Cuomo, pushed, pushes for more transparency
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After New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced his latest push, to get nonprofits to disclose their corporate spending, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a radio interview that he was seeking to do much the same thing.
It could be a useful issue for Cuomo, whose record on good-government reform has been mixed. It hasn't mattered much, as Cuomo's steadily high approval ratings attest.
But campaign finance and transparency in general are matters of particular importance to liberal editorial boards, and in fact to many members of the same progressive commentariat that's been criticizing the governor for siding with Republicans against his own party in the State Senate, and vowing consequences for 2016.
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"Albany is a company town ... information is shared on weekends in supermarkets and churches." — Michael Benjamin
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Governor Andrew Cuomo will push the boundaries on disclosure. [Jon Campbell]
It's been a bumpy few weeks for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is still the leading candidate for Democratic mayoral nomination. [Michael Grynbaum]
Republican county leaders fear they may have a primary on their hands for the 2013 mayoral nomination. [Celeste Katz]
A Post columnist who writes sensationalistically about gay and lesbian issues and wrote critically about Bill de Blasio's successful marriage says he "purposely misrepresented" her work to garner attention for himself. [Andrea Peyser]
From Capital
Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky endorsed a one-year pilot program for taxi apps. [Dana Rubinstein]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined a debt-reduction group founded by Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles. [Reid Pillifant]
Former councilman Sal Albanese will run for mayor, perhaps making things more complicated for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. [Azi Paybarah]
Cuomo, who knows how to create wiggle room, says again that his support of the State Senate's coalition government is conditional. [Dana Rubinstein]
State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. said he won't be the "token Hispanic" for the Republican-Independent Democratic group. [Azi Paybarah]
De Blasio hired reporter Roberto Perez. [Azi Paybarah]
With more "about-to-die photography" on the front page yesterday, the Post outdid the News. [Tom McGeveran]
Events
"Governor Andrew M. Cuomo is in New York City."
9 a.m. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and U.F.T. President Michael Mulgrew participate in a roundtable discussion, at New Dorp High School, at 465 New Dorp Lane, on Staten Island.
9:45 a.m. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito, State Senator Gustavo Rivera, 32BJ SEIU president Hectr Figueroa, Make the Road New York and others announce support for legislation limiting New York City's participation in the federal Secure Communities program, on the steps of City Hall.
10 a.m. The New York City Campaign Finance Board holds their regularly scheduled meeting, where representatives from Melinda Katz, Fernando Cabrera, and other 2009 campaigns, are expected to appear, at New York Law School, at 185 West Broadway, in Manhattan.
10:30 a.m. Duncan, Walcott and Mulgrew tour P.S. 38, at 421 Lincoln Avenue, on Staten Island.
11:15 a.m. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a Q&A after opening Pier 5 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, by Furman and Joralemon Streets, in Brooklyn.
1:15 p.m. Former president Bill Clinton, U.S. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan, A.F.T. president Randi Weingarten, Mulgrew and City Comptroller John Liu announce plans to use the teacher's investments to help fund infrastructure projects to help with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, at Clinton's office, at 55 West 125th Street, in Manhattan.
5:30 p.m. Bloomberg speaks at the Law Department's award ceremony, at the Surrogate Courthouse, at 31 Chambers Street, in Manhattan.
6:30 p.m. Bloomberg speaks at the re-opening Gargiulo's Restaurant and the Alliance for Coney Island's 2012 Winter Celebration, at 2911 West 15th Street, in Brooklyn.
6:30 p.m. Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez has a fund-raiser, at Umbrella Lounge, at 440 West 202 Street, in Manhattan.
On "Inside City Hall" tonight: State Senator Jeff Kleiin of the Independent Democratic Conference and John Catsimatidis, a Republican candidate for mayor.
Washington
Joe Biden has been relegated to the sidelines while President Obama negotiates a deal on the fiscal cliff. [Reid Epstein and Carrie Budoff Brown]
John Boehner is trying to weather criticism from conservative members, and might be postponing a fiscal-cliff deal until after he's re-elected speaker on Jan. 3. [Jonathan Weisman]
"We’re seeing a creation of a new version of hard-ass Hillary that will not undo the aggression that people will inevitably express but will complicate it.” [Ann Friedman]
She'd even win Kentucky, said a new poll. [James Carroll]
Joe Lieberman gave his goodbye speech on the Senate floor. [Raymond Hernandez]
Albany
"Gov. Cuomo's honeymoon with state Senate Republicans is on the rocks." [Erik Kriss]
Cuomo is trying to outdo Schneiderman in terms of requiring public disclosure of campaign spending. [Nicholas Confessore and Thomas Kaplan]
Schneiderman has proposed legislation requiring nonprofits to disclose their campaign spending. [Teri Weaver]
More on Schneiderman's efforts. [Paul Blumenthal]
Headline: "$1M to Study NY Wines" [Joseph Spector]
Sandra Lee reportedly stormed out of a restaurant after overhearing some unflattering remarks. [Page Six]
State Senator Jeff Klein will donate campaign money he received from tainted donors. [Erik Kriss]
Dysfunction with the Democrats in the State Senate began for real when David Paterson took over. [Michael Benjamin]
2013 / City Hall
Bloomberg likes pedicabs a lot. [Sally Goldenberg, Matt Abrahams, and Bill Sanderson]
That's probably because he "doesn't spend much time meandering through Midtown," one editorial board laments. [New York Post]
Bloomberg, as a pedicab driver. [New York Post]
The New York City Council will seek to limit deportations of residents here. [Kirk Semple]
Peter Vallone Jr., goes boroughwide. [Jeanmairie Evelly]
The 12-12-12 concert is expected to raise more money than the star-studded concert held for victims of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. [Vivian Yee]
Headline: "The bike-lane cancer." [Steve Cuozzo]
Technology to prevent cabs from over-charging is coming soon. [Sally Goldenberg]
The T.L.C. "must" approve e-hail apps. [Daily News]
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this item incorrectly referred to the office held by Eric Schneiderman.
Memo to one and all a Book that will make you "HAPPY" to be technological unemployment, you don't have to wear "HAPPY SOCKS"
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Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That’s OK: how to survive the economic collapse and be happy
December 11, 2012
Author: Federico Pistono
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (10/23/2012)
[+]You are about to become obsolete. You think you are special, unique, and that whatever it is that you are doing is impossible to replace. You are wrong. As we speak, millions of algorithms created by computer scientists are frantically running on servers all over the world, with one sole purpose: do whatever humans can do, but better.
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Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That’s OK: how to survive the economic collapse and be happy explores the impact of technological advances on our lives, what it means to be happy, and provides suggestions on how to avoid a systemic collapse.
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Think about it and how does this effect the future of New York State and the Country ?
Before there was the "Oracle of Delphi" there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
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Should we live to 1,000?
Aubrey de Grey, Chief Science Officer of SENS Foundation and the world’s most prominent advocate of anti-aging research, argues that it makes no sense to spend the vast majority of our medical resources on trying to combat the diseases of aging without tackling aging itself, writes ethicist Peter Singer onProject Syndicate.
De Grey believes that even modest progress in this area over the coming decade could lead to a dramatic extension of the human lifespan.
All we need to do is reach what he calls “longevity escape velocity” — that is, the point at which we can extend life sufficiently to allow time for further scientific progress to permit additional extensions, and thus further progress and greater longevity.
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And how long should we work ? ?
Can one work until 62 and then collect for 938 Years ?
How does one pay for all this ?
We need to understand that we are living longer and longer, and Technology is moving faster and faster.
Does this mean Andrew "Cesare" Cuomo can be governor for 900 years and Dean "The Fox" Skelos the "Leader" for 900 years.
Think about it and how does New York State prepare for this ?
Before there was the "Oracle of Delphi" there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
VJ Machiavelli
www.VJMachiavelli.blogspot.com
Power to the People who "VOTE"