Saturday, February 10, 2018

@20:50, 2/10/18

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Business Day

NBC Executive Takes Over Amazon Studios

Jennifer Salke, who championed shows like “This Is Us,” will succeed Roy Price, who was forced out in October after a sexual harassment allegation.

Business is always about money.
"Follow the money"

2
Today’s Paper

Quotation of the Day: Wall Street Gyrations Affect Few in the U.S.

Quotation of the Day for Friday, February 9, 2018.

The gyrations of Wall Street are several degrees of separation from most people.

The noise is faster than the signal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_analyst

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Opinion

Select the Worst Trump Minion

There are many choices for outstanding ineptitude and ability to create crises.

"For the fairest "
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris

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Obituaries

Reg E. Cathey, Actor on ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Wire,’ Dies at 59

Mr. Cathey won an Emmy for his portrayal of a barbecue pit owner and confidant to Francis Underwood on “House of Cards.” He also played a political operative on “The Wire.”

" The cause was lung cancer, his talent agent, Sarah Fargo, said in an email on Saturday."

Acting is a set of skills.

5
Opinion

For a Better Marriage, Act Like a Single Person

Research is finding that cocooning with your spouse instead of keeping up with friends could make wedded bliss more elusive.

Humans live in communities that are larger than nuclear families.   There life is better.

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U.S.

California Today: Earthquake Insurance Sales Spiked in 2017

Friday: Last year’s string of disasters prompted more people to get insured, the stock market plunges again, and the police find “burritos” filled with meth.

Capitalism is about money.

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Food

Meat and Potatoes Made Magical

A top-quality steak served with herbed, buttery potatoes makes a special dinner for two — for any occasion or no occasion.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019175-rib-eye-steak-and-potatoes-for-two

Sooner is better.      As soon as you can is best.

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Business Day

Fox News Removes a Top Executive’s Column on Olympic Team Diversity

The piece, written by John Moody and published on FoxNews.com, sarcastically suggested that the motto for the U.S. Olympic Committee should be “Darker, Gayer, Different.”

Fox News knew better.

9
Style

The 5 Most Popular Dogs on Instagram

According to a search of users’ posts, these are the platform’s pre-eminent pooches.

Photographic model is not a healthy life.

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Fashion & Style

With These Rings, She She Weds

Amid the anger of the #MeToo movement, one NYFW designer hurtled full-throttle into self love, with a wedding for one woman and her own “higher self.”

Useful if one can believe it.
Church authorities would judge it incestuous.

In any ceremony you can get:

Sooner is better.      As soon as you can is best.


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