Saturday, March 8
Anselm Kiefer - Artist
Anselm Kiefer (born 8 March 1945) is a German painter and sculptor. He studied with Peter Dreher and Horst Antes at the end of the 1960s. His works incorporate materials such as straw, ash, clay, lead, and shellac. The poems of Paul Celan have played a role in developing Kiefer's themes of German history and the horrors of the Holocaust, as have the spiritual concepts of Kabbalah.
In his entire body of work, Kiefer argues with the past and addresses taboo and controversial issues from recent history. Themes from Nazi rule are particularly reflected in his work; for instance, the painting Margarete (oil and straw on canvas) was inspired by Celan's well-known poem "Todesfuge" ("Death Fugue").
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> Olivia Rodrigo, Neil Young, and The 1975 tapped to headline the UK's Glastonbury Festival (June 25-29) (More) | South by Southwest 2025 kicks off today in Austin, Texas; see preview of the SXSW film and television festival (More)
> Pamela Bach, actress known for "Baywatch" and ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, dies by suicide at age 62 (More) | Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer known for "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," dies at age 84 (More)
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Science & Technology
> Y Combinator adviser says a quarter of current startup cohort has businesses almost entirely based on AI-written code; organization is the country's most well-known incubator, having spawned Airbnb, DoorDash, and more (More)
> Astronomers discover the closest supermassive black hole to Earth, roughly 160,000 light-years away (More) | How do black holes work? (1440 Topics)
> Materials scientists develop super sapphire, resistant to dust, scratches, glare, and more (More)
Business & Markets
> US stock markets close lower (S&P 500 -1.8%, Dow -1.0%, Nasdaq -2.6%) as latest tariff concessions fail to quell investor concerns; Nasdaq enters correction territory, down over 10% from record high in December (More) | European Central Bank cuts interest rates for sixth time in nine months (More)
> Walgreens to be taken private by Sycamore Partners in $10B deal, considered one of the largest leveraged buyouts globally in the past decade; Walgreens shares rise 6% in after-hours trading (More)
> Broadcom shares rise 13% in after-hours trading after earnings top etimates on demand for custom AI chips (More) | Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares fall 20% in after-hours trading on weak earnings forecast, will lay off 2,500 employees (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Adnan Syed to remain free after being resentenced for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, judge rules; Syed already served more than 20 years in prison and has been free since 2022 after his original conviction was vacated (More)
> US House censures Rep. Al Green (D, TX-9) for disrupting President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress; Green becomes 28th member of the House to receive the congressional rebuke (More) | What is censure? (More)
> At least 15 people wounded in South Korea after two of the country's fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during a joint live-fire exercise with the US military (More)
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Results Oriented
There are different levels of value for each employee at the different levels within each company.
These different levels might include:
- entry level - labor (hourly)
- post probationary
- lead worker
- supervisor
- shift supervisor
- entry level - management (salary)
- lower management
- middle management
- upper management
What is interesting here is that the lower your level the more likelihood there is of you getting laid off for various reasons.
However, this is not necessarily true, if your company has been acquired by another company, then the higher you level the more likely there is that you will get laid off.
Under normal circumstances, your continued employment is contingent upon your value to the company.
Value can be measured:
- by output
- by revenue generated
- by expenses reduced
- by contribution to team
- by level of results/goals achieved
For the most part, your experience and education are meaningless except to open the door for your original employment or your promotion.
Companies are and will always be RESULTS ORIENTED
New milestone for nuclear fusion
French researchers managed to keep plasma stable for 22 minutes, a 25% improvement over the previous record. Scientists are working to bump that up to several hours to make nuclear fusion power generators viable.
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) announced a major milestone in the advancements in plasma duration inside a nuclear reactor, by maintaining plasma for 1,337 seconds. This new record represents a 25% improvement over the previous record set by East in China just weeks earlier.
This equals 22 minutes of plasma maintained inside the fusion reactor before it dissipated or became unstable. This technology would use less fuel than a fission nuclear reactor, and produce less radioactive waste, making it key to future energy generation. READ MORE...
Friday, March 7
Cost of OBESITY on US Healthcare
Obesity costs the United States healthcare system billions of dollars each year. These costs include medical care, lost productivity, and disability claims.
Medical care costs
- In 2016, the medical cost of obesity for adults in the U.S. was $260.6 billion
- In 2021, people with obesity had an average of $12,588 in annual health costs, compared to $4,699 for those without obesity
- In 2023, JEC economists estimated that obesity caused $5,155 in average excess medical costs per person
Lost productivity
- Obesity-related absenteeism costs the U.S. between $3.38 billion and $6.38 billion annually
- Decreased productivity while at work is also a cost of obesity
Disability claims
- Disability claims are an indirect cost of obesity
Other costs
- Inpatient bariatric surgeries are a specific cost associated with obesity
- Medications like semaglutide are also associated with obesity costs
Impact on society
- Obesity affects millions of people across the U.S. and has a significant impact on the economy and society.
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50 Best Healthy Snacks to Buy
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From low-sugar granola bars to better-for-you chips and cookies, here are the best healthy snacks to buy:
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