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Charles Schumer: Cutting $245M from NOAA means worse hurricane forecasting

Sen. Chuck Schumer blamed underfunding of the national weather tracking system for miscalls about the path of Hurricane Joaquin--and warned problems could get worse because of cuts proposed by Congress.

Schumer said inadequate computer systems at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were responsible for tentative forecasts that showed the storm could smack New York and the East Coast. The opposite and more deadly mistake was made in advance of Hurricane Sandy--the first forecasts missed the fact that it would barrel into NY and NJ with destructive force.

Schumer said $245 million in cuts proposed by Congress could further decimate NOAA's ability to predict powerful storms. "It is just plain dumb to cut hundreds of millions from our weather satellite system just when catastrophic storms are getting more extreme and more frequent," he said. Schumer warned that without the money, by 2016 NOAA would be left with only one functioning satellite, decimating its forecasting ability.

Source: New York Daily News on 2016 New York Senate race Oct 4, 2015

Ralph Nader: Ruling against Microsoft bodes well for competition

The judge’s finding of facts in the Microsoft case are a devastating indictment of the company. The judge found Microsoft responsible for a litany of anti-competitive and illegal practices that have harmed consumers. The 207-page decision is a textbook on the use of monopoly power. Microsoft was seeking to control and monopolize key sectors of the PC software market.
What does this mean for consumers? It means a Reagan-appointed judge agrees with the Justice Department that Microsoft’s actions are anti-competitive and must be reined in. It means Microsoft’s dominance in many markets is often due to underhanded efforts to sabotage rivals rather than to superior products. It means that the introduction of new and innovative products has been retarded and sometimes extinguished by Microsoft, reducing consumer choice.
Mostly, though, it means the government may do something about the Microsoft monopoly. This bodes well for the future of competition and the Internet.
Source: New York Daily News Nov 9, 1999

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