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NEWS: Berkshire Hathaway invested $330 million in "serial acquirer" Bending Spoons as part of a private placement. Berkshire had previously invested $600 million during its IPO back in July — and now owns 4% of the Italy-based tech company. Bending Spoons is known for acquiring digital companies, improves their operations, and then holds them indefinitely. In fact, it claims never to have sold a material business.

Pilot reported ice building up on the wings before Wisconsin crash that killed 6 apnews.com/article/wiscon…

My 2 cents on the Huskers' 20-17 loss to Indiana. I love the game of golf. It rarely loves me the way I love it, but it is what it is. My golf handicap is 10.5. Not great or even good, but respectable on occasion. I can shoot 83 or 103, like in the same day!  My son Keenon is a 5.7 handicapper. There are rounds that I can play him close and compete. He may miss a fairway, fly a green, or miss a putt he normally makes. I may go on a rare par run and even sneak in a birdie or two (I actually hit a bird once...another story:) However, Keenon rarely duffs shots as his old man does. He doesn't miss many putts within five to 10 feet, and I do, like a lot! His short game is beautiful; mine, let's not discuss it. The point is, I can compete with him, but I usually fail to complete the round and beat him. Small errors...they cost you on the overall score. It's always self-inflicted errors or course management. NU played a good front 9 today in football. But started leaking oil on the back 9, late in the half. Miscues, game management, and penalties. Yes, they competed their tails off, and there was NO quit on either side of the ball! Competing wasn't the problem today. Completing is something they are still lacking, and against a top-tier team such as Indiana, competing is admirable; completing is the rule! The Huskers didn't see much of the dreaded yellow laundry (penalty flags) in the first half. The second half said, "Hold My Drink." NU ended up with 7 penalties for 59 yards. Yes, improvement from last week. But Indiana committed just 3 penalties for 35 yards. Did the refs catch all of them? Of course not, but the refs definitely didn't decide the outcome of the game and were a much better crew than last week. NU had 25 first downs to Indiana's 13. NU outrushed Indiana 128 to 65. Passing yards were identical at 263 apiece. We held the ball on offense for almost twice the amount of time they did. In fact, I was telling some buddies that if you just looked at the stats without seeing the teams or the score, you would assume that NU won the game. Ohh, but those pesky details, and that's where the devil is! There were other stats that were intriguing as well. But in my humble opinion, there is a stat that was a major difference maker. 4th down conversions. Nebraska was 1-3, not bad at all. Indiana was 1-1, and that one conversion was a TD. Like golf, football is a sport where the margin of error will cost you against good teams. Of course, I could go to other factors in the game: the missed field goals, missed tackles, big plays, etc. NU competed today, NO doubt about that. But competing isn't the issue; completing is. Like my golf rounds that go well on the front 9 or even up to hole 13th before I self-implode on the last few holes. It leaves you frustrated and just pissed off. I hope that NU will be pissed off, but only until midnight, as tomorrow all that frustration must be forged into attention with a focus towards an Oregon team who is looking to rebound after a tough home loss today against UCLA. Yes, compete they did today. Complete is what we as fans hope to see in Eugene, Oregon next Saturday! Big Red Until I'm dead! GBR! #Huskers #Nebraskafootball #GBR #BigRedUntilImDEAD

“The Army's investigation report clearly shows that Army aircraft should be equipped with ADS-B In and ADS-B Out technology when in congested airspace, which my bipartisan ROTOR Act would mandate.Had this been in place, 67 lives would have been saved in January 2025. Pilot unions, major airlines, the NTSB, the DOT, Army safety experts, and the families of those lost in the crash all agree: ADS-B In and Out should be used except for the rarest of emergencies, and I am working with my colleagues in Congress to do just that.” - Chairman @SenTedCruz

POLITICO @politico

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Army probe results in sweeping recommendations after Washington air disaster politi.co/3VDW2mb

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On January 9, 1993 episode of Saturday Night Live, four days after Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka was fired, “Bill Swerski’s Superfans” gathered to write an open letter to the team. Bears went 5-11 that season. The sketch featured an unforgettable cast led by Chicago natives Joe Mantegna as Bill Swerski and George Wendt as Bob Swerski, alongside SNL stars Mike Myers as Pat Arnold and creator Robert Smigel as Carl Wollarski, and, of course, Ditka made his cameo appearance. #DaBears

Former Chicago Bears Coach Mike Ditka has died. From 2011, Ditka presents President Obama with a Chicago Bears jersey. Obama welcomed the 1985 Super Bowl Champions to the White House. Their original visit was preempted by the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

One of the greatest to ever take the field or coach for Da Bears!

Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears

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Thanks for da memories, Coach 💙

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@MattCollins5342 You've got me there. I'm still hoping for that next title for Da Bears while your Patriots built one of the greatest dynasties ever. Now Ben Johnson has an exciting and talented team. Not sure if he'll pull out this Ditka tribute against the Packers: x.com/DieHard_Chicag…

Die-Hard Chicago @DieHard_Chicago

6 days ago

Ben Johnson should honor Mike Ditka by wearing the iconic sweater against the Packers.

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A sad day for Da Bears and fans everywhere. Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86 apnews.com/article/mike-d…

@MattCollins5342 When I was a kid I decided to start rooting for the Bears when I started watching football because I was born in Chicago. That was Ditka's '85 Bears. McMahon, Singletary, Sweetness, the Fridge. One of the greatest teams. I've been a fan ever since.

On this week’s AvTalk, the flydubai incident and wider security concerns, the NTSB releases its preliminary report on the fatal Miami runway overrun, disruptions in Riyadh, and some airlines are using older software on their 737s to avoid glitches. flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-po…

Severe turbulence injures at least 8 aboard Avianca flight, forcing emergency landing in Miami apnews.com/article/turbul…

TSB is deploying investigators to Massachusetts as part of its investigation (A26F0321) into the fatal Latitude Air Ambulance accident that occurred off the coast of Nantucket. The team will support ongoing search and recovery efforts + gather information: ow.ly/P8t050ZVZEa

Army finds systemic failures behind DC midair collision and calls for safety fixes apnews.com/article/reagan…

Charlie Munger literally explained why most people never feel safe with money. It is not low income. It is not bad investments. It is that they paddle as close to the whirlpool as they can. Los Angeles, February 2019. Munger, 95, had just finished the Daily Journal annual meeting when CNBC's Becky Quick asked about money printing. He answered with a story about canoeists in Scandinavia who tried to run rapids full of giant whirlpools. The danger only made them more eager. They wanted to get as close as possible without going in. The death rate, Munger said, was 100%. Munger named his own rule. When something is big and dangerous, stay a long way away from it. Later in the interview Quick asked for the secret to a long, happy life, and he listed it without pausing. No resentment. "You don't overspend your income." Stay cheerful, deal with reliable people, do what you are supposed to do. He said he figured it out at about seven, watching adults who were "a little bonkers." Munger's fix was the same in both answers. Distance. A canoe far from the whirlpool, a life far from the edge of the paycheck. The same thing runs your spending. A paycheck spent to the last dollar is a canoe sitting on the lip of the whirlpool. You keep a gap on purpose, one subtraction and one division, and the current never gets a grip. His full 2019 CNBC interview is free online, and almost nobody sits through it.

Superior @andreysuperior

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I interviewed the President of the United States on Monday. It was a surreal experience and I’m grateful to have had the opportunity. I wanted to represent NCN well and ask questions that could yield information useful to Nebraskans. I’m proud of the result.

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It's really a feat when you outlive the AP reporter who wrote your obituary. apnews.com/article/eva-ma… ift.tt/1Dnw9Im

The conversation in Chicago was just the beginning. NTSB will keep pressing for action to make rail safer for workers, passengers, communities & road users. Lessons from past accidents can save lives, but only when they lead to action. Learn more: NTSB.gov/Rail

Here’s the link to the original WSJ story wsj.com/lifestyle/warr…

Don’t worry I’m sure Warren is still spending plenty of time reading business reports and analyzing potential investments even if he relaxes with some YouTube videos. He loves it too much.

FORTUNE @FortuneMagazine

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After stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, 96-year-old Warren Buffett now spends his evenings watching YouTube. bit.ly/47Ig55y

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