Thursday, May 7, 2015

@12:30, 5/6/15

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1
Sports

International Star Is Sidelined Until Fall

Hopes for the horse running the Preakness and Belmont were dashed after he was a late scratch for the Kentucky Derby.
Horse Racing 

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2
Technology

Snapping the Windows Screen

How to take screenshots on a Windows tablet, Also, how to use iPhoto after the latest Mac update replaces it with a different app.
Tablet Computers; Photography 

The operating system salesmen are seeking captive audiences.
  
Microsoft and Apple have succeeded.
They protect their monopolies with copyright.
Clever people continue to find ways around their pay walls.
They "update" to frustrate those efforts and to demand another payment from their customers.

3
Opinion

How to Solve the E.R. Problem

Expanding insurance coverage is only the first step.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Emergency Medical Treatment; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Hospitals; Medicaid; Research 

"This was most likely because previously uninsured individuals could now go to emergency rooms without owing a co-pay."

The uninsured are always billed the whole price.  The have no other paying party.

4
Opinion

California Farmland Trends

Edward Thompson Jr. of the American Farmland Trust writes that if the state continues developing farmland at the current rate, “within 10 years the increased yearly emissions will be so great that we will need to take one of every six cars off the road to offset them.”
Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Global Warming; Agriculture and Farming 

Thinking small.

5
Sports

International Star Will Miss Rest of Triple Crown With Injury

International Star, who was scratched ahead of the Kentucky Derby, will be sidelined until at least the fall with a chip in his left front ankle.
Triple Crown (Horse Racing); Horse Racing; Sports Injuries 

He will survive.  The stud fees will be smaller.

6
Business Day

European Union Delays Action on Apple, Amazon and Starbucks Tax Inquiries

The competition commissioner, who took office in November and did not set new deadlines, cited difficulties in obtaining information.
Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues 

They must fix their laws.

7
Real Estate

$550,000 Homes in Virginia, New York State and New Mexico

This week’s homes include a contemporary in New York’s Catskills, an adobe house in New Mexico and a townhouse in Virginia.
Real Estate and Housing (Residential) 

Hobart N.Y. looks like a good place.
Try south of Town Brook.

8
Opinion

Our Students’ Below-Average Math Abilities

Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof on the importance of numeracy.
Education (K-12); Mathematics; Teachers and School Employees 

We have a curriculum problem.

9
Business Day

Ex-Goldman Sachs Programmer’s Twisting Case Has a Few Turns Left

Sergei Aleynikov’s legal journey has had two trials, an overturned conviction, an accusation of food tampering in the jury room, and it’s not over.
Suits and Litigation (Civil); High-Frequency and Flash Trading 

Goldman Sachs management is vengeful.

10
Sports

Auburn Player Accused of Theft Is Dismissed

Elijah Daniel, a defensive end, and two other men were charged with theft and burglary after an investigation into items missing from dormitory rooms.
Football (College) 

The schools must pay the players.
Many have no other support.

11
Business Day

Supreme Court Accepts Case on Electricity Regulation

The court is to decide if a federal agency can promote “demand response,” in which users cut consumption at peak times in return for price breaks.
Electric Light and Power; Regulation and Deregulation of Industry; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) 

The utility managers want the kickbacks from bond sellers. 

12
Technology

Apple TV Remote Expected to Add Touch Pad in Redesign

When Apple introduces its new TV box this summer, the remote control will gain a touch pad and also be slightly thicker than the current version.
Television Sets and Media Devices; Remote Control Systems 

Fashion dictates design.
Apple is not leading in television.

13
Travel

Hotel Review: Vault Karakoy in Istanbul

In a former 19th-century Ottoman-era bank, the 63-room hotel brims with period details and has an elegant interior.
Travel and Vacations; Hotels and Travel Lodgings 

Another building rehab.
I will get a passport after you speak.
Sooner is better   As soon as you can is best.

14
Science

Letters to the Editor and Online Comments

Readers respond to articles in Science Times.
Tumors; Brain Cancer 

I would be at home while I can care. 
Hospice at home is a possibility.
When I cannot it is time for in patient hospice care.


15
U.S.

California: Regulators Approve Mandatory Water Restrictions

The State Water Resources Control Board voted 5 to 0 to adopt sweeping restrictions on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state’s four-year drought.
Water; Conservation of Resources; Drought 

It is politically easier than demand control by marginal price.

16
World

France: Migrants Rescued at Sea

A French patrol ship rescued 217 migrants from three small boats that had run into trouble off the coast of Libya on Saturday, the maritime police said in a statement.
Refugees and Displaced Persons 

It looks like the French will do rescues as long as they can give the problems to the Italians.

17
World

Germanwings Co-Pilot Appears to Have Tried to Rehearse Fatal Dive, Report Says

Initial French findings show that he repeatedly set the plane’s altitude to 100 feet during its outbound flight to Barcelona, Spain, from Düsseldorf, Germany.
Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters; Airlines and Airplanes; Pilots 

He was a skillful pilot.

18
Opinion

To Understand Medical Bills

A doctor and a lawyer offer suggestions to make them decipherable.
Health Insurance and Managed Care; Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) 

The billing parties do not want to be understood.
They want to be paid.

19
U.S.

Ben Carson on the Issues

An acknowledged novice on foreign affairs, the retired doctor has staked out stronger positions on health care, immigration and same-sex marriage.
Presidential Election of 2016; Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Immigration and Emigration 

"Ben Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, announced Sunday that he is running for the Republican presidential nomination."

20
N.Y. / Region

As Oculus at World Trade Center Opens, So Does a Neighborhood

Progress at ground zero was once measured in years. This spring and summer promise one milestone after the next, separated sometimes only by days.
1 World Trade Center (Manhattan, NY); Architecture; Commuting 

I will be interested to see this sculpture work as a transportation hub.

Time to go to work.

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