Tuesday, February 14, 2017

@21:52, 2/14/17

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Opinion

The Struggle Inside The Wall Street Journal

Staff members are right to worry about the paper “shaving off the edges” of some stories.

Finance is not inherently conservative.
It tends to be fiduciary, think cautious, and politically neutral.
If the Wall Street Journal continues to be reactionary it will implode.

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Business Day

Divided Media on Michael Flynn: Patriotic Leaks or Political Espionage

Coverage of the resignation of President Trump’s national security adviser illustrates a split between legacy media and right-leaning outlets.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/russia-intelligence-communications-trump.html

"Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials."

Many others will follow Flynn "under the bus".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond-Charles_Gen%C3%AAt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmond-Charles_Gen%C3%AAt#Citizen_Gen.C3.AAt_Affair

My memory does work eventually.

3
Well

Is a Teen Depressed, or Just Moody?

With reports of an increase in teenage depression, experts say parents should watch for major changes in their own children.

Be aware.
Help them problem solve.
Most adolescent problems are not maters of choice.

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Fashion & Style

Move Over, Wikipedia. Dictionaries Are Hot Again.

At a time when many are questioning the definition of common words they thought they understood, dictionaries have made a surprising comeback in the United States.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
It sits in my bookmarks.
Google works a bit better with misspellings.

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The Upshot

Medical Mystery: Why Is Back Surgery So Popular in Casper, Wyo.?

Health care innovations and procedures spread unevenly across geographic regions, seemingly because of physician preferences, research suggests.

"You might think that once drugs, devices and medical procedures are shown to be effective, they quickly become available. You might also think that those shown not to work as well as alternatives are immediately discarded.
Reasonable assumptions both, but you’d be wrong."

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U.S.

A Spike in Overdose Emergency Calls Is Seen in Kentucky

Officials in Louisville were trying to determine whether the calls were related to an opioid crisis that they have seen grow larger.

Fentanyl is more powerful than heroin. It is easier to transport
Drug gangs may have changed their suppliers.

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Opinion

The Resignation of Michael Flynn

Readers discuss what led to his downfall and the lessons learned.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/us/politics/russia-intelligence-communications-trump.html

"Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials."

More will follow Flynn.

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U.S.

Trump Told Weeks Ago That Michael Flynn Withheld Truth on Russia

Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, said in a briefing Tuesday that President Trump has been reviewing the situation daily and asked for Mr. Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser.

Flynn is the first to go "under the bus".

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The Upshot

It’s Probably a Bad Idea to Sell Stocks Because You Fear Trump

Letting one’s political opinions shape investing decisions is a good way to lose money.

Stocks are rallying on hope of a tax cut.
Sell after the tax cut.  How much after I can't tell.
The tax cut will not improve the economy.
How long it will take the speculators to figure that out is still a guess. 
I may easily be wrong.

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U.S.

Ethics Watchdog Says Conway’s Endorsement of Ivanka Trump Products Is ‘Clear Violation’

The federal Office of Government Ethics has ruled that Kellyanne Conway’s endorsement of Ivanka Trump’s products was “a clear violation” and misuse of her post.

No body with the power to remove her cares.


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