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☆ An anonymous 'art-world family' took out a job ad for an executive assistant to make their life easier 'in every way possible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A job posting for an executive assistant for a "high-profile art world family" recently went viral. For a $65,000-$95,000 salary, the prospective candidate is asked to "make life easier for the couple in every way possible." The ad has been removed, but was originally posted on a job board hosted by the New York Foundation for the Arts. But a recent ad for an "Executive Assistant" for an "Art World Family" has gone viral for its unreasonable — and borderline exploitative — list of job requirements. The ad was originally posted on a job board hosted by the nonprofit New York Foundation for the Arts.

☆ The Wild World Inside Your Gut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Alice Callahan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +20 min

The Wild World Inside Your GutWe tackled everything from heartburn, stress, spicy foods and colon cleanses to antibiotics and more. So grab a kombucha, get comfortable and read on for everything you’ve wanted to know about the wild world inside your gut. 3 What are some simple things I can do to improve my gut health? That “really is going to have the strongest impact on our health, including gut health,” she said. (Though for general gut health, Dr. Rao said, most people living in the United States could benefit from eating fewer refined carbohydrates and more fiber.)

☆ They’re Inseparable—but Only When They Exercise
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Jen Murphy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kim Austin and Mark Abair bicker like an old married couple. She chides him for always starting out too fast at races. On long runs, she rolls her eyes when he insists on finding a port-a-potty. Ms. Austin is married, but not to Mr. Abair. Instead, he serves as what hard-core exercisers call a workout husband—the exercise equivalent of a work spouse.

☆ The rest of the US can learn a lot from how New Mexico is tackling the childcare crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New Mexico is the first state to dedicate permanent funding for childcare. The amendment, which was the result of nearly a year of campaigning by thousands of childcare workers across the state, made New Mexico the first in the nation to allocate permanent funding to childcare. "New Mexico is a leader right now," Cindy Lehnhoff, Director of the National Child Care Association, told Insider. "Economies of scale do not apply to child care in the same way as with other economic sectors," Taryn Morrissey, an associate professor of public policy at American University, told Insider. The experts agree the best solution ties back to what New Mexico is doing right now: expanding government childcare funding.

☆ This startup turning human waste into fertilizer just raised $7.5 million. Here's the 17-slide pitch deck Wasted used to raise the fresh funds.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wasted is making fertilizer out of urine and just raised $7.5 million in fresh funding. Wasted, which he created alongside Taylor Zehren and Thor Retzlaff, is redesigning the porta-potty to ultimately turn human waste into agriculture fertilizer. At least 40 wastewater treatment plants were damaged as a result of the 2017 hurricane Harvey, which saw raw sewage spill out onto streets. Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium are common fertilizers found in human waste but are typically extracted from the earth for use. There is a long history of some countries using untreated or partially-treated human waste as fertilizer.

☆ 3 couples who drive trucks for a living reveal how they manage to stay in love while on the road
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But the Rebelos aren't influencers or travel photographers — they're truck drivers. Insider interviewed three trucking couples about how their marriages have survived — and even thrived — while driving freight across the country. "Even prisoners have a bigger cell than a truck," Deb told Insider. "Of course you love the person, but you better like that person, too," Frank Rebelo said. "You get into a little bit of an argument and you're packing all your stuff," Deb LaBree told Insider about the couple's early trucking days.

☆ Wedding 'pet attendants' can make more than $200 an hour doing things like dressing dogs in tuxedos and taking them on bathroom breaks on a couple's big day
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some wedding "pet attendants" charge $200 an hour or more to tend to pets participating in a couple's big day, USA Today reports. Their responsibilities can include outfitting dogs in tuxedos, taking them on potty breaks, and more. Wedding pet coordinators are responsible for smoothly integrating a couple's pets, usually dogs, into their wedding, a task that can earn them $200 per hour or more, as USA Today reports. One wedding pet attendant, 42-year-old Amy Fiala of Austin, Texas, told the outlet she got into the business after her own wedding in 2013, which featured her Great Dane and Pomeranian. Some wedding pet attendants say they've seen an uptick in business in the past few years, as many people got pets during the pandemic.

Six-year-old Tahjir Burrowes wandered out of his Florida home on Oct. 5, wearing only a diaper and a T-shirt, and headed straight for a hurricane-flooded canal. His 17-year-old brother, Tahjon, knew something was wrong as soon as he got out of the bathroom and could not find his little brother anywhere. “Mom, mom, mom! Their mother, Lachera Burrowes, immediately jumped in her car and drove to the canal near their Lehigh home. Tahjon, left, and Tahjir Burrowes survey their Lehigh home, shortly after Hurricane Ian hit.

☆ Denver man convicted of using AK-47 to kill woman who was walking her dog
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

DENVER — A man accused of using an AK-47 to kill a woman and wound her boyfriend as they walked their dog was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder on Thursday. Close had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity but jurors concluded that he knew what he was doing when he opened fire, The Denver Post reported. Close yelled out the window at the couple as they urged the dog to “go potty” before getting the AK-47, which he had taken from a friend who was a Denver police sergeant. Close cried as the verdict was read, as did members of Thallas’ family. Thallas’ mother, Anna Thallas, said she felt numb.

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