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☆ The gigantic dunes rising up out of the world’s oldest desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Angle for Nile perch at Lake Turkana (Kenya)Lake Turkana is the world's largest permanent desert lake. Discover the Force at “Star Wars” film sites (Tunisia)"Star Wars" is brought down to Earth in Tunisia. Alternating between existing structures and sets specifically built for “Star Wars,” scenes from four of the movies were shot on location in Tunisia. Galaxy Tours is one of several outfitters with multi-day guided excursions of Tunisia’s enduring fan-favorite “Star Wars” landmarks. Yvonne Wacht/iStock Editorial/Getty ImagesMake like a nomad on a caravan camping trip in the vast Erg Chigaga desert of southern Morocco.

Persons: Salvador Dalí couldn’t, Egypt's, Alexander, Emily H, Johnson, George Lucas, Luke Skywalker’s, Lars Homestead, Hoan, Morocco's, Yvonne Wacht, ” Organizations: CNN, Oasis, Alamy, UNESCO, Washington Post, Heritage, Lobolo, “, “ Star, San, Camp, Fiume Bush, outfitters Locations: Africa, Sahara, Kenya, Namibia, Namib, Xinhua, Egypt, Cairo, Mauritania, Ouadane, Angle, Turkana, Lake Turkana, Namaqualand, South Africa, Cape Town, Tunisia, Sidi Driss, Matmata, Naftah, Fiume, Morocco, muti, Marrakesh, Aït

☆ I went glamping in the Sahara Desert. I thought I'd hate it, but even the freezing temperatures didn't get me down.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Jamie Davis Smith | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At first, I didn't realize what I was in forThe Sahara Desert can get cold at night. Jamie Davis SmithWhen I signed up for the trip, I naively assumed a desert in North Africa would be comfortable in December. Fortunately, the desert camp was much nicer than I expectedThe Sahara Desert camp felt surprisingly cozy. Jamie Davis SmithMy camp in the Sahara — El Borj, located in Erg Chebbi — was anything but basic. Jamie Davis SmithI woke up early, in time to catch the golden sunrise over the dunes.

Persons: —, Jamie Davis Smith, Erg Chebbi —, I'd, glamping Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Morocco, North Africa, Erg, Moroccan

☆ Meta employees say internal posts on Palestine have been 'censored,' according to open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A group of Meta employees is calling out what they claim is internal and external censorship by the company of any show of support for Palestine amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas. The letter demanded a general improvement in corporate inclusion efforts at Meta and asked the company to stop deleting internal posts from employees regarding Palestine. Business Insider confirmed that the letter was authored by a group of current Meta employees, some of whom have linked to the letter in personal online profiles. While some improvements were made to the products, they "were achieved only by appealing to isolated product teams, with minimal senior leadership support or resources." Are you a Meta employee or someone with a tip or insight to share?

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Feedback, dismissiveness, Kali Hays Organizations: Palestine, Business, UN, Meta, BI, Hamas, Google Locations: Palestine, Gaza, Meta, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Meta's Dublin, Ukrainian, khays@businessinsider.com

☆ Meta employees say internal posts on support for Palestinians have been 'censored,' in an open letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A group of Meta employees is calling out what they claim is internal and external censorship by the company of any show of support for Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas. Business Insider confirmed that the letter was authored by a group of current Meta employees, some of whom have linked to the letter on their personal online profiles. While some improvements were made to the products, they "were achieved only by appealing to isolated product teams, with minimal senior leadership support or resources," it added. Microsoft's internal communication app also saw debates among employees about the war and even inflammatory language, BI previously reported. Are you a Meta employee or someone with a tip or insight to share?

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Feedback, dismissiveness, Kali Hays Organizations: Business, UN, Meta, BI, Hamas, Google Locations: Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Meta's Dublin, Ukrainian, khays@businessinsider.com

☆ Top New York official asks Best Buy about its commitment to LGBTQ groups after conservative pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Brooke Sopelsa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The New York state comptroller sent a letter to Best Buy last week questioning whether the company changed its commitment to inclusivity and supporting LGBTQ groups. The comptroller's office manages the state's $207 billion public pension fund, which has invested in Best Buy. He also denied that the NCPPR pressured Best Buy to stop supporting LGBTQ groups in general. "This contentious and vast disagreement between radical gender theory activists and the general public has nothing to do with Best Buy selling electronics." Peck did not ask Best Buy to stop its donations to the HRC, saying in the email, "We understand that it's unrealistic for Best Buy to leave HRC in the near future because of their political clout."

Persons: Thomas DiNapoli, Corie, Barry, J, Patrick Doyle, DiNapoli, Scott Shepard, Shepard, Trevor, Carly Charlson, Charlson, Eric Bloem, Bloem, Ethan Peck, Peck, Marina Rizzo, hadn't, Rizzo Organizations: NBC News, Securities, Exchange Commission, National Center for Public Policy Research, Best, NBC, NCPPR's Free Enterprise, SAGE, GLAAD, Human Rights, SEC, NCPPR's Free Enterprise Institute, HRC, PRIDE Locations: York, States

☆ Best Buy offers to screen LGBTQ nonprofit donations after conservative pressure, filing shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Matt Lavietes | Brooke Sopelsa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

"Best Buy has partnerships with and contributes to organizations and activists that promote the practice of gender transition surgeries on minors and evangelize gender theory to minors. Why are Best Buy shareholders funding the proliferation of an ideology seeking to mutilate the reproductive organs of children before they finish puberty?" "This contentious and vast disagreement between radical gender theory activists and the general public has nothing to do with Best Buy selling electronics." "Were Best Buy to agree to such a compromise with us, we will not make a splash about it." In an email on Friday, GLAAD, one of the LGBTQ nonprofits mentioned in the SEC filing, expressed its displeasure with Best Buy.

Persons: hasn't, Carly Charlson, NCPPR, —, Ethan Peck, Peck, Marina Rizzo, Rizzo, we're, Bud Light, Bud Light's, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Sarah Kate Ellis Organizations: Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, National Center for Public Policy Research, Best, HRC, NCPPR's Free Enterprise Institute, SAGE, GLAAD, Rights, PRIDE, NBC, Anheuser, Busch Inbev Locations: States

☆ I'm Gen X, but sometimes I wish I wasn't. I admire Gen Z for speaking up in the workplace.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Hady Mendez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's just that Gen Z has so much more going for it. Gen Z cares about a company's commitment to DEI — to the point that they'll decide where to work based on that investment. Gen Z demands what they need and want. Gen Z boldly leverages social media to record their #TechLayoffs, talk about #QuietQuitting, and encourage each other to #ActYourWage. I love the perspective Gen Z brings to the future of work and appreciate their thoughtful contributions.

Persons: It's, Meatloaf, Gen Z, pissing, Gen, —, Gen Zers, Gen X, I've, Roe, Wade, Millennials, I'm, Hady Mendez Organizations: Service, Benetton, Business, Latina Locations: Latina

☆ Your resting heart rate is a key sign of fitness and longevity. Improve it with 2 types of workouts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"Your resting heart rate tells you so much about your cardiovascular fitness," he told Business Insider. AdvertisementAnywhere from 60 to 100 beats per minute is typically considered a normal resting heart rate, according to Paz. Athletes, especially in endurance sports, can have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute. How can you improve your resting heart rate? "As you train, your resting heart rate is going to go down," Paz said.

Persons: —, Edo, Johnsons, It's, Mike Thomson, Paz, Kate Baird, Baird, Thomson, I'd Organizations: Service, White Plains Hospital, Business, Hospital for Special Locations: Edo Paz, White

☆ Star dunes: Ancient find helps scientists unravel secrets of mysterious sand structures
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Using radar scans and analysis of sand grains buried deep inside the star dune, scientists mapped the mound’s internal structure. “It’s moving about half a meter per year,” demonstrating that star dunes are about as active as most other dunes, Duller told CNN. A mystery solvedThe new findings also addressed a longstanding mystery for geologists: Where is all the ancient evidence of star dunes? Star dunes are so big; perhaps eroded parts of their preserved structures were previously identified as standalone remnants of other types of dunes, the study authors reported. “The fact that star dunes have not been identified very much in the stratigraphic record may partly be because many geologists were not very much aware of star dunes and only knew about longitudinal dunes and barchans (crescent-shaped dunes),” Goudie said.

Persons: ” Andrew Goudie, Goudie, ”, Geoff, “, Lala Lallia, Charles Bristow, ” Bristow, Chebbi, Charlie Bristow, Bristow, ” Goudie, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, University of Oxford, Aberystwyth University, sedimentology, Birkbeck College, University of London, University of London's Birkbeck, Google, Scientific Locations: Erg Chebbi, Morocco, United Kingdom, Wales, Aberystwyth, Scotland

☆ I landed a job at Google right out of college. Here are 10 things I wish I knew before starting my career.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Charlene Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Charlene Lee is a former product manager at Google who wishes she had a guide prior to starting her first job. Today, I'd like to share some of the lessons I wish I had learned before starting my career, lessons that I now teach my team. It's your job to find a good managerOne of my best managers, Paul, spent a lot of time with me early in my career. Things changed when the next box, like writing a book, started conflicting with things that weren't on the list. The start of your career is the beginning of your journey, and I hope that this guide helps you with yours.

Persons: Charlene Lee, she's, Lee, Google's, I'd, would've, Paul, wasn't, I've, didn't, Paul didn't, It's, Jon, Jon wasn't, wouldn't, —, hadn't, Carissa wasn't, Marty, Dan Gilbert, Inbal, Ralph Waldo Emerson Organizations: Google, Jon's, AngelList, Duke University Locations: Asia, New York, China, Singapore, Shanghai, —

☆ China is set to shatter its wind and solar target five years early, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —China is on track to double its wind and solar energy capacity and hit its 2030 clean energy targets five years early, a new report has found. Solar capacity in China is now greater than the rest of the world combined. “China is rapidly and successfully scaling up its deployment of renewable power and has become the largest investor into renewables globally. This is both a cause and consequence of rapidly falling costs of renewable energy as compared to coal power,” he said. Tsang hopes that relative cheapness of renewable energy will persuade China to kick its coal habit.

Persons: Dorothy Mei, ” Martin Weil, Xi, Greg Baker, Byford Tsang, ”, Tsang Organizations: CNN, Global Energy Monitor, Center for Research, Energy, Clean Air, Getty, IEA Locations: China, Beijing, AFP, ERG

☆ Despite opposition, UK's Sunak wins post-Brexit trade vote in parliament
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won the backing of parliament on Wednesday for a key element of a reworked post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Despite the opposition, Sunak won the vote by 515 to 29, suggesting that several in his Conservative Party had abstained on the vote. "The Stormont brake is at the heart of the (Windsor) Framework," Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris told parliament ahead of the vote. "It restores practical sovereignty for the United Kingdom as a whole and the people of northern Ireland in particular." Johnson, the face of the campaign to leave the EU, and his successor, Truss, both said they would vote against the brake.

Sunak has tried to end years of wrangling over Brexit by revisiting one of the trickiest parts of the negotiations - to ensure smooth trade to Northern Ireland without creating a hard border with Britain or with European Union-member Ireland. "I welcome parliament voting today to support the Windsor Framework," Britain's Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris said on Twitter. "This measure lies at the very heart of the Windsor Framework which offers the best deal for Northern Ireland, safeguarding its place in the Union and addressing the democratic deficit." Sunak hailed securing the deal last month as a "decisive breakthrough" but by alienating the DUP he has failed in restoring the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson told parliament his party could not return to Northern Ireland's power-sharing government "at this stage".

☆ At what cost? UK PM Sunak to win post-Brexit trade vote in parliament
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sunak has sought to end years of wrangling over Brexit by revisiting one of the trickiest parts of the negotiations - to ensure smooth trade to Northern Ireland without creating a so-called hard border with Britain or the European Union. He agreed with the EU to introduce the "Stormont brake", aimed at offering Northern Ireland more control over whether to accept any new EU laws, as part of the so-called Windsor Framework of measures to soothe post-Brexit tensions. But in Wednesday's vote in the lower house of parliament, those he most wanted to win over - Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and some Conservative eurosceptics in the European Research Group (ERG) - are set to rebel. The brake enables Britain to prevent new EU laws applying to goods in Northern Ireland if asked to do so by a third of lawmakers in the province's devolved legislature. The DUP has for a year boycotted Northern Ireland's power-sharing government over its opposition to the post-Brexit trade rules, which effectively leaves the province in the EU's single market for goods and means it has to follow some of the bloc's rules.

☆ A risk taken, UK's Sunak announces the Windsor Framework
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Elizabeth Piper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

But it was secrecy that fostered suspicion among two big hitters in the years-long Brexit debate - the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Northern Ireland's biggest unionist party, and the pro-Brexit Conservative European Research Group (ERG). "I am pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough, together we have changed the original protocol and are today announcing the new Windsor framework," Sunak told a news conference. Then both former leaders had threatened to rip up the Northern Ireland protocol with legislation in parliament and their administrations had regularly criticised the EU for being overly legalistic and inflexible. Pressing pause on the Northern Ireland Protocol bill which would all but rip up the earlier agreement, he saw solving the Northern Ireland standoff as a concrete "win" for his administration which has struggled to establish itself. But Sunak still has to win over not only some of his lawmakers in the ERG, but more importantly the DUP.

☆ Explainer: What is the Northern Ireland protocol?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/3] A truck parked beside a 'money changed' sign is seen on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland near Jonesborough, Northern Ireland, October 13, 2021. WHAT IS THE NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL? Northern Ireland also remains part of the UK's customs territory, effectively creating a customs border in the sea between Britain and Northern Ireland. The protocol specifies those EU regulations and directives with which Northern Ireland must remain aligned, and means new EU acts may be added to those that apply in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Protocol bill, if passed by parliament, would give the British government the power to unilaterally decide to all but renege on the agreement.

☆ Layoffs sweeping Big Tech are putting corporate diversity efforts at risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Marguerite Ward | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

For years, but especially after the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, CEOs kept reassuring Americans that efforts around diversity, inclusion, and workplace culture weren't just window dressing. At least that's how things now seem, multiple people who work in corporate diversity told Insider. He said the layoffs hitting diversity departments would do "long-term damage" to corporate America and showed CEOs' "empty promise" to bring change to their companies. The layoffs sweeping Big Tech and unfolding in some other industries are hitting the departments designed to make American companies more diverse. This puts corporate America's progress in this effort at risk, people in DEI told Insider.

☆ 8 rowing machines to consider in 2023 for home workouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Justin Redman | Justin Redman Was Formerly A Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

This smart rower is highly adjustable. More affordable than other smart rowers, the Echelon Smart Rower is a good option for those who aren’t looking to splurge. Like other smart rowers, the Hydrow must be plugged into a wall to use. Yasmin Farooq is an American rowing cox and the head coach of the University of Washington women's rowing team. is an American rowing cox and the head coach of the University of Washington women's rowing team.

☆ How to create employee-resource groups at your business so both existing and new employees feel welcome
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Rachel Durose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to help small business owners tackle a range of hiring challenges. To create a feeling of belonging, entrepreneurs should create employee-resource groups, nine human-resources and diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders told Insider. Nine HR and diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders share their advice for small-business owners interested in starting and supporting employee-resource groups at their companies. "There needs to be a positive outcome for having the ERG group," she said, referring to employee-resource groups. At KPMG, one-third of employees engage in the company's employee-resource groups, Richards added.

☆ A fost identificat un meteorit la fel de vechi ca sistemul solar. A călătorit 4,5 miliarde de ani, apoi a căzut în Sahara
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +4 min

Erg Chech 002 este un obiect rar în mai multe privinţe. Însă, în cazul Erg Chech 002, „aceasta este prima dată când avem un fragment din scoarţa”acestor corpuri cereşti. Iar pentru a intra în posesia lui a fost nevoie de o combinaţie de circumstanţe la fel de excepţionale ca obiectul în sine. Singura explicaţie ar fi aceea că „roca a fost proiectată în spaţiul îngheţat”, în urma unui şoc, după cum a explicat Jean-Alix Barrat. Până în urmă cu 26 de milioane de ani, când micul asteroid care îl conţinea a fost spulberat, iar roca a fost expusă la soare în ultima sa etapă.

Persons: Jean, Alix, Universitatea din Brest . Cercetătorul, îşi, Erg, Marc Chaussidon, Johan Villeneuve, Alix Barrat, Ea Organizations: Agerpres, Universitatea din, Academy Locations: Algeriei, Universitatea din Brest, Sahara, Paris, Universitatea din Lorena

„Corpul-părinte” al lui Erg Chech 002 avea probabil o lungime de o sută de kilometri. Însă, în cazul Erg Chech 002, „aceasta este prima dată când avem un fragment din scoarţa” acestor corpuri cereşti. Iar pentru a intra în posesia lui a fost nevoie de o combinaţie de circumstanţe la fel de excepţionale ca obiectul în sine. Singura explicaţie ar fi aceea că „roca a fost proiectată în spaţiul îngheţat”, în urma unui şoc, după cum a explicat Jean-Alix Barrat. Până în urmă cu 26 de milioane de ani, când micul asteroid care îl conţinea a fost spulberat, iar roca a fost expusă la soare în ultima sa etapă.

Persons: Jean, Alix, Universitatea din Brest . Cercetătorul, îşi, Erg, Marc Chaussidon, Johan Villeneuve, Alix Barrat, Ea Organizations: Universitatea din, Academy Locations: Algeriei, Universitatea din Brest, Sahara, Paris, Universitatea din Lorena

☆ Why travelers are burying themselves in the searing sands of the Sahara Desert
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-10 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Not even closeThough largely unknown in the West, sand hammams — or sand baths — are anything but new. Desert camps in Morocco are offering sand hammams, or sand baths, to travelers. Sand hammams are not advisable for anyone with blood pressure or heart-related medical problems, due to the intensity of the heat. Due to the sand's mineral composition, sand hammams are also used to combat skin conditions, such as acne, psoriasis and other medical ailments. The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, also offers treatments on a hot sand therapy bed in a dedicated psammotherapy suite.

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