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☆ This 100-year-old woman has been working at the same craft store for 26 years—why she's never retiring
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

When Jayne Burns turned 100 last summer, she told her friends that she had one wish: "to keep working." Jayne Burns and some of her co-workers at her 100th birthday party last summerBurns — who turns 101 on July 26 — didn't plan on working past 100. Burns began working at the craft store in 1997, a few months after her husband, Dick, died. Ultimately, there's no secret to living a longer, happier life, says Burns, but "working has helped." DON'T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?

Persons: She's, Joann, it's, Jayne Burns, Burns —, Burns, Dick, Donna Burns, Donna, there's, — here's, — Organizations: Crafts Locations: Mason , Ohio, Cincinnati

☆ In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Christine Chitnis | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +32 min

Urban Walks In 7 Great Cities, 7 Great Walks The pleasures of strolling through an urban landscape are manifest. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Its organically styled bouquets feel as though they’ve been freshly picked from the garden. Credit... Joann Pai for The New York Times Image Astier de Villatte specializes in antiques and tableware. Three quarters of a mile into the walk, you’ll be standing atop the first of three mountains, the 1,100-foot-high Inwangsan. Credit... Petrina Tinslay for The New York Times Few cities are so abundant with forest-like parks, coastal walks and beaches as Sydney, which is best explored on foot.

Persons: Joann Pai, Sandra Sigman, ”, Sigman, de Mars, you’ll, Dominique, Boulangerie Laurent B, Bellechasse, Germain, Bac, Pierre Hermé, monsieur, Le, Rue de Babylone, Sèvres, Rue de l’Abbaye, de Furstemberg, Furstemberg, they’ve, Tournon —, Villatte, Queen Marie de ’, Palazzo Pitti, Fna, Imane, —, Rue Riad Zeitoun, Rue Djane Ben Chegra, Rue Laarassi, darija, Rue Sidi Boulabada, Rue Bab Ahmad, Rue Bin Lafnadek, Michael Park, it’s, Earl Grey scones, Hadid, Petrina, It’s, Strickland, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Ian Cheibub, Ayrton Senna, touristy, Clarice Lispector, altinha, Tom Jobim, toting Tom Jobim, Osório, Rua Vinícius de Moraes Organizations: Shops, Jardin de, The New York, Rue Saint, Mars, ., The New York Times, des Invalides, Saint, Blvd . Saint, Rue de, Rue du, Rue de Rennes, de, Compagnie Française, Français, du, Palazzo, Credit, Rue Riad, des, Rue Bahia Bab, Moors, Jewish, Rue, Rue Sidi, Tachenbacht, Rue Bin, Wall ., Korean, South Korean, Milk, Nielsen, New, Opera, Milk Beach, Gibsons, Reserve, South, Heritage, Hornby, Fort, Francisco, Rua Locations: Cities, Paris, Seoul, Marrakesh, Jardin, Jardin de Luxembourg, Rue, Esplanade des Invalides, Blvd, Raspail, bac, Rue de Bac, Bac, Rue de Babylone, Seine, Astier, Français ., du Luxembourg, Italian, Florence, medina, Moroccan, Central Park, Jemaa, ., El, unburied, El Badi, Spain, Marrakesh ., darija —, Marrakesh enfolds, Morocco, Naksan Park, Gyeongbokgung, Scoff, Inwangsan, Seongbuk district, Dongdamun, Sydney, Hermitage, Bayview Hill, Vaucluse, Watsons, Queens Beach, . Credit, Bayview, Fort Denison, Sydney Harbour’s, Milk, Camp Cove . Credit, Parsley Bay, Hopetoun, Palmerston, Moreton, Camp Cove Beach, Mosman, Balgowlah, Manly, Bay, Watsons Bay, de Janeiro, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian, Ipanema, Rio, Beach . Credit, Italy, Copacabana Beach . Credit, de, Leme, Fort Copacabana, Arpoador, Vero, Polis Sucos, Polis

☆ Rising the ranks at Citadel Securities: How this 31-year-old rose from intern to head of foreign exchange in 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

At 31, Soeren Kuenzel runs Citadel Securities' FX team, overseeing hundreds of billions in trades. Just ask Soeren Kuenzel, the head of foreign-exchange trading at Citadel Securities who's now responsible for billions in complicated currency trades at just 31 years old. It was sponsored by Citadel, the hedge-fund firm led by the billionaire Ken Griffin, alongside the market maker Citadel Securities. Citadel Securities, launched by Griffin in 2002, is one of the biggest trading houses matching sellers and buyers of stocks, bonds, and currencies across the globe. He finished his doctorate at Berkeley in 2019 and began working that fall as a quant researcher at Citadel Securities full time in Chicago.

Persons: Soeren, Soeren Kuenzel, Kuenzel, Ken Griffin, Griffin, Fang Wu, Wu, It's, Yale's, I've, he's, that's, Alex Morell Organizations: Citadel Securities, FX, University of California, Facebook, Apple, Citadel, New York Stock Exchange, Chicago, Berkeley, Yale's men's, Cape, Cape Florida Lighthouse Locations: Berkeley, Miami, Europe, Chicago, Germany, Cape Florida

☆ How a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper lives a long and happy life
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Mickey Todiwala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper lives a long and happy lifeBuddy Grover, 95, has been a volunteer at the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, NJ for the past 13 years. The role keeps him busy and allows him to meet new people and stay socially fit, all things which have been linked to longevity. "[I'm] living from day to day and looking forward to what tomorrow is going to hold. There's always something worthwhile."

Persons: Buddy Grover, There's Locations: Atlantic City , NJ

☆ I'm a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper. Here are my keys to a long, happy life: 'There's always something worthwhile'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For over a decade, Buddy Grover, 95, has served as a volunteer lighthouse keeper at the third tallest masonry lighthouse in the United States. Buddy Grover is a 95-year-old lighthouse keeper at Absecon Lighthouse in New Jersey. Mickey Todiwala. A 95-year-old lighthouse keeper's key to a long, happy lifeWhen it comes to longevity, "I accredit my good health to several things," Grover says. Mickey Todiwala.

Persons: Buddy Grover, Grover, Mickey Todiwala, that's, I've, There's, he's, I'm, Aurora Organizations: CNBC Locations: United States, Absecon, Atlantic City, N.J, New Jersey, Spain, South America, Thailand, Singapore, U.S

☆ Retailers are gamifying shopping with virtual storefronts to boost engagement, loyalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

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Persons: Crew's, Derek Yarbrough, J, Yarbrough, Obsess, Neha Singh, Singh, Elizabeth Arden, Dior, Ralph Lauren, Corona, Johnson, metaverse, it's, Crew's Yarbrough Organizations: CNBC, American, Mattel, Maybelline, Amazon Locations: New York, Los Angeles, Laneige

☆ The U.S. is giving away 6 lighthouses—here's what it's like to actually own one: 'It's truly a labor of love'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The U.S. is giving away and auctioning off lighthouses across the East Coast and Midwest. The GSA will also sell four lighthouses in Ohio, Connecticut, Michigan and New York in a public auction. But there's a catch: While the lighthouse is free, the new owners will be responsible for the cost of upkeep and maintenance. Warwick Neck Light is located on Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island and is one of the lighthouses being given away for free. Kelly told TIME that there are nonprofits that already maintain some of the lighthouses being offered up this year.

Persons: you've, John Kelly, Kelly, Richard Cucé, Blastco, Cucé Organizations: U.S . General Services Administration, GSA, CNBC, TIME, Istock, Getty, U.S . Navy, U.S, Congress, Historic Lighthouse Locations: East Coast, Midwest, Massachusetts , Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio , Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Narragansett, Old Saybrook , Connecticut, Hopper, Chesapeake, Penfield, Fairfield , Connecticut

☆ Croatia's little-visited coastline above Dubrovnik
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Mary Novakovich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

There’s even Kornati National Park, one of Croatia’s most compelling natural spaces, spread over 89 islands. Meanwhile, Trogir – whose old town occupies its own little island – is a magical place protected by UNESCO World Heritage status. In just one square within the walled old town you’ll be immersed in centuries of history. Primošten’s old town is on its own little island connected to the newer town by a causeway. Look out for a little promontory just to the north of the old town, where you’ll see pebbly beaches backed by pine trees.

Persons: Trogir, Anastasia, Danny Lehman, –, you’ll, Trg, Mary’s, Boonchet, Nikola Bašić, you’ve, Nin, Veli, it’s, Anton Petrus, there’s, Jakov, Ivan Coric, You’ll, George, Andrey Omelyanchuk, Mary Novakovich, “ Organizations: CNN, Dalmatia, UNESCO World, Kolovare, Getty, Yugoslav, UNESCO Locations: Split, Dubrovnik, Croatian, Croatia’s, Zadar, Trogir, You’ll, Šibenik, Zadar's, Donat’s, St, Mary’s, you’re, Kolovare, Bibinje, Nin, –, Sakarun, Dugi, Murter, Sibenik's, Lawrence’s, Krka, Skradin, Primošten, Čiovo, Riva

☆ Here are six lighthouses the government is literally giving away for free
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US General Services Administration (GSA) is offering a record number of lighthouses to the public. The GSA will give away six to nonprofits and government entities, and sell another four via public auction. The lighthouses are being offered as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Since its inception, over 150 lighthouses have circulated through the NHLPA program, the GSA said. See the six lighthouses that GSA is giving away for free this year:

☆ Fixer-Uppers With Waterfront Views: The U.S. Is Unloading Lighthouses
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Michael Levenson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Looking for a place with waterfront views? The government might have a deal for you. The General Services Administration said on Friday that it was giving away six lighthouses to nonprofits or government agencies that promise to maintain them, and planned to sell four others to the public at auction. The lighthouses are on some of the most picturesque waters in New England and the Midwest. But aspiring lightkeepers should be prepared to do some repair work before living out their 19th-century maritime fantasies.

☆ Travel news: Summer flights, best beaches and tourist-deterring fences
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —In travel news this week, why this summer could be a record-breaking one for air travel, America’s best beaches and Asian-American fusion cuisine – plus an Austrian village takes an unusual approach to combating unwelcome tourist behavior. Celebrating Asian American heritageGrowing up in North Carolina in the 1980s and ’90s, Kevin Lambert always felt different from his White peers. The United States has long been described as a “melting pot,” and it sure is delicious. 1 beach in the United States, which is on the Gulf of Mexico, has miles of pristine sand. nobleIMAGES/Alamy Stock Photo The best beaches in the United States in 2023 Prev NextHalf of the top 10 beaches in the United States for 2023 are in Florida and Hawaii, according to the latest annual report from coastal scientist “Dr.

☆ DeSantis defends fundraising for the ex-Marine who fatally choked Jordan Neely in subway: 'Vets look out for other vets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis shared a fundraising page for Penny over the weekend, raising $2 million for his defense. "Vets look out for other vets," DeSantis said when asked about it Tuesday. Ron DeSantis of Florida defended ex-Marine Daniel Penny as having done the "right thing" after he fatally choked Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway. Protests ensued in New York City, and the story became national news as it touched on race, homelessness, crime, and mental health treatment. Crime in New York City is higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show.

☆ DeSantis pledges he would 'clean house' at the FBI as president in response to Durham report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Special counsel John Durham slammed the FBI over its Trump-Russia investigation in a new report. DeSantis said the report showed "I was right," because he'd defended Trump as a US congressman. "What I would do is clean house top to bottom in these agencies," he said of the FBI and others. The report was published Monday and overseen by Special Counsel John Durham — who was appointed by former President Trump's attorney general Bill Barr — and was the conclusion of a four-yearlong investigation into the 2016 election. The FBI opened its investigation in July 2016 and Special Counsel Robert Mueller took over in 2017.

☆ DeSantis slams Trump for dodging question on 6-week abortion ban, doubles down on his support for the issue: 'I was proud to do it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He criticized DeSantis' six-week ban in Florida as 'too harsh.' Ron DeSantis of Florida put pressure on former President Donald Trump Tuesday to answer whether he'd sign a six-week abortion ban into law. "I signed the bill, I was proud to do it," DeSantis said of the six-week ban. Voters also overwhelmingly support allowing abortions in cases of rape, incest, or when a pregnancy is life threatening. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to an Insider email requestion a response to DeSantis' latest abortion comments.

☆ South Africa’s most epic hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Here are nine of South Africa’s best multiday backpacking trails:Otter TrailThe coastal Otter Trail takes in some of South Africa's most beautiful coastline. South African TourismSouth Africa’s oldest (established in 1968) and most celebrated hiking route, the Otter Trail runs along the Eastern Cape coast between Storms River Mouth and Nature’s Valley in Garden Route National Park. South African TourismSummit the legendary Drakensberg escarpment on a vertiginous route that rises high above Thendele Royal Natal National Park in KwaZulu-Natal province. Distance: About 25 kilometers (16 miles)Time: 2 daysInfo: hikingsouthafrica.co.za/kgaswane-summit-trail/Tsitsikamma TrailThe Garden Route National Park is an advenure sport paradise. Each traverse takes seven to 10 days during the South African spring (September-November).

☆ A Tennessee woman turned a millionaire's private 55-acre playground into an Airbnb empire with a replica Noah's ark and a treehouse mansion where guests can stay from $97 a night
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

After 40 years of real-estate investing, Marie was taken by the unique property. The novelty of owning a lighthouse, country store, and ark appealed to her, as did the unspoiled surroundings. "You look out to see nature flourishing and a stream running, it's pretty fabulous," she told Insider. Courtesy of Kelly Marie

The northern and southern lights, which are usually confined to the Arctic and Antarctica, have generated awe and wonder for centuries. The northern lights were visible over St. Mary's lighthouse in Whitley Bay, England on Monday. The southern lights glowed over Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday. Over the next few years, the northern lights might appear further south more regularly, said Robert Massey, executive director at the Royal Astronomical Society. A National Weather Service employee took a photo of the northern lights in Maine on Sunday.

☆ 'A massive record-breaker': A plot of sand the size of half a football field just sold for $34 million on a luxury Dubai island
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A plot of sand in Dubai half the size of a football field sold for $34 million, per Bloomberg. The 24,500 sq ft plot — about half the size of a football field — is on Jumeirah Bay Island, a man-made island in the shape of a seahorse. Jumeirah Bay Island is man-made, like the World Islands and Palm Jumeirah. GooglePrices on Jumeirah Bay Island are so expensive because there were only 128 plots originally put on offer. By comparison, there are thousands of homes on the tree-shaped Palm Jumeirah island, and 300 in the World Islands archipelago.

☆ Why America's childcare system is crumbling and its workers are begging for help
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Childcare workers earn less than half what the average US worker earns — and many are quitting. One Montessori school has seen people quit and had to raise tuition in order to cover staff pay. Almost all of the childcare workers in this story asked to be referred to by first name only, out of fear of professional repercussions. And childcare workers specifically in child daycare services make an average of $12.40 an hour. Sinead, a 24-year-old childcare worker in West Virginia, makes even less than the national average for childcare workers, with pay of $9.50 an hour.

☆ SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Livia Albeck-Ripka | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As the most powerful rocket ever built blasted from its launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, the liftoff rocked the earth and kicked up a billowing cloud of dust and debris, shaking homes and raining down brown grime for miles. In Port Isabel, a city about six miles northwest where at least one window shattered, residents were alarmed. “It was truly terrifying,” said Sharon Almaguer, who, at the time of the launch, was at home with her 80-year-old mother. During previous launches, Ms. Almaguer said she had experienced some shaking inside the brick house, but “this was on a completely different level.”Meanwhile, SpaceX’s Starship exploded minutes after liftoff and before reaching orbit. Near the launch site, the residents of Port Isabel, known for its towering lighthouse and less than 10 miles from the border with Mexico, were left to deal with the mess.

☆ Photos show how a Medieval English village with a 14th-century church and historic lighthouse is crumbling into the sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Happisburgh, located in England's Norfolk county, has been crumbling into the sea. Coastal erosion has plagued the village for decades, and could be worsened by increasing storms. Million-year-old human footprints were once discovered in the historic village, but they washed away. Happisburgh, located in Norfolk County, has seen dozens of homes wash away to sea as the cliff face edges closer and closer to its remaining residents. Photos show how the sea could soon swallow more of the historic town if the coastal erosion continues.

☆ Adobe launches Firefly generative A.I., which lets users type to edit images
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

By highlighting an element in a multilayer work of art — a lighthouse, in the demo video — Adobe Firefly uses AI to generate different versions of the lighthouse. Adobe on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence tool called Firefly that will let users type commands to quickly modify images. Adobe's new product comes at a key inflection point both for Adobe and AI more broadly. OpenAI and Stable Diffusion, another AI organization, both offer generative AI image products. Adobe said Firefly will place an emphasis on giving creators "opportunities to benefit from your skills and creativity and protect your work."

☆ Citadel accelerates hiring push in Hong Kong and London
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, March 17 (Reuters) - Miami-based Citadel has kicked off 2023 with multiple senior hires in London and Hong Kong to beef up its international equities team, after the firm became the world's most profitable hedge fund in 2022, profile updates on LinkedIn show. He previously worked as head of Asian Research of Florida-based hedge fund giant Lighthouse for more than seven years. After working for UBS investment bank for more than 16 years, Keith Donan also moved to Citadel in Hong Kong this month as a senior trader. Citadel's international equities team is a multi-manager business focusing on opportunities in Europe and Asia. Led by Sean Salji in London, the team has over 80 investment professionals in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Paris.

☆ Here's what's inside the nearly $125,000 gift bag given to Brendan Fraser, Steven Spielberg and other Oscar nominees
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But on top of critical acclaim and higher earning potential, there's another benefit to getting an Oscar nod: the gift bag. "There's nothing like a first time nominee's enthusiasm about getting this gift bag," Fary says. Because of the large quantity of products that is being gifted, Distinctive Assets delivers everything packed into two suitcases. What's included in this year's 'Everybody Wins' gift bag? Director Steven Spielberg has received numerous "Everybody Wins" gift bags for past Academy Award nominations.

☆ I'm a 34 year old who lives on a boat in the canals of England. It was the least expensive way to buy a home and allows me to lead an extraordinary life.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elizabeth Earle is a freelance author and illustrator in England who lives on a 70-foot narrowboat. Earle said living on a boat is cheaper than a house, but licenses and insurance also come at a cost. I moved to the Caribbean, renovated this boat, and adopted a street dog who hated sailing. I don't have a mortgage, but I still have monthly expenses to payThere are several things you need to live the boat life. Earle is happy living on a boat and has no current plans to settle on land.

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