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.
The N.C.A.A. has asked a federal judge to declare unconstitutional
a state law that requires Penn State’s $60 million fine over the Jerry
Sandusky scandal to be used entirely within Pennsylvania.
Child Abuse and Neglect; Sex Crimes; Football (College); Fines (Penalties)
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr and former President Bill
Clinton spoke to dozens of mayors and police chiefs at a forum on race
relations and policing.
Police; Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Mayors; Race and Ethnicity
The U.S. may have more to gain from progress in Europe and Japan than from advantageous exchange rates for American companies.
US Dollar (Currency); International Trade and World Market; Euro
(Currency); Currency; United States Economy; Banking and Financial
Institutions; Economic Conditions and Trends; Quantitative Easing
I rarely disagree with Jared Bernstein, and actually agree with most of his latest post.
Yes, the persistent US trade deficit is a problem for achieving full
employment, and we should have a weak-dollar, not strong-dollar policy.
But is the dollar’s
reserve-currency status the root of the problem? I have long argued that
reserve-currency status is a much overrated phenomenon — it’s not
actually a significant benefit to the country that issues the currency,
even aside from the employment issues. But I’m also not convinced that
it’s that big a deal when we try to understand persistent trade
deficits. After all, we’re not the only country that has run persistent
external deficits:
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We do have things that
cause a global savings glut to spill into America — a big, deep
financial market, with lots of players willing to create what look like
safe assets, a general sense that America is the refuge of last resort,
and so on. But Britain offers many of the same things, and has in fact a
comparable record of persistent capital inflows and deficits; while
Australia has run really big external deficits for a very long time.
As a policy issue I
don’t think this matters too much — we should seek a weaker dollar. But I
don’t think phrasing it in terms of the reserve currency status is
helpful."
Europe has suffered a blow to its self-image of generosity, its
efforts to contain Ebola overshadowed by President Obama’s announcement
that he was sending 3,000 troops to West Africa.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics; Humanitarian Aid; United States Defense and Military Forces
A wrongheaded approach by Andrew Higgins.
We do what we can.
Ebola will spread further if it cannot be stopped
We must make the attempt to stop it.
http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/index.html
(Updated October 8, 2014)
Despite the collapse of the ruble and international sanctions
targeting some of Russia's wealthiest citizens, the market for Russian
art is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report.
Prosecutors indicted a Japanese journalist on charges he defamed
South Korea’s president by reporting rumors that she was absent for
seven hours during the April ferry disaster because she was with a man.
News and News Media; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Libel and Slander
A pro-business, conservative candidate in Brazil’s presidential
election has surprised the country by upsetting a favored leftist
challenger to President Dilma Rousseff.
The accusations against the landlord, Yeshaya Wasserman, involved
alleged practices in eight rent-regulated properties with 181 apartments
in Flatbush and Crown Heights.
Rent Control and Stabilization; Landlords; Real Estate and Housing
(Residential); Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Suits and Litigation
(Civil)
Changing behavior is harder than collecting a fine.
In an interview, Artur Mas indicated that if he could not hold a
legal vote on separation from Spain, he would pursue a longer-term
strategy for independence.
Elections; European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )
An air tanker fighting a wildfire near Yosemite National Park in
Northern California crashed Tuesday, but there was no immediate word on
the state of the plane or the pilot.
Fires and Firefighters; Aviation Accidents and Safety; Wildfires
This is not a big fire.
The King fire is big.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Fire
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