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☆ Inside Balyasny's summer internship, where how you accept feedback can make or break your chance of a full-time offer
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That goes for summer interns, too, and may be especially important for them considering the bar to entry is high at Balyasny. The firm said it usually converts about 50% of its top-performing summer interns into full-time hires. AdvertisementThe hedge fund also has a formal feedback process where interns get a progress report about halfway through the summer, and again at the end. Anna Gietl, intern summer of 2022 BalyasnyDon't just hear feedback — implement itBalyasny's culture is about more than accepting feedback or seeking it out. Feedback can also be a catalyst to help build connections and solicit mentorship from people outside your team, Gietl added.

Persons: Hannah Dinardo, Dinardo, San Francisco —, execs, Dmitry Balyasny, Brendan McDermid, aren't, it's, Andrew McHugh, Anna Gietl, Gietl, —, I've, Balyasny, It's, McHugh Organizations: Service, Business, BAM, Balyasny Asset Management Locations: York, New York, Chicago, Austin, Houston, San, London , Hong Kong, Singapore

☆ Pope removes outspoken conservative Texas Bishop Joseph E. Strickland after investigation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Pope Francis has removed a Texas bishop from his position after an investigation ordered by the Vatican. “The recommendation was made to the Holy Father that the continuation in office of Bishop Strickland was not feasible,” reads the statement. “After months of careful consideration by the Dicastery for Bishops and the Holy Father, the decision was reached that the resignation of Bishop Strickland should be requested. Having been presented with that request on November 9, 2023, Bishop Strickland declined to resign from office.”“Thereafter, on November 11, 2023, the Holy Father removed Bishop Strickland from the Office of Bishop of Tyler,” he added. Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin has been appointed “apostolic administrator” of the Tyler diocese, according to the Archdiocese’s statement announcing Strickland’s removal.

Persons: Pope Francis, Pope, Bishop Joseph E, Strickland, Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo, ”, Bishop Dennis Sullivan, Gerald Kicanas, Francis, Joe Biden, Harris, ” Strickland, DiNardo, Tyler, Bishop Strickland, “, ” “, Bishop Joe Vásquez Organizations: CNN, Vatican, National Catholic, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, Biden, Bishops, Catholic Locations: Texas, Tyler , Texas, Metropolitan, Galveston, Houston, Tyler, Camden, Tucson, Austin

☆ 'Easy to bully': A corporate landlord in Cincinnati is aggressive in trying to evict tenants, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | Gretchen Morgenson Is The Senior Financial Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. A Former Stockbroker | She Won The Pulitzer Prize In For Her | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

“We had the exact same story and the exact same company — VineBrook Homes,” Allen told NBC News. VineBrook Homes Trust Inc., which owns over 3,000 single-family homes in the Cincinnati area, is one of the most aggressive landlords in bringing eviction proceedings against its residents, they say. A big institutional owner of over 24,000 single-family homes in mostly lower-income areas, VineBrook Homes is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with properties in 18 states, including Alabama, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi. “I left in Dec. 2021,” Jenkins told NBC News. Vinebrook Homes owns over 3,000 single-family homes in the Cincinnati area, including many in suburbs like North College Hill.

☆ Transforming A Mazda RX-7 With Manga-Style Paint
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Anthony Dinardo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The process involves using multiple colors of high quality spray paint and paint pens. And I tell them it's spray paint, and then their head literally just explodes. When it comes to that specific style spray paint, It's a winter proof, weatherproof, everything you think of it promotes it on the side of the can. If you get a full three coat paint job from me, it's glassy, it looks like glass. So once you put it over, put the clear coat over the paint job, it's a real paint job and it looks good.

☆ How laser cleaning deep cleans 40 years of rust on cars
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Anthony Dinardo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Laser cleaning is a process in which a specific frequency of light is used to target surface rust. TikToker Workshop Rebuild shares his process for laser cleaning a car covered in 40 years of rust. Laser cleaning is a process where a laser beam gets emitted from a laser-cleaning machine. And this handheld device will always be pointed towards a metal surface with any surface contaminants. So how does laser cleaning actually work?

☆ Why planes are repainted so often
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Anthony Dinardo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Narrator: Over the course of a 20- to 30-year life span, commercial planes are completely repainted as often as every seven to 10 years, depending on the size, accumulated flight time, and the climate of the plane's route. On top of that, for larger planes, the process can take two weeks, meaning airlines take a financial hit every time a plane in their fleet needs a touch-up. After covering windows and other sensitive areas to avoid damage, workers sand down logos by hand and apply a heavy paint thinner that melts the paint away overnight. That's why a greenish-yellow compound containing zinc chromate is sprayed to cover the plane's bare aluminum body. Additionally, planes are typically painted light shades, like white or gray, to reflect heat from the sun.

☆ 4 Light Exercises to Help You Sleep
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-23 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

4 Light Exercises to Help You Sleep Kelly DiNardo Resting in Washington, D.C. 😴Brown Bird DesignSleep should be a welcome respite, but many of us are left tossing and turning. Studies have shown that exercise can reduce the amount of time it takes to fall asleep. Here’s a short routine for right before bedtime →

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