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☆ Married During the 2003 Blackout
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Sadiba Hasan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was shortly after 4 p.m. on a sweltering, sunny Thursday — Aug. 14, 2003 — when the power went out in eight states across the Northeast and Midwest. Sara Hasson was in her bridal suite at a Hyatt hotel in Greenwich, Conn., getting her hair blown out. Dustin Schell was celebrating at a bar after witnessing his friends’ ceremony at City Hall in Manhattan. Dr. Kelvin Chan was running last-minute errands in preparation for his wedding in Toronto the next day. And Dr. Dvasha Stollman was in the middle of putting on her poofy, tulle-layered white gown in New Rochelle, N.Y.“I had no idea what was going on,” Dr. Stollman said.

Persons: Sara Hasson, Dustin Schell, Kelvin Chan, Dvasha Stollman, “, Stollman, ”, Stollman’s Organizations: City Hall Locations: Midwest, Greenwich, Conn, Manhattan, Toronto, New Rochelle, N.Y, Canada

☆ Legacy Admissions debate: Why schools are ending the practice
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLegacy Admissions debate: Why schools are ending the practiceSara Harberson, Application Nation CEO and founder, and Biddy Martin, former Amherst College President, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the legacy admissions debate, how much alumni contributions played into Martin's decision to cease legacy admissions, and more.

Persons: Sara Harberson, Biddy Martin Organizations: Amherst College President

☆ What to expect from work the next time faraway wildfires poison your commute
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It may have helped Google to make a decision that many other East Coast employers did not that California-based companies have more experience with hazardous air quality issues. But one thing is certain: companies and workers should expect these wildfire-related air quality issues to return. The decisions companies make on these matters have significant legal and employee satisfaction ramifications, especially given the potential for future air quality issues. Air quality is becoming a broad employee health issue Between Covid, wildfires, radon and other environmental issues, there's been an increased awareness among employers and commercial real estate firms of the importance of air quality. Broadly speaking, companies need to be asking whether the systems they have in place are "adequate to ensure protection and safe air during very bad air quality events," he said.

Persons: David Dee Delgado, didn't, Eric Adams, Sedina Banks, Greenberg, Charles Simikian, Sara H, Dickinson Wright, it's, there's, Thomas Brugato, Nathan J, Oleson, Akin Gump, James Carbone Organizations: Summit, Vanderbilt, Getty, Google, New York, Safety, Health Administration, HR Partners, OSHA, Burling, Newsday Locations: Canada, New York, California, Asia, York, East, Maryland, Los Angeles, Washington, Covington, Islandia , New York

Card 2 of 12Pink Floyd, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and MeThe inside story of a Times reporter’s strange role in a foundational moment in early internet culture: “The Dark Side of the Rainbow.”Background Image: A video montage showing scenes from “The Wizard of Oz” with Pink Floyd song lyrics superimposed.

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What do you think queer literature specifically has to say with its hybrid forms? Gay: I don’t think you can overlook nonfiction in talking about queer literature. Queer and trans people have, amazingly, taken that demand and subverted it, and that’s why those kinds of stories are so important. Also, Roxane, the point you were making about how some of the greatest truths of queer culture and activism have been done in nonfiction … Oddly enough, queer fiction writers have long hidden behind persona and character to write about queer culture and about themselves. I remember interviewing Galgut once and saying, “Your character Damon” — and he stopped me and said, “No, that’s not a character, that’s me.” I thought to myself, “I’m trying to protect you here,” which is a very quaint protectiveness on my part.

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☆ Fighting escalates in Khartoum after ceasefire expires
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DUBAI, June 4 (Reuters) - Residents of Sudan's capital Khartoum reported a sharp escalation of clashes in several areas of the capital on Sunday after the expiry of a ceasefire deal between rival military factions brokered by Saudi Arabia and the United States. It had led to some decrease in the intensity of fighting and limited humanitarian access, but like previous truce deals it was repeatedly violated. Among the areas where fighting was reported on Sunday were central and southern Khartoum, and Bahri, across the Blue Nile to the north. "In southern Khartoum we are living in terror of violent bombardment, the sound of anti-aircraft guns and power cuts. Beyond the capital, deadly fighting has also broken out in the remote western region of Darfur, already scarred by a long-running conflict and huge humanitarian challenges.

Persons: Witnesses, Sara Hassan, Khalid Abdelaziz, Ahmed Tolba, Hatem Maher, Aidan Lewis, Frances Kerry Organizations: Rapid Support Forces, Thomson Locations: DUBAI, Sudan's, Khartoum, Saudi Arabia, United States, Omdurman, U.S, Jeddah, Bahri, Darfur, Dubai, Cairo

☆ Fighting escalates in Sudan's capital after ceasefire expires
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The ceasefire between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had started on May 22 and expired on Saturday evening. Beyond the capital, deadly fighting has also broken out in Darfur in the far west of Sudan, already grappling with long-running unrest and huge humanitarian challenges. There was no comment from the army, which has been using war planes to target the RSF spread out across the capital. Fighting in the capital has led to widespread damage and looting, a collapse in health services, power and water cuts, and dwindling food supplies. Hemedti's whereabouts are unclear though he appeared in video footage with his troops in central Khartoum earlier in the fighting.

Persons: Sara Hassan, Witnesses, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Khalid Abdelaziz, Ahmed Tolba, Hatem Maher, Omar Abdel, Aidan Lewis, Frances Kerry, David Holmes Organizations: REUTERS, Rapid Support Forces, Darfur Bar Association, Thomson Locations: Khartoum North, Sudan, Khartoum, Darfur, Saudi, U.S, DUBAI, Sudan's, North Darfur, Saudi Arabia, United States, Bahri, Omdurman, Jeddah, Dubai, Razek, Cairo

[1/2] A smoke column rises from wildfire WCU001 near Wildwood, Alberta, Canada May 5, 2023. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoTORONTO, May 16 (Reuters) - Tinder-dry weather and shifting winds in Alberta on Tuesday elevated the risk of spreading wildfires in the Canadian oil-producing province where thousands have already been forced from their homes. Some 90 wildfires are active in Alberta, with 23 out of control, according to the provincial government. Judy Levesque, 50, stood outside in the central Alberta town of Drayton Valley on the night of May 4 as ash rained down. The change in wind direction can pose a problem for firefighters as the path of the fires changes suddenly, said Christie Tucker, spokesperson for the Alberta Wildfire agency.

☆ Canada PM Trudeau visits Alberta as wildfires rage
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] Smoke rises from the Paskwa Wildfire (HLW030) as it burns near the Wood Buffalo National Park boundary outside Fox Lake, Alberta, Canada May 14, 2023. The first 11 days of May have set seasonal heat records in several parts of Alberta, including Edmonton, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. By Sunday afternoon, 89 fires were burning across Alberta, with 25 considered out of control and more than 19,000 evacuees. "Our peak burning period, which is when the temperatures are at their highest and the fuels are at their driest, is still in front of us," Alberta Wildfires official Josee St-Onge said at a briefing Sunday afternoon. "It's too soon to say when we're going to see the peak of this wildfire season.

☆ Fact Check-Chelsea Clinton did not say ‘It’s time to force-jab every unvaccinated child in America’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Chelsea Clinton did not say that it is time to “force-jab” every unvaccinated child in the U.S., contrary to claims being shared online. The posts misrepresent Clinton’s comments about the “Big Catch-Up,” an authentic initiative to increase childhood vaccinations that were reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinton did speak at the conference on April 25, 2023 in a session about the initiative and importance of childhood vaccines (here). In the video, she does not say vaccines should be forced on children, with or without parental consent. Chelsea Clinton did not call for forced vaccines on children.

☆ Shiffrin ends season on a high with another record in giant slalom win
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom - Soldeu, Andorra - March 19, 2023 Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S celebrates with the globe trophy after winning the women's Slalom REUTERS/Albert GeaMarch 19 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin extended her record to 88 World Cup victories after dominating the season-ending giant slalom in Soldeu on Sunday to win her 14th event of the season. Victory also gave the American her 138th podium to break the women's record she shared with compatriot Lindsey Vonn after finishing third in Saturday's slalom. Sweden's Ingemar Stenmark holds the men's record for most podiums with 155. Shiffrin, who broke Stenmark's record of 87 wins earlier this month, had already won the slalom and giant slalom titles along with the overall crystal globe. Pre-race favourites, including last year's Olympic champion Sara Hector of Sweden, Italy's Federica Brignone and Saturday's slalom winner Petra Vlhova, did not finish their first run after crashing through gates.

☆ Unstoppable Shiffrin extends her record to 84 wins
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Shiffrin, 27, is now only two wins short of the absolute record of 86 wins racked up by Swedish men's slalom great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1970s and 1980s. The victory took Shiffrin's career World Cup giant slalom tally to 19 wins, one short of retired Swiss great Vreni Schneider's women's record of 20 in the discipline. A fifth large crystal globe for the overall World Cup winner also looks inevitable, with Shiffrin now on 1,517 points to Swiss rival Lara Gut-Behrami's 906. She had explained after Wednesday's first leg that breaking the record had made it hard to switch off. "This season I was thinking if I could get four wins, five wins, maybe six, then that's the most I could possibly get.

☆ Ted Cruz's 'The View' interview disrupted by protesters
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Frank Pallotta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —Sen. Ted Cruz’s “The View” interview was disrupted by protesters multiple times on Monday, including some demanding the Texas Republican talk about climate change. Later in the interview, Cruz was interrupted once again. “Three members of the audience interrupted ‘The View’ today during Sen. Ted Cruz’s appearance protesting about climate,” said a “View” spokesperson. “They were promptly escorted out by security.”The protesters at The View once again start shouting from the crowd as the segment goes to break. You don’t do it to Hillary Clinton, who stood up and said, ‘Trump stole the election,’” Cruz said.

☆ How Merlin Entertainments creates synergies between its brands
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Merlin Entertainments creates synergies between its brandsCNBC's Dan Murphy goes inside Merlin Entertainments, speaking to UKI Sales & Marketing Director Sara Holt who explains how the global theme parks operator markets its "midway attractions" portfolio and speaks to Legoland's Chief Operating Officer John Jakobsen who reveals how the business creates synergies between many of its brands.

The AI software told banks to deny millions of legitimate purchases, at a time when consumers had been scrambling for toilet paper and other essentials. Seasonal variations, data-quality changes or momentous events - such as the pandemic - all can lead to a string of bad AI predictions. Also to blame was its AI system learning from corrupted data, the company said. Arize AI, which raised $38 million from investors last month, enables monitoring for customers including Uber, Chick-fil-A and Procter & Gamble. Zoldi said consumer habits were changing too fast to rewrite the AI system.

☆ Brad Pitt makes surprise sculptor debut at Finland art gallery
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Brad Pitt has made a surprise debut as a sculptor, unveiling a set of hand-crafted works at an art museum in Finland in what appears to be his first-ever public art exhibition. Pitt, 58, unveiled the sculptures on Saturday at an exhibition at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. The surprise debut was part of a larger exhibition by British artist Thomas Houseago, with Australian musician Nick Cave also displaying his own artwork at the show. The Sara Hildén Art Museum said in a news release that it was "exciting to get to experience a new and different artistic side" of Pitt and Cave, frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. "It’s about where I have gotten it wrong in my relationships, where have I misstepped, where am I complicit,” Pitt was quoted as saying.

☆ Family offices have become a $6 trillion powerhouse in investing—and deal-making
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Family offices now manage more than $6 trillion in wealth, according to some estimates, surpassing the estimated $4 trillion managed by hedge funds. Many billionaire hedge fund managers, seeking lighter regulation or freedom from benchmarks and outside investor demands, are also converting to family offices. Singapore recently created a Family Office Development Team to lead and coordinate initiatives that will attract more family offices. The Wealth Management Institute has launched the Global-Asia Family Office Circle in Singapore to attract more family offices. Even family offices that serve more than one family often receive an exemption from the SEC to keep their filings confidential.

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☆ Mauro Caviezel a triumfat în concursul de slalom super-uriaș
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Elveţianul Mauro Caviezel a triumfat în concursul de slalom super-uriaş, prima probă de viteză din noul sezon al Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin.Competiția a avut loc în localitatea franceză Val d'Isere. Sportivul, în vârstă de 32 de ani, a fost cronometrat cu un minut, o secundă și 34 miimi de secundă.Pe locul doi s-a clasat norvegianul Adrian Smiseth Sejersted, iar podiumul a fost completat de austriacul Chrisian Walder.Într-o altă localitate franceză, Courchevel, s-a desfășurat concursul feminin în proba de slalom uriaș.Victoria i-a revenit italiencei Marta Bassino. La capătul celor două manșe ea a înregistrat timpul de 2 minute, 19 secunde și 3 sutimi de secundă.Podiumul a fost completat de suedeza Sara Hector și cehoaica Petra Vlhova, campioana mondială în 2019.

Persons: Elveţianul Mauro Caviezel, Smiseth, Chrisian, Marta Bassino, Sara Hector, Petra Vlhova Organizations: Cupei Mondiale Locations: Val, franceză

☆ Gwyneth Paltrow's seasonal gift guide includes solid gold rolling papers and an entire Spanish village
▼ + stars: | 2018-11-19 | by ( Sara Hendricks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gwyneth Paltrow's website and lifestyle brand, goop, has become well known for having slightly outlandish items on its yearly gift guides. This year, one of the items on its "Ridiculous but Awesome" roundup is an entire village in Spain. The guide also includes an Hermès surfboard, 24-karat gold rolling papers, and a zero-emissions yacht. One of the most expensive gifts is an entire rural village near Lugo, SpainThe village costs $172,910. The Hermes surfboard sells for $7,700.

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