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☆ I quit college and became a truck driver. It's the best decision I've made for my career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Aria Yang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kiara Areli, a 22-year-old truck driver based in the Chicago area. At Amazon, I joined the Amazon Career Choice program , an educational initiative designed to empower Amazon employees to learn new skills for career success. Becoming a truck driver was one of the best decisions I've ever madeBefore becoming a truck driver, I was in a dark place and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Honestly, I don't regret not continuing college — now I feel like I have a purpose because I'm also inspiring others to consider this truck driving career path. If you have worked as a truck driver and want to share your story, email Aria Yang at ayang@insider.com.

Persons: —, Kiara Areli, would've, you'll, It's, I've, I'm, Aria Yang Organizations: Service, Amazon Locations: Chicago, Lockport, Lombard, Batavia , Illinois, Skokie , Illinois, ayang@insider.com

☆ The odd behavior of a subatomic particle may shake up physics
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Will Dunham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

An experiment studied the wobble of subatomic particles called muons as they traveled through a magnetic field. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory/Ryan... Read moreWASHINGTON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The peculiar wobble of a subatomic particle called a muon in a U.S. laboratory experiment is making scientists increasingly suspect they are missing something in their understanding of physics - perhaps some unknown particle or force. The experiment studied the wobble of muons as they traveled through a magnetic field. Casey was alluding to a principle called Lorentz invariance that holds that the laws of physics are the same everywhere. The researchers shot beams of muons into a donut-shaped superconducting magnetic storage ring measuring 50 feet (15 meters) in diameter.

Persons: Ryan, Read, Brendan Casey, Casey, Rebecca Chislett, Chislett, Will Dunham, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: . Department, Energy's Fermi, Accelerator Laboratory, Fermi, Accelerator, U.S . Energy, Fermilab, " University College London, Thomson Locations: Batavia , Illinois, U.S, WASHINGTON

☆ Physicists Move One Step Closer to a Theoretical Showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Katrina Miller | More About Katrina Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On July 24, a large team of researchers convened in Liverpool to unveil a single number related to the behavior of the muon, a subatomic particle that might open a portal to a new physics of our universe. All eyes were on a computer screen as someone typed in a secret code to release the results. The first number that popped out was met with exasperation: a lot of concerning gasps, oh-my-God’s and what-did-we-do-wrong’s. The new measurement matched exactly what the physicists had computed two years prior — now with twice the precision. “It really all comes down to that single number,” said Hannah Binney, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Laboratory who worked on the muon measurement as a graduate student.

Persons: ”, Kevin Pitts, Hannah Binney Organizations: Virginia Tech, Fermi, Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Massachusetts Institute, Technology’s, Laboratory Locations: Liverpool, Batavia, Ill

☆ What’s a President to Do When a Nation’s Capital Is Sinking? Move It.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Hannah Beech | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +38 min

A new capital city for a place with such disparities and diversity presents both a challenge and a chance for reinvention. Moving the Seat of Power From Java to Borneo Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Detail area Malaysia Nusantara Borneo Java Sea Indonesia Jakarta Java Indian Ocean Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, will be about 800 miles from the current capital, Jakarta. It cannot be overnight, it’s not like Aladdin comes with his genie,” said Bambang Susantono, the head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority. We have to prove that this will be a self-propelling city.” — Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara Capital City AuthorityCritics of I.K.N. Indonesia’s capital city faces sinking land and rising seas.

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☆ 10 oldest airlines in the world
▼ + stars: | 2019-03-04 | by ( Miquel Ros | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Here are 10 of the oldest airlines in the world still in operation. Pan American World Airways subsequently acquired a controlling stake in the company. Qantas was nationalized by the Australian government after World War II and reprivatized in the ’90s. After World War II, Aeroflot became the largest airline in the world, as air travel was often the only means of transportation available to bridge the vast expanses of the Soviet Union. Czech Airlines (CSA)Czech Airlines, the national airline of the Czech Republic.

Persons: Avianca, JUAN MABROMATA, SCADTA, Stanislav Sergeev, MICHAL CIZEK, Finnair, DANIEL SLIM, ANDREJ ISAKOVIC, Jat, Jasper Juinen, Dan Kitwood Organizations: CNN, Finnair, Czech Airlines, KLM, Passengers, Dutch, Havilland DH, Croydon Airport, Junkers F13, Pan American World Airways, SCADTA, Servicio, Qantas, Northern Territory Aerial Services, Avro, Aeroflot Aeroflot, Junkers, Aeroflot, Concorde, Communist, BOAC, CSA, Eastern Bloc, Prague City Air, DC, Delta Air Lines, AFP, Delta, Pan, Northwest Airlines, Air Serbia Air Serbia, Aeroput, Jat Airways, Etihad, Air Serbia, British Airways, Qatar Airways, International Airlines Group, British Airways British Airways, British Overseas Airways Corporation, British European Airways, Cambrian Airways, Northeast Airlines Locations: Finnish, Czech, Amsterdam, Batavia, Jakarta, New York, Colombia, AFP, Barranquilla, Germany, Colombian, SACO, Latin America, Australia, Queensland, Northern Australia, Asia, Pacific, Soviet, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian, Soviet Union, Cuba, Murmansk, Russia, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, CSA, Prague, Americas, Africa, East, West Germany, Finland, Tokyo, Europe, China, East Coast, Middle, Serbia, Yugoslavia, Serbian, Air, Iberia, Madrid, Barcelona, South America, London, Paris, Devonshire

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