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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 3:18:06 GMT -5
Majestic Mountain Views From Around the World
Put on your hiking boots and enjoy these gorgeous alpine views that were submitted to our photo contest.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 3:19:03 GMT -5
This Refuge May Be the Most Contested Land in the U.S.
Congress voted to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. Here’s what’s at stake for America’s wild frontier.
The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) has been for millennia the summer home of hordes of caribou and migratory birds, the winter home of polar bears, and a hunting ground for Alaska natives. It also may hide some 7.7 billion barrels of oil, and therein lies the problem.
When Congress created the 19.3-million-acre refuge in 1980, the nation was facing its second oil crisis in less than a decade. So lawmakers postponed deciding the fate of a potentially oil-rich area, covering 1.5 million acres, of the coastal plain. They’ve been fighting over it ever since.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2018 3:30:32 GMT -5
“It’s an attack on who we are. The whole fabric of society is breaking down.”
Eight years of budget cutting have refashioned British society, making it less like the rest of Western Europe and more like the United States. In a series of articles, The Times will chronicle how a shrinking welfare state and spreading poverty are changing the fabric of life in Britain. The manifestations of austerity are omnipresent in a country with a storied history of public largess: closed libraries, public swimming pools and cuts in benefits. Above, Emma Wilde, a Liverpool resident, has struggled after losing the welfare benefits she depended on to support herself and her two children.
Nothing to see here. No smoking gun.
China awarded Ivanka Trump seven new trademarks around the same time her father, President Trump, vowed to save ZTE, the Chinese telecommunications company that faced ruin after being punished for violating U.S. sanctions.
Hopefully!
The European Commission proposed a ban on many single-use plastic items, like straws and disposable cutlery, in an effort to clean up Europe’s beaches and seas.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 7:10:52 GMT -5
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 7:19:53 GMT -5
Freedom caucus member is leaving the House RICHMOND — Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family. Garrett, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, is the 48th Republican to retire or announce they will not seek reelection to the House this year, according to a list maintained by the House Press Gallery. Many are leaving in anticipation of a strong Democratic performance in congressional races this fall and out of frustration with partisan politics in Washington. Garrett, 46, was facing a robust challenge from his Democratic opponent, journalist and author Leslie Cockburn, who had raised more money and had more cash on hand than he had. In recent days, unnamed former staffers had accused him and his wife of mistreating staff who worked in his congressional office. But in a videotaped statement, Garrett, a former Virginia state senator, said his departure from politics was spurred by his addiction. www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-garrett-announces-he-is-an-alcoholic-and-will-not-seek-re-election/2018/05/28/40e8839a-62b2-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?utm_term=.459fbd383399
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 7:25:23 GMT -5
Seniors and opiod addiction Consider this: While opioid abuse declined in younger groups between 2002 and 2014, even sharply among those 18 to 25 years old, the epidemic almost doubled among Americans over age 50, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Because of information like that, the Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing Wednesday on opioid misuse by the elderly. “Older Americans are among those unseen in this epidemic,” said Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (Pa.), the top Democrat on the panel. “In 2016, one in three people with a Medicare prescription drug plan received an opioid prescription. This puts baby boomers and our oldest generation at great risk.” Unwittingly, Medicare compounds the epidemic by funding needed opioids that can be abused, but, generally, not funding the care and medicines needed to fight opioid addiction. www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/05/25/unseen-face-of-the-opioid-epidemic-drug-abuse-among-the-elderly-grows/?utm_term=.365d838c1271
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Post by foggyisback on May 29, 2018 7:37:38 GMT -5
Coincidence? Mmm-hmm.BTW DD your dad and bro's service is noted and greatly appreciated. ![like](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/icon-like-button.png)
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Post by foggyisback on May 29, 2018 7:42:10 GMT -5
Freedom caucus member is leaving the House RICHMOND — Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family. Garrett, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, is the 48th Republican to retire or announce they will not seek reelection to the House this year, according to a list maintained by the House Press Gallery. Many are leaving in anticipation of a strong Democratic performance in congressional races this fall and out of frustration with partisan politics in Washington. Garrett, 46, was facing a robust challenge from his Democratic opponent, journalist and author Leslie Cockburn, who had raised more money and had more cash on hand than he had. In recent days, unnamed former staffers had accused him and his wife of mistreating staff who worked in his congressional office. But in a videotaped statement, Garrett, a former Virginia state senator, said his departure from politics was spurred by his addiction. www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-garrett-announces-he-is-an-alcoholic-and-will-not-seek-re-election/2018/05/28/40e8839a-62b2-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?utm_term=.459fbd383399I'd probably get drunk too if I were him and suddenly realized how much damage I was doing to the country. Sorry if it appears I'm joking about alcoholism - dad was a alcoholic and beat mom up way too much before she split from him when I was a kid.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 8:03:40 GMT -5
Coincidence? Mmm-hmm.BTW DD your dad and bro's service is noted and greatly appreciated. ![like](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/icon-like-button.png) Thanks, and, nope, I don't believe in coincidence with this gang.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 8:20:16 GMT -5
Might be an idea
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 8:23:27 GMT -5
Freedom caucus member is leaving the House RICHMOND — Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.) announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family. Garrett, a member of the conservative Freedom Caucus, is the 48th Republican to retire or announce they will not seek reelection to the House this year, according to a list maintained by the House Press Gallery. Many are leaving in anticipation of a strong Democratic performance in congressional races this fall and out of frustration with partisan politics in Washington. Garrett, 46, was facing a robust challenge from his Democratic opponent, journalist and author Leslie Cockburn, who had raised more money and had more cash on hand than he had. In recent days, unnamed former staffers had accused him and his wife of mistreating staff who worked in his congressional office. But in a videotaped statement, Garrett, a former Virginia state senator, said his departure from politics was spurred by his addiction. www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-garrett-announces-he-is-an-alcoholic-and-will-not-seek-re-election/2018/05/28/40e8839a-62b2-11e8-99d2-0d678ec08c2f_story.html?utm_term=.459fbd383399I'd probably get drunk too if I were him and suddenly realized how much damage I was doing to the country. Sorry if it appears I'm joking about alcoholism - dad was a alcoholic and beat mom up way too much before she split from him when I was a kid. Yeah, I know. I felt a little bit bad about feeling good about this. Alcoholism is a scourge for families and I hope this gets him squared away.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 8:32:09 GMT -5
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Post by LA_Randy on May 29, 2018 8:45:20 GMT -5
Corporations Sitting On Their Assets, Latest Stats Reveal Business isn’t booming and workers’ wages aren’t moving, despite massive company tax cuts, according to data. Corporate spending isn’t taking off the way Republicans predicted in the wake of a massive $1.5 trillion tax cut for companies, according to the latest figures. The Wall Street Journal called this “something of a surprise,” since the idea of the tax break was ostensibly that corporate business would take off with the cash infusion from the public and workers would share in the boosted fortunes. That’s not happening. Economists look at orders as an indication of corporate spending, and right now those are remaining relatively flat. Orders for durable goods (heavy-duty equipment such as machinery) dropped 1.7 percent in April over the previous month, according to figures released Friday by the Commerce Department. That was largely driven by a drop in aircraft orders. Orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft — a key gauge of corporate spending — increased by only 1 percent in April (after dropping 1.2 percent in March). That’s about where it’s been for the last six months, the Journal notes, even before the tax cut. What’s happening to all that tax money corporations no longer have to pay? For one thing, it’s being used to buy other companies. There were $1.5 trillion in merger and acquisition deals in the works in the first quarter, compared with $759 billion over the same period last year. Corporations are also sharing the wealth with stockholders by increasing dividends they pay out. In addition, there’s a record stock-buyback boom going on, which, again, benefits stockholders, not workers. U.S. companies reported buying back their own shares at a rate of $6.1 billion a day the first quarter of this year, MarketWatch reported. “The buyback boom early this year confirms our view that the main use of corporate America’s tax savings will be takeovers and stock buybacks rather than capital investment or hiring,” said an analysis from Trim Tabs Investment Research, which tracks the data. And while the jobless rate is at a 17-year low, wage hikes are barely budging the needle, according to the latest figures from the Department of Labor. They increased an average of just 2.6 percent in April over the previous year — and that rate was down from March. If that continues, annual increases will be nowhere near the $4,000 average household hikes that President Donald Trump promised American workers as part of the tax cuts. “Wage growth disappointed,” LendingTree chief economist Tendayi Kapfidze told the San Antonio Express-News after the statistics were released early this month. “It may be that changes in the labor market have reduced [employees’] negotiation power and wages are weak despite the low unemployment rate.” None of this likely comes as a surprise to politicians like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who voted for the massive tax cuts but acknowledged there’s no proof they will help the American worker. “There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American workers,” Rubio told The Economist in April. “In fact, they bought back shares, a few gave out bonuses. There’s no evidence whatsoever that the money’s been massively poured back into the American worker.” www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/corporations-sitting-on-their-tax-haul_us_5b0cc156e4b0802d69cdac0e
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Post by LA_Randy on May 29, 2018 8:50:45 GMT -5
If Rudy Giuliani is getting booed at Yankee Stadium where is Trump going to live after his presidency? At Yankee Stadium on Monday, Rudy Giuliani could not even draw a polite round of applause for his birthday, speaking to his ruined legacy in the community. Instead, Yankee fans viciously booed Giuliani on Memorial Day, a humiliating blow for the former mayor who oversaw the aftermath of Sept. 11. The 74 year old has never been the most popular political figure in the five boroughs. But reports from Yankee Stadium suggest his support has reached an all-time low. Giuliani spends most of his days lately on TV, where he steadfastly defends President Donald Trump, serving as his personal attorney. Giuliani has attracted criticism for his TV appearances — both for his blatant obfuscation and his proneness to gaffes, such as when he admitted Trump repaid Michael Cohen for the hush money given to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels. While Yankee fans do not represent all of New York City, it is safe to assume they were speaking for the whole community when they rained boos down on Giuliani on Monday. The treatment Giuliani received raised an interesting question from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman: “Where is Trump going to live post-presidency?” Like Giuliani, Trump has little fanfare in his hometown. The city voted for his political opponent, Hillary Clinton, overwhelmingly, and his election win only prompted mass protests throughout Manhattan. Trump attained stardom thanks to the personality he helped cultivate in New York tabloids. Trump’s property in New York served as the premise for his hit-TV show “The Apprentice,” which further established his national celebrity. Yet there’s a real, genuine possibility Trump will no longer be able to have his domicile in New York. His sensitive disposition may not allow him to overcome the open hostility he would face on the streets. The obvious answer to the question — where will he live after the White House — is Mar-a-Lago, his resort in southern Florida. Trump frequently travels to his hotel in Palm Beach, where he loves to golf and escape the pressures and responsibilities in Washington, D.C. While many Americans are unconcerned about Trump’s welfare after the White House, the notion that Trump cannot return home is unrivaled in recent memory. Former President Barack Obama has already dedicated much of his post-presidency to building his presidential library in his hometown of Chicago. New Yorkers are likely not ready to start thinking about a Trump library. In their defense, it’s kind of an absurd concept. www.rawstory.com/2018/05/rudy-giuliani-getting-booed-yankee-stadium-trump-going-live-presidency/Trump could easily become the most despised person in the world if he hasn’t already.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 9:09:18 GMT -5
Not boring exactly, since I'm a King James fan, but...
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 9:13:45 GMT -5
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 9:20:39 GMT -5
Coincidence? Mmm-hmm.BTW DD your dad and bro's service is noted and greatly appreciated. ![like](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/icon-like-button.png) The coincidence thing I think plausible in this case because the report I read was that ZTE was for China's support on North Korea Doesn't mean this wasn't injected into the deal or possibly that China expedited it to grease the skids, but still
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 9:35:00 GMT -5
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 9:45:17 GMT -5
Stock market won't like this. The China tariffs are back on. On Tuesday, the White House said the administration would proceed with its proposal to impose 25% tariffs on $50 billion worth of goods from China, and place new limits on Chinese investments in US high-tech industries. The decision comes after top administration officials have tried to dampen fears of a trade war. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a trade war with China was "on hold" less than 10 days ago. And Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected in Beijing on Saturday to help ease trade tensions between the two major trading partners. Beijing has previously pledged to retaliate against the 25 percent tariffs. In a brief statement, the White House said the president plans to take "multiple steps" to protect domestic technology and intellectual property from certain "discriminatory and burdensome trade practices by China." The latest step follows a March report by the US Trade Representative Office, which undertook a seven-month investigation of China's handling of technology transfers and intellectual property, according to the White House's statement. "The United States will implement specific investment restrictions and enhanced export controls for Chinese persons and entities related to the acquisition of industrially significant technology, the White House said in a statement. The final list of covered imports subject to tariffs will be announced by June 15. Those tariffs will take effect "shortly thereafter." Proposed investment restrictions will be announced by June 30 and also take effect at a later date. money.cnn.com/2018/05/29/news/economy/china-tariffs/index.html
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Post by newhivemaster on May 29, 2018 9:59:59 GMT -5
SigDig for Tuesday, 5/29/2018 Good morning Hive! And thanks to foggy for pinch hitting for me the last part of last week! 5:40 left in the game
Few things in sports are as tactically cool and dramatic as pulling your goalie, eschewing your last line of defense for an extra attacker. Desperation makes for great theater. But tactical drama has its place … and its time. Specifically, in hockey, when down by a single goal, you’d do well to pull your goalie with a whopping 5:40 left in the game, according to a paper co-authored by an applied mathematician at New York University and a billionaire hedge fund manager. The researchers also found that a team that practices optimal goalie-pulling gains an average of 0.02 more points per game. They then take their findings, as billionaire hedge fund investors are wont to do, and use them to teach risk management and investing lessons.
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 10:06:45 GMT -5
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Post by foggyisback on May 29, 2018 10:10:12 GMT -5
Not boring exactly, since I'm a King James fan, but... Well after the Dubs sweep the Cavs we'll hear about LBJ going to the Lakers, so we may see a different pairing (finally!) next season. That said, the King has done a remarkable job getting Cleveland to this point with virtually no supporting talent.
sacredh is somewhere smiling on the docks....
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Post by foggyisback on May 29, 2018 10:12:05 GMT -5
SigDig for Tuesday, 5/29/2018 Good morning Hive! And thanks to foggy for pinch hitting for me the last part of last week! 5:40 left in the game
Few things in sports are as tactically cool and dramatic as pulling your goalie, eschewing your last line of defense for an extra attacker. Desperation makes for great theater. But tactical drama has its place … and its time. Specifically, in hockey, when down by a single goal, you’d do well to pull your goalie with a whopping 5:40 left in the game, according to a paper co-authored by an applied mathematician at New York University and a billionaire hedge fund manager. The researchers also found that a team that practices optimal goalie-pulling gains an average of 0.02 more points per game. They then take their findings, as billionaire hedge fund investors are wont to do, and use them to teach risk management and investing lessons. I don't even see teams pull goalies with three minutes left. Holtby went out at about the 2:20 mark last night.
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Post by foggyisback on May 29, 2018 10:13:34 GMT -5
Stock market won't like this. The China tariffs are back on. On Tuesday, the White House said the administration would proceed with its proposal to impose 25% tariffs on $50 billion worth of goods from China, and place new limits on Chinese investments in US high-tech industries. The decision comes after top administration officials have tried to dampen fears of a trade war. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said a trade war with China was "on hold" less than 10 days ago. And Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected in Beijing on Saturday to help ease trade tensions between the two major trading partners. Beijing has previously pledged to retaliate against the 25 percent tariffs. In a brief statement, the White House said the president plans to take "multiple steps" to protect domestic technology and intellectual property from certain "discriminatory and burdensome trade practices by China." The latest step follows a March report by the US Trade Representative Office, which undertook a seven-month investigation of China's handling of technology transfers and intellectual property, according to the White House's statement. "The United States will implement specific investment restrictions and enhanced export controls for Chinese persons and entities related to the acquisition of industrially significant technology, the White House said in a statement. The final list of covered imports subject to tariffs will be announced by June 15. Those tariffs will take effect "shortly thereafter." Proposed investment restrictions will be announced by June 30 and also take effect at a later date. money.cnn.com/2018/05/29/news/economy/china-tariffs/index.htmlNo wonder the Dow is in the tank this morning.
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Post by doddeb on May 29, 2018 10:37:41 GMT -5
Harvard study estimates death toll in Puerto Rico due to hurricane Maria CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds the official government death toll, which stands at 64. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that health-care disruption for the elderly and the loss of basic utility services for the chronically ill had significant impacts across the U.S. territory, which was thrown into chaos after the September hurricane wiped out the electrical grid and had widespread impacts on infrastructure. Some communities were entirely cut off for weeks amid road closures and communications failures. Researchers in the United States and Puerto Rico, led by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, calculated the number of deaths by surveying nearly 3,300 randomly chosen households across the island and comparing the estimated post-hurricane death rate to the mortality rate for the year before. Their surveys indicated that the mortality rate was 14.3 deaths per 1,000 residents from Sept. 20 through Dec. 31, 2017, a 62 percent increase in the mortality rate compared to 2016, or 4,645 “excess deaths.” www.washingtonpost.com/national/harvard-study-estimates-thousands-died-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria/2018/05/29/1a82503a-6070-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.38ad112b2dc5&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 11:04:27 GMT -5
Harvard study estimates death toll in Puerto Rico due to hurricane Maria CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds the official government death toll, which stands at 64. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that health-care disruption for the elderly and the loss of basic utility services for the chronically ill had significant impacts across the U.S. territory, which was thrown into chaos after the September hurricane wiped out the electrical grid and had widespread impacts on infrastructure. Some communities were entirely cut off for weeks amid road closures and communications failures. Researchers in the United States and Puerto Rico, led by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, calculated the number of deaths by surveying nearly 3,300 randomly chosen households across the island and comparing the estimated post-hurricane death rate to the mortality rate for the year before. Their surveys indicated that the mortality rate was 14.3 deaths per 1,000 residents from Sept. 20 through Dec. 31, 2017, a 62 percent increase in the mortality rate compared to 2016, or 4,645 “excess deaths.” www.washingtonpost.com/national/harvard-study-estimates-thousands-died-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria/2018/05/29/1a82503a-6070-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.38ad112b2dc5&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1To be fair, the official death toll is correct: the Hurricane only killed 64 people. The rest died because of incompetence, arrogance, racism, and indifference
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Post by newhivemaster on May 29, 2018 11:19:49 GMT -5
Harvard study estimates death toll in Puerto Rico due to hurricane Maria CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO — At least 4,645 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its devastation across Puerto Rico last year, according to a new Harvard study released Tuesday, an estimate that far exceeds the official government death toll, which stands at 64. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that health-care disruption for the elderly and the loss of basic utility services for the chronically ill had significant impacts across the U.S. territory, which was thrown into chaos after the September hurricane wiped out the electrical grid and had widespread impacts on infrastructure. Some communities were entirely cut off for weeks amid road closures and communications failures. Researchers in the United States and Puerto Rico, led by scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, calculated the number of deaths by surveying nearly 3,300 randomly chosen households across the island and comparing the estimated post-hurricane death rate to the mortality rate for the year before. Their surveys indicated that the mortality rate was 14.3 deaths per 1,000 residents from Sept. 20 through Dec. 31, 2017, a 62 percent increase in the mortality rate compared to 2016, or 4,645 “excess deaths.” www.washingtonpost.com/national/harvard-study-estimates-thousands-died-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria/2018/05/29/1a82503a-6070-11e8-a4a4-c070ef53f315_story.html?utm_term=.38ad112b2dc5&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1To be fair, the official death toll is correct: the Hurricane only killed 64 people. The rest died because of incompetence, arrogance, racism, and indifference I think the question is: would those people have died at that time if there had been no hurricane? I'm guessing the answer, for the most part, would have been 'no'?
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 11:20:20 GMT -5
Huh, apparently the company had previously valued the project at 7.4B but the purchase agreement is for 4.5B Kinder Morgan isn't getting out of the project, they are running for the fucking hills....
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Post by forgottenlord on May 29, 2018 11:28:02 GMT -5
To be fair, the official death toll is correct: the Hurricane only killed 64 people. The rest died because of incompetence, arrogance, racism, and indifference I think the question is: would those people have died at that time if there had been no hurricane? I'm guessing the answer, for the most part, would have been 'no'? Because the hurricane shares equal blame on contributory/indirect causes as it does with direct causes. Apples and oranges comparisons
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Post by newhivemaster on May 29, 2018 11:51:44 GMT -5
I think the question is: would those people have died at that time if there had been no hurricane? I'm guessing the answer, for the most part, would have been 'no'? Because the hurricane shares equal blame on contributory/indirect causes as it does with direct causes. Apples and oranges comparisons I think with every storm there are a number of 'contributory' deaths baked into the count, just not so many. That would be a statistical outlier, but I'm not sure it's a disqualifier.
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