Sunday, April 19, 2015

@11:20, 4/19/15

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Opinion

Europe’s Tough Case Against Google

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 18th 2015
It won’t be easy to show that Google’s tactic actually hurt consumers by limiting their choices.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Computers and the Internet 

Margrethe Vestager must tell Google and the world what is bothering her.
Until she does the story is spreading "FUD". (Fear, Uncertainty and Dread as a marketing tool.)

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Business Day

Video: Google Accused of Cheating Competitors

Reuters | Apr 15th 2015
Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s competition commissioner, accused Google of distorting Internet search results and began an antitrust investigation into its Android mobile operating system.
Android (Operating System); Computers and the Internet; Cheating; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

The matter will be dismissed on Google's response or it will be dismissed on appeal.
Google sells users attention.  

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Technology

Yahoo and Microsoft Revise 10-Year Search Partnership

By VINDU GOEL | Apr 16th 2015
Under the new agreement, Yahoo will be allowed to deliver its own search results and ads for up to half the searches made by visitors to its sites and apps.
Search Engines 

"Ms. Mayer and Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, were both personally involved in the negotiations. Microsoft has poured billions of dollars into search, and Mr. Nadella is committed to remaining in the business. Microsoft was a primary agitator behind the European Commission’s decision on Wednesday to bring antitrust charges against Google, accusing the company of abusing its dominance in search to hurt consumers and competitors."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/technology/microsoft-once-an-antitrust-target-is-now-googles-regulatory-scold.html

I have refused to use Yahoo.  I object to Microsoft.
Both companies are abusive.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/technology/googles-steely-foe-in-europe.html
 Not informative about the charge against Google.


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Technology

Google Joins Its U.S. Peers Under Europe’s Scrutiny

By VINDU GOEL, QUENTIN HARDY and MARK SCOTT | Apr 15th 2015
American technology companies are no strangers to antitrust challenges by European regulators, but the cost has tended to be measured in money and time, not business practices.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

The European Union is behaving badly.

It is hard to tell them so.

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Technology

E.U.’s Google Case May Be Undercut by Rapid Shifts in Tech

By FARHAD MANJOO | Apr 15th 2015
As the antitrust case against Microsoft showed, the giants that look most unbeatable can falter in ways that have nothing to do with the actions of government regulators.
Computers and the Internet; Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Smartphones 

Competition is not an effective substitute for regulation.
The internet does not need regulation.  
The Internet is controlled through copyright.
Microsoft knows this fact.  
It was the reason Microsoft bought the Nokia handset business.
Linux walks around copyright.
http://slashdot.org/?fhfilter=linux+phone
The business of phones is all "walled gardens"

Skype:
http://slashdot.org/?fhfilter=skype
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N.Y. / Region

N.Y.U. Labor Rules Failed to Protect 10,000 Workers in Abu Dhabi

By STEPHANIE SAUL | Apr 16th 2015
A report, requested by New York University and an Abu Dhabi government agency, said some subcontractors were exempted from labor guidelines based on decisions made by local contractors.
Foreign Workers; Labor and Jobs 

I would not expect New York law to apply to workers employed by Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi.

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U.S.

U.S. Investigates Possible Misconduct in Chicago Public Schools

By MITCH SMITH | Apr 16th 2015
Local news media reported that the inquiry related to a no-bid contract that was awarded to a former employer of the school system’s chief executive.
Ethics and Official Misconduct; Education (K-12) 

A grand jury has been examining the problem for a year.
The investigation looks to be political ploy that failed.

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Health

Use of E-Cigarettes Rises Sharply Among Teenagers, Report Says

By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Apr 16th 2015
A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says use of the devices among middle and high school students tripled between 2013 and 2014.
E-Cigarettes; Teenagers and Adolescence; Nicotine 

The tobacco pushers have succeeded again.

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Opinion

Roadblocks to Sharing Medical Records

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Apr 16th 2015
A report to Congress suggests ways to counter deliberate blocking of data between hospitals and doctors.
Electronic Health Records; Law and Legislation 

Shared medical records will interfere with business models.

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Travel

Video: 36 Hours in Left Bank, Paris

Fritzie Andrade, Max Cantor, Chris Carmichael, Jake Cigainero, Stefania Rousselle and Aaron Wolfe | Apr 15th 2015
From the Latin Quarter’s alleys to the grand boulevards of St.-Germain-des-Prés, the Left Bank’s classic charms can be found in cafes, museums and shops.
Travel and Vacations; Restaurants; Museums; Shopping and Retail 

A day and a half is not enough time to learn even a few blocks.
If I go I will want to be there for long enough to grow bored.
You do not need my permission to go or to return.
I would like to watch us discover the city and the university.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Paris

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Technology

Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google’s Regulatory Scold

By DANNY HAKIM | Apr 15th 2015
The European Union is accusing Google of abusing its dominance, and Microsoft has links with the three initial complainants that sparked the antitrust investigation.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues; Computers and the Internet; Search Engines 

The internet is international and regulated under the copyright conventions.
Europe does not control the virtual marketplace.
China exerts control by banning all foreign and all uncensored traffic.

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Opinion

The Machines Are Coming

By ZEYNEP TUFEKCI | Apr 18th 2015
Low-wage jobs are no longer the only ones at risk.
Robots and Robotics; Labor and Jobs; Productivity; Workplace Environment; Unemployment 

Yes.  
Business models will not change.
Labor is in surplus.
As long as that is true the economy is in depression.
Luxury goods will depend on patronage.
The Dark Ages have returned.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_%28historiography%29

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N.Y. / Region

Under Deal, Living Wage for Workers at a Tower in Hudson Yards

By PATRICK McGEEHAN | Apr 16th 2015
All of the workers in a proposed office tower in Midtown Manhattan will be paid at least $13.30 an hour, the first broad application of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s executive order mandating a living wage.
Wages and Salaries; Living Wage; Real Estate (Commercial) 

Brookfield Property Partners wants their project.
Watch the financing.
Building on the west side yards is a bad idea.
If it is built more than twice the rail access to Manhattan will be required.
Building that access would be a major improvement to the city.
A legacy worthy of any mayor and governor.

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Business Day

A Drug Trial’s Frayed Promise

By KATIE THOMAS | Apr 17th 2015
A study of the drug Seroquel XR for patients with borderline personality disorder exposes the tangled mess of interests for academics and universities involved in clinical trials for the pharmaceutical industry.
Clinical Trials; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Mental Health and Disorders 

Ultimately the drug trial had no positive result.
A careful reconsideration of the syndrome is in order.
The testing protocol then needs redesign if it is to continue at all.

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Business Day

F.D.A. Approves Amgen Drug to Treat Heart Failure

By ANDREW POLLACK | Apr 15th 2015
Many Wall Street analysts and heart specialists are lukewarm about the drug, which has shown mixed results in clinical trials.
Heart; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) 

Heart medication is a changing field.
Get multiple opinions before beginning or changing medication.

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Business Day

Ernst & Young in Settlement Over Lehman Brothers

By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN | Apr 15th 2015
The $10 million settlement resolves claims that Ernst helped Lehman engineer an accounting fraud in the months before its 2008 bankruptcy filing.
Subprime Mortgage Crisis; Suits and Litigation (Civil) 

A cost of doing business.

17
Sports

Penalty Against Richard Childress Racing for Tire Manipulation Is Upheld

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Apr 16th 2015
A Nascar appeals panel has upheld a penalty against Richard Childress Racing for intentionally manipulating the tires on a car driven by Ryan Newman.
Automobile Racing 

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/31/sports/ap-car-nascar-newman-tire-penalty.html

They were caught cheating.

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Sports

Trout Fishing, a Taut Line to Our Past

By JAMES PROSEK | Apr 18th 2015
The ancient communication between angler and fish is a connection to when humans had to hunt and gather to survive.
Trout; Fishing, Sport 

The fish are lovely.  
I find little need to catch them.
Others do that. 
I am willing to pay them for their prizes.
Nova Lox is a treat at any time.

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Business Day

Generic Version of Copaxone, Multiple Sclerosis Drug, Is Approved

By ANDREW POLLACK | Apr 16th 2015
The price of drugs for multiple sclerosis has risen sharply in recent years, despite additional products coming to market,
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Multiple Sclerosis; Generic Brands and Products 

I am lucky enough to have escaped the need for the drug.
I hope you and yours also have no need of it.

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N.Y. / Region

Whooshing Trains and Sweeping Views at Hudson Social in Dobbs Ferry

By BROOKE LEA FOSTER | Apr 18th 2015
The latest restaurant to move into a train station in Westchester County aims to be a cool hangout with a menu interesting enough to warrant a visit.
Restaurants 

Say when.  Give me three hours.

It is an old suburb and densely built.
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