Sunday, March 9
Owning a Corvette
When my wife and I downsized two years ago we moved in beside this neighbor and he shared the story with me because at 74 years old, he had acquired the money to buy his corvette. The VA had finally approved his 100% disability claim and reimbursed him back pay to when he had first file the claim.
That money had given him enough to buy a $130,000 corvette that had 500 HP and could easily drive at 200+ MPH.
I understand the dream of corvette, but I do not understand the need to spend that much money for a car, especially when one is in one's seventies and cannot appreciate the value of owning a vehicle like that as one might value in their twenties or thirties.
Each person is entitled to live their lives according to the plan they have put together for themselves...
30 Sculptures You (probably) Didn’t Know Existed
I love stumbling upon art that feels like a hidden gem—those incredible sculptures that stop you in your tracks and make you wonder, “How did I not know this existed?”
From massive figures seemingly rising from the earth to intricate works that play with gravity, these sculptures redefine what’s possible. Join me on a journey through 30 of the most amazing sculptures around the world, each with its own story and artistry that you probably didn’t know was out there.
1. The Statue of King Arthur, located in Tintagel, England, is a striking bronze sculpture by artist Rubin Eynon.
Erected in 2016, this statue stands on the cliffs of Tintagel Castle, a site steeped in Arthurian legend. The sculpture, named “Gallos” (meaning “power” in Cornish), depicts a cloaked and crowned King Arthur holding his sword, with his body appearing to merge with the landscape.
This artwork symbolizes the enduring power and mystery of the Arthurian legends that are deeply rooted in the area. READ MORE...
From massive figures seemingly rising from the earth to intricate works that play with gravity, these sculptures redefine what’s possible. Join me on a journey through 30 of the most amazing sculptures around the world, each with its own story and artistry that you probably didn’t know was out there.
1. The Statue of King Arthur, located in Tintagel, England, is a striking bronze sculpture by artist Rubin Eynon.
Erected in 2016, this statue stands on the cliffs of Tintagel Castle, a site steeped in Arthurian legend. The sculpture, named “Gallos” (meaning “power” in Cornish), depicts a cloaked and crowned King Arthur holding his sword, with his body appearing to merge with the landscape.
This artwork symbolizes the enduring power and mystery of the Arthurian legends that are deeply rooted in the area. READ MORE...
Saturday, March 8
At A Glance
Bookkeeping
> $87,840: The selling price of a Hot Cheeto shaped like a Pokémon Charizard.
> 22%: The drop in the US butterfly population since 2000 and also the percentage of siblings whose names start with the same letter, according to one study.
Browse
> What it means to be "Cali sober."
> How prescription drugs get their names.
> Visualizing the sounds of planet Earth.
> Why daylight saving time begins at 2 am.
> California urges residents to eat an invasive rodent.
Listen
> The economics of how chain restaurants get their food to taste the same.
Watch
> Why the US has birthright citizenship.
> What love has to do with public housing in Singapore.
> A little yellow bird plays basketball with itself.
Long Read
> What if your worry problem is really a planning problem?
> How working outside daily led a writer to feel a greater sense of well-being.
> A stuffed possum tried—and failed—to become America’s national toy.
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").
In The NEWS
Sports, Entertainment, & Culture
> 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)
> Netflix sets all-women's boxing card for its second live boxing event, headlined by a rematch of last year's Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano fight (More)
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)
SOURCE: 1440 NEWS
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...
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