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☆ Why does Santa wear a red and white outfit?
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-22 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Red velvet suit, white fur trim, tall black boots, cozy (if not indulgent) pom-pom hat. Robert Walter Weir's oil painting of Santa Claus from 1837, shows him as a beardless, caped peddler of goods. Nowhere would we have found Christmas trees; no reindeer, no Santa Claus,” Nissenbaum writes. Portraits of Santa Claus by J.C. Leyendecker (left) and Norman Rockwell (right) helped establish Santa Claus' suit and wholesome persona. As his clothes evolved, Santa Claus’ elfish nature faded, too, into a much taller, jolly, and purely benevolent guest.

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☆ What life is like in one of the most remote places on Earth
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-03 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Blomdahl moved to Svalbard in 2015 and documents her unique life to millions of fascinated social media followers. But as Blomdahl knows, life in Svalbard isn’t easy. Polar night runs from mid-November to the end of January, when the sun doesn’t rise above the horizon. I just want to show Svalbard the way it is.” Cecilia BlomdahlAs for day-to-day life, Svalbard is sufficiently equipped with the means to sustain its population. Local officials have geared available resources to primarily maintain life on Svalbard as it is, given the environmental and developmental constraints.

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☆ Mining Old Sites Can be a Shortcut to More Copper for the Energy Transition
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Yusuf Khan | Mari Novik | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

In the U.S. and beyond, some are jumping ahead by targeting a new but also old source—closed mines, also known as brownfield sites. In the mountains of northern Norway, Bluelake is seeking to reopen the Joma mine that closed 25 years ago because of low copper prices. “Røyrvik has a valued tradition of mining in the old times,” said Hans Oskar Devik, the leader of the local government. Despite the challenges, brownfield mining is also being seen as a way to help ensure mineral security in the U.S., especially in areas such as defense and energy. Preview SubscribeWhen MP bought its brownfield site in 2017, it had a mining permit but was in a state of disrepair, with the pit itself flooded.

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☆ I write and direct Christmas movies. It's easy to fall into a formula — this is how we try and keep ours fresh.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Jack Needham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Sandra L. Martin says it's a "huge challenge" to keep Christmas movies "fresh." I've directed 12 films so far, and I've done three Christmas movies in the past two years. I hadn't made a Christmas movie until 2020When COVID-19 locked everybody down, all of our work was canceled. Keeping Christmas movies fresh is a huge challengeIt's easy to fall into a formula where someone moves from the big city to a small town. Christmas movies are now an industry, and a booming industry at that.

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