.  It is not gender specific.

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Opinion

South America’s New Caudillos

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Oct 16th 2014
The willingness of leaders to change the rules in order to stay in office is a threat to the region’s democratic values.
Politics and Government

Succession is always a problem.
We see it in congress.
We try to deal with it with party organizations.
The Chinese called the system in South America a "Cult of Personality".
As good a name as needed.
What is known is their lack of long term stability.

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Business Day

Texas Plant to Capture, and Then Reuse, Carbon

By MATTHEW L. WALD | Oct 16th 2014
Skyonic Corporation of Austin plans to open a $125 million factory near San Antonio next week that will make industrial chemicals.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Carbon Capture and Sequestration; Chemicals; Coal; Carbon Dioxide

Ending any use of fossil carbon is the goal.
This Texas plant does not advance on the goal.

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N.Y. / Region

JPMorgan Chase Seeks Incentives to Build New Headquarters in Manhattan

By CHARLES V. BAGLI | Oct 17th 2014
The bank is seeking significant financial subsidies from the city and state for a $6.5 billion corporate campus at Hudson Yards on the Far West Side.
Real Estate (Commercial); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions

There is no reason to subsidize this monster bank.
If the city and state of New York do so they are paying blackmail. 

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U.S.

Settlement in Lawsuit Over Priest Abuse Is Revealed

By JULIE BOSMAN | Oct 13th 2014
Catholic officials in Minnesota pledged on Monday to enact new procedures to help protect children from sexual abuse by the clergy.
Sex Crimes; Child Abuse and Neglect; Priests; Clergy

I want to see the abuses stop.
I don't know when or if that will be.

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U.S.

After Hospital Scandal, V.A. Officials Jump Ship

By DAVE PHILIPPS | Oct 16th 2014
Two executives selected for termination in recent weeks over cover-ups at the Department of Veterans Affairs retired abruptly before they could be shown the door.
Veterans; Ethics and Official Misconduct; Law and Legislation

I will be happy if this is the end of the scandal.
The VA. needs an extensive overhaul.
The Military discharge protocol also needs retroactive attention.
Executions will not help.

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U.S.

Fan Delays Florida Debate, and Mocking Circulates Online

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ | Oct 16th 2014

Comical but a sad commentary on Florida politics.

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Health

In Cities With West African Populations, Hospitals Take Extra Steps

By PAM BELLUCK | Oct 16th 2014

People insist upon them.
It does not make them good policy.

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Business Day

The Risks of Cheap Water

By EDUARDO PORTER | Oct 14th 2014
Higher prices are essential to induce conservation and investment in water-saving technology and to steer water to where it is valued most.
Water; Conservation of Resources; Agriculture and Farming; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Drought

Eduardo Porter did not think through his economics.
The price of water is mostly paid by taxes.
We can control the use of water with the directly billed rate.
To do that water must be removed from the common.
That will be an enormous taking.  The cost to the states will be prohibitive.

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U.S.

Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Saying It Exceeds State Constitution

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS | Oct 15th 2014

 Good.

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World

In Layers of Gear, Offering Healing Hand to Ebola Patients in Liberia

By SHERI FINK | Oct 16th 2014
Doctors offer Ebola patients simple comforts, like feeding them or cleaning them up. But they also try to restrain their own impulses, because old habits might not be safe.
Ebola Virus; Series

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/situation-reports/en/
We are not able to cure this disease yet. 

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Opinion

The Dark Market for Personal Data

By FRANK PASQUALE | Oct 16th 2014
Companies should disclose the information they sell about us.
Privacy; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

The buyers don't care.
The sellers don't care.
The governments have no way to care.
We as individuals must be vary cautious in our use of the web. 

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Business Day

After Federal Case, Steven Cohen's New Firm Is Posting Enviable Gains on Investments

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN | Oct 17th 2014
Point72 Asset Management, the family office successor to SAC Capital Advisors, continues to outperform many hedge funds this year — even after the firm took a stumble during the sell-off in the United States stock markets.
Hedge Funds; Insider Trading

Not news.   I have a strategy and see no reason to change it.

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Science

When Herbivore Numbers Drop, Plants Lower Their Thorny Defenses

By SINDYA N. BHANOO | Oct 16th 2014
Scientists studied trees in Kenya to try to determine what allows plants to thrive: protecting themselves with thorns or moving to areas with fewer predators.
Trees and Shrubs; Flowers and Plants

A simple discussion of natural selection.
There is no animus in the text.

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World

Navalny’s Comments on Crimea Ignite Russian Twittersphere

By ROBERT MACKEY | Oct 16th 2014
Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption blogger, antagonized some of his fellow liberals by appearing to rule out the possibility of simply returning Crimea to Ukraine.
Corruption (Institutional); Blogs and Blogging (Internet)

Putin must be feeling nervous.
Czars often do.

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Business Day

Specter of Renewed Crisis Polarizes Europe

By JACK EWING | Oct 16th 2014
As a new depth of gloom descends over the eurozone economy, analysts are laying blame at two doorsteps: the European Central Bank and Germany.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Deflation (Economics)

There is nothing new about the problems.
Investors have noticed that they are not resolved.

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World

In City of Protests, Pro-Democracy Newspaper Becomes Target

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE | Oct 16th 2014
Apple Daily, the unabashedly pro-democracy newspaper, and its founder, Jimmy Lai, have been a thorn in the side of the ruling establishment in Hong Kong.
Demonstrations, Protests and Riots; Freedom of the Press; Legislatures and Parliaments; Newspapers

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/01/world/asia/chinese-web-censors-struggle-with-hong-kong-protest.html

We will not get a revolution this time.



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