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22 Aug 13:19
In Northwest, fire officials are accepting volunteers
by Janet Nguyen
None!my grandfather in the 30s volunteered to put out Forrest fires for the summer. one of the hills had lots of poison ivy on them and half his unit died because the inhaled some of the smoke.
The experiment could be a model for managing disasters with limited resources.
19 Aug 13:55
Enhance your travel with Marriott Rewards® Gold Elite status
None!i was pretty upset i didnt know about this in 2014.
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13 Aug 18:10
Straight out of a changed Compton, 27 years later
by Tony Wagner
None!so of all the impages to link with this post they post a white kid on a skateboard?
The city would like to distance itself from the violent portrayal in a new biopic.
13 Aug 17:57
BMW to Google: A, B, see ya, Alphabet URL
by Tobin Low
None!you would think google would do their due diligence on re branding
STORY
1.6 percent
In a surprise move, that's how much China's central bank devalued its currency for a second day in a row on Wednesday. As Quartz writes, the real value of the yuan may be even lower than People's Bank of China is reporting.
7 inches
That's how big smartphones in Asia have gotten. With rumors that the Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 and the S6 Edge Plus will be bigger than ever when unveiled on Thursday, customers seem to be pushing for phones that resemble tablets.
4,600
That's the number of teachers who were fired from the New Orleans public school system in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, writes Slate. Recently, the Marketplace Morning Report team headed to New Orleans to see how the city is recovering, and more specifically, to see how students have fared in the charter system that has replaced public education. They found successful students going off to college, but a teacher turnover rate that has increased dramatically.
100 companies
That's how many companies have some form of "Alphabet" incorporated in their registered trademarks. And as Mashable writes, Google's rebranding has hit another snag: Alphabet.com is owned by BMW, and the company is not letting go of the URL anytime soon.
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.
13 Aug 14:54
On the Street….7:30pm, Highline, New York City
by The Sartorialist
None!hey girl. stop shopping online. seriously. you should stop in my store.
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12 Aug 18:49
My Houzz: A Dream of Country Living Comes True (21 photos)
by Michaela Dodd
None!Robyn what if i took a job in DC and we lived here?!?!
Joe McKenna and Sarah Brennan dreamed of an old-time country life while they were living in Australia. Once the idea of moving back to the United States was in the works, the two of them began to make plans to find a country home. Though they initially moved to Washington, D.C., they spent their...
12 Aug 00:59
betweenartandcomfort: Peaky Blinders Via:...
None!i think i may get a heavy suit like this made this year. (not 3p)
11 Aug 14:33
A Surreal Artist’s Studio on the West Coast of Scotland
by Lena Dystant
None!someone has money to burn
Studio Weave get creative with the off-beat Midden artist’s studio placed along the West coast of Scotland. Perched above a stream on a Victorian wall, the striking build is clad in rusticated zinc decorated with a diamond and cross pattern inspired by Scottish baroque style and classic Italian decorative architecture. The outer shell not only reflects the resident’s personal style but also provides protection from the elements; the surface designed to age dramatically over time. Inside, the fast-moving water below can be viewed through a glass floor panel, the interior itself a stripped back, wood-heavy affair with minimal embellishment. “The new studio intends to silently immerse itself in this ancient landscape, only revealing its surreal details on closer inspection.”
The post A Surreal Artist’s Studio on the West Coast of Scotland appeared first on Selectism.
10 Aug 18:59
Houzz Tour: An Adirondack-Inspired Guest Suite in New Jersey (5 photos)
by Bryan Anthony
None!@AB
A large three-car garage connected to their house was an ideal location for these New Jersey homeowners to construct a guest suite for friends and family, and to finally display their large collection of Adirondack furniture and accessories. While most of the decor had already been purchased, it was...
10 Aug 14:01
Apple keeps CEO safe at $700,000 a year
by Janet Nguyen
None!that's actually not that bad. body guards cost $1500 -$2k a day. and i bet they hire more than one when he appears in public.
When we did the show from Aspen back in June, I stopped at a Starbucks for breakfast one morning, and sitting there having a cup of coffee and noodling around on his iPad was none other than Tim Cook.
Tim Cook. The CEO of Apple — maybe the most valuable company in the world — just sitting there all by his lonesome.
I told you that so I can tell you this.
Apple spent $699,133 on security for its chief executive last year according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Patently Apple reports.
Does his security staff take coffee breaks?
10 Aug 13:49
Media business gets a rough signal
by Janet Nguyen
None!yeah i was wondering how this could impact the value of sports franchises.
Many are moving away from the traditional cable subscription plan.
09 Aug 23:42
Cesare Attolini - S/S 2016
None!starred in case i want to get back into the drug lord game
09 Aug 23:41
If You’re Thinking About…Racerbacks
by The Sartorialist
None!its business ... its business time ...
09 Aug 23:40
Conservation dents growth at Duke Energy
by Janet Nguyen
None!i dont think we use any of these at home
When customers use electricity efficiently, it's a cost to the utilities.
07 Aug 18:21
What exactly is a hedge fund, again?
by paddyh
Refresh your memory and consider this: Most don't do well after going public.
07 Aug 18:18
CEOmg! That's how much you make?
by Tobin Low
None!3-2
That was the vote in which the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new rule requiring companies to disclose the pay gap between CEOs and their employees. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the new rule allows companies to exclude up to 5 percent of overseas workers, which will likely widen the pay gap.
63 million
That's how many Americans used a health club in 2014, which is a 2.3 percent rise from 2013. It's part of a larger trend in fitness that has led to a boom in boutique classes and gyms. But don't count out the love of a good bargain — discount gyms are also performing well.
25 percent
That's about how much Greek bank shares fell on Wednesday. As the BBC reports, it follows the trend set early in the week, with an approximate 30 percent drop on Monday and Tuesday.
1 year
That's how much leave will be offered to Netflix employees who are parents of newborns or newly adopted children. They join the only 2 percent of U.S. organizations that currently offer this policy.
Here are the numbers we're reading and watching for Wednesday.
06 Aug 21:18
Thank Major League Baseball for your streaming content
by jburrell
None!The company leading the way in streaming content to your TV got its start as the information technology department for Major League Baseball.
That company is Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Even though it had somewhat humble beginnings, today it is perhaps the biggest name in live streaming and over-the-top on-demand. Ben Popper, business editor from the Verge, recently profiled the company.
“Way back in 2000, the then-commissioner Bud Selig decided they needed to centralize the digital rights of baseball,” Popper says. “They didn’t want small market teams and big market teams to have websites of varying quality.”
Later on that year, the league decided to increase its aspirations and made plans to live-stream a game. The results were mixed. “It looked terrible. It looked like a flipbook,” Popper says. “But it worked, and people were interested.”
BAM quickly gained steam. Today it is known as the power behind nearly every quality streaming service for companies like ESPN, WWE and HBO.
On the whole, traditional television subscription models are dying, a trend that BAM has no doubt contributed to.
“I think the atmosphere you see with all of the media companies right now is one of fear, justifiable so,” Popper says. “They know they have to move over to this new universe where any screen that’s connected to internet is where you need to be. On their other hand, most of their revenue is still in the old world.”
Even though BAM as a company remains a relatively unknown quantity in the public eye, Popper doesn’t see this getting in the way of its success. “Regular people don’t care. They just want it to work,” Popper says. “They want to turn on the TV, and they want the stream not to buffer when it’s the "Game of Thrones" premier.”
BAM is the leading builder of live-streaming services. Why not spin it off?
