Notes From All Over -- The All-Star Edition -- July 13, 2021

Legacy Fund. Link here.

North Dakota’s trust fund for oil taxes is realizing hefty earnings due to a rebounding economy and better-than-expected stock investments, officials said Tuesday.

Revenue from the Legacy Fund for the two-year budget cycle that ended last month was about $872 million, up from the $736 million that budget writers and the Legislature had forecast.

Alaska pipeline: is this the end? From Felicity Bradstock:

An area of thawing permafrost is threatening a stretch of a major Alaskan pipeline as the structure experiences damages from the changing weather  An 810-foot section of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is under threat as the braces of the structure have begun to tilt and bend as the slope above it is slowly thawing. 

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is responding to the hazard by installing 100 thermosyphon tubes over 120 days to pull heat out of permafrost and re-enforce the slope to hopefully avoid major damage. 

This is the first instance of ‘slope creep’ threatening the huge pipeline since its construction in 1977, according to local records.

Wendy's: second-place national burger chain

• new push for this breakfast item: Wendy's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit
• taking on Whataburger's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit
• link here.

Baseball: tell me again why the All-Star game was moved from Atlanta, GA, to Coors Field, Colorado?

• Oh, that's right; something about voter-ID. LOL

Apple, Inc.: I don't have an Apple card. I would like one but for various reasons, it's not gonna happen.  Cash .. checks ... credit cards ... the next big thing ... Apple Pay Later ... link here. It looks like a two-month interest-free loan using any one of your existing credit cards. The news sent "buy-now-pay-later" plans plummeting.

Hulu: what I'm watching now, The Ladykillers. I've always wanted to see this Coen Bros movie but never had the chance. But here it is. Wow. I never liked the trailer and I understand it was not one of their best, but as a hard-core Coen Bros fan, I'm curious.