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Can you solve it? The man who made India ’s trains run on time
Get your brain on trackBy day, Shyam Sunder Gupta was Principal Chief Engineer of Indian Railways. By night, he was a guru of recreational mathematics.For decades, Gupta spent his free time exploring patterns in numbers, his numerical curiosities finding their way into journals, magazines and books.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alex Bellos Tags: Mathematics Education Science Source Type: news
I ’m tempering that pessimist on my shoulder…
In short: Pay attention to what popular magazine covers are saying. Then, do the exact opposite. Let me show you what the latest cover is saying… and my top way to “play it.” • The Economist—one of the most widely read financial magazines in the world—has an almost supernatural ability to nail the…#economist #brazil #ishares #ewz #brazilian #oilage #twocitibank #groundhogday #russian
Source: Reuters: Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Linda Evangelista Battled Breast Cancer Twice in the Last 5 Years
Linda Evangelista used to be everywhere, as one of the original supermodels. She dominated the catwalks and covers of magazines before suddenly exiting the spotlight without explanation. In 2021, she emerged and revealed that CoolSculpting side effects gone awry had left her, in her words,…#lindaevangelista #coolsculpting #supermodels #vogue #wsj #dailymail #likewhats #salmahayek #françoishenripinault #evanglista
Source: Reuters: Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stop freelancing! Become a business owner instead
Even when I had staff jobs on newspapers and magazines, I was freelancing on the side and saw that as my main identity. The jobs would all end, eventually. But I would always write. Then I just got tired of hustling. Tired of saying yes to jobs I really didn’t want to do, because I was afraid I’d…
Source: Reuters: Health - September 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93
The first woman to be named executive director of Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, she expanded its readership and its influence in Washington.
Source: NYT - August 8, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: Sam Roberts Tags: Magazines Women and Girls Deaths (Obituaries) Consumer Protection Advertising and Marketing Consumer Reports Consumers Union Karpatkin, Rhoda (1930-2023) Source Type: news
The Women ’s Magazines of 2023 Are in a Facebook Group and Your Inbox
“Women’s Interest” magazines on display at a Barnes & Noble in New York. The number of such magazines the store sells on its website has dropped from 61 in 2015 to only 19 this month. People still want to know what to wear and what is actually worth buying — and they want to trust the person…#womensinterest #barnesnoble #newyorkcity #taylorswift #glamour #tiktok #substack #geethanks #geezers #carolinemoss
Source: Reuters: Health - August 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senior citizens in traffic-dangerous or endangered? - Mutschler W, Helfen T.
The title of this special issue is no coincidence, even if it may initially sound too sensational for a scientific journal. But, this debate is going on in our daily newspapers and magazines and it has to keep us busy. Whenever an 85-year-old slams a Merce...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Lunar Codex: digitised works of 30,000 artists to be archived on moon
Collection to include images, objects, magazines, books, podcasts, movies and music from 157 countriesA portrait assembled from Lego bricks, woodcuts printed in Ukrainian soil and a collection of poetry from every continent are among thousands of works to be archived on the moon as a lasting record of human creativity.The collection, known as theLunar Codex, is being digitised and stored on memory cards or laser-etched on NanoFiche – a 21st-century update on film-based microfiche – in preparation for the missions that will ferry the material to the lunar surface.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: The moon Science Space Art Books Film Music Art and design Culture Source Type: news
This CEO left an exec job at Airbnb to start her own baby formula company
Laura Modi wasn't looking for a reason to quit her job as she walked the aisles of her local pharmacy at 3 a.m. — she just wanted to find something to calm her crying newborn. Instead, hidden between a rack of magazines and discounted bottles of sunscreen, she found a multi-million dollar business…#lauramodi #modi #airbnb #bobbie #fda #target #targetcom #google
Source: Reuters: Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Light leaves Union-Tribune, Hearst magazine layoffs, Texas Tribune ’s new editorial fellows
With little doubt Alden Capital will gut the newly acquired San Diego Union-Tribune to enrich its principals, editor-publisher Jeff Light (pictured) has left after 13 years. Sad news for Hearst, too, which has laid off 41 people at its premier magazines. On the brighter side, the stellar Texas…#aldencapital #sandiegouniontribune #jefflight #hearst #texastribune #cosmo #seventeen #elle
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hearst to lay off 41 at Cosmo, Seventeen, Elle and more
The following excerpt was sent out from businessoffashion.com: Hearst Magazines has laid off a number of editorial employees, affecting brands including Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and more. According to the Hearst Magazines union Twitter account, 41 union members were impacted…#hearstmagazines #cosmopolitan #elle #twitter #seventeen #jessicagiles #kristinkoch #hearst
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is the luxury sector recession-proof?
H byword for exclusivity. Its signature Birkin bag, one of which sold for $450,000 last year, cannot be bought from the luxury firm’s website or by simply walking into a store. There are neither ads in fashion magazines nor glossy campaigns on Instagram. For the not-so-famous, owning a Birkin can…#birkin #hermès #kering #balenciaga #richemont #cartier #ralphlauren #estéelauder #sinowestern #africa
Source: Reuters: Health - July 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Federal judge upholds Oregon ' s tough gun control law approved by voters
A federal judge has ruled Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure – one of the toughest in the nation – is constitutional. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut ruled that banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a gun falls in line with “the nation’s history and…#oregon #karinimmergut #ussupremecourt #secondamendment #measure114 #supremecourt
Source: Reuters: Health - July 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Anti-Gunner David Hogg Visits Gun Range, Believes " 30 Round Mags " Are For " War "
Anti-Gunner David Hogg Visits Gun Range, Believes "30 Round Mags" Are For "War" Gun-control activist and now 'Harvard-educated' David Hogg visited a gun range on Wednesday. He apparently shot a semi-automatic rifle in a 'controlled' environment to claim magazines over ten rounds are only for "war…#davidhogg #believes #harvard #davidhogg111 #bearingarms #constitution
Source: Reuters: Health - July 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How this L.A. collage club is using DIY art for collective self-care
Having trouble being present? This weekly L.A. class is a meditation and a chance to build community. The magazines, scissors and glue are ready.
Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Martine Thompson Source Type: news
