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☆ Thanksgiving Was Born From America’s Struggles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Meir Soloveichik | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Norman Rockwell’s painting “Freedom From Want” is perhaps the most famous artistic depiction of an American Thanksgiving, showing a family joyfully gathered round an enormous turkey. For Rockwell, the abundance of the meal was the point, reflecting the ideal Franklin Roosevelt named in his famous “Four Freedoms” speech. Equally notable is the tranquility of the family gathering. This year, it’s easy to wonder if Rockwell’s Thanksgiving has any relevance to our own. Soaring inflation has made big dinners less easy to afford, and many family gatherings will feature acrimonious discussions about the state of the country.

☆ The 'Lady of the Dunes' has been identified after nearly 50 years. Now, police want info about her husband.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Ruth Marie Terry in her twenties. Investigators are asking anyone with information about the whereabouts of Terry or Muldavin in New England in 1973 or 1974 to contact them. The death of the “Lady of the Dunes” was one of the most enduring and frustrating murder mysteries in Massachusetts. A young girl out for a walk found the body in the dunes in Provincetown in July 1974. Terry, whose aliases include Teri Marie Vizina, Terry M. Vizina and Teri Shannon, also had ties to Michigan and California, authorities said.

☆ Apollo 9 commander James McDivitt dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He passed on a chance to land on the moon and instead became the space agency’s program manager for five Apollo missions after the Apollo 11 moon landing. ... it was like cellophane and tin foil put together with Scotch tape and staples!”Unlike many of his fellow astronauts, McDivitt didn’t yearn to fly from childhood. McDivitt didn’t have money for college growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “And being the second or third guy wasn’t that important to me.”So McDivitt went into management, first of the Apollo lunar lander, then for the Houston part of the entire program.

☆ U.S. companies are reshoring at a rapid pace. Here's how to play the trend
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-27 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The reshoring trend – or companies shifting parts of their manufacturing and supply chains to different countries – has boomed over the last decade. In 2022, reshoring and foreign direct investment jobs announced coming back to the U.S. is on pace hit a record high of 348,493, according to data from the Reshoring Initiative. The trend also includes companies moving parts of their supply chains or manufacturing to different countries abroad. Investing the trend There are a few ways to play the reshoring trend as it continues to unfold. Analysts covering the space generally recommend picking up stocks in companies that stand to benefit from the trend, as opposed to companies in the reshoring process.

☆ Румынский самолет провёл аэрофотосъемку территории Молдовы – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-13 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: 1 min

Политика Румынский самолет провёл аэрофотосъемку территории МолдовыРумынский самолет Rockwell 690A Commander с регистрацией YR-XXC вылетел вчера из аэропорта в Яссах и начал сканировать одинаковые участки земной поверхности на высоте 4 тысячи метров. В частности, он осуществил аэрофотосъемку территории Молдовы южнее города Комрат, передаёт dumskaya.net. Также, по сообщению украинского издания, румынский самолет в момент разворотов на 180 градусов несколько раз нарушил государственную границу Украины, залетая на территорию соседней страны на расстояние до 10 км. Аэрофотосъемка проводилась по заказу молдавского агентства земельных отношений и кадастра (АЗОК) и необходима для создания кадастровой карты Молдовы.

Locations: МолдовыРумынский, Яссах, Молдова, Комрат, Украина

☆ Norman Rockwell Art Stolen and Hidden in White House for Decades, Lawsuit Claims
▼ + stars: | 1943-11-13 | by ( Kelly Crow | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Artist Norman Rockwell, who died in 1978, created endearing depictions of everyday American life that have since soared in value. An unlikely custody battle has broken out over a stash of Norman Rockwell art allegedly stolen and hidden for decades—in the White House. In 1943, Rockwell created several sketches and watercolors chronicling a typical day in the White House’s executive wing, depicting everyone from senators to soldiers sitting on red sofas and chairs as they waited to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt . The resulting montage, “So You Want to See the President,” ran in the Nov. 13, 1943, issue of “The Saturday Evening Post.”

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