Miscellaneous
Martin Luther King Jr Day 2019: 50 Quotes From The Civil Rights Leader Who Inspired A Nation
“Ben, make sure you play ‘Take My Hand, Precious Lord’. Play it real pretty”, are said to be the last words of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr, just before he stepped out onto a balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where a gunman shot him a single time, ending his life half a century…
The Big Hangup: Why the Future Is Not Just Your Phone (#GotBitcoin?)
The once-revolutionary smartphone is losing its power to amaze—and maybe its singular hold on our lives. The Big Hangup: Why the Future Is Not Just Your Phone Steve Jobs took to a stage a dozen years ago this week to introduce a revolutionary new product to the world: the first…
American Railways Chug Toward Automation (#GotBitcoin?)
U.S. rail-freight companies say automating tasks once handled by crew will create fluid networks more akin to a model train set. American Railways Chug Toward Automation Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC calls it the world’s largest robot: mile-long driverless trains traversing the sparsely populated Australian Outback on roughly 1,000 miles…
Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America (#GotBitcoin?)
One in seven Americans drink from private wells, which are being polluted by contaminants from manure and fertilizer. Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America Chuck Wagner has given up on drawing clean water from his faucets. When he moved, 23 years ago, to 80…
Impeachable? Trump Directs Cohen To Lie To Congress (#GotBitcoin?)
House Democrats say they will look into whether President Trump asked former lawyer Michael Cohen to commit perjury. Impeachable? Trump Directs Cohen To Lie To Congress Lawmakers said they would investigate a report that President Trump directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about the president’s involvement…
‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry By Marching Into Publishing (#GotBitcoin?)
The retail giant, the world’s largest public company, commands an unrivaled customer base for the books, e-books and audiobooks it publishes. ‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry By Marching Into Publishing Amazon.com Inc., which over more than two decades made itself the world’s largest book retailer, has created…
PG&E: The First Climate-Change Bankruptcy, Probably Not The Last (#GotBitcoin?)
The fast fall of PG&E after California’s wildfires is a jolt for companies considering the uncertain risks of a warming planet. PG&E: The First Climate-Change Bankruptcy, Probably Not The Last (#GotBitcoin?) PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy could mark a business milestone: the first major corporate casualty of climate change. Few people expect…
Utah Shows How Labor-Force Growth Fuels Economic Growth (#GotBitcoin?)
Davis Smith, co-founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear and apparel company, offers a glimpse of why Utah’s economy is booming. Utah Shows How Labor-Force Growth Fuels Economic Growth The state has outpaced the country in economic expansion since 2010. Mr. Smith said he considered launching the company in…
Why The Shutdown Could Mean A Worse Wildfire Season (#GotBitcoin?)
In Tennessee, a wildland fire training academy was canceled. In California and the southeast U.S., forest cleanup and fuel mitigation projects, intended to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire, are being postponed. In Montana, a workshop designed to help forest managers better prepare communities for fire risk has been scuttled.…
History of Sexual Assault In The Girl Scouts (#GotBitcoin)
Child abuse, or sexual assault, is a very serious crime with strict criminal consequences for the perpetrator. History of Sexual Assault In The Girl Scouts (#GotBitcoin)In 2012, a Bellingham, Washington Girl Scout volunteer was sentenced to three years in prison for the sexual abuse of a teenager and asking another…
NYPD Emails Show Officers Surveilled Black Lives Matter Protesters Referring To Them As “Idiots” And “Ninjas” (#GotBitcoin?)
Police gleaned intelligence on protests that followed Eric Garner’s death after police put him in chokehold. NYPD Emails Show Officers Surveilled Black Lives Matter Protesters Referring To Them As “Idiots” And “Ninjas” The New York Police Department gained information from undercover sources embedded in the Black Lives Matter protests that…
Jewelry Retailer Accused of Opening Fake Store Credit-Card Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)
Signet Jewelers, which operates chains such as Kay and Jared, to pay $11 million to settle with regulators. Jewelry Retailer Accused of Opening Fake Store Credit-Card Accounts Signet Jewelers Ltd. agreed Wednesday to pay $11 million in penalties to federal and state regulators for allegedly opening credit-card accounts—possibly hundreds of…