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RandySF's JournalWoman literally killed by New Jersey Republicans.
FORT LEE – Emergency responders were delayed in attending to four medical situations – including one in which a 91-year-old woman lay unconscious – due to traffic gridlock caused by unannounced closures of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge, according to the head of the borough’s EMS department.
The woman later died, borough records show.
In at least two of those instances, response time doubled, noted EMS coordinator Paul Favia, who documented those cases in a Sept. 10 letter to Mayor Mark Sokolich, which The Record obtained.
On Sept. 9, the first day of the traffic paralysis, EMS crews took seven to nine minutes to arrive at the scene of a vehicle accident where four people were injured, when the response time should have been less than four minutes, he wrote.
It also took EMS seven minutes to reach an unconscious 91-year-old woman who later died of cardiac arrest at a hospital. Although he did not say her death was directly caused by the delays, Favia noted that “paramedics were delayed due to heavy traffic on Fort Lee Road and had to meet the ambulance en-route to the hospital instead of on the scene.”
http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/GWB_lane_closures_delayed_EMS_response_in_Fort_Lee.html#sthash.U6AEl8ss.dpuf
Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save
A day after winning the three-week battle to take their brain-dead daughter from Children's Hospital Oakland, the family of Jahi McMath conceded Monday they are losing the ghastly war against nature.
Her body, checked in at an undisclosed care facility Monday morning, has deteriorated so badly, that "Right now, we don't know if she's going to make it," said attorney Christopher Dolan.
"She's in very bad shape," he said. "What I can tell you is that those examinations show that her medical condition, separate from the brain issue, is not good."
Dolan's frank and sober assessment echoes a Friday legal declaration by Children's Hospital Oakland critical care pediatrician Dr. Heidi R. Flori, who opposed surgical insertion of a feeding tube because the girl's body was deteriorating.
Brain-dead for 25 days, Jahi has been sustained under court order with a breathing machine and other medical interventions since complications arose after surgery to remove her tonsils and other tissue.
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_24857783/jahi-mcmath-brain-dead-teens-body-may-be
Gigaom: What 60 Minutes got right and wrong in its story on the “cleantech crash”
1). RIGHT: From a purely venture capital perspective, cleantech has been ugly and it has “crashed.” I don’t think you can argue rationally that this hasn’t happened; again, only in the venture capital, Silicon Valley ecosystem. And yes, there are a couple exceptions that emerged from the Valley that made it through, like Tesla.
As I’ve covered many times over the past six years, venture capitalists lost a lot of money on cleantech (Kleiner Perkins being the poster child of this), and many have now left the sector. At the same time, entrepreneurs widely know there’s very little money available for early stage “cleantech” startups anymore, and the limited partners that back venture funds don’t want the VCs to invest their money in anything called cleantech these days.
There was a very real bubble and bust that happened, though there are still firms around that have evolved and are sticking with it. Will it come back like the second wave of the internet? There will be some more successes in the future but I don’t think the equivalent massive amount of money from VCs will emerge again.
A lot of the 60 Minutes piece was trying to cover this Valley aspect and I think they did a good job of that. The VCs did lean on government connections and support at times, and they made a lot of mistakes.
Vinod Khosla is also the right guy to talk to, as he’s the enigma that says his firm is going to continue to fund the cleantech sector at an aggressive pace, despite the difficulties. It was probably pretty hard to find a VC that would admit on camera that she or he made a bunch of weak investments in cleantech and now, hat in hand, is exiting the scene.
2). WRONG: Unfortunately, playing up the taxpayer-funded government green-flop angle in the piece was both stale and overblown. It’s been covered ad nauseum not only in the political arena, but also in more mainstream pieces like the Wired one two years ago.
There were a few companies in manufacturing that were backed by the Department of Energy loan program that were clear mistakes — Solyndra and Fisker — but some of the other companies mentioned in the piece were either very minor losses or also still have promising tech that is being developed under a different owner. Leslie Stahl named 9 companies that didn’t do well for various reasons (not all from the loan program) and then dramatically declared she’s exhausted from naming them all.
As Michael Grunwald has pointed out in his book The New New Deal, government support — from the Department of Energy through the stimulus — has created a large amount of jobs over the years. Beyond the stimulus, solar panels and wind power have reached record levels in the U.S. in the last year and that’s also thanks to U.S. government support. Even within the loan program, there were more wins than the 60 Minutes piece let on, like the Ivanpah solar farm that created a lot of jobs outside of Las Vegas. The U.S. government needs to give more support to next-generation energy technologies, not less.
Part of the problem with the 60 Minutes piece is that it’s combining the story of U.S. support for clean power and energy efficiency, with the Silicon Valley story. They’re totally separate and different. The subhead of the piece is a prime example of the confusing aligning of those two things:
“Despite billions invested by the U.S. government in so-called “Cleantech” energy, Washington and Silicon Valley have little to show for it.”
Um, does that include the huge gains in wind farms and solar panel projects in the U.S., or does that just mean that Solyndra didn’t work out? Because, Solyndra happened in the summer of 2011; two and a half years ago. The underlying problem is that “cleantech” is a convoluted term that can mean many things, and isn’t all that helpful as an organizing group. Let’s figure out in 2014 if we should kill that term or not.
http://gigaom.com/2014/01/05/what-60-minutes-got-right-and-wrong-in-its-story-on-the-cleantech-crash/
From Dailykos: Would Steven Seagal Treat Arizona Like He Treated His Wife?
So, Steven Seagal is discussing running for Arizona governor with that bane of immigrants, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Maybe Seagal is worried about securing the borders so his ex-wife can't fly to the US and give him a piece of her mind.
Three wives ago, Seagal married Miyako Fujitani.
The young Seagal was studying martial arts in Japan. Though an outsider, he was accepted into the community and eventually married Miyako Fujitani, a fellow Aikido student whose family helped found their dojo (school).
Seagal left his wife and their children when opportunity called in the USA. Since then it's been a series of brief marriages, bad divorces and several children.
Miyako Fujitani remains faithful to her family and to her practice. She is a pioneer in women's martial arts and a respected master teacher in the Aikido community. She's the real deal.
Miyako Fujitani Sensei wrote an autobiography, 'Precious Time'--in her words...
Now I have made up my mind to live my own life, this remaining precious life, by following my inner voice and the wisdom gained from my bitter struggle with fate. By writing this book, I hoped to be released from my burdens, having had to carry on by myself after Steven Seagal abruptly left for the USA, leaving behind our family, the dojo, and me.
Aikido is a way of life based on dignity, respect and self-control. So it's no surprise that Seagal couldn't last.
On these photos from her dojo website, Fujitani Sensei looks like she is still in fighting shape, and their son, Kentaro, is also a martial artist. Steven Seagal, on the other hand, has put on a few pounds.
Maybe it's the stress of those sexual harassment lawsuits and that regrettable incident with the puppy.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/05/1267421/-Would-Steven-Seagal-Treat-Arizona-Like-He-Treated-His-Wife
Peter King: Rand Paul 'Doesn't Deserve' His Spot In The Senate (VIDEO)
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) lashed out against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for his opposition to the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance programs in a Fox News interview on Sunday.
King ripped into Paul for threatening to sue the Obama administration over the NSA's surveillance policies, saying the agency is "doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing."
“Rand Paul does not know what he’s talking about. And, Rand Paul is really spreading fear among the American people," King said. “To me, he’s either totally uninformed or he’s part of that hate America crowd that I thought left us in the 1960s."
"In any event, he doesn’t deserve to be in the United States Senate for spreading that type of misperception and absolute lies to be honest with you," King continued.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/05/peter-king-rand-paul_n_4546122.html
Evander Holyfield claims being gay is 'not normal'.
Evander Holyfield faces calls to be thrown out of Celebrity Big Brother after likening homosexuality to a 'handicap', insisting on the Channel 5 reality show that people choose to be gay.
Summoned to the Diary Room, the 51-year-old was told that his language was offensive after remarks made to fellow housemate Luisa Zissman after she asked whether many boxers have come out.
But the ticking off has not satisfied viewers discussing the programme on social media, with many calling for the former world heavyweight boxing champ to be booted off the show.
CBB spin-off show presenter Rylan was among those to let rip on Twitter, branding Holyfield's comments as "disgusting" - before apparently deleting his reaction.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/celebrity-big-brother-being-gay-2993538
*whew* 49ers Win!
That was too close. Even the field goal was barely good. On to Carolina!
Romney finally tells the truth: 'I wish I could turn back the clock'
Former GOP presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Sunday said he wished he could go back in time when asked about Obamacare and the 2012 election.
"I don't know. I wish I could go back and turn back the clock and take another try," he said on "Fox News Sunday" when asked if he felt he would have won the 2012 election if President Obama had not told Americans that they would be all able to be able to keep their current plans under the health care law -- a claim that in many cases turned out not to be the case.
Romney added that he is trying not to focus on the past, though.
"But history is in the past, and I'm not going to worry about what could have happened. What I am worried about, is that you have a lot of people who are going to find their premiums going through the roof," he said. "They're going to find that the doctor they've had, they can't keep. They're going to find the policies they were promised they could have, they're not going to be able to keep. And the American people are going to be very, very upset about that."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mitt-romney-wishes-turn-back-clock
Questions about about living in San Diego.
I have someone talking to me about a job in San Diego that's tempting but I have some questions about quality life in the San Diego area. I do know it's more Republican than the San Francisco Bay Area. The weather is warmer. The overall pay scale is lower and there is not much in the way of public transportation (meaning I would have to get a car). Are there positives? How is the cost of living? How are schools? Any help would be appreciated.
49er Anthony Davis rips Wisconsin town
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- San Francisco 49ers right tackle Anthony Davis tweeted disparaging words about Appleton, Wis. on Saturday night on the eve of his team's NFC wild-card game against the Green Bay Packers.
Davis tweeted that former pro wrestler Ric Flair was addressing the 49ers in a meeting Saturday night at their team hotel in Appleton.
"Nature Boy Ric Flair flew into this s---hole to show us some love," Davis tweeted.
After receiving unhappy responses to his initial tweet about Appleton, Davis took to Twitter once again to disparage the town.
"Ok everybody that strongly disagrees w me can you defend your argument on this place not being a s---hole? lol btw that is not Rhetorical," Davis tweeted.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2013/story/_/id/10246383/anthony-davis-san-francisco-49ers-rips-wisconsin-town-twitter-prior-game-green-bay-packers
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