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☆ 10 of the best things to eat for lunch on the Mediterranean diet
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Sophia Mitrokostas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Make a Mediterranean chicken wrap for protein and fiber. ShutterstockRegistered dietitian and nutritionist Jill Weisenberger told Insider that one of her favorite Mediterranean-diet lunches is a simple chicken wrap. "Mix diced chicken with chopped walnuts, apples, and celery," said Weisenberger. "Hold everything together with Greek yogurt and add some greens before wrapping it up." Add a squeeze of lemon or lime for extra flavor and vitamin C.

Persons: Jill Weisenberger

☆ Occidental Petroleum to buy Permian producer CrownRock for $12 billion, raise dividend
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Occidental will issue $9.1 billion in debt and about $1.7 billion in common stock to finance the transaction. Occidental Petroleum on Monday agreed to buy CrownRock , a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion. Occidental CEO Vicki Hollub said the company is purchasing CrownRock to increase its scale in the Midland Basin. Occidental is the ninth-largest energy company in the U.S. with a market capitalization of $49.7 billion. Occidental's purchase of CrownRock is the third major deal in the energy sector in less than two months.

Persons: Vicki Hollub, Hollub, CNBC's, CrownRock, Timothy Dunn, Warren Buffett's, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett, Carl Icahn, Enverus, Weeks, Hess Organizations: Midland Basin, U.S . Energy Information Administration, U.S, Occidental Petroleum, Occidental, Endeavor Resources, Houston, Lime Rock Partners, Warren Buffett's Berkshire, Anadarko Petroleum, Exxon Mobil, Natural Resources, Chevron, Pioneer, Texas Intermediate, CNBC, Energy Information Administration Locations: Occidental, Midland, Texas, U.S, Warren, Berkshire, CrownRock

☆ I spent 20 years studying how 100-year-old people eat—and this is the world's No. 1 healthiest breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Dan Buettner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

As a longevity researcher, I've spent the past 20 years studying the habits of people who live to 100 years old or longer, particularly the foods they eat. And in a tucked-away corner of Nicoya, Costa Rica, I may have found the world's healthiest breakfast. They stoke wood fires in clay ovens, put cauldrons of spicy beans to boil, and mix corn dough with wood ash. The beans cook slowly for about an hour to tender perfection and are then mixed with rice. Add water and stir until a soft dough forms (if the mixture won't form a soft ball of dough, add warm water in one tablespoon increments until it will).

Persons: I've, David McLain, David McLain Nixtamal, masa, Jose Guevara's Gallo Pinto, Jose Guevara, gallo pinto, It's, Cook Organizations: stoke, Worcestershire Locations: Nicoya, Costa Rica, Costa Rican, Worcestershire

☆ One identical twin went vegan while the other didn’t. See what happened
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A vegan diet differs from a vegetarian diet in that it eliminates not only animal flesh but dairy, eggs or any other ingredient derived from animals. In each pair, one twin was assigned a vegan diet, while the other was assigned an omnivore diet. “I feel like a lot of people who do a vegan diet think ‘Oh great, soda is vegan. Cutting back on eating meat and animal byproducts can be done slowly, bit by bit. Harvard’s Hu agreed: “While this study showed a vegan diet may provide additional advantages compared to a healthy omnivorous diet, it does not mean that everyone should become a vegan or vegetarian.

Persons: ”, Christopher Gardner, Gardner, “, ” Alice Lichtenstein, Frank Hu, ” Hu, ” Gardner, “ I’m, quinoa, there’s, Harvard’s Hu Organizations: CNN, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Nutrition Studies Research, Stanford, Tufts University’s Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, Harvard, of Public Health, JAMA Locations: Palo Alto , California, Chan, Boston, Brussels, Yukon

☆ The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Ligaya Mishan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Sometimes those neighbors find an unexpected connection, like a love of condensed milk: milk boiled down until it’s thick enough to cling to the spoon, with sugar added to make it last longer. Yoo first tasted the cake in elementary school in Queens, on a day students were asked to bring in a dish from their heritage. He tried different brands of Thai tea and decided that a minimalist version, with just tea, vanilla and food coloring, would be best. Yoo goes so far as to leave the cake in the refrigerator for two nights, flipping it in between. The cake is finished with whipped cream, coconut flakes toasted near gold and lime zest with its bright sting.

Persons: Yoo, ”, they’re, Gail Borden, Rachel Laudan, Nestlé, It’s Organizations: Shaker Locations: New Yorker, America, American, New York, Queens, Mexico, Nicaragua, England

☆ Sequoia-backed Upway refurbishes and resells e-bikes. It just raised $30 million with this 17-slide pitch deck.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Upway, a French startup that refurbishes and resells secondhand e-bikes, has just raised $30 million in Series B funding. The Paris-based company, founded in 2021 by former Uber executives Stéphane Ficaja and Toussaint Wattinne, buys up used e-bikes, refurbishes them where necessary, and sells them on for a discounted price. Electric bikes sales hit 5 million in 2021 , out of 22 million overall bike sales, according to European trade organization CONEBI. Micro-mobility rentals, such as Lime and Tier, helped popularise the market and accelerate the adoption of e-bikes in cities, Wattinne said. Check out the 17-slide redacted pitch deck it used to raise the funds:UpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpwayUpway

Persons: Stéphane Ficaja, Toussaint Wattinne, Wattinne, Bolt, David Helgason, Ari Organizations: Uber, Business, Korelya, Sequoia, Exor Ventures, Unity Locations: Paris, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, LA, Grover, Berlin

These food-and-drink gifts offer outstanding value as well as deliciousness and delight. Gifts of food and drink and the trappings that go with them—a party in the making. This tart-sweet marmalade delivers the complex flavor of calamansi—a fruit that’s like lime, kumquat and tangerine all in one—grown on Oahu. There, jam master Akiko White relies on her grandmother-in-law Tutu’s recipe to produce a citrus stunner that makes a marvelous croissant topper, vinaigrette booster and cocktail brightener. Aloha Bites Tutu’s Calamansi Marmalade, $19 for 7 ounces, Zingermans.com

Persons: Martin Ramin, marmalade, Akiko White Locations: Oahu

☆ A definitive ranking of the new theme colors on the godawful Slack update
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It includes lots of new theme colors, including gradient mixes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlthough some of the new theme colors aren't so bad — I, myself, am partial to the "Jade" scheme — unfortunately, a lot of them are. In what will arguably be the most pressing and influential story of the week, I created a definitive ranking of the worst Slack theme colors, listed from passably usable to downright criminal. Before the final boss, as it were, of bad Slack theme colors, my honorable mention for the worst theme. The worst Slack theme color is… (drumroll please…)Haberdashery is, ultimately, the resounding loser of this rankingInsiderType: Updated classicAdvertisementAdvertisementThe main sin of this theme is that it just seems like false advertising, frankly.

Persons: —, you've, Slack, There's, Harry Styles, I'm, We're, it's Organizations: Service, Toyota, Big Business, Business

☆ A UNESCO World Heritage site with thousands of people living inside it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Shalbha Sarda | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It's life as usual in Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that thousands of people call home. Jaisalmer Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rajasthan, India. But today, the fort attracts other types of outsiders – hundreds of thousands of travelers who come to the location, which was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, along with five other forts in Rajasthan. But unlike the others, Jaisalmer Fort boasts a royal palace as well as public temples, shops, hotels, cafes and homes. Struggles of a 'living fort'But Jaisalmer Fort's status as a "living fort" isn't without consequence, said heritage specialist Kavita Jain.

Persons: Chaitanya Raj Singh, Sanjay Vasu, Didier Marti, Vasu, King Rawal Jaisal, Kavita Jain, Asheesh Srivastava, Shri Girdhar Smarak, Srivastava Organizations: UNESCO, Heritage, Indian National Trust for Art, Cultural Heritage Locations: Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan, India, Jaisalmer, Pakistan

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail was up for approval Thursday in the state Assembly. Political Cartoons View All 1237 ImagesSome efforts to declare official state symbols in Wisconsin, like Colby as the official cheese, have run into opposition. But the old fashioned resolution will have a much smoother path. But in Wisconsin, brandy traditionally replaces whiskey — and it's most often poured over a mixture of muddled cherries, orange slices, sugar and bitters.

Persons: Colby, “ Organizations: —, Assembly, Senate Locations: MADISON, Wis, — In Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Alabama, Virginia, Israel, brussels

☆ Insider Today: Judging an AI career coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Diamond Naga Siu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In case it doesn't work out, I tried using an AI assistant career coach — released as part of Meta's new series of AI assistants — to see what advice it'd give. The big storyAn AI career coachsorbetto/Getty ImagesInstead of AI taking away your job, what if it could help you find a new one? I messaged him on Instagram about different career advice and broke down what I liked and didn't like about "him." Instead of coming across as an expert, Leo felt like a conversational search engine with lukewarm search results. Instead of coming across as an expert, Leo felt like a conversational search engine with lukewarm search results.

Persons: —, Dixie D'Amelio, sorbetto, He's, Naomi Osaka, Snoop, Leo isn't, Leo, Google's Bard, chatbots, I've, Bing, Leo's, Al Capone, Chris Williams, they've, sriracha, Erin McDowell, Joseph Hendrickson Organizations: Service, Meta, Nissan, Nissan Nissan, Historic Landmark, Microsoft Locations: Alcatraz, Arizona

☆ Exclusive: ConocoPhillips weighs CrownRock bid to challenge rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( David French | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CrownRock's investment bankers have asked interested parties to submit initial offers next week, two of the sources added. Diamondback Energy (FANG.O), Devon Energy (DVN.N), Marathon Oil (MRO.N) and Continental Resources are also studying potential bids for CrownRock, the sources said. The company is led by Texas billionaire businessman Timothy Dunn and backed by private equity firm Lime Rock Partners. Bloomberg News reported last week that Devon was considering a bid for CrownRock, and that Devon has also held preliminary talks about a tie-up with Marathon. Reporting by David French in New York; Editing by Greg Roumeliotis and Christian SchmollingerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chris Helgren, CrownRock, Timothy Dunn, Conoco, Devon, David French, Greg Roumeliotis Organizations: ConocoPhillips, REUTERS, Houston, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corp, Diamondback Energy, Devon Energy, Continental Resources, CrownRock, Marathon Oil, Continental, Diamondback, Exxon, Natural Resources, Chevron, Hess Corp, Lime Rock Partners, EOG Resources, Devon, Bloomberg News, Marathon, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Texas, Conoco, Devon, Midland, Marathon, New York

Last year, that amounted to $75 million of $88.5 million in candy corn sales, according to the consumer research firm Circana. Political Cartoons View All 1215 ImagesWhen compared to top chocolate sellers and other popular confections, candy corn is niche. Several years later, the Goelitz Confectionery Co., now Jelly Belly, began to produce candy corn, calling it Chicken Feed. Candy corn is basically sugar, corn syrup, confectioner’s glaze, salt, gelatin, honey and dyes, among some other things. She equates candy corn with childhood memories of having to visit her pediatrician, who kept a bowl on hand.

Persons: Shannon Fiedler gushed, Paul Zarcone, Brach's churns, ombre, Rice Krispie, Kellogg's, Michelle Williams, Brach's, “, ”, Katie Duffy, Ferrara Candy, George Renninger, “ Brach's, “ It's, I've, Richard Hartel, Hartel's, it’s, Candy, Margie Sung, She's, Duffy, Don't, Sung, ” Aaron Sadler, doesn't, can’t, Sadler, ” Sadler chuckled ., he'll, Sandler, Lisa Marsh, Diana Peacock, Jennifer Walker, Walker, Marie, Abby Obenchain, Obenchain Organizations: Vans, Nike, Ferrara, Ferrara Candy Co, University of Wisconsin -, Ontario, Washington , D.C Locations: Huntington , New York, Ferrara, Philadelphia, University of Wisconsin - Madison, New York, Little Rock , Arkansas, Junction , Colorado, Ontario, Canada, Sault Ste, Savannah Woolston, Washington ,

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — For people around the world, the green leaves that sprouted from a scorched, 150-year-old banyan tree in the heart of devastated Lahaina symbolized hope following Maui’s deadly wildfire this summer. Before colonialism, commercial agriculture and tourism, thousands of breadfruit trees dotted Lahaina; the fire charred all but two of the dozen or so that remained. By contrast, researchers believe breadfruit and kukui nut — now the state tree of Hawaii — were among the many edible plants Polynesian voyagers brought around 1,000 years ago. Efforts to revive the banyan and other important surviving trees have included trucking in water, applying compost extract and testing soil. But replanting breadfruit in urban areas comes with challenges, said Steve Nimz, an arborist on Oahu who has been helping restore Lahaina’s trees.

Persons: landscapers, ”, Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, King Kamehameha, ulu, ” Kekona, Lahaina’s, replanting, Steve Nimz, “, Hokuao Pellegrino, ” Pellegrino, replant, Pellegrino, he's, reintegrating breadfruit, ___ Komenda Organizations: University of Hawaii, Development Locations: LAHAINA, Hawaii, Lahaina, ulu, Maui, Manoa, U.S, India, Lele, Hilo, Lincoln, Oahu, Waikapu, West Maui, “, Tacoma , Washington

☆ An Absolut Vodka and Sprite canned cocktail is coming next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Laya Neelakandan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The new cocktail will contain a mix of Absolut Vodka and Sprite, the companies said. The drink will be available in two versions with Sprite and Sprite Zero Sugar. The announcement didn't say when the Absolut and Sprite drinks would hit the U.S. market. "We are excited about our new relationship with Pernod Ricard and look forward to the introduction of Absolut & Sprite." Vodka is already one of the most popular bases for alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages, and lemon-lime soft drinks such as Sprite are one of the most popular mixers in premixed cocktails.

Persons: Pernod Ricard, Jack, James Quincey Locations: United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, Germany

☆ This US couple bought a house in France for $36,000 and it completely changed their lives
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Blank canvasUS couple Robin Johnson and Jim Thaman fell in love with Cajarc, France, after visiting the village in the summer of 2001. Hemis/Alamy Stock PhotoWhile they’d both spent time in France during their younger years, neither had seriously considered living there until then. The couple say they were thrilled by how simple the buying process was. “So my first tool was a sledgehammer.”The couple had previously worked on a house together, so they had some renovating experience. However, the couple say that around 95% of their friends there are French.

Persons: CNN —, Robin Johnson, Jim Thaman, ’ ” Johnson, who’d, they’d, Johnson, “, ”, Jim, we’ll, “ Jim, Thaman, they’ve, Robin, they've, Robin Johnson “, “ It’s, It’s, doesn’t, hasn’t, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, ”, France ” Locations: Cajarc, France, Michigan, Italy, California, Toulouse, mull, States, “, Tuscany

☆ Cayo margarita: Newly discovered snail in Florida Keys is named after Jimmy Buffett song
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The late singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has an unsuspecting figure to add to his legacy — a newly discovered species of sea snail found in the Florida Reef. “This is a rather charismatic little snail that can show us how little we know about the biological diversity around us,” Bieler said. The little snail’s bright color caught researchers’ attention. The Cayo snails, however, are currently believed to be local and not invasive, Bieler said. “We’re seeing that these worm snails are making good use of this newly freed up real estate because the coral reefs are so stressed.”

Persons: Jimmy Buffett, Cayo, Buffett, Rüdiger Bieler, Jimmy Buffett’s, ” Bieler, “, Bieler, ” Organizations: CNN, Field Locations: Florida, Chicago, North America, Cayo

☆ Mexican liquors and beers are on the rise in the U.S. — here’s what’s driving the torrid growth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"Tequila has been such a national treasure here in Mexico," said Guilherme Espagnoli Martins, global brand director of Diageo-owned Don Julio Tequila. The Mexican beer boomIt's not just tequila and mezcal — Mexican beer is booming, too. Mexican beer imports into the U.S. are up 10.6% in 2023, according to alcohol research firm Bump Williams Consulting. watch nowA spokesperson for Constellation told CNBC that Mexican beer sales grew as Hispanic culture gained a stronger foothold around the world. Constellation on Thursday reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street estimates, driven by the surge in demand for its Mexican beer brands.

Persons: Mario Tama, Lea, Tequila, Guilherme Espagnoli Martins, Don Julio Tequila, Don Julio, George Clooney, Martins, Don, Don Julio Tequila Blanco, Bump, Bud Light, Cowen, Vivien Azer, InBev's Bud, Constellation's, Azer, Jonnie Cahill, Tecate, Cahill, Heineken's, It's, Dos Equis, Eduardo, Lalo, González, LALO Blanco Tequila, Don Julio González Organizations: Modelo Especial, Getty, U.S, Experts, Diageo, CNBC, Bump Williams Consulting, Mexico's Modelo Especial, Constellation, Modelo, Constellation Brands, Anheuser, Busch InBev, InBev's, Heineken USA, Cinco de Mayo, Dos, Corona Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Mexico, The U.S, United States, British, Mexican, Modelo, Dos

☆ Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste open the doors to their Brooklyn townhouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Newly home to best-selling author, activist and motivational speaker Suleika Jaouad and Grammy-winning musician, singer-songwriter and TV personality Jon Batiste, the 1890s Italianate townhouse in Brooklyn, New York is a potent space for them to live and create. Jon Batiste pictured in the studio lounge of the Brooklyn home he shares with author Suleika Jaouad. “The vision for the house was deeply tied to who Jon and I are as humans — to our creativity and our lineage,” Jaouad wrote. Jaouad recalled Batiste exaggeratedly exclaiming, in reference to a lamp: “Now this light is healing!”“It cracked us up, and we put it on repeat,” she wrote. Fried chicken sandwiches and champagne were served to the small group of guests, while Batiste serenaded Jaouad on a grand piano he rented for the night.

Persons: CNN —, Suleika Jaouad, Jon Batiste, Jaouad, “, ”, Frank Frances, Hallie Goodman, Jon, ” Jaouad, Jaouad’s, Mokhtar Lahmar, Designway, Batiste exaggeratedly, Batiste, Goodman, — Organizations: CNN, Architectural, Brooklyn, New, Facebook Locations: Brooklyn , New York, —, “, Tunisia, New Orleans, Nabeul, French, Quittner

Is ancient Roman concrete better than today's? Most modern concrete starts with Portland cement, a powder made by heating limestone and clay to super-high temperatures and grinding them up. The ancient builders mixed materials like burnt limestone and volcanic sand with water and gravel, creating chemical reactions to bind everything together. Now, scientists think they’ve found a key reason why some Roman concrete has held up structures for thousands of years: The ancient material has an unusual power to repair itself. Even though Roman concrete lasted a long time, it couldn't hold up heavy loads: “You couldn’t build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete,” Oleson said.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Carlos Rodriguez, Navarro, John Oleson, Vitruvius, Admir, Rome —, Marie Jackson, Jackson, ” Jackson, Rodriguez, Cecilia Pesce, They’d, ” Pesce, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Selvaraj, Oleson, Masic Organizations: —, Spain’s University of Granada, University of Victoria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Utah, University of Sheffield, Vellore Institute of Technology, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: Canada, Portland, Rome, Copan, Honduras, England, India

☆ Rice, beer, and urine mixed into ancient structures could help explain how they're still standing after millennia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementIs ancient Roman concrete better than today's? Her research has found that the key could be in the specific volcanic materials used by the Romans. According to Selvaraj's research, in humid areas of India, builders used local herbs that help structures deal with moisture. Even though Roman concrete lasted a long time, it couldn't hold up heavy loads: "You couldn't build a modern skyscraper with Roman concrete," Oleson said. Instead, researchers are trying to take some of the ancient material's specialties and add them into modern mixes.

Persons: —, they've, Carlos Rodriguez, Navarro, John Oleson, Domenico Stinellis, Vitruvius, Admir, Rome —, Marie Jackson, Jackson, Rodriguez, Moises Castillo, Cecilia Pesce, They'd, Pesce, Mark Schiefelbein, Thirumalini Selvaraj, Selvaraj, Oleson, Masic Organizations: Service, Spain's University of Granada, University of Victoria, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Utah, AP, University of Sheffield, Vellore Institute of Technology, Army Corps of Engineers, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Science, Educational Media Group Locations: Canada, Portland, Rome, Copan, Honduras, England, India

☆ Applebee's is bringing back the $1 margarita that miraculously lifted the company out of a sales slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Applebee's is bringing back its iconic Dollarita — a margarita that costs $1. "We've got our team members all geared up," Chief Marketing Officer Joel Yashinsky told Insider. After introducing the drink, Applebee's posted four consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth. Despite inflation, Yashinsky said Applebee's is able to keep the original $1 offer price because the ingredients have not increased in cost. Yashinsky did not provide an exact end date, though he told Insider that in the past, Applebee's has run the offer for a month at a time.

Persons: —, We've, Joel Yashinsky, Ozzy Osbourne's, Yashinsky, Taylor Swift, John Peyton, Peyton, Applebee's, Steve Joyce, he's, margarita, it's Organizations: Service, NBC, Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs, Dine Brands Locations: margarita, America, that's

☆ These 6,000-year-old sandals found in a Spanish cave are Europe’s oldest shoes
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —New analysis has identified the oldest shoes ever discovered in Europe, according to a study published this week in the journal Science Advances. The ancient footwear, along with Mesolithic baskets and other tools, was first discovered back in 1857, when a cave in southern Spain was looted by miners. The sandals were made of grasses as well as other materials, including leather, lime and ramie bast, a type of natural fiber. Using the descriptions provided by Góngora, the study hypothesizes that the bodies were buried wearing the sandals. The first phase was related to the Early Holocene hunter-gatherer populations, and the second phase to Middle Holocene farmers, researchers said.

Persons: Manuel de Góngora, Martínez, bast, ”, ” Francisco Martínez Sevilla Organizations: CNN, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Alcalá University, Adv, Góngora Locations: Europe, Spain, Spanish, Madrid, Granada

Derna, Libya CNN —It’s quiet at the Tartoba cemetery outside the Libyan city of Derna, despite the presence of dozens of volunteers. The school principal volunteered at his town’s cemetery after the floods struck Derna last week. Close to 4,000 people have perished in Derna after heavy rainfall and two collapsed dams caused ferocious floods, according to WHO figures. Akram al-Kawwash (left) and Abdallah al-Sheikh have not been able to find the bodies of their family members in Derna. He searched the wreckage, hoping to find his family members, but he found only the bodies of neighbors and a few survivors.

Persons: Libya CNN —, Mohamed el, ”, Sarah Sirgany, ” Sharwy, Akram al, Abdallah al, Sheikh, “, ” Abdallah al, ” Kawwash Organizations: Libya CNN, CNN, WHO Locations: Derna, Libya, Libyan

☆ Shrek Crocs are officially real
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —In the distant future, archaeologists will happen upon a Shrek Croc, its soft vinyl unsullied by the ages, and they will have questions. Crocs, the brand behind everyone’s favorite unapologetically ugly shoe, has collaborated with DreamWorks to craft an extremely important cultural artifact: The Shrek Croc. Green, freckled, and just a little scary, the Shrek Croc (or Shroc, if you will) has long been a dream for some Croc lovers. There actually is a 2018 Change.org petition floating around to “Make Shrek Crocs Real.” The good people at Crocs know what’s up too: In the run-up to the shoe’s launch on September 13, the official Croc X account retweeted 20 identical messages from an account called “Shrek Crocs,” all reading “Make Shrek Crocs real.”“The wait is over for the most wonderfully hideous Classic Clogs,” the shoe’s description reads. There are Pop Tarts Crocs (Croc-Tarts), Lisa Frank Crocs, Barbie Crocs, Crocs with fanny packs and even scented Crocs Jibbitz — a combination of words commanding almost as much dark energy as “Shrek Crocs.”Most reactions to the Shrek Crocs fall into one of two categories: “I need them immediately,” or “If you wear these in public I will perform a citizen’s arrest.” If your thoughts lean toward the former, you may want to hurry.

Persons: Margaritaville, Crocs, Lisa Frank Crocs, Barbie Crocs, fanny Organizations: CNN, DreamWorks

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