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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’. My family LOVES seafood and it really frustrates me whenever I see the high price tags at supermarkets, something that doesn’t seem to end anytime soon. Climate change is real and it affects our life, usually quitely and inconspicuously. What is sad is that there doesn’t seem to be anything we can do to reverse the tide and those that have good intention are either too loud to be effective (Greta Thunberg) or destroy their own credibility by flying private jets while crying out for actions.
Reporter’s notebook: Inside Scheels’ sporting goods wonderland. I am a little bit surprised that not many people on the East Coast that I talked to so far know about Scheels. It’s a popular and successful retailer in the Midwest with a loyal following (I am fortunate enough to see some privilege data on it). If you have not heard of Scheels, this is a good article to get started with.
How to Build Wealth as a Career Person. Excellent points. Well articulated. The older I get, the more I believe in this “Early in your career, this may require extraordinary effort. You may need to prepare more deeply, volunteer for difficult assignments and spend time learning the business beyond your immediate role. Youthful energy is an asset. Use it to build capabilities that will continue paying you when energy alone is no longer a competitive advantage.” If you are young, put extra effort into it. Spend more hours. Go the extra 10 miles. It’s easier to do with youthful energy and no family commitments.
Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company’s status-symbol power to the test. I find it amusing that analysts still place importance on whether Apple pioneered technologies or features used in their products. That does not matter to consumers. Consumers only care if the hardware is worth paying for. Apple’s financials and market capitalization show it’s a resounding yes. The Duo allegedly has strong demand and is expected to boost the company’s top and bottom line. In addition, a more expensive gadget will spur demand for anciliary services such as Apple Care and Apple One, both of which have relatively healthy margin.
Other Stuff I Find Interesting And So May You
Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose. I really appreciate laws such as Public Information Act in Texas or FOIA on the federal level which allow citizens and especially journalists to obtain data and information. Otherwise, how would we come across investigations like this? Setting party affiliations aside, would a Republican voter who loves law and order condone this behavior by Ken Paxton? It is unbelievable that he is the prime candidate to represent Texas in the Senate.
A once-in-a-generation opportunity for California’s ocean. You may be annoyed by high taxes, high prices and the ridiculous “liberal” things California does, but this is something that I fully stand behind.
The man hiking the world in search of rare cheeses. “Cheese is a sensory experience and embodies larger ideas about how we live. It represents how meaningful human cultures can be. At its best, cheese reflects this complex relationship between humans, landscapes, microbial life and livestock at a time [when] we’ve become so separate from how food is made. And the cultural element holds the constellation together. There’s this greyish-brown cheese from Norway, gammelost, [covered in] moulds like fruit rot. It tastes like a musty cellar with bold, mouth-numbing spiciness. It wasn’t for me. But deliciousness is cultural. It’s taught. So, I always say: don’t try something once, try it 10 times. Uncomfortable foods open doors. But be sure to eat them because you’re interested in the culture, not because they’re freaky to you. Turkish cheese needs to be talked about alongside Western Europe. More remote places have just as many fascinating cheeses to preserve and celebrate.”
Can Chess Help Kids Improve Their Attention Spans? “The “constant, relentless problems to be solved that a single chess game gives you” provide children with something to focus on: Every turn offers a new challenge to be faced. It also forces them to stop and think before making a move. While a significant part of the attention conversation revolves around kids’ raw ability to focus, an equally significant part has to do with motivation. “The brain likes to learn,” Willis says. “It likes to fill in gaps.” Chess, on the other hand, is a kind of motivation machine. Every move you make either improves or harms your position, and every game you play affects your rating. This gives the brain constant rewards. This is particularly relevant to children, Silvia points out, since childhood is a period essentially dedicated to developing skills with increasing complexity and sophistication, an idea that’s been the focus of a sizable body of research. A pursuit such as chess matches up perfectly with this inherent drive to improve and grow.“
Stats
As of 2021, 38% of Americans have five or more close friends down from 63% in 1990. I imagine this figure would be even lower today.
Cereal prices have risen by 25% since 2020. It’s a $13 billion industry.
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