Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett as a child would spend time at his father’s brokerage at the old Omaha National Bank building at 17th and Farnam Streets, center of the photo. Howard Buffett and George Sklenicka formed an investment company, with Carl Falk as sales manager, and moved into the bank building in 1931.
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Yes. LET’S.
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Why are police scanners open to the public?
As a Boston police manhunt took shape early this morning, Twitter feeds and Reddit threads were full of reporters and civilians tracking the events. Many people were using police scanners and apps that made Boston’s police frequencies accessible on the web. For those who knew where to tune in, these frequencies provided incredible drama. A shootout took place in real time. Those listening to the scanners were able to hear it all unfold. That’s why scanners have been used for years by journalists and curious eavesdroppers: they put police actions in public. They allow any mildly savvy, curious person to listen in on the process of law enforcement as it happens. A 1997 article from the Society of Professional Journalists called police scanners “about as necessary in a newsroom as is the pen and notebook.”
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When it’s the first rainstorm of the year
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The cake that looks like a Mondrian painting
Could these sweets, inspired by great artists, be the perfect thing to round off a stylish dinner party?
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Why Dove’s “Real Beauty Sketches” Video Makes Me Uncomfortable… and Kind of Makes Me Angry
So this video started going around my facebook today, with about a dozen of my female friends sharing the link with comments like, and “Everyone needs to see this”, and “All girls should watch this,” and “This made me cry.” And I’m not trying to shame those girls! I definitely understand why they would do so. And I don’t want to be a killjoy. But as I clicked the link and started watching the video, I started to feel a slight sense of discomfort. I couldn’t put my finger on why that was, exactly, but it continued throughout the whole thing. After watching the video several more times, I have some thoughts…
Interesting points.
Who doesn’t love Samoas Girl Scout Cookies? I am pretty sure everyone just raised their hands, but have you ever read the ingredients list on these cookies? It is pretty horrifying that they let little girls guilt trip American’s into buying these. I am not saying you shouldn’t support the…
When HK visa forms still list “spinster” as an option for marital status
Maria Popova is a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, regular author for The Atlantic, and was named to the Fast Company 100 Most Creative in Business list. I let her know I was a regular reader of her site when I sent her an email a few months ago after she wrote an article about the dangers of…
Some food for thought.
Abraham Lincoln near Antietam, two weeks after the battle. The 16th president was born on February 12, 1809.
President Lincoln, United States Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, near Antietam, October 4, 1862, Alexander Gardner. The J. Paul Getty Museum