Friday, October 03, 2014
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
2 New Limits on Voting in North Carolina Are Rejected by U.S. Court - NYTimes.com
Let's hope this is the beginning of the end of the current management.
Open Payments - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
This looks valuable but clearly requires a serious effort to get into it.
The top 300 Irish family names explained - Part II - IrishCentral.com
MAGUIRE does not seem to be in the top 300!
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Digital Medical Records Become Common, but Sharing Remains Challenging - NYTimes.com
Opportunities here on all level are being squandered.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Friday, September 26, 2014
North Carolina: Autopsy Shows Inmate Died of Severe Dehydration - NYTimes.com
I think all of us in NC bear responsibility.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Wrong Turn on Syria: Helping Assad? - NYTimes.com
If we do not figure out where we want to go, we'll never know if we get "there".
Wrong Turn on Syria: No Convincing Plan - NYTimes.com
He has not convinced me so I am supporting the President on faith.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Arctic ice cap in a ‘death spiral’ | The Australian
Astounding. No Arctic ice for 4 months of the year within 5 years????
After Surgery, Surprise $117,000 Medical Bill From Doctor He Didn’t Know - NYTimes.com
I think the biggest problem is that we the patients have dropped out of the deal for our health care. We are not given an estimate up front, progress billing and a comprehensive statement at the end. It is the private affair of insurers and health care providers. That has always struck me as very dumb. We should be involved, advocating for ourselves and for benefits we might earn from insurers if successful in reducing costs.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
A 50th High School Reunion, and a Generation to Follow - NYTimes.com
I can identify with this pretty soon!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Entre États-Unis et Chine, quelle est la puissance préférée des autres pays?
This will become so much more pressing a question.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Much at Stake as Xi Jinping, Chinese Leader, Visits India - NYTimes.com
I don't think any of us can really get our arms around how important for the world is this relationship bringing together well more than 2,000,000,000 people!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Ray Rice and His Rage - NYTimes.com
While we deservedly chastise the NFL events and people, we need to celebrate the decline in these crimes as displayed on the chart. No cause for satisfaction as zero must remain the goal!
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 13, 2014
Peter Thiel In 'Zero To One': How To Develop The Developed World : NPR
Makes a lot of sense. As he says, what great business idea is no one pursuing?
Conyers seeks to get rid of NFL's antitrust exemption - On Congress - POLITICO.com
I don't believe the NFL should have any exemption from any law, especially now.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
The Daily Tar Heel :: Get to know four UNC startups for Sept. 9, 2014
I hope the Freedom Code initiative succeeds.
Statement 1
Home Depot seems to be stepping up to the plate on this isssue. They deserve some credit for doing so, but measured alongside of the failure to protect our records.
Monday, September 08, 2014
As Two Men Go Free, a Dogged Ex-Prosecutor Digs In - NYTimes.com
I hope something good can come out of this coverage.
Sunday, September 07, 2014
Just 13, and Working Risky 12-Hour Shifts in the Tobacco Fields - NYTimes.com
This is a terrible blemish on North Carolina - first, because we grow tobacco at all, and second, because of the way the workers are treated. Will we see a statewide politician say that we need to eliminate tobacco growing in the state? That will come just after one of them promises to reduce the number of guns in NC. We have too many of them and too much tobacco. None of either is a goal worth pursuing!
Foreign Powers Buy Influence at Think Tanks - NYTimes.com
I don't get the difference between a country and a corporation (US or foreign-based) and individuals with an agenda and money to fund it.
Saturday, September 06, 2014
Cruising Attitude: 'Recliner Rebellion' Building In The Sky : NPR
I think the airlines have reached a wall of passenger resentment.
Friday, September 05, 2014
Preserving the Lighthouse, Not Just the Light - NYTimes.com
I'm one of those who loves lighthouses! (And that's a former United Coast Guard officer speaking!)
NC Men Freed After 30 Years Will Seek Pardons - ABC News
I don't understand the need for pardons and I think we the people of NC should at least double the 750,000 that each may be entitled to receive. What is the full cost of prosecution, appeals, incarceration to the State of NC and who bears responsibility, both legal and financial for this amount? Someone should.
Thursday, September 04, 2014
Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Interview: Bob Shacochis, Author Of "The Woman Who Lost Her Soul" : NPR
"I consider myself a writer who writes about American expatriates. And if I have any overt cause as a writer besides writing the best prose I can, it's to try to make Americans have a more visceral feeling about how America impacts everybody in the world."
Global School In Rural Edgecombe Is 'Recipe For Success’ | WUNC
Seems pretty neat to me. I wish I had been a student there!
CVS' decision to stop selling tobacco deserves even more praise!
I hope customers and the market thank them for this.
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
Two California Judges Censured for Sex in Chambers - NYTimes.com
They ought to go to jail for abuse of public office.
DNA Clears Two Convicted In ’83 Murder - NYTimes.com
North Carolina has so much room for improvement starting with lavish compensation to these three men.
Girl's family say they're "devastated" by Uzi instructor's death - CBS News
It's too late to be smart. Putting that gun in their daughter's hands is totally inexcusable; they should be prosecuted for reckless endangerment of a minor.
Delta Airlines flight from Queens diverted over reclining seat argument - NY Daily News
Before someone gets hurt, the airlines must reconsider sardine flying. They crossed the line and need to retreat.
Monday, September 01, 2014
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Carmen Fariña: An Old-School Abuela - NYTimes.com
What a stark contrast with at least one of her predecessors! Buena!
Friday, August 29, 2014
Landrieu claims parents’ home as her own, raising questions of Louisiana residency - The Washington Post
The definition of "home" remains an amazing work in progress.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Guns in America | Facts and statistics about firearms in the USA
I think Time magazine reports this week that there are over 300,000,000 guns in America. That's 300,000,000 too many!
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Girl, 9, accidentally kills Uzi instructor. Too young for guns? - CSMonitor.com
Guns are bad for everyone. We have too many firearms in America.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
2 Are Held in Death of Mary E. Whitaker, New York Violinist - NYTimes.com
Far too many guns in America.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Judge strikes down California's 10-day wait period for gun owners - SFGate
Neanderthals is the first thought that comes to mind.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Holder and Obama Differ in Approach to Underlying Issues of Missouri Unrest - NYTimes.com
Is there any hope of getting the President to emulate more of HOLDER? I fear not.
Alone Again, Naturally - NYTimes.com
Sadly, I agree completely...
"The Constitution was premised on a system full of factions and polarization. If you’re a fastidious pol who deigns to heal and deal only in a holistic, romantic, unified utopia, the Oval Office is the wrong job for you. The sad part is that this is an ugly, confusing and frightening time at home and abroad, and the country needs its president to illuminate and lead, not sink into some petulant expression of his aloofness, where he regards himself as a party of his own and a victim of petty, needy, bickering egomaniacs."
"The Constitution was premised on a system full of factions and polarization. If you’re a fastidious pol who deigns to heal and deal only in a holistic, romantic, unified utopia, the Oval Office is the wrong job for you. The sad part is that this is an ugly, confusing and frightening time at home and abroad, and the country needs its president to illuminate and lead, not sink into some petulant expression of his aloofness, where he regards himself as a party of his own and a victim of petty, needy, bickering egomaniacs."
ISIS Video Purports to Show Beheading of James Foley - NYTimes.com
This horrible story reminds us of many things. First, extreme sadness over the death of anyone. Quickly, tho, moving to questions of what is happening to the news media, how much this is a function of the freelance world v. established media, and if so, where do we go from here? Or is it more a reflection of ISIS? Those are very tough issues.
But there is one that deserves more mention. Why do reporters do what they do in dangerous circumstances? What comes to mind for me is what I learned before embarking on a career in the newspaper and media world. As an officer candidate in the Coast Guard, I learned something that I have always felt became my purpose for being. We Coast Guards have an obligation to do one overriding thing - our duty is "go out" to try to save someone in peril; we do not have an obligation to return.
I think a great many reporters have adopted the same mandate - they have a duty to "go out" to cover these stories; they do not have an obligation to return.
But there is one that deserves more mention. Why do reporters do what they do in dangerous circumstances? What comes to mind for me is what I learned before embarking on a career in the newspaper and media world. As an officer candidate in the Coast Guard, I learned something that I have always felt became my purpose for being. We Coast Guards have an obligation to do one overriding thing - our duty is "go out" to try to save someone in peril; we do not have an obligation to return.
I think a great many reporters have adopted the same mandate - they have a duty to "go out" to cover these stories; they do not have an obligation to return.
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
Passing of Dr. Walter R. Roberts, Public Diplomat | Take Five
Very sad. One of my favorite professors at Brown in the 60s.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Gov. McCrory addresses Duke Energy stock controversy | www.wsoctv.com
This is outrageous. He should be penalized to the full extent of the law.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Israel Can't Afford to Lose Jews Like Me | David Schanzer
Israel, quite simply, is not worth most of the attention that it receives. Too much wasted time on the part of far too many people here in the US - either those who are Jewish or those who want Jewish votes.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
OECD Better Life Index
Interesting.... My response:
"Personal fulfillment that helps other people in a comfortable people-focused environment."
"Personal fulfillment that helps other people in a comfortable people-focused environment."
Thursday, August 07, 2014
Tuesday, August 05, 2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Judge Overturns D.C. Ban on Guns in Public - NYTimes.com
The judge may have ruled correctly on the law, but the policy behind it stinks.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Christian Estrosi martèle son "soutien" (controversé) à Israël | Nice | Nice-Matin
I surely side with the critics. The mayor is out of control.
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
Monday, July 14, 2014
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
États-Unis. Au Texas, une fusillade fait six morts, dont quatre enfants
We have too many guns in the US.
Border crisis: Obama’s request to Congress can’t be dismissed - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Whatever the law is, we have to enforce it until or unless the law is changed.
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
Google CEO: Fight Unemployment With Job Sharing - InformationWeek
This sure makes a lot of sense to me.
Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Friday, July 04, 2014
Hillary Clinton defends $200G speaking fee for colleges: it goes to charity - NY Daily News
As much as I like her, I don't buy this at all. Try again.
Thursday, July 03, 2014
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