Monday, March 9, 2015

@18:20, 3/9/15

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1
Food

Stricter Oversight Ordered for Animal Research at Nebraska Center

Federal officials said that they found no abuse, but that scrutiny is lacking.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Livestock; Genetic Engineering; Law and Legislation 

I have nothing to add to the department of agriculture report.
More legislation is not needed.
 
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U.S.

Videos at Trial Capture Carnage and Perpetrators of Boston Marathon Bombing

A defense lawyer argued that the videos presented at the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev show his older brother, Tamerlan, directing his actions.
Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) 

There will be appeals from the inevitable conviction.

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N.Y. / Region

In New Exam for Cabbies, Knowledge of Streets Takes a Back Seat

New York cabbies have long had to face a rigorous set of geography questions on the test they must pass to get a license. Now those questions have disappeared.
Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers; Tests and Examinations; Global Positioning System; Car Services and Livery Cabs; Navigation 

A GPS unit will do no good if the street address is unknown.

4
Business Day

PreCheck Expansion Plan Raises Privacy Concerns

Under a previous T.S.A. request for proposals, private companies would have been allowed to use social media to determine air passengers’ eligibility.
Airport Security; Social Media; Travel and Vacations; Data-Mining and Database Marketing; Privacy 

Another bad idea.

5
Technology

Fighting Back Against Malware

A flurry of pop-up ads, an unfamiliar search toolbar and a changed home page are just some of the symptoms of malicious software.
Computer Security; iOS (Operating System); iPad; iPhone 

I looked at the Mozilla reference.  There is no hint on what to do about the Times adds.

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U.S.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin Signs Bill Curbing Union Fees

The measure prevents organized labor from forcing all workers to pay union dues, making Wisconsin the 25th state to adopt such a policy.
Organized Labor; Collective Bargaining; State Legislatures 

The voters of Wisconsin will have to remove Scott Walker.

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Business Day

Smart Luggage for the Connected Age

Your bags may still end up in the wrong place, but at least they can tell you where they are. They can also charge devices, play your music and more.
Luggage; Innovation; Crowdfunding (Internet); Airlines and Airplanes; Wireless Communications; Global Positioning System; Bluetooth Wireless Technology 

Make the carriers work.
The lost bag should call in with its position.

8
Opinion

Jobs and the Federal Reserve

The Fed should continue to hold off on raising rates until wages are growing in tandem with inflation and productivity.
Labor and Jobs; Wages and Salaries; Unemployment; Editorials; Productivity; Interest Rates; United States Economy 

Janet Yellin is doing the right things.

9
Sports

A Nexus for Titles Has Its Day

The stolid Macon Coliseum was an epicenter of high school basketball as six state championships were decided there on Saturday.
Basketball; Interscholastic Athletics; Series; Education (K-12) 

The women are not posted yet.
www.nytimes.com/2015/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/ncaa-mens-conference-tournament-previews.html

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N.Y. / Region

Two Portrayals of Patz Suspect: Manipulative, or Mentally Ill

N.Y. / Region

Warning New York City to Prepare as Its Population Ages

 
We could do assisted living eventually.

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The Upshot

In Forecasting Health Costs, Let Technology Be Your Guide

The ability to sustain lower growth in costs will depend in large part on how investments in health care technology are encouraged.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Innovation; Medical Devices; Medicare; Medicaid 

What will help is allowing the government to bargain and pay the real cost plus a reasonable profit.  
It is not a government monopoly.

13
Health

Ebola-Stricken Countries Lagged in Health Systems

According to Save the Children, it would have cost $1.6 billion to bring health -care up to minimum standards in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.
Ebola Virus; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Medicine and Health 

Cheap at that price.

14
Business Day

In Greece, Desperate Times and Offbeat Measures

 
Europe's answer has been no.
 
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U.S.

For Steve Russell, a Relaxing Post After Helping to Capture Saddam Hussein

Representative Steve Russell, Republican of Oklahoma, discussed his 21-year Army career and what motivated him to run for Congress.
United States Politics and Government; Defense and Military Forces 

It is easier to fix the problem at the source.

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Health

Protection Without a Vaccine

In developing a new type of artificial gene therapy, scientists hope to engineer the body to resist several diseases.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Ebola Virus; Genetics and Heredity; Genetic Engineering 

A vaccine by another name. 

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Business Day

Greystar Real Estate Partners to Buy London Student Housing Portfolio

The acquisition of the properties in central London for about $902 million is the real estate firm’s latest venture in that market.
Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Desperate for income.

18
Opinion

Asking Megadonors for Just a Million

With the presidential public funding system in tatters, both parties are money-bingeing. A Justice Department vow offers some hope.
Campaign Finance; Presidential Election of 2016; Editorials; Political Action Committees 

Well worth the effort.  
Ejecting the Republican party is more likely to work.

19
World

African Training Exercise Turns Urgent as Threats Grow

New ties between Boko Haram and the Islamic State have reinforced American and European concerns that have led to the training of African troops.
United States Defense and Military Forces; Terrorism; United States International Relations 

We are going to have to teach government. 
Training an effective military will unbalance the power structure.
There will be endless war.

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U.S.

Federal Court in Alabama Is Asked to Clear Way for Same-Sex Marriages

Lawyers filed a motion with a District Court judge to force probate judges in the state to again issue licenses to gay couples.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships 

It is the next step.


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