Ellie Kesselman
Member (since August 2010)
Risk analysis for finance, healthcare and security
About Ellie
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Arizona, United States
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Statistician
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NewsVine
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Data quality, risk management, public health, regulatory compliance, financial fraud detection
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American Statistical Association
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Post-graduate school
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Internet, Privacy, Faith and Reason, Finance, Money and Politics, Sci/Tech
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Jun 10, 2013 - 12:19 AM PDT
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Feb 8, 2013 - 5:39 PM PST
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Ellie reviewed this story - Jun 11, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - Jun 11, 2013
We’re sorry that tech companies find it onerous to conduct actual job searches in the United States, but we believe genuinely innovative companies can pursue American ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed and starred this story - Jun 9, 2013
Despite the fact that the Associated Press was the subject of the government's seizure of records, the reporting was balanced and objective.
Prosecutors have sought phone records from reporters before, but the seizure of records from such a wide array of AP offices, including general AP switchboards numbers and ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed and starred this story - Jun 9, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - Jun 2, 2013
This is an agency sourced news story, from the Associated Press, with no inline citations. It is very timely, providing information about an extraordinary weather event in a rural locality in the USA. That is representative of Al Jazeera's commendably international news coverage.
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Ellie reviewed this story - Jun 1, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Jun 1, 2013
“Too big to fail” banks create disastrous problems, which should have been sufficient decades ago to convince our politicians to get rid of them. They make a mockery of ... More »
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Ellie reviewed this story - Jun 1, 2013
No. It isn't good journalism. Although this is an opinion piece, the anti-government, pro-corporate bias is disturbing, and misrepresents reality. The author alleges that eight U.S. Congressman are behaving irresponsibly by sending a written list of questions "directly to CEO, Larry Page". The questions are specific inquiries about privacy protection for consumers, pertaining to a new Google product. The article also fails to reproduce original art work by Randall Munroe according to his re-use requirements (no alt text was included, as the comments following the post describe). In addition, the video that was part of the post is not viewable outside the U.S.A.
By far the worst offender of question-only criticism has come from the U.S. Congress Privacy Caucus… “Because Google Glass has not yet been released and we are ... More »
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I don’t worry about racism against Mexicans so much, given that the statement is made by an Alabama senator (distance from Mexico; maybe I’m naive, I know that I am). Anyway, whatever his motivation, he is advocating for unions, unlike the Democrats. It breaks my heart ... More »
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 31, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - May 31, 2013
Milanovic's findings were presented at Columbia University's INET conference in February 2013. His research confirms what is becoming a familiar refrain, regarding inequitable allocation of resources. His key point is that income is not the best metric for such comparison studies. Income fluctuates yearly, even for the very wealthy. He demonstrates why accumulated asset value is more stable over time, thus more meaningful. Using income, then net worth, Milanovic's study captures ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 31, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 31, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 31, 2013
Excellent interview whose central focus is the trend toward privatization of the U.S. public school system.
Rahm Emanuel actually does not have an educational plan, he has an economic development plan," says our guest Diane Ravitch". More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 29, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - May 23, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - May 23, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 23, 2013
The conservative Heritage Foundation released a report this month that suggested immigrants would be a net drain… Republican leaders in Congress have distanced ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - May 23, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - May 13, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed and starred this story - May 13, 2013
Despite the fact that the Associated Press was the subject of the government's seizure of records, the reporting was balanced and objective.
Prosecutors have sought phone records from reporters before, but the seizure of records from such a wide array of AP offices, including general AP switchboards numbers and ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed and starred this story - May 13, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 29, 2013
Delaware is the legal home to more than half of the corporate entities in the U.S. The state’s favorable tax laws cuts companies’ tax burdens by an average of 40 ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 29, 2013
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 29, 2013
Ellie reviewed this story - Apr 29, 2013
I don't recall that the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner was typically attended by so many Hollywood celebrities (instead of journalists) in the past. This is sad. It is particularly poor timing for watching the rich and famous while the FAA et. al. muddle through sequester, and unemployment endures.
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 29, 2013
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Ellie reviewed this story - Apr 17, 2013
Post is written with signature Taibbi outrage and editorialized point-of-view. That doesn't diminish the validity of the reporting and analysis. This was well-sourced, with direct quotes from primary sources. It includes a variety of content types for solid factual corroboration.
As a subject matter "adept", I can vouch for the veracity of this post. I commend Taibbi for writing it. Others are not so brave, due to justifiable concern over personally relevant financial repercussions. It is deeply troubling that so many pension and public retirement systems are paying hedge funds to manage employee savings.
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Ellie commented on this review – Apr. 17, 2013
In other words, Loeb has been soliciting the retirement money of public workers, then turning right around and lobbying for those same workers to lose their benefits. ... More »
Ellie Kesselman Comment:
In a word, “YES”. Your assessment is accurate. It isn’t an overstatement, nor exaggerated. Even if one were devoid of moral outrage due to Loeb’s behavior, the hypocrisy and egregiousness would remain undeniable.
Loeb lied about ... More »
Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 15, 2013
We often think of bandwidth as the barrier to the way online services evolve and improve. The message here is that the real bottleneck, looming sooner than we think, may be ... More »
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Ellie posted and reviewed this story - Apr 15, 2013
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Ellie reviewed this story - Mar 22, 2013
Ellie commented on this review – Mar. 22, 2013
Ellie Kesselman Comment:
Me neither. I had hoped that it would. Esther Dyson… I really don’t understand.
Ellie reviewed this story - Mar 22, 2013
two very different businesses: content for consumption and real investigative reporting. More »
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Ellie reviewed this story - Mar 22, 2013
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Ellie commented on this review – Mar. 22, 2013
A highly-charged opinion piece by Mr. Hans Blix, who was the head of U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq (UNMOVIC) in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The war aimed to eliminate WMD that was 'non existent', but the war ended up replacing 'tyranny with anarchy'. So it was that a few hundred unarmed U.N. inspectors left Iraq, to be replaced by hundreds of thousands of soldiers who began an occupation that have a horrendous cost in lives, suffering and resources. Good piece; enterprising, and shows context.
It’s about perception vs. fact. Though many in the world rightly perceived that Iraq invasion by the U.S., and supported by U.K was based on lies, this story by Mr. Blix confirms that the perception was fact. But it’s also true that his statements and his letters to the U.S. President weren’t the same. Thanks, Mr. Blix. Though late, you’ve told the truth, at last. We understand the connotation of your last sentence: ”I fear there is nothing stopping this kind of tragedy ... More »
Invading a country is easy for great power, but achieving political aims is more difficult. – Hans Blix, head of U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq (UNMOVIC) in the ... More »
Ellie Kesselman Comment:
I just read a very good article from a different source, but similar content. It focused less on the cause of the war, and more on the outcome and consequences, which have not been positive for Iraq.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/03/how-we-forgot-iraq.html
Ellie reviewed this story - Mar 22, 2013
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No. It isn't good journalism. Although this is an opinion piece, the anti-government, pro-corporate bias is disturbing, and misrepresents reality. The author alleges that eight U.S. Congressman are behaving irresponsibly by sending a written list of questions "directly to CEO, Larry Page". The questions are specific inquiries about privacy protection for consumers, pertaining to a new Google product. The article also fails to reproduce original art work by Randall Munroe according to his re-use requirements (no alt text was included, as the comments following the post describe). In addition, the video that was part of the post is not viewable outside the U.S.A.
By far the worst offender of question-only criticism has come from the U.S. Congress Privacy Caucus… “Because Google Glass has not yet been released and we are ... More »
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