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☆ How to see the Da Vinci glow
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Gaze up into the sky next week, and you might catch a glimpse of the Da Vinci glow. It’s a phenomenon that can happen around sunset when a crescent moon is on the horizon, but the outline of a full moon is visible. The Da Vinci glow is a common occurrence, and easy to see, said Christine Shupla, the science engagement manager at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston. What caused that ghostly full moon effect, sometimes called “the old moon in the new moon’s arms,” was an ancient question illuminated by Leonardo da Vinci, according to NASA. Anyone with a view of the moon will be able see the Da Vinci glow, but the conditions need to be just right for it to happen, Shupla said.

☆ The Outrageous Star Power of El Duque
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Jack Curry | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The mystery man was tall and lean and he was smiling, perpetually smiling. His life had dramatically changed when he left Cuba in a fishing boat, and it was about to change again. Every day featured more changes, more smiles and more glimpses of the pitcher known as El Duque. That was the scene on a sunny spring training day when Orlando Hernández first pitched in front of the Yankees. On that day in Tampa, the real El Duque antics started when he pitched from a windup and unveiled a funky motion that was different from any that the attendees had ever seen.

☆ Biden’s ‘Four More Years’ Sounds Like a Prison Term
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Gerard Baker | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journal Editorial Report: Competitors emerge, and the age issue persists. Images: Shutterstock/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyFour more years. Have 48 months ever loomed as a more unnerving slog through domestic political strife and rising global insecurity? It should be a moment for hope for at least half the country. This time around four more years sounds like a parole board’s answer to a prisoner’s appeal.

☆ How to Revamp Your Wardrobe Without Buying a Thing
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Ann Binlot | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

BLESS THIS MESS A defeated Cher (Alicia Silverstone) tries to find a DMV-worthy outfit in 1995’s ‘Clueless.’“I HAVE nothing to wear.” It’s a common refrain heard in bedrooms nationwide. Who among us hasn’t peered into an overstuffed closet, sighed in disgust and struggled to find something—anything!—suitable? Even Cher Horowitz, Alicia Silverstone’s style-savvy character in the era-defining 1995 film “Clueless,” had an angst-addled relationship with her abundant wardrobe. Watch the scene depicted above, in which she seeks to assemble a “responsible-looking” outfit for her driver’s test. Our advice: Spend a few hundred to hire a wardrobe stylist for an hour or two and rediscover what you already have.

☆ Tesla employees reportedly shared images recorded by customers' cars, including one of a naked man
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla employees shared videos captured by owners' cars on an internal messaging system, Reuters reported. From 2019 to 2022, some Tesla workers circulated humorous, shocking, or invasive videos on a company messaging system, nine former employees told the outlet. Employees shared videos of car crashes, road-rage incidents, and some more embarrassing moments. Other former employees told Reuters they only saw images shared for legitimate work purposes, like identifying correct labels. Camera recordings are only shared with Tesla if owners opt to do so, the company says.

☆ Electric cars I'd never buy, after driving 24 different models
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've driven more than 20 different electric vehicles. Those models are the the GMC Hummer EV, Nissan Leaf, and ElectraMeccanica Solo. GMC Hummer EVThe GMC Hummer EV Edition 1. Nissan LeafFast-charging the 2022 Nissan Leaf. 2023 Nissan Leaf.

☆ Biden pledges new military aid for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden shake hands before a meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023. Biden also said additional sanctions would be announced this week against the Russian elite and companies trying to evade sanctions to "back the Russian war machine". Sacrifices have been far too great," Biden told reporters in Kyiv, where he held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Visiting Kyiv for the first time since the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, Biden said Washington would stand with Ukraine as long as it takes. The United States has been by far the largest supplier of military assistance to help Ukraine repel better-equipped Russian invaders.

☆ After driving 22 electric cars, these are the 3 I'd steer clear of
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I've gotten behind the wheel of 22 different electric vehicles. I've enjoyed most of them, but I'd steer clear of three EVs if I was in the market for one. The GMC Hummer EV, Nissan Leaf, and ElectraMeccanica Solo have their pros, but they don't fit my personal needs. While my experiences have overall been positive, three vehicles stand out as ones I'd steer clear of. 2023 Nissan Leaf.

☆ Doctor says bodies "everywhere" in collapsed Iskenderun hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Antony Paone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] People search for survivors at the intensive care unit of the Iskenderun collapsed state hospital following an earthquake in Iskenderun, district of Hatay, Turkey, February 7, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit TessierISKENDERUN, Turkey, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Rescue teams and survivors peered through the twisted remains of an Iskenderun hospital on Tuesday, searching for signs of life a day after a major earthquake struck Turkey and neighbouring Syria. There was little amongst the debris to suggest the building was a busy medical facility less than two days before. "A doctor said there are about 15 people here, including the patients," taxi driver Kerim Sahin said as he looked for a colleague in one part of the hospital. Turkish authorities say more than 12,000 search and rescue personnel are working in the affected areas, plus another 9,000 troops.

☆ Tornadoes reported as storms cause flooding, damage across the South
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

The National Weather Service confirmed that tornadoes hit the ground in Mississippi on Tuesday evening and Alabama was in the forecast path of the storms during the overnight hours. The national Storm Prediction Center said in its storm outlook that affected cities could include New Orleans; Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee; and Birmingham, Alabama. Additional reports of property damage near Columbus were received by the Weather Service, according to Lance Perrilloux, a forecaster with the agency. Craig Ceecee, a meteorologist at Mississippi State University, peered out at “incredibly black” skies through the door of a tornado shelter in Starkville. The National Weather Service reported nearly 4 inches of snow on the ground at the airport by noon.

☆ ‘Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies’ Review: A Kingly Mystery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

“Wonderful things,” Carter responded, which seems a rather restrained reaction: What he’d found was the tomb of King Tutankhamun, one of a handful of the most significant and bountiful discoveries in the unearthing of the ancient world. In “Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies,” a two-part exploration of its own, one prominent Egyptologist interviewed says that Carter’s find was all about “luck”—never mind the single-minded 15-year search he’d undertaken with Carnarvon’s money. But what becomes evident in this Egyptian production is that Egyptians are, perhaps rightfully, possessive of Tut, and that one of the wonderful things about the show is how few of the experts agree about much. Was Tut’s death the result of a fall, a plague, a pileup at a chariot race or plain old political murder? Everyone asked has an opinion, all of them supported by research, even DNA evidence.

☆ I got my big break as a Lionsgate screenwriter after I moved 2,000 miles from Hollywood. Here's how I made connections and worked my way up from security guard to my dream career.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Ken Miyamoto | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Ken Miyamoto was a security guard at Sony, and worked his way up to story analyst for the studio. In 1996, I took one University of Wisconsin screenwriting class, and that was the extent of my screenwriting education. I moved to California from Wisconsin with my wife in late 1999 to pursue a career in screenwriting. The apartment was way overpriced and much smaller than others we looked at, but we signed the lease that day. Lastly, don't write for free.

CNN —Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Data reported to the US government shows that as of Friday, more than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds and 80% of intensive care beds for kids are full. Federal data shows that the strain on hospital beds for kids began in August and September, which is right around the start of the school year in many areas. It may also mean children who have chronic conditions and need procedures or hospital care, but whose conditions are stable, may have to wait. She was very thin for a baby,” Aaron said.

☆ A Facebook contractor describes what it's like working on the company's customer service front lines
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a conversation with Insider, a Meta customer service agent working for third-party firm described what it's like to work with customers, from torrents of abuse to insomnia from the stress. Each day, she fields around 20 cases a day from organizations, businesses, celebrities, and creators who depend on Facebook and Instagram for their livelihoods. More than 200 Gopuff customer service workers were let go last week. On a podcast, Glenn Howerton said he was locked out of his Tesla when his key fob broke, and that he had a difficult time reaching customer service, saying that Tesla "lost a customer." Acquired a decade ago for $22 billion, WhatsApp has yet to become a big business for Facebook.

☆ In its first 100 days, the James Webb telescope peered deep into space, took beauty shots of faraway galaxies and glittering nebula, and saw a spacecraft slam into an asteroid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In its first 100 days of observation, Webb has captured mind-blowing images, reaching astonishing cosmic distances. Webb captured violent interactions in a star system more than 5,000 light years awayWebb captured a series of 17 concentric dust rings spawned by the Wolf-Rayet 140 binary system. Webb took a 'deep field' image that filled astronomers with wonderThe James Webb Space Telescope's first deep field infrared image, released on July 11, 2022. Webb captured detailed views of the king of our solar system – JupiterWide-field view of Jupiter, captured by Webb. Webb snapped a beauty shot of the Carina NebulaThe star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula, captured in infrared by Webb.

☆ Saturn's gravitational pull shredded an ancient moon, creating its iconic rings and unusual tilt, new research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

New models suggest Saturn's gravity shredded a moon, Chrysalis, about 160 million years ago. The ancient moon could explain two long-standing mysteries: Saturn's iconic rings and dramatic tilt. Cassini captured five of Saturn's moons in a single frame, on July 29, 2011. Saturn's rings display their subtle colors in this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, on August 22, 2009. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science InstitutePlanetary scientists have long suspected Saturn's tilt may have come from gravitational interactions with Neptune.

☆ The Korean War Emptied the Town. Those Who Rebuilt It May Now Be Rewarded
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | More About Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

HAEAN, South Korea — Along the border with North Korea is a town where the sad legacy of war is perhaps best understood by looking at the crops in the field. Mr. Han arrived in this mountain basin on the eastern border with North Korea in 1956, when military trucks unloaded 160 families as new settlers of the war-torn territory. The families, mostly from Korean War refugee camps, were told by the government in the South that they would be allowed to keep the land if they cultivated it for 10 years. “We were landless peasants who lost everything during the war,” Mr. Han said. “We came here with a dream of owning our own land.”

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