Sunday, July 12, 2015

@20:40, 7/11/15

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N.Y. / Region

New York City Requires Restaurants to Freeze Raw Fish Before Serving

A regulation by New York City’s health department, to take effect in August, will require that fish served raw must be frozen before serving it to guard against parasites.

cautious.

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U.S.

Ohio: Court Rebuffs Group’s Effort to Charge Officers

An appeals court dismissed an effort by activists to have a judge issue arrest warrants for two police officers in the fatal shooting of a boy holding a pellet gun.

Proper.

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N.Y. / Region

Federal Monitor Proposes Larger Trial of Body Cameras for New York Police

Peter L. Zimroth, the monitor, recommended a broader, more scientific plan than a federal court did in a 2013 decision on the city’s stop-and-frisk program.

Peace on the streets.

4
Business Day

Honda Recalls Millions More Vehicles Over Takata Airbags

The recall, involving 4.5 million vehicles in Japan and other markets outside North America, are linked to faulty Takata airbags.

yes.  It has been delayed.

5
World

Chinese Officials to Restructure Beijing to Ease Strains on City Center

Beijing will undertake a major restructuring of the capital government as part of a broader plan to create a giant urban corridor in northern China, officials said Saturday.

The Chinese officials are still bothered by petitioners.
Spreading the offices will raise cost and slow the process.

6
Opinion

The End of Federally Financed Ghettos

The responsibilities in the Obama administration’s new rules were part of the Fair Housing Act all along but were ignored by governments at all levels.

We understand the intent of the law.
There are large interests in never applying it as the drafters intended.

7
Business Day

With CarPlay, Apple Looks to Upend Tradition

Apple’s proposal that automakers write apps for technology company software raises concerns about security and safety.

I do not want to play with the car.


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U.S.

New Push Against Segregation in Federally Subsidized Housing

The regulations are a piece of President Obama’s effort to address the racial disparities he says are helping fuel unrest in American cities.

Entitlement should be evenly distributed and be seen to be evenly distributed.

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Business Day

Fed Is Still Looking at Raising Rates Later This Year, Minutes Show

The central bank’s most recent meeting, in June, predated the worsening of the Greek debt crisis and the extended slump of the Chinese stock market.

They may be looking.
The FED will not raise rates until inflation as measured passes the two percent target.
That will not be soon.

10
World

Video: Pope Francis Celebrates Mass in Bolivia

Pope Francis celebrated mass in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on Thursday during his tour of south America.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/world/americas/pope-francis-bolivia-catholic-church-apology.html

“Some may rightly say, ‘When the pope speaks of colonialism, he overlooks certain actions of the church,’ ” Francis said. “I say this to you with regret: Many grave sins were committed against the native people of America in the name of God.”

He added: “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of America.”

He must now take corrective action. 
 
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N.Y. / Region

Court Observers Learn Stories Behind New York’s Jaywalkers and Subway Scufflers

Volunteers will spend at least two days a week over the next few months talking with scofflaws like turnstile jumpers.

Yes, the process is the punishment.

In the smoothies matter stupidity is a second offense.

12
Travel

Walking Tours That Help Hotel Guests Discover Nearby Nature

To help guests better appreciate local wildlife, a number of hotels have naturalists to give guided walks and eco-tours, many of them free.

Getting out and walking is the beginning of understanding a guide can help. 

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U.S.

Court Limits California’s Power to Punish Farmers in Drought

A judge ruled that California regulators violated some farmers’ rights by telling them to stop diverting from rivers and streams.

The state also must "jump through the hoops".

14
Opinion

Stateless in the Dominican Republic

Tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent were rendered stateless by a 2013 court ruling. The government has failed to do right by them.

The D.R. is a sovereign nation.

15
Technology

Uber Files Motion Opposing Driver Class-Action Suit

The ride-hailing service asserts that the handful of drivers who filed the lawsuit on work status shouldn’t represent all the drivers.

The Uber motion will be denied.

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World

Sex Abuse Trial of Ex-Vatican Envoy Is Delayed

The Vatican proceedings were adjourned after the defendant, Jozef Wesolowski, fell ill. He is accused of abusing boys in the Dominican Republic.

He might die of natural causes.

17
Magazine

‘After a New Moon’

Selected by Natasha Trethewey.

Time is passes.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.

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Opinion

The New Child Abuse Panic

Is it a crime to disagree with your kid’s doctor?

I know I am ignorant of many things.
I suspect others are also ignorant.
People, including doctors, must not act in ignorance.

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World

Tourists on Greek Island Join Local Volunteers to Aid Refugees


I would not tell them no.
There appears to be no general solution.

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World

With Greeks Now Ready to Make a Deal, What Can We Expect?

Meetings this weekend in Brussels will determine if Europe will press ahead with negotiations for a third bailout, or leave Greece to exit the euro.

I expect a Greek exit.
It may take a few days.

http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/2015/07/11/behind-germanys-refusal-to-grant-greece-debt-relief-op-ed-in-the-guardian/#more-8970

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/10/germany-greek-pain-debt-relief-grexit


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