- Wall Street Journal: 100 Years, 100 Legacies: Tracing the Echoes of World War I
The WSJ has selected 100 legacies from World War I that continue to shape our lives today. Sorted under the following categories: Politics, Culture, Countries, Armaments, Economy, Medicine, and Tactics. http://goo.gl/W8dLLR
- ESPN: 2014 NBA Draft Recap
``No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers – Andrew Wiggins became the 2nd Canadian-born player to be drafted No. 1 overall, joining Anthony Bennett last season. There are now three Canadian-born top-5 picks in the common draft era, and all are on the Cavaliers (Wiggins, Bennett, Tristan Thompson). '' http://goo.gl/2ryc6T
- Chicago Sun-Times: On Thursday, Chicago Public Schools laid-off 550 teachers and 600 other school staffers.
``The staffing changes are driven by declining student enrollment at each of the affected schools,” said schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett. Since the district doles out a set amount of money per child enrolled, fewer students lead to budget cuts, she said’’. http://goo.gl/2DZwq3
- Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight): The US has a 42% chance of beating Belgium; and overall, a 13 percent chance of winning two knockout-stage matches and advancing to the semifinals for the first time since the 1930 World Cup. ``Its probability of winning the World Cup'', Silver informs his readers, `` is only 1.2 percent.'' http://goo.gl/kvISzX
- Wired: The Barcode Turns 40.
On June 26, 1974, at 8:01 a.m., Sharon Buchanan used a barcode to ring up a 10-pack of Juicy Fruit at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
``Barcodes did not merely speed up economic processes but opened up new spaces of economic possibilities, entirely new configurations that indeed changed the world of business but also the cultural and physical landscapes we all share. This simple technology accelerated the pace of globalization, not just by increasing the speed at which trade could take place but also by enabling entire industries to take on new shapes, to inhabit new forms. The evolution of the bar code has expanded the global economy’s capacity to evolve.’’ http://goo.gl/KBXN2C
- Center for Investigative Reporting: May was the hottest globally since records began in 1880, new figures show.
``Some forecasters now are predicting a 90 percent chance of El Niño – the weather phenomenon that can cause drought in Asia and Australia and lead to higher temperatures – happening this year, opening the possibility that 2014 will be the hottest year yet.’’ http://goo.gl/bVNLz4
- USA Today: Just 4 in 10 Americans are aware Republicans control the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the Pew Research Center’s new comprehensive political typology. http://goo.gl/TfooaP
- Business Insider: From massive island retreats to private super yachts, see how the world's richest tech executives will spend their summers. http://goo.gl/PXF2fZ
THIS AND STAT
- There have been more than 300 million Tweets related to the #WorldCup since group play began. http://goo.gl/Ah5bFD
- Wall Street Journal InfoGraphic: Calorie Count for your Favorite Fast-Food Burgers. http://goo.gl/ICnwpn
- SportsCenter: Approximately 20,000 fans showed up for Tony Gwynn memorial at Petco Park on Thursday.
- New York Times Interactive Map: How Syria and Iraq’s Borders Evolved. http://goo.gl/sZnCyp
Tweets of the Day:
- Jeff Zeleny (ABC News) @jeffzeleny Jun 25
``RNC narrows convention cities to Cleveland or Dallas. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vs. Book Depository?’’
- Stephen Colbert @StephenAtHome
``I love the World Cup. Every four years we come together as a nation and remind ourselves that Algeria is not a hayfever medication. ‘’
-Bill Lucey
June 27, 2014
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