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A lesson Dr. Benson-Amram has learned: “Animals that try more things are more successful than the animals that try just a few things and then give up. But you can't just be persistent and not creative, right?” It’s an insight she said has resonated with her students.

The landmark case was the first to test whether the NCAA could be held liable for traumatic brain injuries suffered by players, lawyers said. “The NCAA bore no responsibility for Mr. Gee’s tragic death, and furthermore, the case was not supported by medical science linking Mr. Gee’s death to his college football career,” Bearby said. Alana Gee’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Alana Gee's lawyers said his substance abuse and health problems stemmed from CTE. Tests of Gee's brain tissue following his death concluded that he suffered from CTE and that this “likely contributed” to his cognitive decline, according to Alana Gee's November 2020 lawsuit.

☆ JPMorgan is the latest company to try to profit by taking old-school rent checks online
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

More than 100 million people in the US pay a total of $500 billion in rent each year, per JPMorgan. JPMorgan and many startups are taking the rent check online to get a cut of that pool of money. Historically, America's 44.2 million renters have written checks to their landlords and kissed that cash goodbye. Renters living at one of the 2.5 million "Bilt Alliance" properties, have the ability to report their rent payments to Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax. Once enrolled, renters can earn Pinata Cash that can be spent at retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Target, and also have their rent payments reported to TransUnion.

☆ Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Stern, New Jersey’s first poet laureate, died Thursday at Calvary Hospice in New York City, according to his longtime partner, Anne Marie Macari. He regarded “The One Thing in Life,” from the 1977 collection “Lucky Life,” as the poem that best defined him. Stern studied political science at the University of Pittsburgh and received a master’s in comparative literature from Columbia University. They had two children, Rachael Stern Martin and David Stern. Or get laid.”Besides Macari and his children, Stern is survived by grandchildren Dylan and Alana Stern and Rebecca and Julia Martin.

☆ They Ditched Their Home Office and Turned It Into a Bar
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Laura Hine | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Page and Sheila Nazarian found their Brentwood, Calif., house in 2010 and by 2019 they were ready to undertake some major renovations and upgrades. When Mr. Nazarian approached Ms. Marie about their home renovation project, his timing was pretty perfect. “Page and Sheila became my first clients.”With their three children in mind, the Nazarians asked Ms. Marie, whose firm is Alana Marie Interiors, to start outdoors. They looked at the former owner’s home office. “We were going to keep it as an office,” Mr. Nazarian said, “but then one of our friends came in and said it would be an awesome bar.”

☆ Renters are finally being rewarded for paying the bills on time with cash back, gift cards, and even boosted credit scores
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-02 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Historically, the US's 44.2 million renters have written checks to their landlords and kissed that cash goodbye. In lieu of a security deposit, Up&Up users "invest" one month's rent into their Up&Up Wallet. Bilt: Building credit is as easy as paying rentAt the rental-rewards startup Bilt, renters are rewarded for paying rent. Piñata: Crack open the rewards while rentingPiñata, too, offers rewards for renters, alongside credit reporting. They can also have their rent payments reported to TransUnion.

☆ How these MBA grads used their education — from opening a clothing store to working at a nonprofit
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-04 | by ( Alana Pockros | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Financial services and consulting are some of the most popular fields for business school grads. According to statistics from Harvard Business School, financial services and consulting are the most popular paths for its graduates. When Colloredo-Mansfeld's husband got a professorship at the University of Iowa, she started working at Iowa's business school. Additionally, he had gotten a taste of business school years prior when he attended Stanford's Summer Institute for General Management Program. It was on these site visits that Richman started to work directly with customers and realized she had a passion for selling.

☆ NBCNews.com Digital Contacts
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

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☆ This fascinating map shows the new religious breakdown in China
▼ + stars: | 2015-08-18 | by ( Alana Yzola | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China has historically followed ancient religions like Buddhism and Taoism for about 2,000 years, according to China's State Council. But a recent map published by Reuters shows that the country’s belief systems have become increasingly diverse. AdvertisementThis map shows the new religious make up of China. “Protestant Christianity has been the fastest growing religion in China,” Yang writes in his essay, When Will China Become The World’s Largest Christian Country? According to the map, Chinese authorities in Huzhou removed a cross from a church despite the month long protesting efforts to protect their religious symbol.

Persons: Fenggang Yang, Fanggang Yang, ” Yang, Will China, Yang, “, Eleanor Albert, Julia Ro Organizations: State, Reuters, Religion, Society, Purdue University, Foreign Relations, Foreign, Chinese Communist Party, Guardian, Global, BBC Locations: China, Xinjiang, Gansu, Huzhou

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