Friday, October 31, 2014

@22:32, 10/30/14

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Opinion

Why London’s Not for the Likes of Us

A real-estate bubble puts the old East End beyond ordinary people’s means.
Renting and Leasing (Real Estate); Gentrification; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Evictions; Landlords; Income Inequality; Public and Subsidized Housing; Affordable Housing; Rent Control and Stabilization; Wages and Salaries 

The rent is always out of reach in capitals.
It is the reason for faubourgs.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faubourg
Renting is a temporary expedient.

Realtors most easily find large commissions. 

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World

Obama Could Replace Aides Bruised by a Cascade of Crises

Stumbles in the handling of the Ebola crisis and the Islamic State have fueled speculation that President Obama may shake up his foreign policy team.
United States Politics and Government; Ebola Virus; Epidemics 

"Ultimately, of course, the administration’s crisis management reflects the president. Mr. Obama, several officials said, came back from his summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard frustrated that the White House seemed reactive to events, and instructed his staff to shift its response into a higher gear. Yet he remains deliberative, methodical and not swayed by outside criticism. His blowup during a meeting on the response to Ebola two weeks ago was the exception rather than the rule, they said.
“We’re managing a multiring event, and I think reasonably well. I would say very well, if I were not trying to be a little bit studied,” Ms. Rice said. “We’ve got a lot of balls in the air, and frankly, they’re still in the air.”"

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Health

Living With Cancer: Not Talking About Medical Mistakes

Doctors make mistakes, but they don’t like to talk about them, writes Susan Gubar, who suffered from medical mistakes made during surgery to remove ovarian cancer.
Malpractice; Ovarian Cancer; Surgery and Surgeons 

The relationship of surgeon and patient should be improved at all stages.
I am not in a position to change the relationship.
Surgeons adopt the attitude that patients are an ever renewed supply of meat.
It is a defense of their humanity.

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What We're Reading

Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web.
Celiac Disease; Discrimination; Ebola Virus; Gluten; Labeling and Labels; Magazines; Philanthropy; Taxation 

Sugar is toxic.

Government reporting of Ebola is unreliable.

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Automobiles

Wheelies: The False Flat Tire Edition

Chrysler recalls 33,433 trucks and S.U.V.s over problem with the tire pressure monitoring system; Ford recalls 204,448 crossovers for fire risk.
Los Angeles Auto Show; Antique and Classic Cars; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Electric and Hybrid Vehicles; Recalls and Bans of Products; Automobiles 

It is more van than I want.  It may not be more than I need or want to feed.

The automakers are slowly learning electronic design.

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Opinion

Don’t Muzzle the Clown

What better way to celebrate free speech than by shutting down free speech?
Freedom of Speech and Expression; Censorship; Commencement Speeches; Muslims and Islam; Comedy and Humor; Polls and Public Opinion 

Agreed.

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U.S.

Coast Guard Rescues Cubans Off Boca Raton in New Sign of Perilous Efforts to Flee

The number of Cubans attempting to immigrate to the United States by sea has nearly doubled in the past two years.
Rescues; Maritime Accidents and Safety; Illegal Immigration; Immigration and Emigration 

Neither the Cubans or the Coast Guard are Captain Bligh of the H.M.S. Bounty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bligh#Aftermath

Hemingway's Old Man would have no difficulty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea

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It is pilot error.  La Guardia is a very old airport.

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U.S.

Louisiana: Plan Reached to Clear Explosives

Fifteen million pounds of abandoned M6 propellant at Camp Minden will be burned in trays holding shallow layers of the powder, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday.
Bombs and Explosives; Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Environment

The plan will work quietly.
The product will be nitrogen, water and carbon dioxide.
A quick look at the wikipedia did not find it.
Google did.
http://www.ksla.com/story/20240951/doyline-evacuation-extended-6m-pounds-of-black-powder-to-be-moved

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U.S.

Texas: Subpoenas of Pastors’ Speeches Dropped

Houston city attorneys have withdrawn subpoenas that sought information from five pastors who publicly opposed an ordinance banning discrimination against gay and transgender residents.
Discrimination; Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Transgender and Transsexuals; Subpoenas; Freedom of Religion; Religion and Belief

Texans do not surrender even when they should.

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Business Day

Virginia to Remove Suspect Guardrails

  
One of the best governments money can buy.

12
Arts

Syrian Official Honored for Work Protecting Antiquities

Syria’s director general of antiquities and museums will be the recipient of a new prize that recognizes important efforts to preserve cultural heritage.
Arts and Antiquities Looting; Contests and Prizes; Monuments and Memorials (Structures); Museums

OK

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U.S.

A Final Rush, for Everyone but Perry

In the final days before the election, some candidates are touring together or with celebrities. But the outgoing governor, Rick Perry, has been virtually invisible, at least in Texas.
Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Governors

He is not running.
He may be expecting coronation.

14
Health

A Heart Risk in Drinking Water

Even trace amounts of arsenic in drinking water may increase the risk of heart disease, researchers have found.
Arsenic; Heart; Native Americans; Water; Wells

The Bay Area drinks surface water.  The Central Valley should worry.
A reverse osmosis filter will remove arsenic

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The Upshot

Quantitative Easing Is Ending. Here’s What It Did, in Charts.

The program has slowly helped the economy recover, but it has had many side effects, including making lots of people on Wall Street wealthy.
United States Economy; Quantitative Easing; Interest Rates; Credit and Debt; Labor and Jobs; Government Bonds; Recession and Depression; Mortgage-Backed Securities; Inflation (Economics); Deflation (Economics)

Q.E. has been ineffective.

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Education

Legally High at a Colorado Campus

Smoking pot, some say, is now just part of everyday life at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Colleges and Universities; Medical Marijuana; Law and Legislation

I am not going to worry about it.
If I drive in Colorado I will do it in the mornings.
In winter I will drive the southern route.

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Home & Garden

A Way With Nature

Designed by UNStudio, the house near the sea has a skin that looks like wind rippling through dunes.
Alternative and Renewable Energy; Sustainable Living; Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Solar Energy; Geothermal Power; Design

They try to get things right.   Talking and sketching helps.

There is no simple formula.

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N.Y. / Region

New Ebola Quarantine Protocol Seen as Barrier to Volunteers

Requirements for isolating people who had contact with Ebola patients, like those announced in New York and New Jersey, could dissuade Americans from working at the front lines of the epidemic.
Ebola Virus; Epidemics; States (US); Volunteers and Community Service; Humanitarian Aid; Nursing and Nurses

New York and New Jersey have backed off.

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U.S.

Why Republicans Keep Telling Everyone They’re Not Scientists

The refrain from Republicans is a stopgap between two politically untenable positions: the denial of climate change and the embrace of policies to address it.
Global Warming; Midterm Elections (2014); Presidential Election of 2016; Debates (Political)

A way for Republicans to dodge would be to not campaign.
I would like that.

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World

President of Italy Questioned in Mafia Case

President Giorgio Napolitano answered questions in a trial in which the state is accused of negotiating with Sicily’s Cosa Nostra to quell violence in the 1990s.
Organized Crime 

Their problem is that institutional credibility is near zero.

The Roman treatment was crucifixion.


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