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☆ Germany has a plan to tackle a rapidly ageing workforce: recruiting robots
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

But what does enhancing the workforce through robots and digitalization actually look like? There won't be major job losses as a result of digitalization, according to Ulrich Walwei, vice director of Germany's Institute for Employment Research. Ultimately, the goal of integrating robots into the workplace is to augment human capabilities, not replace them. "Our robots can free up human workers to focus on more complex and creative work, leading to more fulfilling and engaging jobs," Pehlivan told CNBC via email. "Ultimately, the goal of integrating robots into the workplace is to augment human capabilities, not replace them," he added.

☆ Martina Merz seeking to step down as Thyssenkrupp CEO, shares tank
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

April 24 (Reuters) - Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) Chief Executive Martina Merz, who launched the conglomerate's largest structural overhaul, is seeking to step down, the German industrial group said on Monday, without providing a reason for the move. Shares in the submarines-to-car parts firm plunged after the announcement and were down 9.2% at 1250 GMT. This is challenging, but necessary," Thyssenkrupp Chairman Siegfried Russwurm said. "Martina Merz has taken over a very difficult task at a challenging time and since then has initiated a fundamental change process at Thyssenkrupp with great commitment and expertise," Russwurm said. Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, Editing by Friederike HeineOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Telling Dianne Feinstein to resign is sexist and 'unprecedented,' women Democratic senators say
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But Democratic women in the Senate say gender is playing a role in how her absence is being handled. But women Democratic senators told Insider at the Capitol on Wednesday that they believe sexism is at play and that the chamber's longest-serving Democrat is being held to an unfair standard because she is a woman. More recently, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was recently absent from the chamber for six weeks as he sought treatment for clinical depression. "I think it's important for Senator Feinstein to do what is what is best for her," said Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. "I just believe that it's not somebody else's assessment to make; it's her assessment to make," said Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.

☆ A woman used ChatGPT to make strange crochet animals that went viral on TikTok. Viewers seized on them as an example of AI's failings.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-11 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alex Woolner asked ChatGPT to write crochet patterns and posted the results online. Some people saw the AI patterns as an example of the new tech's limits. Woolner asked the bot: "Write me a crochet pattern for a narwhal stuffed animal using worsted weight yarn," referring to a thick yarn commonly used for crochet. Gerald — the viral crochet narwhalThe first animal Woolner made from the AI-generated pattern became an internet celebrity. Viewers seized on it as an example of AI failingsWhile some viewers thought the narwhal was strange but cute, others saw it as a sign of AI's limits.

The pre-Roe laws include criminal penalties for people who help others obtain an abortion. Pitman's order, which is preliminary, will remain in place while abortion funding groups, including Fund Texas Choice, The North Texas Equal Access Fund and The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, move forward with a lawsuit seeking to block enforcement of the laws. The order applies only to five individual local prosecutors who are named as defendants in the case, though the groups have said they will seek to expand their case to include a class of all local prosecutors in the state. Paxton's office and lawyers for the abortion funds and for the local prosecutors did not immediately respond to requests for comment. They cited statements by Paxton and by some state lawmakers suggesting that the pre-Roe laws criminalized funding or facilitating such abortions.

☆ Why this 77-year-old celebrity fashion designer says she's never retiring: 'This work is like breathing for me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some people look forward to retirement for years, planning trips in the winter to warm locales and long afternoons spent relaxing. But Norma Kamali, who turned 77 in June, hasn't thought about retiring once. In fact, the celebrity fashion designer and owner of Norma Kamali Inc. just signed a long-term lease on a new office in the West Village neighborhood of Manhattan. When friends or colleagues announce their retirement, Kamali admits she gets "anxious." Check out:77-year-old celebrity fashion designer Norma Kamali's 2 simple secrets for long-term career success39-year-old self-made millionaire: 'Success isn't owned, it's rented.

☆ Mexico elects first female Supreme Court president
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A screen shows the ceremony in which Norma Lucia Pina prepares to take the oath as president of the Supreme Court of Justice while speaking on a television screen in the press room of the Supreme Court building in Mexico City, Mexico January 2, 2023.REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court on Monday elected its first female president, who has pushed back against the government's nationalist energy agenda, amid a succession process clouded by allegations of plagiarism against another justice competing for the job. By a 6-5 majority vote, the justices chose Norma Pina to head Mexico's highest court, putting in place a member appointed to the tribunal under the previous administration. Esquivel vehemently denied the accusation, which triggered an investigation by her alma mater, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His electricity bill ended up at the Supreme Court, and Pina cited Mexico's constitutional obligation to cut its carbon footprint in voting down sections of the law, including one that gave priority to CFE in connecting power plants to the grid. Reporting by Dave Graham; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ A 1930s eugenics experiment is the reason women's clothing sizes are so damn frustrating
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A 1930s eugenics experiment is the reason women's clothing sizes are inconsistent, as per Radke. In an email to Insider, Radke said the discovery about women's clothing sizes was one of the biggest surprises to her when researching "Butts, a Backstory." Andrew SemansThe life-sized plaster casts made by Dickinson and Belskie were dubbed Normman and Norma and helped create standardized clothing sizes. During the 1950s, standardized clothing sizes were adopted by clothing brands. "It's just too expensive for garment manufacturers to make enough clothing sizes to accommodate the wide variation of human bodies.

☆ Trolls, propaganda & fear stoke Bukele's media machine in El Salvador
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +23 min

In examining Bukele’s media operation, Reuters interviewed more than 70 people, including former media operatives and social media researchers. It showed Bukele with an 86% approval rating in El Salvador, making him the most popular leader in the region. “The threat in El Salvador used to be from the gangs, now it's from the state,” said Angelica Carcamo, the organization's president. “I found a lot more manipulation in El Salvador than in Mexico,” Escorcia said. A native of Guatemala, Torres has been critical of the governments of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for creating conditions that spur migration.

“Let’s say no to Norma Torres because she has caused so much harm to El Salvador,” one of the many tweets read. The State Department considers this an attempt to influence the elections. You can say someone is interfering with the election, you can call it election interference. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and his party Nuevas Ideas, or New Ideas, and its allies won the biggest congressional majority in the country’s history. Bukele and Torres met once in 2019 when she was with a congressional delegation visiting El Salvador.

☆ 77-year-old celebrity fashion designer Norma Kamali’s 2 simple secrets for long-term career success
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Even if you don't know who Norma Kamali is, chances are, you've seen her work. "I had my heart set on being a painter growing up," the New York native tells CNBC Make It. The attire in London made Kamali feel free, and she wanted to share that joy with her friends in Manhattan. She began filling her suitcase with clothes from abroad, including vintage pieces from the 1930s and 1940s. Here, Kamali shares her best advice for building a long, successful career that you love.

☆ I worked 2 remote jobs during the pandemic, and it helped me break into my dream industry. But I wouldn't do it again.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Norma M. worked two remote jobs during the pandemic. The experience helped her get a foot into the publishing industry, but she wouldn't try it again. Ultimately, I decided to move ahead with interviews for the publishing role. I was relieved to see that I only had one standing meeting for the publishing job. It was still a contract role, but we had reached an agreement that they would continue renewing it for the foreseeable future.

☆ SZA announces new album ‘S.O.S.’ slated for December release
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Five years after her breakout debut studio album “Ctrl,” R&B singer SZA is ramping up the rollout for her follow-up effort. The new project is called “S.O.S.” and is set for a December release date, according to a new Billboard interview. Her late grandmother appeared throughout the “Ctrl” album in speaking interludes and outros, often offering wise advise to her granddaughter. SZA is set to return to the “Saturday Night Live” stage on December 3 — her second appearance as a solo artist — with Keke Palmer hosting. In early November, she released a teaser video titled “PSA” featuring a new music, which fans interpreted to be an unofficial announcement that a new album was on its way.

☆ How Diverse Are the Candidates in the Midterm Elections?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Maggie Astor | Eleanor Lutz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

The House of RepresentativesThere are at least 403 people of color, women or nonbinary candidates running for seats in the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Incumbent Democrat Republican White men women Black men women Hispanic men women Other and multiple race men womenThere are 11 Senate candidates who are Black this year. Democrat Black candidates Republican Ga. Raphael Warnock Ala. Will Boyd Ark. Incumbent Democrat Republican White men women Black men women Other and multiple race men womenThere are 25 women nominated for governor — 16 Democrats and nine Republicans. Democrat Black candidates Republican Ala. Yolanda Flowers Ark.

☆ 'The Crown' defended bt Netflix after former prime minister describes scenes as 'nonsense'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Another plot line is said to include disparaging conversations between Major – played by Jonny Lee Miller – and his wife, Norma, concerning the Queen and the royal family. Former Prime Minister John Major is seen in London in February 2022. Nor has he ever been approached by them to fact check any script material in this or any other series,” a spokesman for Major said in the statement. “Discussions between the Monarch and Prime Minister are entirely private and – for Sir John – will always remain so. But not one of the scenes you depict are accurate – in any way whatsoever.

☆ Ana de Armas’ fearless performance deserves a better movie than ‘Blonde’
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It’s not a fresh take or a wrong one, but the tone is so self-conscious and surreal as to blunt those insights. Dominik also distastefully deals with Monroe’s lost pregnancies by peeking at the fetus inside her, which becomes symbolic of just how overdone much of the movie is. Still, “Blonde” is almost wholly de Armas’ show, and to the extent it’s worth sitting through at all give her every ounce of credit. Indeed, once you get past admiring de Armas’ immersion into the role, that’s the only itch that “Blonde” seems to know how to scratch. “Blonde” premieres September 16 in select US theaters and September 28 on Netflix.

Marilyn Monroe is well remembered for her iconic movies from the 1950s. Below, we rounded up some of Marilyn Monroe's best movies, along with details on where you can stream them online. Marilyn Monroe has a supporting role as Claudia Casswell, a beautiful aspiring actress who doesn't have the talent for the industry. 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'A shot of Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Two of the Donahue children end up joining a show starring Victoria Parker, a successful performer played by Marilyn Monroe.

In 2010, three of Marilyn Monroe’s chest and pelvis X-rays sold for $45,000. The real-life Monroe was gutsy enough to break a contract with 20th Century Fox and start her own production company, which she named Marilyn Monroe Productions. American actress Marilyn Monroe in Times Square, New York City, on December 12, 1955. I’m not saying films about Marilyn Monroe must be filled with butterflies and sunshine, or that art should never be difficult or emotionally disturbing. We are ultimately left with a bleak vision of Monroe’s life, albeit one that, perhaps due to de Armas’ acting more than the script itself, is still affecting.

☆ 'Blonde' review: Ana de Armas stars as Marilyn Monroe in a pretentious, overlong, NC-17 Netflix movie
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Netflix will surely get its money’s worth attention-wise thanks in part to its restrictive NC-17 rating, but the film’s merits burn out long before its credits ever roll. It’s not a fresh take or a wrong one, but the tone is so self-conscious and surreal as to blunt those insights. Norma Jeane is eventually transformed into Marilyn Monroe, but even then she consistently speaks of her star persona in the third person, as if the image stands apart and utterly separate from the human being behind it. Still, “Blonde” is almost wholly de Armas’ show, and to the extent it’s worth sitting through at all give her every ounce of credit. Indeed, once you get past admiring de Armas’ immersion into the role, that’s the only itch that “Blonde” seems to know how to scratch.

UFC 279 will stream live on September 10, with the main card starting at 10 p.m. Chimaev versus Holland and Diaz versus Ferguson are both scheduled for five rounds. How to watch UFC 279You can watch the main event of UFC 279 on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. Ways to save on the UFC 279 pay-per-view priceIf you plan on signing up for ESPN+ to watch UFC 279, you can take advantage of a special discounted bundle. Here's the fight card for UFC 279: Diaz vs. FergusonEarly Prelims — 6 p.m.

William Barr said in his confirmation hearings to become Trump's attorney general, that he might recuse himself on overseeing matters related to Epstein. A photo from 2000 shows Trump, Melania Trump (then Melania Knauss), Epstein, and Maxwell at the resort together. The photo at the top of the page is of the two together in Palm Beach in 1997. The entry for Donald Trump as it appears in Jeffrey Epstein's "black book" that was published by Gawker in 2015. The complaint, brought against Trump and Epstein, alleged that the victim attended multiple parties at Epstein's residence in the summer of 1994, that Trump also attended.

☆ Reacția ANI, după ce a fost pronunțată decizia CC: „Autoritatea se va abține în a formula careva aprecieri de ordin juridic”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Autoritatea Națională de Integritate (ANI) anunță vineri, 9 iulie, că a luat act de decizia Curții Constituționale (CC). 133/2016 privind declararea averii și a intereselor personale și anume:Articolul 15. Curtea Constituțională (CC) a declarat vineri, 9 iulie, neconstituțională prevederea Articolul 19 (1) lit. Deputatul PAS Sergiu Litvinenco a sesizat CC, pe 25 iunie curent, după ce ANI a inițiat un control în privința Domnicăi Manole, președinta CC. Astfel, Constituția nu împuternicește alte autorități publice să examineze o hotărâre a CC și să o considere ca fiind neconstituțională sau ilegală”.

Persons: Sergiu Litvinenco, Domnica Manole ., Manole, Domnica Manole, Grigore Novac Organizations: Autoritatea Națională, CC, Constituțională, Națională de, Curtea, Partidului Locations: Integritate

„Această decizie înseamnă că încercările vădit abuzive ale Autorității Naționale de Integritate (ANI) de a verifica modul de adoptare a actelor cu caracter jurisdicțional ale Curții Constituționale încetează de drept. Chiar dacă lucrul acesta era clar din start, am impresia că doar ANI nu a citit constituția și jurisprudența Curții Constituționale. La scurt timp, ANI a venit cu o reacție la decizia Curții Constituționale. Vă amintim că la 9 iunie, președinta Curții Constituționale a fost vizată într-un control de Agenția Națională de Integritate. Mai precis, acest lucru se referă la situația când Domnica Manole, în calitate de judecătoare și președintă a Curții Constituționale, a participat și a luat decizie într-un subiect care o viza pe ea personal.

Persons: Sergiu, Sergiu Litvinenco, Grigore Novac, Domnica Manole Organizations: Constituțională, Autorității Naționale, Autoritatea Națională, Națională de, Agenția Națională de Locations: Integritate, Agenția Națională de Integritate

(3) din Legea nr. 133/2016 privind declararea averii și a intereselor personale și anume: Articolul 15. 132 din 17 iunie 2016 cu privire la Autoritatea Națională de Integritate. Cererea privind constatarea nulității absolute poate fi depusă și de către persoanele care se consideră lezate în drepturi ca urmare a unui conflict de interese. (3) Prezentul articol nu se aplică actelor normative și judiciare.

Organizations: Constituțională, Autoritatea Națională, Națională de

☆ Următoarele 18 luni – esențiale în inversarea impacturilor negative ale pandemiei, ONU
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +4 min

Următoarele 18 luni – esențiale în inversarea impacturilor negative ale pandemiei, ONUUrmătoarele 18 luni sunt considerate esențiale pentru eforturile globale de inversare a impacturilor negative ale pandemiei și de stimulare a acțiunilor întru realizarea obiectivelor cheie. Potrivit raportului, care urmărește eforturile globale de realizare a ODD-urilor, COVID-19 a provocat o perturbare majoră a vieții și a mijloacelor de trai ale oamenilor. Până la 10 milioane de fete vor fi expuse riscului de căsătorie a minorilor ca urmare a pandemiei în următorul deceniu. Pandemia a adus provocări financiare imense, în special pentru țările în curs de dezvoltare – cu o creștere semnificativă a datoriei. Liu Zhenmin, subsecretar general al Departamentului pentru Afaceri Economice și Sociale al ONU, spune că este un moment critic pentru istoria omenirii.

Persons: Pandemia, Liu Zhenmin Organizations: ONU, Organizația Națiunilor Unite, Pandemia, Organizației Națiunilor Unite, Afaceri, Sociale Locations: Europa, America de Nord, Africa, Statele Membre, Paris

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