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☆ This abandoned English cottage that has no electricity, no water, isn't even on Google Maps —and costs $300,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

This house in northern England was once the home of a railway worker at a nearby station. It's been abandoned for a decade and is currently on the market for £250,000, or about $300,000. The home, whose address is listed as 3 Bleamoor Cottages, went up for sale in April of 2022. Fisher HopperSource: BBC

☆ UBS says to sell Caterpillar, citing sluggish growth outlook
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"We don't think there is enough cyclical momentum to justify the current valuation," Fisher wrote. "While we don't think the cycle is over, we don't expect substantial earnings growth (or upward estimate revisions) for 2024-25." "Backlog growth has been decelerating and appears set to roll over, and end market momentum is flattening in parts of construction and oil & gas," Fisher added. "After 27% EPS growth in 2022, we expect growth to slow to 16% in 2023E, and 4% in 2024, with 2025 roughly flat. Residential building, which accounts for roughly a quarter of the company's construction segment, has been stalling, Fisher added.

Police officers involved in the deaths have become an intense focus of investigation, protest, and media coverage. Despite being at the heart of some of the most defining incidents in modern policing, most of the officers involved continue to live their lives under the radar. Insider's review of 72 cops involved in two dozen of the most notorious police killings of the past 30 years shows the many different paths officers have taken. There's no nationwide view into what happens to officers involved in egregious incidents of violence. In rare cases, cops involved in these killings have tried to publicly rehabilitate their image rather than seek out anonymity.

☆ More than half of US workers want to quit their jobs in 2023, a new survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

61% of US employees are considering handing in their resignations in 2023, according to a LinkedIn survey. While half of the respondents are fearful of layoffs, 95% of them are confident about their career prospects. A near record high of 4.2 million US workers left their jobs voluntarily in November 2022. That's even though half of the survey respondents are afraid of layoffs. Latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows 4.2 million employees left their positions voluntarily in November 2022 — near a record high of 4.53 million in November 2021.

☆ Yale research: Highly successful people argue differently
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Natasha Piñon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

One group was instructed to adopt a competitive mentality in order to "win" the argument, while the other group was told to "argue to learn." An "arguing to learn" mentality rests in viewing contentious conversations as collaborative exchanges that can deepen your understanding of a given topic, rather than battles to be won. That mentality can hold the key to success: Research shows open-minded people perceive the world around them differently, leading to an increase in happiness and creativity. One of his key takeaways from the study is that approaching hot-button issues from an "arguing to learn" mentality can help shift your own thinking. You're getting the right answer more often," he explains.

☆ The condo king of Miami bets his new Fisher Island luxury project can weather a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowJust off the coast of Miami Beach, on ultra-exclusive Fisher Island, there is one crane on one construction site. It is the last plot of land available for development and an unlikely bet on luxury real estate at a time when the housing market appears to be in freefall. Jorge Perez, also known as "the condo king of Miami," and his Related Group are behind the 10-story, 50-unit project that boasts a sell-out price of $1.2 billion. The project includes a $90 million, 15,000 square foot penthouse and a $55 million ground-floor villa with a half-acre backyard. Miller added that the Fisher Island project, "may not sell in five minutes but it's not out of the realm of possibility even in this market."

Fisher-Price's recalled Rock ‘n Play Sleepers have now been linked to 100 fatalities, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday. The sleeper was first recalled in April 2019 following reports that infants had rolled from their back to their stomach or side while unrestrained, "or under other circumstances," the commission said. "Fisher-Price notes that in some of the reports, it has been unable to confirm the circumstances of the incidents or that the product was a Rock ‘n Play Sleeper," the Commission said. NBC News has asked Fisher-Price to clarify its claims about customers using the device improperly. Consumers should stop using the Rock ‘n Play immediately and contact Fisher-Price for a refund or voucher.

☆ Having a mean boss may be upsetting, 'but it’s not traumatic,' says psychologist—here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Aditi Shrikant | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Working for a difficult boss can color your professional life for years to come. Fisher is a former instructor at Harvard Medical School whose research has advanced the trauma treatment field. “Being undervalued is a very distressing experience,” Fisher says. “But it’s not traumatic.” Still, mainstream popularity of books like The Body Keeps the Score has led to the term “trauma” becoming commonplace. An event that is distressing doesn’t yield the same response as an event that is traumatic, Fisher says.

☆ Finance Chiefs Switch Jobs, Retire as Companies Face Uncertainties
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

This compares with 8% in September 2021 and 11% in the same month in 2020, Russell Reynolds said. It is also leading some companies to prepare for a potential downturn by looking for CFOs with experience in cutting costs or restructuring operations, they added. Photo: NordstromNordstrom, meanwhile, last Monday said finance chief Anne Bramman will leave in December after more than five years in the role. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CFO Journal The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from the CFO Journal team. That trend is continuing, with the slowing economy forcing finance chiefs into thinking about their next steps, she said.

☆ Khloe Kardashian reveals she had tumor removed from her face
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Gina Vivinetto | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she recently underwent a procedure to have a tumor removed from her face. “A few days later I was told I need to have an immediate operation to remove a tumor from my face,” she went on. “I’m grateful to share that Dr. Fisher was able to get everything — ll my margins appear clear and now we are onto the healing process,” the reality star wrote. Kardashian told fans she would be wearing a bandage on my face, which she intended to rock in “fabulous” style. Kardashian said decided to go public with the story of her tumor to “remind everyone” to get any unusual skin conditions checked out by a dermatologist.

These rappers are part of a string of artists who have died by gun violence, with at least one rapper being fatally shot every year since 2018. But experts say the problem is much more complex than that. Elaine Richardson, a professor at Ohio State University who specializes in African American cultures, literacy and hip-hop, said it’s important to prioritize systemic issues when we discuss the killings of rappers. La Rock, who was part of the influential hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, was fatally shot outside a Bronx apartment complex that summer. “There’s this prevailing notion that rap artists have the most dangerous job, but I don’t subscribe to that.”

☆ Arnold Fisher Provided Better Care for Wounded Warriors
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Arnold Fisher, seen in 2016, kept a low profile but received honors for his philanthropy helping veterans and their families. The U.S. Army shipped Arnold Fisher to Korea, where he served as a corporal during the Korean War. After Mr. Fisher returned home to New York, he married, had children, joined his family’s real-estate development company, Fisher Brothers, and oversaw construction of skyscrapers. His military mission had only just begun.

Abortion rights demonstrators protest outside the House chambers in the Indiana Statehouse during a special session to debate banning abortion in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File PhotoSept 19 (Reuters) - A Planned Parenthood affiliate and other abortion rights groups and providers on Monday urged an Indiana judge to block the state's ban on most abortions, which took effect last Thursday. The ACLU sued to challenge the law alongside Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky and others. He argued the ban puts Indiana residents' health at risk and that Hanlon should put it on hold while she considers the case. "That history forecloses any legitimate claim to a right to have an abortion under the Indiana constitution," he said.

Un mecanism, bazat pe principiul respirației mai profunde și capabil să elimine alcoolul din sânge de trei ori mai repede decât de obicei, a fost dezvoltat de un grup de cercetători de la Universitatea din Toronto. Utilizând un „dispozitiv de bază”, cercetătorii de la Universitatea din Toronto au descoperit o modalitate neobișnuită de a scăpa de alcool mai repede decât de obicei, potrivit unui studiu recent publicat pe 12 noiembrie în revista Rapoarte științifice. Depășește efectele secundare ale hiperventilațieiÎn timpul hiperventilației, corpul elimină dioxidul de carbon din sânge împreună cu alcoolul. Cu toate acestea, procesul provoacă efecte secundare semnificative, inclusiv amețeli, amorțeli la nivelul extremităților, leșin și multe altele. Pentru a le depăși, cercetătorii au creat un dispozitiv care permite pacienților să hiperventileze alcoolul în timp ce trimite cu exactitate cantitatea necesară de dioxid de carbon înapoi în corp pentru a-l menține la un nivel normal în sânge.

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